The Day of Thunder

"That's true." Otaku sips her tea in silence for a bit. "I didn't like to hear that even if we succeed, it will all be undone again. That it always gets undone. But a thousand years is still a long time for our children." She frowns. "I would not sleep in the village, friendly as they seem. Did your...

So we're just feeding them their own supplies they were going to eat anyway, but we do the cooking? Wasn't the assumption I was going with- we've had people eating in camp, knocking back booze, and serving up cheese, so presumably we brought more than just a sack lunch apiece That's between people ...

Not to be a party pooper, but logistically speaking I'm really curious where the supplies for this are coming from, at the end of winter in a village where nobody can get out of town to bring in provisions. :? Again, idea wasn't shot down, so... Probably just a bit of rice and/or barley. :? Some dr...

Not to be a party pooper, but logistically speaking I'm really curious where the supplies for this are coming from, at the end of winter in a village where nobody can get out of town to bring in provisions.

Unsurprisingly Sugri does not have jade. Are there any player characters who do not have at least one intact finger of jade to their names? Ayako does not have jade. (Probably would've been smarter to bring some, now that you mention it.) Sugri, Ayako, I've got one each of you can have. Beyond that...

Decided this made more sense as its own thread, so: Jade Coordination (a place to shout out if you don't have any jade at all or have extra jade).

Taking initiative to turn one of Otaku's IC worries into OOC planning, because this is one of those things that's easier to coordinate OOC and than to do all the technical organizing IC at RP thread speed. Are there any player characters who do not have at least one intact finger of jade to their na...

Otaku's tent site is at an edge of the Imperial camp, leaving room for Tsubame to graze (sometimes alongside Xiaochen's horse, Zhanshi) in the fallow field nearby. The tall, tough horses are snoozing under a scrubby tree, seeming largely unbothered by the light rain. Otaku has the side of her tent s...

"The champion of Jigoku fell. That is all that I know. As for how? Old relics. You and I will leave ripples in this life behind. So did they, long before we walked these plains. And each of us endeavors to leave behind something that will carry the truth to the next generation. I have already made ...

"Only Xiaochen-san and I are here from Shinjo's clan. We are few, so it's easy to stay in good order." Otaku's lips quirk. "We're used to travel. The rest of the other camp is... fine, thus far, apart from the dreams many are suffering." She takes a careful sip of the steaming tea, balancing get war...

Otaku listens quietly to the others as they unfold their theories about the cave and the river. "That makes much clear. It may be that if the river is poisoned by whatever's in here, it is affecting this wretched fog, too." She unhooks her lantern from Tsubame's saddle. "Are you all ready to go in a...

Otaku raises her eyebrows in pleased surprise that Anjing even has a snack for her mount. “A little rain never hurt,” she defends herself mildly, but steps under the canvas cover nevertheless, wrapping her hands around the hot cup of tea with murmured thanks. “Your camp is very neat,” she adds, look...

Question raised by Tae-soo that I was also wondering about, as the *second* investigative party heads toward the Dreamstone cave: (OOC: Ugh, shifty connection, had written that a while ago! Tae could do a quick check of the unseasonal flowers I guess. He'd also look for any sign of streams or anyth...

Otaku is timely and looks, unlike an awful lot of people in this cursed village, fairly well-rested. The drizzle beading on her hair and simple padded coat doesn’t seem to faze her as she leads Tsubame on foot through the camp, the tall horse delicately avoiding tent ropes and stakes. Otaku had tri...

"Are you suggesting that Lady Anjing, Lady Makime, Lady Matsu, Jiyo Sora-san, or I could not be trusted to handle this information safely?" Otaku asks Naraku mildly, with a raised eyebrow. "Withholding it was an error, yes. But you've remedied it now. So, what do you see in those drawings?" The last...

(OOC: if no one is going to stop hin Reo is going inside) Otaku does indeed stop him with a raised hand and quiet warning. "Wait until the shugenja are done out here, Hisomu-san. Splitting up doubles our danger." She swings down out of the saddle, looping Tsubame's reins over his saddle pommel to k...

Otaku is timely and looks, unlike an awful lot of people in this cursed village, fairly well-rested. The drizzle beading on her hair and simple padded coat doesn’t seem to faze her as she leads Tsubame on foot through the camp, the tall horse delicately avoiding tent ropes and stakes. Otaku had trie...

Question raised by Tae-soo that I was also wondering about, as the *second* investigative party heads toward the Dreamstone cave: (OOC: Ugh, shifty connection, had written that a while ago! Tae could do a quick check of the unseasonal flowers I guess. He'd also look for any sign of streams or anythi...

(snip) Otaku listens to Tai thoughtfully, then turns her head to glance at Hiruma Naraku, the only member of the group who's been out her before. "I thought this dreamstone was a corrupt thing itself? Is there more than one kind of the stuff?" "We don't know. Jade is from Tengoku. It's possible the...

snip snip Otaku waves to the small fuzzy creature. "Keep up, little one, up here where we can guard you." Tsubame might flare his nostrils a bit when the little ratling first gets closer to him, but he's much too disciplined to bother her; he carries on patiently breaking trail for Tai and the othe...