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[ hello he is immediately distracted by cloud's sword! he also has his naginata and normal clothes btw but this ain't about him ]
Oh! I've never seen a sword quite like that. [ IT'S HUGE. JUST LIKE IWATOOSHI. ] What is it? Does it have a name?
[ is this sword a friend ]
Oh! I've never seen a sword quite like that. [ IT'S HUGE. JUST LIKE IWATOOSHI. ] What is it? Does it have a name?
[ is this sword a friend ]
[ the sword is important it's fine. he is looking at his naginata even if it aint about him ]
Buster Sword. [ it's. look at least it has a name even if it is not a good one. ] It's a broadsword. [ just like. very, very broad. he'll remove it from his back to show it off sure ] You're into swords?
[ he doesn't know..... ]
Buster Sword. [ it's. look at least it has a name even if it is not a good one. ] It's a broadsword. [ just like. very, very broad. he'll remove it from his back to show it off sure ] You're into swords?
[ he doesn't know..... ]
Ohh! More of a Western style, then. Your Buster Sword looks very powerful. [ a nod of respect to the sword! and then he laughs. ] I am, I am! It must be my former master's influence. He once collected nine-hundred and ninety-nine swords from warriors he'd defeated, after all.
[ a beat. ]
And it is always good to meet other weapons. I'd like to see how you fight with it someday.
[ a beat. ]
And it is always good to meet other weapons. I'd like to see how you fight with it someday.
Nine hundred and ninety nine...?
[ HELLO? THAT'S A LOT OF SWORDS. he is kind of impressed and weirded out both ]
Well, place like this, there's a good chance you'll see it in action sooner than later.
[ HELLO? THAT'S A LOT OF SWORDS. he is kind of impressed and weirded out both ]
Well, place like this, there's a good chance you'll see it in action sooner than later.
So he was getting the swords off of other people.
[ and not, like. buying them. huh. more importantly; ]
... Dono...? [ what. ] Uh, yeah. Cloud. You?
[ and not, like. buying them. huh. more importantly; ]
... Dono...? [ what. ] Uh, yeah. Cloud. You?
So he was. That is the way of some warriors.
[ nods sagely ]
I am Iwatooshi. [ holding himself tall and proud alongside his weapon. ] I am the naginata once wielded by Musashibou Benkei. It's good to meet you, Cloud-dono.
[ and with that, he gives cloud a nice, deep bow. ]
[ nods sagely ]
I am Iwatooshi. [ holding himself tall and proud alongside his weapon. ] I am the naginata once wielded by Musashibou Benkei. It's good to meet you, Cloud-dono.
[ and with that, he gives cloud a nice, deep bow. ]
[ dono again... wait no more importantly, while also looking unsure what to do with the bow: ]
Naginata... You're saying you're a weapon?
Naginata... You're saying you're a weapon?
... Sure, but how'd you get...
[ gestures at him. unsworded???? ]
[ gestures at him. unsworded???? ]
So he made you a body so you could... what, wield yourself?
[ he is. assuming. by the weapon. ]
What for?
[ he is. assuming. by the weapon. ]
What for?
Oh, you've caught on faster than some of the others. You must be quite smart, Cloud-dono.
We were summoned to fight against the History Retrograde Army who seeks to change the course of history. My duty as a touken danshi is to protect history as it is meant to be.
We were summoned to fight against the History Retrograde Army who seeks to change the course of history. My duty as a touken danshi is to protect history as it is meant to be.
Be weirder if you were a naginata wearing a different naginata.
[ he doesn't deny being smart, but he does have... knowing what weapons are... advantage...
also this sounds oddly familiar but he is not going to say that. ]
Protect history... [ he said retrograde, so... ] Like, the past?
[ he doesn't deny being smart, but he does have... knowing what weapons are... advantage...
also this sounds oddly familiar but he is not going to say that. ]
Protect history... [ he said retrograde, so... ] Like, the past?
I don't even trust people with my own weapon. [ and he isn't. the weapon. probably. ]
So they... What. Try to change the past to change the future?
So they... What. Try to change the past to change the future?
And I'm sure your Buster Sword is grateful for that. We do get quite attached to our masters... most of us, anyway.
