Honorable Occupation [open]

[Akodo Tomatsu]

I am not so certain Akodo-san. Luckily the kami saw fit to keep you alive and thus we'll never have to find out. None the less you have shown the true bravery of the Lion, both you and Jin-san. Taiyo-san, my records reflect you are a Taisa in our ranks, well that won't do for the man in charge of carrying my personal standard into battle. I here by promote you to the rank of Shireikan in the Akodo Legion.

He turned to Jin and began to speak. Akodo Jin, my oldest friend and the first person to support me upon my ascension to the Championship, what can I offer a man who has everything? I do hope old age has been kind to you. To honor the sacrifices you make in returning from your retirement so many times I have a two part gift for you. The first part is that, to reflect the nature of how many times you have had to come out of retirement, I have decided to recall you permanently from retirement. I here by appoint you Akodo Jin, master sensei of the Akodo War College, your lessons of your life time will come in handy to shape our youths. I look forward to reading your chapter that you will write in Leadership.

He leaned in close to the two and spoke so only they could hear him.

My other gift to you gentlemen is something a little less honorable. I do happen to know which Geisha house the Emperor visits when he so finds himself inclined to leave the imperial court, and I have decided that my troops are in need of a rest. I have paid for you Jin-san to have a week there, enjoy everything, as I have paid for absolutely any dreams and desires you may have. Taiyo-san I can't have the new master sensei of the Akodo War College dieing on his stomach in his old age, so I have paid for a week for you there as well, to keep an eye on him. He gave them both a big smile and another deep bow.

[Akodo Taiyo]

Taiyo raised his shamed eyes to gaze upon Tomatsu as he spoke. He didn't feel worthy of the honor bestowed upon him, but he would accept it, and serve the clan however he was commanded.

Tomatsu-sama, you honor me. I will not disappoint, and will return this honor to you tenfold by securing victory in battle against...he paused for a moment to carefully choose the correct words...the enemies of the empire. Returning the low bow, he backed away, turned, and rejoined the ranks of the assembled samurai.

[Daigotsu Daisuke]

(holy shit im so mad i stopped paying attention for awhile, this thread turned out far better than i could have imagined )

As Jin had ascended to the top of the stairs he bowed low to the champion and waited to receive his honors. After Taiyo gained his own Jin bowed to his friend and smiled warmly. At that point after hearing Tomatsu's words Jin bowed very low. Before Tomatsu spoke his words on the second gift jin replied:

"Tomatsu-sama i remember the days when you yourself made your way into training halls of the war college, I must say that not only have you far exceeded any of your elders expectations for you, but you have made all of us older lion proud to say that it was we helped to bring your generation about. You bring glory to me and those of my generation with your wise words and honorable actions. You continue to lead our clan in the right direction, I will serve the clan however you see fit and appreciate with the deepest sincerity this great opportunity in training future generations of Akodo. I will do my best not to disappoint when adding my insights to Akodo-samas masterpiece."

Upon hearing Tomatsu's second gift, jin gave an enormous grin and whispered to Taiyo and Tomatsu:

"Taiyo-san I would greatly appreciate your company in such a place. I understand Tomatsu-sama if you could not join us however your company would be most appreciated. Im sure that while i might not know how to provide as extravagent a time as my champion has given unto me, I will surely try my best to match such a most glorious gift."

(OoC part duos: Im most pleased i never expected to attain any "rank" but am most happy with this one. Taiyo i think we should start a debaucherous thread and give ourselves sweet pseudonyms. Also at this point if you'd like Jin would probably invite you to be his god son and join the family per se. He would then treat you as his son and so on and so forth. May provide some amusing rp experiences later? lemme know . Finally if this post seems disjointed, not exactly grammatically correct, etc im retarded and am up too late sooooo i apologize and hope you understand the basic intentions of this post)

[Akodo Tomatsu]

Tomatsu bowed to both of the gentlemen. Give me a few days, my Yojimbo and I will certainly drop by, the owners of the Heavenly Lotus Inn have given me a night at the inn as a gift. My guess is they hope I'll send more business their way if I'm impressed with their services. Can't hurt to drop by and make sure you two are well tended to now can it?

He took a few steps backward, not turning his back on them and waited for them to leave the dais. This time the servant with the scroll made no motion towards the front, and Tomatsu did not sit, clearly preparing to address the crowd again.

[Utaku Kasumi]

After the parade, Utaku Mai could see a messenger wearing Unicorn and Utaku mons on his chest, and a big mon of Unicorn clan on his back.
Man bowed to Mai and handed her a sealed scroll.


Utaku Mai-san,

I would like to inform you that you have been summoned by our beloved daimyo, Utaku Kasumi-dono as she wants to speak with you. I would also suggest to start your travel as soon as it is possible.
Utaku daimyo-dono is waiting for you in Dark Edge Village. She is also sending some troops to acompany you, as Utaku-dono do not wish you to meet any disturbances on your way here.
Utaku-dono also says to bring her a bag full of hibari umes from Toshi Ranbo, as she really loves them.

With regards,
Hatamoto of Utaku family,
Utaku Momoe