confrontation time / accepting
@gyuuji said: “ you think if you run around taking care of everyone else, no one will notice you’re falling apart. ”
YAE MIKO-SAN WAS UNLIKE ANY OTHER GUEST she had met in the bathhouse. the spirit was rather amiable towards her in a sense; inviting her over to play cards and even more recently, just to sit down and have a chat ( definitely far from those rude and vulgar guests she would come across from time to time. A SHUDDER. ) it was ... a breath of fresh air honestly; to have found a friend in this strange strange place.
work rag was left discarded on the floor as she was once again called over by the older. ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES have passed by and yet, she found them traversing a multitude of conversations already ( mostly it was the child detailing her recent experiences in the bathhouse. )
it had been an enjoyable chatter UNTIL the fortune-teller’s last statement caused sen to shrink away. coal-like hues idly stared at her lap.
IT WAS FAR MORE COMPLICATED than just casting aside her facade of bravery. OF COURSE, she had already wanted to cry; to break down at the fatigue that began to weigh her entire being down with each passing day, at the sleepless nights plagued by the repetitive nightmare of her parents turning into pigs, at the everyday longing for her home back in the human world.
SO BADLY did she wish to weep and complain at the unfairness of it all ! but such luxury was not granted no matter how much she wished for it. instead , if she were to weep and the other spirits found her in such a state, they could easily raise it to the witch of the house. as per their agreement, one complaint from her and she would be off the job. and her parents? they were to remain pigs for ALL ETERNITY.
and so what does she do to distract herself from the sadness that began to brew in her heart? she works on her tasks as diligently as she could: be that efficient worker the guests needed / that errand girl for everyone in the bathhouse / that friend she could be for haku / that last bit of hope her parents had. it had WORKED WELL after all ( for them at least. ) but did yae miko see right through her?
in nervousness did thumbs twiddle with each other while eyes were still downcast. ❛ is it …. is it that obvious ? ❜
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