[Tai] Doki-Doki Channel!

“These are remarkably well made.”

Misaki knelt down at a table full of talismans, sorting carefully through the slips of paper. It was a large assortment, containing almost anything you could want from a charm, be that luck or simply wishing to keep evil away. She picked a couple, ones that were often used to protect against spirits that were clearly hand painted, that would make for good examples for the class.

“Ah, what an interesting request.” The old woman said, with a smile. “Though I have been seeing a lot of students your age coming in here looking for the odd charm or trinket to keep themselves safe. Funny how rumors seem to spread like that.” She chucked.

“We’re doing a project about some urban legends going around our school.” Misaki said, “ So anything to help with that.”

“I see, then I do have something that might interest you.” The old woman said, returning to the back of the room and vanishing through the curtain. Misaki wiggled her eyebrows as she looked over to Akino. The old woman appeared a few seconds later holding a small wooden box.

“Came upon this through a friend who knows a temple where oddities gather.” As she spoke she flipped the box open. Inside was a cracked comb wrapped in a ragged cloth. “According to my friend, this belonged to a girl who died while the building was under construction, one who now haunts the fourth floor bathroom, if you believe that sort of thing.”