Well... it would be incorrect to say it truly a jest or flattery. It is hard for me to pick 'favorites' among you... though I do find myself bothering dear Cetus quite a bit, for one reason or another.
[his trees. so funny]
But I am nonetheless happy for your company. I do like you very much.
[jiji is fucking impossible to stand it's totally fine. he actually seems a little surprised that gemini is willing to admit that they like his company... wrow....]
Is that so? Then I am glad... If I can provide some levity during your time here, then I am content.
[and the same goes for cetus.
he's about to say more but it's stardust time!! i will give u one but also give me one back rattles my bars]
Your most important mission as Touken Danshi - blades made manifest as Sword Warriors - is to protect the course of history. You travel through time in order to address disturbances, and to ensure that everything follows its due course.
Telling the humans involved in that era of history can be considered a deviation. Giving them information that they were never meant to know - informing them of the role they must play.
It is little surprise that Kogitsunemaru, the one who had been at your side for centuries and made by the same hands of Sanjou Munechika, still cannot accept what you have done.
(Memories flash.
“Mikazuki-dono,” he’d fret with eyes that more belonged to a puppy than an oversized fox, “Does my fur feel less silken today? What will Aruji think?”
“Mikazuki-dono,” he’d laugh at your side as you watched the rest of your comrades flutter about, all energy and delight. “It is good to be home, isn’t it?”
“Mikazuki-dono,” he’d gaze upon you with his heart in his hands, trust and soul laid bare. “I am glad we were able to meet again.”)
His steel bites into your skin. You watch his red eyes flash with fury. The accusation that you are no different from the enemy.
You smile, no matter the way his words and hatred land more heavily than any of his strikes.
You raise your blade - yourself - and aim for your comrade's neck.
i hope gemini is like 'i do not like mikazuki munechika anymore']
unfortunately. gemini actually sort of lets the stardust settle, fading, and letting themselves take the time to process what they've just seen. they don't respond immediately, watching mikazuki for a moment before they seem to find some of the words they're looking for.]
...might I ask what, precisely, was done that changed the course of history?
[watching mikazuki for a moment pulls only a wry smile from him - the kind that makes it clear he has little intention of talking about what they just saw unless asked.
thankfully gemini asks.]
.... sometimes, it is possible to make contact with humans in certain points of history. Both those whose tales are brushed away, or those whose deeds are remembered. The latter are often considered a certain existence - those who actions shape the course of history.
[ . . . ]
But they do not always wish to take those actions in every timeline. Sometimes, they love a brother or a friend so ardently that they will never dare fight them - even though history dictates that they must kill them.
Sometimes... [a beat]
Or perhaps... at all times... those who play such tragic roles ought to have a chance to choose their fate.
[i forgot to clarify but yes i will give you a mem back but first this is way more interesting. so much, actually, that gemini is hanging on to ever word like they're picking it apart and studying mikazuki's intentions.
on the other hand though, what he's saying does make sense. history is history, but those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. if a person can learn, or change, and have the choice...
...is it so bad? of course there's the implication that it would rewrite the world as it's known, but simultaneously...
it's difficult, really.]
When you speak of it like that, it's almost akin to legends versus heroes. But then I suppose the question is...is history really history if you're at the point that you can rewrite how it goes. Can history truly dictate their future if they're living in their present?
[...they shake their head.]
My apologies. I'm not quite as well-versed in this as you are. It's simply curiosity and wanting to understand.
[on the contrary - the questioning and theorizing makes mikazuki smile. he raises his brow, a little surprised again, but he certainly doesn't look displeased.]
... you have nothing to apologize for. Curiosity, in and of itself, is not something that I am against.
[he's a private person, yes. but that comes with his personal background and feelings. he will talk about philosophy any day any time.]
.... Minamoto Yoshitsune is a great figure in Japanese history - the main character of the novel Tale of Genji. However, he is historically known to meet a tragic end - forsaken by his revered but jealous brother, and killed by his dear but cowardly friend.
