countermeasures | chroma | catchall for kashuu kiyomitsu

[with buzen... jiuqing's brow furrows with pain when she hears his name, and she reaches over to put a hand on kashuu's shoulder. it is touch week, after all.]

...I'm so sorry.

[this is a loss for all of them - buzen was gregarious, well-liked, supportive - but he was kashuu's and yasusada's comrade first and foremost.]

That's a good idea. I'm sorry, I should have thought to tell you... [...] ...I'd actually tried to visit Bass before it got to be too late, so that if something happened, they wouldn't be alone like they were last week. But they weren't there, and I was pulled back through the archway and ended up in the medical bay.

[Reaching up to rest his hand on hers! Touch week... There's something that flickers in his expression at the apology. He's heard so much of it today. He doesn't want to think about it, or about their losses.

Instead, he focuses on something he actually has an explanation for:]

Meteion brought them with her to the dojo for the same reason. [Not wanting them to be alone... But at the same time:] This portal opened up right before we passed out, though, and they were sucked into it. Probably back to their room.

...then right now, they're probably...

[hmmm. bad. maybe they should have tried to encourage all of the residents to chill out together in one of their rooms, instead of in the public areas.]

That must have been frightening to see... and on top of that, Meteion found Buzen today. [...] I hope she'll be alright...

[Yeah dojo squad got emotionally beat the fuck up for their dojo crimes!! He's just frowning at that, though, a sharpness to it now.]

...I heard from Chang Geng that she had to look at him all the way back down. [They all had a bad time, but at least the swords are used to death and loss and the risks of battle.

He knows Buzen would be most furious about Meteion in all of this.]

...

[jiuqing's eyes narrow, and there's something sharp in her voice when she repeats - ]

She couldn't look away?

[her hands are balled into fists. fuck whatever makes them find bodies!! fuck it!!]

[Wholeass mood!!]

That's what it sounded like. [Not that he thinks Meteion would have, even if she could have, honestly. She didn't avert her eyes before, and he imagines that even if she wanted to this time, the shock might have rooted her in place.]

...He'd have hated that the most.

[Buzen.]

[she makes a sound under her breath that's almost a growl, but like, more ladylike.]

I'm sure he would have.

[...]

We'll find the truth of what happened to him. I don't think any of us is willing to accept anything less than that.

[A LADYLIKE GROWL i love it

Kashuu also vibes with this, honestly.]

Mm, I don't think so, either. [A beat, and then:] ...It's - not really fair, but... I'm gonna leave 9S to others.

[He feels bad to be showing obvious favoritism, but also, that's his wholeass dead sword comrade, so he feels it's probably okay even if he's still a little guilty-feeling over it.]

...

[she puts a hand on kashuu's shoulder]

He was your comrade. No one could possibly hold that against you.

[after all, it's not like he'll be saying "no one can work on 9s's murder until we solve buzen's!" he's just putting his focus where he knows he'll be most effective.]

[He still feels guilty, mostly because of the last conversation he had with 9S, but - it feels a little less unpleasant, hearing something like that. He reaches up, gently touching the back of her hand before nodding.]

Thanks. I wanna find out what happened to both of 'em, so - I'll be working as hard as I can tomorrow.

[she nods]

I want that, as well... and I'll do all I can to be of assistance. I'm at your disposal, Kashuu.

[Just a gentle dip of his head, more of a bow than a nod.]

...It means a lot to us.

[Communal sword boy we... Briefly, he wonders how Buzen would feel, to see the people he'd managed to touch in just a few weeks here.]

[forget the royal we... the sword boy we is where it's at]

...if I may ask... do you intend to examine him tomorrow, as he is your comrade? Or would you you like for me to do it, since he's in a human form...?

[they're the queen of england now

As for that, though he hesitates, it's only for a very brief moment:]

...If - you can, could you? [He feels a little badly, with the burden falling on her so often. All the same, he trusts her, and trusts her medical knowledge.] I trust you with him, and you know more about human bodies than I do. I wanna go out scouting with some of the groups anyway, so I dunno if I'd be around. --D'you mind if I stay close if I am, though?

[He'll stay out of her way, of course. He just wants to be near.]

[she nods]

Of course. If my skills can be of help in any way - so much the better. [so, she will! ...unless someone who hasn't gotten to investigate anything wants to do it i don't want to hog body invests oocly but icly she would go for it.] And I'd be glad to have you stay close while I work.

[shakes ur hand what a mood]

Thanks, Jiuqing. Seriously. [He'll take anything that can provide comfort right now, honestly. Though, after a brief beat:] --Um. There's one more thing, too, if you don't mind...

Of course I don't mind.

[he has dead castmate privileges he can ask whatever he wants of her]

What is it?

[Hell yeah his "my friend is dead" privileges.]

Clarte mentioned you were talking about organization and all that, and you seem like a really smart person, so... Um - I'm letting you know that I have a thing that shows if blood was on something, even if it gets washed off. So can you keep an eye out for stuff it might be helpful to use on?

[He's enlisting braincells... since he has no faith in his own...]

[she nods]

...weapons, perhaps, if we find any that fit any wounds that there may be - although if they belong to someone who was in one of those adventures people got pulled away on, or if it's a weapon they've had to use before coming here, that may skew the results...

[she taps her chin, thinking.]

If you feel comfortable with it, Sir Chang is also a doctor and is more well-versed in combat than I am; he may be able to help identify something to use it on as well... if you wanted to talk to him about it.

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