Mea

Mea (メア Mea) is a major character in Lust Friend, who also appears briefly in Lust Memory. Once a human girl who was unable to make any friends, she was mortally wounded after jumping off a cliff, then was revived as a succubus by her own inner self, Lust Nightmare, and brought to the succubus world. She is the ultimate cause of the succubus world's future destruction. She disappears in the true ending of Lust Friend.

Appearance
Mea has pale skin, short black hair with blue highlights, and blue eyes. She wears a black and blue dress with a wide frilly skirt, a black hat, dark blue stockings and black shoes. Her appearance remains the same after she becomes a succubus, making her one of the few succubi who can be mistaken for a human.

Personality
Mea is quiet and has difficulty talking, which also means she has trouble making friends. She latches on strongly to the first friend she makes, Magrut, to the point of not wanting to let him leave the succubus world. She also feels jealous of the succubi, who live happily with each other as friends, and fears that Magrut might be stolen from her by them.

Mea likes high places, such as the tops of cliffs or roofs. She feels calm when she can stand in a high place and look into the distance.

Background
In her original world, Mea did not have any friends. The girls around her bullied her because of her quiet personality.

One day, these girls proposed that she jump off a cliff to prove herself worthy of being their friend. Mea did so and was mortally wounded. Mea thought to herself that she should just give up and no longer have to suffer. However, a voice called out to her: Lust Nightmare, her own inner self, who had now emerged because of Mea's imminent death. Lust Nightmare asked Mea what she wanted. Mea replied that she wanted friends who would stay with her.

Lust Nightmare revived Mea and brought her to the succubus world. However, Mea still couldn't make any friends here as the succubi ignored her (seemingly because they could not perceive her at all). She became jealous of the succubi, who captured men and lived so happily with their friends.

Mea's loneliness led Lust Nightmare to repeatedly destroy the succubus world and then turn back time, despite knowing that this would not actually heal Mea's heart.

Lust Memory
One day, Mea is being bullied by two girls. The bullies leave and Mea heads for a playground. These events are witnessed by Chloe, who heads to the playground but is unable to find Mea there.

Later, after having her own encounters with succubi, Chloe ends up in the playground again and finds Mea there. However, Mea suddenly disappears from in front of her, in the same manner as succubi.

The nature of these events in relation to the rest of Mea's history is unclear, though Lust Memory should take place before Lust Friend. A possible explanation is that this is an alternate timeline, explaining how Mea can be in the human world yet already possess supernatural abilities.

Lust Friend
But one day, while standing at the West Lookout in Persephone Mountain Road, Mea encounters Magrut, another human who was brought to this world. She introduces herself and talks about how she likes being in high places.

Mea meets Magrut again at the East Lookout in Raspberry Plateau. She confirms that he's from a different world, and reveals that she's in the same situation. She asks if he feels lonely here. Finally, she says she wants to talk to him more.

Their third meeting is at the Desert Lookout in Desire Desert. Mea expresses concern for Magrut since there are succubi everywhere. She mentions how the succubi ignore her, though thinks this is due to her having no presence. She reveals how she had no friends in her original world and doesn't want to return there. She asks if Magrut could change his mind about returning to his world, then quickly apologises for saying such a thing. She finishes by asking him to be her friend until he returns to his world, and hopes that he succeeds in doing so.

Their fourth meeting is at the Roof in Nectaris City. She praises the view from here and hopes that it can remain like this forever. She then notes that she doesn't know much about Magrut, despite them being friends, and wants to learn more about him before he returns to his world. She thanks Magrut for being her friend and wishes him luck with his work.

When Magrut's body is taken by the succubus queen Empress, Mea speaks to Magrut (though her identity at this point is unclear). She says that the two of them will remain friends as long as he remains in this world, no matter how many times he goes through these events. She adds that this time she'll be waiting for him. She (or perhaps Lust Nightmare) then rewinds time for Magrut.

When Magrut succeeds in befriending Empress, an unknown source (presumably Mea and Lust Nightmare, based on later events) begins sending out waves of magic, the same type of magic as that which occurs in the destruction of the succubus world. Fess and Empress try to send Magrut back to his original world, only for Mea to intervene and bring him into a dark space along with herself.

Mea apologises, but says that she wants to be with Magrut more and her heart hurts whenever he talks to other people. She transforms into Lust Nightmare, who explains her and Mea's history, and says she'll now destroy the succubus world for good, at which point she and Mea will disappear. She has brought Magrut here because she and Mea aren't sure if he is truly their friend, and they want to keep him to themselves until they disappear. In the resulting fight, Magrut talks to Lust Nightmare until she transforms back into Mea, then hugs Mea.

Mea asks to feel Magrut's warmth, and the two of them have sex. Afterwards, Mea says that with Lust Nightmare gone, so is the magic maintaining her life, so she will soon disappear. She says that she must make amends for what she's done, but she's fine with this as her dream of having a friend has come true. Mea thanks Magrut one last time for being her friend, and bids him goodbye with a smile.

Abilities
Mea's abilities are unclear, due to the ambiguous distinction between her and Lust Nightmare. She herself demonstrates the ability to teleport, as shown during the true ending of Lust Memory. She also cannot be seen by other succubi, as demonstrated by Fess' inability to see Mea and Magrut's conversations. However, neither Mea nor Lust Nightmare seem to be aware of this, as they think the succubi are ignoring them. Additionally, this effect apparently doesn't extend to 62-chan, who refers to Mea as "the timid girl who appeared for a moment".

Mea is dependent on Lust Nightmare's magic to support her life. After Lust Nightmare disappears, Mea soon follows.