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Not everything needs to be necessary. I mean, none of this is, right?

[He nods out toward the outer area of the courtyard because he still hasn't let Sousei's hands go. AT LEAST HE'S SELF AWARE...]

It'll just be for fun! It'd only take up a little of your time, too.

[....... well yeah but

even so

........................]

And why does it matter to you, exactly?

[WELL, SOUSEI, SINCE YOU ASKED--]

Because it's fun! And it's something that I'm totally great at. [Puffing his chest out with pride!! He's a very pretty sword who helps other people reach the highest heights of Good Looks, it's just what he does.]

Seeing wasted potential is just depressing, anyway. It'd be nice to see how good you can look with a little effort!

... You're a sword that is "totally great" at hair, clothing and appearances.

[He just says that again in an attempt to try to

process it

is that....is that right..............]

It's not that surprising, is it? Even a sword has to look his best!

[Gosh, Sousei, get ya head in the game!! Besides, he's not the only fashionista in the bunch. Wait until he meets Jiroutachi or Midare...]

I mean, some of us need a whooole lot of help - like, Mikazuki can't even get dressed by himself and Dotanuki pretty much needs an entire makeover. But a lot of us know how to look good, too!

[He feels like there's more to that line--"Even a sword has to look his best"--because now that he thinks about it, they really do keep their swords in constant, pristine condition. He hadn't really thought about how that could translate to something like this, though.

Naturally.

That would be a weird thing to think about, before all of these swords started showing up.]

Then that is suitable for you. [not for him.] Focus your efforts on those other swords.

[Swords continue to make everything weird: the ongoing saga.

He's not satisfied with that, though!! It's obvious in his expression... And also in the way he stubbornly refuses to give up just yet.]

I deal with them every day! It's not the same. [Not the same as having a FRESH NEW CHALLENGE. And boy, is Sousei a challenge...] Just once is fine, right?

[He's here to be a challenge, he is the ultimate Hard Mode--because he's scoffing at that. It worked with the dance, but this is something even more pointless and longer lasting than that.

And so--]

I don't have the time for that. Pester someone else.

[An unstoppable force meets an immovable object... KASHUU ISN'T GIVING UP YET.]

That's a total lie! Everyone has the time for stuff like that, even if it's just once in a while. [YOU CAN'T TRICK HIM SOUSEI he's the master of cramming aesthetic care into every free moment around the clock. He squeezes Sousei's hands a little too, but it's not malicious or harsh; it's more like an overly-tactile kid who Wants A Thing and is expressing that physically.]

Even if I asked someone else- [asked, not pestered, gosh. so rude!!] -it's not like they'd have the same face or hair! [HRHGGHG] What iiif I promise to only take half an hour?

[Keep smacking yourself against that wall, kashuu.......

Sousei is not very practiced in physical affection, okay--he has no idea why Kashuu is squeezing his hands, but he's not giving in nonetheless!!!]

Half an hour.

[...]

I don't see what you would need half an hour of my time for.

[He will. He will smack into this wall as long as it takes to get an okay...]

Is that a challenge? [NOW HE'S MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER even if he's reading that statement entirely wrong, perhaps intentionally so.] If half an hour's too much, I can do it in less time!

[THAT'S A CHALLENGE-- okay, no it's not, please don't take it as a challenge!!!]

The time isn't an issue. The issue is that I have already said I'm not interested in this activity.

But it's not like it's something you've ever done before, yeah? Or at least not all of it at once! [Maybe Yang's dragged him out clothing shopping before, but surely no one has ever dressed him up entirely!!]

At least give it a try before you say you aren't interested.

[??? ????? You can't fool him, Kashuu, he's onto you!!]

You are saying that only because you wish to mess with my appearance. You are an extraordinarily stubborn person.

[He's still trying hard anyway...]

I wouldn't mess with it, I would enhance it. [GOD SOUSEI. But yeah, he sure is stubborn... He's definitely heard that before, along with about 5000 different variations of "hard to handle".]

And I'm only stubborn when it comes to the important things!

[This isn't true at all, he'll be stubborn about getting 10 boxes of rice krispie treats if he's struck by the whim.]

[??? Okay no he's not buying this at all!!]

This is important? I fail to see how it could be considered that important.

That's a personality flaw and I can't help you with it.

[He's sorry that you're so blind to the importance of appearances, Sousei......]

But I can help you with your clothes!

[a personality flaw-- EXCUSE YOU.]

No.

Now especially, I'm not interested.

[HE ISN'T WRONG!! But he does make a very distressed noise at that...]

Ugh!! Why are you the one calling me stubborn when it's definitely you?! [He still hasn't let go of Sousei's hands either, so he's just shaking them up and down like a distressed 5 year old.]

I didn't suggest I wasn't stubborn.

[look, he knows that he is. he's not denying that!!!

But even so.

Can he have his hands back now... he's just...lightly trying to retrieve them...]

That doesn't make you any less so.

[No... These hands are his now!! He'll let them go eventually, but for now he's just holding onto them so that when he waves his arms around emphatically, Sousei's stuck being dragged along for the ride.]

Less than you, anyway! [HUFFS...] ...Will you at least consider it?

No.

[Oh.

Harsh. Also Sousei's going to just...try to tug his hands away more thoroughly now.]

I won't be humoring you in that. [That's what you think, Sousei.]

[He's got the vice grip that could be expected of something that isn't actually human...

But he's also got the attitude of a bratty kid, so after a few seconds, he'll release Sousei's hands himself.]

Whatever! If you're gonna be boring, fine. [There's something in his tone that actually sounds genuinely agitated, but it's glossed over with an airy sigh and a dismissive wave. THIS BATTLE ISN'T OVER YET, SOUSEI... He's just taking a breather because he's got a bad temper...]

I totally lost my rhythm, so I'm going back before it gets any colder.

[PHEW...THANK GOD... saved by the childish temper of a sword.

Sousei just arches an eyebrow, watching him go, and doesn't really feel the need to say much to that, honestly. He can be a rude punk too sometimes--so instead he turns on his heel and heads back inside himself.

The clash of the stubborn ones, round 2: end.]

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