[ LET'S SAY SOME SHIT HAPPENED THAT INTERRUPTED AND CAUGHT THEIR ATTENTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR DAY 0 THREAD i'm scared of captcha and moving that thread twice. so. wherever yams is mid-morning-ish today, majima is coming up to (relatively) smol sword and casually dropping a, ]
Hey. Ya wouldn't happen to know an Ishikirimaru, would ya?
[YAMS IS that's a good question actually where is he. Let's say he's probably on his way to go clean something, because he's a good pompom who does his chores. Especially if the chores are sparring.]
Ishikirimaru-san? Of course. [Yasusada was the only sword in Grimm so it's SUPER WEIRD that everyone else knows all these names already, but he'll roll with it.] Why?
Wow though that sure is true. Yasusada nods, looking puzzled.]
It's strange... I was the only one, at the castle. But there aren't enough of us for a full team, so I don't think this is Master's doing. [MAJIMA HE'S CONFUSED]
Majima Goro, Showa 63. [ he gives a casual wave; it's clear from his body language that there's no need to explain sword spirits to him. (thank god.) ] But damn, you're for real Okita's sword? Wild. He's the one guy from history who's always stuck with me.
[BECAUSE I PERSONALLY AM LAZY. Sorry Purple Heart, we love you :(
Also wow I can't believe Majima just flying-kicked his way into Yasusada's "favorite person in camp" spot. He lights up like a bonfire, nodding so vigorously he might as well be a bobblehead.]
Right? Right? Isn't he the greatest? I told him he was popular in the future, but he didn't believe me! [Maybe because he was in fact not popular while he was alive, oops] But everyone at the castle knew he was amazing, too! Natsuo-kun and I made sure of it!
[He spammed people with letters about how great Okita was and then Natsuo gave them to Okita after Yasusada died. They did their best.]
Guess that makes sense, since he didn't really go out in an impressive way or anythin'...
So you guys really do remember what it was like when you were swords? Even before ya got your bodies? Ishikiri-jisan was pretty vague about it when he was explainin' it to me, but he told me it was 'cause he wasn't really a battle sword...
[Yasusada looks conflicted for a minute, like he's not sure if he wants to be offended or not... but he can't really argue that it's untrue, so he lets it go for now in favor of nodding.]
Right, because Ishikirimaru-san came from a shrine... [Yasusada is not from musical land, but if he was, he'd be drawing comparisons to Hachisuka right now. Anyway--] Some of us were damaged, or--or broken, too. It's difficult for them to remember, sometimes.
[My personal love for namahone shining through for a minute]
I remember everything, though. Well, everything Okita-kun used me for. Sometimes he picked Kiyomitsu.
[I can't believe Majima climbs higher and higher onto the "best humans" list with every word out of his mouth]
All swords are special! [SWORDS RIGHTS!!!! But okay, more specifically--] It takes about a hundred years for us to fully awaken, and most humans can't see us as spirits. But if he's loved and cared for, then he'll definitely awaken. Maybe he already has!
[HE'S SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS and he'll probably never meet this sword, tragique]
No clue. Hell, I didn't even think any of those details were all that special until I heard Ishikiri-jisan talkin' about how important they are to you guys.
He's served me well, though, even if he is the reason I got 20/0 vision now.
[Ishikiri-jisan that's cute... Yasusada smiles to hear it; he's not that close with--well, anybody besides the Shinsengumi swords, honestly, but he likes all the rest of them just fine.
Anyway this conversation is pure and I'm about to ruin it]
[ okay, majima was like, only 20% sober for that conversation, so it takes him a second of looking utterly fuckin lost before it hits him and he just. looks up at the sky for a bit, before focusing back on yams to tiredly reply, ]
—Yeah, in the dart war. It's... it's why I never saw it comin', 'cause I was expectin' the other side to be comin' at me with darts. During the dart war.
[ he feels BAD about leading him on, but also, he feels kind of bad about? admitting he lied, even if it was something as stupid as that?? he hates it, thanks ]
[I'm in actual tears Yasusada's gonna feel so betrayed if he ever learns the truth
But for now the poor oblivious pompom just nods sympathetically.]
