awashlogs | august catchall

(He's touching his hair, feeling the twists in his hair and recognizing it's some sort of braid. He's not unfamiliar with the style because there's a certain tantou spirit that would jump at the chance to try and tame his hair if he could.

As soon as she's finished and he's free to go, he'll go for his ipad!! Unfortunately, it doesn't have the camera app on it but it's still a reflective surface, even if it's a dark one. He can see himself just fine! And he turns his head a bit to see the ponytail and the flowers. If he was anyone else, he might think he looks silly but he's a proud spirit with nothing to be ashamed of and he doesn't mind this at all,)

Hahaha! (He pokes at one of the flowers and laughs,) Never really thought of ya as being into cute things.

(She seems more like the type that would be into mole creatures and bugs...)

... Not bad.

[okuni is an all-opportunity gal and loves mole creatures and bugs and cute things equally...]

It's not like I'm into them...! I just happen to be good at things like this. I always do my brother's hair in the morning.

[geez!!! now that her handiwork is done, she can safely tsun. She's glad Mutsu likes it though, even if it would have been funny if he chased her around...]

(Okuni can like whatever she wants to like. There's no reason why a girl can't be cute and an absolute menace at the same time.)

Can't he take care of himself?

(Does he really need his sister to do his hair for him in the morning!!! But he's curious now, coming back down to sit like very good sword dog boy,)

Older or younger?

(Her brother?)

He's my younger twin brother.

[Okuni usually sounds eternally amused or extremely whiny, so her warm tone here is probably a noticeable change. Mutsu sitting down like a very good sword dog boy only encourages her to share a little more than she usually does.]

Baren's very industrious and skilled at everything! He can cook well and clean thoroughly enough for the both of us. He does my hair and polishes my kanzashi and sets out my clothes neatly every morning.

[so!! he can take care of himself!! (he's just always busy taking care of okuni...)]

The least I can do is make sure he looks as nice as possible which isn't very hard to do, since he's very handsome!

(A twin? He thinks about what it must be like to miss someone who is your other half. It's a little sad but it's nice to hear her talk about her brother. He sounds a lot more responsible than Okuni! It's hard to imagine she's actually the older of the two.)

Are ya sure you're older?

(He's teasing! Raising and hand, he beckons her to come a little closer,)

Come here for a sec.

[Okuni being the big sister is truly Mysterious... though she does harbor lots of soft big sister feelings, like the kind where she can't seem to quite leave Baren or other people alone... It's her duty to make sure he doesn't cry, isn't it?

She shoots Mutsu a look at the question, hmph!!]

What a rude question!

[But she's curious now, so she moves closer as he waves. what is it moots!!]

(Look at him all you want, he's immune to these looks! Okuni needs to go learn how to use the right Look and Tone from Elizabeth or something...

When she's close enough, he'll pluck a flower from his own hair and reach over her to tuck it right there where her ponytail is.)

It's rough being far away from your family, 'specially without much warning.

(There, he's done with her hair. It really isnt much at all but he's proud of the little bit he's done.)

You'll see him again.

[um??? this is not allowed

Okuni blinks in surprise when Mutsu puts the flower in her hair, because she hadn't expected that! She was mostly on guard for anything like more head flicks, she's always prepared to react against Violence, but the flower completely disarms her.

It doesn't help that he also mentions her family at the same time.

It's not as if Okuni was really actively missing Baren, she just hadn't actually -- thought of the fact that she was in a place that Baren couldn't reach. Okuni's honestly just been assuming that Baren will appear sooner or later to pick her up, because that's what they do for each other. She just had to wait a little longer for him, that's all.

Even though waiting is hard. Even though the waiting is rough.

Okuni

immediately

turns her whole!!! body!!! around to look away from Mutsu, THERE. Maybe she's mad?? Maybe she's CRYING TO HERSELF BECAUSE OF MUTSU!!!

Except her ears are very red now, so. Okuni tries hard not to show her obvious feelings.]

. . .He has things to do too, you know. Important things. So I'll wait as long as it takes until he's ready to come find me.

( Don't you know? Mutsu was raised right! He's a good spirit. He's also inherited a certain knack for being able to understand people easily enough thanks to his old master so when Okuni turns away, it doesn't take him long to figure out why. He chooses not to press it because given his minimal experience with women, he knows when to give them space. )

Yeah.

( He's a real busy guy? It's good that they looking at each other because he can get away with frowning to himself and getting that wistful and thoughtful sort of look in his eye-- a type of expression he prefers to keep private. He can't completely hide it, though, because his voice is softer and not as bright as it would be if he was just playing around, )

Real important things, right, right. ( He reaches to braid the very end of Okuni's hair. There's nothing to keep it in place so it'll just come undone later anyway. ) Let's hope he's got his act together then. Realizes the real important things can't wait forever.

( Because family is forever but being able to see them isn't. It won't do to make Okuni wait forever and for her dear brother to have regrets. Neither would like that, he thinks. At least, that's how he remembers things. )

[Okuni can't see that expression on Mutsu's face, but something in his voice makes her quiet down a little all the same. She can feel him braiding the end of her hair -- just the way Baren would do when he's bored.

The real important things... Baren and her are each other's precious family, but Oumi itself has always been bigger than than the both of them combined. There's always been this tacit understanding between them -- that no matter what happened to her or to Baren, the other would keep their promise to their mother and the town. So this is fine, being alone in this town is fine if it meant that Baren was keeping his promise back home.]

