An easy distraction.
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Koishi laid on her bed and closed her eyes. Well, the two besides the one that was wrapped about her through an organic core. That one was always closed, she made sure of that. Having it open and being able to read and hear the thoughts of others brought nothing but trouble.
However, at the moment, she was reconsidering that statement.
Sure, she wasn?t feared like her sister, no one was afraid of a satori that couldn?t read thoughts. And it was much less bothersome, since rash annoying people had thoughts that projected like the screeches of an inane fowl. But unfortunately, closing her eye made her understand something else. She could hear the inner war in the subconscious.
Every day, as she spoke to others and interacted with people unafraid of her, she gradually became more afraid of them. And her fear, unlike theirs, was not unfounded. The number of violent desires expressed by one?s id, or sometimes alternatively by their ego was staggering to say the least, and she had to make a note daily not to cringe when she overheard such things. And that was just the start of her fear. There were worse things that haunted other peoples? subconscious depths. Unspeakable horrors, fears, desires! The conscious was at least filtered. The subconscious was the filtering process itself. She wished that she could somehow manage to not hear either. Understanding others? conscious minds made them fear you, but?
Would it be better than being afraid?
?She was hungry now. Suddenly this entire train of thought left her head, replaced by a craving for some ramen, perhaps some sake as well.
She sighed and got up, and walked out of her room. She progressed down several flights of stairs and left the palace of earth spirits. Heading down the road, her third eye followed it?s natural function and detected peoples? subconscious thoughts.
Punch friend.
Dance.
Scream ?RAPE!? to see if anyone turns and looks.
Oh hey that girl over there is really good looking. I wanna-
Koishi cringed.
The train of thought from before returned. So many stupid, terrible impulses. She had to deal with the fact that people even consider these sorts of terrible things. She ducked into an alley, escaping the projection of such thoughts.
It was silent. Finally. She decided to sit down for a bit in this alley, and re-gather her gusto.
Take it easy!
Someone was here.Her third eye quickly made sure she knew that.
?Take it easy!? A voice shouted.
Koishi looked behind a garbage can. There, what appeared to be a disembodied head sat, munching on a half eaten apple. On its head it wore a hat, and it seemed quite familiar. Humanlike hair pushed out from under its hat. She approached it a bit more. Her footstep sounded. It turned its head.
Take it easy!
?Hey mishter wanna take it easy with me?? It asked, adorning a smile on its face.
?Yeah.? Was all that Koishi could manage, she was so intrigued.
This thing, it thought so simply. Nothing bad, nothing good. Just of taking it easy. Koishi smiled. She picked up the small being and held it?s weight in her hands.
Take it easy!
?Hey mishter, do you know a good place to take it easy? Yukkurisa has had trouble with dat a lot lately. Oni are weally scary!? It shouted, unnecessarily.
?I?ll take you to a good place, then.?
?Hooway! I?ll be able to take it easy fowever!?
?Yeah, let?s hope so.?
Koishi made her way back towards the palace of earth spirits. Her third eye started acting up again.
steal that girl?s handb-
Take it easy!
Skip dow-
Take it easy!
Ye-
Take it easy!
Take it easy!
"It's like being carried through a croud!"Yukkurisa shouted.
Koishi smiled. Her third eye was locked onto Yukkurisa.
Perhaps if she were to carry this thing around, she would be able to, per se,
Take it easy!
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I binged on yukkuri art and wanted to write something koishi related. At midnight. This happened.
