[026] - [Video]

[wavesoakedlegs]

[At first the video feed is blurred as the one holding the SFC moves it around, trying to figure it out. Eventually it settles down to reveal a young Japanese boy still some years away from his teens, with black hair just about brushing his shoulders and wide, curious eyes.]

My magical toy star... is it working?

[He peers down into it for a few

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[behisstrength]

[Guess who's peering over at you, clutching his shamisen.]

What are you doing, Momomaru?

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[wavesoakedlegs]

[Momomaru blinks, and turns his head so he can just about see the older boy.]

I'm talking to people on my magical star! It lets me see them too! Someone nice told me I can get any food I want for free.

[His gaze falls on the shamisen.]

...pretty.

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[behisstrength]

That's incredible.

[Motochika comes over and sits next to him, to take a look at the 'magic star'. He pats the neck of the shamisen in the meantime.]

I found it. No one was using it, so I will. [He slides a slender hand up the neck and touches the head, tracing the Chōsokabe mon emblazoned upon it.] Look at this, Momomaru.

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[wavesoakedlegs]

It is! A boy called me an idiot on it, but the other people were polite, so that's alright.

[He stares back down at the star for a few seconds before, at Motochika's prompting, looking back at the shamisen. A slightly confused expression crosses his features.]

Umm, that's... I don't know. I've seen it before.

[A pause, and then. Considering it was pointed out to him, that probably means...]

Is it your mon?

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[behisstrength]

[Motochika nods at the question, then frowns a little, still tracing the mon.]

You're not an idiot. Did you make new friends?

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[wavesoakedlegs]

[Mitsuhide continues to regard the instrument curiously.]

Well, Lord Raenef said he would take me to where they have free peaches, so I guess he's my friend!