"I wouldn't say the dolls can't help us with the situation at hands," Kimi muses, but concedes to her point. It's all on a huge laundry list of issues; they'll get to it eventually.

"Then, we can just ask about the human residences that her people are keeping an eye on," Aomi continues, sticking on track. "Amaterasu outright said that her shinki would show us the residences if we asked. The only problem is that I'm not sure if her shinki would be so comfortable with nora like us coming to 'assist' them." His lips curl in barely restrained annoyance. "Or at least it wouldn't be worth the effort..."

Ebisu interrupts. "We can assist at least in material efforts. I am certain that if I ask her with the intention of providing her shinki materials for their efforts, such as food or equipment, then that would pass muster."