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of knights, dogs, and yakitori

( another week, another palace- and far be it from us to deny tradition. through bickering, wandering and other shenanigans, the group from argenti's palace will find themselves at an agreeable izakaya- not entirely meals, and they definitely have to make an argument for the younger teens, thank you izou, but the atmosphere is light and more importantly, this bad boy can fit so many customers at one group table. it was a hard battle- so now it's time to rest hard, too.

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please consult here for menu ideas. this is not a dennihop. )

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[Izou is in high spirits now for all the mental torment he suffered in the palace along with various injuries including Sayaka's stabbing and his well timed concussion. Nothing to worry about thanks to healing magic (probably).

In any case he's in his element in the Izakaya, having ordered multiple plates of karaage for the table, along with yakisoba and a plate of edamame, though it's clear Izou is mostly here to drink. Unlike his somewhat notorious drunk post, this time the alcohol seems to have only increased his high spirits.]

Hey, hey, drink up! We gotta celebrate properly!

[Too young to drink according to Sunset City? Izou will sneak you a drink anyway if you ask.]

[ Yeah, you know what? It's definitely celebration time. ]

We certainly do.

...Although, I cannot say that I've ever drank all that much. I had to be careful with indulgence - and I imagine that still remains the same. But, they must certainly have non-alcoholic beverages to start with.

[ Argenti himself isn't exactly opposed to drinking a little, though the night has just begun, so he is taking essentially baby steps here. ]

Yeah... That whole Beauty stuff of yers seems a lot more complicated than I thought.

[LIKE HE DOESN'T WANT TO SAY TO ARGENTIS FACE HIS CULT SUCKS BUT THAT IS WHAT HE THINKS, A LITTLE.]

If it ever gets too much for ya, you'll call on all of us, yeah?

Yes. I do not know the scope of all that you saw, but I know enough that it was crucial to understanding how walking the Path of Beauty as one of its Knights would be.

[ Izou could probably get away with denouncing it a little...though he would reflexively be inclined to dislike words against Idrila, and speak against it. Cults are bad, fam. ]

...If it does not trouble any of you so. Though, by the time that it does, I am not sure what can be done.

[ Unless people want to try to find and kill Idrila. The other option is that he thinks by that point people would need to put him down, but he is not about to like...say that right now, considering.

Or perhaps the strangest thing about it is how before he felt he could face it all alone...but now, he feels he doesn't want to. Maybe, he never wanted to in the first place. ]

If I knew shit about magecraft I'd teach all of you guys how ta summon me, since the throne exists outside 'a space it should still work I think? But I dunno how the ritual actually goes.

[This really makes him sound like a demon doesn't it. Having an arcane summoning ritual.]

Kinda messed up now that I'm thinkin' about it. Makin' us come here and make friends and then sendin' us back alone again.
[At the start it was a welcome part of the promise when he was thinking he was just here to do a job and be done with it. But now...]

A pity...

That is going to be quite a difficult hurdle to overcome. Unless the Goddess has a way of ensuring we can find a way to travel between universes, or the like, no matter one's general state of being.

[ Argenti is not entirely sure on whatever else may have been said during that one other meeting he was at with the Goddess because he was kind of having you know. The Palace Problem and literally running at the first chance he got...RIP. ]

Perhaps it may be too much to hope, but I shall pray it possible that we all have ways to keep in contact with one another even if we do part ways. I am no stranger to having to do so, and yet, the bonds I have made here...I feel that they have been some of the most important ones I've ever had in years. I have no shame in admitting that I would feel great sorrow, if no further contact were possible.

[The usual pause as he needs a minute to parse Argenti's yapping... but this time he's almost glad for it? Red's truly back to normal.]

...Yeah! I mean, if she's got the power ta bring us and send us back, she aughta have the power to do that! Especially since we're helpin' her get her powers back, right? At least let us come back here ta meet up or somethin'...

[ Yes, very much back to being Yapgenti Central here! ]

Exactly!

And even if she may be reluctant at the idea, we can all collectively reminder her that a meeting like that symbolizes the bonding we've made!

