He needs more time, and it would help, I think, to stay close. That is all I have, for the moment.
[Picking up his drink now, to take another sip. He can't stop smiling.]
We were able to talk for a bit.
[It wasn't enough, but well. There is always next time.]
[Picking up his drink now, to take another sip. He can't stop smiling.]
We were able to talk for a bit.
[It wasn't enough, but well. There is always next time.]
That's good to see her. [ Brigade is genuinely happy for An'yu ] How were you able to speak to him, sir?
[ Brig pauses and adds ] Keep him close to you, sir. Hikaru may have given the shield to me but I only see myself as the messenger to you. Keep the shield if it'll bring Gintoki back quicker.
[ Brig pauses and adds ] Keep him close to you, sir. Hikaru may have given the shield to me but I only see myself as the messenger to you. Keep the shield if it'll bring Gintoki back quicker.
No. Let it stay with you.
[Then, with a teasing look:]
He is curious about you, Brigade, and raring to travel again. He's always been a wanderer at heart.
[Then, with a teasing look:]
He is curious about you, Brigade, and raring to travel again. He's always been a wanderer at heart.
I would be honored to bear him where I go, sir. [ He smiles as he says so. ]
[ But Brigade wonders at the other statement ] You told him about me, sir? [ An'yu said their conversation had been short. Brigade's sure there were more important things to talk about than him ]
[ But Brigade wonders at the other statement ] You told him about me, sir? [ An'yu said their conversation had been short. Brigade's sure there were more important things to talk about than him ]
Yes, I figured that I should especially since Hikaru had entrusted you with the shield. We can fetch it when we head back down later.
[ Brigade bows his head ] Thank you, sir. I will take good care of him.
[ Brigade takes a puff of his cigarette and sips on his sake. He'd have a new travelling companion strapped to his back. He'd be like Josh, Taning and Yulia now, with their own personal companions with them where they go. ] Is there a way I can speak to him, sir? If there is, I would like to get to know him, really.
[ Brigade takes a puff of his cigarette and sips on his sake. He'd have a new travelling companion strapped to his back. He'd be like Josh, Taning and Yulia now, with their own personal companions with them where they go. ] Is there a way I can speak to him, sir? If there is, I would like to get to know him, really.
Edited 2014-02-11 13:32 (UTC)
Make sure that you are in physical contact with him, and reach out to him with your mind.
[Tilts head at the shield.]
He appears to be resting for the moment, though.
[Tilts head at the shield.]
He appears to be resting for the moment, though.
[ Brigade takes note of what he has to do ] I'll do my best to speak with him everyday, sir, so long as he isn't too tired to do so.
[ He looks at the shield ] I'm having trouble thinking of using him as a weapon, sir. It might hurt him.
[ He looks at the shield ] I'm having trouble thinking of using him as a weapon, sir. It might hurt him.
[Heh. The concern is touching, but--]
I'm pretty sure that he can take it.
I'm pretty sure that he can take it.
[ Brigade remembers the files and the words "Powerful Pandoran" ]
Then I'll bring to him again the adventure of battle, sir, and hopefully it helps him recover.
[ Brigade raises his glass for a toast. ] To the sun rising in the horizon and yet another Golden Dawn. To the future and bringing Gintoki back.
Then I'll bring to him again the adventure of battle, sir, and hopefully it helps him recover.
[ Brigade raises his glass for a toast. ] To the sun rising in the horizon and yet another Golden Dawn. To the future and bringing Gintoki back.
[Chuckling, lifting his glass as well.]
And to us.
[Now, to down that like a proper Japanese-Filipino man would!]
And to us.
[Now, to down that like a proper Japanese-Filipino man would!]
[ Josh lights up; inhales deep, exhales slowly. ]
Don't know where to start.
[ But he tries. ]
I miss them something fierce, Brig. [ He glances over. ] Four of them I thought of as my brothers from other mothers.
[ He looks down at his hands, counts their names off. ] I'd known Phil since grade school. His mom was as much my mom after... [ trailing off a little at that. ] Anyway. Me and that guy did the whole ringer of middle and high school, and when I got into college, we made a pact to make the team together.
That's where we met Jules and Angel. And then somewhere there, we picked up Greg. He was our water boy. But I trained him myself, told Coach Matt and Pa that if they wanted a Quarterback that they could trust as much as they trusted me, they should give a look in his direction.
Don't know where to start.
[ But he tries. ]
I miss them something fierce, Brig. [ He glances over. ] Four of them I thought of as my brothers from other mothers.
