Susan
*She took the gem, and opened her mouth to stick out her tongue... Placing it inside she'd swallow it whole as she had every one previously before smiling a malicious grin. Tasty.* "A pathway to the fairyworld could be detrimental to their civilization if it got into the wrong talons. Best move swiftly if you want to recover whay you've lost.." *As always, Remix would be posted out at the front of the shop. This would be their final customer for the evening before Ai would have to retreat into her coffin for sleep... The sun would be rising soon. To that end, she also couldn't go near that room as the fire was too abundant and risked her termination... Not the flashiest way to go but it was ever so painful.*
Judith
*Placing her hands down in front of her, she'd lead the little sprite to the secret room with candles. Naturally, the bed was far too large so she would instead place her on a pillow. Taking her position in her respective spot on the wooden chair in the corner, she'd hold up her hand with her palm forward* "Sleep..." *And the sprite would fall into a slumber. She'd find herself back in the woods during mid day that would look all too familiar. Ai would be sitting across from her on a tree branch in a white kimono, as she and the sprite observed the altercation with the bird and where the olive branch had fallen. The sprite tried to reach out and grab it but again, this was a recollection dream. She was practically a ghost here. It would not make the branch tangible in the real world after she had woken up which upon doing so, she would ask for her assistance in its retrieval.

Unfortunately, they were not that kind of service. The sprite would thank her, but hurriedly fly off to see if it still lay beneathe the bramble bush. That was the last client for today... It was time for rest. The candles would diminish with a wave of her hand, and she would settle into her coffin that was carefully concealed in the storage room. Remix was in charge of the store front with customers during the day, and upon closing would sleep until the witching hour where she would help with their... Special clientele.*
Susan
*Seeing as Ai went to sleep, it was time to get to work! It was a rainy day... So she had banked on it being slow and steady but around noon everyone and their mom wanted to come to the doll shop. Since when had they become so popular?? She wasn't a cheery people person- but there seemed to be a lot of January birthdays. Everyone wanted a doll that looked like their daughter, every little girl wanted a doll that looked like a princess- it was insanity. On a rainy day??? Was there some sort of festival in the main town that attracted all this foot traffic?? Good greif. 

When closing time came around, she was more than eager to swap that sign to close and slump at the counter with a sigh. She'd have to run to the bank tomorrow to deposit all of this... Well, least the shop was in good standing. Land taxes weren't gettin any cheaper. With a yawn and a stretch, shed close the curtains and remove the ribbons that tied up her pigtails. Sleep time for her after all. The raven strands would wrap around her in an egg shape cucoon that would levitate a few inches off the ground. Night would soon fall... And thus would begin the second part of the doll shop.*
Judith
*The clock struck 2am and the time would come for her to awaken. Truth be told that time came two hours prior but she was lazy... She wanted to sleep in and would do so at her leisure. That is... Until of course there came a rapping as a demon came a tapping, tapping at her coffin door quoth the Remix: Nevemore. Nevermore... As in never more would she rise and start the night for she wanted to lie in her coffin all night. After ignoring the scratches and knocks and muffled words the lid was lifted open. No. Again no. She didn't wanna. A tug of her arm and bribery with tea. She sat up, looked over to her with hair a frazzled... And then flopped back down.*
Susan
"Oh no you don't- up! Out!"

"Do you want the tea????"

"The English Breakfast Earl Grey tea on a cold and rainy night???"
Judith
*Makes grabby hands*
Susan
*Holds the tea away* "The. Get the fuck out of the coffin!"
Judith
*She would reluctantly sit up and yawn a cute fancy yawn as she rubbed her eyes. She didn't wanna... But she'd do it for the tea. As she was dragged to the front of the shop and plopped down with a warm cup, she craddled it groggily as Remix brushed her hair and criticized her morning routine. After all that fuss, by this time it has already struck three and no sooner did the grandfather clock against the wall chime did they recieve a knock against the door. She could make out the glowing orb of a lantern through the rainy tinted glass, but that was about it. Another knock came yet again... So persistent. Remix was the one to always answer the door first in case it was a threat... Lord knows she was itching to kill something, she just needed a reason so she would stroll forward confidently, having set the brush down on the counter top.*
Susan
*Of course she opened the door without fear or falter. She could sense it was something she could easily destroy- now... She had never felt this kind of energy before. It was **New.** What was it? Upon opening the door she saw a young girl in a dark cloak holding up a lantern most peculiar. Apart from her eyes that constantly shifted between shades of blue, she had bare feet. She was walking in the rain with no shoes or socks! She leaned forward to smell... Curiouser and curioser.* "To what do we owe the pleasure?" *She'd question with that same malicious grin along with a cant of her head.* "Do come in out of the rain.." *She'd open the door for her, and stand aside. 

