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[invocate]

WHO: Li-Na & OPEN
WHERE: Various places around town
WHEN: Throughout April
WHAT: Li-Na practicing with her boots & Li-Na acting a bit...off due to fire spirit possession
WARNINGS: n/a

A -- I've been staring at the edge of the water

[Li-Na has recently acquired some new techniques to use with her boots. Techniques that need either a lot of space or a large body of water. Luckily, Peach Beach has both. So if you go down to the beach in the late afternoon, you could catch sight of Li-Na with her boots configured for walking on water or super speed. With the former, you might spot her walking on the surface of the waves, jumping up to avoid a crest, before landing lightly on the other side. With the later, she'll be trying to see just how high she can jump... which is pretty high with the boost Sound Shackles gives her. Like... so high she practically disappears.]


B -- But the voice inside sings a different song

[After coming back from Respatrum, Li-Na has been acting a little... off. At first she thought she might be coming down with a cold, as she kept feeling a bit warm... but that worry soon passed, forgotten within a day. At school the difference starts to manifest as a sudden desire to be the first to speak up in class. Where she usually only voices her opinion if the teacher asks her directly, or raises her hand if no one else does, now she thrusts her hand up as quickly as possible. She's even started to interrupt other students giving answers if she thinks they're wrong.

At the dance studio, she's always been certain of her abilities, but modest about showing them off. Now when the instructor asks for a volunteer, she steps forward first, her eagerness to be seen actually causing her usually precise steps to border on sloppy. While she is naturally a strong, athletic dancer, she's not reining in the energy of her movements, causing them to seem a bit wild.

Probably the biggest tip off will be when she sends the following text to her friends one day.]

The weather is so nice today! Want to skip class and go out for bubble tea?


WILDCARD

[If you want to run into Li-Na at one of her usual places: Expressive, Dancinerate RRFC, etc... just let me know (PM this acct or hmu @ anacrusis) and I'll write up a separate prompt for that!]

Comments

[invocate]

[Li-Na nods in response to the questions]

Yes, it is something past-me was able to do. She was... part of an organization that hunted for monsters called Akuma. The boots were her weapon.

[reaquila]

[He's intrigued.]

So you can jump high and kick people in the face? It's a useful ability.

You won't have to worry about monsters if you see them!

[Li-Na will be safe when there's some sort of monster invasion.]

[invocate]

Yes! It has been very useful. Though, with monsters, it depends on the kind of monster and how many there are. When I went to Bosuma in February, I would have been in trouble many times if not for my teammates.

[As good as she is, she still can't take on a horde on her own.]

[reaquila]

A single person can only do so much, yeah? It's not bad to ask for help sometimes.

You've got your back covered.

[He's glad that she wasn't alone for that.]

[invocate]

[Li-Na nods]

Correct. We can do more together than apart, especially when it comes to the monsters.

[she gives Nanashi a curious look]

What about you?

[reaquila]

I know how to use firearms and I can summon demons.

[Other app users have some sort of summoning ability so it's not all that strange.]

I can defend myself just fine! No worries.

[invocate]

Summon demons?

[Li-Na's eyebrows raise. Not at the summoning part, because she has met others with a summoning ability, but at the demon part. But after her... misunderstanding with Souji, she's trying to be more open minded about anything that even vaguely reminds her of Lenalee's situation.]

How... does that work?

[reaquila]

All I have to do is call for them and they come. My past self had some connection with demons. They were his friends.

[It's still crazy to think that a human could ally with demons. Nanashi will never understand what his past self was up to or how it came to be this way.]

Do you wanna meet one?

[invocate]

[Li-Na hesitates]

I... am not sure if I should. Past-me... she was an Exorcist and fought monsters called 'Akuma'. The boots she used, that I have now, they are made of a special material. I do not know if it would hurt your demons...

[reaquila]

Oh, I get it.

[Nanashi contemplates on this for a bit and decides to not show her demons because of her power.]

I don't want you or my friend to get hurt over this. Let's not.

[He nods in understanding.]

[invocate]

What do they look like? Do you have any pictures of them?

[that way, if she does ever see them, she can do her best to avoid crossing paths with them]