SataiRolePlayingGuy

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Look at me, I keep coming up with more ideas to possibly inspire Emi. This one I feel a little embarrassed we did not think of much earlier. With the convention, and all the teams there, Emi ought to be able to meet at least one old team member of her mom’s.

Jumi did not feel like she had gotten worse, though it was not easy to prepare herself for what she knew she had to do. If there was any new issue it was that, and frustration over the food choice. Would she go back to her old self? Hopefully. At least something close to it, but it depended partially on how the remaining days went. Mostly what Shinigami did, though, Mitsuko and Nall could help. With a sigh, she stood up, gathered as much as she could into her hands. This was more for Mitsuko, she was not eager to see. Shinigami, though that was probably unavoidable, as she slowly walked back in the direction Mitsuko had gone, listening for any sound.

No rush on this, between some people being busy and @Chiyako(only mentioning you, because we have been pretty quiet here, and involves Emi possibilities) needing some time to get back into Emi. But I’m brainstorming things here. Possibilities to help fix that and fix lingering ideas. Just maybe help bring Emi back, and help another character out. Depending on how fast stories move, Alexandrine may have to go off, temporarily meet up with Elie and Exel, maybe start making their little demon family. Emi may or may not go along for at least part of it, depending on timing with everything. If Emi is not included there, she Rin (and Ryoko?) may go looking for Zorn on their own. Of course someone was asked to find Emi. Maybe they will run into Hellhound again. Maybe even Hellhound will succeed, bring them to Zorn.

Jumi silently ate some more, enough to get her full enough. Would she be okay? That was a difficult to answer. She really did not want to do this. But Mitsuko did need food. Needed to be checked on. It was the one with her she really did not want to deal with. Hopefully Shinigami was unconscious or something, she did not have to deal with looking at her or interacting with her, hearing more of what the creature thought about her. The mood on her face was not very pleasant as she took her last bites, considered that question. "I don't know." She honestly answered the first question. While looking over the various remaining food, her mind a little too out of it to decide what to actually take. Also not having spent enough time with Mitsuko yet to know what she like most. It was another difficult question, though not as hard as the question of going upstairs. The uncertainty and frustration, probably visible on her face.

Jumi did not have the energy to make anything complicated. Nothing that required cooking or other work. She gathered a few simple quick easy things. Set them on a table. She ate fairly quickly, not overly rushing but not taking her time either. It would not take her very long to eat, not that tended to be the sort to go out to eat. Sure, she enjoyed a good tasting meal, but rarely spent a great deal of time eating. Would she try something more for Mitsuko, maybe put just a little work into it. But there was not time to be too elaborate, and it was not something she was really an expert in. But for now, she ate.

Hearing Mitsuko yell, curiosity over what it was about, had stirred something in Jumi. Wondering whether she should move. The fact there was no other sound, from either Mitsuko or Shinigami meant it was probably not an emergency. Not in the sense either of them had to move this second at least. Then she heard Nall’s suggestion. It was true. They were about to consider eating, when Mitsuko made the suggestion that accidentally led to all this. Mitsuko was probably hungry too. Jumi lifted her head from the wall. Eating and sleeping had been her plan until the three days were over, whether that might change or not. Even if she was going to do anything. She should probably eat first, consider bringing Mitsuko food, if she decided to go up. She glanced at Nall, turned, nodded and slowly walked back towards the food they had seen earlier. She did not know if it would make her feel any better. But it was something, and she was hungry, like he said.

There were deep issues here. Jumi did not care so much about what Shinigami thought or felt as a person. The problem was encouraging her not to care might lead Jumi back to thinking all demons were the same. Did Nall care about that? She did not know. Did Mitsuko care? Earlier she might have, but now she was not sure what Mitsuko thought about Shinigami. Whether she was angry in the moment, or it was something deeper. Now Nall was getting annoyed, she could tell. Didn’t he understand? Had he never felt anything like this, one reason or another? That it was counterproductive? If that was the only thing she was aware of, it just might have hurt more, made her more unwilling to move. But then she heard Mitsuko’s yelling. She strained her ears, trying to figure out if she could hear it from here. She was presumably yelling at Shinigami, but what was she saying.