What made her even more of an anomaly, was that deapite traveling in the rain... On foot... For who knows how long... She didn't drip. She didn't make a puddle, she wasn't damp... There was no water even though it was definitely raining outside.*
Ryan
"Please excuse the intrusion... I have come from the seaside in search of your aid. I had heard that you might be able to help me?"
Judith
*Well now. This was new... For she had felt it as well and had also not come across someone with her energy. She also could not smell blood from her... It was there, but unusual. With a wave of her hand, she geastured* "What... Are you?" *She called out to her softly.*
Ryan
"I am born from the foam on the waves and traverse the lakes and seas... I am what you would call, a mermaid."
Judith
*Mermaid... She had heard of those from myth and legend. Remix would bring fourth a large book of mythical creatures and entities, and it would take a bit of flipping until she found it. Ai would stand and lean over to read* "A mermaid, not to be confused with a siren is a common mythical creature to which are not threatening on the whole of man... They are derived as being graceful and are known for their countless acclaims of beauty. They are secretive and hidden, their scales and tears producing qualities that can lead to longevity-

Ohhhhhhhh"
Susan
"Ohhhhhh..." *She would say in unison with Ai, having been reading along with her chin propped up on her palm. Well then, this was a treat.* "I wonder what she tastes like-....What??? WHAT??!! DON'T ACT LIKE YOU AINT THINKIN IT!!! I KNOW YOU!!!"
Judith
*True... But she would never say it **Out loud**....* "May I please taste y-" *She felt a hand slapped over her mouth and blinked in a bit of biwilderment as Remix put a stop to the rest of that sentence.*
Ryan
"You see, I am a newfounded idol... But my conch shell is missing. I was hoping you might help me remember who had stolen it." *She went on to explain how there was a big debut at a talent agency... And she never removed it from around her nexk because that was how mermaids could sing above water. She was in her dressing room, and had sufdenly felt really drowsy. She could recall a figure there taking it from around her neck... But then blackness. When she came too... It was gone.* "And without that... I can't sing.." *Sadly averting her gaze to the ground she gently grazed her fingertips across her throat.*
Judith
"I... Dol?" *She'd question with a light cant of her head. She didn't recognize the word.*
Susan
"Dawww Ai. What a doey eyed moon calf you are... Sleepin' under a rock for centuries.." *She'd squish her face before explaining.* "An idol is a performer. Someone of high stature with a specific range of talents in one great big popularity contest. You might have seen them perform a bunch for the lords and ladys of a court have you not? Think of it like that-" *Now then, onto the matter at hand.* "What I don't get, is why you need the lady's help to find this shell. You seem to be speaking fine... Why not just release the superstition about it?" *Twas trivial in the grand scheme of things... And a waste of a dream of she had to be completely honest.*
Ryan
"I- well... I.." *She sighed. When pressed, she supposed she should give them an example. She took a deep breath, and outstretched her hand to sing. And sing she would... As well as rupture their eardrums. It was worse than nails on a chalkboard amplified... It was a tone that would bring about Armageddon. Angels would dropping dead from the sky at the sheer magnitude of horrendous this screeching was. By the time she was done... No doubt both would be on the ground.*
Susan
*It felt as though her brain had been electrocuted with seventeenth of a fraction of a nuclear bomb. Her ears were gone- not even imploded... Gone. Her body lied twitching on the floor as every ounce of her internal monologue was static. A sharp ringing coupled with the agonizing wish for **Death.** There was no god. There was no devil. The end was nye... There was no hope for survival. Her eyes were swirls as she now lay motionless with the sweet, subtle note of a flatline interupting her suffering.*
Judith
*For her, there wouldn't even be any twitching. She was naught but a smiling picture in a black frame accompanied by a coiling smoke of insense.*