(D2, EM) I'm the Crane of the World! (Upper Deck Bow) (Open)

[Kakita Yuji]

Michi said nothing. If she were overhearing, it was not apparent. She walked toward the two. "I heard poetry, but not the words", she bowed. "Is Shiba-san aiding in your project, Kakita-san?" With slight annoyance she pushed hair away.that the wind swept into her face.

Yuji nodded.

"Hai, it should come as little surprise that the Phoenix competitors have been very willing to lend their aid. Overall, people have been most accommodating. And there are a few more competitors I believe I can sway to assistance" he said, his player straightening out the time paradoxes.

"Though there has been more reluctance than I was anticipating, I'm hopeful for the work as a whole."

[Shiba Kuroneko]

"It is saddening that some have been reluctant to give their initial impressions... but then again... it is not easy to share what one think and note that we grow as we continue this journey." Kuroneko nodded. He noted that the Lioness was struggling with her hair and took his ribbon that made his tail and offered to her. "This may help with some of your struggle."

[Kakita Yuji]

"It is saddening that some have been reluctant to give their initial impressions... but then again... it is not easy to share what one think and note that we grow as we continue this journey." Kuroneko nodded. He noted that the Lioness was struggling with her hair and took his ribbon that made his tail and offered to her. "This may help with some of your struggle."

Yuji smiled.

"Better reluctance than outright refusal." he says. "I think many overestimate the difficulty though. They look at the works of the great masters before them and feel inadequate. But I truly do believe that as long as you are expressing your true sentinments in your poetry it can never be truly 'bad'."

[Akodo Michi]

"Perhaps so, Kakita-san, though I have read poetry in the past one could objectively see failed it's intent", she said, silently waving away the ribbon offered by the Shiba, though her mouth twitched slightly in a smile. "It is the same in discussion, one's words can be properly chosen, but simply miss their mark, this is a bad thing, despite one's feelings, is it not?"

[Kakita Yuji]

"Perhaps so, Kakita-san, though I have read poetry in the past one could objectively see failed it's intent", she said, silently waving away the ribbon offered by the Shiba, though her mouth twitched slightly in a smile. "It is the same in discussion, one's words can be properly chosen, but simply miss their mark, this is a bad thing, despite one's feelings, is it not?"

A small shrug from the Kakita.

"Perhaps, Akodo-san. However, the History of the Empire is forged by what samurai do, moreso than what they do not do. One wants to be remembered for their deeds, not their inaction." he countered. "If you do a thing, you have a chance of success, if you do not, you cannot."

[Akodo Michi]

"Certainly, but my comment was not an attempt to douse optimism, rather that it is possible to be objectively bad at art, and that is reasonable", she said. "It doesn't mean one should give in to pessimism."

[Shiba Kuroneko]

He took the ribbon and places it back on his hair, some strands did not make it in the knot and are flowing freely. "One would never know if one is good at an art form or not if they don't try. Things might be surprising." He shook his head trying to keep the stray hairs out of his face.