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by Suzume Senseki » Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:05 pm
Kitsu Moshumaru wrote: ↑Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:53 am
The Kitsu appreciates the quick prayer. "Thank you."
He suddenly made a realization.
"Forgive me, I haven't introduced myself - I am Kitsu Moshumaru, a writer for The Record of the Fallen. We make obituaries on behalf of those have recently moved to join their ancestors."
He gestured to his desk.
"I was looking over again at one of my most important dedications, to one Suzume Shiro. A member of the Sparrow Kuge until his tragic and heroic demise, back in 1115. I never got to meet him, but you all spoke the world of him. And seeing what he did, it was..."
The Kitsu refused to cry, but was obviously moved.
"...It reminded me why I took on this role. I was at the end of writing a play in his honour - I think I'll try again another time, however."
He bows low to the man again. "Please to properly meet you, Kitsu-sama. And really, I thank you for mourning one of ours." His voice is unusually solemn, but still calm and composed.
"Oh... Suzume Shiro." The man seemed thoughtful, as if trying to remember something, but after a while he nodded.
"Remembering is truly important, isn't it?", he adds with a kind, but restrained smile. "I remember when my grandfather would tell us stories of his grandfather... and stories his grandfather had told him. This particularly reminds me of one of them... one about a man who had seen so much suffering, he decided he would no longer remember as a way to heal."
He goes on to tell the story, which is a relatively short one... and needless to say, leads the man to even more suffering, until he realises how much he had lost by deciding not to remember.
As the story ends, the Suzume gives Moshumaru a shy, apologetic smile. "Ah... but sorry for taking so much time, Kitsu-sama. A play, you say? That would be a great honour for the Sparrow, one we hardly deserve!", he says humbly. "But... may I ask how you plan to tell the story in it?"
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.