[Logistically yeah he'd be glued to Kashuu but Kashuu needs to get harassed by doctors and whatnot so waves hand. It's fine. He's still bloody? That's also fine.]
Shale-san. [Quietly.] I'd like to ask you to permit me or Kiyomitsu to execute her.
[they stop and look at him again, as though trying to read him or understand something about him. their face is impassive, a blank statue. but they seem calm about this question.]
[First and foremost. They met for the first time here, yes, and Buzen was close to many--but the bond of swords, of Touken Danshi, is not something that anyone else here can truly understand.
But, also--]
What happened to Kazuma was cruel. I think Buzen would want her to have a swift and honorable death.
well, when yasusada says the first part, there's a little tension to them, a little crease of worry in their brow. they don't move to interrupt or do anything but listen, however. and then there's a release of tension, something softer in the way their carry themselves, in the angles of their expression.]
I agree with you. I don't like punishing someone by playing with their head.
[that buzen would want a swift and honorable death for Marie, not to let her suffer or be tortured by her memories.]
She didn't choose it, though. Execution. What do you think about that? Does it matter?
[It is, perhaps, a confusing choice of words in a moment of high tension and sorrow, which isn't her fault--but he doesn't think Marie was willingly seeking out what happened to Kazuma for her own fate. (Or maybe she was. He didn't speak to her much.)]
I think Kazuma did, too. They both said execution. What happened to him--that was... [He clenches his fist, then relaxes it through noticeable effort.] ...it was more like a show, or a game. It's not what he asked for.
[that's fair. their gaze goes to the clenched fist, and then to yasusada.]
You're right.
[...]
I don't have the ability to undo her decision. Maybe if she asked, I could. But I don't know. [they sigh, a thing that makes the vines in their chest go fluttering.] At the least, she probably knew what she was getting into better than he did. [at least, they don't seem to believe marie had no idea what that decision was.]
But I respect what you're doing, and why you're asking. I also don't care for this kind of "justice."
[Well, it's not exactly unexpected--asking was a long shot, he knew that. But he looks down at his feet anyway, shoulders dropping as they speak.]
...It's not really... [A pause, as he seems to consider how best to phrase what he wants to say.] It's not so much that I want to be kind to her. I don't forgive her. [This was going to end with Marie's blood one way or another. That's fact, as far as he is concerned.] But--it's not like I want to kill her because I'm angry. There's just...
[No satisfaction in watching her face torment before a gruesome death. No justice.
He thinks of the sound of broken metal hitting a stage floor, and shakes his head.]
...You asked me before, if I could promise to try acceptance. To try staying in this place. [...] At first, I thought maybe I could. That if it got too dangerous, we could outlive the humans, and wait for Aruji to find our spirits again. But if it's like this--then I can't.
[Maybe another day, he'd say "I'm sorry". But with Kashuu and Buzen's blood on him, and the culprit out of his hands--he doesn't have it in him tonight.]
[they don't seem to push back on that, though whether it's because they agree or because there's no point to it, you don't know. they listen, watch his shoulders drop.]
I didn't think you were doing this because you forgave her. [how to put this. they see that he's suffering, but they also see something else.]
Feelings can lead you astray sometimes, right? [and then you forget to look at other people. they remember that conversation, it was a good one.] But you aren't doing that right now, you aren't letting it. I can see how much they're there, but I can see you trying, and I'm proud of you.
[For a long time, Yasusada doesn't respond. He's an easy person-not-person to read, and the conflict and sorrow are clear in the lines of his body, even with his expression hidden from view. He takes a breath, like he wants to say something else--but he stops there, like he doesn't know what he intended to say.
Instead, he just gives Shale a short bow, then turns and leaves the meeting hall. Goodbye.]
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Shale-san. [Quietly.] I'd like to ask you to permit me or Kiyomitsu to execute her.
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[they stop and look at him again, as though trying to read him or understand something about him. their face is impassive, a blank statue. but they seem calm about this question.]
What for?
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[First and foremost. They met for the first time here, yes, and Buzen was close to many--but the bond of swords, of Touken Danshi, is not something that anyone else here can truly understand.
But, also--]
What happened to Kazuma was cruel. I think Buzen would want her to have a swift and honorable death.
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well, when yasusada says the first part, there's a little tension to them, a little crease of worry in their brow. they don't move to interrupt or do anything but listen, however. and then there's a release of tension, something softer in the way their carry themselves, in the angles of their expression.]
I agree with you. I don't like punishing someone by playing with their head.
[that buzen would want a swift and honorable death for Marie, not to let her suffer or be tortured by her memories.]
She didn't choose it, though. Execution. What do you think about that? Does it matter?
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[It is, perhaps, a confusing choice of words in a moment of high tension and sorrow, which isn't her fault--but he doesn't think Marie was willingly seeking out what happened to Kazuma for her own fate. (Or maybe she was. He didn't speak to her much.)]
I think Kazuma did, too. They both said execution. What happened to him--that was... [He clenches his fist, then relaxes it through noticeable effort.] ...it was more like a show, or a game. It's not what he asked for.
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You're right.
[...]
I don't have the ability to undo her decision. Maybe if she asked, I could. But I don't know. [they sigh, a thing that makes the vines in their chest go fluttering.] At the least, she probably knew what she was getting into better than he did. [at least, they don't seem to believe marie had no idea what that decision was.]
But I respect what you're doing, and why you're asking. I also don't care for this kind of "justice."
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...It's not really... [A pause, as he seems to consider how best to phrase what he wants to say.] It's not so much that I want to be kind to her. I don't forgive her. [This was going to end with Marie's blood one way or another. That's fact, as far as he is concerned.] But--it's not like I want to kill her because I'm angry. There's just...
[No satisfaction in watching her face torment before a gruesome death. No justice.
He thinks of the sound of broken metal hitting a stage floor, and shakes his head.]
...You asked me before, if I could promise to try acceptance. To try staying in this place. [...] At first, I thought maybe I could. That if it got too dangerous, we could outlive the humans, and wait for Aruji to find our spirits again. But if it's like this--then I can't.
[Maybe another day, he'd say "I'm sorry". But with Kashuu and Buzen's blood on him, and the culprit out of his hands--he doesn't have it in him tonight.]
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[they don't seem to push back on that, though whether it's because they agree or because there's no point to it, you don't know. they listen, watch his shoulders drop.]
I didn't think you were doing this because you forgave her. [how to put this. they see that he's suffering, but they also see something else.]
Feelings can lead you astray sometimes, right? [and then you forget to look at other people. they remember that conversation, it was a good one.] But you aren't doing that right now, you aren't letting it. I can see how much they're there, but I can see you trying, and I'm proud of you.
[is that strange to say?]
Nobody needs any more than that, not today.
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Instead, he just gives Shale a short bow, then turns and leaves the meeting hall. Goodbye.]
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shale lets him go, waiting for him to leave before going anywhere. but once he's left the meeting hall, shale will poof back to their archway.]