but baren also won't waste his time with an answering text. he's going to go ahead and knock once before entering, just because there's no sounds of him picking the lock, and he's yawning as he gets in. he's tired. he's kinda bloody. he's bandaged up. and he's also super depressed because retrospec took his cat.]
[Not even Kashuu can believe it?! But it's fine, he'll understand the True Extent someday...
For now, he'll just wave from where he's flopped on the couch once Baren enters. He'd moseyed out of his cozy room for this, okay!! Where Yasusada is probably sleeping because they definitely had a Moment.]
C'mere.
[So he can give Baren his patented I'M CHECKING YOU FOR INJURIES look-over...]
There's definitely injuries because he didn't run into any healers, unfortunately. So he's instead just wrapped in bandages from pretty deep wounds. He probably won't be able to model for a bit, sadly. There's bruises, still healing burns, what have you.
That said, he'll huff and shove himself upright properly when he notices how battered Baren is. Kashuu himself is a cheating cheater who cheats, so his injuries have already mostly healed up, with the exception of whatever scrapes and scratches reflect the scuffs on his blade. He'll need to figure out how to properly maintain that, soon...]
Probably, but I was thinking of taking care of it back at my place.
[ . . . . if he's being honest and everything.
At least Baren looks relieved that Kashuu wasn't too badly damaged in the whole messiness - ]
Yamyamtaro has a cheating superhuman healing power. You got that too?
[ - even if he's also possibly digging for information at the exact same time... He doesn't know that Yamato is a sword yet for sure, hasn't even seen him hold a proper one even if he thinks he saw one in his kendo bag. But given that hint and the fact that Kashuu doesn't have obvious damage from an intense battle gives him certain ideas.
This will probably make it easier to ask later "Hey, wanna be my sword?" Round 2: Electric Boogaloo.]
You sure? I could take care of 'em here, if you want. We're pretty well-stocked with first aid stuff.
[Even before this mess, because Yasusada is an idiotic hothead who throws himself into danger on a whim...
As for the question, there's no real hesitation before he nods.]
Mm, kinda? Anything that hurts this- [Placing his hand on his chest. It's a distinctly non-human way of referring to his Actual Physical Body, but it's almost reflexive.] -goes away pretty soon. It's not the same for this, though. [Gesturing toward his blade.
After a second's pause, he adds:] He usually ends up with the same things I do.
[Baren hums thoughtfully.... well, he could try to explain this to Okuni or - ]
Actually, yeah. I can take care of it myself though.
[Patching himself up... some part of him is still stubborn, and doesn't quite accept Kashuu having to take care of him, despite being so willing to engage in the other way around. But at least he's not headed for the door again yet.]
Can't say I'm surprised though. Some people are probably just meant to be together.
[That red string of fate sort of thing... he's not a romantic but he believes in that, in some ways. It's why he doesn't really hesitate to mention - ]
I think I'll ask him if he's up to being my sword too.
[He'll pat the cushion next to him, indicating for Baren to take a seat, and then pushes himself up off the sofa so he can go get their first aid supplies from the cabinet. After all of the weeks of fighting and constantly being on the go, his movements are almost sluggish by comparison. It's all catching up to him, even though he knows he'll recover sooner than... a human, he supposes.
That also has him looking back toward Baren, though, with a conflicted sort of expression. There are a lot of weird things he's feeling?! Worry for Yasusada, for one. Worry for Baren too in a way because honestly he'd be more concerned about whether Baren can handle Yasusada than the other way around, somehow... There's also a strange-- twist of something. He's not sure what. It can't possibly be jealousy when he doesn't even fully commit to the (admittedly somewhat ludicrous) idea of "belonging" to any other person, like an object.
But something sits strangely.
Still--]
—Y'know, you sound just like him when you say stuff like that. He's always talking about how it's like, destiny or something, since we're always together.
[He says it RUDELY LIKE A PUNK but his soft expression gives away his fondness... It's that same fondness that drives him to add:]
He waits on the sofa and doesn't seem too surprised by Kashuu's conflicted expression, laughing faintly even as he waits for him to come back.
It's the fondness that he understands and - ]
You know I never make him mad on purpose - [IT HAS TO BE SAID, they naturally bite at each other like a cat and a dog. but also....] - but I'll be careful about this.
[And only because it's Kashuu - ]
Unless you really don't want me to.
[There's a thoughtful hum, thinking about how to explain his reasoning.]
It doesn't make sense to me to have anything to keep you guys apart - not that I would... I guess it's almost more semantics, but it'd be like breaking apart a set.
[A set, huh? That's... Well, that's what they are, really. It's what they've been long before they were freaky weird sword people - or he supposes back when they were freaky weird sword people the first time, maybe.
He seems to understand what Baren's saying, either way, since some of the conflict eases back out of his expression. He can be hard to read at times, but there are others like now where mapping out his train of thought is quite easy.]
