[AQ] Understanding the banshee (Yuki/Kong-Ji)

[Ji Yoo]

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{Spoiler}Understanding Their Would-Be-Self
+ Description: A guardian character seems to have flown off somewhere from their kid while they were busy and stumbled upon on for you! The little fairy seems to want to stick around, maybe you should ask them some things?
+ Ask about their owner: -1 Guardians, +1 Faberge, +2 Roost
+ Question them about what their owners would be self really is: +2 Guardians, +1 Faberge, -1 Roost
+ Just hang out, learn about them from their actions: +1 Guardians, -2 Faberge, +1 Roost
+ Criticize them for being damaging to their owner: -3 Guardians, +1 Faberge, +2 Roost
+ As the Guardian Character, be friendly and comply: +1 Guardians, +2 Faberge, -2 Roost
+ As the Guardian Character, refuse to play along: +1 Guardians, -2 Faberge, +2 Roost
+ Requirements: Minimum 2 participants, one with student, the other with Guardian Character.
+ Submitted by Teale

The day started off as usual.Or, well, Kong-Ji could at least guess as much.Usually Ji-Yoo would wake up, go to school, study then sleep. The girl didn't do anything fun and that was one of the things Kong-Ji disliked about her. If the little fairy was even capable of disliking. The other thing she didn't really enjoy was... that Ji-Yoo didn't like having her around and made her stay inside her egg most of the day. Kong-Ji complied, of course, because she was nice. She was behaving and listening to everything that her human said so maybe... one day, Ji-Yoo will come to like her.

No matter how you would look at it, the little guardian had a sad fate. For them nothing is worse than having a child who doesn't like you and wants you gone. It's all ironic too, since they're supposed to represent their innermost wish, their would-be self. So why...? Maybe Ji-Yoo was one of those people who still hadn't come to terms with it, who, deep inside, still wanted to resist change. Or at least so Kong-Ji liked to think.

Admittedly, staying inside the egg so much can become suffocating, especially for someone as hyper as Kong-Ji, so Ji-Yoo sometimes lets her cool off outside while she has classes. There's always the possibility of her creating trouble, but maybe Ji-Yoo is slowly starting to trust her guardian character more. Maybe.

Speaking of which, Kong-Ji was currently having a blast admiring the flowers around Seiyo Academy by herself. Having Ecore around would be nice but she can talk to the plants too if there's nobody around. "Hello~ You're so pretty today miss Rose~" She sniffed the roses, one by one and gave them hugs and kisses. "Ouch! You're a little mean miss Rose!" But then again, every rose has its thorns.

Yukiya

[Yukiya]

"Lucky~ That whole emergency bathroom excuse worked for once!"

Yuki was congratulating himself as he walked outside the courtyard. If he just stalled a little longer, he could not return to class at all and go home! He tried to pretend he was hurrying somewhere as he walked outside past some flowers, whistling happily when he heard a familiar voice. He turned, and saw a little character hugging a rose. Kong-Ji...! Wait, were guardian characters supposed to be separated from their children?

"Yoohoo, Kong-Ji," he said, waving at the fairy. He tried to pluck her off the rose so she wouldn't hurt herself any more. "What are you doing here? Having fun before Ji-Yoo gets out of class?"

He surveyed the area. Looked like no one noticed him, thankfully. "Or waiting for a friend? If not, you want to hang with me for a bit? It'll be fun!"

He sat on a bench and held out his hand for Kong-Ji to land on.

[Ji Yoo]

Ah, someone was calling out to her! Kong-Ji turned around and saw a familiar boy, one of Ji-Yoo’s friends. Well, of course, if you asked the girl herself, she’d deny that, but Kong-Ji knew better. “AHHH, YUKI CHAN!” She chanted. Out of the people she’s met so far, he had been the nicest to her. He didn’t have a guardian of his own for her to ply with yet, but that was fine. Upon being called over, her small cheeks turned red and she covered them with her palms.

Cautiously, she floated in his direction and sat on the hand he offered. “Yup! Ji-Yoo was nice today and let me play with the flowers ehhehe.” She giggled playfully. “How about you, Yuki-chan? Why aren’t you in class?” There was a confused look on her tiny face. She knew skipping class was a no-no. Ji-Yoo always said that.

[Yukiya]

He just laughed a little. "I'm just coming from the bathroom! That's all," he said, pointing at a a rose flower. "You might want to land here instead of the thorns, you know? And then when you see Ji-Yoo again you'll smell nice!"

