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AU Roleplay Blog for Mana Ouma. Affiliated with Fates Rewritten.

[sleeplesseve]

Oh god, this is what I get for slacking on the replies a bit. I'm sorry for that!

Well... I know I won't be moving Mana anytime soon. I have no idea where to put her otherwise, but I really liked what I had going on here at FRW. I'll be keeping a lookout to see if there's gonna be a reopen after all. I was really looking forward to some of the things we had going here! I probably won't recycle this blog or go indie, so I'll consider this blog inactive until further notice!

Thanks to everybody for such a great time! Hopefully I'll get to play with you guys soon!

[sleeplesseve]

With floating rocks. / frw event open

[clearse]

They were the same as dissipating spirits at that time, all those strangers tossed sidelong out of their comfort zones, crumpled dispositions and demeanors gone sour with incomprehension. The entire situation confused him briefly, but Clear was certainly never the type to purposely eschew any attempts to find placidity even where a consistently emotional balance would’ve demanded a psychotic break somewhere down the line. Vitriol was taken with a grain of salt, and it took much more than a possible abduction to faze him (on the off-kilter chance that he’d be driven to anything more than volatile complaints concerning violence or any hint of waspish ill will). Irrationality didn’t arrive in spades, but he’d taken it upon himself to retain his equanimity even as the day stretched to culminate an entire week.

At a thirty-two degree angle tilt of his head, Clear paused in the petering light of the crowd, voices and stranger’s forms innocuously losing their forms in sequences to something else. Transfixed by the tinge of compartmentalization, an indecisive period where he’d almost taken as deafness, then it occurred. A flash flood of noise. A curious sound slipping out in sharp, concise snatches — the methodical plunk, plunk, plunk — the death rattle of hail on a tin roof, maybe, or skipped stones streaking across a shallow pond. It’s nothing extraordinarily beautiful, but it enraptured — and the compulsion was there in the bloodstream, the hair-trigger impulse to discern where it was, amidst the celebratory din of every participant with at least five dollars to their name in Baselia Plaza.

And he catches sight of her, bright hair and face turned heavenward, not at the epicenter of the sun striking ground but somewhere infinitely more illuminating, because she was fixated, same as him, at the sight of pebbles held buoyant in the air. No rhyme or reason, barely a noncommittal sign that she’d caught onto his presence — it was a solitary audience of two, and in he stood, shell-shocked, progressing from disbelief to wonder to elation in one pronounced, chirping laugh. “Wooooooow ~ ! How dazzling!” Clear lithely hops forward to precariously balance on the rocks surrounding the pool, taking great caution not to accidentally slosh ankle-deep into the water, and perches down next to her.

Blithely, he settles back on his heels. With his palms clapped on both sides of his cheeks, knobby limbs and a fragile unsteadiness in his movements as Clear wobbles back and forth, but he’s no less fazed by the instability of his position or his roost as he chortles once again. “Ahaa ~ aaaah, I knew it! You must be a magician!” Gesticulating to the pebbles like constellations scattered, levitating, positively aglow with an airily pleasant sound of affirmation. There wasn’t even the inkling of doubt tinging his mind that she was a mage or some otherworldly creature, which made any occurrence of inexplicably acute hearing a nebulous anomaly at best (and a strangely hyperrealistic delusion at worst). Placing the rest of his retrospections on the back burner, Clear continues with a burst of frenetic exultation. “If possible, would you please teach me some of your magic? It seems very useful.”

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She blinked once, hearing the sound of awe coming from nearby. At first, Mana had thought nothing of it. Everyone was simply buzzing about at the different stands so much that she assumed that whoever said that was referring to them. Not that she cared so much at the moment. She was way too absorbed into this... amazing event that was happening slightly above her fingertips. Then she heard the same voice again, and it was then that she had turned her head to see another person watching her.

