I don't exactly have opponents to practice with, and the last guy I fought here was kind of a huge jerk and didn't even use weapons. [So excuuuuse him. But that's fair. He can't exactly excuse that.] We used to train every day when I was first learning how to fight, but then it came naturally. The universe decided it was going to make things more "fair" and take away my weapons upon arrival.
[But there's a shrug.] These hoods are kinda weird. Like magic? They change some stuff and they're pretty deep, but I don't know if the universe would interfere or not if something tried to attack us inside the hood. They have ways of interfering if we say too much, so it wouldn't surprise me.
If you're that worried, then why leave the hood on? I know you can take them off.
[ but then the explanation about sol's weapons is... distracting. and not a little concerning, now that he knows who lune is. and they've sparred before, but he hadn't used his usual weapon, either. was it because he didn't want to be found out yet, or... ]
[...] When we first got here, we weren't allowed to. It was part of the universe's plan. Things have changed now that we've been here for a while though. And I didn't want to fight you when you could see me in case you'd hold back.
[But yeah, he knows. He knows, and there's a brief shake of his head.]
I'm pretty sure he got to keep that. [...but hm.] You've seen his face then.
[ a genuine question - he spars with tantous daily, at least one of whom he'd actually call a friend, and he never holds back. (maybe kara just doesn't know how)
You'd be surprised. [Some people don't actually want to fight kids, weirdly. He doesn't get it either, but a hand comes up, lingering and toying with the edge of his hood. He's debating, it's fine.]
And anyway...I figured that was the case. I was hoping you'd see him sooner or later anyway. [He sounds kind of happy about that, too.] Lune keeps saying that it's for the best that I make friends and stuff, but I think he's forgotten I'm not the only one who could use the support. [That is to say, this situation sucks a lot but at least it's nice for Lune to have people from his own world, too.]
It's just another reason the universe wouldn't let us reveal ourselves sooner though.
If you let appearances distract you in battle, you're likely to get killed.
[ but he shrugs. it is nice, to have someone around (and still alive) who understands where kara is coming from, but if he had to choose, it probably wouldn't have been mikazuki. ]
He just likes to hear himself talk. He's always been that way.
So I've noticed. [Dryly. But he doesn't elaborate on that just yet. The shrug is interesting because it's not exactly a reaction he would have expected...but then again, with Kara, it sort of makes sense.]
[A sigh.] Why am I not surprised...[Although.] When it was just the two of us here, it was nice to have him around. So even if sometimes I don't get what he's saying or he's embarrassing he's done a lot for me.
...and it sort of helped that we're in the same situation on a couple of different counts. [He rubs the back of his neck.] He and Tsurumaru both told me a little more about how things are back where you're from. It's sort of familiar.
[ kara does frown as he tucks the sword back into his waistcoat. it doesn't sound like this one's another sword, so he can't help but wonder about that. ]
[Goodbye sword. Sol's folding his arms over his chest, trying to think of how to explain this.]
There's a group kind of like your Revisionists back home that were doing things to go back and change things to create a different future. It was lead by a guy who wanted to create, like, multiple copies of himself to make up for thirteen darknesses to oppose the seven lights that would face off against them.
…I used to work for him, but I left. But when I was part of it, we were lied to so that we'd focus on the goals necessary for that future. […] There were a lot of worlds that fell to darkness, and more that were threatened recently. It was the job of the Light to go and fix those worlds, and help them, and stop the darkness from winning.
[There's a light huff of laughter, incredulous and almost tired.] I always figured that was why I was called here when Lune was.
[ ...ah. well. he can see how their two worlds might sound alike, when it's put that way. it makes him wonder if there's something like that happening with the revisionists - if they're being told one thing, to suit their leader's goals, whatever those even are. ]
Is it the same darkness we're facing here?
[ kara won't pretend to understand the universe, or even try. but if this one's dealt with darkness before, then maybe he can help them defeat it now. it's worth asking, at least. ]
[...but now that he's told Kara all of this, he pauses again before reaching up and pulling off the hood entirely. Hello. Apparently he trusts Kara enough to actually have this conversation now.]