He squatted down next to the rosebush, occasionally checking if there was anyone watching. Kong-Ji, well, she was a lot nicer than Ji-Yoo for sure. Like a little kid you couldn't help play with. Ji-Yoo on the other hand - well, she was already 16 years old, and Yuki didn't expect anyone her age to be so cheerful, but she always seemed kind of...frustrated? Maybe it was him, or Shun, or even Kong-Ji, but there was something else too. Something he noticed the first time they met.

"Has she been treating you better then?" he asked, patting her head with his finger. "It's rare I even get to see you. I think I've seen Leo around Shun twice as much as you around Ji-Yoo."

If anyone would know Ji-Yoo, it would be her guardian characters...right?

[Ji Yoo]

“Ohhh, I see!” Kong=Ji nodded slowly. She knew Yuki wasn’t a bad guy and he’d never do things that bad guys do, like skipping class. She gave him a bright smile the hopped onto the flower. “It’s so comfy and it smells so nice, hehe! If Yuki-chan was little like Kong-Ji, he could come join!” She nearly blushed at the thought. Come to think of It, Yuki had no guardian of his own, or at least Kong-Ji didn’t recall ever seeing one, so how was he able to see other guardians? Maybe he had an egg that just hasn’t hatched yet. “Ne, Yuki-chan, you don’t have a guardian?” She finally asked. If it was Yuki-chan’s shugo chara, they’d surely be nice like him, she thought. And well, the little one was always on the lookout for new friends.

When Yuki mentioned Ji-Yoo, though, Kong-Ji’s mood seemed to falter. “Ah, well, Ji-Yoo-chan’s been a little nicer lately, but Kong-Ji can’t tell if it’s because she’s happy or upset, ahaha.” The little guardian let out a nervous laugh. She hadn’t been very useful as a guardian character to her human, mostly because Ji-Yoo continually refused to let her in. She would’ve liked to learn more about Ji-Yoo too but it just wasn’t happening. “Ji-Yoo-chan doesn’t like Kong-Ji very much.” She admitted, a little upset. “ And she doesn’t want to make friends.”

[Yukiya]

"Hmm..." he replied, "Maybe when I have a guardian character like you, he'll play with you."

The egg where his guardian character lay dormant was in his bag as usual. Everyone else had hatched but him. What took them so long anyway? And yet...he worried about what it would reveal. That crest he designed years ago was on it. It wasn't something he was ready to deal with if he had to explain it.

It was only after a few seconds when he realized that Kong-Ji asked about his own character. "Ah. No. Not yet, at least," he replied, "Maybe he's just sleeping in and will come out when he needs to wake up."

He laughed it off, but it did bother him that he didn't have his hatch as fast as the others. Probably it was the doubt that he had about it. For now he would let the egg hatch whenever it wanted to hatch.

On the subject of Ji-Yoo, he felt Kong-Ji's energy fade. "Doesn't like you? But you're so bubbly and cute!" he exclaimed, tickling her tummy. "But...at the same time, Ji-Yoo doesn't seem like the type to dig that. She's more...how you say, focused? Trying to be too mature at a young age? It's not a bad thing, yet...she feels like she's torn up about something. I know we basically just met, but it'd be nice to see her smile."

He shrugged. "Or you know, I could just take you away from her and play with you for a while. Sounds like a plan, right?"

He laughed, but he could see Ji-Yoo berating him about it afterward...not any good way to make her happy, he was sure.

[Ji Yoo]

“Yayy!” Kong-Ji was excited about having a potential friend to play with. The guardian was a talkative and friendly little thing who loved to meet new people, but taking into account that Ji-Yoo was her human, she didn’t get to meet many.” He has to wake up soon! Kong-Ji can’t wait! Heheh!” Yuki must be lonely since he was the only friend of Ji-Yoo whose egg hadn’t hatched. But then again… Nobody seemed to get along so well with their guardians.. not Demi and Encore, Shun and Leo were a bit of an awkward combination and… her and Ji-Yoo were just… ill-matched. “Yuki-chan, when your guardian hatches, you have to treat them well.” Since they were so small and unreal, The bigger people often seemed to overlook that they had feelings as well. The way Ji-Yoo treated Kong-Ji made her feel very sad and useless.

“hahahahah!!”Kong-Ji couldn’t help but break into a fit of laughter as Yuki started to tickle her. After she calmed down, the guardian resumed the conversation. “Well, Kong-Ji tries not to take it too personally since Ji-Yoo doesn’t seem to like anyone.” She spoke, sadness still obvious in her voice. “Kong-Ji does know that Ji-Yoo chan is hurt because of her brother, but details are hard to get out of her, hehe.” The fairy landed on Yuki’s shoulder. “Kong-Ji doesn’t mind hanging out with Yuki chan, and probably Ji-Yoo chan won’t mind it either, as long as we don’t cause trouble.”

