naginota | scawy

[ 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.

[ he is wandering their little village restlessly today! what else are they supposed to do when there's nowhere for them to go, after all? but he looks delighted to see laudna! friend! ]

Laudna-dono! I take it that you and Pâté-dono have received a new assignment, too? Are you happy with the arrangements?

[ the ink on his arm is partially hidden by the flowing robes he wears, but laudna may be able to catch a glimpse of it - losing memories, it says. ]

[welcome to the void.

anyway, laudna can be found in the midst of trying to pop a dislocated joint out of place on her arm.]

Iwatooshi-dono, would you be able to give me a tiny bit of assistance? There's a dead body in the theater, you see, and it would be quite difficult for me to lift.

[ he's still in a bit of a subdued mood tonight, grip tight on the staff of his naginata. he seems to be deep in thought. ]

Laudna-dono.

[ just a quiet greeting today, lacking the usual enthusiasm. ]

What do you think of Death-dono? It feels as if we didn't get any closer to answers for what happened to him.

[ it's weighing on him now ): ]

[ freshly showered, iwatooshi has changed into a casual purple kimono from the funky fashionista to wander the island in! ]

Laudna-dono! [ touches her shoulder! ] Care for an apple? They're very refreshing after a week of bland food, gahaha!

[ they'll also get you high if you're interested in that! ]

[ he saw her reaction at the party but, out of respect, didn't want to ask in public. that's a little too cruel, he thinks, so he'll approach a little later, when she's alone. ]

Laudna-dono. [ his free hand rises as if to touch her shoulder, but he hesitates. ] Would you like company?

[ what a morning! iwatooshi is looking a bit tense, but not enough to ignore anyone he comes across. laudna gets a slight bow in greeting. ]

Laudna-dono. It seems we should be expecting magic to interfere with things each week, if this goes on. Ichiban-dono disappeared before my eyes.

[ he's gonna be out by the toyama residence today, peeking around curiously! ]

It's almost like home... but with some new things I don't recognize.

[ too bad he won't get to explain that... the darkness steals them away for a memory to play out before them:

you throw imanotsurugi to the ground, roaring, "Do you have any idea how much trouble your resemblance to Lord Yoshitsune is causing me?"

"I'm sorry!" he answers dutifully, rising to his knees.

"Now that it's come to this," you snarl, raising the staff above your head, "I have no choice!"

he flinches, ready to receive the blow - but it never comes. you stop before it can connect, frozen in place, until finally, he drops character to look at you questioningly. you step back, mortified.

"I can't do it. I can't hit you," you tell him flatly, turning away. hurting your precious friend, your partner... how could you ever bring yourself to do that? it's one of the toughest battles you've ever faced.

"Iwatooshi! This is our rehearsal of the 'The Subscription List'!"

"Still, I can't do what I can't do," you insist, settling down with the staff at your side. he keeps badgering you about it to convince you to try again. that is, until a pair of new faces come to greet you both - the new touken danshi you were told about, surely. imanotsurugi lights up, happily introducing himself to the newcomers. you ignore them, until a name catches your attention, heart sinking.

"I am Higekiri."

no, it couldn't be. but the other confirms your fears: "I'm Hizamaru."

so this is what kogitsunemaru tried to warn you about - the treasured swords of genji brothers, yoritomo and yoshitsune. there's no world where you wouldn't recognize those names, those crests. but these swords... you've never met them before today.

as imanotsurugi greets them properly, you finally rise to your feet to face them yourself, though you can't bring yourself to smile as you normally would.

"Higekiri-sama and Hizamaru-sama, right? My name is Iwatooshi."

"It's nice to meet you, Iwatooshi," Higekiri says, stepping forward. you avert your eyes and tuck the staff under your arm to leave.

"Well, excuse us. Let's go, Imanotsurugi."

and you walk away without another word. it's very rude, you're well aware, but this isn't something you're prepared to face right now. it's best to leave it, gather your thoughts, and approach it again later. it's safer that way, for imanotsurugi.

iwatooshi breathes out a heavy sigh once the memory ends, turning his eyes away in shame. ]

BOO!

[ this is not going to scare laudna and he knows it, but iwatooshi laughs. ]

I've been told that's what ghosts are supposed to say! What do you think, Laudna-dono?

[well, she's leaving her apartment sometime. sometime when he isn't is love with essek and lucas.]

Iwatooshi-dono! I wonder, you've been here a good long while. Would you mind showing me around?

Edited 2024-07-29 22:46 (UTC)

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