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[thousandcurses]

Characters: Izanami and YOU!
Setting: The graveyard
Format: Starting in commentspam, but I will shift!
Summary: Izanami is a goddess of death. It's only natural she care for the graves that have appeared.
Warnings: Izanami is her own warning.

[A graveyard. Perhaps it's only natural she care for it. She can't serve as the goddess of Yomi here, but she can make sure the graves remain tended. So she's slowly making her rounds today, humming an old song as she dusts off graves and disposes of any dead and withered flowers brought up from the meadow floor. She's easily approachable, and may even seem like a ghost with her pale coloring! Do you dare approach?]

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[justiceinheaven]

[Her brother had been completely against Nanako coming up here at all, and he probably would have panicked if he ever found out she came alone. Still, she had heard that Teddie and Yukiko had vanished from the Tower, before she even had a chance to see them... and if they vanished, then that had to mean...]

[Still, she was pretty brave (not to mention lucky) to come this far on her own, but graveyards were still pretty creepy for a seven year old. She huddled in on herself as she walked between the headstones, trying to pick out the names of friends as she passed.]

[thousandcurses]

[And it's with good reason he didn't want her here. Izanami takes not of her immediately and rather quickly comes to her side, walking beside her.]

A child such as yourself shouldn't have to face such a thing as death.

[She'll offer a hand, subtly. She won't take you away just yet, because that's just mean. But she will offer her strength. Death isn't new to her, after all.]

[justiceinheaven]

[Nanako near jumped out of her skin when the woman spoke, having not heard her approach. She looked up to her, a bit uncertain, but... not really all that scared? She was very pretty, and kind of resembled her brother...]

I just want to say goodbye to some friends.

[She looked down at the offered hand, unsure; she did not seem like a bad person, but...]

[thousandcurses]

[She resembles your "brother" for a reason.]

Who are they? I will guide you to them. And take the blame if Narukami finds us.

[She knows what it's like to need closure, so she'll be advocating for you.]

[justiceinheaven]

[She let out a surprised noise at that, looking up at her with wide eyes.]

You know onii-chan too?

[thousandcurses]

Yes. We are... old acquaintances by now.

[She won't call him a friend. That's his choice. She's surprised he's been so forgiving of her thus far.]

[justiceinheaven]

Oh...

[Nanako hesitated a moment more, before finally taking the hand she offered, clinging to it with both of hers.]