Oh, I figured it would work itself out, [Matoba replies mildly, seating himself again and reaching for his teacup. He stirs the little spoon in it a moment, and has another sip.]
[What an energetic and friendly vibe... Indeed, he didn't seem very much like Shylock at all. Perhaps he would be amenable to some questioning, but first, he should put him at ease with information of his own.]
Yes. They are clay statuettes that were normally used as funerary tributes in my country, in early civilization. Are you familiar with the nation of Japan? [His eye flicks towards Shylock- if they were from the same place, the answer was no.] That is where I, and they, are from.
Due to their ancient age, it isn't uncommon for many of them to gather up some power and become an ayakashi, or simply objects of power, but these ones are a little ...different. [He sets his cup down again, glancing at the haniwa that Shylock had seated at a table with a little shotglass of wine.]
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[What an energetic and friendly vibe... Indeed, he didn't seem very much like Shylock at all. Perhaps he would be amenable to some questioning, but first, he should put him at ease with information of his own.]
Yes. They are clay statuettes that were normally used as funerary tributes in my country, in early civilization. Are you familiar with the nation of Japan? [His eye flicks towards Shylock- if they were from the same place, the answer was no.] That is where I, and they, are from.
Due to their ancient age, it isn't uncommon for many of them to gather up some power and become an ayakashi, or simply objects of power, but these ones are a little ...different. [He sets his cup down again, glancing at the haniwa that Shylock had seated at a table with a little shotglass of wine.]