Relationship? >.>

Inara finds Neji relaxing to be around, because he's quiet and generally competent. She cares about him very much, too, and worries a bit because he seems fairly closed off and she doesn't have a good grasp as to why that is -- if it's just his personality, or if it's history or training. But she wants to support him and for him to feel comfortable around her. Finding out about Beauty's "game" before the move really hammered home to her that she's become attached to Neji (and a lot of the rest of Iolite) beyond a coworkers/roommates level... she hadn't realized it before except about Jaina. So yes, Neji is important to her and she wants him to be okay '-'

Reverse?

Neji... okay, Neji is kind of special and stupid, and would not use the word friend, but he likes Inara, he respects her as someone who's thoughtful and good with people, and he trusts her. Outside of trauma game type situations, he likes having her around and thinks she has good judgment. He also likes that, from his perspective, she seems to balance the team out some.

He actually finds her pretty easy to be around. Probably easier than most people, because she feels like less work to be around, somehow.

Her reaction to him dying confused him though. He's not entirely sure how to deal with too much attachment/affection in his model of the team dynamic. I wouldn't say he doesn't like it, or that it's wrong, but he doesn't have much frame work for it. Even most of his positive memories with his family from home fit within a somewhat professional, training system, and revolve around ninja'ing. So sometimes she leaves him a little at a loss, because he does not have the tools, emotionally, to parse that.

How do you think the new skill will work out? XD

Yes, her reaction to him dying was entirely for her benefit -- sometimes she uses physical affection as a tool to make people feel better, but with that it was definitely just. SUDDEN CLINGINESS oh no.

I have absolutely no faith in my ability to play the new skill and don't know what to change, but THAT ISSUE ASIDE, I think it will be interesting! She'll definitely become more deliberate about gauging people's reactions when she wants to make them feel better so that she can come up with working strategies about how to do it. I don't think she'll become more manipulative, though -- although she won't hesitate to read people and see what works best with them, she's pretty up front about her motivations. As for the sex side of it, she still isn't interested in anyone in Aather like that, and certainly isn't going to try to seduce someone JUST TO SEE IF IT WORKS, so... at the moment it's unfortunately kind of irrelevant.

As for the counseling part of the skill, it will probably just make her less hesitant and more confident when she suggests things to people when they're upset, and make her feel less like she doesn't know what to say.

Are there any skills you're really looking forward to Neji getting back?

I'm sure you'll do fine with it. I think you've been doing really well with her so far. :x

Some! I ended up prioritizing the big two because of the losing streak with skill games + Neji kind of having a bad time with the dying and all, and I thought it would help get him over it. But, I'm still looking forward to some of his other skills.

It will be interesting when he gets reading body language back, actually. Even if it will mean more work for me, to make sure he's reading people right, picking up on the right cues, etc. It won't really make him better with emotions or dealing with people in a social fluency type of way, but it will give him a much stronger analytical grasp of it, and I think that since he's really not a complete jerk, it might make him at least a little more sensitive, since he'll be more aware.

Though, in the end, he's just had bad socialization, so it will be a fun balance.

/bonds with over reading people's body language? XD

What games is Inara the most fun in?

She hasn't actually played in that many so far... but she's definitely a ton of fun when it comes to social games like Mother's dress-up ball or the Truth or Dare, which is awesome, because Mau is sort of boring in those games. Go go character balance! I also really want her to end up in a trauma game at some point, because she's avoided them completely so far and it means I haven't got to show that side of her where she's really cutthroat and will unhesitatingly resort to violence or threats of violence against people who are going to hurt the ones she cares about. I feel like I have really good canon evidence for this, so I'm looking forward to a chance to play it out!

Why doesn't Neji think Inara would do well in a trauma game?

