mygod | pc catchall | iwatooshi

[flameguard]

this is the single loudest pc catchall in this game

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[naginota]

[ iwatooshi easily matches his style, himself favoring strength and bold action in battle. it's enlightening to see the changes in rondo's ability, how his emotions power him - it's almost comforting, in its familiarity. with each attack, parry, or counter, he accepts the emotions that rondo gives him, offering his own in return, a combination of frustration, sorrow, and resignation.

unlike rondo, he doesn't cry. death isn't a stranger to one such as him, who has tasted the blood of hundreds, even thousands on his blade. but any loss of life is to be mourned, and it shows in the weight of his strikes, the unbridled power he puts behind them. iwatooshi doesn't relent until rondo backs off, setting the weighted end of his weapon on the ground and offering a respectful bow. ]

We've hardly managed to befriend them before losing them. [ he thinks of the ink from today and before, how concerned this young man is with helping others and his potential failure. ] Fate can be cruel, can't it?

[flameguard]

[ fate. what a word to use.

he returns the bow, pressing his hand to his heart, respectful. the spar was perfect for getting out the extra energy, the frustration and desperation, and as it ends, he feels wrung out and raw - better than before, at least. unwound. more grounded.

he places fisteralda back in its sheath, and he does not cry, taking in a deep breath to keep himself from doing so. ]

... We were supposed to have more time. [ two months, they had said. ] And to be locked in last night... there was nothing we could have done.

[naginota]

We were.

[ they never know how long they’ll have. it’s a tragic reminder to treasure what little time they do have. ]

I thought we’d be able to protect one another from the cultists, but they have unexpected power to be able to confine us like that. [ frowning, as he thinks of rondo’s tattoos. ] Surprise attacks like this catch even the best warriors off-guard. That must be why they did it.