[Day 11 - Mid Evening] RP Thread: Toast to the Departed

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"I understand." Suh-Hyun nodded, her eyes turning star ward once more. "How did you know Moto-san? Before coming to the island? Or a new friend?"

"New friend. It was the first friendly face I saw on the Island. We went to the opening of this restaurant- the Crabbaku. I wanted to make connections from the get go, so I asked if I could sit with her."

And she turned a little smile. "She asked me if I there just to try to have a lay with her, crass, blunt, but open. Of course I said I just wanted friends so.. from there it went."

[Soshi Kotori]

Kotori wandered away from the impromptu drinking competition - a loser even amongst the losers... and intoxicated.

Compared to her usual traditionalist wear, she'd gonna little on the modern side. A high collared halter neck top with long dethatched sleeves. It tucked into a high waisted pleated skirt with decorative chains draping around her waist. Tattoos peeked out from the hem of the skirt and across her shoulders before disappearing beneath her hair. This evening, her veil was black.

She shuffled her way through the crowd looking about as she hugged an empty sake bottle. Eventually she spotted an empty bench in the shrine, stumbling as she plopped herself down.

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[Bayushi Senshuken]

Taraka grinned.

"It's a good place to be. Tommorow Taraka won't think so, but that's her problem." she said with a small laugh. "Ahhh, so speaking of love, swing by the shop tommorow yeah? I think it's a pretty safe bet you've got 1st for the league locked up. We'll be having a small gathering to hand out the prizes." she offered.

"I will, I will!" She replies excitedly. "Perhaps we can have one last challenge? Or a series of challenges? Anyone who wants to throw the gauntlet at me?" She grins. "I'll be there to pick it up!"

[Yasuki Taraka]

"I will, I will!" She replies excitedly. "Perhaps we can have one last challenge? Or a series of challenges? Anyone who wants to throw the gauntlet at me?" She grins. "I'll be there to pick it up!"

Taraka laughed.

"I do love your enthusiasm, Bayushi-san. For drone dueling, and for racing, and for just life in general. You've got good energy." she offered. "I'll see if something can be arranged. Final day of the governor's nameless negotiation event. Things are gonna get busy and then quiet."

[Bayushi Senshuken]

Taraka laughed.

"I do love your enthusiasm, Bayushi-san. For drone dueling, and for racing, and for just life in general. You've got good energy." she offered. "I'll see if something can be arranged. Final day of the governor's nameless negotiation event. Things are gonna get busy and then quiet."

"Who knows? I might stick around and make everything more interesting and fun." She comments with the same silly grin on her face. "Kami I feel so happy right now! Like I have won everything. Contests, races. Like I don't know, isn't it a great day to be alive?"

[Yasuki Taraka]

"Who knows? I might stick around and make everything more interesting and fun." She comments with the same silly grin on her face. "Kami I feel so happy right now! Like I have won everything. Contests, races. Like I don't know, isn't it a great day to be alive?"

Taraka grinned.

"That's my hope, Bayushi-san. I think you were always meant to be here, it just took you a few years to get here." she offered. "Although...next rally, we're putting a longer hood ornament on your car. Too close to call can't be allowed to stand."

[Bayushi Senshuken]

Taraka grinned.

"That's my hope, Bayushi-san. I think you were always meant to be here, it just took you a few years to get here." she offered. "Although...next rally, we're putting a longer hood ornament on your car. Too close to call can't be allowed to stand."

"Well I have thrown the gauntlet at the Yasuki's feet. It remains to be seen if she bends to pick it up." She lowers her voice playfully. "I really really really don't want to deal with her sister. But I will if I must!" That last word is exclaimed a tiny bit too loudly.

"The hood yes, you can do your magic. Did you see it yesterday? I won the speedboat race, at least. It was as sweet as any race, I'd say."

[Yasuki Taraka]

Bang!

Taraka laughed.

"No, I couldn't see it, Bayushi-san." she admitted. "My navigation computer shorted out early, and I found myself taking a long voyage out to sea rather than racing."

She grinned.

"I'm sure it's not the result Utaku-san was looking for, but I keep telling her that I'm not a sailor. But it was nice to be out on the waves in that heat. I'm just glad they had rescue crews standing by so I didn't miss today. Alone upon the waves for a little while is fun, but it would have been bad if it went longer."

[Susumu Sumiko]

Having paid her dues, Sumiko in her favourite kimono had moved to a side to enjoy the Toast without being trampled on or worse by those who had far too much to drink. It was an interesting experience.

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[Bayushi Senshuken]

Taraka laughed.

"No, I couldn't see it, Bayushi-san." she admitted. "My navigation computer shorted out early, and I found myself taking a long voyage out to sea rather than racing."

She grinned.

"I'm sure it's not the result Utaku-san was looking for, but I keep telling her that I'm not a sailor. But it was nice to be out on the waves in that heat. I'm just glad they had rescue crews standing by so I didn't miss today. Alone upon the waves for a little while is fun, but it would have been bad if it went longer."

"If I stay, I'm totally getting sailing lessons. It was quite fun." She looks at her. "You know what! You should join me! Now or in a few years." She lowers her voice again. "She will say no probably. You know who. And I don't want to destroy things over here, I really don't. It's a nice island and one bad apple doesn't mean that all people here are rotten. No, no, no. Just one, but she has this apple too close to her for her own good." She waves her hand. "But anyways, I'll return in a few years, happy and successful. That will be my revenge to her. She only has to make sure that she's still here for my return and not in either a ditch or a golden cage."

