Re: [D7 EE - Expecting] Early evening ancestry
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 3:06 am
The Kitsu made no attempt to look for deception or trickery - he didn't even consider the possibility.
Instead, he nodded - this was an interesting dilemma.
"There are bright sides to your situation - you have found someone, they love you, and they believe they would be happy with you. Some people go through their entire life without finding such a thing across the empire, nevermind at a miai. We should consider ourselves lucky to have found someone but a week into our time here."
He sipped as he thought.
"Without knowing which clans are involved, I cannot offer steel-forged advice. Indeed, even if I did, I could only offer from my own biases. But, with you knowing I am a Lion and Obituarian both, I can say four things I believe. Of course, if I can be wrong, I can be ignored, I can offer more thoughts if you'd like. I'm here to help the Otter clan."
He began.
"First, the Otter clan have been lovely to work with thus far. I would not say 'I would like to work with them more' because that would invite more deaths, but if I were to become a Lion ambassador to your clan I would feel no grief."
He brought one finger up, pointing at an imaginary learning board of some kind. It was clear it was more for his sake than hers, but it might help.
"Second, this Miai is unusual in that there is a choice - an Imperial could marry into a minor clan, should they so desire. That means you should not feel oblige to the larger organization, perhaps say an Imperial marriage."
The finger moved to the third point.
"Thirdly, one of you will always be a stranger to their new life. That's a simple fact, unless someone marries within their own clan. One of you will need time to accommodate, during which the other must be able to accommodate for heightened emotional needs and worries, especially feelings of isolation and loneliness."
But for a second, the Kitsu's finger shakes with some hidden anger before making the fourth point.
"The fourth is that I would recommend everyone who can leave the Crane clan, do so. That is more clan politics than anything, though I profess I am not personally fond of the clan either."
He put down his imaginary fingers and sipped his tea.
"Forgive me, I have said much. If I have spoken out of place, Usogawa-san, please accept my apology."
Instead, he nodded - this was an interesting dilemma.
"There are bright sides to your situation - you have found someone, they love you, and they believe they would be happy with you. Some people go through their entire life without finding such a thing across the empire, nevermind at a miai. We should consider ourselves lucky to have found someone but a week into our time here."
He sipped as he thought.
"Without knowing which clans are involved, I cannot offer steel-forged advice. Indeed, even if I did, I could only offer from my own biases. But, with you knowing I am a Lion and Obituarian both, I can say four things I believe. Of course, if I can be wrong, I can be ignored, I can offer more thoughts if you'd like. I'm here to help the Otter clan."
He began.
"First, the Otter clan have been lovely to work with thus far. I would not say 'I would like to work with them more' because that would invite more deaths, but if I were to become a Lion ambassador to your clan I would feel no grief."
He brought one finger up, pointing at an imaginary learning board of some kind. It was clear it was more for his sake than hers, but it might help.
"Second, this Miai is unusual in that there is a choice - an Imperial could marry into a minor clan, should they so desire. That means you should not feel oblige to the larger organization, perhaps say an Imperial marriage."
The finger moved to the third point.
"Thirdly, one of you will always be a stranger to their new life. That's a simple fact, unless someone marries within their own clan. One of you will need time to accommodate, during which the other must be able to accommodate for heightened emotional needs and worries, especially feelings of isolation and loneliness."
But for a second, the Kitsu's finger shakes with some hidden anger before making the fourth point.
"The fourth is that I would recommend everyone who can leave the Crane clan, do so. That is more clan politics than anything, though I profess I am not personally fond of the clan either."
He put down his imaginary fingers and sipped his tea.
"Forgive me, I have said much. If I have spoken out of place, Usogawa-san, please accept my apology."