He's my reliable younger brother, after all. [And yet, she thinks briefly of Baren's crying face back when they were children. Reliable, and lonely.] But the older sibling has to do their part too! I'll probably end up finding a way back myself before he even gets to think about it.

( He'd certainly respect their views if he knew. It's admirable to care for the world, whether your world is a single province or an entire country. But in all of the big dreams and long chases, he's seen things get left behind and put off until it was too late. Even if this mysterious brother in another world is able to carry on and accomplish his goals without Okuni, he doesn't want to think of him missing his family when everything is over and done with. Likewise, no matter what they do in Chroma or how hard they work to get back home... he doesn't want Okuni to have any regrets. No regrets, no missing out on things, no missing anyone or anything. )

That's the spirit! ( He regains some of his usual spirit. He likes a person who acts rather than sitting around and settling with their situation. He? Likes? Okuni? Okay, of course he does but she's his gremlin and he isn't going to admit that out loud. He gives her hair a (gentle) tug to get her attention, ) My money's on the reliable sibling, though!

( Look, those are her words! He's just repeating what she said!!! This is also getting too emotional for him and being serious is exhausting so he's going to move on from the current topic to

just tackling Okuni before she can react to the hair tug. It's a playful tackle! Almost... a hug??? Look, he's careful to not mess up his hair if Okuni doesn't fight too much, okay. )

[MOOTS

It's times like these that Okuni forgets that Mutsu is a tsukumogami who's been alive for centuries, and that everything he says is more than just the opinion of a casual observer. He's lived a life richer and longer than Okuni's, after all. That solemnity she's seen from time to time, back in his world and now, is rooted farther than she'd assumed.

Which is all things she's seen of him, but it's hard to remember with Mutsu tugging on her and then play-tackling her. MOOTS x2]

Hey -- !! [HISSING AND YOWLING, though she stops short of trying to suplex Mutsu since shE DID SPEND ALL THAT TIME ON HIS HAIR] If you're going to fight me, then you should have done it in the pit!

[she won't suplex mutsu, but she'll grab his arm and try to PIN HIM FACE DOWN TO THE FLOOR!!! it's the approved kumou way of showing affection]

(He lets out a loud roar of a laugh because he'd much rather have fun like this than dwell on serious thoughts. The struggle is a lot more subdued than it would be if he wasn't trying to be careful with his hair. It's pretty easy to pin him down for now.)

Give it up already! (With the pits and the fighting! He'll stay down on the ground but just know he's bigger than Okuni and could probably throw her off if he really wanted to.) This is just fun! Fun!

(No serious fighting!!!)

No more digging in the dirt! You're not some animal!

[Okuni only wants to primly sit on Mutsu in REVENGE for his antics, so she's not actively trying to twist his arm or hurt him.

JUST

SIT ON HIM

Until he flips her tiny self off, but for now.]

I wouldn't have had to dig if people just fought me when I asked them, so it's really your fault!

[IS IT... IS IT MUTSU'S FAULT!!!]

( This is fine because Okuni is small and weighs nothing to him. He's used to carrying people on his back so this is nothing! )

Why would I? I went once and that's enough for me. ( He crosses his arms and rests his head on them. THe position makes it sound like he's mumbling, ) I hated it.

( They took his sword and gun away and he had no idea where they went! He'd never felt that vulnerable before and it's not something he's in a rush to experience again. )

[Okuni peers down at him, most of her earlier annoyance melting away now.]

You didn't like it? [Sure, plenty of people Okuni tried to strongarm into fighting her weren't all that keen on the idea, but she's a little surprised to hear Mutsu, a tsukumogami, say that.] Is that because of your reputation as the sword that never cut?

[Maybe Mutsu doesn't like fighting? That doesn't make any sense??? He fisticuffs all the time and he's always gearing up for a FIGHT??]

That's got nothing to do with it!

( Because even if that's his legacy, Okuni is right about him always being ready for a fight. He's sword that claims to be pacifist while always being ready to fight. He has fun fighting! He likes it! It's exciting and it makes him feel useful. )

That place though.... it took my sword and gun away. ( It was scary, not knowing what happened to his true form but he isn't going to confess that right now. ) It's not a fair fight if I can't be 100%!

[For once, Okuni doesn't immediately devolve into her Mean Girls side and make fun of Mutsu because hm, Mutsu is a literal sword spirit. He's probably more attached to his sword than a regular person would be.]

Hm. [hmm, then she hits her open hand with her fist like a light bulb has just gone off over her head!] Honebami-chan was the same! He really didn't like seeing his wakizashi with the faeries. So it's not because of your reputation, but because you're tsukumogami?

[ACCIDENTALLY DOXXES HONEBAMI]

Yeah, I mean--

(And he stops abruptly, realizing exactly what she's said. Honebami was the same after the faeries took his sword? So that means--

WITH A ROAR, HE PICKS HIMSELF UP, which probably ends up throwing Okuni,)

What d'ya mean Honebami was the same? Did ya drag him into the pit?!

[OKUNI GOES TUMBLING OFF WITH A YELP]

I asked him for help and he agreed! [did honebami know it was going to be a fighting pit... MAYBE NOT] He didn’t fall into one! It was all very proper.

[smooths out her clothes!!! see, she's innocent!!!]

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