The Day of Thunder

snip "Oh. I didn't realize any Clans still had full time hunters in their samurai ranks. I suppose that makes sense, since it's a fairly specialized skill to go to waste if you're good at it. I know a bit about animals myself and the bow, but I can't say I've ever combined those two aspects of my s...

snip snip snip "That makes sense to me. Even a small delay and I wouldn't have been here until today, likely. Now, Akodo-san... I believe you were looking at the Daruma, no?" She looked over at them herself, curiously. Unlike archery, Ohta had never actually done anything with those. Not at fairs o...

Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:32 pm

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"Is that so? May I ask what you do for a living then, Otomo-san, that keeps you out so much?"

The lady is foxy, the crows... are murdering.

Since Ohta was also trying to find a cause of the fog, she was out and about in the afternoon, taking the opportunity while the sun was up to gather rumors and evidence, things it had been too dark for last night. Not to mention how much warmer it was and how much more awake she was. Currently, Ohta...

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:34 pm

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Akodo Kenji wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:43 pm

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Otaku Xiaochen wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:37 pm

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"As to me, I met you this morning, and Otaku-san yesterday on the road. I'm afraid this is a first for Akodo-san here though. Hisomu-sama I met fifteen years ago though, yes."

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:58 pm

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"Firmer? Mmmm... I think, back home, my pillow is softer, if anything. Full of goose down and cloth scrap with a silk covering."

Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:42 pm

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"Nothing unusual, just a roll pillow I was provided. Probably full of buckwheat or chaff. It's not like I wished to carry my pillow all the way from home, across the Empire."

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:37 pm

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"Hm? Oh, you're right I suppose. The water is already helping though. Hydration is always important. As long as this is a one time thing and not something recurrent while I'm here, I'm not worried. If it is, I'll need to look into... I don't know, maybe a different pillow?"

Day 1 EM
In which people can bathe before the briefing.

Getting up later than usual, Ohta knew the one thing she REALLY needed before she started the day was to freshen up. She'd not bathed after arriving yesterday, so purification and hot water was just what she needed. Having rinsed herself off with the soap and cold water, she walked over to the hot s...

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:27 pm

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"Is that so? Hm... I think I've done pretty well, all things considered. Headache and noise and mysterious fog not withstanding. I've never really studied language much. Would be interesting to look into more one day."

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:50 pm

Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:31 pm

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Otaku Xiaochen wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:03 pm

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"Fair enough."

She looked towards Reo as he disappeared amongst the stalls.

"Maybe I just take some things for granted since I've known Hisomu-sensei so long."

Ohta turned back to the other three, "Good to see you again, Otaku-san. Not a bad shot yourself."

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:32 pm

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She held back a sigh.

"Everyone has an accent, Otomo-san. Ways we learn to talk, learned from family and friends. It's just a thing. I suppose I'm just somewhat isolated. Spending so much time out in the field and in libraries."

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:14 pm

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"A lot of things in life that go over our heads. Best not to worry about it and take things one step at a time. Like my headache, or your accent."

A wry smile.

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:51 pm

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Hisomu Reo wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:36 pm

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Watching Reo excuse herself, Ohta turned back to the other two samurai thoughtfully, "You two gave up so easily? I never thought Hisomu-sama to be that intimidating. Even if he did make that shot under a leg."

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Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:55 pm

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"Perhaps it's this way precisely because there are no quick and easy solutions. It would make sense why one would call so many people together, with so many different outlooks and skills. If it just took one thing, one could just focus on having certain people, and a clear goal."

Another sigh. "That's actually some comfort, ma'am," Akutou says. "At least I ain't the only one ain't in on th' joke." Remembering she was still holding the gentleman's waterskin, Ohta held it back to him. "I don't think it's a joke so much as a mystery. And I'm not sure as many people are 'in on ...

snip snip snip] "I mean, it would be irresponsible of me to do anything but support the person who taught me kyuujustu in the first place, either in betting or acknowledging he is a 'shootist'. Respect one's elders and what-not." Reo WAS a show off, but with good reason. Though she feared maybe he ...

Akutou sighs into a "Hell, I don't know. An' I'm gettin' the impression that I'm one o' th' few as don't." Ohta cleared her throat, "Well, not as few as you think, I feel..." She tried listening into the noise of the conversations around them and shook her head, "Yes, not as few at all. I'm sure th...