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w1; tuesday

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[ it takes less than a minute after hori rings her bell for plum to show up to the billiards room, seemingly instantaneously ... boo ]

Good day, sir. You rang for me?

[wakizashis]

[ such speedy service....! ]

Ah, Plum-san was it? I wanted to apologize.... [ I MADE YOUR LIFE DIFFICULT I'M SORRY- ]

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[ she's fast. like a hare.

but...? ]

For what, sir?

[wakizashis]

[ he steps aside. that sure is a pool ball embedded into the wall. you can kind've see where he poked at it in some attempt to get it out ]

I may have gotten a little carried away in my first lesson a little while ago.

1/2

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[ ah... ]

I see.

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[ but she looks down and brushes her skirt, face impassive once more ]

It is fine, sir. Compared to some of the destruction here, it is not too difficult to fix.

[wakizashis]

[ SWEATS A LOT. do you ever feel like you came seconds away from death and survived at the last moment? ]

I do apologize. It certainly doesn't make your life any easier especially with the ... ah, liveliness of the others here.

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[ :) that's an accurate reading ]

Liveliness is ... one way to say it, sir. [ again, she composes herself ] But it was an accident. I thank you for notifying me.

[wakizashis]

[ SCARY.................. ]

It's no problem. I know you must be busy keeping track of everyone. Whatever I can do to help is my pleasure.

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If only all guests were like you, sir.

[ it's a little deadpan. but she looks at the hole in the wall again ]

You had never played before?

[wakizashis]

I suppose it because it’s all part of my duties as an assistant. Even if he’s not here, those instincts don’t go away.

[ also running after kanesan is just as chaotic as this but for his entire life so he commiserates. ]

But yes...! Ash-san was trying to instruct but I suppose compensating for human strength still gives me difficulties.

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An assistant... yes, I can see how that would help.

[ mood, hori. but: ]

You are not human, then, sir?

[ plum read a single plaque challenge ]

[wakizashis]

Mm. I am the soul of a sword given flesh.

[ it's a little strange how used he's getting to explaining this. ]

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[ huh. ]

The soul of a sword... I see. And yet you are an assistant?

[wakizashis]

Yes...! Kanesan- ah, Izuminokami Kanesada is my partner. As a wakizashi, we are meant to aid in battle and now in flesh, I do the same in everyday life.

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I see... It is determined by the kind of blade you are. How fascinating.

[ she doesn't sound like she finds it fascinating, but she looks interested enough?? ]

Do you only aid your partner in battle, or with all tasks?

[wakizashis]

[ i mean hori will keep talking about kanesan regardlessly so ]

We all were created with a specific purpose in mind whether for offense or defense, close range or distant. It's only fitting that those of us of opposing purposes were meant to complement each other.

But as a sword, it was only in battle but now it's whatever he needs help with. [ that face sure says he loves him but kanesan is a disaster of a sword no matter how cool he thinks he is ] As one would expect from an assistant you could say...!

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Yes, I suppose so. [ in the tone of voice of someone who has never personally met an assistant, but: ] If I may ask, sir, for what reason were you and your partner given form?

[wakizashis]

[ it's basically what they do, he'll imply eventually ]

To protect history from those who wish to change it for their own gain.

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[ ...? like?? rewriting??? textbooks??? ]

And how do you accomplish that?

[wakizashis]

[ close enough ]

Our enemy has ways to travel through time and thus we follow after them, doing our best to keep them from changing it too drastically from what history has recorded it as.

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Ah. So it's quite literally protecting history from change. So you are ... fighting time travelers.

[ is that a glint of excitement in her eyes? no, that can't be ]

[wakizashis]

Yes....! That's it exactly. We go wherever we're needed, though mostly to the periods we would be most familiar with. So for example, to the Edo period when the shinsengumi were in power.

[ is he the first to get An Emotion out of her other than murder...? ]

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[ maybe so!! unlike her player the bunny loves ... time travel ]

It makes sense to protect history by traveling back through it, yes. Who is trying to change it? Do you know why?

[ he can't see it ... but her tail is twitching a little ]

[wakizashis]

[ he has..... unlocked Level 1 friendship ]

Our enemies are rather mysterious. They wish to change history as we know it but their reasoning for it seems to just be for own favor.

[ ie, not even we know what the true sword lore reasons are ]