[but she's also relieved to see Kashuu looking okay even if his eye might be WONKY at the moment, but she's much better at pretending she isn't relieved!! maybe. anyway she SHRUGS]
I like it better out here. Staying inside is boring. [also there's no one inside with her so it makes her feel lonely, but maybe it's better to pretend that she's a lover of trees than admit that.]
It's not like I'm going fall out, so don't start! [NAGGING]
[RUDE!!!! but other than saying that, Okuni doesn't look offended because it's true, it's so true. Instead, she's grinning... as always. She leans over to poke Kashuu in the chest with her fan]
In my opinion, it's the person who willingly talks to weird people who's even weirder.
[AN INDIGNANT HUFF and he moves to bat at her fan!! Stop that, punk.
Though after, he does step aside to let her into the room like a semi-decent host. No point inviting her over if he just expects her to stand outside the whole time, right?]
...
[He's also definitely giving her a careful look-over, checking for DAMAGE.]
[yes thank you kashuu just let okuni crawl through the window like the next apunkolypse... anyway once she's through, she looks around Kashuu's room with great big expectant eyes then glances back to see Kashuu Staring at her...]
[THE ONLY DAMAGE that's really visible at the moment is a bunch of scattered bruises on her arms and neck, but they're pretty light by now... she's got a cut on her side but that's already neatly bandaged and hidden by her old-ass historical drama robes!! she might be moving a little slower than usual BUT THAT'S NO BIG DEAL]
[time for Okuni to STARE RIGHT BACK AT KASHUU, finally sidling up in order to invade his personal space in order to be annoying, but also to look at him better]
Is that... a wrinkle...? [mostly to be annoying though]
[SHE KNOWS YOU KASHUU, SHE KNOWS HIS VANITY... or she does now at least, the way she titters behind a hand. also """"repairs"""" sometimes she forgets he's actually a sword until he goes and says something like that, but before she can ask about that...]
I wouldn't say... [okuni pauses, then blinks at him] Did you end up running into one of mine?
[and now that he's mentioned repairs... there's no point in invading his personal space to see if he's okay if he's been all fixed up right... that means he could have BEEN ARMLESS AND EYELESS before this and Okuni will never know because he's all okay now??? WHAT A CHEATER and she's also maybe the tiniest bit concerned now]
[HA HA HA being a sword sure does have its perks sometimes!! LIKE THIS, being armless and eyeless a few days ago and totally a-okay now!! Truly, it would be impossible to tell from the outside that his eye is going haywire because the chip was ripped out of his head.]
Yeah, one of yours tried to ambush us in an alley.
["Us" and "tried to", though...
He huffs, but at least he doesn't seem fussed by the personal bubble invasion. That's usually what he does, after all!]
["US" "TRIED TO" but more importantly "ALLEY", Okuni's face clears up in realization and she nods.]
The headless one, right? [a normal person would take this chance to side-eye kashuu and ask him if it was necessary to DECAPITATE, but okuni's not normal... so instead of side-eyeing, now she's curious... and still concerned because what if Okunibot STABBED KASHUU] Who was with you?
[it wasn't kousetsu right she's sure kousetsu was one of the people okunibots wanted to kill]
[He just NODS BACK... Good thing Okuni isn't normal, because Kashuu sure isn't either. This is probably the point where a normal person would be like "sorry I had a weird lapse in sanity and decapitated your robot", but Kashuu just does what he does to get the job done...]
Okita was with me. I showed up after he stabbed it but he said it hadn't been dispatched yet, so we went to track it down.
[WHY DOES OKUNIBOT WANT TO KILL ALL OF THE PURE BEANS, THOUGH.]
[Okuni makes an "UGH" face at the sound of his name.... IT WOULD BE HIM then she looks a little perplexed, as if she's trying to figure out who her robot would stab.... souji or kashuu. kashuu?? even if he looks Totally Fine at the moment, he still could have been hurt! UGH THIS IS FRUSTRATING, why can't okuni just Ask]
Did he kill it? He seems like he would, since he's always threatening to kill me. [automatically pinning decapitation murder blame on souji AS HE DESERVES]
And why is Okuni like this!! What the heck, ugh... look... He doesn't like Okita either but he's the only one who can make the ugh face, clearly!! He also shakes his head in response to that because he won't let Okita KILLSTEAL-- Or take the blame for a particularly gruesome death.]
No, I did. I mean, that guy definitely wanted that robot dead, though.
[ugh kashuu make up your mind LET OTHER PEOPLE UGH ABOUT OKITA he's the least likeable one anyway]
Oh. [Okuni doesn't seem to put out by this revelation. Instead, she pauses, uncharacteristically hemming and hawing... even flipping her fan open and shut a couple of times.]
[then she flips it open and raises it to cover part of her face, as she looks.... away....]
I don't know about that guy, but you're the self-proclaimed fastest uchigatana ever, so it's not like I'm worried or anything. [??? worried ABOUT WHAT??] But that robot stole my sword and the rest of my flash powder stock, so it might have been a nuisance to finish off.
