>Can we move to take a look without straying too far from our vigil?
>If so, do so
>A few feet to your left should let you see though the parked cars well enough. So you take those few steps, and try to see what Kiku has conjured up.
>On the ground in front of her are two forms. To her left is a snake, about five feet long, and quite thin. To her right is a cat, about the size of a large housecat or a young wildcat. Possibly a lynx. Unlike ordinary animals, however, these two have a metallic exterior. The snake's scales appear to have been molded from sheet metal, and the cat's fur is bronze in more than just color. Both have empty white eyes that glow faintly. Despite their hard skin, both creatures have a faintly ethereal presence about them, as though they don't quite belong in this world.
>"How is that possible?" Kiku demands of the spectral beings.
>"You're the shrine maiden, you tell us." the cat purs sarcastically.
>This does nothing to make Kiku's scowl go away. "It can wait. You know why I have summoned you."
>The snake's head dips and raises. "A simple task." As it speaks, the feline disappears. The snake's tongue flicks in and out. "I believe I would have preferred you to summon only the one of us, myself." he whispers dryly, before vanishing as well.
