Protector;

No matter what hardships we faced, I could smile when we were together affiliated with kny

[pervertedscarfwarrior-blog]

     The male watched as the female entered their apartment while his mind began racing. He couldn’t help but notice the many little sister qualities. Reality snapped him back as he noticed her hands were full, and so he quickly shut the door for her. ❝Need any help?❞

[concealedeye]

        ;—{ ✽ } The petite blonde haired girl managed to open the apartment door despite both her hands being filled with several bags; most of which contained groceries. It had been some time since Shizuru arrived in Koi City, it wasn't like she had yet to meet her roommate but it felt like they hadn't been able to chat much. Not that Shizuru was a talkative person, in fact quite the opposite. Nonetheless, the guardian wanted to thank her roommate for putting up with her.

        ;—{ ✽ } After making her way into the apartment, the petite guardian stretched her foot trying to shut the door behind her. It didn't take long for her roommate to make his way over to aid her. The girl turned to look at him and nodded, her expression could be read easily, 'Thanks'. A long pause followed the males offer to help her. "..." She wouldn't want to be a burden, this meal was to properly thank this person. Being helped would defeat the purpose. "... Not really." her straight forward answer was followed by her going ahead of the other and placing the bags on the counter. Though her words may sound cold hearted, her intensions were no such thing.

[concealedeye]

♥

♥:How they show affection.

Shizuru has a bit of a difficult time when it comes to showing affection. Given her timidness, and reserved nature showing her affection is something most people wouldn't even notice. One example of her showing affection being after being erased from her parents memories, Shizuru has been working at least twice as hard saving her money to pay for a more functional home for her parents and younger sister. Despite them not even being aware of her existence, Shizuru cares immensely for them and would give up every last penny she has worked so hard to make.

Affection regarding relationships, I can never imagine Shizuru to be the one to make the first move. If anything making up an excuse to eat lunch with a friend is something she would do to show her affection. Other subtle things like grabbing onto her friends shirt, are things she would rarely do but could do given the right situation. Really, Shizuru is extremely selfless and would do just about anything for anyone.

[concealedeye]

☁ ☠

☠: Their worst habit.

Worst habit, huh. I don't know that I would call this a habit, but she certainly lets her imagination run wild when given the chance. If someone were to say something, Shizuru might often imagine something completely different. Say someone was complaining about another being " a stick in the mud", Shizuru would literally imagine a stick in the mud being a person. That's not so much a habit, as much as how she is. I guess an actual bad habit she has is agreeing to doing things without thinking of what it is she is agreeing to?

☁: How they feel about cold weather.

In terms of weather, Shizuru doesn't mind the cold. Despite her small stature, she doesn't get as cold as one might imagine. Due to her strength physically, her muscle mass is likely enough to keep her a little warmer than if she wasn't as strong as she is. However, given she is only human she still does get cold. Shizuru isn't one to like or dislike any particular seasons it's just how they are and she can cope with whatever is thrown her way.

[concealedeye]

Headcanons!

☠: Their worst habit.

☮: How they keep calm.

♥: How they show affection.

♕: Their most prized possessions.

★: Their favorite celebrity.

☼: Favorite season.

☁: How they feel about cold weather.

☻: Person who could without a doubt make them happy.

☹: A thought that makes them sad.

♫: Favorite music genres.

✍: A langauge they can speak.

✖: A trait they despise in people.

△: Views on lgtbq issues

ツ: A guilty desire of theirs.

☃: Would they build a snowman

[rose-violet-lily-and-sakura-blog]

Meet the Muse

LEGAL NAME: Shizuru Nakatsu

ALIAS[ES]: Shizu-chan

DATE OF BIRTH:  June 18

GENDER | SPECIES:  Female || Human

PLACE OF BIRTH: --

CURRENT LIVING CONDITIONS: Koi City (previously living alone in "Kazamatsuri")

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Japanese, sign language, english.

EDUCATION: First year high school - Exceptionally intelligent for her age. However lacks common sense to some extent.

OCCUPATION: Guardian, student.

DRINK | SMOKE | DRUGS: No, no, no.

LIKE[S]: Mackerel pike, rules, family

DISLIKE[S]: Tragedy

FEAR[S]:  Potential -  Athazagoraphobia (fear of being forgotten), Algophobia (fear of pain).

PERSONALITY TRAITS:  Reserved, caring, soft-spoken, blunt, selfless.

