The Day of Thunder

Ohta normally slept great; She wasn't one for pains or aches, she didn't have hot or cold spells, and she didn't suffer from nightmares or anything that would make her scared of sleep normally. And she was a bit high maintenance, so she actually fell asleep somewhat easily. Not tonight though. She j...

"...I mean, what makes the elements sleepy I suppose? Or what COULD make the elements sleepy? Or is that something more common than I'm supposing?" Ohta knew a little about magic, the elements, and all that. But not enough for that kind of knowledge. The daily habits of the Elements weren't usually ...

I mean, there are some VERY passionate people about making sure the sun gets up earlier "for the children", so they don't "need to wait at a bus stop in the dark". Which I get. But it's always left how that lone thing is justification for this whole spring/autumn hour dance everywhere for everyone.

"Honestly? She told me little; She always told me that her life before the Tournament was in the past and not important. I would pry for things sometimes and she would occasionally let something slip; My grandfather being killed during a raid, my grandmother taking her out picking herbs, how she use...

*grumbles in Alaskan* DST has literally never made sense up here... Does it make sense anywhere? I don't really buy messing up sleep schedules because people want to do 7:30am-4:30pm instead of 8:30am-5:30pm. 9 hours of daylight is 9 hours of daylight, and people have so many different schedules fo...

"The Hikaru? No, I suppose not. In the mountains and all... Though that's not something I've studied extensively." She looked at Sora and tried to think how to phrase her next question. "...you remember those days well then? My mother was once Hikaru, though she was only a child when the Eclipse hap...

"Oh. ...well, if you think I should leave, I will. For now at least. Though, may I ask what brought you here in the first place? Not many people come to a graveyard after the sun goes down, especially if they're not locals."

Yes.

Literally.

Akodo Kenji wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:06 am

Well, if my choices are between wearing clothes and fire, I'm going to pick clothes.

But you do you Saru-san.

You're in with "Big Clothes", aren't you? They're insidious.

...actually, that's kind of the plot of Kill La Kill, now that I think about it.

Fact #1 - Clothes are designed to keep you warm and dry.

Fact #2 - Fire helps keep you warm and dry.

Conclusion - Replace clothes with fire.

"I mean, becoming an expert of the local geography is part of why I'm out here. But yes, they can't have come here too recently, unless they somehow found all these buildings and infrastructure in place when they moved in." She trailed off after her response to let the priestess say her prayers to t...

snip snip snip For her part, Ohta didn't find it so delightful, so she lowered her hands and shrugged, "I'm fine I suppose. Just some thoughts about my training and such. Rather put off such things until I can do something and pay attention to this festival instead. After all, the Teacher did say t...

"Well, from what I know actually, the locals haven't been here very long. The headwoman of the village said they all arrived relatively recently. There USED to be a tribe here, but she couldn't really hazard much about who they were or how they disappeared. Though there are a few remnants..." A shru...

See I have a friend named Destiny.

...I'm going to have to call her a troublemaker the next time I see her.

snip Ohta inclined her head and left it at that; She was stubborn, but she'd never been the sort to insist on treating a patient who didn't want to be treated. Especially in a case like this where she was sure that Shinsei was the one who would know best what he needed to do, and what that would en...

Ah, the horse. Of course. Well, at least the Togashi hadn't seemed to mind her assumption. "Hai. The Ki-Rin have beautiful horses. I am happy to have one myself here with me. As to the water situation, that does seem unfortunate. If I were a villager, I would be worried about river water seeping int...

Canary wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:43 pm

why did i sign up to write so many fucking monks

And here I thought most monks were celibate. *rimshot*

"Then are the interested in interfering with what we are here to do? With how important it is supposed to be, then I would hate to leave something to interfere from within like that..."

Not that Ohta knew how to deal with angry spirits; That was something she would have to report to Reo-sama.

Shinsei closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and adds, "I will be around if you need to speak... but please, seek out Nozomi and Ukyou. I..." He paused, seeming conflicted for a moment before finally saying, "I will be doing my part to give you the best fighting chance I can." Having been thinking...

Fortify one's resolve... Well, that did seem important. Not easy, but important. She had no idea how to do that precisely beyond years of training, but the Teacher had said to build connections. Perhaps that was why the festivities later had not been called off despite the situation? She would want ...