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[he bows his head toward tsurumaru automatically, as if naturally expecting a secret.

but instead he just hums thoughtfully before nodding]

Ah, of course, of course... I shall look forward to it, then.

[just tsuru things!!!! but he'll pay for all these awful clothes they've looked at and all the accessories. then it's off to do more grandpa things. honestly we can possibly timeskip until jiji wants to do his moon viewing like an old man. maybe they get snacks]

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[ yea. tsurumaru would have chosen as many snacks that would normally be bad for the health of an old ass man. a lot of sweets! he's excited about it. ]

Where shall we sit?

[ he is presumably holding everything because sometimes you just

automatically pamper someone ]

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[sweets!!!! honestly jiji also probably picked out a bottle of sake. moon viewing!

they're probably somewhere on jiji's compound now but - it's still a large place. they're further away from the main house, but not so far that they'll have to drive to get back. he's just shuffling on his way down the path, humming to himself]

I believe there is a nice spot under a tree up ahead... Even my old bones could make it there, before—though not as often as I'd like.

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It is a hassle how much age gets in the way...

[ it was already apparent in normal day to day life, but it's become even more so in the last day. tsuru was beginning to forget what certain things were like, and now he's just constantly reminded of it. ]

Oh! I think I see it-- I could probably climb it.

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[it's a very large tree at the end of the pathway, with the soft glow of a very traditional-looking lantern post nearby. could probably get a hanamaru regain from this.]

Will you? Maybe there's a treasure hidden at the top.

[is





is there????]

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Ah.

[ he looks up, staring intently at the tree. this will be a mess later but it's fine. ]

It'll be ours.

[ no ]

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I look forward to it.

[please don't just randomly encourage this. but mikazuki will regardless go to find a nice area with even ground and make a gesture to it - he's expecting tsuru to put a blanket down i'm sorry]

Ah, this looks like a fine spot.

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[ tsuru looks at him. looks at the spot. looks at jiji again.



he'll put it down. ]

Sit, sit, old man. Before your knees fall out from under you.

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[fufu

he seems pleased with this development, but also like he expects it? sometimes you are just used to being taken care of, and you also happen to have a favorite caretaker. also it's probably funny how he looks so young and his joints no longer creak and ache, but he's very gentle and slow indeed about depositing himself on the blanket in a graceful manner.

stupid.]

It was a very near accident. Perhaps this rejuvenation did not extend as much as I had thought.

[THIS IS A LIE HE FEELS FINE]

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Oh... perhaps we should get a wheelchair?

[ he

he definitely sounds like he simply wants to fool around with a wheelchair in ways you shouldn't be using one. ]

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[




well,]

I can put in a request?

[he's such a fucking enabler]

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[ oh, his face just lights up at that, which is bad. it's obvious he is thinking of all the ways you could be chaotic with a wheelchair when you also have working knees. ]

Yes. It will be very important.

[ no ]

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[that just makes mikazuki laugh even as he does reach for a snackie. hope he chokes!]

Of course. I would very well call it necessary for our investigation.

[something something testing out mobility of bodies something

it really isn't but he'll go with it]

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Exactly. There are many things we will have to investigate...

[ he pauses, his expression turning serious. ]

Tandem bicycles.

[unsaid]

We would cover quite a bit more ground that way without sacrificing being close to nature.

[don't make it sound poetic when you won't pedal, bitch

but he will go and get sake for them both, pouring a cup for tsuru and offering it to him]

Shall we drink to our good fortune?

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[ tsuru would literally be doing all of the work it's horrible

but he'll take it happily. ]

And may it last for as long as it is convenient to us?

[ ... because he is still unsure of how long he would want this to last, but he does selfishly hope it's not gone by tomorrow.

it'll be nice to have even a little more time, when you were previously on your metaphorical last legs. ]

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Mm, and then some.

[imagine not capitalizing on all good fortune that could possibly come your way?

but mikazuki will let his glass clink against tsuru's then, letting their little toast elicit a soft (toumyu) chime]

Even if all things are meant to end, perhaps there are still some things you would like to last as long as possible.

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[ hm...

he'll bring his glass to his lips to take a sip. ]

What are some things you'd want to last, Mikazuki?

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[ . . . what a curious question.

given that he has (had?) devoted so much of his life to the keeping of museums and the items collected, he thinks that he has a special expertise in both the permanent and the utterly temporary. some objects last, kept through the ages and preserved for their antiquity, but the kingdoms and people they once belonged to come and go.

is there anything that mikazuki would care to keep?

he hums thoughtfully, taking a sip of his own sake until he can find the words to capture the sentiment he wishes to articulate.]

This, perhaps.

[if not this exact moment, then this thread between them.]

To know, reliably, it always comes back to you and I.

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[ strange.

there was once a time where they were practically attached at the hip, but life and duty made them go separate ways. but even with that, they still managed to always find their way back to each other. so many of their friends and family have passed over the years, but in the end, the two of them are still here.

he thinks about how he had thought that this might be his last trip to the city because of age. ]

This may be the first time anyone has said anything about me is reliable, Mikazuki.

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Oh? How curious.

[tsurumaru is rather prone to whimsy, mikazuki knows that too. he'll run for the sake of running, and set up surprises just to see the reactions that he can get. of course he's chaotic.

but mikazuki thinks he has been on the receiving end of tsurumaru's care too often to say that he's only chaotic.]

I have always found your stability to be rather plain to see.

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Another first time for everything.

[ he takes another sip, before setting his drink down carefully so it won't spill over.

he knows there are probably some old friends who would have agreed-- but even with tsurumaru's other closest friends, he preferred to keep a certain air around him that appeared more carefree than not. but... ]

You must be observant.

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Do you think so?

[mikazuki tilts his head at that, still amused even as he takes another sip of his sake]

I suppose I do like to keep my eye on what I find beautiful.

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[ a pause.

and there's a moment where tsurumaru leans in, although it's hard to say where exactly his aim is-- but a few seconds after he moves, there's the distant sound of what might be a firework erupting. if they're looking, they could see distant lights in the sky that fade away.

looks like someone at a different part of the city lit up fireworks.

tsuru blinks. ]

Oh! Wasn't expecting that.

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[hm!

the curve of mikazuki's smile ticks upward at that - though it's hard to say exactly what prompted it. instead he just tilts his head curiously at the spectacle of fireworks]

What a nice surprise.

I wonder if there is something to celebrate today.