---------- “Me? I’m Ayano Ayumu, but my friends call me Ayu, and I am…”, In the blink of an eye, Ayu transformed into a small red fox cub, “... a kitsune.” In shock and surprise, Yamamoto stumbled backwards from the supernatural display, and fell as he slipped on a bank of wet snow. The young fox yokai laughed at his surprised overreaction, and Ayu transformed back into a semi-human form (her ears and tail were still present; it seemed she had not yet mastered her transformations). A mischievous grin plastered her face as she struggled to keep the laughter in. ----------