open 🌙 july catchall

[nerine]

Who ⬤ Monts and Various
What ⬤ July Sub-stories and Catchall
When ⬤ Throughout July.
Where ⬤ Here and there in Jigokucho, mostly in Tamamo Territory.
Content Warnings ⬤ The Amazing Mr. Libido and perhaps some sauciness because of Stardust. Will be added as needed.

Notes ⬤ Prompts in the comments!



"Meet me like I'm midnight."

Comments

[nerine]

Well, if it makes you feel better, by the time I notice something's wrong, it's usually gone!

[As cheerfully as she says it, it is eerily cryptic (or rather because she's saying it so cheerfully, it makes it even more unnerving).]

[tonguecutter]

[ Okay, that steps into more concerning territory for her. ]

That doesn't make me feel much better, chirp!

[ If anything, it makes her wonder why it would take so long for her to notice that something is wrong. When she met Monts in the blood rain, she seemed to have her wits about her, enough to smack off the hand that was restraining her, so it wouldn't have been a case of her being too airheaded to notice. ]

...Are you missing your sense of touch?

[ Because, if she doesn't, as someone who's also missing one of her senses (taste, for her), she can understand how that feels, to some extent. ]

[nerine]

Hm?

[There is a noticeably long pause before Monts shakes her head.]

No, my senses are all there for the most part.

[For the most part?]

It's fine Beni, I'm fine.

[tonguecutter]

[ She may not have the lie-detecting abilities of Kiyohime, or the perceptiveness of Fionn or Tamamo, but even Beni can tell that the woman is skirting around the issue in a way. ("For the most part?")

Another kind liar, she supposes. ]

I...I see. [ They're not close enough where she can be more aggressive in making her spit things out if she's insisting she's fine, but Monts can be sure that she's tucking this away for later. ] Well, I asked because...I don't have my sense of taste myself, so I thought...

[ That they were in a similar boat, so to speak. It's not something she usually brings up often and so openly, but she did so in hopes that it would encourage Monts to come forward a bit more. ]

...Cheep, if you're having trouble with any of your senses, I'd be happy to help out.