The Day of Thunder

Ranmaru closed his eyes. "Okay, I didn't really do anything. She just didn't seem interested in fighting." He opened them back up, a little abashed. "Might not have even been me. Could be fighting even one person would alert the whole camp."

"I believe she intended to until I frightened her away." Ranmaru pressed his lips together. Had a mere look from him truly been that frightening? "Maybe she only intended to prick me with them, not fight." That would be in line with his philosophy about women too. "As for the rest of her? I can't sa...

Subject: [D5LA] Three Tasks (CLOSED) As they kissed, Hikaru released her left hand, but only to slide his arm around her waist. Almost as if he could read her mind, he pulled her closer, pressing her form against his. One kiss became two, then three, as Hikaru found himself unable to break away, wa...

Ranmaru took the comments in stride since he had, in fact, come to her for advice. As instructed, he positioned himself to help keep the fire lit. "You know all about mystic stuff. I didn't think the nightmares would bother me... and a lot haven't. Last night, though, it's really been sticking to me...

"A Dragon is never lost. At least, that's what the big man himself likes to say." Ranmaru scratched the back of his head. "I was looking for you, to be specific. You seem wise due to being uh... Older than I am." His mom did say that a lot of women didn't like to be called old old.

Maybe another man would have tried to take a peak as Satsuki sat up. Ranmaru, well, was completely uninterested. "I saw this woman in the night, with needles for fingers." Well, he hadn't seen something like breasts or anything, but he was still pretty sure that the would-be assailant was a woman. "...

Well, of all the things to be called, he did like the term swordsman. But that was cause he loved handling them so much. "As well as one can in this odd village." He narrowed his eyes. "You know about the odd figures in the night. I heard something about Shinsei but I haven't investigated further ye...

A day of rigorous exercise required equally rigorous scrubbing. Once that was out of the way, Ranmaru headed over to the springs. Should I have worked out more today? he wondered as he patted his bicep. With how rough his sleep had been, he wanted to try getting some rest early tonight. It wasn't un...

To assuage all his complicated man feelings, Ranmaru sought out a particular woman to help parse out his choice of words. She hadn't been particularly kind to him but she also seemed wise because she was, well, old. His bout of self-reflection did not include covering up his chest, though. He still ...

OOC: Whoops, misread the event. Reset continuity is a go: --- There was nothing obviously wrong at the beginning of Ranmaru's dream, at least for an ordinary person. Indeed an ordinary person might have been entranced by the woman who meandered through her vibrant garden. The flowers had grown in we...

There was nothing obviously wrong at the beginning of Ranmaru's dream, at least for an ordinary person. Indeed an ordinary person might have been entranced by the woman who meandered through her vibrant garden. The flowers had grown in well under her delicate care but none could compare to her beaut...

I assume Benten's Blessing doesn't affect the social rolls for the sleep event but I figured I'd ask.

Ranmaru tilted his head. "I don't know how they do it in other clans but I need not ever worry that Togashi will ever oppose the Emperor. Therefore, this is a pointless question for me to answer." The earlier question about this fighting style's efficacy still whirred in his mind. But he also wrestl...

Ranmaru shrugged. "It's not something to be taken so literally. Go where you're needed most, heed the call of destiny." His eyes lazily glanced around at the camp around them. "Like how so many came here." He let out a soft sigh. "But don't be fooled: even something seemingly minor could have preven...

At the mention of strength, Ranmaru flexed his bicep. But his bravado waned when she so easily deduced his motivation before this escapade. "Well bigger is obviously better," he said. His attention shifted to the other woman. "Ah yes, introductions. Ranmaru, Defender of the Empire, so and so on." He...

"At one point he did," Ranmaru said before doing his best to twirl the shaft around his hand. Nice. Well, it wasn't so nice since it fell to the ground. He clucked his tongue then squatted down to pick it back up. "He didn't approve but I'm guessing not a lot of people approved of him when he create...

Ranmaru had done well in his studies of Niten but not enough. There were times when he was still too heavy on his feet, exposing himself (not in that way) to attacks and missing key openings. Sometimes he did not exert himself at a steady pace either; he could have used a bit more endurance. But ins...

"Show me your stance!" he bellowed to both of them. His own was a more flamboyant beginning to the usual Niten way, arms spread wide to lend to the appearance of LARGE.

"Don't come back until you're ready for a proper challenge." Ranmaru went back into his abode and did not stress on the matter.

Needles... Tools of a woman.

Even if his eyes could not discern the figure, his mind filled in the gaps: a true manly man would not have announced his presence for a duel. But even the lowliest man would not simply run off into the night as soon as spotted. Ranmaru gripped his swords and then stepped out of his tent. One could ...