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week 1; wednesday ( shirasu )
[you know how belph was expecting this day to end?
NOT LIKE THIS.
in any case, belph will be waiting in their room for shirasu to return, his expression making his message clear: explain. because seriously, what the hell.]
NOT LIKE THIS.
in any case, belph will be waiting in their room for shirasu to return, his expression making his message clear: explain. because seriously, what the hell.]
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when shirasu comes back to their room, he looks tired, and the first thing he's doing is getting out of that bloody shirt.]
...it isn't my blood, don't worry. I had to carry him.
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What happened?
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[he sounds annoyed about it. screw you too, compulsions.]
I found myself somewhere else with that boy. Seems we were meant to help re-light the hearths.
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[as long as they can be victim to inexplicable compulsions. great.]
... So how did that result in Natsuo being a bloody mess?
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[he's a little slower to speak, there. it wasn't real and he knows it, but--
shirasu shakes his head.]
I tried to disrupt the illusion, or whatever it was, and he tried to choke me at the wrong time.
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And then you stabbed him or something like that, I'm guessing.
[from what belph knows of shirasu, that kind of seems like something he'd do in response to a threat?]
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[that reminds him though--
just. pulling out the bloodied kitchen knife and using a clean part of the bloody shirt to wipe it off. he'll wash it properly later.]
I wasn't aiming to injure him. ... wasn't thinking of much, at the time.
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Getting choked does that to people. ... Or at least I assume. Not like I have experience, and I'm in no hurry to find out.
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[sure, he'll go with it just being the choking and not the-- illusion? hallucination? it's easier that way.]
Have you had any other attempt on your life before then, if not that?
[not 100% sure he believes that 'or at least I assume', but he's not questioning it.]
From my understanding, anyone with enough import to be called an heir has a potentially dangerous role. But perhaps things are different for you.
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I prefer to keep my position on the down-low.
[though that's no longer an option for him, so who knows? assuming he even survives this, that may change in the future. for now, however, he can say that he's lived a relatively peaceful life, all things considered.]
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We're in agreement, there, but it seems this place has other ideas. I would have preferred not being known for the-- 'sneaky ninja thing', as you called it.
[so, you know.]
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On that note, I'm hoping Natsuo understood why you attacked him.
[they really don't need word to spread that shirasu goes around stabbing people??]
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[just to make sure.]
Were you keeping it quiet to keep yourself safe, then?
[or to avoid it, or something else? he remembers what else went with that title, on the tapestry.]
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It's not something I care for.
[to put it lightly. his tapestry wasn't exaggerating, yeah.]
Anything else I should know about? I plan on checking up on Natsuo tomorrow, anyway.
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[but at that prompt--]
There is, actually. We found something interesting down there. Natsuo has it with him, but he doesn't know what it might do.
[why is shirasu like this i am tired and it's week 1]
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What it might do...?
[rip teej]
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[which he'll pull out to show to belph. it says 'to you who severed your tie', with a little poem after:
"I can be whoever you want,
Despite all that this week has wrought.
Should from your partner you find yourself untied--
Gift me from their likeness and I shall stay by your side."]
We'd have been in a better position if I could get both, but this will have to do for now. He didn't read it before we left.
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... Sounds like whatever he has is meant to save someone if their partner dies.
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[sighs... he'd have liked to have that choice in their hands. he doesn't trust that natsuo won't just go around telling people about it if he finds out.]
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He seems like the type who would go along with it, if prompted, but it loses any benefit for us if he can save them on his own.
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... I'll see what I can do. It may have to stay with him, but as long as he stays in the dark we still have an advantage.
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Though I do hope you aren't using whatever it is as a future replacement for me!
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Letting you know about it means that you could do the same, after all.
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But honestly, I have no complaints about having you as my partner. [a beat.] Except for maybe when you show up covered in blood. Try not to do that again, thanks.
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[it's fine, they're fine...]
I'll try not to show up bloodied if you'll try to ask fewer suspicious questions in public.
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That was one time! I was testing a theory!
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[there was also the burn incident but like. details.]
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Fine. We're tied for now.
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We'll just have to see which of us breaks it first.
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Technically speaking, I think those one of those things is less sketch than the other.
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--'sketch'?
[as in art?? what?
hey why'd I play a past time period asshole.]
I assume you mean one is more concerning, but...
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[please update him on slang, god. though those weren't really slang tbf.]
It might not be a bad idea to learn.
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[someone stop this]
Yeah, "sketch"—or sketchy, if you prefer—means something's shady. Questionable, you know?
Anything else you're confused about?
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[he considers, for a moment.]
What sort of slang do you think would be useful to know?
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[i can't believe this is happening, jan says as she pulls up a slang dictionary.]
There's "lit", which means "cool"—not the temperature kind, that is—or, alternatively to get high. You know what high means, right?
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[things I'm not looking up right now: the etymology of 'getting high'. we're just going with it.]
I'm aware of what a high is, yes, though I never dealt with opium or anything like that myself.
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[what else...]
If you ever hear someone [who, half the game is ye olde] say that they "stan" someone, that means they'd defend them. Not in a physical manner, but more like... well, in our context, one example would be, "There's no way they could've committed murder!" Someone who says would be stanning the other person.
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[this is so cursed.]
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[there are so many regrets right now.]
And if you wanted to say that something or someone was being needlessly dramatic, you'd call them "extra".
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...I'm unsure if it's a compliment or an insult to him that he makes such a good example.
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