[Yukiya]

Yuki wryly smiled at Kong-Ji's advice. He knew where that came from. "I promise I'll treat them well. No matter who comes out."
He hoped he could keep himself to that, because he still kept thinking whoever came out of there would potentially expose him. Maybe that's why the other people he knew didn't have such a good relationship with their own guardian characters. In Ji-Yoo's case, did Kong-Ji represent a desire to be friendlier? In Shun's case, did Shun...want to have common sense? He thought they were both good goals, and yet he couldn't see Ji-Yoo being so happy all the time or Shun being a robot. Maybe a gradual shifting into that kind of desire would be the best. But it wasn't his call, was it?

In the meanwhile, Yuki would have fun as always. But when Kong-Ji mentioned that Ji-Yoo didn't like anyone, he stopped tickling her and thought more about this. "What? That's a bit sad. A girl like Ji-Yoo should have a friend or two," he said, although he wondered if that meant Ji-Yoo didn't really see Shun or him as friends. He felt a little sad about that, but hid it under a grin and a wink. "Hmm, I guess we'll just have to try harder, then!"

What really caught Yuki's attention was the Kong-Ji's mention of a brother, though. "Huh, she has a brother? ...she's never mentioned him before. And here I talk about my twin once in a while." And Ji-Yoo reminded him of her at times. "Have you met him? Or know what he looks like?"

While waiting for an answer, he threw the fairy up in the air, like some people do with their children or pets.

[Ji Yoo]

Kong-Ji noticed that Yuki started to look a bit sad at her mention that Ji-Yoo didn’t like anyone, so she shook her head and attempted to reassure him “ah, Kong-Ji means that, Ji-Yoo never ever says when she likes someone, so it’s hard to tell, you know?” The little fairy gave him a kiss on the cheek. “But Kong-Ji is sure that Ji-Yoo likes Yuki-chan. Because Yuki-chan is always nice to her, right?” Perseverence is always good, especially when dealing with someone as stubborn as Ji-Yoo.

“Yuki-chan doesn’t know about Ji-Yoo chan’s oniichan?” She blinked with wide sparkly eyes. Well, that was to be expected, considering the girl hadn’t even told her guardian about it. Kong-Ji went through much trouble to discover this secret, which shouldn’t really have been a secret in the first place. Ji-Yoo was too private of a person, really.

“Ah, well, you see, Yuki-chan…” She cleaned her throat and her expression looked more serious than usual, like a teacher. “Ji-Yoo chan’s brother is not around, Kong-Ji has never seen him and Ji-Yoo chan never talks about him. But then one day Ji-Yoo chan asked to be character changed, it was really the first time she ever asked so Kong-Ji was really REALLY surprised. Kong-Ji wanted to know why but Ji-Yoo chan didn’t want to tell her so she threw Kong-Ji out.” The guardian shivered at the thought. She never liked to experience the violent side of Ji-Yoo.

“But then you know, while Ji-Yoo chan was out, Kong-Ji snuck in and read their conversation on Skype! Apparently oniichan is really far away and can’t come home anymore. And then for some reason Ji-Yoo chan apologized to him.” The fairy scratched her head “But Kong-Ji didn’t understand most of the conversation, hehe.”

[Yukiya]

"Ah..." Yuki said. "I hope so."

Like Kong-Ji, it was hard for Yuki to tell if Ji-Yoo liked something. It was much easier for him to know when she was upset or frustrated at him, to be honest! Yet he knew somewhere there was a kind hearted person. She had helped Yuki and Shun out in the past, after all.

He shook his head when asked about Ji-Yoo's brother. "I haven't known Ji-Yoo for that long. And it's never been brought up if she had siblings," he replied, "...I don't even know much about Shun either. I should ask him one of these days."

But he listened intently about what Kong-Ji knew about the siblings' relationship. He wasn't here? He couldn't come home? ...Ji-Yoo wanted to be character changed?? He tried to make a better picture of the two as best as he could.

"So you're saying..." he said, after trying to think it out more, "She wanted to be character changed because of her brother? That's why you mentioned it, right?"

So Ji-Yoo wanted to be all happy around her brother, but couldn't do without a character change? He crossed his arms. "...maybe...she misses him, but doesn't want to show it to her brother? So she asked for you to help her say that everything's fine so he doesn't worry about her. I think that makes sense," he said, nodding. "I don't see my own sister that often because she's always practicing, especially now she works for Faberge. I miss hanging out with her. She's kind of like my best friend," he said, scratching his head, "If she moved away - well, when she moves, honestly - I'd feel pretty empty. You think it's kind of like that with Ji-Yoo? Was she close with her brother?"