[SO..... SHE HEMS AND HAWS.....]
But... you did kill it, so... it was easy for you, right? You weren't...
[HURT................ DOES SHE HAVE TO SAY IT OUT LOUD..... geez, it sure is hard... It's not difficult to be concerned, but asking it is something Okuni's never had to do with Baren, who understood all of her concerns just by looking at her face... maybe this would be easier if she wasn't hiding behind her fan]
[MAYBE IT WOULD BE. Gosh, Okuni, people have to be able to see your face to tell what's wrong by looking at your face?!
But - on the plus side, Kashuu is pretty used to receiving roundabout concern, too... His mirroring sword isn't exactly the best at communicating either, okay. He's used to gentle bullying or dancing around a topic being code for "hey, I'm worried about you, what's going on." He knows how this goes!! His expression softens a little.]
I was fine. That flash powder was definitely a surprise! But - it gave me an opening, kinda, so. I mean, I finished it off in the end.
[He'll just leave out the part where Souji got skewered, for now... He knows how Souji Pride™ can be.]
[nO don't look at her like that?! she can't deal. SHE RAISES HER FAN... but then just lowers it so she can look at him properly as if trying to gauge if he's telling the truth. She lowers her eyes after a moment, but not before looking Relieved.]
...Good! It would have been a pain if I had to finish that one off too. [SHE'S GLAD.... and feeling a little strange in her gladness. but it's not like she's back home, so... immediately retreating for the front she's erected all around herself for the sake of the townspeople doesn't have to be an option here, right? she doesn't know, why are feelings hard]
Don't worry, don't worry. But hey - next time, don't go off and ask for a bunch of robots, either.
[He remembers that he warned Okuni against this, okay. HE REMEMBERS. And now look what happened, she went on the run because a flock of them were after her ass and then they tried to murder the people who like her!! Okuni! Stop being a dang child of misfortune.
That said - ergh, the Serious look. Kashuu shifts uncomfortably for a second, but he doesn't lie about these things (most of the time), at least.]
I ran into some trouble with Yasusada's robot earlier, and then with mine.
[He lost an eye and a finger within like two hours of each other okay, it was a bad time.]
But Haruji repaired me, so I'm okay. [LITTLE DOES HE KNOW.]
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[but she's also relieved to see Kashuu looking okay even if his eye might be WONKY at the moment, but she's much better at pretending she isn't relieved!! maybe. anyway she SHRUGS]
I like it better out here. Staying inside is boring. [also there's no one inside with her so it makes her feel lonely, but maybe it's better to pretend that she's a lover of trees than admit that.]
It's not like I'm going fall out, so don't start! [NAGGING]
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It's better to be inside where it's clean and cozy. [Unlike the streets which are LITTERED WITH DEAD ROBOCORPSES.]
Geez... You really like to make things hard!
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You can't do anything when it's clean and cozy! [THAT'S WHY IT'S BORING!!!] Are you inside?
[where's kashuu... maybe she can hop on over to pester him in person]
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Duh! [Of course he's inside!!
Though honestly, it's less because he wants to stay clean and more because he needs to keep an eye on his fellow swords and master.]
There's more than enough to keep me busy in here.
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Really? Where are you? Can I come over?
[her eyes are SHINING....]
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[ALL PART OF HIS CRAFTY PLAN to make sure that Okuni is okay...]
I don't need to give directions or anything by now, right?
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No need! I'll be right over!
[AND SHE'LL ZOOM ON OVER.... to where kashuu is.... THE SWORDHOUSE??? THE BOUTIQUE?? wherever he is, she'll be there.]
[there outside his window and tapping on the glass like a true hobo]
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And WHY IS SHE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW?!]
Hey! Why can't you use the door? Don't be a weirdo! [He's Tired.]
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[Okuni's face is perfectly blank and she shakes her head, pretending that she can't hear him!!!]
[even though she can since it's not like kashuu lives in a prison....]
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But he's also a fool who goes over to open the window anyway, if only so he can say to her face:]
Why are you so weird?
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[RUDE!!!! but other than saying that, Okuni doesn't look offended because it's true, it's so true. Instead, she's grinning... as always. She leans over to poke Kashuu in the chest with her fan]
In my opinion, it's the person who willingly talks to weird people who's even weirder.
[THAT'S YOU, KASHUU KIYOMITSU!!!]
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[AN INDIGNANT HUFF and he moves to bat at her fan!! Stop that, punk.
Though after, he does step aside to let her into the room like a semi-decent host. No point inviting her over if he just expects her to stand outside the whole time, right?]
...
[He's also definitely giving her a careful look-over, checking for DAMAGE.]
