Who ⬤ Emily and open! What ⬤ Monthly catchall - clinic work, music club, etc. When ⬤ Over May. Where ⬤ Across the city. Content Warnings ⬤ TBA if needed.
I'd love to hear more about this, if you don't mind. How about we sit down?
[From the sound of it, this other Norimune most likely have a similiar situation as these Hakagemachi's people. Should he mention that she's mistaken, and she knew a different "copy" of him?
Maybe not in this space. Too public, and for information that's not necessary for anyone else here to learn. There's still the matter of how much Emily and this youkai know about him.]
It sounds like you care about this young one you speak of.
One naturally has an interest in the fate of...shall we call it their countrymen? But I'd be glad to join you, provided I can get this taken off my hands.
[they shrug, indicating the bundle in their arms, still wrapped up.]
[He looks briefly discomforted, but only for a moment before his smile returns.]
We're currently investigating where they're coming from. [Which feels slow...] If you find any more, you can contact me and I'll pick them up.
[It feels like a bad idea get exposed to them for a long time.]
I'll be right back, and we can chat.
[Norimune turns and walks away, until he's gone from her view through the staff-only areas. After a while, he eventually steps out and walks back towards her.]
[when he returns, they're more at ease, eyes left to wander and gaze at the different souls coming and going in the Department. those who might be here, those who might not, the conversations they had, the particular look in others' eyes...it's a calm musing that his footsteps rouse the tengu from, and they turn back to him.]
While I have no objection to conversation wherever, I have to wonder if you mind that we could be overheard unless we keep our voices down.
[He feels a little better after passing on the wrapped haniwa. At least for the time being. After stopping in front of the, he thinks for a moment and then nods.]
I don't mind, unless it's a topic you feel is particularly sensitive about.
[There is one topic he'd speak quietly about, but he'll ask once they both sit down.]
[Norimune will lead them into a room they can sit down and chat. After gesturing to the seats, some simple yet comfortable chairs around a table. When they both settle down, he finally speaks.]
There is one thing I want to ask about, before anything else.
[He looks at them carefully.]
How much do both of you know about myself?
[The very fact that they called him "Ichimonji" is his biggest clue. His name hold a lot of weight among the well read, rich, and fanatics.]
We will not pretend we know all of your past, as such things are best left to your own discretion. But she is a doctor, and so you may have an idea of what we already do know - what you yourself disclosed to us in that other city.
[and then, as well as one can while seated, they bow, before raising back up with a certain light in their eyes. one that cannot be found unless whoever you're dealing with is far older than they appear.]
She does not know the implications of a tsukumogami. I do, particularly what it means when one has a form such as yours. And from there...one gets slightly curious. Though my memory is not what it used to be.
[calling him by that name was intended as respect. but if he isn't comfortable, then the youkai will admit they errored. it is what it is.]
[He's quiet for a moment, thinking over what they just told him. It's simple yet quite telling. The other Norimune trusts Emily enough to disclose his identity. That other city, by all accounts he heard so far, sound dangerous enough to for "him" to talk about repairs.]
It sounds like that other me truly trust in Miss Emily to talk about it. So I can say that... it's best to think of the Ichimonji Norimune you knew as another person from myself. Even when we're the same.
[Norimune say simply, meeting their eyes.]
But depending on what you're curious about, I may or may not answer your questions.
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lost and forgotten somewhere
[From the sound of it, this other Norimune most likely have a similiar situation as these Hakagemachi's people. Should he mention that she's mistaken, and she knew a different "copy" of him?
Maybe not in this space. Too public, and for information that's not necessary for anyone else here to learn. There's still the matter of how much Emily and this youkai know about him.]
It sounds like you care about this young one you speak of.
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[they shrug, indicating the bundle in their arms, still wrapped up.]
One of those troublesome curse jars.
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I'll take it for you, since I do work here.
[His curiosity over Hakagemachi and everything related to it is just another reason to put up with these haniwa.]
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Thank you. It's impossible to get a good night's sleep with such a device in the house - I don't know where it came from, but I have no need for it.
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We're currently investigating where they're coming from. [Which feels slow...] If you find any more, you can contact me and I'll pick them up.
[It feels like a bad idea get exposed to them for a long time.]
I'll be right back, and we can chat.
[Norimune turns and walks away, until he's gone from her view through the staff-only areas. After a while, he eventually steps out and walks back towards her.]
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While I have no objection to conversation wherever, I have to wonder if you mind that we could be overheard unless we keep our voices down.
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I don't mind, unless it's a topic you feel is particularly sensitive about.
[There is one topic he'd speak quietly about, but he'll ask once they both sit down.]
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[but as this is his work? they'll let him lead the way.]
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There is one thing I want to ask about, before anything else.
[He looks at them carefully.]
How much do both of you know about myself?
[The very fact that they called him "Ichimonji" is his biggest clue. His name hold a lot of weight among the well read, rich, and fanatics.]
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[and then, as well as one can while seated, they bow, before raising back up with a certain light in their eyes. one that cannot be found unless whoever you're dealing with is far older than they appear.]
She does not know the implications of a tsukumogami. I do, particularly what it means when one has a form such as yours. And from there...one gets slightly curious. Though my memory is not what it used to be.
[calling him by that name was intended as respect. but if he isn't comfortable, then the youkai will admit they errored. it is what it is.]
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It sounds like that other me truly trust in Miss Emily to talk about it. So I can say that... it's best to think of the Ichimonji Norimune you knew as another person from myself. Even when we're the same.
[Norimune say simply, meeting their eyes.]
But depending on what you're curious about, I may or may not answer your questions.
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[the implication is one they know he'll hear. getting to know Norimune better - not as a replacement for the one they met, but as his own self.]