OOC: retconning inclusion of Shield of Gintoki. It was never mentioned
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atlas_shrugged
2014-02-10 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Boys back home?
[ Brig sits himself down beside Josh and unslings his shield, setting it beside him on the grass ] Want to talk about it?
[ Brig sits himself down beside Josh and unslings his shield, setting it beside him on the grass ] Want to talk about it?
SENT: 5:00 AM
Good morning, Brig. Are you free for a celebratory drink?
[Color An'yu excited. If he had his way, he would have been around right after Brigade's initiation.
He's proud of his work, okay.]
SENT: 05:02 AM
After saving a Pandoran and having an amusing end to the Initiation battle with Hikaru? Most definitely, sir.
Where do I meet you? I'll be right over.
SENT: 5:04 AM
Our usual place should suffice. I'm already here. :)
[The very first place that they had talked properly. It's only fitting.]
[ He's already running. The wonder of what he now knows is the Unholy Stamina Bestowment ]
SENT: 00:00 AM
I'm already making a run for it, sir. I think I'll get there faster. I'll pick up some sake on the way so you don't have to transmute any on the fly.
SENT: 5:08 AM
That would be nice. See you soon.
[With that, he's turning back to the horizon, enjoying the last glimpse he'll get of the night sky before daybreak starts. What he wishes to give to Brig is sitting on the ground beside him, in a lacquered box.]
[ Brigade arrives where An'yu and he first shared a drink and cigarettes. He's come prepared this time, with a keg of sake over his shoulder. He sets it down behind An'yu and sits down beside his Sensei ]
Good morning, sir. Please don't tell Asuna-sama that I brought a keg. I might find myself without legs in the morning.
Good morning, sir. Please don't tell Asuna-sama that I brought a keg. I might find myself without legs in the morning.
I don't think she'll mind this time. She wanted me to congratulate you on her behalf, in fact.
[And smiling even wider now, as he lifts the box up and holds it out in Brig's direction.]
Here. From Jessica, Kathleen, and myself.
[And smiling even wider now, as he lifts the box up and holds it out in Brig's direction.]
Here. From Jessica, Kathleen, and myself.
[ Brig sees the lacquered box and wonders what it could be. And from the three of them ]
A gift, Sensei? [ He has never really been one to take gifts. He's understood well enough though that in some cultures, it would be an insult not to take it. He takes it with both hands and bows his head. ] Thank you, An'yu-sama.
What is it? [ He doesn't open the box just yet. Not quite sure why he deserved a token. He was just doing his job. ]
A gift, Sensei? [ He has never really been one to take gifts. He's understood well enough though that in some cultures, it would be an insult not to take it. He takes it with both hands and bows his head. ] Thank you, An'yu-sama.
What is it? [ He doesn't open the box just yet. Not quite sure why he deserved a token. He was just doing his job. ]
Edited 2014-02-10 17:25 (UTC)
What you earned yesterday.
[It's a simple response. J had done the research and the talking to Brig, Kitty had started on it, and An'yu had smoothed everything out and finished the job. A labor of love for someone who mattered to them.]
[It's a simple response. J had done the research and the talking to Brig, Kitty had started on it, and An'yu had smoothed everything out and finished the job. A labor of love for someone who mattered to them.]
[ Brigade carefully opens the box and finds a gunmetal mask, stylized to look like a scratched, scarred, and battered face of Death. He recalls researching with J on what Japanese myth he should select as its inspiration. His eyes fell on the Shinigami and he'd told her he'd find time to commission someone to make it.
He didn't know she planned to make it with K and An'yu. ]
I am... [ He pauses long, very much moved by the gesture. It's from his family, and the family of a good friend. ] deeply honored. [ He would never have been able to make anything quite like this on his own. His creativity was limited to combat and military, not the arts ]
I will wear it with pride, Brother Blacksmith. [ A gunmetal mask from a shaper of metal ]
He didn't know she planned to make it with K and An'yu. ]
I am... [ He pauses long, very much moved by the gesture. It's from his family, and the family of a good friend. ] deeply honored. [ He would never have been able to make anything quite like this on his own. His creativity was limited to combat and military, not the arts ]
I will wear it with pride, Brother Blacksmith. [ A gunmetal mask from a shaper of metal ]
Edited 2014-02-11 02:48 (UTC)
[Watching Brig's reaction, of course, and more than satisfied with it. He nods.]
You had better, or Kitty is going to be very upset with you.
You had better, or Kitty is going to be very upset with you.
[ Brig laughs at that ]
I'd be banned from J's house and wake up with pentel pen markings on my face every morning if I didn't.
[ Brigade turns it over in his hand ] And it would be a dishonor to you, Sensei. [ He puts the mask on and feels it cover his face. Amazingly, it doesn't affect his vision like other masks do. It feels like it isn't even there. The workmanship was amazing. ] How do I look, sir?
I'd be banned from J's house and wake up with pentel pen markings on my face every morning if I didn't.
