[Once he's inside, he'll probably notice Yasusada snuggling with this. He did not get to keep their actual dog friend(?) from their furniture adventures, which is tragic, but at least there's this thing.
AND YEAH those ink letters definitely once read "I challenged a shark and lost" in Japanese. TERRIBLE. LAKE SQUAD IS TERRIBLE.]
Oh, Sanji-kun. [A SNIFFLE. He's pathetic.] My vessel isn't damaged, but my body is still like this.
[CLEARLY HE CAUGHT A COLD, and there's a moment where Sanji closes his eyes, realizing he's gonna have to explain sickness to a sword]
... I'll bring you some soup. Not sure how it'll take since you're not exactly human, but the warmth might help you feel better. Even if it doesn't, don't worry, a cold doesn't last that long.
[Also he's gonna... glance around the cabin in the hopes there's a stray towel or something that can be used to wipe off the ink letters because WHO MARKED HIS NOT! SWORD SON?? Sanji just wants to talk.]
In any case, you got one of those prizes too? What does yours do?
[HE DESERVES EVERY OUNCE OF THIS also it's a magical head cold with minimal to zero coughing because I personally don't want to deal with Yasusada's Okita's feelings right now. I'm tired.
ANYWAY.]
Oh--thank you, Sanji-kun. [Soup!! Maybe it will cure him? Wow being sick is terrible. Yasusada is once again displeased that swords can't cut out illnesses.]
Oh, this? [HIS PLUSH.] Um, it's supposed to slow me down, if I fall. I have something else, too, for curses. A curling thing.
[POINTING probably in the box that his belongings came in, honestly? That's where he's been keeping his storybook, and his spare clothing. The item he's talking about is a slap bracelet, but it's a toss-up if Yasusada figured out how to put it on or not.]
[You are valid, Pixi. All these kids and swords with their messy feelings... we are tired.]
You get it for completing that task on Wednesday, I assume? I got one that'll speed me up for an hour. [Interesting; they have different effects. Sanji will commit that to memory while he goes to be nosy, glancing at the box Yams has gestured towards. He's not gonna go digging through things but the storybook is noted with a distant smile, before the chef shakes his head]
Anyway, wanted to check in on a few things before I get you dinner.
[First order of business:]
You didn't see anything weird at the lake, right? [BESIDES YOU CHALLENGING A SHARK, SIR]
[MORE SNIFFLES. But he nods; he assumes it's from that, anyway, since he's spent most of his free time tending the fields this week.
Apparently he's not feeling miserable enough to discard his sense of duty, though, since he straightens up a little, shaking his head at the question.]
No, nothing.
[STOP HE DIDN'T CHALLENGE THE SHARK THEY JUST FLOATED TOGETHER]
[Even though it's par for the course, he still feels a little disappointed, that he has nothing better to offer. His cold isn't so bad that he can't focus.
He nods again, though, hearing that.]
Alright. [Like he said--if it's Sanji, he doesn't mind. Something seems to occur to him, though, and he pushes his bangs out of his face. He was originally going to tell Sanji that the whiteboard didn't have his ability on it but I just double-checked and it does now sO:] I haven't told anyone yet. That, or my ability.
[So he doesn't mind sharing both with Sanji. It shouldn't have any repercussions.]
Same here. You're the first I've told. [Likewise, Sanji doesn't seem pressed about the fact he'll be sharing secrets with Yasusada, either, and slips over to the edge of the bed, allowing himself to rest on it with his arms bent over his knees]
I'm apart of Heart's team.
[Since he brought it up, only fair he start this, yeah?]
[If there's one thing Yasusada has going for him, it's loyalty. He's made it clear that he trusts Sanji, and that isn't something he'll go back on easily. He is, oddly enough, better with secrets--the real ones, that is--than one might expect. He has no intention of spreading this around unless he absolutely has to.]
I'm with Kage-kun, like you thought. [Black Shadows... though he hasn't sought them out much, the way he did with Tiger. He's too uncomfortable with the things that don't fit right to feel a strong urge to build up that relationship.] And my power can throw off someone's sense of balance for a day.
