She smiled brightly at the praise and said, “I am elated, I was a bit pensive, but I have felt confident to explore more experimental music since I have arrived and it’s like… opening one’s home to a stranger and hoping they like what they see… sorry I am terrible at analogies,” she said warmly.
“Is there anything further we can do to aid you and yours in the coming days?”
Chouri looks deeply exhausted for a moment before finally saying, "Win."
Chuchu will get up from the table to play with the other children for awhile -- tag and singing made-up songs and rock-paper-scissors -- but eventually she realizes she's being watched. Or maybe it's the woman's scent that catches her attention first; even Chuchu doesn't know. But her shiny eyes turn to Chouri, and she chitters to the others she'll be "back-back" before scampering to the woman.
"Hi-hi?"
She settles at Ai's feet, one of her little hands holding the Crane's sleeve.
When Chuchu scampers up and asks for her, she crouches a bit to get on her level. "I'm Chouri, it's nice to meet you. I hear you found my notes."
“We will,” she said confidently. Then she looked down at ChuChu and said, “Oh… little one… Chu-Chu-san? Yes?”
She looked to Ai and nodded, seeming bolstered by her confidence. "Thank you. Whatever else happens..." She looked around. "These people deserve to be safe."
Norikage watched the interaction between the Crane and village head, then the Nezumi. He kept his distance where he sat, smoking. It all seemed pleasant enough. Though he hadn't spoken to her in some days, he still didn't really plan to. She seemed busy. Plus he was certain she might get grey hairs if the world didn't hurry up and end. She could do with not having a creep like him talking to her.
Scanning the party he saw the Togashi woman from his dream a few nights past. He had to admit, she looked much better not being inside out with all her bits and pieces everywhere.
Though, that just drew his attention to the little not quite inconspicuous spot Kumori had found for herself.
He winked, but didn't get up to bother the Shiba.
Scorpion Clan • Bushi • Scout • Not Sorry • Great Things Happen
Honor: Let's just not. Status: 1 Glory 3.5
Carries: Swords, fan, mask, pipe, jade. Sometimes: armor, bow, hat, cloak.
The younger one chuckles from a ways back. Tae-soo raises a hand slightly as if to apologise, the other hand handling long chopsticks to turn the minnows around "Oh, joesong, er, I mean, apologies! It's a simple word really: Ne?"
Which was probably rather confusing in itself... but he didn't seem to notice that at the moment.
Maybe because some of his attention was suddenly drawn to the exchange between Chuchu and the village head. He wondered about going and greeting the small rodentkin he'd met the previous day, but somehow it didn't seem like the best time to do that.
Maybe because some of his attention was suddenly drawn to the exchange between Chuchu and the village head. He wondered about going and greeting the small rodentkin he'd met the previous day, but somehow it didn't seem like the best time to do that.
"You speak Nezumi?" Akutou asks. "I catch a few words, but that's 'bout all."
Otomo Akutou, Stag Clan Hunter
Status 1.0, Glory 4.0, Honor as Expected Crafty * Destined * Heroic * Silent * Wary * Cursed * Disdained * Driven * Phobic
Commonly with jade finger, daisho, standard clothes, pack; hat and cloak as weather appropriate
In peril, jade finger, daisho, yumi, quiver, arrows, ashigaru armor, rations, cash (the pack will wait)
When traveling, all of it
Kai's rose a brow when the ratling said that they have seen Doji. He knows it is not his place to speak nor to act. He sat at a table and listened to the different conversations that were happening at the dinner.
"You speak Nezumi?" Akutou asks. "I catch a few words, but that's 'bout all."
"Oh?" He turned to Akutou, although his eyes shifted back to the village head now and then. "No, I can't understand what Chuchu-sshi is saying, but thr headmaster's words..."
He stops the sentence midway, looks at the man's face for a moment before his eyes go back to switching between the fish and the headwoman. "Has Otomo-nim heard of the cave, or been there?"
Sora spotted the youngest Scorpion present and blinked.
They looked to be around Soryu's age, but since they clearly weren't local, they must have come here with...
Well. Not my place to judge. Maybe no one else was available, maybe the kid insisted.
Either way, he made his way over to the teenager and bowed.
Imperial • Assassin and former Babysitter • Librarian • Experienced 3 • Bushi • Evil Eye • Tough as Old Leather • (The Worst) Sage (in Rokugan) • Team Hikaru Veteran • Disturbing Countenance • Willow • Blessed by Fukurokujin • Lucid Dreamer • Probably Older Than You • Literally Went to Hell One Time • Has Five Kids and Babysat Shiba II and all of her sisters, Don't Test Him
Carries:
Day to Day- A daisho, at least one scroll, a Nezumi Memory Stick, five fingers of jade and some dried flower petals.
Danger Imminent- Add light armor, a naginata, a yumi, and arrows.
He stops the sentence midway, looks at the man's face for a moment before his eyes go back to switching between the fish and the headwoman. "Has Otomo-nim heard of the cave, or been there?"
Akutou nods.
"Been a lot o' places recently," he says. "Strange f'r a place as don't seem t' wanna let anybody go nowhere."
He shrugs.
"But th' cookin's good here, s' there's more'n a little reason t' stay.
"An' you?"
Otomo Akutou, Stag Clan Hunter
Status 1.0, Glory 4.0, Honor as Expected Crafty * Destined * Heroic * Silent * Wary * Cursed * Disdained * Driven * Phobic
Commonly with jade finger, daisho, standard clothes, pack; hat and cloak as weather appropriate
In peril, jade finger, daisho, yumi, quiver, arrows, ashigaru armor, rations, cash (the pack will wait)
When traveling, all of it
She looked to Ai and nodded, seeming bolstered by her confidence. "Thank you. Whatever else happens..." She looked around. "These people deserve to be safe."
"My blade has never deviated from that path, we will save all we can," she said confidently.
