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[ The worst part of this, Akira thought, was that he's familiar with this sensation of foreign emotions bleeding into him. And then he sees Tsuru and he realizes this is only the second worst part. ]
...you've gotta be fucking with me. [ That sure is anger, bright and hot. ]
...you've gotta be fucking with me. [ That sure is anger, bright and hot. ]
(Akira.......... Kiku begins to puff her feathers and Tsurumaru reaches up to try and smooth them. He's really trying to regain control of the emotional situation here and Akira can probably feel
Tsurumaru just suddenly letting go? A sense of detachment. Of nothingness. Like he just decided to suddenly stop feeling and lock them all away. There's still a lingering sense of agitation and some vague sense of amusement somewhere there but it's much more muted than it was a moment ago,)
... It's quite the surprise.
(Meanwhile, Kiku feels like she needs to fly to work off some of this energy now wow.)
Tsurumaru just suddenly letting go? A sense of detachment. Of nothingness. Like he just decided to suddenly stop feeling and lock them all away. There's still a lingering sense of agitation and some vague sense of amusement somewhere there but it's much more muted than it was a moment ago,)
... It's quite the surprise.
(Meanwhile, Kiku feels like she needs to fly to work off some of this energy now wow.)
....what? [ Yeah that's weird. What is turning your emotions off, Akira is pretty sure that isn't how this works? The anger is still there (and probably will be for a while), but there's a current of focus underneath that's usually masked under the obvious emotions.
Nagako has come over, fur bristling, but silent. ]
Nagako has come over, fur bristling, but silent. ]
If we're going to be bonded, then we should figure out what that means.
But not where others can see. (YEAH, THIS MIGHT BE A PC, BUT HE WANTS SOMEWHERE MORE PRIVATE STILL.) Especially when these curious gifts and curses aren't the only things we can expect each week~
(The murders. He means the murders.)
But not where others can see. (YEAH, THIS MIGHT BE A PC, BUT HE WANTS SOMEWHERE MORE PRIVATE STILL.) Especially when these curious gifts and curses aren't the only things we can expect each week~
(The murders. He means the murders.)
(Tsurumaru has been content to let Akira be for most of the week. He's been able to sense the teen's emotions all week and felt it was best to give him space. He always seems to short-tempered and spikes in anger when they interact and for Tsurumaru who carefully controls his feelings, it's frankly exhausting to feel so much.
But after the trial, he immediately wants to pull Akira aside to speak,)
Akira-kun.
(Aside from bursts of emotion here and there that are surely associated with the memory shards, Tsurumaru has always been calm and cool or lively and casual. There are the periods of thoughtfulness and uncertainty Akira might have felt in the very late or early hours but Tsurumaru has tried to avoid those moods.
Right now, there's a very sharp sense of awareness, something suddenly serious and focused, and for someone who usually speaks vaguely and avoids affirmative speech, he speaks directly to Akira now,)
Explain.
But after the trial, he immediately wants to pull Akira aside to speak,)
Akira-kun.
(Aside from bursts of emotion here and there that are surely associated with the memory shards, Tsurumaru has always been calm and cool or lively and casual. There are the periods of thoughtfulness and uncertainty Akira might have felt in the very late or early hours but Tsurumaru has tried to avoid those moods.
Right now, there's a very sharp sense of awareness, something suddenly serious and focused, and for someone who usually speaks vaguely and avoids affirmative speech, he speaks directly to Akira now,)
Explain.
[ Right now Akira's mood is a low simmering anger, it could be worse really and it has been worse so at least there's that. Akira just throws himself back against the nearest wall, hood drawn up over his face and arms crossed. Tsuru gets a glare but it seems Akira is a man of his word. ]
I can see the memories in blood, like the flashbacks we had all week. Except for me it's something I just need to live with if my right hand comes into contact with blood whenever.
That's why I knew there were those stupid ass bubbles in the butcher shop, cause I saw bits and pieces of that murder.
