[Convoy|easy|voice]

[tsundairy]

I... I know this is probably the worst possible time to be bringing this up. *sigh* On the other hand, though, important things like this always get revealed when the book or the play or the radio show's about to end, don't they? I mean, I'm not saying we're going to die! It's the opposite! We're going to defeat that snake, and then we're going to finish this -- whatever this is -- anyway, it'll be over!

Hmph. Anyway, that wasn't what I was going after. What I mean to say is... I have the filter on right, don't I? Okay, good.

*takes a deep breath* I...

I'm not a real human. ...I'm just pretending. This isn't even the form I was born with. My body mutated when I got into something I shouldn't have. I can transform back to my original form, but going around like this is a lot easier. It's a real drain on mana, though. That's why I always carry my weapon on me, even when we went to the bathhouse.

Some of you already know this. I didn't hide it around the people I knew before, on the Way, because... well, we were all weird there. I've told a couple people here, too, but not many. I guess I could have gone without hiding it, but I didn't want to. People will always look at you differently. Just trust me on that, okay?

My name... it's Milk. Milk from Palmier Village. But just keep on calling me Kurumi, okay? It-- it took a long time to come up with a name like that!

...I did it. I actually did it.