The Day of Thunder

Shang frowned as she thought back earlier today. "They are heavily damaged but it would help to have another look over, I'm sure. I think there might have been only two pairs of eyes on it and none were shugenja. I did mention the idea that a shugenja could repair the scrolls but I was told it was u...

With the cup carefully in her hand, she rested her chin in her other hand as she contemplated on this. "Perhaps they used to have words and were long forgotten into the ages with a tune only remaining. That might not be the case as not all songs need words to convey their meaning, of course. It's ju...

Shang found herself eyeing the dreamstone that Yumi wore around her next as she contemplated that tale, perhaps reminding herself that she had something similar from around Blue Lotus village. Didn't Yumi come to the village with that already? Then again, Shang only happened upon such an object rece...

Will be scarce tonight, likely see you tomorrow!

"Dependin' on what kinda turtle," Akutou says, "there's a surprisin' amount o' meat on 'em. Often rich, too. "An' there's this, too: what it takes a lotta gettin' to get is us'lly what folks value. Think on it; are y' more proud o' what come easy, or what y' had t' work hard t' do?" Shang found her...

"Have a pleasant day," Shang said in parting and took her leave.

/exit

(OOC: Thanks for the scene!)

"D'pends on th' turtle, ma'am," Akutou says. "Some're good eatin', some'll do in a pinch, an' some...there're some as do their best t' get you back f'r takin' 'em." He gives an almost theatrical shudder. "Found that out from direct pers'nal experience more'n once. Ain't many people as I'd recommend...

"There you are! My apologies, maybe I just didn't see you earlier." She would say when he emerged. "Oh! Then, in that case, there's no reason to not carry on!" She chuckled, trying to sweep that serious suspicion she had earlier. "Sorry, I didn't mean to cause any cause for concern and you're aware...

"I should be thanking you, Reiko-san," she chuckled, shaking her head on an amused note before she returned the bow. "Truly, I would have been squinting at these words all day and not made progress. Thank you for joining me." Seeing as Ohta was wrapping up her business here, Shang figured she should...

"Thing is," Akutou responds, "there're some types of fish as that works on, though you wanna have a line tied t' your arrow afore you loose it. Works well wi' other things in th' water, too, turtles an' such. "O' course, they get too big, y' need a spear for 'em. True o' some bigger game, too." Sha...

For whatever reason, Shang found herself flinching at the laugh from Yumi. Yumi had laughed several times in their meeting but she didn't expect her to burst out laughing at something that sounded so serious. She gave a big exaggerated blink at the situation before shaking her head, trying to proces...

"From what I've been told, they're a splinter of your tribe, so there might be some differences in philosophy. They might have been lured here with a certain promise or the need to enter the realm of dreams supposedly. I would consider consulting Reiko Ohta if you ever happen to run into her. She ma...

That gets a short, almost rueful laugh from Akutou. "Not in s' many words," he says. "But th' concepts clear 'nough." He regards her. "That's 'bout th' first time anybody's used one o' them simile things that's made sense t' me. Us'lly, they're all flowery and circumlocutive, get all turned in on t...

The continued talk of bunnies might have been inconsequential talk but she supposed that something like that did fall into her domain as a storyteller, even if very few people question how things are or the motives when it comes to the story itself. Typically, her audience was more glad that a story...

Shang moved to a spot by her tents where a mat had been laid out. With the rain a day ago, she didn't quite trust the ground to sit when there were patches of mud everywhere. She sat down carefully and offered Matsu a spot beside her. Better to talk sitting than standing on ceremony. "It is a very p...

Shang looked a bit skeptical at this. "...Maybe from the outside but I think if you'll take a closer look, the village is quite unusual in many ways, especially for a place untouched by the Kami Empire. Their buildings are rather advanced from the looks of it. It's not just long houses and yurts, th...

Akutou shrugs slightly. "Still more goin' on, too," he says, quietly. "An', well, I know how it feels t' feel b'trayed by them as you'd wanna trust." He shakes his head. "Caint always recover fr'm that kinda hurt." Shang shook her head and let out a sigh. "At some points during the stay, I almost w...

"That would make the both of us, at least. So we're probably on the same footing there. Initially, I thought it was something relating to the harvest but it might be for a local custom. This is a rather unusual place, seeing as it's surrounded by fog but it's managed to have such bountiful stores. O...

Sleep time...

"Oh, uhm..." Shang blinked when Matsu reached for her hand, not expecting that she wouldn't take the cup from her hand. Of course, she thankfully didn't let her cup go as she could feel that Matsu didn't take it completely in her grip (and avoiding the trauma of spilt sake!). She found herself preem...