It's not exactly that he doesn't think she'll do well as that he's not sure she'll do well, and his ninja-ness prescribes a pretty narrow reaction to dealing with death/killing/injury/etc. Like, he's probably the most comfortable with himself, Vincent and Jaina in those types of games. He doesn't necessarily agree with all of their reactions, but he trusts them to be able to deal with things in a relatively dispassionate way? But like, Obsidian for example—Neji respects him generally, and doesn't think he'd be bad at all to have in a fight, but actual trauma tends to break him, and turn him very protective and emotional. Kyouko can be ruthless, but she also gets sullen and withdrawn, and he doesn't really expect her to contribute a great deal usefully. Spitfire has struck Neji as too sensitive, in the past, and too willing to take on trauma he's not prepared for, which is a problem. He's not entirely sure how Inara would deal with that sort of thing, since she hasn't been in that situation yet like you've said.

Beyond that, he suspects that she might unbalance things with the rest of the team probably wanting to protect her. She's not really new anymore, but she's still the newest Iolite, she's well liked, she's not a combatant type. Particularly like Obsidian (who as noted above, doesn't always handle some people in danger well), Neji wouldn't expect to play as rationally with her in the game. But, I should add that includes him to a lesser extent, and is also a biasing factor in this. Neji would must prefer spare Inara trauma games if it's possible because he doesn't really want her to have to go through with them. And when it comes down to it, that's part of the reason Neji considers himself and Vincent pretty much the optimum team for trauma games anyway. He wouldn't ever express it that way, but he would rather keep most of the team out of that sort of mess anyway.

He... doesn't really mind if Vincent is exposed to nastiness or having to make hard decisions, etc.

ALL THAT SAID. OOC, I think it would be really interesting to see how Neji dealt with Inara in a trauma game, and how he'd react to her willingness to be ruthless.

Would Inara have not wanted to go the self-sacrifice route, if she were in the castle?

She probably wouldn't have -- she really doesn't want to die, and she's really not invested in the Personae's agenda, either. On the other hand, Mal is in the book, so she wouldn't have wanted to sacrifice those people either. It would have been a dilemma! I think in the end she would have wanted to live the most, though. Inara is someone who's willing to risk her life for a cause she believes in, but as I see it, she's not someone who's likely to lay her life down for a cause she is deeply dubious of, although the idea that she was killing Mal miiiiight be enough to pull her the other way, at least to the point that she'd eventually go along with it if she was in a self-sacrificing sort of crowd.

Talk to me about Neji and touch/affection some more! Will he ever get used to it from anyone?

I think it's possible he can?

Neji doesn't have a lot of experience with affection, particularly physical affection. I admit that's sort of inferred, but considering that he spent years 4-14 pretty much hating everyone and definitely not seeking out physical comfort and affection, it seems pretty reasonable. What we see of the Hyuuga also tends to be pretty staid and not really demonstrative. When things are going well, we show it by... training together. And drinking tea. So it just becomes, like, a thing Neji isn't sure what to do with. Most of his physical contact in life is either professional or violent. He's fairly comfortable with physical bodies, but it's in a weird way. Gestures of physical affection, at this point, leave him feeling distinctly awkward. He's not sure how to respond to most of them, and there's this sense of them being sort of undirected? It that makes sense? Like they're not a very purposeful interaction. For Neji, there doesn't seem to be a goal. With hugging, it's only a little awkward. Cuddling would be more extremely awkward.

The exception to this, at this point, is sort of the non-human types of affection. I think that's sort of different, and it might sound weird, but there seems to be more of a point to petting Obsidian or Lark than hugging Inara. Not because he dislikes Inara—like I've said, he does like her, and he's generally comfortable with her—but animals are different, and that sort of demonstrably calms them down. And if they cuddle, well, that feels more like being a bed/pillow/whatever. It's probably something that will help him get comfortable with human touching though? :|a Like, a GATEWAY HUG. idk.

Also, Neji doesn't have anything in the romantic direction at all, which is cool and not complaining about that, but if he did, that would push him in the direction of getting more used to it. Sort of headcanon, since shounen manga! But in a way, I think he would feel less awkward kissing than just hugging or cuddling, because it does seem more directed to him, like there's more of a purpose to it, and it seems more active. So if that were a thing that came up, it would also probably acclimate him a little more to physical affection.

