D7 | MM | Sweat Up | Clan Housings

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Kotori had started to make a mental list. Address the evil overlord, get ice cream... and protein... and a holiday. The Ichitaiyo Hierachy of Needs. Maybe some cooking lessons from Hinata wouldn't go astray.... She quickly refocused her thoughts.

"Not falling off is good." She gave a little nod. "Looks nice."

"Thanks. So.. are you ready to kick some Ochidama ass?" The Dragon offered as she stood up, puffing up her chest a little.

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OOC: scene idea, skip to Ichitaiyo having to comfort her after the bull event lol

[Soshi Kotori]

"Thanks. So.. are you ready to kick some Ochidama ass?" The Dragon offered as she stood up, puffing up her chest a little.

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OOC: scene idea, skip to Ichitaiyo having to comfort her after the bull event lol

"Ready as I'll ever be..."

((Sure))

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"Ready as I'll ever be..."

((Sure))

Thus the day passed, They failed to qualify for the beachball, but Kotori had become a whole-ass oni-riding champion! As the Scorpion walked out with grumbling, Ichitaiyo, now clean of sweat from completing the course too.

"Hey there! You did an amazing job, Soshi-san!" The Dragon greeted too cheerfully.

[Soshi Kotori]

Thus the day passed, They failed to qualify for the beachball, but Kotori had become a whole-ass oni-riding champion! As the Scorpion walked out with grumbling, Ichitaiyo, now clean of sweat from completing the course too.

"Hey there! You did an amazing job, Soshi-san!" The Dragon greeted too cheerfully.

"Ah, Kitsuki-san." Kotori straightened her posture a little and stopped grumbling. "It was alright, but it seems there is still plenty of compeition to come..."

"How did you fare? You made i through the course?"

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"Ah, Kitsuki-san." Kotori straightened her posture a little and stopped grumbling. "It was alright, but it seems there is still plenty of compeition to come..."

"How did you fare? You made i through the course?"

The Investigator stretched her thin bony body. "Very much. I don't understand how people get stuck on the children's puzzle at the beginning."

[Soshi Kotori]

The Investigator stretched her thin bony body. "Very much. I don't understand how people get stuck on the children's puzzle at the beginning."

Kotori paused, looking up to Ichitaiyo.
"Yes. .." Blink blink... "No idea..."

"Such an easy puzzle..." Says one of the most intelligent people in the room... who got stuck on the first puzzle...

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Kotori paused, looking up to Ichitaiyo.
"Yes. .." Blink blink... "No idea..."

"Such an easy puzzle..." Says one of the most intelligent people in the room... who got stuck on the first puzzle...

"Then I saw you sneak around and dodge the rocks.. I thought you were a courtier, so demure and all, and seems I was wrong." Ichitaiyo pointed with a eager smile. "It was like watching a shot of fire rushing through the course. Inspiring!"

[Soshi Kotori]

"Then I saw you sneak around and dodge the rocks.. I thought you were a courtier, so demure and all, and seems I was wrong." Ichitaiyo pointed with a eager smile. "It was like watching a shot of fire rushing through the course. Inspiring!"

"A courtier?" Kotori seemed a little surprised "I have a Daisho?"

Sometimes she had people confused her for a strange Shugenja given she was from the Soshi, she was far too lacking to be a courtier. She barely got the basics of social decorum down.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"A courtier?" Kotori seemed a little surprised "I have a Daisho?"

Sometimes she had people confused her for a strange Shugenja given she was from the Soshi, she was far too lacking to be a courtier. She barely got the basics of social decorum down.

"I.. just. Well. Nevermind me." Ichitaiyo hummed, as her player seemed to dumb an important part. "Anyhow, you have skills. You are cool.."

[Soshi Kotori]

"No, sorry I just." Kotori stammers slightly as her player feels bad. "I just - usually people think I'm some weird Shugenja. You know - being a Soshi..."

She sighs softly.

"And I mean, I'm sure there are some who dabble, or inheit their blade, or who have been fortunate enough to train in multiple schools..."

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"No, sorry I just." Kotori stammers slightly as her player feels bad. "I just - usually people think I'm some weird Shugenja. You know - being a Soshi..."

She sighs softly.

"And I mean, I'm sure there are some who dabble, or inheit their blade, or who have been fortunate enough to train in multiple schools..."

Ichitaiyo placed a hand on Kotori's shoulder. "Don't worry about that. Just.. there's plenty to take, about too many people. It is a complex game we're in, isn't it?"

[Soshi Kotori]

"Complicated doesn't even start to cover it..." Kotori muttered. "Here we are doing hiding from boulders, and riding mechanical beasts to make a good impression and win business contracts...."

"Did you enjoy it at least?"

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"Complicated doesn't even start to cover it..." Kotori muttered. "Here we are doing hiding from boulders, and riding mechanical beasts to make a good impression and win business contracts...."

"Did you enjoy it at least?"

"Well enough. At least I feel like.. I'm blooming some. Exploring part of myself I've never touched before. How about you?"

[Soshi Kotori]

"I..." Kotori looked away. "... did not enjoy it."

"I found it... a little embarrassing... but perhaps that is because I was taking it too seriously..."

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"I..." Kotori looked away. "... did not enjoy it."

"I found it... a little embarrassing... but perhaps that is because I was taking it too seriously..."

"It sure is.. but I've learned to let go of that embarrasment the moment we were made produce movies for whatever forsaken reason." Ichitaiyo offered with an understanding smile. "But I did take it seriously too. I hope to win for the performance of my clan."

And a beat passsed, following softly. "And do you want to learn to.have fun with this ot not? Eitherd answer is completely valid."

[Soshi Kotori]

Kotori covered her already veiled face at the recollection of the movie debacle. It had been going so well.... until it wasn't.
"I thought I'd scrubbed that experience from my memory...." She shook her head, brushing a few sweat slick stands of hair from her face as she lowered her hands.

She mulled over the question, debating if it was a rhetorical question despot the prompt.

"I... sort of do... a little..."

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Ichitaiyo extended her hand then, a soft smile, just like the people of the island had extended to her soul.

"Then.. we find something ridiculous that appeals to your tastes. Tell me, what do you like regularly? Maybe something that engages your body? Or like to.. optimize problems, like programming."

[Soshi Kotori]

Kotori thought about it for a moment - both the question and the extended hand.

"I like programming, it's easy." She said. Although whether she liked it for what it was, or because she was good at it was a question in itself. "Going pretty places is nice too, but not the city kind, or the kind that involves climbing mountains or copious amounts of stairs."

She stared at the hand a little longer and very tentatively reached her hand out as if assessing if it was the reaction she'd intended to elicit.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

"Seens you could enjoy a tour from Itsuka Dotomademo. Pay a fee, drink and silently enjoy the vistas from plane or sea."

Excellent a scouting experience too.

The hand was cold despite Nakahama's heat, with callouses of somebody who practiced the martial but didn't make their life out of it, and simoly being held to pull, not to bond.

"Maybe you need to just.. get lost. Wander away from worries. We can drive to the coastlands, park, and walk away."

[Soshi Kotori]

Kotori's hand was surprisingly soft... for a Bushi. Did she even know how to swing a sword? Well, yes - because she had slain foam zombie with ease. Maybe she just didn't do it often. How strange.

"I tried driving once... it was... questionable..." Kotori admitted, she'd never really had need to drive. "Do you often find yourself... wandering away often?"