DISORDERS: Potential - PTSD.

{ P H Y S I C A L   I N F O R M A T I O N }

HAIRCOLOR: Blonde.

EYE COLOR: One blue, one gold.

HEIGHT:  149cm

TATTOOS:  None.

PIERCINGS:  None.

{ F A M I L Y   I N F O R M A T I O N }

SIBLING[S]:  Younger sister; Shizuka Nakatsu

PARENT[S]: Unnamed mother and father.

CHILDREN:  None.

PET[S]: None.

{ R E L A T I O N S H I P   I N F O R M A T I O N }

SEXUAL PREFERENCE: Pansexual; Leaning towards heterosexual.

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single.

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—The sound of the word “help” brought him back to reality for only a second. He slapped her hand away, turning away from her gaze. “No-I’m fine, I don’t need your pathetic help.” He realized just how low he had stooped to humiliating himself. How utterly revolting. He stood up at once, dusting himself off. However, once he turned around, a gust of wind hit his face, and the fear overwhelmed him once more. A chill ran down his spine. He couldn’t face the darkness alone, and he knew that. He recalled the one time, back at his estate, when the chandelier in the dining room fell from it’s hinge. Oh how frightened he had become. He wouldn’t let his butler leave his side after that, and he even ordered him to sit at the end of his bed for that night. 

The fear stemmed from common sense.  Naturally, one is unable to see their surroundings when overcome in darkness. Everything and everyone is out of sight. And Alois was afraid of being left alone. If he couldn’t see anyone, he was automatically desolate. He couldn’t have that. Memories of how his little brother Luka left him alone as he was caught by Death’s grip would haunt him at once. He couldn’t be alone. Not again. Tentatively, he turned towards the girl once more. “…Just keep your distance. But stay by my side. It’s not like I’m scared, I just don’t want to be left alone. What the hell is going on, anyway? " Even though he was trying to keep his cool, he was still scared to death. He hid it behind a facade of anger.

[concealedeye]

        ;—{ ✽ } Pulling back her hand she watched the other stand up. His words certainly were not matching his actions. It was hard not to help someone in this situation, but he certainly didn't seem to want her help. At least that's what his words were saying. Shizuru wouldn't fight that, if he didn't need it then so be it. If he did, she would help. It was a rather simple process. Only moments before then, he asked her to protect him. Something Shizuru was not going to lie about. Since she already agreed, she would do it. Usually Shizuru would ask to clarify whether or not they require her help. This time it felt like keeping such a thought to herself was for the best. Seeing someone act like this wasn't something she wanted to see. The petite guardian would do anything to protect that. It may not be an order from the organization, but it was still important.

        ;—{ ✽ } Each time she felt that tension from the other, she raised the lantern up to his height. It seemed like it was the darkness he was having trouble with. Even with his back turned to her, she kept it held above her head allowing more light closer to him. Next time he both turned and opened his mouth, the girl was left slightly confused. His words weren't matching up either now. With a rather flat voice she spoke again "I never said you were scared." noting the obvious. Shizuru nodded, agreeing once again to stay by his side. It wasn't a good feeling to be alone, especially when things were like this. She understood... To some extent. 

        ;—{ ✽ } There was a long pause before she could answer that last question. "I don't know. Do you know..?" Her reply certainly didn't get them anywhere. Simply with a flat tone and expression. What else would someone say in this situation? Hearing another strange noise beyond their line of sight her eyes narrowed in the slightest. Turning back to the boy she focused on him again. "We should keep moving." To think such a small girl could play the role of the hero, if you'd call it that.

[simian-stray]

Shizuru and Sun -- Could You Spare a Few Bucks?

  ———«☀»———  His stomach growled loudly. Stealing fruit from the market was not going to be enough and the people there we beginning to get suspicious of him. If he was going to stay here, he had best keep himself on the low down for a while.

 And, on that note, he was completely broke. He had a mobile phone, though, which wasn’t going to do him any good if he was about to starve to death on the street. Okay, maybe he was being a little melodramatic but he was hungry.

   He stared up at the menu of Magnolia’s Pizzaria, vowing to try every one of these foods before he left Koi. Silently, he groaned and stepped backward — only to walk into a girl who had been passing behind him. He caught her before she could fall, using his tail as a balancer before he fell with her.

 He pulled her onto her feet again and made sure she was steady before letting her go. “Careful. Er, well, I guess I should be the one whose careful. … And sorry.” He offered her a bit of a smile and scratched the back of his head.

