Heaven's BBS ☆ Audio

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Posted: September 3
From: Urashima Kotetsu

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Do you think swords are boring? Someone told me that. I don't think its true. ( He sounds a little annoyed too but not too much. It's more like a kid whining than anything else. ) You know, there are a lot of different kinds of swords and that's really interesting!

For example, I use a wakizashi. It's short so it can't reach very far but that means I can move a lot easier in small places. I have to work harder to get close to my opponent but if I can do it and their weapon is too big, they won't be able to hit me very well. I think it's fun to see how close I can get.

I've also seen a sword that was a thousand years old! I think it was magic too but I don't know. Isn't that cool? There are a lot of different types of swords and even more styles so it's fun to learn about them.

( There's a bit of silence. He's thinking about what he just said. It's really cool, right? And not boring at all? )

Hey! Does anyone want to practice with me? It'll be fun. I'm pretty sharp, heh heh heh~

( And quietly, at the very end, there's a mutter, )

It'll be more fun than practicing math... ... Aaaah! I didn't mean to say that...!

Comments

[koukai_kirai]

[Smooth, Urashima. Definitely in no way suspect.]

[At least he can still put two and two together, even if he's being a lazy little shit about math.]

That's right. What about it?

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( Let him be the 500 year old child he is... )

I was just wondering. Everyone uses swords bigger than me. ( A beat, ) Do you use it often?

[koukai_kirai]

[Bigger than "me." That's a little bit more identification with one's weapon form than even the older shinki tend to show, isn't it? Urashima Kotetsu. And he's met Horikawa and Izuminokami before...]

[Something might have just clicked for Hijikata, give him a second to process it. He shakes off the momentary surprise quickly enough, taking a new drag on his cigarette.]

Mostly fight ayakashi these days, so not lately. Souji's weapon form is a bit longer.

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( What's up, Hijikata? He's only the little brother of your commander's sword. )

Oh. ( He deflates as soon as Hijikata explains. It looks like he's stuck fighting against guys bigger than him for a little while longer. That's fine! But it sure would be fun to practice against someone like him. ) I guess that makes sense...

( "I guess." )

I remember him mentioning that. It makes sense since he's so good at the sword.

[koukai_kirai]

[Ugh, what's with that sad face? It rubs Hijikata the wrong way! Maybe he's just been worn down by years of Souji and Tetsunosuke's pouting... (and if he's honest, Kondou's and half the captains', too.)]

I got a lot of good use out of my wakizashi when I was human, though. Carried it with me until the end of the road.

[Maybe that will cheer him up a bit to hear, since he seems oddly sensitive about this subject?]

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( Urashima perks up a bit, curious. It sounds nice that he was able to use it as much as he could but until the end of the road? His mind immediately jumps to a certain conclusion and that doesn't make him particularly happy so he shakes his head, shaking off the thought, )

Everyone here is bigger than me. ( It's half of an observation and half a complaint, ) So I have to practice really hard against them.

It's fun but I get really tired, you know?