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Oh no, no, that was way too much. Mitsu shook her head and lifted her free hand and held up a single finger before pointing between his two arms again. Just one run from finger tip to finger tip would be enough.

Ziggy in the mean time seemed to be getting restless. She began to wiggle in Mitsu's hold her eyes growing darker the longer she stared at Shun. Obviously she was plotting.

Yes, five and a half feet sounded about right and Mitsu nodded to confirm Shun's guess. Once the shop keeper cut the rope for them and it was paid for Mitsu followed Shun back out onto the street with their new purchase. Ziggy was getting restless probably wanting to stretch her legs but Mitsu was afraid to put her down. Instead she held onto her nodding to Shun as they made their way back to Ayumi's.

As they walked Mitsu took up one end of the rope with a free hand and looked it over. The easiest thing would probably be to make a figure eight harness and tie the knot above Ziggy's shoulder blades. That way it wouldn't risk choking her and she likely wouldn't pull free. It was just going to be a matter of holding the feline still while Mitsu made that happen. Likely Shun wasn't going to be able to help much. Ziggy would probably attack him if he got to close.

When they were back at Ayumi's Mitsu tried to fiddle with the rope to come up with something that would be easy to get on and off. A slip knot came to mind but she wanted something that would be a little more reliable and less likely to pull free. After a few minutes of tinkering Mitsu thought she had something but her finished product....looked more like a noose. It was not what she was aiming for.

Mitsu began to fumble with the rope again having a hard time of it now that Ziggy was squirming around. She missed that amused look Shun had over the whole thing, if she had seen it she probably would have questioned him about it. Instead she only looked up when Ayumi came in to let them know food was almost done. There was a brief nod before she went back to work on the rope.

It took a great deal of work and even more so to get the harness onto Ziggy but it seemed to do the trick. The figure eight harness still used the same noose like knot. Mitsu couldn't think of anything else that would keep it secure and not unravel. When she felt the feline was set Mitsu set Ziggy on the floor only for the feline to go rigid and fall over like the weight of the world was on her.

What had happened?

Mitsu tried to set Ziggy up on her feet again but the same thing happened. It was like the cat refused to stand on her own. Gravity over took her each time and she flopped onto her side her tails thrashing in an upset fashion. Not sure what to make of it Mitsu turned her attention to Shun with a questioning gaze.

Mitsu supposed that could be the case but she turned back to Ziggy with concern. Trying one more time she picked the cat up and placed her on all four feet before she once again wobbled and flopped over on her side. She heard Ayumi from the other room and tried to poke Ziggy into moving but the feline did nothing. She was stiff as a board laying on the floor.

With a light sigh Mitsu nodded, taking off her shoes while she was at the door and starting her way through the house. She tried to force Ziggy to walk on the leash but only ended up dragging the cat most of the way to the dining room. With a small huff Mitsu finally reached down and picked the cat up and carried her the rest of the way before depositing her next to the dishes of raw fish and milk. At least Ziggy wasn't upset enough to avoid eating though she did so while laying down. Looked like she was going to make a fuss about the whole ordeal as long as possible.

Once Ziggy was set Mitsu made sure to tie off the leash before she took a seat next to the table as well looking over the food Ayumi had prepared. It smelled rather nice though Mitsu was leery to start before she was told to. Instead she nodded her thanks to the ghost waiting for her or Shun to begin.

Once the other two had started eating Mitsu turned to her plate her eyes settling on the utensils. She hadn't given much thought to the fact that they would be using chopsticks and Mitsu hadn't quite perfected using them. It would no doubt be rude to use her hands and for a few long moments all Mitsu could do was stare wondering what she should do.

Watching Shun breaking off a piece of fish with his own chopsticks Mitsu finally ventured to pick up her own, holding one in each hand. She looked back to Shun again to see how he was holding them before trying to mimic that exactly. It was safe to say she was far off, the chopsticks barely stable in her hold. She worked them around to try and get a better grip before finally turning to her own fish and rice. Maybe she had to think of it like a medical process. It was like using a pair of tweezers. Carefully she reached down to pick up some of the rice but one of the chopsticks slipped sending the rice onto the table.

It was not like using tweezers.

"T-Tea is fine." Mitsu said softly, her voice still hoarse and sounding somewhat dry.

Mitsu paused when Ayumi rose from the table and hustled away only to return shortly after with a fork and spoon. Taking both Mitsu smiled thankfully setting her chopsticks aside. She would get much further in her meal this way.

Using the fork she carefully broke off a piece of fish to try nodding agreeably to the flavor. "It's very good, thank you." She tried the tea next noticing the warm soothing sensation as it ran down her throat. It was a perfect match to the meal and for a moment Mitsu just ate in silence enjoying the different flavors before she ventured to speak again. This time she had an easier time of it.

"Do you practice a more traditional means of medicine? Like an apothecary?" Mitsu was rather interested to know about this woman's practice. She had studied under Nurse Cricket but really only knew first aid as far as treating wounds and helping with fever. As far as curing an illness she would be at a loss.

Mitsu nodded seeming interested in the subject. Beyond her own quick fear healing during a fight Mitsu had never really tried much in practice. Even on a whim it was rather hit and miss and not something she had managed to perfect. "I would like to learn someday...to be a better healer," Mitsu admitted, pushing around the rice on her plate now as she was lost in thought.

The conversation was a quiet and general one and once the meal was done Mitsu helped clean up before waiting for Shun so they could go back to their room for the night.