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#i was thinking yoshino's all over the place personality but also tanuki-ness would sort of... result in this fdghFDKLG
mythvoiced · 11 months
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@riiese | ❝  all my friends are dead.  ❞ —Ingvar to Yoshino? natasha, pierre, & the great comet of 1812 lyrics sentence starters.
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"That's horrible," you'd think the pouncing and the fast pace, restless legs whether awake or asleep, bushy tail swaying violently, would represent a lack of sympathy, showcasing what the tanuki is hiding, lack of interest perhaps, lack of understanding or compassion, lack of anything that would be appropriate for the situation.
Those to make such a judgement easily, though, are not the kinds someone smarter than Yoshino (her brother, for one) would recognize as perceptive.
Look at the busy tail, at the restless bare feet, at the frown on her face, staring up at the giant with all the ferocity of a girl who's convinced nothing capable of killing her has been born yet, and you'll find easy enough what her clenched fist and petulant stomps are for.
"I think I've heard the stories, it's those damned humans," she shakes her leg, lifts it high enough for the lift of her skirt to be precarious (torn at the hem, easier to walk) as though trying to shake whatever unpleasant leaf had attached itself to her skin off in easy gestures.
She starts hopping backwards, almost running, putting enough distance between herself and the giant until the tongue peeking out through her lips in concentration eases her face into one half still angered half satisfied.
"I'll never be able to understand them, how can... people be so wrong? And so... how can they believe what they're wrong about so hard?"
She lifts her other hand, presents the apple in it almost triumphantly.
"Can I try throwing this into your mouth? You have to try to catch it. It's a game. Are you worried they'll try to hurt you, too?"
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