Post by Kitsuki Yuushahime on Jul 18, 2011 21:48:53 GMT -5
I think this whole area is ooc/half hearted IC. You don't need to say IC. People can tell by the way you post. E.g. this is obviously OOC as i am mentioning posting.
However, even posting IC here isn't considered truly IC. It's kind of how your character is responding to the news and talking to other characters in a blank space. As if they'd all been grabbed and put in a waiting room together. At the end, they leave, and forget the whole thing. It's why we all know Hirotomo supports the Toturi but nobody knows it offically IC yet. It's why we all know what Shoju is up to but nobody is actually aware of it IC yet. That kind of thing. I just post semi-IC here in order to have fun and banter with people a little bit. If I argued ooc it'd be dry and unnecessarily confrontation. If I argue IC it's most amusing, character building and hopefully less confrontational - it should be entertaining instead.
With that said...
She watched as the young woman left. Kitsuki Yuushahime taps her fan closed on her right thigh, frowning at the proceedings. Oh, did they not prattle on? The news before had been grim but now all those present were merely exchanging flattery and kind words with the odd general statement about how bad things were. Stagnation and common courtly mannerisms had entered the room. Custom and counter custom dominated proceedings. Individual will had fled to be replaced with learned tradition, performed mechanically. She sighed loudly, easily drawing attention to herself.
"Here we have an Empire about to tear itself apart and we should be doing all in our power to either avert this or find the hidden enemies responsible for all the chaos in our lands. Instead we do our hardest to be ignorant of the impending danger, sharing pleasantries and doing our best to be more humble than the others present in an idle attempt to appear virtuous. Do you all not understand?" She paused, staring hard at the room's occupants and many of her fellow kuge "In the coming weeks virtue will be ripped to pieces as brothers and sisters fall on each others' swords and we waste our lives fighting over a matter that could be settled between two Divine individuals or their Champions".
She raised her voice purposefully now "have you not heard of the dark tower to the south? The many blood magic cells that have emerged and continue to be discovered, all the while kidnapping our peasants and servants? Perhaps you've encountered the tales of oni that masquerade as our children in the courts or the bloody murders that occur on our street corners?"... her tone darkened as she stated simply "I can tell you all of these, and worse, are true". She smiled at those present, but it was a sinister smile - a satire of the sincerity usually shared between warring samurai "The time for humility and pleasant talk must be put aside so that we can focus on the grand and pressing matters at hand. Who here would join me in wishing for this or go one step further and actively assist in working to combat the real evils that ravage our beloved Empire? At the rate we are going at, I fear there soon may come a time when we cannot defend ourselves and uphold our duty to protect our lands and families - because we would have spent all our retainers and arms killing those we should be uniting with in these difficult times"
She flicked upon her fan, slowly, taking a deep breath so that her shoulders sunk back to a relaxed state. She hid her anger behind her greater feeling of a desire for righteousness. She fanned herself a few times "Well?"
However, even posting IC here isn't considered truly IC. It's kind of how your character is responding to the news and talking to other characters in a blank space. As if they'd all been grabbed and put in a waiting room together. At the end, they leave, and forget the whole thing. It's why we all know Hirotomo supports the Toturi but nobody knows it offically IC yet. It's why we all know what Shoju is up to but nobody is actually aware of it IC yet. That kind of thing. I just post semi-IC here in order to have fun and banter with people a little bit. If I argued ooc it'd be dry and unnecessarily confrontation. If I argue IC it's most amusing, character building and hopefully less confrontational - it should be entertaining instead.
With that said...
She watched as the young woman left. Kitsuki Yuushahime taps her fan closed on her right thigh, frowning at the proceedings. Oh, did they not prattle on? The news before had been grim but now all those present were merely exchanging flattery and kind words with the odd general statement about how bad things were. Stagnation and common courtly mannerisms had entered the room. Custom and counter custom dominated proceedings. Individual will had fled to be replaced with learned tradition, performed mechanically. She sighed loudly, easily drawing attention to herself.
"Here we have an Empire about to tear itself apart and we should be doing all in our power to either avert this or find the hidden enemies responsible for all the chaos in our lands. Instead we do our hardest to be ignorant of the impending danger, sharing pleasantries and doing our best to be more humble than the others present in an idle attempt to appear virtuous. Do you all not understand?" She paused, staring hard at the room's occupants and many of her fellow kuge "In the coming weeks virtue will be ripped to pieces as brothers and sisters fall on each others' swords and we waste our lives fighting over a matter that could be settled between two Divine individuals or their Champions".
She raised her voice purposefully now "have you not heard of the dark tower to the south? The many blood magic cells that have emerged and continue to be discovered, all the while kidnapping our peasants and servants? Perhaps you've encountered the tales of oni that masquerade as our children in the courts or the bloody murders that occur on our street corners?"... her tone darkened as she stated simply "I can tell you all of these, and worse, are true". She smiled at those present, but it was a sinister smile - a satire of the sincerity usually shared between warring samurai "The time for humility and pleasant talk must be put aside so that we can focus on the grand and pressing matters at hand. Who here would join me in wishing for this or go one step further and actively assist in working to combat the real evils that ravage our beloved Empire? At the rate we are going at, I fear there soon may come a time when we cannot defend ourselves and uphold our duty to protect our lands and families - because we would have spent all our retainers and arms killing those we should be uniting with in these difficult times"
She flicked upon her fan, slowly, taking a deep breath so that her shoulders sunk back to a relaxed state. She hid her anger behind her greater feeling of a desire for righteousness. She fanned herself a few times "Well?"