Kyuden Shika

"Rather so, Hida-san."

Sakura smiles slightly. "As in a duel, keeping one's composure is an important part of such things, ne?"

Sakura is very appreciative- and giggles several times during the performance at the sheer ridiculousness . “Usogawa-sama, I can't partake in the Game of Letters for… obvious reasons. Is this sort of thing common ? These misunderstandings?” Emiko had managed to keep herself from laughing too much a...

There's definitely a blush this time, as Sakura smiles. "I will endeavour to make it so, Shiba Tomoe-san."

"There's no need for such things, Kakita-san. It was simply a friendly spar and duel." Tomoe waves any obligation away, possibly missing part of the joke. "I would enjoy another during our days here, or perhaps meeting in an exchange that isn't hitting each other with sticks." The blush on Sakura's...

Sakura nods in acknowledgement... then her lips twitch. "If you would desire some token of your victory, do let me know, Shiba-san."

A joke she'd normally make? Perhaps not- but in the wake of the spar, Sakura feels herself still... somewhat a bit tense and feeling like there's steam to let off.

“…also, you held your nerve better than I, Shiba-san. I will admit it, you are victorious over me today.”

Sakura smiles, ever so slightly self-deprecatingly.

Sakura is very appreciative- and giggles several times during the performance at the sheer ridiculousness.

“Usogawa-sama, I can't partake in the Game of Letters for… obvious reasons. Is this sort of thing common? These misunderstandings?”

Iaijutsu vs Shiba Tomoe: resisting critical, Fitness/Earth, TN1 | TN: 1 | Success: 1 / Opportunity: 1 / Strife: 0 https://sakkaku.org/media/dice/ring/exp0opp0str0suc1-60.png https://sakkaku.org/media/dice/skill/exp0opp1str0suc0-60.png Critical reduced to Severity 2. Sakura gasps at the second crack...

Sakura switches stances once more- but there's a twitch. An opening, as the Crane is the first to break the tension, the first to grab her bokken-

(Switching to Air, Sakura is trying for an attack- but she's become Compromised before that, so Tomoe gets to make her attack first)

(Sakura's prediction was for Water, unsuccessful)

Sakura hums, tightening up her own stance, staring Tomoe down- tensing for the moment of the strike…

(Sakura sets her stance to Void and uses Calming Breath to recover one strife- 4/8 Endurance, 7/8 Composure now)