[Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
- Shiba Raizo
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[Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
The Kyuden is driving me nuts.
The Moto had mentioned grabbing a pony, but in point of fact, Raizo didn't have one, and wasn't going to be moving on soon enough to make "borrowing" one at all sensible.
So he ran.
He didn't go for the overhead walkways, and contented himself with running full-tilt along the forest paths at a punishing pace.
Maybe if I tire myself out I won't feel so... on edge.
Well, it was a hope, anyway...
The Moto had mentioned grabbing a pony, but in point of fact, Raizo didn't have one, and wasn't going to be moving on soon enough to make "borrowing" one at all sensible.
So he ran.
He didn't go for the overhead walkways, and contented himself with running full-tilt along the forest paths at a punishing pace.
Maybe if I tire myself out I won't feel so... on edge.
Well, it was a hope, anyway...
Phoenix Clan * Bushi * Soldier* Blunt * Cynical * Seasoned * Strong
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Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
- Suzume Senseki
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
As he did, he eventually met the Sparrow he'd met so many times before. Not running, but walking with his usual slow but certain pace through the forest, and crossing the forest path just in front of Raizo.Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:25 amThe Kyuden is driving me nuts.
The Moto had mentioned grabbing a pony, but in point of fact, Raizo didn't have one, and wasn't going to be moving on soon enough to make "borrowing" one at all sensible.
So he ran.
He didn't go for the overhead walkways, and contented himself with running full-tilt along the forest paths at a punishing pace.
Maybe if I tire myself out I won't feel so... on edge.
Well, it was a hope, anyway...
"Oh, good morning, Shiba-sam...san", the man said, bowing and... trying not to get in his way as he saw him running. "It's a pleasant day for some exercise, isn't it?"
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Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
- Shiba Raizo
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
Raizo pulled up short, running in place.Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:50 pmAs he did, he eventually met the Sparrow he'd met so many times before. Not running, but walking with his usual slow but certain pace through the forest, and crossing the forest path just in front of Raizo.
"Oh, good morning, Shiba-sam...san", the man said, bowing and... trying not to get in his way as he saw him running. "It's a pleasant day for some exercise, isn't it?"
"Suzume-san... well, it'll do. It's as much about doing something as anything else..."
Phoenix Clan * Bushi * Soldier* Blunt * Cynical * Seasoned * Strong
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Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
- Suzume Senseki
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
The man in the wicker hat and dusty clothes nods. "I understand. Helps clear the mind, ne?"Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 7:07 pmRaizo pulled up short, running in place.
"Suzume-san... well, it'll do. It's as much about doing something as anything else..."
He looks around, then at the man again. "I wouldn't want to get in your way, Shiba-san... would you want to run together, perhaps? Or maybe change to some hiking, if you'd like. Have you explored the woods around while we were here?"
Sparrow Clan * Woodsman * Herbalist * Wicker hat * Disheveled hair * Clothes never fully clean
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
"Eh, I can slow up. Might suit some of my purposes better, actually. No sense running away from the Kyuden only to race back."Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:55 amThe man in the wicker hat and dusty clothes nods. "I understand. Helps clear the mind, ne?"
He looks around, then at the man again. "I wouldn't want to get in your way, Shiba-san... would you want to run together, perhaps? Or maybe change to some hiking, if you'd like. Have you explored the woods around while we were here?"
He slowed, eventually stopping.
"I've poked around the forest some- there's a lovely little pins a bit to the west of here, actually..."
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Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
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- Suzume Senseki
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
"Oh, I can increase my pace to match yours as well, Shiba-san. Whichever way you prefer. If we go slower we can share stories while we hike, though.... To that pine, then?"Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:58 am"Eh, I can slow up. Might suit some of my purposes better, actually. No sense running away from the Kyuden only to race back."
He slowed, eventually stopping.
"I've poked around the forest some- there's a lovely little pins a bit to the west of here, actually..."
