Dirtnap
Kanmusu Affecionado
Yeah but her brother is her weak spot. She loves him as much as
Legend of the Ronin (Legend of the Five Rings)
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My point is that I don't think thats going to appease her.
I think shes going to make a comment about us not being honorable and then continue to try and kill us.
EDIT;
Gman rates me informative.
Panic intensifies.
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Alright, in order to provide something constructive heres my suggestion.
[X] Try and defuse the situation. Attempt to use your new position in the legion to excuse yourself from a fight if possible.
The fact that we've been exiled is clearly not enough for her and if she were the 'sister who's way too into her brother' type from anime then she would have just never left his side. I trust Gman is capable of writing more complex charectars than that. Will flattery work?
The fact that she's picking a fight with us here means that our banishment wasn't enough in her eyes. Acnoledging the punishment that she thinks is insufficient will not calm her down.
Also its possible that by comparing our relations she could claim that we meant she has a similar relationship to Hida what's his name that we did, might be an insult. We're known for having slept with him, I don't know what the Rokugani opinion on incest is but it seems like at least the implication that her brother is cheating on the Kakita daimyo with another woman could be something that someone could force a fight over.
Right now the only good thing we have for us is that we're a member of an Imperial Legion. We ought to exploit it for all its worth.
[X] Try and defuse the situation. Attempt to use your new position in the legion to excuse yourself from a fight if possible.
The fact that we've been exiled is clearly not enough for her and if she were the 'sister who's way too into her brother' type from anime then she would have just never left his side. I trust Gman is capable of writing more complex charectars than that. Will flattery work?
The fact that she's picking a fight with us here means that our banishment wasn't enough in her eyes. Acnoledging the punishment that she thinks is insufficient will not calm her down.
Also its possible that by comparing our relations she could claim that we meant she has a similar relationship to Hida what's his name that we did, might be an insult. We're known for having slept with him, I don't know what the Rokugani opinion on incest is but it seems like at least the implication that her brother is cheating on the Kakita daimyo with another woman could be something that someone could force a fight over.
Right now the only good thing we have for us is that we're a member of an Imperial Legion. We ought to exploit it for all its worth.
Sirrocco
Pedantic
Eh? Regardless of what we say, she could insult us about something. We're not going to be able to stop that. She's going to be enraged regardless.
Admittedly, I'm feeling particularly un-gamist today.
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EtchedSteel
*mumble mumble*
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- Lima. Peru
[x] Smile sadly
-[x] "Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can. I cannot. At least one of us should be happy."
Still willing to try making this girl enter into reason with this.
-[x] "Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can. I cannot. At least one of us should be happy."
Still willing to try making this girl enter into reason with this.
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- Leeds
Yeah, but there's her insulting us and then us walking into an insult.
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- Quezon City, Philippines
If someone of a higher social station spews invective against us, we're kinda expected to suffer stoically, keeping our on intact, since it is the honorable, courageous, and courteous thing to do. Let us shame her by being an exemplar of the virtues of Bushido.
Then rub salt in the wound by getting some words in because we're Crane, and Crane are dicks.
Then rub salt in the wound by getting some words in because we're Crane, and Crane are dicks.
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- Austrlia
This makes it sound like she's been screwing her brother, and we want her to go back to doing that.
Let's not provoke a duel to the death, please.
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- Quezon City, Philippines
We're Crane, or were, so assassination by duel to the death is standard practice.
Besides, it was never specified who this mysterious "him" is. Hida only said that we dishonored her family. For all everyone else knows, it was Hida's husband which we romanced, not her brother.
Besides, it was never specified who this mysterious "him" is. Hida only said that we dishonored her family. For all everyone else knows, it was Hida's husband which we romanced, not her brother.
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Hida knows and she's the one who would be forcing an update.We're Crane, or were, so assassination by duel to the death is standard practice.
Besides, it was never specified who this mysterious "him" is. Hida only said that we dishonored her family. For all everyone else knows, it was Hida's husband which we romanced, not her brother.
Sirrocco
Pedantic
...but would she want to admit it?
