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koishi_komeiji) wrote2019-03-20 10:30 am
koishi_komeiji) wrote2019-03-20 10:30 am
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Probably. But there are a lot of touhous. Only time will tell. Maybe Kairi would get to meet Koishi's sister one day.
"My nails aren't sharp right now." Well, they were sharp. But they weren't claws at the very least.
She glanced up, blinking, tugging Kairi back more toward the center of the rooftop. She glanced up and over. There weren't any vines near the edge right now but they were visible at the end of the street. "Staying here is probably a bad idea."
Probably, yeah. She was having more fun hugging Kairi than actually fighting the plants anyway.
Probably. But there are a lot of touhous. Only time will tell. Maybe Kairi would get to meet Koishi's sister one day.
"My nails aren't sharp right now." Well, they were sharp. But they weren't claws at the very least.
She glanced up, blinking, tugging Kairi back more toward the center of the rooftop. She glanced up and over. There weren't any vines near the edge right now but they were visible at the end of the street. "Staying here is probably a bad idea."
Probably, yeah. She was having more fun hugging Kairi than actually fighting the plants anyway.
Edited 2019-03-28 02:26 (UTC)
"That's a really good point."
Of course, she was about to head back to the base when she got distracted by a sudden clingy tentacle girl. But at least said tentacle girl did point out that they should probably get moving.
So with a sigh, she turned to head towards the base. She couldn't double jump or glide, but she could jump much higher and further than she should regularly be able to with the keyblade's help, so now it was time to parkour away!
Of course, she was about to head back to the base when she got distracted by a sudden clingy tentacle girl. But at least said tentacle girl did point out that they should probably get moving.
So with a sigh, she turned to head towards the base. She couldn't double jump or glide, but she could jump much higher and further than she should regularly be able to with the keyblade's help, so now it was time to parkour away!
And at the first jump the tentacles would come out again and Kairi would find herself flying. Who cares about gliding and double jumping when you have a clingy little tentacle friend?
"Ohhh! Where are we going?"
Flying would certainly make things easier.
"Ohhh! Where are we going?"
Flying would certainly make things easier.
Oh, well that helped. It helped a lot actually, and now Kairi had a vague idea of what it might be like to be Sora, only better! Granted she couldn't do it under her own power, but still.
"We're heading back to base for water and rest. Or, I am, anyway. You don't have to rest if you don't want to."
"We're heading back to base for water and rest. Or, I am, anyway. You don't have to rest if you don't want to."
"Okay! I can take you there!" She was still kinda nuzzling the back of Kairi's head. Super affectionate, this one. "I don't mind going. But where is the base?"
Koishi was just kind of flying in a random direction...
Koishi was just kind of flying in a random direction...
"That way."
At least being up in the air made it really easy to orient herself. Kairi pointed out the correct direction with her keyblade, and decided to just keep directing her towards the base like some sort of living GPS.
At least being up in the air made it really easy to orient herself. Kairi pointed out the correct direction with her keyblade, and decided to just keep directing her towards the base like some sort of living GPS.
And Koishi would follow where Kairi pointed without much issue (though she did seem easily distracted). And she fortunately waited until after she had put the keyblade user down to do a little spin in the air.
"I had lots of fun doing all this. We should stick together, okay?" Looks like Koishi had no intention of leaving Kairi alone just yet (or possibly ever).
"I had lots of fun doing all this. We should stick together, okay?" Looks like Koishi had no intention of leaving Kairi alone just yet (or possibly ever).
There was no doubt, Kairi was very grateful that Koishi waited until she was on her feet before she went for the spin.
"If you want to stay near me, I think that sounds fine! I'm gonna need a bit of rest, though. I used up all my mana out there."
"If you want to stay near me, I think that sounds fine! I'm gonna need a bit of rest, though. I used up all my mana out there."
The taffy doesn't actually have remarkable properties. Its just candy.
koishi_komeiji
2019-03-29 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
"All your mana?" Koishi tilted her head. "Oh no! Here!" she began fumbling in her pockets, pulling out a draw string bag and opening it. She pulled out a piece of candy, offering it to Kairi.
"My sister gives me snacks when I go out so I don't get tired or lonely or hungry. Here! You can have one!"" And the hand-made taffy was shoved into Kairi's hand. "She makes it with a little bit of oni sake so it has some bite to it. But its very little so its just some flavor."
