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[there's one person shess expects to not be taking the news well.
he figures kara will be in the armoury, so that's where he goes to look for him. are you there, kara.]
he figures kara will be in the armoury, so that's where he goes to look for him. are you there, kara.]
[ after searching for clue most of the day and finding nothing, ookurikara has finally retreated back to the armory. when shess arrives, he's standing before the repair tools, wondering if he should take these with him when he tries again tomorrow.
the only acknowledgement he'll give shess is a slight turn of his head to see who's arrived. ]
the only acknowledgement he'll give shess is a slight turn of his head to see who's arrived. ]
[...]
He was your ally, wasn't he?
[not sure if he should use the word "friend", given what kara seems to be like, but.]
He was your ally, wasn't he?
[not sure if he should use the word "friend", given what kara seems to be like, but.]
[ with a sigh, he sets the uchiko he'd been looking at back down. if it's as bad as it sounds, they'll need more than this, anyway. ]
More than that.
[ tsurumaru actually is one of the few swords kara considers a friend. he just won't say it out loud. ]
More than that.
[ tsurumaru actually is one of the few swords kara considers a friend. he just won't say it out loud. ]
[well, that itself speaks volumes.]
Can I ask why you were looking for his sword?
Can I ask why you were looking for his sword?
I need to know if it's still intact.
[ if it is, he's okay. ookurikara refuses to believe tsuru is actually dead until he sees a broken sword.
...he wonders if he'd prefer not finding it at all, though. because if they find it intact, then tsuru is alive somewhere, but without his sword. and if they find it broken...
well.
neither of these options are good. ]
[ if it is, he's okay. ookurikara refuses to believe tsuru is actually dead until he sees a broken sword.
...he wonders if he'd prefer not finding it at all, though. because if they find it intact, then tsuru is alive somewhere, but without his sword. and if they find it broken...
well.
neither of these options are good. ]
I'll keep an eye out for it, then... Does it hold some kind of significance?
If it's intact, then they lied, and he's alive somewhere. We'll just have to find him next.
His life is tied to his weapon, then? Does the same go for you?
[given that both of them notably have an item with their name...]
[given that both of them notably have an item with their name...]
[ ookurikara stiffens. he... hasn't actually told anyone about this yet, so he frowns down at the repair tools for a minute before sighing and turning to face shess fully, looking resigned. ]
Yes. If our swords break, so do we.
[ he hesitates, eyes moving to look at his own sword. so far, shess has been... okay. ookurikara wouldn't call him a friend, but without tsuru, he's maybe the closest thing. ]
We are our swords.
Yes. If our swords break, so do we.
[ he hesitates, eyes moving to look at his own sword. so far, shess has been... okay. ookurikara wouldn't call him a friend, but without tsuru, he's maybe the closest thing. ]
We are our swords.
[huh.]
The gods, where I'm from, can split part of their being into items, but I've never heard of your exact case before.
[... and because he didn't miss kara's reluctance:]
If you'd prefer for it to remain hidden, I'll make sure not to tell anyone else.
[not that he had any plans of randomly blurting out HEY DID YOU KNOW KARA'S A SWORD, but you know.]
The gods, where I'm from, can split part of their being into items, but I've never heard of your exact case before.
[... and because he didn't miss kara's reluctance:]
If you'd prefer for it to remain hidden, I'll make sure not to tell anyone else.
[not that he had any plans of randomly blurting out HEY DID YOU KNOW KARA'S A SWORD, but you know.]
[ well. he doesn't know much about gods or how it compares to him and tsuru, so he won't answer that. instead, he just shakes his head. ]
No one else needs to know. There's no point in giving away our weaknesses that easily.
[ especially since kara doesn't trust 99% of the people here. ]
No one else needs to know. There's no point in giving away our weaknesses that easily.
[ especially since kara doesn't trust 99% of the people here. ]
That's something best to be careful about, yes.
