un: trapped in a nightmare / without any clear way out / I just want dango | video

[fushichou]

[It is time. Have a new face on the network, one that is quite handsome and framed by long, dark hair, dangly red earrings, and a single braid on the left side of his face.

And, well, he'd be even more handsome if he weren't scowling. But there's good reason for him being upset!]

All this talk about sex...okay, I assume that's what you're all talking about because you're either artistically vague or crudely vague. I thought we had a serious mission to complete or something. Maybe I misunderstood.

[He sniffs at that, clearly not believing such an outcome.]

Whatever. But another thing. Be careful about just entrusting your swords to people. They have feelings. too.

[Suddenly, from somewhere off-camera, there's a few grunting noises. Kanesada glances at it and his expression darkens again.]

Right. Important matters.

[He turns the device around to show...a rabbit? If such a thing could really represent the rest of its species, what with its three eyes and...mandibles. But it just glances at Kanesada, tilting its head to the side as if questioning what he's looking at. Kanesada continues from off-screen.]

Oh, yeah, it looks all innocent now, but this...demon rabbit has been following me for, like, three nights. And I've seen it suck at least one man dry, like it's a vampire! But there's obviously something wrong with it, 'cause why would it be normal in the daytime? Does it have its own curse?

...Can demon rabbits get cursed? Wouldn't they do the cursing?

I know I oughtta just kill it, but I almost feel sorry for the damn thing.

[The rabbit perks up at that last sentence and snuffles in offense. Kanesada sighs and turns the device back to face him.]

So, yeah. If you see it at night? Run like hell, unless you're a competent fighter. And even then, I'd probably still suggest running. On top of everything else, it probably has a thick hide under all that fur.

Comments

un: absterge

[downswing]

Apologies for dignity tarnished.

We broke curse in ways coarse.

text;

[fushichou]

are you treating your sword...s right? just asking

pretty sure you were one of the vague ones though

Re: text;

[downswing]

Mineral oil, clove, flour. Wipe, cleansing, polish.




( Sir. )

[fushichou]

[...Oh shit that sounds super nice right now.]

okay yeah thats valid

[downswing]

( Are you. Excited. Sir. )

A sword is a treasured companion.

[ video ] un: owl lady

[traaaaaash]

[ She shrugs. ]

Just about anything can get cursed if you try hard enough. Congrats on your demon pet. Don't mind me if I kill it.

[fushichou]

It's not my pet! It's more like my stalker I never asked for.

[traaaaaash]

I don't think anyone ever asks for stalkers.

[fushichou]

[...Okay, yeah, that's a good point.]

You...you know what I mean! This thing isn't my pet, but it won't leave me alone.

un: man's greatest treasure (voice)

[reparo]

Don't kill it, it's just a rabbit!

[fushichou]

A rabbit that kills people! It's asking for karma to rear its head.

[reparo]

A head with fluffy ears.

[fushichou]

Just because something is...cute doesn't mean it should automatically be spared.

[Pause.]

Not that this thing is cute.

un : deft hand of little deaths (voice)

[scrapgege]

... San Lang?

[Please excuse him, he's having a moment. And it's not use telling himself the face looks different at first, because, well, Hua Cheng can look like anything he wants... but as soon as the man starts talking, the differences are immediately obvious.

And as much as he feels a little crushed, he's also a little relieved San Lan hasn't been dragged here.]

Ah. I'm sorry. I confused you for someone else.

[fushichou]

[It doesn't register at first that someone is actually talking to him, considering San Lang as a name holds no meaning for him. But then it's apparent this was a case of mistaken identity. Could be worse! He won't be offended.]

Ah, they must be quite handsome if I made you think of them.

[scrapgege]

Ah, well, I sure do think so myself. They're my husband.

[And he can agree this stranger is indeed, handsome, although in a slightly different way than San Lang. It's the braid that tripped him up.]

Since you are on here, I assume you've only just arrived?

[fushichou]

Oh! You're a lucky man, then. I hope his personality matches his face. That'd make it even better.

[Not that Kanesada really knows what he's talking about when it comes to relationships or romance or whatever. He does know a thing or two about being attractive, though.]

Ah, yeah. Showed up a few days ago, getting chased by that demon rabbit thing. Taksui explained what's going on, though I can't say that makes any of it any better.

un: smithery | video

[arsmechanica]

Ideally, we should only be entrusting swords to people who are definitely qualified to handle them in the first place.

[ Does he get the double entendre that's been going for several posts now? Well, yeah, he's a young man who drinks with the castle garrison.

Is he still choosing to go completely literal on the sword talk? Well, yeah, because it's a far more appealing topic to get into with a bunch of strangers on the old-timey internet. ]

[fushichou]

[Kanesada immediately takes a liking to this guy.]

Gods, I can't even imagine someone with no experience trying to wield a sword. That has to feel so bad and weird!

[For the wielder or the wielded?]

[arsmechanica]

[ Feels...? It's a weird way to put it, since surely someone with no experience can't tell the difference anyway, but this is the kind of mild weirdness that you learn to overlook pretty quickly when you're in a JRPG party, to be fair. ]

I mean, not that I have any control in what happens to weapons once people take them out of my forge, but...I'd like to know they're being used well, you know?

[fushichou]

[Woah, hold on. Kanesada perks up at this bit of information.]

You're a smith?

[THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS.]

un: none of your fucking business | video

[ensanguines]

Izumi... [ There's a brief hesitation, something like a grimace flitting across Hijikata's face. ]

You some kinda vegetarian or something?

[ You get all types in the Shinsengumi, but... ]

[fushichou]

[Even though this isn't his Hijikata, Kanesada still sits up a little straighter upon hearing that voice. The question comes out of left field, though.]

Eh? No. Why...?

[ensanguines]

Then why are we worried about the demon rabbit instead of having it for dinner? —at least, if it didn't look like that. Still, skin it and make it into slippers. Why are you just watching it eat people?

[ People Toshi could be eating. ]

[fushichou]

Any other rabbit, sure, I'd eat it or make it slippers. Not that...I know how to make slippers. But this thing probably has, like, a hundred diseases.

[Probably.]

And it's not like I stood by and watched it happen. I saw that dead man after he had already died and this thing was just slurping him up. Gross.