catchall; november

[aitou]

beep boop

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[aitou]

[This is honestly so valid and Yasusada is just nodding, pondering that information.]

ill ask him
after i get repaired tomorrow

[thejkdefense]

['Repaired', wow]

Sometimes it's easy to forget I'm speaking to a sword instead of a human.

[aitou]

[That makes him smile.]

sometimes its still weird for me too
weve only had these bodies for a few years

[thejkdefense]

How was it like before you got them?

[Simply staying in that sword and watching things happen? Could you even watch things while you were a sword?

[aitou]

well
before that we were regular tsukumogami
but humans havent used swords in a long time
and there arent many of them left anymore anway
i wasnt n a museum or a family terssure or anything so i was
alone for a long time

[So there wasn't a lot for him to do, besides... exist.]

[thejkdefense]

[Wow, that's pretty depressing. November reads the message and nods]

How did everything change? Did everyone begin using swords often again?

[aitou]

[Haha... yeah]

no

[He pauses, looking contemplative.]

i still dont really know how much we should say
were usually not supposed to tell people what we are or talk about the future
but i think even if there were humans left to wield us properly
its better that we go back and fight the retrograde army instead of them
sometimes its really hard for us to protect history but
i think... it might be even harder for humans

[Also canon never really explains what happened to get to the point of using swordboys anyway lmfkjhgkh]

[thejkdefense]

[Kind of relatable, this sword is, he's finding]

So you and the other two are fighting in a war on humanity's behalf?

[aitou]

[He thinks about it, then nods.]

yeah
i guess thats what it is
we were made to serve humans from the beginning anyway so its just natural
for us to do this

[thejkdefense]

I suppose it is.

[Something about saying they were created to serve humans, just like that, feels off to November, just like the opposite also felt off -- when a fellow Contractor once asked him why he served humans when he was above them, what with all of his powers and what not. Still, the swords know how things are supposed to go.

If they say this is how it should be, then alright]

Were you in the middle of doing that before you appeared here in the Prism?

[Were you in the middle of war, Yasusada?]

[aitou]

yeah
i mean i was at home i wasnt on a mission currently
but yes we were

[thejkdefense]

[November nods. Some would say he should find a bit alarming the people he finds most relatable are the swords, but he doesn't mind. Perhaps that's why later he'd open up a little to Kashuu, telling stuff about himself he thinks a sword would understand]

If it's not too long of a story, can you tell me about this Retrogade Army you're fighting?

[aitou]

sure but
i dont know how much there is to say
they think changing history is the right thing to do
but it isnt
so we have to stop them
if we dont it gets really bad

[thejkdefense]

Won't there be endless repercussions from changing history?

[That's bound to ruin the present so badly, really]

[aitou]

yes

[That's an easy, simple answer. There sure are!!!]

[thejkdefense]

Then what they're doing is the wrong thing to do. It's not that hard.

[Mostly because it's too risky, and the changes are unpredictable. The cost-benefit assessment is all wrong, in his opinion]