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Post by scorpionshadow on Jul 27, 2011 9:04:41 GMT -5
Hiromitsu turned to Sprinkles and with a serene look, and said it mildly:
-I'm sorry, I do not recall hearing your presentation.[/b]
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Post by sprinkles on Jul 27, 2011 10:24:44 GMT -5
"I am gaijin, I am Spider."
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Post by scorpionshadow on Jul 27, 2011 11:24:35 GMT -5
-Riiiiiight... Gaijin...
Behind the Mempo, Hiromitsu's jaw dropped. He was surprised, dumbfounded. It would take roughly about five seconds for the brain to function again in order to achieve articulated phrases.
-Your Rokugani deserves to be congratulated, I heard no accent. The Gaijin have a name? "Spider," I heard some tales about the ronin group by the same name who allegedly defends some villages. And through their heroism, conquests the good faith of simple people.
The young warrior did not seem aggressive, it just seemed surprised. The shock made him alert, brown eyes showed attention.
-Where the Gaijin come from? How do you came here? And you have maps of other land available?
With the quick eyes, he realizes the reactions of others present, was not willing to face more fighting there, a place so special that does not deserve to be smeared with blood.
In addition to that, struggles could be disturbing to the shugenja.
-Luckily for us, Fortuitous, I found that the Gaijin in a sacred place, so I do not have to worry about imperial decrees who allegedly obliged me to kill the Gaijin, which would be tragic. Please note that I am not saying I could do this, do not take it for offense. I just say that this dilemma, thankfully, not ours to set. You want to hear how you can walk with tigers?
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Post by sprinkles on Jul 27, 2011 11:28:31 GMT -5
"It would be a pleasure. As for your other questions I was born here and have no knowledge of foreign lands."
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Post by scorpionshadow on Jul 27, 2011 12:03:06 GMT -5
-Tigers really are as big and poofy and soft as they look, and they purr like a freight cart going by. You find this out by taking one for a walk. To take a tiger for a walk, you first need a tiger. Tigers fresh from the bush are not recommended for the inexperienced. What you need is one who's used to the procedure. He or she is thus liable to be merely playful, rather than actively irritated. You also need a friend, whom you really, really trust. The friend carries an bamboo wood cane, or some other wood which will bend under stress rather than shattering. This, is your backup, and the cane is his or her only tool for everything, from knocking stuff out of the way that the tiger is liable to eat, to crowd control, to hooking on and madly hanging on if things go wrong.
-What you carry is a ten foot length of pass-link chain. This is your leash.
-Pass-link chain is the stuff where the links will fit through each other. This is important. You need this so you can hook on a safety clip. The chain is looped about the tiger's neck and acks as a giant choke-chain, but the clip is there to keep a loop of some sort in case things go badly wrong. You carry the chain looped in one hand in a peculiar fashion which permits the whole length of chain to be dragged from your hand without taking your hand and/or arm with it. You practice this beforehand till you're sure you've got it right.
-Then you go into the cage with the tiger. Your friend does not. You gauge the tiger's mood and put the leash on the tiger. There isn't a whole lot more to say about this step except to say that that is why your friend is there, outside the cage. On your side is the fact that the tiger knows what the leash is for by this time and presumably is largely in favor of the idea.
-This is where you find out that tigers are soft and poofy. They are also much, much larger than you had ever dreamed, when you're standing next to one.
-Then you take the tiger for a walk. Your friend walks in front with the cane to clear the way. You walk with the tiger at your side, keeping pretty good control and letting the tiger know that you are paying attention, because if the tiger thinks you are not paying attention, it will do what housecats do, let you know that you should be paying attention. Unlike housecats, the tiger is big enough not to have to do anything truly outrageous to rectify the situation. Reaching behind you with one forepaw and sweeping your legs out from under you is generally considered good enough by most tigers. They think this is hilarious. To this extent, tigers differ from housecats in that they seem to have a sense of humor.
