Infinite Questions / UN: Konpeito_Oni

[konpeito_aji]

[Oda has ALL the questions. He's not sure whether a written list or just pure babbling is better!]

[No one else is making formal introductions on the network, but it does FEEL wrong!]

[Like the wearing shoes inside thing!]

[Finally he settles on video so he can start off with a haughty bow. How do you stay arrogant while bowing? THIS GUY!]

I'm Oda Nobunaga, Demon King of the 6th Heaven! I have some questions for all of you:

[How ominous!]

What is your favorite piece of technology from home or here?
What are the best well-known sports of your time? Does anyone sumo wrestle? Is shooting guns a sport yet? Can I place bets on Mitsuhide out-shooting everyone else?
What are your thoughts on the government here and at home?
What is the candy like where you're from, and have you tried new ones here, how is it?
What jobs did you have in your world? Do they transition well to Avalon?
What is the weirdest law, either here or from your world you know of?
What is the weirdest thing to you about this place? -- For me, it's that there are restaurants indoors that don't make you remove your shoes!
Does anyone play Go? Is anyone willing to learn? Can someone please teach me cards?
Does anyone come from a time that still uses caste systems, and for everyone that doesn't; how were they abolished?
What is your favorite music, song, and dance of this world or your own?
Does anyone else have an oni or kitsune familiar? How many people even know what those are? And how many people come from worlds that had them for real?
What's the weirdest and cutest animal you've ever seen? Was it here or somewhere else?
What is considered a luxury in your world, and do you indulge, abstain, or simply have different preferences?
Have you ever had konpeito?

[He doesn't seem to run out of breath OR questions. So the network is just rescued when the post times out and automatically posts it.]

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Video un: sneaky_fox

[damn_kitsune]

[Okay, this is just too amusing for Mitsuhide not to laugh about. At least he's not laughing at you, Nobunaga!]

Goodness, my lord. That is certainly a list of questions.

[Almost reminds him of a child. But like Hell he's going to compare the Demon King to a child out loud.]

Though if you want to learn how to play cards, I've already picked up on a few types of games.

[konpeito_aji]

What? Already?!

[IS THERE SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT TELLING HIM?! Have you been cavorting with pirates on the sly?!]

What do you know?

[damn_kitsune]

[He hasn't been cavorting with pirates! At least not here anyway... Are there any pirates in Avalon? Mitsuhide needs to find out.]

These smart phones, [And there is a tapping sound as he lightly taps on his own phone] Are truly wonderous devices. I don't even have to go a castle archive to look up information.

I've found a few games. Spades and poker seem to be pretty commonly played. There are also some games that require special cards that seem interesting.

[konpeito_aji]

Well, I can't let you be greater than me at too many things for long! Teach away, sensei!

[This can't go wrong.]

[damn_kitsune]

[Mitsuhide gives a chuckle. He's already a skilled hanafuda player so he will be hard to bet, Nobunaga.]

I'll get a deck of cards. Where are you?

[konpeito_aji]

Oh, right. I haven't even gone back to my room yet. [He's kind of debating whether to invade Kitsuno's. Is it an invasion if he's invited? Maybe from the Demon King.]

Whatever, I can just go... wherever.

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[intrapid]

LOL
Well, that was nostalgic.
Has the Almighty Demon King of the 6th Heaven never invaded the modern world to find out himself?

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[konpeito_aji]

This is my first experience with a wormhole, yes.

[intrapid]

Is it everything you thought it would be?

[konpeito_aji]

More. Much more!

[He uh, loves it though.]

[intrapid]

If your expectations are go and konpeito, I'm not surprised.
A world without go, though... Did you say you came from heaven, or hell?

Video un: Chasseur

[resistetmords]

That... was quite a list of questions you gave!

[konpeito_aji]

Too many?

[resistetmords]

Just a tad bit, yes.

[konpeito_aji]

Okay pick your favorite. Or one at random.

[resistetmords]

Hm, I suppose for the candy option I enjoyed chocolate. And while I've tried the sweets here they don't seem to be too dissimilar to what I'm used to back home.

video (Nyuu); un:elfe

[scarredhorns]

[A girl with white horns poking through her pink hair stares quizzically at the man on the screen. That name... As someone from Japan, she's definitely heard it before.]

