An oversight, I'm sure. It doesn't seem useful to summon us here without the means to fight, if we're intended to-- and if there's a place to train for it, I can only assume we are.
[There's a slightly uncertain note in his tone, though, because he'd also have assumed that would be more clear, and that people wouldn't have weapons left behind in that case... but then none of this has been very normal so far, has it.
He gives his head a little shake to clear it, rolling his shoulders and correcting his posture.]
Still, armed or not, it won't do to get rusty while we wait for some sort of order.
Or maybe she doesn't care if we're able to defend ourselves or not, and this is all a farce.
[Her statement is punctuated with a scoff. Indeed, none of this has been very normal... and she's just about had it with everyone accepting things at face value. Everyone is this place is too quick to trust. It's dangerous.
But there's nothing she can do about it now. Once again, someone else has taken the wheel — so all North can do is focus on the little she can control. Like what she does now, for example.]
How about this? Hand-to-hand only. No weapons. Ten second knock-out rule, and— [Hm.] We can fight as dirty as we want.
[That last condition gets a slight raise of his brow-- but after a moment, he nods. It's best to practice in various ways, after all, so that's something he can work with.]
I prefer a more direct fight, myself, but use whatever tactics suit you.
[It's not like an enemy will always give you a fair fight, even if he likes to. Speaking of fair, though- he dips into a light bow there, because introductions always come first.]
My name is Hizamaru, a treasure of the Genji clan. I look forward to testing myself against you.
[maybe he shouldn't start off with formalities when she's just suggested fighting dirty, but here he is.]
North is a common name. [She may or may not have picked it herself, since she sure as hell wasn't going to go around introducing herself as Traci. If the Kardashians can do it, so can she. Gosh.] But calling yourself a possession—
[Is she offended on his behalf? Because it definitely sounds like she's offended on his behalf. Unfortunately for Hizamaru, he's bumped into someone who takes great offense at the concept of people as possessions... even if North doesn't really know the context behind it.]
Of course it's strange! How can you sound so proud of that?
Because it's the truth. At that time we were objects... being given a body like this happened only recently.
[It's odd to have someone get offended by it, considering he's mostly used to speaking with other swords, but- he supposes having this form must make it sound stranger to others than he means it to.]
Before taking this shape, I was a sword-- and there's little purpose for a blade with no master, is there?
[Of course he's been patient during the times he wasn't wielded, waiting for someone to retrieve him, but he was still theirs.]
[... Is it time to fight for sword rights, too? Because it sounds like it's time to fight for sword rights.
Jokes aside, North is legitimately having some trouble wrapping her head around the concept. Clearly, any "object" who's gained autonomy and a body should want to denounce their previous owners immediately... right? Right. Never mind that she looks visibly confused over the fact that he's a sword, apparently, and not some kind of AI or something.]
... But even before you got your own body, were you sentient? Were you aware of yourself as a [uh] sword?
To an extent, yes. After existing for one hundred years, an object gains its own spirit; I was aware of everything happening around me and of the people who used me, but I had no emotions of my own.
[There's a slight frown on his face as one hand settles over his heart. Feelings are something he still occasionally doesn't know what to do with, honestly, and he'd be lying if he said it wasn't a little easier without them--
But he wouldn't be able to move on his own and fight without this body, either. It's a trade of sorts.]
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[There's a slightly uncertain note in his tone, though, because he'd also have assumed that would be more clear, and that people wouldn't have weapons left behind in that case... but then none of this has been very normal so far, has it.
He gives his head a little shake to clear it, rolling his shoulders and correcting his posture.]
Still, armed or not, it won't do to get rusty while we wait for some sort of order.
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[Her statement is punctuated with a scoff. Indeed, none of this has been very normal... and she's just about had it with everyone accepting things at face value. Everyone is this place is too quick to trust. It's dangerous.
But there's nothing she can do about it now. Once again, someone else has taken the wheel — so all North can do is focus on the little she can control. Like what she does now, for example.]
How about this? Hand-to-hand only. No weapons. Ten second knock-out rule, and— [Hm.] We can fight as dirty as we want.
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I prefer a more direct fight, myself, but use whatever tactics suit you.
[It's not like an enemy will always give you a fair fight, even if he likes to. Speaking of fair, though- he dips into a light bow there, because introductions always come first.]
My name is Hizamaru, a treasure of the Genji clan. I look forward to testing myself against you.
[maybe he shouldn't start off with formalities when she's just suggested fighting dirty, but here he is.]
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Regardless, there's... a noticeable pause between her introduction and his.]
North.
[No fancy titles. No formalities. She does, however, look befuddled at how he introduced himself.]
... You seriously go around calling yourself a treasure?
[Is he being conceited or is it something else? Hell if she knows.]
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[And he definitely sounds proud of it, so maybe it is part conceit after all. Either way, he cocks his head slightly in turn-]
It isn't any stranger than calling yourself a direction.
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my god.]
North is a common name. [She may or may not have picked it herself, since she sure as hell wasn't going to go around introducing herself as Traci. If the Kardashians can do it, so can she. Gosh.] But calling yourself a possession—
[Is she offended on his behalf? Because it definitely sounds like she's offended on his behalf. Unfortunately for Hizamaru, he's bumped into someone who takes great offense at the concept of people as possessions... even if North doesn't really know the context behind it.]
Of course it's strange! How can you sound so proud of that?
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[It's odd to have someone get offended by it, considering he's mostly used to speaking with other swords, but- he supposes having this form must make it sound stranger to others than he means it to.]
Before taking this shape, I was a sword-- and there's little purpose for a blade with no master, is there?
[Of course he's been patient during the times he wasn't wielded, waiting for someone to retrieve him, but he was still theirs.]
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Jokes aside, North is legitimately having some trouble wrapping her head around the concept. Clearly, any "object" who's gained autonomy and a body should want to denounce their previous owners immediately... right? Right. Never mind that she looks visibly confused over the fact that he's a sword, apparently, and not some kind of AI or something.]
... But even before you got your own body, were you sentient? Were you aware of yourself as a [uh] sword?
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[There's a slight frown on his face as one hand settles over his heart. Feelings are something he still occasionally doesn't know what to do with, honestly, and he'd be lying if he said it wasn't a little easier without them--
But he wouldn't be able to move on his own and fight without this body, either. It's a trade of sorts.]