> Stop trying to pick a fight with the wolf tengu or soon she'll call more and you'll have swords in all your orifices, just because of some stupid rage.
> Also you can't trust a delivery to a person foreign to the company! It's completely against the rules!
> "Never mind that, I just got a bit carried away. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you, I can find the shrine myself. See you later."
>Let her attack us, it'll only get her further in shit.
>"You're arguing that a law is more important than an innocent. And yes, she is innocent. She did not hurt you in the least. You are saying that an intangible, unliving thing is more important than a person. And yes, you did make her less of a person. That is what a discriminatory law does, it is saying that a person should not be considered a person and not be given equal treatment. And you chose to enforce it in that way. If you don't care, that is one thing. But at least acknowledge is exactly what you did: In the name of a thing that has no physical existence and no mind, you hurt someone who did no harm to you or anyone else. You persecuted a harmless person. And that is why I want you to make a delivery for me, so you can walk a mile in our shoes. In particular, I want you to go to Kourindou and pick up a frilly green hat there. Then you'll bring it to Chen, she should still be in the warehouse. Don't worry about the bill, I won't stick you with it."
> Lover or a fighter, why must we choose?
> "Maybe she didn't hurt me personally, but she did break the law. Sure, it may be an arbitrary law, but laws are what keep a society together. It's the proverbial Leviathan: you willing give up some rights to it for stability, only to have it SMITE YOU if you step out of line!" She claps her hands together for emphasis.
> "Equal treatment? I threw her out like I'd throw out any youkai, and that's not equal treatment? We tengu don't like to think of ourselves as superior to other youkai, but we do prefer the company of ourselves. We like you humans because you're just so damn amusing! What is it you say about yourselves? That a human life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short? Oh I do so get a kick out of that! Why would any species so willingly hate itself?"
> "Yes, I will acknowledge what I did. I told another youkai about the ways of the world and brought The Absurd CRASHING down on her. She may not have been ready to hear it, but no matter what Yukari or Ran or anyone tells her, the universe doesn't care about her. She could have been any other youkai and I would have told her off just the same. That's just the way of the world. Look at us right now! A white wolf tengu and a regular human discussing the finer points of law, civilization and existence. We know what we're discussing, but if anyone were to walk by they would just see two beings shouting at each other, because that's all we really are..
> "So no, I will not be making a delivery for you, and why should I? I upheld the law of the tengu, which is my duty, just like your duty is to deliver. My duty was never to make sure I treat all that I encounter gently to not hurt their feelings, because the world doesn't care if your feelings are hurt! In fact, I'm only still here with you because I was commanded to, but this conversation is just so much fun that I really don't mind. O ho ho!~"
> You're definitely leaning towards fighter now, who does she think she is?
Didn't see that last line of text, sorry...
>Don't argue
>don't forget to introduce yourself and apologize twice for good measure!
>and the hug
> She started it!
> You completely ignore her argument and introduce yourself. "Isn't that nice? But really, what's the purpose of a name, to convince yourself that your life is important? That you matter after all?"
> You get the feeling that she doesn't usually let on to being like this.
> Hurry to the shrine, got a delivery to make.
> Ignore distractions.
> Oh no! You've come way too far with her to just run off now. She'd probably even follow you just to give you grief all the way there.
>Check Time
>Check weather
>Don't look down
> It is still morning. Breakfast time has just passed, and it's not quite time for morning tea.
> It is sunny and clear, and delightly warm without being too humid. In short, it's almost a perfect day.
> Your eyes are locked on your wolfish tengu-y opponent.
>_
