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[Sword puppy, where you at?
Sanji is on the lookout... not that there's many places to search on a third-level bus, but the chef still takes his time until he's found Yams and a semi-private area of the bus (probably a corner where the music is blaring so no one can hear them).
Don't you just love the lack of privacy?]
Oi, you busy right now?
Sanji is on the lookout... not that there's many places to search on a third-level bus, but the chef still takes his time until he's found Yams and a semi-private area of the bus (probably a corner where the music is blaring so no one can hear them).
Don't you just love the lack of privacy?]
Oi, you busy right now?
[Yasu has no modesty and no filter, so the lack of privacy doesn't bother him all that much--but if Sanji wants to talk in private, then that's fine with him! Yasusada's poking around the books for now, looking for any sort of history books, mostly. But it's not urgent, so he looks up, and shakes his head. Hopefully his hair is dry by now...]
No, not right now. Why?
No, not right now. Why?
Just... wanna touch base with everyone who came from the castle.
[Which is true -- Sanji plans to track down everyone for a private chat, and that includes Yams. But his expression is on the graver side this time, teeth bothering at his lower lip.]
I'm assuming you don't remember anything about how we got here, yeah?
[Which is true -- Sanji plans to track down everyone for a private chat, and that includes Yams. But his expression is on the graver side this time, teeth bothering at his lower lip.]
I'm assuming you don't remember anything about how we got here, yeah?
[Predictably, Yasusada shakes his head.]
Okita-kun said he was going to travel... [Some things never change.] ...but I was trying to go back to the Citadel.
[If he'd tried to follow Okita, he would've thought maybe he was being punished, but he actually tried to be good and go back to his new master, so. He frowns, though, looking around the bus.]
But it's strange, Sanji-kun. There are other swords here too, so maybe it's a mission from Master after all...?
[He sounds really uncertain, mostly because the Hanamaru saniwa is a fuckin weirdo and who knows what they're thinking, at all, ever. Usually they at least get orders, though, so the idea isn't a very strong one.]
Okita-kun said he was going to travel... [Some things never change.] ...but I was trying to go back to the Citadel.
[If he'd tried to follow Okita, he would've thought maybe he was being punished, but he actually tried to be good and go back to his new master, so. He frowns, though, looking around the bus.]
But it's strange, Sanji-kun. There are other swords here too, so maybe it's a mission from Master after all...?
[He sounds really uncertain, mostly because the Hanamaru saniwa is a fuckin weirdo and who knows what they're thinking, at all, ever. Usually they at least get orders, though, so the idea isn't a very strong one.]
-- Wait, we got more swords here?
[Hrm... that's actually a wrinkle for him. He only has Yams to go by, and as affectionate as he is towards this sword pup, he's also demonstrated how... tunnel-vision the swords can be once they're threatened.
SO YEAH. Perhaps Sanji has an uno worry]
Just how many swords are we talking about? I mean, I don't know enough about your master to make that call, but seeing as he didn't send you to the castle, stands to reason he's got nothing to do with the bus, either.
[Hrm... that's actually a wrinkle for him. He only has Yams to go by, and as affectionate as he is towards this sword pup, he's also demonstrated how... tunnel-vision the swords can be once they're threatened.
SO YEAH. Perhaps Sanji has an uno worry]
Just how many swords are we talking about? I mean, I don't know enough about your master to make that call, but seeing as he didn't send you to the castle, stands to reason he's got nothing to do with the bus, either.
[SANJI IS NOT INCORRECT IN THIS ASSUMPTION HONESTLY. Yasusada is more turbo than most of them, but pretty much all of them have the ability to hyperfocus... and fighting to the death is, y'know. Kind of a sword-wielder thing.
But Yasusada tilts his head, lifting a hand to start counting on his fingers.]
Let's see, there's Tonbokiri, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga, and Ookurikara, and then me... so we'd need two more, for a normal team. [There's like five thousand of them at the Citadel, it's usually not hard to form teams of 6.] But I think Tsurumaru-san is the only one who came from home...
