The Day of Thunder

Tomatoes not being a fruit available in Rokugan at his time, feel free to make comparisons with other foodstuffs of the red variety.

For yes, he was red indeed

''I...um...err...it is my pleasure Lady Chouri''

he was not quite sure what to say

Investigation roll at festival start, TN 35, Void for 1k1, free raise for Wu 1 (will reduce the TN by 5) | 7k4 ⇒ 35 (TN: 30)

Chouri having caugh Zhe's eye already, he would hardly miss a detail

Success

The bushi tried to fight a blush coming to his cheeks.

''There is logic to it.'' he replied sheepishly ''The Wu neighbors the tattooed monks of the Togashi...we are well used in dealing with riddles''

The dragon politely bowed to the other guests but otherwise kept his distance: This was lady Chouri's house and her affairs after all.

After laying the fishing rod down near the entrance he returned to the kitchen to finish the cleaning.

''The world changed rather quickly in a minuscule amount of time''

A man in a green roughspun clothing with a fishing rod appeared, coming from the yard. He smiled timidly, knowing he should not have interrupted the conversion

''My apologies for the intrusion''

''True, quite true lady Chouri.'' there was some mirth in his eyes, as if he caught a plot twist before it's reveal ''It's why the festival is important, right? To have people in good spirits, to make human connections and to make them remember what is important before the final challenge?''

Oddly enough, the dragon smiled

''Well then, we can still prepare ourselves beforehand. The journey is personal but I am not quite convinced we will be alone''

He contemplated the uneasy answers

''And how do we fight these apparitions? Can we support others or must we stand alone?''

The diplomat of the Wu stalked the food stalls. When one was found to have a brief calm between visitors he would swoop down to talk to the owners and talk...food and produce. Talks of cooking, food supply and local production interspersed with praises for the local's work. Hard working folk liked t...

As the guests spoke with the headwoman, the keen of ear could pick-up was the sound of a sliding doors not too far. It was soon followed by a splash and the working of a well.

Someone was doing chores.

There was a grave nod

''Yes...'' he paused for a second ''...do you know how this response will take shape?''

snip The dragon had not recognized the tribe this man had come from so, being practical, he attributed any odd behavior to the cultural wealth the tribes possessed. The kami knew he had oddities as well. ''Oh indeed. Shinsei-sama did a lot of travel to bring everyone here.'' he gave a bow ''I am Wu...

snip (OOC: Please PM or quote if approaching! I'm awful with large threads) Zhe had been looking from the back to get a good view of the gathering crowd, confident that Shinsei's words could be heard from there. He might have stood out too much if he'd come closer anyway, being armored and seemingl...

That...sounded familar

''Oh? I think I have heard of something similar...we will have to face this fear afterwards, won't we?''

Oh man, oh boy

Wu Zhe was had been preparing himself to go down fishing when he had heard the gossip in the village. So there he was: The Shinsei. The Wu knew about him and one of his shame, of course, but that was in the past.

Now the little teacher had come, likely for an important reason

Last lard of the year soon!

''Of course'' he bowed back, smiling ''I can help with any dairy you might want to prepare and, while not a professional, I can help prepare the feast.''

He cocked his head, curious at the last mention

''Effigies for mental purification?''

''On a mountain a few years back. He was in a sorry shape and I helped nurse him back to health. He's been following me since then.'' He reached out and scratched the troublemaker's head ''He used to be quite a handful but the years are catching up to him.'' He breathed in, returning to the subject ...

The dragon fidgets a bit ''I do not want to refuse your offer, Lady Chouri, I just want to make sure I am not imposing.'' At that moment a tiny yawn could be heard by both silly humans and the red panda's head appeared from within the man's coat. Inspecting the situation and seeing a perfectly fine ...

The meeting of the century is upon us:

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