I can see the memories in blood, like the flashbacks we had all week. Except for me it's something I just need to live with if my right hand comes into contact with blood whenever.
That's why I knew there were those stupid ass bubbles in the butcher shop, cause I saw bits and pieces of that murder.
But you did it to help us.
(For perhaps the first time this week, Tsurumaru really smiles at Akira. It's not the warmest smile-- there's always something in his eyes that makes his smile seem far away-- but Akira will feel something vaguely warm coming from Tsurumaru. It can only be described as "admiration.")
Thank you.
(For perhaps the first time this week, Tsurumaru really smiles at Akira. It's not the warmest smile-- there's always something in his eyes that makes his smile seem far away-- but Akira will feel something vaguely warm coming from Tsurumaru. It can only be described as "admiration.")
Thank you.
[ Oh he has no idea how to take this which is really apparent through link. He flusters both physically and emotionally, slightly prickly but also accepting. ]
...I just think killers should pay. Even the stupid bird didn't do anything to deserve dying.
...I just think killers should pay. Even the stupid bird didn't do anything to deserve dying.
[ Tsuru don't hit him when he's down! There's more fluster and a burst of regret, but actually no anger. ]
Usually there's not a limit to what I can read. It just happens whenever I touch something bloody, even if I don't want it to. Having to choose pisses me off. [ And there is the anger, white hot but only a flare. ]
It wouldn't have made sense to use it on her when she wasn't involved with the butcher shop. But I... forget it.
[ His emotions can speak for him here just fine, as well as his behavior at trial. He really did wait until the last minute just in case he could have helped with her murder. Alas. ]
Usually there's not a limit to what I can read. It just happens whenever I touch something bloody, even if I don't want it to. Having to choose pisses me off. [ And there is the anger, white hot but only a flare. ]
It wouldn't have made sense to use it on her when she wasn't involved with the butcher shop. But I... forget it.
[ His emotions can speak for him here just fine, as well as his behavior at trial. He really did wait until the last minute just in case he could have helped with her murder. Alas. ]
(Akira will feel sympathy.)
This was a difficult trial. There were too many suspects and too many names to choose from. (Both of them received votes.) Until the last minute, our list was still too large and our votes were split too many ways. A careless vote could have killed another innocent person.
But I was able to choose correctly because of you. You helped sway others correctly, too.
(He tucks his arms into the sleeves of his kimono,)
The heart is a personal thing. I dislike sharing its nature with others, especially those I hardly know... but while we are bonded, I want to know my truth.
Despite my behavior and what others may think, I want to help. As a tsukumogami, it is my nature to serve people. From the moment I received my name, the desire to protect was struck and burned into my soul. Whatever happens in these worlds, I will search for whatever answers I can find and do what I must for those around me.
(And Akira will sense a sudden openness from Tsurumaru. There's something still guarded-- still reserved and closed off-- but for this brief moment, there is a sense of honesty, hope, determination, and a desire to fight.)
Akira-kun, for as long as you are here, what will you do?
This was a difficult trial. There were too many suspects and too many names to choose from. (Both of them received votes.) Until the last minute, our list was still too large and our votes were split too many ways. A careless vote could have killed another innocent person.
But I was able to choose correctly because of you. You helped sway others correctly, too.
(He tucks his arms into the sleeves of his kimono,)
The heart is a personal thing. I dislike sharing its nature with others, especially those I hardly know... but while we are bonded, I want to know my truth.
Despite my behavior and what others may think, I want to help. As a tsukumogami, it is my nature to serve people. From the moment I received my name, the desire to protect was struck and burned into my soul. Whatever happens in these worlds, I will search for whatever answers I can find and do what I must for those around me.
(And Akira will sense a sudden openness from Tsurumaru. There's something still guarded-- still reserved and closed off-- but for this brief moment, there is a sense of honesty, hope, determination, and a desire to fight.)
Akira-kun, for as long as you are here, what will you do?
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