It’s a special time of year and the sword army is invited to come down from their citadels and celebrate. What? A summer festival, an offering to the gods, or perhaps a special ceremony of sorts. A normally quiet, rural village at the foot of the mountains will transform for the night with lanterns, fireworks, and music all around but first! Some preparations need to be done. Did you really think you would be invited down here without having to do some work? Prepare to dance, prepare to sing, prepare for a night of fun.
1. CEREMONY PRACTICE
At the citadel, a new chore has been added to the list: ceremonial practice! The swords selected to perform at the festival will have to practice their song and dance or else they'll risk embarrassment in front of the crowds. Or maybe this entire thing is embarrassing... either way, this is your duty! Saniwa's orders! Where and when is up to you but you better be ready.
2. SPECIAL CLOTHES
You can’t wear those same old clothes. They’re all torn and worn or just not appropriate at all for the type of festival you’re going to. The government has all of your measurements and has sent special robes for the spirits and saniwa to wear. It even comes complete with accessories! What’s taking you so long? We should have left twenty minutes ago. Do you need help? Or are you trying to perfect your appearances for your big debut?
3. PERFORMANCE
Everyone is dancing and everyone is singing. Are you one of the performers? Or are they dancing to you? What kind of songs are you hearing? What dances are you watching? Did you see the ceremonial sword dance? Or maybe you were invited to dance in a special performance with your saniwa! When the performance is over, make sure to congratulate the performers on a job well done… or tease your friend.
4. OFFERINGS AND PRAYER
After the festive ceremonies, there are more serious things to do. There is a sacred fire and you can take a moment to pray to the gods. Remember, we are fighting a war and it’s important to remember those that have fallen. The swords that were broken and damaged beyond repair are gathered up and taken to a sacred fire so that their spirits can be purified and reborn. Later, all of those offerings you have been saving are offered up to the gods for their blessings. It's also a chance to hopefully pray for a turn in luck. Maybe you'll pray for an old friend to return to the citadel. It's been a long time since you saw them, right? They'll come home eventually.
5. FESTIVITIES
The ceremonies are finally over! Wow, that sure took up a lot of time, huh? There are still a couple of more hours left in the night so enjoy the festivities. Try the food, play the shooting games, win a couple of prizes. How many goldfish can you catch? Or maybe the important question is: How are you going to take care of this goldfish? At the end of the night, you can catch the fireworks before the night ends.
6. SURPRISE ATTACK
With so many saniwa and sword spirits gathered in one place, it's the perfect time for the enemy to make a major blow against the Time Government. In what should have been the fireworks finale, there's a loud explosion and lightning strikes. The Time Retrograde Army strikes without warning. It's nothing the Touken Danshi haven't taken care of before but this time, they'll have to protect their saniwa too.
7. WILDCARD
Pick your own adventure. Maybe you have to help make offerings or tonight is a special night for a special summoning.
What if the saniwa had to perform other duties besides just summoning swords to fight? What if they had to take part in special ceremonies? What if they had to invite their swords to perform with them? Feel free to get as creative as you want with this prompt as far as things like: Why are they celebrating? How often do they get to leave the citadel? Etc
( It isn't her first time at an event like this but that doesn't make it any less exciting. When you're a saniwa raised by the government, your world is pretty limited to only your citadel and the occasional trip outside of it like this.
She enjoys watching the performances. It's always impressive to see the swords chosen do their unique dances. Likewise, being one of the saniwa raised by the government, there's a certain expectation for her to perform as well. After all, this might be an event to celebrate the accomplishments of the saniwa but they wouldn't be here at all if not for their swords. With her own performance coming up, she wears a veil over her face which gives away which dance she's going to do. It's the same one she's had to do every time so far but she doesn't mind. If she can do this for others, its a small price to pay for their support.
But there's still some time before her performance if you want to grab her )
5. Festivities
( This is what she's really here for!!! As mature as she acts, she's still a child and one that doesn't get out very often at that so when she's at a festival, you better believe she's going to enjoy as much of it as she can.
There are games to play, foods to try, and they have to do as much as they can before the fireworks at the end.
There's a water balloon game nearby that's caught her attention and she's crouched next to the water's edge, a paper hook in hand and very carefully trying to lift one above the surface. It's close. She's so close and then-- )
Ah!
