Gahahaha! Every opponent has something new and interesting to offer, Erin-dono! There's no shame in wondering, is there? As long as it isn't alive, it doesn't matter at all.
Well come along. For all we know there are skeletons waiting inside. You'd have a field day fighting them.
[She sure hopes she didn't accidentally summon hordes of skellingtons to attack people, but hey, with how this place works...you never know, you never know]
[Erin gets onto Iwatooshi's shoulders, intending to reach up at the crack and one way or another get herself into that crack. It's a pretty wide thing, thankfully -- no need to be crawling around, it's all big enough for her to walk upright. Iwatooshi probably would need to crouch, though.
...if he gets onto this crack, that is]
Think you can climb up here yourself?
[It's not even out of reach for Iwatooshi, he can reach it with his hands without even having to jump]
[She's so going to keep a distance from that blade. She likes to live without accidents involving weaponry! To keep herself busy, she crawls until she's at the other side of the crack, dropping inside the skull with an ungraceful landing.
Oh, taking a look around...this huge basin full of cold but nice water...and a lot of bone decor in here. Light probably coming from the holes of the skull]
Okay, it's not too bad in here. I'm liking the sights...
[ smart! even one-handed, it doesn't take him long to make it up, and while the crack itself is a lot tighter for someone of iwatooshi's size, he still squeezes through! it's with a sigh of relief that he drops on down next to erin, though with a little more grace. ]
The Skull Fortress of Health, Happiness and Prosperity, is it? [ glances at her curiously. ] You like bones, Erin-dono?
Don't make it sound like I'm a fan of skellingtons themselves!
[Erin peers into the basin]
It's just...my best friend while in school was a goth, and then while I ruled the underworld the place I ruled from had a throne made of bones and all. I kinda started to like the sinister details a well-placed bone can create.
[Hell isn't known for having tremendously cheerful stuff, you know! You either grow to not mind it or like it, or you have a hard time even staring at your surroundings]
The world has changed quite a bit since I was last used. Is it so surprising?
Ah, but to hate so much about a situation means you'd be looking for any small thing to make it bearable, wouldn't you? Humans always search for light even in the darkest places. That's one of the reasons I like your kind.
My master's taught me a little - just what we'd need for our missions in the modern era.
Ah, but there's so many things! How could I choose? You're resilient, clever, and you have hold such strength within in so many ways! Strength in body, in mind, in character... I often find myself wondering how you all don't break under the weight of life, but you always find a way to keep going.
I think a lot of people would say we humans just are too dumb to know when to give up.
[She says, sticking a hand into the suspicious basin of green waters without having a plan if it turns out to be bad, because apparently moderate recklessness is also a part of humanity]
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[dont be a spoilsport erin just embrace the skull fortress' existence]
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['Must be because he's a naginata', she supposes. Swords are for fighting, not decorative. Normally]
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[She sure hopes she didn't accidentally summon hordes of skellingtons to attack people, but hey, with how this place works...you never know, you never know]
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Will you need help climbing up?
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[She's eyeing a crack on the skull, above eight feet up]
Looks like I get to be on your shoulders after all, Iwatooshi.
[Time to take advantage of that offer he once made]
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[ he kneels so she can climb onto his shoulders woohoo ]
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...if he gets onto this crack, that is]
Think you can climb up here yourself?
[It's not even out of reach for Iwatooshi, he can reach it with his hands without even having to jump]
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[ the trick is what to do with his naginata. hmmm, maybe he'll just do this one-handed. ]
Watch out, Erin-dono!
[ this means the blade's going to be a little less controlled than usual on the way up. ]
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Oh, taking a look around...this huge basin full of cold but nice water...and a lot of bone decor in here. Light probably coming from the holes of the skull]
Okay, it's not too bad in here. I'm liking the sights...
[Erin appreciates gothic aesthetics]
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The Skull Fortress of Health, Happiness and Prosperity, is it? [ glances at her curiously. ] You like bones, Erin-dono?
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[Erin peers into the basin]
It's just...my best friend while in school was a goth, and then while I ruled the underworld the place I ruled from had a throne made of bones and all. I kinda started to like the sinister details a well-placed bone can create.
[Hell isn't known for having tremendously cheerful stuff, you know! You either grow to not mind it or like it, or you have a hard time even staring at your surroundings]
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he doens't know either of those things, but at least he can follow the underworld stuff since she's mentioned being queen of hell before... ]
Ah, I see! Once you're around something for long enough, it begins to grow on you, even if you're not expecting it to. It must be nostalgic for you.
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There really is a lot you don't know about.
[It's starting to be a little funny, really. It's starting to cross the line from frustratingly puzzling to kind of endearing]
Kind of. Isn't it kind of funny? To grow fond of something even though you hated almost everything else.
[Says something about human resilience!]
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Ah, but to hate so much about a situation means you'd be looking for any small thing to make it bearable, wouldn't you? Humans always search for light even in the darkest places. That's one of the reasons I like your kind.
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[Not that skeletons and goths are integral parts of 'the modern times' but oh well!]
Why do you like us anyway? Other than that.
[And for being inventive, which he'd mention the next day at the hot springs]
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Ah, but there's so many things! How could I choose? You're resilient, clever, and you have hold such strength within in so many ways! Strength in body, in mind, in character... I often find myself wondering how you all don't break under the weight of life, but you always find a way to keep going.
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[She says, sticking a hand into the suspicious basin of green waters without having a plan if it turns out to be bad, because apparently moderate recklessness is also a part of humanity]
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Perhaps, but you wouldn’t be able to find or learn new things if you didn’t.