[He always is. If it's not for their budget, Norimune wouldn't mind getting him plenty of food. Oh well, cheap but filling meals it is.]
And what are we having?
[What's Hizen craving right now... At this point, Norimune doesn't particularly mind what they're having. Just being outside and having company is all he wants after doing overtime.]
(There are plenty of little oden stands and shops for them to choose from. It can be cheap and filling. The food is warm. And most importantly, Hizen can eat as much as he wants. Or rather, as much as he can because money is limiting.
He's bad at small talk but as he leads Norimune to one particular oden stand,)
[The prices from what he can see are pretty similiar. What really matters, beside good food of course, is the cozy atmosphere. And in this case, any sense of privacy they get. Norimune follows Hizen towards a particular oden stand.]
It's soooo dreadfully tedious and boring.
[Time to sit down and consider what to get. Maybe those cute mochi kinchaku.]
I have to get a lot sorted out, and it's not even interesting.
(Somewhere a little quiet, out of the way. It's not very popular ut the food is good and cheap and that's all that matters when you want to eat a lot. He takes a seat and a kitsune lays out bowls for them and opens up a tab for them. )
Meet anyone interesting?
(It doesn't sound like it but... he'll ask. If not, it's a good way to work into why he's meeting with Norimune now.)
[He could see where Hizen is going. He'll go along with it, until Hizen is ready to say his piece. Norimune thank the kitsune, before glancing over the selections. Not a bad selection, and plentiful for anyone who wish to eat.]
Hm... I did meet quite a few people, inside and outside of the department. I wouldn't mind chatting with them sometimes.
[Some are potentially interesting. Others? He need to chat with them more. Norimune place his first order.]
(He's listening. Even if he doesn't look like it because he's busy making his order and making sure he gets everything he wants. The kitsune doesn't take long to get their bowls ready, setting them in front of the two of them. Hizen claps his hands together and mumbles an impatient "thanks" for the food and begins to eat.)
Bet he hired a bunch of boring guys.
(Enma, that is. He sounds like a stiff guy from what he's heart.
He calls the kitsune over to order a beer for himself. )
Remember what I told you before? (About meeting Izo?) That guy's here too.
(He takes a second to finish chewing on a meatball. The name he speaks next is heavy on his tongue,)
[He thank the kitsune, before picking up his chopsticks to eat.]
It depends on what "boring" means to you. Most of them are the types to take their duties seriously, from what I've seen.
[There does seem to be a theme going on here. It's pretty obvious, but it's not something he's looking into right now.]
Hm?
[He waits for Hizen to say what he's here for, as Norimune enjoys a broth soaked daikon piece. He's quiet for a moment, once he heard the name.]
I see.
[Another person from history, and strangely enough, another one from Tosa. That's something to figure out another time, like does this place like Tosan people?]
Did he know about you?
[After learning that Izo is aware of Touken Danshi, it's a very good question.]
(He speaks between eating. It gives him time to pick his words and figure out how to best share information with Norimune-- without anything unnecessary.)
[He's still laughing. Okay, he'll stop in a bit to keep talking.]
I believe you!
[Unless Ryouma is pulling a fast one on Hizen.]
That's definitely different from our records. [Which are, to be honestly, very murky by their nature.] I never thought about Nobunaga as a woman before!
[He have no particular attachment to the Sengoku era, compared to the Bakumatsu.]
(Even though Norimune has already stopped at this point. He's still embarrassed. Please, just be weirded out like he was. This reaction is just making him feel stupid.)
That's 'cause he isn't!
(Nobunaga is a man! Their records might have holes in them because humans are unreliable but this is different! Something like this can't be wrong. His brain really can't handle this still.
He shifts a bit, taking more food for his bowl,)
Something about being heroic spirits. Sounded kind of like us but... with someone summoning humans instead.
[They have Nobunaga's swords in the Citadel for ages. All they need to confirm Nobunaga's gender is just wait for Hasebe or Fudou to start talking.
