audience: tsurumaru

[cyclists]

Comments

[cyclists]

Wait like what? [Tsuru please. Please just. Love yourself. What the fuck.]

[preowned]

Mm... I'd need to take others first.

[ tsuru is a simple sword who just wants to have a good time ]

[cyclists]

...why? [This is now just a curious NPC, pardon.]

[preowned]

Hmm... why why?

[ he wants to know why sol is confused ]

[cyclists]

It's just...if some people were given the chance to change things for themselves, they'd take it without questioning it. [So Tsuru having other priorities is interesting, basically.]

[preowned]

There's things more important than my needs.

[ one of the cows is trotting over to them. tsuru looks excited about this ]

It'll still be a bummer, but...

[cyclists]

[Sol, meanwhile, leans back a little because this cow is also probably bigger than they are. They don't move from the fence but they're watching it closely. Still, Tsuru also gives them something to think about.]

...I knew someone like you once. [Okay?] Don't lose sight of what's important to you, too.

[preowned]

[ tsuru is just going to lean over the fence in an attempt to get the cow to come closer ]

Hm?

... well, the same goes to you.

[cyclists]

[The cow definitely comes closer to Sol's chagrin.]

...Lune won't let me forget, I think.

[preowned]

[ sorry sol, tsuru is now petting a cow

it moos. ]

Lune-chan seems to like you a lot.

[cyclists]

[There's a 9/10 chance this dumb bitch has never seen a cow in person before, so they're fine with Tsuru petting a cow. There's a nod though.]

Lune's very smart. [Which Sol can respect.] He knows a lot even if we're still researching this place. And he always answers all of my questions. [A beat.] I want to make sure Lune gets to go home, too.

[preowned]

It's definitey good that you get along. It would be annoying if we had to deal with two people who hated each other!

[ he laughs, and the cow licks his hand. tsuru's eye light up. ]

What about you?

[cyclists]

Yeah, it would be. [Said with a note of contempt. Working with shitty people is the Worst Idea, and Sol's very grateful here.] We both know what we have to do here, so that makes it easier.

But what about me? [The cow is actually sort of cute, but Sol's keeping their hands to themselves to observe for a bit longer.]

[preowned]

Do you have somewhere you need to go back to after this?

[ he reaches a hand out towards sol ]

[cyclists]

[There's a hand. And Sol's not sure what to do with that so they hold up their own and wait? Sure.]

...yeah. I have someone I have to find. It's important.

[preowned]

[ he takes tehm by the wrist and slowly leads sol's hand to the cow ]

Will you be able to find them?

[cyclists]

[NO!!! Except Sol's a weenie and this is happening? So now they're patting the cow on the nose. This is fine.

It's also a nice distraction from a not-so-nice topic.]

I don't know yet. [...] When I was called here, I thought maybe I would find him. I didn't though.

[preowned]

[ tsuru just happily watches him pet the cow. he's so proud. ]

What you said about changing something for yourself... would you do that for him?

[cyclists]

Yes. [Without hesitation.] If changing things for me meant bringing him back, yes. I don't care. [That's a very dangerous thing to be saying but at least there's a happy cow.]

[preowned]

[ he just nods. ]

He must mean a lot to you then.

[cyclists]

...he's very important to our world. [It's a lot of Sol's motivation for trying to get out of here mostly.] And to me. Without him, things would be really different.

[preowned]

Then let's hope we both get what we want! And everyone else, too.

I'll work very hard to ensure that.

[cyclists]

[Even with their face obscured, it's easy to figure they're smiling at least.]

Thank you, Tsuru. I appreciate it. [..another pat to the cow's nose.]

[preowned]

I think Ushi likes you.

[ that's the cow ]

[cyclists]

--he told you his name? [I hate this.]