Shard #1 [video/action]

[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

[The feed turns on to a girl with long blue hair and a pipe in her hand, sitting somewhere inside of the pagoda.]

Uh...hello?  Did I finally get this thing working?

Ah...hello. Um, this place...oh I said hello twice, didn't I...

Well! Um, my name is Tsubaki. Tsubaki Kasugano. [She bows.] I'm the head miko and figurehead of the Omekata temple in Sakurami, Japan.

Is anyone from Sakurami here...?

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's fine. Thank you for trying, ah...Cecil-san.

[video]

[hopelessdreamer]

"san"? [she guesses it must be a form of address, but she's never heard it before.] I can show you around, though, if you need a guide. Or someone to help you find a place to stay.

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. It's an honorific, in my native Japanese. It's usually reserved for people one has just met, or must maintain a mild level of respect with.

[She clears her throat.]

I think I would best try exploring this place, myself. Thank your for the kind offer, though.

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[hopelessdreamer]

Well, you learn something new every day. Would you be more comfortable if I used it to address you, too?

All right, but the offer still stands if you ever want to take me up on it.

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[scarletcamellia.livejournal.com]

It's obviously not your native tongue, so I'm fine without it.

You're very kind.

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[hopelessdreamer]

I'll stick to "Miss Kasugano", then.

[she waves a hand.]

I was pretty disoriented when I got here, too. So I know what it's like.