Moto Arandaru
Unicorn Clan
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In Kyuden Seppun, eager to find a way to save the Empire!
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Post by Moto Arandaru on Feb 5, 2014 14:26:38 GMT
(OOC: This is a totally open thread for every player to mingle in the court. There is absolutely no sub-plot going on, so feel free to do as you may. Please don't de-rail this topic thematically though, as it might be a good beginning point for new players.)
The morning was exceptionally warm and bright. The sun adorned the morning sky, its rays a warm caress for every noble soul to savor. In this auspicious blessed day the samurai of the Empress' court found opportunity to make an appearance. One could hear the laughter of the court ladies as they shared stories and fine gossip in the gardens, the cracking sound of the bokken of those bushi eager to enjoy a sparring. The smell of the morning blossoms of the court lingered in the air, the fragrant aromas emanating from the kitchen and the subtle but titillating to the nose perfume of the court darlings.
Arandaru had already enjoyed his fine meal. Crisp rice wafers with honey and almonds, boiled rice with clove and cinnamon, nuts and pears and goat cheese from the northern gaijin tribes with powdered vanilla seeds. All these courses combined with a fine apple tea with honey and a bit of this newly-acquired "goat milk". This breakfast was strengthening enough even for the hatamoto of the Unicorn.
He strolled the balcony with his casual pacing, skeptical as ever making plans within plans. He entered the court room and saluted the high ranking officials. The Miya daimyo was present and acted today as a spokesman for the Empress herself. Arandaru bowed to him as well.
The place was rather empty, but as the day had shown, it would surely be likely filled with more noble souls ever dancing around the dance of Rokugan's Imperial Winter Court.
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
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Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Feb 5, 2014 15:48:25 GMT
Moto-sama! Good morning! What a beautiful day to light the Empire's most glorious minds! Yasuki Nozomi approached to the Unicorn, bowing as properly. Satomi was by her side, keeping a low profile. And bowed to Arandaru as well. Good morning, Arandaru-san. Have you eaten rice today?
The elegant Yasuki had mixed traces of both Crane and Crab heritage, in a most than successful breed; almondy eyes of a honeyed brown, as her glossy and perfumed hair in a suggestive up-do, sultry lips and a general aspect of health in her colorful cheeks. Dressed to the court setting, her beauty could match to those of Cranes and Scorpions, but her face wasn't entirely unknown to him. Moto Arandaru could remember that the lady was brave enough to make company to her general into the Shadowlands, and also possessed a natural talent for the court. Also, she was about ten years less than the Crab general, at her side, who was keeping, at the moment the barest composure of a recent widow must show publicly, but still, some. *Nozomi was mentioned briefly here and here.
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Moto Arandaru
Unicorn Clan
Posts: 199| Likes: 103
In Kyuden Seppun, eager to find a way to save the Empire!
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Post by Moto Arandaru on Feb 6, 2014 15:36:48 GMT
Arandaru eyed the beautiful girl that was standing in front of him. In the background he could discern his friends Satomi as she was speaking. He admired her eyes, her smile, the way she moved and giggled, her fine neck, her slender form.
"By the kami, lady Doji eat your heart out!" he thought amused.
The woman was marvellous in Arandaru's eyes. However, Satomi, his friend was standing nearby and that was his anchor back to reality.
"Good morning young lady" he spoke faintly to the young Yasuki.
"..And good morning to you too Kaiu Satomi-san. Hai I have, Inari-kami be blessed. Tis a fine day to enjoy! I admit the last week's adversities had proven tiring the least".
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Post by Bayushi Katsuro on Feb 6, 2014 16:29:55 GMT
Not far away, the courtier Bayushi Katsuro was admiring the bushi sparring with bokken from the sidelines. Dressed in a robe of bright crimson, the Scorpion was attempting to make polite conversation with a Sparrow Clan delegate about the technique of the combatants.
Katsuro inclined his head respectfully upon seeing the honorable Moto Arandaru nearby, but observing the Unicorn engaged in conversation with a beautiful woman, the Scorpion kept a polite distance to avoid intruding.
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
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Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Feb 6, 2014 17:29:52 GMT
A sharp eye could have noticed that General Kaiu Satomi's netsuke slipped free from her belt, by the layers of silk of her white kimono, and silently rolled to a corner of the hall. Both her and her friend were unaware of the fact. Nozomi-san is a fervorous admirer of the beautiful yurts she had opportunity to acknowledge while accompanying me to Unicorn plains, Arandaru-san. Satomi introduced a topic. Nozomi was one of the prospective candidates to be Kaneka's spouse... and while it flattered the young Yasuki, she was not excited to compete with vixens as the infamous Sachina and the like. Nozomi still had a pretty face, but not for long, if she remained as Satomi's assistant in the brute life on The Wall. Satomi recently had a reunion with her superiors and was reassigned for the Second Army, leaving the command of the Army of the East for the Wind of War. Satomi, personally, would like to see her assistant married with an Unicorn (maybe Jini...? maybe Arandaru...?), but Nozomi was a bit shy of men, stubborn, and not exactly open to sexual adventures as other Crab women would be. Too used with the brute wooing style of Crab to believe any men could be different... Nozomi smiled: Yes, the philosophy of "Moving houses" is a great contrast with the view of my Clan. This, for itself, is fascinating.
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Moto Arandaru
Unicorn Clan
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In Kyuden Seppun, eager to find a way to save the Empire!
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Post by Moto Arandaru on Feb 6, 2014 18:57:46 GMT
Arandaru looked at his Scorpion acquaintance and nodded respectfully.
He feigned a sigh.
"Ah! The yurts! The moving houses of the Moto. I am afraid I haven't grown to sympathize with the admirers of this type of living. Myself, I have been living into the Honored Watch Castle for most of my life before my gempukku." he said with a slight grin.
"However my sense for the forbidden has never dulled." he said musingly.
"What's more gratifying than savoring the things that you're not allowed to?" he said without any fear of reciprocation.
"Plunging oneself in the castle's sanctified pool during the night. A delightful experience. The wetness of the skin as you emerge from the pool with water trickles dancing all over your body." he said with delight.
"Eating from the jar of the gaijin pepper delights, with the fingers, touching the soft pink pepper seeds inside. Northmen never use chopsticks" he added idly.
"And last but not least, the vigils! Where one would stand tall as the other would lean next to him in reverence. I assure you many of our brethren admitted that the vigils to the Death Gods were a test for one another to grow so fond of."
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
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Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Feb 6, 2014 20:17:19 GMT
Sounds refreshing, Arandaru-sama. Nozomi spoke with sincerity, or so she sounded. The topic developed for her curiosity about the Death Gods. Satomi, though, was called by a servant to attend a call of the Emerald Champion (about maps or something) and excused herself, leaving them for a moment.
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