If Jumi was in a better mood, she might have teased Nall about that first comment. She was sure Nall had no sexual attraction to her, couldn’t have done anything, even if he did, but if a human had said something like that it could easily have interpreted a certain way. She did appreciate his attempt to cheer her up, though so far it had not been very effective, It was not fear technically stopping her. It was true, she did not think they could fight her, if she was out to kill. But it was pain that stopped her. In someways she looked like a hurt girlfriend, especially since she was naked, but this was something more…pure? A damaged trust, intensified by her feelings about demons. Well maybe there was fear, not of her or Mitsuko being killed, but of Shinigami treating her like that. “I wanted to believe she was…but you did not hear her words…I care about Mitsuko…but…”. What could she do to help. Ironically the Rie of all people would be the most help here. What would she even do up there? She was not even sure exactly how much Mitsuko was doing or trying to do.

Jumi rested her forehead against the wall. “We are here because we were powerless even in the convention hall. There was an army of Magical Girls and Knights there, and it still would not have been enough…not without losing far too many at least.” If Shinigami faced Lenneth, she presumably reclaimed her power first. Seemed like she would have been worse off otherwise. Jumi truly was not worried that Shinigami was in any real danger. As for Mitsuko, she felt some concern, but could she do? If Shinigami did try something, it was not like she could stop it. ”…I get it, I look pathetic right now…the veteran Magical Girl, reduced to this…”. She sighed. “I don’t know. Maybe Mitsuko can slap some sense into it…I don’t know if it can care…not as different from a demon as I hoped…”. Crawl back to the couch, sleep. That’s what she wanted to do…though for now she stood in the hall.

Jumi watched Mitsuko, a bit of concern. No longer knowing how much of what the creature said was true. But she could not step forward, could not follow. “…I’m sorry, Nall…but I can’t face it right now. Sometimes the littlest things hurt the most.” The voice was still dull. Should she have reacted like this? Shinigami was right, she was weak. She was no longer certain about anything related to her. That if she went to the bedroom, would Shinigami treat her like those other demons had? Without a strong apology or apologetic gesture, any sex right now would be Shinigami raping her. It no longer felt impossible. ”She told you to stay with me, I appreciate it. But if you are worried, go see Mitsuko. Tell her I insisted, if she complains.” She gave Nall the choice, which girl he would stay with.

Jumi heard the sound, did not know what it meant. In the moment she did not care. She would see what happened later. As far as she was concerned, it was up to Shinigami to repair the damage she did…if she cared. She felt better with Mitsuko, but it was not something Mitsuko could fix. Not directly at least. She listened. She did not like being silent with Mitsuko, but she did not want to talk about Shinigami. She was not concerned that Shinigami could die, it certainly did not look like she was in danger. As for their concern, it was not baseless, but how true was it? If somehow Shinigami died, would they be stuck here. She wondered if they really would be stuck in the house. They might have to figure out exactly where they were, how to get back. But was it as bad as they suspected. Not that Jumi wanted her die, the hurt was not that severe, but she was not concerned either. Just walked and listened.

Jumi silently listened, until Mitsuko was gone, watched Shinigami start to walk away. She would not, could not say everything she wanted to. But… “It wasn’t a lecture…”. She said softly, dull tone. “You made it clear what you think of me. I will be going back to the couch. Neither of us want me in the bed, clearly.” Was Shinigami capable of realizing what she did? Would or could she care, if she did? Whatever the case, Jumi did not wait for an answer. She turned and walked back down the stairs. She did not want to explore anymore, did not care who if anyone lived here before. She would wait the days out.

Knowing she was more or less ok, caused Jumi’s displeasure to come bubbling back up. But she was very quiet. Speaking her mind caused all this, knowing what the creature thought about her, she was tempted to walk away, return to the couch. Shinigami wanted them to be quiet? Well, she did not want to talk to her right now either. She just stood there, an unpleasant look on her face. For now though, she just silently stared at Shinigami, the mood making her reluctant to speak to Mitsuko or Nall either. She was not inclined to help Mitsuko. But she did not immediately walk away, wondering if Mitsuko still intended to move her.

