[legend="[size=4]The Kyoi Investigation[/size]"]Chi had a lot of things going through her head, like the conversation between she and the Tea Shop guy. He spoke about her mother but she didn't sound like her at all, and to her it sounded like there was another woman in her father's life shortly before she was born. This was a problem, as Chi had an older brother which meant there was no way he wasn't with her mother at the time. That would mean that he had an affair with this strange woman, but she didn't understand why he would do that. However, this doesn't answer what Kyoi had to do with any of this. What she said when Chi was practicing her Phoenix form made it seem like she knew more than she let on before. That, and she had a phoenix form as well.
"Oh ho ho, you came back, Chi!" She started at the Tea shop where she and Souji talked that one day, and where the tea shop guy first turned her on to this mystery. She decided to try and get some more answers from him, she was too distracted by the appearance of Souji in the shop. "Your mother? Oh yes, the fiery young lass who used to come in here with your father all the time! She had the most brilliant fluffy red hair."
"Do you happen to remember this woman's name?" She still wasn't convinced that this was her mother, but rather he just thought she was her mother because she came with her father a lot before she was born.
"Her name? Uhm… I believe it was…. Kyoi?" Chi's eyes would widen, surprised by this fine. Now she knew Kyoi knew more than she was letting on. The description plus the name made Chi certain it was definitely Kyoi who used to come here with her father. Now she had to find her, but of course she could never find her. Kyoi always found her… Then he would say something that might make that search possible. "Hm, you know what I found odd? Your father is a Maruishian born and raised, but this woman was definitely from Arcadia. The way she talked, the way she dressed… That hair." He would give a slight chuckle, it seemed like he couldn't get over her hair. Chi said her goodbyes and made her way to another place she had never been before: Arcadia.
She arrived at the old village and realized she didn't know where to start. She had always met Kyoi somewhere in Maruishi, and she always found Chi. Now she was in a strange place and she didn't know where to begin. She looked at all the people around her, they were strange to her. They all looked so different than the Maruishians that she was used to, and they stared at her like they couldn't make heads or tail of the little girl in the street. She decided she would ask around to see if anyone had seen her.
"Orange tinted skin with fiery red hair? I think I remember seeing a woman before, but I've never talked to her…"
"Oh yeah, I've seen her. I remember about 12 to 13 years she used to go to Maruishi all the time, and recently she's been heading up there again for some reason."
"I swear that woman hasn't aged in twenty years… She spends a lot of time at the hot springs."
She got directions and headed straight to the hot springs to see if she could locate the woman. Of course when she got there she saw only a few people hanging around. Again these people were looking at her, maybe because of her immodest outfit or her physical features which would remind them of both Arcadians and Maruishians. The looks were strange but Chi didn't have time to question their glances, she looked around for someone who frequented the hot springs.
"Hn? Oh hello, yeah I come to the hot springs all the time. Ever since I was a kid! ….Kyoi? Yeah, I know her. She's been coming here at least as long as I have… About twelve to thirteen years ago? Yes, I remember I think. She used to talk about Maruishi and a man she met there, and then she got pregnant with her child and I didn't see her until after the child was born, actually it was years later. I saw her yesterday, though. I'll tell her you came if you wish… Oh, okay, I see. We'll keep it between us, then."
The woman would give Chi a wink and go back to her business. Chi had all she needed, Kyoi knew more than she was letting on because Kyoi was Chi's real mother. It explained where she got the gift of fire from, and why her hair was so naturally fluffy when no one else in the Kogane Clan had the same hair. This was a lot to take in for a twelve-year-old academy student to take in. For now, she had completed the mission she set out for: To figure out what was up with Kyoi.
"Kyoi… Mom…"[/legend][legend="[size=4]OOC; 859[/size]"][/legend]
"Oh ho ho, you came back, Chi!" She started at the Tea shop where she and Souji talked that one day, and where the tea shop guy first turned her on to this mystery. She decided to try and get some more answers from him, she was too distracted by the appearance of Souji in the shop. "Your mother? Oh yes, the fiery young lass who used to come in here with your father all the time! She had the most brilliant fluffy red hair."
"Do you happen to remember this woman's name?" She still wasn't convinced that this was her mother, but rather he just thought she was her mother because she came with her father a lot before she was born.
"Her name? Uhm… I believe it was…. Kyoi?" Chi's eyes would widen, surprised by this fine. Now she knew Kyoi knew more than she was letting on. The description plus the name made Chi certain it was definitely Kyoi who used to come here with her father. Now she had to find her, but of course she could never find her. Kyoi always found her… Then he would say something that might make that search possible. "Hm, you know what I found odd? Your father is a Maruishian born and raised, but this woman was definitely from Arcadia. The way she talked, the way she dressed… That hair." He would give a slight chuckle, it seemed like he couldn't get over her hair. Chi said her goodbyes and made her way to another place she had never been before: Arcadia.
She arrived at the old village and realized she didn't know where to start. She had always met Kyoi somewhere in Maruishi, and she always found Chi. Now she was in a strange place and she didn't know where to begin. She looked at all the people around her, they were strange to her. They all looked so different than the Maruishians that she was used to, and they stared at her like they couldn't make heads or tail of the little girl in the street. She decided she would ask around to see if anyone had seen her.
"Orange tinted skin with fiery red hair? I think I remember seeing a woman before, but I've never talked to her…"
"Oh yeah, I've seen her. I remember about 12 to 13 years she used to go to Maruishi all the time, and recently she's been heading up there again for some reason."
"I swear that woman hasn't aged in twenty years… She spends a lot of time at the hot springs."
She got directions and headed straight to the hot springs to see if she could locate the woman. Of course when she got there she saw only a few people hanging around. Again these people were looking at her, maybe because of her immodest outfit or her physical features which would remind them of both Arcadians and Maruishians. The looks were strange but Chi didn't have time to question their glances, she looked around for someone who frequented the hot springs.
"Hn? Oh hello, yeah I come to the hot springs all the time. Ever since I was a kid! ….Kyoi? Yeah, I know her. She's been coming here at least as long as I have… About twelve to thirteen years ago? Yes, I remember I think. She used to talk about Maruishi and a man she met there, and then she got pregnant with her child and I didn't see her until after the child was born, actually it was years later. I saw her yesterday, though. I'll tell her you came if you wish… Oh, okay, I see. We'll keep it between us, then."
The woman would give Chi a wink and go back to her business. Chi had all she needed, Kyoi knew more than she was letting on because Kyoi was Chi's real mother. It explained where she got the gift of fire from, and why her hair was so naturally fluffy when no one else in the Kogane Clan had the same hair. This was a lot to take in for a twelve-year-old academy student to take in. For now, she had completed the mission she set out for: To figure out what was up with Kyoi.
"Kyoi… Mom…"[/legend][legend="[size=4]OOC; 859[/size]"][/legend]