[poor Shinobu, he yelps and stammers an apology, practically scurrying away to a different part of the store. Emily can only shake her head - she'll have to apologize for Wujiu later. she wishes it was the elder badger who was out, he'd not even have blinked.

but here they are, and she rests her hands on her lap, having set her bag aside.]

First, tell me how much you already know, Mr. Fan. About us sharing ourselves with youkai, why we're here - I don't wish to waste your time by repeating things.