TONBOKIRI;

[crashout]

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W0, SUNDAY

[crashout]

[THIS HOTEL IS BAD. At some point on Sunday, Junpei finds himself entering the lounge more or less looking to drink alone. Of course, someone else is there and he pauses when he sees Tonbokiri, giving him a brief nod of greeting.]

Long day? [Don't play casual you dumbass.]

[daifukus]

Indeed. [ Long week is more like it ]

Have you come for a drink as well? [ he's at least halfway through his sake already, you might as well join him ]

[crashout]

Hah...how'd you guess? [Don't mind him, he's busy picking out a nice bottle of scotch to pour a glass of before he'll consider looping back around to where Tonbo is.] Feels like a lot of us have been doing that lately.

[daifukus]

[ Tonbo chuckles lowly, tilting his sake cup at him ]

Between the events of this weekend and the mysterious force that brought us together, even I cannot fault those who seek comfort from a drink. [ so much for just the occasional after work social drinking, huh? ]

W1, SATURDAY;

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[GOD!!!! Everything happens so much, all the time, and while Junpei looks fairly calm his brain is sort of doing that thing where it's lizard-brain and screaming at him. So. He goes for a walk. He goes for a walk around the stupid boatel and tries to clear his head and this is how he comes across Tonbokiri.

He pauses before he approaches, nodding in greeting.]

Hey. Can you believe we found the right person?

[daifukus]

[ Tonbo himself had been doing a rather similar thing, trying to work off the excess energy of knowing the enemy, seeing the enemy, and not being able to deal with the enemy. it's a rough time to be a spear. he dips his head in greeting, smiling tiredly ]

We had been quite certain early on before the demon began their attack.

[crashout]

If only every week could be as easy. But...that would mean this happens more often than I think any of us want. [A bad time.] But now that we know more...dunno. Maybe we'll find a better way to handle them.

[daifukus]

Mm..... I hardly expect this demon infestation to leave us alone until the problem itself is dealt with. [ which means only terrible things but ... given the nature of the place... ] I can only hope that as we learn more about them it becomes swifter to deal with them before anyone else gets hurt.

W3, MONDAY;

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[Tonbokiri is someone he missed catching up with over the weekend, so at some point he flags down the spear!]

It's early, but up for a drink with me? We should catch up on some stuff.

[daifukus]

[ it delights me to think of them day drinking.

but it's probably for the best given how much of a mess everything was last week but Tonbo seems happy to see him regardlessly ]

Junpei-san! Yes, of course.

[crashout]

[THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY GOING DAY DRINKING. And Junpei will begin to head to the lounge.]

Figured I'd catch you before everyone else did. The beginning of the week's always a little busy, right?

[daifukus]

[ they probably need it. junpei, in particular especially does.

just don't give him weird shit like a certain pair of gremlin do. ]

Mm, a lot of changes seem to happen at the beginning of the week I've noticed.

W3, FRIDAY;

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[He's approached with something like hesitance when Junpei finds him on Friday, but he keeps his arms folded over his chest and his head up.]

...wanted to check in. [Among other things, but...Kanesada was the first of the swords to go, and that's gotta be rough on all of them.]

[daifukus]

[ that sure is a full bottle next to him, tired lopsided smile on his face ]

Good evening, Junpei-san.

[crashout]

[An equally lopsided smile and he'll just...have a seat.]

That well, huh? [He can't necessarily blame him given he looks a bit unhappy himself.] Who'd have thought.

[daifukus]

Mm. I thought it may have been a possibility eventually, but.........

[ he doesn't wike it. anyways, tonbo pours him a cup out of the pile(????) he has sitting next to him. is he just sitting here waiting for people to find him? it's very possible ]

W3, SATURDAY;

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[Well. Time to track down a spear. He heads out for the open after searching a few other usual locations, stepping out onto the deck and finding his target easily enough. With that, he approaches with his arms folded and calls out to him.]

Tonbokiri.

[daifukus]

[ Tonbo is... well. Angry quite isn't the word for it. Upset isn't either. Frustrated? Conflicted? Whichever human emotion currently coursing through the former spear's body, he sure is taking it out via training. The stomps echo louder than normal, the strength in his swings far more vicious than one would usually expect. He's fine, probably.

He ignores Junpei for a moment, taking the time to finish the last repetition of his kata before swinging the spear into rest and facing his guest. ]

.....Junpei-san.

[crashout]

[He doesn't mind waiting, letting Tonbokiri work it out and keeping his distance until addressed.]

...blowing off extra energy, I see. Not a bad plan. A light tone to do a check in, but he knows Tonbokiri probably isn't feeling great about their performance today.]

w5, sometime tuesdayish?

[daifukus]

[ hewwo, tonbo is wandering the halls with his report. wherever art thou? ]

Junpei-san, if you have a moment?

[crashout]

[Junpei is everywhere tbh which means that Tonbokiri is going to find him in the hall! He also seems to have a cup of coffee in his hand but he'll definitely stop upon hearing his name.]

Hey. [The cat ears twitch a bit, tail swishing with interest. By now he's just...ignoring these features.] I've got time. What's up?

[daifukus]

[ it's still wild to see animal features on everyone ngl. congrats on your bakeneko status. ]

The pen we had wondered of? I managed to talk with Chuuya-san last night.

[ he sounds? rather exasperated? about the results? hm ]

W6, Thursday;

[crashout]

[At some point Thursday morning, Junpei will seek out Tonbokiri and wave in greeting. Letting the coffee shop be a real thing was a terrible idea because it means he can take caffeine on the go now.]

How're you holding up, man?

[daifukus]

[ Tonbo's hanging out in the lounge again, absently reading like it's going to bring some sense of peace in the midst of all this chaos. ]

I certainly have been better.

[ the waiting is killer ]

[crashout]

Yeah, you and me both. [He'll have a seat across from him, checking to see what he's reading out of curiosity.] I'm not a huge fan of this cat and mouse sort of game.