molly and jiji read endgame fortune

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week 0, saturday

[unsaid]

[bar it is! though mikazuki only wanders in this direction toward the end of the day. upon catching sight of molly, he smiles easily]

Oh? Care to share a drink a bit stronger than tea?

[headmt]

Last time I was at one of these things, I swore I'd cut back a little, but ... hard times and all. Who knows when it'll be my last time and all.

[patting the seat next to himself. ]

Don't think I caught your name, actually?

weekend 0, sunday

[unsaid]

[room time!! mikazuki will simply be perusing the different halls, and pause to knock on molly's door. it's like an hour after the rooms have opened and he's definitely changed into his usual attire]

Mollymauk Tealeaf? Might you be in, my friend?

[headmt]

[ ROOM TIME. Molly is in his room, opening the door - he's wearing ... his indulgence center shirt ... under his typical loud coat, but it's fine. The rest of the room is colorful enough to make up for it.

The whole room isn’t huge, but probably it appears smaller than it actually is because it’s cram packed - covered with hanging fabrics and patterned lights, all sorts of things hanging on the walls: pictures and tapestries and postcards, bits of glass gems on strings, strands of silk flowers, feathers from a bevy of different birds. It is maximalism … to the max. If it is shiny and interesting, it’s somewhere in the mess. Everything is made of handmade and homey materials - wooden floors with a soft rug and simple walls, not that you see them behind the decoration. There symbols and iconography of anything and everything: religions and gods from a myriad of worlds alchemical symbols, celestial signs and the traditional images of tarot mixed in with the madness. The bed is overly large and slightly too soft, covered in blankets and pillows in a blinding mish-mash of colors and patterns, hung with gauzy curtains and dangling soft lights. It’s cozy and comfortable, always sort of dimly lit in an intimate way.

Also it definitely smells like patchouli in here. Waving him in. ]

Rooms really aren't that bad! At least mine. I don't know about the rest of you.

week 0, friday

[unsaid]

[our sweet dead flayn...

mikazuki's demeanor is ever so slightly subdued today, though as he comes across molly he cants his head to the side]

Ah, Mollymauk Tealeaf.

Shall we take a cup of today? Or perhaps something stronger?

[headmt]

[ A bit of a dry laugh at that, waving him on to follow him to the bar if he likes. ]

Let's start with tea and see where it takes us?

w0, SATURDAY

[headmt]

[ hi grandpa hows your face hole ]

Shite. Alcohol might actually help that you know. Supposed to be good for cleaning wounds.

[unsaid]

[still a hole]

Ha ha ha, shall we give it a try?

[shove wine through the face hole]

week 1, post-execution

[unsaid]

[well that happened.

mikazuki will be exiting the courtyard, cradling a collection of flowers in his arms. he nods in molly's direction]

I shall be visiting the departed - would you like to come along?

[headmt]

[ his eyes flick down the flowers, and he coughs a bit into his hand, nodding his head after a moment. ]

Yeah. Sure.

W2, THURSDAY

[headmt]

[ HELLO GRANDPA ... ]

Still alive over there?

[unsaid]

[HELLO DEAR MOLLY....

mikazuki is seated beneath the wisteria trees, resting against the trunk. he's changed into a different kimono, and the length of his sleeves and the fabric of it drape over his hands and legs. it's probably almost a little hard to tell that he was on cyoa

if not for the slight raspiness to his voice]

... as long as that is true, all will be well.

[as long as he's alive, he can make the rest work]

week 2, post-trial

[unsaid]

[well.]

... care for a drink?

[headmt]

Yup.

[ if only .......... to wash out the taste of all the things he licked today. ]

What'll it be, bartender?

week 3, monday

[unsaid]

Mollymauk Tealeaf—

[that's it, the barely there greeting in the void before the stardust hits.

Question: "How many times do you think we've admired these flowers together?"

Answer: ”I’ve visited this era countless times, I’ve met with you countless times, and we have admired these flowers countless times.

Of course, you don’t remember any of this.”

You know it instantly: in the flow of history, there are those with a tragic role to bear.

Some may be the same as Yasuhira and Yoritomo - to fulfill their place in history, they must kill their dearest friend. Minamoto Yoshitsune. Their brother, whether it be by blood or by bond. They must destroy their own heart, for the sake of humanity.

In many courses, the will of the Time Government is imposed by you Touken Danshi - you blades made manifest into Sword Warriors. You will cut down the enemy, and impose your own will upon history. This is the proper course, you are told. This is the way things must be.

Humanity never gets to choose.

Until you tell them.

Sometimes they do not listen. Some will call you a madman, a fool. You do not mind this either. But you have your duty - to ensure that history follows its course. No matter the cost.

But your way of doing things is different from the rest of your comrades. To walk hand in hand with humanity, rather than to treat them as puppets.

Each time, you will make these friends again… and again. You will stand by them even as they commit these atrocities again… and again.