He was a strange-looking man that seemed to be balancing from stone to stone. Mana briefly wondered how he was still standing uptight and not falling into the pond... he must have some amazing balance. But it seemed that his attentions were solely towards her, or to be more specific, the floating rocks above her hands. Well, in retrospect, that wouldn't be surprising. Mana herself would be the first to crowd around a person in her position, showing off a rather unusual ability that seemed unheard of. But strangely, it was kind of funny to hear him associate her to a magician. She herself had those same thoughts.

With a small laugh, she began to answer his question. "Funny story about that, mister. All this just happened a few seconds ago." she said, holding out one of her hands towards him. The crystal-like pebbles that were hovering above that particular hand moved as she did, never moving away from their hovering position above her palm. "I don't think I can teach you what even I don't know. But it would be cool if I can." she answered with another laugh. Imagine her teaching such a thing to other people. What a riot!

"If anything, I'd ask you to teach me how to balance on those rocks like that! That takes a lot of practice I hear." she commented. Her hands fell freely onto her sides then, and with them, the pebbles began to crowd around her hands. At the sight of this, Mana smiled to herself, for it looked like she had her own orbit around her arms. Plus, the shine off the pebbles went well with her surroundings. As she looked at both sides of her, Mana returned her attention to her only spectator. "So how long have you've been standing there, mister?" she asked.

[togamamire]

operation: saving ochazuke (open)

[togamamire]

"Haha, you figured me out."

Hijiri kicked at the grass; luck wasn’t on his side because that didn’t miraculously lead him to finding his sandal. “I panicked real bad when I saw Ochazuke up there in that tree and just kicked my sandals off. Guess one of ‘em snuck away.”

He ran both hands through his hair. Repeatedly. By the time he stopped, his hair was a puffy mess. “The train back home has a no-shirt, no-shoes policy, so I’ll be stuck here if I don’t find that sandal.”

He trudged back over to the girl and gently tapped Ochazuke on the chin with a finger. “How do you feel about roughing it?”

Ochazuke meowed.

[sleeplesseve]

Oh. Then he must be from the city if that was the case. As far as Mana could tell, Paralia's station wasn't too strict for those kind of dress codes. Going back barefoot through the forest seemed harder than just walking through it normally, unless you were used to a 45 minute walk along the dirt with one or no shoes. So far, Mana didn't quite get that impression from him.

She gently stroked Ochazuke's far before coming up with a thought. "Hey, it couldn't be that hard to find a shoe, right? Especially in this place. Why don't I help you find it?" she suggested. "Might be better help than me just cheering you on."

[admortuis-blog]

(o1) levitation

The discovery of his newfound ability had been serendipity at its purest. Upon attempting to learn of theories concerning multiple planes of existence, Joshua had found several needed books within the library to be out of reach. It was only after an impatiently stretched hand gently fell to his side in defeat that the sheer power of will lifted his body as if in compensation, successfully providing the required height to grab what untouched reports he wanted.

To gain the information he wished based on his memories, he had to use the power gifted to him through these memories; it was laughable, pleasantly so.

Almost, dare he say, as laughable as the expression painted in the palest shade of skin on the face of his unexpected witness.

"You alright?" Feigned care was delivered with civil confidence. "You look like you saw a ghost." Such a cliched line, and yet its truth couldn’t be closer.

[sleeplesseve]

She continued on her free activities, despite recent events that were out of the ordinary. As surprised as she was when it occurred, Mana found herself fascinated of her new trick, if it could be called that. It kept her guessing about what she could do with it and how long would it be there. It reached too far a point to just be called a one-time trick.

There were many things to wonder about it, and she was intrigued by all of it. But with all of the excitement over such a little thing, perhaps it was time to do a mundane thing. Something that Mana found relatively normal before... just for a slight change of pace. And so, Mana went to the library, something that she didn't bother to do during her little adventure.

