...I mean, I guess so, yeah. Unless Aoge up and vanishes someday, we've gotta take care of him.
[Technically Kashuu probably should, considering it was his vivid points that brought the horse into town in the first place... He sure wouldn't mind it becoming a rotating task, though.
And in the end, even he can get pretty nostalgic and homesick.]
I'm keeping him by the dojo, so maybe sometimes anyone who's showing up to spar or train or whatever can take some time to brush out his coat and clean his little stall and stuff.
( Wow, Aoge isn't allowed to vanish just like their friends aren't allowed to vanish!!! Except they do... because they're rude. )
Maybe we can make the losers do it. ( Was that a joke? Was he joking? It's hard to tell because he sounded vaguely serious about making some poor student do the grunt work. Like Kouha. Maybe, Kouha. Hmm, but he's been a fast learner for Mutsu so he's not sure how long that can keep going. ) ... Just an idea.
[There's a little "pff" sound, but no further agreement or disagreement than that. MUTSU THE OUTLAW, TALKING ABOUT DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS... Though he's also entirely correct.]
That'd be one way of doing it, yeah. The real stubborn ones could always pretend they didn't hear or understand, but if we got enough witnesses, that won't be a big problem. ...Probably.
( Look, he's just giving good advice. When they walk past the dojo, he'll see if he can catch any students inside by sound or sight if possible just because he's nosey as heck but he's listening, Kashuu, he's totally listening. )
... Like, with our credits? ( Can they buy an upgraded stable with their points... ) How much d'ya think it'll take?
...Well, he's responding to Kashuu's queries, at least. That's as good a sign as any.]
Maybe, yeah. I dunno how much it'd take... We could always try building another too, but that'd still cost money in like, lumber and stuff. I had some help and made this one with the stuff leftover from the dojo construction, but nothing's left now.
Yeah. ( He can't figure out how the currency system here works, tbh. It's all over the place. ) I dunno... I guess... ( I guess) we can put all our money together and see what it gets us.
( Speaking with a general "we" because wow, he can't just say he'll help out front. )
And if we don't got enough, we can do something, ya know? Like Sayo did for the dojo.
[Kashuu knows Mutsu is a good bean who chips out in times of need, even so...]
Yeah... Yeah, I'm not too worried about it. This won't be the weirdest or hardest thing we've had to deal with! [If they can build a whole dojo from the ground up, he's sure a bigger stable will be no problem, too.
AND LO, THE STABLE. Inside is one of their more majestic-looking horses - the dark black one whose coat has a blue shine.
( The nails might attack them or something, who knows. But oh!! He recognizes that horse and even if his stats are awful it's still something familiar from back home so Mutsu's just gonna come on over and try to give it a good pat, )
Hey, hey! Ya wanna bigger place to live, right? Riiight?
Hey... Don't go asking him stuff like that before we even figure out how we're gonna make it happen!
[DON'T GET A POOR HORSE'S HOPES AND DREAMS UP only to rudely dash them...
Aoge seems perfectly content with the extra attention, at least, and seems to recognize Mutsu easily enough. Pat away, punk, this horse is momentarily content.]
( What a good horse. Mutsu will do even better and bring apples next time. But wow, you can't tell him what to do, Kashuu, and you know that. You might think Mutsu's about to stick his tongue out but no! He's a mature spirit and clearly above blowing raspberries. This time. )
Gahaha! Alright, horse duty!
( One of his favorite duties, tbh. He'll give Aoge a little boop on the face and just follow to see where everything is. Maybe lucky for Kashuu, Mutsu goes straight for the bucket and let's see, is there a broom or anything around to turn the hay over inside too? Totally assuming there is because Kashuu totally takes care of Aoge, okay. )
[This time is what's key there... But fine! Go ahead and be the bigger person, Mutsu!
There is definitely a broom yes, the kind that's good for both sweeping up hay and scrubbing floors. Mutsu is truly a good bean, going for the bucket... Kashuu nabs one of the brushes himself, moving up toward Aoge's head so he can start brushing out his mane.]
After this? Mm... I don't really have anything to do until way later this afternoon. [A SUSPICIOUS STARE.] Why?
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[Technically Kashuu probably should, considering it was his vivid points that brought the horse into town in the first place... He sure wouldn't mind it becoming a rotating task, though.
And in the end, even he can get pretty nostalgic and homesick.]
I'm keeping him by the dojo, so maybe sometimes anyone who's showing up to spar or train or whatever can take some time to brush out his coat and clean his little stall and stuff.