( It falls right back into the water. Well, there go her three tries and she doesn't have a single balloon left to show for it. The vendor holds up three fingers to show she can try again for another three hundred yen and she starts to reach into the sleeve of her kimono, trying to shake out any loose change she can find... )
7. Fireworks (before a Surprise Attack)
( She'd rushed her swords and friends to get a good place to watch the fireworks so now they've arrived a little early and there isn't much going on. The fireworks haven't even started yet and people are only just now arriving with their own groups to get a spot. There's music playing in the background and the night sky looks particularly dark tonight. Well, it was supposed to be cloudy so that's expected. It's too early to really to know that anything might go wrong so for now, everyone is still relaxed. )
The clouds are so heavy tonight. Do you think it'll rain?
[Tarou has been hovering protectively behind Hana for most of the evening. Because this is a ceremony, he is in full regalia and carrying his sword, so he's rather impressive and probably more than a few people decided not go and try to impress the new baby Saniwa because of her entourage.
He looks up at the sky, which is indeed quite dark.]
A summer shower could happen, Aruji. But it's alright, we have umbrellas if needed.
( A saniwa would have to feel pretty big and bold to approach any saniwa with Taroutachi nearby. Or at least, they would have to be very comfortable around the saniwa. Maybe that's why the only people who have really approached her tonight have been her friends and certain higher officials. She hadn't planned for things to go this way but she won't complain.
She looks at the sky again and nods. Yes, a summer shower could happen. Those are always sudden, coming without much warning. )
Hopefully it won't come before the show. ( What's a festival without fireworks? And she looks at Tarou, ) Will you be alright if it rains?
( From the rain. It's not fun walking around in wet clothes, after all.
There's a flash of lightning and she looks up, disappointed when it isn't the fireworks starting. There aren't many flashesbut there are enough and they're bright and light up the sky. Some others also notice and there's a curious murmur across the crowds. Hana and Taroutachi also probably catch on to what seems even more off about this, )
... There's so much lightning but there isn't any thunder.
( And there's definitely an energy building up in the air. It's an energy that seems to confuse many of the saniwa who aren't quite familiar with what they're sensing but it's enough to put almost all of the swords around on edge. It isn't a good energy. It doesn't make sense for them to appear here but it feels too much like the enemy army. But really, before anyone else can think about it anymore, there's a bright flash of lightning and loud crash of thunder that touches down in front of the crowd, striking the ground.
It catches many by surprise, including Hana who lets out a small scream and grabs Taroutachi's robes. That was so close!
But the strike is the least of their concerns because in front of the crowds, an enemy uchigatana stands, haralding what is about to come. )
( Suddenly finding herself behind him, she looks out from around him to see what it is that now has everyone around them on edge. There are swords stepping in front of their saniwa protectively and saniwa beginning to order their swords into formation or to get help.
It's her first time seeing the enemy up close like this and the energy in the air makes her feel cold, )
Taroutachi-san... is that...?
( The enemy? The next questions on her mind are spoken by Taroutachi. Where is the barrier? Why did it break? How is this happening?
Lightning strikes again and again, more enemies appearing and they launch their surprise attack at last. From the air, enemy arrows begin to fall. Hana yells out a warning, )
[One good thing about oodachis? They are solid. They might not be able to dodge arrows, but most of the time, they don't even need to.
Some of the arrows graze Taroutachi's armor pieces, but most of them just rebound on him and fall to the side. And so he's ready to swing his huge blade in a wide arc that immediately just mows through the closest lines of advancing enemies.]
( She feels like she's in the way but part of that largely has to do with her suddenly finding herself in the middle of a battle. In her mind, she knows if Taroutachi is really going to fight unrestrained, she needs to retreat somewhere safely so he won't have to worry about her but for now, the safest place is behind him. )
How did this happen? ( She looks up at the sky, expecting to see the barrier but all she sees is... the sky and a broken outline. ) The barrier broke? But how?!
( If the barrier here is anything like the one that protects her own citadel, in theory.... )
[Before she try and dash off, there's a strong arm around her holding her in place.]
Aruji, you can't. They're everywhere.
[And indeed, they do appear to be surrounded, although given the number of saniwa and swords around, most of them are already starting to be eliminated or pushed back. That still doesn't make it safe for Hana to just go off on her own, though.]
