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( video ) open to stars & moon
un: Tsurumaru
( Arms crossed and hands tucked into his sleeve, Tsurumaru smiles casually as he speaks. )
I'm looking for someone with experience repairing swords.
( Yes, it's important to get right to the point. No one has time for long winded introductions and explanations! But he supposes an explanation is still needed here so he sighs, running a hand through his hair, pushing back his bangs and scowling just a little, )
I visited a local smith and they were too rough. It felt more like a punishment than care… ( Really! It makes him shudder just thinking about it and he touches a thin scratch on his cheek, ) Eugh. My face still hurts…
( If the smith was going to handle his true form like that, they might as well have just slapped this human body across the face. )
It's a delicate blade and this is a… ( Hm, he doesn't want to have to explain everything right from the get go so he tries to find the right word, ) personal request.
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(He's an old man, after all.)
But in this case, I do, in fact, mean a real sword. (Holding up his sword again,) What a scandalous surprise that would be, though...
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Probably yeah. U dress real old timey.
[ Oh god no don't flash people on the network. ]
And dude no that's a sex crime and I would track you down and beat you up please don't.
[ Will she actually? Maybe. ]
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(He's heard swords are old fashioned these days.)
Don't worry, don't worry. (Just casually waving a hand in the air,) I'm not like some swords.
(Particularly some swords that just like to strip down and invite others to join them... Tsurumaru is classy! Also, yeah, he definitely just referred to himself as a sword.)
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Are other swords... like that?
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( He knows he probably sounds strange with how he's talking after a beat he smiles, )
Are you confused?
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How familiar are you with spirits?
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Uh... kinda? More my friend's like... subject tbh.
[ She wonders if she's technically a spirit. ]
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Where I'm from, everything has a spirit called a kami. The sun, the wind, the trees, pathways, and even the things inside one's home. It's said when an object reaches one hundred years in age, it becomes aware and is granted a soul. These spirits become tsukumogami, the kami of a tool.... and that's what I am.
( Following along? And given all of his talk about his sword right now, it's probably easy to figure out what he is. )
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Oh yeah! There's a religion like that where I'm from... also I think it's kinda a thing? Idk, my best friend will talk to shit sometimes.
[ Give her a second. ]
WAIT! OH YOU'RE THE SWORD!!!
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Is there?
( Because he wonders if it's the same. And he sort of just smiles in confirmation, small and quiet but definitely amused, )
Are you surprised? It would appear, in fact, I am talking about my body.
( Just not in the sense she was thinking! )
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Look she’s American what’s other cultures?Sorry she’s now thoroughly distracted by the fact she’s apparently talking to a sword which like… cool!?!?! She’s always been jealous of Leon’s ability to just… talk to things (especially cats) so this is just mind-blowing to her right now. ]I mean yeah!!! So like, does your body just form out of nothing? Is it hard light? How does that even like work????
[ There’d be stars in her eyes if that was possible. ]
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It formed from my spirit. I've always had it, but my master only made it physical. ( He's never really thought about it more than that, though, so he has to think a bit, ) Magic.
( That's really the best answer he can give. )
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… Right. Let’s just leave it at magic then.
[ To be absolutely fair, that’s about how much she’d be able to say if someone forced her to explain her powers. ]
What’s it like?
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What is?
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Oh uh… being a sword I guess? Sorry if it’s a weird question.
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I go where I'm taken and I do as I'm commanded.
( What a boring question! Except not really but you must be at least level 5 to unlock the full backstory. )
Before, I used to kill men and listen to prayers but I don't do that anymore. ( Because life is boring. ) Now I travel the country.
( And time. But that part also needs to be unlocked. )
im so sorry
Oh… that’s a lot dude.
[ Logically, she knows swords kill people. Hearing it though is… wild. Especially since he looks human right now.
She really just isn’t sure what to think in general. It’s not like he can just… stop being himself. Could he? Did spirits of objects have a choice? Or are they always meant to fulfill their purposes? To find joy in doing so?
…
We’re just going to stop thinking about that now! ]
I bet you’ve seen some cool stuff then! While traveling!
[ Better clarify that. ]
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It was mostly boring. ( The same museums and storage rooms, really. But he's not a total kill joy! He'll at least try to give her a better answer, ) There are some interesting things, though. More, now that I have this body.
sorry shes sad sdlakghkl
[ She’s so glad text can’t show like, emotions unless you add them because no matter how much she’s trying to push her previous thoughts out, they keep coming back. Why? Because her own brain hates her.
In short, she kinda doesn’t want to talk anymore, as curious as she is about existing as a sword. ]
But uh… yeah. I gotta go, but thanks. See u around?
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Will we? (He's teasing but he's definitely going to hold this mysterious texter to her promise,) Well then, I'll see you.