Another wave of her hand. "I should drink some water. I think that I talk way to much right now. Hopefully, I don't make any sense."

[Miya Kisha]

Eventually she spotted an empty bench in the shrine, stumbling as she plopped herself down.

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There's room enough on the bench for two, particularly if the second is as small as Kisha is, and she makes use of the space.

"Soshi-shan," she says, the shisha slurring a smidge or a skosh. "It's been a bit."

The Miya might sway a bit as she says it.

[Soshi Kotori]

There's room enough on the bench for two, particularly if the second is as small as Kisha is, and she makes use of the space.

"Soshi-shan," she says, the shisha slurring a smidge or a skosh. "It's been a bit."

The Miya might sway a bit as she says it.

Kotori looked to Kisha, eyes narrowing as she leaned in closer. Everything was just so gosh dang blurry.

"Hello..." the word trailed off as she tried to scrutinise the face before her. "Mmmiya-sama...? You look... fuzzy.. hehe... fuzzy..."

[Shinjo Suh-Hyun]

"New friend. It was the first friendly face I saw on the Island. We went to the opening of this restaurant- the Crabbaku. I wanted to make connections from the get go, so I asked if I could sit with her."

And she turned a little smile. "She asked me if I there just to try to have a lay with her, crass, blunt, but open. Of course I said I just wanted friends so.. from there it went."

Suh-Hyun smiled a little at that, "Moto-san did strike me as an impulsive person. I've know several Moto and they usually are. As you say blunt and crass, but they lay everything out."

"I fear you knew her better then I did," She exhaled softly, "I was more concerned with Utaku-san, as she seemed to have suffered a loss and needed some comfort. A shame on my part." Her expression shifted to a frown, "And one I will not be able to remedy."

"This is a festival of memories, Moto-san is the most recent but are their others whose memory haunts you tonight?"

[Agasha Sorato]

Also weaving around the temple grounds with erratic good cheer is Agasha Sorato, who could sober up through the power of magic if he chose, but feels (perhaps partly as a side effect of the Crab sake) that this would not be showing proper respect to the festival spirit, and thus hasn't done so yet.

((please quote if you would like to interact! I may be slow but I'm trying to be more consistent here at end-game.))

[Miya Kisha]

Kotori looked to Kisha, eyes narrowing as she leaned in closer. Everything was just so gosh dang blurry.

"Hello..." the word trailed off as she tried to scrutinise the face before her. "Mmmiya-sama...? You look... fuzzy.. hehe... fuzzy..."

"Well," Kisha says in reply, "I feel a little fuzzy, so I guess that makes sense.

"How've you been doing since I saw you last?"

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Suh-Hyun smiled a little at that, "Moto-san did strike me as an impulsive person. I've know several Moto and they usually are. As you say blunt and crass, but they lay everything out."

"I fear you knew her better then I did," She exhaled softly, "I was more concerned with Utaku-san, as she seemed to have suffered a loss and needed some comfort. A shame on my part." Her expression shifted to a frown, "And one I will not be able to remedy."

"This is a festival of memories, Moto-san is the most recent but are their others whose memory haunts you tonight?"

"My parents, I guess." Ichitaiyo confessed, turning her gaze ahead and huffing. "They gave up a chance at saving themselves to ensure I would live. So.. I guess I owe them double in a way."

[Shinjo Suh-Hyun]

"My parents, I guess." Ichitaiyo confessed, turning her gaze ahead and huffing. "They gave up a chance at saving themselves to ensure I would live. So.. I guess I owe them double in a way."

Even in her own emotional turmoil, Suh-Hyun still had the pangs of empathy, "Do you want to talk about it? I can offer a sympathetic ear if you need."

"My own ghosts have only returned in memory...old squadron mates that never made it back."

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Even in her own emotional turmoil, Suh-Hyun still had the pangs of empathy, "Do you want to talk about it? I can offer a sympathetic ear if you need."

"My own ghosts have only returned in memory...old squadron mates that never made it back."

"Honestly.. not much to say. They were great people, who decided to love against all, and gave me all the tools I needed to grow. I miss them, of course, but I don't feel pain, and I guess they succeeded in making me be indepedent."

Ichitaiyo then turned to the Unicorn. "Any particular squadron mates come to mind?"

[Yasuki Taraka]

Well that was disappointing. Taraka let the Bayushi wander off to find water. She'd been hopeful about the proposed partnership between their businesses, but it sounded like the Scorpion were giving up on that.

Also weaving around the temple grounds with erratic good cheer is Agasha Sorato, who could sober up through the power of magic if he chose, but feels (perhaps partly as a side effect of the Crab sake) that this would not be showing proper respect to the festival spirit, and thus hasn't done so yet.

((please quote if you would like to interact! I may be slow but I'm trying to be more consistent here at end-game.))

Taraka bowed at the wandering Phoenix.

"Evening, Agasha-san. I hope you had rice before coming here." she offered with a smile.

[Soshi Kotori]

"Well," Kisha says in reply, "I feel a little fuzzy, so I guess that makes sense.

"How've you been doing since I saw you last?"

"Mm." Kotori nods her head in agreement. It makes perfect sense.

"I have been... good?" She almost seems to be asking for confirmation. Shes been good, right? " But busy... lots of nice people... lots of weird jobs..."

Kotori holds the (empty) sake bottle protectively as she turns to face Kisha.

"How about you?" Her head bobs over to rhe side inquisitively.