2026-09-10: Rest and Reflect
- Log: Rest and Reflect
- Cast: Yua Ijuuin, Miho Ijuuin
- Where: Aoba - Penthouse
- OOC Date: 2026-09-10
- IC Date: Mon, Jan 07 2013
- Summary: Yua and Miho steathily convince their wife to lie down and rest after harrowing kidnapping experiences. (Who tricked who? Well, Yua will certainly take credit for it.) Yua considers how her Persona is strengthening her against stress which would normally be toxic in her pregnancy, while Miho shares her self-restraint regarding her own jealousy. They reflect on the people who helped Miho rescue Yua, decide Cait Sith's fate in death, and flirt relentlessly, proving that Yua has not been destroyed today...
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
After seeing Miho's doctor -- and Yua's! -- and reassuring Tyrrha that Yua is still just fine (Tyrrha did not come with them to the doctors on account of how hard it would be to explain away the metal), it's time to come back home to rest...
... but with Eiko handling dinner, there was only one way Yua was going to accept lying down before bedtime like some kind of lazy woman, and that's how she's conned Miho into resting in bed with her.
"Moouuu... Dr. Matsuhashi said that she didn't know how I was so 'resilient' when I'm so likely to have an early birth, but... it's Gretchen, right?" Yua supposes, all burrowed under the blanket and against Miho on her side. "All that stress and stuff... I can take it 'cause I've got a Persona, don't you think?"
Yukari isn't the only one who worries about it, apparently.
<Pose Tracker> Miho Ijuuin has posed.
Miho did not specify that the mysterious fencer was a demon. That just wasn't necessary.
...But Miho could probably use the rest, in any case; she's tired even if thanks to Persona and healing she isn't injured. So bed is fine.
"I don't know," Miho admits. "Some of it at least, is assuredly our Personas." Miho is thoughtful, slow in her words this time. "Whether it's all, I do not know."
She frowns. "...I do not like that you were endangered so."
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
"It was so scary...!" Yua wibbles, head tucking in under Miho's chin. "Since I dropped my handbag, I couldn't reach Gretchen... I couldn't do anything. I couldn't even help Tykko..." Tyrrha has, of course, already dobbed on Yua regarding the way she tried to untie her instead of running away.
Then again: Yua has to go in an S-shape to lie with her wife here these days, she's carrying way too much to run these days. Why, tomorrow, she'll be 28 weeks along... officially into her third trimester!
"But Mimi was so brave," Yua smiles, as she unburrows herself enough to actually look at Miho again. "Even though you had to hold yourself back so much... you really showed that bad cat what for, Mimi! Hee hee, the taxidermist was so surprised when you said he should be stuffed standing up in people clothes..." Because, of course, Cait Sith to a normal man is just -- a cat.
<Pose Tracker> Miho Ijuuin has posed.
Very scary. "It's all right," Miho says. "Sometimes, we have to rely on others. ...I had to, too."
Officially there...
"Heh. ...Perhaps I could've done it alone, if i had the opportunity to use my Persona--but perhaps not. The demon was very good at blocking... My hellfire is somewhat less vital than my slashing attacks."
A pause. "I had to rely on the others, regardless of what 'would have been'."
She does smile, though. "And I signed it," she says. "As I promised."
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
"They would have been pretty surprised if they realised Recchi and us were the same, right?" Yua wonders, thoughtfully. "Well, Takeba-kun is a good girl, she's one of my students... I'm sure she'd say, 'it's very irresponsible to make a woman do crimes when she's pregnant! And how could you fight while you're pregnant, even if they told you to!'" She's imagining Yukari's chastisement, but she's smiling, anyway. "She's such a responsible young woman... she can't help but take serious things seriously, no matter what!"
Yukari... is so cute.
This is the decree of Yua 'Mom-Brain' Ijuuin.
"Ahh, I wonder if the sword Recchi stole will be of any use... hopefully, they think she was just after the sword, I did try to ham it up!" In the theatrical sense, she means, as important. "Mm, ham... let's have Sham for breakfast tomorrow, Mimi!"
Mom brain also means that there's a layer of cognitive fog inside Yua's head to begin with...
"But it must have been especially surprising to fight beside Nobumizu, right? That's not even the first time she's protected me when she thought I was a normal woman getting wrapped up in stuff... remember when Sudou-san attacked Sevens, Mimi? She was there, too!" Back then, Yua actually jumped in the way of an attack... though she wasn't pregnant, then.
She giggles, a hand brushing at Miho's chest. "Hee hee... you did! You did sign him! Does that mean he's a collector's item now, Mimi? Oh, we should put a lamp on him...! That way he can be useful!"
<Pose Tracker> Miho Ijuuin has posed.
"They would have. ...surprised, and likely bothered." To say the least. "Hmm. She is very responsible," Miho agrees. "I wonder what happens to make a girl like that so dutiful in the face of the supernatural? She seems... aggressively normal, about it."
Mom-Brain...
"I hope that it will. It is a useful-looking weapon. I'd claim it myself, except that I already have a fine sword..."
Hamming it up. "Yes, let's."
"It was," Miho agrees. "She is a strong warrior. ...And I respect her sense of what needs doing. If circumstances were different, I would be proud to fight with her more often."
But then, "...Heh. Yes, he is. Perhaps we could..."
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
"I wonder if they would have thought it was all some evil plot... hou, I'm not sure I'm that good of an actor, though!" Yua says, with a little huff. "I don't like getting kidnapped like that... hauuu, but if it was Mimi..." Thoughtfully, thoughtfully, "... then I could pretend!"
