Author's Notes.
This is a bit of an Alternate Universe, mainly because of the borderline shounen-ai obsession I've inserted here. 'Texhnolyze' is an anime with plenty going on for it, with a beautiful 'end-of-the-world' background and interesting characters.
I've placed the vocabulary list at the end.
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"Silk Tie" isn't quite complete, but as I believe there are far too few Texhnolyze fics out there, it is going up. If you've any suggestions for this lowly writer, you're very welcome.
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Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership of characters, settings, or any and all parts of this piece of fiction that bears any resemblance to the lovely anime, Texhnolyze.
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Silk Tie
by letmeupme
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..Toyama?
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As the same nimble fingers began to relieve Ichise of the restriction his shirt buttons provided, he thought back to when he'd first met this weird guy.
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Meetings between chief members of the Organo always demanded high security, and this time both Onishi-san and Kohagura had units of somewhere around 6 to 8 people waiting outside, with 1 bodyguard each for the boardroom. Onishi-san considered Kohagura-san to be relatively reasonable amongst the other Organo members. Ichise vaguely disliked Kohagura, who came in a firm second to Onishi-san in the Organo hierarchy. There was an untrustworthiness about him that was hard to ignore. What caught Ichise's interest, however, was Kohagura's bodyguard. Ichise was atypical for his job, young and new to the clan, but he had the muscle and scars to make up for it. Kohagura's bodyguard was, for lack of other words, different. Only slightly older than Ichise, he was effeminate, quiet, and cold. He gave you that expression despite keeping his lips firmly twisted to somewhat resemble a smile. Ichise decided that the other bodyguard could probably hold his own in a skirmish.
Afterwards, he was paired with the same effeminate boy who would 'show him the ropes' for the span of a few weeks. The boy's name was Toyama. Toyama taught him how to use the katana instead of the more common gun, and Ichise learned to tolerate Toyama pretty well.
After those few weeks, Ichise put both lessons to good use, and Toyama likewise showed great skill in abolishing miscreants and a high tolerance for Ichise's company.
On a mission to gather intelligence, Ichise was given a glimpse to the fucked up household Toyama was born to. Ichise didn't mind that Toyama had the same fucked up roots as everybody else. And so Ichise missed that slightly sad expression when he brushed off Toyama's nonverbal apology for what Ichise would later on, wonder about. Was that bout of sex, done solely to gather intelligence, a somewhat convoluted act of cheating in their then non-existent relationship? And so, they lost touch.
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. Vocabulary:
Lux – A chaotic underground city, Lux, which is governed by yakuza and has an almost primitive feel for its violence and crime. Lux is also known for producing the weed that affects the immune system, allowing for the denizens of Lux to 'technolyze' their body.
Gabe / Ran - A rural village of Lux. It is said that the inhabitants descend from the historic leaders of Lux, and members of the Organo are seen seeking council in the anime. They protect their lifestyle with zeal, and they worship Ran, a young prophetess who sees the future. Gabe is different from the rest of Lux, in that it has a structured (non-chaotic) , albeit medieval environment.
Texhnolyze – The technology used to attach and incorporate artificial limbs to a human body. Its uses range from classic prosthesis to accessorizing oneself as one would with a tattoo. Considering that the city claims its many opposing mafia clans as its governing force, a metallic middle finger that can lengthen and sharpen at will would certainly come handy in everyday life. Texhnolyzed people are prohibited from professional fighting, and there is even a Luddite force called the Union that sees Texhnolyze as a threat to the mind and body.
Lafia – A flower of a type of liverwort that can only be grown in Lux. It disrupts the immune system, and is used in texhnolyzing.
Organo – A board of Mafia leaders that preside over Lux, including an Onishi and a Kohagura, under which Ichise and Toyama work, respectively.
Lacan - A quickly growing group of youngsters who contest to Organo's iron rule, they gather under a sole rule, freedom.
Class – A mysterious governing power from Above, which seems to have more monetary funds and clout than the Organo.
Above – As opposing to the underground city Lux, which is easy to enter from the Above, but is nearly impossible to leave. In the ending chapters of the anime, the Above, which is previously imaginable as a rich, affluent land with a population of upstanding citizens, is exposed as a clean, sterile land with a dying civilization and its ghosts. The Class, thought to be of the Above, are seemingly a different political entity, and are also dying out.
Shapes – Persons that have been Texhnolyzed from neck down, in accordance to a destructive political ideology introduced by a surviving member of the Class. The resulting robots are very uniform with clean lines, making for somewhat unsettling scenery.
Fraher – A perfectly fictional unit for measuring, even in the world of Texhnolyze
Saigo no – Japanese for "My last (piece of)-."
Sead – A glutinous, repulsive drink whose merits lie in its accessibility and alcohol content. Like Fraher, a word made for solely this story.