And then there was a Rule 63 AU?

[falseidentity]

[So. You've played detective, run away from home with the queen of your country and married her, oh, and of course, killed the demon duke who kidnapped hundreds of women. An then you wake up not in your house in a small town in Elphegort, but some big city that doesn't seem to even resemble anything you've ever seen. Naturally, you'd probably be panicked or afraid or even desperate to get home?

Kachessa Crim? Is just plain tired of all this magic bullshit.

So currently, there is a woman of about 27 sitting on a bench, just staring straight ahead with the most linefacy, deadpan face. She is so done, she just wants to get done with this magic stuff and get on with her happy life with her wife and child. That's it. Nothing more.]

...I really need a different job.

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[tormentopink]

House maid suits you.

[Here's a teal haired guy, who is probably slightly taller than the woman. Except that he's fifteen-'ish' on his human age. Although his eyes fixed on Kaiko at beginning, but then he looks at somewhere else.]

Or bakery if you have skills.

[falseidentity]

[Teal. Like Mikulia. Huh. Did she have siblings...? Kachessa isn't sure what to think. Though she'll stare a few moments.]

...I'm afraid being a maid or baking is something I'm not entirely suited to. I've been a detective recently... Perhaps being a woodsman would be more suitable... Less demons and magic.

[And then a pause.]

...Who are you? You remind me of someone I met once, though she was a woman and... No, that last bit wouldn't be important, I suppose...

[tormentopink]

Your job is quite unusual. But nah, I would say you leave the tough jobs for the dudes. Get something else.[He says, then turns completely to her.]

Me? The name is Mikuo.

If the name 'Miku' rings your bell, that would be true. She's my sister. [Except that Kachessa isn't talking about 'his' Miku, yet.]

[falseidentity]

[...Oh. Oh, that hits a sore spot. Kachessa will stand up then, drawing up to her full height. She is, in the end, a proud woman who despises having her skills questioned.]

I am the contessa Kachessa Marilena Crim, the one who solved the disappearances of countless women and slew the Demon Duke of Asmodean! I will not be talked down to by some mere boy!

[...Ahahaha, Kachessa, you're only twenty-six.]

[tormentopink]

Kachessa, huh. Not Kaiko?

Nope, never heard of you.

[Take that. He's straight apparently. Especially when they're in different universe.]

[falseidentity]

...Who is this Kaiko?

[Also, increasingly frustrated with you.]

[tormentopink]

The person who looks like you.

[Dont give him that look.]

[falseidentity]

[She will give that look all she wants, she is tired of what she perceives as disrespect.]

I'm afraid I don't know anyone named Kaiko. Unless she's a distant relative in the Strahl line. That's the only known family to have blue hair in all of Bolganio.

[tormentopink]

No. She belongs to Shion family and she always dressed in winter outfit.

[Then he leans forward to her.]

She's sweeter than you.

/chinhanding this

[screamsofice]

[for all the bizarre... abundance of her brothers, you rarely see Kaikos wandering around out here.

This one's more disposed to a dry, if tight, smile than linefacing everything, but she can understand the principle

(ps I hope you have a warm coat or something it seems like winter is following her around; she leaves frost patterns with every bootprint)]

What was your job before, sister?

Aaaand I must go do adult things now. :c

[falseidentity]

[Despite the warning there are others of similar appearance here, after all the woman has been through... Kachessa really can only come to one conclusion first. Despite the cold (she's hardly dressed for it, it was summer in Elphegort), she still just stares at the other woman.]

...A detective. ...Are you a demon?

o/~

[screamsofice]

Only metaphorically. What I was was a Queen.

[she stands at distance mostly out of courtesy. People don't appreciate you unintentionally freezing their bench]

AND BACK!

[falseidentity]

...A queen? Of what country? I don't seem to recall seeing paintings of you in Marlon or Asmodean... Or even Elphegort... Perhaps Levianta?

[She is... Most curious. Surely this woman is am apparition! Perhaps a former queen who could grant her knowledge she doesn't have of another country!]

\o/

[screamsofice]

[she laughs] None of those. I must say, detective seems a more worthy profession.

[would be more sniffing out her brothers' enemies here]

Uuunfortunately, today is a work day and it is long.

[falseidentity]

Unfortunately, it's also gotten me into my fair share of trouble.

[Like with Sati Venomania.]

[graveyardparties]

My, is that so?

[peering...]

How are you at cooking? Failing that, acting?

klfgdkljgflj Someone else from Evillious WELP...

[falseidentity]

[...This woman looks like Meilis. This is kind of interesting and awkward and confusing.]

...I'm not much of a cook... But I suppose acting... I was undercover for a long time, and no one suspected a thing...

oh howdy

[onlyconsideration]

[You. Seem familiar. In a different manner than all the other people here who share his likeness.]

You won't easily find a place better fit for making a change.

HI, DESCENDANT. Sorry for the awkward. :V

[falseidentity]

[...Why do you look similar to her she is so confused. Except not entirely, because she's met a few others and she has a son with blue hair.]

...I was attempting a change when I came here. I'm more annoyed by all this magic and demons than anything else.

No apologies, awkward is delicious

[onlyconsideration]

[A chuckle] Ah, yes. You'll have no chance of escaping any of that here, I'm afraid.

So. How will he feel hearing Kachess was a woman? :V

[falseidentity]

I've had more than my fill of both. I'd much rather be back in Elphegort with my wife and son.

[SIGH. But, unfortunately, it isn't going to happen it seems.]

Even more things he thought he knew were a lie

[onlyconsideration]

[Huh. Same-sex unions weren't exactly unheard of, nor were they technically illegal, but they weren't something people usually stated so casually. By the way the woman was dressed, he'd gather that she was of high enough status to not have to care what anybody said.

He'll file that information away for later use.

The mentioning of Elphegort was of more immediate concern; no one here had even mentioned anywhere close to home in passing.] You're from Elphegort...? That's a name I haven't heard in quite some time.

...So basically par the course?

[falseidentity]

...Not exactly. I am from Asmodean, though I moved to Marlon at a young age. That's where I met my wife. Some time later, we ended up in Elphegort with our son. It's where the work was good.

[...Ah. She's realizing she's been terribly rude. She'll stand then and bow at the waist--like a man, because that's what she's been pretending to be for so long. Same sex union? ...More like no one back home knows she's actually a woman. Her voice is just low enough, and she's bound her breasts enough she can pass.]

I've been rude. Ches Crim, detective.

Basically

[onlyconsideration]

[Crim, was it? H'm, perhaps they shared some distant relation. That might explain the sense of familiarity he couldn't quite put his finger on. For the sake of being polite, he mirrors the gesture.]

Judge Gallerian Marlon. Charmed.

Re: Basically

[falseidentity]

...Marlon!? As in... Yufina Marlon!?

[...Yufina didn't have anyone in her family with blue hair. So color "Ches" surprised. Because... Hahahaha. It's impossible. He can't be...]