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"This is a useful trend! I'm learning so much about all my customers!"

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Legal   Name:   Asova

Nicknames:

The Shopkeeper

Eye of Virgo

God of Sales

Proprietor

Clerk of the Chasm

Date  of  Birth:   Presumed to be either a very long time ago... or beyond the classical idea of time.

Gender:   ??? (Usually appears female)

Place   of   Birth:  ??? Presumably somewhere in the cosmos but...

Currently   Living:  Possibly beyond this dimension, spacetime gets a little weird around her

Spoken   Languages:

Asova has never failed to communicate with a customer, apparently.

Education: 

Appears to be learning constantly

Physical   Characteristics:

Hair Color: Dark Ruby Red

Eye Color:  Bright Gold

Miscellaneous: A mouth full of sharp chompers. Spectacles. Might also be a neutron star hypercomputing space entity.

Height: 5'6"

Weight Mass:  1.9-2.4 solar masses

Relationships:

Noelle: Customer Employee

Neph: Customer Employee

Celio: Customer Employee

Effectively everyone else who has ever met Asova is a customer to her eyes

Orientation:

???

Relationship Status:

???, probably doesn't have relationships in any sense that organic creatures can comprehend

Tagging anyone who wants to do it!

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Asova didn't hesitate. She held out a corndog "What is this? Is it made of tastier humans? Or something else?"

She then produced a book. Lusty, Lucious, Lonely Knights. The cover had an impressionist painting of a medieval knight in a risqué pose. "What is this? I notice it's full of markings.... I know what most of the markings mean, but I don't understand the context! Some sort of historical record, right? A learning book!?"

The child-like Asova burst into Noelle's dream. "Found you!" She burst into laughter as Noelle's dream shifted into... an approximation of a human playground. "This was a really good hiding spot miss Minette!" (@curiosofthechasm)

Wha!? How did?

Wait...this wasn't her home realm, and the war was a long time ago. This was just one of her usual nightmares.

And that was...Asova?

Her brain caught up with things. "I-I suppose you did find me, Miss Asova." Noelle began, still very confused. How did she get in here? After their conversation the other day, she'd assumed the child wasn't looking for her.

The shift to a playground was oddly a great relief to her. A nice change from the fires. "I'm really impressed you found me here. You must be the hide and seek champion. What gave me away?"

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“The screaming gave you away” the child said without hesitation. She smiled toothily as she dangled on the slightly uneven monkey bars. “But even then- it was hard to find you! You’re a good hider!” She giggled as the monkey bars turned into a something… four dimensional.

“So- so do you want to hide next!? Or tell me about more human stuff!?”

The child-like Asova burst into Noelle's dream. "Found you!" She burst into laughter as Noelle's dream shifted into... an approximation of a human playground. "This was a really good hiding spot miss Minette!" (@curiosofthechasm)

Wha!? How did?

Wait...this wasn't her home realm, and the war was a long time ago. This was just one of her usual nightmares.

And that was...Asova?

Her brain caught up with things. "I-I suppose you did find me, Miss Asova." Noelle began, still very confused. How did she get in here? After their conversation the other day, she'd assumed the child wasn't looking for her.

The shift to a playground was oddly a great relief to her. A nice change from the fires. "I'm really impressed you found me here. You must be the hide and seek champion. What gave me away?"

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Would Asova celebrate human holidays?

//She can't help herself. Humans fascinate her

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//In previous holiday seasons its been asked what Asova would look like as the Ghost of Christmas future but...

She'd almost certainly be Ghost of Christmas Present.

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Trinity's reaction didn't sting anywhere near as much as her comment. She tongued her fangs behind her lips out of habit. She could smell their flesh, however faintly. She could sense their warmth. She had nearly all the traits of her full blooded kin, just without most of the hunger.

"You... won't need to worry" she said solemnly, removing the rest of her equipment. Without looking up, she removed some of her dry jerky and her water skin. "I wouldn't want to intrude on your ringmaster.... I carry a noble title, but I am not welcome in the Imperial courts. I am merely a traveller caught in the rain..."

She sensed the tension in the room. Eppli wasn't yet ready to divulge her destination. After running her hands through her hair to seep free the rainwater, she spoke again. "Tell me of you two. You are... performers, I take it?"

Eppli Lamont stumbled into the camp as the rain poured. Soaked through her cloak, she saw warm light shining through many of the camp flaps. The tents were unusually colorful, and she quickly realized she was in a sort of entertainers camp.

She hesitated outside one of the smaller tents. The sun had set, her lamp candle was gone, everything she had was soaked and it didn’t look like the rain was going to stop anytime soon.

But half blood vampires didn’t usually garner sympathy from other travelers. She readied her pack, knowing she might have to run, then carefully lifted the flap on the nearest tent. “Hello? Is someone there? Could I inquire of your hospitality… perhaps?”

