[ he studies naki's expression for a bit, but doesn't see anything different... so he glances back down at their hands, because it's not as if he spends a ton of time staring at naki! as far as he's concerned, he looks the same as he always does.
so he's looking back at smallest fox, for help — because if there's anyone that knows naki best, it's smallest fox. ]
Well... I'll leave it up to you. You say that he greatly appreciates this, but is he any happier than he usually is, holding my hands like this?
[hmmm fox exchanges a look with naki, before trying to explain for him.]
I would say...as he rarely interacts with others in this way, the act of holding your hands does in fact make him happier than usual. I would normally say it is because of his nature or history, but...looking at the other swords...
[ for a decorative sword like naki, it's only natural that he isn't used to shared gestures and contact with others. in a way, tsurumaru finds it kind of cute... and innocent... there's so much of the world that naki hasn't seen! like hand holding, hugs, and filthy magazines!
still, that's enough for him to conclude what he needs to, finishing in smallest fox's sentence. ]
— it doesn't make him as happy as them, huh?
[ so with that, he lets go of naki's hands again, so that naki can perhaps reach for better goals, like fox pawpads. ]
You can do these things with us, you know. We'd be happy to hold your hands, or whatever else you have in mind, whenever you want — all you have to do is ask.
[will tsuru-senpai show him filthy magazines next...!
naki doesn't immediately reach for fox once his hands are free. no, he just sort of looks down at his hands...then up at tsuru? the suggestion that he ask people to hold hands with him somehow strikes him as being difficult to actually do. does he want to hold hands with people?.....well he kinda does now, yes.
but.]
Whatever else?
[what other things could they do...headpats? he knows headpats!]
[ how can tsuru show naki something that he doesn't have.......! he's pure!
but while he probably wouldn't make such a lenient offer to any other sword, naki is, well, naki. he wouldn't come up with weird, unusual tasks that pick betray, would he? so tsuru's perfectly happy to indulge him in headpats and handholding and maybe pats on the back? very friendly! ]
Yep! It's not like you'll ask for something really weird, anyway. Is there something you have in mind right now?
[ he can definitely do headpats... he can even do headpants! who needs pants on legs when they can go on heads! ]
[what would a sword even consider a filthy magazine......
but aah tsurumaru-san is offering things! what should he ask for it's so hard to--no he knows what he wants, we established this already, it's just hard to speak up.
nakigitsune exchanges a look with smallest fox, who's now moved to sit expectantly off to the side, before looking back at tsuru again. he shifts a little in his seat! he folds his hands in his lap!
there's actually kind of a pause where his mouth's open and nothing's coming out, but. eventually.]
.......Pats. [there's a period there but the way he says it sounds a very tiny bit like it might be a question, somehow.]
[ maybe... swords being refined? gosh, what do they even consider filthy?
tsuru sees him opening his mouth! is he going to say something! ...no, he doesn't... oh, but then he does, and whenever naki has something to say, tsuru listens with all of his attention — because it's not everyday that anyone gets to hear naki's actual voice.
it's not as if he's going to pass up a chance to pat naki! not that he thinks he'd be declined, but giving pats out of the blue without reason is strange.
so this is enough reason for him, and he's already fulfilling his request, slowly putting a hand on top of his hair... and giving it a soft ruffle! ]
[sword refining....that's totally filthy, for sure!(???)
yes, exactly like that! naki closes his eyes at the hair ruffle, quietly enjoying it for as long as it lasts, though he does let out a quiet mmhmm for the question. he loves his pats! he likes touches...swords are meant to be held! probably! maybe? if you listen to mutsu-san then maybe swords are meant to be sitting on display stands, but this is so much nicer.]
[ somehow, patting naki is much more satisfying than patting puppies and puppy pawpads. tsukumogami hair is just soft on an entirely different level, especially the hair of a display sword who's never ever gone outside to play in his entire lifespan... and no one needs to listen to mutsu, he's five.
so he continues ruffling naki's hair, and lets out a quiet laugh, at how strangely comforting this situation is. naki is small and fragile! he has to be protected from the dark horrors of the world... which tsuru, along with the other swords, is certainly going to see to. ]
You could probably pass as my little brother, see? Not to the swords, but to other people.