Also, what we said implies that there's something romantic there, but doesn't state it outright. We *know* that she's happier when she's with her brother (or at least can suspect such). If she takes offense at it, perhaps its *her* dirty mind seeing something that wasn't there.
I partially like the vote because it has layers. She's going to hate us regardless. I'm hoping to aim for a bit of "confused and conflicted" in there with the hate... and, again, to maybe get a bit of info out of her about how he's doing - info she'd never give us if we just asked for it.
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Does she need to admit it?
"I would not damage his honour like that. I challenge you to a duel"
Vote tally:
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[X] I say, her brother and I were close, once. Hida-sama is a little over protective of her brother, a... honorable thing to be.
No. of votes: 1
Simonbob
[x] Smile sadly
No. of votes: 4
Sirrocco, Dirtnap, Kiriel, EtchedSteel
-[x] Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can. I cannot. At least one of us should be happy.
No. of votes: 4
Sirrocco, Dirtnap, Kiriel, EtchedSteel
[X] Try and defuse the situation. Attempt to use your new position in the legion to excuse yourself from a fight if possible.
No. of votes: 1
Dark as Silver
Current vote. Votes are not locked, will update tomorrowish
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[X] I say, her brother and I were close, once. Hida-sama is a little over protective of her brother, a... honorable thing to be.
No. of votes: 1
Simonbob
[x] Smile sadly
No. of votes: 4
Sirrocco, Dirtnap, Kiriel, EtchedSteel
-[x] Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can. I cannot. At least one of us should be happy.
No. of votes: 4
Sirrocco, Dirtnap, Kiriel, EtchedSteel
[X] Try and defuse the situation. Attempt to use your new position in the legion to excuse yourself from a fight if possible.
No. of votes: 1
Dark as Silver
Current vote. Votes are not locked, will update tomorrowish
Sirrocco
Pedantic
If she's going to challenge us to a duel over this, she'll challenge us to a duel over anything... and our little performance at least has a decent chance of getting the crowd on our side. If she *wants* to get into an iajutsu duel with us... no. I don't buy it. Gman won't let us off the hook for this flaw that easily, and Hida-sama wouldn't be that dumb. There's no way she matches us in iajutsu, and she knows it.
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I disagree, a lot of people in the crowd can probably already guess that she's mad at us for the reason that we're Ronin. That vote will only tell them that we chose love over duty (Not a good thing in Rokugan) and then we suggest that she should do the same thing.
They don't just see someone completely unrepentant but also someone suggesting that others stray from Bushido and do what we did.
Sirrocco
Pedantic
Fair. At the same time, we're built on a Kakita duelist chassis, and she's built on a Hida defender-of-the-wall chassis. If she's gotten to the point that she can match us in an iajutsu duel, that means that she's... probably at least insight 3 or so. Given the degree to which iajutsu is a specialist for Kakita, and the degree to which it isn't for the Hida, if she can beat us in that, she can pretty much beat us in any field she chooses.
Okay, we can probably out-seduce her. The problem with going on the attack socially, though, is that she can always pull the "reveal what she did" thing, at which point our infamy ticks up that much more, and she starts throwing around the massive Glory differential as well as the major Status differential. We can't meaningfully damage her socially. All we can do is help set it up so that she looks like a bully and a brute if she keeps trying to hit us in the face.
I do not see it that way, but I am out of erg with which to argue about why I don't.
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- Leeds
Seems reasonable, shame that we can't have a seduction based duel.
You had to be a Scorpion for that.
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- Leeds
We were born into the wrong clan.
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- Leeds
Whoever can be in the most mens beds you can be in before noon.
Arc II: Hello Togashi-san *Ow my ribs*
--Smile Sadly
--- "Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can. I cannot. At least one of us should be happy."
Think like a Crane - a Crane would set the field so even if the Crab still attacked, they lost anyways despite an initial victory...so try and turn the tables.
You look up at Takamona and the Togashi and give a sad smile.
"Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can---"
A lot of things happen at once. The Togashi finds himself thrown into you, and you see Takamona seething with pure hatred at you.
