Audience - Koharu

[holyspirits]

Comments

[cupidsammo]

True...

Are you staying there because you have to?

[holyspirits]

For now. My family was there, but I always thought it would be nice to travel as soon as I could. See if I could go somewhere else for a while.

[cupidsammo]

A lot of people want a change of pace sometimes. Where do you think you would go?

[holyspirits]

South America, maybe. Someone told me about it once and it sounded nice. I want to see the rainforests and everything.

[cupidsammo]

Oh, that does sound lovely! You must like being outdoors, then.

[holyspirits]

Yeah. I've always liked it more than being confined somewhere else. [ this is idle chitchat as they walk, but it's fine. ] There was a tree in the yard of my house that's been there as long as I can remember. Every time I needed to go somewhere to think or regroup, I would sit under there. Somehow it always made me feel better no matter what.

[cupidsammo]

It's nice to have somewhere to go when you need it! In a small town like that, it must've always been peaceful outside.

[holyspirits]

Yeah. It's a lot of kind of farm land and everything, fields and marsh areas. Being here is a lot different. Kind of wasn't what I expected for my first time away from home, but...

[cupidsammo]

It wasn't mine either, if it helps, and I'm used to busy places.

[holyspirits]

[ they have talked enough about themselves, they decided, so now it's koharu time. ]

Tell me more about Tokyo? What did you like most? What sort of things did you do there? [ what was life like before? ]

[cupidsammo]

Hm...

[ She does a thinkle. ]

Maybe that it's always... lively? And there's a lot of shops, and good places to eat, so hanging out with friends is always easy. Buuut... these days I keep pretty busy with my current work.

[holyspirits]

With that many options it must be hard to get bored. And the current work is? [ they have been dying to ask about her wings. ]

[cupidsammo]

[ good news! ]

These days I’m filling the role of a cupid!

[holyspirits]

A cupid. [ the way they say this is full of surprised amusement, like they hadn't considered that was actually it. ] As in love-casting cupid?

[cupidsammo]

[ Koharu can't help but give a small chuckle; it surprises everyone, really. ]

The very same kind.

[holyspirits]

And how did you end up with a job like that? That seems very specific.

[ also cupids are just make-believe where they are from, so this is new. ]

[cupidsammo]

Erm. Well.

[ UNEXPECTED QUESTION ]

Not through the most ideal means....

[holyspirits]

[ they glance at her slowly. probably. she cannot see their eyes. ]

Complicated, unpleasant, or both?

[cupidsammo]

More... unpleasant really.

[ ... ]

The truth is, I've already died before, but the Goddess gave me a second chance... as a cupid.

[holyspirits]

[ all three of the mods really did laugh at you bringing her here given the premise.

zuriel does not laugh, but they do see the connection. ]

I'm sorry to hear that. [ genuinely. ] Does this feel a little familiar then? Earning a second chance like this. Though I guess this would be your third.

[cupidsammo]

[ yea i bet you did BUT I WAS LOCKED IN ]

Y- yeah. It's getting a little awkward whenever someone asks how I'm feeling about the whole dying thing...

[holyspirits]

Because it sounds terribly crass to say you've already gotten past that when everyone else is struggling? I think I can see it. [ yikes. ] How long have you been a cupid?

[cupidsammo]

[ a little nod ]

It... hasn't been long at all, actually. It's barely been a month.

[ (waves hands oocly) ]

[holyspirits]

[ at least she hasn't been dead that long? well, no, looks can be deceiving. after all—

... what were they thinking about, again? ]

So they're like training wings. [ a little tease. ] Is it something you ever had an interest in before? Matchmaking, that is.

[cupidsammo]

[ 'Training wings' is one way of putting it. ]

I did it a lot at school, actually. Everyone was always looking for their special someone...