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Characters: Miyamoto Musashi [Issun-boshi] and anyone else!
Campaign: Break
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Summary: Intro log for Musashi! Settling in during the break, power testing, and stabbing a snowman in the face.

[ a - settling in ]

[ Hoo boy, was it ever chilly outside. For exactly that reason, Musashi decides one of her first stops in this new world she volunteered to go to is the tavern. A nice drink will warm her up! ... Or really, she just realized what she agreed to and noticed she's missing three of her four swords now, so ... yeah, she probably should start this off with a drink.

Now with a tall bottle of booze and a cup to pour it into, Musashi idly flips through the journal to get a better understanding of what's going on, taking breaks to drink here and there. As well as look around the tavern for anyone else who stands out. After all, talking is easier than just reading about all this stuff, right? Besides, there were just some things this journal wasn't gonna answer for her.

If she manages to lock eyes with someone, she'll be giving them a friendly grin before grabbing her drink and moving over to them. If she doesn't spot anyone while she's in the tavern, she'll be doing the same "looking around for others who stand out" thing after she leaves, while wandering around to get familiar with the city layout. ]

Hey there! Do you have a few minutes to spare for me?

[ b - snowmen ]

No, it's just not the same ...

[ Musashi's quietly grumbling to herself, having just stabbed her katana right through the head of a snowman. ... What? It threw a snowball at her first! It had it coming!

Either way, she pulls her sword out of the poor snowman's head - weird, did it always have a frowny-face expression on it? - and looks it over with an edge of disappointment in her expression before sheathing it again. ]

As for you, stop it with the snowballs, okay? Don't think I'm not serious. I'll have you melted down to nothing if I catch you again.

[ She might be sternly scolding this snowman, but she's quick to follow that with an embarrassed grin. Boy is she going to feel silly if it turns out to be neighborhood kids or something. ]

[ c - power test ]

[ Aside from the single katana, Musashi also came in equipped with a small wooden mallet. Sitting out in the woods despite the cold weather, she idly flips it around in her hand, looking it over with interest. This was because of her Essence, right? Should she read up on the lore behind it, or maybe just mess around and see what happens? Well, messing around would be the easiest way to understand, and that's exactly what she decides to try out first.

Someone who might be watching from afar may notice that, after she taps herself on the arm with it, she'll seem to suddenly vanish in a blink. ... Or did she? That tiny, colorful 3cm thing on the stump Musashi was originally sitting on couldn't possibly be her, could it?

Yes it is, and she's laughing. This is hilarious, amazing, and kind of terrifying. She can pull off so many dine-and-dashes with this ability if things ever got that bad! Holy geez, she needs to read up on what else this thing can do. ]

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Honestly, I just haven't looked, and I hadn't really had it much back in my own world, either. This place is filled with different stories from different cultures, and I haven't seen everything yet. [He was too focused on the bars and taverns to think about places to eat since. He also doesn't really need to....] Could try and ask after I show you where to get some swords.

[Which, by the way, is fast approaching. They are definitely in sword lane now, with a lot of different shops and smiths displaying their wares.]

That's a relief ... It'd be a shame if this was the one place I couldn't get udon from. Every world usually has their own spin on it ...

[ She's. Rambling a bit. But, hey, swords everywhere! As she trails off about udon, she spots a smith that happens to have katanas - or at least, very katana-looking swords - on display. Musashi suddenly runs toward it to take a better look - not that the other swords aren't gorgeous or worth her time, but the style she knows best is more important right now! ]

Ohhh, they really do have Japanese-style swords here!

Yep. [He can't help but be amused as he follows her. Not that he doesn't share in her excitement. Honestly he wants to take a look around himself, see if he can upgrade his weapons any...]

They have all kinds of styles, so you should be able to find something similar to what you used to have.

I ... I want all of them ...

[ Why can't she carry ten thousands swords at all times. ~~Why can't she be Gilgamesh or EMIYA.~~ She's eyeing the prices on the swords though, and her excitement just kind of falls. ]

... Pricey ... S-So pricey ... Ugh. I'm going to have to make some sacrifices here and there if I want quality stuff, huh.

