The Day of Thunder

"Deep chest and good lungs," Otaku says promptly, leaning in a bit and cupping her chin in her palm. "Not too big and tall. Strong, though, especially in the hindquarters. Endurance, not speed." She purses her lips, and then, after a moment, adds, "Tough feet." She opens a hand in Tsubame's directi...

"A good map can be read by anyone with eyes." Otaku half-shrugs one shoulder. "Teaching is for one student. A route map is for all the world. Both have uses."

"It's definitely corrupt? Touched by Jigoku?" Reflexively, Otaku pats a spot over her breastbone, where a lozenge of jade hangs under her outer kimono.

Her gaze sweeps the other members of the little group, wordlessly cautioning them to take care around the stuff.

Chuchu will sniff at the possible dreamstone, curious to see how corrupted it is. Her face scrunches up as she makes a coughing sound -- yep, corrupted. (D4EM) Perception/Lore:Corruption rank 3 TN30, Nezumi Scent +1k1 | 6k3 ⇒ 30 (TN: 30) SUCCESS "What's the matter?" Otaku's head is on a swivel alre...

"Spirit riding someone. Like what happened to the little teacher?" Otaku's brows draw together. "You two are shugenja--" as far as she knows, Hoto-Hori is as much a human priest as Satsuki, or indeed possibly more so "--can we find these riders somehow, and separate them from their, er... mounts?" W...

Otaku listens intently while the other women and Hoto-Hori hash out all the day's discoveries. It's rare that she'd raise her voice to be heard through crosstalk or interrupt someone else's explanation; she stays attentive and orders her own thoughts until a pause opens in the conversation. "So, the...

snip Otaku nods and lifts the lantern's cover for a few moments so that Reo can catch his makeshift torch alight off the burning wick, though she winces a little at the waste of a good seasoned walking staff. "Let's go. Stay together." Unless the cave gets too narrow, she'll even lead Tsubame in wi...

"It's a shame none of those old ones finished the job," Otaku says quietly, half to herself. "Or left directions."

Otaku nods gratefully in acceptance of the tea top-up. "I haven't been much in the high mountains. Only as far as Lady Saruko's town in the Dragon lands." She tilts her head to one side, her eyes going a bit distant as she considers. "The air is thinner up there, if you go high enough, I heard? And ...

Otaku has Absolute Direction (and has complained IC to anyone who would listen about its behaving weirdly here). I think Tai may as well. I don’t know who else does. Other than that, I pretty much just have a rank of spellcraft. Well, and animal handling if we need, like, actual animals rather than ...

Reiko Ohta wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:47 pm

Why would anyone have jade? It's a rare material, and it's not like it was suggested for character creation. Nor implied to be suggested in the invite. Nor did Shinsei ask people if they had any when he briefed everyone.

If this means that Ohta needs a piece, then just let me know.

Just a quick note to note that I have a note for the note post here: viewtopic.php?f=37&t=728

Hiruma Naraku wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:44 am

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Otaku nods. “Very well. Please lead the way, Hiruma-san. Let’s go find Hisomu-san before he trips on something.” She gestures the group forward.

((Entering the cave?))

Zzzz.

"Makime and Matsu and the Imperials will need to lay plans on those findings too. No sense doing it all twice." Otaku's lips quirk wryly as she picks up her now-cooler teacup again. "Besides, it is as you said. The future's for our children. If we can't plan for that, what is the point?" She turns ...

Yup, how much is known from the dreamstone cavern and the stuff found therein on the morning of D4 is still TBD. Once those research scenes get further along it'll be easier to say what info needs to get spread around from them! Pitfalls of playing the whole day's time slots simultaneously. Luckily ...

Otaku sighs. "I would rest happier if our children could at least fight new battles, not our same old ones over again," she admits, softly. "But you are probably right. And they may do better than us." She explains the note Naraku and the rest of the scouting party brought out of the dreamstone cave...

We could also try asking various villagers what, if anything, they actually would like from us. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I've been hesitant to bug for NPC time personally, but it would make sense.

"One is what we have." Otaku shrugs one shoulder in answer to Tae-soo's question, then bends to coax fire from her flint and iron striker to light the lamp's wick. "It's a good traveling lantern from Lady Shinjo's stores." She straightens up holding the lit lantern--an oil soaked wick whose flame is...

"That's plenty, Nozomi-san." Otaku shrugs again. "If the people of the clans must do this ourselves, it's what we owe the Heavens. For sending us the brothers and sisters of Shiba and their gifts." She considers, meanwhile blinking the garden's heavy sleep out of her eyes again. "Anyway... most of t...