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The rain soaked archivist swallowed. This wasn't what she was expecting. She dripped in the doorway as she gazed upon the unusual pair. "I uh... well I... thank you." She removed her muddy boots and stepped inside. Her cloak came off next, and she knew there would be no hiding what she was. Her hood slipped free, revealing orange eyes and pale, bluish skin and pink gargoyleish nostrils.

"I didn't know... of any show" she said, trying to avoid their gaze. "I need shelter. Uh, from the rain. I-I can be on my way before sunrise... if that is acceptable." She swallowed again and looked around the tent. Whatever smells were present in here were magnified to her sensitive nose.

"I... I'm Lady Eppli Lemont, Imperial Archivist... previously. Now book keeper and scribe." She bowed politely.

Eppli Lamont stumbled into the camp as the rain poured. Soaked through her cloak, she saw warm light shining through many of the camp flaps. The tents were unusually colorful, and she quickly realized she was in a sort of entertainers camp.

She hesitated outside one of the smaller tents. The sun had set, her lamp candle was gone, everything she had was soaked and it didn’t look like the rain was going to stop anytime soon.

But half blood vampires didn’t usually garner sympathy from other travelers. She readied her pack, knowing she might have to run, then carefully lifted the flap on the nearest tent. “Hello? Is someone there? Could I inquire of your hospitality… perhaps?”

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Eppli Lamont stumbled into the camp as the rain poured. Soaked through her cloak, she saw warm light shining through many of the camp flaps. The tents were unusually colorful, and she quickly realized she was in a sort of entertainers camp.

She hesitated outside one of the smaller tents. The sun had set, her lamp candle was gone, everything she had was soaked and it didn’t look like the rain was going to stop anytime soon.

But half blood vampires didn’t usually garner sympathy from other travelers. She readied her pack, knowing she might have to run, then carefully lifted the flap on the nearest tent. “Hello? Is someone there? Could I inquire of your hospitality… perhaps?”

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The child’s eyes lit up as she floated very close to Noelle. “Hide and seek! Hide and seek! I’m good at that one- I want to seek! I want to seek! I’ll count to -VRRRPT- and start looking! You go hide!”

The door to the Chasm space reopened.

"Hi Noelle!" The child said with a smile, appearing beside Noelle between blinks. "Wow! A human? Are you a human? So Cool!" She poked Noelle's shoulder. "You should be my friend"

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Asova observed her fingers a little closer. “Manipulation… Oh! That answers so many questions about human stuff! These must work on doorknobs?”

Asova’s idea of a normal human room appeared around them. She hurried to a door and started opening and closing it repeatedly. “Wow!”

She appeared in front of Noelle. “I’m the only Asova! I like games! I never get to play games! But those can wait… I need to know more about human stuff! Like pain! Or- wait…” She moved closer, her eyes focused on Noelle’s chest. “Yours is… making pulses?”

Her own heart started beating in unison with Noelle’s as she scratched her head. “So weird! Humans are so different. What kind of games do you like to play human Noelle?”

"Hi Noelle!" The child said with a smile, appearing beside Noelle between blinks. "Wow! A human? Are you a human? So Cool!" She poked Noelle's shoulder. "You should be my friend"

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Young Asova pondered the things she was seeing. These creatures were strange. They interacted in weird ways that she didn’t understand. What is a “November”? What is hair and why do these creatures have it? What is a birthday? A P.O. Box? All very strange.

She rearranged molecules while she pondered.

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The void around them shifted to a space-like setting with an unseen floor. “Me? I’m Asova! This is where I stay!”

Sheets of tick marks and numerals appeared on the floor and in the space around Noelle. “Human Noelle- hey, I haven’t seen a human up close before- not really.” Her smile widened. “Are you a normal one? What do these do?” She wiggled her fingers. Then without even an ounce of reaction or obvious pain, she grabbed one of her index fingers and broke it, her expression puzzled.

“They’re so weird!” She laughed as it appeared to reform.

"Hi Noelle!" The child said with a smile, appearing beside Noelle between blinks. "Wow! A human? Are you a human? So Cool!" She poked Noelle's shoulder. "You should be my friend"

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"Hi Noelle!" The child said with a smile, appearing beside Noelle between blinks. "Wow! A human? Are you a human? So Cool!" She poked Noelle's shoulder. "You should be my friend"

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The child smiled, her yellow eyes shining behind spectacles that were too big for her. When she smiled, her predatory teeth caught the light and gleamed. Concerningly, the door no longer seemed to be behind you, replaced instead by a limitless space.

“Hello-“ she said quizzically. “Who are you!?”

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“I’m sure I don’t know what you mean… today is just like any other!”