11th Trauma

[wondering_eye]

I'm sorry.

[Click.]

[note: Satori will NOT be answering the phone; the only way to speak to her is to actually go to her house and speak to her. Or get her attention through her bedroom window. She's locked herself in her room to brood.]

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[idkmybfforin]

[Tap tap tap.

A tentative noise is coming from the window, and whatever is making it doesn't have the benefit of hands.]

[wondering_eye]

[There's a pause, and then Satori opens the window to let Okuu in.]

...Iiii keep forgetting my html D8

[idkmybfforin]

[Okuu's thoughts are unusually quiet; almost timid, and mostly confused. She had been almost monofocused on Satori's words this whole time; all this time, and she couldn't figure it out.

...like many things. And there was no convenient voice with all the answers now.

The raven hops over to the windowsill, but doesn't flutter over to her spot on Satori's shoulder just yet.]

Master?

oh no!

[wondering_eye]

...Okuu.

I'm feeling better now. You don't have to be so shy.

[idkmybfforin]

[Her head perks up--and as if released, Utsuho hops and blunders and flaps to Satori's shoulder all at once. The raven caws softly and only once, peering almost cautiously at her face. This wasn't making her angry, right?]

[wondering_eye]

No. I'm not angry anymore. It's alright.

[She pats Okuu on the head and gives her a small smile.]

See?

[idkmybfforin]

[Oh, well. Like magic, where there was a bird, there is now a feathery affectionate puffball!

...which is just Okuu fluffing out all her feathers and chirping quietly.]

[wondering_eye]

...Do you remember Parsee Mizuhashi? She's the youkai that lives by the bridge to the surface. She...did something to me, and it made me jealous of everyone. And I was angry, because I was jealous.

I'm sorry if I hurt you, Okuu.

[idkmybfforin]

[She looks thoughtful for a moment...and then shakes her head. That sounds vaguely familiar--but not familiar enough. Okuu's not too good with names.]

It's fine now, master.

[Birdy poofball disappears; instead, Okuu is butting the top of her head gently against the side of Satori's face.

Then she seems to remember something.]

It's cold outside.

[Her thoughts are...rather perplexed, really. She's used to it being like ten million degrees. What is this temperate climate.]

[wondering_eye]

Yes, I wasn't expecting it to be so cold, either. But this is what winter is like on the surface, I suppose.

If it's too cold, you can always stay inside.

[idkmybfforin]

[Okuu ruffles all her feathers as if itching something, and refolds her wings.]

It's hard to fly inside. There's no wind or thermals.

[...she's lazy okay. At least when it comes to flying around.]

[wondering_eye]

Well, let's look at it this way, Okuu. Do you dislike being in the cold? It might be harder to fly inside, but if you don't like the cold maybe that's something you'll have to deal with.

[idkmybfforin]

[...DECISIONS. Hrm.

hold on she has to think about this]