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[psycholawgy]

You've reached Athena Cykes. I'm currently unavailable, but leave a message and I'll get back to you pronto. Danke! (voice/call → text → video → action)

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[faithfulflame]

It is, isn't it?

[Rei settles down, taking a seat on the floor and adjusting herself.]

There's a kind of heat to it, and it's so calm. Reminds me of home.

[psycholawgy]

This is kind of the shrine that you... um, [ she obviously doesn't know what it's called. ]— Do the shrines back at your home look like this, too?

[faithfulflame]

That I manage? Yes, in a way. [She nods once, patting the floor next to her. Sit!]

They look a little like this, yes. They're always, always quiet. And just as peaceful.

[psycholawgy]

[ she sits down, though rather unsure of her surroundings! ]

It really is relaxing here, isn't it? Should we pray?

[ to whom, she wonders, though. ]

[faithfulflame]

I would say that'd be appropriate. The water and air spirits told me that it wouldn't hurt.

[Rei goes into the basket and pulls out two strips of paper and pens.]

Write your name. We can do this like it's done at my shrine.

[psycholawgy]

[ okay... she does what she's told, though very slowly. she looks at rei from time to time to see if she's doing things right. ]

The water and air spirits? Which ones are those?

[faithfulflame]

The satyr creature and the talking cloud?

[She writes out her name and flips it over, and writes out in neat letters: A-R-D-E-O]

[psycholawgy]

Those guys were total bullies!

[faithfulflame]

Only if you approached them forcefully. The air spirit was...polite if brief.

[psycholawgy]

I wasn't being forceful.

[faithfulflame]

I'm not sure you know how to not be, sometimes.

That said? They weren't particularly helpful. I'm not aligned with their elements. I'm like you

[psycholawgy]

Was your hair on fire, too?

[ sloooooowly connecting the dots. ]

[faithfulflame]

Yes.

[She holds up her hand, and...poof! There's a small ball of fire.]

Fire is Mars' element, too.

[psycholawgy]

But I can't do anything like that!

[faithfulflame]

That doesn't make you any less fiery...

[psycholawgy]

How do you know? I don't get it

[ she's totally out of the loop. ]

Holy crap that icon...

[faithfulflame]

Your hair, Athena-chan.

[psycholawgy]

It's not on fire anymo— oh...

[faithfulflame]

Right. You are definitely a fiery person.

[psycholawgy]

I wonder what Simon could be...

[faithfulflame]

I'd wager Earth, as stubborn as he is?

[psycholawgy]

How can you just guess?

[faithfulflame]

I'm not just wildly guessing. Remember, I have elemental abilities and am part of a group of people with similar powers. [Rei smiles, a little mysteriously, and then explains her logic. It's not a huge leap, and more picking up on context clues.]

The two spirits there, the Satyr and the Cloud? Said that I wasn't one of theirs. People have had different luck with these two, based on what I've heard. Several have mentioned similar experiences. Which means that we fall into one of a few categories. I know I'm fire, because of Mars. They confirmed this. You have a fiery personality, and your flaming hair is the same as mine. So there's that.

Simon-san could be one of the other three? But based on what I know about him...which isn't as much as you? He's stubborn, solid, and fairly fixed. Like the Samurai he idolizes. That...doesn't really speak of fire or water or air to me. At least not in the traditional personality traits I'd associate with those elements. [Or the Senshi of those corresponding elements.]

So, I'm guessing? But I don't know Simon-san terribly well. I could be wrong?

[psycholawgy]

I really wouldn't know either.

But I should read up on elements and all that... maybe then I'll figure things out and know more about this place.

[faithfulflame]

That might be wise, yes.

[Rei shakes her head.]

I'd recommend you a book, but I'm not sure the library survived.