Never heard of it before. [A SHRUG. Spirit things just don't make any sense outside of rpgs okay, who even knows what's going on in the afterlife where Kashuu comes from.] I mean, I guess there's a spirit world or something, but it's not like I came from there. I'm only here because my master summoned me, y'know?
[BUT GOD HAWKE so rude, he thought they could be cohorts in the insult cafe and now he has to worry about getting murdered. He seems very adamant about her being wrong, though... He's not a bad spirit, okay!! The corrupt ones are a lot uglier, probably.]
I'm se-ri-ous! It looks real, but it's not really real. Like... [HOW DOES ONE EXPLAIN THIS.] I can eat and sleep and stuff, but I don't need to. I can totally demanifest this body, too! Buuut then someone could just walk up and steal me, so I don't like doing that.
[ geez louise!! get with the worldbuilding program, sword hell. but either way, hawke just shrugs since she's not particularly attached to the fade or anything. hurr hurr, she's no mage nope.
except that nothing kashuu says makes her think he's not an abomination. seriously, your master?? what the hell, sword spirit. what the hell. they can still be cohorts but someone here will be watching her back, alright. ]
Ah. [ . . . ] You do realize the more words that come out of your mouth, the less sense you make? I just want to be sure that you're aware this is happening before I walk away.
[ she's not sure she wants to befriend another abomination on her first day, okay. ]
[MAYBE THEY'LL GET THERE EVENTUALLY. But good work to this dingus team in the meantime... Kashuu: unintentionally making things worse for like 600 years.]
I don't get why this is so confusing! [He almost looks like he's on the verge of stomping his foot like an actual five year old, because that is his age at heart... By some miracle, he refrains, but he still looks pretty huffy.]
Look! It's super easy. I'm the spirit of an object so this is my real body- [POINTS TO HIS SWORD and then pats himself on the chest] -and this is like, a kinda physical one that baaasically poofed into existence after Haruji summoned me. That's it! Don't make it weird, okay?
[Says the one who definitely made it weird first.]
[Hawke. It keeps happening, so maybe it's a problem, gosh!! Even if she's not exactly wrong about him killing a man in general, but that's what happens when you're Okita Souji's sword...
He looks like he's about to argue more but!? That's definitely enough to distract him. WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP ASKING HIM ABOUT THIS--]
...What would happen to a person if their body broke? It's like, basically the same thing.
[Which he says kind of cavalierly and with a shrug to match, but this is an Upsetting Topic™ for him, so he keeps things vagueish.]
[ oh that explains everything. kashuu's the sword of a sadist. hawke is aware enough to notice that yes, kashuu's kind of getting annoyed about this but also.
also, she doesn't care. so, she keeps poking. ]
Ah, you must not let anyone handle you then. I'm quite careless with my own sword and if it's your own body... Well, do be careful. You never know when someone might just leave you behind!
[HAWKE WHY. What kind of advice is this!! This is the worst advice and Hawke should never apply to any openings for sage birds, since she is just a Rude one.
But it's amazing how fast he's gone from being open and friendly and chatty to just wanting to bail. She was going to leave to avoid abominations, but now Kashuu's just going to do the work for her...]
Don't worry, don't worry! I'm aaalways super careful. Only the very best can wield me, y'know? [Even though the very best still ditched his ass WHATEVER HE'S DONE THINKING ABOUT THIS.]
A-ny-way, you probably have a lot of looking around left to do, yeah? I'll leave you to it. [A jaunty little salute, every bit as peppy as he's currently not feeling, and then he turns on his heel to abandon Mission: Befriend Hawke.] Later!
see you later, kashuu! meanwhile hawke just sort of shrugs and gives him a short wave as he leaves before going off to do her own thing. well, that was weird and also nothing she really cares about. ]
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[BUT GOD HAWKE so rude, he thought they could be cohorts in the insult cafe and now he has to worry about getting murdered. He seems very adamant about her being wrong, though... He's not a bad spirit, okay!! The corrupt ones are a lot uglier, probably.]
I'm se-ri-ous! It looks real, but it's not really real. Like... [HOW DOES ONE EXPLAIN THIS.] I can eat and sleep and stuff, but I don't need to. I can totally demanifest this body, too! Buuut then someone could just walk up and steal me, so I don't like doing that.
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except that nothing kashuu says makes her think he's not an abomination. seriously, your master?? what the hell, sword spirit. what the hell. they can still be cohorts but someone here will be watching her back, alright. ]
Ah. [ . . . ] You do realize the more words that come out of your mouth, the less sense you make? I just want to be sure that you're aware this is happening before I walk away.
[ she's not sure she wants to befriend another abomination on her first day, okay. ]
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I don't get why this is so confusing! [He almost looks like he's on the verge of stomping his foot like an actual five year old, because that is his age at heart... By some miracle, he refrains, but he still looks pretty huffy.]
Look! It's super easy. I'm the spirit of an object so this is my real body- [POINTS TO HIS SWORD and then pats himself on the chest] -and this is like, a kinda physical one that baaasically poofed into existence after Haruji summoned me. That's it! Don't make it weird, okay?
[Says the one who definitely made it weird first.]
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That's not actually how that works but sure, let's go with your theory.
[ she still thinks he killed a man ]
So, if the sword breaks what happens to you?
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He looks like he's about to argue more but!? That's definitely enough to distract him. WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP ASKING HIM ABOUT THIS--]
...What would happen to a person if their body broke? It's like, basically the same thing.
[Which he says kind of cavalierly and with a shrug to match, but this is an Upsetting Topic™ for him, so he keeps things vagueish.]
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also, she doesn't care. so, she keeps poking. ]
Ah, you must not let anyone handle you then. I'm quite careless with my own sword and if it's your own body... Well, do be careful. You never know when someone might just leave you behind!
[ sage advice from a shitty bird ]
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But it's amazing how fast he's gone from being open and friendly and chatty to just wanting to bail. She was going to leave to avoid abominations, but now Kashuu's just going to do the work for her...]
Don't worry, don't worry! I'm aaalways super careful. Only the very best can wield me, y'know? [Even though the very best still ditched his ass WHATEVER HE'S DONE THINKING ABOUT THIS.]
A-ny-way, you probably have a lot of looking around left to do, yeah? I'll leave you to it. [A jaunty little salute, every bit as peppy as he's currently not feeling, and then he turns on his heel to abandon Mission: Befriend Hawke.] Later!
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see you later, kashuu! meanwhile hawke just sort of shrugs and gives him a short wave as he leaves before going off to do her own thing. well, that was weird and also nothing she really cares about. ]