[Balance, a lossless eternity... it's a nice dream, he thinks--suitable, perhaps, for a place like this. But it's not something that could ever apply to his own world, so while he entertains the idea for a little while, it's something he ultimately sets aside.]
...It would be nice, if you could accomplish that. [He means it, even if it seems utterly impossible.] But as long as these deaths keep happening... it won't happen here.
[Look he was on the side of the closed country shogunate idk what to tell you
Steel's words make surprise flash over his face--but only for a moment before it softens. It's not quite gratitude, but it's something like--appreciation, maybe, for the thought if nothing else.
But going down that path won't lead him anywhere useful right now, so after a sip of tea--]
There was something else I wanted to ask you about too. About when I was out at night.
[He hasn't been to a dead toumyu world so he only vaguely knows why Eternity Bad, Probably but it's fine.
More importantly:]
When I was on my way back, I saw a lot of fog around one of the archways... Party City, I think it was. I was too fatigued to go look myself, but... I didn't know how to say anything on Saturday without putting everyone in danger.
[There was no way, that he could see, to guide them there without revealing why he was concerned.]
If something like that happens again, what should I do? How can I tell them to look somewhere without saying why?
[He's pondered a few different ideas, but ultimately, he'd wanted Steel input.]
Yes, conveying the information is the difficult portion of the task, in my opinion.
Let me think. Perhaps a note, left anonymously where perhaps the others might be able to see it? The meeting hall may be a good idea. Everyone will gather there for trial as it is.
You have told Kiyomitsu your role. He can aide you in spreading information you know of, perhaps subtely. In trial, of course, you are free to ask to go to these locations yourself, if you have an idea that the others may not have considered.
A note might work... [He's not the sneakiest person ever, but he could probably manage to tuck it away. Of course, he'll realize later that his handwriting might be recognizable, but that's why I started a thread with a modern who can teach him about computers.
ANYWAY. As for the rest of it--]
...A part of me doesn't want to add to Kiyomitsu's worries, but... I'll ask him. It might make him feel better, since I couldn't take his sword with me.
[The last thing he wants to do is add to Kashuu's stress, especially after Thursday. But at the same time, he knows how much Kashuu wants to help, how much he dislikes that this is Yasusada's burden to shoulder alone. Involving him might be the best option.
He makes a bit of a face, though.]
Maybe... there's always so much happening that it's hard to keep track, but I can try. [He doesn't sound particularly confident, but. It's not off the table or anything.]
There are the devices in the library. Shale has become quite adept at the art of the "printer" and showed me how to use it to place notes around the dojo. That might be of use to you?
When I recovered it, it became the blade I - or some aspect of myself - would wield in service of my home. I took a symbol of peace, and created the Musou no Hitotachi. A sword art none can hope to stand against.
What once went unsharpened for centuries now is the pinnacle of Inazuman sword arts. The power that defines the seat of the Shogun, and her divine infallibility and supreme rule.
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...It would be nice, if you could accomplish that. [He means it, even if it seems utterly impossible.] But as long as these deaths keep happening... it won't happen here.
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... Still, I would not accept a world in which you and Kiyomitsu were made to face this choice.
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Steel's words make surprise flash over his face--but only for a moment before it softens. It's not quite gratitude, but it's something like--appreciation, maybe, for the thought if nothing else.
But going down that path won't lead him anywhere useful right now, so after a sip of tea--]
There was something else I wanted to ask you about too. About when I was out at night.
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Of course.
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More importantly:]
When I was on my way back, I saw a lot of fog around one of the archways... Party City, I think it was. I was too fatigued to go look myself, but... I didn't know how to say anything on Saturday without putting everyone in danger.
[There was no way, that he could see, to guide them there without revealing why he was concerned.]
If something like that happens again, what should I do? How can I tell them to look somewhere without saying why?
[He's pondered a few different ideas, but ultimately, he'd wanted Steel input.]
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Let me think. Perhaps a note, left anonymously where perhaps the others might be able to see it? The meeting hall may be a good idea. Everyone will gather there for trial as it is.
You have told Kiyomitsu your role. He can aide you in spreading information you know of, perhaps subtely. In trial, of course, you are free to ask to go to these locations yourself, if you have an idea that the others may not have considered.
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A note might work... [He's not the sneakiest person ever, but he could probably manage to tuck it away. Of course, he'll realize later that his handwriting might be recognizable, but that's why I started a thread with a modern who can teach him about computers.
ANYWAY. As for the rest of it--]
...A part of me doesn't want to add to Kiyomitsu's worries, but... I'll ask him. It might make him feel better, since I couldn't take his sword with me.
[The last thing he wants to do is add to Kashuu's stress, especially after Thursday. But at the same time, he knows how much Kashuu wants to help, how much he dislikes that this is Yasusada's burden to shoulder alone. Involving him might be the best option.
He makes a bit of a face, though.]
Maybe... there's always so much happening that it's hard to keep track, but I can try. [He doesn't sound particularly confident, but. It's not off the table or anything.]
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There are the devices in the library. Shale has become quite adept at the art of the "printer" and showed me how to use it to place notes around the dojo. That might be of use to you?
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Oh, is that how?
[He saw the notes, of course, he just assumed that someone had very nice handwriting.]
Alright. I'll see if Kiyomitsu has any ideas, too. [A sigh.] I wish Horikawa were here... he's really smart.
[Debatable statement but okay]
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He belonged to Hijikata-san, along with Izuminokami. It's them, me and Kiyomitsu, and then Nagasone-san at the citadel.
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[they never figured out that they're from different canonpoints]
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He nods, both relieved and somewhat unsurprised that they understand.]
It takes about a hundred years for us to become tsukumogami--and even then, it doesn't happen to all of us.
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I doubt it would be pleased.
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What do you mean?
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What once went unsharpened for centuries now is the pinnacle of Inazuman sword arts. The power that defines the seat of the Shogun, and her divine infallibility and supreme rule.
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What's wrong with that?