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 Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:17 pm
While it hadn't really been brought up since their trip, Shun hadn't forgotten about the way Mitsu had reacted to the sight of blades. Both the butchers and his own daggers. It was something he felt that needed to be dealt with. It was one thing to be wary of weapons, but he didn't want her to be recoiling and panicking at the very presence of knives... especially because of his own weapons.
So one day, he rummaged around until he found what he was looking for. It was his doink knife.
He waited for Mitsu to either go to the bathroom or step out in general before he started to use it. When she returned, he was just idly stabbing it into the bed. Each time he did so, the DOINK! could be heard.
Doink. Doink. Doink. Doink. Doink.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:40 pm
Mitsu had stepped out to make a quick run for food, though what she came back with was hardly a decent lunch. She had managed to stumble upon some fancy pudding cups and couldn't help but buy as many as she could carry. Her arms were full as she made her way back to Shun's room with her prize, her ears pivoting forward when she picked up on a particular noise.
Doink. Doink. Doink.
Slowing her pace as she got closer to her reaper's dorm she paused to listen, tilting her head so that she could press an ear to the door. She could hear the noise loud and clear even with the barrier.
Doink. Doink. Doink. Doink.
She knew that sound and curiously opened the door and peeked her head in to find Shun stabbing the bed with the fake knife. Making her way in slowly she focused on the toy, her ears twitching each time it hit the bed with a doink. Mitsu knew the doink knife was a sort of stress relief for the reaper so what had him stressed?
"I...is everything okay?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:46 pm
Shun looked up as the door opened. The doinking had paused as he looked to see what was in her hands.
"...Is that pudding?" he asked before looking towards the knife in his hand.
"Yes. I'm fine. I've just.. been thinking," he said before stabbing into the bed lightly once more, making another Doink!. He wasn't completely certain how he was going to go about this. The reaper had a general plan of action, but he hadn't really delved into the specifics just yet.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:55 pm
"Y...yes." Mitsu confirmed, moving into the room and depositing the pudding cups on Shun's desk. She made a fuss about setting them in an orderly fashion before she turned toward her reaper. There had to be at least twelve cups of pudding on his desk.
"Thinking?" She asked curiously, moving a little closer, her eyes going back to the fake knife. It wasn't real and she knew it couldn't hurt her but something about it made her leery. At least she didn't have the same panic in her eyes like she had for the actual blade at the butcher shop. "What were you thinking about?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:00 pm
"That is a lot of pudding.. I thought you were getting lunch?" he blinked while staring at the cups of pudding that now sat on his desk. Shaking his head, he turned his attention back towards Mitsu, watching her carefully. She wasn't panicking at the sight of the knife. This was a good sign, especially since she knew it was a harmless toy. But she did seem a little wary still.
"Thinking about how we might be able to break your fear of blades," Shun replied, deciding to go with the direct route. Being fairly upfront about things was how he usually went about stuff anyway.
He stabbed into the bed a little more, then eyed the pudding cups. Hmmm...
"Here. Take the doink knife," he said while offering the toy to Mitsu. He held it out to her handle first just as he would with a real blade.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:08 pm
"The....pudding is for lunch." Mitsu said sheepishly. She probably wouldn't eat them all but she wanted some for later and some to share. Shun wasn't big on sweets but he would probably eat a pudding cup with her.
"B..break my fear?" Her brows furrowed as he explained what he had been thinking about. She wasn't sure she liked where this was going and her eyes watched him warily as he looked beyond her to the pudding cups on the desk.
When offered the doink knife, however, Mitsu could have sighed with relief. There was still a bit of hesitation in taking it, her hand reaching for the handle slowly but she didn't have the same reservations about it like she did for a real blade. Wrapping her fingers around the handle she pulled the toy back toward her. It's general shape made her chest tighten in distress and the hand that was holding it shook a little but it didn't keep her from bringing up her free hand to poke at the blade to make it chime it's little noise. She liked that noise.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:12 pm
"..."
Shun wasn't sure what to think about her eating all that pudding for lunch. Couldn't that make her sick? He furrowed his brow at the thought and slowly rose to his feet. Mitsu had taken the doink knife with a hint of reluctance, but she was able to hold it. She was even poking it a bit.
"Go ahead and play with it for awhile. Jab it into things if you'd like," he said while walking over towards the pudding to get a better look at the twelve cups.
He didn't say it, but she was free to stab him with the knife if she really wanted to.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:18 pm
If this was his idea of working on her fear Mitsu wasn't sure how much progress she would make. Even though she was hesitant with it she knew that it wasn't real. A part of her could get passed it not to mention it made an amusing sound.
