text; un: tengennohana

[ryototsukai]

how





how am i expected to afford funeral clothes


when i have no money

Comments

Text / un; Berserker

[bananaoni]

Just steal one.

Or not go.

[ryototsukai]

both of those are out of the question.

[bananaoni]

Why the hell would not going be out of the question?????

[ryototsukai]

the boss lady didn't say as much, directly, but we all definitely got the impression attendance was mandatory. it usually is, in these situations.

[bananaoni]

If they didn't say you have to, then you don't have to. Noodle-woman. There's no point to it.

[ryototsukai]

ibaraki-dono, you're from a more antiquated time, so you might not fully get it, but trust me, with these kind of people?

it's not optional.

[bananaoni]

Foolish. Forcing others to attend a funeral defeats the whole purpose of a funeral. They won't notice you're gone anyway probably.

Do what you will, Noodle-Woman.

[ryototsukai]

if it's all the same to you, ibaraki-dono, i'm not taking my chances here.

[bananaoni]

It is not the same. You'll have to take chances eventually, otherwise you might be seen as expendable. And be trampled on.

[As much as Ibaraki would be loathe to admit it... she kind of doesn't want to see Musashi be relegated to the sidelines.]

[ryototsukai]

yeah. eventually. do you think i'm in any position to tell the boss lady off and play hookie at a yakuza funeral?!

[bananaoni]

No, you can't face them yet.

[Her frown could actually be felt through the text.]

That doesn't mean you can't do as you please. The funeral is just a show anyway. What matters is that they and their closest retainers show for a little bit. Their minds will be elsewhere.

[ryototsukai]

again, i think you're missing something about the culture here.

but i also don't really want to argue it. i gotta go. i'll find something to wear.