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White

( It's a pretty normal day at the citadel until news breaks out that the saniwa has managed to summon a new spirit. Depending on who you've heard the news from, you may or may not have the name. Or maybe you've heard that the newcomer is supposed to be a beautiful sword dressed in white. Or that he's an imperial sword or some other vague but specific piece of information. Either way, it should be easy to find a new face here, right?

Just follow the sounds of one (1) distressed sounding Konnosuke and you'll see the newest addition to your rag tag sword army. He's picked up Konnosuke and has him on his back in front of him, rubbing at his belly. Konnosuke squirms to get free. )

A little fox! You remind me of someone. ( Konnosuke squirms in his hands, trying to get free. ("Tsurumaru-san, please, let me go! I'm a pipe fox spirit, not a common fox!" The new spirit laughs,). ) And you really talk! What a surprise!

( And he looks up to see you, who's arrived to crash his fun, )

Yo~ ( He'd salute in greeting but his hands are a little full, ) Are you surprised to see someone like me?

( SET KONNOSUKE FREE )

Gold

( Some time has passed since Tsurumaru Kuninaga arrived at the citadel and most people are used to his character by now. It's a cool fall day and you're out in the garden for whatever reason. Most of the trees are losing their leaves and can be found in collected piles here and there. There's one particularly large pile and when you walk past it... )

Waah!

( Tsurumaru jumps up, throwing the leaves in the air and at you. Standing straight, hands on his hips and still covered in ginkgo leaves, )

Ahahaha! Are you surprised?

( He's so proud. )

Red

( Returning from a mission, Tsurumaru laughs casually as the Konnosukes scurry towards the squad. The last mission had some unexpected turns and what was supposed to be an easy scouting mission turned into an unexpected battle. Even if they were able to handle themselves, they'd still come back with injuries.

As they run their scan on the returning touken danshi, Tsurumaru holds out his arms, revealing sleeves speckled with red. )

What do you think?

( He shows them off to someone nearby-- either a squad mate or a concerned passerby or some other sword that was sent to check on them. And he gives a little turn to show the rest of him, revealing more blood on the back and hood. Konnosuke chides him to stay still because he's disrupting the scan. )

It's too bad.

( The battle had been too short and easy. It wasn't enough to achieve his #aesthetic. )

A little more and I would really look like a crane.

( "Stay still!" Konnosuke snaps again. )

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( It's a very suspicious nod of approval but Tsurumaru doesn't mind. He's down for a few surprises on Uguisumaru's side too. )

Hm? ( He follows along, ) Is that so? I suppose I could teach you a few tricks.

Wonderful! [ Clapping his hands together in delight— ] I was going to make some camouflage out of the leaves before you’d taken them away, but now I wonder…maybe I could just adapt your disguise?

( Yes, yes, he's all here for tacky leaf costumes and--- )

My disguise?

( But he's dressed in white and covered in leaves that... are not a part of any disguise. Hmm. He squints at Uguisumaru. Explain. )

The leaves, of course. [ They’re disguise enough to him, since he could surprise a fair amount of swords with that. ]

Not many people pay much attention to them. [ Because nobody listens to Hasebe when it comes time to clean out the yard. ]

It’s perfect for when you’re lying in wait, watching for that one person to finally come along…

( Ah, yes, that makes sense and he nods. )

No one pays attention to leaves after they've fallen. ( They're only worth viewing when they're still on the branches. Once they fall, people lose interest and they become more of an annoyance than anything. ) But who are you going to surprise, Uguisumaru?

( He sounds like he has a purpose! )

Surprise…? [ He looks confused for a moment, before shaking his head with a laugh. ]

Oh no, nothing quite like that, Tsurumaru. [ He pulls out a notebook from his back pocket—one blatantly marked “Observation Diary.” And so his true intentions come to light… ]

I thought I might watch Ookanehira while he’s doing fieldwork.

( Oh, no, why is he so surprised? He should have expected this and he lets out a loud laugh, )

Hahaha, Ookanehira! Of course, of course!

( But there's one flaw, )

This won't do at all. It's hard to see from under there. I only knew you were coming because I heard you.

( And he holds his hands in front of his face, peaking out through his fingers, )

You'll need something better.

[ Uguisumaru considers this. ]

Ookanehira certainly isn’t the loudest, but… [ He looks at Tsurumaru intensely, as if he is the guru of all things spying and stalking. ]

Do you think I should invest in a periscope then?

If that's what you want, I'll give you one!

( Is anyone surprised that Tsurumaru Kuninaga would have a bizarre assortment of trinkets that could be useful to cause trouble? )

But spying is the game.... you need to be able to see from all around. ( He leans closer to Uguisumaru and points up at the branches above them, ) You need the higher ground.

That’s true… [ He considers that tree thoughtfully. ] Ah, but Izuminokami was able to find me the last time.

[ He recalls that memory with a frown. At least even Mutsunokami isn’t crazy enough to try a water gun fight in the middle of autumn. But you never know with that guy… ]

Are you spying in Izuminokami or Ookanehira?

( Well? )

Besides, Izuminokami always has his his chin up so it's no surprise!

Of course I only have eyes for Ookanehira. [ Who did you take him for, Jiji? ]

But I can’t help becoming a target for the others. [ He didn’t even do anything wrong, Kanesan!! There was no need to snipe him like that!!!! ]

Then that's where the disguise will come in handy.

( He picks up a handful of leaves and raises his hands up over Uguisumaru, letting them fall over him, )

You need to become the tree.

Become the tree…? [ Uguisumaru regards this revelation with awe. ]

Oh, of course, since my color scheme matches that of a tree. [ —In springtime, but details. ]

Or we could get you a change of clothes.

( Stepping over some smaller piles and beckoning for Uguisumaru to follow him, )

This way, this way!

( They're just going to head into the citadel down the halls with all of the bedrooms. )

You really are a master at this. [ He's completely in awe. First the periscope and now this??? Just how deep does this rabbit hole go?? ]

I hadn't realized that surprises were this important to you.

(Deep... troublesomely deep.)

Surprises are essential in life. (He says it proudly, like it's just a matter of fact,) If everything is the same, the heart wastes away.

(And this sure is Kogitsunemaru's room and guess who's just going to start rifling through his closet for an extra kimono........ They're practically family so why would they deny their little cousin-nephew this small favor? It's for a good cause! It's actually life or death.)

Oh? From the way our master talks sometimes, I wonder if surprises do the opposite.

[ But Uguisumaru isn’t overly concerned about that right now, being pretty spry for an old man. Nor is he bothered that Tsurumaru’s rummaging through another man’s belongings—in fact, he joins in, and even tries on a few kimono while he’s at it. Kogitsunemaru’s wardrobe might not be as cool and classy as Shokudaikiri’s, but if Tsurumaru thinks it’ll help… ]

The master is young.

( Compared to these old spirits. Finding what he was looking for, he'll come to toss a yellow kimono over Uguisumaru's shoulders,. )

Ta-dah! A yellow robe for a yellow roost.

[ Hmm, fox-print undies, fox-print undies, fox-print undies, fundoshi, fox-print undies—a yellow bandanna!!

Huh.

Nothing unusual about that. He looks up at that ta-dah! and gets smacked with a face-ful of yellow kimono draped unceremoniously over his upper body. ]

Oh. [ Yanking the robe off his shoulders, Uguisumaru looks at their spoils with a child’s wide-eyed delight. ]

I see! This would go perfectly with the bandana. [ You sure know how to pick ‘em, Tsuru. ]

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