ic; i'm a loose bolt of a complete machine

[puerilely]

[ aka why wouldn't you trust this face.... ]

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[derepressed]

[Naive people are easier to manipulate, it's true... Shuu, at least, doesn't have to worry about Chizuru trying to manipulate him.

...they are also easier to fluster! And flustered she most certainly is, when he speaks up; it takes her a moment to really process what he's said, and when she does, her cheeks flush red and she shakes her head, bringing up her hands in a pacifying gesture.]

Cute-? No, that's not..! Um. ...they're not going to harass me, I think... the person I spoke to about this job, they said it was... a place where lonely people called to have someone to talk to? They wouldn't do something mean, if they really want to talk...

[nOT QUITE WHAT HE MEANT, CHIZURU.]

Um... as for Kaoru-san's name... [How much of this does she want to divulge to a stranger, she wonders... If it was just her, she wouldn't care, but Kaoru is affected by this, too. Then again, Shuu is apparently one of his friends... She'll just be a little bit vague.] We were separated when we were very young. The family that took her in... they were the Nagumo. [And apparently they were rude as shit but she's not getting into that.] That's why our names are different...

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[ Chizuru, you're so naive... he's almost amazed, really. This is worse than that Yukina girl, which is probably saying a lot. It's not like they had phone sex operators back around 1600, but he still managed to catch on to this place's intentions pretty quickly all the same. But then again, he's smarter than his childish nature may indicate most of the time.

It's sort of funny yet endearing, and Shuu's not entirely sure if he wants to break the truth to her since humans taking advantage of demons is the worst, but on the other hand, it may be pretty hilarious to see her slowly realise what's really going on here and have her blush like that again.

Life is full of difficult decisions, isn't it...

But thankfully the decision doesn't matter a moment later when he hears what Chizuru is actually saying. Taken in by the Nagumo, huh.. A fate he wouldn't wish upon anyone despite being a Nagumo himself, but that's not important right now. What's important is that Kaoru isn't a real Nagumo after all, and wow, does that fucking poser think he can just pull that sort of stuff on him... Kaoru'd better watch himself the next time they meet.

Still, that means Kaoru's a Yukimura too.. unfortunately it's not too easy to realise just what clan that is with the lack of usage of last names in his time among demons.

But if they're part of the Jukkishuu - well, then he's not going to be very happy. ]

What a story... [ He keeps his tone light, but there's definitely anger just plainly boiling under his skin. ]

Kaoru's apparently way from the future though, so you too, huh? Do you maybe know the names of any of your ancestors, Chizuru?

[ Because it's the easiest way to find out before he has to flip out the rest of his days here over not knowing it.

.. then again, if he can't find out, he'll probably just assume the worst. Gomen, Chizuru.. ]

[derepressed]

[Unfortunately, he is absolutely asking the worst person to tell him about the Yukimura ancestors. Chizuru very clearly doesn't know how to answer him; she doesn't want to say "I'm sorry, I don't know," because that's not a very helpful answer at all. But the truth is she doesn't know the names of any of her ancestors; she only knows the name of the man who isn't even her real father.

...what are her parents' names? Her expression flickers a little and she looks down. What sort of a daughter of the Yukimura clan is she, if she cam't even remember something as simple as her parents' names? Surely she must have heard them at some point, even if it was just when they were very little. Surely someone must have called them by name while she was there.

So why can't she remember? What use is having Shotsuren to remember them by, if all it reminds her of is that they exist? It's at her waist as it usually is and she rests a hand on it, because it's familiar and comforting, and -

Oh. Her whole face lights up, and she is earnest as she raises her head and looks at Shuu.]

I don't know any of their names... but! [She pulls Shotsuren, sheath and all, from her waist and holds it out for Shuu to take a closer look at.] The man who raised me... he said this was passed on through generations in my family. If you lived a very long time ago, maybe you would recognize it...?

[It's a long shot, but it's the closest thing she's got to an answer.

...that sure does look like one of Suzuka Gozen's swords, huh. Did Shuu ever find out that Shotsuren and Daitsuren were passed on to the Yukimuras? ...not that believing her to be one of Yasehime's descendants is much better, dear god.]

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[ Yeah, this is pretty much the dumbest move Chizuru could have pulled. Especially since all they've been out for is destroying the Jukkishuu - and trying to assassinate Yase-hime was all just part of that, really. In fact, her swords are so surprising that even Shuu can't hide the look of surprise that appears on his face as he sees them, although he at least manages to make it more surprise than real shock, so it may not seem too suspicious.

But on the inside, he's already quickly trying to think. Because those definitely belong to Yase-hime's people, and does that mean that Chizuru and Kaoru could actually somehow be descendants of Yase-hime herselfZ? Does that mean they'll fail, that she'll wake up again? There would be some serious irony by Kaoru being taken in by a clan thrown out of the Jukkishuu like the Nagumo then, the clan that's been left to fend by itself and suffer from attacks by humans and demons alike, with not Yase-hime nor her people even giving them a second thought..

He hates them. Because they didn't help him when their village was being destroyed, their land claimed by humans. They didn't help him when his father committed suicide because he was unable to handle the guilt of having been unable to stop all of it.

This girl is one of them, and it would be a lie to say that Shuu's temper doesn't make him feel like wanting to kick the living shit out of her right here and now for it. To make her suffer until she takes responsibility for what happened, until someone does, no matter whether it's Ishida Mitsunari or the Jukkishuu or Yase-hime or this girl, just someone--

Argh, he has to keep himself together here and he knows it though. He doesn't know enough yet, doesn't know about her abilities or how much of a chance he'd stand. No matter how difficult it is, he tries to swallow his rage down, even as his hand twitches lightly by his side because god this is the worst possible scenario. ]

One of Suzuka Gozen's weapons, right? Anyone'd be a fool to not recognize it! [ It's definitely harder to seem like his usual cheerful-with-a-weird-edge self right now, but he manages. Mostly. ] They should've been in Yase-hime's care, or otherwise it's possible she passed it down to someone of the Jukkishuu. So you must've come from one of those families!

[ From the worst scum possible, good job, Chizuru..!! ]