Sparrow Clan * Woodsman * Herbalist * Wicker hat * Disheveled hair * Clothes never fully clean
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
[Somehow, autrocorrect on my phone turned "pond" into "pins." How nice ]Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:37 pm"Oh, I can increase my pace to match yours as well, Shiba-san. Whichever way you prefer. If we go slower we can share stories while we hike, though.... To that pine, then?"Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:58 am"Eh, I can slow up. Might suit some of my purposes better, actually. No sense running away from the Kyuden only to race back."
He slowed, eventually stopping.
"I've poked around the forest some- there's a lovely little pins a bit to the west of here, actually..."
"Sounds like a plan. And slower works fine. No point in rushing to get back to the place I rushed to get away from..."
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Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
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- Suzume Senseki
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
"Fair point", the Suzume says with a small smile. As they set out walking, he looked back at the Shiba. "I trust Shiba-san still doesn't feel... all that confident in the whole thing?", he says, not quite mentioning what the 'thing' was, but assuming it was reasonably clear.Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:48 pm[Somehow, autrocorrect on my phone turned "pond" into "pins." How nice ]
"Sounds like a plan. And slower works fine. No point in rushing to get back to the place I rushed to get away from..."
Sparrow Clan * Woodsman * Herbalist * Wicker hat * Disheveled hair * Clothes never fully clean
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
- Shiba Raizo
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
"Not even a little. If I trust the Deer's judgment, then my performance in the tasks they've set us is pretty mediocre. If I don't trust the Deer's judgment, then I don't trust the entire framework of the event we're in. Neither one exactly inspires confidence."Suzume Senseki wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:58 pm"Fair point", the Suzume says with a small smile. As they set out walking, he looked back at the Shiba. "I trust Shiba-san still doesn't feel... all that confident in the whole thing?", he says, not quite mentioning what the 'thing' was, but assuming it was reasonably clear.
Phoenix Clan * Bushi * Soldier* Blunt * Cynical * Seasoned * Strong
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
Your Wingman Anytime, Whether You Want It Or Not
Glory: 42 * Honor 41 * Status: 30
Carries his katana in an old, drab, battered saya. As of Day 13, wears a delicately carved bracelet of wooden beads polished smooth, laced through with red, yellow, and orange string and a small Phoenix token.
Standard gear: Ceremonial Clothes and a daisho. When in his element, ashigaru armor, a naginata, and a more relaxed form of terror are added into the mix.
Remember to Breathe
- Suzume Senseki
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Re: [Day 13, Mid-Morning] Losing It (Open)
The Suzume nods, thoughtfully... and slightly worried, maybe.Shiba Raizo wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:00 pm"Not even a little. If I trust the Deer's judgment, then my performance in the tasks they've set us is pretty mediocre. If I don't trust the Deer's judgment, then I don't trust the entire framework of the event we're in. Neither one exactly inspires confidence."
"Hm. Given the Shika's reputation, I would tend to trust their judgment... but then stories and reality are never the same thing. And which stories are told is obviously a choice of the storyteller. Hm..."
He looks at the Shiba.
"I wonder, though... has Shiba-san's heart on the whole event changed at all? I remember you were rather sceptical when we first spoke."
Some silence.
"Putting it another way... would Shiba-san say the event has changed you in any way?"
Sparrow Clan * Woodsman * Herbalist * Wicker hat * Disheveled hair * Clothes never fully clean
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.
Not a penny to his name * A simple life is a good life * Life is sacred * The truth is always simple
Status: 25 * Glory: 31 * Honour: Is the ideal * CP: 27
Carries: Common clothes, Wicker hat, Daisho, Knife, Sling, Daisho (as allowed), Medicine Kit, Pillow books.
In the field: Ashigaru armour, Wicker hat, Daisho, Sling, Knife, Bo, Hunting Yari, Travelling pack, Rations, Pillow books.