"You dare, you worthless piece of trash, to insult me, and my brother? You dare?" She doesn't shout.
Why does that make it more scary?
The Togashi stands up and looks between the two of you.
"A wise man once said that when two women fight, the safest place is elsewhere," he says, as he backs away.
'Have you lost all sense entirely, Sakura? Telling a Hida to abandon her duty…were you trying to die today?' your grandmother snipes acidly.
Well… when you put it like that… You admit that you didn't really think that through all the way. What was it you you expected to happen again? Afterall, if Takamona was out here...it was because of her brother...otherwise she'd be on the Wall.
"Hida-sama---" You begin.
She doesn't seem to hear it as you find yourself rolling to the side, a heavy axe kick slamming down where your head used to be.
Well shit, you had just wanted to listen to poetry, run or fight. It seems though, that that last is no longer just an option: without a doubt, fighting will lead to your death.
On the other hand….running will too. Leaving aside the fact that you think she's probably actually better at long distance running than you, you're a ronin. Running will confirm to everyone around that she's right about you being a dishonourable piece of trash
But you just know that throwing away your pride to survive isn't what a Crane does.
"Hida-sama, you want to fight me, fine, but not here in this place. Challenge me to a duel and win that way instead of---"
You find your words cut off, as she back hands you across the face. The blow stings but it's not too serious all told.
Your hand drops to your sword. She's clearly not letting you talk: whenever you build up to something she attacks and cuts you off.
But she hasn't drawn steel yet, why?
Leaving aside the fact that you're the better duellist and probably swordswoman...if she drew steel, you can reply but if she doesn't….
Oh shit. Mistaking a punch for the real blow, you have absolutely no defence, as her leg comes up and slams into your midsection in a perfect side kick. The feeling of air and blood erupting from your body slows the world down for a moment before you slam into a wall.
Ow…..that...damn….you were able to turn just a bit... just a bit to slightly cushion the impact...but you felt that.
Staggering back to your feet, you realize why she isn't drawing steel: because if she does, then you can without being reported to the authorities.
Authorities…
"I'm supposed to report to Akodo Tsukiko-sama tomorrow...Hida-san, I'm not going to let you stop me," you say finally, taking up a half forgotten Mizu-do stance.
You'll fight to the bitter end if you have to.
"Wait, you're the new recruit?" The Togashi says, eyes widening. "Well that changes things."
Tearing off his shirt and revealing a well muscled body, a tattoo of the wind glows, as he's in front of you, blocking Takamona's fist with crossed arms.
"My apologies Hida-sama, but Akodo-sama would be most put out if I didn't stick up for my new comrade." He says in a tone that makes you want to both punch and kiss him.
"Get out of my way Togashi-san," Takamona snarls.
"Ma, ma, don't be like that. A wise woman once said, punching a ronin is like punching a duck - fun the first few times, but after that it's not worth the effort."
"...What?" You both have to say at that.
Takamona shakes off the confusion first, and tries once more to get around the Togashi to hit you.
She doesn't succeed as he again puts his strong fist against hers and comes out the victor.
"I see...Please excuse us, Hida-sama." Even now, his calm is unflappable.
The Togashi turns to your swaying form.
"Trust me?" he asks you.
Do you really have a choice?
"Sure, Togashi-sama," you mutter.
The feeling of big strong arms around you, lifting you, carrying you, would be nice if not for the fact that your stomach still feels like an angry Hida kicked it in.
You don't quite follow what happens next only that you're on a roof somewhere in Eiyuu and the Togashi is putting you down.
"Sorry about that, I didn't know you were one of Akodo-sama's cubs like I am." He bows.
"Togashi Izu, pleased to meet you."
You bow back. "Megumi the Ronin…"
A sort of awkward silence falls on you.
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(Megumi is in the hurt bracket +10 tn at 26 wounds, she is also down to one void)
--- "Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can. I cannot. At least one of us should be happy."
Think like a Crane - a Crane would set the field so even if the Crab still attacked, they lost anyways despite an initial victory...so try and turn the tables.
You look up at Takamona and the Togashi and give a sad smile.
