IC Journal

[willing_sheath]

CANON TIMELINE

September 1845--Born
(June 1849--Kenshin born)
May 1854--Enishi is born, mother dies, Tomoe age 8/9
Spring 1862--betrothed to Kiysatto Akira, marriage set for Spring 1863, Tomoe age 16/17, Enishi age 6/7
Fall 1862--Kiyosatto joins Mimawari-gumi, wedding delayed to Spring 1864, Tomoe age 17, Enishi age 7
(Early 1863--Kenshin quarrels with Hiko and leaves, joins Kiheitai and is taken to Kyoto with Katsura Kogoro, Kenshin age 13/14)

1864
Early March--Kiyosatto is killed in Kyoto
April 4th--news of Kiyosatto's death arrives from Kyoto
Mid-April--Tomoe runs away to Kyoto
Late April--Tomoe arrives in Kyoto and is found by the Yaminobu
Early May--Meets Kenshin and is brought to the Kohagiya
Mid-May--discussion of "madness" with Katsura Kogoro
Late May--window incident, "now a sheath to hold back your madness"
June 5th--Ikedaya Affair
July 18th--Kinmon Incident
Late July--Kenshin and Tomoe are married and go into hiding outside Otsu, Tomoe age 18, Kenshin age 15
Late December--Enishi arrives in Otsu
December 31st--Tomoe dies, Tomoe age 19, Kenshin age 15, Enishi age 10

Comments

April 1864

[willing_sheath]

My inquiries have been noticed. I am uncertain of what attention I have attracted.

I found the place where Kiyosatto-sama was killed, beneath a tsubaki tree and it was there a man spoke to me, though he was hidden from sight. "If you wish to know the identity of your fiance's killer be there at sunset tomorrow..." and as those words were spoken a dart embedded itself in the tree with a note tied to the shaft. It contains directions to a location outside of the city.

I don't know what I have attracted but I can only imagine that danger is involved, much more than that of a woman traveling alone. This will draw me into the violence here more than I have been already... in a way I may not survive. But how can I not respond to an offer that will give me exactly what I wanted when I left Edo?

Re: April 1864

[girlofsteele]

[Ana couldn't help herself, that note sounded sketchy as fuck. but. if Tomoe really didn't care if she lived or died, it made a sick sort of sense that she would follow the note's directions]