(mineo voice from the void) kazuki-kun

[hasteful]

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[hasteful]

Haha, if you ever need backup then I'm sure me and Matsu could help! We have enough experience with stage stuff by now, I think.

[their big acting debut... but he just nods along!!]

Matsu is Matsui Gou - he wears the same green as me? Crazy piercing blue eyes, a soft voice... have you met him?

[teenrebellion]

Oh, the vampire guy? Yeah, he was lurking in the bowling alley and complaining about the music.

So the profiles were right about you both being singers?

[hasteful]

"Vampire"...

[he

laughs a little]

I think Matsu prefers more - drama? Pipes and organs... but he has a really nice voice!

[teenrebellion]

Wow, he really is dedicated to the vampire vibe. Respect.

If we get a chance, I'd like to hear you guys sing.

[ they won't be on isshiki's level rip but he'd like to hear it anyway ]

[hasteful]

[no one compares to the aoi shouta vocals,

but buzen nods!]

Sure! We can duet! Eh... with a trio is it... a truet? [ . . . ] Also, the vampire vibe is... what is it, Hoshi-san?

[teenrebellion]

Ah, no - I don't usually sing? I'm just a guitarist. You guys can duet, though.

Well, he doesn't like bright places, for one? And he wears those dark, but frilly clothes. [ his RUFFLES. ] From what I could tell, he looked kind of pale, too. Isn't that, like, peak vampire?

[hasteful]

Ehh, you don't want to try?

[he is surprised if only because kotegiri put on an entire play by himself he was lead, writer, director, producer, costume designer,,

but he looks thoughtful at that.]

I guess? I've never met a vampire before, so I wouldn't know. I guess if I meet a Matsu-like person, I'll ask if they are one.

[teenrebellion]

I never really thought about it? I always figured I'd just play guitar and leave it at that. There's no way I could compare to Isshiki-san, either.

[ he's not as turbo as kotegiri sorry ]

Neither have I, man. [ laughs. ] It's just something from movies. If they've got fangs, though, that's a good indicator.

[hasteful]

Hmm, guess that makes sense. I have a comrade who really gets into singing - way more than all of us, and he just makes us do it all together to practice with him. Probably just what I'm used to.

[big gou family... but he laughs lightly]

I don't watch that many movies either though.... But I'm learning a lot! Thank you, Hoshi-san.

[teenrebellion]

Ehhh... It's great that you guys support him, though. It's hard to get anywhere in this industry without that.

[ who doesn't watch movies ]

No problem... [ this is such a weird conversation. ] You're doing surprisingly well with all this.

[hasteful]

[that makes him laugh too... buzen really is so cheerful compared to everyone else,]

I guess you could say I'm pretty used to being in weird situations. Maybe it's made me adaptable?

[teenrebellion]

I don't think anyone should be able to adapt to being told they're dead...

[ but sure, okay. ]

Don't tell me you've been in a situation like this before.

[hasteful]

[he shakes his head]

Not exactly but it's more like...

When you're created as a weapon, it's not like death's a stranger either.

[teenrebellion]

[ oh here we go ]

...When you're what?

[hasteful]

Ah.

[he gestures at himself]

Are you familiar with the concept of tsukumogami, Hoshi-san? I dunno how common the tale is in the modern era...

[teenrebellion]

[ tilts head ]

I've heard of it. Are you saying you're one?

[hasteful]

[nodding!]

Yup, you got it.

Phew, that's way easier when someone already knows what I'm talking about...

[he's had to explain so much,]

[teenrebellion]

I can imagine. So if you're a tsukumogami, then... what are you, really?

[hasteful]

[makes a gesture to the sword at his side]

Buzen Gou, a work of Gou no Yoshihiro.

[teenrebellion]

Whoa, a sword tsukumogami? That's pretty cool, Buzen-san! I've never even seen swords outside of a museum, let alone a tsukumogami of one.

[hasteful]

[he just laughs at that]

Most people haven't met us - so it's nice to get to meet you too!! In the end, I really do like being with humans a lot.

[teenrebellion]

Why, though? People can be pretty awful, sometimes.

[hasteful]

Sometimes.

[he's been through too much traumatic stuff to disagree,

and yet,]

... but you're all pretty amazing, you know? Like - how you enjoy music. Some songs last through the generations and are probably even older than me. That's amazing. That's not something that can be created without humans.

The same goes for art and poetry, even castles and history... How can I not be amazed at something like that?

[teenrebellion]

...I guess that's true. I never thought about it like that.

[ kazuki is just an eighteen year old kid who takes those things for granted. ]

You didn't strike me as the type to pay attention to things like that, Buzen-san.

[hasteful]

Haha, I know I'm probably not the type, right? [a little sheepishly, but - ] ... But I like stuff like this too, sometimes.

Even if I'm not good at thinking it all through - I've learned a lot from talking to humans, even if I don't get to stay with them very long.