"Hida-sama, why? Why are you here hurting me when you could be with him? You can---"
A lot of things happen at once. The Togashi finds himself thrown into you, and you see Takamona seething with pure hatred at you.
"You dare, you worthless piece of trash, to insult me, and my brother? You dare?" She doesn't shout.
Why does that make it more scary?
The Togashi stands up and looks between the two of you.
"A wise man once said that when two women fight, the safest place is elsewhere," he says, as he backs away.
'Have you lost all sense entirely, Sakura? Telling a Hida to abandon her duty…were you trying to die today?' your grandmother snipes acidly.
Well… when you put it like that… You admit that you didn't really think that through all the way. What was it you you expected to happen again? Afterall, if Takamona was out here...it was because of her brother...otherwise she'd be on the Wall.
"Hida-sama---" You begin.
She doesn't seem to hear it as you find yourself rolling to the side, a heavy axe kick slamming down where your head used to be.
Well shit, you had just wanted to listen to poetry, run or fight. It seems though, that that last is no longer just an option: without a doubt, fighting will lead to your death.
On the other hand….running will too. Leaving aside the fact that you think she's probably actually better at long distance running than you, you're a ronin. Running will confirm to everyone around that she's right about you being a dishonourable piece of trash
But you just know that throwing away your pride to survive isn't what a Crane does.
"Hida-sama, you want to fight me, fine, but not here in this place. Challenge me to a duel and win that way instead of---"
You find your words cut off, as she back hands you across the face. The blow stings but it's not too serious all told.
Your hand drops to your sword. She's clearly not letting you talk: whenever you build up to something she attacks and cuts you off.
But she hasn't drawn steel yet, why?
Leaving aside the fact that you're the better duellist and probably swordswoman...if she drew steel, you can reply but if she doesn't….
Oh shit. Mistaking a punch for the real blow, you have absolutely no defence, as her leg comes up and slams into your midsection in a perfect side kick. The feeling of air and blood erupting from your body slows the world down for a moment before you slam into a wall.
Ow…..that...damn….you were able to turn just a bit... just a bit to slightly cushion the impact...but you felt that.
Staggering back to your feet, you realize why she isn't drawing steel: because if she does, then you can without being reported to the authorities.
Authorities…
"I'm supposed to report to Akodo Tsukiko-sama tomorrow...Hida-san, I'm not going to let you stop me," you say finally, taking up a half forgotten Mizu-do stance.
You'll fight to the bitter end if you have to.
"Wait, you're the new recruit?" The Togashi says, eyes widening. "Well that changes things."
Tearing off his shirt and revealing a well muscled body, a tattoo of the wind glows, as he's in front of you, blocking Takamona's fist with crossed arms.
"My apologies Hida-sama, but Akodo-sama would be most put out if I didn't stick up for my new comrade." He says in a tone that makes you want to both punch and kiss him.
"Get out of my way Togashi-san," Takamona snarls.
"Ma, ma, don't be like that. A wise woman once said, punching a ronin is like punching a duck - fun the first few times, but after that it's not worth the effort."
"...What?" You both have to say at that.
Takamona shakes off the confusion first, and tries once more to get around the Togashi to hit you.
She doesn't succeed as he again puts his strong fist against hers and comes out the victor.
"I see...Please excuse us, Hida-sama." Even now, his calm is unflappable.
The Togashi turns to your swaying form.
"Trust me?" he asks you.
Do you really have a choice?
"Sure, Togashi-sama," you mutter.
The feeling of big strong arms around you, lifting you, carrying you, would be nice if not for the fact that your stomach still feels like an angry Hida kicked it in.
You don't quite follow what happens next only that you're on a roof somewhere in Eiyuu and the Togashi is putting you down.
"Sorry about that, I didn't know you were one of Akodo-sama's cubs like I am." He bows.
"Togashi Izu, pleased to meet you."
You bow back. "Megumi the Ronin…"
A sort of awkward silence falls on you.
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(Megumi is in the hurt bracket +10 tn at 26 wounds, she is also down to one void)
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