[ He looks down at his hands, counts their names off. ] I'd known Phil since grade school. His mom was as much my mom after... [ trailing off a little at that. ] Anyway. Me and that guy did the whole ringer of middle and high school, and when I got into college, we made a pact to make the team together.
That's where we met Jules and Angel. And then somewhere there, we picked up Greg. He was our water boy. But I trained him myself, told Coach Matt and Pa that if they wanted a Quarterback that they could trust as much as they trusted me, they should give a look in his direction.
Waking the Dead 2.0 || April 19, 2063 || Here's to a new habit.
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icarusalsoflew
2014-02-16 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tohru had come to pick him up just that morning, from Cisco's house. He had already been ready to go nearly an hour before his father came - the former Assassin of the Searing Wind had been courteous enough to inform him.
Suffice to say, he had crashed and crashed hard as soon as he found himself back in the home that he and Alistair Mordechai still shared. It's about 2 PM, now, and he's up again, feeling significantly better --
-- physically, anyway. Emotions are a whole new thing to consider altogether.
Either way, he's sitting by the pool behind the house, dressed down in a hakama, smoking from one of his favorite pipes. No one else is home, but the doors are open, as always, for the Zashiki-Warashi operatives who have taken it upon themselves to maintain the place. They don't bother him, though. They respect the Blade King's space.
Good. He has a lot to think about.]
Suffice to say, he had crashed and crashed hard as soon as he found himself back in the home that he and Alistair Mordechai still shared. It's about 2 PM, now, and he's up again, feeling significantly better --
-- physically, anyway. Emotions are a whole new thing to consider altogether.
Either way, he's sitting by the pool behind the house, dressed down in a hakama, smoking from one of his favorite pipes. No one else is home, but the doors are open, as always, for the Zashiki-Warashi operatives who have taken it upon themselves to maintain the place. They don't bother him, though. They respect the Blade King's space.
Good. He has a lot to think about.]
Re: Waking the Dead 2.0 || April 19, 2063 || Here's to a new habit.
atlas_shrugged
2014-02-17 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Brigade had just come from a morning at Kibo. He'd spent it training in combat and transmutations with An'yu-sama. His sensei had mentioned though that Hikaru was sick or something. The only thing that came to mind when he'd heard it was that Hikaru still probably hadn't recovered from Train Day.
He's felt an attachment, of sorts, to Hikaru since the evening he'd given him Kaien's Pipe, the Shield of Gintoki, and trust enough to tell him of his past. "One weapon to another."
Brigade hadn't planned to join Zangyaku yet, but when the invitation was given, Brigade found that he couldn't say no. He'd hugged the "young" boy and there were promises made. "I might not be able to carry the Godslayer for you, but for as long as I can, I'll carry you on my shoulder."
He's running down from Kibo, heading to Falner. He doesn't really like the trams much. He doesn't like sitting around. His hands find their way to his phone and he finds himself texting the Blade King. ]
He's felt an attachment, of sorts, to Hikaru since the evening he'd given him Kaien's Pipe, the Shield of Gintoki, and trust enough to tell him of his past. "One weapon to another."
Brigade hadn't planned to join Zangyaku yet, but when the invitation was given, Brigade found that he couldn't say no. He'd hugged the "young" boy and there were promises made. "I might not be able to carry the Godslayer for you, but for as long as I can, I'll carry you on my shoulder."
He's running down from Kibo, heading to Falner. He doesn't really like the trams much. He doesn't like sitting around. His hands find their way to his phone and he finds himself texting the Blade King. ]
SENT: 03:04 PM
I heard you were sick. Are you okay, sir?
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[ Brig listens quietly as Josh talks. These were people Josh loved very much and got ripped away from. Brig commiserates. He knows the feeling in some way. ]
Have you gotten in touch with them? Not just through Cindy? [ He points to Josh's cigarette, which has turned into a bar of ash. ] Or gotten updates from her? I hope they're doing well.
Have you gotten in touch with them? Not just through Cindy? [ He points to Josh's cigarette, which has turned into a bar of ash. ] Or gotten updates from her? I hope they're doing well.
[The text makes him lift an eyebrow, but only for a moment. Word travels fast, especially among the oni-tsukai of Zangyaku. That included, for better or for worse, their operatives from other conspiracies.]
[It hasn't been too long since he's seen Brigade, but it feels like plenty for a man like himself. The Promethean's movements have surprised him, as of late. It seemed as though Brigade had that unfortunate talent of being too damned honest at precisely the right (or wrong) time.]
