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SORTIE
Even among the swords in the army, Yamanbagiri was one of the most hard working swords. Driven entirely by his desire to prove himself, the uchigatana fought the hardest and do his assigned chores dutifully. Sometimes, this caused him to push himself a little too far, especially on the battlefield.

They just finished a battle. However, before it ended, Yamanbagiri took a blow for someone and get heavily damaged. He won’t break if they return now, which they will be doing.

Whether it’s during the trip back or at the repair room, someone on the team might decide to talk to him about it.

FREE TIME
When he have nothing to do - no chores, no expeditions, no sorties, nothing - Yamanbagiri would get swallowed up in his thoughts. So that left him with:

A: Walking around the hallways with his head down, letting his hood cover his face as always. Until he bumps into someone…

B: Sitting down outside and staring at the garden before him. His cape spills out behind him, like a large, tempting target for people to trip over it…

MAGAZINES
It was an accident. Maybe Kashuu left them lying arond, or Midare or Jiroutachi. Whoever did it, Yamanbagiri found some opened magazines and moved to pick them up. Until he saw the advice columns inside and started reading them curiously.

Anyone who walked past the room would see Yamanbagiri reading a… fashion magazine? What?

Wild Card
Throw me your best starters instead.

(OOC: If you want Yamanbagiri to be the starter uchi, let me know. Otherwise, I usually keep the starters vague and open.)

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Re: MAGAZINES

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[For a moment, Maki would see that he's reading a column about self-love and confidence. Until Yamanbagiri closes the magazine and hold it behind him, looking at the young saniwa's curious face.]

...Nothing.

[130]

( She does, in fact, manage to catch a glimpse of the article title and she looks up at Yamanbagiri. The way she smiles and her eyes shine-- like she knows-- should be all he needs to know that he's failed to hide it from her. With a skip, she comes another step closer and sits down beside him. It's clear that she knew but she doesn't appear to be saying anything about it. Instead, she takes out a cute notebook and pencil, setting it down on her lap. )

Are you busy? If you're free, you can help me. ( She didn't have many swords compared to the older saniwa. Right now, there are only two full units and part of a third. It wouldn't be long until she had another troop at her command. And some day, she would have even more spirits but for now, even sending one troop out made the citadel seem a lot emptier. ) I need to write everyone's duties for next week.

( Who will be in charge of expeditions, who will go to the frontline. And even the smaller things like who will have kitchen duty or fieldwork. Normally, it was set! Someone would always do the same thing on Mondays and Tuesdays and someone else would do the same thing on Wednesdays and Thursdays... but this week, they'd gotten two new spirits: Shishou and Dotanuki. Their weekly chores would have to be fixed a little. )

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[He's expecting her to say something, anything. Only to blink when she sits down and pulls out her notebook. He looks down at the notebook after hearing her words. Helping her with writing up everyone's duties?

He's thankful for the distraction and the different topic, as it would be awkward if she starts talking to him about the magazine.]

Yes, I can free, Master. [He reasonably guesses it's because of the two new spirits that joined them.]

[130]

( She's already begun to divide a blank page into seven parts-- one for each day. Some things are still the same.

Mitsutada will still have kitchen duty on Mondays, Kashuu and Kane will lead the expeditions on Tuesday but will have the next day free with the rest of the Shinsengumi swords. Some things are constant-- some spirits fight better with others and need to be together. She starts to arrange the training schedule for the new swords and her pens tops at the top of the line, where a mentor will be. )

... Have you met Shishiou and Dotanuki-san yet?

( Normally, she lets Yamanbagiri take a more passive role when it comes to new recruits. Kashuu, Mutsunokami, and so many other swords were better suited for welcoming squad whether it was because of their charisma or their organization. But this time, it looks like her first change is going to start with the spirit beside her right now. )

Horikawa-kun's already gotten them settled in but they need to start training outside soon.

( So Yamanbagiri's hypothetical duties would be sparring, leading expeditions, and going to the frontline-- being a combat leader. )

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[Yamanbagiri looks down at the page, reading the schedule so far. Some things are still the same and his eyes move on after seeing them. Until it comes down to the new swords and he pauses.]

...I met Shishiou-san, but I only saw Dotanuki-san around.

[He haven't talk to the rough tachi uchigatana yet. While Shishiou is friendly enough to approach him. After looking at the schedule again, he can see his options as a combat leader. Good. Either in the fields or around the citadel, he likes having work to do.]

Shishiou-san looks like he would be eager to train with. I can't say much about Dotanuki-san. [He heard about the Dotanuki Masakuni swords and imagines how he acts. Rough and focused on fighting.]

[130]

( She taps the paper with her pencil thoughtfully and looks up at Yamanbagiri, )

Will you help train them? Doutanuki is a little scary at first, but I think you'll like him.

( And the two of them are a little self-conscious about their appearances in one way or another... not that she expected them to figure that out about each other anytime soon. But she hopes that it might help Yamanbagiri a little to meet swords that have similar issues. At the very least, it might help them. )

... I know you can handle it.

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[He's quiet for a moment, before he nods. If she believes he can handle it, he would try.]

I don't know about liking him... but I'll train them.

[There's a chance they would team up during a sortie or expedition. He could see for himself how they fight, once they got used to living here.]

[130]

Heh heh, I think you will!

( And she writes down Yamanbagiri's name on the schedule. There. It's done. He's official in charge of training the new recruits this upcoming week. )

Just don't let him smell any fear!

( And she holds up her hands like bear claws at Yamanbagiri, roaring a little. "Rahr!" )

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[Which isn't too bad. When Yamanbagiri puts his mind to it, he can be good at overseeing training. But he blinks and look at Maki, before a smile shows up on his face.]

I definitely wouldn't let him, Master. I wouldn't have any fear for this.

[Only, oh, the usual pangs of insecurity.]