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San-ju-roku Kasen

三十六歌仙. The 36 Immortals of Poetry

My namesake. 歌仙. I was named after these men and women.

And that name, associated with these creators of beauty, was used to carry out an act grave brutality. All for some point I don't even understand.

I could really use someone to talk to right now. Someone who has had

seen great violence. in their new memories.

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What do you mean by that?
That, as its a memory, you can't control whats happening
or as a sword, you have little command over yourself?

same tbh
but yeah i got some footage of a fight from back when we were split into groups and stuff
do you want me to send it to you?

A mix of both. A tool is at the mercy of the person who uses it, ultimately.

There's part of me that doesn't want to see it. That it may confirm something I'm not yet ready to comprehend. But at this point, there's no sense in turning away from this truth.

I get that feeling when I receive more intense memories.
Though I guess its a bit different for everyone.

Sometimes I don't know what my counterpart is doing, just that I can't make her do otherwise.
And even though I know I'm not her, its like our bodies and wills are the same, and I'm doing what she's doing.

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That is something I unfortunately cannot relate to. Though I wished all the world that I could.

[A pause, and then a video file transfer. When he chooses to watch it, the fight itself takes place in a fancy room and is clearly being filmed by someone else, since Kashuu is in the frame, fighting three possibly familiar creatures.]

take your time ok?
i get how it can be

-He does take his time. A whole day seems to pass before he responds, having taken a sleepless night to digest what he'd seen, and that it was as real as any of them, and that...

He wasn't alone.-

Those are the same creatures from my memories.

Its not an easy feeling.
Its like I'm a puppet inside of a person.

[He's seen everyone deal with this in their own way, so the pause isn't new. He wouldn't even be surprised if nothing was ever said, since he's run into a couple people who'd rather not face it head-on yet.]

they're called the historical retrograding force btw
in case you didn't remember that part yet

I suppose that, despite what I said, it's impossible to tell which situation is worse. Having a melded will, or having none at all.

I had a vague recollection of their name. I remember being motivated to cut them down in order to protect Japan's rich history of art from being destroyed by whatever it is they wished to do. It seems like something out of a bad pulp novel.

I think its different for everyone.

yeah a lot of it is like that
spoilers it doesn't really start making much more sense either

Then I can only say I do not care for my current situation very much.

I suppose that *is* too much to ask. Is there anything else you can tell me?

Sorry.
I think I've dug into something uncomfortable now that I reread everything.

It's fine, really. I don't think there's much sense in keeping all of this bottled in.

[ majima bows back -- it's easy for him to mirror japanese gestures, especially the more memories he gets back. ]

That's correct. It's nice ta meet ya.

[ he takes a seat, looking over the menu. this place is super expensive and it's not really his speed, but he can afford it. ]

Before we begin, how about you tell me a bit about yourself? I'm afraid I still feel like I'm at a disadvantage here, though I do appreciate your offer to discuss things.

I guess not.
Though I feel like I dumped some things on you.

Is that really so bad? Despite how things may seem, we are in this together, right?

It isn't, no.
I know for a fact talking with others on this is beneficial.

[ She's just not used to talking about this stuff with others. ]

I'm just usually the one people are letting these kinds of things out to.

Well I can talk more about myself, if that makes you more comfortable.

i know a few things yeah
stuff about how the swords work
what we are
what those guys are
a little about where we all used to live
anything in particular? all of it?

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Kasen Kaneda shared a photo. 9/20 near Home
San-ju-roku Kasen 三十六歌仙. The 36 Immortals of Poetry My namesake. 歌仙. I was named after these men and women. And that name, associated with these creators of beauty, was used to carry out an act grave brutality. All for some point I don't even understand. I could really use someone to talk to right now. Someone who has had seen great violence. in their new memories.