"Evenin'."

Machiko slipped into the water rather unceremoniously. There was a splash.

"Oh...that's a lot hotter than I expected!" she laughed "I'm Machiko. Reiko Machiko I guess, but without silly clan symbols on ones skin you're just who you are right? How is everyone this cold evening?"

"Oh good, you agreed to take the butt kicking" Machiko smirked "thanks for giving me permission!"

She reached over and pets Susumu on the shoulder.

"Maybe black and blue would be a good colour for you."

"Scrolls on swordsmanship? Hm...I know where I'd keep them if it was at home, but here?"

She had a brief look around, but shrugged.

"Not a clue. Grab random scrolls?"

D1 EA investigation to look for scrolls on swordsmanship: 2d10 5

"Machiko-chan!" Susumu pants, out of breath and he rounds the corner. "We were troubleshooting your responses for the party tonight. We hadn't gotten finished with "Why spiking is refreshments with shoju is bad, even if it is hilarious". Ah! Jiyo-sama!" Susumu bows to the older member of the Imperi...

Sasori is a curious cat and seeing this argument call upon her attention. She approached the two arguing parties. "Oh my a Spider wants to poison the Lion with her words... or will they start a war in a middle of such joyous occasion." She took her fan out that matches her kimono. "Sad, if such poo...

Kawauso narrowly managed to control the drink she'd been holding, reflexively muttered an apology at the first contact, but at the grumpy reaction gives the other woman an unimpressed look. At a hair more than 5 feet, 10 inches tall, she was among the tallest of the non-kami-touched people in the r...

After she'd presented her gift, Kawauso had lurked towards the fringes of the gathering, nibbling at food and having a bit to drink, trying to not gain too much notice now that her duty as an emissary was done. In truth, she felt pretty exhausted from all the rules and expectations of this settling...

"You're welcome, but I'm sure it can't be that bad. At least not compared to a lecture from Susumu" Machiko sat down next to Ayeka, nudging the scroll more in her direction. "Ah, hmm. So you literally picked the one about best farming techniques for rice. Ok, maybe it's pretty close. Should we look ...

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*Blindfolds*

"Is it? I think even Reiko can see imperfections in your skin" Machiko laughed, relaxing her sitting from the cross legged when it was clear the lectures were for the moment over "as for old man Sora, it's fine. I'm sure once he gets hold of the list I can give you at least a days head start before ...

"Ooh, Ayeka has decided to give up her career and become a farmer? About time, I knew the bushi life wasn't for you." There was a smirk, she was kidding right? "What did you want to know anyway? I can likely tell you somethnig about the different kinds of ways someone can be made ill from a grain of...

"Oh that solvent? That's already done, I think we were just testing..." Machiko paused, then grinned "nothing. I'm sure it'll be fine and your skin will remain where it is now for years to come!" She sighed after taht, then nodded. "I hope you have a lot of parchment. I could write an essay already ...

"Hmph. If it means they're not falling asleep and drooling on important work, that's fine to me" Machiko shrugged before leaning over Ayeka "what's your choice of bedtime story? I hope it's something good."

Machiko was very very good at being quiet and hard to spot. Or hear. She also enjoyed abusing this skill to wander around libraries entirely undistrubed. However, seeing a clansmate suffering just made it all the more tempting to make them jump. So quietly, she walked up behind Ayeka, until she was ...

"I absolutely could" Machiko muttered under her breath, before sighing. "So are you gonna be at my beck and call all the time? Sounds fun" shrugged "ain't gonna get a lot done though are you? What do I need to do anyway? Can I just make the pompus ass feel like a pompus ass? Feels like it would be t...

"...That depends. Do I have a pillow handy?" Machiko was sat cross legged. She had expected this, and had tried to sneak out in the morning. It was a wonderful plan that failed when she returned and ran into Susumu coming back. Now she was stuck. "If not, I assume I can't just tell them to make it m...

"Oh, maybe she wished you luck actually. Can't really remember" Machiko shook her head "nope. Well, read about them, never seen on in the flesh. Top heavy weapon that requires holding from a specific angle point?"

"Hmph. Fine, show me what I need to do with it" Machiko said with a shrug as she walked over "can't be that difficult. Oh and apparently Reiko wishes you well. I was pretty sure you'd not be around but she had that smile that said she knew something, so I'll stop doubting her one day. Maybe."

"Reo basically insisted I learnt the basics of those new fancy swords being thrown out all over the place, so I know how to use a weapon well enough. Does that count?" Machiko shrugged, pushing off the wall "that big branch however? No idea, looks weighty. I always thought you'd be the type to hit p...

"Everything seems to be attached at least. I'm no expect on forms, but yours seems to be about a hundred years out of date." There was a smirk. "At least you're still alive though. Means there's at least one person here I can say isn't boring. Want to keep going and swinging your fancy shaped branch...