( open ) mid-autumn in gisela

[hoasen]

Who: Anyone who wants to celebrate Mid Autumn Festival!
When: Roughly 11th September to 17th September.
Where: Gisela
What: A log for those who wish to use their tickets during Mid Autumn Festival! You can still use this log for visits outside of this week too (as a catch-all) but the script is for the festivities. Basically what you can do is hang out at the Inn, at Gisela, or check out the island's hot springs!
Rating: Probably PG only for if a lantern catches fire or something.


[Welcome to Gisela, the floating sky islands above Gresser! Known for its mystic scenery, hot springs, and the fact that you nearly died the one time you had a dungeon here, Gisela could be considered a popular vacation spot. Or at least it should be, because Vietnam invested good money into this inn.

Inn, you say? Yes, after the defeating the dungeon, Vietnam bought a business here, an inn near the hot springs, Dragon's Flight and Phoenix Dance. A normally quaint inn, it has transformed to offer more festivities. Staff will welcome you with elaborate fruit displays they will put in your room for you to admire (and eat). You may also like to sign up for mooncake making sessions, where you will be able to make mooncakes together with your friends and family! Share a moment with them, and then share the mooncake. Nice.

Lanterns are strung up, leading you out towards the gardens. The inn itself doesn't have a lot of space for A GREAT FESTIVAL, but on certain nights, there will be lion dancing and a few stalls opened up to sell souvenirs, all handcrafted thanks to Vietnam's instruction. Now, lion dancing usually consist of two or more people under a lion costume, however, some generous NPCs have lent them some tame magical lion beasts that look similar to the Asian mythological kind. However, Vietnam and Kija also found a pretty wild one that seems to be stuck eating some lion snacks, because they tried to wrangle it and before they could run, they were forced to commit. Kija named it Jae-ha.

Go further, and it seems like the hot springs that Vietnam has permission to use have also a bit of decoration themselves, with something heat and water proof, that is.

Should you just want to spend your time looking at the moon, darker, quieter areas of the gardens will let you do just that. Sit down and relax, of course.

If you don't really care about any of this at all, perhaps you'd just want to go sightseeing in Gisela!

And basically do whatever you want in this place, really. RELAX, HERO.]

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Gilgamesh

[wardance]

[ if he thinks too hard on it the resulting situation is just

Weird.

Therefore, the young warlord tries not to reflect on the spending time with one Mesopotamian king as to whether or not it is actually what constitutes as a date. If he doesn't the inevitable question of if his other invitations should be considered dates, as well, comes forth.

(going on a date with a married man is cause for wonder, but having another date with the man's wife probably pushes it over the edge of just speculating on whether this is supposed to be awkward or not. Luckily, Gilgamesh does not contribute to such awkward thoughts (or not yet, anyway) or this would be all a lot harder-- the small joys of people that are into themselves, really.

It's not been terrible company, either. Despite their first encounter, he is much better behaved this go around but Masamune also attributes that to him being paid attention to rather than vying for said attention.

Which leads them to now, not long after watching the lions dance. Masamune had never seen such a thing and was struck with awe (he's never seen a lion before either, how magnificent) and seems to be left with a more willing set of behavior in terms of being engaging with the other this evening. Now is the first time the whole outing that he is leading Gilgamesh somewhere rather than being pulled along in one direction or another. He is not forceful or aggressive tugging on Gilgamesh's sleeve but he is clearly now more excited and intrigued after seeing the lions. Considering he is leading the other in the dark along a lantern-lit trail towards a secluded spot for watching the moon rather than anything excitable, it probably says more about his coming to be more comfortable in the company of his companion than real excitement to stare up at the night sky.

Although, he has a great fondness and respect for the moon that brings to mind home. Looking back over his shoulder, he asks in a softer time than used in the louder spectacles of the evening activities to the older man. ]

Hey, King of Heroes, you know this tale, right? About the moon rabbits? It's one of my favorites.

[ On top of the moon being powerful and beautiful rabbits are adorable, and he really likes them, too. He can't help it with how cute and soft they are and their ears are just amazing in his opinion... None of it is weird for a nineteen - year-old boy!? If girls can like all the cute cute things, so can he. Besides, they still have moon cake to share; that is worth the excitement even if rabbits aren't your thing, yes? ]

[babbylon]

[Tonight has proven to be a rather unexpected occasion. Unexpectedly pleasant, as he's so far enjoyed all of his company; quiet reverie with his wife and now a noisy spectacle with Masamune. Gilgamesh lets his delight show when the lions are let loose, laughing and clapping and, like Masamune, appearing more child than tyrant. He looks happy, and he isn't afraid to let the world see it. He's content and he allows himself to be, allows himself this indulgence without thinking of the consequences—of what he's left behind. The whispers of neglect and impropriety are left unheeded. Doubts are ignored, second thoughts nonexistent.