-It is possible that the tiger will see something that it wants. In this case, the tiger will go where it wants to go, and your job is to stop it. This is generally done by wrapping the chain around something that you pass, as the tiger drags you away. This will slow it down enough for your friend to jump on top of you and grab the chain as you go bulleting across the countryside. The weight of two adult humans will generally slow a tiger down enough to make things manageable, whereas one will not.
-It is not usual for the tiger to react to freedom by turning around and turning you into sashimi, though this would actually (at least in the short term) be an eminently practical thing for the tiger to do. They enjoy their fun but are generally not ill-tempered. If they are they don't get taken for walks.
-All in all, an experience I highly recommend as a lifetime source of winter's court conversation, but it sort of tends to leave you limp for the rest of the day. ( www.servercommand.org/forums/showthread.php?19-A-guide-to-walking-tigers&s=2fd4a11b9605815f52858fda18c312a7 )
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Post by sprinkles on Jul 27, 2011 12:12:52 GMT -5
"Very interesting. I believe however summoning the spirit of the Tiger would be much more my speed. I haven't the physical strength to control a live beast." Sprinkles bows again. "I must be off to prepare but perhaps we can have tea later."
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Post by Asahina Yukihime on Jul 27, 2011 18:21:36 GMT -5
Yukihime bows and mildly greets the ones that approaches, quietly listening to the uncommon conversation.
Do Shosuro-san have a tiger? How did you acquired such knowledge?
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Post by scorpionshadow on Jul 27, 2011 18:37:42 GMT -5
Again, he greeted, quickly bowing to the alleged Gaijin, and as he walked away, Hiromitsu looked towards, but not directly to, Asahina-sama.
-Frankly, I thought the story of the tiger would be impressive. And again, I was wrong. More unusual that taking a tiger for a walk was to find a Gaijin who belongs with the group of Ronins self titled "Spider" here.
Then, he soon seemed slightly more comfortable behind the mask. Although still aware of the steps that carried from there the gaijin.
-In fact, I have a tigress, I call her 枕. (Makura, meaning "pillow")
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Post by Asahina Yukihime on Jul 28, 2011 9:18:14 GMT -5
The Asahina won't even mention all the 'improbabilities' happening through the Empire.
Ow, such a bland name for a Tigress, it's no surprise she can have a nice leashed walk.
(ooc: here we go, the most senseless conversation of the Empire o.o )
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Post by scorpionshadow on Jul 28, 2011 10:54:06 GMT -5
-Asahina-sama is right, the second option for the name was "The relentless shredder" but I stick with Makura anyway.
Little smile behind the mask.
-I got one doubt, perhaps Asahina-sama can help me on this. How works a competition of magic? How can do you compete? Who are judges? What are the criteria? I can't quite figure it out in what this competition consists.
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Post by Isawa Goro on Jul 28, 2011 11:58:07 GMT -5
"Did you notice listen during the Void Master's speech, Shosuro-san?" Goro enquires mildly of the Scorpion. "I believe he explained all of that"
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Post by scorpionshadow on Jul 28, 2011 14:05:31 GMT -5
-Thank you Isawa-san!
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Post by Agasha Shodai on Jul 28, 2011 17:13:30 GMT -5
((OOC: Sorry for the delayed response. Trying to think how to handle it diplomatically took a while... ;D))
The head monk's jaw unhinged slightly at the name Chuda... No Phoenix - whether they were shugenja, bushi, courtier, or monk - would fail to recognize the name of the Clan's deepest regret; not even after 763 years...
The Snake Clan, a minor clan formed by Isawa Chuda in 339 after saving the life of Hantei IV from maho users during Chuda's personal quest to stamp out maho use in the Empire. Sadly, a little over 60 years after the forming of the minor Clan, the Chuda family had succumbed to the very maho use that their founder had tried to destroy, culminating in the possession of the ENTIRE Chuda family by a Shuten Doji - one of three spirits of pure Taint created by the Fallen Kami Fu Leng to embody the essences of the sins of Fear, Desire, and Regret.