[ and it would certainly be an excuse to give him even more pats, as rewards! ] Even though we don't come from the same school, we look alike.
[it's quiet and peaceful in this room, and he likes tsuru-san's company, and the hair ruffling feels nice...it really is comforting, somehow, in some way he can't describe. he never was good with words.
he does lift his gaze up to tsuru's face at that comment though, a questioning look in his eyes.]
Would people treat you differently, if they saw you as brothers?
[the fox has made himself comfortable on the bed, off to the side...but he's still here for the conversation!
weren't they trying to escape touchy feelies earlier?]
[ they're in a different kind of touchy feely hell now... it's still far purer than whatever's going on out there, with people being all touchy feely with each other! but at that, he takes a moment to think, resting his hand on naki's head as he does so. ]
I don't know, actually. It's just an excuse to give you pats for doing good things, but you have the rest of the Awataguchi family for that, don't you?
[ nevermind that naki is one of the older awataguchi swords, and probably gives more pats than he receives pats in the first place... ]
We're sort of from the same time period, except you don't really know what it's like to be outside, so see — I thought I could show you, like a...
[oohh an excuse for free pats? he can definitely get behind that, and nods at tsuru's explanation--though the nod kinda slows when he mentions the awataguchis.
the toshibros never really give him pats...because they're the ones getting them, of course.
instead of mentioning this, though:]
....a brother? [that's the answer right, that's totally what you were gonna say! or at least that's what tsuru mentioned a minute ago?]
[ yes!! an excuse for endless free pats, like year-round tickets to disney-pat-land!
but his expression falls when naki brings up the wrong term, although he can't really fault him for it — tsuru had led him to that conclusion, after all. ]
No, kind of like...
[ HE'S GONNA SAY IT ugh naki don't laugh........ ] A senpai?
[ oohhhh he said it... he said it!! and tsurumaru's heart feels all warm and fuzzy!! sort like when your kid brother speaks your name for the first time! ]
And in return, I'll call you... Nakigitsune-kouhai.
[ but it is a mouthful, evidenced by how his nose immediately wrinkles upon saying it... and quickly comes up with an alternative. ]
Er, how's Naki-kouhai? That's short and sweet, right?
[nakigitsune-kouhai sounds really weird...naki might've also made a very slight face at the sound of it. but senpai's so smart, thinking of an alternative! he nods to show his appreciation.]
Nakigitsune and I both find the shorter name much easier on the ears, yes! You're quite quick with names, Tsurumaru-dono.
[ is his slight face visible past his mask... tsuru's observant, but even he can't see behind masks! but at being complimented, he proudly puffs up a little. ]
Of course I am! [ bending names like that makes him more endearing, right... right! though, if they're going to shorten one name, they might as well shorten both. ]
If Tsurumaru-senpai is too much, you can also try Tsuru-senpai. Is that easier?
[ that sounds even better! as a reward (or, perhaps, he's showing naki an example of what an excuse for pats truly means), he'll give him yet another pat on the head. ]
Good, good! Just like that.
[ but then he'll go silent all of a sudden, as if he's listening for something... before moving over towards the room door and pressing his ear against it, and then making a beckoning motion for naki to follow and to do the same — along with smallest fox! they may be swords, but animal hearing is certainly advantageous. ]
Do you still hear them? You know, being all touchy feely? [ can you even hear touchy feely?! is this how this works?! ]
[ smallest fox tried his hardest.... instead, tsuru makes a little waving motion in front of smallest fox, to catch his attention, before addressing him directly. ]
Do you want to check outside for us?
[ which means, he's going to open the door juuuust a crack and toss smallest fox out there and hope that the rest of swordhaus isn't ferociously lying in wait. ]
[ what a compliant fox! tsuru's almost sorry in advance, if anything goes wrong. ]
Thanks! Do your best, okay? Knock on the door once you're back. [ or, you know, pat it with your pawpads. naki will probably be able to tell, anyway.
he's going to turn the doorknob veeery slowly and veeery quietly... and then just chucks smallest fox out there. stay free from touchy feely capture, fox! ]
[what do you mean, chuck!? he manages to keep himself from yelping in surprise, but there's still a pause after he's out where he just...looks at the door.....why must you be this way, tsurumaru........
ahem.
investigating the apartment! please wait a few minutes as he checks things out.]