It's frustrating because a lot of this is the same. But the universe won't give us the answers we need as fast as we need them, and the way this has been designed is...pretty bad. [...] Tsuru's been sending you messages, hasn't he?
[ he doesn't show much reaction to sol removing the hood - kara's got no issues fighting kids, and this one's basically a dual-wielding wakizashi. it's fine. ]
Do you always speak so lightly of people dying?
[ his voice is flat, but doesn't have quite the same bite that it did when he'd come after sol for this before. ]
...He has, but they keep getting cut off. All he's managed to say is that he's been watching me, and "more people have to die."
Normally, no, but as you know they're safe with us. Tsuru's kind of proof of that. [He likes Tsurumaru, actually, but also Tsuru's a lot.] I'm not happy with this either but there's at least something a little better about knowing where they're going and that it's not over for them.
[There's a frown then.] That's what I was wondering, if that got through. We're finding things out as the weeks pass and I have to wonder why we weren't told in the first place. But it's information that needs to spread to people who're still alive, too.
They're still dead, aren't they? So it doesn't really solve anything.
And most of the people here are already afraid of dying. I don't think hearing that more will have to die is going to make them more cooperative. We don't even know why.
[ tsuru's trying to help - kara knows that. but only getting half the information won't do anyone much good. trying to act on that would only make things more difficult in this village, and there's no guarantee it'll even do any good in the long run. ]
Man, you don't think I know that? [Annoyed, but he's trying not to be. It's not Kara's fault that they're both of the opinion this absolutely sucks.] I've got people I'm worried about, too. And they're dead, but on another plane. It's kind of like being alive elsewhere. They still have their powers and everything. That's what I don't get.
[But Kara's right. It doesn't solve anything.] ...we kind of know why, but not the full extent. It's their job to inform you guys, and for you to inform each other. Lune and I can't say half of the things we want to because it's interference. But if you keep talking to them, you'll get your answers. That goes for everybody.
Haven't you wondered about what they're doing over there?
Tell me about it. I don't know who came up with that system.
[But that. Makes sense.] I couldn't exactly tell you that he was where Lune and I are the last time we talked. It wasn't the right time yet. But we get information weekly if certain criteria are met. And Lune and I try to get other answers on our own, too.
Right. [He's pissed, it's fine. As for the light…] I thought it was because we didn't have a light. Now I think it's that we're purposefully being blinded by the darkness so we can't interfere at all.
After some things happened, I tried. It didn't work out.
The worst part about this job is that it doesn't even feel like we're helping at all. [And it's annoying as hell.] That's why we're allowed to give you tasks, and why you guys make your own choices. It's the stuff that we can't do.
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[ it shows and kara is judgy - he definitely thinks sol should be sparring more, if he's used to fighting in a different way here.
he's not going to acknowledge any gratitude though, the jerk. ]
And what did you mean before, about my sword disappearing under the hood?
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[But there's a shrug.] These hoods are kinda weird. Like magic? They change some stuff and they're pretty deep, but I don't know if the universe would interfere or not if something tried to attack us inside the hood. They have ways of interfering if we say too much, so it wouldn't surprise me.
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[ but then the explanation about sol's weapons is... distracting. and not a little concerning, now that he knows who lune is. and they've sparred before, but he hadn't used his usual weapon, either. was it because he didn't want to be found out yet, or... ]
Did it take Lune's sword, too?
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[But yeah, he knows. He knows, and there's a brief shake of his head.]
I'm pretty sure he got to keep that. [...but hm.] You've seen his face then.
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[ a genuine question - he spars with tantous daily, at least one of whom he'd actually call a friend, and he never holds back. (maybe kara just doesn't know how)
at any rate, he'll breathe a sigh of relief. ]
Yes. He's not very good at hiding who he is.
[ not if you know him ]
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And anyway...I figured that was the case. I was hoping you'd see him sooner or later anyway. [He sounds kind of happy about that, too.] Lune keeps saying that it's for the best that I make friends and stuff, but I think he's forgotten I'm not the only one who could use the support. [That is to say, this situation sucks a lot but at least it's nice for Lune to have people from his own world, too.]