  ———«☀»———  Then his stomach growled, because it had the worst timing ever.

[concealedeye]

       ;—{ ✽ } Being rather unfamiliar with this down, the petite blonde haired girl had yet to get used this city. Unlike where she had been living for, this place wasn't as easy to get lost in. Nonetheless, getting used to a new city could be difficult. There was no harm in wandering around the city on her own. Besides, if she did get into trouble there was no way she wouldn't be able to get herself out of it. Despite her appearance Shizuru wasn't nearly as weak as she seemed.

       ;—{ ✽ } The girl made her way down to the heart of the city where several dinning locations could be found. She wasn't looking for anything in particular, in fact she wasn't even all that hungry. To some extent she was lost. Not lost as in she couldn't get home, lost as in she would end up in a different place than she had meant to go. In this case, there was no actual goal. Simply aimless wandering. In passing Magnolia’s Pizzaria, she was hit by an unexpected force.

       ;—{ ✽ } He must have hit her pretty hard to make her fall. On the other hand, she hadn't even seen him standing there. With a slight change in expression she looked at the other once he pulled her back to her feet. He caught her? She should thank him, even though he was the one at fault. Instead of her apologizing it seems he did so. The petite guardian nodded her head quickly a few times acknowledging his apology. "Thank you." Her words were straight forward as ever, in fact she was planning on taking her leave if he was done speaking. Shizuru was a rather quiet girl. For the most part she only spoke when spoken to.

       ;—{ ✽ } Hearing the boy's stomach growl she turned her head to look at the other with her one uncovered eye. He must have been hungry. The guardian pointed to the restaurant behind them. Her face read: 'Are you hungry?'. Given her so few words, Shizuru often communicated using her face. Anyone could read what she was thinking. This time it read: 'Did you want to go in there?'. If he was hungry, he should be eating. So why wouldn't he?

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—What a shame that the highly esteemed Earl of Trancy was deathly afraid of the dark. He had received an invitation to an event at Holly Park, and of course, he had to attend. He was planning on spooking someone, that with Halloween coming up. The joke was on him, however, when the entire city became engulfed in darkness. At once, he emit a shriek and immediately fell on his knees to the concrete ground.

He could make a contract with a demon and not bat an eyelid. But when it came to darkness, he would become paralyzed with fear. He cowered, beginning to tremble. “Please, someone…it’s dark. I’m scared." He managed to crawl his way out of the park, finding refuge behind a bush. He didn’t worry about how humiliating it was. He was terribly afraid. He had to find someone, anyone, to protect him. Still trembling, he searched around until he caught sight of a light. Immediately, he ran towards the source, finding a girl holding a lantern. He fell on his knees at once, managing to feebly command, “Please, please protect me.”

[concealedeye]

        ;—{ ✽ } It didn't take long to find one of the many people who ran off, or rather in this case for him to find her. This was the exact reason Shizuru had set out on her own. Hearing the panic around her the moment the entire city was practically pitch black aside from the lanterns surrounding the park. Many of those who found themselves shocked or frightened had fled the park. Shizuru, though she looked to be a middle school girl despite being sixteen had dealt with much worst than this. Practically unfazed she went searching for others who were. 

        ;—{ ✽ } This particular boy, however, seemed almost unusually afraid. He didn't look like someone who was afraid of many things. The other, practically shaking had fallen to his knee's and begged for her help.  The lantern was bright enough to see each other, but beyond that was only darkness. Was this person afraid of the dark? Or was it the noises that could be heard beyond it? Either way, Shizuru nodded at the other. He didn't look that much taller than she was, seeing someone like this on his knee's was worrisome. To level their eyes the petite girl crouched down. Her one blue eye, looking straight at him showed some kind of seriousness. Giving him another nod to reassure him,. Finally she spoke in a soft but powerful. "I will." for a girl of so few words, they certainly were effective. The strange noises in the surrounding area continued, Shizuru glanced at the darkness only to see black. Shifting her gaze back to the other who still seemed rather frightened. "...Do you need help?" she inquired offering a hand to help him stand up again, hoping she could calm him down.

[concealedeye]

        ;—{ ✽ } For a festival that seemed all fun and games at first glance, seeing the events of tonight unravel in such a way Shizuru questioned the safety of this city. Of course, they weren't in the centre of a war, however this didn't seem to be a good start to living here. Grabbing a lantern from the edge of the park, Shizuru had gone out searching for some of the others who fled the park. It wasn't safe to be wondering out there alone.  Shizuru was a trained guardian, she should be fine on her own.