—Mm, no. You can ask. [He doesn't know what Yasusada will say about it, but he's not going to stop Baren from asking. He should probably bring their arrangement up to Yasusada too, now that he thinks of it...]
You sure you can deal with him, though? He's reeeally hard to handle.
[That's mostly said in jest, and mostly a jab at Yasusada, who can apparently never catch a break even after they start dating.]
[No he's a meme and he needs to be dropped immediately.]
...I don't really know what he'll pick, so I can't say one way or another. But you're definitely right that he'd be mad if you didn't ask at all.
[Mad for weird Yasusada reasons, not even because he'd be jealous of not being picked as a sword first. Kiyomitsu understands some of those reasons, but not all of them. Yasusada is a heckin mystery, man.]
[.... that's an answer, right. even if it's not quite... agreeing that he's a delight. whenever he's back in arm's reach that's why baren just gives him another little headpat]
Samurai Jack ended up being Sword Jack... it doesn't flow quite as well, though.
[YEAH WHAT THE HECK he doesn't know whether to feel vaguely complimented or vaguely offended, honestly...]
Don't be rude. [SIGHS.] And no, that's not what I want at all... This entire thing is already way too anime, I don't wanna add anything else to it and make it worse.
[JUST IMMEDIATELY. He's a rude shit... He doesn't even bother to ask who Foxy is because Baren is Baren and he figures he'll get a nonanswer, but he Refuses to have a stupid squad nickname.]
And I don't wanna deal with anything interesting for at least a month... Like, I just want to nap. Somehow that still feels like I'm asking for too much, but that's all I want.
[can you believe kashuu is his own biggest obstacle in getting information from baren now that baren would actually give him answers for just about anything he asked for
still, he laughs - ]
Then let me patch myself up and go take a nap. I'll buy us tickets for a spa day later.
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[he's scared up, beat up, and definitely considering heading straight for bed????
but also
kashuu's still his sword so]
need anything?
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Does he need anything, though? Not really. He'd like to see Baren for himself just to make sure he actually is in one piece, but that's not a need.]
no i don't i just
wanted to make sure everyone got through that ok
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i'm gonna stop by on the way home, 'kay?
if you're texting i figure you're fine
but i think i left something there
[he... didn't. but y'know.]
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oh
okay i'm here so the door will be unlocked
you can just stop in
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no one can believe it....
but baren also won't waste his time with an answering text. he's going to go ahead and knock once before entering, just because there's no sounds of him picking the lock, and he's yawning as he gets in. he's tired. he's kinda bloody. he's bandaged up. and he's also super depressed because retrospec took his cat.]
Kiyo-chaaaaan.
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For now, he'll just wave from where he's flopped on the couch once Baren enters. He'd moseyed out of his cozy room for this, okay!! Where Yasusada is probably sleeping because they definitely had a Moment.]
C'mere.
[So he can give Baren his patented I'M CHECKING YOU FOR INJURIES look-over...]
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[But Baren does it anyway....
There's definitely injuries because he didn't run into any healers, unfortunately. So he's instead just wrapped in bandages from pretty deep wounds. He probably won't be able to model for a bit, sadly. There's bruises, still healing burns, what have you.
Anyway, more importantly:]
How is he?
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[Physically, anyway??
That said, he'll huff and shove himself upright properly when he notices how battered Baren is. Kashuu himself is a cheating cheater who cheats, so his injuries have already mostly healed up, with the exception of whatever scrapes and scratches reflect the scuffs on his blade. He'll need to figure out how to properly maintain that, soon...]
You need any help taking care of that?
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[ . . . . if he's being honest and everything.
At least Baren looks relieved that Kashuu wasn't too badly damaged in the whole messiness - ]
Yamyamtaro has a cheating superhuman healing power. You got that too?
[ - even if he's also possibly digging for information at the exact same time... He doesn't know that Yamato is a sword yet for sure, hasn't even seen him hold a proper one even if he thinks he saw one in his kendo bag. But given that hint and the fact that Kashuu doesn't have obvious damage from an intense battle gives him certain ideas.
This will probably make it easier to ask later "Hey, wanna be my sword?" Round 2: Electric Boogaloo.]
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You sure? I could take care of 'em here, if you want. We're pretty well-stocked with first aid stuff.
[Even before this mess, because Yasusada is an idiotic hothead who throws himself into danger on a whim...
As for the question, there's no real hesitation before he nods.]
Mm, kinda? Anything that hurts this- [Placing his hand on his chest. It's a distinctly non-human way of referring to his Actual Physical Body, but it's almost reflexive.] -goes away pretty soon. It's not the same for this, though. [Gesturing toward his blade.
After a second's pause, he adds:] He usually ends up with the same things I do.
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Actually, yeah. I can take care of it myself though.
[Patching himself up... some part of him is still stubborn, and doesn't quite accept Kashuu having to take care of him, despite being so willing to engage in the other way around. But at least he's not headed for the door again yet.]
Can't say I'm surprised though. Some people are probably just meant to be together.
