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In Thunder's Echo (Legend of the Five Rings Quest)

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And we would have to answer this question sooner or later.


My only problem is that we appear to have alienated the Unicorn, as he took our arguments as an offense to his way of life.
 
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[X] (Deception) "I am trying to figure that out myself. But there are a lot of other things to do than heed the words of a wayward spirit."

We are scorpion. Let's act as that for once.
 
So... honesty is good. Sounding crazy is bad. Reverence is good. Humility is good.


Ah! and I've just realized. We are now the Scorpion Clan Delegate. We need to be throwing around a lot mroe 'san's and a lot less 'sama's. Before, when we were speaking for ourselves, taking the social one-down for ourselves was but humility. Now, though, those that insult us insult our clan directly, and if we acknowledge someone who should be a peer as a superior, we are implying pretty hard that their clan is better than ours. That's going to change the dynamic on a fair number of our interactions a fair bit. Regardless....

[x] Asako-san, in this I know only my own experiences. I know not in truth the will of the Heavens, but I *did* have a dream that seemed quite real. In that dream, I felt that the Thunder Dragon had looked at me, and approved, and touched me with the tiniest spark of her power. How much of that was true, and how much was merely my own mind seeking to make sense of things, I cannot say with certainty. Beyond that? You would know more of how spirits see the world than I.

Why would we lie, when the truth will serve?
 
[x] Asako-san, in this I know only my own experiences. I know not in truth the will of the Heavens, but I *did* have a dream that seemed quite real. In that dream, I felt that the Thunder Dragon had looked at me, and approved, and touched me with the tiniest spark of her power. How much of that was true, and how much was merely my own mind seeking to make sense of things, I cannot say with certainty. Beyond that? You would know more of how spirits see the world than I.

Sirrocco said:
Why would we lie, when the truth will serve?
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Agreed.
 
[x] Asako-san, in this I know only my own experiences. I know not in truth the will of the Heavens, but I *did* have a dream that seemed quite real. In that dream, I felt that the Thunder Dragon had looked at me, and approved, and touched me with the tiniest spark of her power. How much of that was true, and how much was merely my own mind seeking to make sense of things, I cannot say with certainty. Beyond that? You would know more of how spirits see the world than I.
 
Sirrocco said:
Why would we lie, when the truth will serve?
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Suave, sneaky Scorpion Naoto. Courtier twisty words. Public overhear hard. Lipreading, spy, no code risky. Enemy may be in room. Spells to spy or superhuman sences. carefill. Use theology or lore. Speak in riddles or obscure refernces to obfuscate telling the truth while speaking in a way Tani and only Tani will get.

To late, sleepy, no write tonight. See ya in the morning.
 
Okay. I admit that fitting it into "we're all smart together" half-coded fragments would probably be a flirting/bonding experience with Asako Tani. If someone wants to put that one together, great. I don't have it in me right now.

In the broader sense, though... if others find out, what's the harm? One of the kami approved of us and gave us their blessing (maybe). We had a religious experience. (This is Rokugan. Stuff like that happens.) Even if our enemies have this knowledge, what is the harm in it?

Now, that's not terribly IC. Naoto might well obfuscate it a bit in pure reflex. (Again, I'd welcome someone putting that one together.) I don't think there's a whole lot of harm if it gets out, though, and there's no good reason to lie to Asako-san. When in doubt, choose honor. (When Loyalty to the Clan is involved, of course, one is not in doubt.)
 
Sirrocco said:
So... honesty is good. Sounding crazy is bad. Reverence is good. Humility is good.


Ah! and I've just realized. We are now the Scorpion Clan Delegate. We need to be throwing around a lot mroe 'san's and a lot less 'sama's. Before, when we were speaking for ourselves, taking the social one-down for ourselves was but humility. Now, though, those that insult us insult our clan directly, and if we acknowledge someone who should be a peer as a superior, we are implying pretty hard that their clan is better than ours. That's going to change the dynamic on a fair number of our interactions a fair bit. Regardless....

[x] Asako-san, in this I know only my own experiences. I know not in truth the will of the Heavens, but I *did* have a dream that seemed quite real. In that dream, I felt that the Thunder Dragon had looked at me, and approved, and touched me with the tiniest spark of her power. How much of that was true, and how much was merely my own mind seeking to make sense of things, I cannot say with certainty. Beyond that? You would know more of how spirits see the world than I.

Why would we lie, when the truth will serve?
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what would be the probable results of this information getting out?

Not only for Tani, as she is our friend, but for the other delegations.
 
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what would be the probable results of this information getting out?

Not only for Tani, as she is our friend, but for the other delegations.
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As far as I can tell? Not a whole lot. Might make us look a bit better. If it was us claiming it, others might use it to say that we were pretending to honors we hadn't received (which is why I downplayed it hard, and why we're not shouting it from the rooftops).
 
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As far as I can tell? Not a whole lot. Might make us look a bit better. If it was us claiming it, others might use it to say that we were pretending to honors we hadn't received (which is why I downplayed it hard, and why we're not shouting it from the rooftops).
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Tanks.
I was afraid that even this could be a problem.

[x] Asako-san, in this I know only my own experiences. I know not in truth the will of the Heavens, but I *did* have a dream that seemed quite real. In that dream, I felt that the Thunder Dragon had looked at me, and approved, and touched me with the tiniest spark of her power. How much of that was true, and how much was merely my own mind seeking to make sense of things, I cannot say with certainty. Beyond that? You would know more of how spirits see the world than I.
 
[x] Asako-san, in this I know only my own experiences. I know not in truth the will of the Heavens, but I *did* have a dream that seemed quite real. In that dream, I felt that the Thunder Dragon had looked at me, and approved, and touched me with the tiniest spark of her power. How much of that was true, and how much was merely my own mind seeking to make sense of things, I cannot say with certainty. Beyond that? You would know more of how spirits see the world than I.
 
Bastur2 said:
And we would have to answer this question sooner or later.


My only problem is that we appear to have alienated the Unicorn, as he took our arguments as an offense to his way of life.
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From what I understand of this court that means we really need to buddy up further with the Phoenix, as long as we don't piss the Unicorn off too much more in the process. Making enemies is inevitable, but as long as you make friends at the same time it can work out.
 
Pfft, Unicorn, what are they going to do, ride over the mountains through the Lion to get us?

Wait they might actually do that...
 
@Maugan Ra : Can I get a Lore(Theology) roll on the subject of the Thunder Dragon, and Megumi-no-kami, the Fortune of Heroic Guidance? If that is the appropriate one?

I am looking for other names(obscure or used only in academia), stories asociated with them and so on. Basicly references that Tani would get but someone without the proper training would not.

I think I can dig up some lore about them OOC, but I want to know what I am working with. I'd rather not end up using lore Naoto may not know. So, Lore roll please?

Or is that unnecesary, and I can just start in on the write in?

PS: We never did apologize for getting Tani stuck in a situation with the spirit. Also, how does everyone feel about asking her about the name the spirit gave us? The one of our enemy?
 
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