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Winged Knight
Still just a crazy man with a wolf on his head
- Location
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[x] Respond as is proper
-[x] compliment them both on their prowess
You blink in surprise at the woman's tone. Even more, you can't help but be shocked by her posture. Every muscle in Kimi's body is tense, and she is obviously ready to strike at a moment's notice. For a moment you consider that she might still be filled with the rush of her spar, but that doesn't seem to fit. She spoke amicably enough to Shirou when the fight was over, after all.
That leaves you at a bit of a quandary as to your response. Her tone is disrespectful, for certain, but considering this woman's age and skill you're not certain you're of sufficient status to admonish her on this. The woman is clearly at least ten years your senior, which no doubt has gained her some measure of prestige.
Even more, she is a Monk. A Monk associated with a Clan, certainly, but still a Monk. That allows certain leeway with interactions on her part. Less so than if she was of the Brotherhood of Shinsei, but enough that she can get away with some irregularity in how she addresses Samurai.
She said she is of the Kikage Zumi… You rack your brain on that, and don't come up with more than just general history of how they were folded into the Togashi Tattooed Order as a sect. Frankly, you're surprised to see one of them. Not many have been seen anymore outside of Dragon Lands, though you suppose that means little considering where you are.
"My greetings," you say, opting to simply ignore the rudeness of her tone. "My name is Hiruma Sosuke, and I would like to say-"
"I know who you are," Kimi says, cutting you off. "You are of the Crab Clan, and one who has built himself quite the reputation for one so young." She sneers at you, barring her teeth. "One might wonder if you are truly deserving of it."
You frown, eyes narrowing. "I don't appreciate being spoken to that way."
"That's entirely the reason why I'm doing it," Kimi says, moving closer to you. She only comes up to your chest, but she almost seems to loom over you. You notice her feet have moved into a combat stance, but her arms stay by her sides. "You have a reputation for fine words, Crab, but such things mean nothing to me coming from you. Yours is the Clan that slew my Founding Lady's brother and sent her on a path of madness. I have no interest in hearing anything you say."
Kimi turns her back on you and walks away, rounding a corner even as you open your mouth to respond. You scowl in the direction she's gone, wondering just what you had done to bring the woman's ire upon you. Considering her words, however, it seems you just being in her presence is enough to make her angry.
And yet she restrained from striking you despite obviously wishing to. That means she has some understanding of tact, at least. Enough to know that striking a member of a visiting delegation merely for engaging in conversation would end poorly for her.
And here you believed you might be free of such tumultuous political interactions after leaving court. Reality, as it is with so much in your life, does not appear to be so charitable.
"I must apologize, Sosuke-sama," Shirou says softly, walking up to your side. "I certainly wasn't expecting anything like that when I began introductions."
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-[x] compliment them both on their prowess
You blink in surprise at the woman's tone. Even more, you can't help but be shocked by her posture. Every muscle in Kimi's body is tense, and she is obviously ready to strike at a moment's notice. For a moment you consider that she might still be filled with the rush of her spar, but that doesn't seem to fit. She spoke amicably enough to Shirou when the fight was over, after all.
That leaves you at a bit of a quandary as to your response. Her tone is disrespectful, for certain, but considering this woman's age and skill you're not certain you're of sufficient status to admonish her on this. The woman is clearly at least ten years your senior, which no doubt has gained her some measure of prestige.
Even more, she is a Monk. A Monk associated with a Clan, certainly, but still a Monk. That allows certain leeway with interactions on her part. Less so than if she was of the Brotherhood of Shinsei, but enough that she can get away with some irregularity in how she addresses Samurai.
She said she is of the Kikage Zumi… You rack your brain on that, and don't come up with more than just general history of how they were folded into the Togashi Tattooed Order as a sect. Frankly, you're surprised to see one of them. Not many have been seen anymore outside of Dragon Lands, though you suppose that means little considering where you are.
"My greetings," you say, opting to simply ignore the rudeness of her tone. "My name is Hiruma Sosuke, and I would like to say-"
"I know who you are," Kimi says, cutting you off. "You are of the Crab Clan, and one who has built himself quite the reputation for one so young." She sneers at you, barring her teeth. "One might wonder if you are truly deserving of it."
You frown, eyes narrowing. "I don't appreciate being spoken to that way."
"That's entirely the reason why I'm doing it," Kimi says, moving closer to you. She only comes up to your chest, but she almost seems to loom over you. You notice her feet have moved into a combat stance, but her arms stay by her sides. "You have a reputation for fine words, Crab, but such things mean nothing to me coming from you. Yours is the Clan that slew my Founding Lady's brother and sent her on a path of madness. I have no interest in hearing anything you say."
Kimi turns her back on you and walks away, rounding a corner even as you open your mouth to respond. You scowl in the direction she's gone, wondering just what you had done to bring the woman's ire upon you. Considering her words, however, it seems you just being in her presence is enough to make her angry.
And yet she restrained from striking you despite obviously wishing to. That means she has some understanding of tact, at least. Enough to know that striking a member of a visiting delegation merely for engaging in conversation would end poorly for her.
And here you believed you might be free of such tumultuous political interactions after leaving court. Reality, as it is with so much in your life, does not appear to be so charitable.
"I must apologize, Sosuke-sama," Shirou says softly, walking up to your side. "I certainly wasn't expecting anything like that when I began introductions."
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