Hm... I think that will become clearer after a bit of time. Make sure you pay attention to him - he'll grow anxious if you leave him unattended.
[but that's just mikazuki's advice on the matter. that needy crane,,
anyway, he's more interested in this other topic? there's a smile on his face]
I cannot disagree with you. To have a heart and learn the troubles that come with it... it is a difficult balance against the joys that we finally get to experience, instead of merely watching others.
You sound as entirely focused on your assignment as ever.
I didn't even know how to use that device you gave us, and he went complaining to Lili because I didn't reply fast enough.
[ HE KNOWS, MIKAZUKI.
that said, he does look a little annoyed. what else would he do, if not focus on the mission? kara has never been the type to get distracted so easily. ]
Shouldn't I be? You both say what happens here affects our homes. What's the point in waiting around if we can do something about what's going on?
There does appear to be a slight delay in the time that you each receive messages - it's endearing how he kept trying. You should have seen his face when everyone began to receive messages and he did not.
[why is jiji so fucking mean, he just smiles like it's the best fucking joke
anyway]
I do not advise that you wait around - however I have said a few times that I believe knowing one another will help solve a great number of mysteries. Even in this short time, people have fostered rather strong relationships.
It's impressive, what humans can open themselves to. We still have much to learn.
Ahaha, I'm sure he'll be happy to have your cooking again. I know that I am.
[after all, the banquet food probably tasted more like mitsutada's, which was very similar but perhaps not exactly the same, given that's what mikazuki could recreate from memory]
Nonetheless... it is an excellent start.
However, I'm of the mind that kindness is nothing more than knowing your opponent - and in turn, kindness is strength.
[but that's just grandpa's strategy]
Have you been able to make progress in your efforts?
I suppose that depends - at the very least, if you're corrupted, I trust that you won't raise your sword against an innocent. And we still have those amongst us who are decidedly not so.
[so that's
something in his favor?]
Though I admit that until we receive a pleasant surprise otherwise, it may be more strategic to proceed as if we are not to receive another cleansing item.
That's your rationality speaking - which affirms that you're hardly corrupted in this moment. However invoking the darkness of one's heart does work in rather odd ways.
[and it's why if mikazuki had to take a guess, kara would still sooner raise his sword at someone that he thought would get in the way of the mission
but regardless - ]
... I suppose I will hold onto them, if you would grant me permission. At the very least, until your return.
After how many have been corrupted without realizing it, I don't think how rational I am will matter.
[ he'd agree with mikazuki on who he would prefer to target, though, if they spoke about it. there's a reason he's taken to avoiding certain people in this village, after all.
he nods. ]
They should be kept somewhere safe until the saniwa can summon us again.
If you wish to be so specific, then it is not as though I would be caught unawares if you were to be corrupted either. Even still... I will hope that such a thing will not come to pass.
[as for that though, mikazuki will watch him for a moment before offering a smile]
Then you know quite well I will guard you both with my life.
Though I hope I will see you sooner than again at the citadel.
Do you believe that it is only possible for us, as swords and spirits, to be revived? What of the humans who have similarly passed? It is not within a guarantee... but it is also not impossible to return them to life and their homes as well.
[a tilt of his head]
We may be able to bring Tsurumaru back to us without troubling the saniwa.
[ there was something about being returned to the point in time from which they'd been taken, but no more than that. and no one had told him anything about a way to bring the dead back. ]
[mikazuki will take reach for another piece of mochi, opening his mouth to both explain and also take a bite -
only to find shadows suddenly interlace over his mouth like fingers, something that kara had seen that very first weekend when they were unable to move forward with finding tsurumaru's killer - though now mikazuki's expression is more clearly seen. it lacks fear, but there is a glint of sharpness in his gaze.
and then it disappears, fading out in favor of a contemplation.
only after a moment do the shadows retreat and he finds himself frowning]
... it would appear that there are still some matters in which I am not able to speak freely on of my own will.
Speak with others who might be able to engage more freely than I, I presume.
[there is a smile at that, though it lacks some of the warmth that mikazuki normally regards the world with]
To agree to oversee you all has put me in a rather precarious position... While I am able to guide, and possess the knowledge of all that happens here, I still am unable to interfere or give answers as much as I would like.
Only each of you, the participants, may truly have an effect on one another.
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[ he. doesn't get it. but tsuru still hasn't explained that, so... maybe he will, soon? ]
I think I prefer wielding my own sword. But it was easier to do our job without... emotions getting in the way.
[ why did having a human body have to come with a heart, hearts are stupid ]
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[but that's just mikazuki's advice on the matter. that needy crane,,
anyway, he's more interested in this other topic? there's a smile on his face]
I cannot disagree with you. To have a heart and learn the troubles that come with it... it is a difficult balance against the joys that we finally get to experience, instead of merely watching others.
