disingenuous | kashuu catchall

It's a place where you're made. Are you able to do your own repairs?

[ do sword spirits know how to use a smithy? ]

Mm... Maybe?

[Do they have an intrinsic knowledge of how smithing works and yet refuse to use it so they can get repaired by their saniwa instead?? A mystery...]

I haven't ever had to do it before, but at least I could if I needed to, now.

[ something something game mechanics..... ]

Let's hope you won't have to need to. But.... with the way things are going, I wanted to know.

[waves hands sweatily no one look behind the tkrb curtain,]

...Yeah, I get it. [He doesn't know if damage to his blade would reflect the way it usually does here, but also, he does not wish to find out. The vibes are Tired.] A break from the bad luck would be real nice right about now, for all of us.

[ She laughs softly. That's a mood. ]

Yes, but I don't think that'll happen any time soon. [ She's calm about it, though. ] We'll just have to make use of the new places that pop up as much as we can.

[He wishes he could be that calm, but the vibes are just sharp. He dislikes being at the mercy of Bad Luck!!]

I think people're pretty good at doing that, at least... Man, it feels like forever ago that we only had that gross mansion, huh?

Please don't remind me. We didn't have enough soap to get around...

[ She does a little shiver for dramatics. ]

I refuse.

I still wanna know who the hell stole the soap... It wasn't even good soap! That stuff was so nasty! Why the hell did someone wanna have all of it for just them? Gross.

[HE WANTS TO KNOW THIS SECRET just so he can roast whoever has bad taste.]

[ She's a little amused. ]

It was poor quality, but it still cleaned. Presumably.

[ How many people actually got to use it before it was stolen? ]

If they were going to take it all, they should've at least been smart with it.

[Kashuu sure didn't but that's because he genuinely was more ready to wash himself with just water than to DRY OUT his ROOTS with some nasty-ass 3-in-1.]

I hope they fried their hair with it. [Rude and spiteful.] But whatever! Our floor's better than everyone else's, at least, and I don't think any of us woulda been stupid enough to take something like that.

[Even their dead members RIP Chinatsu and Malik.]

[ She's even more amused. She, unfortunately, thinks this rude and spiteful remark is a little endearing. ]

I don't know. Malik could have taken it simply to take it.

[ Even if he wouldn't use it. ]

[This is why she's the best. Kashuu just huffs a little... RIP Malik in goatman hell, but when Roxana's out here speaking the truth, who is he to disagree!!]

...He does seem like he woulda done that. Just to be difficult.

He took all our makeup, and I'm sure he wouldn't have used half of it.

[ Are they ever going to get it back?

RIP Malik. ]

I didn't get why he took it out of him.

[The makeup will be returned, at least. God.]

The makeup? Pretty sure it was a task from his dream thing. He was hoarding snacks and stuff, too.

[ ... ]

I see. That makes more sense now.

[ Her feeling is exhaustion before it's even. ]

Kiyomitsu, you really do have your hand on the pulse of this place, don't you?

[He just sighs at that, glancing off to the side briefly. His vibes pretty much reflect hers, except it evens into something quietly somber and a little guilty. Sometimes a binch feels like their best efforts aren't enough.]

I think I just end up being in the right place at the right time, or something like that.

That's a skill in and of itself.

[ She reaches over to cup his cheek. ]

You do more than you think you are.

[ It's sincere. ]

[Oh... Roxana :pensive:... The vibes are grateful though, if not still a bit hesitant. He's not quite at the level where he feels he's failed, but it sure isn't a feeling of being successful, either.]

...Thanks, Roxana. I guess I just-- ...I mean, y'know.

[None of them feel like they're capable of doing a whole lot in this cursedass place.]

We're powerless and can only react more than anything else.

[ She knows. ]

But you don't have to be able to slice through something solid to be of help.

[This is a hard concept for a sword to grasp, but he's starting to be able to understand it, little by little. He nods.]

...I guess that's true, yeah. Thanks.

[ She said it that way precisely because he's a sword. ]

You are a sword first, but with this human body of yours, you are doing other things, aren't you?

[The vibe is still uncertain, but he raises his hand again, resting it over his chest like he often does when he's having Conflicting Moods And Thoughts About Having A Human Heart And Body. It's a lot for a little sword.]

Mm... I am. [HE'S SURE TRYING.] I don't ever wanna take being able to do other stuff for granted, y'know? I'm glad that I can do more than just cut things down.

[ Kashuu, your emotions.

Her vibe is reassurance. ]

You are doing wonderfully. You aren't taking advantage of what's been given to you.

[ you're doing amazing, sweetie. ]

[HIS EMOTIONS. But he's soothed by the reassurance, at least.]

--Well! I'll keep doing my best.

[The vibes are grateful in return BUT ENOUGH OF THIS he must run from his feelings once more, turning back out toward the workshop.]

Anyway! While we're both here, how 'bout I show you how to make something?

[ stop running from your feelings, kashuu. ]

I'd love to learn more from you.

[ She gestures, by all means. ]

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