dycroft | 006 ☀ Hijiri Sakuma, Kashuu Kiyomitsu

If you'd just answered me to begin with, we would have no reason to discuss it now.

[but kashuu chose to be evasive about things, and now hijiri has a lot that he's wondering. which is annoying in just about every way.]

Your identity is at odds with the information I have on file—and you seem to be unaware of things that a spirit should be.

...And of course, that is that "Swords Army" that you mentioned. [he forgets nothing.]

[Damn, why's he stuck with Captain Memory here!!]

Well, you know how the world is divided up between "here" and "there"? The world- [He traces a little circle out on the table.] -where humans are, and the overlapping one where spirits stay? Yeah, two isn't it.

[WELL. Well. He did ask for answers, and Kashuu did say he'd provide them.

Just.

He's just really not good at explaining things. Nor is he a believer, apparently, in the notion of slow introductions.]

[the lack of a slow introduction is fine; hijiri doesn't like to beat around the bush, after all. it's better if kashuu gets right to the point here.]

And so you come from a world that doesn't fall into either of those categories, is what you mean to tell me.

[he sounds a bit skeptical, but not entirely disbelieving. it's a bit to wrap his head around, but all the same... hijiri doesn't necessarily think it's impossible, either.]

Pretty much a bingo, yep.

[Skeptical, he can totally deal with. The fact that Hijiri is accepting this in some manner at all is good enough for him, especially considering he's used to his explanations flopping in general.]

I'm not really supposed to be here either, but I'm not gonna stick around for long. I just called in a quick favor 'cause I wanted to try the food here.

[Lord Help Him. Or stop him.]

[hijiri is smart and used to dealing with weird occult bullshit. so exasperated as he may get, it's not something he can rule out so easily.

it does mean he'll have to talk to his superiors about this, because any sort of interdimensional meddling that isn't directly related to their two words is... something that could get messy.

in any case, kashuu's reasoning is not exactly winning hijiri over—even if he's decidedly less hostile than he was earlier.]

Your reasoning seems to be rather frivolous, not to mention reckless. [coming to a place he doesn't belong just to try the food?

even if this does benefit him in some way since kashuu got him into this restaurant, it's still questionable in all ways.]

It's not! ...Reckless, I mean.

[He won't deny that it's frivolous... He's also been on weirder trips for even more frivolous reasons though, so he's clearly not too fussed about it.]

Humans don't know who I am, and I don't interact with anyone or anything that could change the course of this world.

[That makes it sound even more ominous.]

I've stopped by here a few times before... It's a nice place, y'know?

That lacks the consideration that you being here doesn't do just that. Your... spirit properties do not match those of the spirits here, and your identity is shared with another that exists.

[that in itself seems like it could get problematic, especially because kashuu is far more corporeal than the spirits of this world.]

Did you not consider that you could perhaps, interact with someone who may take issue with you? As I said before... I doubt Okita Souji would be so forgiving.

Well, it's not like I usually just go around saying I'm Kashuu Kiyomitsu to everyone. I just knew who you were!

[Even if he couldn't remember his name, apparently... Okay Kashuu™, the eternal experience. He picks up his napkin, starting to daintily unfold it while talking.]

Besides, if things got really tricky I'd just leave. But I definitely wouldn't cause enough trouble for that to happen.

[this is not the experience that hijiri is prepared for or even wants. how did this happen... how did he get here with such a careless spirit!]

You're not very good at looking at the greater picture in these circumstances, are you.

[will he ever stop being derisive? probably not. maybe.]

[No one is ever prepared for or in want of The Kashuu Experience, he just shows up at their doorstep like a bad Christmas gift.

A bad Christmas gift that's currently looking quite huffy...]

Hey! I'm totally good at that. It's obvious, isn't it?

[No, no he is not. This is why he's not the defacto captain even though he's been around for ages, and why he doesn't want to be.]

If it were obvious, do you think I'd have a need to make statements like that to begin with?

[duh, kashuu. it's not obvious at all, because to him... it seems like he isn't even the least bit capable in that regard.]

Well! I'm telling you now, so problem solved, right?

[Totally? TOTALLY. Yes.

He looks like he's gearing up to say something else, but Round One of their incoming feast arrives right as he's opening his mouth, so he quickly changes it to a:]

—Thanks! This looks super good.

That's not—!

[the point.

but the statement gets lost with the arrival of the food—and of course, hijiri knows that no time should be wasted in eating freshly prepared food.]

It looks incredible. Thank you. [his manners continue to be 100% saved for the chef.

oops.]

[JUST A BIG, LONG SIGH... When will he be a chef that gets Hijiri's respect and attention, honestly!!

But even he can't stay irritated after taking the first bite, because really, one in and it's already all it's boasted to be...]

Ooh...! Wow, I don't think I've ever had fish this tender before! This is really perfect, isn't it?

[time to git gud in the kitchen, kashuu. get cookin'.

though either way—]

It's splendid. Not only is it tender, but the flavors are all perfectly balanced in a way that an amateur couldn't even hope to replicate. Even many professionals do not have a sense this good.

[Does anyone really want a sword cooking their food, though. Like, even one who knows how to cook.]

Right? I wish I could come eat this every day.

[It's not like he actually would, though. ...Because he can't afford it or keep calling in favors, mostly - not because he's actually worried about disturbing SpaceTime Itself™.]

[probably not. especially not someone as haughty about it as hijiri, either.]

If only we could be afforded that sort of luxury, though I imagine it would detract from what makes the flavors so valuable.

Eh, you think so? I feel like I could eat this all the time and still never, ever get bored.

[This may or may not be because eating in general is still incredibly novel to him, though.]

But I guess I can kinda see what you mean...

It's the sort of meal that should not be taken lightly. It's meant to be savored and appreciated in ways that one couldn't on a constant basis without taking it for granted.

[as far as the hipster foodie is concerned, at least.]

[That is totally a hipster foodie thing to say, good lord. Kashuu pauses in trying to select his second morsel just so he can look over...]

Ah... This is totally where your nickname came from, isn't it?

...Nickname?

[he's electing to not remember the hipster statement from earlier.]

[Wow, why would Hijiri ever want to forget one of his nicknames!!

...On second thought, it's probably best not to go there again.]

Nothing, nothing. So! What part's your favorite so far?

[it won't stop hijiri from shooting a glare. he won't forget that.

he's just lucky that hijiri is enough of a foodie to be interested in talking about it.]

I'll reserve my proper judgment for the end of the meal, but thus far... the marinated salmon roe.

[though he's expecting that the upcoming selections will be far more decadent.]

[PLEASE FORGET HIJIRIN.]

Good pick, good pick. I like that one a lot, too.

[Fortunately, he's only partially using this as a springboard to get away from the near-remembrance of bad nicknames there... He's pretty interested in The Official Foodie's opinion here.]

What kinda things do you usually like, anyway?

[unfortnately, it's going to take a bit more than that for hijiri to actually open about himself.]

I don't believe that's of any concern to you.

[he likes hipster things like modern art and trendy food. he'd probably live in a tiny, overpriced apartment in a trendy neighborhood if he could.

it's okay, kashuu. he can be broken, it just takes work.]

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