You sound as entirely focused on your assignment as ever.
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I didn't even know how to use that device you gave us, and he went complaining to Lili because I didn't reply fast enough.
[ HE KNOWS, MIKAZUKI.
that said, he does look a little annoyed. what else would he do, if not focus on the mission? kara has never been the type to get distracted so easily. ]
Shouldn't I be? You both say what happens here affects our homes. What's the point in waiting around if we can do something about what's going on?
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[why is jiji so fucking mean, he just smiles like it's the best fucking joke
anyway]
I do not advise that you wait around - however I have said a few times that I believe knowing one another will help solve a great number of mysteries. Even in this short time, people have fostered rather strong relationships.
It's impressive, what humans can open themselves to. We still have much to learn.
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[ though kara does kind of wish he could've seen tsuru's face because he's also a huge jerk, it's fine ]
...I'm trying to find people I can trust. Isn't that enough?
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[after all, the banquet food probably tasted more like mitsutada's, which was very similar but perhaps not exactly the same, given that's what mikazuki could recreate from memory]
Nonetheless... it is an excellent start.
However, I'm of the mind that kindness is nothing more than knowing your opponent - and in turn, kindness is strength.
[but that's just grandpa's strategy]
Have you been able to make progress in your efforts?
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[ old men like to hear themselves talk... what else is new. ]
Some. I don't know many from air or earth that well yet.
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and then he glances back to ookurikara's way and smiles]
There are rather few people from Air left - each of them have come to speak with me. They are, at the very least, proactive and curious.
Who have you chosen for your other two elements?
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...What am I supposed to do if they're all killed before I can trust any of them?
[ apparently that's a legitimate concern here?? air hasn't been doing so well. ]
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[that would suck?]
I wonder why it is that they have such little luck....
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[ he shakes his head, unsure. ]
And fire hasn't been touched yet, though I doubt that will last for much longer.
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Do keep yourself safe. While Tsurumaru longs for you, I do not think that he would like to accept your company quite so quickly.
Rather, I believe your efforts would prove more fruitful on this side.
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There's not much I can do about it if I become corrupted, is there?
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[so that's
something in his favor?]
Though I admit that until we receive a pleasant surprise otherwise, it may be more strategic to proceed as if we are not to receive another cleansing item.
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[ that's. about what he expected, though. kara hesitates before asking his next question, eyes landing on his sword. ]
And if I do break? What will happen to our swords?
[ both his and tsuru's, since he... still has the shards. ]
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[and it's why if mikazuki had to take a guess, kara would still sooner raise his sword at someone that he thought would get in the way of the mission
but regardless - ]
... I suppose I will hold onto them, if you would grant me permission. At the very least, until your return.
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[ he'd agree with mikazuki on who he would prefer to target, though, if they spoke about it. there's a reason he's taken to avoiding certain people in this village, after all.
he nods. ]
They should be kept somewhere safe until the saniwa can summon us again.
[ he thinks that's what mikazuki means, anyway. ]
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If you wish to be so specific, then it is not as though I would be caught unawares if you were to be corrupted either. Even still... I will hope that such a thing will not come to pass.
[as for that though, mikazuki will watch him for a moment before offering a smile]
Then you know quite well I will guard you both with my life.
Though I hope I will see you sooner than again at the citadel.
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Sooner...?
[ he looks up, brow furrowed in confusion. ]
What do you mean?
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[a tilt of his head]
We may be able to bring Tsurumaru back to us without troubling the saniwa.
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[ there was something about being returned to the point in time from which they'd been taken, but no more than that. and no one had told him anything about a way to bring the dead back. ]
How?
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only to find shadows suddenly interlace over his mouth like fingers, something that kara had seen that very first weekend when they were unable to move forward with finding tsurumaru's killer - though now mikazuki's expression is more clearly seen. it lacks fear, but there is a glint of sharpness in his gaze.
and then it disappears, fading out in favor of a contemplation.
only after a moment do the shadows retreat and he finds himself frowning]
... it would appear that there are still some matters in which I am not able to speak freely on of my own will.
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What do I have to do to find out?
[ always focused on the mission... ]
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[there is a smile at that, though it lacks some of the warmth that mikazuki normally regards the world with]
To agree to oversee you all has put me in a rather precarious position... While I am able to guide, and possess the knowledge of all that happens here, I still am unable to interfere or give answers as much as I would like.
Only each of you, the participants, may truly have an effect on one another.
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Does Tsuru know about this? That it might be possible to bring him back, if not how?
[ he hates how much he misses having tsuru around to bother him ]
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