once more with feeling, Welcome to ame

IT was a beautiful day. The smell of rain awakened the girl, who'd been sleeping in a cover made from materials she'd packed for the trip set up into a makeshift tent just outside the village. It wasn't exactly the most confortable situation but it kept out the rain and with her bedding it was more then warm enough.

"Pinochio?" SHe called, unwrapping her arms from the sleeping girl beside her, Her sister's eyes fluttering open slowly at her call. Slowly they both uncurled from the mass of blankets, crawling out to see the light of day and smell the soft cool rain of Amekagure. This would be the start of their new beautiful day.

"Everything's good Aios. No one came in the night. " The small by said from his position seated just outside the large triangular entrance. Things were gathered quickly, Each of them changing from their sleep attire, matching puppy and kitten kigurumis for the girls and a long night shirt for pinochio into the outfits they'd left Funka in.

aios' outfit with wig and red contacts:

Aios Ai's outfit with wig and wheelchair:

pinochio's outfit:

QUickly they sped through the borders, searching for civilization, where quickly was of course a euphamism for abysmally slow, with Aios pushing her sister in the wheel chair the whole way. It was important, she would note as the puppet tried to point out that it wasn't eficient, that they make best use of the brilliant costume work.

"You see Ai, dear sister.... This is what separates us from the common people. Unwillingness to break character no ma....OH... Oh god." Before her was not the great city of her dreams. Instead it was a broken down mass of.... SHe couldn't even describe it. Her hopes were burried in the rubble of the destroyed city.

"Aios! move!!!" The three dispersed, asside from the young girl who's body felt frozen in place. Her arms rose defensively across her face as her eyes shut, terrified and waiting for impact that would never come. The Twin puppet Aios Ai spun the wheels of her wheel chair, zipping off to half roll half slide in front of her master just before the boy would crash into her, knocking her back and to the side to land on the ground, legs crossed and shaken a bit. The boy thanks to the large wheel chair that blocked his path would either get knocked back or well over Aios' head, flying a great distance before crashing into the ground as described, and pinochio within the strange robot costume zipped over to him, seeming to glide across the ground on the four fake legs before spinning in place twice.

"Thank you sister..." She spoke, just as the puppet pushed herself up onto her seat. Aios' face changed immediately at this. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING. I'VE TOLD YOU A THOUSAND TIMES. THIS IS WHAT SEPARATES US FROM THE PEASANTS. " She took a moment, breathing deeply before continuing in a now calm voice. "Now..... You know what to do."

With a nod Aios Ai would sit back on the ground, curling her legs under her a bit. Turning her eyes to the group she would ask in an almost annoyed but prideful tone. "If you would all please look away. As i've told you before I don't need help getting back into my chair, but I dont look graceful doing it either. "

Aios gave a bod, turning her back to Ai who crawled across the ground the short distance. Meticulously she turned it, her hands grasping onto the arm rests by command of the invisible threads, and pulled herself back up into the seat before wheeling back around beside her sister. "Thank you. Now..... Who is this...."


The scene was exactly how she would have wanted it, and exactly how she saw it in her head. This was perfect. Unfortunately, for the onlooker it would seem.... More then a bit crazy. The whole scene would happen but in silence, asside from Aios' words seemingly talking and responding to herself since her puppets only had the ability to speak in her mind.

"Ah excelent. things are going perfectly as planned. Everyone places!" As sh spoke the other two quickly got into position. Aios Ai turned her wheels hard, the foot rest of the wheel chair lifting off the ground as she moved directly beside her sister. Meanwhile the small robot hiding pinochio spin once more, gliding on it's small wheels while continuing it's rotation to end up directly in front of the two, whipping about as it stopped itself.

"I am Aios AI." The wheel chaired puppet would speak, though the only thing he would actually be able to notice of her was the slight nod and movement of her perfectly realistic lips. Had she realized that this was in fact a thing and the voices were all in her head this would be a problem Aios would need to fix soon. Thankfully... or not so, She had not.

The small robot jumped up and down as it spoke, saying " I'm pinochio!" though once again no words came out. Awesome reoccurring theme am I right? Totally bitchin.

Finally Aios began to speak towards the boy, her hands sliding slowly up her sides to curl up against her slightly too exposed chest, hands clasped within the other as if she were begging. Her eyes dropped down for a moment before slowly raising to look at the boy innocently, almost in terror, her tone meeting the same effect. "And I.... Am Aios, The Cosplay Queen previously of FunkaKagure. "

"Hullo Leviticus. Don't mind those two I um.... I forget that they can only really talk in my head." She said, dropping character for a moment, her sad, almost white washed emotional display shifting to that of a bright excited young girl, as was natural for the cosplay queeen of Funka.