For if you do not… who will? ]

[headmt]

[ Molly, who has the sum total of about three years of life - barely understands or grasps any of this except the concept of having to give up your own desires, your own heart, for the sake of others. The stretch of time seems too long to comprehend, and the idea that your fate is carved in stone is tough to swallow as well.

... He's not quite sure what to say to all of that.]

That's ...

week 3, pre-curfew

[unsaid]

[sometime after seeing to tsurumaru -

mikazuki will wander in the direction of molly's room! he has two to-go cups. who knows what's inside]

Mollymauk Tealeaf... How are you faring?

[headmt]

[ hi! he's in bed, but very much with the expression of a kid in time out. it's fine. he keeps occasionally reaching up to feel where his horn was, and then frowning a bit, but once mikazuki enters he grins again. ]

Suppose I can sleep on my side now?

[ his voice is raspy, but now its obviously from the dark bruising around his neck. ]

W3, SUNDAY

[headmt]

[ hi! he's standing outside the spa, scowling a bit. he doesn't say anything at first, but he'll wave a hand over when he sees mikazuki here.]

[unsaid]

[the spa...

mikazuki's own gaze turns somewhere between curious and mournful, but he will approach]

Mollymauk Tealeaf.

What is on your mind?

week 4, friday

[unsaid]

[this is an even worse day.

he's in the courtyard probably, looking up at the wisteria tree, mostly lost in thought. at the sound of someone passing by, he will glance toward molly and nod in acknowledgement]

... Mollymauk Tealeaf. How is your heart faring?

[headmt]

[ coming over to sit down heavily. his coat is back? he has his coat on again, the sleeve sewn back on, and the back patched up with a bit of matching fabric. ]

... Rupert was a good kid.

week 4, post-trial

[unsaid]

[god that was a lot

he's just going to go find molly after all that, expression concerned]

.... Mollymauk Tealeaf.

[headmt]

[ he just looks fucking exhausted and drained, face tired and drawn. ]

You know just Molly is alright with me, yeah?

week 5, monday

[unsaid]

[it's the ballroom because of course it is

mikazuki is admiring it when he sees molly and offers up a smile - and for once, sweeps his grand sleeves as he bends slightly in a very ceremonial bow]

Care for a dance?

[headmt]

[ oh!!!!! immediately coming over, looking extremely excited for this experience? ]

Absolutely. Going to sweep me off my feet?

W5, FRIDAY

[headmt]

[ hi, he'll come find sad grandpa in the courtyard. Wordlessly holding his flask out for him? ]

[unsaid]

[mikazuki was probably humming something underneath his breath, admiring a collection of camellia flowers, like he's trying to pick one.

when the flask is offered, he smiles faintly and accepts it]

Another heavy day, isn't it?

[he will take this sip. hope it's poisoned]

W5, SATURDAY

[headmt]

[ hi where's grandpa. is he in the courtyard or is that too traumatic now. wherever he is, molly will come find him after trial. ]

[unsaid]

[unfortunately he's been traumatized so much worse than this.

he's having tea in the courtyard, reliably. when molly approaches, he will make a gesture to the seat opposite him]

How are you feeling?

[no more poison?]

week 6, monday

[unsaid]

[it'S VILLAGE TIME. we can be anywhere in the village right now but they WILL end up in the garden

but first mikazuki is. dressed in his lune robes. he's having a great time. they are just pitch black robes that cover all of his body, but the hood is embroidered with a moon on the sides(see icon). it is also carefully brought up to cover his face, obscuring it in shadow.

when he sees molly, he gives one elegant wave.

he doesn't speak yet bc sometimes there's the fun of surprise]

[headmt]

[ uh


very much seeing this tall, terrifying figure with a shadow-y face standing here ominously silent in the garden and waving elegantly like in a horror movie and



going for the pocket of his coat and pulling out his razor instantly ]

week 6, friday

[unsaid]

[well

from the training dojo

there will just be a bit of laughter followed by a voice - ]

Ha ha ha... Oh dear. Excuse me! Is anyone out there?

[headmt]

[ grandpa are you okay

poking his head into the dojo? ]

You alright in there?

w6, SATURDAY

[headmt]

[ hey. he'll just come sit down heavily around him somewhere. ]

Clusterfuck of a day.

[unsaid]

[he's in the courtyard, reliably. after all his outfit roasting he's changed into a different one and looks

similarly tired]

... how is your heart, Molly? You worked very hard.

week 6, tuesday

[unsaid]

[so much is happening, so many people being found and so many mysteries uncovered wowee

mikazuki is just chilling in the courtyard, reliably. when molly approaches, jiji makes an open-handed gesture to a seat nearby]

And how has your week been?

[don't ask about the weather during endgame week]

W7, FRIDAY

[headmt]

[ hi he's just anxiously pacing around the hotel, so. that's what molly is doing. im sure it's fine! ]

Always hate this part of it.

[unsaid]

[oh he's anxious.... mikazuki is just lifting up (checks notes) a random lamp like he's expecting to find something underneath. though he puts it back down and wanders over to molly]

... all will be well, my dear.

[why is he so confident for someone who's clearly bad at looking for people]