Ayumu was there too, quiet, not interrupting any conversation, but very much perceiving all of them, his senses especially sharp just after coming out of meditation.

For a lot of the guests, this was an interesting exercise. For Ayumu, it was routine. The man had been practicing meditation for decades now, in the most unusual places, at the most unusual times, on the most unusual subjects. People might have found him in the deep of the night looking at the stars...

Ayumu slept well, as always.

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Ayano shifted her eyes to the two Imperials, "A sentiment Lady Makime shares with them, though not every mistake can be afforded." "...I don't know. Jiyo Ayumu-sama is a proctor, maybe they are discussing the exam?" She tapped her chin, thinking about what her mother would be talking about...and th...

Though Isawa Kyosei is the technical winner, the jury has decided not to consider participants from the Imperial families for prize attribution. It's therefore Makime Ayano that gets a free coupon for a private tea party with Jiyo.

Staying up late to post early is a temptation of the dark side, and dark posts it breeds.

The wise one goes to bed early so they can post refreshed and post good.

He chuckled. "It's only cheating if they're told not to do it and then do it anyway. But having some sort of prayer to banish active spiritual effects might be a good idea, not just for this sort of thing... but for general security. Maybe we can get the Isawa on it? You and I are both a bit unqual...

The situation was starting to become quite tense.

But no one had threatened to tear someone else's hearth off yet, so it was probably still within reasonable limits.

Ayumu kept one eye on Kinsen though. Just in case.

"Well, it may have lacked the pizzazz of some of the other events, but at the same time, you need to look at the bright side... I actually like these people. As far as shugenja..." He made a seesaw motion with his hand. "Maybe in future I'd suggest banning the use of spells to teach them to rely up...

snip "One where the critique is played by a straw man? Joke aside, the library does contain some very interesting books on the subject. I'll take you're familiar with Why We Came and Why We Fought by Miyako of the Scorpion, first of her name? Or the transcript of Togashi Saruko's oral story of thes...

"Well, it's meant to be a challenge, right?" He grinned. "I'm just sorry you're stuck checking the results, that's got to be tedious." "The good news is that I was prepared for worst. The bad news is that it didn't get worst because of the only very moderate success of the event. Though it's still ...

Having said his bit, and proved that way his scribe's abilities did not give him any superior insight on spiritual questions, Ayumu focused his attention on listening to more savant speeches.

"I don't understand what an elemental spirit is. Like, not at all. I've watched shugenja in action. I've talked to them at length. I've studied texts broaching the subject from a widespread or focused point of view. I've meditated on that question, in temples, in nature, in my home. And still, bewil...

Chai Kotsume wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:20 pm

Hantei Genji wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:29 pm

Would people be interested in an iai tourney for funziez?

Also, we can use spears in the Iai tournament, of course, right?

Or use the power of our mind to convince the other party a good talk is worth ten duels?

snip Ayumu took his sweet time consulting his notes and memory before answering to the Crane princess' dismissal. Time enough for another conversation to start and die apprently. "There are many ways to tell this story indeed. The focus can be on the love between the two brothers, with all characte...

Trying to fix up my sleep schedule, so... Sleep.

Ayumu stopped in his task so... okay, even for such a composed man grading papers could be only described as "gruesome". So he took a break to see if everything was going alright in the relief room. Apparently so. Sora, having set a nice baseline level of failure for anyone else, observed two of his...

"Well I worked on the songs and based it on stories from those that were there, I took some liberties to portray a more streamlined adventure story but felt it hit the story beats of struggle, brotherhood, and the Empire overcoming evil while also giving useful knowledge about protecting oneself fr...

"Thank you for your attendance, Jiyo-san," she said warmly. "Doji-sama." Ayumu had the look of a calm but disappointed teacher about to return an exam copy more red than black to its owner. "The degree of production values – costumes, scenery – of the show was quite impressive, especially under suc...

Dressed in his usual Phoenix uniform, his lap covered with sheets and sheets of notes, Ayumu remained seated and did not applaud. At this point, the only thing that could still save the show was a surprise fifth act starting with Shinsei jumping on stage to punch Nanzi in the face to a chorus of Pai...