zenitsu.

[oathic]

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week 0, tuesday.

[oathic]

[hello, 'tis babo kim, chilling by the fireplace... that he can't feel... but it's fine..........]

[swordflash]

[it's fine.

because zenitsu dashes into the room, rounding any furniture in his path to head straight for the crackling fireplace, before which he thrusts his hands out. then he glances over at babo kim.]

Hey! Can you see me? I'm here. I'm not dead, right?

[oathic]

[he pauses.]

Sorry, you're totally dead.

[swordflash]

You're lying! If I were really dead, you wouldn't be able to see or hear me! Do you think it's funny, lying about someone's being dead?

week 2, post-trial.

[swordflash]

[when they cross paths, zenitsu shyly offers a weak word.]

Hey, thanks . . .

[oathic]

Hm? What for?

[swordflash]

For confessing. If you hadn't, we might not have found the others on time.

[oathic]

Mm, I never thought I wouldn't be found out, so it was only reasonable.

[like

he made no zero attempt to hide the evidence]

week 3, post-trial.

[swordflash]

[His head is swimming after all that. It's not the pain so much as the stress that's caught up to him when he missteps and knocks into the door of room 12. Yelping, he bends his knees and holds his arm tightly to keep himself from shaking. Jostling against the door is making everything hurt!]

[oathic]

[... well, that didn't quite sound like someone knocking on his door, but.]

Um... you okay out there?

[swordflash]

[that sure wasn't.]

S-sorry! I didn't mean to knock.

[oathic]

[...

he opens the door.]

Need help, kid?

week 5, monday.

[swordflash]

[entering the game room, zenitsu didn't expect to see a flaming agni and promptly loses his mind at the sight.]

You're on fire!

[oathic]

[HE HOLDS UPS HIS HANDS]

Please don't try and put me out!

[swordflash]

[with what?]

Stay over there! Can you burn? I have fur, you know!

[oathic]

It's... probably fine.

week 5, saturday.

[oathic]

[this isn't going to be a fun conversation, but here we are.

hi, zenitsu. you're stuck there, but did you want to see the guy who killed you? no? too bad, because he's quietly approaching.]

[swordflash]

[he did, actually. he's more surprised that agni bothered to drop by.

all night, he's dipped in and out of consciousness while the monster within wrestles for control. his arms are wrapped around the bloody haori he hid during trial, trembling, when agni enters and zenitsu looks up.]

Mr. Kim . . .

[oathic]

[...]

I'm sorry. ... But regardless of how this turns out, please don't blame yourself for what happened.

week 6, monday.

[oathic]

[where is zenitsu... well, in any case—]

Hey, Zenitsu!

[swordflash]

[somewhere. it doesn't matter.]

Mr. Kim! What is it?

[oathic]

Good to see you well, kid. But I never did get the opportunity to tell you that Akira and I tried that sugoroku game with Blue.

week 6, saturday.

[oathic]

[after much effort with his blurry vision, agni's out in the garden. his arm's fine now, at least, since brilith healed it.

hi.]

[swordflash]

[hello.

it figures that he'd find agni where he frequently finds brilith.]

Are you here to look at the sunflowers, Mr. Kim?

[oathic]

Oh, Zenitsu.

Well, there's not much for me to look at. But some fresh air is good for you, you know?