And yet -
Why is it, that in some times, there is a legend that suggests that Yoshitsune does not die - but instead travels North alongside his vassal Benkei? The two of them not forced to make a promise to meet in another life - but instead able to continue the one they have in peace? When that is what their brother and friend may have truly wanted for them, instead of being forced to collect their heads in battle?
It's hard to say what truly happened, hundreds of years ago.
the thing about it is, yes, this makes sense. when it's framed like that, it makes complete and total sense that perhaps, due to certain choices in history, the stories could manifest as two different versions. some people may remember how things were "supposed to go", and others may remember how it "really went." but...]
Very few people know the truth, including the people who were actually there. When one is outside of the events of history, it's much easier to see the clear picture.
In that sense then...do you believe these two courses of history can actually coexist somehow? [or is there still one true history?]
... I have gone to the past countless times, and I have met the same friends countless times... and they never remember that we are friends. [but he says it factually - and even if his eyes flash with sadness, there is a sincerely amused curl to his lips] But each time... they are never necessarily the same.
Part of this may be due to the interference of our enemy - those who truly wish to change history. To kill people before their time, to start wars that never existed, and the like... but sometimes it is simply because the very same people might be ever so slightly different based on the course of their life.
Even now, I believe history to be like a big river - it can change its course, and continue to flow. Some may dictate that some events cannot be altered for the sake of the future....
But there are times I wish to see how those planted seeds might bloom.
The Revisionists, correct? I think...perhaps there's something to be said about exploring possibilities and wishing to see how things would change. Have you spoken with Yoo Joonghyuk about this? I believe the two of you may have some similar views on things.
...I think it isn't exactly a bad view either, if only because time is fluid, and things can change.
[maybe there's more to say about that, but there's a smattering of stardust then. it twinkles and falls and soon mikazuki is greeted with a memory.
The dirt of the ravine beneath your paws shifts, a little cooler to the touch than the ground out in the sun. You listen to your new friend carefully as she explains the dire circumstances that’ve fallen on her kingdom.
“So you’re saying this guy is your king. You want us to take down your king?”
She nods, staring at you imploringly for a moment before you ask her to wait a moment, leaping back toward your friends.
“We can’t just go around knocking kings off their thrones. Then again, if they see that I’m stronger than their king, maybe they’ll ask me to be their next king!”
Your knight shakes his head, saying your name in that faux-chiding sort of way as you laugh teasingly. You would refuse, of course. You have a bigger job to do, but you still think it’s best to look around the area.
“You guys don’t mind lending ‘em a paw, do you?”
You don’t even wait for an answer as you hear the rustling feathers of your mage behind you. Your new friend leaves, running ahead to tell the others of her kingdom of your arrival. You follow after her, coming upon the sleeping forms of the people she knows as you make your way forward. Your knight and your mage follow, and soon she appears with a wise elder who gives you an appraising look. He pauses, whispering something into her ear before she bows her head.
“He says it won’t work. You see, whoever saves the kingdom will be our next king…and he has to have the right qualities.”
“Meaning…?” You’re afraid to ask.
Unfortunately, your knight answers for you. “I think she means you’re not cut out for the job.”
You sigh, but you can’t feel too upset when she apologizes and urges you to leave for your own safety. The warning isn’t fast enough though. You find yourself surrounded by three larger creatures, mangy and matted and angry as they cackle in glee. Their heckling is soon cut off as the king appears behind them, along with the henchmen of one of your enemies.
There isn’t time to discuss anything either. Your friends are soon surrounded, but as the king approaches to take a bite out of you, your new friend comes to your rescue. She tells you to run, leading you down a hill and out into the wilderness to hide once again.
“I’m sorry I got you involved in this,” she says, tail and head bowed low. You reassure her the best you can, pointedly ignoring the other two bringing up your previous conversation about being the king. It makes you think though, and you ask her if there’s anyone else who could possibly be king.
“There was…but he died when he was young. He was the prince. If only he were here…”
She says his name, and it shocks you.
“But he’s just fine! He was fighting right beside us not that long ago.” Dead? She truly thought he was dead? How was that possible? You would have to be cruel to deny her request to hear more about him, even if you can’t answer where he is now.
