Seaside Resort [M|P]

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Name: Family
Rank: S
IIC Length: 2 Days
Difficulty: Hard
Objective: Discover what or who is plaguing the family and stop them!
Description: A local family by the name of Tanuki has called in a ninja to help with their, rather special problem. The head of the family will soon be announcing the heir to his company, and since the pre-announcement family members have been dying. Curiously it does not seem to be the work of a human but of a spirit! The being is relentless attacking even the children. Two members of the large family have already died, as did the last ninja who was sent to help the family. They beg you to free them so the head of the family may retire in peace and pass along the company to who he chooses. Go to the sea-side inn the family runs and help them.
Reward: 20,000 Ryo (25,000 if taken with more than one PC)

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[[.Eva]]

Eva was dressed in her normal of soft light green colored fabric, the dress is an wrapped type of dress and it flows about her like an angel's outfit would. it is held together at her neck with the gold buckle that is tied around her neck. there is very little backing to the dress as well to the front of the dress. In her buttbag though it contained the following items of interest was 45 hira-shuriken, 32 makibishi, 4 kunai, 2 stun grenades, 3 smoke grenades, 10 glass cutters, a single 8 inch length flashlight and 20 pieces of flint stones. and covering her body until her ankles was her cloak which contained the following items, 160 lightning tags and 160 ice tags and a single Compass Lensatic.

Her eyes watched as the older one of the group held open her arms as the wind caught on and flowed over the group. Her legs were drawn up under her as she smiled brightly. The older one turned and spoke telling her about herself. Then they were asked at they were good at. Eve softly chuckled as she was named for her beloved release, her hands folded together as she spoke, her words would most likely tell the other woman why she looked different,

"I am artist, sweetie. I can change my looks though dying my hair and skin tones, to making my eyes different colors. But I don’t do that too often, sweetie. But that’s it besides a few things in lightening."

She didn't say anything else about herself, it didn't need to be said. As she chuckled and waited for the other girl to speak.

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[E N T E R]

High up, in the sky... it was rather private. Would Eva resist a second time?

[/i] grenades and three stun grenades. Satisfied, and making an outward show of such with a nod, she reattached the pouch to her hip and wondered how she was going to preoccupy herself and ignore her proximity with the others for however long this flight would take. She bit her lip and closed her eyes for a moment - that is, until the mention of her name startled her into opening them. She could not prevent herself from looking towards Piper after that.

Trying to ignore the temptation of the deceptively young-looking girl, Kazue concentrated on the question, one that struck her rather hard and deep. No, I'm essentially useless, all I can do is what you can but worse, is what she wanted to say, but the rude words did not escape quite so easy as that.

She was about to speak a more moderated response when Eva cut across her. Clearing her throat when the dark-skinned woman was finished, having succeeded in not looking towards her at all, Kazue took her turn to answer, her words as sullen as she felt.[/ul]

"No, Piper, I do not 'have anything else I am proficient with'. I might be a shinobi - I mean, officially - but in actual ability, well, I'm more of a..."

[/i] inadequate. She turned her head away.[/ul]

"...nurse."

The word was exceedingly quiet.[/justify][/font]

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[[.Eva]]

Eva watched as Piper dealt with the other member of the team who had called herself a nurse. She had no misgivings to the whole medical people, in fact made them look kinda hot as far she was thinking. But that was besides of the point. Her face did not change when she was told that she was to obey Piper at all costs, they were not leave alone.

Hmm... inhuman...

her first thought of inhuman would be animals, high risk ones that would pose a danger to them. But acting strangely, that would be a new one, but it could be explained away with poison or something close to it. But she would not comment on this oddity as of yet. Once they landed she would leap off the animal,

"thank you for the ride, sweetie."

With that she would follow Piper to the entrance of the building. Her eyes would look it over to see what it looked like as she followed Piper.

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Kazue merely chuckled.

Why had she decided to come, again?

Kazue turned away and hugged her knees, brooding silently.

"You leave behind the giant bird, but have a feeling that what lies ahead will be a far greater challenge. The prospect does not please you."

"Rhetorical shithead." The girl grumbled.

[/b] She said quietly, downward, before watching the amiable 'young' woman stroll up to the front door, confident as you like. 'Perhaps if I ever reach two and a half millennia old I'll have the courage to walk around wherever I want.' She sighed as Eva - or Red, or whoever she was - set off as well. 'Probably not, though.' And followed in their wake, keeping a couple of meters behind at all times.[/ul][/justify][/font]

[Zetsumei]

There was a man waiting for them outside the front door, he have a medium build that leaned towards the heavy side, black hair and a mustache. He watched in awe as the colossal bird landed not far from the resort which was only a couple dozen yards away from a cliff overlooking the sea. The building itself was three stories tall and looked more like a large house than a resort. Wringing his hands the man would walk up to Kogaku who seemed to be in charge of the situation, "Might you be the Ninja I was told about? I'm Tanuki Kensei, the head of the family, come in, come in."