Gilgamesh allows himself to live, and does so without regrets.

And so he matches Masamune's excitement easily with his own. Masamune tugs at him and he permits it. Their fingers fall into each other and he permits that, too. Even as a married man, Gilgamesh was legendarily flirtatious, and thus always surrounded himself with beautiful people. Masamune's beauty was a bit jagged, harder to earn, but that made it indisputably precious in the end. The best treasures were the ones that fought fiercest, and Gilgamesh will never forget the hatred in the man's eyes when he dared to push him too far.

Gilgamesh shakes his head at the question and bristles in anticipation of a good story.]

Tell it to me.

[Maybe, tonight, beneath the moon and the stars, they were both mere boys. Brutal warriors who fancy things, and people, they should not.]

[wardance]

[ There's time for that later. However, these traditions and festivals are sacred and Masamune would never tarnish them with any malice of his own should he be able to help it. Even if he still had too or opinion of the other, he wouldn't let it show. This is still different, however. Masamune feels he owes this to the king if the king wants such; until he feels he's repaid to properly show the gratitude he has for being helped on the battlefield this is how it goes. After that, anything's possible. Three meetings make for interesting impressions, but they are nothing in the long run.

Tonight's set, however, and Masamune smirks at that answer, humming thoughtfully. It's once they reach one of the secluded areas special for the moon viewing that he stops and lets go of Gilgamesh, taking a seat on the grass. He waits for the other to settle himself, watching him until he does, and then he turns his attention up towards the moon. ]

I guess it's easy to have missed unless you went I the festivals yourself to learn as a kid.

So, Tsuki no Usagi... the story goes many years ago the Old Man in the moon visited earth. Disguised as a beggar, he asked a fox, monkey, and rabbit for some food. The monkey climbed a tree and brought fruit while the fox went to a stream and caught a fish. The rabbit, though, was only able to offer grass. He asked the beggar to build a fire and then offered himself as food rather than see the beggar go hungry and threw himself into the flames.

The beggar quickly turned back into the Old Man and pulled the rabbit from the fire. He said, "Your offer is most kind, but don't bring such harm to yourself. Since you are the kindest of all animals, I will take you back to the moon with me and keep you safe."

[ He points towards the moon now. ] He's said to still be there with the Old Man to this day. Although on earth he could only offer grass as food, on the moon he now uses a pestle to pound rice cakes.

[ Tilting his head slightly towards Gilgamesh, he grins. ] At least, that's our land's version of Tsuki no Usagi.

[ hopefully you weren't hoping for an epic adventure story, Gilgamesh. ]

[babbylon]

[Gilgamesh takes a cozily close seat beside Masamune and listens, attentive and bright-eyed.

He might have a taste for the bloodthirsty, or the lusty, but as far as moons were involved there's only one genre that suits: romance. And what better romance than between a rabbit and its caretaker! Gilgamesh laughs and laughs, thinks back to the stories of his own time. Of course, he remembers everything, and remembers similar legends, though he didn't place much stock in them. Gods may have been real, and magic may have ruled the earth, but for a being like Gilgamesh logic still prevailed. Mostly. It was also his perogative to behave irrationally...

He has a feeling Masamune may tilt towards the fanciful for his own reasons and ribs him in the side with an elbow.]

The brave "One-Eyed Dragon" waxing such tales of yore strikes me as a bit odd. Aren't you a man of rougher preferences?

[He's teasing at Masamune's expensive, though it isn't as sharp-tongued as it tends to be. Who knew a great samurai could be so cultured? Or so cute.]

Honestly, the sort of wars you fought in... the carnage you caused, the chaos you witnessed... I would not expect it to produce someone like you.

[...it's a compliment. Really. Truly. At least he's smiling as he says it.]

[wardance]

[ It could be said that Masamune has still yet to experience what Gilgamesh knows of him. It's strange, even, talking to a person that came before him but has lived long past him to have such knowledge of things that Masamune can't hope to know even about himself.

