D5 | ME | Set the Board | Expecting

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"One can hope. I've seen some pretty expensive Mechpla models on the market, but they're like... rare collectibles! But as you say, it makes sense that a drone is a bit expensive, I guess."

Kanna sipped her tea again, finding its notes very satisfying.

"But, I guess we should try harder to show that we are indeed friends and allies of the Crab. I'll be putting in my efforts at the temple of Daikoku, as Umiko-sama asked me to do," Kanna nodded firmly, "and, we should arrange to have some kind of more formal meetings I guess. I'll try to talk to Nagisa-san, or Honoka-sama maybe about that in the coming days. I don't want to speak for you, but my family has greenlit any potential marriage-offers for me at least."

Not that she was super-excited about marriage, but duty was duty, and Kanna was dutiful!

Ichitaiyo blinked. "Really? That's.. very good. I'm just.." and she rubbed the back of the head. "I don't know what my side of the family thinks about marrying me off. I don't know if I am worth much in Marriage as business decision, given my half-bloodedness and ill connection to my clan, I do serve better doing what I do. Someone would have to like me for what I am to want to marry me."

"I think.. I will approach the Magistry and offer my services. It will be important to form relations with my future neighbors if I intend to stay here, and I need to brush my actual law enforcement skills."

[Tamori Kanna]

"I think.. I will approach the Magistry and offer my services. It will be important to form relations with my future neighbors if I intend to stay here, and I need to brush my actual law enforcement skills."

"Well, I think you'd be a great asset to anyone who is lucky to marry you! You're smart, and skilled, and pretty!" Kanna sincerely believed this. She knew that most of her own value as a marriage candidate was probably more on the fact that she was well-connected and a shugenja.

"But I think that sounds like a good idea! We should see how can be helpful to our allies, and maybe future neighbors if we both stay here. And I think the magistry will appreciate the skills of a Kitsuki, surely."

Thinking it over a bit more, she had some more tea. "Anything else we can do, I wonder?"

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"Well, I think you'd be a great asset to anyone who is lucky to marry you! You're smart, and skilled, and pretty!" Kanna sincerely believed this. She knew that most of her own value as a marriage candidate was probably more on the fact that she was well-connected and a shugenja.

"But I think that sounds like a good idea! We should see how can be helpful to our allies, and maybe future neighbors if we both stay here. And I think the magistry will appreciate the skills of a Kitsuki, surely."

Thinking it over a bit more, she had some more tea. "Anything else we can do, I wonder?"

Ichitaiyo bowed with a comforted smile. "Thank you, Kanna."

And she glanced over to the side. "Any ideas that come to me might be.. of dubious honorability. Like attempting to sabotage the efforts of our main rival, the Scorpion."

[Tamori Kanna]

And she glanced over to the side. "Any ideas that come to me might be.. of dubious honorability. Like attempting to sabotage the efforts of our main rival, the Scorpion."

"But the Scorpion are also our allies too," Kanna thought out loud, but a touch uncertain. "Perhaps we should try to ally with them more to ensure that the alliance stands strong at the end of this? That the outcome benefits our three clans the most?"

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"But the Scorpion are also our allies too," Kanna thought out loud, but a touch uncertain. "Perhaps we should try to ally with them more to ensure that the alliance stands strong at the end of this? That the outcome benefits our three clans the most?"

"You're right..."

Ichitaiyo took a moment to think over it.

"Maybe.. We could assess what allies they have gathered, and ask them to lay their support unto us. We'd be conceding any possibility of being the main partner of Green Carp though. They are more, they have had the capability to reach out to the locals more than we have."

[Tamori Kanna]

"Maybe.. We could assess what allies they have gathered, and ask them to lay their support unto us. We'd be conceding any possibility of being the main partner of Green Carp though. They are more, they have had the capability to reach out to the locals more than we have."

"That is true... but I like what you're saying!" Kanna smiled warmly. "We'll talk with the Crab we've gotten to know, and see how that goes. Maybe approach the Scorpion after that too?" Though she had a feeling that Scorpion would be more interested in their own, and not help the Dragon out.

"In the end, it is what it is. We are giving it our best!"

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"That is true... but I like what you're saying!" Kanna smiled warmly. "We'll talk with the Crab we've gotten to know, and see how that goes. Maybe approach the Scorpion after that too?" Though she had a feeling that Scorpion would be more interested in their own, and not help the Dragon out.

"In the end, it is what it is. We are giving it our best!"

"The Scorpion is simply a matter of offering them part of our winnings, in exchange of the resources needed to get the place of being the backup developers." Ichitaiyo offered, leaning forwards in thought. "We'll play the board as is set. And we'll take whatever we can."

[Tamori Kanna]

"The Scorpion is simply a matter of offering them part of our winnings, in exchange of the resources needed to get the place of being the backup developers." Ichitaiyo offered, leaning forwards in thought. "We'll play the board as is set. And we'll take whatever we can."

Kanna thought about that. If they gave away part of their winnings to the Scorpion, wouldn't their own lords be upset with them for giving away what they were sent to procure?

That was a hard thought to think about for too long.

"Yeah, as you say. We'll play as the board is set, and do best to bring honor to our clan."

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Kanna thought about that. If they gave away part of their winnings to the Scorpion, wouldn't their own lords be upset with them for giving away what they were sent to procure?

That was a hard thought to think about for too long.

"Yeah, as you say. We'll play as the board is set, and do best to bring honor to our clan."

Ichitaiyo nodded sagely. "If the clan sent us, is because they entrusted our judgement to make the decisions, and they bear the responsibility of not sending more resources for us."

"We do the best with what we have."

[Tamori Kanna]

Ichitaiyo nodded sagely. "If the clan sent us, is because they entrusted our judgement to make the decisions, and they bear the responsibility of not sending more resources for us."

"We do the best with what we have."

Kanna nodded as well. "We're the Dragon, and we're not without resources. Marriages, research agreements, business deals, services of our specialists among the Kitsuki, Tamori, or Tonbo... we have things to offer! We have technology other clans don't have too, so who knows, maybe they'll be interested in that."

Most of that was alien tech that had been studied and reworked, so it was maybe a bit iffy territory for some.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Kanna nodded as well. "We're the Dragon, and we're not without resources. Marriages, research agreements, business deals, services of our specialists among the Kitsuki, Tamori, or Tonbo... we have things to offer! We have technology other clans don't have too, so who knows, maybe they'll be interested in that."

Most of that was alien tech that had been studied and reworked, so it was maybe a bit iffy territory for some.

Ichitaiyo refilled both cups in ceremony, taking hers and raising it.

"This is the moment we turn things around, and show the galaxy the wisdom and flexibility of the Dragon. We have done a better job than most by following the structure, now we shall set the terms."

"Shall we toast for our new path?"

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OOC: Just as a note, how about we try to steer this scene towards a finale?

[Tamori Kanna]

"Shall we toast for our new path?"

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OOC: Just as a note, how about we try to steer this scene towards a finale?

"Yes, a toast!" Kanna smiled warmly. Excited for the future! In the end, even if they didn't secure the best business deals with the Yasuki here, they had still upheld the honor of their clan and secured some place in Green Carps' development!

"To the future!"

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OOC: Fine by me! /fade to tea?

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"To the future!"

"To the future!"

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OOC: There! Thanks for the scene! Thank you so much for being so pivotal to Ichitaiyo's game