Bo hadn't tried ikebana since he was about seven years old and the resulting mess and waste of rare flowers had been part of Doji-sensei's final exasperated decision to send the boy back to his parents. As such he was ill-prepared for the day's event and his nerves showed in his furrowed brow as he still tried to push his way through. Thinking back to the other day he grabbed some peonies and some river flowers... though mostly what most would view as weeds....
The arrangement itself was haphazard and somewhat messy. It wasn't until Bo, looking down the row at the other competitors, spotted Narumi and absently moved some things around to match hers, that it suddenly took form into something almost acceptable.
Finally he bowed deep to the judge, wiped his brow, and shrugged, "Uh... to be honest I can't say it's great. But I'll say I tried my best. And, in the end, ain't that what you're really testin'?"
Had it been Pei Pei judging it likely would have sunk like a rock but it seems that Zang appreciated the blunt honesty.
(Roll 1: Earth/Culture TN2
D11: Bo knows flowers? Earth/Culture | TN: 2 | Success:
1 / Opportunity:
2 / Strife:
1
Fail, 2 Opportunities to show off, 1 Strife
Roll 2: Fire/Aesthetics TN2
D11: Bo knows flowers? Fire/Aesthetics | TN: 2 | Success:
0 / Opportunity:
1 / Strife:
1
Fail, 1 Opportunity to show off (3 total on first 3 rolls), 1 Strife (2 total)
Roll 3: Void/Aesthetics TN2
D11: Bo knows flowers? Void/Aesthetics | TN: 2 | Success:
2 / Opportunity:
0 / Strife:
2
Success?!, 0 Opportunities to show off (3 total on first 3 rolls), 2 Strife (4 total)
Roll 4: Air/Courtesy - Spending Void - TN2
D11: Bo knows flowers? Air/Courtesy, Void spent | TN: 2 | Success:
4 / Opportunity:
1 / Strife:
2
A little messy since I forgot to hit Adversity
First roll pre-explosion had 2 Ring Successes, a Skill Success with Opportunity, and an Exploding Ring Success and kept 1 Ring Success, the Exploding Ring Success, and the Skill Success with Opportunity - choosing to reroll the two Ring Successes
Reroll
D11, MM: Fixing a forgotten Adversity - rerolling 2 Ring dice | TN: ? | Success:
1 / Opportunity:
1 / Strife:
1
Rerolled a Ring Success or an Opportunity with Strife - keeping the Opportunity with Strife instead for scoring purposes
Success! 3 Successes (1 bonus), 2 Opportunities to show off, 3 Strife + 3 Strife for Anxiety (10 total)
Passed the fourth roll
2 rolls passed
2 Opportunities to show off on fourth roll
3 Opportunities to show off on the first three rolls
1 Bonus success on fourth roll
1 Bonus success total
35 Status
39 Glory
67 Honor
Gains a Void for Obtuse triggering, does not gain a Void for Blunt triggering but can only hold one anyways so all's good there)
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