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Hello, residents of Death City - friends, comrades and fellow soldiers in this war. My name is Kato Kiyomasa and I come to you today bearing news that brings me great sorrow. I have been long overdue in making this known and perhaps it has already been realized by many of you - it is time for me to cease mourning my loss and bring forth the news that I have kept hidden for so long.

[Kiyomasa clears his throat, taking a breath before proceeding.]

To those who may recall him, a man known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi - perhaps better known to some of you as Hashiba Hideyoshi - has left this city. While some may find it a relief to know a friend has returned to his homeland, I must bear grave news - the man you may have come to know has been dead for some time. [He slowly exhales, it's a difficult thing to admit. After being filled with such elation and joy to witness the man alive here once more, to know he will not get the chance to laugh and serve by Hideyoshi's side again is a painful revelation.]

Lord Hideyoshi was a man I deeply respected, my loyalty to the House of Toyotomi is one that knows no bounds. Even in death, it is in his name that I serve. He was more than simply a Lord to me, more than a man who's ideals and values I was content to call my own - he took me in as a child, raised me as his own and for that, I looked to him as my own father.

Whenever a battle would occur, whenever a heavy siege would be brought down across our countryside, there was one belief my lord held - and it was that all things can be rebuilt. In the wake of this earthquake, I offer my services to those who wish to repair this city to its former glory. Though the damage has been light, there are still many districts that have fallen. In my Lord's name, I will assist in any way that I can.

[There's another small pause before he continues - he isn't certain how to make a private post, so this will have to do:]

To those from the other Hi-no-Moto... I feel there may be questions you have for me. I welcome them and shall answer with due honesty. [Though he was not necessarily lying when he arrived and told them he served the Tokugawa.]

[ooc: Thiiiiis is long, long overdue. Actually any Kiyomasa post as a whole is long overdue. In before "wait we still have a Kiyomasa?" because yes, we do. Tags might be a bit delayed, I am currently sick as dog and... will probably be going to lay down now.]

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Odd though it may sound, I am familiar with another Sanada Yukimura who has also sworn an oath towards the Mitsunari I am familiar with... Though I cannot say with certainty if the grounds you sworn upon mirror that of the man I am familiar with. [And an enemy of.]

As I have said - we come from very similar lands yet there are vast differences that separate them. The Mitsunari you are familiar with is not the man I know... And the Lord Hideyoshi I have spoken of is nothing like the man you may recall. Whether you face off against the Toyotomi or the Tokugawa holds little meaning to me - in this world, this place known as Death City, the loyalties and ground we fight upon is meaningless. Here we unite beneath one banner, putting aside the differences we hold and aiding Shibusen in their own war.

Another... Sanada Yukimura?! How can such a thing be...

[ the idea is an affront, but if there are different world then, maybe? No, this is still too confusing - he shakes his head, eyes squeezed shut - and he'll focus on the one thing that Kiyomasa says that makes sense-- ]

Regardless of the circumstances, what you say is true - the war that this land faces is the most immediate to us all..!

[He knows all too well that the words he's saying are difficult concepts to grasp - he himself had a great degree of difficulty understanding the mere idea of this other world, let alone the differences held between them. Focusing on the latter part of this conversation may be for the best.]

Exactly. It would be useless to squabble amongst ourselves and allow past grudges to overwhelm us. [Except in the case of a Mitsunari - if his Mitsunari were to arrive in this world, things would be decidedly different on that front.] I am pleased that you understand such ideals.

[ Yukimura may or may not understand them - what he does understand though, what he knows is that his Lord, whatever his state, would disapprove harshly if he thought of not doing his best to serve the people of Death City as he would those in Kai. ~~Even if he misses the gratuitous punches to the head, it's not really the way he wants to get them.~~ ]

I shall do my utmost until such a time when we are able to leave this land to depart for our own. Only then shall I focus my attentions back upon their proper target.

[Even if he is one of the special Mitsunari's allies, this Yukimura does appear to have a good head upon his shoulders. ~~When it isn't being punched~~.]