[ he totally means chuck as in, is that a fox or a frisbee?? wheeee there he goes!!
somehow, even after the door's been mostly shut (but not shut all the way), tsurumaru can still feel smallest fox's beady eyes asking him why he's like this.
anyway, he's waiting!! waiting... in the meantime, he might try to engage naki in some hand-slappy ways to kill time, but smallest fox should be back soon. ]
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Date: 2016-05-08 06:42 am (UTC)so he's looking back at smallest fox, for help — because if there's anyone that knows naki best, it's smallest fox. ]
Well... I'll leave it up to you. You say that he greatly appreciates this, but is he any happier than he usually is, holding my hands like this?
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Date: 2016-05-09 03:52 pm (UTC)I would say...as he rarely interacts with others in this way, the act of holding your hands does in fact make him happier than usual. I would normally say it is because of his nature or history, but...looking at the other swords...
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Date: 2016-05-09 06:41 pm (UTC)still, that's enough for him to conclude what he needs to, finishing in smallest fox's sentence. ]
— it doesn't make him as happy as them, huh?
[ so with that, he lets go of naki's hands again, so that naki can perhaps reach for better goals, like fox pawpads. ]
You can do these things with us, you know. We'd be happy to hold your hands, or whatever else you have in mind, whenever you want — all you have to do is ask.
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Date: 2016-05-10 08:34 am (UTC)naki doesn't immediately reach for fox once his hands are free. no, he just sort of looks down at his hands...then up at tsuru? the suggestion that he ask people to hold hands with him somehow strikes him as being difficult to actually do. does he want to hold hands with people?.....well he kinda does now, yes.
but.]
Whatever else?
[what other things could they do...headpats? he knows headpats!]
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Date: 2016-05-11 05:37 am (UTC)but while he probably wouldn't make such a lenient offer to any other sword, naki is, well, naki. he wouldn't come up with weird, unusual tasks that pick betray, would he? so tsuru's perfectly happy to indulge him in headpats and handholding and maybe pats on the back? very friendly! ]
Yep! It's not like you'll ask for something really weird, anyway. Is there something you have in mind right now?
[ he can definitely do headpats... he can even do headpants! who needs pants on legs when they can go on heads! ]
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Date: 2016-05-12 07:26 am (UTC)but aah tsurumaru-san is offering things! what should he ask for it's so hard to--no he knows what he wants, we established this already, it's just hard to speak up.
nakigitsune exchanges a look with smallest fox, who's now moved to sit expectantly off to the side, before looking back at tsuru again. he shifts a little in his seat! he folds his hands in his lap!
there's actually kind of a pause where his mouth's open and nothing's coming out, but. eventually.]
.......Pats. [there's a period there but the way he says it sounds a very tiny bit like it might be a question, somehow.]
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Date: 2016-05-14 09:34 am (UTC)tsuru sees him opening his mouth! is he going to say something! ...no, he doesn't... oh, but then he does, and whenever naki has something to say, tsuru listens with all of his attention — because it's not everyday that anyone gets to hear naki's actual voice.
it's not as if he's going to pass up a chance to pat naki! not that he thinks he'd be declined, but giving pats out of the blue without reason is strange.
so this is enough reason for him, and he's already fulfilling his request, slowly putting a hand on top of his hair... and giving it a soft ruffle! ]
Like this?
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Date: 2016-05-15 10:15 pm (UTC)yes, exactly like that! naki closes his eyes at the hair ruffle, quietly enjoying it for as long as it lasts, though he does let out a quiet mmhmm for the question. he loves his pats! he likes touches...swords are meant to be held! probably! maybe? if you listen to mutsu-san then maybe swords are meant to be sitting on display stands, but this is so much nicer.]
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Date: 2016-05-16 02:30 am (UTC)so he continues ruffling naki's hair, and lets out a quiet laugh, at how strangely comforting this situation is. naki is small and fragile! he has to be protected from the dark horrors of the world... which tsuru, along with the other swords, is certainly going to see to. ]
You could probably pass as my little brother, see? Not to the swords, but to other people.
[ and it would certainly be an excuse to give him even more pats, as rewards! ] Even though we don't come from the same school, we look alike.