... Though quite a few people likely heard you interrogating Lune about it.
... Though quite a few people likely heard you interrogating Lune about it.
If they ask, I'll tell them something else.
[ he doesn't know what yet. but he'll figure that out when he gets there. ]
[ he doesn't know what yet. but he'll figure that out when he gets there. ]
You could always claim sentimental significance.
[ and admit to a FEELING? no, absolutely not. ]
I can just say I'm taking it home to our master.
[ though that would also mean... admitting to their master that he failed, as captain, to protect tsurumaru from breaking. which was his biggest responsibility for the expedition, no matter how much he wanted to protect the date clan.
...that's not much better, either. ]
I can just say I'm taking it home to our master.
[ though that would also mean... admitting to their master that he failed, as captain, to protect tsurumaru from breaking. which was his biggest responsibility for the expedition, no matter how much he wanted to protect the date clan.
...that's not much better, either. ]
[well he can't help you if you're going to hate every possible explanation, kara!!]
Sol said we may be returned to our original states back in our worlds, once this is over. Though he wasn't sure yet either, so I wouldn't bank on it. Still, it's a thought.
If your lives are tied to your swords, would repairing them help at all?
[thinking about it, it suddenly makes sense that kara kept using that term.]
Sol said we may be returned to our original states back in our worlds, once this is over. Though he wasn't sure yet either, so I wouldn't bank on it. Still, it's a thought.
If your lives are tied to your swords, would repairing them help at all?
[thinking about it, it suddenly makes sense that kara kept using that term.]
[ he doesn't trust a word sol says, and it sounds pretty outlandish, anyway. but a lot of things do here, so maybe...
ookurikara doesn't want to get his hopes up, though. if he can just find tsuru, it should be fine. ]
...Maybe. It works if we're damaged, but we can be broken beyond repair.
[ and then they're lost for good. ]
ookurikara doesn't want to get his hopes up, though. if he can just find tsuru, it should be fine. ]
...Maybe. It works if we're damaged, but we can be broken beyond repair.
[ and then they're lost for good. ]
[hm.]
Makes sense. Then, if Tsurumaru's sword is out there, all the more imperative to find it before someone else does.
[like whoever killed him.]
Makes sense. Then, if Tsurumaru's sword is out there, all the more imperative to find it before someone else does.
[like whoever killed him.]
[ he nods in agreement. that's the entire reason he'd confronted lune the way he did. if it's out there, unbroken, someone needs to protect it if tsuru can't do it himself. ]
...I went looking, but I couldn't find anything.
[ and lune had said "tomorrow" like it'll make some kind of difference. if tsuru or his sword don't show up, he and lune will be having another chat. ]
...I went looking, but I couldn't find anything.
[ and lune had said "tomorrow" like it'll make some kind of difference. if tsuru or his sword don't show up, he and lune will be having another chat. ]
The entire area seems unchanged, as if nothing happened at all. It feels odd.
It just means we're missing something.
[ it doesn't occur to him that there's some kind of magic coverup going on. ]
Lune said we could find something tomorrow.
[ it doesn't occur to him that there's some kind of magic coverup going on. ]
Lune said we could find something tomorrow.
Perhaps an illusion?
[shess is more familiar with this kind of shit, so.]
Tsurumaru's sword had a tassel on it, correct? I didn't look at it that closely.
[shess is more familiar with this kind of shit, so.]
Tsurumaru's sword had a tassel on it, correct? I didn't look at it that closely.
...Can they do that?
[ he's. never heard of something like that. how does that work? ]
Chains. There's two on his sheath.
[ it's tsuru's #aesthetic ]
[ he's. never heard of something like that. how does that work? ]
Chains. There's two on his sheath.
[ it's tsuru's #aesthetic ]
I don't know about them, but it wouldn't be unheard of in my world.
Chains should be distinctive enough, if I see it.
Chains should be distinctive enough, if I see it.
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