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( It's a completely normal day and all is totally quiet in Sword Haus today until Mutsu comes home. Now, you're probably thinking this isn't anything unusual because Mutsu is loud and you might think he's always causing trouble where ever he goes but this time it's completely not his fault. It' snot his fault!

The front door opens and there's a loud clatter of a lot of somethings hitting the ground and rolling around. It souds a lot like marbles but multiple one marble by five thousand and this is what it sounds like in the apartment. His regain has kicked in and about 5,000 beads are falling onto Mutsu and rolling all over the floor with him screaming, )

What the he-- aaaah!

( This wasn't his fault!!!! )

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[It's really strange to be back, because it feels so very different. The first time, he'd felt as if he's been torn away from his purpose, suddenly rudderless among strangers. Even the second time, coming from Osaka castle and knowing he had friends here, he'd still been taken against his will, and in his mind he'd still been desperately clinging to his place among the Shinsengumi.

This time, he's already made a decision of his own to leave them, for the sake of surviving another day, another second; another heartbeat, another breath. And more so, for the sake of arms around his frail body, for hot tears, for the voice that called him "little brother" and the one that brokenly pleaded, "don't leave me behind"... He'd left the Shinsengumi.

And here he is. Surviving. Breathing. Far away and outside of time, it's true, but it's something. He's at peace. And he'll be getting used to being back in a number of ways:

a. Dragging a futon back into Kashuu's and Yamato's room. He sounds like he might bust a lung. Help this nerd.

b. Raiding the kitchen for supplies and starting to make castella cake. At least he has a chair standing there so he can sit down and have a rest at regular intervals.

c. Taking it easy! For real. Drinking tea, curled up under a lot of blankets in the sofa, and either playing video games or watching movies. Sorry about the near-constant sound of coughing, even in the middle of the night. He has troubles sleeping whenever his lungs are acting up.

Bother him!]

A

[...Somehow or another, there seemed to be a new addition to the small apartment that he resided in with his brother, the foxes, and Doudanuki. Another fox-- a third one, and this time one that seemed to be more akin to an actual fox than either Kogitsunemaru or Nakigitsune.

How curious.

Thus it was that one quiet afternoon Koumei was discreetly tidying the place up and making a few phone calls to various establishments in town, ordering food that was simple and homey to be ready for a specific time that evening. Tofu was requested for the sake of Naki and Kogi, noodles, meat and seafood were also part of the menu, and dessert was some sweet potato and fig rice dumplings that he had a feeling Kouha would love-- along with a small castella cake that he knew some of the Swords were partial to.

The reason?

A small 'family dinner' for the people in their little den, of course.

Drop-ins were welcome too. Koumei made sure there was extra portions just in case...and some sake stowed away in the kitchen

B

[Anyone who knew Koumei would quickly come to learn one thing: he didn't get out much. The times he did were for very simple little things, as socializing wasn't something he preferred to do when left to his own devices.

His comings and goings to and from the library with piles of books in his arms, and the strange attention he was paying to Fishy, were hard to miss. The books clearly were about aquatic life...but why did he even care about fish in the first place?]

C

[Naptime! A chronic insomniac, sleep tended to come for Koumei at odd times, leaving him liable to fall asleep anywhere and on anything.

Whether he was really asleep or not could be debated, but the details didn't matter. There was a napping Koumei, somewhere that would be inconvenient for other folks.]

Edited 2016-06-01 21:47 (UTC)

[She'd already met a couple swords, and Cao Pi had been interested in introducing her to the group as well, so it's only natural she show up to say hi at some point.

Kaguya, immortal mystic of Tale of the Bamboo Cutter fame had never felt a greater collection of Tsukumogami; until this city, she had never had the pleasure of meeting one. She was fascinated, but mostly she just enjoyed that mere proximity to the apartments made her feel a little like she was in the mystic realm again.

Just walking in was rude, surely, but the door was unlocked and no one had answered her timid knock (probably because no one could hear it jesus). So have a ornately dressed Mystic that looks like she stepped out of a Heian-era portrait or something loitering around the entryway, wide-eyed and looking a little lost. Nervously she twists her sakaki wand in her hands and looks around; maybe she should just...leave.... and try again another day??]

a - sebastian the mountain

[ So it's probably nothing that strange that Kashuu would invite in strange new people, but having this one actually living with the swords is probably a little surprise. However, considering Kashuu has explained Sebastian's presence as being an old, lonely spirit that definitely needs some friends. And being offered a place to stay by Haru, well. Sebastian is essentially far too polite to turn it down. That, and he really has no reason to do so.

Still, it's not so bad having this new "spirit" around. After all, there are two things he very clearly enjoys, and that's—

i. —Cooking. It's definitely a hobby of his, but as a demon that feeds upon souls, well, he doesn't exactly need to cook for himself. After working in the Phantomhive household for the past year or two, he's come to enjoy cooking quite a bit. So finally, with people to cook for, Sebastian is more than happy to indulge. It's probably dinner time when you're likely to see Sebastian busily (and quite happily) working away in the kitchen. You can come sabotage, steal a bite, or just ask what kind of definitely Western dish he's making.

ii. —Cleaning. Anywhere there's a mess (or even if there's just dust), you're likely to find Sebastian dutifully taking care of things. Have you exploded any microwaves lately? Made an interesting mess? Sebastian is here to help.

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[ come make fun of your weird new tenant... kashuu makes weird friends... I might also add another prompt once the interlude thread I'm in is done, so stay tuned?! ]

between interlude and event

[Even if he didn't show it at the time, Zoro's text to Haru left him feeling pretty uneasy, considering that some of his favorite swords were missing. But, since it didn't seem to last more than a day, he decided to wait a couple days to physically pop in at swordhaus and see how Haru was holding up - or Kashuu, or any of the swords, really. Just because he hasn't met some of them yet doesn't mean he doesn't care!

He's got his own sword-cleaning kit with him this time, prepared to polish or sharpen any vessels that need it on any day they request. His three are in top shape, they really haven't seen any wear and tear at all lately and if asked, Zoro is perfectly ready to rant about that. Or, don't poke the bear, talk about swordsmanship instead. Zoro actually wants to get to know some of the other "dangerous" swords before he goes and challenges them at Dojo or Diejo, after all...]

During the event IC 7/19-7/23

[When he stops by on a particular day, Zoro brings with him a bottle of extremely good black sake, because he's aware of the likelihood that there just won't be booze in swordhaus and there's a good chance some of the swords will need a good stiff drink. Shit just got weird again, yo.

But there's a tiny spirit fox limping after him. He's taken to ignoring it, but doesn't consider what will happen if it meets other spirits. Especially those already of a foxy nature!]

Edited 2016-06-06 00:40 (UTC)

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