[[Open RP]] No, this isn't an April Fool's Joke.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

Does that even exist in Japan?

Soichiro was in an empty classroom. When I say empty, I mean that there were no other people in the room.

It, however, was extremely cluttered with abandoned books, supplies, other things.

Which made it perfect for what Soichiro was practicing, the 'Accio' spell.

His reasoning was that it would be easier to find what he was looking for if he could bring it to him, and it also could serve as a distraction.

Plus, some of the hexes and curses he wanted to try really should be used under supervision.

So right now, he's testing out the Accio spell. Once it gets too cluttered, he'll try the Banishing spell

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[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

Rem, needless to say, was not exactly a social creature. Maybe that's a bit of an understatement. Let's try this again.

In the weeks since her sorting, Rem had not had any significant interaction with anyone at the school, living, dead, or otherwise. There was certainly enough space at Hogwarts to wander around without running into anyone for a while, and she didn't even have any particular reason to go back to her dorm. It wasn't as if she needed to sleep. Not that she couldn't, but as an undignified way to relieve boredom, sleeping fell somewhere between eating and intentionally creating a mass murderer.

However, even Hogwarts was limited in size, and eventually, she was bound to run into someone. This encounter took the form of her wandering into a classroom in a mostly-deserted wing of the school only to have a book fly past her head. If she hadn't been a ridiculously emo shinigami, Rem probably would have jumped in surprise. She did flinch, just a little, though.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

It probably says something that Soichiro wasn't even fazed by Rem suddenly floating in, nearly getting whacked by the book he called over. Then again, the first time they met, he freaked. Any reaction would be better than that.

"Rem," he said, setting down the book. "How are you?"

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

How was she? Well, she inexplicably wasn't dead, but they'd been over that already.

"I suppose I am well, considering the circumstances. You?"

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

He shrugged. "Good, I suppose. Learning some spells. Their hexes are interesting. Probably would help me better than physical attacks."

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

"Anything that would have been... useful, if you had known it?" she asked.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

He sighed. "Even these," he tapped his glasses, indicating his eyes, "would have been more useful if I had gotten them sooner. But to answer your question, yes, there are some spells that could have come in handy during the entire investigation. Some potions too, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to try those."

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

"'These'?" she asked. "You traded for the eyes, then? That would have happened after my time, as it were..."

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"I did. It was apparently part of Light's plan to get the Death Note back. Except now I'm not sure if he-as Kira-had planned for my death in the process. I died only a few hours after getting the eyes."

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

"I am sorry. He outlived you, then?" It seemed a little stilted - conversation wasn't Rem's strong point - but she had the unpleasant feeling she'd missed an awful lot of important events, dying when she did.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"Not by much. Near or Mello would know more, though." He looked around a bit. "Accio ruler!" The ruler flew and landed in Soichiro's hand.

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

"I don't believe I know them," she said. "Although those sound like pseudonyms, so I suppose I might not know if I had met them..." There had been a few others at her Sorting who had recognized her for what she was, after all.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"Lean down. I'd rather not get kicked in the knee again for saying this, so I'll whisper in your ear."

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

She bent down, a little stiffly.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"Nate River, or Mihael Keehl. You definitely did NOT hear this from me." Not that it really mattered, since she's a shinigami and therefore has the eyes, but Soichiro REALLY doesn't want to get kicked.

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

She nodded slowly. "The first was at my Sorting. He managed to connect me to Misa, and I would rather not draw attention to her," she said. Hence her not following the girl around. It was harder to be crazy-protective when other people could see her.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"Especially considering she may not be acting as Kira at the moment, yes, I see your point. Unfortunately, he was the one that actually saw Light die, if you want that information." He was silent for a minute, then banished a book so hard it thunked against the wall.

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

"I am... not sure how much information I really want," she admitted.

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"At least you had that choice," he muttered.

True, he could have shut out what Near had told him, and continued living in ignorance, and honestly, he's glad to know.

At the same time he wasn't.

"Speaking of Misa, did you find her?"

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

"We spoke at my Sorting, and I have seen her a few times since then. As I mentioned before, she does not remember me - she actually seems to believe I'm just another of her fans. That may be the safest thing for her to believe."

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

Soichiro couldn't help but laugh at that. "Misa actually thinks....yeah, let her think that."

[misas-shinigami.livejournal.com]

"She told me I should get other shinigami to buy her CDs." Rem shook her head. "I was glad that she did not run away screaming, but also a little troubled that she trusts that easily."

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

Soichiro couldn't really add anything to that, so he settled for Banishing a couple more items and trying Incendio on a scrap of paper. Which he promptly snuffed.

[bantersucks.livejournal.com]

((May vanish in a bit, but couldn't resist. Soichiro should be able to see TWO clear names now: "Jaime Reyes" and "Khaji Da." Feel free to point that out. ETA: that icon cracks me up SO MUCH.))

Jaime had discovered the trick to keeping his internal map of Hogwarts correct: regular exploration. It was the only way to really keep abreast when things changed. So he was passing by the classroom when movement caught his eye. He poked his head in the open doorway - and the Scarab notified him of an incoming missile. "Whoa!" He jerked back just in time to keep from getting smacked in the face by whatever came zooming past. "Sorry. Next time I'll knock."

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps I should have placed a warning sign." Soichiro furrowed his brow. Why...why were there two names instead of one?

[bantersucks.livejournal.com]

Jaime shrugged. "Or I could have just been watching where I was going. What're you up to?" He frowned, noticing Soichiro's perplexed expression. "Is everything okay?"

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

He shook his head, maybe it was fatigue. No, that name he used to not be able to read, he now could.

"That second name of yours, the one I couldn't read? I can now."

[bantersucks.livejournal.com]

"Second name? What second--"

Jaime froze as he made the connection, the rest of the question dying out. It was a second or two before he finally found his voice again. "What - what's it say?"

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"Khaji Da. Huh. Almost sounds Japanese." Except that there is no 'kha' in Japanese pronounciation, as far as I can remember.

[bantersucks.livejournal.com]

That was the name he'd written in runes. Holy shit. "Seriously? I don't know where that came from," he said, and immediately the Scarab chimed in:



Soichiro couldn't hear that little revelation, but Jaime couldn't hide his stunned reaction to it. "...okay, maybe I got an idea not like it makes much sense, but that's still news to me." He shook his head, dazed. "What's with the flying books and stuff?"

((yay canon for holding out on me. and I need to pass out now.))

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

"Practicing a spell. It brings whatever I call to me." He looked around for something...there!

"Accio eraser!" And the chalkboard eraser flew across the room....to smack Soichiro right in the face.

"That isn't supposed to work like that," he said in between coughs.

[bantersucks.livejournal.com]

Jaime flinched sympathetically as the eraser clobbered Soichiro. "Kinda figured that. Maybe try something, that's, uh, not so good of a blunt object?"

[papayagami.livejournal.com]

Still coughing, Soichiro settled for Banishing it away. "Problem solved."