[Kashuu is also the type of person heavily influenced by the sort of energy he's surrounded by, so Atsushi's focus on that thread of hope and the determination he can see cutting just below the surface is enough to buoy his belief, too. A loss is a loss, of course, but... Well. It's more bearable, thinking of it like this.
He reaches out, gently setting a hand on Atsushi's shoulder.]
...Yeah. That's a good starting place. I think we'll both feel better once we have him back, too.
[Buzen's sword body, he means. That's a big part of his anxiety right now - not knowing where that is, or what state it's in.]
[Too bad they don't get to keep Buzen's sword body, even after they find it.
But for now, Atsushi relaxes a little and offers a small smile.]
Right. It'll be better once we find him.
[He's going to pat Kashuu on the shoulder too.]
It's okay. I know it'll be tough on you and Yasusada-san, but you can count on the rest of us to handle the tougher parts, yeah? We'll do the heavy lifting so you two can save your energy for the end.
[After they find the killer, he means. So Kashuu and Yasusada can yell their hearts out at whoever killed Buzen.]
...Thanks. We'll be doing as much work as we can too, though. He was our comrade, so it's up to us to handle the hard stuff, y'know? For us, and for him. But we'll still need all the help we can get.
[AND THEN IT JUST ALL WENT SO HORRIBLY SOUTH INSTEAD and Itsuki did all the yelling, god bless.]
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Date: 2022-03-05 03:11 pm (UTC)He reaches out, gently setting a hand on Atsushi's shoulder.]
...Yeah. That's a good starting place. I think we'll both feel better once we have him back, too.
[Buzen's sword body, he means. That's a big part of his anxiety right now - not knowing where that is, or what state it's in.]
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Date: 2022-03-07 02:59 am (UTC)But for now, Atsushi relaxes a little and offers a small smile.]
Right. It'll be better once we find him.
[He's going to pat Kashuu on the shoulder too.]
It's okay. I know it'll be tough on you and Yasusada-san, but you can count on the rest of us to handle the tougher parts, yeah? We'll do the heavy lifting so you two can save your energy for the end.
[After they find the killer, he means. So Kashuu and Yasusada can yell their hearts out at whoever killed Buzen.]
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Date: 2022-03-07 03:45 am (UTC)[AND THEN IT JUST ALL WENT SO HORRIBLY SOUTH INSTEAD and Itsuki did all the yelling, god bless.]
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Date: 2022-03-07 03:59 am (UTC)