[Overexerting herself in Mirrorme's castle was almost inevitable. So, after Inaba's floor, Yayoi has ended up in her chimeric state, and has been exhausted.
As a result, during the day, Yayoi's spending most of her time sleeping, preparing for each night's excursion. She's going to be far less social, sleeping off her exhaustion as best she can... But even so, she's able to be contacted if you need her, or you can just drop by the ADA to come talk to her.]
[ Knowing that Yayoi had been checking out MirrorMe's castle, and having dipped herself in at this point, Karin had spent most of her time letting her girlfriend get some rest while she prepped herself to in here and there to help out.
After a couple days, she figured that resting or not, Yayoi could use the company. So, to the ADA she went, passing through Cafe Shayou as normal. ]
Yo. Yayoi awake yet?
[ she always asks to someone, and whether in this case or not she's called down or Karin's sent to her room... she's actually.
[Well, Yayoi isn't actually awake yet... but that doesn't stop them from sending Karin upstairs. It's time for her to get up anyway, right? So... Karin's sent to go wake Yayoi up in her room.
[ Aw. Well. Karin heads on up then, lightly knocking on her door when she gets there. She's quiet, knowing that the loud sound of someone pounding on the door'd probably jolt her awake and end with her pissed off right away.
Despite that, she slooowly opens the door afterwards. ]
Yayoi's room is... surprisingly minimalist. There's not a whole lot there, since Yayoi doesn't spend much room there. But as she sits up, Karin might notice... that that one cat plush from their date is in her bed with her. Yayoi might have been cuddling it in her sleep...
Yayoi herself is just wearing an oversized T-shirt for pajamas... oh, and her body is all sorts of messed up. Her hair is streaked in red, purple, and yellow. Fur and feathers grow out of different parts of her body in random patches. She's got one fox ear, one lion ear, and feathered horns between them. Her arms are mismatched, one thicker than the other, and one of her feet has a claw coming out of the heel. Her tail is a mess- Feathers coming out of the side, a large fox tail that ends in a giant lion-like 'puff', making it look even thicker than ever.
As she yawns, Karin can see Yayoi's mouth is filled with mismatched fangs, and one eye is slightly larger than the other, the purple eye slightly larger than her yellow eye.]
[ Karin could have time to smirk about that later. After all, while she'd never been one to sleep with a stuffed animal, holding the fox plush close felt nice. Any other time, she'd even comment on the t-shirt.
Instead, her eyes widen. She's completely mixed up, Karin can't even keep up. Even to her face, she's an amalgamation of so many creatures that it's catching her off guard.
This can't be normal.
Karin makes sure the door behind her is locked-- she has no idea if anyone else has seen her like this, but right now, she wants to get to the bottom of it. ]
[One of Yayoi's skills is waking up instantly. When she needs to, when there's danger, she can snap from dead sleep to combat ready in a second. Her survival instincts are just that well honed.
... On the other hand, when it's not a matter of survival or danger, she's much slower to wake up, trying to drag her brain into functionality despite it really just wanting to go back to sleep.]
[ This seems... much rougher than that. It makes her wonder what the hell's going on when Yayoi's actually fighting those reflections. How strong were they? ]
C'mon. Haven't you built up enough trust in the others t'take care of shit like this when you can't? It's been what, over a week now? You can't take all of that on by yerself.
...if someone else gets hurt, it ain't you. You've gotta think about yourself every once in a while.
I dunno what happened, all I know is... there're always gonna be some folks that need help in different ways. It doesn't mean you failed, just means you didn't have the right answer when y'needed it.
It ain't on you. You're not the only one fightin'.
[She can feel her heart flutter a bit at that kiss... She wants to return it, but honestly, until she knows what her fangs are doing, that's probably a poor idea. Still...]
Jeez... I'm amazed you can still say stuff like that while I'm in this state.
[ Karin'll just get comfy, then. Trying to hold on at least a little bit, knowing that honestly... it'll probably be a losing battle and there's way too many moving parts to be truly comfortable.
Not that she won't try at least, keeping close to Yayoi. ]
Night, Yayoi. Love ya. [ It slipped out so casually, as if she wasn't really thinking about it too hard, but she plants another kiss on her cheek. ]
Love? Her? Wait. Hold on. No, that's not. Can that. Love? But that's. Hold on that is a very important big word and Karin just dropped it so casually?
Yayoi takes a moment to be just. Cuddle up and mutter something. But whatever she's saying is very muffled on top of just being mumbled anyway. It's fine. Don't worry about it.]
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As a result, during the day, Yayoi's spending most of her time sleeping, preparing for each night's excursion. She's going to be far less social, sleeping off her exhaustion as best she can... But even so, she's able to be contacted if you need her, or you can just drop by the ADA to come talk to her.]
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After a couple days, she figured that resting or not, Yayoi could use the company. So, to the ADA she went, passing through Cafe Shayou as normal. ]
Yo. Yayoi awake yet?
[ she always asks to someone, and whether in this case or not she's called down or Karin's sent to her room... she's actually.
Kinda weirdly excited to see her.
Oh right. Dating. ]
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Why? Don't worry about it.]
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Despite that, she slooowly opens the door afterwards. ]
Yayoi-chan, got a wake-up call for ya.