[Running back to this because Sanji's got to let Yams know his power before I can hit up the newest thread, you will see why in a moment:]
Is that right... [Mulling over this quietly. There are... many ways that power could be abused, or used effectively in a fight, or used to kill... but Sanji can't and won't dictate how Yasusada uses his own power. So he instead nods in thanks, his eyes dropping to the floor.]
Mine is ... I can throw in a piece of fabricated evidence. There are limitations to the ability, but the idea is I could derail an entire trial if I gotta.
But Yasusada, in turn, considers what Sanji just told him, rubbing at his nose.]
That could be very useful. [Especially for someone like Sanji, who would probably be a good judge of when to use it.] Do you know what the limitations are? I haven't asked about mine.
[Since for now he doesn't plan to use it, except maybe in self-defense, but.]
... The biggest hurdle is I can't use this shit after a crime happens. It's gotta be before.
[Chewing on his bottom lip. This is stuff Sanji's already given a great deal of thought towards, and while he doesn't mind sharing with the sword, neither does he want to speak without confidence]
So... Either I keep the evidence general to make sure it sticks, or I hope I get lucky by making something super specific - something that's meant to point to a specific person.
[A huff of a laugh]
I'll be honest with ya -- I doubt I'll use this ability unless for some reason I need to take myself out of the game.
[Easier to incriminate himself than someone else, after all.]
The point of the power is I pick someone I want dead, think up a piece of evidence that would make them look really bad, and hope for the best. Except now everyone's on high alert for false evidence, not sure if it's worth the trouble.
So you'd have to intend to kill someone... or know someone else's plans.
[So it's nothing like what he'd been picturing--conjuring up something during an investigation, for instance. It couldn't even be used for self-defense, in case Sanji was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It... yeah, this power sucks?? What the heck.
Also I forgot this pc is on friday so he will ask Sanji about repetitive powers in the other one--for now, he sneezes again as he frowns down at the floor.]
...We don't know for sure that they won't use coercion, right? Or promises?
[Since the whole "keep or change your ending" thing didn't seem to go over very well with everyone.]
And that shit is why I think it's better if I use my ability as a failsafe for myself, especially if we find out that people who die still need to contribute to the final end.
[Plant evidence to scapegoat himself, die, and then keep working in the graveyard. If that isn't the Sanji way...]
But no, we don't know for sure. It could be that the counselors or shit, even that pink asshole come in and make promises until their target agrees to murder.
[-- Also eyes immediately drawing towards the other's sneezing with a light frown. Sword pup, please feel better]
...I know you won't agree, but I would rather it be me than you.
[He says it with nothing but honesty in his tone. It probably isn't a surprise. The words he spoke back then, Being left behind by everyone... it's not a feeling I ever wanted him to know, still remain true. Yasusada is a sword, and hundreds of years spent alone can't be unlearned so quickly. Most likely, he will always prefer to be the one who isn't left picking up the pieces.
It's more than that, though. Sanji is better with people. He's smart, and honorable, but willing to do what needs to be done. Yasusada isn't very good at looking at things objectively, but it seems obvious, that Sanji is a much more valuable person to keep around.
But it's because of that that he's so certain about his own words. If Sanji asked him to let himself be set up, he would agree--but the chances of that ever happening, he thinks, are next to zero. ...Still, at least if that happened, Sanji would go out on his own terms. There's something powerful about being able to make that choice, isn't there?]
...Or someone was simply willing to do it from the start. [Perhaps the "winner takes all" plan is enough to convince someone to act. It's difficult to say.] I can't say I wouldn't consider it, if I trusted the directors more.
[Which Sanji probably knew already, too. But as it stands, like he's said before, there's too much going on that doesn't add up. He isn't willing to make a choice that would upset everyone (including Okita, wherever he is) when they have so little information. The potential for trickery is far too high.]
... Even as he also recognizes it's his own selfish need to repent that has him looking at the other, expression pinched between concern and dissent. He can objectively agree that between the two of them, Sanji can do more work on this side -- and maybe one day he'll (again) even be put in a position where he'll have to act upon that ugly truth.