[ Brigade turns it over in his hand ] And it would be a dishonor to you, Sensei. [ He puts the mask on and feels it cover his face. Amazingly, it doesn't affect his vision like other masks do. It feels like it isn't even there. The workmanship was amazing. ] How do I look, sir?
Like you can rip into the first thing that threatens your family.
[Zangyaku Style Compliment, ayup.]
[Zangyaku Style Compliment, ayup.]
I guess I should find a way to always keep this on my person then. [ He feels a sudden attachment to the mask. Shinigami. He laughs to himself. I inadvertently picked Hikaru. And the side of him I wish he didn't have to keep. ]
[ He then thinks of the tech he's read in the Vice Armory files ] Maybe get a Vice Enterprises upgrade that hides this as a small flat strip at the back of my neck and forms into this mask at mental command.
[ He thinks on something else belatedly ] Sir, am I allowed to make this into a form-fitting helmet? So that the mask extends out and covers my whole head?
[ He then thinks of the tech he's read in the Vice Armory files ] Maybe get a Vice Enterprises upgrade that hides this as a small flat strip at the back of my neck and forms into this mask at mental command.
[ He thinks on something else belatedly ] Sir, am I allowed to make this into a form-fitting helmet? So that the mask extends out and covers my whole head?
Edited 2014-02-11 06:27 (UTC)
You are. We can make the adjustments together now, if you like.
[He doesn't mind at all. Besides, it's nice to see someone enjoy the work that he has done.]
[He doesn't mind at all. Besides, it's nice to see someone enjoy the work that he has done.]
[ Brigade's a bit puzzled. But he admits he knows very little of the limits of alchemy and transmutations ] We, I mean, you can do that, sir?
[Nods.]
It'll be free of charge too. I'm sure you're aware of this fact, but Jessiah Vice is a dick.
[What was that again? 'You owe me, An'yu'? He still hasn't managed to pay the man back in a satisfactory fashion for that.]
It'll be free of charge too. I'm sure you're aware of this fact, but Jessiah Vice is a dick.
[What was that again? 'You owe me, An'yu'? He still hasn't managed to pay the man back in a satisfactory fashion for that.]
[ Brigade laughs. ] Why yes, sir, I have. Hikaru himself echoes those exact choice of words.
Is there a way I can help in the modification, sir?
Is there a way I can help in the modification, sir?
You can sit back, relax, and enjoy the sake while I work.
[Even if you could, Brig, he isn't going to let you. He wants to do this.
Aaand getting to work now. Cue An'yu Oyama looking very focused on the mask in his hands. It's already shifting, already moving to follow his will.]
[Even if you could, Brig, he isn't going to let you. He wants to do this.
Aaand getting to work now. Cue An'yu Oyama looking very focused on the mask in his hands. It's already shifting, already moving to follow his will.]
[ Brigade watches, intent to learn what he can. Very appreciative of his Sensei's kindness.
He reaches for the keg behind them, without taking his eyes off of An'yu working, and fills two cups at the faucet, waiting for An'yu to finish. ]
He reaches for the keg behind them, without taking his eyes off of An'yu working, and fills two cups at the faucet, waiting for An'yu to finish. ]
[An'yu, on the other hand, is used to this. He is the best Alchemist that Zangyaku has at the moment, and perhaps one of the best in the world. People come to him all the time to watch him work.
As things stand, he is done in record time. Handing it back now, before fetching his cup.]
It will respond to the Azoth within you. A thought on your end, and it will do as you want it to.
As things stand, he is done in record time. Handing it back now, before fetching his cup.]
It will respond to the Azoth within you. A thought on your end, and it will do as you want it to.
[ Brigade takes the masks back with both hands. ] If I hadn't received so much of your kindness already, An'yu-sama, you keep giving me more. [ He bows his head again in gratitude ] Thank you. [ He puts the mask on, and with a thought, he feels its metal wrap itself over his head. Then with another thought, he feels it recede into a negligible strip at the back of his neck. ]
Your work, as always, is amazing. [ He offers a toast and drinks. ]
[ He pauses as his thoughts move to the weight of his shield on his back, and to the other shield. ] Any news on Gintoki's shield, sir?
Your work, as always, is amazing. [ He offers a toast and drinks. ]
[ He pauses as his thoughts move to the weight of his shield on his back, and to the other shield. ] Any news on Gintoki's shield, sir?
[Ah, now that Brig mentions it...]
Yes, actually. Gintoki is in there, as far as I can tell. He is very weak, and still recovering himself, but... he is there.
[And this makes An'yu happier than he could ever possibly describe.]
Yes, actually. Gintoki is in there, as far as I can tell. He is very weak, and still recovering himself, but... he is there.
[And this makes An'yu happier than he could ever possibly describe.]
[ Brig is ecstatic at the news ] That's wonderful news, sir! He's alive! Your friend's alive! [ He puts a hand on An'yu's shoulder and presses reassuringly. ]
Is there anything we can do to help bring him back, sir? Were you able to get a chance to speak with him?
Is there anything we can do to help bring him back, sir? Were you able to get a chance to speak with him?
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