It’s a question you’re wondering yourself, too. Maybe if you could find him…he could become the one true king.
the tone of this memory probably is incredibly stupid, but here we are.]
[this is kicking my ass i love you sora kingdom hearts
mikazuki is about to open his mouth to say that yes, actually, yoo joonghyuk is hilariously someone that mikazuki finds very agreeable, despite everything.
and then.
he smiles, curious and wondering.]
... much more animalistic than I expected, dear Gemini.
[obviously jiji doesn't get to know any of this, but gemini heard that and knowing what they know, they assume this applied to sol as well which means that lune really did actually take care of their other and their friends, and they're extremely grateful for that. there's so much gratitude there that they can't quite express, especially knowing a little about mikazuki himself and having seen how his memories affect him and the things he's experienced in his long lifetime.
after everything, a person like that who still wants to look after others...
...well, anyway.]
Do you suppose? [lightly, like it's conversational and not that they actually know exactly what he means.] I think there will always be exceptions. And we mustn't shy away from those when they present themselves.
[sometimes you just have to do things to change history for the better of other people.]
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Ha ha ha...
Well... it would be incorrect to say it truly a jest or flattery. It is hard for me to pick 'favorites' among you... though I do find myself bothering dear Cetus quite a bit, for one reason or another.
[his trees. so funny]
But I am nonetheless happy for your company. I do like you very much.
[and that's sincere]
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I believe Cetus could do with your company, regardless of what they may say. They're one of the few among us who could stand more attention.
[that said.]
...and I find myself enjoying your company as well. [even if it doesn't always seem that way.]
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Is that so? Then I am glad... If I can provide some levity during your time here, then I am content.
[and the same goes for cetus.
he's about to say more but it's stardust time!! i will give u one but also give me one back rattles my bars]
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You’ve been found out.
Your most important mission as Touken Danshi - blades made manifest as Sword Warriors - is to protect the course of history. You travel through time in order to address disturbances, and to ensure that everything follows its due course.
Telling the humans involved in that era of history can be considered a deviation. Giving them information that they were never meant to know - informing them of the role they must play.
It is little surprise that Kogitsunemaru, the one who had been at your side for centuries and made by the same hands of Sanjou Munechika, still cannot accept what you have done.
(Memories flash.
“Mikazuki-dono,” he’d fret with eyes that more belonged to a puppy than an oversized fox, “Does my fur feel less silken today? What will Aruji think?”
“Mikazuki-dono,” he’d laugh at your side as you watched the rest of your comrades flutter about, all energy and delight. “It is good to be home, isn’t it?”
“Mikazuki-dono,” he’d gaze upon you with his heart in his hands, trust and soul laid bare. “I am glad we were able to meet again.”)
His steel bites into your skin. You watch his red eyes flash with fury. The accusation that you are no different from the enemy.
You smile, no matter the way his words and hatred land more heavily than any of his strikes.
You raise your blade - yourself - and aim for your comrade's neck.
i hope gemini is like 'i do not like mikazuki munechika anymore']
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unfortunately.
unfortunately. gemini actually sort of lets the stardust settle, fading, and letting themselves take the time to process what they've just seen. they don't respond immediately, watching mikazuki for a moment before they seem to find some of the words they're looking for.]
...might I ask what, precisely, was done that changed the course of history?
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thankfully gemini asks.]
.... sometimes, it is possible to make contact with humans in certain points of history. Both those whose tales are brushed away, or those whose deeds are remembered. The latter are often considered a certain existence - those who actions shape the course of history.
[ . . . ]
But they do not always wish to take those actions in every timeline. Sometimes, they love a brother or a friend so ardently that they will never dare fight them - even though history dictates that they must kill them.
Sometimes... [a beat]
Or perhaps... at all times... those who play such tragic roles ought to have a chance to choose their fate.
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on the other hand though, what he's saying does make sense. history is history, but those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. if a person can learn, or change, and have the choice...
...is it so bad? of course there's the implication that it would rewrite the world as it's known, but simultaneously...
it's difficult, really.]