As she moved from aisle to aisle in search for a book that caught her eye, with a little impatient step to be honest, she had finally stopped in the middle of one. But it wasn't a book that had caught her eye, no... it was the sight of a boy floating in the air, as if in flight. Scarlet eyes widened in awe of the sight, only broken by the sound of the boy talking to her. At the sound of his question, Mana only smiled.

"Well... there could be chance I did, if you are one," she answered. "If not, I would call you a bird, but... you don't have feathers." A small giggle left her lips then as she shook her head. It was a small jest, but in actuality Mana found herself intrigued by what she just saw. And as such she leaned forward, as if eager to hear what he could be hiding. "So how'd you do that?" she asked.

[sleeplesseve]

Empty houses are not always fun. / frw event

[billionbird-deactivated20140815]

Toriko nodded as she spoke before saying:

"Yeah, I’m from Paralia, too." He smiled slightly and felt his mood brighten. He was feeling kind of bummed about the entire situation. It was bad enough that he didn’t really have anyone back home who would miss him, but being displaced was unsettling regardless. It was a curious thing that they were both from Paralia and woke up in Kairos. Was someone behind all this or was it some strange phenom?

The girl suggested going to the train station while Toriko’s mind was trying to unravel the mystery behind their situation, although he wasn’t paying full attention he agreed:

"Sure, I’m not doing anything anyway. I might take the train with you actually…" Toriko swiped the bottom of his nose with his thumb even though it wasn’t itchy or runny. He looked down at the girl with more focus now, as he realized they didn’t exchange names. "What’s your name, kid?" He cleared his throat, hoping he didn’t sound too gruff. 

[sleeplesseve]

The sound of his answer did make her smile a bit in relief. It was somewhat reassuring that she wasn't the only one from Paralia experiencing this weird event. Letting out a small giggle, Mana's relief continued to show. "Oh good. Somehow it's pretty good hearing from another neighbor. I don't think I've ever seen you before though. I would've remembered someone so tall." she said, looking up at the man. She nodded after hearing him agree to walk with her to the station, even going so far as to ride with her to the station. Well, that was a small comfort. It made walking by herself in this state less awkward.

"Great! We'll go back home together then." she replied, clasping her hands behind her back as she looked on towards the direction of the station. Surely someone back home would notice someone so tall be missing and ask questions. If Mana would guess, her own family would probably be up and trying to fine her right this minute. There were many questions to keep in mind, but at the moment Mana would just rather go back home and think on it later.

Hearing the man speak again made Mana look back up at him. Ah, right. Since they were walking to the station together, they might as well introduce themselves. "Mana." she answered, before canting her head slightly. "What's your name, mister?" she asked, returning the question.

[frwmemes-blog]

Headcanon words!

Send me a word, any word at all, and I shall write a headcanon related to it!

[sleeplesseve]

/Okay, I've got Hijiri and Toriko in my drafts right now. While I'm at it, If anyone wants a starter for me or if I've missed anyone's reply, let me know!

[sleeplesseve]

With floating rocks. / frw event open

[gratuitagneau]

Today wasn’t doing her good at all- first the trains and now… well, something difficult to put in words. She had been seeing frenzies of small static everywhere, pieces of background that didn’t belong. As if someone teared tiny portions of the world around her, through them there were something else- something much grander than she could’ve imagined. Of course, she feared the unknown like the rest. What underlied between these mysterious ripples of faint blue held many possibilities and danger. Though, she was curious. Curious enough to approach it. While some could say what a brave soul she was, others would’ve shaken their heads and hoped the best for the young woman.

As she got closer, faint noises were heard- huh, old timer’s music? Finally close enough to take a peep inside the hole, it reminded her of those old black and white films. Poor quality, yet she was able to make out what was in there. Inside, people dressed in 1920’s fashion danced to the record player that helplessly spun around on the needle. What was this? A different era, a different world… If only she could project a larger view, then perhaps the answer would be clearer. Maybe a little too clear though.

