[ listen, nakigitsune is but a small (small) uchigatana!
but tsurumaru will definitely catch nakigitsune if he does fall, it's a promise!! what else would these jacket flaps be for... if not for catching small fox friends that fall off of mountains?
so they're on their way up, and it isn't too bad — and then they're almost at the top!! the treasure is almost in sight! ]
[ tsurumaru soon climbs up next to him, as they both seem to have survived the climb up!! no fallen or squished foxes here of any kind.
but the lever... a lever? what's a lever doing here? as it doesn't seem that nakigitsune is going to push it any time soon, tsurumaru takes the initiative.
aaaaand once he does, the solid rock beneath them starts to crumble, sending them tumbling forward — he'll push himself forward as the mountain collapses, and both of them make their way down the mountain, covered in nature's dirt and dust and soil. gross.
after it clears up, though.... an X! a red X on the floor!! it's nowhere as big as the map had said, though. ]
[no fallen or squished foxes, you said.....by the time they reach the bottom naki's gonna be curled around his fox and totally covered in dirt and stuff. is that a stick in his hair? yes it is.
at least they probably don't have any broken bones....
[ naki looks a little one with nature right now, but maybe he's fine? they're fine! they're sword spirits, and haruji can repair them when they get back.
but back to the X on the floor!! taking a moment to examine it, he nods. ]
I think so. But now, we have to dig it up...
[ so without hesitation, he plucks the fox off of nakigitsune's shoulder and tosses him onto the X. foxes are good at digging, aren't they? no, tsuru, no they're not.
but who has time to dig all day!! maybe the X is an illusion, and the ground below the X is hollow and will crumble away.... and maybe smallest fox will land in the middle of a pot of golden coins. ]
[after falling in a relatively deep pit and rolling down a relatively steep mountain, there's probably a good number of scratches and cuts somewhere under all that dirt. but yes! they can just get haruji to fix it.
....the fox does not approve of getting thrown though, as evidenced by the yelp of surprise. naki gasps too! they've been betrayed...!
the betrayal is not helped by the fact the ground was fake, because gold coins are about as soft a landing as hard earth (though possibly bumpier).]
T-Tsurumaru-sama, you didn't have to toss me like that!!
[fox takes priority over treasure!!! naki's just gonna go pick him back up now.]
[ but betrayed is a mean word! what about 'surprised'? it's tsurumaru's favorite substitute, 10/10!
at any rate, tsurumaru's a bit shocked. all of this gold, and nakigitsune dashes towards the fox!! naki, too, has picked betray... so while nakigitsune dashes over to pick up his tossed fluffball, his back turned towards tsurumaru, he's going to stick his tongue out at smallest fox.
once the fox has been secured, though, tsurumaru looks back at the piles of gold coins and gold slabs and gold everything, and his eyes practically sparkle with the prospect of their newfound capitalist wealth... ah, wealth... so much wealth, and so much to spend it on... ]
[smallest fox is most important, okay!! also mature enough not to stick his tongue out at tsurumaru. '^'
ah, but once fox is secured - that sure is a lot of gold. all naki's experience with money is ceres credits and--what are koban for, he's not quite sure? but he looks at the treasure...considers...grabs a handful of coins...oooh shiny.]
He might be able to carry a good amount, if he takes off his coat. You could use yours as well, Tsurumaru-san.
[ so pure... tsurumaru's experience with money, on the other hand, is plentiful — even if it isn't too positive. but he knows that the human world runs on money! and greed! and the sale of stolen swords!
now that they're a part of this modern human world, they're going to need to bring as much of this back with them as possible. ]
Aah, you're right! Smart thinking, mister fox. You and Nakigitsune should do the same — but only as much as you think he can carry without falling over.
[ so while they do that, he'll remove his jacket, laying it out flat before grabbing handfuls of coins and placing them in the center. money! wealth! koban! ]
[ugh stolen sword sales sound so scary, tsuru could tell ghost stories with that premise...
naki obediently removes his jacket, following tsurumaru's lead. koban pile yaaayyy--he might also try making a coin tower once he thinks he's got enough.]