It's just another reason the universe wouldn't let us reveal ourselves sooner though.
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[ but he shrugs. it is nice, to have someone around (and still alive) who understands where kara is coming from, but if he had to choose, it probably wouldn't have been mikazuki. ]
He just likes to hear himself talk. He's always been that way.
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Is it just because he's old...?
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[ or both... it's probably both, actually. ]
Give him some tea and manju and he usually stops for a while.
[ something something "how nice to be taken care of" blah blah blah ]
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...and it sort of helped that we're in the same situation on a couple of different counts. [He rubs the back of his neck.] He and Tsurumaru both told me a little more about how things are back where you're from. It's sort of familiar.
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[ kara does frown as he tucks the sword back into his waistcoat. it doesn't sound like this one's another sword, so he can't help but wonder about that. ]
Familiar how?
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There's a group kind of like your Revisionists back home that were doing things to go back and change things to create a different future. It was lead by a guy who wanted to create, like, multiple copies of himself to make up for thirteen darknesses to oppose the seven lights that would face off against them.
…I used to work for him, but I left. But when I was part of it, we were lied to so that we'd focus on the goals necessary for that future. […] There were a lot of worlds that fell to darkness, and more that were threatened recently. It was the job of the Light to go and fix those worlds, and help them, and stop the darkness from winning.
[There's a light huff of laughter, incredulous and almost tired.] I always figured that was why I was called here when Lune was.
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Is it the same darkness we're facing here?
[ kara won't pretend to understand the universe, or even try. but if this one's dealt with darkness before, then maybe he can help them defeat it now. it's worth asking, at least. ]
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It's frustrating because a lot of this is the same. But the universe won't give us the answers we need as fast as we need them, and the way this has been designed is...pretty bad. [...] Tsuru's been sending you messages, hasn't he?
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Do you always speak so lightly of people dying?
[ his voice is flat, but doesn't have quite the same bite that it did when he'd come after sol for this before. ]
...He has, but they keep getting cut off. All he's managed to say is that he's been watching me, and "more people have to die."
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Normally, no, but as you know they're safe with us. Tsuru's kind of proof of that. [He likes Tsurumaru, actually, but also Tsuru's a lot.] I'm not happy with this either but there's at least something a little better about knowing where they're going and that it's not over for them.
[There's a frown then.] That's what I was wondering, if that got through. We're finding things out as the weeks pass and I have to wonder why we weren't told in the first place. But it's information that needs to spread to people who're still alive, too.
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And most of the people here are already afraid of dying. I don't think hearing that more will have to die is going to make them more cooperative. We don't even know why.
[ tsuru's trying to help - kara knows that. but only getting half the information won't do anyone much good. trying to act on that would only make things more difficult in this village, and there's no guarantee it'll even do any good in the long run. ]
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[But Kara's right. It doesn't solve anything.] ...we kind of know why, but not the full extent. It's their job to inform you guys, and for you to inform each other. Lune and I can't say half of the things we want to because it's interference. But if you keep talking to them, you'll get your answers. That goes for everybody.
Haven't you wondered about what they're doing over there?
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ugh, his head hurts. kara isn't made for this kind of existential stuff. ]
...It would help if the messages weren't so limited.
[ or if tsuru could get to the point but you know ]
Until we started getting them, I figured they were just dead. Tsuru did say they're getting information, but not how.
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[But that. Makes sense.] I couldn't exactly tell you that he was where Lune and I are the last time we talked. It wasn't the right time yet. But we get information weekly if certain criteria are met. And Lune and I try to get other answers on our own, too.
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[ just like everything else. but speaking of the last time they talked... ]
...When the darkness came last week, I made a light for both of you. Why didn't you come?
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And you can't just stay in the village, can you.
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The worst part about this job is that it doesn't even feel like we're helping at all. [And it's annoying as hell.] That's why we're allowed to give you tasks, and why you guys make your own choices. It's the stuff that we can't do.
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