sun_showers | Appointments

After the camping trip, which had been a wonderful little break from the village, there was something on Saori's mind. Maybe she was being overly paranoid, or maybe she was right. Yuuna was her partner in more than one sense, and the bond they shared was deeper than simple romance or friendship. She was Saori's kannushi, her apostle and mortal agent, her student and sometimes her teacher, and she was someone the goddess could read easier than any book.

And if the trip was any indication, Yuuna was growing complacent. It'd been great, a romantic time with plenty of affection shared between them, but Saori knew from personal experience that such things were merely the calm between the storms here in Luceti. The invasion had been hard, certainly...but the effects weren't quite so lingering between the two of them. Sure, they'd been injured but pain heals. The most recent incident, with the memory reset, had barely seemed a stutter to either of them and they'd gone on about their life without missing a beat. That was a good thing, certainly, but it was dangerous to think that all shifts could be so benign.

Especially in October. The chilling memories of Moro's demise and of having to strike down a young boy she called friend have begun to drift back to the forefront. And the thought of that happening again, or of anything happening to Yuuna because she wasn't prepared...or didn't understand the dangers presented in Luceti was too much. After a few days preparation, she woke up early and slipped out of bed, returning a few moments later with a pair of packages under her arms. One was a poofy bundle tied with string and the other was a large wooden box.

She approached her sleeping lover and shook her gently, then set the box down with a loud thunk.

"Yuuna, it's time to wake up. Today is important, and there's a lot we have to do."

"Hrrrmmmmmm." Her eyes flutter open, not ready to get up quite yet. She looks over to Saori, blinking a few times. "Five more minutes? The bed is so warm and it's still calling my name." She swears to herself that she'll get up in five minutes, because really there's no rush to her. Yuuna doesn't quite understand why today of all days is so important, but she did just wake up and not much is going to be understood until she's got a minute to herself.

That being said, she digs her face into her pillow again and closes her eyes.

"No, Yuuna. I'm sorry but not today. We've got things to do, and I'm afraid that I'm going to have to insist. Get up or I'll flip the bed over on you."

There's a serious note in her voice that's usually absent, especially when talking to Yuuna. Saori's already crossing the room, ready to do just as she promised. Maybe it's not nice, but sometimes tough love is a thing that needs to happen.

Flip the bed? Is she serious? She couldn't be. Her brain isn't functioning quite yet, so it's not registering that Saori just might flip the bed on her. "Soon..." she mutters, stretching in bed but not making a move to actually sit up yet.

Except for once? She actually is. Saori's arm reaches down and with casual strength begins to lift the entire bed off the floor. Five seconds to liftoff, darling.