day four.

[foxhounds]

SHIP-TRAP day four 28 players remaining The sun rises, and with it comes the loud gong of a bell, which signals that you're able to return to the grounds of the mansion. In fact, it seems like that same unseen force is compelling you to, since the longer you stay in the jungle, the more you feel the unsettling feeling of being watched. When you arrive, Iván is waiting at the foot of the stairs to greet you. "Good morning. Breakfast is waiting in the dining room." You have until 6PM to explore the grounds of the mansion and talk amongst yourselves. In addition, you can see the paper votes from the previous night's trial laid out by the guestbook if you want to confirm what you saw yesterday. rulebook character statuses character profiles private conversations graveyard The trial will start on August 20th. Though a special post for discussion will go up for voting, you are encouraged to discuss who to vote for throughout the day.

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iT WAS AN ACCIDENT I DIDNT THINK ID ID ANYTHING WRONG

[yasusada]

[ Yamato is just worried over the loss of a comrade, he didn't mean to make such a scary disruption with everyone but he does follow next to Kashuu as they search for Ivan. There's a flinch that leaves from Yamato when his elbow is touches, looking at Kashuu and then looking off to the side. He must be a really disgusting person because of this! ]

Alright, then I'll clean my hands and my clothes.. We should get him as well, he's out there, Kiyomitsu.. Why.. couldn't we do anything? [ A pause, he should have grabbed his vessel most of all before his head.. ah, what a mistake. ] Yes, that sounds good. It sounds like a plan..

LOOK NOW EVERYONE KNOWS WE'RE CRAZY

[adornmental]

[Even with the flinch, he keeps his hand right where it is, because he doesn't really want Yamato to feel alone right now (for his own sake and the sake of everyone else here, honestly). TIME TO FIND IVAN.]

...We can talk about that later. Let's get you both cleaned up first.

[Because the last thing anyone needs is Yamato becoming even more upset, honestly.]

S'that fine? After you clean up and eat, we'll talk.

LISTEN WE'RE NOT WE'RE SWORDS WE DONT UNDERSTAND THIS HUMAN SIDE OF US!

[yasusada]

[ Ah, there's many reasons why Yamato finds himself so upset, he isn't at the point of crying but he could have done something? Anything? Horikawa didn't deserve this and he wonders if it's karma. The touch is reassurance as he tries his best to smile at the other. ]

Alright, first, we should take him to the cellar, do you think Ivan is around somewhere. Maybe you should ask her since I guess people seeing the head makes them sick.

[ He'll wait for Kashuu to speak with her, honestly. ]

UGH well i mean this is true but still

[adornmental]

Yeah, people probably don't wanna look at him.

[Because for some reason they aren't used to seeing decapitated heads being carried around by loving comrades?? Gosh. But no, he'll gently tug at Yamato's elbow and start to lead him off.

AND CHRISTY SAYS they'll be able to find Ivan, she'll scream, take the head, and make Yamato stay with her until trial. So Kashuu will stay with them both, too... Good work team.]

IM SORRY I JUST WANTED TO SHOW im sure everyone will understand

[yasusada]

[ HOLY SHIT ARE SITTING IN A ROOM AWAY FROM EVERYBODY ELSE, FUCK! ]

Mitsutada Shokudaikiri, he went to go get Horikawa Kunihiro's sword so that no one uses it as a weapon.. so we're fine there but for everything else..

[ A pause as he sits down somewhere, where are they, I hope we're somewhere with a chair. ]

I guess I made a poor scene for all of us.

UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE ALL JUST simple murder swords at heart

[adornmental]

[I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY ARE. WHEREVER IVAN IS, PRESUMABLY.]

Good, good. We'll take him back with us. [The... the vessel, that is, not Horikawa's mutilated human remains. And as far as the poor scene goes:]

S'fine. That was— really upsetting, yeah? [He wasn't even the one who found Horikawa's body okay, he can't imagine what it must have been like for Yamato.] Leaving him out in the jungle would've been hard, too. Just-- remember there're a lot of people here who aren't used to this stuff, yeah? [TO SAY THE LEAST.

He lapses into silence for a few seconds after that, and then:]

D'you think they'll let us bury his human body?