That's exactly what they try to do. We don't know exactly what they're trying to accomplish, but they use important events to try to achieve it. [ counts them off on his fingers: ] Killing important people before their time, helping them live past the date of their death, intercepting key messages between factions, infiltrating the battlefield so the wrong side wins... Whatever would change the flow of history.
That's exactly what they try to do. We don't know exactly what they're trying to accomplish, but they use important events to try to achieve it. [ counts them off on his fingers: ] Killing important people before their time, helping them live past the date of their death, intercepting key messages between factions, infiltrating the battlefield so the wrong side wins... Whatever would change the flow of history.
Never really thought about it having feelings.
[ he is also attached to the sword though so he's... not against it... hm. the history protection thing is. interesting. and crazy. he is not sure how to feel about it and it kind of shows ]
... So I guess there's no such thing as fighting fate for you guys.
[ he is also attached to the sword though so he's... not against it... hm. the history protection thing is. interesting. and crazy. he is not sure how to feel about it and it kind of shows ]
... So I guess there's no such thing as fighting fate for you guys.
Most don't. It's not something that our kind gets upset about. You are using your sword frequently, and taking good care of it, aren't you? That's what matters.
[ hah. he does look a tiny bit uncomfortable with this subject, but wondering about it is natural, isn't it? ]
As much as some of us would like to... no. It's too dangerous, and goes against our current master's wishes. [ he hesitates for half a second before continuing. ] There are... some ways around it, in special cases. But history must be recorded in the same way.
[ hah. he does look a tiny bit uncomfortable with this subject, but wondering about it is natural, isn't it? ]
As much as some of us would like to... no. It's too dangerous, and goes against our current master's wishes. [ he hesitates for half a second before continuing. ] There are... some ways around it, in special cases. But history must be recorded in the same way.
... Well, I try.
[ he does absolutely use it frequently but it has seen Some Shit. he can tell iwa is uncomfy with the subject so he decides not to push too much on the how and why; ]
Fair enough. Why'd your master pick you guys to do it anyway?
[ he does absolutely use it frequently but it has seen Some Shit. he can tell iwa is uncomfy with the subject so he decides not to push too much on the how and why; ]
Fair enough. Why'd your master pick you guys to do it anyway?
That is what we care about. Your weapon can tell when it's cared for.
[ he's sure the buster sword would be proud to call cloud its master, if it could speak like he can. ]
Because our masters are the ones being targeted by the Revisionists. And who else would know a warrior's history better than the weapon they carried through it all?
[ he's sure the buster sword would be proud to call cloud its master, if it could speak like he can. ]
Because our masters are the ones being targeted by the Revisionists. And who else would know a warrior's history better than the weapon they carried through it all?
... Well... good.
[ he doesn't know why he is glad for the idea the buster sword would be happy. it's fine let's not dwell on what swords mean or anything ]
Guess that makes sense. You'd remember every battle they were in better than anyone.
[ he doesn't know why he is glad for the idea the buster sword would be happy. it's fine let's not dwell on what swords mean or anything ]
Guess that makes sense. You'd remember every battle they were in better than anyone.
[ he laughs softly, approving, but he'll let it drop for now. ]
It isn't just battles, for some of us. Swords were often carried to political meetings or in their day to day lives, as well. [ pauses. ] It's also that we have a stake in wanting to protect their legacy, though what that means is different to each of us. Some do struggle with wanting to change how things turned out.
It isn't just battles, for some of us. Swords were often carried to political meetings or in their day to day lives, as well. [ pauses. ] It's also that we have a stake in wanting to protect their legacy, though what that means is different to each of us. Some do struggle with wanting to change how things turned out.
Makes sense. I don't really go anywhere without mine. [ the buster sword has seen some shit... but. huh. ] Do you? Struggle with it.
Do I?
[ he seems surprised, and needs a moment to think before answering. ]
I... was happy to see my former master live, and to see Imanotsurugi smile. But to change history would be to change the legacy our masters left behind. That's not what I want to do. I have my memories of him, and that's more than enough for me.
[ he seems surprised, and needs a moment to think before answering. ]
I... was happy to see my former master live, and to see Imanotsurugi smile. But to change history would be to change the legacy our masters left behind. That's not what I want to do. I have my memories of him, and that's more than enough for me.
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