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Character: Monaka Miyama-Uguisu
Fandom: The Miyama-Uguisu Mansion Incident
Player Name: Cyndi

[Monaka should had known better than to look up. She wasn't sure what had happened, but she already felt wary of the situation. Her whole body was drenched in cold water. It soaked right through every layer of clothing she wore, it saturated her hair, and dripped off the tip of her nose. The soft, rhythmic sound of water dripping did not calm Monaka in the slightest. It only made her far too aware that, before she arrived here, she had been in water. She had been too close to the water, perhaps.

Perhaps she had fallen in.

She looked around her, hoping to see something familiar but everything was too new, too shocking. Even the trees seemed odd, maybe it had something to do with the weather? Monaka glanced upward and was instantly rooted to the spot. A man making his way through town tried to speak to her, but Monaka could not hear him. Her eyes were trained on the sight above her head, at the wide expanse of deep blue water, barely held back by some unearthly force.

The sight of it sent a chill down her spine. It reminded her far too much of a time long ago, when she could still see her parents' smile, when she could see them face down and unmoving.

All she could feel was a deep-seated terror as it worked its way through her body, paralyzing her to the spot.]

No... Please, no... [It wasn't directed towards anyone in the area. She held herself tightly, trying hard to push down the fear that had lodged itself into her throat.]

It can't be real... [It was a nightmare after all. The world was closing in all around her, that thin barrier that held back the water was sure to break and then -- and then -- and then --

Monaka held back a sob as she held herself tighter, trying yet failing, to bring herself back together.]

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[Great, the awkward was contagious.]

I-I should do that! [Her cat was a man and the man was obviously a man and now nothing would ever make sense to her again. She turns around and starts walking in the opposite direction, but stops after only three steps.]

Where's the bathroom?

[Well now he was awkward and flustered.]

Th-This way... [Carefully moving around her, he leads her to the bathroom, shooting her a small smile as he opens the door for her.]

Rin should be back soon.

O-Okay...!

[Don't mind her watching him very carefully. It was hard to tell if Night somehow turned into a human or not. Maybe it took a while for a cat to change. The fact that the cat she knew was really a demon hadn't really crossed her mind.

She followed closely behind and took one tentative step into the bathroom. Gee, even the bathroom was unlike anything she had ever seen. She turned back to him, a confused expression on her face.]

You mean... he's going to come in? [ -- Of all the questions to ask, why did she have to say that one first...]

What- No! I mean, no he... should be coming back with clothes. Which I can hand to you... through the door. [It isn't like when he was still a cat and she was still a child where she changed around him anymore- becoming a human makes everything so much more complicated.

Like modesty.]

When you're changed I have something to show you. [He says it quietly, looking away.]

[Back then, the days were long and care-free. She was grateful that Night clarified that important piece of information. It would have been awkward if Rin did come in. Scratch that, it would have been awkward if Night waltzed in too.

She nodded and with that last statement Night gave her, Monaka smiled. She closed the door behind her as quietly as she could.

Once she had the door secured, Monaka sank to her knees. The weight of the world seemed to collapse around her. She was mentally and physically exhausted. There was so much she had learned, and not enough time to consider it.]

[Rin returned not long after, holding a stack of towels and folded clothing.]

Uhm... this was all I could find...

['This' being some of Maka's clothes, namely a cute yellow top with bunched sleeves and a pale colored short skirt to match.]

I'll try to get her kimono washed, but it's probably gonna take a while.

[In a daze Night doesn't even register Rin talking until a few seconds after he finishes speaking.]

Oh- ... Yeah, that should be fine.

[Taking the clothes he lightly knocks on the bathroom door.]

Ah, Monaka... Rin brought some clothes for you.

[The door opens up just a crack and Monaka's face peers through cautiously.]

Okay.... [She glances between Night and the few articles of clothing. That... what sort of clothing was that? Well, it would be rude to reject hospitality. Monaka bows and accepts the clothes.]

...Thank you, Rin. [Now to figure out how these clothes work. She should ask...]

Sorry, I know it's not what you're used to...

[Really, he wished Shiemi was available to help her out here, as... weird as that might be for everyone involved, but she wasn't so they were just going to have to make due with what they had right now.

Still, knowing how Shiemi had to deal with getting used to a school uniform, he had some indication that this might be all a bit new to Monaka.

There was only so much help he could give through a bathroom door, though.]

I-it's uhm... two pieces. The top you should be able to just pull over your head.