It's a difficult weapon, isn't it... harder to dodge than arrows. [He's probably thinking about Fukiya or some shit?? Also he thinks they're still better than guns? Still better than guns. Wow I hate Yasusada. But he looks very earnest.]
I'm glad you forgave him. We have to serve our masters, you know? [So it was probably nothing personal! Sometimes you're just enemies!!! And hey, some swords don't like their masters, so maybe Majima liberated him from a bad person? It's a little presumptuous to think like that, but Yasusada can't exactly ask the sword himself, and he likes Majima, so. Baseless assumptions it is.] As long as you treat him well, I'm sure he's happy to belong to you now.
[ STOP THE DART WAR OF 1985 IS JUST PART OF MAJIMA'S BACKSTORY NOW
but... there's something actually a little sheepish in his expression now, and he turns his blind side toward yasusada as he brings a hand up to rub the back of his neck. ]
...not gonna lie, it might be a little weird goin' back to him now that I gotta keep that kinda stuff in mind.
We know you can't see us, when we're spirits. It doesn't have to be strange. [Most swords without corporeal forms aren't going to expect their masters to sit around and chat to thin air?? Unless you belong to someone super spiritual who can sense you anyway, but that's not the case here, so.] Isn't a sword just another part of their master's soul?
[says Yamatonokami "hardcore Okita kin" Yasusada but listen]
If there's anything to remember, it's that we die if we break. So be careful with him, okay?
I mean, I'm not gonna be forgettin' you or Ishikiri-jisan... but I get what yer tryin' to say.
[ he sighs. yeah, he gets that they're swords first and foremost, but... it's hard to think of them simply as that, now, even if he never sees another sword spirit again. (then again, it's probably for the best that demonfire never manifests; i can't take the risk of majima running around with a smol stabby tantou in short shorts following him around.) ]
Don't worry, 'course I'll treat him right. He's one of the few things I got left to remind me of some important stuff.
[That's fair enough. Yasusada's pretty sure that if he hadn't had a human body already, and he was zapped into a place where his master could suddenly see and speak to him, he wouldn't forget it either.
Also you could have told me that Majima already does have a tantou in booty shorts running around and I would have believed it
ANYWAY.]
Important stuff? Like what? [He asks without thinking, but even after he realizes how insensitive that could be, he doesn't take it back; Majima can just tell him he doesn't want to talk about it, it's fine.]
[ true to what he'd said at the end of trial, it's closer to midnight when he finally comes around to visit yasusada at the isolation cabin. with him, he's brought an assortment of japanese candy and confectionery, which he slips through the jail bars to pass to the sword. ]
Yo. Figured ya might want somethin' closer to what you're familiar with than the other kinds of stuff they have here.
[This is extra hilarious given that he asked someone else for a hamburger
But no HE LOOKS well mostly exhausted and wrung-out from the emotions he's been dealing with for days, but he has some surprise to spare. He hadn't expected any gestures of kindness. He'll carefully set his Okita doll on his lap, though, reaching out to take them.]
Unlike this, which is just sad!! Because Yasusada peeks up at him through his bangs. He's--not really expecting anyone to be on his side, so it's a little surprising, hearing that.]
Who? Magnus, or Yu-kun?
[Because one of those people he absolutely wanted to kill, at least in the heat of the moment. And the other he did kill, even if... even if it wasn't something he wouldn't have done, outside of this place.]
[For a second, he's uncertain how to take that. Majima's the first--the only person, to say something like that to him; and it's true. This is never a choice he would've made for no reason at all. Under normal circumstances, it's not something he ever would have done.
But he doesn't want Majima to be misguided, to think that he was forced into this, or taken advantage of. It was his choice; if anything, he's the one who insisted on making it.
...He thinks Majima might understand that, though. They're not terribly close, but if he's here--then he must. At least to some degree.
And he's right, too. Yasusada's been as cooperative as he can be, but he's tired. He lost so much more than someone dear to him, this weekend.
But the mention of Okita's name has some of the light returning to his eyes. For the first time in days, he perks up, just a little bit. He loves Okita more than anyone else, here or elsewhere. His dedication to Sanji wouldn't be nearly as strong, if not for Okita's invisible presence to tie them together. He could talk about Okita all day.]
