( November slowly grows colder, and there's still nothing of Peter. It's... hard, this month, for this household. And Paimon is strange and fitful. Sometimes he's more like his usual self, calmer and capable, but it's rare inbetween. At times he wants to be left alone, withdrawing in silence for hours, refusing to communicate at all, but other times he clings relentlessly to Luna like his life depends on it, as though terrified to be alone. Nightmares continue to frequent him, the demon's powers going haywire as they do. Luna's sleeping draughts help, but they can't last forever, and all of this seems... endless.
It's wearing on Luna, the emotional and physical toll of it all. Fortunately, she doesn't have to deal with this alone. There's K, who's around quite a bit, and other volunteers to trickle in through the month.
This afternoon, there's a new babysitter for the demon... though he won't initially take to the concept well. His spirit is a convoluted tangle of too many lives and sounds and memories; he's confused, upset, and barely remembers the people he knows. It took him a while to warm back up to K, as though the man were a stranger. And so when Usagi comes in to help — with gentle but firm assurances to Luna to go take some time to herself — the demon doesn't recognise her. The knowledge of Usagi and what she really is, is buried too far, too deep.
He's in the living room, the home kept warm and cosy by the fireplace, but he's having one of his bad days. Food and drink have gone untouched; he's refused to eat all day, putting another strain on Luna who needs to keep Peter's body nourished. And when Luna's finally coaxed to leave the room, the demon doesn't react well at all. He's sitting wide-eyed on the floor, for now refusing to look up directly at the "stranger" who's come and made Luna leave; he wants her back. He starts whimpering, then giving a keening sound — quiet at first, but it's progressively getting a bit louder. It's almost like a child being left by its mother on the first day of school....
Unfortunately, this child is actually a powerful ancient demonic entity, so the energy around him is affected by his upset, items in the room beginning to rattle, a pressure slowly building. The fire nearby flickers, and then abruptly swells a bit. There's another animal-like whine from his throat, and the demon's hands come up to either side of his head, pressing against his ears. )
— Usagi Tsukino / Serenity
It's wearing on Luna, the emotional and physical toll of it all. Fortunately, she doesn't have to deal with this alone. There's K, who's around quite a bit, and other volunteers to trickle in through the month.
This afternoon, there's a new babysitter for the demon... though he won't initially take to the concept well. His spirit is a convoluted tangle of too many lives and sounds and memories; he's confused, upset, and barely remembers the people he knows. It took him a while to warm back up to K, as though the man were a stranger. And so when Usagi comes in to help — with gentle but firm assurances to Luna to go take some time to herself — the demon doesn't recognise her. The knowledge of Usagi and what she really is, is buried too far, too deep.
He's in the living room, the home kept warm and cosy by the fireplace, but he's having one of his bad days. Food and drink have gone untouched; he's refused to eat all day, putting another strain on Luna who needs to keep Peter's body nourished. And when Luna's finally coaxed to leave the room, the demon doesn't react well at all. He's sitting wide-eyed on the floor, for now refusing to look up directly at the "stranger" who's come and made Luna leave; he wants her back. He starts whimpering, then giving a keening sound — quiet at first, but it's progressively getting a bit louder. It's almost like a child being left by its mother on the first day of school....
Unfortunately, this child is actually a powerful ancient demonic entity, so the energy around him is affected by his upset, items in the room beginning to rattle, a pressure slowly building. The fire nearby flickers, and then abruptly swells a bit. There's another animal-like whine from his throat, and the demon's hands come up to either side of his head, pressing against his ears. )