[ WHERE ARE WE!! i am assigning us stream because why not. ichiban kind of just looks like he's contemplating dipping his toes in the water when iwa shows up. he greets iwa with a grin and a wave, with a stamp-like crest seemingly imprinted on the lapel of his jacket. ]
[ well! he's curious about that crest, but more important he wave back!! ]
Gahahahaha! It's always good, with the right outlook. [ he is curious about the pin but! not his business! ] Come to enjoy the water, Ichiban-dono? Not unlike the ryuugyo itself.
[ WE ARE ALL JUST HEAD EMPTY IGNORING OUR TRAUMA HELL YEAH!!! ]
Heh, I was thinkin' about it! But then I remembered I prefer my toes stay connected to my feet... didn't someone say something about there being more leeches in here?
He... didn't take it well, as you'd expect. But I think he was even more upset by the suggestion that you could have been the one attacking. He was insistent that you wouldn't, even knowing that we're subject to possession.
[ WELL... AFTER FIRE SHENANIGANS... ichiban will actively seek out iwa tuesday morning. when he locates the sword, he gets down on all fours and bows his head to the ground in shame. ]
[ he looks up at iwa once he replies, brows deeply knit in consternation. it's this genuine, almost in-your-face expressiveness that was missing from his features yesterday, what made everything feel so wrong in hindsight. ]
Just because I wasn't fully in control doesn't mean I don't still feel bad about it. I could've killed you, man.
[ LISTEN... IT COULD STILL HAPPEN... you don't know... either way, with the formalities out of the way, ichiban gets back up to stand at his full height, though he does still stoop a little thanks to the embarrassment. ]
You're tellin' me. It was so weird to just... not have any feelings. Like, at all. Happy, sad, surprised, confused—nothing.
[ he laughs, but without the usual boisterousness. ]
I wouldn't say insensitive, just... interesting. You've had emotions like that ever since you born, but I'm still getting used to it. Sometimes when it gets too overwhelming, I still wish I could go back to not having a heart. It was easier then, at least for me.
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WEEK 0, MONDAY
Yo, big guy. How's the weather up there?
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Gahahahaha! It's always good, with the right outlook. [ he is curious about the pin but! not his business! ] Come to enjoy the water, Ichiban-dono? Not unlike the ryuugyo itself.
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Heh, I was thinkin' about it! But then I remembered I prefer my toes stay connected to my feet... didn't someone say something about there being more leeches in here?
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[ do we even have salt in this village ]
It's a shame that don't have many other water sources here.
[ no beach... ]
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[ THEIR TASTELESS RATIONS... ]
I don't think providing enrichment for blood sacrifices is high on the cult leader priority list, y'know?
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[ or at least some soy sauce damb ]
We must be lucky that housing was so important, then! How is yours, Ichiban-dono? Are you comfortable?
week 2, saturday
[ knowing about lucas and that he'll be here soon... and about tomi ): ]
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I understand. I'm not sure that I would in your position, either. But I've been told that it helps to talk about it, sometimes.
[ just an offer to lend an ear, since there isn't much else they can do. ]
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You mentioned earlier, you were watching over Tomi. How's he been since... you know.
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He was right, y'know. I didn't lay a goddamn hand on Lucas until the very end.
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[ even thinking he must be possessed? ]
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Then... I hope the two of you can come to an understanding when he arrives. You deserve an explanation.
WEEK 3, TUESDAY
I am so fucking sorry about yesterday, Iwa-san.
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About the fire...? [ frowns. ] That wasn't your fault, Ichiban-dono.
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Just because I wasn't fully in control doesn't mean I don't still feel bad about it. I could've killed you, man.
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Even if I'd died, I wouldn't have blamed you for it. You didn't start the fire.
...I'm glad you're feeling like yourself again.
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You're tellin' me. It was so weird to just... not have any feelings. Like, at all. Happy, sad, surprised, confused—nothing.
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It would be for someone like you.
[ humans and their feelings... how do they do it ]
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I wouldn't say insensitive, just... interesting. You've had emotions like that ever since you born, but I'm still getting used to it. Sometimes when it gets too overwhelming, I still wish I could go back to not having a heart. It was easier then, at least for me.