pc catchall for tsurumaru.

[agleam]

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[agleam]

[he pauses for a moment.]

Sounds a little bit boring, when you put it like that.

[preowned]

[ he laughs ]

It can be! So it's good to try to spice things up every now and then.

[agleam]

What kinds of things do you like doing most, then? I mean... Apart from surprises.

[preowned]

I suppose... spending time with people?

I really like to try learning other people's hobbies now! Even if most of them go over my head. But have you heard of otome games?

[agleam]

Oh, the thing where you pretend to be a person who doesn't exist and date people who also don't exist?

[preowned]

Yes! Have you played?

[ me thinking about winter dorm ]

[agleam]

[he shakes his head]

No, I didn't get a chance... What are they like?

[preowned]

There was one that I was playing where you had to find love in a laundromat... it was very touching...

[agleam]

Sounds fun!

[wait]

What's a laundromat, though?

[preowned]

It's a place where you find love and also do your laundry.

[agleam]

Is that a common combination in these games...?

[preowned]

It is, yes.

Another one you romanced historical figures.

[agleam]

Which one is your favorite?

[preowned]

The laundromat was more emotional, but the historical one was more aligned to my interests.

Also, romancing Oda Nobunaga was not something I ever thought I'd do in my life.

[agleam]

Who's that?

[preowned]

He is a famous warlord from Japan, who is known as one of the three great men who helped unified it during a time of war.

He is also one of my old owners.

[agleam]

Wow... He sounds pretty amazing! I bet it must have been weird for you, though, since you knew the actual person...

[preowned]

I suppose... opinions on him are actually very divided [ this is code for he was an asshole ], so it was mostly fun trying to go on dates with him in a game.

[agleam]

Divided in, like, what way?

[explain the code]

[preowned]

He was not really known for being a kind mind, and that would affect his swords. His treatment affected them very much.

[agleam]

[ah.]

Did he hurt you?

[preowned]

I don't have any strong feelings towards him, but I tend to feel that way towards most of my owners. I passed through a lot of hands through the centuries so it's hard to recall them all.

[ he pauses. ]

But... he did hurt others.

[agleam]

I'm glad you were alright, at least, but...

[he still frowns]

That's awful.

[preowned]

Mm, well, it happens. It's the same with human relationships, isn't it? They aren't always good.

[ sometimes they are very bad. ]

[agleam]

Yeah, but... If it got bad for you guys, you wouldn't have the opportunity to leave, right?

[since they were inanimate......]