second trauma [video]

[unpleasantries]

[This time Satori is a little less careful with the camera, because she's starting to get used to the stares and the questions on the street about the eye on her chest, so it's in full view.

The eye, although anyone who appears in the camera will likely be out of its range, stares unblinkingly into it.

No, really. No matter how long you watch it, it doesn't blink.

Ever.]

I don't suppose any of you know anything about a Palace of the Earth Spirits?

[She leaves it at that and doesn't mention why she's asking, though.]

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[hatefriendleader]

[The eye's probably just an accessory, right? Looks stupid and tacky, she's trying way too hard to be creepy. Clearly.]

No, but I know what a palace is and what Earth is and what a spirit is, so the puzzle crumbles quickly before my gargantuan troll intellect. There are spirits that have something to do with this shitty planet and they live in a palace, done.

I should start charging you idiots for my services figuring out the incredibly mundane shit you remember and get confused about.

[unpleasantries]

[Satori blinks, then immediately breaks into a smirk.]

You aren't very smart, are you? "Earth" happens to have two meanings, one of which is the planet and one of which is soil. Unlike you, I don't mindlessly jump to conclusions about this sort of thing, which is why I was asking in the first place.

And for the record, even if you did start charging for your "services" I doubt very many people would be willing to pay, especially if it's always so terrible.

[hatefriendleader]

Okay, so instead of being related to a planet that is basically a huge rock of garbage they are literally the spirits of dirt. Correction issued! This is such a vast improvement, I can see why you'd be a stickler about it.

[unpleasantries]

Do you always lash out at people like this? If you're not going to be helpful you can just stop talking to me, you know. You're reminding me of a certain sicko.

[Okay he wasn't really a sicko, but he was equally unhelpful.]

[hatefriendleader]

You being too much of snarky hag to actually apply any critical thinking to whether or not you have an excuse to snark has nothing to do with the fact that I'm lashing out in an insanely helpful way.

[unpleasantries]

If this is your idea of helpful I'd hate to see what your idea of unhelpful is.

[faithful_kitsune]

I am afraid not. Then again, I barely remember anything currently.

*My, this woman seems familiar.*

[unpleasantries]

I see...I've only just remembered two names, and that's one of them.

[...But unless asked, she's not going to expand upon that statement. It's her family name, for reference, but that's not what she was asking about, so she doesn't see a reason to mention it any more than she already has.]

[faithful_kitsune]

It seems all I have remembered is my ability to take this form, rather than that of a mere fox. It feels like there should be so much more there, though.

Ah, forgive me. We have met before, in a manner of speaking. I am Ran. Just... Ran, it seems. I do not remember if I have any other names.

[unpleasantries]

You're the fox from - ! I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. My name is Satori. Satori Komeiji - that's the other name I remembered. Satori Komeiji, Mistress of the Palace of the Earth Spirits.

...Wherever and whatever that is.

[faithful_kitsune]

You are lucky that you seem to have remembered your home, and a last name, at least. I suppose I envy you a bit in that fashion.

I am certain we will all remember more as time goes by, however. That is... how I understand things to work around here at least, yes? I am afraid my information on the subject came somewhat belatedly.

[hadesmaiden]

Palace of the Earth Spirits...?

[She keeps listening to these feeds in hopes something helps her remember more, but to no avail.]

I'm afraid not. If I do, however, I will let you know.

[unpleasantries]

What a shame...it seems like nobody does.

...Though, honestly, I think I was expecting that.

[hadesmaiden]

Ah, perhaps, though...do you suppose it has anything to do with Hell?

Hell is traditionally located in the Earth, after all, and I found myself remembering I came from a Hell of some sort...

[unpleasantries]

Hell?

[She stops to think about that.]

I don't remember anything like that, though it's worth thinking about. It would certainly explain my...extra appendage, here, if I'm a devil of some sort.

[Pointing to her eye.]

[hadesmaiden]

Hmm. That's certainly an interesting appendage.

What does it do?

[mokomanjuu]

It sounds like Earth Spirits might live there!

[unpleasantries]

[Oh, that's...so helpful...

...But you're a cute animal, and Satori can't be mean to cute animals, WHAT DO ]

...It certainly does, doesn't it.

[She just can't do it...]

[mokomanjuu]

A lot of different things could be Earth Spirits.

[unpleasantries]

Have you ever encountered any Earth Spirits? You mentioned once that you've been to lots of places, right?

[wontdieifkilled]

[Okay, the eye? Shirou tries to brush it off as an accessory.]

Palace of the Earth Sphere? No, can't say I do.

[And that's it. Clearly he learned from last time.]

[unpleasantries]

That's unfortunate. Nobody seems to have heard of it.

Not that I expected any differently, I guess.

[wontdieifkilled]

Why did you ask?

[unpleasantries]

Because I've remembered that particular phrase.

...Well, it's one part of a longer phrase, actually, but that's just playing semantics.

[wontdieifkilled]

So you remembered a phrase, but not its meaning, so you decided to ask the people here to see if they could tell you.

[Yeah, Shirou's done this before.]