In any case, the further information Hizen just said is quite interesting. Norimune get some more food for his bowl. He glances over at Hizen with an intrigued look.]
Oh? Is that so?
[That's... hm, well. It's starting to bring up ideas in his mind, ideas he didn't want to think of.]
(He's quiet for a moment. He doesn't like thinking. He always feels like he's saying things wrong or he has the wrong idea but Ryouma had said this himself...)
The world only summons like him when humanity is on the brink of destruction and needs someone to fix it.
[The scenario is rather similiar to theirs, save for a few differences. But there's very little he can infer from right now. It'll be a fun thought experiment, though.]
I'd like to hear more, but it's better if I meet him for myself. From the sound of it, they summoned people instead of weapons like us in his world.
[How different the situation must be, for people to decide to summon human heroes? He wonders if Sakamoto will enlighten him, if they ever cross paths.]
Oh.. That's interesting. The suit was often a sign of the westernisation.
[There's more to it than that. But adopting the clothing style can be a big hint, by itself. Knowing what's recorded and what should happen is a big part of their duty.]
I haven't spend that much time with Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki... But there's a chance I might recognise him. Maybe not as well as you would.
[They're all comrades, but he's not particularly close to Mutsunokami like Hizen is. Norimune goes for another order, as he ponder over this. Izo, Ryouma... they're just missing Hanpeita.]
(Unfortunately, Hizen will always be able to recognize Mutsunokami.)
Sutoku.
(Which seems fitting from what he knows about the Alliance. He's also watching Norimune now because he can already tell... Norimune is going to go looking for him if not just keep an eye out for him, isn't he?)
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Let's go. I'm hungry.
(But he's always hungry.)
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And what are we having?
[What's Hizen craving right now... At this point, Norimune doesn't particularly mind what they're having. Just being outside and having company is all he wants after doing overtime.]
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(There are plenty of little oden stands and shops for them to choose from. It can be cheap and filling. The food is warm. And most importantly, Hizen can eat as much as he wants. Or rather, as much as he can because money is limiting.
He's bad at small talk but as he leads Norimune to one particular oden stand,)
How was work?
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[The prices from what he can see are pretty similiar. What really matters, beside good food of course, is the cozy atmosphere. And in this case, any sense of privacy they get. Norimune follows Hizen towards a particular oden stand.]
It's soooo dreadfully tedious and boring.
[Time to sit down and consider what to get. Maybe those cute mochi kinchaku.]
I have to get a lot sorted out, and it's not even interesting.
[No fun information, basically.]
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(Somewhere a little quiet, out of the way. It's not very popular ut the food is good and cheap and that's all that matters when you want to eat a lot. He takes a seat and a kitsune lays out bowls for them and opens up a tab for them. )
Meet anyone interesting?
(It doesn't sound like it but... he'll ask. If not, it's a good way to work into why he's meeting with Norimune now.)
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[He could see where Hizen is going. He'll go along with it, until Hizen is ready to say his piece. Norimune thank the kitsune, before glancing over the selections. Not a bad selection, and plentiful for anyone who wish to eat.]
Hm... I did meet quite a few people, inside and outside of the department. I wouldn't mind chatting with them sometimes.
[Some are potentially interesting. Others? He need to chat with them more. Norimune place his first order.]
What about you?
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Bet he hired a bunch of boring guys.
(Enma, that is. He sounds like a stiff guy from what he's heart.
He calls the kitsune over to order a beer for himself. )
Remember what I told you before? (About meeting Izo?) That guy's here too.
(He takes a second to finish chewing on a meatball. The name he speaks next is heavy on his tongue,)
Sakamoto Ryouma.
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It depends on what "boring" means to you. Most of them are the types to take their duties seriously, from what I've seen.
[There does seem to be a theme going on here. It's pretty obvious, but it's not something he's looking into right now.]
Hm?
[He waits for Hizen to say what he's here for, as Norimune enjoys a broth soaked daikon piece. He's quiet for a moment, once he heard the name.]
I see.
