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V I D E O

[Maya appears to be back in the Fey Manor today, surrounded by a crowd of happy ghosts. It's been a few days since she's been back from her spiritual training, but she's been busy getting re-acquainted with the city for the past few days.]

He-llo, Union! Sorry it's been a minute. I've been training!

But I'm back, now, which means you can take meditation lessons with me-- or I can help you with your ghost pokémon needs again. And of course, channelling is still on the table, too!

[as Shinrei snuggles up under her arm, Maya gives the gengar a headscritch with one of her dark, translucent ghosty arms.]

I've missed you guys a lot, so drop by and say hi if you can! Oh, and if anyone's moved here recently, um-- My name's Maya Fey! I'm the current leader of the House of Kurain channelling school in Ninetales Vale. Come by and see us if you can!

A C T I O N

[This action is mostly for Pearl Fey, but it is taking place in a very public area and others are welcome to witness it.

A short time after Maya's transmission, she finds the warm weather a good opportunity to get herself outside for the day. This, of course, puts her in the path of Pearl's mother.

They've never had a good relationship. Pearl's mother, Morgan, has always wanted Pearl to be the leader of Kurain instead-- after all (according to Morgan), Maya's mother, Misty, stole that position from Morgan.

Since Maya's birth, Morgan has been bitter and somewhat cruel to Maya (and her sister) under the guise of good will and tradition, but Morgan's less than savory means of dealing with Maya have ended up with her in trouble at times. She still resides in the village of Kurain, but without much influence or freedom.

That doesn't stop her from raining on Maya's parades.

Maya now stands in front of the manor in the open training area, where guests are welcome, listening to Morgan speak about Pearl. Though she says very little and keeps on a smile, her discomfort is apparent; the wisps that dance around her are dim, her hair floats just slightly less, her glow is dull-- and she seems almost weighed down as compared to usual.]

Yes, I know, Auntie. Of course Pearl did great while I was gone...

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[toxicrevenger]

[Pamela offers a smile when she sees Maya on the warp band.]

Well, well. Long time no talk. Welcome back, Maya.

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[pearltergeist]

[ it feels like every time Pearl turns around in the manor lately, she's found her mother lauding her to whoever happens to be within earshot. back when she was a little girl, it used to make her feel proud, even if she didn't really understand half of what her mother was saying.

these days - for the past few years, really - not so much.

it's wearing on her more than usual, knowing full well that she's getting all this praise as a way to try and put her cousin down in the eyes of anyone who might listen, and she's been trying to ignore it and just go about her business as usual.

unfortunately, today's business as usual takes her straight through the open training area. she winces at hearing her name, and something about Sanctuary (of all the events for her mother to talk about now...!), and makes to change course and make herself scarce, until she notices who exactly it is that her mother is talking to.

and well, maybe she sees red, just a little bit. the magatama around her neck even flashes for a brief instant before she strides, tight-lipped, across the training area to join her mother and cousin. to think that her mother would use her to bring Mystic Maya down to her face so soon after her return!

of course, by the time she actually makes it over, she still doesn't know what she's going to do, exactly. she may be so furious that she wants to launch straight into a lecture, but - her mother is still her mother, after all.

instead, perfectly polite, if clearly strained, she greets them both: ]

Oh, Mystic Maya! Mother! I was not expecting to see you both here at this time!

[ her mother's response would seem warm to anyone who didn't bother to take more than a cursorary glance. good day, mystic pearl, she says; she was just informing the master of your accomplishments during her period of absence. ]

Action (I hope that's ok).

[future_sight]

[ Nozomi had been spending more time around the school lately, perhaps the most since she first joined the Toujou family. Still dressed in her haori and hakama, she overheard talking.

Maya and aunt Morgan? That couldn't be good. Should she say something? Maybe make an excuse to pull her older cousin away? To be quite honest, she couldn't stand how the woman treated her daughter--or her, for that matter--but using Maya's spiritual training as a bartering chip was beyond low. Pearl deserved praise, but not like this.

Broom held in her hand, gripped tightly, she almost stepped out right then and there, ready to say something. She wanted to give that woman a piece of her mind. The whole thing bothered her, far more than she would ever really say. It wasn't her place to say. Really, she knew her place.

Magatama or not, she knew her place, as a Toujou, and as an outsider. That's what she as to Morgan, after all. She waited patiently, knowing her aunt could be quite long-winded when she wanted to be. As Nozomi stepped out, her expression said it all. ]

She didn't waste any time, huh?

[ Nozomi wasn't one to mince words. ]

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[faithfulflame]

[When her friend had returned from the spiritual retreat, Rei hardly felt right saying hello over the Warp Band, so she decided to head towards the school. And just in time to witness the unfortunate display, too. The inner workings of Fey family bickering weren't entirely something a Hino was privy to, but she was a leader in her own right, and in some ways that she'd never admit...she was like her father. Shrewd, curious, and with an ear for what people said. And that included friends, with the aim of helping out.

So the Morgan issue? While not a Hino issue, was a Friend issue. And something she couldn't let stand. She pauses at the top of the stairs, letting Morgan finish and leave before approaching. Whatever Morgan thought of the Hino there was nothing she could do to Rei, as both the heir apparent to the Hino household and priestess of Hikawa Shrine, to say nothing of familial protection politically. It doesn't stop her from brusquely passing by and giving a sharp look though.

Arms folded, the Hino member of the Kurain scowls at the older woman's departing back.]

She's up to trouble again, is she?

[swanna_lake]

Welcome back, did your training go well?