D4LE, Stag Rooms: Sumai After-party (Open!)

[Otomo Gusai]

"Naturally. A gardener should be focused on weeds and pests, not pruning the plant."

"And I gather you have some weeds in mind," Gusai says. "I think I saw some spring up in the sunlight, though many might think them fair flowers."

[Jiyo Sora]

"And I gather you have some weeds in mind," Gusai says. "I think I saw some spring up in the sunlight, though many might think them fair flowers."

"Well. There are weeds and there are weeds. Sometimes a little replanting can work wonders."

[Otomo Gusai]

"Well. There are weeds and there are weeds. Sometimes a little replanting can work wonders."

"I'd not know, though I'm told that repotting is sometimes bad for the plant. And there are some whose roots have to be all pulled, or they'll grow again."

[Jiyo Sora]

"I'd not know, though I'm told that repotting is sometimes bad for the plant. And there are some whose roots have to be all pulled, or they'll grow again."

Sora shrugged.

"It can be sucha vexed process, though, especially when you end up with a mixture."

[Otomo Gusai]

Sora shrugged.

"It can be sucha vexed process, though, especially when you end up with a mixture."

"Which to prune, which to repot, which to plant elsewhere, you mean?"

Gusai's eyebrows twist, questioning.

[Jiyo Sora]

"Which to prune, which to repot, which to plant elsewhere, you mean?"

Gusai's eyebrows twist, questioning.

"Which are weeds, and which simply have leaves or flowers of a similar color."

[Otomo Gusai]

"Which are weeds, and which simply have leaves or flowers of a similar color."

Gusai's eyebrows rise in understanding.

And I am being assessed for whether or not I am a weed, he thinks. So who else...

Oh, no.

His eye closes, and he shakes his head ever so slightly, drawing a deep breath.

[Jiyo Sora]

Gusai's eyebrows rise in understanding.

And I am being assessed for whether or not I am a weed, he thinks. So who else...

Oh, no.

His eye closes, and he shakes his head ever so slightly, drawing a deep breath.

"You see what a vexing problem it can be. Fortunately, a patient gardener can take time in making judgments."

[Otomo Gusai]

"You see what a vexing problem it can be. Fortunately, a patient gardener can take time in making judgments."

"I will hope that things allow for patience, then," Gusai says. "They do not always."

[Jiyo Sora]

"I will hope that things allow for patience, then," Gusai says. "They do not always."

"Oh, I expect haste would reflect poorly on all involved. Just as well, really."

He chuckled.

"Moves made in haste are always easier to spot. I imagine Otomo-san has some experience with... let us call it 'spirited disputes' on matters of property?"

[Otomo Gusai]

He chuckled.

"Moves made in haste are always easier to spot. I imagine Otomo-san has some experience with... let us call it 'spirited disputes' on matters of property?"

"I might have," he replies. "More often people disputing that what's aboard my ship is mine than other concerns, as might be thought."

[Jiyo Sora]

"I might have," he replies. "More often people disputing that what's aboard my ship is mine than other concerns, as might be thought."

"And anything you do that seems hasty sets those suspicions buzzing, doesn't it?"

[Otomo Gusai]

"And anything you do that seems hasty sets those suspicions buzzing, doesn't it?"

Gusai chuckles grimly.

"That's one way to put it, yes. But they say that bees die after stinging--wasps don't, as happens."

[Jiyo Sora]

Gusai chuckles grimly.

"That's one way to put it, yes. But they say that bees die after stinging--wasps don't, as happens."

"And a patient, careful person seldom needs to fear either."

[Otomo Gusai]

"And a patient, careful person seldom needs to fear either."

So keep your cool and wait and see, Gusai thinks, because he will be, and his eyes see more than yours do, sea rat.

Gusai nods to the wisdom. After a silent moment passes, he notes "I've heard it said that beekeepers use smoke to calm the little workers."

[Jiyo Sora]

So keep your cool and wait and see, Gusai thinks, because he will be, and his eyes see more than yours do, sea rat.

Gusai nods to the wisdom. After a silent moment passes, he notes "I've heard it said that beekeepers use smoke to calm the little workers."

"Could be."

Was that... a joke?

[Otomo Gusai]

"Could be."

Was that... a joke?

If it is, Gusai is unsure if he's the butt of it.

"Is that something you'd recommend a patient man have handy?"

[Jiyo Sora]

If it is, Gusai is unsure if he's the butt of it.

"Is that something you'd recommend a patient man have handy?"

"I dunno. Depends on if he's planning to be a beekeper, or a gardener, or..."

[Otomo Gusai]

"I dunno. Depends on if he's planning to be a beekeper, or a gardener, or..."

Having trouble keeping this going, he thinks, aware that he continues to be assessed.

"And you think the gardener is more needed, Jiyo-sama?"

[Jiyo Sora]

Having trouble keeping this going, he thinks, aware that he continues to be assessed.

"And you think the gardener is more needed, Jiyo-sama?"

"Depends on the situation, doesn't it?"