"Actually.... Um. We can talk.... But only in certain ways. You know of the Ventriloquism jutsu sister... You just conveniently forget that you need to use it. " This time The girl's words could be heard by the boy, a little snappy but overall quite matter of the fact. She wheeled forward to look him over, studying him up and down before turning to her sister once more.

"He.... can't even tell I'm a puppet. We've always wondered what would happen when we went out and about with actual people.... Apparently it is in fact impossible to tell us apart sister.... Good job."

"Wha...um yes. No no. You aren't deaf or she mute. They're puppets... that is to say um.. I'm a puppet master. Mistress? Is that it? Whatever. Either way I'm Aios and...." As he spoke her body reacted, anger clearly evident now in her eyes. "What do you mean cover up?! This character doesn't wear a cover... Well... Except this. " Forming two hand seals she used the storage displacement jutsu and reached into it. The sound of a zipper could be heard from the portal of blackness and moments later a long black cloak clearly feathered in black at the neck appeared from within the jutsu.

"I mean this goes with the outfit but I couldn't imagine putting it on for a little bit of rain. We never got rain really. It was a privelege I could only dream of and it's sooo nice to get to see it. Granted, I didn't actually spend much or.. ANY time outside of my home if i could help it so perhapse it did rain and i just missed it. I'm Aios Cei! The cosplay queen of Funkakagure... Well.... previously of Funka. I ran away to be honest. If i'd stayed much longer my brother or one of the others would definitely have killed me. Also more importantly..... It completely stifled my creativity. It was all murder, maiming, and consumption of human flesh with the village. Horrible place for someone of my exceptional skills. "

Aios Ai didn't respond. She only gave the boy a downcast almost disgusted high browed look, which elicted a squeal from her sister.

"Excelent sister. Perfect way to stay in character. We really are the greatest Duo ever!!!! oh ... right and um.... Yea so we ran away and are looking for a place to be respected for our talents. That's about... it?"

"This sounds perfect. I'll be needing a base of operations for the most important thing a puppet mistress needs and your little shop sounds perfect! Maybe I can even sell some of my more devious designs to people. " She was simply abuzz with excitement for several moments, jumping up and down with pure glee flowing across her face and body. Finally her sister Ai rolled over, tugging at the barelly there outfit clinging tightly to her body. She looked down, stopping immediately to recollect herself.

"Right. Um.... Thank you sister. Let me start again. " Her eyes cast down towards the ground once more, her hands falling loosely to her side. She glanced up, her body leaning forward on her toes and calmly, almost seductively she began to speak again. "Levi.... please. Use me." Her very essence held an almost disconected innocence, her body language the opposite of the words coming from her lips. She looked afraid and weakened, but willing to do what she could.


"Perfect sister. Exactly what she would have said to a T" From seemingly nowhere Aios pulled a bit of string, already wrapped in a strange formation almost similar to a cat's cradle. She offered it to the boy, her eyes glimmering with a touch of hope.

"Take it. You may do it if you try, bit if you dont.... You'll surely fail. Use me, please."

Levi would watch as Aios became excited with his deal which really made him happy. Her happy mood  which was somehow instantly replaced with something else. The moment she leaned forward to Levi he started to blush meaning he was falling for the cute act..is what Falcone would call it. Ok so yes Levi is a teenage boy and yes he is very uncomfortable around females and was very intimidated by Aios appearance and they way she was acting. He was on edge and he was trying his hardest not to give off that he was weak against women but that wasn't working and he needed some space. His eyes would widen when she told him to use her and at first wasn't really a bad thing except how the way she was dress and the way she said it was really seductive and really making Levi uncomfortable.  "I uh..yeah....ok I will use you." He would sigh and smile now that they were officially business partners and he was glad he could get her help because he would need it.

She offered him to take the string but what importance did the string held? What was it supposed to represent?  Friendship maybe...he didn't know but he would nod and slowly pull the string from her expecting something to happen maybe confetti popping out or something.  Still smiling he would try and shake that uncomfortable feeling off with and look at the string. "Well it seems like your brother didn't care for you enough but at least you still have one so don't hate him that much yeah I don't know what he may have done to you but he is your brother I would give anything to have my brother or sister back but they are gone...." He replaced that uncomfortable feeling with something he was more accustomed by making himself feel alone. "Alright so we should probably introduce you to the others but business first right?"