( She thinks someone else is stepping in to get their own turn and she steps aside, immediately bumping into-- )
Ookurikara-san?!
( And she looks at the vendor now taking the money and back at him. She's surprised by the gesture but before she can really say anything else, the vendor is handing her the paper hook to try again. She's a little flustered and she bows her head quickly in thanks and kneels down trying to find a balloon to grab. She can't waste Ookurikara's money so she wants to do her very best this time.
There aren't any strings floating to the top though that would make this easy so she just has to take a chance. Reaching for one, she tries to pull at the string but her hook bumps against another balloon and she jumps, pulling the hook out quickly without grabbing anything. )
Ah!
( She's a little too careful at this-- too slow to really get anything. She needs to just go for it all together without worrying and maybe she'll get something. What if she can't get anything and she just wastes Ookurikara's money!! )
[He watches her play the game, carefully and seeing how she do. It's not a game he play before, but he thinks he get it. It seems like it require some careful amount of control and force...
He blinks and looks at her.]
You can keep playing.
[Ookurikara's not here to okay, unless the other Date swords drag him into a game.]
( By being too forceful. But she's also weakening the paper by going too slow. She frowns though and tries again, this time, reaching into the water with the hook one more time. She tries to be a little faster but all she does is... miss the string all together. I looked like a ring but it was just a bit of string that was curled. It slides down in the water.
Of course, that doesn't stop her from trying again and this time... she manages to get one of the water balloons out of the water. The vendor catches it for her, putting it on a tray so she can try again but first-- )
Look! ( She claps her hands and looks up at Ookurikara. ) I did it!
( She's been trying for so long and this is her first one!!! )
( She's usually an observant person, one able to catch even the little changes in her swords but right now, she's to excited over finally winning a balloon that she doesn't notice Ookurikara's smile. Even if she did, she wouldn't say anything though. She knows how Ookurikara can be and she wouldn't want to embarrass him or put him on the spot. )
No... I was just lucky this time.
( She still has her hook though so she can maybe try again but instead, she holds it out to Ookurikara. )
You try. Be careful, it's a lot harder than it looks, Ookurikara-san.
[ With all the people and swords jostling about, the mood is cheerful despite the dark skies. Everyone is looking forward to the fireworks, they're just all hoping the weather won't be so cloudy they're invisible. The good news is, despite the clouds, they'll surely get fireworks...of some kind.
The prelude to the attack is quiet -- a few weak swords and their inexperienced saniwa get picked off at the back of the crowd, while all attention is on the skies instead of on the people on the ground. Their attack abilities might not have been significant, but it's important to thin out the enemy; even a novice knows that. The hand that grips Hana's wrist is anything but weak. It's firm and insistent. Unyielding. And the voice that speaks has a strange cadence to it, confident, but with an odd lilt. ]
Don't worry. It won't rain. Not like you think it will.
[ No...this sword isn't one of hers. And yet to Hana, he'll likely feel like an unsettling combination of familiar and unfamiliar, all at once. ]
( There's a hand on her wrist and she looks to see who it is. At first, she thinks it must be one of her swords reaching for her attention but when she sees that it isn't, she jumps and tries to pull her hand back. She's always been on the more naive side thanks to being raised a very sheltered life but even she knows to be careful around strangers. )
I--
( "Don't know you." She begins to say but that doesn't quite feel right. There's definitely a strange feeling here and she frowns, )
[ That's his name. That's his name and there's a little thrill about being able to give it to someone. Every time someone hears and remembers his name, his "self" and his "history" get a little stronger.
But that's not the point.
There's a muffled sound far behind them that could easily be mistaken for someone in the distance trying not to shout in excited anticipation. That isn't what it is at all. Another weak sword -- a tantou -- and the master they came to protect have fallen. The quiet stage of the attack is at an end. In a moment more, chaos will break out. ]
Come with me. Quickly. Away from here.
[ His eyes flick toward that sound briefly and then back to Hana again. He gives her a tug in the opposite direction. Away from whatever's happening at the rear of the crowd. His grip is still as unyielding as before but...he's no threat her to her. At least not right now. If he was, surely the swords she's come with would have come after him by now. ]
( The name sounds unfamiliar to her, not registering at all but now that she knows it, she certainly won't forget. But that isn't important. What is important is why he's grabbed onto her and where he seems to be leading her. Behind them, she looks back at the shout. What was that? It's hard to tell what exactly it was and just then, the first firework lights-- a final test before the show begins. )
But the fireworks-- ( She's still resistant, trying to pull arm back or at least, get him to stop taking her where ever he is. She doesn't like the idea of going somewhere without her swords knowing. Still, she's too weak to really get away and too polite to really try or call for help. Even if it's reluctantly, she follows him. ) Where are we going?