He would lead the three into the lobby which had a nice, cozy feel to it and had the look of a fairly large traditional Japanese living room with wooden flooring. "Don't worry about your shoes." Kensei said while continuing to lead them through a door behind the counter to a smaller room with a similar look. Walking behind a low table he would kneel down and take a seat on one side, gesturing for them to do the same if they so desired it. Pulling a white handkerchief from the breast pocket of his yellow polo he wiped some sweat from his brow before speaking. "Well, uh, I believe the Village told you the general problem but, before I get out of your hair and let you work, is there anything you need from me?"

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[[.Eva]]

Eva would follow piper as the head of the clan would lead them though the house to the lobby, he comment on don't worry about the shoes. Before he would lead them to a smaller room. He would kneel and wave a hand at them to do the same. She would knee at the table on the left side of Pier. Piper would reply to his questions, giving him her name. She had to wonder how she knew her name, but no matter. She would allow Piper to take the lead as she stood in the background. Her spoke not as she would watch the happenings around her. She would be glanced at by Piper, her lips would move,

No questions at this time.

Her hands would fold together and she would sit waiting for the next thing to happen.

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At least it was something.

'Others.' Was all Asoya's monotonous voice stated, but she heard Suolucidir giggle mischievously, and that set the girl on edge, if she was not already.

"You susp-... well, we were told supernatural activity is suspected in this affair." She said, keeping the directional look towards Kensei as brief as she could.

[Zetsumei]

"Yes, certainly." The man said to the request for a pen and paper. He stood and walked out of the room for a moment and then returned a short time after, handing her a small, blank note pad and a pen. "You can use these for as long as you're here if you need to, now where were we." He muttered to himself, "Oh yes, right now my son Kazuki is in his room sleeping, he was out all night working the late shift, you see, so I would appreciate if you try not to disturb him until he wakes up. His wife Aoi and daughter Kyoko are in the kitchen right now preparing tea and snacks if you would like some. My daughter Akito is doing laundry right now and two of my nieces are here to visit, Rin and Mikoto. After what happened I refunded the guests and got them rooms at another resort before closing down, so it's just the family here, the whole ground floor aside from the lobby is the family's living quarters."

When Kazue spoke, Kensei's shoulders slumped a bit and he would respond. "Yes.... Well, it started two weeks ago. My father, the priest of the nearby shrine, had a heart attack and fell down the stairs. The doctor got here quickly when we called him, he came as quickly as he could and tried to help my father, but it was too late. When the doctor was examining the body to see if it was some disease he said that his heart was perfectly healthy and that it had to have been a stress induced heart attack. The weird thing is that father didn't really do anything stressful, he just took care of the shrine mostly, but I didn't think anything of it at the time since he was almost a hundred years old."

"About a week after that..." He trailed off looking down at his clasped hands, thumbs fidgeting as he visibly prepared himself for what he was about to say. "My... My granddaughter Haruhi, Kazuki and Aoi's youngest daughter.... She was going on a year and a half old and sometimes played with her dolls a little too rough and they came apart. They were plastic and you could pop the limbs on and off, she cried every time thinking she hurt the dollies... It... It was so adorable." As he spoke, Kensei was visibly trying to mask his grief, "Aoi was playing with her and left for a couple minutes to use the restroom a few moments after Haruhi accidentally took off the head and leg of one of her dolls.... When she came back Haruhi was... she was...." Tears streams down his face as the floodgates broke, "Aoi found her... looking just like the doll that was next to her..."

The man buried his face in his hands, weeping of the loss of the child.

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Kazuki - Son
Aoi - Daughter in Law, wife of Kazuki
Kyoko - Granddaughter. Child of Kazuki/Aoi.

Akito - Daughter

Rin - Niece
Mikoto - Niece

[[.Eva]]

Ghost buster?

Eva showed no outward signs of feelings as she listened to this man's tale of his family. Her heart did pity him, but that was all. But really, he suspected ghosts? Why did he believe that? And how did he know this, as far he told them, he just had a decapitated child, a dead old man, and no real proof that this was ghosts. Her head inclined as her different tinted eyes would stare at the man with her amber and ruby eyes. Most people find her gaze, suspicious and disheartening as the different colored eyes.

No. Eva was no ghost buster, but she did have a solid head on her shoulders. Detective?

Her hands moved to rest on the table as she seemed to think about the many different things that could be this ghost, that he had on his hands. Piper commented asking some of the questions, her mind wanted to know why he suspected a ghost. Her right hand would move up and lightly touch her right cheek as she tapped it as she thought. What could cause this thing? Her eyes narrowed slightly before her lips would move without speaking if anyone could read lips, they would read,

what makes you think its a ghost, sweetie? it could be a Demon....

