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this is the single loudest pc catchall in this game

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week 0 monday

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[ good monday! on this fine monday morning, iwatooshi can find rondo out being a jock. by which i mean, he's hard at work swinging his sword! if he doesn't see him right away, well... he'll definitely hear him. ]

Haaah! Hraaaah!

[ loud. but, since iwatooshi is a sword, he can see - clearly, rondo does in fact have a lot of skill with this blade! he can also probably tell with his special sword eyes that he looks like he's compensating for the blade itself. it's like he's not quite used to the shape of this particular weapon just yet, as he will occasionally mess up a stance, then pause, stop, readjust his stance and try again, correcting his own mistakes. ]

[naginota]

[ ohhh!! he's immediately fascinated, and simply stands by to watch for a bit to evaluate rondo's skill.

eventually, when it looks like rondo's taking a moment to pause, he'll speak up. ]

You're still getting to know this sword - is that right?

week 0, friday

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[ wow a murdergame... with a murder....

it's friday! and as of friday, rondo is out with his sword. you can probably hear him, honestly - just like earlier in the week, his noises are loud, but they're fiercer than before, sharper than before. frustrated.

across his back, the inky tattoos of the week have multiplied - the shadows and ink coalescing in more than one spot, spattering a perfectly white cloak. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. ]

[naginota]

[ who could have guessed...

a sword is gonna sword, so iwatooshi naturally follows that sound. and just as before, he stops to watch rondo train, evaluating every move, noting those tattoos. his eyes fall for just a moment to his forearm, where his own reads failing to protect them.

he is silent for a long time before exhaling slowly, and calling out, ] If you would like to spar, it is better with two.

[ maybe it will help them both, just a little, to work out some energy. ]

week 1, monday

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[ assuming this is after !! MORNING SWORD SPARS !! and also picking up the cabin mail. but welcome to the island!! rondo is at the barn, sitting on the ground with one of the barn cats he seems to have befriended! he's scritching it behind the ears when he notices he has company, and he looks up and grins. ]

Good morning, Sir Iwatooshi! This is a nice change of pace, isn't it?

[naginota]

[ yea yea yea!! iwatooshi's freshly showered and changed into a comfortable, purple kimono for the day, sleeves tied back and out of the way. ]

Hahaha! You've made a new friend already!

[ how sweet. he kneels next to them and gives rondo a friendly little headpat. ]

It reminds me a bit of home, here. Working in the fields and with the horses... It's only been a week, but I still miss it.

week 1, wednesday

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[ it's later in the evening on wednesday and rondo's no longer at the island ceremony. he's sitting by the water at the beach, curled up - really only recognizable because his cloak's hood is pulled up over his head and the sacred flame symbol on the back stands out like a sore thumb.

it's a very solitary moment, an unusual one for someone who tends to be the center of most social gatherings of the group. he has his arms around his knees, and as you get closer, you might hear him... mumbling. ]

... it's just odder to hear you laugh. [ rondo's voice is soft and wet, vulnerable - there's a tiny laugh. whatever he's seeing disagrees, and he flinches. ] When you're saying - no sir. I know - yes, sir. I'm... sorry, sir. I know, sir.

[naginota]

[ he'd thought to join rondo to keep him company, but iwatooshi pauses when he hears all of that, sees that flinch. it's a moment he shouldn't be intruding on, he thinks. some things are better kept to yourselves.

...but maybe he's feeling a little selfish. the phantoms around him aren't making for the good company they normally would, and it's left him feeling restless. so iwa makes a point of rustling his robes as he steps onto the beach, eyes trained on the waves as if he'd only come out to watch the tides. ]

I wouldn't want to interrupt. [ voice soft. ] May I ask who you're talking to?

week 1, saturday

[naginota]

[ WANDERING THE VILLAGE RESTLESSLY wow what a day. occasionally he shoots a glance over toward the pyre where erin awaits execution, but rondo is a suitable distraction. he heads right over when he sees him. ]

Rondo-dono. You did well today.

