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The trio looked at the umbrella before them awaiting a response, which was given not audibly, but with odd movements as before. Banki’s detached head floated forth and, stopping above the umbrella’s ‘head,’ turned to face Waggy and Kagerou.
‘I told you on the way here that it couldn’t speak.’ And with a vexation added, ‘I wouldn’t have bothered to call a meeting, but seeing as it clearly does not know anything in addition to not being able to communicate, I can’t just let it go, or else it’ll cause me trouble.’
‘You don’t have to lie Banki’ Waggy said, looking up at her innocently. ‘You’re helping because you care.’
Banki scowled at this but said nothing.
‘Well, if it can’t talk, then we should give it a name’ Kagerou said after a moment with one long blood red fingernail pressing into her cheek.
‘Hmm. How about Murasaki?’ Waggy put forth eagerly, her head fins and fish tail moving up and down rhythmically as she thought.
At this suggestion, the umbrella, remembering what her owner’s friend had said of her color long ago, became sad and did her best to disagree vehemently, scowling with her eye as far as she was able and turning side to side.
‘It seems she doesn’t like that.’ Kagerou said, causing Waggy to look at the floor embarrassed. ‘Since Banki is the one that found her, we should let her decide.’
‘Hah? Me?’ Banki answered incredulously. ‘This is why I hate getting involved with these things’ she thought. But all the same she thought for a while, looking off to the side and blushing, which, owing to the dimly lit room, was barely perceptible. ‘W-well…’ she finally began ‘it’s a little obvious but we can call her Kasa…’
Waggy and Kagerou were both unimpressed.
‘Hey! How’s that any better than what I said?’ protested Waggy.
Banki, visibly flustered, thought for a little longer, her head rotating a full two times, finally spoke. ‘Then how about Kogasa?’
‘C’mon yer not even tryin!’ Waggy began chastising her, both fists raised above her head, but Kagerou interrupted her.
‘I think that it likes it.’
They all looked at the umbrella, Kogasa now newly named, who was displaying her pleasure with her eye and by hopping up and down. Banki, though she did not say it or let it be seen, was pleased with herself for having come up with a name, though Kagerou and Waggy both knew that it was the case.
‘Yosha!’ Kagerou pumped her fist in the air, while Waggy slapped her fish tail against the floor causing some water to spill.
‘Even still’ Banki said, now speaking in her normal severe manner, ‘we don’t know what kind of yokai she is, and we have to find a way for her to communicate.’