[spoilers this is not correct but tsuru lied and then yams misinterpreted the lie]
But Yasusada tilts his head, lifting a hand to start counting on his fingers.]
Let's see, there's Tonbokiri, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga, and Ookurikara, and then me... so we'd need two more, for a normal team. [There's like five thousand of them at the Citadel, it's usually not hard to form teams of 6.] But I think Tsurumaru-san is the only one who came from home...
[spoilers this is not correct but tsuru lied and then yams misinterpreted the lie]
Tsurumaru-san likes to surprise people.
[IF ANYONE IS GOING TO PICK BETRAY, IT WOULD BE HIM, HE THINKS]
Ookurikara doesn't really like anybody... and Tonbokiri-san is a Muramasa, but I think he's nice. [As if that means anything at all.
Oh, but, while they're on the topic...]
Eh, but Sanji-kun, you don't know anything either, right? Nobody asked you to be-- [He pauses, trying to remember what the term was.] --an "Editor"?
[I looked it up and Varian just said that they were "tasked with removing players on behalf of the Crafters" so YEEHAW]
[IF ANYONE IS GOING TO PICK BETRAY, IT WOULD BE HIM, HE THINKS]
Ookurikara doesn't really like anybody... and Tonbokiri-san is a Muramasa, but I think he's nice. [As if that means anything at all.
Oh, but, while they're on the topic...]
Eh, but Sanji-kun, you don't know anything either, right? Nobody asked you to be-- [He pauses, trying to remember what the term was.] --an "Editor"?
[I looked it up and Varian just said that they were "tasked with removing players on behalf of the Crafters" so YEEHAW]
[I'M CRYING.
Because that goddamn word blows through Sanji like an ill omen, and he can't quite keep his face from grimacing, as if Yasusada struck him. Shoulders tense, he has to breathe out slowly until his heartbeat calms into something more manageable.]
No. Nothing like that.
[His voice at least sounds sincere and... repentant.]
Trust me, I'd like nothing better than an explanation on why we're doing this bullshit again, but that's why I'm asking around.
Because that goddamn word blows through Sanji like an ill omen, and he can't quite keep his face from grimacing, as if Yasusada struck him. Shoulders tense, he has to breathe out slowly until his heartbeat calms into something more manageable.]
No. Nothing like that.
[His voice at least sounds sincere and... repentant.]
Trust me, I'd like nothing better than an explanation on why we're doing this bullshit again, but that's why I'm asking around.
[Yasusada is... not the sharpest sword on the bus, let's be honest. But he's never actually been as stupid as he appears--gullible, yeah, naive, sure, but not stupid, and not unobservant. So he notices that reaction, but without the missing piece, it makes no sense to him.
It seems strangely rude to ask, though. And he understands where Sanji's coming from--Yasusada may not really bear any ill will towards Tiger and Dragon, but the time they spent in the castle wasn't exactly fun and games.]
Do you think... people will get hurt again?
It seems strangely rude to ask, though. And he understands where Sanji's coming from--Yasusada may not really bear any ill will towards Tiger and Dragon, but the time they spent in the castle wasn't exactly fun and games.]
Do you think... people will get hurt again?
[The apologies Sanji would owe the other if he only knew... but he's working on an assumption that hasn't come to light yet, and it's why he allows himself a moment's weariness before shaking himself back to the present]
Probably.
[Spoken bluntly, the truth of things]
Got no reason to assume this shit'll go well a second time. I'm not even sure this is Tiger-sama or Dragon-sama's doing, either... after everything, it doesn't make sense for them to go back on their promises.
[So... likely a third party that has nothing to do with their former hosts]
Probably.
[Spoken bluntly, the truth of things]
Got no reason to assume this shit'll go well a second time. I'm not even sure this is Tiger-sama or Dragon-sama's doing, either... after everything, it doesn't make sense for them to go back on their promises.
