open post, cuts ribbon to musebox proudly

[kbcctv]

[The Citadel is huge, so it's a good thing they have all the time in the world to dick around.

--Well, no, they don't. But the point is, it's a free day. There will be absolutely no work done at all. Unless you want to or something. If you do, you're pretty weird.

The dojo is always open for sparring and practice. If there's any sparring errand you've slacked on, now's the chance to make up! The horse stables are also full of activity, whether the horses are being tended to or rode around-- be careful not to let them trample the fields, though, which is full of rice sprouts and budding cabbage. The lake in front of the saniwa(s)' room has tiny frogs jumping about, and you could catch them in the palm of your hand.

The kitchen is full of food, if you're volunteering to make lunch or have decided that meal time cannot possibly come any later and you simply must prepare something before you die from starvation. While there has been a considerable effort made to make the Citadel look as homely as possible to the swords which come from Japan's past, there's speckles of technology here and there.

The TV room is a good example, with a huge screen sitting on top of a few console systems. Don't break them, you'll only be getting this luxury once. Take turns and play nice. The swords may also find themselves tending the fields with water sprinklers and hoses instead of watering cans, for instance, or heating up some leftover pie in the fridge instead of making another one from scratch since there's technology to preserve food well over a week. The armory and smithy are definitely a little bit more modern than they'd be back in the past, though much is still made by hand-- nothing beats the fine work of a master. Perhaps you'll have a few new friends today, or you want to try creating a cute little soldier spirits to die for you accompany you in battle. Make sure they enter the orb completely, or else it'll turn brown and crack.

Or perhaps you're one of the unlucky swords still stuck in the repair room, sword body still being re-smelted and fixed. Hope the saniwa is good at making you all shiny. If you want to skip all that waiting, perhaps you can try to use a helper token... but they're all in the saniwa's room! Guess you've got to use that Camouflage stat...

But if you truly cannot bear with staying in the Citadel, the time device the saniwa(s) have isn't locked away. You can go on sorties or expeditions to fill your time with something productive.

Just a warning: don't change the past. You won't succeed.

...You could always try, though.]

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i love these two

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ It's not very often that people can see his caring nature for what it is, separated from his tendency to try to play cool, so it's something he would be able to appreciate.

He nods firmly at her suggestion, though he pays a few seconds of attention to the TV before replying. ] Ah, of course. Perhaps when I have finished studying what he does.

[ He's taking this all too seriously. ]

cries me2, just holds hands and skips into the horizon with

[hoasen]

[They just need to look deeper! Though she thinks he's shown it well enough.

She patiently watches with him. Honestly she wouldn't even mind if he falls quiet to concentrate.] Yes, as soon as you are ready, just tell me, I will come over.

Though I wonder, will you be displaying his energy while cooking too? [She's joking about Ramsay's tendency to use colourful language. Not that she'd have a problem with Mitsutada doing it too to start off with, it would be kind of surprising but amusing?!?!?!]

otp

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ It's a good question, and perhaps it would have lent his cooking some style, but it went a little too against the grain of his personality. ]

In focus, yes. But exclamations... I think that is something only humans can do. [ He has manners, okay. Especially since he needs to uphold that cool sword image...! ]

seroiusly 4 lyfe

[hoasen]

[She manages a soft laugh before clearing her throat. It's not actually that funny, but picturing him doing it still showed a strange phenomenon.]

I am sure you all can use such language if you ever fill the need to. Perhaps in battle. The kitchen is not that kind of war. You look like the type who would focus calmly and coolly.

[She's impressed! She would want to see him cooking with a cool image anyway.]

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ Wow, did she actually call him cool??? ]

Ah, I find it too coarse for my taste. [ Gotta do it with style, not like some rickety peasant rake. ] Shouting in the kitchen isn't productive, either, it startles the children.

[ Thanks, Gokotai. ]

[hoasen]

[She did because he is??? Rose-tinted glasses...]

So also classy. [She's so proud! She straightens up though--] Do some of the young tanto join you?

[THEY'RE THE CHILDREN, RIGHT...]

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ Did she just call him classy? Wow. It's almost enough to make him blush. ]

Sometimes, yes. [ They are the children. Tiny children - except for Hotarumaru, who is somehow an odachi despite being less than six feet tall. The others are seven or eight. ] I make them sweets when Kasen doesn't want to.

[ Look, how can he say no? ]

[hoasen]

[EVERYTHING IS THE TRUTH she'd want to see that too...ah......]

