interlude; night without end.

[ungodliest]

( WARNING: gore and heavy child abuse. Especially the latter is very prominent in this dream, so please proceed with caution if that sort of thing is a trigger for you. )

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[insurgere]

[simon hears a crying, distressed child, and he wanders in to investigate.]

Are you all right? [obviously not, but he has to start somewhere, right?] Tell me what's wrong.

this is the part where we pretend I have babby Takano icons on this account..

[ungodliest]

[ The little child glances up immediately at the sound of the voice, snapped out of her thoughts and ramblings. She turns her head towards him, her expression still filled with tears but there's obviously fear too - and a lot of it. She takes a step back quickly, shaking a little. ]

A.. are you here to hurt me..? [ She glances around her quickly, as if she's looking for a way to escape. ]

a-aww n_n

[insurgere]

No, no ... [simon throws his hands up, the universal gesture of non-harm, and takes just one more cautious, slow step towards the girl.] I'm not here to hurt you. I'm here to help. I'm a doctor, my name is Simon. What happened to you?

[ungodliest]

[ She doesn't back away, but the look on her face is still a bit wary at first. ]

I-I'm Miyoko.. Tanashi Miyoko.. [ She pauses, her gaze darting around again. ] You.. r-really won't hurt me..?

[myhrta]

[Had this been anything but a dream, Myhrta would not have done what she just did. She would have crouched beside the girl, or stood a safe distance away, and spoken to her.

But as it was, she simply put her arms around her, holding her tight.]

There, there... [She whispered it into her hair, holding her tight.] Don't cry... it's all right... I'm here now...

you see a babby takano icon.. /waves hands like a hypnotist

[ungodliest]

[ She's scared. She's scared that they might come for her again, that they might punish her just like they did to the other girls - and so she might have been scared of Myhrta in the first place, but since the woman is holding her like that.. She can't believe it's one of the people who tortured her into that fear earlier.

And so she just clings to Myhrta with all her might, as if just being with her will make sure those men won't get her again. And even though she vaguely hears the words - don't cry - she can't help it as she starts wailing against her. ]

I-- I don't want to end up like that.. p-please..

I do... /vacant look

[myhrta]

Hush now... [She kisses her hair.] I won't let it happen. I won't.

[Gathering her up in her arms, she stands.]

We're going out of here.

[And woe betide anyone who tries to stop her.]

[ungodliest]

[ She nods a little. There's still something hesitant about it, but she does seem to at least trust Myhrta. And she wants to get out of here more than anything else, so.. ]

... Hmm. I.. want to leave here.. [ Out of this place of torture. ]

[thehandofwisdom]

[Seeing the distressed child, Zelda hurries over, standing close enough to offer her help but not too close to upset her further.]

Who is trying to hurt you?

[She has a feeling that like everything else she has seen tonight, this isn't as real as it seems. But she's not going to stand around feeling powerless. She's going to try to help.]

pretend these are babby takano icons..

[ungodliest]

[ At first there's a wary look at Zelda's appearance, as if the little girl isn't sure if she can trust the woman.. But a moment after she runs over, clinging to the woman's clothes while nearly wailing. ]

They're-- ... they're going to kill me, they're going to hurt me, just like they did with everyone else..! I.. I don't want to die..! [ A sob. ]

NOPE...but okay, because she's cute

[thehandofwisdom]

[She kneels down so that she can hold the crying child close, looking around as she does so to watch for any signs of danger.]

[Gently whispering,] Shhh, everything will be alright. No one will hurt you as long as I am here.

let the power of moe compel you.. (yay)

[ungodliest]

[ There's a few more moments of just sobbing against her, clinging for her life, but then she peeks up at the woman's face instead. Her look is almost a bit curious. ]

... N-no one will hurt me..? No one at all..? [ Her voice sounds a bit hopeful. ]

GODRIKA WILL END YOUR SUFFERING!!!!!!!!!!!! btw i almost forgot about this i'm so sorry :C

[miracleflower]

[ Oddly, this time around, Rika didn't show up armed with her ceremonial hoe. But instead, she's wearing her shrine maiden attire, consisting of a red hakama and white haori. White symbolized purity in Shintoism... and Rika stood out like a clean, sacred figure in the filthy orphanage.

One dream after another. She found herself standing before an unfamiliar girl about the same age as her curled up on the floor before. The apologies remind her of those pleading for Oyashiro-sama's forgiveness.

Rika slowly extends her hand, placing it gently on the girl's head. ]

being miyoko is no longer suffering.. and it's fine, bby!! ;u;

[ungodliest]

[ Her first instinct is to wince a little - it reminds her of her father's headpats, in a way, but it more recently reminds her of the way the men here in this place had been treating her, and it's enough to think that he might finally have decided to come after her.

But when she opens her eyes, she notices that the hand doesn't belong to one of the men who were there earlier, but instead a girl with long flowing hair and perfectly clean shrine maiden clothes..

... She isn't sure why this other girl was suddenly here. The tears are still slightly in her eyes, but her look slowly turns to more one of surprise as she speaks up. Miyoko's voice is still a little bit raw and scared. ]

W-who.. are you..?

[miracleflower]

Mii~♪

[ She crouches down in front of the girl and continues patting her head gently. A gentle smile spreads across her face. ]

...Furude Rika. Don't worry, I won't hurt you.

[ungodliest]

[ Well, it is a girl her age, like most of the children in the orphanage, even if she's dressed much differently. And when she's patting her head like that.. For some reason she can't bring herself to have any suspicions towards the other girl.

Perhaps instead.. this is the turnaround of her fate that she bargained off God. ]

M-my name is Miyoko.. Tanashi Miyoko. [ She still looks a little scared though, maybe because of the situation from before. ] Are you here.. to help me..?