[concealedeye]

Heyo~! I don't know that an introduction is needed, but I'm Senna here with an old muse I wanna give another shot. That being said if anyone is interested in threading simply like this and I'll drop you an ask to plot - or just write up a starter!

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[inarinagi]

A Fishy Situation--concealedeye

[inarinagi]

The accidental question was met with an obvious answer, albeit one that took some time to acquire. Izumo’s gaping expression hardened into a frown, the displeased furrow between her brows evidence of her annoyance. Even more displeasing to the girl was the fact that the crease was showing, but she could hardly control the proof of her temper as she could control the proof of rain or sun. The dry reply of her features was partially her fault, as a question once asked was left in the air for answering. As with gravity and apples, the answer resulted in a headache of embarrassment. Arms crossing, the peeved adolescent peered at the fishing stranger through narrowed lids. Her show of anger was orchestrated to hide her embarrassment, though the dim lighting hid enough of her face that such a stance was not needed. Cheeks puffing and tone becoming domineering, she replied sharply. “I meant why." 

Pushing the cause of her embarrassment to the other, she was being neither friendly nor hostile. It was slightly rude and perhaps irresponsible but it was her nature. And facing such a peculiar person, one who let lulls in the conversation grow on until they were large enough to fit a small exchange of familiarities, she was no different. The quirk reminded the exorcist of a few others she had become familiar with but she different. The stranger held her words with care and picked them carefully, her selection a cherished sentence with precious few words for the amount of time it had taken. The others Izumo knew were the opposite. They let their words run freely and fill the air until stupid conversations became their breath and she worried about her intelligence dropping because of her inhalations. ”Whatever." With a huff that clearly finished her end of the conversation, not that it was much of a conversation, she walked across the room. Now that the peculiarity was over, or at least her attention wasn’t focused on the fisher, her reddened skin stung dully, the pain lapping into her consciousness like waves. Flinching, she straightened her posture and glanced over at the girl. "I’ll be using the bathroom." Izumo’s clothes still clung to her, as did the dirt and mud gained from the run. Her baths before were around 50 minutes long but she had managed to get it down to about 30 in her current setting. Now, tired and pained, she pondered on taking an even longer bath, granted if the bath was even working. The problem was the stranger but she had nothing on her to steal. If she was some sicko who attacked other people in the bathroom, Izumo wouldn’t have anything to protect herself with other than herself and she was tired out. 30 minutes then. She would take a bath for 30 minutes.

[concealedeye]

✽— Shizuru was left feeling quite puzzled when the girl suddenly became irritated. Had she done something wrong? All Shizuru did was answer the question, it was an obvious answer that anyone could have given but nonetheless that was the answer to the stranger's question. Shizuru stood up and turned to face the other girl. She felt bad for making this girl upset and wanted to apologize. Shizuru examined the girl, she was covered in dirt. It must of been rough out there.  While certain people were running for their lives Shizuru had been sitting her trying to satisfy her hunger. The feeling of guilt showed on her expression, who knew who else had been out there struggling tonight. How selfish. It wasn't a surprised the other girl was so agitated. Before Shizuru could say anything else the other spoke again.

✽— The girl corrected her previous question to be more specific. She certainly didn't sound anymore relaxed than she looked. The petite blonde haired girl leaned the fishing rod against the wall. "I was hungry. There isn't much food inside. I wanted to make sure anyone who came during the night had something to eat." Shizuru explained vaguely her reasoning. There had been a bit of food in the kitchen, but Shizuru had chosen to leave it for anyone else who came rather than taking it herself. She had toroyen to buy herself supplies if needed, other people deserved that food more than she did. Although Shizuru had never fished, once she found the rod it was worth a shot. If she was really lucky she could catch her favourite food, saury. 

✽— The topic was suddenly dropped and ended with a loud snit. It didn't seem like this girl wanted to speak with her any longer. That was a shame, Shizuru liked being with people being completely shut down this way was a little hurtful. Although this girl also reminded Shizuru of her best friend, Lucia. It took her a while to warm up to Shizuru as well. Hopefully this would be the same. If Shizuru could make it up for her insensitiveness from earlier. She walked inside following the other, but kept her distance. Shizuru observed the strangers movements, it almost seemed like she was in pain, maybe she was just tired. Either way Shizuru wanted to help. I hope she's alright. The petite girl remained silent for now, wondering if it would be alright to help the other using her ability. She had once healed herself and her parents after an explosion using her ability to produce chemicals within her own body.

