When a Bount Warns

Naki watched Muika from the back of the bookstore. She was watching the spiritual side of things today while Zenzaki went out and acquired...specimens.

Ugh.

Fucking gross. She had her own damned morals and Zenzaki's were so far outside of them that they looped around and STILL left her sphere of morals. In fact, it was possible they just circled those morals, outside of the sphere.

Which brought her thoughts back around itself, to the human there. That other human had powers it seemed, but what kind? Muika's were combat oriented and useful for that, but the others? Watching in a bit had told her he was a noncombatant. Support.

Like the little brother she kept safe.

Safe from things like Zenzaki.

Why would she tell this girl?

Maybe she was feeling sentimental and all, what with those things and... stuff...

Her brain didn't even want to think about it so she wouldn't push it. Moving from the back, where it had seemed like she was looking for a book, Naki moved to the counter. Placing her hands on it, she leaned against it and nonchalantly spoke. "Oi, that fucking freak is out. Should warn you about your fuckbuddy there since he's busy."

Muika had recently gotten in, but the bookstore side of things wasn't ever really that busy, so once she was in she had a bit of time to herself.

At most...she'd be sitting behind the counter all day; she'd need to check in on a few things, do some stock checking and maybe clean up a little...but overall there wasn't that much that needed to be done today.

Which was why she had a book in hand now to pass the time, she didn't make it very far into her reading before a weight settled on the book and she looked up some to see Naki.

"H-Huh..." Zenzaki was out, but...warn...her fu... "W-W...Warn...him?"

Obviously, her face had reddened at that; why...why refer to him like that!? Well...she guessed it was obvious why, but still!

Muika was still a child it seemed. Whatever. Naki nodded slowly, making sure Muika caught that she was serious. Her swearing was down a bit, normally she would have added like four more in there so she was toning it down for ease of paying attention.

"Yeah, warn his wimpy ass. Keep him far from that fucker if possible and have him stay away from the creep. He's not a fighter, right?" Naki made sure her mismatched eyes were making contact with Muika's, her look without a hint of amusement. "Zenzaki loves those, the ones have things he can use and try to figure out what makes em tick, or use em to keep him safe. Especially if they can be broken and made to be his toys."

Why was she even warning her? Ugh such a bother.

Muika was quiet as Naki spoke, her tone much more serious as she continued with her warning. That... She didn't want anything happening to Iyuki, just him getting hurt by a hollow had already been too much...

She gave a nod, "Mm...I'll warn him then..."

It wasn't like that...deal they'd made was really a "deal" anymore considering everything, but...she had said she'd protect him, and that wasn't something she would ever take lightly. How many times had she already failed to do so? She...She wasn't going to fail when it came to this, she wouldn't allow herself to.

Someone like Iyuki...then she also needed to warn Miyako; Miyako couldn't fight either, and while she didn't come around the shop as much...it would be safest to warn her regardless.

Naki lifted her hand from the book and stepped back from the counter, stretching and yawning. "I did my thing. Whatever."

She gave the warning and Muika could now do whatever she wanted with it, though she almost hoped the girl would do like Naki and keep him far from the creeper. "He's fine as a boss. Anything else is gross."

"Mm..." Muika nodded again as Naki backed away to stretch, saying she'd done as she'd needed; she didn't really have a terrible or great opinion of Zenzaki in the first place, though...she'd already known to it was wise that...he never meet Iyuki, though before it was just due to clashing personalities...now she had other reasons to do so...

Naki wandered back to the spiritual side of the shop, wondering if she could get a nap in at the counter while the douchebag was gone...