Another Bar Day (Diana,Doku)

Diana calmly observed her host leave the room for a short time and when he came back he returned bearing the promised gift of his contact's number. The blonde took a glimpse at the handwriting with a calm look on her face and could not help but to notice that it looked a little... crummy. Even though the aesthetics left something to be desired, what was written was still legible and that was all that mattered to her. Doku had give her exactly what she had requested and she could ask no more of him than that.

"Thank you for giving this to me. I will be certain to inform Yumiko that you were the source of her phone number." Diana sincerely thanked her friendly host for his second act of generosity and assured him that when she contacted "Yumiko" the other person would know exactly how Diana had gotten hold of their number. The blonde went silent and drank some of her coffee while listening to Doku, being careful not to spill any of the beverage on the valuable information he had just given to her. Gently lowering the mug for a moment, Diana looked down and noticed that it was still half-full. She quickly decided that she was going to get a second serving of the bar's coffee in exchange for his help.

"In a minute or two I would like another serving of coffee, please." Diana requested of Doku. She then took another drink of the coffee and looked down at the paper he had gifted her. She had not even been in Japan a full day and the trip was already paying for itself.

After receiving the number of Doku's contact and a confirmation that more coffee would be made Diana listened to him request to hear about "her story", as he had put the request for information about herself. The blonde decided to oblige him since her origin and status as a Quincy was no big secret. Overlooking the fact he had chosen to put himself closer to her by leaning in, Diana began to talk.

"I am a Quincy who hails from America." Diana started off. She was obviously from out of town since she had informed Doku that it took some friendly locals to point her towards this bar, so her country of origin was not a top secret. Deciding to keep the conversation going, she next spoke about why she had inquired about the Vandenreich beyond determining whether the organization was real or just a myth.

"I was seeking the Vandenreich because I am looking for instructors in the Quincy arts. I believe that I have learned everything I can on my own and need help to advance my knowledge." Diana informed him of the reason she had asked him for information on that group. That was a dangerous admission to make to someone she did not know in a foreign country, but there was no taking her words back now. Maybe luck would be on her side and Doku was someone who could be trusted.

"I have never been to New York before, Doku. In fact my visit to Japan is the first time I have ever traveled outside of my home state of Georgia." Diana confessed that before her trip to Japan she had spent her entire life within the borders of that Southern state. While Diana had visited many cities and towns within her home state like Savannah, Augusta, Warner Robins, Macon, and Atlanta, she had never seen the larger world until she traveled to Japan. Even though she had not had the chance to tour Tokyo before finding Doku's bar the blonde had seen enough of the famous metropolis to know that she was in a completely different country. Tokyo was unlike anything Diana had seen before... not even the big and bustling city of Atlanta could compare to Japan's capital city.

Diana watched with interest as Doku summoned a spirit weapon to hand to back up his claim of being a Quincy. That fact was interesting on its own, but what really surprised her was that he was both a Quincy and a Fullbringer... whatever a "Fullbringer" was. Diana had never heard of one before meeting Doku, which went to show her that she had a lot to learn about the world.

"A Fullbringer? What is that?" Diana made a sincere inquiry for more information on that topic. As she waited for a response she took a drink of her coffee and silently marveled at her luck in meeting Doku. He had already given the blonde some valuable information on what she had come to Japan to learn more about and soon he might give her some information on the new subject that had caught her interest.

Diana paid close attention to Doku's explanation of what a "Fullbringer" was and how they came about. Everything he told her was new to her and she wondered how Doku's mother managed to fight off the Hollow without being consumed by it. Either she had managed to fend it off herself or she had the help of another person, but Diana was not going to inquire about something that was likely of a personal nature. It was not like Diana went around telling everyone that Hollows killed her family and forced her to become a wandering Quincy, so she did not expect Doku to tell everyone who walked into his bar about his family.

Taking a sip of her coffee, Diana lowered the mug and recalled what her host had said about how his abilities worked. She had little idea what he meant by that, so she was going to ask him about it as soon as she could come up with the words to do so. She probably sounded dumb, but in her defense this was the first time she had ever heard about a Fullbringer. Her parents did not ever mention them and she had not heard about them back home like she had heard scraps of information about the Vandenreich.

"I recall you explaining how your abilities work, but I do not quite understand what you mean. Do you have to hold a physical object in order to use your abilities?" Diana asked Doku. Her guess might be totally inaccurate and she might end up with egg on her face, but she was going to ask anyway. The worst that could happen was that she looked a little slow on the uptake.

Still curious as to what Doku was getting at when he explained how his powers worked, Diana kept her mouth shut and watched him produce a small object. She looked at it closely and observed that it was a kaleidoscope. Diana listened carefully as he laid out for her exactly how his powers worked and the combination of an explanation and a visual aid helped the blonde finally put it all together. To further help his explanation make sense Doku followed it with a demonstration of his abilities... this time he opened two portals directly behind him.

"I believe I understand what you are saying now, Doku." Diana stated after seeing and hearing everything he had said and done to make his point. The kaleidoscope had helped her begin to put the pieces of the puzzle together and creating portals for her to see was the clincher. Now the blonde had a better understanding of how Doku's powers worked, but seeing the portals raised a new question or two that she had to ask.

"How far apart can you set your portals? Can you travel within a small area or can you travel across a city with them?" Diana asked her host for a little more information about how his portals worked.