UGH MURDER SWORDS IM LAUGHING they'll understand that i didnt do anything HARMFUL

[yasusada]

[ Yes, they have to bring his vessel home to the Saniwa and maybe they'll know what to do. Most likely not bit if he's reforged, he won't remember anything right so that's the good thing unless they're out of material. ]

It's one thing, to see our masters die. [ Though, Kashuu wasn't there for Souji's death at all but.. neither was Yamato there for Kashuu's. ] To have a comrade die.. [ He doesn't want to say "again", but it seems like it always happens around them. ] I forgot how different we are from them, sometimes I wonder if I can see eye to eye with them but then I rememberー we can't be like them, even with these bodies. [ Placing a hand over his heart to feel that it beats, it's useless. His head does raise at Kashuu's question, a brow rises and he's curious too. ]

That sounds like a good idea!? Perhaps, after the trial if we're still alive? I'll come and see you tonight? I tried to see if Ivan would let me stay with her since I need to make sure she's staying hydrated but I have to give you my vessel to do that. I think we should find flowers for the grave.

YEAH JUST SOMETHING INSANELY UNSETTLING its fine its okay we're ok

[adornmental]

[He never had the misfortune of sticking around long enough to see Souji die, true enough, so that leaves him silent in his contemplation. Really, he's never experienced loss in the same way some of the other swords; he'd tried to explain that to Shijima, earlier.]

There're enough similarities for it to count, I think. [He hopes. He reaches out again, like he's going to grab hold of Yamato's haori sleeve, but he stops short and crosses his arms over his chest instead.]

Anyway, don't talk like that. We'll meet up when this stupid day is over and we'll like, put him properly to rest.

WE'RE GOOD EGGS!!! THEY SHOULD LOVE US!

[yasusada]

[ Yamato's not attentive as he once was, thinking of what he could do to protect everyone else.. if he could protect everyone? Sooner or later, he'd fuck up and get Kashuu and everyone else hurt too? He presses his hands onto his hakama, digging his nails into it as he waits it out. ]

Similarities? Do you think so?

[ He looks up the moment that Kashuu crosses his arms, wanting to know his thoughts on the matter. ]

Properly to rest? .. That sounds good. I hope it's not lonely where he is, I don't even know how to explain this to Izuminokami Kanesada when we make it back home.

PLEASE LOVE US even tho we parade decapitated heads around

[adornmental]

[He watches Yamato carefully, still silent, ready to reach out and grab hold of him if he looks like he'll start getting too agitated again. Once a day is more than enough for everyone...!]

Don't you? If it's about having a human heart or whatever, I don't think we're so different that it'd be totally impossible to understand.

[Except when it comes to the gorier things, apparently.]

Mm. He's probably just like, back wherever it is that we all go. [In between summonings, after breaking - he doesn't know where "that" is, himself, but he certainly hopes Horikawa isn't lonely either.] We'll tell him together.

UGH PLEASE GET PEOPLE TO LOVE US KASHUU UR GOOD AT THIS *gives you okitas head to carry*

[yasusada]

[ He's keeping his cool, he is! He's fine, he's just too busy blaming himself for so many things! As they sit within this room away from the world and everyone else, it gives him a lot of time to think. It's comfier since well, Ivan is there, minding her business and not judging but there's also the fact that Kashuu is here as well. ]

I'm sorry.. maybe that wasn't the best thing to say? But on some level, we are different from them. [ They hold some similarities but in the end, they're different. It's not a bad thing, in which, maybe they should be happy for what they are. ]

Hm? You don't have to come with me when he's told, it's my fault, right? I was the one who broke his vessel so if he couldn't protect himself ー it was my fault, right? So, I'll take that responsibility as well, and I'll tell him.

OH MY GOD STOP CARRYING AROUND HEADS

[adornmental]

[That's no bueno, though!! But if it gives Yamato time to think, that's... probably all right, he figures. It's better for him to be away from the crowd for now anyway, given everything that's happened since Horikawa was found.]

Well, duh. We'll always be swords first. [He doesn't see anything wrong with that either, honestly. You can't change what you are!! Giving Yamato a stern look at that, though...]

I'll come with you. It's not your fault, okay? I mean, like... you shouldn't have broken his vessel [OBVIOUSLY] but Horikawa could fight even without it, y'know? So don't blame yourself.

UGH STOP did you ever see that art of yamato carrying kashuus head man MAN GIVE ME THE HEADS!

[yasusada]

Of course. I'm proud to be a sword. I just hope, we aren't seen as monsters because of it. [ They save people, even though some of their uses were for some questionable things. In the end, they just want to protect everyone. The stern look is enough for Yamato to shake his head: ]

But none of it is your fault either so you have no reason to come with me, you know? I said I would protect him but I was no good, I'm not as capable as I thought. [ He doesn't! Kashuu has no reason but there's also something on his mind. ]

Do you think Ivan will allow both of us to stay the night with her? I don't want you out there, alone. I don't.