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[She slowly stirs and sits up.
Yayoi's room is... surprisingly minimalist. There's not a whole lot there, since Yayoi doesn't spend much room there. But as she sits up, Karin might notice... that that one cat plush from their date is in her bed with her. Yayoi might have been cuddling it in her sleep...
Yayoi herself is just wearing an oversized T-shirt for pajamas... oh, and her body is all sorts of messed up. Her hair is streaked in red, purple, and yellow. Fur and feathers grow out of different parts of her body in random patches. She's got one fox ear, one lion ear, and feathered horns between them. Her arms are mismatched, one thicker than the other, and one of her feet has a claw coming out of the heel. Her tail is a mess- Feathers coming out of the side, a large fox tail that ends in a giant lion-like 'puff', making it look even thicker than ever.
As she yawns, Karin can see Yayoi's mouth is filled with mismatched fangs, and one eye is slightly larger than the other, the purple eye slightly larger than her yellow eye.]
Hmngh... Karin?
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Instead, her eyes widen. She's completely mixed up, Karin can't even keep up. Even to her face, she's an amalgamation of so many creatures that it's catching her off guard.
This can't be normal.
Karin makes sure the door behind her is locked-- she has no idea if anyone else has seen her like this, but right now, she wants to get to the bottom of it. ]
Yayoi... what's goin' on?
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... On the other hand, when it's not a matter of survival or danger, she's much slower to wake up, trying to drag her brain into functionality despite it really just wanting to go back to sleep.]
What do you mean? Sleepin'... What time is it?
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When's the last time you looked in a mirror?
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[She yawns again, and stretches, rubbing her eyes.]
Don't like mirrors... does MirrorMe count?
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[ In the meantime, she's going to take out her phone. No mirrors sure, but she has something else that'd help out. ]
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... Oh. This hasn't gone away yet.
[She sighs, waking up more now that it's a bit more serious.]
I guess you haven't seen me in this state before.
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[ She's at least going to sit next to her. Idly looking over at... everything. ]
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[She sighs, but leans against Karin.]
... Finishing moves are meant to finish things for a reason.
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[ Luckily for Yayoi, Karin doesn't hesitate at all in draping an arm over her shoulder. ]
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[She leans in, appreciating that warm contact... and avoiding mentioning what happens if she doesn't switch like that.]
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What's "some"? Resting one, two nights?
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... But that's not an option right now.
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There's a whole bunch of Stars out there that can take care of this stuff. You don't hafta go every day.
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Of course I do! There's a time limit on this, I have to do what I can...
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[She looks down at the floor.]
... I can't be useless again...
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[ ...God. Karin takes a breath and tries to calm down. Reminding herself that she needs to be softer. Think about how Onee-san would handle this.
She sighs and... reaches for Yayoi's hand. ]
You ain't useless if you're not out there all the time. If you wind up overworkin' yourself, then...
[ Actually, she didn't mention. ]
...what happens if you keep goin' like this?
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[It's hard. Hard to say directly.
She looks away from Karin.]
... I didn't always have my ears and tail, you know.
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[ Goddamn it. She sighs. ]
Listen... just, one night. Alright? I'll even stay here with you.
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[Yayoi's mismatched ears flatten.]
... I used all this power and I still couldn't help Inaba at all. If anything, I only made it worse, and Mei had to bail me out.
What's the point of my being here if I can't help...?
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I dunno what happened, all I know is... there're always gonna be some folks that need help in different ways. It doesn't mean you failed, just means you didn't have the right answer when y'needed it.
It ain't on you. You're not the only one fightin'.
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She slumps over a little.]
... It's hard... to not do anything.
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Maybe try an' keep in touch with someone goin' in? If somethin' bad happens...
[ She's quiet, but. She should have suggested this anyway. ]
--startin' after tomorrow, I'll come with you. I'll help.
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[Yayoi seems taken off-guard by this.]
... Have you ever... fought mirror monsters before?
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I guess... these things don't act like other mirror monsters I've fought before, either...
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[ She pulls Yayoi back in for a half hug, trying not to... disrupt any moving parts. ]
I ain't gonna slow down our ace detective.
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... I know, I just... want to keep you safe.
But all right. I'll... take a day or two off. 'Til this goes away.
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Appreciate it.
I'm here with you though. I wanna protect you too, my Yayoi-chan.
[ A light kiss to her temple. ]
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Jeez... I'm amazed you can still say stuff like that while I'm in this state.
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[ Holding on, deciding to lay back down. ]
Wanna get more sleep? I'll stick around and nap too.
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... Mmf. I probably shouldn't, but yeah, actually...
[She scoots over to make more room, but flops back over.]
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Not that she won't try at least, keeping close to Yayoi. ]
Night, Yayoi. Love ya. [ It slipped out so casually, as if she wasn't really thinking about it too hard, but she plants another kiss on her cheek. ]
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Yayoi's stunned into silence for a moment.
'Love ya' echoes in her head like a storm.
Love? Her? Wait. Hold on. No, that's not. Can that. Love? But that's. Hold on that is a very important big word and Karin just dropped it so casually?
Yayoi takes a moment to be just. Cuddle up and mutter something. But whatever she's saying is very muffled on top of just being mumbled anyway. It's fine. Don't worry about it.]