Well, You're Weird Too! (Kage)

[Miyu]

Things had been a bit fuzzy the last few days for Miyu. Was she hungry? Had she slept? Where the hell was Pudge? Screw Pudge, where the hell was she. All she could manage to realize was she was no longer in Honshu, racking up those lovely bandit points. Hell by now she had to have the all time high score. Didn't mean she intended to quit though, oh no no. Dedication like that didn't just fall by the way side.

"What gives? Can't a girl get some light in this place? Decrease the spook factor or something geez" she complained while aimlessly searching about her pockets. Somewhere she had a stash of matches. One would drop into her pipe, the rest could suffice to illuminate the place. But that would mean less for her pipe for later. Oh decisions decisions. If, at any point in time, her brain decided to function, Miyu might have recalled the trail of fire she was able to cough up, much like projectile vomit.

Instead she busied herself with procuring a match as her pipe dangled between her lips. Finally she found what she had been looking for. Striking it would have presented her a strange image if she bothered paying any attention to her surroundings. With her mind at ease she lit another, holding it between two fingers as she looked around. "Well, this is an awkward cave. I think it's time to leave" she huffed as the match went out.

Wandering for the exit was about the only way to describe how she went about her escape. Not knowing where she was to start with made it a daunting task, even for the ever successful Miyu.

[Kage]

Alright, so a trip to Yomi hadn't exactly been on Kage's list of prime vacation spots. But, there was an unnatural substance worth collecting in the darkness of the underworld. A particular dust particle from the supernatural walls of the cave - something Kage didn't exactly get the chance to collect all the time. Coming to Yomi always was a challenge and the yokai didn't actually like visiting the place, as dark and gloomy as it was.

Kage had been busy scraping dust off the walls into a small blue pouch. Standing next to the necromancer was a weary looking, bony creature, holding a lamp out for her. Whatever it was, it smelled like rot and death. The rancid stench didn't seem to bother the yokai though, as she meticulously worked to collect the dust off the rocks. "Over there.." She said quietly, nodding at the skeletal being. The being clattered along the wall, standing next to the spot, lantern in hand. Kage walked carefully, using a small metal tool to scrape more dust into her pouch.

After a moment, though the yokai stopped, looking up. The sound of footsteps was unmistakable. "Hello?" She called, her sharp red eyes squinting through the darkness.

[Miyu]

Insanity was not something the little yokai was willing to list as a character trait, but she swore the walls just spoke to her. If it wasn't bad enough this place was spooky, now it was alive. "Oh hell no! I know I did not get eaten by something. I'm not tasty I swear!," she shouted, hoping to detour being digested by whatever had gobbled her up.

Finding an exit with haste was key now. Trouble was, how was she to go about getting back outside whatever had swallowed her. Clearly she was small enough to fit in it's mouth. Now she just had to avoid getting further digested. Thoughts of such things made her sick. More wandering ensued before she saw a soft light not far from her. Was this a trick? Maybe that was some light from the outside she was seeing. It was worth a try.

Scampering over as quickly as she could, Miyu put every thought in her mind that the light she saw would grant her escape. Instead, she was greeted by a skeleton and a strange..woman? "Oh hell! Did you get eaten too? And him? Is this what happens? He's gonna suck my flesh and meaty bits but leave my bones wandering? Cause I am not ok with that outcome," she stated, now becoming paranoid about her fate.

Looking the duo over gave no insight as to what was going on. Skeletons don't walk. And they sure don't walk around holding lights for other creatures. Something was off about this for sure. Something she figured her brain was not in the mood to comprehend. For now she just wanted to escape this wretched place.

[Kage]

Running into someone in Yomi was not at all what Kage had expected. Only moments after freezing from her work, someone approached. Her red eyes gazed over the woman (or what appeared to be a woman anyways), fully examining her through the dim light cast by her animation's lantern. "Eaten?" Kage laughed gently, smiling. "No, he's not going to hurt you." She shook her head, glancing sideways at her animation. The bones clattered as the skeleton shifted slightly on it's feet. The black pits where eyes belonged seemed to turn, looking upon Miyu. After a moment, the skeleton shook it's head and arms... as if laughing.

Kage shifted, letting her arms fall to her side slowly, her metal scraping tool still wrapped in her ghastly white fingers. "What are you doing here?" She asked slowly, peering about through the darkness. "I didn't realize this was a common place to come.." She murmured, mostly to herself.