Player Event: Little Wars (D7 LA) RP THREAD

[Jiyo Sora]

She nodded cautiously. "Yume-do will have the answers. I'm sure of it." This wasn't the time or place to tell him everything she had put together to be presented to Shiba later.

"I could give you my notes to read over later, if you like. Might help in the future for planning."

"Fortunes know my planning needs the help."

He chuckled as Phi drew closer.

"Isn't that right, daughter of mine?"

"Dad, you're... I... HOW?!"

"Wiser heads than yours have pondered that question for years now."

[Togashi Satsuki]

"Fortunes know my planning needs the help."

He chuckled as Phi drew closer.

"Isn't that right, daughter of mine?"

"Dad, you're... I... HOW?!"

"Wiser heads than yours have pondered that question for years now."

Satsuki broke into a small giggle, watching the interaction between father and daughter. "Some might call it pure dumb luck too, princess. Dare him to do it again, then we might see if it's skill, or actually luck."

[Jiyo Sora]

Satsuki broke into a small giggle, watching the interaction between father and daughter. "Some might call it pure dumb luck too, princess. Dare him to do it again, then we might see if it's skill, or actually luck."

"Oh no, I'm not falling for that trap again..."

"Ah, glad to see the badger incident has stuck with you."

"I still hate you for that."

"Well, maybe if you hadn't used my best kimono to wrap a fox in..."

[Togashi Satsuki]

"Oh no, I'm not falling for that trap again..."

"Ah, glad to see the badger incident has stuck with you."

"I still hate you for that."

"Well, maybe if you hadn't used my best kimono to wrap a fox in..."

"Badger?" her eyebrows rose with curiosity. "This is a story I would love to hear."

[Jiyo Sora]

"Badger?" her eyebrows rose with curiosity. "This is a story I would love to hear."

"Okay, so, Dad's taking us on one of these hikes he enjoys, right? And there's this badger..."

"Which I told you to leave alone."

"... which he told us to leave alone, and, well, we..."

"She and her sister tried to pet it."

"So it... did what badgers do..."

"Chased them halfway back to the castle."

"Dad. Anyway. We said he clearly didn't help us because he wouldn't have been able to catch it, and that it was just lucky that he'd even spotted it in the first place..."

"And your mother could tell you, Satsuki-hime, where this was going."

"So the next night I wake up... with the badger on my futon. Wrapped up in one of my kimono- trapped, you know?- and growling. So. I screamed. 'Yuki screamed. Soryu laughed. Mom got up and went to make herself some tea grumbling about how nice the Crab lands probably were that time of year. And Dad..."

"I picked up our temporary visitor and escorted her outside again."

[Togashi Satsuki]

Satsuki's hands were holding her sides as she contained her laughter so hard that it made her shouders shake. "Oh... oh my..." It was a much needed laughter to easen her otherwise miserable and tired day, and she found herself wiping a tear from the corner of her eyes.

"And here I thought my brother and I gave our parents and guardians a hard time. I wasn't joking the other day when I told the story of how Mirumoto went to rescue us, you know... at least that one didn't include a badger, as I think even mountain lions are wary of badgers. Not to mention the mountain goats - now those can be truly vicious creatures!"

[Jiyo Sora]

"Oh, if they'd run afoul of a goat, they would have had to outrun me on the way home..."

"Dad."

[Togashi Satsuki]

Watching the two of them, listening to their back-and-forth conversation... it made her feel insanely homesick.

"I can't wait to tell mother how much Yuki and Phi have grown... and Soryu too. The next one is due very soon now, no?"

[Jiyo Sora]

"Yes. Well. Next one... possibly two." He made a seesaw motion with his hand. "It's hard to say."

The Empire seemed to be lousy with twins, after all.

"Only this time, Mom will have a bit more help from Shirayuki and myself. We were only five when Soryu came, after all..."

"Speaking of which... it's high time Soryu took a trip across the Empire with me. I'm hoping I can talk Kinyoubi into getting the whole brood on the road once she's had some time to recover from the birth..." He pointedly cocked his head at Satsuki. "So you might suffer an invasion of sorts..."

