Kyuden Shika

Hajime moves to do as bidden, damping a cloth and passing it to the Kuni. His mind, meanwhile, wandered. He wasn't entirely sure that he'd be a great help in a fight at the inn, but decided he was willing to give it a try. This mystical stuff was rather unnerving, but evil needs must be checked wher...

Hajime inhaled deeply, then quietly began: "I shall begin a sutra I was taught to help us." Bowing his head, he intoned: NO MO SAN MAN DA MOTO NAN OHA RA CHI KOTO SHA SONO NAN TO JI TO EN GYA GYA GYA KI GYA KI UN NUN SHIFU RA SHIFU RA HARA SHIFU RA HARA SHIFU RA CHISHU SA CHISHU SA SHUSHI RI SHUSHI ...

"Tracking criminals." Hajime smiled. "We learned a great deal about how to identify locations strong in the elements in the criminal shugenja portion of the course."

Hajime nodded. "My apologies, Murato-sama. But I agree, our efforts will be all the more successful with such a broad array of expertise on hand." He smiled. "And I am gratified, Kuni-sama, that my choice of location will be of use to you, but I expect not quite so gratified as my sensei would be to...

Hajime, taking a half-breath to note the familiarity between Yasu and Murato, rose to offer a bow of greeting and to invite Yasu to take a seat. "Welcome, Kuni-sama, to our symposium. Thank you--thank you both--for your time." He bowed respectfully to each, then sat. "I confess that the eclipse has ...

"Then I shall be Hajime to you, Mura-sama." Hajime smiled a little impishly as he kept the honorific elevated. "And we shall get to the bottom of all this as comrades."

"I am, Kitsu-sama, and I hope that you have been able to keep as dry as possible these past few days." He smiled pleasantly. "Why don't you have a seat? We are expecting another as well, and I think you may find the wait somewhat more pleasant under my umbrellas."

Having spent some time coordinating, Hajime once more ascended the steps of the tower to set up for the meeting. Arranging an umbrella or four to create a semi-dry space, he carefully brushed down the platform and set out a mat so that his guests would not get their clothes damp from the sodden wood...

Frowning heavily, Hajime stood up stalked away.

It seemed this called for the big guns.

/scene.

A thread where a Kitsuki starts turning inward for answers about the weather. Badly. Could use a Void-hound that I could perhaps support, if someone wants to get to the bottom of the eclipse and weather phenomena.

Also: open to investigating this other threads, other timeslots.