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.]
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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.]