Do I know you?
Just wait a moment, please. Let me get Mutsunokami-san or Mikazuki-san first...
[ The first firework bangs and-- wait, isn't that bang a little too close? ]
There's no time. If you say here, you'll die.
[ There's a distinct cry from the back of the crowd this time, followed by the telltale spark of light that comes from a sword breaking. Far in front, oblivious to what's happening, the fireworks start. ]
Let your swords fight. They're strong, they'll be fine. Come with me.
( The boom doesn't sound right but there's so much to take in right now. She isn't really paying attention to that when she's being led away by such a strange spirit. The scream catches her attention though and for the first time in their whole encounter, she plants her feet into the ground, digging her heels back and now really trying to get away. )
[ He doesn't try to sugarcoat it. He wouldn't know how to anyway. Only a few of the swords that made up Hototogisu in the beginning were the type to be elegant with their words and he didn't retain that trait when he became whole. Still, he looks her in the eye when he answers her, intense and honest. ]
A portal, directly into your headquarters. The revisionists. They plan to kill as many of you as they can.
[ He isn't forcing Hana to continue along with him, which is a little odd, because she's tiny and he's partly Mikazuki, so he could. He could just pick her up and cart her off. But it seemed...disrespectful. ]
If you go back, you'll die. If you stay, you'll die.
[ Which seems to imply he's trying to remove her from the situation for her safety's sake, doesn't it? ]
She feels cold as soon as she hears it and her first instinct is to turn back around because her swords need her. At least, that's what she likes to think. In the event of an actual attack, she'd only get in the way. But if they can't find her, they'd surely be distracted, wouldn't they? She needs to tell them where she is. Even if they can sense that she's fine beacuse her magic is the thing that keeps them here... they'll surely want to see her for themselves.
She still doesn't relent easily, standing her ground and watching Hototogisu carefully. What is this strange feeling? Like she should know him and that... maybe it's okay to trust him? )
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saniwa ❀ ( mori hana )
She enjoys watching the performances. It's always impressive to see the swords chosen do their unique dances. Likewise, being one of the saniwa raised by the government, there's a certain expectation for her to perform as well. After all, this might be an event to celebrate the accomplishments of the saniwa but they wouldn't be here at all if not for their swords. With her own performance coming up, she wears a veil over her face which gives away which dance she's going to do. It's the same one she's had to do every time so far but she doesn't mind. If she can do this for others, its a small price to pay for their support.
But there's still some time before her performance if you want to grab her )
5. Festivities
There are games to play, foods to try, and they have to do as much as they can before the fireworks at the end.
There's a water balloon game nearby that's caught her attention and she's crouched next to the water's edge, a paper hook in hand and very carefully trying to lift one above the surface. It's close. She's so close and then-- )
Ah!
( It falls right back into the water. Well, there go her three tries and she doesn't have a single balloon left to show for it. The vendor holds up three fingers to show she can try again for another three hundred yen and she starts to reach into the sleeve of her kimono, trying to shake out any loose change she can find... )
7. Fireworks (before a Surprise Attack)
The clouds are so heavy tonight. Do you think it'll rain?
( It's summer so you never really know. )
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He looks up at the sky, which is indeed quite dark.]
A summer shower could happen, Aruji. But it's alright, we have umbrellas if needed.
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She looks at the sky again and nods. Yes, a summer shower could happen. Those are always sudden, coming without much warning. )
Hopefully it won't come before the show. ( What's a festival without fireworks? And she looks at Tarou, ) Will you be alright if it rains?
( Will the umbrella be able to cover him? )
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I can carry the umbrella for the others, Aruji.
[Best solution since he is so tall, after all.
... But, still those bolts of lightning are suspicious.]
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( From the rain. It's not fun walking around in wet clothes, after all.