[ If Yamato's head isn't on the chopping block. Whoops! ]

I DID, BUT THERES ALSO LIKE 500 DIFFERENT PICS OF THAT

[adornmental]

Don't worry about that right now.

[Yamato has enough to worry about already! Their collective existence as swords and what that means for how they connect with regular humans is definitely a heavy and large topic - something that should be saved for another time.]

And I'm gonna come with you, okay? It's not even a matter of being capable or not. Everything's totally out of our hands here! [Which strikes him again, reminding him of his own helplessness, how helpless near everyone else is. He wonders briefly if Horikawa felt the same way before being killed, but quickly shakes the thought away.]

No way she would. [are they just talking about ivan like she's not right there] Don't worry about that right now either, all right? One thing at a time. We still gotta get through the trial tonight. With luck, one of the foxes'll have found the General now that they don't have Shijima to worry about.

OK WELL IM POINTING OUT A SPEICIFC ONE i also like when yamato chokes kashuu himself ugh goodbye hea

[yasusada]

[ Maybe he should cease, cutting his words short as he nods to the other that he won't bring it up anymore. For now, he leans back in his chair and closes his eyes. Maybe he needs a moment to get himself together. Blood stains are still evident on his clothes and he knows that saltwater will wash away so much. At times, he runs his fingers over the little bits that are evident on his clothing. Maybe this is what one will call closure but for now, he's just out of it. ]

Alright. If you change your mind, it's understandable. This is really all my fault. [ Saying sorry won't change anything but he's a very emotional sword! Kashuu knows this better than anyone on how gloomy he can be. ]

She's right there, maybe she'll hear me out. It'll be me, you and her staying together. That's not so bad if she'd let me right? [ A part of him wants to admit that he isn't going to make it tonight, he saw the fear in people's eyes when they looked at him but he can't say that to Kashuu. ] Do you think they found someone, anyone? What will we do if they don't have anything..?

UGH IM LAUGHING yamato is a danger to kashuus health

[adornmental]

[His attention is definitely more on Yamato than on Ivan, though he glances over in her direction once or twice. He also uncrosses his arms to reach out, holding the end of one of Yamato's haori sleeves to inspect the blood there.]

I'm not gonna change my mind, just like you're not gonna change yours. [It's not Yamato's fault at all!! But he does know how gloomy he can get, so this honestly isn't too surprising.]

If she did, which she won't. I mean, that'd totally defeat the purpose of the "game", yeah? [He glances up from the sleeve, brow furrowed, and looks toward Yamato instead.] So we'll just have to keep doing our best. Tonight, too, when we go to trial. If they haven't found anything, we'll just - figure something out, like we've done before.

UGH GIVES YOU FIRST AID!!!!! i dont want you to die bc of me : (

[yasusada]

[ With his sleeves grabbed, he stares at the other with a tilt of his head. He knows it must be the blood that has Kashuu's attention but he does try to pull them back but that seem to be helping. His attention on Ivan does stay from time to time within their conversation. ]

You know me too well! [ They do know each other too well, it's because they play hand in hand. There's no reason for him to change his mind and as much as he wants Kashuu to listen to him, it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. ]

But she said it was okay for me too so why can't it be with you? Just one night, maybe? ..I don't care if this is a game anymore, it'll be fine? [ Staring at the sleeve then back to Kashuu, he gives a wide grin. ] I wonder what we can do, hopefully there's some evidence. It would be tedious to go in blind all over again.

maybe start by not carrying severed heads around...!

[adornmental]

Duh! If I didn't know you that well by now, it'd be even weirder, wouldn't it? [Considering the whole mirror thing and all, it's only natural! Or so he figures. He can hardly believe in a time when Yamato had been an unknown to him, even though he remembers that it existed.]

Aaanyway, I'm pretty sure she just meant like, a nap during the day or something... But it'll be fine even if we're on our own. [The trend of continuing to ignore Ivan as she sits Right There...

As for the trial:] The best we can do is keep an ear out and contribute what we can, yeah? And if you don't wanna deal with all of that stuff, just leave it to me. [If he can help Yamato with this one small thing, maybe it'll make up in part for the fact that he's done absolutely nothing for anyone since his arrival.

But those are dark and gloomy thoughts, and that's the last thing Yamato needs right now. He drops his sleeve, leaning over so that his opposite hand can rest atop Yamato's head, patting gently.]

You just gotta keep doing your best for now, okay? Even if it's super tough, you gotta keep living. I know it's sad, but we can do our mourning later. We're still in the middle of a sortie right now, get it? [It's as accurate a comparison as he can come up with, anyway.]