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[Even before she actually stirs at all, Jiro's tail seems to have caught Momo's voice and starts to wag - but after a moment, she moves, ending up stretching a bit and turning back a bit to look at Momo over her shoulder.]

... Sleeping?

[She looks pretty groggy. Let her brain warm up a second.]

...Why...are you on my bed at the foot? If you were cold, or lonely, or scared you could have just asked to sleep under the covers.

[We'll get to the wolf bits soon.]

[Jiro's just... gonna roll over to face her wholesale, everything about her kind of flopping with the motion.]

Well, I didn't wanna wake you up. ... I didn't wanna do anything that could come off weird and clingy, either?

[She remembers how bad she was last time, okay, she doesn't want a repeat!!!!

Even though this is definitely gonna be a repeat. Just, you know, differently.]

Wait -
Why would you think I was scared?

[Not denying cold or lonely, but c'mon, she's a hero!! She's not scared that easily!!
(Yes she is.)]

Jiro. We...have been intimate. It's okay, if you want to sleep with me in the bed. Just sleep, you don't need to ask, unless I say otherwise.

[Like if she's in a bad mood.

And at that question, she waves her hand.]

And I don't know, maybe because you've grown wolf parts now? That would unsettle me a little.

I don't know. I'm kinda used to growing whatever, now. It's not like I've got normal moonblessings or anything, anymore.

[She sounds a little miffed by it, but mostly just at the fact that it keeps changing... her tail even slows to a light flick, too.

... After a moment, though, she rolls onto her hands and knees and moves to sit next to Momo on the bed.]

You really sure you don't mind? What if I do wake you up or something?

Then I'll wake up next to you and be warmer for it.

[That's. Really all she has to say. She feels like she's made her thoughts on a lot of this clear by now. It's also a little silly to pretend they're something that they aren't, and for Jiro to be so...fidgety around her.]

[It's not really so much that Jiro's fidgety around her! Honestly, were this not during her cycle, Jiro would've climbed into bed with her wholesale.
Momo would've woken up with Jiro all sorts of wrapped around her, and it would've been cute.

But the problem is, it is during her cycle, and all she's been thinking about is how awful she was during her last one...

That answer, though, gets her expression to waver a bit - as it does when she's feeling something a little too strong for her usual neutral look - and she wraps her arms around Momo's middle without too much preamble.
Even tucks up against her shoulder, too, with her ears pressed back against her hair.]

... All this moon crap keeps making me feel so weird.

I understand that feeling all too well.

[Momo, of course, is immediately sympathetic. It's really depressing just how bad things are at times for her, how much her personality changes as a result of the damn moons. She hates them, and hates what they do to her friends, even if it is pleasurable in the moment.]

Come here, relax with me. Don't just sit there like a lost puppy.

[Well, she kind of is a lost puppy, right now --

Jiro ends up letting out something of a heavy huff, though - whatever that means - but does as Momo asks, moving up closer to sit with her more.]

... You wouldn't be annoyed if I spent the day with you, right? I mean, I don't really care what you've got planned or anything, I just...
You know, if you go out or something, I wanna come too.

That's cool with you, right?

After that last cycle, I feel like it's better if I ask...

No? I don't mind that.

[She reaches out, putting a hand over Jiro's own, patting it gently.]

I'm afraid it won't be terribly exciting though. I was just going to stay in, perhaps go out to get tea. Or visit the gym. It's really the least exciting thing, but I won't turn you away, ever.

I mean, I just said I don't care what you've got planned... if I get bored, I've got most of my music ripped and put on my device.

[Device... thing. Bracelet? She's still not sure what to even call it. That thing they all got, it's all on there.
... Hopefully Momo also doesn't mind her cuddling closer, though. It's not really a conscious movement, even - just, suddenly, there she is. All cuddled close.]

I just wanna be with you, that's all.

Oh...

[Well she doesn't mind, no! Not one bit. She'll even return the cuddles a little.]

I mean, we're dating, aren't we? I'd tell you if...I minded.

Yeah, but I mean... I wanna be with you all day.
All day.

That'd get annoying after a while, right?

[Look, she just wants to manage expectations, here. If Momo's going to invite Jiro to spend the day with her, she should prepare for it to be literally the whole day, right now.
She's not completely in control of her mental faculties right now. There's also a dog in there somewhere that's very happy just to be around its favorite person.]

