Gently, Hikaru shook his head. "I suspect modesty. Regardless, I feel that practice should be done both alone and with a partner. The latter to test your skills, and the former to reflect on what you have learned."
Ohta put a hand to her chin as she listened, nodding slightly before looking up at the question.Otomo Akutou wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:59 am"Th' O-Iemoto refined his methods from th' days afore th' Kami an' taught 'em t' others, includin' yours truly. Th' Lord Hantei seems t' find th' lot o' us useful, 'specially f'r keepin' tabs on th' less settled parts.
"Scoutin's a need, too."
Akutou adjusts his hat slightly.
"How all're you trained, ma'am?"
Akutou smiles openly.Reiko Ohta wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:54 pmOhta put a hand to her chin as she listened, nodding slightly before looking up at the question.
"Me? Mmmm... I'm a scout of sorts too. Not for the wilderness though; There are other places dangers can lie than the wilderness, after all."
"People and spirits and... other things. Criminals and secret societies and long lost tribes. Things to discover and root out."
"You really love allegories, don't you?" Naraku stared blankly at Kai, he really has never met someone as weird as her. "But for the sake of argument, I would agree with you. Though he does seem to be strong enough to carry a rock around."
"I think you an' I might have a lot t' discuss, ma'am," Akutou says. "It's a pleasure t've made your acquaintance, truly!"Reiko Ohta wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:02 pm"People and spirits and... other things. Criminals and secret societies and long lost tribes. Things to discover and root out."
"Yeah, the boulder thing confuses me too. A reference to the beetle rolling their ball?
Description "So Shinsei is carting away a pile of dung? But no, not all of us. If I had a boulder in front of me I doubt I could move such rock. Melting it on the other hand..." he nods pensively, thinking what would be the best concoction to melt through stone. An exercise for the future.
"I find the word 'fuck' works best if used sparingly and at moments of extreme emphasis, Yuzuru-san." Makime remarked dryly. She had thought most Imperials were well-mannered and well-spoken. Her mental calculus on the Imperial families shifted, creating the Sora faction inside the greater Imperial household.Yuzuru Hoto-Hori wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:04 pmHe just about managed to not stick his tongue out at Ukyou over the sour grapes comment.
"Weird shit always follow that donkey around. We'll be swimming in it within the fiveday, I fucking tell you."
Well there was a lovely mental image.
She shook her head, “It’s not a focus of his training, no. He’s been much more focused on the creation of katana and their spreading throughout the Empire. It’s a spiritual thing for him and all… Sword and samurai.”Doji Hikaru wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:37 pm
Gently, Hikaru shook his head. "I suspect modesty. Regardless, I feel that practice should be done both alone and with a partner. The latter to test your skills, and the former to reflect on what you have learned."
He went on. "The same holds true for other arts. Music, painting..." Hikaru waved a hand. "Does Lord Kakita teach of these?"
Ohta gave a nod to Akutou before turning to listen to what the Teacher had to say. This WAS why she was here, after all.
Akutou touches his hat-brim and makes a similar turn.
"Painting and drawing must be a challenging medium for sure in that regard, compared to music or dance, I guess? A lot easier for folks to say they like that melody or rhythm, compared to trying to understand something abstract or different..." Satsuki mused over the idea of how to overcome that obstacle with an audience. Her younger brother would've had more ideas than her, being more of a showman than her.Saru Shang wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 1:18 pm"Ah, Satsuki, then," she said with an earnest smile on that proposal being extended to her. It would make sense that they weren't so stiff with the formalities in this budding Empire when her parents barely even knew what a Kami was and were roaming the lands even before the first folded blade was even forged! "That would be most helpful. Well, it's all situational context anyway. What we see and feel before us is all already very tangible already, that goes when it comes to my pieces. I suppose not every village audience can appreciate that just yet. At the end of the day, some people would like to know what the heck they're even looking at.
Shang let out an audible gasp, admittedly cranking the drama a little higher than necessary. "Oh dear, if I had known there was going to be a storm, I would have considered spending my coins on a more sturdy tent and maybe even barter to get a horse of my own. This Shinsei is very inspiring, I've been told, enough to move the Kami into action...I suspect is more than enough to stop others from thinking about chasing him out on sight, of course. Village and commune pariahs with bad omens surrounding them suffer less kind fates...but this storm must be worth weathering, yes?" She looked to Satsuki for her opinion, surely she was more personally acquainted with the living legend.
Status: 4.0 (possibly Togashi's Heir) Glory: 3.0
"Have thee talked to him?" Kai wondered.Makime Omoi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 12:54 am"I'm sure there are many here who are unsure or skeptical, the past thirty-odd years have seen much upheaval in people's lives and Shinsei brings more of that. It's only natural that some will resist or be defensive, even the Kami are not universal in their opinion of him. You at least have the opportunity to hear him for yourself and decide."
