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[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

[pushpin]

shore
what shore why was ur ancestor in the ocean
aint that a long time for some food & shelter

i know

8 OCLOCK

[swordhardy]

Don't know! Guess he fell in from whatever continent we're originally from and washed up. Commitment means commitment, beansprout

???

8 o'clock? ... Well, guess I can do my morning training first

[pushpin]

thats not commitment dude thats slavery

oh my god
fine do that ill be there at 8

[maybe]

[probably]

[swordhardy]

Swearing yourself to someone else? I don't know, I think there's a difference. Either way, it's not like that now

You don't want me to pick you up?

( lateness is unacceptable tbh )

[pushpin]

no but swearin ur whole family to em too ? that aint a choice
good

why would u work out then pick me up then meditate thats dumb
what, dont believe me ?

[swordhardy]

No. I made the promise, too, when I was old enough. So did my brothers

I don't really see a problem with it, but fine. I'll wait for you

[pushpin]

huh ? oh
like an oath ?

thats just bcoz ur antsy
ok

[swordhardy]

Just like that

Antsy... you think? Maybe I should pick up a hobby