(D4, LE) Even the Locals Go to a Tourist Trap Once

[Kakita Yuji]

"D'you think it'll be my sorta party?"

Yuji considered that.

"Hmm, well we've tried to provide something for everyone." he said. "Given your clan, I think you'll probably have fun at the stamina competition. I suspect you have a story or two to tell at the storytelling, and if you're dexterous hands work kite strings as well as a ship's ropes, you might find some fun in sailing along the sky with a kite."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Yuji considered that.

"Hmm, well we've tried to provide something for everyone." he said. "Given your clan, I think you'll probably have fun at the stamina competition. I suspect you have a story or two to tell at the storytelling, and if you're dexterous hands work kite strings as well as a ship's ropes, you might find some fun in sailing along the sky with a kite."

All no doubt with plenty of Crane looking down their long noses at me and snicker behind their fans.

"Reckon we'll see."

[Kakita Yuji]

All no doubt with plenty of Crane looking down their long noses at me and snicker behind their fans.

"Reckon we'll see."

Yuji smiled a bit.

"As stated in the invitation, it's completely voluntary, Mantis-san. Come for as little or as much as you care to." he offered politely.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Yuji smiled a bit.

"As stated in the invitation, it's completely voluntary, Mantis-san. Come for as little or as much as you care to." he offered politely.

"Aye."

Which seemed to be all she had to say on the subject.

Yukikzae no Kasumi: quite the scintillating conversationalist.

[Kakita Yuji]

Which seemed to be all she had to say on the subject.

Yukikzae no Kasumi: quite the scintillating conversationalist.

And just like Kasumi, this conversation had run aground.

"Just so then." he said collecting his little souvenir jar. It seemed a little bit darker for having been in her presence.

"Thank you for the drink and the conversation, Mantis-san. The hour is growing late though. Would you like to walk back to quarters together?"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

And just like Kasumi, this conversation had run aground.

"Just so then." he said collecting his little souvenir jar. It seemed a little bit darker for having been in her presence.

"Thank you for the drink and the conversation, Mantis-san. The hour is growing late though. Would you like to walk back to quarters together?"

"If y'like."

She sighed. Squared up her tab.

Paused.

"Ain't you stayin' at th'Academy? 'Cause I'm berthed at th'Carp."

[Kakita Yuji]

"If y'like."

She sighed. Squared up her tab.

Paused.

"Ain't you stayin' at th'Academy? 'Cause I'm berthed at th'Carp."

Yuji shrugged a bit.

"As a member of the host clan, it is my honor to see a guest of the Crane safely home before tending to my own needs. Were our roles reversed, I would expect a similar courtesy." he replied.

Even if Tsuma was utterly safe while a wrong turn on a boat was certainly less so.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Yuji shrugged a bit.

"As a member of the host clan, it is my honor to see a guest of the Crane safely home before tending to my own needs. Were our roles reversed, I would expect a similar courtesy." he replied.

Even if Tsuma was utterly safe while a wrong turn on a boat was certainly less so.

"Were our roles reversed, I might be carryin' ya..."

It seemed to be a joke.

Possibly.

[Kakita Yuji]

"Were our roles reversed, I might be carryin' ya..."

It seemed to be a joke.

Possibly.

Yuji smiled a bit.

"Ah, while I'm sure Mantis-san is quite capable of such a feat, I would hate to be such a burdensome guest, even in the hypothetical." he replies.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Yuji smiled a bit.

"Ah, while I'm sure Mantis-san is quite capable of such a feat, I would hate to be such a burdensome guest, even in the hypothetical." he replies.

"An' the ground ain't even movin'. It'd be easy here."

[Kakita Yuji]

"An' the ground ain't even movin'. It'd be easy here."

:There's a distinct lack of shark as well." he said, willing to humor the Mantis a bit.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"There's a distinct lack of shark as well." he said, willing to humor the Mantis a bit.

"Don't s'pose you'd know where t'find one, wouldja? I kinda wanna show somebody how a shark looks when it eats..."

[Kakita Yuji]

"There's a distinct lack of shark as well." he said, willing to humor the Mantis a bit.

"Don't s'pose you'd know where t'find one, wouldja? I kinda wanna show somebody how a shark looks when it eats..."

Yuji paused at the request.

"Ah I mean an actual shark?" actually slightly off his balance. "There might be some artwork or books depicting them at the Academy, but they're not something you encounter in the waters of my clan. If I needed an actual shark, I'd go and ask the Mantis and...I don't think you can transport them like Koi, right?"

He shook his head.

"....why do you want to show someone how a shark looks when it eats?"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"....why do you want to show someone how a shark looks when it eats?"

"'Cause he asked about it?"

[Kakita Yuji]

"....why do you want to show someone how a shark looks when it eats?"

"'Cause he asked about it?"

Yuji shrugged a bit.

"Well, fair enough, Mantis-san...but it's not like you have a pet shark. Perhaps they were hoping that post-tournament you could show them that as part of your lands?" he replies.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Yuji shrugged a bit.

"Well, fair enough, Mantis-san...but it's not like you have a pet shark. Perhaps they were hoping that post-tournament you could show them that as part of your lands?" he replies.

"Was thinkin' I might find one on th'docks if I asked th'right sort."

[Kakita Yuji]

"Was thinkin' I might find one on th'docks if I asked th'right sort."

"Ah well, I cannot say, Mantis-san." he said as the pair arrived at quarters.

He bowed.

"Have a pleasant evening and good luck with the rest of the tournament."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Ah well, I cannot say, Mantis-san." he said as the pair arrived at quarters.

He bowed.

"Have a pleasant evening and good luck with the rest of the tournament."

"Same t'you, Kakita-san. Fair winds an' followin' seas."

[/Thread, I reckon!]

[Kakita Yuji]

/scene! Thanks!