[ his smile returns, warming his whole expression. ] I have two. [ two that he's aware of, anyway. surely his creator had made other blades in his lifetime, but not all of them had survived, and they'd always been separated from one another. ] All three of us were crafted in the 14th century, but I can't recall the year that I was forged. Kousetsu might know. .. Either way, he's taller than I am and he does his best to take care of Sayo and I, so I think he suits the oldest brother role well. [ he leans against the back of the bench, curling neatly into it like a pink kitten. ] Sayo is a tanto, so he's small. He looks perpetually like a child, and in a lot of ways, he really is one. [ his smile fades a little, gaze ducking to his hands, curled in his lap. ] .. I do what I can to make certain he knows he's loved. He deserves so much better than what he's had to experience..

[ he takes a deep breath, then releases it slowly, glancing back up again. the smile's strong again, amusement flickering into his mismatched eyes. ] .. They're not quite so dramatically-coloured as I am, if you were wondering. They both have blue hair and eyes. [ that established, he shifts to peer at tenka in apparent deep interest. ] What about you, Tenka-san? You said that you're the eldest in your family? What are your siblings like? Are they here? [ slow down, souza. don't overwhelm him with questions. ]