The spirit that corrupted the Snake Clan was the Shuten Doji of Regret who convinced Chuda Tamihei - who was filled with regret for his failure to save his father's life - to seek Immortality by use of maho. The influence of the Shuten Doji was passed whenever someone contaminated by the dark spirit spoke and, concerned by the implications of what would happen if the Chuda were to disperse throughout Rokugan, the Elemental Council conferred with Jizo, the Fortune of Mercy. Jizo revealed that unlike the other Shuten Doji, Regret's dominion could not be removed as long as the dominated soul lived in Ningen-do. It was with a heavy heart that the Council decided that the Snake Clan had to be destroyed for the safety of the Empire.
The full might of the Phoenix Clan's legions descended on Shiro Chuda and, in the course of five days and nights of absolute silence thanks to the magic of the Elemental Council. The battle, known forever since as the Five Nights of Shame, rocked the Empire of the time at the display of utter barbarism from the normally pacifistic Phoenix as they executed every man, woman and child in Shiro Chuda.
Or so the Council had thought...
It was not revealed until 1159, when Asako Mishime, a member of the Inquisitors, revealed that he was, in fact, a descendant of one of the Chuda maho-tsukai that had been powerful enough to resist the Shuten Doji and escape Shiro Chuda before the Five Nights of Shame occurred. The descendants had found ways to remarry into the Phoenix Clan (for the most part) and they had merely been biding their time to re-emerge in the service of Daigotsu.
The head monk of the temple looked as if he were swallowing something utterly rancid as he spoke softly to the two Chuda. "So long as the two of you keep to the rules of the festival's competition, we have no reason to bar your participation. While the founder of your family is known to be an apostate and maho-tsukai, we cannot condemn the two of you for his sins. As long as you display no signs of Chuda Mishime's corruption, you shall be welcome to compete and shall not come to harm at the hands of the Phoenix Clan... During the competition."[/b] The monk said, taking great care to limit his promise after the way the one known as Shoju had twisted his words.
He gestured to the registration table, his attitude chilly as the mountain peaks. "I trust you can deduce how to sign up for the contests on your own. Do try not to make anymore scenes during your stay."[/b] The Asako said as he turned and walked off; seeking the Void Master and any other Elemental Council members in attendance to inform them of the unexpected developments.
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Post by Shoju on Jul 28, 2011 19:25:39 GMT -5
Shoju smiled. and spoke clearly, calling to the monk first as he walked away. "My ancestors thank you Asako-san." Shoju them turned around and spoke to those who had obviously been stopped in their tracks by the revelation. "Mishime may have been the first Chuda to come forward, but I am Chuda in more than name alone as well. My Ancestry can be traced back to Chuda Yoharo's bloodline. Shoju paused for a moment. I and those with me will honor this tournament. As a sign of my goodwill, and my desire to not befoul this tournament, I lay down my weapons for the duration of the tournament." Shoju removed his No-Dachi from his back, walked to the side of the area and called a minor Earth Kami to his bidding. He held the sword out, and the very earth itself rose and bound the No-Dachi in place, as if on a pedestal. Shoju grabbed the blade and tugged for good measure to show it was held firmly in place.
Shoju turned when he was satisfied the No-Dachi was secured. "Now. I am without my weapon." He scanned the group, looking for someone. "Would anyone like to check to make sure I'm not hiding anything? I assure you I'm not... But I'm sure there are those among you who would doubt my word."
Shoju stood smiling. This was going to be interesting.
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Post by Asahina Yukihime on Jul 28, 2011 20:12:56 GMT -5
Asahina was kinda far from the 'smiling Chuda', but could notice the "commotion" and spot the earth manifesting.
Ow, ow... misfortune shall come when one's words are not trustable... I strongly suggest, for the sake of the honors being payed here, that we believe in him, for now. Lies will never last long, anyway. And, well, taking steel out of someone who can commune with the elements is just pointless o.o
Her words, in low voice, were mostly to herself and to those near, not much to be listened were the actual "arguing" was going on. The organizers sure have the experience to deal with all of this.
This has been a meeting of surprises...
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