[ So clearly it will benefit the Goddess who is all about bonds too. Sounds like a win/win situation to him! ]

Yeah! We just gotta frame it in the nonsense she's nuts about!

Be really nice if I could bring Fujimaru too but that's probably askin' too much.

Exactly! I believe approaching it from that angle, we are certain to make good waves, so to speak.

[ The only hurdles will be an issue of power and she already brought them here from their respective worlds...so he doubts that'd b much of an issue. ]

Fujimaru is a good friend of yours, yes?

Maybe since it's a close bond the Goddess will feel merciful?

I...

[IS Fujimaru his friend??? I mean, he likes her a lot, and she's nice to him... but at the end of the day isn't he just doing a job for her??? No, no, if she was here... he knows what she'd say.]

Yeah. She's the one who summoned me, and even though she's got all sorts of servants ta rely on, she trusts me a lot.

[ It's definitely a good sign (or of development) that Izou can admit that at all - Argenti has a feeling that maybe he would have not been inclined to before?

Maybe. He has heard of the name at least once before, if his memory serves correctly. ]

She sounds like a wonderfully reliable friend. I've not heard you speak on her much all that often, however.

But, it is clear that the bonds between you are strong, and I hope that continues to remain the case.

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[ Maika's sticking with the tea, thanks! But in the spirit of their victory she's amused enough to raise an eyebrow at him and lift her teacup for an improvised toast. ]

Here's to none of us ending up dead. Again. Yet.

[At least one person needs to stay sober here, might as well be a brain cell holder.]

Yeah! Fer half the people here not bein' used to combat, I'd say we've been doing pretty good with these palace things!

[Only one person's died because of palace!! Could be worse!!!!]

[ At least this way everyone's likely to make it back home after, rather than passed out in the streets!

Probably. Unless Maika gets grumpy. ]

Experience is the best teacher. Anyone who's survived this long isn't a total novice anymore, anyway.

Mm, I suppose that's true, ain't it. Formal trainin's overrated, if ya ask me. I went to all sorta sword schools when I was in Edo, but none of 'em felt like they measured up ta what I could do on my own.

I've never been. But if they don't kill you when you fail, they're not going to hold up to learning how to stab someone faster than they can stab you.

[Damn.... hardcore.]

Don't think they do that, but old school samurai do gotta kill themselves when they really fuck up.

Restoring honor, and all that shit? Or just avoiding the consequences?

[ Is that super universal or are their countries just a little alike? Huh. ]

It's s'posed ta be the first thing I think, but ta me it always felt like it was really the second. Never really made sense ta me. All the way up to when I got executed all I was thinkin' was how I didn't wanna die, and that was after they tortured me fer information.

[Izou is this appropriate dinner table conversation?]

[ Hopefully no one's within earshot of them and trying to eat?? Because sadly Maika will just plunk her chin thoughtfully in her hand, as though this is an entirely normal conversation to have. ]

That's because people who care more about honor than survival don't have any fucking sense. If you live, you'll heal up from torture eventually. Once you're dead... that's it. [ Uh. A brief pause before she concedes the context here: ] ...Usually.

[Izou laughs a little at the concession. Yeah!]

S'funny you say that, since another guy that worked as a manslayer like me, when he got caught, he asked fer his blade so he could die that way instead'a lettin' them execute him. And if there's anyone around here that's got less sense than me, it's him.

[Shinbei makes Izou look smart and level headed.]

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Are all your injuries healed properly? You were treated rather roughly by that place today.

[As if Kirumi was unharmed, hah. She didn't have a good time either, but hey, at least she didn't get stabbed by anyone]

I think most of us took some hits, you included! But yeah, I took it easy since my shoulders're still a bit sore.

[THAT WAS HIM TAKING IT EASY APPARENTLY???]

[Did someone say drinks? Because Aaron has somehow ended up with a bottle of shochu next to him, despite being underage by Sunset City standards. It’s fine, don’t worry about it. He won’t say no to trying out whatever Izou ordered, though!!]

Hell yeah, now we’re talking! Hit me, man.

[He slides his empty glass in front of Izou.]

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