the daily life meme

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the daily life meme We all know sword boys don't fight 24/7, right? So what do they get up to off the battlefield? Plenty, actually. Getting ready for the day, having meals together, arguing over sleeping arrangements - there's a lot more to life than just sorties. This meme is all about that. ► A - morning 1. RISE AND SHINE, EVERYONE! Time to get up for another busy day. The alarm has went off in the Citadel's rooms, but not everyone heeds its call immediately. Are you already up even before the bell goes, or do you decide to lie in for just a little more? Has your buddy rolled off his futon? Maybe it's time to poke him to wake him up. Of course, the decision is ultimately yours to make. 2. Getting ready for the day. Due to the shortage of rooms, most swords have a roommate (or two). What're your daily rituals like? Want to comment on someone using too much hair gel or strange-looking liquids in modern plastic tubes? Or banging on the bathroom door because the other guy doesn't come out and you need to pee right now? Let's hope you can last until they finally make their exit... 3. Breakfast. Who's cooking? What's cooking? Do you like it? Do you not like it? If you don't, do you make your own? Don't set the kitchen on fire if you're trying out something new, too. It's expensive to get a new stove. 4. Sortie Preparations. Going somewhere new today? Better be sure you have all your troops and equipment in order. What colour did you get this time? If you don't ensure the little soldiers go into their spirit orbs properly, you won't get protection later on. And if you're not that happy with your squadmates, maybe someone will swap with you. Go ask around. ► B - daytime 1. Lunch...? Sorties often take full days, so lunch is usually bento on most days, prepared by one of the servant spirits or by a friend of yours. (No prizes for guessing who did it.) Have fun eating on the field. Maybe you can even grab some fruits off a nearby tree, if you're lucky! Let's hope no one swapped your packed lunch while you weren't looking... 2. For those resting. Not everyone goes out all the time, so there's bound to be a few swords remaining in the Citadel every day. What will you do to entertain yourself during this time? Sparring, watching television, or exploring the fields around? 3. Expeditions. These are different from sorties, in that there are no battles involved and you're only required to scout around. If you're sent to a populated place, then there's more to do. It's best to blend in, but maybe you can even goof off a little. Just don't do anything drastic, because that might change history and nobody wants that. 4. Day off. If it's break day, then everyone will be in the Citadel. Sleeping, hanging out with friends, mischief, or just chilling in your own room - the sky's the limit. ► C - evening 1. Welcome home. How did your sortie go? If you're injured, the saniwa will repair you. Or maybe your whole team got unlucky, and you're waiting in line. Yagen should be able to help you out, but can you find him? 2. Dinner. Usually more extravagant than breakfast, and held in the courtyard under the setting sun campfire-style. If anyone brought marshmellows, it's time to roast them - but if not, you can still enjoy your well-earned meal alongside your friends. 3. Technology time. There is a TV room in the Citadel, as well as a gaming room (by popular request). There's Smash Bros, Pokemon, an assortment of party games, and the ever-present Mario Kart. Will friendships be forged or broken today? Only time will tell. 4. Some peace and quiet. Or maybe none of these interest you, and what you really need right now is some silence. Go out to the fields and watch fireflies, or just enjoy the cool evening breeze. ► D - night 1. Cleaning up. There's a queue for the washroom to bathe. If you didn't take the chance to shower before dinner, you'll have to wait. Let's hope everyone has closed their doors properly... 2. Stargazing. Still lingering in the courtyard? There will be a feast for the eyes of those who stayed up late enough. Since the Citadel is so far away from everything else, the skies are perfectly dark - letting the brilliance of constellations shine through. Isn't it beautiful? 3. Sleepytimes. It's lights out, but not everyone goes to sleep on the dot. Are you still up chatting, or is the snoring of your roommate what's kept you awake instead? Roll them over to the side, maybe they'd stop this way. ► E - wildcard Feel free to write your own prompts!

coding and prompts written by feonixe, image sourced from here

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[riverborn]