Gilgamesh is teasing but he is smiling in a way that doesn't make the young warlord wary of the thoughts producing it. Still, he knows nothing about Gilgamesh. In reality, he has no idea what to trust or not trust, but he is fine taking it as it comes for now. ]

If you'd like, I can try and accommodate your original expectations.

[ To be fair, he wants people to think of him that way rather than anything he is revealing to Gilgamesh now. It is exceptionally an advantage to have during both wartime and politics. The only way to have it work best is to give the impression to everyone and let them chip away at the mask.

Granted, he's making it easier for Gilgamesh... but he's making a lot of things easy for the king right now. It's part of the gratitude and respect package earned. ]

Just don't expect another legend, in that case, as I have none to fit.

[babbylon]

[None to fit, and yet...]

How did you lose your eye...?

[There's no insult meant by it. It just kind of falls out of his mouth before he can think to correct himself, and even then he probably wouldn't bother. Gilgamesh acts as he pleases, and whether this offends someone or not doesn't even remotely factor into the equation. He just wants to know, and therefore he must know, and Masamune must tell him.

Though he has gotten it into his mind that it is something of a legend. Such a daunting nickname couldn't have come about as the result of an accident, he feels.]

Jae-ha

[wardance]

[ he isn't very forgiving once he starts on a harassment campaign but Jae-ha is mostly spared from any minx-style teasing from the young warlord during festivities.

Mostly, anyway.

Currently, he's offering a moon cake to the dragon by trying to actually put it in the other 's mouth and effectively feed it to him. Affectionately cute, any hopes of mimicking a cute girl doing the same for a boyfriend are crushed by his exceptionally good act of convincing that while he swears they are edible they may actually not be. It's always the eager ones who mean will that kill unintentionally via they finished culinary masterpieces. They put love and effort into this stuff so surely they will be amazing!?

The truth is, Masamune's cakes are completely safe and are as delicious as they look (and they look excellent, btw). He is quite a good cook, pastry baking included, and although does not often make sweet items unless for children or specifically known to be liked, he knows how to make them well all the same. Jae-ha doesn't have to know that, though. Not yet.]

I'm sure you'll love it, I made sure to be extra careful this time while making them.

[ he only does this to people he really likes, okay, just try to remember that, especially if he ends up having to get on top of you to feed you the cake if you are wary, Jae-ha. ...at least the ending will be a pleasant surprise and not one of getting food poisoning or coming on etc shells or something to that effect, yes? ]

[flirtations]

[ The first thing he notices is that Masamune is wearing his gift, which pleases him a lot. It's not even that cold outside, yet, so he wonders if the other man enjoys it as a fashionable accessory, or if he went through the trouble of wearing it for his sake. Either way, it suits him, and he doesn't waste any time in conveying as such. ]

I see you got my gift. It suits you, though I might go for something blue next time, to better fit the aesthetic of the Azure Dragon.

[ He himself is dressed in his green hanfu, and comes to a stop when the other man halts his path with a freshly made cake. He looks at it, surprised, because Masamune didn't strike him as the sort of man who would enjoy baking, but he was full of surprises, wasn't he? ]

Really? You made these yourself?

[ He smiles and leans forward to take a small bite from the offered pastry, bracing his hand beneath his chin to catch any crumbs. It's good! Obviously good, given by how his eyes light up as he chews. ]

[wardance]

[He does like to cook, and it's always nice to find people happy to eat what the results are. Masamune laughs, giving a small nod to the question on baking them, before speaking in response to the scarf. Although he seems quite casual about it, the young Date Lord is careful in choosing his words and approaching it—failure to do so would result in him being flustered. Yes, he likes it as an accessory. Yes, he also made sure not to forget it because he would be seeing Jae-ha. Basically, the reasons are as complicated as it is simple. ]

I used to always wear one as a kid until I started campaigning with my old man. The armor doesn't leave much freedom for things like these. Back home, my land is up north. A lot of the other clans aren't used to harsh winters.

[ He motions to the small basket of moon cakes that are neatly arranged and prepared before finally slipping his hands into the sleeves of his yukata now that he's no longer trying to feed the other. ]

Yeah, I made a bunch. If you and your friends like sweets, make sure to take some to them, too.