[ protecting the others, keeping erin's attention off the rest. that's probably the best they could hope for, under the circumstances. ]

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[ rondo is sitting by the pyre, in fact! what a well placed distraction. it was like this last week, too - the fire is supposed to be eerie, but to rondo, the blue of the sacred flame is so comforting that it couldn't feel any other way. especially right now, where he just feels - bad. conflicted. you lack resolve.

he looks up - the compliment surprises him, and he ducks his head. ]

...I wasn't able to act fast enough. I should've... [ ...

he shakes his head, though, and tries again, tries for a tiny smile. ] ...you honor me, Sir Iwatooshi.

week 2, monday

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[ well we love being swallowed up by shadows and thrown face first into a memory, right!!! right!!!!

here you go! iwatooshi is treated to a moment from rondo's life, first.

when the memory itself completes, rondo's hand rests on his heart, and he's looking upwards. ]

[naginota]

...Fate is a funny thing.

[ it's almost a response to the king himself, even as the memory fades away. but iwatooshi is smiling, eyes twinkling as he looks back at rondo. ]

It must have been difficult, this trial they put you through. To remain true to yourself even when you have the power to destroy those before you... [ he bows his head. ] ...I can only admire your strength, Rondo-dono.

week 2, thursday

[naginota]

[ PRESUMABLY AFTER SWAMP HEALS... iwatooshi's going to keep an eye on the cabin kids tonight, if he can. ]

Feeling any better, Rondo-dono?

[flameguard]

[ iwatooshi....!!! rondo is somewhere resting in a ?? state of healing bc capitalism but. he dips his head in greeting when he comes in, and kind of nods... ]

I... wasn't expecting to, but...yes. [ swamp ] I can't believe it's magical...

week 4, saturday

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[ well!!! it's!!! fine. it's not fine. rondo's outside somewhere! he doesn't have his sword so he's just. here? looking like he just wants to jitter out of his fucking skin, giving off bad animal crossing emotions of storm clouds. his daan! his karlach! his everything! everything is so bad!!!

he looks like he's going to vibrate out of his skin, honestly. he's just - practicing his sword forms? silently, for once, like he has a weapon even though he doesn't. Again. swing. Again. swing. Again. swing. Againagainagainagain ]

[naginota]

[ yeah. yeah he knew this was bad and honestly iwatooshi's feeling it, too. but he pauses to watch rondo for a short bit, not to analyze his form as he had before, but just to watch, and listen.

after some time, he exhales and steps forward, calling out softly. ]

Rondo-dono.

[ he plants the blunt end of the naginata on the ground, just in front of him. take it. ]

week 5, monday

[naginota]

[ OUR DOJO!! throws them in here immediately where iwatooshi is absolutely radiating delight. he's so happy. this is his new home. ]

I've been waiting for this to show up for weeks, gahahahaha! Rondo-dono!

[ he falls into a ready stance with a sharp grin. ]

Fight me!

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[ FUCKING SAME MY GUY rondo is BEAMING from ear to ear, utterly thrilled, his emotions matching the gigantic smile on his face. ]

Yes! Of course!!!

[ with absolutely zero hesitation, he draws fisteralda - freshly sharpened, lovingly cared for, and immediately takes his ready stance. ]

Prepare yourself! [ AND THEN RUSHES HIM IMMEDIATELY ]

w5 friday

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[ wow he's alive for this friday! it's kind of a weird feeling, honestly. rondo can be found after all of that is over in the apartments! his door is wide open, and he's sitting at a desk, writing something. his emotional vibe can be felt from here - a little sad, a lot worried, but mostly okay.

does iwatooshi want to come by? ♥ ]

[naginota]

[ yeah he'll stop by! probably on the way back to own, but he'll pause when he sees the door is open and knock lightly on the doorframe. ]

Rondo-dono? Did you see Nehan-dono already?

w6 monday

[naginota]

[ did you think i was joking it's tank behavior day let's fucking goooooo

not yet though we'll get to that. for now they can just Wander the new areas until they run into big daddy, starting at the medical place with a frown as he watches the tv commercials glitch into surgeries. ]

Is it a torture chamber?

[ SURE FUCKING SEEMS THAT WAY. ]

week 6, thursday

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[ weh!!!!!!


well, rondo's coming to visit iwatooshi as soon as he's healed up and settled. he's been playing with the stupid keychain that bonked him in the nose anxiously ever since, but he tucks it in his pocket and comes to knock on his apartment door. you better be resting. ]

... Sir Iwatooshi...?