The Takeda are very blessed to have a man such as yourself among their ranks. You speak of your duty with such honour - your Lord must be proud of you.

My Lord...

My Lord is a man of great strength and strength of spirit!! I am merely performing as a man of the Takeda should in troubled times such as these!

Such passion is admirable... [Another similarity to the Sanada Yukimura that he recalls.]

How long have you been serving Death City, Sanada-dono?

It-- It has not been long at all, if I may say so. I cannot recall the date of my arrival but time has passed all too slowly.

Time does appear to pass slower here... But considering the vast luxuries this world provides, I see it as a fair enough compromise. [Indoor plumbing and light switches tend to be rather fascinating things.]

I imagine it has something to do with the fact people are drawn here from such fantastic places as well.

Indeed, what this land affords us that I do not know from my homeland can only be spoken of as marvels! And those from... fantastic places, Kato-dono, surely this land is far more than it seems.

There are a great and many things about this land that remain even a mystery to myself... But I believe that we shall uncover them in time. It is a mystery enough how our homeland is so similar, yet so different but it is something we adapt to - everything else shall fall into place if we continue to do what we can.

It seems that I have little choice but to do as those from my land have already done..!

[ Because Shingen wouldn't want him to mess this up. Takeda Shingen would not stand for foolish denials... Neither would Sasuke, for that matter ._.a ]

I shall endure this trial as well!!

You possess as much passion and spirit as the Sanada Yukimura I recall from my own lands... [Perhaps slightly moreso] I must know - are you a spearman as well?

It is good to know that my counterpart shares such a trait..! And indeed, that is so. I fight with the spears that my Lord so gracefully bestowed upon me!

It sounds as though you possess a great amount of talent then - I would like to test my skill against your own someday.

I would be more than glad to! However, in this land, I possess no weaponry, and while my Lord has seen to it that I am more than capable at hand to hand combat, I prefer the use of my spears..!

The training grounds has practice weaponry we may use, I have my own halberd but I am certain we will be capable of finding you a spear. Practice weaponry may not be ideal but it will suffice, at least until I locate a partner of an acceptable form.

[Based on how Yukimura has been speaking, Kiyomasa assumes he too is a Meister.]

But that likely applies to us both.

Indeed - I, Yukimura, have been lacking in such an area. Finding a partner to properly aid in assisting this land has been something that I have not focused on... I have not found my weapon form as of yet, so I do not know what to seek in a Meister.

[ but! ]

To know that there is actual weaponry on the training grounds -- my hands yearn for the spears once more!

You are a weapon? I have been told that there are people on the training grounds who can instruct you how to transform... But I know little of it myself. I am a Meister myself, though I have had no opportunity to use a Weapon aside from what has been given to me by The Watch.

I would be equally curious to know your form.

I am indeed, or so I have been told. I am also more than curious to know my own form... To think that I, Yukimura, would be the weapon in battle instead of being the bearer of my own weapon..! Truthfully, Kato-dono, the very idea is more than strange. Perhaps I ought to seek assistance with those who most certainly know better in regard to these things.

It is a fascinating and unusual concept... But you are an instrument of your Lord, are you not? To be a willing blade in the name of your Lordship and your countrymen is a great honour, to find oneself as a physical manifestation of this claim seems to be an even greater one.

[Being a Meister isn't nearly as fascinating - but Kiyomasa is still yet to uncover his own abilities.]

[ ... well! he hadn't thought of it like that. ]

Indeed... such a means of looking at it brings me much honour, Kato-dono..! A true weapon for my people...

I would expect nothing less from Sanada Yukimura.

I thank you for this perspective..! It is much like Oni Shimazu-dono said...

Oni Shimazu...? [Kiyomasa can't help but blink at that one] You mean Shimazu Yoshihiro?

[He should have expected the Devil Shimazu to exist in this Yukimura's world but this was the first time he'd heard of the man's existence.]

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