Wait, did you just say your name was Oda Nobunaga? Like Oda Nobunaga of Owari Province???

[But he doesn't look like anything like the paintings she's seen in the books. Yet he called himself the Demon King...]

[konpeito_aji]

Yes!

Are you from Japan's future as well? [He's talked to a few, now and loves hearing more about the future, even if he has no intentions to do anything differently.]

[scarredhorns]

W-Wow!

[Nyuu can't help but feel awed. After all, Nobunaga is such a big name in Japanese history! On the other hand, she also feels a little scared. They didn't call him Demon King for nothing.]

A-and yes! It was 2003 the last time I was in my world. My name is Nyuu.

[Unlike Lucy, Nyuu is docile, so she thinks it would be best not to get on Nobunaga's bad side. She gives a polite bow as she introduces herself, making her horns even more visible.]

You look different from how I pictured you in my head, Nobunaga-sama, n-not that that's a bad thing!

[Please don't get angry at her!]

[konpeito_aji]

[He already bowed once, but he does it again. It's not like he's Lord of Owari Province (+++ the strongest force in Japan and all the other conquered lands) here. Or he's still himself, but no army. Just Mitsuhide, who is trying to get him to stop eating so much sugar, that jerk!]

[2003 confuses him for a bit.]

[Japan's calendar not having switched yet and all. And that is definitely not the Chinese calendar.]

[But he mentally sorts it to Christian/Western calendar since most everyone is about 500 years to his future, and what he can parse from his memories of the the Portuguese missionaries and merchants. And then he's just impressed. Japan switched to Western calendar? They really are part of the rest of the world now!]

How long have you been here, Lady Nyuu?

[A beat.] Oh, but that's more questions on top of so many already. [SHRUG. Demon King things: insatiable thirst for knowledge.]

[AS FOR LOOKING DIFFERENTLY:]

[He just seems amused.] I suppose I don't look enough like an oni, right? [Snaps his fingers, and his oni familiar comes into view! (Only slightly larger than Nobunaga himself!)] I hope you're not too disappointed. Your horns are lovely, but I'm glad I don't have to fit them under a helmet.

oh crap, I am so sorry for that last minute edit. didn't realize you'd already posted until after;;

[scarredhorns]

[Lady Nyuu? Boy does that make her feel fancy. She doesn't miss the way he thinks over the year 2003.]

Ah! My apologies. In our calendar, we'd refer to 2003 as Heisei 15. We've been integrating the Western calendar since what has become known as the Meiji era, during the later half of the 1800s.

[She can't remember the exact year.]

I have been here for 4 months now, but I was actually in yet another world that was different from my own before arriving in Avalon. I was there for over a year. I'm not the only one from that place either. There's quite a few of us within Avalon who were also there before, though I don't know them all personally.

[She only knows Noiz and Soundwave. A surprised gasp at the sudden appearance of the oni.]

Your familiar is an oni then? It looks quite fierce. [Now she really hopes that Lucy won't bring down Nobunaga's wrath upon them should they ever meet.] Thank you, Nobunaga-sama. Fortunately, my horns have never given me trouble while dressing. As you can see, they're not very sharp or long like the ones your oni has. As for my familiar, I'm not sure if you're familiar with it yet [since the legends surrounding it involve Hideyoshi], but it is a winged dog called a hainu. Setsuko, come!

[In a flurry of feathers, a winged dog the size of a Golden Retriever appears beside Nyuu.]

video un; Olvia

[blushing_beauty]

[Yup... this was definitely the same Nobunaga that asked her what fuck meant.

... fuck!

Well he may act a bit like a child, but asking questions was one of the best ways to learn so... She's still going to do her best to answer his questions, even though she feels like this might only encourage him, and possibly be bad for her future and continued sanity.]

I like these communicators the most so far, they're really handy. Back home my favorite was probably the out-realm gate, which allowed me to visit other worlds and return home from them.

Archery is one of the few sports I've even heard of, and that's not so much a sport as practice for war or hunting.

I try not to think too much about politics because it tends to depress me, and I've already got enough things in my life to hurt my mood.