There's a flash of lightning and she looks up, disappointed when it isn't the fireworks starting. There aren't many flashesbut there are enough and they're bright and light up the sky. Some others also notice and there's a curious murmur across the crowds. Hana and Taroutachi also probably catch on to what seems even more off about this, )
... There's so much lightning but there isn't any thunder.
( And there's definitely an energy building up in the air. It's an energy that seems to confuse many of the saniwa who aren't quite familiar with what they're sensing but it's enough to put almost all of the swords around on edge. It isn't a good energy. It doesn't make sense for them to appear here but it feels too much like the enemy army. But really, before anyone else can think about it anymore, there's a bright flash of lightning and loud crash of thunder that touches down in front of the crowd, striking the ground.
It catches many by surprise, including Hana who lets out a small scream and grabs Taroutachi's robes. That was so close!
But the strike is the least of their concerns because in front of the crowds, an enemy uchigatana stands, haralding what is about to come. )
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[Immediately, he takes a step to shield her behind himself - he's big enough to, after all. And he unsheathes his sword.
They're everywhere. How did they even get here?]
Where is the barrier? Why did it break?
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It's her first time seeing the enemy up close like this and the energy in the air makes her feel cold, )
Taroutachi-san... is that...?
( The enemy? The next questions on her mind are spoken by Taroutachi. Where is the barrier? Why did it break? How is this happening?
Lightning strikes again and again, more enemies appearing and they launch their surprise attack at last. From the air, enemy arrows begin to fall. Hana yells out a warning, )
Arrows!
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Some of the arrows graze Taroutachi's armor pieces, but most of them just rebound on him and fall to the side. And so he's ready to swing his huge blade in a wide arc that immediately just mows through the closest lines of advancing enemies.]
I won't let you get any closer!
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How did this happen? ( She looks up at the sky, expecting to see the barrier but all she sees is... the sky and a broken outline. ) The barrier broke? But how?!
( If the barrier here is anything like the one that protects her own citadel, in theory.... )
I have to help repair it.
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Aruji, you can't. They're everywhere.
[And indeed, they do appear to be surrounded, although given the number of saniwa and swords around, most of them are already starting to be eliminated or pushed back. That still doesn't make it safe for Hana to just go off on her own, though.]
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[Before Hana can get any loose change out, Ookurikara's already giving the vendor the money for another round. Wait, where did he come from?
Standing next to her, he looks at Hana.]
I can pay for this one.
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Ookurikara-san?!
( And she looks at the vendor now taking the money and back at him. She's surprised by the gesture but before she can really say anything else, the vendor is handing her the paper hook to try again. She's a little flustered and she bows her head quickly in thanks and kneels down trying to find a balloon to grab. She can't waste Ookurikara's money so she wants to do her very best this time.
There aren't any strings floating to the top though that would make this easy so she just has to take a chance. Reaching for one, she tries to pull at the string but her hook bumps against another balloon and she jumps, pulling the hook out quickly without grabbing anything. )
Ah!
( She's a little too careful at this-- too slow to really get anything. She needs to just go for it all together without worrying and maybe she'll get something. What if she can't get anything and she just wastes Ookurikara's money!! )
Uhm... do you want to try, Ookurikara-san?
( He did pay, after all. )
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He blinks and looks at her.]
You can keep playing.
[Ookurikara's not here to okay, unless the other Date swords drag him into a game.]
... You're probably too careful.
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I don't want to break the hook...
( By being too forceful. But she's also weakening the paper by going too slow. She frowns though and tries again, this time, reaching into the water with the hook one more time. She tries to be a little faster but all she does is... miss the string all together. I looked like a ring but it was just a bit of string that was curled. It slides down in the water.
Of course, that doesn't stop her from trying again and this time... she manages to get one of the water balloons out of the water. The vendor catches it for her, putting it on a tray so she can try again but first-- )
Look! ( She claps her hands and looks up at Ookurikara. ) I did it!
( She's been trying for so long and this is her first one!!! )
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[Ookurikara said, but he watches over her silently. He makes no move to help her, just yet. Since she haven't ask for his help, anyway.
But finally, she got it! There's a hint of a smile on his face, before he nods at her.]
You did it. Did you figure out how you did it?
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No... I was just lucky this time.
( She still has her hook though so she can maybe try again but instead, she holds it out to Ookurikara. )
You try. Be careful, it's a lot harder than it looks, Ookurikara-san.
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With a nod, he bends down.]
Fine. Just this once.
