[It's why Atsushi had taken control of things and kept pushing forward. He knew the investigation had to be brutal on Kashuu and he wanted to support his friend the best he could.
He's not letting go yet either. He can give this support too.]
Can anything be done for him now? Or...
[He's heard of reforging swords but he doesn't know if that actually works. Even if they had the pieces.]
[It's definitely support he's not turning down. Kashuu's only at his sharpest when his cruelest and most violent emotions are at the forefront - his fury, his grief. Now, everything has settled, leaving him with a heavy exhaustion.]
...I don't know. We'll have to find him first. After that - it'll be in our saniwa's hands.
[That spider's thread - he's still holding to it. But it's getting thinner and thinner by the moment, and Kashuu knows it will be no time at all before it shears and snaps.]
We'll find him. I'm going to talk to Steel later, and see if they know where the bodies are going. Then we can get him back.
[A sword is different from a human body, so he's thinking that different rules can apply. Pieces of a sword shouldn't rot, so it's fine.
He can feel how tense and tired Kashuu is at the same time though. He knows Kashuu needs support. So he pulls back just far enough that he can look Kashuu in the eyes, searching for an answer.]
Tell me what you need right now, alright? I want to help you, but I'm not sure what to do.
[He's quiet for a second, but the truth of the matter is...]
...I don't really know what I need. [He knows his human heart better than some of the other swords know theirs, but there's still a lot he's in the process of figuring out. He's never had to deal with a loss like this, the way he is now. What does he need?]
--I think - that just having other people around is good. I wanna be able to help everyone else too, y'know?
[Buzen touched a lot of people, after all. And he always does best when he can put himself and his own complex feelings to the side, and focus on helping others with theirs instead.]
Yeah, I know. Buzen-san said the same thing a few times before.
[He smiles a little at the memory. Buzen, their loyal friend. Always there to help others out. Atsushi is starting to get the feeling that this is just a 'sword thing'.]
I'll stay around for a while, then. And I'll call on you any time I need help, okay?
[It's definitely a very sword thing, and it shines quite strongly in these swords specifically. It's part of the duty they take very seriously, after all: to protect and serve others.]
...Mm - okay. [...] I'll let you know, too. If I can think of what I need.
[Maybe. Probably not. But it's a step up to just be able to say he's considering it, honestly.]
...We should do something good for him. A nice way to remember him.
Even if it's something small, like reading a book to you or making you something to eat, or even just sitting around with you for a while. Just tell me and I'll do it.
[Like the thought of a memorial. He is on board with that.]
If anything of his appears in the alley, we could write messages to him maybe.
[Little things like that are easy to handle, at least. Simple, small little things that make the hurt stand out just a little less.]
But yeah, I think we could. Some of us were thinking of cleaning up the alley a little and trying to make it a nicer place to use as, like - a place of remembrance.
[He still doesn't want to ascribe to the theory that it's a malevolent entity, after all. Not with the way the residents had described it to him, being so sword-like in its nature.]
We'll make it a nice place to visit. Or as nice as we can, anyway.
You know, someone said that the places that keep showing up are connected to the people here. Maybe if we think about it enough, a proper place to remember people will show up too.
[It's a sad thought in that they have to consider it at all, but something of a comfort, too - to think that they might be able to properly honor the ones who have died.]
...Maybe, yeah. I think that'd be good. We'll do the best with what we have for now, but I don't want their souls to-- not be at ease or something, you know?
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[It's why Atsushi had taken control of things and kept pushing forward. He knew the investigation had to be brutal on Kashuu and he wanted to support his friend the best he could.
He's not letting go yet either. He can give this support too.]
Can anything be done for him now? Or...
[He's heard of reforging swords but he doesn't know if that actually works. Even if they had the pieces.]
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...I don't know. We'll have to find him first. After that - it'll be in our saniwa's hands.
[That spider's thread - he's still holding to it. But it's getting thinner and thinner by the moment, and Kashuu knows it will be no time at all before it shears and snaps.]
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[A sword is different from a human body, so he's thinking that different rules can apply. Pieces of a sword shouldn't rot, so it's fine.
He can feel how tense and tired Kashuu is at the same time though. He knows Kashuu needs support. So he pulls back just far enough that he can look Kashuu in the eyes, searching for an answer.]
Tell me what you need right now, alright? I want to help you, but I'm not sure what to do.
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...I don't really know what I need. [He knows his human heart better than some of the other swords know theirs, but there's still a lot he's in the process of figuring out. He's never had to deal with a loss like this, the way he is now. What does he need?]
--I think - that just having other people around is good. I wanna be able to help everyone else too, y'know?
[Buzen touched a lot of people, after all. And he always does best when he can put himself and his own complex feelings to the side, and focus on helping others with theirs instead.]
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[He smiles a little at the memory. Buzen, their loyal friend. Always there to help others out. Atsushi is starting to get the feeling that this is just a 'sword thing'.]
I'll stay around for a while, then. And I'll call on you any time I need help, okay?
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...Mm - okay. [...] I'll let you know, too. If I can think of what I need.
[Maybe. Probably not. But it's a step up to just be able to say he's considering it, honestly.]
...We should do something good for him. A nice way to remember him.
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[Like the thought of a memorial. He is on board with that.]
If anything of his appears in the alley, we could write messages to him maybe.
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[Little things like that are easy to handle, at least. Simple, small little things that make the hurt stand out just a little less.]
But yeah, I think we could. Some of us were thinking of cleaning up the alley a little and trying to make it a nicer place to use as, like - a place of remembrance.
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[He still doesn't want to ascribe to the theory that it's a malevolent entity, after all. Not with the way the residents had described it to him, being so sword-like in its nature.]
We'll make it a nice place to visit. Or as nice as we can, anyway.
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...Maybe, yeah. I think that'd be good. We'll do the best with what we have for now, but I don't want their souls to-- not be at ease or something, you know?
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[Whatever that means, at least. Atsushi isn't particularly religious, so he has no baseline for 'what comes after'.]
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Yeah. We'll do our best - together.