But that moment isn't today, and so he allows himself to be greedy and tired of how games are only won when you sacrifice your pawns.]
Oi, you're not alone... the set-up means there's a lot riding on all of us. The ones we left back in the castle--
[Assuming they can take the counselor at their words, then... there is no happy ending for them here. Things will get ugly, quickly, as they all scramble to save the people they care for most.]
... I know I keep repeating myself, and it's not a satisfying way to be, but we just gotta take it slow for now. Trust me when I say I'm working on figuring out what's going on, for everyone's sake.
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... How you holdin' up?
[ALSO THOSE INK LETTERS? God he left the lake for two seconds and apparently that happened.]
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AND YEAH those ink letters definitely once read "I challenged a shark and lost" in Japanese. TERRIBLE. LAKE SQUAD IS TERRIBLE.]
Oh, Sanji-kun. [A SNIFFLE. He's pathetic.] My vessel isn't damaged, but my body is still like this.
[He's got a fucking cold]
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... I'll bring you some soup. Not sure how it'll take since you're not exactly human, but the warmth might help you feel better. Even if it doesn't, don't worry, a cold doesn't last that long.
[Also he's gonna... glance around the cabin in the hopes there's a stray towel or something that can be used to wipe off the ink letters because WHO MARKED HIS NOT! SWORD SON?? Sanji just wants to talk.]
In any case, you got one of those prizes too? What does yours do?
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ANYWAY.]
Oh--thank you, Sanji-kun. [Soup!! Maybe it will cure him? Wow being sick is terrible. Yasusada is once again displeased that swords can't cut out illnesses.]
Oh, this? [HIS PLUSH.] Um, it's supposed to slow me down, if I fall. I have something else, too, for curses. A curling thing.
[POINTING probably in the box that his belongings came in, honestly? That's where he's been keeping his storybook, and his spare clothing. The item he's talking about is a slap bracelet, but it's a toss-up if Yasusada figured out how to put it on or not.]
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You get it for completing that task on Wednesday, I assume? I got one that'll speed me up for an hour. [Interesting; they have different effects. Sanji will commit that to memory while he goes to be nosy, glancing at the box Yams has gestured towards. He's not gonna go digging through things but the storybook is noted with a distant smile, before the chef shakes his head]
Anyway, wanted to check in on a few things before I get you dinner.
[First order of business:]
You didn't see anything weird at the lake, right? [BESIDES YOU CHALLENGING A SHARK, SIR]
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Apparently he's not feeling miserable enough to discard his sense of duty, though, since he straightens up a little, shaking his head at the question.]
No, nothing.
[STOP HE DIDN'T CHALLENGE THE SHARK THEY JUST FLOATED TOGETHER]
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Alright. That's about what I expected, so don't worry about it.
[Huffing out a sigh. He wonders back over to the other's bedside]
More importantly, I wanna share trade what our teams are.
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He nods again, though, hearing that.]
Alright. [Like he said--if it's Sanji, he doesn't mind. Something seems to occur to him, though, and he pushes his bangs out of his face. He was originally going to tell Sanji that the whiteboard didn't have his ability on it but I just double-checked and it does now sO:] I haven't told anyone yet. That, or my ability.
[So he doesn't mind sharing both with Sanji. It shouldn't have any repercussions.]
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I'm apart of Heart's team.
[Since he brought it up, only fair he start this, yeah?]
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I'm with Kage-kun, like you thought. [Black Shadows... though he hasn't sought them out much, the way he did with Tiger. He's too uncomfortable with the things that don't fit right to feel a strong urge to build up that relationship.] And my power can throw off someone's sense of balance for a day.
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Is that right... [Mulling over this quietly. There are... many ways that power could be abused, or used effectively in a fight, or used to kill... but Sanji can't and won't dictate how Yasusada uses his own power. So he instead nods in thanks, his eyes dropping to the floor.]