"My sister gives me snacks when I go out so I don't get tired or lonely or hungry. Here! You can have one!"" And the hand-made taffy was shoved into Kairi's hand. "She makes it with a little bit of oni sake so it has some bite to it. But its very little so its just some flavor."
Oh, that was sweet of her. In more ways than one. Kairi accepts the taffy with a little smile.
"Thanks, Koishi. But you don't have to worry. I just have to rest for a bit, drink some water. I'll be fine."
"Thanks, Koishi. But you don't have to worry. I just have to rest for a bit, drink some water. I'll be fine."
"But something sweet always helps me feel better. Even when my youki is strained and I'm out of mana and starting to starve." She didn't bother elaborating on what any of that meant.
She also didn't leave Kairi's side, clinging again to her shoulders. She was floating so she didn't have any weight but she did have mass. So sudden, fast directional changes would be difficult. Not that it mattered at rest like this.
She also didn't leave Kairi's side, clinging again to her shoulders. She was floating so she didn't have any weight but she did have mass. So sudden, fast directional changes would be difficult. Not that it mattered at rest like this.
"I promise, I'm not starving. But thank you." Kairi's interpretation of that was that Youkai, or maybe just Koishi's subspecies, could cast spells straight out of their body's energy if they ran out of regular mana reserves. Which was both theoretically very useful, and also outright terrifying.
She'd have to make certain Koishi didn't do that. Unwrapping the taffy and popping it into her mouth, Kairi stroked the girl's arm gently to reassure her. She made no effort to convince her to leave her shoulders as she grabbed a bottle of water from a cooler and moved to sit down.
She'd have to make certain Koishi didn't do that. Unwrapping the taffy and popping it into her mouth, Kairi stroked the girl's arm gently to reassure her. She made no effort to convince her to leave her shoulders as she grabbed a bottle of water from a cooler and moved to sit down.
Kairi was close, actually. Koishi would have no qualms with explaining if asked either.
"Okay. I also have deer meat with me that Sis packed. She likes to dry it when I bring one home after I go hunting."
Oddly enough other people didn't seem to notice the little youkai clinging there. No comments were made and Koishi wasn't offered anything...
"Okay. I also have deer meat with me that Sis packed. She likes to dry it when I bring one home after I go hunting."
Oddly enough other people didn't seem to notice the little youkai clinging there. No comments were made and Koishi wasn't offered anything...
"I'm fine, Koishi. Relax."
It took a few minutes for Kairi to realize that no one even seemed to be aware of Koishi's presence. That was... odd, to say the least. Was she invisible to everyone else or something?
"Uh, Koishi? Is there... a reason nobody seems to see you?"
It took a few minutes for Kairi to realize that no one even seemed to be aware of Koishi's presence. That was... odd, to say the least. Was she invisible to everyone else or something?
"Uh, Koishi? Is there... a reason nobody seems to see you?"
Koishi had zero chill. She would never relax unless literally forced to. In fact telling her to relax only seemed to make her snuggle more. Oops.
"Yeah. I'm a youkai of the unconscious. So normally I'm unnoticed by everyone. It's like... People's eyes can see me and their ears can hear me but their brains can't process that I'm there. So they just kind of edit me out."
"Yeah. I'm a youkai of the unconscious. So normally I'm unnoticed by everyone. It's like... People's eyes can see me and their ears can hear me but their brains can't process that I'm there. So they just kind of edit me out."
"Really? But then why do I see and hear you?"
Did it have to do with the keyblade? She could see things that most people wouldn't, or at least sense them. That was, after all, how she did things like cast magic.
Did it have to do with the keyblade? She could see things that most people wouldn't, or at least sense them. That was, after all, how she did things like cast magic.
"Sometimes people can hear and see me. Especially when I'm trying to be noticed. People with better imaginations see me too. That's why small children can almost always see me. But they forget me when they grow up. I'm like an imaginary friend!"
More nuzzles. No doubt the prolonged physical contact was helping.
More nuzzles. No doubt the prolonged physical contact was helping.
"So does that mean all these people think I'm talking to myself?"
Please don't think she's crazy, doctor and guard aliens. That would probably make her life more difficult than it needed to be.
Please don't think she's crazy, doctor and guard aliens. That would probably make her life more difficult than it needed to be.