For what it's worth, Inara's done a good job clicking with how Neji does understand affection, like making him tea, bringing him water and a towel after training, and telling him to go to bed because he's overdoing things. I don't know if he'd identify it as such, but it's definitely there, and I think just as he gets more comfortable with that, he'll loosen up some more with her. Even if it might be easier to turn into a dragon. >.>

Maybe that makes sense. There were a lot of words.

Most important people for your characters?

It made sense!

For Inara, mostly Jaina at the moment. There are a lot of other people she gets along with or cares about or enjoys spending time with, but Jaina is by far the most significant mutual support for Inara. As I see it, Inara's someone who is completely comfortable drawing other people out and having them confide in her, but who is very, very hesitant to bring her personal problems to other people. She's just barely starting to open up to Jaina in that way, and there isn't anyone else (now that Mal is gone) that she's likely to talk to in the same way.

Mau has a longer list, but the top three are probably Allen, Josh and Cassie. They're his triad of sanity in Aather, Josh and Allen because they kick his ass when he's being crazy and self-destructive, and Cass because he loev her. Mau is kind of terrible at remembering to take care of himself, so he needs people around who are willing to prod him fairly strongly when he does things like fail to eat or sleep. Also he's become more reliant on touch in Aather to provide him with a sense of direction and reality, so being in contact with either of those three keeps him much more grounded than he would be otherwise.

Reverse?

Hmm. That's sort of hard since Neji is kind of intentionally dealing with people in a way that mostly keeps them from being important. He feels a certain sense of obligation to Naruto and Sakura because of his memories of them, but I wouldn't call them personally important.

It feels pretty wrong to say that no one at all is important to him, but I don't know that anyone is important enough to stand out.

I fail with him that way, I guess. >.>

How did Inara handle Mal leaving?

Inara wasn't all that attached to Mal when he left, so she was a bit worried and upset, but not enough that she couldn't cover it up fairly graciously. She was also concerned how Jaina would take it. But she's disappointed, because Mal in Aather was substantially happier and more open (and would likely be so until he remembered the battle of Serenity Valley 8D 8D 8D) than he was in her memories, and she was sort of looking forward to getting to know him as an amnesiac before the complications of their home situation got in the way again. I think she'll actually be more upset about the situation when she takes her next memory than she was when he got booked.

What's Neji's analysis of Iolite as individuals? What roles does he see each member as filling?

I like this question. He's fairly content with them as individuals, despite their flaws/liabilities

I'd say he kind of sees Obsidian as being like the face of Iolite. Not exactly a leader, but he's been there for longer than most people other than Vincent, and Neji respects him, and he tends to be otherwise well respected. I wouldn't say a mascot either, because that doesn't sound active enough. I don't mean just like a speaker or whatever, and Neji wouldn't always trust him for that because he's not... always... the most rational. I guess he's like. The flag ship.

Kyouko is probably the person whose role he's the least sure of. Other than, kinda being a surly girl. Is that a role though? He doesn't have a problem with her, really, but she's the one with the least clear productive place in his mind.

Spitfire can handle the social stuff. AND HEY LOOK IT WORKED. They won the last game, didn't they? He does see Spitfire as a potential liability at times, though, because he's very emotional, and because Neji sees him as taking on more than he can handle, so that's something that needs to be balanced out.

Jaina is... quite... possibly the moral one. Or the straight forward one. Or something like that.

He kind of sees Inara and himself as filling a similar function in someways, in relation to the team, but doing it differently. Like, he sees both of them as the reasonable voices on the team, but in different ways, that actually might balance out. Inara tends to smooth things over, and be sensitive to people on the team's needs, helps them deal with emotions some, etc, whereas he... does not do that. He's more the critical side of being rational (in his point of view), and the one who has to look at things dispassionately.

Inara is also somewhat like Spitfire, in that she's socially fluent. In a safe way, where I don't use the word safe with irony quotes.

