<div class="floatleft">(http://oi67.tinypic.com/30rp8i0.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Shizuma Nori (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=257738.msg12729551#msg12729551)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Cafeteria<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Flashback - a few days before school starts, a little after 7am<br/><strong>With:</strong>Taro + Open<br/><hr/><br/>"Yes, doesn't it. I was brought up Shinto, so though it's strange, it's not that weird, is it?" Shizuma asked, half defensively. She shrugs and lets that sink in for Taro to see his reaction to that admission. She favors him with a curious look, wondering if he has similar ties to the religion indigenous to Japan. "Now, you could take Dr. Kotomaji's stance on my powers," she offers helpfully then says in a gravelly approximation of the old doctor's voice she goes on to say, "You're mind, in an effort to control new stimuli and capabilities, has empowered your childish conceptions of the Universe as a crutch." Though her tone is merry there's the shadow of pain in her eyes as she speaks so dismissively of her own understanding of herself.<br/><br/>"Yes, Taro, we were. I can get it for you if you tell me how you like your tea," Shizuma offers helpfully then falls into step with him as he goes over to the beverage station with his tray. She honored his silence, leaving him to his thoughts as she shrank a little into herself as she noticed that the eyes of some of the students in the cafeteria with them were tracking her every moment. She sighed as she noticed a trio of girls roughly her age were tittering and pointing at her and Taro and although she couldn't hear what they were saying her guess was it was something less then flattering. She sat down at the table with Taro and made sure her back was to those girls.<br/><br/>"Oh, thank you, Taro," Shizuma said as he offered her a slice from his apple. She sighed as she suddenly realized her friendship could be causing Taro to take some hits to his social standing and smiled apologetically as she nibbled daintily at the bit of apple he shared with her. "I'm happy to share with you what I've learned so far," Shizuma said in an open and friendly tone, more interested in sharing with a friend then bragging or showing off her powers. Then she shook her head no at his expression of his understanding of what she said about her powers. "Almost, you'd be trusting that the wind Kami care for me enough to:<br/><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li>Let you fly with me</li><li>NOT Drop you, because that would make me tremendously sad</li></ul>So far they've never disappointed. My thought is that either they'll agree and allow me my wish or not. I don't<em>think</em>they'd bother to get you in the air just to let you go. They play pranks at times but I've not found them to be evil... Pervy, definitely, but hardly mean," she says as a further explanation that might not help convince him to try to fly with her.