( he laughs, though the sound is a nervous and fluttering one. ) Not all the time, haha...
( which is evident enough as he dims remarkably, shrinking down so much that it eventually clings to him close to his skin as a barely-perceivable aura around the outline of his person. he is surprised when akua reaches out toward where the strongest sensation from the cursed energy emanates — both surprised himself but also sharing in rika's surprise, who had been in the rough vicinity. she's not used to anyone having any way of perceiving her when she's not manifested. )
Wow. Um. ( his eyes are as round as saucers. ) Well... good guess? That was the second thing I was going to show you. Don't freak out! She won't hurt you.
( and then the space in-between himself and akua ripples, and a dark seam opens up several feet away from her; the huge head of the cursed apparition known as rika leans out, seemingly inspecting her severely despite having no visible eyes. )
This is Rika. She's... um... technically part of my cursed technique. ( it's... complicated. )
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( which is evident enough as he dims remarkably, shrinking down so much that it eventually clings to him close to his skin as a barely-perceivable aura around the outline of his person. he is surprised when akua reaches out toward where the strongest sensation from the cursed energy emanates — both surprised himself but also sharing in rika's surprise, who had been in the rough vicinity. she's not used to anyone having any way of perceiving her when she's not manifested. )
Wow. Um. ( his eyes are as round as saucers. ) Well... good guess? That was the second thing I was going to show you. Don't freak out! She won't hurt you.
( and then the space in-between himself and akua ripples, and a dark seam opens up several feet away from her; the huge head of the cursed apparition known as rika leans out, seemingly inspecting her severely despite having no visible eyes. )
This is Rika. She's... um... technically part of my cursed technique. ( it's... complicated. )