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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 24, 2018 22:57:17 GMT -5
"If anyone else has any plans, I haven't heard anything." She pauses, and then realizes something. "I think a few people might want to look for Ikoma Renmaru-sensei. As I understand it, he's Goemon-kami, but not aware that he's Goemon-kami. Beyond that, I suppose the only plans I have would involve trying to comfort the students before the world ends."
She sighs. "Not much in terms of plans, I admit. You, Aiko-chan, Yoko-chan, and Fuyuko-chan and I never did get that girls' night out."
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Post by Ryudo Akane on Apr 24, 2018 23:50:30 GMT -5
"Hai. ...and I probably should help look for Ikoma-sensei then... Did I ever tell you that my family tree is recorded in a direct line back to Matsu Goemon-sama? Kinda ironic I suppose, given the Spider legends. Which I completely think are false."
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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 24, 2018 23:56:02 GMT -5
"Wait, really? You're a direct descendant?" Hisui looks very surprised. And more than a little impressed. "Well, you're one of my heroes, so I guess it makes sense. And I don't think most people believe the legends. When I took a few students into the city to investigate the breaking of Goemon-kami's statues, the kami told one of them that Michio did fight the Fortune at some point."
"Of course, how true that is now that we've been in a dream all this time is hard to tell."
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Post by Ryudo Akane on Apr 25, 2018 0:04:10 GMT -5
"I don't doubt Michio-dono and my ancestor fought, but I don't think those were the circumstances. At least according to family legend. Then again, I suppose a long line of Matsu obsessed with their ancestry might be a bit biased on the matter, so I can't really say."
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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 25, 2018 0:09:40 GMT -5
"Well, whatever happened, I don't think we'll ever find out. Unless we can find Renmaru-sensei and ask him. But as I understand it, he doesn't remember who or what he is."
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Post by Ryudo Akane on Apr 25, 2018 0:28:15 GMT -5
"I'm of the mind that the details of what happened a millennia ago aren't all that important, really. If I was so hung up on that kind of thing I'd be falling into the classic Matsu trap of holding grudges, and that's just not my way. Part of why I didn't fit in at all with my family. I mean, I'm honored to have the ancestors I have and I respect what they did and what happened to them and such, but they were people just like all the other people. And I see no reason to think they're all better than anyone else's ancestors. I mean, apart from the whole becoming a god thing, but still. Even then, I'd rather live in the now. Speaking of which..."
Akane stopped gliding along and turned, doing a little dolphin kick towards Hisui and gliding to a stop right near her.
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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 25, 2018 0:34:25 GMT -5
She listens. Akane made sense. It was dangerous to think of one's ancestors as anything more than people who made the best of their situation. While Hisui did respect tradition, she didn't think herself to be chained to it. She could see the point in trying to break from it if needed. After all, what was traditional in her 'courtship' with the Dour Doji?
And then Akane stops the glide so very close.
"Hello there." She looks at her friend. "You and I really need to spend more time together without worrying about anything or talking about what's worrying us."
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Post by Ryudo Akane on Apr 25, 2018 0:35:59 GMT -5
Akane chuckled and nodded, "Hai, I was kinda thinking the same thing; We both came here to swim, and we've done nothing but plan and worry since we arrived, treading water and bad puns not withstanding."
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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 25, 2018 0:48:49 GMT -5
"Well, I hope our waking selves aren't such worrywarts." Hisui goes for a quick stroke, knowing Akane would catch up without much trouble. She stops once she reaches the end of the pool. "But any time I spend with a beautiful friend is a good time, no matter how much worrying I end up doing."
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Post by Ryudo Akane on Apr 25, 2018 1:50:41 GMT -5
"Mhmmm!" Akane lazily swims along, a simple frog stroke to keep her head above water.
She reaches the end of the pool, breathing in the scent of pool water with a sigh, "Maybe I could just move my stuff from the living quarters to the pool the last couple days. ...hm."
Akane looked at Hisui as she stopped, another curious expression crossing her face, "...I just realized this is my dream self's last day with an unmarried dream Hisui too."
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