[So... likely a third party that has nothing to do with their former hosts]
And we tried to give them happy endings...
[So yanking them back in would only undo all their efforts, and wouldn't make any sense.
Yasusada's oddly quiet, then, as he thinks about it. If everyone is assuming danger and violence await them, then they're probably right--and this time, there's no Okita or Hijikata to protect, to obey. There's no team captain, no orders from the saniwa... it's a little uncomfortable, for a sword who has no interest in being a free, independent human.]
Sanji-kun? [His voice and his expression are both uncertain, because--well. Sanji isn't his master, and Yasusada doesn't want him to be. Still, aside from the other swords, he's the strongest tie Yasusada has here.] If things go badly, and you figure out how to help, will you tell me?
[So yanking them back in would only undo all their efforts, and wouldn't make any sense.
Yasusada's oddly quiet, then, as he thinks about it. If everyone is assuming danger and violence await them, then they're probably right--and this time, there's no Okita or Hijikata to protect, to obey. There's no team captain, no orders from the saniwa... it's a little uncomfortable, for a sword who has no interest in being a free, independent human.]
Sanji-kun? [His voice and his expression are both uncertain, because--well. Sanji isn't his master, and Yasusada doesn't want him to be. Still, aside from the other swords, he's the strongest tie Yasusada has here.] If things go badly, and you figure out how to help, will you tell me?
-- Of course I will.
[That's partly why Sanji dragged Yasusada away from the bustle of the group -- to promise him that, and more importantly:]
Oi, speaking of which ... listen, I know you don't really got your masters here, so shit's probably weird for you--
[In some ways, Sanji can understand. He isn't so beholden to his captain or his crew that he can't operate independently of them, but his soul feels a little emptier without them as his guide. The chef shoots him a grim smile]
Just... come to me if you're planning on doing anything rash, alright? Not sayin' I'll stop you, but you got somewhere you need to be too, right?
[So this time, don't die needlessly]
[That's partly why Sanji dragged Yasusada away from the bustle of the group -- to promise him that, and more importantly:]
Oi, speaking of which ... listen, I know you don't really got your masters here, so shit's probably weird for you--
[In some ways, Sanji can understand. He isn't so beholden to his captain or his crew that he can't operate independently of them, but his soul feels a little emptier without them as his guide. The chef shoots him a grim smile]
Just... come to me if you're planning on doing anything rash, alright? Not sayin' I'll stop you, but you got somewhere you need to be too, right?
[So this time, don't die needlessly]
[It's a kind offer, especially when Sanji actually knows what he's saying. Yasusada is more-or-less friendly to everyone, but the bonds he forms are vastly different, depending on how well someone understands his devotion. He hesitates, though, because he knows himself too well.]
Sometimes, I don't know what's strange for humans to hear. Especially civilians. [And sometimes, he does know, and just doesn't care--Sanji's fully aware of both of those things, but Yasusada wants to say them anyway. To prove, maybe, that he isn't totally oblivious to his own actions.] But I'll try.
[He can't promise he won't blurt out something terrible in a tense situation. But other than that, he'll do his best.]
Sometimes, I don't know what's strange for humans to hear. Especially civilians. [And sometimes, he does know, and just doesn't care--Sanji's fully aware of both of those things, but Yasusada wants to say them anyway. To prove, maybe, that he isn't totally oblivious to his own actions.] But I'll try.
[He can't promise he won't blurt out something terrible in a tense situation. But other than that, he'll do his best.]
[HELLO SANJI... here is a pompom sword, coming to find you. He's been trying to stay somewhat optimistic, but even he isn't oblivious enough to ignore the passage of time, or the foundations of everyone's skepticism. IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK AND IT QUACKS LIKE A DUCK IT'S PROBABLY NOT A MONKEY etc. etc. He didn't approach Mystery NPC earlier, but he couldn't have missed the commotion; it's not not suspicious, okay.
