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fourtuity-blog · 10 years ago

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Monoyoshi’s good at listening, or at least, good at biding his time till his turn to speak arrives. Though Kasen’s expression is... noticeably sour, it’s nothing to be too alarmed over. As long as the coat doesn’t get stained forever or something, it shouldn’t be a problem. Monoyoshi ducks his head down a little to weave his way through the crowd, trying to absorb more of the world around him as he walks along. It’s so, so different from anything he’s used to, but if Kasen says there’s still pleasant company--

“Meeting with aruji sounds like a good start. If he’s here, then we should all be in contact,” Monoyoshi finally says. He doesn’t know if he’s eaten anything, honestly. Food, clothing, all the normal things about life-- he’s thrown all those thoughts out of the window with the current situation he’s in. Because swords don’t really need them, right?

(Well...)

“Do the scientists like us a lot?” He looks up at Kasen, looking so honestly earnest that it’s slightly embarrassing. ��I mean, I don’t think they sound like very nice people. Are they?”

Monoyoshi doesn’t like to judge a book by its cover, but first impressions are everything, and most of the time he’s right anyway.

Memories, times long gone, all of that– it arrives at the most unexpected of times, almost hauntingly, but a tsukumogami tends to become used to constant reminders of the past after living for so long. In this case, then, Kasen’s voice is familiar, along with his robes and his way of speaking. Words rolling off his tongue fluidly, elegantly, with short pauses to think– he speaks, but he never says it straight, unless he is angry.

So, it’s a good thing he’s not angry, even with the new stains on his clothes.

“I’m so sorry! I dirtied your clothing,” Monoyoshi apologizes quickly, turning to Kasen and bowing. Things like information suddenly become so much less important when he sees a familiar face. Such is the feeling of relief. Incidentally enough, the rush of more strangers splashes mud everywhere around but not on Monoyoshi’s shoes. Huh.

In any case, Monoyoshi quickly agrees to leave this crowded square, stepping off the road to a sidewalk. “You’re here too? Is the entire Citadel here? And this city… it doesn’t feel very welcoming.”

That’s the most important thing, isn’t it.

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Memories, times long gone, all of that-- it arrives at the most unexpected of times, almost hauntingly, but a tsukumogami tends to become used to constant reminders of the past after living for so long. In this case, then, Kasen’s voice is familiar, along with his robes and his way of speaking. Words rolling off his tongue fluidly, elegantly, with short pauses to think-- he speaks, but he never says it straight, unless he is angry.

So, it’s a good thing he’s not angry, even with the new stains on his clothes.

“I’m so sorry! I dirtied your clothing,” Monoyoshi apologizes quickly, turning to Kasen and bowing. Things like information suddenly become so much less important when he sees a familiar face. Such is the feeling of relief. Incidentally enough, the rush of more strangers splashes mud everywhere around but not on Monoyoshi’s shoes. Huh.

In any case, Monoyoshi quickly agrees to leave this crowded square, stepping off the road to a sidewalk. “You’re here too? Is the entire Citadel here? And this city... it doesn’t feel very welcoming.”

That’s the most important thing, isn’t it.

#fuuryuu

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Monoyoshi can totally relate to that. Who knew that human bodies were so hard to maintain? In any case, though-- Monoyoshi’s always eager to help, even if it might be a stranger asking.

“Ah, I’m on my way!” Monoyoshi walks over, taking the liberty of grabbing some of the bags in his hands. Wow, he really did buy a lot... Monoyoshi’s almost impressed. “I can see why you’d have--”

...The moment Monoyoshi slips them off Arjuna’s arm, he almost instantly lurches forward into the ground. Curse these puny human hands. Still, he recovers quickly enough, coughing to mask his surprise. “--...Trouble with these, I mean.”

@fourtuity

Arjuna was done with a day of stocking up his new dwelling with the many things he’d need, including this newfangled ‘toilet paper’, groceries, and whatnot. In hindsight he may have bought more than his two arms can handle, with bags with the volume of boulders dragging behind him. He felt someone was behind him. He weakly waved in their direction.

“A thousand pardons but…..I might need a hand or two.”

#SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY #gandivas #how can monoyoshi save him when he cant save himself

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“--Ah?”