Light tingles were felt on the tips of her fingers, and just like that, she attempted to rip open it with her bare hands. Migraines were given, though once she succeeded she was able to see a whole new different universe through this… window. This was more than fascinating- this was simply incredible, yet frightening. Once flinching, the portal promptly shrunk back to its original size. What… what was that? What was she? This wasn’t something a normal person should be able to do.

Needing some place to escape from everything, Elizabeth frantically arrived at the plaza. She made her way through the crowd until she stumbled upon a nearby pond. Catching her breath, near her stood another that seemed to be skipping stones until- well, until that happened.

Could this day get any odder? First her, then this person who was able to make things levitate in thin air? It almost felt like she was in those superhero movies, with the absence of the hero’s presence.

So there she stood awkwardly, almost speechless of what excuse to make up. It wasn’t as if she was any different than her, though she still was having a hard time believing what she witnessed. "Um- I… I hope I didn’t invade your privacy. Are- are you a magician?"

[sleeplesseve]

Upon closer inspection, the small rocks that were floating before her seemed more clear than a fancy looking rocks. There was a bit of a shine to them, to accentuate their deep blue color. Almost like little crystals in a way, if she can be certain. But still, as beautiful as they were, that wasn't the astonishing part. She was actually making them float.

Mana couldn't hide her awe of it all. She never could do such a thing before... so how was she possibly doing it now? She brought her hands down slightly, and the floating rocks seemed to move down with her. Mana then parted her hands slightly to see what would happen, and she saw parts of the group of rocks follow one hand and another part following the other. For a while, it seemed Mana was entranced by this new phenomenon that she somehow created. At least until she heard someone's voice.

"...eh?" Turning her head, Mana had noticed a young woman standing not far from where she was. It took a minute for her to process her question. She was still trying to understand the... floating rocks above her hands. Blinking at her, she looked back at the blue crystals still floating above her hands for a moment before turning her attention back to the woman to answer her question. "Not really. It looks like it, doesn't it?" she replied. "Actually, it's a funny story. This just happened a second ago. I've never done this before." Mana chuckled then. It was half-hearted, but there was an amusing part to it all that made her chuckle a little.

"...it'd really be cool if I really was a magician, though." she says.

Mana looked back up at the floating crystals above her hands that were harmlessly floating in place. She cupped her hands together again, bringing the parts of crystals together in a single group. As pretty as it looked, her smile was eventually replaced with a perplexed expression as she stared at them. "...hm. I don't know how to get them down." she said. With that in mind, Mana turned her head to look at the young woman. "Would you know how to get them down?" she asked. She really doubted it, but it wouldn't hurt to ask.

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Mana Ouma’s portraits

[sleeplesseve]

With floating rocks. / frw event open

She never minded the city. In fact, she had always found the people interesting, and that enough was good to visit. But being stuck in that penthouse for about a week reaffirmed Mana's preference to Paralia in terms of living there.

Her ears rang with the sound of blowing horns and people shouting from across their open windows. Perhaps she was too used to the crickets and the sound of the ocean's waves to adjust to such a thing, but for a certain time Mana was sure that the city of Kairos never slept at all... until she remember that was a catchphrase for another foreign city. But still, she felt that those words applied to this city too. And it was high time that Mana wanted to go back home.

Word about the new plaza reached the complex that she was living in, and finally something peaked Mana's interest enough to go. With the clothes provided in the house, she got dressed and followed the crowd. Since the station was still busted, people in groups went towards the paths in the forest. Mana didn't like walking through the forest, as she found it boring to walk through and it was dangerous to just walk through the forest by herself. So she walked behind a few strangers until she finally got to the plaza.