I don't eat much candy, but I tend to like fruity flavors for my candies, especially lemons, limes, or kiwi.

Back home I was a dancer, but I also was a sword fighter working for the halidom of Ylisse. I think both jobs can potentially transition well here, although I'd much rather dance than fight.

Umm... the weirdest law I can think of was how the Khans of Regna Ferox decided on who would be their next leader. They would ask mercenaries from other countries to champion them in an arena battle, and the Khan who's champions won would be the next leader. I suppose it was an effective way to decide if they had good tactical and leadership skills, as well as being able to select the most capable of warriors... but it's still very strange.

The weird-...

[Give her a moment Nobunaga, she's shaking her head trying to wrap her head around the fact that, that was what he found weirdest!]

The weirdest thing to me about this place is that all the magic seems to not work for people who knew magic before coming here, and we have to learn a brand new form of magic!

I don't know how to play go, but I suppose I might be willing to let you teach me if you let me teach you some card games. I haven't been able to play a good game of cards in a long time.

We do not, nor have we ever had a caste system in the any of the lands I have visited, so I'm afraid I won't be of much help in that regard.

Hmmm... my favorite song or dance... that's so hard! I am a dancer you know!

[She'd originally been sort of exasperated when she'd heard his long list of questions and wrote them all down so she could answer them, but now that she's answering them, she's kind of enjoying herself!]

I guess my favorite is the one about the Heron princess and the Raven prince. It's a song that has a dance that goes with it, and maybe I'll share it with you sometime if I'm feeling ambitious.

I can't say I'm very familiar with oni familiars, but I've heard legends of them being rather ruthless monsters.

The weirdest and cutest animal has to be my very own familiar!

[She picks up her puppy sized black pegasus with glee, nuzzling her face against its snout as it whinnies happily at the attention.]

Isn't it just the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Let's see... a luxury in my world... I guess I'll still say pie since it's you I'm talking too, but I do abstain a decent amount since I don't want to over-eat and become fat and lethargic. I'm a dancer, so I need to maintain a healthy diet to keep my figure.

And no, I've never heard of Konpeito... does that answer all the questions you asked?

[Because... she just knows this is going to lead to more questions!]

[konpeito_aji]

[OLIVIA WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!]

[You are ABSOLUTELY encouraging him!!!]

You had gates that let you travel other worlds? How many have you been to? [Yo. Nobunaga thought wanting to see other continents was a big deal...]

You should try more candy, it might improve your mood. [Yes.] I have had candied kiwi and apples here! They are delicious. I have heard there is lemon pie. But also pumpkin pie is a reward for fighting monsters, if you would like to journey with me!

What makes the Khans strange? That sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Although an individually strong fighter isn't always the best strategist. There was clan of Khans in my world who tried to invade Japan a couple of times, but I'm not sure how they chose their leader. I do know it had something to do with strength, but I suspect hereditary lineage played a part as well.

I am learning some cards with Mitsuhide, but I'm certainly open to learning more and you are welcome to come play with us, should you like.

I would very much like to see your song and dance, and perhaps I will share one of my own after showing Kitsuno.

Yes, it's very cute. [LOOKIT THE TINY PEGASUS DAWWW] What's its name?

[THERE ARE ALWAYS MORE QUESTIONS OLIVIA. THE QUESTIONS NEVER END!]

I suppose it is only fair that I allow you to ask some questions as well, though I suspect I cannot provide as sufficient answers as you.

[blushing_beauty]

Hmm... about... fifteen?

[Give or take... they did re-visit some of the out-realms she'd been to, but others were rather unique and singular. Olivia has definitely seen a lot in her adventures.]

I do like pie... but I'm not so sure about fighting monsters. What kind of monsters are we talking about?

[They probably should break this down into smaller conversations, so she's just going to get back to some of his other questions later. She's just idly petting her pegasus like one might pet a house cat.]

As for this little lady? I've named her Blackie, and she seems to like the name.

[konpeito_aji]

Impressive! Do they all have magic? What do they have in common?

Slimes. I'll do most of the work, but I want to bring along Kitsuno, and she's a professional dancer like you, but I won't let anything happen to her.

Hello Blackie. [Formal nod.]