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[under_the_wire]

Especially with winter upon us so suddenly, I find myself with little to keep me busy. The people here are kind enough, especially now that they seem content with the flowers I give them and aren't trying to poke me in the eye or pull my hair anymore, but playing the kind benefactor isn't exactly a role I'm suited to.

Has anyone given any thought to running a business? Ruling a town? Anything that might require a clerk or a secretary? There is no paper on my desk save for that I've chosen to put there myself and I'm quite out of my element.

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[under_the_wire]

From what I've seen, there seems to be some sort of connection, even if it's just an ironic one, between the role and the person who ends up with it. I'm just not quite sure what anyone expects me to do.

[kutanagi]

( she ... didn't really notice any connection with her fairy tale role. other than she's japanese. )

Have you tried asking Father Time about it? When I asked him about what I'm supposed to do, he told me to

( ... long pause. )

find suitors. I suppose that's as straightforward as it gets.

[under_the_wire]

If that's what he told you, perhaps I'm better off not asking.

[Considering the part of the story where Biancabella gets her eyes plucked out and her hands chopped off.]

[kutanagi]

( ... that's a sad fate, ja'far. )

It's part of Kaguya's story though so it makes sense. I think. I guess at least they didn't tell me to go back inside a bamboo.

[under_the_wire]

You begin to wonder what sort of person writes these stories...

[When you come from a world where magic is commonplace, you don't end up with fairy tales quite this unbelievable.]

[kutanagi]

People with very creative imaginations?

[under_the_wire]

There's a slight different between "creative" and "bloodthirsty" or "twisted."

[And some of the things he's been hearing fall right into those latter two categories.]

[kutanagi]

I don't think they meant it in such a way. I think they wrote it more to serve as lessons to children.

[under_the_wire]

[As lessons to children?! His childhood wasn't at all normal, so it isn't something he knows about from experience, but it does make a twisted sort of sense.]

Are these sort of stories common where you're from?

[kutanagi]

Kind of. They're pretty old stories though, written a long time ago.