Chroma: Yamatonokami Yasusada

[9mon]

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Week 0: Saturday

[9mon]

[He is hanging out on the rooftop and looking out like maybe the mansion might reappear again...?]

[aitou]

[NO MORE MANSION. THE MANSION IS IN TIME-OUT.

Yasusada comes to join him and smiles, though it's more subdued than he was at the start of the day.]

You did a good job, Kumon-kun.

[9mon]

[So far! So good! No mansions!!]

Thanks! I hope you had fun, even if uh... all that other stuff happened too.

[aitou]

It was really interesting! I've never seen a human game like this before.

[But--yeah. He shakes his head a little.]

Don't worry, we know it wasn't your fault.

[9mon]

There's usually a lot less secret passages that compel people to feel some kidna way.

[He nods a little bit.]

I'm really glad nobody got hurt during that.

[aitou]

Me too.

[He's glad Buzen is safe, of course, but he was never really that concerned about that. What was far more concerning was the way Buzen immediately tossed him his blade, knowing he couldn't trust himself.]

Even if the residents said it was always going to be okay, I can't help but worry.

[9mon]

[He nods.]

It's different when there's stuff we can't explain and didn't put there... It's only natural to worry.

[aitou]

Mm.

[He feels a little bad for Kumon and Atsushi; he doesn't know what he'd do if one of their performances went sideways like this.]

The game--it was your idea, right? And the residents helped you set it up?

[9mon]

The residents asked us to help and we all set it up together.

I didn't think the mansion would start playing too.

[aitou]

[Oh--he looks a little surprised.]

It wasn't your idea first?

[9mon]

No, if it was mine, I'd probably go with a play? Like a comedy one.

[aitou]

[Hunh. Yasusada's realizing he fundamentally misunderstood... yikes.]

I wonder what that means? That it picked that sort of game.

[9mon]

Maybe it's just what it thought the manor was for...? I dunno.

[aitou]

Maybe... I guess it could've been like those ghosts, too.

[9mon]

The wedding ghosts?

[aitou]

Right... I know they're supposed to be gone now, but it would make sense, right?

[9mon]

...

[Nods slowly, but he doesn't really know what to do with the information.]

[aitou]

[Yeah, him too.]

I don't really like waiting to see what happens next, but I'm not sure what else we can do right now.

[9mon]

I don't think we can predict the future too well.

w1: Sunday

[9mon]

[Sometimes not seeing is worse!

Kumon's arm is still in it's split and he's sitting on the rooftop again.

It's terrible, what's happening with the prism? Why is it doing this and inducing stuff?]

[aitou]

[SWEET KUMON... Yasusada joins him on the roof eventually, looking much better than he did before. The bandage on his neck is gone, and his voice sounds better, though there are still bruises and scars on his face.]

Kumon?

[9mon]

[ He looks over and offers him a small nod. ]

Hey... Are you feeling better?

[aitou]

[He moves over to it nearby, nodding.]

I finished my repairs. [Thanks healing pod.] Are you okay?

[9mon]

Um... I've been better.

[Less people have died.]

[aitou]

[Yasusada doesn't know how to talk to normies I'm sorry Kumon]

We shouldn't have been forced to watch like that. An execution... it shouldn't be treated like a show.