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[Ritsu doesn't hesitate when he replies.]

Incapacitate me. Break my legs if you have to - I'll heal. If you can't snap me out of it, I'd rather be kept from being able to do anything at all than be forced to dance to someone else's tune.

[ Her eyes go wide, and she immediately snaps: ] Lord Shikishima!

I understand your feelings, but I won't break your legs! If you need to be restrained, I can do that. As long as you'll come to your senses in the end, there's no need for you to be injured like that. I'll keep you in check for as long as it takes.

[He's still getting used to being referred to as "Lord Shikishima," so her reaction catches him a little off-guard, too. He's been held in high esteem before, but not to this extent.]

Alright. I'll trust in your words - but if I pose a danger to you and you're left with no other way of restraining me, I must insist that you take the necessary actions. When I say I'll heal, I really do mean it; I regenerate at a rapid pace, so there's no need to worry too much about injuring me.

Be that as it may, I don't think I can do that...

[ The thought it abominable... He's still human, isn't he?

Now that he's mentioned recovering rapidly, she really has to ask. ]

You mentioned earlier that you're older than you look. If I may ask, are you... [ Is there a way to ask this that isn't awkward? One isn't coming to mind. ] Are you immortal as well?

[Well, he wonders. It's strange; he'd never thought of himself as immortal before, but now that he's sitting here, very much seemingly alive when he knows all too well that he should be dead, he isn't so sure if he can still be called "mortal" anymore.]

It seems I can no longer age, if that counts? As for whether there's anything capable of killing me, that's still up in the air.

[But she's immortal, huh? Interesting.]

[ She didn't know it was possible to answer "I don't know" to that question, but that was certainly not a "yes" or a "no". Maybe he was a ghost and didn't realize it? No, he didn't seem like a ghost... And it was even less likely he was a demon.

Regardless, he isn't one that worked his way to immortality. It seems more like it's something coincidental. ]

Let's not find out if that's possible. Even if you do recover quickly, there's no guarantee that you can recover from everything.

Am I to understand that you can recover from everything?

[Now seems like the best time to ask, so...]

It sounds like you were someone rather important back in your world; I got your name earlier, but how should I address you? I would hate to be impolite.

[Her rank is surely higher than his, but she's referring to him as Lord Shikishima regardless.]

I would also rather not find out. Can we please not joke about such things?

[ The line between "fatal" and "non-fatal" can be rather blurry for heavenly officials. To say she was heartier than a mortal human was true. And to say she was thin-skinned and dealt poorly with pain was also true...

She takes a sip of her wine as she considers the question. Of course she has a title, but she wasn't thinking to reveal her status here. It would be wrong to do so. At the same time, she was cut off from the heavenly realm on some foreign planet, so would it make a difference either way? ]

My title is "Wind Master Qingxuan" or "Lord Wind Master", but you don't need to call me that now—really, there's no need to call me that. You can address me however you'd like. [ Are they on a name-only basis now... She should ask the same to him. ] I never asked how you would like to be addressed, either. I just presumed your title. I apologize.

Ah, my apologies. That was tactless of me.

[He should... probably remember that other people aren't as nonchalant about topics like death. It's been far too long since the last time he really talked to someone, well, normal on that front, he supposes.]

You're free to address me however you'd like as well. I'm fine with anything.

[Lord Wind Master, though... That gives him a few ideas as to what her powerset might be. Would he be able to successfully escape from an opponent who commanded mastery of the wind like he'd brought up earlier?

While he'd like to think he can, he has to admit he's slightly concerned.]

[ She shakes her head and waves a hand. ]

No, but it is better to avoid anything unnecessary, isn't it? I'm not weak, though. If you're in trouble, you can always call for me and I'll be there!

[ While he didn't seem hopeless or defenseless, his power sounded like it had significantly more drawbacks than hers did. As long as it wasn't the two of them fighting, she was fairly confident in her own abilities. ]

If you're fine with anything, then I'll call you Shikishima-xiong from now on.

[ She's nearly positive that he's younger than her, but he doesn't look it...so, -xiong. Now things won't feel so formal. ]

[A last-name basis, huh? That's comfortable enough for Ritsu, so he smiles and decides he'll follow her example.]

Then I'll call you Shi-san. But that's good to know - please allow me to extend the same courtesy to you. If you ever need me, I promise I'll do whatever I can to help. In the meantime, if I find anything out about this place - or how the rules work here, I'll let you know. It's best to be prepared just in case, right? Though I've the utmust confidence in your words, it would prove to be quite troublesome if the denizens of this world had some way of suppressing our powers or, worse yet, turning them on us.

Unfortunately, that is a very real and troubling possibility... I will of course let you know at once if I learn anything new or find new avenues for us to explore as well.

[ All the things that could possibly go wrong with their powers and themselves is going to remain a major concern. It won't stop being one until they can secure some means of protection.

For now, she pockets the crystal again. ]

I'll be depending on you as well. As of right now, I am fairly confident in my powers working as they should, and I don't feel strange.

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