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Maybe we can make the losers do it. ( Was that a joke? Was he joking? It's hard to tell because he sounded vaguely serious about making some poor student do the grunt work. Like Kouha. Maybe, Kouha. Hmm, but he's been a fast learner for Mutsu so he's not sure how long that can keep going. ) ... Just an idea.
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Either way, he just laughs a little at the suggestion. He's not opposed right off the bat since it sounds potentially hilarious...]
What, like add it to the dojo cleaning routine at the end of a class? Losers wipe the floors and clean the stable?
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Or if ya miss a day without a good reason... or ya're late too many times.
( This is clearly a master plan to improve work ethic for someone besides them. )
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Doesn't sound like a bad deal to me! We've got a few slackers that could use a little extra motivation, anyway.
[Or maybe Kashuu just wants to be able to threaten people with horsekeeping duty...]
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Make sure ya put it in writing and no one can get rid of it like some people.
( He remembers how you chucked his rules and conditions away after the nerf war, peanut. )
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He shoots Mutsu a sidelong glance at that, though. He doesn't know anyone who would be so unfair, wow!]
Maybe we should frame it. No way can we just stick it up on the board...
[Not after the huge mess it became last time, before they got a proper Permanent List Of Swords You Shouldn't Spar up.]
Proper dojos have rules like that anyway, but not many of 'em need to have that stuff framed so people won't go messing with it.
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( Was that a jab at Yamato? Yes, it was. )
Lessee... What if we got everyone together, huh? Announced all the rules to everyone so they can't go saying they were never told.
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That'd be one way of doing it, yeah. The real stubborn ones could always pretend they didn't hear or understand, but if we got enough witnesses, that won't be a big problem. ...Probably.
[Probably.]
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( See? See? It takes a rebel to get a rebel. And he'll just reach over and give Kashuu a nice, hard pat on the back, )
Ya'll be okay.
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—Well, whatever. As long as they don't cause more trouble later.
[Meanwhile, up ahead in the park, there's the dojo! Which Kashuu will walk past, since the little stable set-up is just beyond it.]
I kinda wanna get him a bigger set-up someday. Watcha think?
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... Like, with our credits? ( Can they buy an upgraded stable with their points... ) How much d'ya think it'll take?
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...Well, he's responding to Kashuu's queries, at least. That's as good a sign as any.]
Maybe, yeah. I dunno how much it'd take... We could always try building another too, but that'd still cost money in like, lumber and stuff. I had some help and made this one with the stuff leftover from the dojo construction, but nothing's left now.
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( Speaking with a general "we" because wow, he can't just say he'll help out front. )
And if we don't got enough, we can do something, ya know? Like Sayo did for the dojo.
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Yeah... Yeah, I'm not too worried about it. This won't be the weirdest or hardest thing we've had to deal with! [If they can build a whole dojo from the ground up, he's sure a bigger stable will be no problem, too.
AND LO, THE STABLE. Inside is one of their more majestic-looking horses - the dark black one whose coat has a blue shine.
Too bad about the shit stats.]
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( The nails might attack them or something, who knows. But oh!! He recognizes that horse and even if his stats are awful it's still something familiar from back home so Mutsu's just gonna come on over and try to give it a good pat, )
Hey, hey! Ya wanna bigger place to live, right? Riiight?
( Looks at Kashuu... )
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[DON'T GET A POOR HORSE'S HOPES AND DREAMS UP only to rudely dash them...
Aoge seems perfectly content with the extra attention, at least, and seems to recognize Mutsu easily enough. Pat away, punk, this horse is momentarily content.]
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( Right, Aoge? Right, right? He's just going to pat Aoge on the head in a particular way to see if he can get him to bob his head with him. )
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Leave him outta this! [GOD.] Anyway, are you gonna actually help or did you just come here to talk to Aoge?
[Over to the side of the stable he goes, where a bucket and a couple of brushes wait.]
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Gahaha! Alright, horse duty!
( One of his favorite duties, tbh. He'll give Aoge a little boop on the face and just follow to see where everything is. Maybe lucky for Kashuu, Mutsu goes straight for the bucket and let's see, is there a broom or anything around to turn the hay over inside too? Totally assuming there is because Kashuu totally takes care of Aoge, okay. )
Hey... What're ya doing after this?
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There is definitely a broom yes, the kind that's good for both sweeping up hay and scrubbing floors. Mutsu is truly a good bean, going for the bucket... Kashuu nabs one of the brushes himself, moving up toward Aoge's head so he can start brushing out his mane.]
After this? Mm... I don't really have anything to do until way later this afternoon. [A SUSPICIOUS STARE.] Why?