[COMPLETE] When my time comes, forget the wrong that I've done

[getyourgunson]

Characters: The getyourgunson and the powerofbondage
Location: Death Robbins
Rating: PG
Time: November 6th, around 2PM because that’s totally the best time for ice-cream
Description: One of the greatest alliances in history shall be forged over ice-cream and hair ruffles.

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[getyourgunson]

[So he didn’t know. Well, Date supposed he had to expect that - still he can’t help but wonder. It certainly wasn’t like Motochika or Yukimura to ally with somebody like Mitsunari. He’s certain that there must be underlying reasons... but hell if he can know what they are. Then again, this was what happened in Ieyasu’s version of Hi-No-Moto... and as he knows, the two here are from his own. Perhaps something could be changed, maybe?]

[...but in the end, these are still nothing but thoughts, and thoughts that Date decides he will get to later. For now there are other things at hand which he would rather attend to. The older samurai breathes out loudly through his nose as he glances away, frowning still as he debates on these words for a moment before replying.] Well, there’s no use wondering since you’re back here again. And besides, Motochika and Sanada Yukimura here aren’t from the same version of your Hi-No-Moto anyway. Something might change because of this.

[Hopefully, at least. Date really doesn’t want to think of the alternative at the moment.]

[getyourgunson]

[Mitsunari. Well, Date would be lying if he said that he wasn’t expecting it. Right from the start the other had already been a bit of a cause of concern for him, considering his position, but it seemed now that more than ever there’s more of him to worry about. Date of course isn’t too sure about the whole details that lie between Ieyasu and him, and he isn’t going to ask since he does respect the other’s privacy - but still, he can’t help but wonder how this will lead things...]

There’s not much we can do about him for the moment, since he hasn’t really done anything. [But still, if he ever shows a sign of hostility Date will be sure to act on the double - there’s a certain responsibility he has now, being one of the Zone Leaders of the Watch and being the first from Hi-No-Moto brought over by BREW. At the very least, he feels a need to ensure that Ishida doesn’t cause any harm to the civilians because of their own war.] Of course, I’ll keep an eye out on him - I don’t like him, but I’m not going to do anything or interfere with him unless he gives me reason to.

[Date’s not unreasonable, hot-headed tendencies aside. And he does have certain responsibilities to answer to now, with his new position.]

[getyourgunson]

[Date shakes his head here then, letting out a small grunt while he’s at it before he looks back at the other warlord.] It’s not going to be just your problem if it escalates here - this isn’t Hi-No-Moto, where things can be settled on the battlefield. Death City is a place with only a few of us here and the rest of the people uninvolved with the issues we face back in our world. As part of the Watch, I can’t let civilians be involved into the mess that we have - and seeing how Triangle is for myself, he’ll only end up involving unnecessary people in if the situation is left as it is.

[There is a pause after those words as Date contemplates on what he’s just said. More and more now, he knows that he’s getting attached to Death City in ways he perhaps shouldn’t; but its a fact that he won’t be returning to Hi-No-Moto and Oshu until BREW sees fit, and he’s made more and more... comrades here already. And then there’s the Watch now, and his new position as Zone Leader... more and more, the he can feel the responsibility that weighs on his shoulders yet again. But still, he cannot falter - he’s already faltered enough.]

[...idle thoughts again, nevertheless. Date puts them aside quickly so that he can return to his conversation with Ieyasu at hand.] It’s not that I don’t trust you in handling the issue, but there’s no telling what might happen while we’re here. Its better to play safe as much as its possible to.

[getyourgunson]

[Revenge... Date himself can’t help but just frown at that, clearly not at all approving at what he’s heard. Revenge... its certainly something that he can understand well - after all, he had fallen it its vicious cycle once before and had lost what was perhaps one of the most dearest things he had held close to him then. He understands the dark side of revenge, and understands it well - but still, that doesn’t make him any more sympathetic to Mitsunari. The other is still doing something that’s clearly wrong, and Date wasn’t going to stand for that, not with his position now.]

[Still, he can’t exactly say no to Ieyasu when the other puts it out like that. Date really has no idea what Ieyasu is thinking to say something like that, but he supposes he can do little else but trust in the other’s judgement - after all, this is the guy who would eventually unify Hi-No-Moto and usher in what would be present Japan now. As the head of Oshu, he could do nothing more but to put faith in what Ieyasu wants to do.]

…alright, I suppose anything else I say won’t convince you otherwise anyway. [He’s reluctant, but there’s really nothing else he can do if Ieyasu so insists.] But the moment Triangle steps out of line, I’m going to have to step in. I hope you understand that.

[getyourgunson]

[The older samurai makes a nod at that, accepting the terms. He’ll let Ieyasu handle the issue for as long as he’s able to - at least, he’s trusting the other to do what he thinks is right. That’s the most he can do now; to trust and believe in him. If he couldn’t even do that, then he might as well give up on what he actually wanted to do with Ieyasu today.]

[Anyway, the ice-cream finally arrives, and Date politely thanks the waitress who serves them. He takes up his glass of chocolate ice-cream and starts to help himself to it without wasting another moment, giving both of them a moment to rest before they’d start speaking again. He’s got something important to raise pretty soon anyway. Might as well enjoy this moment while he still had it.]

[getyourgunson]

[Ice-cream is certainly quite a nice thing to eat, yes - doubly so after such a long while for Date too (about a good year and two months or so for him, including the time he was returned by BREW). He indulges himself well into the treat, knowing that its going to be a bit before he has the time to come here again; there’s too many things he has to do now these days, and with his new Zone Leadership things are undeniably going to be more busy. So while he has the chance, he’ll take his moment to enjoy it as much as he can.

He’ll talk about what he wanted to bring up later once he’s done with the ice-cream. At least it isn’t too much.]

[getyourgunson]

[Well Date is certainly taking his own time with his own ice-cream, but he isn’t going to let that hinder with what he wants to do. So once he sees that Ieyasu is mostly done, the older samurai helps himself to another spoonful before he starts to speak up again.]

Earlier you said that you and I allied up against Triangle... did that happen the last time? [He’s mostly asking out of curiosity, really, and he doesn’t mind if Ieyasu doesn’t give him an answer - Date just isn’t that sure how he can start on his topic without feeling too awkward. The encirclement with Oda aside, alliances were never something that he was good at. But he needed to do this himself, still. As... hard as this was going to be in someways. Oshu and his army had always been a fiercely independent force right from the start - but circumstances had changed, and Date knew better now on what needed to be done.]

[getyourgunson]

… [Date really can’t help but let out a snort of amusement here, almost wondering if this was fate or some other powers at work. This did make things a lot easier on his own part, and what he had intended to accomplish. Perhaps there was a reason to Ieyasu’s return and re-arrival by BREW after all - of course, that doesn’t mean that Date’s going to like that device, but at least he could appreciate it a bit better. Somewhat.]

[He doesn’t reply immediately, instead opting to eat another mouthful of delicious chocolate ice-cream (he really needed to have some of this back in the apartment; he should get Koujurou on this later when he had the chance to) before he looks back at Ieyasu with a grin and jabs the end of the spoon towards the other.] Well, you’d better make sure you uphold that properly, coz’ I’ve got every intention to work with you starting from now.

[That’s as close as you can get to ‘yes, I want to form an alliance with you’ from somebody like Date Masamune.]