Vincent gets the be the team psycho. Which is a liability in some ways, but useful in others, and Neji realizes that. It's a harder balance than Spitfire in that way. He's smart, and socially fluent in a "safe" way, with irony quotes, and if less moral things have to be done, well, it can be handy to have someone like Vincent around. Neji does see some overlap with his own role and Vincent's that way too, to the extent that if amoral stuff has to be dealt with, it will probably fall to one of them. :|a

Reverse?

Inara's impressions of Itachi? :T Though I suppose they should thread sometime outside of games...

THEY SHOULD.

She likes Itachi! He's always been calm and charming, and he gives an impression of being intelligent and thoughtful, too. So she feels very comfortable with him, and is interested in getting to know him better. A lot of the time in Aather she's fairly superficial with people, and presents as... maybe a bit frivolous? But Itachi is someone she would like to discuss bigger ideas with.

Reverse?

He likes Inara! She's enjoyable to be around and seems thoughtful and intelligent and generally good natured. He pretty much told her his true opinion of her in truth or dare after Vincent told him to compliment a lady. She's also the only current member of Iolite he has an actively positive impression of, which is kind of nice. So yes, he'd be willing to talk to her more. :x

What does Inara think of the move to Three's domain?


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The landscape is actually a lot closer to what she remembers planets being like back in the 'Verse so far, so she doesn't mind it! She misses the lushness of the forest, and she misses the garden, but she appreciates the new cabins. As for the move itself... well, she has a pretty low opinion of the Personae and their habits of conscripting/kidnapping amnesiacs and making them work for their memories in general. So she resents the move, but she also doesn't see anything she can do about it and would rather put her energy to making life more pleasant than to getting angry. She's really concerned about the new monsters, though.

What's going on between the Uchiha brothers right now?

Gosh, a lot actually. The past IC week has been almost constant shared stress and trauma between them, due to both memories and plot stuff. Itachi remembering killing the clan and the order to do so and then Sasuke remembering he killed Itachi were kind of big turning points for them in that it ended up making them more at ease with each other because before that there was a lot of awkwardness and tension between them based on the fact that they didn't know how bad things got. Once they knew, it was easier to relax and deal with things. So at this point they are working at being honest with each other and trying to do better than they did before. On the other hand having all that trauma happen so quickly has also made them kind of more preoccupied with each other and created a sort of codependency that isn't really healthy. So they're trying but things are far from normal and healthy between them.

How are Mau and Cass doing?

Pretty well, I think! Mau awkwardly confessed to her with absolutely terrible timing at some point before the big move (she said she was going on a date with Yukio and he more or less asked her out on the spot, gj boy.) And of course she turned him down! So things were kind of miserably weird for a few days. But they seem to be sorted out now. Neither of them wanted to ruin their friendship or... have to stop being physically affectionate all the time, so. They're currently not-exactly pretending it never happened, but making an effort to go on being business-as-usual and forget about it. (Mau's still sweet for her, but he's okay with it never going anywhere.)

Stealing your other question -- what does Itachi think of the move?

Inara's impressions of Mitchell based on what Jaina's been telling her?

That she would like to slap him upside the head!!

On the one hand, she wants to give him the benefit of the doubt, because Jaina obviously likes him, so presumably he has some redeeming qualities, but what she's mostly heard about him so far is that a) he lost control of himself and killed Mal, b) he got drugged up and slept with Judith and c) nobody thinks he's responsible for any of this. So she generally thinks he must be a selfish and irresponsible douchebag with poor impulse control. She probably wouldn't be as harsh in her judgement of him if she didn't feel so protective of Jaina, or if she remembered anything about relationships other than awkward, intense snippets of hers with Mal, but as things are, she isn't at all inclined to be charitable.

What are Mitchell's feelings towards Jaina?

Hahaha, I guess that's happens when you only hear about someone when people are complaining.

