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

TASK LIST


( 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. )

FULL NAV

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Comments

[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. ]

[tosa]

Nah, they don't gotta when I gotta body to do it myself. Ain't no one really use a sword in ages anyway.

(Their master would probably be squishy.)

Well, they're the one I gotta contract with!

[selfconcept]

So what does the master do? Do they just make your form like this from the sword and then tell you what to do?

[ It seems to be a good relationship, from how happy Mutsu seems to be though. ]

[tosa]

Hm...

(What's the best way to explain this? It's not that he feels like he really needs to hide it but he's also not really the type to fuss about these sorts of details.)

Before, I was alive but not really living. My master gave me a life and something to do with it. I help 'em out and they take care of me. It's not a bad deal.

[selfconcept]

[ So like... Mutsu was a stray puppy. Tracks. ]

Yeah, I'd say that's a pretty sweet deal, even. It's nice to know that your master takes care of you too. If they didn't, you probably wouldn't be like this right now.

[tosa]

(Well, more like a forgotten puppy by the time the saniwa summoned him. Nothing special and just a piece of metal in a collection.)

Yeah... I've only had two real masters. The one that gave me this body is my second one. The way I am now's 'cause of my first one, though. I've been real lucky to have 'em both.

(And he means it. He's very fond of both Ryouma and his saniwa. Just thinking about them makes him feel warm and like he could do anything.)

1/2

[selfconcept]

[ Hien can feel the sincerity in Mutsu's words and it makes his withered heart warm just a tad, which is an accomplishment considering everything else. He reaches over to pat Mutsu's head. ]

Yeah. Real lucky. I'm glad you got to have that kind of experience though.

[ Cute... ]

[selfconcept]

[ Wait. Wait a second— ]

That soda guy is your master?

[ Huh???? ]