Well, you are not going to be going into the bathroom with me, Jiro. Instincts or not, that is right out.

So long as you aren't disruptive? I don't mind. I know I don't.

[She is serious about that.]

I have my limits, though. I'll never be more than twenty feet from you, even when I tell you I need space.

Ah, c'mon... you really think I'd do something that gross?

[You know, putting aside that it might've been a tease. It's not like Momo teases Jiro enough to make her expect it.
But at least she does give Momo a little nod in understanding.]

I get that, though, don't worry. I mean, feeling like this at all makes me a little nervous thanks to my last cycle...
But something about it feels different, too. It's kind of weird.

Either way... I'll try not to bug you or anything, promise.

What feels different? Can you describe that feeling to me?

[She really, really wants to understand her friend better. It's important to her. And if these cycles are going to continue being a part of their life, then they need to figure out how best to interact with them.]

Well, it's like...

[She trails off for a moment, as she mulls over her choice of words. It's hard to describe, really...
Even though it feels like it shouldn't be.]

... Last cycle I got upset at the idea of you talking to people, right? I had that weird territorial crap going on.
This time it's something like that, but... it's more like I just wanna follow you around?

Like I wanna keep an eye on you.

[There, she pauses for a moment - before letting out an odd little grumble, her tail pulling in and ears laying flat.]

Man - that sounds awful, too...!

It sounds like...your instinct is not to trust me?

[This is a theory Just a bit of one. She's not sure she likes the direction this is going either, but she's also trying to make sure she gets a feel for it before she jumps to any conclusion.]

No!

[Instantaneous, of course. She even pulls away as she says it, looking a little hurt.
But after a second, she ends up looking down again.]

No... It's more like I don't trust anyone but you.
I know you can handle yourself, and I know you don't really need me to.

But I can't shake the feeling like if I'm not there, something'll happen to you.

Uh. That's...

[Momo doesn't want to put Jiro down, exactly? But she's seriously considering creating a water spritzer.]

...I'll be fine? I mean, you can do what you want this time, but I'm going to have to put my foot down about this possessiveness, soon.

[Honestly, Jiro's just... gonna cover her face in her hands.
It's hard not to feel ashamed by how she's acting, especially when the word possessiveness gets tossed around like that.]

C'mon, it's not like I want to feel all this! It's so hard to control...

[And then she pulls her hands away again - just enough so her eyes can be seen over her fingers and her voice isn't totally muffled by her hands.]

... At least it's a step up from last time? I'm not trying to keep you from leaving or something grody like that.
All I really want is to just tag along today, you know?

I know you aren't trying to, or wanting to. That's...why I'm not angry, Jiro.

[She's not. She's just a little ugh, because as much as she likes her friend, girlfriend, whatever they are this cannot continue.]

Today it's fine, but it really can't go further than this, or it's going to become a problem, you know? Tagging along is great, but at some point it might get worse.

[And that's not okay.]

...You understand, right?

[Oh, no, "girlfriend" is a good word to use, here. Jiro's just dumb.
But that said, she gives Momo one, curt nod, her little wolf ears folding back and almost burying themselves in the soft fur around them.]

No, I know. But that's why I'm saying, like -
If it's better this time compared to last time, maybe it's going away on its own?
Maybe next time will be even better, too.

[She's trying to be optimistic for once in her life, okay... she knows that's probably kind of weird from her, but she's trying!!]

... I won't take any chances whether it is or not, though. Don't worry.
I'll plan out something ahead of my moon cycle to try and head the problem off before I cause any trouble.

Maybe. I'm more than willing to be patient, you know.

[She is. She really, really is.]

I just...I've found that a little aggressive encouragement goes a long way.

[Especially with dogs. And maybe with girlfriends.

Oh, she's absolutely reaching out to scritch the area near Jiro's new ears.]

Mmm. Nah, I think it'll work better if I just try to prevent the problem from the beginning.
I'm not sure how well "aggressive encouragement" works on me...

[You know, considering how bad Momo managed to spook her with the whole "punishment" talk last time.

Momo's scratching doesn't go unnoticed, though; near immediately those fuzzy little ears perk right back up with her tail starting to wap against the bed again.
But despite it, Jiro's still trying to look serious... "trying" being the keyword there.

It's probably not working out too well.]

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