Mitchell feels like he and Jaina get each other. Like they're definitely very different, especially in the way that Jaina always wants to push and challenge herself and Mitchell just wants an easy life, but when it comes down to things like being prepared to do what's necessary they think similarly. He really values the fact that she believes in his ability to be good and doesn't care about the things he's done in the past as long as he's okay now and he feels totally comfortable telling her anything without thinking it'll drive her away. He admires her intelligence and competence in general even though he thinks she should relax sometimes- but she's never been reluctant to take some time out with him so he doesn't think it's too unhealthy. Basically his feelings are mostly mush.

Does Mau still want to hurt Mitchell? IS THIS A THEME WE'VE GOT GOING?

Awwww.

No, actually! Mau hasn't exactly forgiven Mitchell, but he kind of likes him as a person despite that. When they talk he always gets the impression Mitchell is being really honest, and he makes an effort to explain stuff to Mau... and when it comes right down to it, Mau really doesn't want to have enemies on the other teams. He wants to get along with people, he wants to work together with people, and it's just too much work to maintain a grudge against someone who actively works at not being a threat at the same time as that. So while he still has kind of a knee-jerk wariness about him, he doesn't want to kill him anymore. The fact that Josh and Lark would probably really not appreciate him shanking Mitchell may also have something to do with this. If they hung out some more and had positive interactions, he'd probably let go of most of the distrust he still has. (They should bond over the loss of fishing.)

How's Mitchell doing with the move?

In theory, he doesn't mind it! He's pretty adaptable in terms of where he lives so moving isn't a big deal to him, especially since he's still with the same people. He likes the bigger cabin and the bath and the kitchen and he's very pleased with the warmer temperature because he doesn't do well with the cold. He feels a little lost without being able to do the things he's used to liking fishing and growing vegetables and things, but he's already replacing that with other things to do. And he's been in Aather from the start so he knows that this world will grow and give him more things to do as they go. He's even okay with the more dangerous creatures since maybe then his teammates won't go out to fight monsters at all! His biggest complaint is the lack of secluded spots for him to go have Alone Time with Jaina and the fact that no one seems to think putting locks on the bathroom for this purpose is a good idea XD He's not too impressed with the lack of food either but having to quest for it isn't so bad.

What does Mau think of it?

Intellectually, Mau's okay with it. He likes the climate too, and although he wasn't in Aather from the very start, he got there around Day 10, so he has a pretty good grasp on how much Beauty's realm changed. He's excited to see how Three's will! And when he found out they were moving in the first place, he assumed it would be to somewhere with pretty much nothing, so he brought over plants and seeds and is already working to get those in the ground. So if you asked him, he's fine, and he wants to see what this place becomes.

The thing about Mau though, is that although he grew up traveling, he doesn't remember that yet -- and even when he does, a big part of travel to him will be about navigating and learning the route. So it's really bewildering for him to just be... transplanted to a totally different location. Also, the lack of stars and water is a big emotional stress for him, enough that he's even consciously noticed it, which is sort of impressive. And he knows they'll come back, so he's able to rationalize it away and deal with it, but going outside at night right now is horribly disorienting and anxiety-inducing, which he hates. It's not crippling or anything, but it's wearing.

What about Yayoi?

She's just fine! She wasn't terribly attached to the old area since she wasn't there for too long and didn't see it grow like some people did. She liked it better in terms of atmosphere but she got used to this one pretty fast too. Her main worry is the more dangerous monsters but she has faith that people will be able to deal with them too. She's sort of looking forward to watching this area develop from the start and seeing what happens.

Does Mau want to go back (to what's left of) home after Aather or does he have other plans?

Mau on Sapppphhhirrreee as a team!

Mau loves Sapphire! Although he mostly views it as a collection of individuals, he's been here for long enough that Sapphire as a concept has wormed its way into his identity. Part of this is just to cope with the fact that people come and go... he has to be able to accept new people quickly and take some responsibility for them when they're Sapphire, so the blue clothes end up meaning something. But there are also things he feels comfortable saying about the team as a whole: Sapphire takes care of itself; Sapphire is stubborn; Sapphire will always be all right. And to him, those things have become true and stayed true because of the people on the team, but they're also constants now -- they're going to stay that way regardless of who comes and goes.

