TSURU (TSuwu)

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w0, friday

[third_alternative]

[ Rex just ambles into the courtyard and spots Tsuru checking up on all the local kids. He spends a few minutes just. watching. when there's a natural lull in kids for him to talk to, though, Rex approaches. ]

You made friends with the kids?

[cranelike]

(He tells them something that seems to have their attention and pats them on the head before sending them off! Once they're gone and Rex approaches, he replies,)

Are you surprised?

[third_alternative]

Considering they just spent a whole day pelting me with rocks earlier? Uh, yeah, kinda!

[cranelike]

(He laughs!!)

You should join them. It would be fun for everyone.

[third_alternative]

Join them in throwing rocks at myself? One, no idea how I'd even do that, and two, no thanks.

week 1, sunday (post-execution)

[cranelike]

(And there goes Rex after the execution. Tsurumaru lets the boy go. He's never been the type to chase anyone down or stop them from doing what htey want. On the contrary, he'd rather let them run off and do whatever it is that needs to be done. Sometimes you need to stick your hand in the fire or kick down a few walls before you're really ready to settle down and try something else.

So after what feels like long enough, Tsurumaru will go to check on Rex to see how he's doing after the trial. )

[third_alternative]

[ well. let's say by this point he's mostly worked off all the angry "i need to kick something immediately" energy and so by the time Tsurumaru finds him, he's just. sitting curled up on the ground, face hidden behind his arms and knees. Amparo is just. curled up beside him. ]

[cranelike]

(Kiku takes flight and flies a circle around Rex as Tsurumaru appraoches, signaling his arrival. She returns to Tsurumaru's shoulder and he reaches to scratch under her chin. When he speaks, he keeps his tone gentle and light,)

You look tired, Rex-kun.

[third_alternative]

I'm not tired. I'm mad.

week 2, day pending

[cranelike]

(LISA CHOOSE A DAY

Tsurumaru is in the garden. It seems like a pretty safe place to avoid running into glass shards but while picking through some of the flowers, his finger hits a stone that isn't a stone--

Firstly, there's music.

You're covered in bandages that have been quickly applied to you. Your body is sore and you're absolutely exhausted. You lie down on the tatami next to a Shinto priestess. Her face is covered by a veil and she carries a sword in her hands.

You shift your attention to look up at her as if she's speaking and let out a shaky laugh. You watch as she sets the sword down on the ground in front of her. The blade is dull, covered in dried blood, and obviously scratched. She takes out a cloth, wets it, and begins to wipe at the blood gently. As she polishes the blade, there's something not natural about how her tools seem to erase the scratches and repair any damage to the blade as if by magic.

Your hand reaches out to her, touching a corner of her robe gently. The scratches on your arm begin to fade. The dried blood turns to dust that blows away in a curious breeze. Even the threads of your robe begin to mend themselves, the dirt and blood fading to nothing, the cuts and tears becoming whole once more. As she takes care of your sword, you feel better, and you begin to fall asleep.)

[third_alternative]

[ LET'S GO REAL TIME TUESDAY, WHY NOT

Rex just kind of. stands there. having been caught in this memory. He blinks a few times, confused, before eventually... ]

Uhhh...what was that all about?

[cranelike]

The music? I don't know! But it was surprising.

[third_alternative]

The music? What was all that with the weird...magic sword stuff, and the healing?

[ although yeah, the music was weird too ]

Week 2, curfew

[cranelike]

(It's definitely cutting it very close to curfew when Tsurumaru grabs Rex and takes him over to the canals. It's also probably why they get caught out here during it, oops.)

Do you still want to get to the bottom of things?

[third_alternative]

[ in the background, the sweet dulcet tones of "Just the Two of Us" as performed by otamatones. i wish i could link you a cover but i could not find one.

anyway, Rex gives him a brief look of confusion at being tugged, but then nods. ]

What're you thinking?

[cranelike]

(This is probably the closest we can get.)

Your Daemon can go underwater for a long time. (An observation,) Have you tried searching the water?

[third_alternative]

[ blinks in surprise! ]

I...haven't. But you're right, she could.

[ He glances over at Amparo, in dog form, who nods back at him and runs for the canal, leaping at the edge and morphing into an octopus in midair before diving into the water. ]

Anything in particular she should keep an eye out for?

Week 5, after trial

[cranelike]

(After trial and all they can do is wait for execution now... Resident cryptid Tsurumaru Kuninaga will check in on Rex who was ??? emotions ???)

What did you think?

[third_alternative]

...I don't know. I'm not happy about it, but it's good that they found the truth this time at least.

[cranelike]

(He nods,)

I would have been surprised if you did. (Know how he felt that is. ) It wasn't a simple situation.

[third_alternative]

...yeah. But none of them ever are.

Week 6, Friday

[cranelike]

(Anyway whenever Rex is ready, Tsurumaru will be waiting,)

You told me a long time ago so there wasn't much to say.

(This is going to be short.)

[third_alternative]

...still. I wanna hear it.

[ it feels important. ]

[cranelike]

... You said you didn't remember anything from before a couple of years ago.

You couldn't remember playing games like the children in Cittagazze-- the first city we arrived in.

(So he's lost his memory at least once before.)

Since you arrived here, I'd wondered if it was connected but... you wouldn't have been able to answer.

[third_alternative]

So...this isn't some kind of freak accident because I died. It's--it'd happened before.

How much did I remember, before?