The Day of Thunder

"Ah, well, if it was good tea, she's likely in your debt. Doesn't do as well up north, and some of us miss what used to grow in the south." She chuckles lightly. "And I'm just servin' up tonic teas. Not to everyone's taste." There's a pause at the request. "Shiny Rocks. You could just say gold if th...

It's no problem. I will just ask directly in future. I am still operating in the brainspace of people having to have the scroll. For now, Yukara is stocked for threads except evenings and her bath thread in MA that nobody joined yet - so if you wanted to join either, she would be happy to see anoth...

snip Tai nods. "It's awful. Between that and folks raging out of dreams to do terrible things? It's hard for folks to trust. To be close as they were before all this. I've seen those who keep themselves closed off, to avoid caring too much for what they might destroy." "How many homes were ruined? ...

Any medics? https://dayofthunder.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=591 Still in need there? (or anyone else, for that matter) LM is still free, so Tai can drop in. I'm just exceedingly sparse on Tuesdays since that's my slog of a day at work. To be fair, from skimming the thread, I honestly don't ...

After two nights of festival occurrences seeming oddly in line with poor sleep and poorer dreams among those around her, Tai's not entirely trusting that these rituals are actually beneficial against the incursions of the tainted dream realm. She already courts the villager's disapproval with her ap...

snip "Mmmhmmm..Everyone's families are countin' on us. The whole Empire of families." Tai swirls her cup, looking inside and recalling the many things she knows of sacrifice by now. "We're here because our ancestors sacrificed for us, and we'll do the same to make sure someone gets to keep making t...

snip Tai looks up from the task, frowning slightly at the very obviously Crane fellow. An expression that softened as he mentioned Anjing. "Hmph, suppose that means you need somethin' the spirits provide, since I can't offer much else Anjing wouldn't have been better at." She brushes the dirt from ...

snip "Don't think too hard on what you'd do. I know that hell makes offers, have to imagine a corrupted land of literal dreams will too. And we're here tryin' to save the world. And we've already seen our dreams shaped toward thoughts we were directed to have, hmm?" She looks out at the mist. "We'r...

It's a good thing Tai does not consider herself much of a visual artist, because the fog-dimmed lighting wouldn't be great for painting. First though, are small but sturdy cairns, stacked up to avoid people tripping over them or moving the important stones. She'd have to clear them away, along with ...

A bit too tired to post more, so off for some reading before bed.

Tai finds her way to tonight's ritual, feet finally wrapped against the chill, bear cloak across her shoulders. Frankly, after the walk here, it was too warm for her taste indoors, and the garden seemed a bit quieter so far, so Tai found her way there, offering polite nods to those already assembled...

snip Tai wobbles one hand as she leans down to pick up her cup with the other. "Maybe. Rituals like that aren't callin' a fortune or the kami to make anythin' happen. But they set everyone's mind on a thing. And that can set your dreams up a bit." She grimaces a bit. "Plus we learned yesterday that...

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May as well consolidate if folks are looking for a place to chat with an odd old Crab or ask for help with their sleepless nights.

"I didn't fight the wolves, but I managed to save some of the villagers whose houses were burning," Ayako said slowly. "Then I helped at the healers' hut for awhile." "I did sleep ... just not very well," she added, shuddering a bit. "Bad dreams." Tai scoops a mug of tea to pass her, looking into t...

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The older woman looks up, grinning with her blackened teeth. "Course you can. Pull a cup of tea. You look like you were up all night...you help with burnin' that thing out there?" She lifts her cup toward the scene of last night's fighting.

(open and expecting) One acquire habits along with years. A hot cup of tea, regardless of weather, is one of Tai's. Her herb pouch disgorges dark crumbly bits scraped from a tea cake that's still in the cupboard back home for Akihito. Maybe he's making a cup of his own just now. It's a bittersweet t...

Tai nods appreciatively. "You've a solid touch there. Guess that's needed when you fight while ridin'" "Jade burnin' them means they're definitely touched by some corruption of the soul. But there's folks who've been fine...and then not..that makes one think it might slumber in them somehow. But the...

The graveyard is next on my list. I may revisit the sleeping garden first, though. Likewise on my list. One of Tai's main spiritual things for her people has been funeral rites. So there's general interest, plus curiosity about the people here before. So if you feel like coordinating, Tai's reasona...

As Nao settles, Tai holds out a hand to Satsuki. "Let's see that, you're offerin' a fair bit today, looks like." She thinks a moment. "Hmm, and with fire like that, imagine water's even less your strong suit than mine." She cuts her own palm lightly, closing her hand into a fist around it with some ...

"The ratlings can just invade your dreams ?" Ayako asked, sounding a little alarmed at this idea. "That doesn't seem like a good thing!" Tai was similarly alarmed that folks could wander through dreams. Even if Nao thought it impolite, it was unlikely the ratfolk had quite the same rule of etiquett...