Oh? That's quite nice, you must be a favourite. [She's trying to imagine a legion of young tantos + Hotarumaru running up at him and asking for candy.] What type of sweets do they usually ask for?

[IT MUST BE DELICIOUS AND TRADITIONAL. At least that's what she's guessing.]

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ That isn't actually too far off the mark. Some are too shy to come directly, like Gokotai, but the more outgoing ones do remember to take some back for the rest. Thank goodness it doesn't happen too often, though - only on break days. ]

Mochi is a favourite, as is dango. In summer we do ice cream sometimes, if there is enough ingredients to go around.

[ Summer is coming... soon. Oh dear. He should look into asking the saniwa for an ice cream machine... ]

[hoasen]

[Oh no that's so cute, she would love to see that. All the swords may have come from different origins, but they all live together now as one big family. It kind of reminds her of herself, how China took them all in.]

Mmm, they all sound delicious. It's not like I often get to eat mochi or dango, I'm a little jealous of the little ones now. [Ice cream at least comes in greater quantity.] What a treat though, for them to get ice cream! I'm impressed that you make it all yourself.

[Especially the ice cream?! Even with a machine. Even she could imagine rather buying it.]

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ At that, he just tilts his head. ]

I still have some in the fridge, if you'd like to try. [ Just a couple left - hopefully they survived the kitchen raids. Thanks, Shishio. ]

It's not easy for us to go into the city, and the Saniwa is always busy, so I figured we can just make it from scratch.

[ He doesn't seem to see why it's incredible. ]

[hoasen]

[Sitting up--] Do you? Ah, I mean, I would love to try, just that if it is saved for others...[Oh she can suspect. Shishio might be upset if there's none left for him!]

I see, well, the taste of homemade is always best. If you are willing, then it is the best choice.

[Mitsutada, once again so humble ah...she would tell him of the wonders if internet shopping for food that isn't fresh produce, but it's not like he needs it.]

[candlecutterpikachu]

It's fine, don't worry about it. I can make more next time.

[ After all, food that is made is meant to be eaten, isn't it? And maybe it's for the best, too, that guy needs to stop hoarding all the sweets.

The internet would confuse him a lot, to be honest. Perhaps it was a good choice on the Saniwa's part to not introduce it just yet.]

[hoasen]

Well, if you are certain...then yes I would like some.

[She stands up, ready to do justice to food and eat them sorry, Shishio, you need to calm yo self down that's why.

And ah yes, too much random emailing, internet shopping; they're not ready for MMORPG's on the internet yet either.

After brushing down her clothes, she looks over at him.]

I can go look for it and take it out here if you like. I wouldn't want to steal you away from the television if you want to keep going.

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ That is, honestly, a bit of a hard decision to make. The compulsion to follow Gordon Ramsay's epic saga in schooling beginner chefs is strong, but at the same time the gentleman in him protests that he should never leave a lady guest alone, or - heavens forbid - in danger. You never know what Tsurumaru can spring, and when combined with a domino-like chain reaction of screaming tantous...

Mitsutada frowns for a few moments as the two sides each tug on one end of the metaphorical apron before one finally gives way - ]

I'll come.

[ He turns the television off in one smooth motion, fluidly twirling the remote once in his hands before getting up and replacing it where it should be. ]

[hoasen]

[He's too polite, this one (that and she didn't think he was thinking about her wellbeing; she honestly thought she could handle those swords herself). Clearly she doesn't know what to expect yet, but now she feels a little guilty, so she'll make it up to him later.]

If you are...certain...

[She trails off only because she watches him twirl his remote and turning the television off. That was rather flashy, in a calm way, but it does say that he's determined to come with. So she will wait until they are ready to head out the door and go to the kitchen.]

[candlecutterpikachu]

[ It isn't hard for him to pay attention to other people, it just comes naturally. He isn't afraid to show it either, befitting his extroverted nature. As many do notice, there is a lot to him other than the veneer of tryhard coolness that he puts on.

He doesn't seem to notice her lack of a finished sentence, merely grabbing his notebook from the table and waiting by the doorway to turn off the lights. Letting Vietnam go out first, of course, like a true gentleman. ]

Don't worry about it.

[hoasen]

[It is something she does appreciate about him, how he looks out for everyone else. She's honoured, that he thinks of her too. She doesn't feel like she's just a guest being here. It probably helps that he is extroverted, while she is the opposite; introverted, but trying.

She walks up to him, leaving the room after she noticed that he is waiting for her to go first, and waits for him outside of it. It gives her chance to thank him properly.]

You really didn't need to go out of your way. I am thankful though, Mitsutada.