HOMOPHONIC 🌺 BUZEN GOU

[piteous]

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WEEK 0 : MONDAY

[piteous]

[ isn't it funny i'm forcing you into rp jock hours

Vash is in the BM gym, checking out the equipment?? ]

I was thinking of finding a place to train, but... I don't know if this is right.

[hasteful]

[why have you done this to me

this is a stranger but buzen's gonna wander up next to him, putting a hand on his shoulder automatically]

Mm? You don't know either?

[buzen has no clue,]

[piteous]

[ haunted

With the hand on his shoulder, Vash instinctively places his own over Buzen's. ]

... You're Matsui's brother?

[hasteful]

[wow hand holding, but buzen perks up already at the mention of matsui!!]

Ah, Gou is our Smith's name. We're not related in a family sense. That's a little too human for us, I think.

[other swords call each other brother but the gous have no idea how to process that,]

[piteous]

Right, you're swords. [ Hmmm. Pats Buzen's hand. ] I wouldn't say it's just a human concept... But I guess that's still not wrong.

[ About the gym though. ]

Anyway, yeah! Usually, I train in the early morning in my room, but I'm homeless until I join a team. I don't know what to make of all of this equipment.

[ He pushes a leg press with his free hand. ]

[hasteful]

Haha, that's true - spirits can have families too, I'm learning.

[but swords mostly knew humans, so his frame of reference was there for a long time. at the mention of all that though, he hums]

What's your training look like? For us, it's mostly sparring. Though I like going on a run, too.

[piteous]

Well, glad this was cleared up!

[ Vash tilts his head. ]

I'm used to working with very little equipment... So I lean on push-ups, pull-ups, and weight-lifting, but I also work on my reflexes and senses. [ Some finger gun motions. ] Some target practice, too. Not as much as before, though.

Running doesn't sound bad?

[hasteful]

[a little hum of curiosity at that - ]

Human maintenance is really important, huh... [is he assuming vash is human. yeah. he's still slowly getting used to people being something besides human]

Running's not bad at all! It's my favorite - well, scouting in general. Though that becomes less training and more assignment.

[piteous]

I think maintenance in general is important unless you're resistant to change and immortal.

[ Vash is only one of these and he doesn't even try to correct Buzen. ]

It sounds like you swords had jobs? I never really asked Matsui since I thought being a sword is a job itself.

[hasteful]

[he laughs at that,]

I have a comrade who would be happy if just existing as a sword was his job.

But ah, we just follow missions based on what Aruji decides for us. When we're not on those, we actually have to maintain the grounds of the Citadel by doing chores. Horse keeping, farming, cooking, laundry... things like that.

[piteous]

That sounds pretty domestic.

[ Which he finds interesting how they end up that way. ]

What are these missions for though. I hope it isn't war.

[ what else would it be ]

W1 : TUESDAY

[piteous]

[ WHERE IS... BUZEN... AFTER THE K-DRAMA FIASCO. They can be relaxing after much hard work being clowns. ]

So much happened today, huh.

[hasteful]

[probably somewhere high up by the eiffelfelfelfel tower just looking out at things. swords like high places.

and he'll just look over to vash and put on a grin - ]

You can say that again... How were the... balls?

[???? he didn't really catch what was happening there]

[piteous]

Based on what I counted, we gave back most of them, so that's good. People can play games again.

[ And they don't just have random balls in their warehouse. ]

... Uhm... Things going okay... With you? I don't know if that will count for your secret or not, but we can exchange.

[hasteful]

Oh! That's good - nice.

[congratulations!! but also. buzen is just laughing at that, amused]

I dunno if how I'm doing is my secret... I think I can answer that pretty freely. Which is that I'm a little confused, and kinda worried... but I'm still sure everything will work out.

We can still exchange secrets if you want though, Va-san.

[piteous]

[ Everyone watched you get suplexed, but... ]

I'm sure it'll be fine, but if you want someone to hear you out I'd lend an ear.

[ Small offer. ]

I think we should! It's a great way to get to know people.

[hasteful]

[he really doesn't mind getting suplexed, unfortunately,]

Thanks.

[he's appreciative, since he's normally the one offering]

But haha, I agree with you. Then do you want me to go first, Va-san? Or if there's a secret you're dying to share, promise it won't leave you and me.

[hasteful]

[that surprises a laugh out of him]

Mm... It's not what you'd normally think of as a war, but I can't deny that we do have battles involved in some of the missions.

[listen vash, this is how you lose the time war,]

[piteous]

I don't know if I have any I'm dying to share... So you can go first.

[ Jazz hands. ]

Set the mood!

[piteous]

Every day in No Man's Land is a person's personal war.

[ Shoots Buzen with a finger gun for play. ]

You guys do some kind of mercenary work? Freelancing.

[hasteful]

Hmm.... I guess I can tell you something that's on my mind - kinda related to today.

[and he'll glance back out over the horizon, his gaze falls out toward where the cathedral is.]

I haven't admitted it to anybody but... sometimes, I think that I'm bad for Matsu.

[hasteful]

Sometimes... or we'll do bodyguard work, or we'll build castles or pave roads.

[he tilts his head]

Typically I just follow whatever orders Aruji lays out, and figure that'll work out.

[piteous]

That is quite the mood!

[ HELP? ]

What do you mean by that?

[hasteful]

[he just laughs faintly]

I think...

[he pauses thoughtfully, trying to figure out how to word it]

Have you ever met someone who wants something that you think might be bad for them, Va-san? Like... how do I put this -

Like you want to save them from themselves a little? But you know that they only act that way because they're actually really kind...

[piteous]

That doesn't sound like a bad way to live. There's some variety and some security.

Not quite peaceful, however... But I don't know if that's something you guys care about.