★★★☆☆ week 5. ishikirimaru. monday.

[haw]

[ majima desperately needs a break this week, so catch him casually strolling through the west wing, eventually ending up at the shrine. it's strange to see him in such a quiet, reverent state, especially after the events of this weekend... but hey, you can never judge a book by its cover, right?

he's standing in front of the offering box, gently tossing a 100 yen coin in his hand when he notices ishi nearby and throws up a hand in greeting. ]

Yo, Ishikiri-han. Glad to see ya still kickin'.

Comments

[haw]

—Haw? Come again?

[ YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT ]

[ritualization]

What is it, Majima-kun?

[yeah this is super on purpose.]

[haw]

I thought we were on the same level, Ishikiri-han!

[ HE'S CONFLICTED ]

[ritualization]

In physical skill, certainly, but in age... well, we are over a thousand years separated, are we not?

[haw]

That ain't a fair comparison!

[ritualization]

I think it's perfectly fair. Are you saying you have a complaint about it, or may I continue calling you as such?

[haw]

Fine.

[ beat ]

Ishikiri-jisan.

[ritualization]

[-he laughs at that as he shakes his head, a soft, warm sound.]

Ah, I feel as if that suits Mikazuki Munechika-san far more than myself-- he is always the one insisting he is an old man.

But if you insist, then I suppose I will have no choice but to accept.

[haw]

Well, whoever this Munchaka-han—[ majima. ]—is, he ain't here, so Ishikiri-jisan it is.

[ritualization]

He is a national treasure, Majima-kun. You really ought to remember his name a bit better.

[but he still sounds amused.]

[haw]

Hey, cut me some slack. I was never big on history—or any kinda school, for that matter.

[ritualization]

I suppose that is fair. Perhaps I am simply used to him being one of the more well-known, among all of us tsukumogami.

What topics are you interested in, then?

[haw]

Fightin'?

[ he is a simple man with simple wants ]

[ritualization]

And is there nothing else besides fighting?

[he can't be THAT simple]