of swords and sugar

[sugarnaut]

WHO: Satoko or Hizen, and you!
WHAT: A December catch-all for Satoko and Hizen's farm! Both may be found here.
WHEN: First week of the month
WHERE: Satoko and Hizen's farm, ????
WARNINGS: TBA!

 
a general catch-all for the tiny angry farmhouse! feel free to leave personal starters here as well, just let me or eski know first depending on who it's for.

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closed to hizen 🌸

[sugarnaut]

( the worst part of all of this is that there's no privacy. right now, hizen and satoko share a room, with little crappy beds on opposite sides, and it's... complicated.

uncomfortable.

a goddamned trial, honestly.

satoko gets nightmares. hizen hasn't asked, but she knows there's been a night or two since their arrival that she's cried out for help that won't come.

and hizen... hizen's solitary. naturally they try to handle changing and things when the other isn't in the room, but it feels more guarded with him. she won't ask, either. it's not necessary for her to know, and it feels like repayment for not asking about her, too.

except one day she sees the truth anyways- it was bound to happen eventually, when she didn't realize he was getting dressed one day. she'd ducked out with a loud apology and a scrambling I didn't see anything! but that was a lie.

... that scar on his neck may haunt her for a while, now. and when she looks at her anger, his makes all the more sense.

it's several hours later now. they don't have a lot to be honest, but she's good at making things last. it's been an awkward, kind of awful day- hizen deserves a nice meal for everything. she's still at the stove when the door opens. )

[harimaya]

(It was bound to happen eventually. Their farm house isn't very big and there isn't much room for privacy. Sure, they can take turns taking showers and be mindful when they change. Learning schedules help and luckily, Hizen is an observant person and picked up on routines quickly enough.

But today, Ringo had knocked him over in the fields, getting him covered in freshly tilled dirt. He'd decided it was best to take a shower before he trekked dirt all over their home and made an even bigger mess.

He'd just gotten out and dried off when Satoko comes home. He doesn't hear while he's shaking his hair dry. He's only half dressed when she enters and he looks back, eyes wide with surprise but doesn't yell like he normally would. He can tell in her eyes that she saw.

A thick red scar, a jagged but straight line that goes completely around his neck. Like he'd been hanged? Strangled? Lost his head and reattached it completely? Who knows.)

...

(He pulls a t-shirt on and wraps the towel around his neck.

It was bound to happen.

He keeps his distance for a bit. He has to change the bandages for fresh ones. He should take Ringo out for a walk around the farm. There's still work to be done. Maybe if they act as if nothing happened-- the same way he does for her nightmares-- they won't have to say anything at all.

When he comes home, Ringo bounds ahead of him and barks in greeting. Something smells good and Hizen isn't surprised to see her in the kitchen cooking.)

...

(He'll go to the cabinets and start to set the table for them. He isn't much a talker. Today isn't any different. She's probably figured that he's more of the type to use actions instead of words.)

[sugarnaut]

( ringo announces their return, and satoko glances up from the chicken idly before she resumes. it's been a while, so she suspects the dog will take a nap soon- eclair keeps trying to get into the kitchen to watch and get underfoot, so maybe that'll distract the kitten for a while?

hizen comes in and starts to grab plates. she's not entirely sure what to say- even if they pretend nothing happened, there's still a lingering something she can't quite shake yet. especially since he's not really the sort for small talk. )

--Oh, I just remembered. I got some more seeds today. I don't think the flowers are safe for the cat or the dog, so we'll want to keep an eye on them once they've bloomed.

( nailed it )

[harimaya]

They eat flowers...?

(Please appreciate how completely clueless he is with animals. He's not used to them at all. This whole experience is going to be a learning process for him,)

... Whatever.

(Fine. He'll keep an eye on them. Table set, getting the glasses now,)

What d'ya wanna drink?

(At this rate he's going to run out of small talk but its fine.)

[sugarnaut]

It can happen- leaves especially. But it's the pollen I'm especially worried about. Theee tulips and hyacinths especially, if I remember right...

( shame she can't just look it up on her phone or something anymore. yes she's mad about the lack of wifi still. her gachas...

sigh.

... what does she want to drink? )

Mmm... oh, we have that apple tea still, right? That'd be nice.

[harimaya]

... Hm.

(He didn't know and he makes a small note to himself.)

What a pain.

(Animals are so much work. They're worse than plants.

But apple tea. He can do that. Hizen will probably settle for just plain tea but it's fine. )

How'd you get everything anyway?

(It shouldn't be a surprise that antisocial Hizen Tadahiro hasn't caught on to the exact rewards yet.)

[sugarnaut]

Yeah, but it's better than them getting sick. Or worse.

( better a pain and alive than dead.

satoko tends to the meat frying in the pan before taking a taste- it feels like it's missing something but hizen will be no help with that. damn. )

Turns out filling up those dumb bingos has it's worth- each square got a new upgrade, and I got the rest from filling out those tasks the Goddess put up.