[ they were fun to make but even more than he dislikes eating his own food is eating his own sweet food. While he will never admit it, Masamune always holds the smallest of doubts when it comes to preparing sweets because he can't judge them very well. ...And he makes them more than he cares to admit, having learned in their time spent together in Kai that Yukimura was really really fond of sweets. ]

I like it. [ He admits this in a much softer tone and volume than his previous words. As he says it, he brings a hand up to gently clutch onto of one tail of the scarf carefully. Masamune may come from an extremely wealthy and powerful family, but there are some things even spoiled brats can appreciate. Getting gifts from friends is one of those things. It's also especially easy when your whole life was pretty much void of friends to begin with. ]

[flirtations]

[ Jae-ha may not be any sort of food connoseiur, but if there’s something he’s come to appreciate, it’s food made through someone else’s labor, a gesture born of affection. For that reasons, he savors the bite completely, taking his time to chew and smiling at the hints of sweetness, at how difficult he imagines it is to get the perfect buttery crust. At least, that’s what Amy told me about what mooncakes are like??

Interesting to know that Masamune was not only skilled with weaponry, but with culinary techniques, as well. He seemed to have many talents. ]

They’re delicious! You shouldn’t let me get too close to the extras, or I might be tempted not to share with anyone. Then, could you live with the burden of being at fault for my sudden obesity?

[ Jae-ha listens with interest as Masamune speaks. His clan. Was he something like Hak, then? The son of a lord, following in his father’s footsteps… He reaches for another bite, this one small, so he doesn’t have to linger too long before responding ]

I see. You’re used to the cold. I’d like to learn more about your clan, if that’s okay. [ He doesn’t know what it’s like to be born into such things, to know your rightful place rather than be shunned for being born different. ] The battle uniforms we wear here will allow you to keep it and stay warm, at least.

[ But now that he knows he likes it, he makes a note to look into a more resilient material for such purposes; perhaps something he can synthesize to suit such endeavors better.

His eyes widen at Masamune’s soft tone, and he’s once again surprised by his gentleness. He’s… quite frankly, he’s…

Cute. His smile quirks, even warmer. ]

You’re welcome. Now that I know your response is this cute, I might just have to drown you in gifts, Masamune. [ He also has no apparent filter about sharing these thoughts. ]

[wardance]

[ Masamune grins happily. ] Not to worry! We can make you a dragon wheel like the hamsters are given, only for dragons!

[ Problem solved, no burden of living with such guilt now necessary.

He nods at the request to learn more about the clan only faltering when Jae-ha uses the word cute.

Agh... cute, is it!? Masamune blinks, in surprise before the words come out of his mouth faster than he an stop them. ] It's not so cute...! [ Except him reacting to deny it make him even more flustered than he had been at being called cute, his cheeks puffing very slightly in the process as he looks away in embarrassment towards nothing in particular. He's not shunning the other, it's just definitely better to look at something like the grass while regaining lost composure.

He's almost positive that dragons aren't allowed to be cute even to other dragons... right!? ]

Vietnam

[wardance]

Ah... do you think the are real bunnies?

[ Masamune asks quietly, looking at the white rabbit he is holding that is moon watching with them both now on the roof of Vietnam's inn. What started out as traditional custom that they were both familiar with (making it particularly a special thing to share with her) has somehow turned into them finding various small rabbits throughout their date (if it's a date with the husband in regards to Gilgamesh then it is surely a date with the wife with Vietnam). All of the rabbits have been white and found in the strangest predicaments that they have had to help them get out of. This latest rabbit was stuck in a gutter to the roof... While trying to get on the roof!? Strange behavior for the animals he is sure... Which is why he dates all the question at all. He's trying not to look shy or otherwise embarrassed asking her opinion but he isn't doing such a great job. He is looking intently at the bunny, which is oddly fixated on watching the moon. ]

...like what if it's a real moon rabbit? Do we have to help it get back home?

[ this one day great warlord being incredibly moe over a cute rabbit even to the point he is seriously wondering about it possibly being a legendary creature is not a side he really shows often, but nevertheless... here he is doing so in front of her despite efforts.

His defense is that this place is magical so surely it would be silly to not think it possible that moon rabbits are a thing !?]

[hoasen]

[Dear deities and other higher powers and whichever gods bless this current universe: Please return Vietnam's heart because it just leapt out of her chest and is probably rolling in the gutter right now. You know, where the rabbit just was. Masamune is so hideously pure. Why are the thuggish people in her life so hideously pure. (Also he's right it's totally a date.)

She's blushing at the question without intention, since his question was just that cute. And in order to distract herself while she tries to come up with an answer, she reaches over to pat the white rabbit that he holds--]

I'm not even sure where they came from, I wonder--

...

