[X] Action Plan: Reflection
Word count: <300
- Ino
- Plan a private date.
- Be there for her. Listen. Talk about fashion. Gossip.
- Does she feel up to being a sounding board for a clan head issue?
- Contemplate alone (later) if not.
- Maintaining OPSEC, explain your conversation with Asuma about the Hagoromo.
- You don't like them. But you can't beat them. They'll always have plausible deniability.
- Will they ever leave you alone? Would it matter if you stopped?
- How do you break the cycle?
- Go through what you want to say to Asuma.
- Give her a mirror - corundum shell around reflective metal, jewelled handle.
- Asuma:
- Bring Mari/Kei. Optimize beforehand.
- Explain ES-MEW interactions.
- Give him gems, samples. Verify their quality with craftspeople.
- This will scale with MARI (test first).
- Let Mari outline the economic implications and opportunities.
- You learned your lesson: you're coming to him.
- Mari exits. Discuss the Hagoromo.
- May you speak plainly?
- The Hagoromo you've met are vile bigots.
- Kei's relationships hurt no one.
- They treat Harumitsu poorly.
- Did refusing to officiate Noburi/Yuno's wedding serve the Will of Fire?
- But you're tired.
- Destroying Ritsuo's knife helped nobody.
- The plays helped nobody.
- There's just been more hate.
- Ruka:
- Is her punishment (effectively, death) mostly about Akane? If so, it seems…harsh.
- Five years would be enough. Or long-term till'n'fills with KEI/clanless nin. Hatred doesn't withstand exposure.
- Does he think Ruka can change?
- Reconciliation:
- Goketsu and Hagoromo need to see each other as full people.
- Reference the evolution of Noburi/Neji's relationship.
- Assign Goketsu-Hagoromo teams long-term till'n'fills requiring cooperation. Neutral third parties (Sarutobi? Inuzaka?) lead.
- Are there more flexible Hagoromo? You want to see their clan as complex and multifaceted, not just Ruka and Ritsuo.
- Sealing Research:
- Directional Explosives/the next Minato seal.
- Eschew prep, use SSA, reroll -9/-12.
I think that giving Ino a beautiful, nigh-indestructible mirror is a great idea and I encourage everyone to steal it.
I'm very interested in whether Asuma believes that Ruka is capable of change: if he says 'honestly no probably not' then...that's...I have no idea what to do with that other than to maybe go 'well uh okay perhaps an effective death penalty is the right move'. The answer should be interesting, at any rate.
And I think that asking him if their refusal to officiate Noburi's marriage was the Will of Fire is a pretty good question, especially in a segment where the tone is pretty clearly 'this is all pointless'.