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[swordhardy]

( it's difficult to tell where a lot of this is coming from—as he says, they don't always understand each other. but he's got enough sense to grasp that there's some kind of depth behind this even if he can't touch its roots. at least he understands a reason: that it feels good. an easy thing to associate with because he's recognized as much within himself, muted as his emotions may have become in some ways.

maybe it's only a fraction. maybe the range of emotion he feels in a full day is equivalent to an hour's worth of them for Guanshan, but it doesn't make it untrue. )

Then we won't

I feel the same way

[pushpin]

right

[a barest gnash of a grin, gone as quickly as he runs his hand through his hair, forgets about the magazine resting on a tight chest]

shit
sorry i feel like this is happenin a lot lately

[bursting at the seams]

whatd u do today

[swordhardy]

( doesn't totally know what the beansprout means by 'this' but—hey. if it's a good thing, it's fine, isn't it? )

The usual, more or less. Training in the morning, checked out a few stores after, went up to Fantasia for a bit.

How about you?

[pushpin]

goin stircrazy yet ?

nah just worked
bought this magazine
theres some belly fat burning suggestions in it if u wanna look mr i need to get stronger

[heheheh]

[swordhardy]

Yet? I have been since day one

You think I won't, but I'll look at it. I'll do anything to get stronger

[pushpin]

[well, teasing aside -- ]

i bet theres some monster fighting VR thing
bet u could even adjust the difficulty on it like a video game
that shit was just startin to get popular back home they gotta have it here

shut the hell up u dont need to burn no fat

[swordhardy]

( okay, the most important question— )

What's a video game?

Gotta strike while the iron's hot, beansprout. Do you want me to get fat? It'd be easy, somewhere like this.

[pushpin]

a game u play inside a tv
or anything w/ a picture

the iron was never hot there are no hot irons
ur not gonna get fat i swear to god

[swordhardy]

And that's... a real thing?

Haha, I know. This reminds me! Let's meditate tomorrow morning

[pushpin]

yea ? i played a lot back home
some of em tell big stories & some of em are just to shoot shit & blow stuff up
or puzzles...... all kinds, really

fuck seriously
i was hopin u forgot about that

[swordhardy]

So that's the kind of thing you grew up with, huh? Nothing like that where I'm from

No way. You're not wiggling out on me

[pushpin]

yea
i mean whatd u do besides
learn how to be a rangetsu

[look, he's starting to figure him out]

dammit
FINE ur place or mine

[swordhardy]

Hah. Not much. Not a lot of time for anything more

Neither. The park!

[pushpin]

no wonder

the...... park ? like the VR park we went to ?

[swordhardy]

Yeah. I served my lord since I was able to walk. But I did hunt beetles and skip stones, play shogi, those kinds of things.

Yeah! That's nicer, right? It's not the same just doing it in someone's room

[pushpin]

u served a lord ? what was he like ?
hunting beetles sounds fun
shogis..... that game w/ the black & white stones ???

yea but u gotta pay to get in

[swordhardy]

My whole family did, for generations. There's... not much I can really say about him or his family

Yeah. Black goes first, each player has twenty pieces... you ever play?

That's fine, I can take care of it

[pushpin]

ur family owe his or somethin ?

nuh uh

......no

[swordhardy]

Yes. In a sense

You'd probably hate it

No?

[pushpin]

huh
sounds like a shitty deal

yea I probly would
bet I could find someone whod wanna play w/ u tho


no
u cant pay for me, i can get it

[swordhardy]

I don't know. My ancestor vowed to repay his debt and made a commitment. Once a Rangetsu commits, they uphold that, and we continued to. That's just how we are

Maybe. I think I'd like that

What? No, I said I would

[pushpin]

thats his business
what u want

awright ill look

& i said u wouldnt
what time
dont make my ass get up too damn early

[swordhardy]

I wouldn't be here now, without his business

Hm? You don't have to. It'll happen on its own, probably. Uh... not that I have a set anyway

And I said I would. What's not too early? 6? 6:15? 6:17?

[pushpin]

where u think ud be ?

oh
ill work on that instead then

[good gift idea, thanks]

uhhhhh
8.... ???

[swordhardy]

Nowhere. When my ancestor washed up on the shore, he was saved and taken in. If not for that, it's likely I'd have never been born at all. So we honor that old debt and commitment

What? You don't have to do that either

6:08? That sounds fine