[D4, EM] Reflections (Expecting/Open)

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"I doubt any monkey would look as good doing it thought."

Oh shit did that come out?

"Sounds rather exciting though and I love a bit of danger, I wonder if the Phoenix have a navy I can join."

"Flatterer."

She sounded amused.

"S'far as it goes, I think y'do. I know you got a merchant marine, anyway, an' they always need a few bushi t'help deal with pirates. But if y'do, make sure your skipper knows their business."

[Shiba Haru]

"Flatterer."

She sounded amused.

"S'far as it goes, I think y'do. I know you got a merchant marine, anyway, an' they always need a few bushi t'help deal with pirates. But if y'do, make sure your skipper knows their business."

"So how can i tell if someone knows what they are doing or not? I would need a lot of experience to spot a fake."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"So how can i tell if someone knows what they are doing or not? I would need a lot of experience to spot a fake."

"Ask the sailors 'round th'docks. They gotta put their lives in the skipper's hands, they're gonna know who's worth a damn an' who's just someone thinks ownin' a boat means they know how t'run one."

[Shiba Haru]

"Ask the sailors 'round th'docks. They gotta put their lives in the skipper's hands, they're gonna know who's worth a damn an' who's just someone thinks ownin' a boat means they know how t'run one."

"That's some very good advice thank you, but one thing bothers me. Why would an experienced captain take on a novice like me? Maybe you could show me the ropes? That's where the expression comes from right? I would love to see things from the to of your mast."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"That's some very good advice thank you, but one thing bothers me. Why would an experienced captain take on a novice like me? Maybe you could show me the ropes? That's where the expression comes from right? I would love to see things from the to of your mast."

That's usually my line...

"Well, ah... you'd be taken on for your fightin' skill, not necessarily your seamanship. But I could prob'ly teach a little about how t'handle yourself aboard a kobune..."

[Shiba Haru]

That's usually my line...

"Well, ah... you'd be taken on for your fightin' skill, not necessarily your seamanship. But I could prob'ly teach a little about how t'handle yourself aboard a kobune..."

I'm getting tired of handling myself

"So how long did it take to sail here? Do you ever make it up to Phoenix lands?"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"So how long did it take to sail here? Do you ever make it up to Phoenix lands?"

"Oh, we go all over. Gettin' here was..."

She scratched her chin.

"... pretty quick, all told. Put on some extra sail. An' yeah, we get near your coastline. Helped a dismasted Phoenix ship not too long ago, actually."

[Shiba Haru]

"Oh, we go all over. Gettin' here was..."

She scratched her chin.

"... pretty quick, all told. Put on some extra sail. An' yeah, we get near your coastline. Helped a dismasted Phoenix ship not too long ago, actually."

"Then I believe my clan owes you a debt. What service could I be to Kasumi of the stiff Mast, who aids the stricken and teaches the helpless?" His words were playful but not mocking.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Then I believe my clan owes you a debt. What service could I be to Kasumi of the stiff Mast, who aids the stricken and teaches the helpless?" His words were playful but not mocking.

"Oh, your clan don't owe me a thing. Got a nice tea set out of it."

[Shiba Haru]

"Oh, your clan don't owe me a thing. Got a nice tea set out of it."

"Did anyone from my clan offer to perform a ceremony for you with it?"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Did anyone from my clan offer to perform a ceremony for you with it?"

"Your, uh, your brother did, as it happens. Well. He offered t'demonstrate a tea ceremony, 'cause I'd never seen it done, an'then I mentioned I had a set t'try out..."

[Shiba Haru]

"Your, uh, your brother did, as it happens. Well. He offered t'demonstrate a tea ceremony, 'cause I'd never seen it done, an'then I mentioned I had a set t'try out..."

"And did he...try out your set?"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"And did he...try out your set?"

"Well, yeah. Wouldn'ta brought it, otherwise."

[Shiba Haru]

"Well, yeah. Wouldn'ta brought it, otherwise."

"Sounds like you two have become close very quickly, I must admit I'm a bit jealous of my brother. You two much have spent a good deal of together already."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Sounds like you two have become close very quickly, I must admit I'm a bit jealous of my brother. You two much have spent a good deal of together already."

"Well, some. Meet up 'bout once a day so far, as it happens."

No sense in denying it, after all.

"He's an easy guy t'talk to."

[Shiba Haru]

"Well, some. Meet up 'bout once a day so far, as it happens."

No sense in denying it, after all.

"He's an easy guy t'talk to."

"That he is as you are from my perspective. So what kind of terrible falsehoods has he told you about me?" he said playfully. "No doubt he's made me out to be a dullard and a scoundrel."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"That he is as you are from my perspective. So what kind of terrible falsehoods has he told you about me?" he said playfully. "No doubt he's made me out to be a dullard and a scoundrel."

She giggled.

"Says y'eat a sickening amount of ginger."

[Shiba Haru]

She giggled.

"Says y'eat a sickening amount of ginger."

HA! Well, that may be true, it is something I enjoy, but his constitution is so weak he can barely touch the stuff. When i like something I tend to want a lot of it."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

HA! Well, that may be true, it is something I enjoy, but his constitution is so weak he can barely touch the stuff. When i like something I tend to want a lot of it."

"Hm, best be careful if y'like sake, then, a hangover's no joke..."

[Shiba Haru]

"Hm, best be careful if y'like sake, then, a hangover's no joke..."

"Well I don't know what hangover feels like just yet but I imagine that under the right circumstances the pain could be worth it, if the night before was memorable enough. Beyond the gempukku this event is all about making memories isn't it. What do you want to think of when you remember this trip?"