If he was right, it'd explain a few things - like why she was grouchy all the time. It was like her to pretend to be strong when she was really upset. He pet Kong-Ji in the meanwhile, hoping to comfort her a little.

[Ji Yoo]

“Don’t worry Yuki-chan! Kong-Ji noticed that Ji-Yoo chan is starting to be nicer lately, maybe that’s because she likes you now, right?” With a bright and wide smile on her face, she hugged Yuki. The little guardian hoped that her words weren’t affecting him too much. She didn’t want to be saying the wrong things and cause Yuki to give up on being Ji-Yoo’s friend. It was really hard for her to get close to even one person, after all.

“ Yeah, that’s what Kong-Ji was saying. She wanted to talk to her brother so she wanted to character change, but we didn’t get to actually do that because of Kong-Ji.” The fairy got sad every time she remembered it. Ji-Yoo got really angry back then, but she just couldn’t understand what was so important that she couldn’t say why she wanted to be changed. It was hard for Kong-Ji to do her job right as a guardian when her human wouldn’t even tell her as much.

“Kong-Ji doesn’t know much about Ji-Yoo chan’s brother since when she was born, he was already away. Ji-Yoo chan doesn’t talk much about him and keeps his photos hidden in a drawer. He’s really cute hehe.” The little guardian nearly blushed. “Maybe he went away because he wanted to be an actor, he’s that cute.” Perhaps Ji-Yoo really did miss her brother very much. Maybe the fact that he left caused Ji-Yoo to be empty, like Yuki said.

[Yukiya]

"...does she?"

Yuki's eyes widened. That'd be a nice thought. He always thought Ji-Yoo was a nice girl underneath her tough demeanor, but he didn't think that Ji-Yoo still thought much of him. "...sometimes it's hard to tell, as you said. Sometimes I feel like we're getting along, and then suddenly she'll be frigid again. A few times, yes, I probably deserved it. Some other times, though..."

He sighed. Was this a problem on her, or was it his problem? Or was it because of the times that he messed with her a bit that was affecting everything else?

For now, Yuki just ignored it and concentrated on any information about her brother. "She...keeps his photos in a drawer, but doesn't talk about him, and wants to be character changed to talk to her brother..." he repeated. "...I feel like my thoughts are right. She just misses him a lot."

It didn't explain why she had to character change though, now he thought about it. Sure, he thought at first it was just Ji-Yoo wanting to hide her feelings of loneliness, but Kong-Ji was an affectionate bubble of sunshine and happiness. Was Ji-Yoo like that with her brother before but now that he was gone, she was completely broken? It was just odd to him.

"Huh, an actor?" he said, processing the last bit of information finally. "...weird. Couldn't he have went to Faberge if that was the case?"

[Ji Yoo]

“ Y-yeah, she does!” Admittedly, Kong-Ji didn’t know for sure, but Ji-Yoo must surely feel that way, right? Otherwise she wouldn’t keep sticking with Yuki and Shun. Yeah, that was right, She must care, probably very much. “If you keep being nice to Ji-Yoo chan I think she’ll like you even more!” The guardian giggled happily. She wanted Her human and Yuki to be friends forever.

“Hmmm…” Kong-Ji tilted her head in confusion. It was hard for her to think about someone she didn’t even know, although she’d seen him in pictures. But the two siblings did look really close. She wished Ji-Yoo had actually told her something about him. “Well, Kong-Ji isn’t sure he’s an actor…I was just saying he’s really cute!”

Suddenly, something crossed her mind and she clapped her hands, proud of herself for getting this wonderful idea. “Ne, Yuki-chan, do you have internet?” She’d seen Ji-Yoo use the internet at her home and she learned what it did, although she was never allowed to play with it. “You know, I think we could try to look up Ji-Yoo chan’s onii-chan and see if he really is an actor!”

[Yukiya]

"...I hope so," Yuki said. Sometimes he knew what he was doing but sometimes when he did something Ji-Yoo just got a little more snappy. "But looking up her brother...oh, not a bad idea. What's his name again?"

While Yuki pulled up his phone, he just looked one more time if someone was there. According to the time, school should be ending in a few minutes, so he had limited time to look up Ji-Yoo's brother. A staff member passed by and he almost dropped his phone.

"Quickly, if you can," Yuki whispered, "Time's of the essence, Kong-Ji."