NIKKARI;

[crashout]

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w0, friday

[uncleanse]

[ wheremstever the fuck jumpy is, nikkari is also there now, hi ]

Any grim discoveries for you today, Junpei-san?

[crashout]

[Well, Nikkari's meta will soon learn why his nickname is Jumpy because Nikkari approaches and jumps when he's spoken to. He turns, looking back at the sword with a contemplative mood. ]

I didn't find any bodies if that's what you mean. [Which is part of the problem.]

[uncleanse]

[ to be fair that's just the default reaction to nikkari ]

It still sounds like you found something.

[crashout]

A lot of blood. [He shifts his weight from one foot to the other.] It's more like I lost something, so I'm taking a second look.

[uncleanse]

You lost something...? What was it?

[crashout]

Ah...a body. Or, actually, a person. Carlos is still missing. Polly is, too. [But it's clear what his priority is.]

[uncleanse]

... mm. Troubling, indeed.

[ he observes junpei for a bit, catches that emphasis in his voice. ]

You and Carlos-san were acquainted before all of this began, correct?

[crashout]

Right. [There's no point denying it now.] We were working together before we woke up here. It's not that hard to know where he is around this place, but everywhere I've looked has turned up empty.

[uncleanse]

... You realize the circumstances are looking a little grim.

[ his voice is just as even as it always is. as apologetic as he'd like to be toward junpei, human mortality is always a complicated matter for weapons like the sword spirits. whether it be by their blades or otherwise, what is death but an inevitability, after all? ]

[crashout]

Yeah. I know. [He doesn't sound panicked about that either, more like resigned and frustrated all at once. Carlos not being around probably means Carlos is dead, and Carlos being dead means something he can deal with later. Nevertheless, he shakes his head.] But I'd rather keep looking and pretend something might change than sit back and wait for tomorrow. At least this way I might find something else.

[...] Are you coming or not? [Let's equip +1 sword.]