[That red string of fate sort of thing... he's not a romantic but he believes in that, in some ways. It's why he doesn't really hesitate to mention - ]
I think I'll ask him if he's up to being my sword too.
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[He'll pat the cushion next to him, indicating for Baren to take a seat, and then pushes himself up off the sofa so he can go get their first aid supplies from the cabinet. After all of the weeks of fighting and constantly being on the go, his movements are almost sluggish by comparison. It's all catching up to him, even though he knows he'll recover sooner than... a human, he supposes.
That also has him looking back toward Baren, though, with a conflicted sort of expression. There are a lot of weird things he's feeling?! Worry for Yasusada, for one. Worry for Baren too in a way because honestly he'd be more concerned about whether Baren can handle Yasusada than the other way around, somehow... There's also a strange-- twist of something. He's not sure what. It can't possibly be jealousy when he doesn't even fully commit to the (admittedly somewhat ludicrous) idea of "belonging" to any other person, like an object.
But something sits strangely.
Still--]
—Y'know, you sound just like him when you say stuff like that. He's always talking about how it's like, destiny or something, since we're always together.
[He says it RUDELY LIKE A PUNK but his soft expression gives away his fondness... It's that same fondness that drives him to add:]
Ask what you want, but don't make him sad or mad.
[He's got a sword's loyalty, at heart.]
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He waits on the sofa and doesn't seem too surprised by Kashuu's conflicted expression, laughing faintly even as he waits for him to come back.
It's the fondness that he understands and - ]
You know I never make him mad on purpose - [IT HAS TO BE SAID, they naturally bite at each other like a cat and a dog. but also....] - but I'll be careful about this.
[And only because it's Kashuu - ]
Unless you really don't want me to.
[There's a thoughtful hum, thinking about how to explain his reasoning.]
It doesn't make sense to me to have anything to keep you guys apart - not that I would... I guess it's almost more semantics, but it'd be like breaking apart a set.
[Just speaking as a twin.]
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He seems to understand what Baren's saying, either way, since some of the conflict eases back out of his expression. He can be hard to read at times, but there are others like now where mapping out his train of thought is quite easy.]
—Mm, no. You can ask. [He doesn't know what Yasusada will say about it, but he's not going to stop Baren from asking. He should probably bring their arrangement up to Yasusada too, now that he thinks of it...]
You sure you can deal with him, though? He's reeeally hard to handle.
[That's mostly said in jest, and mostly a jab at Yasusada, who can apparently never catch a break even after they start dating.]
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More difficult than you? I dunno about that.
[JUST SAYING.]
Besides he'd probably be more pissed at me if I didn't ask at all, you know? [he shakes his head] S'fine. If it's what he wants, I don't mind.
If not, I don't mind that either.
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[No he's a meme and he needs to be dropped immediately.]
...I don't really know what he'll pick, so I can't say one way or another. But you're definitely right that he'd be mad if you didn't ask at all.
[Mad for weird Yasusada reasons, not even because he'd be jealous of not being picked as a sword first. Kiyomitsu understands some of those reasons, but not all of them. Yasusada is a heckin mystery, man.]
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[.... that's an answer, right. even if it's not quite... agreeing that he's a delight. whenever he's back in arm's reach that's why baren just gives him another little headpat]
Samurai Jack ended up being Sword Jack... it doesn't flow quite as well, though.
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[Oh, and a headpat once he sits back down to set out all the supplies... FINE, he supposes he can accept this.
Also just giving Baren a Look™.]
You'd better pick a nickname that's less stupid if I'm gonna get stuck being associated with him.
[Like. In a sword way. This is like picking an awful business name, okay.]
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[MAYBE DON'T SAY THAT SO CASUALLY.
Anyway - ]
What, you want some kind of superhero duo nickname?
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Don't be rude. [SIGHS.] And no, that's not what I want at all... This entire thing is already way too anime, I don't wanna add anything else to it and make it worse.
[What will people think, Baren??]
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I dunno, Foxy already decided that all the people that I trusted who stuck around in the city get to make up the Fantastic Five.
If it's an anime, can we at least make sure it's interesting?
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[JUST IMMEDIATELY. He's a rude shit... He doesn't even bother to ask who Foxy is because Baren is Baren and he figures he'll get a nonanswer, but he Refuses to have a stupid squad nickname.]
And I don't wanna deal with anything interesting for at least a month... Like, I just want to nap. Somehow that still feels like I'm asking for too much, but that's all I want.
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still, he laughs - ]
Then let me patch myself up and go take a nap. I'll buy us tickets for a spa day later.
[THEY'VE EARNED IT]
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You're the best.
[Bless Baren Barenson.
That said, since he figures Baren probably wants to tend to his wounds with some semblance of privacy, Kashuu pushes himself up from the couch again.]
Call me if you need anything, okay? I'll just be over here--
[Gesturing toward the kitchen!]
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[Though he's also pausing right before he opens the first aid kit because???]
That's... not your bedroom, Kiyo.
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