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Date: 2016-05-16 05:32 am (UTC)he does lift his gaze up to tsuru's face at that comment though, a questioning look in his eyes.]
Would people treat you differently, if they saw you as brothers?
[the fox has made himself comfortable on the bed, off to the side...but he's still here for the conversation!
weren't they trying to escape touchy feelies earlier?]
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Date: 2016-05-21 12:36 am (UTC)I don't know, actually. It's just an excuse to give you pats for doing good things, but you have the rest of the Awataguchi family for that, don't you?
[ nevermind that naki is one of the older awataguchi swords, and probably gives more pats than he receives pats in the first place... ]
We're sort of from the same time period, except you don't really know what it's like to be outside, so see — I thought I could show you, like a...
[ like a senpai! ]
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Date: 2016-05-21 06:33 pm (UTC)the toshibros never really give him pats...because they're the ones getting them, of course.
instead of mentioning this, though:]
....a brother? [that's the answer right, that's totally what you were gonna say! or at least that's what tsuru mentioned a minute ago?]
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Date: 2016-05-23 07:25 pm (UTC)but his expression falls when naki brings up the wrong term, although he can't really fault him for it — tsuru had led him to that conclusion, after all. ]
No, kind of like...
[ HE'S GONNA SAY IT ugh naki don't laugh........ ] A senpai?
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Date: 2016-05-24 02:39 am (UTC)so naki looks up, at tsuru's face, perfectly serious.]
Tsurumaru-senpai.
[your new name!(?)]
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Date: 2016-05-24 05:59 am (UTC)And in return, I'll call you... Nakigitsune-kouhai.
[ but it is a mouthful, evidenced by how his nose immediately wrinkles upon saying it... and quickly comes up with an alternative. ]
Er, how's Naki-kouhai? That's short and sweet, right?
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Date: 2016-05-24 04:30 pm (UTC)Nakigitsune and I both find the shorter name much easier on the ears, yes! You're quite quick with names, Tsurumaru-dono.
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Date: 2016-05-26 04:02 am (UTC)Of course I am! [ bending names like that makes him more endearing, right... right! though, if they're going to shorten one name, they might as well shorten both. ]
If Tsurumaru-senpai is too much, you can also try Tsuru-senpai. Is that easier?
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Date: 2016-05-27 03:23 pm (UTC)naki tilts his head at the suggestion.]
Tsuru-senpai? [hm, yes, he can get used to saying that...]
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Date: 2016-05-28 09:32 pm (UTC)Good, good! Just like that.
[ but then he'll go silent all of a sudden, as if he's listening for something... before moving over towards the room door and pressing his ear against it, and then making a beckoning motion for naki to follow and to do the same — along with smallest fox! they may be swords, but animal hearing is certainly advantageous. ]
Do you still hear them? You know, being all touchy feely? [ can you even hear touchy feely?! is this how this works?! ]
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Date: 2016-05-29 11:44 pm (UTC)I don't hear anything....perhaps the others have left? [or maybe they're lying in wait.]
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Date: 2016-05-30 04:20 am (UTC)Do you want to check outside for us?
[ which means, he's going to open the door juuuust a crack and toss smallest fox out there and hope that the rest of swordhaus isn't ferociously lying in wait. ]
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Date: 2016-05-30 05:03 pm (UTC)Alright, I'll do it. If I'm careful, I should be able to avoid capture... [touchy feely capture....]
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Date: 2016-05-30 11:34 pm (UTC)Thanks! Do your best, okay? Knock on the door once you're back. [ or, you know, pat it with your pawpads. naki will probably be able to tell, anyway.
he's going to turn the doorknob veeery slowly and veeery quietly... and then just chucks smallest fox out there. stay free from touchy feely capture, fox! ]
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Date: 2016-05-31 03:27 pm (UTC)ahem.
investigating the apartment! please wait a few minutes as he checks things out.]
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Date: 2016-05-31 10:45 pm (UTC)somehow, even after the door's been mostly shut (but not shut all the way), tsurumaru can still feel smallest fox's beady eyes asking him why he's like this.
anyway, he's waiting!! waiting... in the meantime, he might try to engage naki in some hand-slappy ways to kill time, but smallest fox should be back soon. ]
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