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an edible tuber (yasusada catchall)
i'll put a shitpost here, maybe
emphasis on maybe
[ YAMS, WHERE ARE YOU
Shinobu isn't really looking for a sword in particular, but when no one knows if murder is imminent or not, she can't afford to be lax in her practice. Even if she doesn't have her Breath still, she can still fight.
She's looking for an empty spot devoid of anyone, so she can be alone, but wherever she's going, someone is somehow always there?
And now, Yasusada Yamatonokami is here. Wherever here is. ]
Oh. Please pardon me.
Shinobu isn't really looking for a sword in particular, but when no one knows if murder is imminent or not, she can't afford to be lax in her practice. Even if she doesn't have her Breath still, she can still fight.
She's looking for an empty spot devoid of anyone, so she can be alone, but wherever she's going, someone is somehow always there?
And now, Yasusada Yamatonokami is here. Wherever here is. ]
Oh. Please pardon me.
[LET'S SAY that for some weird reason they're out by the isolation cabin, because that's likely their best bet at being alone. Why is Yasusada out here? Probably just nosiness, honestly. Unlike certain cultivators, he kind of just. Does things.
Anyway. He looks surprised to see her, but not in an unpleasant way.]
Oh, hello. [He smiles, then tilts his head slightly.] Are you lost?
Anyway. He looks surprised to see her, but not in an unpleasant way.]
Oh, hello. [He smiles, then tilts his head slightly.] Are you lost?
Oh, I'm--
[He's about to say he'll get out of her way, but his gaze follows hers, and he immediately perks up. Sword friend?? Friend?? SwOrD?!???]
--Ah, may I ask--that is, what is your sword's name?
[He's about to say he'll get out of her way, but his gaze follows hers, and he immediately perks up. Sword friend?? Friend?? SwOrD?!???]
--Ah, may I ask--that is, what is your sword's name?
[Yasusada doesn't seem offended; he waves a hand.] Oh, I'm sure he has one already. [What kind of swordsmith doesn't name their swords?] But it's alright if you don't know it.
[Sword friends... But Yasusada's getting used to the fact that people know about them--it's strange, not being the only one anymore.]
Yes! I'm Yamatonokami Yasusada. Hard to handle, but a good sword.
Yes! I'm Yamatonokami Yasusada. Hard to handle, but a good sword.
[It's only because Ookurikara and Lili immediately took off to investigate that Yasusada's even still here. There's a restless energy to him, though--he, too, can't stay still, and he's pacing in front of the cabins, his grip occasionally tightening where it rests on the hilt of his sword. He notices her approach, but it's still a little startling when she speaks to him, and he blinks to snap himself out of his own thoughts.
He doesn't have a good answer, though, and he looks down at his feet.]
...I don't know. [He replies honestly, lifting a hand to press against his chest.] It hurts, here.
He doesn't have a good answer, though, and he looks down at his feet.]
...I don't know. [He replies honestly, lifting a hand to press against his chest.] It hurts, here.
[But Yasusada lights up at the recognition, nodding his fluffy lil head.]
That's right! I belonged to Okita Souji. [HE'S SO PROUD. Can you hear how proud he is.] What's your name?
That's right! I belonged to Okita Souji. [HE'S SO PROUD. Can you hear how proud he is.] What's your name?
[ Is that what comes with being a tsukumogami? Are human emotions foreign when he's a sword spirit? She doesn't miss his restless energy. ]
It's all right not to know. It's all right if it hurts. Being angry is normal. Being sad is normal. Wanting to do something is normal.
It's all right not to know. It's all right if it hurts. Being angry is normal. Being sad is normal. Wanting to do something is normal.
[IT SURE IS. Yasusada struggles with it a little more than the rest of them do, probably--but that's because his focus is, and always has been, on being a good sword. His humanity, or lack thereof, was never really a problem before.]
...Even if it was foolish, I wanted to trust them. [He hadn't seen any reason to be hostile to their hosts; what good would that do them? That said--] But I can't really say I'm surprised, either.
[...He didn't expect it to be one of his own, though. Even if they weren't particularly close.]
...Even if it was foolish, I wanted to trust them. [He hadn't seen any reason to be hostile to their hosts; what good would that do them? That said--] But I can't really say I'm surprised, either.
[...He didn't expect it to be one of his own, though. Even if they weren't particularly close.]
I didn't trust them, but I did want to have faith.
[ Isn't that the same thing? There's a fine line with Shinobu, who wanted to put forth the effort to show she truly didn't want any murder around. ]
We all expected it, but that doesn't make what happened any less terrible.
[ Isn't that the same thing? There's a fine line with Shinobu, who wanted to put forth the effort to show she truly didn't want any murder around. ]
We all expected it, but that doesn't make what happened any less terrible.
[That's a good way to put it. Yasusada sighs.]
Tsurumaru-san is from my home. [He'd be upset either way, but the fact that it's a comrade, even if they weren't close... it's making things harder for him than they might've been otherwise.] I should be doing something. Trying to find him, somehow.
Tsurumaru-san is from my home. [He'd be upset either way, but the fact that it's a comrade, even if they weren't close... it's making things harder for him than they might've been otherwise.] I should be doing something. Trying to find him, somehow.
It was wonderful! Okita-kun is amazing, did you know? He's so strong, and so kind, and he took such good care of me and my partner!
[(Yasu voice) MY MASTER MADE ME THIS COLLAR, HE IS A GOOD AND SMART MASTER AND HE MADE ME THIS COLLAR SO THAT I MAY TALK]
[(Yasu voice) MY MASTER MADE ME THIS COLLAR, HE IS A GOOD AND SMART MASTER AND HE MADE ME THIS COLLAR SO THAT I MAY TALK]
[ She guessed they knew each other, but she wasn't sure. It's not like all swords have to know each other, just like not all humans do. ]
I'm sorry, Yasusada-san. You have my deepest regrets.
[ But as for doing something.... ]
Have you wondered about what's hidden in the fog?
I'm sorry, Yasusada-san. You have my deepest regrets.
[ But as for doing something.... ]
Have you wondered about what's hidden in the fog?
[Before this, Yasusada would've hesitated to call them friends. But now, he's had barely a week with other swords around, and he's already lost one of them. It feels disrespectful to say anything else.
He nods, though, at her question.]
I have. But I didn't want to get lost, if we were going to go home soon.
He nods, though, at her question.]
I have. But I didn't want to get lost, if we were going to go home soon.
I feel as if we should try, if we do want to go anywhere. Any mysteries out there should be uncovered. Waiting... only means more will die.
[ Knowledge is power. ]
If you don't want to see, that's also fine.
[ Free will is a thing. She encourages choice. ]
[ Knowledge is power. ]
If you don't want to see, that's also fine.
[ Free will is a thing. She encourages choice. ]
[Hello Shinobu!! Yasusada's probably on his way back to his cabin by now--he nyoomed pretty quickly after trial, but he's back, and he still looks very tired and upset. He looks over when she calls his name, and nods a little bit, stopping to let her approach.]
Oh, Kocho-kun. [Hello... he had a bad time.]
Oh, Kocho-kun. [Hello... he had a bad time.]
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