Pixi you get one anyway because I said so. Anyway, it's funny because for a while Rindo truly was not sure what to do with any of the Marines and this includes Yams. Yasusada, to him, was something of a huge mystery and a lot of what he learned initially came from Kashuu. But I think the most important thing is that Yasusada's always been very polite even when outright disagreeing to Rindo's face and that was the main reason he bothered listening at all.
"I think most people mean well. We want to help. I know that's true for me, and Kiyomitsu and Buzen. But I think... there are some choices only you can make, right? And some missions that only you can do. Maybe this should be up to you. ...But sometimes, you need to rely on other people, too. And you might not realize that until the very end. So maybe this is like that, instead."
He doesn't quite know what it means to be a sword, but I think he felt a certain level of kinship both with Yams and Kashuu in the sense of a.) learning how to really be human and b.) knowing missions have to be completed and having things to protect. Despite the fact that he and Yasusada didn't exactly 100% agree on everything and in fact both stood on opposite sides of the issue for a while, it was important to him that Yasusada never pressured him and also reassured him that whatever choice he made it would be his own. For whatever reason, a lot of people really let him just do that. For a while, I think he was never quite sure how to hang out with Yasusada one on one because he's not an especially social person like Fret and he's not a stronger fighter with a duty like Ei and he's not wise like Cads. He's just himself, and it meant that he fumbled a few times and never quite knew how to ask Yasusada if he just wanted to spend time together to try and get to know each other. It made him come off as standoffish and that frustrated him and it was just kind of a mess.
But Yasusada was one of the first (maybe actually the first?) of the Marines to invite him to come hang out at the apartment and spend time with all of them, so by reaching out his hand and offering it to Rindo that really solidified the kind of person he thought Yams was. He's aware of the swords having missions and working as a unit, so he figured Yams was someone who also understood the concept of being a team and accomplishing things.
"We won't be reckless about it. And I know it's scary. But if nothing changes within a few days, then... we'll have to make some kind of move."
Even later on, he seemed to realize that they both had similar reasons for why they felt the way they felt about things while being on opposite sides. One wanted to stay in the Prism and one wanted to live because they couldn't bear the idea of losing their most important person at the end of the day, and it didn't like. Escape him. That there were similarities in the partnership between Yams and Kashuu and himself and Fret even if he didn't completely understand why.
I think a lot of how he felt about Yasusada was that he was a very important person in terms of how he tried to look at the situation pragmatically again. Yams brought up several good points about the Prism and why people needed to leave, but again he never forced an opinion on Rindo. It was weirdly diplomatic, he thinks, and it's something that helped him feel a little more comfortable talking it out with him.
"i think you can feel however you want its just how you decide that act that really matters right?
Overall I don't think Rindo thinks of them as close or anything, but he would call Yams a friend and he'd fight to protect him. They're comrades, and he likes him more than he likes a lot of other people because of how Yams' personality is. Marines aren't exactly known for balance, but they are people-oriented in several ways and I think that's where they overlap. Both of them understand the idea of devotion to certain ideals and people and both of them, I think, are fairly stubborn about it. Even knowing the risks involved, Yams is someone who didn't stop until the job was completed and Rindo's over here like "wow that's so intense and brave."
That's not to say he thinks of Yams as being cool and untouchable and someone to aspire to be. He thinks he's weird. He thinks he's kinda goofy. He think he has a lot left to learn about posing as human but it's not like Rindo himself doesn't have a lot left to learn about being human. He thinks Yams is a kind person and that he's someone to be trusted though, and I think that's probably the most important thing he could ever want to feel about him. In the end he's grateful that they were able to get what they want, and while he's busy running from the time police he's going to actually try to do better to see if he can kind of emulate that same sense of honor and duty while growing to be a better person.
YASUSADA;
Hard to be soft, tough to be tender
Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train
Help, I'm alive, my heart keeps
Beating like a hammer
Pixi you get one anyway because I said so. Anyway, it's funny because for a while Rindo truly was not sure what to do with any of the Marines and this includes Yams. Yasusada, to him, was something of a huge mystery and a lot of what he learned initially came from Kashuu. But I think the most important thing is that Yasusada's always been very polite even when outright disagreeing to Rindo's face and that was the main reason he bothered listening at all.
He doesn't quite know what it means to be a sword, but I think he felt a certain level of kinship both with Yams and Kashuu in the sense of a.) learning how to really be human and b.) knowing missions have to be completed and having things to protect. Despite the fact that he and Yasusada didn't exactly 100% agree on everything and in fact both stood on opposite sides of the issue for a while, it was important to him that Yasusada never pressured him and also reassured him that whatever choice he made it would be his own. For whatever reason, a lot of people really let him just do that. For a while, I think he was never quite sure how to hang out with Yasusada one on one because he's not an especially social person like Fret and he's not a stronger fighter with a duty like Ei and he's not wise like Cads. He's just himself, and it meant that he fumbled a few times and never quite knew how to ask Yasusada if he just wanted to spend time together to try and get to know each other. It made him come off as standoffish and that frustrated him and it was just kind of a mess.
But Yasusada was one of the first (maybe actually the first?) of the Marines to invite him to come hang out at the apartment and spend time with all of them, so by reaching out his hand and offering it to Rindo that really solidified the kind of person he thought Yams was. He's aware of the swords having missions and working as a unit, so he figured Yams was someone who also understood the concept of being a team and accomplishing things.
Even later on, he seemed to realize that they both had similar reasons for why they felt the way they felt about things while being on opposite sides. One wanted to stay in the Prism and one wanted to live because they couldn't bear the idea of losing their most important person at the end of the day, and it didn't like. Escape him. That there were similarities in the partnership between Yams and Kashuu and himself and Fret even if he didn't completely understand why.
I think a lot of how he felt about Yasusada was that he was a very important person in terms of how he tried to look at the situation pragmatically again. Yams brought up several good points about the Prism and why people needed to leave, but again he never forced an opinion on Rindo. It was weirdly diplomatic, he thinks, and it's something that helped him feel a little more comfortable talking it out with him.
Overall I don't think Rindo thinks of them as close or anything, but he would call Yams a friend and he'd fight to protect him. They're comrades, and he likes him more than he likes a lot of other people because of how Yams' personality is. Marines aren't exactly known for balance, but they are people-oriented in several ways and I think that's where they overlap. Both of them understand the idea of devotion to certain ideals and people and both of them, I think, are fairly stubborn about it. Even knowing the risks involved, Yams is someone who didn't stop until the job was completed and Rindo's over here like "wow that's so intense and brave."
That's not to say he thinks of Yams as being cool and untouchable and someone to aspire to be. He thinks he's weird. He thinks he's kinda goofy. He think he has a lot left to learn about posing as human but it's not like Rindo himself doesn't have a lot left to learn about being human. He thinks Yams is a kind person and that he's someone to be trusted though, and I think that's probably the most important thing he could ever want to feel about him. In the end he's grateful that they were able to get what they want, and while he's busy running from the time police he's going to actually try to do better to see if he can kind of emulate that same sense of honor and duty while growing to be a better person.