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[THE ONLY DAMAGE that's really visible at the moment is a bunch of scattered bruises on her arms and neck, but they're pretty light by now... she's got a cut on her side but that's already neatly bandaged and hidden by her old-ass historical drama robes!! she might be moving a little slower than usual BUT THAT'S NO BIG DEAL]
[time for Okuni to STARE RIGHT BACK AT KASHUU, finally sidling up in order to invade his personal space in order to be annoying, but also to look at him better]
Is that... a wrinkle...? [mostly to be annoying though]
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But he does kind of divert his eyes from Okuni a little to glance at the mirror on the table behind her. Will he ever shake these concerns??]
—Anyway, it looks like you really did get outta there okay. Good! Your robots were a real pain, y'know.
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I wouldn't say... [okuni pauses, then blinks at him] Did you end up running into one of mine?
[and now that he's mentioned repairs... there's no point in invading his personal space to see if he's okay if he's been all fixed up right... that means he could have BEEN ARMLESS AND EYELESS before this and Okuni will never know because he's all okay now??? WHAT A CHEATER and she's also maybe the tiniest bit concerned now]
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Yeah, one of yours tried to ambush us in an alley.
["Us" and "tried to", though...
He huffs, but at least he doesn't seem fussed by the personal bubble invasion. That's usually what he does, after all!]
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The headless one, right? [a normal person would take this chance to side-eye kashuu and ask him if it was necessary to DECAPITATE, but okuni's not normal... so instead of side-eyeing, now she's curious... and still concerned because what if Okunibot STABBED KASHUU] Who was with you?
[it wasn't kousetsu right she's sure kousetsu was one of the people okunibots wanted to kill]
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Okita was with me. I showed up after he stabbed it but he said it hadn't been dispatched yet, so we went to track it down.
[WHY DOES OKUNIBOT WANT TO KILL ALL OF THE PURE BEANS, THOUGH.]
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[Okuni makes an "UGH" face at the sound of his name.... IT WOULD BE HIM then she looks a little perplexed, as if she's trying to figure out who her robot would stab.... souji or kashuu. kashuu?? even if he looks Totally Fine at the moment, he still could have been hurt! UGH THIS IS FRUSTRATING, why can't okuni just Ask]
Did he kill it? He seems like he would, since he's always threatening to kill me. [automatically pinning decapitation murder blame on souji AS HE DESERVES]
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And why is Okuni like this!! What the heck, ugh... look... He doesn't like Okita either but he's the only one who can make the ugh face, clearly!! He also shakes his head in response to that because he won't let Okita KILLSTEAL-- Or take the blame for a particularly gruesome death.]
No, I did. I mean, that guy definitely wanted that robot dead, though.
[Of course he did...]
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Oh. [Okuni doesn't seem to put out by this revelation. Instead, she pauses, uncharacteristically hemming and hawing... even flipping her fan open and shut a couple of times.]
[then she flips it open and raises it to cover part of her face, as she looks.... away....]
I don't know about that guy, but you're the self-proclaimed fastest uchigatana ever, so it's not like I'm worried or anything. [??? worried ABOUT WHAT??] But that robot stole my sword and the rest of my flash powder stock, so it might have been a nuisance to finish off.
[SO..... SHE HEMS AND HAWS.....]
But... you did kill it, so... it was easy for you, right? You weren't...
[HURT................ DOES SHE HAVE TO SAY IT OUT LOUD..... geez, it sure is hard... It's not difficult to be concerned, but asking it is something Okuni's never had to do with Baren, who understood all of her concerns just by looking at her face... maybe this would be easier if she wasn't hiding behind her fan]
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But - on the plus side, Kashuu is pretty used to receiving roundabout concern, too... His mirroring sword isn't exactly the best at communicating either, okay. He's used to gentle bullying or dancing around a topic being code for "hey, I'm worried about you, what's going on." He knows how this goes!! His expression softens a little.]
I was fine. That flash powder was definitely a surprise! But - it gave me an opening, kinda, so. I mean, I finished it off in the end.
[He'll just leave out the part where Souji got skewered, for now... He knows how Souji Pride™ can be.]
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...Good! It would have been a pain if I had to finish that one off too. [SHE'S GLAD.... and feeling a little strange in her gladness. but it's not like she's back home, so... immediately retreating for the front she's erected all around herself for the sake of the townspeople doesn't have to be an option here, right? she doesn't know, why are feelings hard]
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You said you were repaired right? So you did get hurt then?
[EVEN IF OKUNIBOT DIDN'T HURT HIM... kashuu...]
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[He remembers that he warned Okuni against this, okay. HE REMEMBERS. And now look what happened, she went on the run because a flock of them were after her ass and then they tried to murder the people who like her!! Okuni! Stop being a dang child of misfortune.
That said - ergh, the Serious look. Kashuu shifts uncomfortably for a second, but he doesn't lie about these things (most of the time), at least.]
I ran into some trouble with Yasusada's robot earlier, and then with mine.
[He lost an eye and a finger within like two hours of each other okay, it was a bad time.]
But Haruji repaired me, so I'm okay. [LITTLE DOES HE KNOW.]
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