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130bladeworks2015-07-20 10:44 pm
shakujo) wrote in 130bladeworks2015-07-20 10:44 pm
so a.. tengu walks.. into a swordbox???
[ sometimes, the saniwa goes back to their own time, right? they can spend a few weeks at a time there, depending on how busy it is and what they're doing. well.. this time when they get back, they have someone with them. someone quite small and light.. who looks a little birdlike.. and who has wings??? no seriously he has wings. maybe he's a spirit?
he's introduced as noa, yes he's a tengu (calm down, imanotsurugi), yes he's a teenager, yes he's here to stay (for now), yes he's.. accidentally bound to the saniwa... no, neither of them are telling the story.
noa turns out to be a little shy, especially when stared at, but it doesn't take him long to warm up to people.. usually. as long as no one annoys him too badly. (he's probably about as threatening as an angry baby bird.) ]
a.
[ first meetings are important, right? and there are a lot of first meetings to have. maybe you were away when he showed up, or maybe you just haven't had time. whatever the reason, there is now a small, puffed-up bird-person in impossible geta (seriously, how do he and imanotsurugi wear them..) at your door, arms folded and wings spread to block the entrance. ]
.. It's been a pain trying to catch up with you, you know.
b.
[ as a tengu, noa's naturally inclined toward the martial arts, and thus he's already a pretty impressive fighter. still, he uses a shakujo, and in a citadel full of sword spirits, isn't that a little insulting?? i mean, come on. traditional or not, at least show some solidarity..
either way, he's in the practice hall now, running through forms. .. and that's another thing, why doesn't he ever practice with anyone? join him, maybe? jeer at him? .. watch him? that's kind of boring compared to the other two, but to each his own.. ]
c.
[ .. there's no doubt about it. noa is useless at field work. he tries, he really does, but he's almost guaranteed to accidentally pull up something that isn't ready, or get tangled in vines or weeds, or fall in the rows..
he's off to one side, now, filthy and brooding, preening his wings with single-minded intensity. it's probably actually kind of pathetic. ]
d.
[ wildcard! hit me with.. whatever?! ]
he's introduced as noa, yes he's a tengu (calm down, imanotsurugi), yes he's a teenager, yes he's here to stay (for now), yes he's.. accidentally bound to the saniwa... no, neither of them are telling the story.
noa turns out to be a little shy, especially when stared at, but it doesn't take him long to warm up to people.. usually. as long as no one annoys him too badly. (he's probably about as threatening as an angry baby bird.) ]
a.
[ first meetings are important, right? and there are a lot of first meetings to have. maybe you were away when he showed up, or maybe you just haven't had time. whatever the reason, there is now a small, puffed-up bird-person in impossible geta (seriously, how do he and imanotsurugi wear them..) at your door, arms folded and wings spread to block the entrance. ]
.. It's been a pain trying to catch up with you, you know.
b.
[ as a tengu, noa's naturally inclined toward the martial arts, and thus he's already a pretty impressive fighter. still, he uses a shakujo, and in a citadel full of sword spirits, isn't that a little insulting?? i mean, come on. traditional or not, at least show some solidarity..
either way, he's in the practice hall now, running through forms. .. and that's another thing, why doesn't he ever practice with anyone? join him, maybe? jeer at him? .. watch him? that's kind of boring compared to the other two, but to each his own.. ]
c.
[ .. there's no doubt about it. noa is useless at field work. he tries, he really does, but he's almost guaranteed to accidentally pull up something that isn't ready, or get tangled in vines or weeds, or fall in the rows..
he's off to one side, now, filthy and brooding, preening his wings with single-minded intensity. it's probably actually kind of pathetic. ]
d.
[ wildcard! hit me with.. whatever?! ]
c!
It's okay, though. He'll have company soon enough! A helping hand! Someone offering a towel and bottle of water to him like a truly kind citizen...! Or maybe just someone who wants an excuse to slack off and get the hell out of the fields, himself. It's already way too hot outside, okay - Kashuu needs a break.]
Here. There's some dirt on your face.
[Has Kashuu even started working yet?? He looks as impeccably clean as ever - hasn't even broken a sweat, by the look of things. Just how long has he been outside...
(Too long, that's how long. Any time out here with the vegetables is too long.)]
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he rubs the towel over his face, expression grossed out when he lifts it away to find it covered in dirt. seriously, he doesn't mind hard work-- he enjoyed working alongside his foster-father and the other priests! and he never, ever complains about going with the swords on expeditions or to town or even to the front lines. but for someone so relentlessly tidy, this is disgusting.
he spreads his wings up overhead, creating a little shade for himself as he stretches his legs out. ] Did you just get out here?
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Yeah, but you super need to get it off your face first.
[It's the first thing people notice and all! Basis aesthetics 101. His own nose wrinkles a little at the towel, but hey, it's not like he was planning on asking for it back. It's much nicer to talk to someone with a fresh face, anyway.]
Kiiinda. [what...] I got out here a while ago, but there's not really a lot of work left, y'know? I guess one of the others got around to tilling earlier.