Now this she could live with. "A touch of both worlds... pretty clever." she said to herself as she went further in. It was also like festival the way this place was set up. There were street performers and vendors all around, but there was enough of that greenery fields and flowers that she was familiar with. Eventually Mana found a place with a small little pond, and a few rocks she could skip. With a smile, Mana gathered a few rocks in her hands and proceeded to skip them across the small pond. But eventually she ran out of rocks to skip. And when she bent down to gather some more, that's when Mana felt something growing into her hands. A small pebble, bluer than the ocean, was in her hand.

"...huh?" Mana looked at her rock closely, and held it up for her to see. "This is a pretty rock. Where did it--?" she started, before seeing an identical rock grow in her hands. Literally. In a few seconds, a few more rocks formed and grew in her palms. Mana had no idea how or why this was happening, but eventually something else unexpected happened. The blue pebbles started to lift up in the air, hovering around Mana's cupped hands. To her, it looked like one of those magic tricks that magicians on tv used to do on Saturday mornings. But she had no wires to do that, and she certainly didn't throw them herself...

"Amazing...!" she said in awe, scarlet eyes mesmerized by the floating rocks dancing in front of her. How was she doing this? She didn't quite know... but strangely, it felt natural. But this couldn't be said the same for anyone that happened to see her there, however.

[sleeplesseve]

Empty houses are not always fun. / frw event

[billionbird-deactivated20140815]

Toriko looked down at the girl. She was small but not timid and that was a good thing. Otherwise she would’ve been scared off by now and he wouldn’t have any company. Was that what he was looking for? Since he couldn’t find a river to sit by, he needed some kind of alternative…

"Um… it’s…" Toriko scratched the back of his head and realized that he didn’t have a proper way to spin his story. His predicament was pretty much the same as hers. "Well, I’m in the same boat. I woke up in an apartment that isn’t mine…"

He grit his teeth while praying to himself that she’d accept his answer. He worried she’d say he was a liar. He knew he had no reason to lie, but could anyone else infer that just by looking at him. He was already standing out, literally, and then on top of that he was now making conversation with someone who looked like they were half his age. Toriko’s mind started to snowball his worries and he kept a poker face as he tried to keep himself in check. His facial expression faulting too quickly would give anyone reason to run. Not that many people knew him well enough to know. Somewhere in the back of his mind he figured that this was true…

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"Oh. So that's what you meant." she said, tapping her chin as she looked up at the man. "You look too big to be kidnapped, sir... but that's pretty strange that the same thing happened to the both of us."

Mana's expression of confusion settled down into deep thought. It didn't sound like the guy was lying, or he didn't seem to be her theorized kidnapper... what do kidnappers think about anyway? Mana didn't quite know... but one thing that seemed to add up was that the same thing happened to the both of them, and said event was a rather peculiar one to happen in the first place. Hell, Mana was still in her pajamas, technically. If they just poofed out of thin air... nah, even for Mana that sounded too crazy.

"...are you from Paralia, mister?" she then asked, trying to make some common connections. A little something that she picked up from her father. "I'm from there, and suddenly I end up at a penthouse downtown. Pretty strange, huh? Sure, my house looks a little more modern than the ranches, but my family's not rich." Mana didn't really care about things like that normally, but the setting was particularly weird. Why a rich looking place above all else?

...oh well. It's not like she can dwell upon things like that, right? No one's up there in that empty looking house. "I'll just head back if there's nothing else. Clearly people don't care that I'm wearing a nightgown in the middle of the street." she said with a shrug. "Hey, mister. Mind walking with me to the station? Maybe I can just take the train home. Though in this case I might need help with the fare."

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(;╹⌓╹) !

(;╹⌓╹) = What scares the character

She's really scared of the thought that no one comes back to the house when they say so without notice. She's one of those kids that gets really, really antsy when their mom says that they'll be home at 8, and when 8:30 rolls around and they still don't show up, and the kids go 'oh crap where's mom she's not back is she dead oh crap'.

So yeah, Mana gets a little paranoid when that happens with her folks.

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( =①ω①=), ⊙﹏☉ !!

