The smaller Spider's smile widened just a bit as she offered a bow from her seat, motioning for Kawauso to join her. "There is nothing to apologize for, Akodi-sama. You do presume correctly my identity, and I am honored to have this opportunity to be introduced to you." "Thank you, Hisomu-san," the...

After her final effort at the party expectations still fails to impress, the tall Lion retreats to a quiet corner for some quality time with a drink stronger than what she'd been trying to control earlier in the evening. The hand-carved stag mask was still on her face as she sulked, so maybe the exp...

When Akodo Kawauso walked into the ball, she thought she'd have a good time. It was silly to her, the masks and all, but she'd had the idea to carve a mask herself, that even had some small, stag-like horns branching up from her temples. She figured it'd make quite a splash -- and no one noticed her...

Akodo Kawauso arrives with a look of mixed feelings on her face. Clan staff had suggested it originally to her derision, but after the rather positive experience the night before -- and the reality that she was stuck with this horde of strangers for at least a few days -- she decided to give it a go...

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Just tagging thread to get back to in a couple hours and let

Hisomu Ayeka wrote:...

know I'm coming.

Sasori nodded. "Perhaps a game of questions to know each other. Or just eating and talking about what each other like." She continued to fan herself. "Maybe we can go aside so we don't lose our voices in the crowd" -o- This is just a bump quote Bump Bump "Mm, space and less noise, yes please," the ...

Makime Ayano wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:22 pm

Hmm...Crane/Lion pairs. Coincidence.

Well, and Kawauso gets Spider. She's either going to be quite the Spider-friend or... The other way.

The furrowed brow makes Kawauso laugh lightly in amusement. "Wouldn't you?" She asks with a warm chuckle. "If I knew I could always catch the same number of fish at one place in the river, I still wouldn't go there everyday to fish. Perhaps it is my safe spot, to go when I need those for-sure fish, ...

Kawauso sits on a rock that's really too small for the purpose to get closer to Hen. "Hen's life, like for all our animal friends, is simpler. No clans, no wars, no weddings. But also no way to overcome problems like people can." With a piece of stick, she overturns a stone the pig had snuffled at. ...

Kawauso makes a face at Masanori's comment about th he city, but rapidly shifts back to a smile at him. "I don't know who needs to see a whole empire worth of things," she says philosophically, "save the glorious emperor himself. And his aides and advisors, I suppose. That makes good sense. But for ...

"Spirits," Kawauso whispers, impressed. "That, uh, sounds like al lot of responsibility." The Lion samurai-ko shifts uneasily, like she's used to thinking of herself as having lots of responsibility, and is realizing some of the many ways it could be worse. "Do you... Have someone in mind," she asks...

"Oh. Ohhh, so you're... Huh." Kawauso nods as she processes what her new friend is saying. "That's, ah... Well, I guess being an important person has to have responsibilities with it. Sitting through big weddings all the time though..." She shakes her head at the enormity of that responsibility in h...

A look of distress blazes across Kawauso's face at the notion of attending more than one big wedding. She's quick to answer the weather question before jumping back typ weddings. "Farther up the river, where I'm from, there are... one or two ?heavy snows each winter. You snuggle indoors for a few da...

"Ah, not nomadic, exactly," she says, sounding somewhat mysterious as steps down from her rock. She points to the river above the waterfall as she explains. "When you are used to constant movement -- constant life -- as the river brings you everyday, cities -- especially big, stone buildings -- feel...

Kawauso makes a face for a moment, not recalling who "her" was, but lets it pass. At mention of hospitality, she chuckles. "The hospitality is well beyond my humble needs. That's part of why I'm out here. The land and water are quite hospitable too, and ask very little of a person. Larger villages a...

Kawauso stifles a groan about how "perfect" it will be. "Well," she says with the barest pleasantness, "at least good food will help." She kicks a rock into the river, making a small but satisfying sploosh . She looks more directly at the Bat and musters a real smile. "My apologies, Ryoshun-sama. I ...

"Mm," the woman verbalizes remembering to introduce herself. "I'm Akodo Kawauso. Emissary of the Dai-er, the Lion Clan," she corrects herself, smile never leaving her face. "So the waterfall isn't helping with what you were trying to do? That's a shame. It's pretty impressive. Maybe so impressive it...

The long-legged Lion turns to face him more directly, shifting into a cross-legged sitting position. She still looks at him curiously, but gives a little bow from her perch on the rock. "Good morning, imperial-sama," she says pleasantly, playing the odds with the number of functionaries she's seen d...

This made the Scorpion giggle. "Perhaps perhaps. Besides, most people would be brooding around the couple and we should have some fun tonight for we don't know what tomorrow would bring. Let's be merry and have some tea." Kawauso smiles at the giggle and the suggestion of fun. "I'm having something...

Kawauso nods in agreement. "And good to get out now," she says, gesturing to the dark clouds that are building in. "Winter weather can make outdoor ventures a challenge. Fortunately it's been fairly mild so far," she says with a light smile. "What's, uh, this wedding thing going to be like," Kawauso...