For the con to be held in Nakahama was another of the bittersweet occasions that had been quite common in Itsuka's life this season. It almost seemed like someone was writing these into her life on purpose.
Bittersweet or not, she couldn't miss it. She owed that to herself and Kirara.
She wanted to do her best and focus on the activities... reddened, emotional eyes wouldn't help. So the best way to go would be something that kept her covered. Something that made her look fun, regardless of anything else. Something that made her merry.
She had just the thing. Maybe others wouldn't even recognise her if the emotion got to her.
(... everyone did, of course)
As a local who's finally getting the Fan Con to happen on her turf, the merry-going lady has no doubts about what to do first. She does her best to help others have fun. Which she did nicely - more on instinct than any kind of knowledge, but to great effect.
She then decided to give the Enigma Room a shot. The Shadowlands-themed game was a bit of a surprise, althuogh in hindsight it really should't be. Maybe deep down hoping to defeat all the rumours about Azuma Beach, she gave it her all - and parts of her training, even way back, still guided her well, which along with some more instinctive thinking led her to a really fast run, which even had some people talking about "that sail-faced lady".
She then got really interested in a Wateru-patterned Yukata she saw... but ultimately gave up on trying to find the stand where that was available, and instead decided to try that Gumbai tournament. She'd learned the basics from Kirara years ago, who said she was "a natural". She always thought that just her being nice, but after seeing some people get smashed in the game - including Ochiba! - she decided to give it a good shot.
She knew with her limited knowledge of the meta, she wouldn't be able to go for a strategic game. But some good thinking, and she managed to hold her own pretty well, landing a decent attrition victory - much to the surprise of her opponent, who didn't expect much from the quiet girl.
"You're like a wolf in ship's clothing!", the young Hiruma said when she took his last piece. She took it as a compliment, of course.
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Volunteering
D4 EA - Fan Con! Activity 1: Volunteering. Divination/Int unskilled, TN 20 | 4k4 ⇒ 25 (TN: 20)
Success! 1 + 2 = 3 Fan Points
Enigma Room
D4 EA - Fan Con! Activity 2: Kenjutsu/Agility, Utaku Skyrider bonus, 2 CR | 5k4+6 ⇒ 27 (TN: 25)
2 Called Raises on first roll!
D4 EA - Fan Con! Activity 2: Enigma Room roll 2 (forgot to tag first roll!); Lore: Shadowlands/Int, unskilled, TN 15 | 4k4 ⇒ 17 (TN: 15)
Passed in 2 rolls! +0.2 Glory and 5 Fan Points
Gumbai Tournament
D4 EA - Fan Con! Activity 3: Gumbai Tournament! Roll 1, Games: Gumbai/Int, unskilled. | 4k4 ⇒ 28
D4 EA - Fan Con! Activity 3: Gumbai Tournament! Roll 1, Games: Gumbai/Int, unskilled. | 4k4 ⇒ 20
D4 EA - Fan Con! Activity 3: Gumbai Tournament! Roll 1, Games: Gumbai/Int, unskilled. | 4k4 ⇒ 23
Total: 71 - victory!
3 Fan Points
Total: 11 Fan Points!
Also spending 5 koku on a number of things!
Wateru the Water Salamander mini-plushie (netsuke size) - 2 bu
Complete Renga set for given series - 1 koku
Love Note card deck - 1 bu
Bayushi Chiruha's Explorer Fleet board game - 1 koku
Serial play music collection for given series - 3 bu
Total 5 bu, 2 koku; other 2 koku on 10 rolls for Mu-mujina plushies! (will roll later)
2 bu +