"I mean... A little bit. They have a subconscious sense I'm here. Probably. So it's not too strange... probably... Maybe..." This was the opposite of reassuring.
"They probably don't think you're crazy though. I don't feel any resentment or nervousness or unhappy emotions. I think they're distracted." There was a crisis going on after all.
"They probably don't think you're crazy though. I don't feel any resentment or nervousness or unhappy emotions. I think they're distracted." There was a crisis going on after all.
Well, that was a pretty good point. Giant angry plants were probably of much more concern than some girl talking to herself. Heck, even if someone did notice, maybe they'd just chalk it up to an effect of the pollen or something.
"So am I going to forget you when this is all over, then?"
"So am I going to forget you when this is all over, then?"
You just had to ask that, didn't you.
"Umm..." That hesitation was not good. "Maybe? Sometimes people do. Sometimes people don't. You'll forget me eventually though. Everyone forgets people over time when they stop seeing them. But you'll forget me faster, for sure." Her voice was a little melancholy.
"It's okay though. I'm kind of used to it."
"Umm..." That hesitation was not good. "Maybe? Sometimes people do. Sometimes people don't. You'll forget me eventually though. Everyone forgets people over time when they stop seeing them. But you'll forget me faster, for sure." Her voice was a little melancholy.
"It's okay though. I'm kind of used to it."
If you knew her Nobody, Koishi, you'd have seen that question coming a mile away.
"That's not true or fair. Alright, sure, if you don't see someone for a long time you might stop thinking about them as much in your mind... but the bonds you made with your hearts won't vanish so easily."
She ought to know about that.
"That's not true or fair. Alright, sure, if you don't see someone for a long time you might stop thinking about them as much in your mind... but the bonds you made with your hearts won't vanish so easily."
She ought to know about that.
Koishi's grip had loosened some. At least with her arms. She appeared to be holding her third eye which was... very open. One edge had split slightly from the strain, a droplet of blood slowly forming and falling to the floor.
"I can't do that anymore." She held up her eye so Kairi could see. "This is my 'heart.'" The blind surface was plainly visible. The cataract really was thicker and that line across the lens was, indeed another scar. Possibly from some kind of large blade. In fact the whole cataract seemed to bloom out from it.
"I can't do that anymore." She held up her eye so Kairi could see. "This is my 'heart.'" The blind surface was plainly visible. The cataract really was thicker and that line across the lens was, indeed another scar. Possibly from some kind of large blade. In fact the whole cataract seemed to bloom out from it.
Okay, that was... gruesome. And extremely sad. Kairi grimaced, reaching out a hand to gently pat her new friend on the arm.
But she wasn't quite done yet.
"Look... everyone's heart has cracks, scars... even seeping wounds. I mean, if you could see mine, well..." She sometimes wondered, did her heart still bear that wound? Even if it didn't, there were plenty of other marks on it, and probably worse ones on those of her boys.
"But that doesn't mean you can't still bond it with others. Maybe... if you're really lucky, some of them can actually fill in some of the gaps."
But she wasn't quite done yet.
"Look... everyone's heart has cracks, scars... even seeping wounds. I mean, if you could see mine, well..." She sometimes wondered, did her heart still bear that wound? Even if it didn't, there were plenty of other marks on it, and probably worse ones on those of her boys.
"But that doesn't mean you can't still bond it with others. Maybe... if you're really lucky, some of them can actually fill in some of the gaps."
Koishi shook her head. "You're a kind human. You know that right? But there's no gaps to fill." She reached up to take off her hat, revealing the scar above her left temple. "It's been a long time since my 'heart' was disconnected." She tapped the top of her third eye, tracing her finger up through the air, gently touching the scar. Her left eye twitched the glow flickering momentarily, a ripple of black washing through it for a brief moment as the light touch caused her glamour to falter.
"I'm completely empty now. I mean, it was my fault to begin with." She put her hat back on. "It wasn't exactly smart. Of course this is hindsight talking. After all, centuries of an open heart being hated can make it very-" She was looking for a word. "Heavy."
"I'm completely empty now. I mean, it was my fault to begin with." She put her hat back on. "It wasn't exactly smart. Of course this is hindsight talking. After all, centuries of an open heart being hated can make it very-" She was looking for a word. "Heavy."
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