He's really wonderful. I don't want him to be here, but--I wish all of you could meet him. He's a very kind person, although he isn't afraid to tease people, if they deserve it. Like Fukuchou.
[Yasusada's about to ding dang die tomorrow and he still has time to drag Hijikata]
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( week 0 ) monday
Hey. Ya wouldn't happen to know an Ishikirimaru, would ya?
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Ishikirimaru-san? Of course. [Yasusada was the only sword in Grimm so it's SUPER WEIRD that everyone else knows all these names already, but he'll roll with it.] Why?
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Yer sword friends seem to get around. He was in the same competition as me, though obviously he didn't get the invite this time around.
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Wow though that sure is true. Yasusada nods, looking puzzled.]
It's strange... I was the only one, at the castle. But there aren't enough of us for a full team, so I don't think this is Master's doing. [MAJIMA HE'S CONFUSED]
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So what's your name? Is it as long an' unwieldy as his?
[ majima, you fool ]
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looks away
HEY LOOK, NAMES]
I'm Yamatonokami Yasusada! I belonged to Okita Souji. Hard to handle, but a good sword. [IT COULD BE WORSE, MAJIMA]
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Yasu-kun, then, got it.
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What's yours?
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Majima Goro, Showa 63. [ he gives a casual wave; it's clear from his body language that there's no need to explain sword spirits to him. (thank god.) ] But damn, you're for real Okita's sword? Wild. He's the one guy from history who's always stuck with me.
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Also wow I can't believe Majima just flying-kicked his way into Yasusada's "favorite person in camp" spot. He lights up like a bonfire, nodding so vigorously he might as well be a bobblehead.]
Right? Right? Isn't he the greatest? I told him he was popular in the future, but he didn't believe me! [Maybe because he was in fact not popular while he was alive, oops] But everyone at the castle knew he was amazing, too! Natsuo-kun and I made sure of it!
[He spammed people with letters about how great Okita was and then Natsuo gave them to Okita after Yasusada died. They did their best.]
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So you guys really do remember what it was like when you were swords? Even before ya got your bodies? Ishikiri-jisan was pretty vague about it when he was explainin' it to me, but he told me it was 'cause he wasn't really a battle sword...
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Right, because Ishikirimaru-san came from a shrine... [Yasusada is not from musical land, but if he was, he'd be drawing comparisons to Hachisuka right now. Anyway--] Some of us were damaged, or--or broken, too. It's difficult for them to remember, sometimes.
[My personal love for namahone shining through for a minute]
I remember everything, though. Well, everything Okita-kun used me for. Sometimes he picked Kiyomitsu.
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Y'know, do all swords have spirits, or is it only special history ones? 'Cause I've got a tantou back home . . .
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All swords are special! [SWORDS RIGHTS!!!! But okay, more specifically--] It takes about a hundred years for us to fully awaken, and most humans can't see us as spirits. But if he's loved and cared for, then he'll definitely awaken. Maybe he already has!
[HE'S SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS and he'll probably never meet this sword, tragique]
What's his name, do you know it?
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His—[ wow, it feels weird saying that instead of "its" ]—his name is Demonfire. Dunno how old he is, but I've had him for a couple years now.
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That's a good name! [He'd say that about any name tbh] Do you know who forged him?
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He's served me well, though, even if he is the reason I got 20/0 vision now.
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Anyway this conversation is pure and I'm about to ruin it]
Ah... in the dart war?
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[ okay, majima was like, only 20% sober for that conversation, so it takes him a second of looking utterly fuckin lost before it hits him and he just. looks up at the sky for a bit, before focusing back on yams to tiredly reply, ]
—Yeah, in the dart war. It's... it's why I never saw it comin', 'cause I was expectin' the other side to be comin' at me with darts. During the dart war.
[ he feels BAD about leading him on, but also, he feels kind of bad about? admitting he lied, even if it was something as stupid as that?? he hates it, thanks ]
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But for now the poor oblivious pompom just nods sympathetically.]
