"I do not know, actually," he admits. "I was too young to have retained any of that when I was orphaned. And I don't think that my guardian was familiar enough with the area to have known. All I can remember from that time is being very sad, and a good deal of violence around me. So I suppose I come...

"Relatively full, but not hectic. I'm mostly just drifting through the many gatherings people are organizing throughout the days here. Anyone calling on you for anything interesting, or is it all business and favor currying?"

"So, where do you call home, if not here?" he asks curious.

Eventually he nods and rises to his feet. "Good evening Togashi-sama. How has your day been?"

As he sat, waiting and watching, he decided to put his idle hands to work. He pulled out his writing box and began setting it up, going about some calligraphy. Highly stylized and artistic rather than practical and simple as he might usually do for recording purposes. (Still PM if approached, just c...

"I believe so as well. The infinite potential of the future is one of the greatest gifts of life," he says with a warm smile. "We may find ourselves enjoying something we never expected, or struggling through difficulties... which I consider more of a learning opportunity than a purely negative occu...

Kuu remained behind after the sumo event, having agreed to meet up with one of the Dragon to demonstrate and explain kiho. While everyone had cleared out, Kuu had taken the time to try and center his mind. He sat in a position that could not be distinguished as either comfortable or uncomfortable. -...

Kuu did not particularly have a personal favorite between them, as they both had their merits. But he was far more familiar with tea, and so felt more comfortable speaking on it's behalf. He seemed to have a completely novice understanding, but made passable arguments in favor of the drink. It certa...

Kuu had been present to observe the fishing, but his personal desire to not hurt people or animals prevented him from getting involved. And so he sat on the ground engulfed in mystical body heat, to provide warmth as a campfire might for other observers. He was literally burning hot to the touch, bu...

He nods in agreement that in the vast majority of cases there should be no conflict between loyalty to clan and children. "Well, that is also a big difference between a monk's life and most others. We swear no fealty. However, we do take vows, often to fortunes or ideas, sometimes even to ourselves....

"Unless of course he was once a mortal man that ascended to the heavens as the Fortune of Mortals, and now returns to ningen-do to teach mortals about what it means to be such?" Kuu says with a smirk. "I think it would be in line with his teachings in that one particular, specific and incredibly unl...

"Perhaps, but that's assuming that he is a person. The way he draws followers and commands attention is not that different from the Kami. Perhaps he's less mortal than he seems to be, and simply champions for mortal causes?" Kuu says with a shrug.

Kuu was present, even though he had missed the previous day. He sat and people watched like a champion people watcher, waiting until someone approach or something curious enough drew his attention.

(PM if approached)

"Much the same as before that time. Traveling and teaching," he says with a nod. "It seems to be what he does between his appearances in grand tales. I imagine that he enjoys that more than anything else, though of course I couldn't begin to imagine what he actually enjoys."

"For some they announce it and wear it on their sleeve, for others it is deeply personal. And it can shift over time as well. A person may find that once they have a spouse and children that loyalty to family becomes more prominent. Abuses by a lord might embitter someone that was once very loyal," ...

"Yes, but the most successful warlord also did not have even a fraction of the strength of even the most peaceful of the Kami. Simply their presence is enough to cow any that would choose to challenge them. It makes them natural rallying points for those that seek safety as much as community," he re...

"It is a very big something, but it is a personal something. The order nor the philosophies of Shinsei require I stay. But the question is where does that loyalty lie? To the efforts of the order, the order itself, the philosophies of Shinsei, the man that raised me? If my loyalties are to philosoph...

"Amazing yes, but in retrospect not entirely unthinkable. Never have people of these lands worked together so concertedly before the Kami. The advances they brought often required a more cooperative effort to make happen. Many hands make light work."

"Quite a few, yes. I was taken in as an orphan by a man that followed Shinsei around and followed his teachings. That was around 20 years ago, when I was very young. So I have seen many places in the empire, but through a child's eyes for most of it. It kind of paints a fantastical picture of everyt...

"You would not necessarily need to live a life of contemplation," he says with a smirk. "But you would have to achieve and maintain a physical and spiritual state that enabled control of your bodily energy." "To your point, I do not wonder what might have been, only what might be. If a samurai lord ...