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jigokulogs2022-08-08 08:11 pm
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( closed ) i'm the wound you tried to hide
Who 🍷 shylock and certain people
What 🍷 shylock's affliction from the moon comes back with a vengeance.
When 🍷 anytime this month
Where 🍷 anywhere they wanna be
Content Warnings 🍷 shylock's heart is literally going to be on fire. it's not pretty. the rest is tba since owen will be here and will be saying some fucked-up shit inevitably.
art credit | plotting comment
What 🍷 shylock's affliction from the moon comes back with a vengeance.
When 🍷 anytime this month
Where 🍷 anywhere they wanna be
Content Warnings 🍷 shylock's heart is literally going to be on fire. it's not pretty. the rest is tba since owen will be here and will be saying some fucked-up shit inevitably.
art credit | plotting comment
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A curse...?
(Spoken with a quiet gasp and he frowns. That would explain the unnatural flame. He'd already figured it was magic of some sort but to be an actual curse? Who would do that? Or... the Great Calamity? That would make it a "what" then, right? He won't ask for Shylock to explain but it's obvious that he's confused and would very much like one.)
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[ he nods. yes, it's his turn to impart some lore and knowledge to hizen here. how exciting...! ]
But first, will you do me a favor and prop me up properly on the headboard? Fufu, playacting sick does have its appeal, as I've discovered just now.
[ why did he have to say that out loud, though... ]
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(He isn't acting. He was really in a lot of pain and that's going to take the wind out of anyone. It had really worried Hizen and even now, he still feels anxious for Shylock which is why he obliges and helps him up.)
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[ he smiles widely. jeez. ]
Now, first thing's first -- is the moon on your world relevant to you in some way?
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He shakes his head,)
Not really.
(He doesn't understand how the moon really ties into all of this, though.)
There's a guy who talks about it a lot.... but he's just some annoying old guy.
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[ it's always guys like that who have a certain obsession with the moon, huh. it's called "lunacy" for a reason. ]
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(He doesn't really have anything against him though. He knwos Mikazuki is a reliable and powerful sword. Still...)
What's this gotta do with everything?
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The moon, you see, is also known as the Great Calamity in our world. Every year it attempts to destroy our world, so it is up to the chosen Sage's Wizards to combat it and help solve the strange phenomena that it left in the aftermath of our fight.
[ shylock then looses one button of his shirt, tugging at a collar and showing off the lily crest over his heart. ]
This is proof that I've been chosen to fight. It has been around... seven hundred years, I think. Since I was chosen.
[ he couldn't remember the exact year, of course. but this does given hizen an idea of sorts on how old shylock truly is. ]
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As far as Hizen thinks, traveling through time and fighting the revisionist army is an unnatural phenomenon. It's something that should have never come into being in the first place. The moon, however, is a natural thing. The moon is a constant thing, a fact of nature, and imagining something like that to be a cause of disaster feels... well, it feels wrong. )
...
(He's never been a talkative person so even if he doesn't speak right now, he tries to look like hes' really listening. His attention is on Shylock. He looks at the crest over his heart-- over where the fire had been...? It's only now that he finally says something.)
Seven hundred...
(A long time. It's longer than Hizen has even been around. He can't imagine fighting for that long and he frowns at Shylock. There's a question he wants to ask but he bites back his tongue.
Is... Shylock tired? Doesn't that get tiring?)
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[ he points out, as if he could read hizen's mind. as if it wasn't a big deal. because fighting the same moon over and over and yielding the same results is something that he's used to it by now. they can only ward off the moon for another year, not completely destroy it. ]
Isn't it similar to your situation from where you're from? We're both fighting for humanity. Although in our case, most humans would rather turn up their noses at us and then shower us with praise a second later.
[ he chuckles. ] They simply won't understand. But you do, don't you?
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(Fighting for humanity.
He doesn't speak but his silence should be answer enough. He's never been much of a talker. He never really says more than he needs to and he's good at keeping secrets. That said, he's always quick to tell people when they're wrong or have the wrong idea about him. Not saying anything... is enough to let Shylock know that he's right.)
As long as they're useful, they'll keep you. (He can understand what Shylock means.) Even if they don't love you.
(So even wizard can be tossed away when they're no longer considered useful to people... the worst of human nature goes that far. )
But you keep fighting for 'em anyway...
(He doesn't get it. Or rather, he doesn't like to think about it. )
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[ and that's all there is to it. in a way he's relieved that hizen understand the sentiment -- it only proves how inhuman they are, but it's not necessarily a bad thing.
not at all. ]
Is it the same for you as well? You did have human handlers, once upon a time.
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(Hizen isn't without understanding. If anything, he understands his past situations very well. Ryouma didn't know his sword was aware when he passed it on. Izou didn't know he was never really alone when he carried his sword at his side. Takechi had no way of knowing when he threw away Izou, he threw away two souls. It's why instead of holding a grudge, he carries grief instead and anxiety instead. )
And now's just the same like before. Only difference is people can see us now.
(Being summoned after centuries of nothingness. The sudden sense of being aware and in the world again is the same as before. Feeling the weight of his new humanity on a new form was different, though. This time around is different from the last but--)
I'm a sword. (Not a real human.) I do what I'm s'posed to do.
(And if humans want him to fight, he will.)
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[ they aren't the only nonhumans in this world, and those ones may not share the same jaded worldviews as these two. that's the great thing of being alive, of finding beauty in each and every thing. ]
But I see what you mean. Instead of the moon and whichever mysterious force you swords are fighting for, we are currently fighting off whichever is attacking us from the outside. Add our own inner demons, and it's a neverending war amongst ourselves.
[ he sighs, and melts into the pillow behind him. ]
That's a thought that I'll one day wish to expound upon, should I wish to remember this. [ his crappy attention span........... ] I shall think of a way to repay you, Hizen. Financially, of course. I didn't think you're the type to take someone to a hotel first thing, hm?
[ and there he goes to being a teasing shit again. but it's all in good fun, and shylock knows it. ]
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(Maybe. No promises. But it's something he feels like he should also have to explain someday so... it can be a promise for both of them.
Still sitting on the edge of the bed, he places his hands in his lap and looks away. The teasing is effective. He's embarrassed but more than anything, he feels... relieved that Shylock is better. Seems better? He doesn't really know because all of this feels so strange to him. He isn't sure what to make of it but he wants to believe things are better.)
Ya said somewhere safe and we were in the middle of the city... (Far from their homes, no where to really go except a public business or office. This place was private, secure, and he trusted in himself ot keep Shylock safe. Mumbling,) Not like there was a whole lotta choice...
Just... don't think about it. If ya get better then... it's worth it...
(Or something. He's never cared too much about money beyond needing what he needed to live. He doesn't even have to live comfortably.)
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shylock nods, and he further settles into the bed until his head rest on a pillow. ]
I'll focus on getting some rest, for now.
[ the edges of his eyes crinkle at hizen. ]
Will we talk more more later?