[...wonders if it's true. He brings up a good point, since dragons and phoenixes were legends they actually encountered long ago on Gisela. They've met some crazy beasts before. A moon dropping rabbits? Not even impossible. Vietnam freezes, and the thought spirals in her mind.

Suddenly, she grabs his arm, though careful to not disturb him so much that he spills their new friend.]

I-it's possible! H-how do we find out, the poor little one might be feeling lonely!

[And here we see, what could happen when Vietnam ends up taking something seriously.]

[wardance]

[ he didn't need Vietnam's encouragement (they don't need each other's encouragement) but now that she is absolutely taking it seriously he is, too.

OK!! No problem, they can solve this mystery with teamwork!

...

Except, she brings up a really good point : how do they find out? Masamune opens his mouth before closing it and then opens it again. ]

Maybe they have special markings? [as he says this, he's lifting up their new friend and checking under its tail. It's not going to have a merchandise instruction tag attached to its butt, Masa, please!!!]

Where would it be different from a normal rabbit?

[Moon rabbit or no, it's one hell of a tolerant bunny as the young warlord looks it over (Along with physically rotating it around) before offering it to Vietnam. ]

Ah, Sen, you gotta double check in case I missed something！

[hoasen]

[They really don't...what a bunch of losers.

She's worried as he looks over the rabbit, not because the rabbit might be uncomfortable (she trusts Masamune to be gentle, considering how he handled it before) but what if they find out it is a moon rabbit and they have no idea how to send it back?!]

A-ah...perhaps... [Actually, that's a good question.] If not markings...magic? Its diet?

[She takes the rabbit into her hands, trying to look under it now while not disturbing it. As it chills. Probably thinking they're idiots.]

Can it...talk?

[wardance]

I don't know...

[ Masamune quirks his mouth a little, staring down at the rabbit in total silence following his claim, waiting.

.
.
.

...And waiting. Meanwhile the rabbit is staring with beady eyes up at the Date lord, almost certainly wonder what is wrong with these two. Good thing this isn't a staring contest, apparently..!? ]

Sen... How do we find out if it talks?

[ He asks, looking over to her curiously-- (and with his change of focus, the rabbit also looks to her now... with the same judging stare it's had on its face from the beginning. Basically, no change). ]

Hakuno

[wardance]

Make sure if it falls, you catch it, okay?

[ Or if you can catch both of them, Hakuno, that would be even better. No pressure, though. Currently he is climbing a tree to try and reach a somehow stranded white bunny like it's a cat. How it got up there is beyond him but unlike cats he doesn't think it will be able to get down on its own and so he and Hakuno are left with a task. It's also good to mention that their moon viewing and moon cakes sharing time had been interrupted by another white Rabbit, one that jumped into the girl's lap before trying to lead them somewhere. That somewhere seems to be this tree... And this rabbit 's partner or something!?

This is strange but Masamune is incapable of ignoring animals and rabbits are particularly symbolic to him. So, yes their Otsukimi is now an adventure in helping cute and mysterious white rabbits that somehow can get themselves stuck up in trees.

It's a good thing he is wearing hakama with his Yukari or this could be a very embarrassing view from the ground... ]

You think they are moon rabbits, Hakuno
?

[ Masamune doesn't even consider she may not know what he is referring to because she is Japanese. Every easy Asian would know about moon bunnies, right? ]

[sealeted]

Yes, I'll keep an eye out. Be careful.

[Well, she'll do her best, at least. Currently, her arms are occupied by the fretful little bunny who led them here in the first place, though, so she's mainly focusing on soothing the poor thing. Its fur is soft, and it's almost like stroking Kuli or Francis Xavier, so honestly she'll count this side-quest as a win just for the chance to cuddle a cute little animal. His question, though, makes her think.

Hakuno has a fairly good memory for myths, legends, and history, but moon-related tales...

She has a very good memory for those in particular.]

I'm inclined to say yes, since all sorts of creatures exist here. But, they might just be white rabbits, too.

[wardance]

No problem! [ He's got this tree climbing thing under control!

...kind of. It's not that he's no good at it, it's just... he's not used to doing it in the dark and after a rabbit. Masamune is worried the rabbit might startle if he moves too quickly.

The rabbit itself seems pretty frozen in place, though, but it has shifted its attention away from the ground to the human climbing up here with it (why would anyone want to do that!!). It's certainly wary but its enemy is gravity and not the hero, it at least seems to know that much.

