3.0 - week three

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WEEK THREE

Last night might have been exhausting for any number of reasons - maybe it was the emotional

toll of dealing with those ghosts, or maybe you stayed up too late after watching Jim Shrok. Who knows, but Saturday is over, even if some of you haven’t quite left it behind and half spirits that are still hanging on, tethered to you and weighing you down…

But that’s not going to stop a new week from starting. There’s no breaks in an eight week course.

There’s very little fanfare to the start of your third week of the course, though it does seem like the fog has lifted even more. It’s a bit more of a trek down the abandoned streets of Estelline, but surely a mile is walkable? Or you could grab a bike or try to hotwire one of those cars in the mall parking lot… Whatever you plan to do this week is up to you. All you know is you've got some new locations to explore.

As always, Florence and Lorelei are available.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

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( OOC Note: Luci, Mutsu, and Mae will each receive a small roomba! Congrats on the successful egg drop. It's a tiny little friend that cleans extra well, though this also means its trash compartment is a little smaller so it'll need to be cleaned more often. )

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Comments

[tosa]

(Sometimes you show off your gun and accidentally shoot through two walls and miss a friend. It's fine.)

... Useful?

[selfconcept]

I didn't shoot anyone. It was empty.

[ Just in case that had to be said. ]

[tosa]

(...






Oh.)

Guess ya'd need those, huh?

(He is not surprised by the lack of bullets.)

[selfconcept]

Do you usually leave it empty?

[ It... looks like a real gun though?? ]

[tosa]

It usually fills itself.

(I'm just saying bc we never see him actually putting bullets in his gun in canon ever as far as I remember so??? Maybe?? Spirit bullets??)

[selfconcept]

So it's one of those.

[ Convenient. ]

It's also a lot sturdier than I thought too. I pistol whipped glass with it.

[ Not even a dent. Sugoi. ]

[tosa]

Did ya have to use Smith-san?

(HE AINT ANGRY AND HE DOESNT MIND BUT couldnt he use anything. Or was it for the style points.)

[selfconcept]

I only had a rock otherwise and I actually know how to pistol whip something effectively.

[ He could have, but yeah. It's partial laziness and style points. ]

[tosa]

(Sounds like Hien wanted style points.)

Well, I'm happy Smith-san could help. If ya need anything else, let us know.

[selfconcept]

I'm surprised you're not mad.

[ Since people are super protective over the things they name... like cars, weapons, etc. ]

[tosa]

Yeah? It's not like ya damaged it and ya gave it back so... the way I see it, there's no point in getting angry.

(He'll put his gun away for now! Tuck it in his belt or something,)

But you should be careful, 'specially with weapons.

[selfconcept]

Says the guy who just spun a gun by the trigger guard.

[ Mutsu. Please. ]

[tosa]

(???)

I wouldn't hurt anyone! I'm kinda famous for not hurting anyone, after all.

[selfconcept]

Mutsu, you're literally some kind of spirit that probably lives in a sword who possesses guns. I don't believe that for a second.

[ Your existence screams weaponry!!! ]

[tosa]

It's true! I've never hurt anyone ever!

(He means it!)

... Never hurt a human, at least.

[selfconcept]

Okay, I can believe that at least.

[ So Mutsu was some kind of worker... and never hurt humans. Hm. ]

Were you in some kind of secret service of killing monsters?

1/2

[tosa]

(







Oh how does he explain this.)

[tosa]

(Actually you know that isn't too far off so--)

Yeah! Something like that!

[selfconcept]

That must be rough.

[ Monster slaying is a hard job from what he remembers, even if they're thinking of way different things. ]

But it must be a cinch for you, huh?

[tosa]

Ah, well. Sometimes but I wouldn't really wanna make a habit of fighting 'em by myself.

(He laughs,)

You're always stronger when ya got other people helping ya.

[selfconcept]

As long as they know what they're doing, at least.

[ Hien is glad that Mutsu doesn't seem to have clumsy coworkers at least. ]

[tosa]

Hah! Bet we'd be way stronger if we knew what were doing most of the time!

(Because they, in fact, do not know what they are doing most of the time.)

[selfconcept]

[ ... ... ... ]

Amazing. Maybe you guys just have really good synergy.

[ Maybe Mutsu isn't the one teamwork lessons are directed at... ]

[tosa]

Something like that! We don't always see eye to eye about everything but we all gotta goal!

(He nods to himself,)

None of us would wanna let the master down. We owe a whole lot to them, y'know? Woudn't have this form or nothing without 'em.

[selfconcept]

Do they like... wield you or something?

[ Do the swords disappear when they appear in humanoid form? Are they separated from the sword?? This is so complicated for Hien. ]

Wait, if you're a contract worker, then why do you have a master--

[ Oh.

Hmmmm. ]