[LM4] Test of the Wilds Observation

[Seppun Urusai]

Dinner? "I'd like that, too! Wait ...you said that already," she flustered further. "Um, I don't, uh, it's up to you? Wherever you might want to take me?"
...
Wait, what?

Wait, what?

Don't be such a fool, boy! Step forward bravely!

With the voice speaking in his ear, Urusai nods, swallows, and says "Well, the food was good at the Laughing Carp. And there's a noodle place in Little Khanbulak--" he stumbles slightly over the pronunciation--"that was quite good, if spicy. Either of those would be good."

[Asahina Sakura]

"Noodles are good!" she chirped, and raucous laughter erupted in her ears, causing her to blush once more.
She could've facepalmed.

"I think with your company, anywhere we choose to eat would be, um, enjoyable? So, uh, on that note, um, the noodle place?"

[Seppun Urusai]

"Noodles are good!" she chirped, and raucous laughter erupted in her ears, causing her to blush once more.
She could've facepalmed.

"I think with your company, anywhere we choose to eat would be, um, enjoyable? So, uh, on that note, um, the noodle place?"

Urusai blinks and blushes.

"Yeah!" he says. "I'll see you there this evening!"

[Asahina Sakura]

Sakura nodded, smiling shyly, "I wouldn't miss it for all the world."

[Akodo Michi]

"Might take y'up on that. I gotta put a few pieces together before I do anything stupid, but could always use someone trustworthy t'watch my back."

"Very well then, perhaps we can convene later on this matter, if you have had time to practice your draw we can review as we determine a course of action", she suggested.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Very well then, perhaps we can convene later on this matter, if you have had time to practice your draw we can review as we determine a course of action", she suggested.

"Sounds like a plan, Akodo-san."

[Akodo Michi]

"Sounds like a plan, Akodo-san."

"Then tomorrow? I will practice before sunrise, and pray, then likely the Crane will summon us for an event. After that there will be time, is that accetpable?"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Then tomorrow? I will practice before sunrise, and pray, then likely the Crane will summon us for an event. After that there will be time, is that accetpable?"

"Aye, gives me time t'get my ducks in a row..."

[Akodo Michi]

"Aye, gives me time t'get my ducks in a row..."

A nod in response, then she went back to watching the next competitor. A short bit of time passed and she asked a question.

"Have you found your time spent among the samurai of other clans distracting>"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

A nod in response, then she went back to watching the next competitor. A short bit of time passed and she asked a question.

"Have you found your time spent among the samurai of other clans distracting>"

Kasumi gave her a glance and laughed.

"In th'worst way!"

Wonder if she likes somebody?

[Akodo Michi]

Kasumi gave her a glance and laughed.

"In th'worst way!"

Wonder if she likes somebody?

"The worst way?" she seemed concerned. "If a matter troubles you I..." she thought about it a little. This was not a matter she should involve herself in, she had a feeling. Yet if anything, she may provide the Mantis with some insight on how to deal with her problem. And she could keep a secret for the sake of Kasumi's pride, she supposed. "...if it is not a dire matter of honor, it may be beyond my expertise..." he said tentatively.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"The worst way?" she seemed concerned. "If a matter troubles you I..." she thought about it a little. This was not a matter she should involve herself in, she had a feeling. Yet if anything, she may provide the Mantis with some insight on how to deal with her problem. And she could keep a secret for the sake of Kasumi's pride, she supposed. "...if it is not a dire matter of honor, it may be beyond my expertise..." she said tentatively.

"Ah, just... gettin' my Sins tangled up. Desire's a bad'un."

She sighed.

"Not much t'be done about it, 'cept try'n stave it off."

[Akodo Michi]

"Ah, just... gettin' my Sins tangled up. Desire's a bad'un."

She sighed.

"Not much t'be done about it, 'cept try'n stave it off."

An agreeing nod from the Akodo, her eyes not leaving the field.

"Best not to remain so tangled", she agreed. "Open wanting is unbecoming besides it being sinful."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

An agreeing nod from the Akodo, her eyes not leaving the field.

"Best not to remain so tangled", she agreed. "Open wanting is unbecoming besides it being sinful."

That got a wry grin.

"'Bout everything I do is open, Akodo-san. A ship's a bad place to learn how t'keep thngs private, since they never stay that way."

[Akodo Michi]

That got a wry grin.

"'Bout everything I do is open, Akodo-san. A ship's a bad place to learn how t'keep thngs private, since they never stay that way."

She allowed a quirk of her lip. "It is the same with the dojo, three hundred and twenty seven Lion of various families, along with a mix of seven visiting students from other clans, all piled into barracks life for the duration of their stay. There is no castle large enough to keep secret that which should be hidden given the nature of children."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

She allowed a quirk of her lip. "It is the same with the dojo, three hundred and twenty seven Lion of various families, along with a mix of seven visiting students from other clans, all piled into barracks life for the duration of their stay. There is no castle large enough to keep secret that which should be hidden given the nature of children."

"Anyway. Secrecy's a thing f'r th'untrustowrthy most of th'time."

[Akodo Michi]

"Anyway. Secrecy's a thing f'r th'untrustowrthy most of th'time."

"Perhaps so, but some are not a matter of trustworthiness or a fault of one's honor, sometimes we keep secrets harmlessly", she said with a slight shrug. "One may keep their love of badly written pillow books themselves to keep a conversation from wandering off topic, or one may keep their feelings a secret from another to avoid conflict. These things do not make one untrustworthy, and I believe are the type most often kept."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Perhaps so, but some are not a matter of trustworthiness or a fault of one's honor, sometimes we keep secrets harmlessly", she said with a slight shrug. "One may keep their love of badly written pillow books themselves to keep a conversation from wandering off topic, or one may keep their feelings a secret from another to avoid conflict. These things do not make one untrustworthy, and I believe are the type most often kept."

"S'pose there's a line between privacy an' secrecy..."

[Akodo Michi]

"S'pose there's a line between privacy an' secrecy..."

"Perhaps, but I do not think of it that way often", she said. "If I feel a certain way, it is sincere to show it."

[Kakita Ahiru]

"Cutting down trees, basically. But also some basic preparation before the wood is milled and prepared for its intended purpose. I like to be able to look at the tree I want to turn into art and understand it from living to display. Art has a life, just like we do."

Her eyebrows rose a little, then she mulled it over as she tried to make sense of things.

Yes, he was probably talking about some form of wood-carving, like assessing a piece of wood and then cutting out the best portion to be used in a project.

Not actual peasant labor. Right?

"So you work mostly with wood for your art?"