Ah, I wonder what we should do with all of this, though? Maybe Master would know?
[ naki seems to be doing a good job at collecting all of the coins that he sees, so tsuru will do the same!! he almost wants to knock over naki's coin tower, but that would make smallest fox angry! maybe he'll try putting smallest fox on top of the coin tower later...
he puts as many coins as he can in his jacketbag, and while he's not strong like tonbokiri or iwatooshi, there's still a lot of coins that he's picked up. what to do with them, though... what a good question! ]
Maybe we can pay off a year's worth of rent... we could go stock up on food... or, we could spend all of it on cool souvenirs for our friends!!
[ because who needs a roof over their heads... and who needs to eat... haru can eat iron! real minerals! ]
[ at first, tsurumaru thinks of the usual souvenirs — i went to the jungle but all i got was this dumb t-shirt, and such, but then he remembers something that he's seen before. ]
What about... a cool toy?
[ right, because that's definitely specific enough... ] It's made up of a lot of wooden parts, and there's this rotating thing at the end, like a music box. If you turn it, all of the wooden parts move at once.
[smallest fox isn't so sure...but that does admittedly sound really interesting? whatever this thingamajig is. naki looks appropriately interested, at least. you've got his full attention, tsuru-senpai!]
I suppose the others might enjoy something like that...whatever it is?
[ it is absolutely interesting... something which is worth spending all of their fortunes on, without a doubt! this is the best decision!! tsuru always makes the best decisions! (he doesn't).
but... naki-kouhai does look fascinated! he's totally with him on this idea of buying wooden thingamajigs. so once they've gathered as many gold coins as they can carry without becoming tired: ]
Do you think there's some kind of souvenir store around here?
[ and there will be one somewhere, because this is a jungle of magical imagination... ]
[does tsuru ever make bad decisions? of course not! naki hefts his coat full of coins, looks around at the jungle full of jungley things...the mountain...those rocks over there....]
Would a place like this normally have souvenir stores?
[ he'll give the map another look, putting it in the care of smallest fox's paws this time — as both naki and tsuru have their hands full at the moment... ]
That depends... in this jungle, things are probably different, right?
[ and on the map, he sees something in their path! it definitely has to be some kind of small shop! he'll continue to make his way forward, expecting naki to follow! ] There's some kind of building up ahead — let's see if we get lucky.
[gasp! a building! and they hadn't noticed? not that naki and fox have much experience reading maps...anyway, he nods, as the fox settles comfortably on his shoulder.]
I wonder what kind of building would be out here? Someone's home, maybe?
[or is it...actually a souvenir shop....in the middle of an uncharted jungle?
a souvenir shop that sells nothing but thingamajigs, perhaps!?]
I saw some homes earlier, but most of those were... you know. Deserted.
[ how dangerous!
even with empty villages lying around, a souvenir store definitely has to be out here, in the middle of an uncharted jungle... a store that sells nothing but thingamajigs!
after some walking and shoving aside large, leafy plants, the store is, in fact, nearby!! a few more steps, and they should see it, but maybe naki (smallest fox, rather) can point it out. ]
[ see! this is why tsurumaru is 100% trustworthy... upon first glance, the shop looks far less run down than most would expect, from a shop in the middle of nowhere... ]
What do you even think a three-headed monkey tiki shack is?
[ that name, how strange! but the best part can be found in the aisles and aisles of wooden thingamajigs... jackpot! the aisles are for the varying size of thingamajigs. there are thingamajigs small enough to put in one's pocket, and there are thingamajigs that are larger than the television that yamato stabbed a few weeks ago!
what kind of thingamajigs will they take back to which comrades? ]
[he has no idea???? has he even seen a monkey before...ah but once they're inside--it's like thingamajig heaven! somanythingamajigs...even the fox is temporarily rendered speechless! excuse us while we get lost in the aisles.]
