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[swordsitter]

Who: swordhaus + cr
When: throughout march
Where: the three apartments swordhaus uses.. or will be, once the newbies arrive
What: march catch-all
Rating/Warning: probably nothing, but i'll edit as necessary.

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[ this is a busy, noisy household. sorry, neighbors. ]

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[sacredstoneslicer]

A.

[There's going to be a few changes with Ishikirimaru moving in.

The place which one calls home is a sanctuary, and he wants to make sure that the house channels a good aura to its residents.

One may notice that there is an altar set up in his room, and furniture is being dragged here and there to improve its fengshui (yes it is kind of a Shinto thing).

The oodachi seems a little too engaged in his cleanup to not notice if any other of his housemates were victims of this 'purification'.]

B.

[The television is quite the oddity to the holy sword. It resembles a sacred mirror, and yet it is blackened and given importance to with its central position in the living room.

Daily rites must be conducted, and one can see him kneeling before the screen, chanting esoteric incantations while waving his gohei.

Essentially, he is worshipping the TV and he has no idea what a remote is.]

b

[hoasen]

[When she walked into the room, the first thing she saw was this enormous man worshiping the TV.

Wait what? Looking around, she wonders if she should step out. She has figured out by now: the swords and a television set is like a recipe for disaster.]

...

[Maybe she should say something before someone else does. So she picks up the remote and puts it at a position where it looks like she accidentally touched it. Oh no! She turned on the tv! She didn't mean to! (she did).

Little does she know that this was the same dude that Dotanuki was talking about that was like a larger sized version of Japan.]

[sacredstoneslicer]

[Technology and ancient sword spirits mix as well as mentos and diet coke in general.

Explosive but interesting to watch, just like the TV at times. It happens to switch on, showing a documentary of CYbuddies. The mirror coming alive startles him.]

What the...

What did you do to activate the mirror?

[hoasen]

[Mirror? Well that explains a lot, actually, why his behaviour was odd. That's what he thought it was the whole time.]

With this! [She holds up the remote control. Seeing as he wasn't going crazy over it, she could go ahead and admit she did it.] It is a remote control. This "mirror" isn't really a mirror, it's a television set.

[sacredstoneslicer]

I see...

[This thing called a remote control is unusually small, and with many strange ridges.

It's nothing like the goheis and shimenawas he is used to, maybe it makes up for its size with its ornateness.]

Do you use this to make prayers to this 'television'?

[hoasen]

[She's handing it to him now, just so he can investigate it himself!] Be careful with some of the buttons, they might be a little complicated at first.

[She then shakes her head.] A television is...hmm, how to say. It is like a box that shows moving pictures.

[Also on closer inspection, this man looks really familiar.]

A

[imano]

[ RIP Ishikirmaru's roommate.
... Wait, that's him. Aruji-sama why. Er, he should probably be good then. They're kinda related, so they should maintain a good relationship, right? No wrath like that of a holy sword. ]

Hey~ Ishikirimaru-san, what are the rules to Feng Shui?

[ He has some convenience-store mochi he felt that he should give as an offering to that altar. They're good-tasting mochi so hopefully they suffice, out of their packaging and arranged on a nice plate. ]

[sacredstoneslicer]

[Ishikirimaru sees the plate of mochi and smiles. It was incredibly thoughtful of his fellow Sanjou to take an initiative in helping out with divine matters, so he is more than happy to explain patiently.]

It can be complicated to explain, but the flow of spiritual energy needs to be monitored so that it would not attract misfortune or evil. Every direction has different properties, furniture needs to be arranged properly so that the house can have a positive aura.

[As he explains, he relaxes and brings himself a little lower out of courtesy..]

[imano]

[ Well, it shows that he cares, and he does! He wouldn't be sure if the gods can reach them here, but the effort of Ishikiri-san is meaningful. Imano wants it to be meaningful, at least. ]

That might mean a lot of rearranging... Do evil spirits really care about where stuff goes? We could beat them up ourselves, or use one of Haru-sama's exorcisms~

[ He's actually imagining something like enemy tantous bouncing off the front door with magic. ]

[sacredstoneslicer]

Prevention is better than cure, Imanotsurugi. While we might have a chance to fight them off, not needing to fight them would save us trouble in the first place.

[Since injury and potential death isn't fun and all.

With strong enough barriers they might just literally vaporize at the door.]

[imano]

Oka~y, if it's less work and stress for Haru-sama...

[ He's going to... quickly clean up the plastic packaging of what he snacked on from last night. Ima-litter, what Ima-litter? There is none here. ]

Actually, are you gonna fix up every room, Ishikiri-san? We have three compart- erm, apartments... You'll be very tired moving all that stuff on your own.

[ Would he even have permission to go through people's bedrooms? ]

a for (a)fter tsuru's committed a big sin (or two) (or ten)

[gravesite]

[ so, someone's figured out that ishikirimaru's hauled a big altar into his room.

aside from feeling THE SPIRIT OF PURIFICATION from two buildings and a room over, tsurumaru's showed up to investigate the altar! (and to see if he can somehow disable it, because how is he going to sin in this household like this?)

he's standing in the doorway, fearing that he'd possibly incinerate into flames if he takes one more step inside. ]

Soooo, Ishikirimaru. [ and, spoken far too innocently: ] We have a church, you know. What's this here for?

KFC(rane) for dinner

[sacredstoneslicer]

So that the gods have a place within the house as well. It would be nice to have them look over us as well.

