AUDIENCE FOR: Mikazuki Munechika

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I could have stabbed him and brought back the bleeding body.

[mikazuki munechika.]

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i see. ]

As expected of a sword, I suppose.

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Ha ha ha ha.

[was that a joke, jiji? wAS THAT A JOKE?]

... you were present with us, after all.

Were you alarmed? Fearful?

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[ orion seems to understand that that was not, in fact, a joke

they tilt their head, thinking. ]

Alarmed? A bit, if only because it was rather sudden. Fearful... no. I've seen worse. I did want to minimize the damage, though. It's not that I didn't have faith in your skills.

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Mm, I understand.

[ . . . ]

I am grateful to you. [mikazuki is pretty sure he would've been able to handle it either way, but bringing them back to the trial room was much better as far as time went.] It was the simplest course of action.

[to accept being stabbed if only for proof of guilt, and to give everyone else time]

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[ ah. they pause for a moment, reaching up as if to wave the gratitude off - and then pause, hand curling, instead dropping back down. ]

...One that ended in damage, but, I did see the logic. [ so. they're not disagreeing. it also got the whole fiasco back to the room where ostensibly there was a swoctor doctor, or someone who could care for his injuries.

they click their tongue, softly. ] A beautiful blade is best used in a battle, but it shouldn't be damaged carelessly, either. Have some care for yourself, too, Mikazuki.

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[ . . . he is silent, but he smiles.]

I rather think that I am a spoiled old man, you know.

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Oh? Why's that?

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To have you all worry over me so... it could make an old man blush.

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[ a little wryly: ]

You don't seem much the type to blush like a maiden, Mikazuki.

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Maybe upon request?

[no. tsuru has proven this wrong.]

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[ they chuckle a little but don't respond, idly summoning up a bit of shadow to the table; the cup of tea that jiji left as a tip appears through it.

they don't seem to have any other response than that, but they do seem amused, still. disbelief? ok grandpa if you say so ]

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[fuck yea tea

jiji ignores his face hole problems]

Do you have a preference for your tea, my friend?

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[ jiji your face hole.

there's a long moment and they reach into their sleeve and summon up

a little straw. then wordlessly passes it across the table. tea straw. this is sacrilege but thats ok.

and then, quietly: ] ...I like green tea, though, recently I have tried a few other types and come to like them.

What about you, Mikazuki?

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[oh it's so sacrilege but he's going for it

elegance is important but you know what's more important? tea.]

Fufu... Green tea is also one of my comforts.

Might you have ever been in attendance to tea ceremony?

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[ sometimes you gotta do it for the tea

they nod their head a bit, and then clear their throat, sitting back with their own cup. ]

... A tea ceremony? I don't think I have. What does that entail?

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[funny......

you know what mikazuki would really be into. swirly straws. anyway.]

Ha ha ha... it is a large question - but it is a common practice in courts of nobility in Japan. It is a type of art, just as it is a type of entertainment. Tea is prepared, of course, but with particular attention to context, environment, and guests. It is one of the most noted acts of refinement.

[ . . . ]

I had invited Flayn that, should I find the pieces in time to conduct one, I would have liked to invite her.

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[ ...

they look down at their cup. ]

... From what I know of Miss Flayn from reading her files, she would have liked the invitation.

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Do you mourn us?

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As I said, the loss of a lovely flower does darken the world.

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I am not entirely sure if that answers that I asked.... Oh my, oh my, is this how others feel when talking to me?

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[ they’ll get the sense Orion smiles a bit. ]

Perhaps so.

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Ha ha ha. I have apologies to make.

[he won't]

Dear Orion... Do you particularly care for your duties?

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[ok grandpa

dear orion again... they're quiet for a long moment, not making a remark about the nickname this time, and stare at their cup, thoughtful.]

... I believe that a duty is important to be performed, no matter what it is. [a beat.] I don't particularly like being under someone's thumb, but that's alright.

Why do you ask, Mikazuki?

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Because I have asked some of your number, and I wanted to hear your answers.

I am an old man... but it is rare for me to encounter new situations all the same, stories that I do not know, and fates that I am unsure how they will come to end.

So I am afraid I have a great deal of questions - if you would be willing to entertain them, from time to time.