>How do we activate a chibi transformation, say our crow shape or Momiji's mofuji shape?
>You actually don't know. Some tengu can change their shape, you know, but it isn't a common ability, and not one you currently possess.
>"Come on in and take a load off if you want."
>Head inside.
>Begin to assess the place for break-ins. What sort of valuables do we have that may be stolen, or items we have that we use for writing, laying out, and making our papers publish-ready, and contemplate ways to hide or secure them.
>While doing this, go to each window, and place a strand of web between the frame and the window pane in such a way that it won't be visible from the outside. Ideally, if the window is opened, the strand will be broken and it will be easily overlooked by those who do not know it's there. If we can, try not to be too easy visible from the windows while doing this.
>"Thank you." Momiji replies, as you check your door for any signs of intrusion. Just in case. But everything seems as you left it, so you enter and proceed to check out the rest of your home. All appears undisturbed.
>As you explain your plan of action to Momiji, she offers to help. Her and her rangers have been employing tripwires of various sorts for centuries to guard Tengu territory. It's a practice that isn't used as widely today as it was in years past, but she's still quite familiar with the principal. While your plan isn't quite the same as the classic use of a tripwire, it is close enough to draw upon Momiji's knowledge as to the best place and method of setting up your improvised alarms.
>With her help, you divide the work between you, letting her handle the first sets of spiderweb on the bottom floor of your house while you make sure everything that should be secure is secure. This is not as difficult a task as it might be for some other tengu, as you're not an overly material person by nature. The vast bulk of your belongings either pertain to your basic needs of living, and materials used for making your paper.
>Prioritizing the latter of which, you secure them as best as you can in locked desk drawers and behind more mundane items such as dictionaries and the like. Some of the flatter materials, you conceal beneath the mattress of your bed. As you do so, you place a strand of web in each room you visit- an interesting task in and of itself-, and ensure that both window and door of each room is securely locked as you leave.
>It takes you and Momiji the better part of 45 minutes to make sure that everything that can be squirreled away is as safe as can be, and to get all the spider webs distributed. In the end, you had enough web to place an alarm strand on every window, and still have a little webbing left over.
