crowspace | Red Sea Yonaka post, open. (General warnings for Mogeko Castle-type stuff.)

[She'd fought against the red sea.

Why had she fought? It was painful - oh, agonizingly painful, all the empty parts in her body and her mind filled with the sea - but if she'd known how much better it would make her, why would she have resisted?

Because she is better, now. She's stronger - she doesn't need anyone to protect her, doesn't need to run and hide anymore. She's strong enough to be the one her victims run from, if she chooses.

She was so afraid, before, afraid of more than Mogekos - but now she's in control of herself. She doesn't need to fear anything, she can do anything to anyone without memories of a long-departed castle making her wilt.

It's alright now. Even though it was painful, and even though she screamed that she didn't want it, it was fine in the end. She's grateful.

She had been broken. And now the sea has fixed her.

It doesn't matter to her where in the castle she is. She wanders aimlessly, for now. Maybe she'll see people she knew before. Maybe she'll teach them how much better everything could be...]

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[ Ahhh, she's been dogging her steps, observing. Watching. Smiling away. Eventually, though, she meets Yonaka at an intersection of sorts, near the stairs. Smiling, pleasantly. ]

Ah, Yonaka~! I was wondering when you'd wake up again! ♪ Feeling better?

[Yonaka's smile back lacks something that it used to have. Still, it can be called a smile.]

Much better! I haven't thanked you properly yet.

[ Well... when she'd finally heard what had been going on, the best solution was to help her like she was helped. Wasn't it? To make it so no one could hurt Yonaka at all? Of course, of course. It had been the best choice. Now no one would threaten her safety ever, ever again. ]

You don't need to, I knew you'd come around~! I couldn't bear to let this kind of thing go on!

[ Her smile is just as warped, so very happy--this is what the Sea of Death turns its hosts into, a hollow entity, slowly consumed so it can spread out within them, to "cleanse" them. ]

I know, but I put up a fight when I really shouldn't have. I was so ungrateful to you.

[Akoumi is important to her. How could she doubt that she wanted the best for her...?]

[She's wandering the castle when she notes that a new subject has converted to the Red Sea. This pleases Mikotsu immensely. Her Adviser and Ambassador did good work.]

Oho... hello!

Everyone always is, but that's okay. I understand. It's hard for them to see at first. Impossible, even. All that matters now is that you're happy, and you don't have to worry anymore.

[ Truly, not even her brother could kill her now. So surely she could handle him, too! ]

Good afternoon, Princess.

[Yonaka's happy to see her too. They hadn't been properly introduced before this, so now is a good time to change that.]

Thank you, Akoumi. I want to repay you somehow.

[Mm, but what would Akoumi like best? She could sleep with her of course - yes, who wouldn't like that? - but that seemed so obvious.]

[It'd been a while since he saw Yonaka. As huge as the castle seemed, enough time had passed that there wasn't a day where he'd pass by or even run into someone without knowing who they were, so Ivlis was sure he would come across her sooner or later.

...although, it'd be a lie to say that he wasn't concerned about her.

When he does find Yonaka that his mind eases. Though, he doesn't know just yet, as it's only from the back-view. Aside from what seems to be a new uniform? He thinks she's okay.]

Ah, there you are! Where have you been, I was looking everywhere for yah!

...

[She nods. She doesn't speak herself, yet. There's no need for that quite yet.]

Good afternoon to you, too. You look well!

Aaah, you don't have to repay me, Yonaka. You're a good friend. Helping you was enough. I AM sorry that it scared you so much, though...

[ She genuinely is. It was always the hardest part, no matter how many she had to change. ]

[Yonaka turns at the sound of his voice. She's so glad to see Ivlis, her dearest friend here, that her smile might even approach being normal.

The red eyes and the bleeding is hard to miss.]

Did I worry you? I've been a little busy.

Better than I've ever been. Akoumi helped me a lot.

Don't worry about it. It was worth it in the end, wasn't it? So it's justified.

[Fear is a thing of the past for her now, anyway.]

...?

[She briefly looks confused at the name.]

Ah, that's Wadanohara, Princess.

[Oh.]

Besides that's good. It's good to feel good.

Oh, that's what she told me to call her a while ago. [Not having known her as Wadanohara very long, it was easy to change over.]

I'm much happier like this. I'm grateful to all of you for helping me.

Not at...

[He trails off, not even bothering to finish his supposed lie. No, no. She can't, she couldn't have...!]

...Yonaka.

[His hands immediately reach out to grab at her shoulders as his voice drops to a low murmur.]

What the hell happened?

i sEe.

[The princess speaks slowly, as if she's not sure how to form the words.]

We'll always be there for our people. After all--that's what real leaders do.

[Not like a certain other princess.]

[She doesn't resist being grabbed at all - less because she's confident that she could defend herself and more because the part of her that is still Yonaka is confident that Ivlis wouldn't hurt her.

Why would he have a reason to?]

It's a long story, but to make it short... Akoumi helped me - I told her what had happened to me before and she fixed me. ...I guess you didn't hear all the screaming. [She chuckles at that.] Probably better that you didn't, you might've come if you heard me calling for you.

I'm sure you're a good leader, Princess. I might not really be a sea person, but I'll still follow you.

How could I?! It's...it's not my fault!

[Despite those words, they were laced with a bitter tone. Of course he couldn't get there in time, there were bound to be some locations that he could and probably would never know of, he knew that much.

...yet, why couldn't he completely convince himself that he wasn't to blame at this moment?]

That...that goddamn wretch...I knew she was abhorrent, but to have dragged you into this as well...

[As he speaks, his hair starts to flare up. And once the red streaks were glowing brightly-]

IT'S UNFORGIVABLE! [With his hands still on Yonaka's shoulders, there was an unconscious slight pressure to his grip.] I'LL KILL HER! NO, MORE THAN THAT- I'LL SKEWER THAT WITCH AND ROAST HER ALIVE!! HOW DARE SHE TAKE AWAY YOUR FREEDOM!!

['How dare she take you away from me!!']

I don't understand.

[In contrast to Ivlis's shouting, Yonaka's voice was even, if clearly confused.]

Why are you upset? I'm stronger like this - you won't need to protect me any longer. I'm not afraid of anything anymore... I'm happy now.

You're my dearest friend... Why aren't you happy for me?

It was like that for me, too! I want to help everyone like this...

[ So very much... so, so very much.

Everyone.

If one thing could be said, at least, she's more gentle than Sal ever was to her. Nothing like the things he'd done to her body--no, she just quietly, slowly hurt them and forced the corruption in through blood... ]

Do you think I could help you?

[She wants her friends to be as happy as she is.]

Of course, Yonaka...! There's lots of people who still need our help, right?

[ This is probably the worst idea in the world, but she sees nothing wrong with it, nothing at all. ]

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