( open ) march catch all

[cranekin]

WHO: Tsurumaru and you
WHAT: Museum lore, civilian shenanigans, and collecting sword friends
WHERE: Misc.
WHEN: March
WARNINGS: N/A for now

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[eyescar]

I don't think I'm like most humans.

[ There's a lot to unpack there, actually, and Yuji doesn't want to get into it. The idea of being a human fighting to live doesn't necessarily resonate with him these days, and he shakes his head as he rubs at one of the cuts, hoping that it heals up sooner rather than later.

People would get worried. ]

I'm working hard either way.

[cranekin]

You've worked hard enough for now.

(And he comes over, his sword at his side and one hand raised to show he means no harm as he approaches,)

Rest and let me see your wounds, Yuji-kun.

[eyescar]

Oh, sure...

[ He could keep going... Tilting his head, he breathes out a little and smiles weakly. ]

I can heal myself, though.

[cranekin]

Even so, you should take the time to rest while you can.

(He's checking out the damage he's done and frowns. Ah, maybe he was a little too harsh? No, if anything, he could have gone harder... Hm.)

Shion is a better teacher than me. (He knows his own style. He's horrible.) But if you wish to train in the future, you can find me.

[eyescar]

I guess... There'll be another mission soon, won't there?

[ After the animal hunting one, he's expecting them to be sent off to fight some kind of monster soon. ]

Shion-san said he'd help me, so I'm going to keep working on it. I don't mind working with you too, though, if you were around!

[cranekin]

All the more reason to rest.

(He's not budging on this.)

Burning candles during the day is a waste. (Of time, of energy, of resources.) If you burn without taking a break, you'll be left with no candles when night falls.

(Which is just a fancy way to say... don't burn yourself out. Rest is important to avoid burnout.)

[eyescar]

[ It takes a moment for Yuji to process that, to figure out what Tsurumaru is saying, and then he brightens. ]

Right! A rest means I'll fight better later!

[ He grins, shaking his head. ]

Don't worry about it, I'll be totally fine.

[cranekin]

Even after the body has healed, the heart and mind still need time.

(What an eager boy... it's kind of concerning but he won't let it show. He has no right to judge.)

[eyescar]

I guess, sometimes...?

[ Like... Yuji gets it, but that's not how life was... ]

[cranekin]

...

(Tsurumaru Kuninaga is judging and really he has no right to because he is the same.)

Let's take care of you now.

(He's going to start shepherding Yuji to like, a first aid station or rest area now.)

[eyescar]

[ Huh? HUH? Yuji frowns, but doesn't stop himself from being nudged and moved. ]

I already said I'd heal, didn't I?

[cranekin]

And I said we're taking care of you now.

(Heal faster.)

Have a seat. Let's see.

[eyescar]

Uh, sure...

[ Yuji slides into one of the chairs, looking a little... Sheepish. ]

This is kind of weird...

[cranekin]

Being cared for?

(He doesn't get it...)

[eyescar]

Huh? I... Yeah, I guess?

[ He's used to licking his own wounds these days... ]

[cranekin]

...

(He looks at Yuji, eyes soft and expression... almost disappointed? Sad? Hm. He doesn't look for long though because he's going to check out where he cut Yuji. )

How old are you, Yuji-kun?

[eyescar]

Me? I'm fifteen, but I'm almost sixteen, I guess, since it's that time of the year here...

[ Yuji shifts to show off the cut; it looks worse than it is, maybe? ]

[cranekin]

How cruel.

(He's going to gently move some of the cut fabric to check and hmm... Yes, it does look worse than it seems. For all of his intensity earlier, he'd held back when he struck Yuji. After all, he wasn't aiming to kill.)

Wait here.

(And he'll leave for a moment to fetch a first aid kit that is definitely in the training hall, a towel, and some bottles of water that he can use to clean the wound.)

[eyescar]

Cruel?

[ Yuji is so confused. How can this guy go from beating him up to being so relaxed like this? He leans back, huffing out a little noise. ]

You mean I can't sneak away?

[cranekin]

I'm good at hide and seek.

(Mostly hiding but Yuji doesn't need to know that. But once he returns, he soaks the towel and begins to dab at the wound,)

There once was a time when you'd be considered a man... but that time has long past. These days, you're still a boy.

(He's careful to be gentle as he cleans the cut,)

You should be.

(Still a child and enjoy what that is like. )

[eyescar]

Someone said that to me once. 'It's not a crime to be a child', or something like that.

[ Nanami had been so convinced of it, but Yuji... He doesn't feel like a child any more. He feels like a soldier, a warrior. ]

I have to fight curses, so being a child or whatever doesn't matter, not in comparison to that.

[cranekin]

They sound like a good person.

(That's all he says as he works at cleaning the wound,)

But the world isn't "just" either. (So what's a little crime?) Every child has to learn that eventually.

[eyescar]

He's here! Nanamin.

[ Yuji doesn't even flinch. He's felt worse pain. ]

I've been learning it fast, Tsurumaru-san. It's not like I came from an easy world or anything like that.

[cranekin]

(Learning fast. Coming from one hard world and ending up in another.)

... Sorry.

(Maybe he didn't have to be so hard, then.)

[eyescar]

It's okay. I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to it all.

[ Sort of. He might not have anticipated all the pain, but he had expected - well. Suffering. Death.

That had been a given. ]