SENT: 3:06 PM
Better now, actually, but still under strict orders to rest. Hi. :)
[It hasn't been too long since he's seen Brigade, but it feels like plenty for a man like himself. The Promethean's movements have surprised him, as of late. It seemed as though Brigade had that unfortunate talent of being too damned honest at precisely the right (or wrong) time.]
Query: is this Hikaru's quarters? Cause I remember that Brig's first time there is post-Seigi.:l
atlas_shrugged
2014-02-17 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Using smileys are such a foreign concept to him. Although with the character that is the Blade King, Brigade takes it as yet another of his quirks ]
SENT: 03:10 PM
Would you like some company, sir? I can bring booze; booze always helps recovery, and the passing of time.
Edited 2014-02-17 15:37 (UTC)
Nope! This is his house in Kibo. Where they drank post-Seigi was his room at Falner!
icarusalsoflew
2014-02-17 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Considering, considering...]
SENT: 3:15 PM
Sure, why not? Just come to the house and let yourself in. I'm down by the pool.
Edited 2014-02-17 15:54 (UTC)
Copy!:D Wheee, house in Kibo. I'm guessing this is where they entertained Death as well last sesh?
atlas_shrugged
2014-02-17 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh crap, wrong way. [ Brigade comically skids to a stop and starts jogging back in the direction he came from. Now where to get some sake without raiding the Zangyaku stores? Maybe there's a, what did Taning and Kaz call it again, a Sari-Sari store in the compound? ]
[ It'd be just wrong to offer Zangyaku alcohol to the guy who heads Zangyaku and thus technically owns it. ]
SENT: 03:17 PM
On my way back, sir. Was running in the wrong direction. Is there anywhere i can buy alcohol in Kibo? I don't feel right coming over without any drinks and I'm not quite familiar with the compound yet.
[ It'd be just wrong to offer Zangyaku alcohol to the guy who heads Zangyaku and thus technically owns it. ]
[Well, that's a little amusing. Not too surprising, though: he stays in Falner more than he ought to, really.]
SENT: 3:18 PM
There are a lot of convenience stores and other little places along Marcos Highway, before you hit the roads heading up to Kibo. You really don't have to bring anything, though. :)
[ And he's going the wrong way again. Another comical break in momentum and Brig is running toward Marcos Highway, following the directions on his phone ]
[ A good hour later, he's walking into the house and making his way to the pool where Hikaru is resting. He's brought with him two canned six-packs. ]
[ A good hour later, he's walking into the house and making his way to the pool where Hikaru is resting. He's brought with him two canned six-packs. ]
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[Lifting an eyebrow at your entrance, then smiling as he's straightening up just a little.
Yeah, he's still tired, still pale.]
That took you a while.
Yeah, he's still tired, still pale.]
That took you a while.
Uh, sorry. Ended up running back and forth in the wrong direction [ At least he didn't take a tram. If he had, he might've jumped out as a knee-jerk reaction of being in the wrong direction ] and ended up using my limited Filipino to buy beer from the first [ He says the next words tentatively ] sa(a)ri-sa(a)ri store I came by.
[ Lord, the Blade King looks like shit on the road. He's not used to this. ] You don't look good at all, sir. [ He sets the two six-packs on a table near where Hikaru's reclined. ] May I sit?
[ Lord, the Blade King looks like shit on the road. He's not used to this. ] You don't look good at all, sir. [ He sets the two six-packs on a table near where Hikaru's reclined. ] May I sit?
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Of course. And I'll live.
[Have a crooked smile in your direction, Brig, as he's going for one of those beers.]
You're going to have to work on that Tagalog, you know.
[Have a crooked smile in your direction, Brig, as he's going for one of those beers.]
You're going to have to work on that Tagalog, you know.
I've got it. [ Brigade sees the smile and pulls out one can for Hikaru, so that he doesn't have to reach out and strain himself. That mission must've been one helluva' bitch to result in this. ]
Yeah, I know. The little stuff I learned from my bestfriend back in WWII isn't enough. And that was over a hundred years ago to boot. [ He now finds himself with the need to learn two languages, the other which he's about to ask Hikaru ] Tagalog and Japanese apparently.
Yeah, I know. The little stuff I learned from my bestfriend back in WWII isn't enough. And that was over a hundred years ago to boot. [ He now finds himself with the need to learn two languages, the other which he's about to ask Hikaru ] Tagalog and Japanese apparently.
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