[naginota]

[ pulls out my description since i never gave this to you before-- his apartment has a cozy, traditional japanese style to it: tatami flooring, what looks to be shoji screens for walls with intricate paintings, a shelf of books and scrolls, a folded futon in one corner, even a bonsai plants on a small table. in the center of the space is the kotatsu, with cushions to sit around. a teapot and a few cups sit unused on the tabletop next to a small, broken blade. there's a stand for his naginata, where it currently rests, unbroken, like it wasn't supposedly just with him for half the day. the only things that don't fit the aesthetic is a pin board on on the wall, displaying a variety of keychains, specifically the cabin family, minus iwatooshi himself, and the cait keychain on the kotatsu's tabletop.

he is resting, but he'll let rondo in with a small smile! he's changed out of rondo's ruined uniform into a loose yukata that gives a nice little peek at all his fashionable new scars. weirdly, his eyes are a vibrant green, and there seems be a smattering of something dark all over his hands and forearms. maybe just his gloves? anyway. ]

Hello, Rondo. Come in.

[ all things considered, he appears to be in a much better mood. ]

week 6, saturday

[naginota]

[ HE'S SO FUCKING SAD!!!! ]

I really thought they'd have a plan for her.

[ why did ashlyn have to bleed out "cola wanted it" WHY ]

[flameguard]

... I almost can't believe they didn't.

[ but that's reality!!! he's just as sad, too wrung out and tired to cry, but just. exhausted. was it really rondo and vin who were the decisive ones? ]

She... it shouldn't have had to be that way. I know it's easier for us, because we can see everything with more clarity, but...

week 7, monday

[naginota]

[ when he sees rondo he's just going to come up and pick up him in a big bear hug, radiating happiness!! like off the ground. you weigh nothing to him.

the way i started this before the curse free for all and forgot what else he was gonna say this is what you get

hm. well, actually, ] Rondo! If you were to give someone you love a gift, what should it be?

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[ WHEEE HE'S GETTING HUGGED rondo is thrilled by this immediately!!!! he kicks his feet and throws his arms around him to return the hug with zero hesitation!!!! ]

Heh, good morning, Sir Iwatooshi! [ YAY!!!!

and then. oh! question!! i hope he's still hugging him. ] Um... that depends. Something that they like, or something that would be useful to them.... Why do you ask?

week 7, friday

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[ iwatooshi can find rondo after the annoucement and the disappearing of the living out on patrol - more specifically, out fighting with a monster! thankfully, the faceless things are not Too Wild (this is not a pyramid head situation), and with a few well placed sword strikes, he manages to dispatch and vanquish the creature with relative ease, stepping back as it departicles or whatever monsters do in fucked up silent hill.

he exhales out, after - and then upon spotting iwatooshi, lights up a little. ]

Sir Iwatooshi...! [ trotting over!! despite the grimness of the moment, there's still a little emotional !! of happiness upon sight. ] So, it's really starting...

[naginota]

[ honestly he was probably watching on standby in case rondo needed assistance at any point, but he's relieved to see that isn't necessary. his own emotions are sorrowful, but overall even - the deceptive calm of someone ready for a fight at any moment. ]

Seems that way, doesn't it?

[ a quick glance at the blade of his naginata, like he's hoping to see the living in its reflection, but of course there's nothing. ]

We'll just have to have faith in those who remain.

w7, sat

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[ wow, it's over...

rondo can be found hanging out in the graveyard somewhere, just kind of resting after a tough battle - he's got a concoction from alfyn in one hand, and sheepzantos is here also, cranky but ineffectually just kind of chewing on rondo's cloak.

when he spots iwatooshi, he beams at him and waves. ]

Sir Iwatooshi...! Can you believe it's over...?

[naginota]

[ SHEEPZANTOS. HELP. iwatooshi doesn't know about this so the sheep just gets a curious, confused look from him as he heads over. he's already cleaned up and changed, ditching his ruined battle gear for a black kimono with light pink and purple accents. ]

If I'm honest, it almost feels like it was too quick. [ but he smiles nonetheless! ] But I won't complain about that. The easier the battle, the faster we can return to where we need to be. I'm sure all of us are ready for exactly that.