Well, this is probably what Monoyoshi gets for trying to talk to a little girl. But, hey, she seems rather unperturbed about being here. So maybe she’ll know a bit more about how everything works. Maybe? It’s worth a shot.

“Oh, it’s fine,” Monoyoshi begins again. “I just wanted to ask, do you know anything about where to get weapons or the like...?”

That is a completely 100% not at all suspicious question. (Insert sarcasm endquote.) Monaca probably has no idea, but children are honest, so...?

“…W-Were you saying something?, Monaca didn’t hear a thing…”

She was doozing off slightly and had her mind elsewhere, plus, it was getting dark out, so it was close to her nap time, but she wasn’t exactly going to care about things like that on Hive city, but she put on a small smile on her face and spoke again.

“Okay, now Monaca is listening! Go on~”

She probably wasn’t going to care about anything the boy was going to say, so it would be better just to move on quickly from this, since the boy had a werid appearance, she was sightly paying more attention, but not much, mind her, she was a child, a smart one, but a child at heart.

{ @fourtuity }

#SORRY FOR LATE REPLY #wheelchaired

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fourtuity-blog · 10 years ago

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@hakanasa

Of all times for Tsurumaru to appear out of nowhere to spook Monoyoshi out of his goddamn skin, this would actually be a great time. Please appear, Tsurumaru.

When he first arrived here, he thought that maybe this is one of Tsurumaru’s really elaborate pranks. A really, really elaborate one, like those in Japanese comedy shows where they pretend someone’s been in a coma for twenty years when in actuality they’ve just woken up from a killer hangover instead-- but once he hit the streets and ran through the crowd trying to find someone, something familiar, he realized this was way too big for a prank.

“Hello? Can someone help? I--” Monoyoshi isn’t sure what to do. Maybe this is just a bad dream, and if he calls out to the baku, it’ll eat his nightmares. He’s already pinched himself, and whacked himself over the wrist with his wooden sword (that hurt and there’s still a mark there). He probably isn’t dreaming, but... hey, just in case.

Monoyoshi clasps his hands together. “Baku, baku! Please eat my dreams!” And then he spread his arms out wide, trying to invite the youkai into his head--

--Only to hit someone behind him with that wooden sword in his hands. In this case, it’s probably Tsurumaru, unless he manages to dodge in time. What a way to greet someone.

#hakanasa #starter

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@fuuryuu

(And maybe once upon a time, Monoyoshi knew a Hosokawa Tadaoki, his wife dead by the hands of Ieyasu’s last enemy. Maybe, once upon a time, the death of Hosokawa Gracia was Ieyasu’s greatest fortune, and maybe it might’ve been Monoyoshi’s fault. But that’s so, so long ago, and that it doesn’t matter anymore.)

Monoyoshi’s lost.

Do you know that feeling where you have no idea what’s going on, but you just follow along anyway? He’s in a strange new land, filled with stranger people, his sword is god-knows-where and he can’t find anyone he recognizes. The wooden paperweight (this wooden sword is a fucking paperweight) in his hands gives him something to grip onto, but unless he plans on bashing someone’s head in, nothing useful is in sight.

“Ah, excuse--” Someone walks right past Monoyoshi, perhaps not even seeing him. Right, so this is why Gotou is so fixated on height... in a big, crowded city, it’s impossible to get anyone’s attention. And Monoyoshi, who is basically a spoiled kid who never had to set a foot out of home, has only seen chaotic battlefields at most. Not... bustling cities, as much as this is a ‘city’. He doesn’t get whatever scientists are in charge, or how he’s here, but he needs to find someone to give him information.

...Unfortunately, information does not come his way. If Kasen is out trying to get around, he might spot Monoyoshi tripping on a sidewalk before unceremoniously skidding on a pool of mud. Of course, with Monoyoshi’s good luck, he doesn’t fall into it-- instead, he only splashes in it, causing mud to get all over the person next to him-- which might be you.

Oops?

#fuuryuu #starter

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fourtuity-blog · 10 years ago

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[hello new world. i am here. i have arrived. did you miss me

Anyway, I might post a real intro spiel for Monoyoshi later, but for now! Like this post for a starter, capped to 5 for now, castmates included! Sorry, castmates, I’ll thread with you all soon...!