"I’ll be using the bathroom."

✽— Slowly Shizuru nodded. It was then the idea popped in her head. While the other took a bath if Shizuru did manage to catch a fish of some type while the other was bathing, Shizuru could prepare a small meal, nothing special given the limited ingredients. Before the girl went to the rest room Shizuru walked back outside and sat down to fish once again. A few minutes passed and she actually managed to catch a fish. Shizuru was surprised she actually caught one within even having bait. It wasn't that big, and it wasn't saury but it was something. It looked similar to a trout so it should be fine to eat. 

[cactustoad]

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Damaged Goods | concealedeye

Scissors tightly clutched within his left hand as the right kept steady in a mid-air ready stance, Akashi took a glance to each individual attacker before finally exhaling the breath he didn’t realize he held. There were seven. Three behind, two in front of him, and one guarding his left and right side. He wasn’t sure what they were exactly, but found himself with lack of care. They were generally weak, let be the few scattered around that were slightly more agile. Still, their power of attack was around the same level. 

Ever present upon Akashi’s features was an expression of boredom, the minimal threads of hardened thoughtfulness laced through the emotion as the process of well-thought out counter attacks surfaced in his mind. Eyes tightened upon the muscle contractions of each foolish Yokai that believed they were the predators in this situation. It could almost make the young male laugh. But alas, the composure remained quite intact upon his intimidating visage. It would be soon enough before a short battle ensued and while there was no hint of worry within his mind about his current enemy, he did have to wonder what sort of monster would be attracted by the noise of a battle.

The quicker he was finished, the better.  

Rustling of foliage from several meters away caught his attention as the young male shot a glance in it’s direction, a petite blonde answering his questioning glance. Ah, perfect — something to use. Even if she were particularly useless in battle, at the very least she could be a distraction for a few of his attackers. Taking all of them at once would be time costly. If Akashi could take down less at a time, they would be quicker targets. “You,” He called, attempting to gain the attention of his target acquaintance. “I require your assistance, if you would be so kind.”

[concealedeye]

✽— During the day the demons were generally quiet, they could even be called safe. However on certain days, more powerful demons would come out before the sun had set and the last lantern flickered out. Even when these demons lurked the town, they didn't pay much attention to any of the survivors scavenging for supplies. That wasn't always the case and when they did attack during the day it was usually in groups. Shizuru had been scavenging the town for supplies, whenever she was attacked or noticed by a lone demon she took them on herself without any difficulty. If the demons were in groups however, the smartest thing to do was escape without getting in their range. The only weapon she currently had was a dulled dagger that she had sharpened using a rock.

✽— Shizuru always found it odd that during the day times the lanterns would be lit to signal safety, while at night the lanterns were out. Night-time was the time when light was needed, though it made it easier to identify the safe bases. Shizuru often kept here eyes on the lanterns at the centre of the city to ensure she knew when to find a safe place to spend the night. While passing through a small empty shop Shizuru noticed a  dagger stuck in between the floor board. She bent down and pulled it ou. The size was smaller from her current dagger, but it was sharp enough to cut through something without difficulty. With that she slid the dagger into the sheath she already had.

✽— She left the shop with her new found weapon and continued searching the city until her attention was caught by a group of demons surrounding another. Quietly Shizuru hid in the bushes to avoid being found. as long as they hadn't seen her she could surprise at least one of them to make it easier on herself and help this person escape. The bushes were rusting, the purpose of staying hidden was pointless if the demons had good senses. She wanted to help this person though. Although, he didn't seem to be in much need of help, it looked like he had it under control. Fighting off a large number of demons on your own would be stupid. It certainly didn't take long for the other to notice her.

“I require your assistance, if you would be so kind.”

✽— Without saying a word the petite guardian nodded. She was planning on helping him anyways. By this point the demons had noticed her as well, but hadn't made the first move. The day time demons weren't nearly as violent as those at night, so it wasn't surprising. She made her way towards the red haired male and stood behind him back to back facing the three demons behind him. She took out the two mismatched daggers and held one in each hand. Despite her appearance Shizuru was a quick and skilled fighter. The girl held her position waiting for instructions. He hadn't told her to do anything yet, but she could only assume he was requesting she helped him deal with these creatures.

