[ Tossing Yato his tantou was a good decision. Were he not fueled by fear, then a wave of relief, he's glad that Yato listened. It means a lot, okay! But also yes, it proves to be an illusion of the fog than either Anya or Aki... Geez, whatever this is aimed low, doesn't it? But Yato bought it, Yanagi did a bit too. A risk saved them both from a crazy lady
Yanagi gets up partway, watching the kimono and hair dissolve under him and Yato. ]
I'm alright.
[ At his feet now, he goes over to grab Yato's sword from the ground and then his sheath. He scans around for any trace of the crazy imposter apparition lady, like there might be anything left. Or really anything in the fog. They'd both be armed, but a full-sized katana is a bit much for a kid. ]
Who's Anya?
[ A different topic from the fog stuff? He figures that might go better. ]
[ Yato stands slowly and offers Yanagi his dagger back in exchange for the katana. He would ask why a kid as young as Yanagi has a dagger like that on his hands, but 1) this is Recolle and 2) this is Aki's brother.
This would normally be Yato's chance to gush about Anya for 2000 words, but he's tired and this isn't really the time for a rant, so how to put this succinctly? ]
She's my friend. An important one...
[ "Friend" sounds like too mild a word for their relationship, but there you go. ]
[ Yanagi takes back his knife, swapping out the yato-katana for it. Since it's a regain, he's oddly... content to have it back. Not that he minds at all lending it to someone in need. ]
Okay, I figured. You wouldn't let me hurt her at first, after all.
[ One day, whem Yato is less tired he can go on and on about precious friendships. Thank you dear friend in arms for it all thout. He's glad to have it when things get messy like this after all, even if getting a dagger is indeed odd for a kid. It's like, fancy-ish too. ]
I bet we did, and that's how she snares her victims... I mean, Aki-nee would never wear a kimono like that. Too girly, and too revealing, right? So... maybe that was a demon or something.
[ How were Anya's idol legs? Yanagi can only laugh at how skinny his sis was. ]
[ Anya's idol legs are probably deceptively strong with all that dancing she has to do...
A memory comes on suddenly, the way memories like to do. This time he's somewhere dark -- a cave? -- and the hair is digging into him again. A skeletal face, a ruined kimono. And then a mighty cord rips through the cave, writhing and destructive, and a familiar voice bellows as its owner makes her entrance in radiant armor.
"I am one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, Bishamonten! I will be taking Yatogami back with me, if you please!"
In the present, Yato blinks and shakes his head, surprised. Wasn't Bishamon supposed to hate his guts? ]
... I remember now. That was Izanami, a god of the underworld.
[ Yanagi sheathes his sword, playing with the ribbon tied to the sheath. ]
Really?
[ He doesn't sound all that much in disbelief, that's the best part of being young and generally accepting of... well. This stuff. Otherwise he'd go nuts. She didn't look the part, but the myth does mention the "illusion" she had before Izanagi got a good look at her, trying to drag her out of Yomi ]
What are you... were you, a god? I think only they'd recognize Izanami if they saw her.
i did fight the bear off but not the same way i remember wrestling the thing and killing it with my bare hands but i have no idea how i could manage it the way i am right now that thing was huge when i fought it last month i had to bait it into running into a bunch of cars until it hurt itself
It's definitely a perk of being here. People are usually nice. We all want to figure out what's going on, even if we like our normal lives too.
By the way, the population of Recolle who can read the post by Ms. Wiseman here, as in they have access, is the minority. But, by common sense that's a little obvious.
Holy shit. That's cool you figured out how to deal with it... brutal as that is. But better you than the fog bear.
Anyway though, if you believe the souls part of what Ms. Wiseman posted, then you got a bit of a ways to go before you're your old ww2 giant bear-punching self.
screw what joanne said i don't trust a word out of her mouth or maurice's or any other retrospec employee's it could all be a bunch of lies to cover for the fact that retrospec is making this shit up and forcing it on us for kicks
[ which, deep down, he knows isn't the case. But damn it, he doesn't want to accept that any of this is natural or inevitable and that who he is just happens to fundamentally include some whacked out hyper violent soldier. ]
In stories, the bad guy or really awful people treat the lives of others like a game, don't they? I don't Retrospec is evil though, just misguided with a bad sense of humor and priorities.
Honestly, trying to live you life like it's still normal, just with this new app at your side is fine too. It's social media, so treating it like it's a normal one... What do you really want to do in November?
pretty much everything's gone i had like...magic or something once but that's gone too and my eyes turned red for a while but they're back to normal only thing ive kept is the memories
The wording of the post written up seems to suggest their priority is saving souls or universes. I suppose I shouldn't judge until I read through everything that was put out in the past, form my own impression.
Don't have plans for November. Get to know the city better, mostly.
That's something at least. You have Saku-nee and Yato-kun to help you with dangerous situations, they both have swords and can use them alright.
[ He gives them a lot of credit... Maybe a bit too much as some of Taira blood. But at least he didn't say "I'll protect you Aki-nee" or something tropey like that, he wonders if she still doesn't like this. Or his sword, he kind of saw through that. ]
Most definitely. I guess then as a whole, we who have to experience these things...
We're surprisingly well put-together? Or adaptable so that the rest of the city don't think we're crazy. Anyway, despite the confusion at what this post is about, do you think you;ll be alright?
If people understand they have good intentions, a poor grip on a superpower is somewhat forgivable, isn't it? Reality feels too large to have perfect control over all the time.
Any place you'd recommend to see?
[ Before they all disappear into the ground or something idk ]
As alright as I can be, I don't want to take a long nap from the unpredictable world of Recollespec just yet.
Yeah, I knew him too as a teammate, and he was a kind-hearted person. I'm... kida of angry? I don't know why, but maybe I'm subconsciously upset at the fog thing being like a wrong memory.
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