[Recalling how she did it, he try to replicate it. And... fails miserably.
You know what, maybe another turn will do. That failure somehow stings?!]
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The prelude to the attack is quiet -- a few weak swords and their inexperienced saniwa get picked off at the back of the crowd, while all attention is on the skies instead of on the people on the ground. Their attack abilities might not have been significant, but it's important to thin out the enemy; even a novice knows that. The hand that grips Hana's wrist is anything but weak. It's firm and insistent. Unyielding. And the voice that speaks has a strange cadence to it, confident, but with an odd lilt. ]
Don't worry. It won't rain. Not like you think it will.
[ No...this sword isn't one of hers. And yet to Hana, he'll likely feel like an unsettling combination of familiar and unfamiliar, all at once. ]
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I--
( "Don't know you." She begins to say but that doesn't quite feel right. There's definitely a strange feeling here and she frowns, )
Who are you?
( And what does he mean? )
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[ That's his name. That's his name and there's a little thrill about being able to give it to someone. Every time someone hears and remembers his name, his "self" and his "history" get a little stronger.
But that's not the point.
There's a muffled sound far behind them that could easily be mistaken for someone in the distance trying not to shout in excited anticipation. That isn't what it is at all. Another weak sword -- a tantou -- and the master they came to protect have fallen. The quiet stage of the attack is at an end. In a moment more, chaos will break out. ]
Come with me. Quickly. Away from here.
[ His eyes flick toward that sound briefly and then back to Hana again. He gives her a tug in the opposite direction. Away from whatever's happening at the rear of the crowd. His grip is still as unyielding as before but...he's no threat her to her. At least not right now. If he was, surely the swords she's come with would have come after him by now. ]
Come.
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( The name sounds unfamiliar to her, not registering at all but now that she knows it, she certainly won't forget. But that isn't important. What is important is why he's grabbed onto her and where he seems to be leading her. Behind them, she looks back at the shout. What was that? It's hard to tell what exactly it was and just then, the first firework lights-- a final test before the show begins. )
But the fireworks-- ( She's still resistant, trying to pull arm back or at least, get him to stop taking her where ever he is. She doesn't like the idea of going somewhere without her swords knowing. Still, she's too weak to really get away and too polite to really try or call for help. Even if it's reluctantly, she follows him. ) Where are we going?
Do I know you?
Just wait a moment, please. Let me get Mutsunokami-san or Mikazuki-san first...
( Or anyone of her other swords. )
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There's no time. If you say here, you'll die.
[ There's a distinct cry from the back of the crowd this time, followed by the telltale spark of light that comes from a sword breaking. Far in front, oblivious to what's happening, the fireworks start. ]
Let your swords fight. They're strong, they'll be fine. Come with me.
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( The boom doesn't sound right but there's so much to take in right now. She isn't really paying attention to that when she's being led away by such a strange spirit. The scream catches her attention though and for the first time in their whole encounter, she plants her feet into the ground, digging her heels back and now really trying to get away. )
What's happening?!
( She wants to know right now. )
I want to go back right now.
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[ He doesn't try to sugarcoat it. He wouldn't know how to anyway. Only a few of the swords that made up Hototogisu in the beginning were the type to be elegant with their words and he didn't retain that trait when he became whole. Still, he looks her in the eye when he answers her, intense and honest. ]
A portal, directly into your headquarters. The revisionists. They plan to kill as many of you as they can.
[ He isn't forcing Hana to continue along with him, which is a little odd, because she's tiny and he's partly Mikazuki, so he could. He could just pick her up and cart her off. But it seemed...disrespectful. ]
If you go back, you'll die. If you stay, you'll die.
[ Which seems to imply he's trying to remove her from the situation for her safety's sake, doesn't it? ]
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She feels cold as soon as she hears it and her first instinct is to turn back around because her swords need her. At least, that's what she likes to think. In the event of an actual attack, she'd only get in the way. But if they can't find her, they'd surely be distracted, wouldn't they? She needs to tell them where she is. Even if they can sense that she's fine beacuse her magic is the thing that keeps them here... they'll surely want to see her for themselves.
She still doesn't relent easily, standing her ground and watching Hototogisu carefully. What is this strange feeling? Like she should know him and that... maybe it's okay to trust him? )
... Can I trust you?
( Will he really keep her safe? )
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