[concealedeye]

✽ outofcharacter ✽ 

Heya Senna/Saury here! Just to let everyone know I'm open to threading with anyone Shizuru is a muse I'd like to experiment with so I'd really love to get some threads going. I have created a little thread suggestion page that is still being worked on but if any of them catch your eye feel free to tell me. You can also just like this post and I'll message you about plotting as soon as possible.

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[concealedeye]

Tuna -chus-

9. M!A—My muse’s sight has been robbed for the day! Oh no, I can just see the trouble ahead!

✽— Misfortunes and luxurious surround people each and every day. Some people were are gifted with talents such as painting, or sports. At the same time other people are forced to live their lives without being able to hear. Shizuru had once been without being able to hear after an incident regarding her allies - The guardians - Shizuru had been in a coma and once she woke her hearing and ability to speak was gone. Though she could not hear, her perfect eye-sight allowed her to understand what people were saying to her. By watching the way the throat and lips moved, she was able to comprehend what she was being told. However, eventually her hearing returned. Never had Shizuru been without sight. 

✽— Shizuru relied on her sight for many things, it helped with combat, it allowed her to understand how others were feeling or what they were thinking. She had never imagined not being able to see. The next time her eyes opened, she couldn’t see. No colours, no shapes, no movements, no nothing. Her sight had been taken away from her. She removed the eyepatch that covered her right eye in hopes she would be able to see, but there was nothing.

✽— She knew how to adapt to things luckily, given her training with the guardians she had learned how to isolate senses and how to use each of them individually. Sight, was the one thing Shizuru relied on most adapting to this may be more difficult. 

[concealedeye]

Tuna!

3. Reply—My muse has to try and “pick up” yours! Good luck with the pick up lines!

✽— Shizuru didn’t know exactly how to “pick up” another person. The first thing that popped in her head was physically picking up another individual, something she was perfectly capable of. However in the past she had been told picking someone up and picking someone up were different. The concept didn’t make sense in Shizuru’s opinion, but according to others they were completely different and should not be mixed up. Although she didn’t know how to pick someone up, she remembered there had been one occasion when a friend of her’s taught her a particular phrase that caused her close friend to become flustered. This friend may have been depicted as what they call a tsundere in manga, so maybe this phrase was a pick up line of some kind. What were those words again? Ah, she remembered.

✽—Despite her lack of understanding of the idea, she was required to pick up another person now. Shizuru didn’t know the person, but it seemed she had to follow through with it. If she just repeated those same words she once said, would that be sufficient? The petite girl approached the stranger with a impassive expression. She tapped the taller male’s shoulder to get his attention. “I’m ripe for the picking. Uhun~” Those were the words she said to her friend once, right? Well, it was too late to change anything now.

[concealedeye]

Gives you the Idk-If-I-Sent-You-One-But-Imma-Send-It-Again-Anyway Tuna

7. Reply—Your muse has walked in on mine at a very inconvenient time, be it while they’re changing or showering. Well, this is a bit awkward.

✽—The petite guardian had recently defeated a handful of demons and stumbled upon the local hat-shop. Shizuru had stayed here a few times herself, it was quite the convenient place to spend the night. The building it’s self was in satisfactory condition, it was filled with countless hats of various styles and colours. On the second floor there is a bedroom, as well as a washroom. Shizuru looked at her clothing that were covered in dirt stains and blood in certain areas. She opened the door and stepped inside, it looked like no one else was here. It was still the middle of the day, the others were likely wandering around town collecting supplies. Shizuru walked upstairs and into the bathroom to wash her clothes.

✽—Though she didn’t have a change of clothes currently, doing anything in filthy clothing would be uncomfortable. Shizuru closed the door and filled the sink with warm water. She removed her dirtied clothing to allow it to soak in the water. Shizuru kneaded the clothing in the sink until most of the stains were less noticeable. After washing her clothes she had to wring them out, that way they would be a little drier when she put them back in.

✽—They were still damp but if Shizuru were to go back outside they would dry in the sunlight. Just as she started changing back into her clothes, the door opened. A purple haired girl stood at the door looking at Shizuru while in the middle of changing. Ah, but it was an honest mistake. Shizuru didn’t mind, yet a light pink tint came across her cheeks from embarrassment. “…You should knock before opening doors like that.” her voice was as kind as one could possibly be in this situation.