The Day of Thunder

She chuckled softly at that. "A pleasure to meet you, Wu Zhe. How fortunate that you've met her."

She steps back from the door and steps into the house. "Won't you come in? It's quite a chilly day, and I have the hearth lit."

Chouri smiled when Xiaochen and Ohta entered from one of the cushions around the hearth. "Please, take off your shoes and come in." She pours cups of tea for each person. "The local fog tends to make everything a bit chilly. I thought the hearth might be a nice spot after such a long trip in it."

A beautiful young woman answers the door quickly. "My goodness, things are busy today," she says with a bright smile. "Good afternoon, ah..." She eyed his kimono briefly. "... ah, is it Wu-sama? I apologize, my knowledge of the symbols of the Kami's followers aren't as familiar to me as they should ...

"They do. I've managed to help some of them." She sighed deeply. "This place seems to help ease people with troubled minds. And we did rebuild this village from a ruin and recovered some of their history here. We've accomplished a lot together." "Vegetables I can help with, though with herbs, your b...

With no horse of her own, and out of respect to the samurai who had such majestic beasts as to not gawk at the large animals, Sukuna follows Chouri close behind, offering another bow to the samurai. “Impressive place. I’m also impressed someone so young has achieved the status of a village head.” C...

"I'm so glad. Please, follow me," she says, leading them through the streets.

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[this does not count as your second thread for D0.] Chouri led them to her home, a relatively large dwelling. The entrance to the small stable with only three or four stalls was visible to the side, near a pathway that leads to up stone steps heading up the hill. "Please, go ahead and get your horse...

"Sukuna-sama, it's a pleasure to meet another of a philosophical bent," she greeted warmly. "My name is Chouri."

"A village head, out here to meet us? I am even luckier than I already thought. Stables and a history lesson to boot sounds like a perfect way to unwind from traveling." Chouri turned bright red. "Oh, I was just an ascetic. It was entirely happenstance that I ended up the head. Please don't worry t...

Chouri bows deeply to Ohta. "It's a pleasure to meet you. Please, join us.I have a small stable at my home." She gestures along the path before beginning walking again. "I was just telling Otaku-sama about the origins of our humble village."

[Sorry, autocorrect. Stuck phone posting.]

As Ohta appeared. Chouri paused to bow to her. "Good morning, samurai-sama."

"A little while... We rebuilt on the site of one of the villages that went to join the Kami," she explained as they walked. "Originally it was just me, but... I think people looking for relief from the nightmares were drawn here." She shifted the weight of the basket on her shoulders and smiled as s...

"Thank you very much! Our people have made a lot of effort in preparation for the festival starting tomorrow," she replied with a warm smile. "You and your lovely steed aren't infringing at all. My home has a small proper stable in case of guests, and there are a couple of barns around the farms tha...

A young woman soon appears out of the fog, carrying some herbs in a basket on her back. She pauses, eyes wide when she sees Xiaochen. "Oh my... We don't see a lot of horses around here... Of course, we don't see many samurai, either. Oh!" She starts. "Where are my manners?" She bowed deeply, careful...

Chouri The village headwoman as well as shaman. She leads both the village and serves as the priestess in charge of the festival. She is friendly and welcoming, and it's fairly clear from her mannerisms that she must have come from a merchant family. She has been very accommodating of the new arriv...