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[vigilantics]

sorry kara

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[unfriendliest]

[ kara makes a face. ]

He already doesn't shut up about Okita, even without him there.

[ it must have been unbearable ]

[vigilantics]

I actually didn't get to talk to Yasusada too much at the castle, but I saw them interact in trial... Souji's a pretty good friend of mine.

[ she sounds fond. ]

So, it's... cute, I think.

[unfriendliest]

It gets annoying, when it's all he ever talks about.

[vigilantics]

So, you don't talk about Date Masumune a lot?

[unfriendliest]

...No. Why would I?

[ ccp is the only other one who cares? ]

[vigilantics]

I dunno.

Maybe say that he's neat?

[unfriendliest]

[ mildly offended: ]

He was more than just "neat."

[vigilantics]

[ she smiles. ]

Tell me how!

[unfriendliest]

He was the daimyo of Oshu, and one of the greatest tacticians of Japan.

[vigilantics]

How long ago was this?

My Japanese history isn't the best.

[unfriendliest]

[ please hold, we have to math this ]

Somewhere around six hundred years ago, now.

[vigilantics]

Oh, damn.

What happened to him?

[unfriendliest]

...He died of illness when he was older.

[ does kara sound a little bitter? because he is. masamune deserved to die in battle, like he'd always dreamed. ]

[vigilantics]

[ ... well, going from what she has gathered about this group... that is probably not what they wanted. ]

... at least he managed to accomplish a lot before then.

[unfriendliest]

It wasn't what he wanted. [ . . . ] But it was enough.

[vigilantics]

Well... he would probably be glad to know that he has someone like you to carry on his legacy.

[unfriendliest]

[ - oh, right in the dokis. Kara blinks, surprised, and stares at her in silence. he… doesn’t know what to say to that? ]

[vigilantics]

[ this is funny because she does not know him anywhere near well enough to even begin to guess that she gave him a date feeling ]

That wasn't a weird thing to say, was it?

[unfriendliest]

[ he still doesn't know what to say to that. so what he goes with is: ]

I'm just an unsigned sword. There isn't much for me to carry on for him.

[vigilantics]

We're having this conversation right now, aren't we?

Where I'm from, they don't really teach Japanese history unless you take specialized classes for it. So there's a lot of people who have no idea who the people you know are-- but look at us right now! You just taught me so many things about him, and I'm sure you can do even more.

Even if you're surrounded by people who don't know his name, you're proof that he existed, and that he fought very hard for what he believes in.

[unfriendliest]

Of course he did.

[ he sounds a little offended? but also... ]

I'm just... not the right sword to carry his legacy. Mitsutada is better for that.

[vigilantics]

You know, I heard that a lot before...

[ probably too many times. ]

But as long as you believe in what he did, and as long as you keep trying, you'll always be the right sword.

[unfriendliest]

[ he’s not so sure of that. but one thing is certain: he will always defend the date clan with everything he has, no matter what it takes. ]

All I can do is make sure he’s well remembered.

[vigilantics]

... sometimes that's good enough.

[ sometimes that's all someone really wants. ]