[ we three dumbigos ]

[coastal]

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[preowned]

I don't want to get them dirty... and they're more striking when it's dark.

[ the lights ):

but he looks at kara ]

Wanna try?

[unfriendliest]

No.

[ why was he relieved when both of you idiots were revived again ]

[coastal]

[it's a wonder]

So you'll get your feet dirty instead? Neither of us are going to carry you.

[preowned]

It would be easier to clean my feet than the shoes.

[ that is absolutely true, trying to clean white shoes is fucking horrible ]

But just come with me. We can talk!

[unfriendliest]

Is there something to talk about?

[ he asks as if he won't follow ]

[coastal]

[she rolls her eyes and immediately starts walking after tsuru anyway]

You won't let up until we follow anyway, right? Or you'll just pout.

[preowned]

[ he laughs ]

Yeah.

[ please don't just agree ]

But there is something I'd like to talk about.

[unfriendliest]

[ kara sighs. ]

So tell us already.

[coastal]

[glances]

Which is...?

[preowned]

[ IS. TELLING GOING TO DISRUPT YOUR THREADS. PLEASE TELL ME BECAUSE A LOT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND. ]

Let's go inside.

[ so he can put on his shoes ]

[unfriendliest]

[ fine, fine, kara will follow them inside since tsuru's being all cagey ]

[coastal]

[it's just one more reason to be mad at tsuru

but she'll just. follow after??]

What a dull field trip.

[she's just being mean]

[preowned]

Ookurikara, there is a chance we may not be from the same citadel.

[ he will just

gently ease that in





while making sure he's not standing close to kara. ]

[coastal]

[SHE CHOKES]

1/3

[unfriendliest]

[ ookurikara stops walking. ]

2/3

[unfriendliest]

[ he stares at tsurumaru in mute surprise, uncomprehending, as whatever he'd been thinking about (how to help lili improve even without a satisfactory weapon) screeches to a halt. ]

[unfriendliest]

[ and after a long stretch of silence, he finally speaks, voice going low: ]

What do you mean, "there's a chance we aren't from the same citadel?"

[preowned]

[ he stops walking as well, tucking his hands behind his back. ever since he decided he'd tell the truth, tsurumaru wondered how to go about it... and promptly threw out any plan when it came to the moment. ]

At first, I wasn't entirely positive, but... I do not recall anything you've mentioned so far.

[coastal]

[she's so tired.

and so she's just going to take a step back and press her hand against her forehead as she sort of just. allows this to happen.]

[unfriendliest]

How long ago was "at first?"

[ how long has tsuru suspected this? if it was just this week, that's one thing, but it's been over two months. ]

You could just be from a different point in time, like Yasusada suggested. How much do you know? What do you remember?

[preowned]

[ he glances at lili, his expression a little amused, before he turns his attention back to ookurikara. ]

When Taikogane Sadamune [ he uses the full name, for once, ] was summoned for you, were we shortly afterwards sent to the Keichou era?

[coastal]

[glances at kara

well, was he]

[unfriendliest]

[ there is another long silence, during which kara closes his eyes, and clenches his hands into fists at his sides. through gritted teeth, he asks: ]

Why didn't you say something?

[preowned]

When I wasn't sure, I was concerned about... spoiling the timeline? And then I was broken before I could figure it out any further.

[ he is pretty sure, at the very least, he would have brought it up sooner if he had lived longer in the village. but. ]

And after, I wasn't sure how to bring it up. I didn't want to do it in front of Tonbokiri or Yasusada.

[coastal]

[oh wow

this is a time for her to

glance away]