As for the individuals, Mau pretty much... adores everyone. He's closest to Shion and Allen, though. Allen is the only one who could really devastate him by being booked -- he's a big support to Mau and also, they're just bros forever. Shion is like a big sister, except he wants to take care of her. Shiemi, Sayaka and Rapunzel, he mostly feels like he's responsible for, although after the move, he views Shiemi much more as someone to mutually respect and support. Judith, he cares for deeply but doesn't know what to do with her some of the time. He's comfortable being around her, but he always thinks he should give people what they need, and he doesn't know what that is with her.

Why did Aeris join Onyx, and what does Onyx mean to her?

Shion and Mau relationship/SoTU?

Also, Mau and Roxas need to actually onscreen thread.

They do!

Mau adores Shion. Just being around her makes him more relaxed, and physical affection and verbal sympathy from her are both genuinely comforting. He also feels like he's able to support her, which is important. He thinks of her as a big sister, but they're probably to cute and sappy for that to be accurate. Regardless, she's a very important friend to him and someone he trusts to be able to take care of herself, which makes the fact that she lets him support her even more significant. He sees her as very smart and capable, and he thinks she knows he can handle himself, so everything they do for each other is just out of love and not necessity, and it means a lot to him.

Reverse?

B-but you said it best! Shion adores Mau and sees him as an immensely mature person. As you said, he is both someone she feels like she can reach out to, and get comforted by. There's so much love and trust there, which is both unlike a standard family and very family.

How does Mau feel about being one of the oldest remaining Sapphires?

It's weird for him! He doesn't feel like he's been in Aather all that long (except when he feels like he's been there forever), so it really feels like a fast turnover to him. And he also has issues about being the only one who remembers anything. So he ends up feeling much lonelier about it than there's really any call for. But it isn't something he spends a lot of time thinking about. There's so much other stuff to worry about! But definitely when Hakkai comes back you'll get to see how it affects him, if only because you'll get to see him break down out of relief and happiness.

How are Shion and Roxas doing with the move and so on?

Relationship update?

Inara's closer to Jaina than anyone else in Aather. She's still uncomfortable being on the receiving end of advice or support, especially when it comes to interpersonal stuff, but she is opening up with Jaina about that a bit more. Mostly her feelings for Jaina consist of epic levels of fondness, although she has very different points of view on some issues. In some ways, Jaina reminds her strongly of Mal, so she has this worry that their relationship is going to have more conflict in it eventually, but she reminds herself that they're also very different people and there's no element of romantic complication and besides, she doesn't fully understand why her relationship with Mal was so full of conflict anyway, so really there's no point in worrying about it. So mostly she just relaxes and enjoys having a girlfriend and having someone to love and look after a little, who's willing to do the same for her.

Reverse?

Inara's pretty much Jaina's favorite person in the world right now. Someone who really understands her, supports her. And hilariously, right when she starts getting stressed out by people reminding her about how closed off Iolites are with each other, Inara's opened up to her more. She is a little weirded out about the concept of there being a sexual component to Inara's job because it's...well like finding out your sister decided to become a prostitute XD She's definitely trying not to judge the way she might normally because clearly Inara has some kind of unique setup where it's not all about random sex with everyone, which is what usually gets Jaina giving Alema Rar disapproving looks (before Alema Rar turned into a dark side bug and got obsessed with killing Leia and gave Jaina a REAL reason not to like her, anyway).

Anyway! Jaina has all the big sibling feelings for Inara. A little guilty because it's starting to sound like Inara had a bit of a thing for Mal, even if it doesn't seem like it was necessarily a mutual thing. Would enjoy some quiet girlfriends-doing-each-other's-hair time, even though her part of it would just be straightening Inara's hair. XD

Do you figure the counseling part of Inara's new skill will change much?

