[ all the tension drains out of him with the next exhale, kara's shoulders sagging in relief. he sinks to the floor with the next breath, one leg loosely tucked under, while the other stays propped up for him to rest his arm on. ]
I told you that I didn't want your gratitude.
[ his voice lacks the usual hard edge, that alone indication enough that kara is pleased... to a degree. with that old burden back on tsuru's shoulders now, it's hard to say that he is happy about the situation. but it means that things are as they should be, everything back to normal, and that will have to be enough.
the question is... where do they go from here? ]
No one missed us.
[ they'd all simply assumed that kara had a bone to pick with tsurumaru when he asked about the other, confused by the urgency in his tone or alarmed at the idea of tsuru getting up to his usual antics without anyone to stop him. was that town like a shared dream between the two of them? should they bothering reporting it to aruji? is the effect of losing their memories a weakness that either of them wants to admit to?
tsurumaru is himself again, the older sword that ookurikara has always been able to trust and rely on, even when he acts out. he'll follow tsuru's lead this time, like he did in shimabara. ]
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I told you that I didn't want your gratitude.
[ his voice lacks the usual hard edge, that alone indication enough that kara is pleased... to a degree. with that old burden back on tsuru's shoulders now, it's hard to say that he is happy about the situation. but it means that things are as they should be, everything back to normal, and that will have to be enough.
the question is... where do they go from here? ]
No one missed us.
[ they'd all simply assumed that kara had a bone to pick with tsurumaru when he asked about the other, confused by the urgency in his tone or alarmed at the idea of tsuru getting up to his usual antics without anyone to stop him. was that town like a shared dream between the two of them? should they bothering reporting it to aruji? is the effect of losing their memories a weakness that either of them wants to admit to?
tsurumaru is himself again, the older sword that ookurikara has always been able to trust and rely on, even when he acts out. he'll follow tsuru's lead this time, like he did in shimabara. ]