Mine is ... I can throw in a piece of fabricated evidence. There are limitations to the ability, but the idea is I could derail an entire trial if I gotta.
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But Yasusada, in turn, considers what Sanji just told him, rubbing at his nose.]
That could be very useful. [Especially for someone like Sanji, who would probably be a good judge of when to use it.] Do you know what the limitations are? I haven't asked about mine.
[Since for now he doesn't plan to use it, except maybe in self-defense, but.]
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[Chewing on his bottom lip. This is stuff Sanji's already given a great deal of thought towards, and while he doesn't mind sharing with the sword, neither does he want to speak without confidence]
So... Either I keep the evidence general to make sure it sticks, or I hope I get lucky by making something super specific - something that's meant to point to a specific person.
[A huff of a laugh]
I'll be honest with ya -- I doubt I'll use this ability unless for some reason I need to take myself out of the game.
[Easier to incriminate himself than someone else, after all.]
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[That... yeah. That complicates things by a lot. But how "before" are they talking?]
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[SUCKS, DON'T IT.]
The point of the power is I pick someone I want dead, think up a piece of evidence that would make them look really bad, and hope for the best. Except now everyone's on high alert for false evidence, not sure if it's worth the trouble.
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[So it's nothing like what he'd been picturing--conjuring up something during an investigation, for instance. It couldn't even be used for self-defense, in case Sanji was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It... yeah, this power sucks?? What the heck.
Also I forgot this pc is on friday so he will ask Sanji about repetitive powers in the other one--for now, he sneezes again as he frowns down at the floor.]
...We don't know for sure that they won't use coercion, right? Or promises?
[Since the whole "keep or change your ending" thing didn't seem to go over very well with everyone.]
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[Plant evidence to scapegoat himself, die, and then keep working in the graveyard. If that isn't the Sanji way...]
But no, we don't know for sure. It could be that the counselors or shit, even that pink asshole come in and make promises until their target agrees to murder.
[-- Also eyes immediately drawing towards the other's sneezing with a light frown. Sword pup, please feel better]
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[He says it with nothing but honesty in his tone. It probably isn't a surprise. The words he spoke back then, Being left behind by everyone... it's not a feeling I ever wanted him to know, still remain true. Yasusada is a sword, and hundreds of years spent alone can't be unlearned so quickly. Most likely, he will always prefer to be the one who isn't left picking up the pieces.
It's more than that, though. Sanji is better with people. He's smart, and honorable, but willing to do what needs to be done. Yasusada isn't very good at looking at things objectively, but it seems obvious, that Sanji is a much more valuable person to keep around.
But it's because of that that he's so certain about his own words. If Sanji asked him to let himself be set up, he would agree--but the chances of that ever happening, he thinks, are next to zero. ...Still, at least if that happened, Sanji would go out on his own terms. There's something powerful about being able to make that choice, isn't there?]
...Or someone was simply willing to do it from the start. [Perhaps the "winner takes all" plan is enough to convince someone to act. It's difficult to say.] I can't say I wouldn't consider it, if I trusted the directors more.
[Which Sanji probably knew already, too. But as it stands, like he's said before, there's too much going on that doesn't add up. He isn't willing to make a choice that would upset everyone (including Okita, wherever he is) when they have so little information. The potential for trickery is far too high.]
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... Even as he also recognizes it's his own selfish need to repent that has him looking at the other, expression pinched between concern and dissent. He can objectively agree that between the two of them, Sanji can do more work on this side -- and maybe one day he'll (again) even be put in a position where he'll have to act upon that ugly truth.
But that moment isn't today, and so he allows himself to be greedy and tired of how games are only won when you sacrifice your pawns.]
Oi, you're not alone... the set-up means there's a lot riding on all of us. The ones we left back in the castle--
[Assuming they can take the counselor at their words, then... there is no happy ending for them here. Things will get ugly, quickly, as they all scramble to save the people they care for most.]
... I know I keep repeating myself, and it's not a satisfying way to be, but we just gotta take it slow for now. Trust me when I say I'm working on figuring out what's going on, for everyone's sake.