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[saint_sami]

For the first time in, well... ever, Sasami had seemed to be happy. Or at the very least, relaxed. Since the whole Punishment thing, she had started to try to prioritize everything around her. Her talk with Alessa and her time with Hay Lin made her realize that trying to be a grown up was probably not the best thing at all

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[demon_alessa]

Upon entering the Sensorium, Alessa would be rather startled by this scene. It wasn't because she expected Sasami to always be miserable, but that she hadn't seen her friend look this blissful in a long time. She looked free of nightmares, and seemed to be enjoying herself: a feeling quite alien to Alessa herself, and she could feel that spark of jealousy shoved down by a quiet understanding that this was a scene she almost felt she did not belong.

Alessa, after all, was the very opposite of tranquility, of peaceful dreams.

But for a moment she was transfixed by this, drinking in a scene that, she realized, made her happy: knowing someone as bright and open as Sasami could find a private peace.

That made her...strangely happy.

[saint_sami]

Hearing the door open, Sasami turned her head to see who had came in. She smiled widely as she saw who it was.

"Alessa...!" She called out, waving her over.

[demon_alessa]

It was still surprising to Alessa that she was able to bring a smile on anyone's face, but was happy enough that Sasami was smiling more than she had in months. She had been her friend, after all.

"Sasami," she said, and a small smile formed on her face. "How are you? You look fairly well today. Are you getting along with Negi?"

[saint_sami]

"I'm doing well! Thank you! And Negi and I are doing well, especially after... well... that whole mix up..." Sasami said, standing up to face Alessa. She opted not to pull back her hair at the moment. "What brings you in here?"

[demon_alessa]

"I was exploring," Alessa said, and then was truthful. "I heard something of you, and felt that good feeling from you. I wanted to see you feeling better, I suppose."

She shrugged. "I am happy for you."

[saint_sami]

Sasami smiled hearing what Alessa had said. Walking over, her arms wrapped around the demon in a hug.

"Thank you, Alessa." Sasami said. "I'd say that's sweet of you, but I know that's not your thing..."

[demon_alessa]

That still took getting used to, she had to admit, but it was all right if it was Sasami. She looked at her friend.

"My life is only still thriving," she said. "Now I want to know, what has made you so happy?"

[saint_sami]

"I had some time to think." Sasami said. "I had to think of what I was doing and what I need to do. I'm doing too much and expecting everyone to see me. That's... not how I should do things. It shouldn't be how I do things."

[demon_alessa]

"Oh really?" Now she caught her attention. So she had moved away from fretting about the sort of work she should be doing, and hpw unhappy it made her not to be doing more.

"In that case, how do you plan on doing things now?"

[saint_sami]

"I should stop expecting everyone from noticing me. I'm not special. I never was." Sasami said. "I should just step back and let others handle things... and try to be a kid more than anything else..."

[demon_alessa]

Alessa blinked, looking hard at Sasami. She didn't say anything for awhile. She had thought that Sasami was happy, but what she was describing didn't seem to sound like what Sasami usually said.

"And this decision will make you happy, being a child?"

[saint_sami]

"I don't know. I won't know unless I find out for myself." Sasami admitted. "The ship has plenty of people helping out. I can back off just for a bit."

[demon_alessa]

"If you believe that is for the best," Alessa said. "I suppose living as a child is a bit important, but I wonder if you would be able to do that long, on this ship. It hardly seems like one can stay put without a calamity occurs. That is another decision you'll have to make."

[saint_sami]

"I'll just have to find out when I get there, now, won't I?" Sasami said, tilting her head a bit. "I can't worry about the future nor linger about the past. I'll never learn."

[demon_alessa]

"I see." Alessa thinned her lips a bit, looking lost in thought. "Are you still continuing your training with Negi, with magic?"

[saint_sami]

"From time to time, yes. It seems like we're both trying to relax and not take things so seriously..." Sasami admitted.