[Another person from history, and strangely enough, another one from Tosa. That's something to figure out another time, like does this place like Tosan people?]
Did he know about you?
[After learning that Izo is aware of Touken Danshi, it's a very good question.]
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(He speaks between eating. It gives him time to pick his words and figure out how to best share information with Norimune-- without anything unnecessary.)
Said some weird things though.
(And this time he takes a drink,)
Like knowing Nobunaga and them being a woman.
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—Pfft.
[One moment, one moment, he need to finish this. Sure, a cooked fishball is soft but! He doesn't want to be rude to the kitsune owner.]
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Uhahaha! Truly? Nobunaga as a woman?
[Yeah, it's hilarious to him.]
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Stop laughing! I'm being serious! He said Nobunaga was a woman and they had the same master or something!
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I believe you!
[Unless Ryouma is pulling a fast one on Hizen.]
That's definitely different from our records. [Which are, to be honestly, very murky by their nature.] I never thought about Nobunaga as a woman before!
[He have no particular attachment to the Sengoku era, compared to the Bakumatsu.]
But sharing the same master?
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(Even though Norimune has already stopped at this point. He's still embarrassed. Please, just be weirded out like he was. This reaction is just making him feel stupid.)
That's 'cause he isn't!
(Nobunaga is a man! Their records might have holes in them because humans are unreliable but this is different! Something like this can't be wrong. His brain really can't handle this still.
He shifts a bit, taking more food for his bowl,)
Something about being heroic spirits. Sounded kind of like us but... with someone summoning humans instead.
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[They have Nobunaga's swords in the Citadel for ages. All they need to confirm Nobunaga's gender is just wait for Hasebe or Fudou to start talking.
In any case, the further information Hizen just said is quite interesting. Norimune get some more food for his bowl. He glances over at Hizen with an intrigued look.]
Oh? Is that so?
[That's... hm, well. It's starting to bring up ideas in his mind, ideas he didn't want to think of.]
Did he say why they're summoned?
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(He's quiet for a moment. He doesn't like thinking. He always feels like he's saying things wrong or he has the wrong idea but Ryouma had said this himself...)
The world only summons like him when humanity is on the brink of destruction and needs someone to fix it.
(And doesn't that sound... familiar?)
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[The scenario is rather similiar to theirs, save for a few differences. But there's very little he can infer from right now. It'll be a fun thought experiment, though.]
I'd like to hear more, but it's better if I meet him for myself. From the sound of it, they summoned people instead of weapons like us in his world.
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(The people summon the spirits of human heroes instead. He isn't sure but it does sound very similar. He isn't sure how he feels about that.)
.... He doesnt want people calling him by his name here. Says it reveals too much. Goes by "Rider" instead.
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[How different the situation must be, for people to decide to summon human heroes? He wonders if Sakamoto will enlighten him, if they ever cross paths.]
Say, what does he look like?
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(Very different from the image of Ryouma they're used to seeing in records,)
... Didn't recognize him 'til I saw Mutsunokami. Dunno if you'd recognize him right away. He looks like he used to.
(Which Norimune might be familiar with? Historically, Mutsunokami was damaged and reforged.)
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[There's more to it than that. But adopting the clothing style can be a big hint, by itself. Knowing what's recorded and what should happen is a big part of their duty.]
I haven't spend that much time with Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki... But there's a chance I might recognise him. Maybe not as well as you would.
[They're all comrades, but he's not particularly close to Mutsunokami like Hizen is. Norimune goes for another order, as he ponder over this. Izo, Ryouma... they're just missing Hanpeita.]
... Which faction is he in?
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Sutoku.
(Which seems fitting from what he knows about the Alliance. He's also watching Norimune now because he can already tell... Norimune is going to go looking for him if not just keep an eye out for him, isn't he?)
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... If we cross paths, I wouldn't mind chatting with him.
[Yes, yes he will keep an eye out for Ryouma.]
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(It's not like he can stop Norimune.)
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Whenever I can, yes.
[After all this chat, oden continue to tempt and tease their appetite. Time to keep eating.]