[Ishikirimaru explains in his normal friendly manner, not suspecting a thing. Blame the poor scouting stats.

It's not huge that it would take up half a room, but it can be easily seen in its place by the wall. Would Tsurumaru's room be a good place? He ponders.]

NO that's not allowed? ishipapa why i trusted you

[gravesite]

[ he'll give a nervous laugh, going along with what he can... bless ishipapa's poor scouting stats. ]

You're right! It sounds like something you'd do, after all.

[ aside from how menacing the altar's presence is to him, its decorations are intricate enough for tsurumaru to admire, and naturally drawn to shinier things, he stares at it for a moment. ]

Especially since you're the one that set it up — that has to make it even stronger, don't you think? This one shrine is practically enough for this entire building!

be a good birb or its 11 secret spices

[sacredstoneslicer]

I would not say that one is enough for all of the houses, even my power has limits.

[Behind every closed door, still it is possible that evil might come from somewhere, whether it be from the drains or someone like Mikazuki trying to cook by himself.]

Do you need one in the master's house as well?

HAVE MERCY slowly sets those 11 secret spices back in your cupboard and locks it

[gravesite]

[ OH NO.... ]

You're a powerful oodachi, I'm almost certain that the presence of this altar, brought over here to this room by yourself, makes your powers stronger — like when Haru lets us equip horses!!

[ isn't that how it works? he's grasping at straws here.... what else can he say to convince ishikirimaru otherwise? he can't have a shrine in his apartment, he's going to burn faster than namazuo at osaka castle. ]

No, no, we're good over there! We have Iwatooshi, and wasn't his master a monk?

[yaayaa]

[Dragging furniture, you say?

Naki's just gonna sit over here with his foxes (all two of them), watching all the moving from over the back of the couch. Unless Ishikirimaru decides to move the couch too?]

Will our new home be safe from evil now, Ishikirimaru-sama?

[sacredstoneslicer]

[Some part spiritual because who knows if a cabinet is stopping good vibes from coming in, plus its also part spring cleaning.

A negative aura would attract misfortune, no one wants the kebiishi to come a knocking.]

This will be a start. When the house is pure, evil forces would not approach that easily.

[Excuse him while Ishikirimaru rotates the couch along with Naki.]

[yaayaa]

[The idea of kebiishi door-to-door salesmen......

Naki's robofox jumps off the couch when it starts rotating, deciding instead to trail along right behind Ishikirimaru as he moves. The other two stay for the ride. \o/]

That is a very good idea! Ah, was the positioning of our furniture not acceptable before, though? Will fixing it bring us better luck?

[sacredstoneslicer]

[Ḩ͝è̶҉̢l̸͟͞l̛̕͜ơ̡̨ ͠d̛͟o̸̧͢͢ ͟ỳ̴̢̕͝o̶̸̢͢͠u̡͢ ͏͘h̡̀͢ą̷̴͘v̶̧̡è̷͡ ͘͘͡á̸ ̴͢m̷̷͡i҉́͢͠͞n̵̢u͠͏t̨̛͜͠e҉̀͠͏ ̶̴̧̛҉t͏͟ò̕͝ ̸̶̕t͏̶̛̛͡à͠l̸͜͟͠k̀̀͠ ̕a̢҉͢b͏͏҉̷o̧͟͝ų̷͜҉t̷̀ ̶̡̢͞h̨͢o͝r͏̡̛r̵̡̨͢í͝͠͠b̴͡l̶̴̶̨͝è͘̕͠ ̛̕҉̨̛d҉̕͜͏è̢̡͡͞á̶͟t̴̸̢͢͡h̸̵́s̶̵̡͞ ̶̨̕͟b̴̢͠͝ý͢͠ ̷̢͜͠y͘҉̕a͟͠͞r҉̨̛i̶͜͜͝s҉̷?̸̨͢͝͝

Prevention is better than cure after all, since the cure involves possible injury.]

It would allow positive spiritual energy to flow in and circulate better. As tsukumogami, we are more sensitive to the spiritual realm after all.

[yaayaa]

True, true! Ah, would we need to rearrange all the furniture in the household, then?

[In other words: is he gonna be invading the foxroom...]

B

[aslyfox]

[ Kogitsunemaru just wants to watch some television. It's a simple desire, fueled by the urge to watch a cooking show... he just wants to learn how to make tasty food for his housemates.

So seeing Ishikirimaru perform rites in front of it... ]

... are you okay?

[ That's all he's got. He's a little confused. ]

[sacredstoneslicer]

I'm in the middle of a ritual right now.

[His voice carries a harsher tone than usual. Ishikirimaru is patient, except towards anyone who might interrupt his rituals.

The television god needs its offerings or it will bring misfortune. Still, he doesn't know that waving a gohei will not turn it on.]

[aslyfox]

I see.

[ Actually, he doesn't really see but Kogitsunemaru doesn't mind. Eh? The remote is on the table in front of the couch... ]

... I see.

[ Deep breath, inhaling and exhaling, before flopping on the comfy piece of furniture and taking the control into his hand. When there's a perfect moment, he'll turn it on. No one will stop him from learning how to bake a proper loaf of bread! ]

[sacredstoneslicer]

[The screen comes to life, and a woman looking like an Italian mother is passionately talking about how to make a margarita pizza.

The basil green oodachi is startled. What does it mean?]

What the...? Kogitsunemaru, did you do anything?

[Is this what the future looks like?]