TSURU (TSuwu)

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[third_alternative]

What am I supposed to say?

[ scoffs and leans his head against his arms, looking somehow like he's both limp and giving up, but also incredibly tense and wired. ]

S'not like it's gonna change any of what just happened.

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You--oh, it's on, hombre!!

[ he gives chase, but it quickly becomes clear that Tsurumaru is not Playing Around and is giving it his all. Rex is no slouch himself, but he's not nearly as quick or precise. He can keep up with avoiding obstacles, but the sharp turns send him nearly tumbling over. ]

Amparo!!

[ If it's gonna be that way, then Rex is gonna play every card he's got! Amparo shifts into hawk form and starts going after Tsurumaru too. Hunter that she is, and airborne, she's got a way better chance of catching him. ]

[cranelike]

(Calmly,)

What's done is done. Even going back can't change it.

But what will you do now? It's far from over.

[cranelike]

(Oooh, he's getting serious and Kiku lets out something like a distressed (excited?) call as she flies faster and lower to avoid being caught too. She is but a small, simple magpie okay?)

Ah, isn't that cheating?

(Tsurumaru laughs and decides to run down a more narrow street-- a side one with only one direction to go in. There are trashcans and boxes scattered about but it's nothing he can't handle. He steps and leaps with surprising grace.

... Yeah, Amparo is going to have a much better advantage here.)

[third_alternative]

What else is there to do? I'm gonna get to the bottom of it.

[ bold words for someone who has no idea how to do that tho ]

[third_alternative]

She's a part of me, isn't she? That means her tag counts just as much as mine!

[ and while Tsurumaru can jump and leap over obstacles as gracefully as possible, that's never going to beat the advantage of a direct aerial approach. As Amparo gets in close, she SWOOPS and dives for him ]

[cranelike]

(And every time she swoops he feels uncomfortable which is honestly worse than the swooping itself.)

Oi! Careful!

(And even Kiku is beginning to get agitated, chirping loudly in what might be considered a warning.)

[cranelike]

...

(He's quiet, observing Rex for a moment and giving a light, unreadable sort of smile,)

It's important to not lose spirit.

And what is your plan?

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]

[ laughs as the hawk pursuit continues. this is basically a done deal now, rex is sure. ] Hey, come on now, don't be a sore loser!

[third_alternative]

[ grits his teeth because, well, that's the crux of the problem, isn't it. ]

I don't know. Ask around, smash stuff, see what happens, go from there.

[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]

(Calmly,)

Work with others. Speak to everyone you can. You aren't alone.

[cranelike]

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

[third_alternative]

What, like you know so much more about what's going on?

[ WHO DIED AND MADE YOU THE ARBITER OF DIRECTIONS ]

[third_alternative]

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

[ although yeah, the music was weird too ]

[cranelike]

(Just!! Smiles!! That same smile he can often be found with-- light, carefree, casual, easy, and natural... but it doesn't reach the eyes, like there's some distance there.)

Do you like history?

(RANDOM QUESTION??)

[third_alternative]

What? Like, as a subject in school?

...not really.

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?

[cranelike]

Glass. Like the memory shards but different. These shards will reflect the city's memories instead.

(They will not find anything in the dark but they don't know that so it's worth a try for now.)

Kiku can help. She knows what we're looking for.

(And she follows after Amparo, shifting into her otter form and splashing into the water.

But hey, it also sounds like Tsuru knows what theyre looking for, doesn't it?)

[third_alternative]

[ it sure does!! ]

What makes you so sure we're going to find memory shards of the city?

[cranelike]

Because Nanaly and I did earlier this week.