Rank up! Rank 3! [Text/Action for Goldenrod]

[sunshine_fruit]

[Yumi Ozawa is having a rough night. She's decided to bring up something she hasn't in a while, a certain man named William Shakespeare, and a certain play of his.]

Or, if there were a sympathy in choice

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[ieyasachu]

i cannot say i recognize the origin of those words or even have the slightest idea of what they may pertain to...

but i hope you find company tonight, miss. it's best not to let our thoughts engulf us too deeply sometimes, wouldn't you say?

[sunshine_fruit]

It's a bit too late for that, I think. When you fall into a routine, sometimes your thoughts can get away from you.

Do you want to know what they're from, then?

[ieyasachu]

they can but company helps alleviate it a bit, from what i've experienced at least.

if you would be kind enough to enlighten me, i would love to know

[sunshine_fruit]

Even when you're in a crowd, though, you can feel alone. Do you ever get that feeling?

It's from a famous play from my world. A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's a story about four lovers, the fairy queen Titania, her husband Oberon, and a band of performing villagers.

[ieyasachu]

... i do. but this is not a crowd, miss. if it isn't too forward... i'd like to do anything i can to keep you from feeling alone.

interesting! i've yet to hear about it. might you be willing to tell me more?

[sunshine_fruit]

Not really, but I live in a house full of people. It just isn't for you.

It's a long story. It might be a bit too long for me to type it out properly.

[And she's not in a talking mood, sob.]

[ieyasachu]

i understand. but my offer remains open indefinitely, for the record!

would you suppose they may have a copy of the story here?

[sunshine_fruit]

I wouldn't mind, I guess. I don't even know your name, though.

I wouldn't be surprised! It might replace some of the roles with Pokémon, though.

[ieyasachu]

tokugawa ieyasu, miss! it's a pleasure to meet you

haha, i'm sure it'll only add to the story.

[sunshine_fruit]

Tokugawa Ieyasu. The shogun?

[ieyasachu]

well. yes? is that what your history dictates?

[sunshine_fruit]

Can you prove you're him, then?

[ieyasachu]

well i'd very much like to! if only because i'm not sure who i'd be if not myself

[sunshine_fruit]

Can you tell me about your career, then? I ran into a fake Motochika earlier, so I'll warn you that I'm hard to fool.

[ieyasachu]

fake motochika? that's worrisome. could you tell me about him?

but as for myself, i suppose i can say i began in mikawa. from there, i served the devil king oda nobunaga until his passing. for some time i was able to lead the tokugawa under a separate flag until just recently when hideyoshi-sama triumphed over me in a battle and was kind enough to take me in.

at the moment, i'm serving as his general.

is that acceptable?

[sunshine_fruit]

He was a really large man who wore a lot of purple, but he couldn't remember any of the key events I mentioned to him. I think he's just an otaku.

Most of that sounds familiar to me, so you pass, though. :)