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Mitsunari Ishida (trianger) wrote in thedeadland,
@ 2011-10-17 21:41:00

Entry tags:

+ in person, + radio, mitsunari ishida, yoshitsugu otani, yosuke hanamura

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[ Beep. Beep. Beep beep beep. Shuffling, the sound of fabric brushing against the microphone. More beeping. Someone has no idea what the fuck they're doing with the radio. ]

What in the world is this infernal device...!! Squeaking and hissing like some sort of vile hellspawn! I--

[ Next comes a ton of beeping. Beep beep beep beep beepbeep beep. He's obviously yelling at the radio and getting cut off a lot by the button press. When he speaks next it seems as though he's raged himself out. There is obvious hostility in his tone but it is not of the previous sort. And evidently he's also missed the previous broadcasts. ]

I was told this would allow me to speak with others, through what wizardry I cannot imagine. So. Is anyone there?

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mothballs
2011-10-18 04:27 am UTC (link)

[ Yoshitsugu is less curious about this place-- it looks rather pedestrian-- but sees no harm in it. It's best to keep Mitsunari pacified for now. ] As you wish.

[ They approach the entrance, and after Yoshitsugu has some brief trouble fitting his palanquin through the door frame, make their way inside. Rather quickly, he recognizes the place for what it is, western though it may be. ] It would seem we've happened upon a restaurant.

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	trianger 2011-10-18 04:33 am UTC (link)
	A restaurant? Then there ought to be food somewhere. Are you hungry? [ Mitsunari tosses his radio down on a table and strides through the place. He's reminded of certain rooms in Osaka castle: high tables and chairs. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mothballs 2011-10-18 04:44 am UTC (link)
	[ Yoshitsugu has half a mind to steal the radio while Mitsunari isn't looking. ] Not particularly. However, it would be wise to account for any supplies here and take some with us until we are able to return; we do not know how scarce food may be in this place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trianger 2011-10-18 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Good idea. We could probably bundle up some of whatever there is in one of these. [ He gestures towards the tablecloth, and disappears past the kitchen doors. He's not sure what to make of the kitchen. There's a lot of cabinets and a few of what looks like some sort of oven. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mothballs 2011-10-18 05:12 am UTC (link)
	[ Yoshitsugu follows him after a moment, pulling one of the linens from a table as he passes by. His beads open the swinging doors for him and then he sees what Mitsunari sees. Nearly everything is metal. If metal can be molded and bent into things like this so easily that it can be found in such a lowly place... It's interesting. ] Have you found anything yet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trianger
2011-10-18 05:25 am UTC (link)

[ He's thinking the same thing about the metal-- it's shiny and when he taps on it it's solid. Mitsunari is curious. He pulls open the cabinet door and it's cold inside. But there is also a lot of food-- food covered with a transparent and shiny material. He picks up a bag of some vegetable and looks it over. ]

Yes. Come look at this. There's food, and it's cold inside of this. How is it cold, Yoshitsugu?

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	mothballs 2011-10-18 05:53 am UTC (link)
	Is it now? [ Yoshitsugu approaches the peculiar cabinet and examines it closely. He's silent for a moment, thinking. ] I believe it is something like an ice house. Whoever constructed it must have devised a way to keep things cool even above ground. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trianger
2011-10-18 06:04 am UTC (link)

[ It's Mitsunari's turn to fall silent. He shuffles through the cabinet with his brows furrowed. Yoshitsugu's guess has to be accurate.

He might not know it but by keeping it open as he looks through it, he's letting the precious cool air all out. With the electricity off there's no way for that air to regenerate. ]

However it works, it doesn't matter so long as it does. It will do no good to question it when our arriving here in the first place is oddity enough. Here, open that.

[ Gesturing to the tablecloth, and once it's held like a sack he throws a bunch of food inside of it. ]

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mothballs
2011-10-18 06:38 am UTC (link)

[ It was Mitsunari who asked in the first place. Really, is he that simple? A familiar feeling of exasperation begins to set in. He had been so very close to achieving his wish and this is what the stars have given him? This man... Taken from a world where he can kill that wretched Tokugawa. He'll soon become intolerable. However... Yoshitsugu folds the cloth over the food, settles it in his lap, and watches silently as Mitsunari rifles through cabinets and drawers. ]

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trianger
2011-10-18 04:59 pm UTC (link)

[ Mitsunari finds cutlery and plates and bowls. Nothing useful to them, as the knives are dull and the bowls heavy. And then he finds a knife. Running his fingers along the flat blade he decides he'll keep this. It isn't a sword or even a dagger, it's obviously used to prepare food, but it's better than nothing. Though anger at having his sword taken from him boils up again. He violently slams some cupboards shut and rattles the pots and pans. ]

Yoshitsugu. Why was my sword taken yet your beads retained? It makes little sense. That sword was a gift from Lord Hideyoshi himself, and someone had the nerve to steal it.

It was probably that brat. The next time we meet, I shall destroy that child with my bare hands. I will rip each of its thieving fingers from its body and shove them down its throat so that it may choke.

[ Slamming around some more. ]

There's nothing else useful here. Let's go.

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mothballs
2011-10-19 03:23 am UTC (link)

[ And there's that rage again. To offend Mitsunari in such a way, that child must either be an imbecile or have nothing to fear at all. Yoshitsugu does not know the answer to Mitsunari's question though, and so remains silent. And while he is curious to know himself, he is simply pleased to have them. To be immobile in this place... He moves ahead of Mitsunari. ]

Yes, let us move on...

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	trianger 2011-10-19 03:34 am UTC (link)
	[ Mitsunari silently follows after, and in such a silence does he hear something. Voices? In this desolate place? He moves to exit the building. ] Do you hear that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mothballs 2011-10-19 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Hm? [ Yoshitsugu listens for a moment and he hears it too. So there are others in this place. How delightful. They shall serve as a pleasant distraction until he and Mitsunari are able to return home. ] Yes. The others that child mentioned must be nearby. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trianger 2011-10-19 04:03 am UTC (link)
	[ Listening for a moment more, as if to confirm the sound. After that, he steps outside. ] Let's go to them, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mothballs 2011-10-19 04:57 am UTC (link)
	Mitsunari. [ Yoshitsugu's voice is firm, like he's dealing with a child. ] I think we'd best observe before approaching. We do not know what sorts may be amoung them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trianger 2011-10-19 05:16 am UTC (link)
	[ He looks to Yoshitsugu before looking back to the crowd. ] If they turn out to be as lowly as vermin then we shall deliver them to their gods personally. There is nothing to be gained by staying back so let's move forward. More people means more working and so it may be easier and faster to return home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mothballs
2011-10-19 05:52 am UTC (link)

[ Dealing with a child indeed. Yoshitsugu will not have his chance at establishing himself in a position of authority ruined by Mitsunari's impulsiveness. In the back of his mind, Yoshitsugu hears Motonari's voice telling him it'd be easier to do away with this fool now, before he can make a mess of things. So close to the end in their own world, Mitsunari's death would have little effect on Yoshitsugu achieving his dream. It'd be easier now than ever-- disgracefully so. And yet...

Yoshitsugu's voice softens, more gentle nagging now than anything. ]

Patience, Mitsunari. Little is ever gained by being rash. We shall approach in time, but first, we must gather information...

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	trianger 2011-10-19 06:01 am UTC (link)
	[ He scowls. ] Fine, Yoshitsugu. We'll do it your way for now. But the moment something starts to happen over there besides the inane yammering of the peasants, I intend to go over. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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