Um, not really, partially because I don't know how to play it... I think she'll go speechless with horror less, when she's in the mindset of helping another person out with their problems. There's some stuff that will change that will be very subtle, because it will affect how I see her inner process as working, but I don't know how much it'll show up on screen. For instance, I think in the privacy of her mind, she'll become more analytical and curious about people's emotional responses to things, and trust her instincts more in figuring out what's wrong, but that might not cause any real behavioral change.

How does Jaina feel about Mitchell?

If you asked her, she wouldn't know what to say, because feelings are difficult for her to quantify. There is a strong attachment there -- he's very sexy and interesting in his way. He does bring her a measure of peace of mind at the moment, and they help each other out a good deal. She gets a lot of validation from him, both in her ability to make some good decisions and in her ability to Be The Responsible One. He can be very sweet and charming and occasionally says things that hit her emotional buttons in a big way.

It wouldn't be right to say that she loves him, because it takes a lot more time for her to come around to that, but she definitely has a lot of feelings for him, and she's given up pretending otherwise. Right now she's really trying to avoid analyzing what they've got because she'll just get depressed about their prospects for the future.

What's Inara's typical day in the new setting?

She wakes up after dawn, makes breakfast and housewifes about the cabin a bit, probably washes her hair, preps some kind of lunch thing (she makes sure to check in with Vincent so she can keep close track of what's getting used while their supplies are so limited), and goes out for a walk or jog before coming back to stretch in the courtyard. Then she has a quick sponge-bath, changes her clothes, eats her share of the lunch thing and heads out for the day, to quest or socialize or, often, to read in the library until it's time to figure out supper. I think she probably harasses most of Iolite to come in at dusk and have supper together when she can, just to keep track of how people are. She usually goes out at night for another couple of hours before coming back to sleep.

Reverse?

She wakes up after down, enjoys breakfast, then probably spends most of the day seeing what can of productive work she can accomplish with her engineering/practicing staffwork and now going through sword forms which probably looks very silly because she doesn't have a sword or lightsaber yet. The rest is spent checking up on people outside of Iolit before coming in for dinner/dusk. One bath sometime in the evening as opposed to her frequent swimming breaks in the forest because she doesn't have as much fun with the bath (unless she has sex with Mitchell, which she hasn't done in this setting, but if/when they start she'll be cleaning up after that, too). Since there isn't really star/aurora light yet or even things to do at night, she's probably getting her best rest yet, going ahead and seeking help from Vincent to discretely put her to sleep pretty much every night. She's considering starting to spend some nights in Mitchell's bed, which would work well for her if he sticks around because someone important to cuddle can also help her rest.

I see your question to Neji and am intersted Inara's side, so -- her analysis of teammates? :3

Relationship!!

Inara is starting to care more for Raven's well-being while simultaneously becoming less attracted to him. (And she wasn't even all that attracted to him in the first place.) The more they talk, the more she wants to become a friend and a helper to him, and the less she wants anything from him. Actually, she'd probably be more than happy to sleep with him if he were her client. That's just not... feasible... in Aather. She's a little concerned that he misinterprets her interest (which is intended to be friendly and teasing) as some kind of romantic interest, so she is trying to keep it clear... but at the same time, he's a fun person to play the flirting game with, so there may be some mixed signals going on. But yeah, she likes him! She worries about him, too.

Reverse?

First impressions?

Oh no it's another pretty, sweet, kind girl who I am eventually going to have to play trauma games with, how will I take care of her?

WHICH IS TO SAY, Mau has had a really positive first impression of Rapunzel and is a-okay with her as a new teammate. But because he likes her right off the bat, he is in a bit of protective overdrive... he wants her to be safe and have time to settle in and he's so worried that he has absolutely no control over that. Also she's pretty and blonde like the ghost girl, and fairly young, so he flusters a bit when he talks to her. He worries too that she won't like him or will find him annoying or depressing -- he wants them to get along! So yes, very positive first impression but also slightly he's a ball of anxiety over it. Not enough that he should be presenting as such, just enough that he has all these concerns in the back of his head.

Reverse?