The Day of Thunder

Shang had been suffering from a sudden migraine as she had been trying to craft this letter. Ultimately, she broke the tone of the letter down as if she was kindly convincing a child to do their chores. It came from a place of good intention, although mired with some passive-aggressive tones. To the...

Shang placed a hand on the part of her robes where she stowed her papers away in thought and nodded. "There's an idea I had from the start, to be honest, but I found myself a bit falling behind on trying to determine who were the Thunder Champions among us! Or rather, a piece where it would capture ...

Shang shook her head at something. "I didn't mean to reference the monk clan but I suppose it would seem rather easy to point the finger on their seemingly indecisive ways. At the end of the day, who knows what really lurks in the minds of a monk? But I do admit that there might be some element of t...

Shang rubbed her eyes in thought. "Well, we're speaking with a bit of uncertainty when there are so many tales and fables in the world. There is no certain formula to make a satisfying story. I'd like to think there would be a sure ending, not one that spells out everything afterwards but at the ver...

"Thank you, Nanzi-sama, for the vote of confidence. I would hope so, as I'm currently finding myself in a state of being and not being. A blank, if you will. However, it does feel that this is just at the tip of my tongue, yes! I can feel the thoughts wanting to make themselves. At least, in regards...

Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:23 pm

"I shall look for'ard to it, ma'am," Akutou replies, touching the brim of his hat in reply.

"Very much so."

~~~~~
Thank you!

"Have yourself a good night," she said in parting before making her way out.

/exit

(OOC: You're welcome, thank you!)

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Akutou chuckles. "It would make f'r a more complicated time," he admits. "And f'r folks like me who ain't s' good wi' their words, it'd be a hardship, t' be sure." He pauses, considering. "Might mean we'd have t' direct our attentions otherwise th'n th' world outside th' cities an' such. An' that m...

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Akutou, belatedly, reports. "Well, I was out patrollin'," he says, "an' keepin' an eye out f'r game, as a body do. I's joined by Kai an' Hisomu Goju, an' while we were out, I saw somethin' looked like a tapir. Now, them ain't s'posed t' be here, so I thought it were somethin' screwy, an' then I saw...

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