She frowns, thoughtful in another fashion, as she thinks on Yukari. "Something bad happened to her when she was younger," she says. "If you compare what we know about a lot of those children in SEES... there's an awful lot of tragedies. In Takeba-kun's case, she's the daughter of a man who's much reviled on Port Island... they say he's to blame for the accident that happened there, ten years ago. So... you can imagine a girl who's grown up with that family reputation..."
Yua, of course, doesn't know the deep history of it all... but she knows what they say. Oh, she even heard it from a couple of the teachers...
"Mimi's sword is very nice," Yua smiles, then. "All Mimi's swords are nice! Mimi is a nice sword!!" And if that has a double meaning, that's fine.
She tilts her head, as she adds: "I wonder if Nobumizu's a sword lady, too... I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong impression..." They say, after all, that it's improper to associate with sword women other than your girlfriend... at least in some of the more traditional bian circles. "... but she is super respectable, right? She's a good person!"
Yua giggles, as she says: "Maybe he can hold up a lamp and not a sword when he's stuffed..."
<Pose Tracker> Miho Ijuuin has posed.
"Hmmm." Miho nudges Yua with a faint laugh. "I'd be much better at it," she assures Yua. "Much better."
But, "I see... A family disgrace is difficult to bear." Is it true? Well, why wouldn't it be? There's little reason to imagine otherwise.
Still, "Heh. ...I do insist on quality..."
But, "Hmm. It wouldn't surprise me, but you never know; one cannot account for one's preferences that may differ from outward presentation." She considers. "But it is not so improper; I am not that jealous. ...And she is respectable. I trust her on that front."
Miho smiles. "Yes. Yes, that would do."
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
Yua giggles, as Miho nudges her, her face flushing with illicit thoughts. "If it's Mimi, it's good!"
What's less good is Yukari's disgrace, and Yua frowns when she thinks of it. "Poor Takeba-kun... she works hard." She wonders, for a moment, how Yukari would feel about the villains worrying over her... but none of her crimes have stopped her from being a mother!
Or from being a lesbian mama, and Yua giggles, again, when Miho insists on quality. "That's true," she adds, when Miho points out that looks can be deceiving. "Hmm... you can be a little jealous," she says, a touch of teasing to her own voice and smile, as she smooths out Miho's houseclothes against her collarbone. "But if you think it's okay, Mimi... then I won't worry about what it looks like too much! You're right, I'd trust her, too!"
And so, Cait Sith's fate is sealed...
<Pose Tracker> Miho Ijuuin has posed.
"My Yua is also very good..."
It isn't good, though, what's going on with Yukari. Yukari might not appreciate it, but Miho reflects on it all the same. "Nevertheless, we cannot underestimate her--that just means she'll work all the harder."
But, "A little jealous," she agrees. "I keep it quiet because I want you to have your freedom... But if I didn't trust that woman, I'd be much more concerned."
It is okay.
Cait Sith... he should've known.
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
"Ee," Yua squeaks, happily, hearing Miho call her her Yua.
"Mm, mm," she hums, hearing Miho's reflections. "You're right... she's tough!" Does that mean she'll make a good mom, someday?? Well, according to Yua, it does.
Yua smiles, though, hearing Miho admit a little jealousy. "I want Mimi to be able to trust my friends," she insists, "because I trust Mimi's instincts, too! Besides... a little jealousy reminds me I'm wanted," she adds, rubbing at Miho's arm. "I don't think it's always such a bad thing... jealousy just means someone's really, really important. And Yua-chan likes being your most important person..."
... besides, if Yua condemns jealousy, she has to condemn herself.
<Pose Tracker> Miho Ijuuin has posed.
Miho smiles.
She is tough. And, well... Maybe she will, maybe she won't. Miho doesn't know what Yukari wants, and clearly that's relevant. But...
When Yua smiles, she nods back. "...Mm, yes. My instincts... I understand." Then she strokes Yua's hair. "That's true. ...it does mean that. And you are."
"No, I keep it to myself for the reason I mentioned... But I want you to have eyes for me. Not them."
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
Yua sighs happily, feeling Miho's fingers through her hair, unbound for her. "Mimi's so thoughtful," she murmurs, warmly, hearing the way she restrains her jealousy to ensure Yua's freedom. "But I like all Mimi's feelings... and if you tell me, I can reassure you, you know? Like you did for me!"
Her gaze is just as warm, as she looks to her; and lying on her right side, Miho really does fill her whole field of vision. "It's always been you, Mimi," she assures her, softly. "Always you... only you. I don't even want to imagine anyone else..." She giggles, again, as she squeezes Miho's arm, gently. "... though, if it's imagining Mimi differently, that's different! I like your vampire cape too, Mimi..."
What? Doesn't your partner like dressing up as a vampire??? You're missing out, Miho is the world's hottest vampire.
<Pose Tracker> Miho Ijuuin has posed.
Miho does try to be thoughtful... "Mm... Yes. If it gets bad, I'll tell you. For now... It just makes me want to see you more."
Miho is a good way to fill one's field of vision especially when one is Yua. There's a lot of her! "...Yes." She does imagine someone else... but it's clear the one she fights for hardest.
"Heh..." Her vampire cape. "We can imagine all we like. ...But we don't have to only imagine..."
<Pose Tracker> Yua Ijuuin has posed.
"Then... see me all the time, Mimi! More and more! And I'll be so pretty for you! Mm, I'm happiest when I'm here!" Yua chirps, and surely she means beside her, if not literally laying together.
Well, also laying together, if the way Yua lifts her chin to press her lips to Miho is any indication. "I'd really like that," she says, quietly, and so --
-- any plans forthwith are instead on the reader to imagine.