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[swordsitter]

Who: swordhaus + cr
When: throughout april
Where: the three apartments swordhaus uses..
What: april catch-all
Rating/Warning: probably nothing, but i'll edit as necessary.

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[ sword mafia at home. ]

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[adornmental]

[IS THIS TIME-TRAVEL BULLSHIT AGAIN. Why are there so many other time travellers out there and why are they messing with history! Where did Ishida Mitsunari even come from...! Ishida you're in the wrong country.]

That's fine. I mean, I don't have anywhere to go. I dunno about you, though.

[pure_havoc]

[he shakes his head and then decides to just come out with it. After all, it can't be any weirder than spirits of swords, right?]

Prior to finding myself in this place, I was not in my own homeland. I had been taken, along with many others, to a realm created by the demon Orochi. He intended to conquer us all, though for what reason no one can really say. As such, I found myself fighting alongside - and against - warlords from the islands. It has been a long and strange campaign, but my people are all still trapped there.

[adornmental]

[THAT... That is definitely a little weirder than Kashuu bargained for, and he looks more perplexed than understanding.]

So... you got kidnapped by the Orochi- [WHAT] -and you guys had to try fighting your way back? Or to defeat him...? Or both?

[pure_havoc]

Yes. [I mean really] We thought defeating him would send us back, but it hasn't. Twice, already, and still nothing. There is an enormous beast plaguing the land, now, likely connected to him, and all we can do is fight. We don't know if we will ever be sent to our rightful homes.

[his explanation is dry and patient, no sign of how he feels about it at all]

[adornmental]

[This is something else... Sure, he's a time traveler too, but at least he knows where he's going and that he'll be back once the fighting is done. The idea of being stranded in the wrong time (and possibly the wrong country??) is definitely upsetting just to think about...]

Geez... That sounds totally crazy. [But he says it without any disbelief, so clearly he means that in the "you poor guys, being stuck in that weirdass situation" sense of the word and not the "I don't believe you, crazy man" sense.]

And then you got like, double-kidnapped when you were dragged into this place, huh?

[pure_havoc]

More or less. [again, his calm exterior hiding his concern over being the only one to have somehow escaped Orochi's realm] It makes me curious, how this CERES can do what the gods themselves could not.

[adornmental]

I have nooo idea. I mean, there's that whole cover story they give- [About worlds being destroyed and all of them being rescued and whatnot.] -but it's probably a lie.

[pure_havoc]

Hm, yes. I've already detected some improbabilities in the story. Still, I am interested in how they managed to free me. Not enough to be grateful, just enough to wonder.

[adornmental]

[Nodding along with that, since he kind of has similar sentiments at times. He's not grateful for what they've done, but sometimes he's grateful to have a breather from the war back home.]

It's probably gonna take a while before you have any good answers, anyway. They're super careful about what info they drop.

[pure_havoc]

[there goes that eyebrow-raise again. Interesting, interesting. Thank you, Kashuu.]

Is there anything of great importance that a newcomer should know of them?

[adornmental]

Ummm... [A GOOD QUESTION.]

That they lie about a lot of stuff and that they're prooobably the most powerful group in the colony right now, but I'm not sure if they're the most powerful thing on the planet.

[pure_havoc]

That is a worthy start. I would not be surprised if these people need to lie to keep their victims in check. Too many lies, though, and the facade will start to crumble.

[oh no he's already pontificating about power and strategy...]

[adornmental]

[CONTROL YOURSELF CAO PI.]

That's exactly what happened, basically. No one believes 'em anymore.

[pure_havoc]

[NEVER]

Ah? Interesting. I shall have to look deeper into that. [he nods politely] The information is appreciated.