Yeah. I got lucky since these swords were on me from the start, but I make some cash with my kills. [Yay practical essence??]

I can spot you a little if you need it.

[ She looks back at Rokurou, seriously considering it, then waves off the offer with a friendly laugh. ]

I appreciate it, but it's fine! You'd need to spot me a lot more than I'd want you to. [ Like "you might as well just buy it for me" kind of spotting. She wants her second sword ASAP, but that seems unfair to ask of someone she just met, even if they're getting along better than she would've expected. ] ... Buuuut I could use some info on ways to make money in this place. I don't have much money at all just yet.

If you're sure. [He just shrugs. Aside from drinking, he didn't really need much money given how self-sufficient he can be with his essence and by nature of being a daemon. And with Eizen as his booze dispenser, even that need has been cut down.]

But the people are usually willing to offer side jobs, especially if it's something your essence can do. But what other skills do you have?

I'm sure! But I'll keep that offer in mind for sword number three or four.

[ She laughs, but she's not actually joking. ]

Anyway, I er ... Well, I can make udon? [ sigh ] I usually did whatever odd jobs I could. Hunting heads to collect bounties, too. With the essence I have ... I guess I could chase off mice or something?

[—pft, he laughs as well.]

All right, I'll keep that in mind. [Yeah, he knows she's not joking. He'll just set aside a small Musashi fund—] My only condition is I be your first opponent after you get them. [Also not joking. But seems like a fair deal???]

Could probably work as a cook, make your own udon stall. [Not impossible!!] But chasing mice huh... Actually with all the houses being like gingerbread right now, that might not be such a bad idea.

Of course!

[ Seems completely reasonable to her in terms of deals. She'd ask the same if their situations were switched, after all.

Though she hadn't been considering the fact that ... well. Yes, a lot of places are literally made of cookies right now. She blinks for a moment, then laughs. ]

Yeah, yeah! There's no way any business could turn down my services in this situation! After ... Well, I'll figure it out.

You got time at least, and the people here are pretty okay with us. Probably helps that we proved ourselves so they know we can do this whole fix the stories thing.

[Annnnnnd he finally comes to a stop at one of the swordsmith's forge.]

And here you can take a look at what your goal will be. A lot of the smiths here are good, but I think this one will be more to your style.

[Most of the places they passed had the the more Western styled swords, but the place they're at specializes in the more familiar Japanese styled katanas and other swords. Definitely more to what Musashi is looking for.]

Well then, thanks for making it easier on newbies like me!

[ Doing the hard work so she doesn't have to, how nice. But yeah, this forge definitely has the sorts of swords Musashi is more familiar with, and she practically glues herself to the display once she notices. ]

Yeah ... Yeah, this is more like it! It's pricey, but the quality is plain to see from here. Whoever made these knows what they're doing! I'll be coming back here for sure!

[ She sounds about ready to buy the place out of their katanas the second she gets the funds to do so. ... And she very well might try to one day. ]

[Not if he buys it out first!!]

Then better hurry and find a job. [Just a light tease as he stands next to her, eying a few blades himself. Hmm... Hmmm...]

See one you really like yet? Or going to go for a custom made?

I will, I will!

[ Or at least she'll try to. But hrm, seeing one she likes ... Really, she likes ALL of them, though that's because she's starved for a second blade at the moment. She puts a little extra thought into it, and eventually points at one blade in particular. It's nothing fancy, but the craftsmanship on the blade itself is solid. ]

This one right here. It feels like it's calling out to me, so it'll have to be the first I get from this place.

[Rokurou takes a look and almost whistles in admiration.]

That's a fine blade, indeed. Now you at least know there's a sword waiting for you.

Yeah! And it's expensive enough that it's unlikely someone will grab it before I can. ... If I'm understanding the monetary system here, anyway.

[ One last look at that sword, then she turns away. ]

Okay, that's enough of things I want but can't afford. Udon is much more affordable!

Heh, yes it is. And it'll be my treat—just don't pig out too much.

[TO UDON AND BEYOND??]

Really? I'll try, but no promises!

[ ENDLESS UDON TIME IS GO. ]

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