[ thingamajig heaven! there are thingamajigs are far as the eye can see... but tsuru will do the same, admiring as many thingamajigs as he can in one sitting.
anyway, they're on the hunt for presents! (both for themselves and the swords.) however, there are a few ones in particular that catch tsuru's eye — it's a whole aisle of foxthingamajigs!
he brings two of those back to nakigitsune, where he promptly drops them off in the palms of his hands. ] Look! This orange one is smallest fox, this one is you, and this one over here — is like you, smallest fox, and Kogitsunemaru all together.
Ohhh, those are very nice! Isn't that right, Nakigitsune?
[naki stares silently at the little wooden foxes in his hands. aaaaahhh they're so cute! he likes them! he likes them a lot!
......carefully setting down both the toys and his gold-filled coat, he turns and hurries back down the way he came, disappearing among the aisles to return shorty afterwards with a bird...thing! for you!]
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Alright, we'll try out best! Or Nakigitsune will.
[fox is just here for the ride. but yes! he moves forward! time to put his climbing skills to the test!!!
you better actually catch him if he falls, tsuru-san.]
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but tsurumaru will definitely catch nakigitsune if he does fall, it's a promise!! what else would these jacket flaps be for... if not for catching small fox friends that fall off of mountains?
so they're on their way up, and it isn't too bad — and then they're almost at the top!! the treasure is almost in sight! ]
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is that a lever?
there's a lever up here. very lever-like. it's hard to tell what sort of mechanism it might be attache to, buried in rocks as it is, but.
....he's just gonna stare at it, okay.]
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but the lever... a lever? what's a lever doing here? as it doesn't seem that nakigitsune is going to push it any time soon, tsurumaru takes the initiative.
aaaaand once he does, the solid rock beneath them starts to crumble, sending them tumbling forward — he'll push himself forward as the mountain collapses, and both of them make their way down the mountain, covered in nature's dirt and dust and soil. gross.
after it clears up, though.... an X! a red X on the floor!! it's nowhere as big as the map had said, though. ]
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at least they probably don't have any broken bones....
also:]
...Ah. Did we...did we make it?
[have we reached the treasure finally...!!]
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but back to the X on the floor!! taking a moment to examine it, he nods. ]
I think so. But now, we have to dig it up...
[ so without hesitation, he plucks the fox off of nakigitsune's shoulder and tosses him onto the X. foxes are good at digging, aren't they?
no, tsuru, no they're not.but who has time to dig all day!! maybe the X is an illusion, and the ground below the X is hollow and will crumble away.... and maybe smallest fox will land in the middle of a pot of golden coins. ]
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....the fox does not approve of getting thrown though, as evidenced by the yelp of surprise. naki gasps too! they've been betrayed...!
the betrayal is not helped by the fact the ground was fake, because gold coins are about as soft a landing as hard earth (though possibly bumpier).]
T-Tsurumaru-sama, you didn't have to toss me like that!!
[fox takes priority over treasure!!! naki's just gonna go pick him back up now.]
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at any rate, tsurumaru's a bit shocked. all of this gold, and nakigitsune dashes towards the fox!! naki, too, has picked betray... so while nakigitsune dashes over to pick up his tossed fluffball, his back turned towards tsurumaru, he's going to stick his tongue out at smallest fox.
once the fox has been secured, though, tsurumaru looks back at the piles of gold coins and gold slabs and gold everything, and his eyes practically sparkle with the prospect of their newfound capitalist wealth... ah, wealth... so much wealth, and so much to spend it on... ]
How much can you carry?
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ah, but once fox is secured - that sure is a lot of gold. all naki's experience with money is ceres credits and--what are koban for, he's not quite sure? but he looks at the treasure...considers...grabs a handful of coins...oooh shiny.]
He might be able to carry a good amount, if he takes off his coat. You could use yours as well, Tsurumaru-san.
[a bag with sleeves!]
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now that they're a part of this modern human world, they're going to need to bring as much of this back with them as possible. ]
Aah, you're right! Smart thinking, mister fox. You and Nakigitsune should do the same — but only as much as you think he can carry without falling over.