( =①ω①=) = What animals the character likes and if they have a pet/pets

Mana doesn't have any pets, but she does like cats. Other animals that she likes are foxes, rabbits, crabs and she has a small fascination to sharks and manta rays.

⊙﹏☉ = What flusters the character

Surprise gifts, surprise parties... For a girl that's pretty carefree and interested in the spontaneous, she really gets flustered on really good surprises. Especially if you give her a gift out of the blue, she's just basically all like 'what.' all the time.

[sleeplesseve]

@

@ = How the character appears online

idk I think she would use stylized icons as her image to be all fancy and stuff for fun idk

[deceptive-fox]

Headcanons list! (Add more if you wish)

½ = How the character feels about people taller or shorter than them

± = The character and what they think about math

† = How the character feels about murder

@ = How the character appears online

¥ = How the character handles money or spends it

° = The character’s temperature preferences 

æ = The character and languages (Known or Want to Learn)

↔ = The character’s ability to read directions

♥ = Character’s preference for relationships (sexuality, type of person, etc.)

zzz= What time the character enjoys sleep or being awake

☂ = Weather the character enjoys

♪ = What music the character likes

( =①ω①=) = What animals the character likes and if they have a pet/pets

(・∀・ ) = The character’s emotional state most of the time

☆～（ゝ。∂）= How the character greets people

⊙﹏☉ = What flusters the character

(≧∇≦) = What makes the character happy

(/□＼*)・゜ = What makes the character blush

(;╹⌓╹) = What scares the character

（；へ：） = What makes the character cry

(´ q ` ” ) = The character’s “guilty” pleasure

（・□・；） = What makes the character uncomfortable

(*^◇^)_旦 = What the character likes to eat and drink

｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡ = What makes the character laugh

(´；Д；｀) = What worries the character

(⑅ ‘﹃’ ) = What the character daydreams or thinks about

( ⌒o⌒)人(⌒-⌒ ) = Friends the character has or would like to make

[promisedleader]

For all his fumbling, she appeared to put up with wearing a smile, and eager not to disappoint, Aichi piled on the pressure to settle. When it came to Vanguard, he was ordinarily relaxed, so gathering up the cards together and engaging the conversation sparked up should have been enough. So long as he wouldn’t blow it with being overrun by that pressure.

"Yeah. There were a lot of kids that played it; adults too, so no-one ever complained about age being an issue" he sounded brightly. His movements slackened to a snail’s pace at the comment about the children she was acquainted with, brushing it off with a sunny smile and a small tilt, the movement flicking the tips of his hair to one side before bouncing back. "You might feel that’s the case, but there are plenty of loops that you’re in and those things are important to treasure. Spreading yourself too thin could take up more of your time than you were bargaining for".

He’d hope the meaning behind his words came across, even in such a disorganized state. Conversation wasn’t his strong point, but he had to make an effort to try. His hands were busy gathering up as many of the scattered cards as possible, hoping not to trouble her too much and take up her time assisting, not that he wasn’t incredible grateful that she had also removing them from the grass, listening to her answer with intrigue.

"I guess we’re both collectors in a way, though I haven’t anything as elegant as shells. Your home must be filled with all kinds of wonders, surrounded by so many things that got your heart beating with excitement when you found it. U- Um… i- if that’s right, of course. I wouldn’t want to assume.

Oh, thank you!” His hands cupped the remaining cards, combining the two stacks and quick to count up. Fifty cards; not a single one missing.

An inwards sigh of relief that they had managed to recover the deck in its entirety, he clasped them tightly and bowed down in front of her. “Thank you very much for helping me. I’m sorry to have taken up your time. Uh— Please forgive me, I haven’t introduced myself. My name is Sendou Aichi, but how you refer to me is completely up to you, miss. M- May I ask of your name? Of course you have no need to, I wouldn’t want to keep you from your fun any longer”.

