The Day of Thunder

Akutou notes the approaches of Yukara and Reo to the ceremony. "Seems we'll get t' see, one way or 'nother," he says. "I c'n hope it'll be well." An' that I c'n get at least one person out afore it all goes t' shit. "Hopefully, Otomo-san! I cannot imagine the outrage to follow if something should g...

Shang pursed her lip at the laugh, nearing a pout in this case. She did shoot her a momentary glare before shaking her head and looking off in dismissal. It would seem hard to argue with Yumi when she was going to be full of giggles at the moment. "Sorry, I guess I don't have a very good idea what a...

Hikaru glanced quickly around, frowning. "There is a rather uncanny feel to many of the features here. I know I've gotten a strange feeling in the fog many times. And the dreams..." His brow drew down. "But have you heard unsettling things during waking hours? Or do you speak metaphorically?" Her g...

Shang is capable of doing Painting and Storytelling at 10k5 each, after void and bonuses. No limits on raises too. How many raises are we shooting for here?

"Glad t' know you're okay," Akutou replies. "Had a rough night last night, but else, I've been more'r less okay. "An' I'll confess to a powerful curiosity 'bout this here thing. Been a lot goin' int'restin'ly, an' I've heard tell o' miracles at work here. Be somethin' t' see one, y' know?" He nods....

"If they use swords, I'm sure," she said with a faint sigh in her breath, recalling that whole bit about mutant wolf hybrids. It seems that their means of dealing harm weren't always going to be conventional or even mundane. "But we'll make do with everyone's skills and use when the time comes." "I ...

I get the feeling that by working out between getting +10 TN and not getting +10 TN, the decisions might have been already made on your part.

"Whoa, hey!" Shang would call out when she saw these signs of her slipping in the mud but held herself back from doing more than that when it seemed that Yumi self-corrected herself. She was mindful of her own steps around here, especially with all of this rain around them. The last thing she wanted...

Hikaru gave one of his barely there smiles. "Perhaps." It was, of course, an impossibility. "Although really, part of the challenge is expressing what you wish to express through an imperfect medium. A painting is not the original scene, or feeling, but a recreation, or a retelling of it." He incli...

Akutou makes his way over to Shang, tipping his hat as he gets to her. "Evenin', ma'am," he says. "Been doin' alright these past few days?" "Hm? Oh, Otomo-san, good evening!" She would greet him with a bow. "I suppose all right would be the easier way to sum it up. I've managed to sleep, wake up to...

Looking for a new home in Blue Lotus Village? 10 units already sold! (Mid Afternoon)

Despite heavy winds, Shang was fine to trade one undesirable weather for another and she ventured out for a walk around the village. It was to her surprise that houses were being built (or rebuilt?)! It was surprising to see the lengths that the village would go to continue their routines, despite t...

Perhaps curiosity got the better of Shang but she was also here to witness what this supposed ritual was about. It seems that the festival had led up to this. She hoped that there wouldn't be too much food and drink offered in terms of hospitality here. After the most recent news, she found her appe...

"I would imagine son, Nanzi-sama. At least, I would hope that's the case! Or else destiny would have likely lured a whole army or band of hardened warriors to the village. I would hope that this would be no mere accident! That said, I think I could be capable of fending for myself if it comes to it,...

"I am." Hikaru confirmed. "I have at least attempted many arts, but painting is the one that I have chosen to dedicate myself to." A smile just touched his lips. "Even so, I am still a long ways from perfection, as much as that can even be achieved." A brief pause as he got a fold of paper lined up...

I'm not so sure for Shang to be honest!

"Oh, that's good," she murmured under her breath when Yumi confirmed her name and identity. One of the properties she recalled of the river was the loss of memories. "You might be in better shape than I initially thought. Hopefully, whatever you're feeling right now, will be temporary. I know that y...

"I suppose I don't..." she murmured, a bit defeated on that prospect as she looked to Ohta to see if she magically was friends with a nezumi. Shang had yet to meet one!

"Are these battles always against something that in front of you, that's made itself obvious as a threat that you must strike down with your sword?" She said curiously at first before shaking her head. "I take it that's likely not the case, then what are these smaller battles? Just merely building a...

"While life is a long journey, it can still be circular in a way sometimes. I suppose you haven't strayed too far from your origins, which is fine when it's honest work!" She chuckled with a few nods. "I think it's quite a time to be travelling the Kami Empire at the moment, strive and uncertainty a...