[ so while they do that, he'll remove his jacket, laying it out flat before grabbing handfuls of coins and placing them in the center. money! wealth! koban! ]
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[ugh stolen sword sales sound so scary, tsuru could tell ghost stories with that premise...
naki obediently removes his jacket, following tsurumaru's lead. koban pile yaaayyy--he might also try making a coin tower once he thinks he's got enough.]
Ah, I wonder what we should do with all of this, though? Maybe Master would know?
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he puts as many coins as he can in his jacketbag, and while he's not strong like tonbokiri or iwatooshi, there's still a lot of coins that he's picked up. what to do with them, though... what a good question! ]
Maybe we can pay off a year's worth of rent... we could go stock up on food... or, we could spend all of it on cool souvenirs for our friends!!
[ because who needs a roof over their heads... and who needs to eat... haru can eat iron! real minerals! ]
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Ah, all of those sound like good ideas!
[particularly the rent part? that seems important. but naki looks up from his coin pile, tilting his head curiously, and--]
What sorts of souvenirs do you think they would like? Snacks, maybe? Or charms?
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What about... a cool toy?
[ right, because that's definitely specific enough... ] It's made up of a lot of wooden parts, and there's this rotating thing at the end, like a music box. If you turn it, all of the wooden parts move at once.
It's a wooden thingamajig!
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[smallest fox isn't so sure...but that does admittedly sound really interesting? whatever this thingamajig is. naki looks appropriately interested, at least. you've got his full attention, tsuru-senpai!]
I suppose the others might enjoy something like that...whatever it is?
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but... naki-kouhai does look fascinated! he's totally with him on this idea of buying wooden thingamajigs. so once they've gathered as many gold coins as they can carry without becoming tired: ]
Do you think there's some kind of souvenir store around here?
[ and there will be one somewhere, because this is a jungle of magical imagination... ]
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Would a place like this normally have souvenir stores?
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That depends... in this jungle, things are probably different, right?
[ and on the map, he sees something in their path! it definitely has to be some kind of small shop! he'll continue to make his way forward, expecting naki to follow! ] There's some kind of building up ahead — let's see if we get lucky.
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I wonder what kind of building would be out here? Someone's home, maybe?
[or is it...actually a souvenir shop....in the middle of an uncharted jungle?
a souvenir shop that sells nothing but thingamajigs, perhaps!?]
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[ how dangerous!
even with empty villages lying around, a souvenir store definitely has to be out here, in the middle of an uncharted jungle... a store that sells nothing but thingamajigs!
after some walking and shoving aside large, leafy plants, the store is, in fact, nearby!! a few more steps, and they should see it, but maybe naki (smallest fox, rather) can point it out. ]
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......Ah. There really is a building there!
[it's even got a big gaudy sign on the roof! what's the name up there...three-headed monkey tiki shack? what does that even mean?]
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What do you even think a three-headed monkey tiki shack is?
[ that name, how strange! but the best part can be found in the aisles and aisles of wooden thingamajigs... jackpot! the aisles are for the varying size of thingamajigs. there are thingamajigs small enough to put in one's pocket, and there are thingamajigs that are larger than the television that yamato stabbed a few weeks ago!
what kind of thingamajigs will they take back to which comrades? ]
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[he has no idea???? has he even seen a monkey before...ah but once they're inside--it's like thingamajig heaven! so many thingamajigs...even the fox is temporarily rendered speechless! excuse us while we get lost in the aisles.]
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anyway, they're on the hunt for presents! (both for themselves and the swords.) however, there are a few ones in particular that catch tsuru's eye — it's a whole aisle of fox thingamajigs!
he brings two of those back to nakigitsune, where he promptly drops them off in the palms of his hands. ] Look! This orange one is smallest fox, this one is you, and this one over here — is like you, smallest fox, and Kogitsunemaru all together.
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[naki stares silently at the little wooden foxes in his hands. aaaaahhh they're so cute! he likes them! he likes them a lot!
......carefully setting down both the toys and his gold-filled coat, he turns and hurries back down the way he came, disappearing among the aisles to return shorty afterwards with a bird...thing! for you!]
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i think we can end this soon! :O