It's a difficult weapon, isn't it... harder to dodge than arrows. [He's probably thinking about Fukiya or some shit?? Also he thinks they're still better than guns? Still better than guns. Wow I hate Yasusada. But he looks very earnest.]
I'm glad you forgave him. We have to serve our masters, you know? [So it was probably nothing personal! Sometimes you're just enemies!!! And hey, some swords don't like their masters, so maybe Majima liberated him from a bad person? It's a little presumptuous to think like that, but Yasusada can't exactly ask the sword himself, and he likes Majima, so. Baseless assumptions it is.] As long as you treat him well, I'm sure he's happy to belong to you now.
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but... there's something actually a little sheepish in his expression now, and he turns his blind side toward yasusada as he brings a hand up to rub the back of his neck. ]
...not gonna lie, it might be a little weird goin' back to him now that I gotta keep that kinda stuff in mind.
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We know you can't see us, when we're spirits. It doesn't have to be strange. [Most swords without corporeal forms aren't going to expect their masters to sit around and chat to thin air?? Unless you belong to someone super spiritual who can sense you anyway, but that's not the case here, so.] Isn't a sword just another part of their master's soul?
[says Yamatonokami "hardcore Okita kin" Yasusada but listen]
If there's anything to remember, it's that we die if we break. So be careful with him, okay?
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[ he sighs. yeah, he gets that they're swords first and foremost, but... it's hard to think of them simply as that, now, even if he never sees another sword spirit again. (then again, it's probably for the best that demonfire never manifests; i can't take the risk of majima running around with a smol stabby tantou in short shorts following him around.) ]
Don't worry, 'course I'll treat him right. He's one of the few things I got left to remind me of some important stuff.
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Also you could have told me that Majima already does have a tantou in booty shorts running around and I would have believed it
ANYWAY.]
Important stuff? Like what? [He asks without thinking, but even after he realizes how insensitive that could be, he doesn't take it back; Majima can just tell him he doesn't want to talk about it, it's fine.]
( week 4 ) saturday
Yo. Figured ya might want somethin' closer to what you're familiar with than the other kinds of stuff they have here.
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But no HE LOOKS well mostly exhausted and wrung-out from the emotions he's been dealing with for days, but he has some surprise to spare. He hadn't expected any gestures of kindness. He'll carefully set his Okita doll on his lap, though, reaching out to take them.]
Thank you, Majima-kun.
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but majima nods, then takes a seat right there on the floor outside the bars, rather than on one of the chairs or beanbags. ]
It ain't like ya wanted to kill him.
[ it's not a question; there's... a lot... to be said about yasusada, but majima can tell he's not cold-hearted. ]
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Unlike this, which is just sad!! Because Yasusada peeks up at him through his bangs. He's--not really expecting anyone to be on his side, so it's a little surprising, hearing that.]
Who? Magnus, or Yu-kun?
[Because one of those people he absolutely wanted to kill, at least in the heat of the moment. And the other he did kill, even if... even if it wasn't something he wouldn't have done, outside of this place.]
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[ he waves a hand. ]
But I'm not here to talk about any of that, ya know. I'm pretty sure you've already had enough of it from everyone else at this point.
[ he runs a hand through his hair as he looks up at yasusada through the bars. ]
So... why don'tcha tell me about Okita-han instead?
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But he doesn't want Majima to be misguided, to think that he was forced into this, or taken advantage of. It was his choice; if anything, he's the one who insisted on making it.
...He thinks Majima might understand that, though. They're not terribly close, but if he's here--then he must. At least to some degree.
And he's right, too. Yasusada's been as cooperative as he can be, but he's tired. He lost so much more than someone dear to him, this weekend.
But the mention of Okita's name has some of the light returning to his eyes. For the first time in days, he perks up, just a little bit. He loves Okita more than anyone else, here or elsewhere. His dedication to Sanji wouldn't be nearly as strong, if not for Okita's invisible presence to tie them together. He could talk about Okita all day.]
He's really wonderful. I don't want him to be here, but--I wish all of you could meet him. He's a very kind person, although he isn't afraid to tease people, if they deserve it. Like Fukuchou.
[Yasusada's about to ding dang die tomorrow and he still has time to drag Hijikata]