Was she what? Nall did not finish. So Jumi could not say for sure. Dead? She would absolutely shocked if that was the case. Hurt? The blood suggested that possibility. The question was how bad though? It did not look like a scratch. But could someone like her truly be in danger? She made her way along the trail of blood, eventually to the body. She tried to suppress her current feelings about Shinigami, not to compare her to a demon. She did not intend to make it worse, but she was not as upset as she would be seeing a human like this. “…If he was suggesting she might be dead, I can’t imagine that. But it is hard to guess how hurt she is. It does not look severe, but something caused her to collapse. Possibly blood loss, but I have no idea, her not being a human.”

Jumi looked over the hall as she made her towards Mitsuko. Blood? Something she had seen her share of over the years, she was past the point of being sickened by the sight of it. Though it was concerning. There was the obvious guess at what it meant…or was something worse than suspected. There was the darker possibility. Their host claimed she did not feed on humans…but, Jumi’s trust was shaken. It was better than the alternative. Did that stupid demon not reclaim her power before leaving? There was also the possibility someone else was here, but it seemed too quiet for that. ”Someone is or was hurt.” She answered the question. If it s Shinigami, from when she seemingly came back earlier, it was entirely possible she had healed herself by now. For now she watched Nall. She had reasons to hesitate, some personal, some shared with Mitsuko and concern there was more going on than she thought. For now she waited to see what either Mitsuko did or if Nall saw anything.

Jumi immediately woke up at the cry of Mitsuko voice. Something happened! Did the damn creature do something? The problem was the whole reason they were here was because they had no chance of fighting her. Maybe if she had remained without her power, but Jumi could not believe she remained without it after what happened. She shifted up to her feet, looked down at Nall, nodded. Her stomach was twisted, she did not know if she wanted to know. But she made her way to Mitsuko, to find out.

Jumi slept silently getting her rest, until she heard the noise. The creature…the demon returned. She listened silently, trying to see if they were going to be interrupted? They weren’t? Good. She had little faith the demon felt any sympathy. She was not going to try to find out. She would ignore Shinigami for the rest of time if possible. If the demon lost all interest in them, even better. They could wait out the remaining time alone, avoid her, not talk to her. Then leave when it was over. That was the ideal as far as Jumi was concerned. But would it be that simple? She was not going to go out of her way to find out. She closed her eyes again. If possible, would remain here until she needed to eat.

Jumi’s past and experiences were of course influencing her. She had started trusting something like a demon, and it backfired, as far as Jumi was concerned. The damage could probably be repaired, but it was much more difficult than if a human had done this. Shinigami had seemed to make it clear there would be no gestures of apology either, had meant everything she said. Wanted to hurt Jumi, just not physically. Shinigami of course should have known this, being told of Jumi’s past. Made it sting more. She was not going to cry, she was not upset like that, but any optimism she had was more or less gone. She doubted the creature was doing what she originally said she would. Why should she care about of any of that, unless she wanted to fight Lenneth. There would be words about Lenneth or Shinigami lowering her power. She was not even thinking about them anymore. ‘More time’? A complete lie. The trust was not completely broken, but she would no longer believe everything Shinigami said automatically. That trust was at least temporarily broken. Mitsuko could comfort her, but by herself, was unlikely to fix the deeper problem. She silently let Mitsuko embrace her, the tension in her body relaxing. It was only a few moments before she drifted into sleep. She did not believe they would be left alone, but getting any sleep like this was enough to let her sleep, a brief peace at least.

Jumi was lying on the couch, on her back, eyes closed, but had not fallen asleep, when her girlfriend’s voice came to her ears. She did not change her position. She was silent but only for moment. “I don’t understand her, and I don’t care anymore. Trying to figure her out caused this. She might not be quite the same as the average demon, but maybe she isn’t that different after all. She probably won’t hurt us, but she made her thoughts clear. I’m keeping my distance as much as I can. I won’t tell you stop having fun, change your feelings, but she doesn’t think much of us.” She laid there silently, taking a few breaths. She did not want to upset Mitsuko, but she deserved to hear what Jumi thought. “I’m trying to sleep, I would avoid the bed from now on, if I could.” What would Shinigami do if she tried to resist? She would probably not risk finding out, but she had no eagerness to return. “Maybe she will let me sleep here though, just sleep with you.” Angry as the creature seemed, Jumi considered that unlikely, but maybe possible.