When you speak of it like that, it's almost akin to legends versus heroes. But then I suppose the question is...is history really history if you're at the point that you can rewrite how it goes. Can history truly dictate their future if they're living in their present?
[...they shake their head.]
My apologies. I'm not quite as well-versed in this as you are. It's simply curiosity and wanting to understand.
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... you have nothing to apologize for. Curiosity, in and of itself, is not something that I am against.
[he's a private person, yes. but that comes with his personal background and feelings. he will talk about philosophy any day any time.]
.... Minamoto Yoshitsune is a great figure in Japanese history - the main character of the novel Tale of Genji. However, he is historically known to meet a tragic end - forsaken by his revered but jealous brother, and killed by his dear but cowardly friend.
And yet -
Why is it, that in some times, there is a legend that suggests that Yoshitsune does not die - but instead travels North alongside his vassal Benkei? The two of them not forced to make a promise to meet in another life - but instead able to continue the one they have in peace? When that is what their brother and friend may have truly wanted for them, instead of being forced to collect their heads in battle?
It's hard to say what truly happened, hundreds of years ago.
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the thing about it is, yes, this makes sense. when it's framed like that, it makes complete and total sense that perhaps, due to certain choices in history, the stories could manifest as two different versions. some people may remember how things were "supposed to go", and others may remember how it "really went." but...]
Very few people know the truth, including the people who were actually there. When one is outside of the events of history, it's much easier to see the clear picture.
In that sense then...do you believe these two courses of history can actually coexist somehow? [or is there still one true history?]
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Part of this may be due to the interference of our enemy - those who truly wish to change history. To kill people before their time, to start wars that never existed, and the like... but sometimes it is simply because the very same people might be ever so slightly different based on the course of their life.
Even now, I believe history to be like a big river - it can change its course, and continue to flow. Some may dictate that some events cannot be altered for the sake of the future....
But there are times I wish to see how those planted seeds might bloom.
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...I think it isn't exactly a bad view either, if only because time is fluid, and things can change.
[maybe there's more to say about that, but there's a smattering of stardust then. it twinkles and falls and soon mikazuki is greeted with a memory.
the tone of this memory probably is incredibly stupid, but here we are.]
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mikazuki is about to open his mouth to say that yes, actually, yoo joonghyuk is hilariously someone that mikazuki finds very agreeable, despite everything.
and then.
he smiles, curious and wondering.]
... much more animalistic than I expected, dear Gemini.
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...my apologies. I'm not quite sure what that was.
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Is that the truth?
Or what you believe you must say for the time being?
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["Please keep this to yourself."]
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Perhaps I merely wanted to hear you say it.
[ . . . but he will press a finger to his own lips. secret's safe.
and he will drop it and move on]
... do let me know if there is anything I can do for you.
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[which is just as important as the role of handling customer complaints?]
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[they. suddenly sound more like they did in the memory than they usually do because jiji, what does your grandpa status have to do with anything????]
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Because it is often the inclination of those with more years than they can bear, to look after others.
And so I shall look after everyone, including you.
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i'm not gonna go into all of the emotional garbage that just slammed into gemini from hearing that so! instead! jiji gets a slow nod.]
Understandable. Though I think I would prefer if people could look after one another, if they are able to.
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Ha ha ha... I have said the same, and I will continue to do so.
... but you know, if you are sharing the same sentiments as that old man, I believe it only makes me more worried.
[jiji is elegant and all but he thinks it's pretty clear from his memories that when he's messy,
he's very messy]
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after everything, a person like that who still wants to look after others...
...well, anyway.]
Do you suppose? [lightly, like it's conversational and not that they actually know exactly what he means.] I think there will always be exceptions. And we mustn't shy away from those when they present themselves.
[sometimes you just have to do things to change history for the better of other people.]
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another grandson......]
Certainly I agree.
.... but it is still important to exercise caution, before you yourself are lost before anyone can think to chase after you.
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...a degree of caution is never a bad thing to hold onto. [though.] Do people chase after you when necessary?
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