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The sound of adults playing a children's card game made her blink curiously. "Really? Adults play this kind of stuff?" she asked, surprised at the sound of it. "I barely see my own mother play regular play cards. Seeing her play these would be something all right." Mana chuckled at the thought, seeing her mother playing with a deck like this. Knowing her, she would probably fail at playing something like this against another. Poker and Blackjack were her best bets, and she's already terrible at those to Mana's knowledge. But back to the subject at hand, seeing adults playing children's card games would be quite the amusing sight. Honestly, it sounded like something from a tv show to her.

Mana blinked again as she listened to him speak, eyebrows raised as she tilted her head sightly. "Wonders? Ah, you haven't been to Paralia before have you?" she asked. Mana wasn't going to lie, she was a little amused by that comment, just as she was a little amused by this conversation. "I guess it can seen that way if you haven't been there. It has a lot of beaches all around it that you could walk around in... with sandals of course. I do it all the time when I'm bored." she said.

Judging from the look on his face, it seemed like they got every card that he needed, so that was good. Mana didn't expect for him to bow in front of her though. She shook her head in assurance. "Oh, no problem. It's the least I could do since you gave me my ball." she said. He was a rather polite guy, this Sendou Aichi. Maybe even overly so, but Mana didn't seem to mind too much.

"Mana." she introduced herself before she thought he could say anything else. "My name's Mana Ouma. It's nice to meet you, Sendou." Mana dusted off her knees as she rose up from the ground, then picked up the beach ball that was nearby. "And you're not really interrupting anything, by the way. Don't look so worried over it."

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rook and knight }

[ofmisfortune-deactivated2014070]

Honey coat one’s words enough, and anyone would take interest in them; that was a simple fact for the blond. Even as he spoke, each word was tailored in a particular way, spun to the best of his abilities. Which seemed to work, this time; drawing in the young girl’s attention like a sugared trap. Her eyes drawn, it was now a simple matter of finishing it off.

"Yes, you’re quite right." Vincent crooked his head, a subtle nod in return. "I’m unsure of how may people follow such an idea, though." Outside of him, that was. Manipulation was an easy game next to chess, both relying on the concept of reading another’s moves and planning ahead. If there was one thing he excelled at, it was that.

Her smile is filled with curiosity and naivety, a combination Vincent internally shudders at. Instead, he masked such a thing with a smile of his own, if for completely different reasons. "That’s good to hear. Most seem to think the game’s boring, even when I mention that fact."

Attention betwixt and held for a time being, Vincent set the board proper; black for him, white for her. It seemed fitting that way. "This will suffice, I believe. White, for a pure princess." And black, to taint it. How utterly perfect. Briefly his own attention is caught and drawn, reeling back to scarlet eyes opposite. "Oh yes, an introduction. How silly of me to forget. Please, call me Vincent."

[sleeplesseve]

A shrug came at that response. If an adult was unsure about something, Mana surely wouldn't know about it either. But surely she could come up with her own guesses just the same. "Who knows? Most people would like to believe in an idea that would make their lives easier. But that's just a guess." she replied. A guess, yes... but a guess that seemed to make sense in her head.

A boring game, he says? Ooh, well that was a disappointing thought. Now there was a chance that Mana would get bored of this game with her time wasted. And being that she was a girl that can have fleeting interests most of the time, this would be an easy chance for her to become bored while playing. "But I should just play the game to find out for myself, hm? I've been interested this long, after all." she says with ease. In the end, it really was that simple to think about.

Her hands laced together behind her back as she watched him set the game board, watching the many pieces go into what she assumes to be their correct spots. On her side, she had white pieces. And on his, he had black. She had smiled briefly in understanding, before taking her seat on her respected side. It was then that she looked up at the man at the sound of introductions being made. "Nice to meet you, Vincent. I'm Mana." she introduced in return.

Her focus then falls back to the board, carefully giving another look over before speaking again. "So who gets to go first?"