[ um i am the prettiest that's a fact also i'm indecisive why would you do this to me



it's routine by now. they set off early in the morning for sorties, cut off a few heads, gain a few new scratches on their armors, then the saniwa takes them back for repairs before the whole thing starts over again. most of the time it's a breeze. most of the time the enemies don't even get the chance to even touch them before they're slain within a blink.

but sometimes, things don't go as well. sometimes they drag their feet out of the battlefield bloodied and exhausted. sometimes they spend an entire day in the repair room because of a careless mistake. like now, when kashuu stumbles into the citadel, clutching his bloody side and groaning softly at the pain.

it's not the first time he's been critically injured, but it's scary all the same. there's a nagging terror in the back of his mind that he'll be discarded again, never mind that the saniwa's powers can restore him as good as new, never mind that a chipped blade isn't a problem as it was back then. kashuu's scared, still.

it takes him a little while to make it to the room he shares with yamato, grimacing at the blood trail he's leaving all over the floor. he'll have to clean that up. but, later. ]

[onslaughts]

[ suffer for taking questionable facts as truth y e a h


for yamato, today was not much. there were short expeditions, quick things that he didn't quite enjoy for obvious reasons (where's the battle at, really). idleness wasn't truly his forte (and if he had to be honest he hated it), but it's what he's forced into and it's what he does as the other swords fight. at the end of the day, he's in the room he shares with one of those others, waiting, and in the quietness he works on the upkeep of his true form. there's no thoughts of worry--only moments in his mind that focus on his being out there too.

then there's the sound of footsteps, and those thoughts are replaced with a simple "ah, they're done."

he doesn't look up from his sword as the door opens, as battle was battle and yamato took to thinking that things were usually done without trouble. the greeting forms, an even: ]

Welcome ba-- [ cut short when he actually does look up and kashuu is bleeding all over the mats. blood is not a foreign thing to him, not a foreign thing to any of them, but there's still the image of someone you trust soaked in red that makes you pause. more than pause.

yamato stands, sword left where he sat as he approaches, brows furrowed. ] --Kashuu.

[ first, he certainly hopes that the repair room was kashuu's first stop and not their room. second... yes, he should've been brought along. ]

[riverborn]

[ oh, great. kashuu was looking forward to not being nagged while he was just sliced in the side. ]

It's full.

[ to his chagrin, really. it's not like he likes sitting around injured and bleeding all over the place. ]

That Izumi should be finished in about an hour. I'll just-- [ a hiss, as he drops his swords to the floor and slumps down next to it. ] sit here for a bit.

[onslaughts]

[ then don't get hurt obviously sheesh is that a hard concept.... ]

Mm.

[ ..... not like yamato has any room to judge people bleeding all over the place, he does it all the time without care in the rare moments when that happens. that's him, though, and not kashuu.

... but yes, of course the repair room is full. (how difficult was that sortie, really?)

yamato only takes a half-second to observe the other sword, before sinking to the floor beside him, attention split between the wound lovingly decorating kashuu's side and his weapon. they're always okay so long as they make it out of the battle, but it's not easy cutting it close sometimes. ]



They really got you, didn't they?

[ and as light as the words might be out of context, there is a tautness underneath. there probably would've been a yanyan moment if he'd been out there on that battlefield so it's probably good that he stayed at the citadel. ]

[riverborn]

[ wow do you think he wants to get hurt?? who do you think he is. srsly. ]

I'm not the only one that got hurt, you know.

[ he just. might be a little more hurt than others. it's just that kanesada takes so damn long to heal, so kashuu's stuck here waiting it up with his still-bleeding wounds, without making eye contact with yamato because he knows what's going on in that head. he knows how bad it would be back there if yamato was present. he knows what would inevitably happen.

maybe kashuu wouldn't be so hurt if that was the case, but pulling yamato back from one of his bloodthirsty craze was never pretty business.

he exhales another breath, leaning back against the wall and gently rolls his shoulder. ]

Find me something to wrap this up, will you?