Her focus was on the toy at the moment so she barely paid any mind to the fact that Shun was scoping out her pudding cups until she turned around, her finger still pressing against the blade so it would make the doink noise. "Do you want one? They are supposed to be a custard." Which was basically a fancy pudding. A tasty tasty pudding.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:22 pm
Mitsu should be glad Shun hadn't made her hold one of his daggers right off the bat. Though that was coming soon enough. He just hoped it won't end terribly. But quite frankly, he wasn't really sure how else he could go about it. Weapons were meant to harm, but blades were also useful tools. Not only that but they also had the capacity to protect.
"Hmm.. Perhaps in a bit. I wouldn't mind trying one," Shun said as he picked up one of the cups. He soon put it down though and turned more towards his lycan.
"Let me know when you feel pretty comfortable with the doink knife. And then we will continue on. Until then... just keep playing with it."
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:43 am
Mitsu pressed the blade one last time before Shun mentioned they would be moving on. Moving on? To what? Her heart began to beat a little harder in her chest, her eyes going back to the doink knife in her hands. Even this small item was a little bit of a challenge how did he expect her to overcome her fear? She was deeply worried she was only going to disappoint him and make him upset. When he tried to help her and failed he often didn't take it well.
"I..I don't know Shun. I..I dunno if I'm ready." She said sheepishly. The tension was clear in her voice and it wasn't hard to tell she was nervous by the way she fidgeted. This was not going to be an easy challenge.
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:22 am
Shun frowned lightly as he noticed that she was getting nervous. She sounded tense and she was fidgeting a fair bit now.
"Is anyone ever truly ready to face a fear?" he said with a soft sigh. The answer didn't seem like a yes to him. Shaking his head, he looked towards the doink knife in her hand, "With one like this... I think it's better we deal with it sooner than later. If a fight were to ever break out around here, I'd rather you not start panicking because I summon my daggers."
Unless she wanted him to start fighting without those. But he doubted that would be the case. Forcing a reaper to not use his weapons was crippling them in a way. Sure, he could fight hand to hand, but his effectiveness was reduced quite a bit.
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:08 am
"I..suppose not." Mitsu said softly, her hand holding the doink knife lowered until she was simply holding the toy at her side. As much as she wanted to move passed this Mitsu wasn't sure how possible it was. Knives had been one of the devises of her torture. It wasn't so easily forgotten or cast aside. While she had grown comfortable dealing with Shun to the point she could almost act normally she still struggled with what happened. She was getting better at hiding her tension but she didn't know how to act around the others anymore. When had been the last time she had really spent time with anyone other than Shun?
"I..I..." She started to falter with her words and switched to sigh language instead though she wasn't sure what words Shun would remember. 'I don't think I can.'
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:23 am
Watching her for a moment, Shun felt his heart sink a little when she suddenly signed that she didn't think that she could do this.
"Don't think about what you can or can't do.." he said quietly. Turning around, he faced the pudding, then summoned his daggers. He then placed the blades on top of the pudding cups.
"They aren't enchanted. They can't move on their own. A knife without a wielder is pretty useless. If you want your pudding, you will need to face your fear."
He paused and stepped to the side.
"Or else I guess I'll have to try eating all of this myself."
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:38 am
The fur on her tail began to bristle the moment Shun summoned his daggers. Her focus was on them entirely and what he planned to do. Sure his explanation held truth but that didn't make her fear the object any less. It was a symbol and a strong reminder of what had happened.
Shifting uncomfortably she took a step back but noticed....wait...what was he..... Her eyes widened when she realized he was holding her pudding cups hostage. She had just bought those and she didn't even get to try one yet!
Looking at the pudding cups longingly she stared at them and then at the blades. Back and forth her gaze continued to shift until she finally sighed. "I'm not very hungry anyway...." She murmured, taking another step back toward his bed before having a seat.
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:44 am
Shun watched Mitsu quietly as she murmured to herself then decide to sit on his bed. Thinking for a moment, he sat down in the desk's chair and grabbed one of the pudding cups. Looking around for a spoon, he soon procured himself one, then opened up the cup. He didn't say anything yet. Instead, he just began to slowly eat the pudding.
"Not bad," he commented as he tried it out, "Sweet, but not overtly so. Very creamy texture too."
He took another spoonful, as if trying to decide if he liked it or not.
"Yes, this is pretty good," he decided before looking towards Mitsu and went back to business. Not that the whole pudding thing wasn't a part of his plan.
"You know, wielder aside, the intent is also important. It may be a simple tool to aid in cooking. To me.. it is indeed a weapon. But... times of sparring aside, my daggers are here to protect myself. And to protect you."
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