[Day 5, Late Evening] The Fortune of Bad Decisions (Expecting)

[Shiba Raizo]

"You know her story and you say you have served with wave-men in the past so let me ask you, how hard IS the life of a Ronin?" Dark gears were turning in his head suddenly.

"Very. They have no lord to serve, so they have some freedom there... but it's the freedom to starve. To move from contemptuous employer to contemptuous employer. They're the lowest of samurai- meaning those who have a grudge against samurai can pick on them without much fear of retribution. It also means that most of us with a clan to serve can treat them however we like, up to a point. They very seldom have anyone to support them in a crisis- and even fewer to avenge them if they're wronged."

[Kitsu Murato]

Seeing his fellow Kitsu as they are, Moshumaru grabbed his own bottle and bowed, seeking an audience.
"You seem troubled, cousin. Care to share your worries?"

"I will be fine. Just facing reality a bit," he says with a nod, offering a seat to join him. He at least didn't seem to be drunk nor quickly on his way there. Just some unpleasant thoughts rolling around in his head.

[Kitsu Moshumaru]

"I will be fine. Just facing reality a bit," he says with a nod, offering a seat to join him. He at least didn't seem to be drunk nor quickly on his way there. Just some unpleasant thoughts rolling around in his head.

Taking the seat, Moshu took a deep swig of drink and a frank demeanour. "If 'fine' is because you'll be blackout drunk and drunkily hanging on some geisha's skirt, you're sacrificing the war for a single battle."

His bottle hit the table a little harder than he anticipated, but it spilled nowhere.

"Now, will you let a cousin help a cousin?"

[Kitsu Murato]

Taking the seat, Moshu took a deep swig of drink and a frank demeanour. "If 'fine' is because you'll be blackout drunk and drunkily hanging on some geisha's skirt, you're sacrificing the war for a single battle."

His bottle hit the table a little harder than he anticipated, but it spilled nowhere.

"Now, will you let a cousin help a cousin?"

"Not as bad as all that. I will be fine," he says with a nod. "It's simply a lesson in accepting that infatuation can just as often lead to pain as joy. Nothing is lost, just disappointing. I simply need to remind myself that life does not end with a single failure."

He takes a sip. Even when drinking and despondent Murato is apparently honestly introspective. Which does nothing to hide his mood.

[Kitsu Moshumaru]

"Not as bad as all that. I will be fine," he says with a nod. "It's simply a lesson in accepting that infatuation can just as often lead to pain as joy. Nothing is lost, just disappointing. I simply need to remind myself that life does not end with a single failure."

He takes a sip. Even when drinking and despondent Murato is apparently honestly introspective. Which does nothing to hide his mood.

Ah, I see. Then the rumours...

Moshu gave his cousin a sympathetic smile.

"Ah, I get you. Don't worry yourself over one little samurai-ko; There's at least two or three entire miais here, after all. Besides, would our Lords have sent us here if we weren't to succeed eventually?"

((OOC:I'm fluffing the 'marry a generic NPC' option Saiban noted as there being other miai groups doing their thing))

[Asahina Soyokaze]

"Very. They have no lord to serve, so they have some freedom there... but it's the freedom to starve. To move from contemptuous employer to contemptuous employer. They're the lowest of samurai- meaning those who have a grudge against samurai can pick on them without much fear of retribution. It also means that most of us with a clan to serve can treat them however we like, up to a point. They very seldom have anyone to support them in a crisis- and even fewer to avenge them if they're wronged."

Soyokaze's mood somehow seemed to worsen. "A stupid thought on my part anyway, as I said I can't protect myself." He set down his cup and just breathed a for a moment. "Have you tried talking to the matchmakers about your issues? Perhaps you could persuade them to decide favorably."

[Shiba Raizo]

Soyokaze's mood somehow seemed to worsen. "A stupid thought on my part anyway, as I said I can't protect myself." He set down his cup and just breathed a for a moment. "Have you tried talking to the matchmakers about your issues? Perhaps you could persuade them to decide favorably."

"Try and force their hand? Nah."

He sipped at the same cup, evidently having reached what he considered his limit for irresponsibly knocking them back.

"I did visit Shika Pei Pei-sama, but I was very careful to phrase the conversation in terms of seeking advice about how to perhaps find ways to be less... unhappy if things don't work out the way I'd like."

[Asahina Soyokaze]

"Try and force their hand? Nah."

He sipped at the same cup, evidently having reached what he considered his limit for irresponsibly knocking them back.

"I did visit Shika Pei Pei-sama, but I was very careful to phrase the conversation in terms of seeking advice about how to perhaps find ways to be less... unhappy if things don't work out the way I'd like."

"If Pei Pei-sama has such wisdom then perhaps I should try and meet with her." He took another sip. "No, I would likely only worsen my fate with some uncouth display and find myself marrying a Daidoji just so my clan can keep my "talents" in the clan."

[Shiba Raizo]

"If Pei Pei-sama has such wisdom then perhaps I should try and meet with her." He took another sip. "No, I would likely only worsen my fate with some uncouth display and find myself marrying a Daidoji just so my clan can keep my "talents" in the clan."

"Don't be so sure about that. I was... surprised by how understanding she was. Remember, Soyokaze-san, she's seen a lot of scared youngsters in her time."

[Kitsu Murato]

Ah, I see. Then the rumours...

Moshu gave his cousin a sympathetic smile.

"Ah, I get you. Don't worry yourself over one little samurai-ko; There's at least two or three entire miais here, after all. Besides, would our Lords have sent us here if we weren't to succeed eventually?"

((OOC:I'm fluffing the 'marry a generic NPC' option Saiban noted as there being other miai groups doing their thing))

"It's not finding a spouse that I am bothered by. It's... something else. The sensation of dealing with a potential truth and realization. Identifying a cruelty that is built into the world."