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[naginota]

together we will terrify the whole game!

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[naginota]

[ throws them into the haunted house where iwatooshi, properly dressed, are struggling to navigate the place. he tries to make a turn, naginata swinging wide, but it pulls just short of slamming into laudna. ]

Ah, Laudna-dono! My apologies. [ giving a slight bow! ] I believe this place may be too small to accommodate my size.

[undread]

[she will just duck her head a little.]

Oh, dear. It is a little bit on the cozy side of things, isn't it? Ah, but you have your weapon back? You must be so pleased.

[naginota]

I am indeed! But it is a bit of a problem in places like these. I'll have to be more careful.

And you, Laudna-dono? You've found your missing things?

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[undread]

I have my little familiar back. Say hello, Pâté.

[she pulls out... a dead rat with a bird skull sewn on his head and bony bird wings on his back.]

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[undread]

[and then she makes the rat bow and does an exaggerated cockney accent in a strange deep voice, only moving her lips a little.]

Nice to meet you! Name's Pâté de Rolo. By the way, what's "dono" mean? I'm not so cultured, me, and I haven't heard it before.

[naginota]

[ !! ]

Gahahaha! It is nice to meet you as well, Pâté-dono! [ even the dead rat warrants a slight bow. ] It is an honorific. It's polite to use them in my country, but you don't have to.

[ these two are clearly not japanese so it's fine! ]

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[undread]

You can keep calling me Pâté-dono. That's just fine by me!

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[undread]

[laudna will stop moving him around and clap her hands, delighted that he played along.]

Don't encourage him too much, Iwatooshi-dono. It will all go to his head.

[she's just going to pretend she knew what -dono meant all along.]

[naginota]

[ likewise, he looks delighted that she's picked up the honorific! sure, she doesn't have to, but it is nice. even the other touken danshi don't do that most of the time. ]

I will try not to, Laudna-dono. I wouldn't want to cause you any trouble. [ beams! ] It is good to see that you have a companion here.

[undread]

Yes. My friends did not see fit to join me here, but at the least, I do have Pâté. Someone familiar. Heh heh.

[naginota]

All the more important to treasure him, then. And to make new friends! You seem to be well on your way with that already!

[ judging entirely based on the way they're vibing? yes. ]

[undread]

Aren't you darling. It is fun to meet such friendly and open people...

[naginota]

Oh, are you used to the quieter ones? There are a number of touken danshi like that at the citadel, as well. Kanda-dono reminds me very much of one; it's almost like being home!

[undread]

I'm not so used to quiet ones, necessarily, but sometimes the loud ones are not so kind.

[naginota]

Ha ha ha. [ a less enthusiastic laugh than usual. ] That is how it goes, isn't it? Anyone has the potential to be kind or cruel, no matter their shape.

Luckily, most of those brought here with us seem to be the wary type, but not unkind.

[undread]

Yes. A number of them are very nice. Though you never really know for sure.

[naginota]

It's smart to be cautious in a situation like this. There is so much we still don't know about this place, and each other. Even if they've provided those papers, it's best to learn with your own eyes.

[undread]

Yes. The only one you can truly rely upon is yourself. Isn't that right?

[naginota]

[ he blinks in surprise. ]

Do you think so? [ glances off, thoughtful. ] I've always trusted my comrades with my life, and look out for theirs as if it's my own. That's how a good team should work, I thought.

[undread]

[oh. the disagreement makes her a little sad; she twists a piece of her hair.]

Really? But even your comrades might be wrong-headed. Of course you want to protect them, but what if they make decisions that aren't good for them?

[naginota]

[ he looks back at laudna sharply, surprised again. but this time, his expression is a bit more... pained? as if this brings up memories he doesn't want to think about.

but he turns away again with a heavy sigh, shoulders drooping. ]

You are right. [ can't deny that. ] Sometimes we find ourselves fighting even our most precious friends before they realize their mistakes.

Sometimes it is necessary. But that's part of looking out for them, too.

[undread]

[she's a bit pained as well.]

I'm sorry. It's the hardest thing. When you know you have to do what's best for them, even when they won't accept it.

[naginota]

[ shaking his head. ]

It's no fault of yours. This is just part of having a heart, isn't it? You can't blame them for following their heart, but it makes things difficult.

But still... I want to keep trusting my comrades. I want to believe they'll make the right choice, when the time comes.

[undread]

[this is a very nice conversation, and she seems like she's listening.]

But what if they don't...?

[naginota]

[ with a resigned yet unfaltering demeanor: ]

Then we find a way around them, or we fight.