He's not patrolling, exactly, but he's definitely keeping an eye on things as he makes his way to whatever Sanji is. He's kind of assuming Sanji will be keeping tabs on things, so.]
Is everyone alright so far?
He's not patrolling, exactly, but he's definitely keeping an eye on things as he makes his way to whatever Sanji is. He's kind of assuming Sanji will be keeping tabs on things, so.]
Is everyone alright so far?
So far, yeah.
[If Yams is gonna go around on patrol and make himself useful, far be it for Sanji to interrupt. There's in fact a very approving look on the chef's face, and he beckons for the other to come closer]
By the way, before I forget -- what's your favorite food?
[IS IT
STILL HAMBURGERS OR SOMETHING...]
[If Yams is gonna go around on patrol and make himself useful, far be it for Sanji to interrupt. There's in fact a very approving look on the chef's face, and he beckons for the other to come closer]
By the way, before I forget -- what's your favorite food?
[IS IT
STILL HAMBURGERS OR SOMETHING...]
My favorite?
[Yasusada tilts his head as he considers; he's not a chef sword, nor is he particularly picky.]
Well, we grow our own vegetables at the Citadel, so I eat those with rice a lot... but I'd like to try brown sugar candy someday.
[Yasusada tilts his head as he considers; he's not a chef sword, nor is he particularly picky.]
Well, we grow our own vegetables at the Citadel, so I eat those with rice a lot... but I'd like to try brown sugar candy someday.
[HE'S BACK from his useless adventure
Probably he took a detour to meet with the other swords first, but here he is! Looking fine, aside from the fact that he's very clearly not happy. As soon as he approaches, he shakes his head.]
Nothing. We [Him and Shinobu, that is] just ended up back here.
Probably he took a detour to meet with the other swords first, but here he is! Looking fine, aside from the fact that he's very clearly not happy. As soon as he approaches, he shakes his head.]
Nothing. We [Him and Shinobu, that is] just ended up back here.
[... He's not sure if he should be relieved or disappointed.
Seeing Yams is safe? Well of course that immediately puts his soul at ease. But it means they're well and truly stuck here, same as the castle.
The chef sighs, nods in understanding, and then gives a delicate wince at his own movements.]
No weird side-effects...? Loss of appetite? Anything?
Seeing Yams is safe? Well of course that immediately puts his soul at ease. But it means they're well and truly stuck here, same as the castle.
The chef sighs, nods in understanding, and then gives a delicate wince at his own movements.]
No weird side-effects...? Loss of appetite? Anything?
[WHY ARE YOU WINCING SANJI!!!
If Yasusada caught that, though, he doesn't say anything--he just shakes his head, then pauses.]
I'm alright. But it was strange. We were lost for a few minutes, and when we found our way back, we were on the opposite side from where we'd left.
If Yasusada caught that, though, he doesn't say anything--he just shakes his head, then pauses.]
I'm alright. But it was strange. We were lost for a few minutes, and when we found our way back, we were on the opposite side from where we'd left.
[WHAT REASONS]
So am I. [He'd been prepared for it, honestly. Finding nothing is far more frustrating than getting a little banged up.]
Did you find anything, Sanji-kun?
So am I. [He'd been prepared for it, honestly. Finding nothing is far more frustrating than getting a little banged up.]
Did you find anything, Sanji-kun?
[Sanji why were you in the kitchen at midnight are you trying to ferment your own booze too
But Yasusada frowns, looking faintly puzzled.]
Lili-kun said that Tsurumaru-san left to go to the Mess Hall, before the doors locked.
[So if there was some kind of altercation... shouldn't Sanji have heard it?]
But Yasusada frowns, looking faintly puzzled.]
Lili-kun said that Tsurumaru-san left to go to the Mess Hall, before the doors locked.
[So if there was some kind of altercation... shouldn't Sanji have heard it?]
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