[Makime Ayano]

"What do you enjoy most of this learning tool," she asked.

"Hmm?" Ayano blinked again, "Well...it is a mental challenge for one, but it is one of the things I have an acknowledged skill at." She motions to the event, "Even Lady Makime is pleased with my skills at these planning sessions."

[Doji Dojihime]

"It is an intellectual challenge, there is so much to keep track of. I have not met your mother, I would hear more of her if it pleases you," she asked.

[Togashi Satsuki]

"Yes. Well. Next one... possibly two." He made a seesaw motion with his hand. "It's hard to say."

The Empire seemed to be lousy with twins, after all.

"Only this time, Mom will have a bit more help from Shirayuki and myself. We were only five when Soryu came, after all..."

"Speaking of which... it's high time Soryu took a trip across the Empire with me. I'm hoping I can talk Kinyoubi into getting the whole brood on the road once she's had some time to recover from the birth..." He pointedly cocked his head at Satsuki. "So you might suffer an invasion of sorts..."

"Ahh... it must be exciting for you girls then. I was pretty young too when my little brother was born so I don't remember too much about it myself. Though Nadare-sensei often liked to regale me of tales regarding the birth of my brother and me." She chuckled, rolling her eyes a little bit.

"You know you'll be more than welcome to visit, Sora. When Kinyobi has recovered and the child, or children, are grown enough to make such a trek! The Imperial families are always our friends, and you personally so."

[Makime Ayano]

"It is an intellectual challenge, there is so much to keep track of. I have not met your mother, I would hear more of her if it pleases you," she asked.

Ayano closes her eyes for a second, "My mother is a singular genius at this," She motions to the battle, "And on the true field of war I would shudder to face her. Even Lord Akodo acknowledged her skill above other mortals he had met."

"She is cold and hard as iron, with a mind that picks apart the perceived patterns of the world around her. Not divination, but...observation and extrapolation. She is in constant motion, overseeing what Lord Akodo has entrusted her and working diligently to implement his vision. There is little time in her day for pleasantries."

[Doji Dojihime]

Ayano closes her eyes for a second, "My mother is a singular genius at this," She motions to the battle, "And on the true field of war I would shudder to face her. Even Lord Akodo acknowledged her skill above other mortals he had met."

"She is cold and hard as iron, with a mind that picks apart the perceived patterns of the world around her. Not divination, but...observation and extrapolation. She is in constant motion, overseeing what Lord Akodo has entrusted her and working diligently to implement his vision. There is little time in her day for pleasantries."

"A focused woman and a focused daughter, much about you becomes clear," she said warmly.

[Makime Ayano]

"All...well enough description I suppose but I like the...intensity of my mother you might say." Ayano responded.

[Jiyo Sora]

"Ahh... it must be exciting for you girls then. I was pretty young too when my little brother was born so I don't remember too much about it myself. Though Nadare-sensei often liked to regale me of tales regarding the birth of my brother and me." She chuckled, rolling her eyes a little bit.

"You know you'll be more than welcome to visit, Sora. When Kinyobi has recovered and the child, or children, are grown enough to make such a trek! The Imperial families are always our friends, and you personally so."

"Likewise... remind your father that his brother is always happy to see him, hm?"

[Togashi Satsuki]

"Likewise... remind your father that his brother is always happy to see him, hm?"

Her smile was a bit more strained, but she maintained for the sake of Phi, not wanting to distress the child. "I will, once this is over with."

[Jiyo Sora]

Her smile was a bit more strained, but she maintained for the sake of Phi, not wanting to distress the child. "I will, once this is over with."

"I could ask no more." Sora bowed.

Phi seemed to sense something was up, but kept her On

[Togashi Satsuki]

"I could ask no more." Sora bowed.

Phi seemed to sense something was up, but kept her On

"Phi," she said as she looked to the girl, squatting down to be on eye-level with the child. "Did you like the sweets yesterday during the talks about spirits and magic?"

[Doji Dojihime]

"All...well enough description I suppose but I like the...intensity of my mother you might say." Ayano responded.

"So tell me what do you think of the strategies in use by the others, I would enjoy hearing your observations," she offered.