[He's on the same page, really. At least for tonight, with everything they managed to achieve throughout the day, they can indulge in a little optimism.]
Even if it doesn't--I don't think anyone is going to give up fighting.
I won't give up, and even if it doesn't, we won't be starting from nothing. We know more about how colors and the Prism work, so we can try another solution faster.
[ Less than eight weeks the second go around, if they need one. ]
Mostly just a path home. I asked for a way to defeat Dreamer, too, but... the goal of this mission has always been getting everyone home safely. That's what I want the most.
[He would dearly love a way to be able to see everyone again, too, but--asking for that felt like crossing a dangerous line. That's not something he could bring himself to write down, no matter how much he wants it.]
My priority was for a way to leave, too. [ In that, she is similar. She has a mission, a goal to return to, that she must finish. ] More than anything to do with Dreamer, it was always a way to leave.
[Yes please do. He doesn't need to know. Even her first statement has him looking unsure, but ultimately he just nods.]
We'll definitely try. I know Kiyomitsu will really want to visit as many people as he can.
[Yasusada wants the same, of course--if it weren't for their rules and concerns, he wouldn't hesitate to come visit her. But he's generally more cautious than the other two about this, given his brush with temptation in the past. It's not likely that he'll be swayed by anything unrelated to Okita, but that hyper-vigilance is something he probably won't shake until he leaves on his kiwame journey.]
[ Yasusada is such a good sword. His moment of selfishness made him more well-adjusted. Good for him.
Roxana doesn't mind if he wants to or sees the need to be cautious. She thinks it's cute that Yasusada is the more careful one between the Okitagumi swords. The swords are some of her favorite people here, but she accepts if she can't see them again.
She can't promise much to anyone, as she is now. ]
He truly is so affectionate, isn't he?
[ Kashuu loved so many so quickly in a way that awes Roxana. ]
You are, too.
[ But with Yasusada, it is easier to see whom he attaches to the most. She knows Kashuu and Yasusada will always choose each other first, but she thinks Yasusada draws a few more lines than Kashuu does. ]
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[He's on the same page, really. At least for tonight, with everything they managed to achieve throughout the day, they can indulge in a little optimism.]
Even if it doesn't--I don't think anyone is going to give up fighting.
[So they'll figure it out, one way or another.]
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I won't give up, and even if it doesn't, we won't be starting from nothing. We know more about how colors and the Prism work, so we can try another solution faster.
[ Less than eight weeks the second go around, if they need one. ]
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[So he thinks she's right.]
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[ This is less optimism now and more something she thinks is believable and reasonable. ]
What did you ask for in your vote, Yasusada?
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[They are, if nothing else, very determined.]
Mostly just a path home. I asked for a way to defeat Dreamer, too, but... the goal of this mission has always been getting everyone home safely. That's what I want the most.
[He would dearly love a way to be able to see everyone again, too, but--asking for that felt like crossing a dangerous line. That's not something he could bring himself to write down, no matter how much he wants it.]
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is every sword here this way
Roxana gets it, though. ]
My priority was for a way to leave, too. [ In that, she is similar. She has a mission, a goal to return to, that she must finish. ] More than anything to do with Dreamer, it was always a way to leave.
If it works, I'll miss you.
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That makes Yasusada smile, though, and he reaches out to take her hand.]
Me too. I'm not sure it'll be safe for us to visit each other, even if we can, but--it would be nice, if we could.
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I wouldn't mind seeing you again, if we could. I know Buzen plans to come visit me, if it's possible.
[ After his mission and after he takes care of Itsuki. ]
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[Buzen hadn't mentioned it, but that doesn't seem to surprise him. He nods.]
I'd like that too.
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She nods. ]
I know you swords have an important mission.
[ So it's not like she will hope for too much. She's not something who hopes much in general. ]
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But yeah, she's right.]
We do, but--I don't think it'll be completed for a long time. Wars don't often end that quickly.
[Sometimes they do, but this one... unlikely.]
We'd have to be careful not to change history, but... your world is different from ours, so it might be different rules.
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She's contemplative. ]
I don't think you would do much to alter what's already in motion at home, if you could come.
[ And if the swords somehow did, Roxana would just make it work out. ]
It's not like you'd be visiting me for a mission.
[ This is still all very hypothetical talk. Only Buzen has offered to help her in her plans, so she wouldn't expect it from the other swords.
She'd just treat Anmitsu like visiting nobility if they ever did decide they could chance showing up. ]
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We'll definitely try. I know Kiyomitsu will really want to visit as many people as he can.
[Yasusada wants the same, of course--if it weren't for their rules and concerns, he wouldn't hesitate to come visit her. But he's generally more cautious than the other two about this, given his brush with temptation in the past. It's not likely that he'll be swayed by anything unrelated to Okita, but that hyper-vigilance is something he probably won't shake until he leaves on his kiwame journey.]
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Roxana doesn't mind if he wants to or sees the need to be cautious. She thinks it's cute that Yasusada is the more careful one between the Okitagumi swords. The swords are some of her favorite people here, but she accepts if she can't see them again.
She can't promise much to anyone, as she is now. ]
He truly is so affectionate, isn't he?
[ Kashuu loved so many so quickly in a way that awes Roxana. ]
You are, too.
[ But with Yasusada, it is easier to see whom he attaches to the most. She knows Kashuu and Yasusada will always choose each other first, but she thinks Yasusada draws a few more lines than Kashuu does. ]