pc catchall for jiji.

[agleam]

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w0, saturday.

[agleam]

[wandering into the courtyard again today! when he sees that he isn't alone, he heads over to the tea station. there's another squint at the shadowy figures, but.]

What kind did you get?

[unsaid]

[mikazuki is hanging out with the shadowy figures like they are old friends]

Black tea today.... Would you care to join me, young Rupert?

[agleam]

Sure thing! But you can just call me Rupert, you know.

[as he comes over to take a seat]

[unsaid]

Fufu, do you take issue with being called young?

[but he does seem to mind - instead he will wave for the shadowy figures to serve rupert some tea!!!]

[agleam]

I wouldn't call it an issue, but I am an adult, so it feels kind of weird.

[so basically the answer is yes

but he looks at the shadowy figure after it's done.]

Um, thank you. If you can actually hear me. Unclear on that point.

[unsaid]

Ah, that is true... Very well, very well. Rupert it is.

[though it's clear that like. almost everyone here is pretty young to jiji.]

It is still good to mind your manners, no? I almost wish to ask for their names... The service is quite good.

[agleam]

Thanks! Oh, I'm not sure I ever got your name, though...

[he nods at the second part, though.]

Yeah. I wonder who they are.

[unsaid]

[mikazuki wonders if rupert is not interested in the guest book - but he smiles easily]

Mikazuki Munechika, one of the Five Swords Under Heaven. I am not used to introducing myself, so please let me know if it is lacking.

[a glance at the shadowy figures, and a laugh]

Hopefully we will meet with someone who can tell us soon.

[agleam]

Oh - no, not lacking at all! Five Swords Under Heaven, though... What does that mean?

[he nods.]

Yeah. There's a lot of questions I'd really like to ask, so I guess when they show up, we'll see if they know the answers.

[unsaid]

It is a title bestowed upon us by humans, so how much it truly means is dependent on your view of such a thing.

[renown and fame... but mikazuki seems unperturbed as he continues to sip his tea]

Five swords that are considered the greatest in Japanese history, renowned as treasures for their history and antiquity... Mikazuki Munechika said to be the most beautiful, I suppose, do to the crescent moon markings upon its blade.

That is what it means.

[agleam]

[he looks interested! but after that sinks in, there's a long moment before:]

...You're talking about a sword that you own, right?

[unsaid]

I am talking about myself.

[agleam]

...I don't get it.

[unsaid]

Most people, who have not encountered us swords before, struggle with it.

But it is as I have said.

[agleam]

...I guess weirder things have happened. But how does that work? I mean, you... definitely don't look like a sword.

[unsaid]

Fufu. That is true, that is true. This form was summoned by another, but my spirit is undoubtedly that of Mikazuki Munechika.

Normally I am not apart from my blade... but I will allow our captors a few days to return it.

[agleam]

So, like... That's your body, but your soul is a sword, somehow? Am I understanding this correctly?

[he's going to confirm before he starts being a nerd]

[unsaid]

Yes, I believe so. I am a sword, through and through. This human-like body was summoned, but I am always Mikazuki Munechika.

[unfortunately]

[agleam]

[gently awed:]

That is so cool.

[unsaid]

Ha ha ha, is it?

I take it that tsukumogami - object spirits - are not wholly common in your mythology, then.

[agleam]

Not at all! Well - I mean, I met two tree people once, but they were, like. Half human, half tree. They didn't look human and were secretly trees. Although that might be different anyways, since that was because of a curse...

[please stop talking but regardless]

The point is! This is totally new to me!

[unsaid]

[ . . . . he laughs a little bit at that]

What an interesting run-in with your nature spirits. Some swords are cursed, but I cannot say that our current existence is due to one.

I am glad to have given you this pleasant surprise.

[agleam]

Calling him a nature spirit is giving him way too much credit...

[it's a bit flat, but he's moving on quickly.]

I'm glad you're not cursed, though!

[unsaid]

[help

that just makes jiji laugh some more]

As am I.

How amusing it is, that some of you have already run into my comrades in your experiences, while others are not familiar with us in the slightest.

[agleam]

[he blinks]

Oh... You've talked to people who know some of your friends?