Maybe. But the term, demon believer would be more usable for her.

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Kazue felt very little.

"There are different kinds of power in this world, and in others." Ariak rumbled. Kazue privately rolled her eyes.

"I cannot read the words." Asoya mumbled in a strange note of discontent, able to see far further than the girl he inhabited.

The spirits were being far more liberal with their exposure under such circumstances. With all the darkness that was drifting about her, it was unlikely that the ancient would be able to discern them.

'No, I am being far too quick to judge. More than likely the perpetrator will be human. A particularly artful human, perhaps possessing knowledge of complicated and rare ninjutsu, but it will be human. I am calm.'

'I am calm. I am calm...'

[Zetsumei]

Grateful for her condolence and the pause, the man gathered himself once again, desiring nothing more than an end to all of this. "Well, let's see now." the man said, pausing for a moment as he thought, "Father died on the same day as the announcement, but I can't remember if it was before or after and Mikoto and Rin got her only a couple of days ago." When the question for the timing came up a little girl with aqua came out of the door to the kitchen carrying a tray with three cups of tea on it. She would walk up to each of the guest and hold out the tray to them while saying, "Would you like some tea?"

Smiling as he watched the smiling little girl Kensei started speaking again, "You're such a good girl, Kyoko, helping out mommy like this." Turning back to Kogaku he would continue, "I was planning to make the announcement today, originally, but I would like to hold off until the business is settled."

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Tanuki Kensei - Head of the Family

Kazuki - Son
Aoi - Daughter in Law, wife of Kazuki
Kyoko - Granddaughter. Child of Kazuki/Aoi.
Haruhi - Deceased, voodoo like.

Akito - Daughter

Rin - Niece
Mikoto - Niece

Father - Priest, died at shrine same day as announcement. Time unknown.

Mikoto and Rin - Arrived after the incidents started.

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Soul Sight
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Soulcaster can see the auras of others.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User isn't able to see the alignments of people but can indicate an emotional state, such as anger, depression, or love. Using this ability, Soulcaster can see other Soulcasters. This technique however does not allow the user to see in the dark, nor see through invisibility techniques. The sight mostly comes in colors. Different emotions emit different colors. (What colors the user sees is by their own choice OOC)
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

[[.Eva]]

Eva mused slowly as she would sit there, the folds of her dress just hanging there. Her finger tapping together as she listened to the man speak, her eyes glanced up at the child as she brought in the tea on the tray. Her eyes watched the child for a few seconds, learning. But then she would close her eyes and shake her head when offered the tea, she would speak softly,

No thank you, not today.

Hidden behind her eyelids was her slight nervous as she had been offered the tea. Her eyes would open to show that she was clam and cool and collected. Her hands folded together as she watched Piper put her book away. She mused slightly of what they were dealing with.

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'I wonder what things they have that I could take.' The girl and the rasping voice of the green wraith inside her thought in unison.

[/b] Feeling a little better now that she had a thing. She didn't actually have any desire for the contents of the cup, but holding the cup itself was a comfort. Briefly she considered tipping the liquid out in her disinterest, but resisted - it would have caused a stir, no doubt.

Still, now she held the tea, Kazue felt pressured to drink it, and so she forced a couple of bitter sips down. 'At least it tastes alright for what it is.' She tried optimistically, but found herself unhappy anyway.

Even though Kazue was not displaying any open interest in what was occurring, she took most all of the information in, filing it away in compartments of her acute mind. When she heard Piper say, "We will be moving among the house speaking to family members and investigating what we can." Kazue instantly felt a stab of panic, and the twist of her mouth displayed this. She hoped desperately that this did not mean alone, or include her. Kazue knew she would be unable to think of any - thing - suitable - at all - to do unaided, and would probably just cause embarrassing trouble for herself by grabbing at something, sentient or not.

The medic drew a hissing breath in and out between her tightly clenched teeth, and decided that the need for express herself currently outweighed the consequence of all the situations her anxiety could come up with.[/ul]

"I would make a terrible interrogator." She interjected shortly, stubbornly not looking at anyone.

It was her way of saying I refuse, though something told her that she was not going to get her way in this day at all.[/justify][/font]

[Zetsumei]

"Thank you, I feel relieved knowing that you're all here trying to put a stop to all of this." His aura was filled with sorrow, yet here and there hope was peeking through now that they had arrived. "To get to the shrine you go out the front door and follow the path, there will be a fork not far along, the left path leads to the shrine, just follow the signs." The girl would smile at Kazue when she took the steaming cup of normal jasmine tea, her own aura was shelled with happiness, yet it could not hide the sadness that she buried inside. This was a little girl who was trying to be brave for her family, and she returned to the kitchen after giving one of the two remaining cups to Kensei.

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