Mitsuko’s intentions had failed. Shinigami was certainly not her lover or anything. But that sort of reaction, especially from something that may or may not have been a demon, stabbed at something in Jumi. She had no desire to make a second deal right now, she would not stop Shinigami and Mitsuko from having their time, but she was not going to help anymore. Deal with these two nights, only spend the time she had to with Shinigami. Then move on. Jumi just laid there, not having the energy to move. Maybe she should go to sleep. It might her only chance to get enjoyable sleep after all. Demons were demons. Hopefully Mitsuko would not hurt herself. She had tried to trust Shinigami’s words in the beginning. It was not broken. But there was a crack. A doubt over what would happen between now and the end.

Have written several RPs here with Chiyako off and on, probably one of my earliest partners. Look forward to seeing where else we might run into each other. Descriptive, interesting characters, can write fun mute characters (something I have tried with mixed success). She does not often plan things out, wants to see where the story takes us as it goes, but that can be fun too. Two characters of hers at the moment that I’m playing with that could go in any number of directions and while I often plan a little more with others, this sort of mystery is fun too.

Was it just going to end like that? A complete failure of a lesson on Jumi’s part? She did not believe Mitsuko would be pleased with the outcome either, the ‘cuddling’ was just a method for the goal she really had. Jumi was trying to be supportive of her new girlfriend though she was not the sort to do something she hated just because a girlfriend wanted it. No, just like the sex, she had chosen to do this. ”Oohhh? You don’t want to spend more time with me?” It was not quite ‘flirty’ or seductive, but not hostile either. “I was trying to give you a hint, there are ways to treat a girl, if you want her to spend more time with you, and they had not fallen in love at first sight.” What did she want out of all of this deep down? Jumi did not even know herself, but it was not only Mitsuko’s potential disappointment that made it ending like this distasteful to her. Finding out about Lenneth was important of course, but it could be done one of the other times Jumi and Mitsuko were on their own. ”I made a deal, I keep my word. That reason, and you being different, I have no intention of using your lack of power against you.” It was an interesting choice, she really had a hard time figuring the creature out, but that seemed to be a mutual issue.

The answer was not that surprising, she would have been more surprised if she got the sorts of answers previous partners gave. The previous answer had been a little surprising, but as so many men and some women learned, giving a disappointing answer to a woman about such questions was not the best thing, even if they were not lovers. She was not angry the way she might have been if someone else answered like that, but they had gone one step forward, one step back. ”Hmmm I see, well you can think what you want. I don’t want to be a rude guest.” No, she was not going to tell what Shinigami what she should think. Even as a non-human, there were some lessons you learned from experience, not being told. Yes, Mitsuko wanted this, unfortunately she was innocent about these sorts of things. Mitsuko already liked Shinigami. Jumi did not have the desire naturally, she had to be approached right. She made no attempt to move, but she briefly went quiet. But was she actually upset? Irritated? Or was she teaching Shinigami in her own way?

It was an answer that said so little, but said so much. It was something Jumi had been considering offering, depending on how things went. But she wanted to know more. She would take a step towards Mitsuko’s goal here, but she wanted to know more. “You do…hmmm? What am I to you? I have been a demon’s plaything before. You do not treat me that way.” She did not know if she would get a clear answer, she was picking up the creature was not used to this sort of thing. “Why do you want to spend more time with me specifically? You want me naked here for three days? What do you think when you look at me?” Jumi had never had a true relationship until Mitsuko, but these were questions she had asked previous partners in bed. She was unsure what Shinigami was doing when she had admitted that, but that was something for later. Shinigami was going to learn a lesson about intimacy with a human woman. Questions she truly wondered the answer too.