As the young warlord reaches the same height of the branch the rabbit is cowering on, he calls back down to the girl. ]

Haha, Cute! I've always wanted to see moon rabbits.

[ Getting over onto the branch, Masamune is able to walk across it and fast enough so to catch the rabbit before it runs in panic as well as successfully slide himself down into a sitting position on the branch before he can possibly lose his balance. Phew, okay. ]

Okay, I got it. [ ... Now what. Getting out of the tree is easier with his home abilities but he doesn't have those, anymore. Shoot, does that mean he has to actually climb back down with the rabbit... ]

Shinano

[wardance]

Kind of like home, eh?


[ That has been the best thing about this whole ordeal of festivities to Masamune thus far. the custom is not originally of Japanese origin but it has been so ingrained in shinto tradition that he is well familiar with it. Considering Kojuro, otsukimi is in masamune's background of celebration even more than usual. Having a very religious retainer in shintoism makes for solid grounds on such traditions.

Masamune is standing behind Shinano, looking over his shoulder curiously at the arrangements of souvenirs at the stall they are standing at, quite curious at what is offered and should it vary from what they would see back home but so far it all looks quite identifiable. The familiarity is also most welcome to this homesick dragon rather than his normal wishing for new and exciting things to see and experience. ]

[bowknot]

It really is! The moon's pretty even here, it should be celebrated.

[ Shinano is sheltered, "treasured child". He's not losing that title within a mere month or, despite what this world might throw at him and other with a war. But that's hardly a bad thing; it's easy to bring a smile to his face. Nostalgia does it easily, as Shinano browses the displays of homemade souvenirs. He's multitasking a bit, nibbling on an apple treat.

He likes being the age he appears, since no one would bat an eye at a kid looking at souvenirs so closely. It seems to be a thing you have to be more cautious about when you get older. Masamune over his shoulder supports that theory, but he isn't too old. Not that Shinano minds, looking over his shoulder back at the warlord. ]

I want to get you a good luck charm. I can't really be one for another with this body, so a small one will work.

[wardance]

[ Shinano is good company because of his smile, to be sure-- it's contagious and Masamune needs reasons to smile here.

And that honesty and declaration of intent is very much something he can smile over. At first, he blinks in surprise but it's quickly discards for a gentle laugh. ]

It's true, but you can do things all on your own now, too! If you'll be around me, it will be more than enough.

[ Not that he will refuse a gift from the other, but seriously the kid doesn't realize at all how amazing it is just to have him around. True, he isn't one of his own blades, but that makes little difference in terms of awe: a sword that is now living and breathing and able to exist all on its own. It's more support on the battlefield than steel could hope to offer (except in s few small range of circumstances, but that's worrying too much).

It's a great gift all its own. Not to mention, he feels special enough that Shinano has taken enough of a liking to him to want to offer such. ]

What're you thinking of, though? See any ideas, yet?

[bowknot]

[ A smile's a small thing as far as Shinano's concerned, he'd rather do something that would genuinely help. Still if it and his honesty brighten Masamune's evening, he can't complain. ]

I guess so, I like having a body of my own. If you say it like that, then I'll try sticking by your side when you need me!

[ Shinano isn't horribly clingy nowadays-- or rather, he's been here long enough to mellow out that part of his sheltered nature. He can't make his need for closeness completely vanish, of course. The warmth from humans is irreplaceable, and he does enjoy that. But if he helps friends in others ways to make them happy, it's enough.

From a table of handmade goods with claims of bringing fortune and happiness, Shinano points to these little charms. They're not as obtrusive like some of the amulets here, and while the thought of Masamune showing off how much a little sword likes him is a delight... just giving him a thing to keep in his pocket or tie to his carrier is fine. ]

I was hoping for them to have something like omamori, I know for a fact those work... but these look a little like ema, don't they?

[ Whoever makes those little lucky pouches back home must have a ton of spiritual power. Or it's the effectiveness that the power of suggestion has on tsukumogami. ]

[wardance]

[ He wonders if all swords are so dedicated? It's not exactly a trait that is surprising, but Masamune is still trying to get used to the idea to begin with. ]

Yeah.

[ He nods to emphasize his agreement on them looking similar. In fact, he's beginning to wonder if it's really just coincidence there are similar festivities like this. Perhaps this while Hero business of taking other people from other worlds has happened before? Who knows.... ]

I like them.