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 Aug 17, 2014 17:51:01 GMT
Reading a paper her assistant handed her, Satomi frowned slightly:
Damn it, even the Scorpion babies must be in disguise? Those were the most generic baby's description ever. Not that small babies aren't most often generic as well... Yet the missing little Scorpion's description sounded so vague...
As if it produced to match whatever the appearance the child could be… She thought. Oh, if it's another of Paneki's pranks, is not funny at all… Somewhere there's a desperate family wanting their baby back. She had no doubt her clan managed to see the baby in the Magistrates Quarters... And she doubted it was a Scorpion.
Well, I was informed the baby has about few weeks and has eyes of a greenish hue… No sort of special birthmark at all…
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Post by tsuruchi kasumi on Aug 18, 2014 9:04:45 GMT
The other representatives also gave the descriptions and from there she could already eliminate three more. "From what I've heard there rest a number of possibilities," she said, "the child can still be Bayushi, Asahina or Miromoto. To the families of the others I would like to give my sincerest apologies for giving them hope where now it becomes apparent there is none." The last was addressed to the representatives of those clans who could clearly not make a claim to the child. "Those of you who wish to see the child, you can join me," she said to the others.
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
Posts: 1,080| Likes: 322
Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Aug 18, 2014 10:40:40 GMT
She followed Kasumi and the others, just hoping the baby was an ugly little thing she couldn't have empathy for.
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Post by Shiba Kaigen on Aug 19, 2014 4:31:16 GMT
Nope, seen the little taro root plenty, and it's not the one we're looking for anyway. Nope.
Kaigen didn't leave right away, though... considering that the only upside to the screaming little creature's presence had been a chance to rid the Empire of some of its... less-desirable elements, he held out some dim hope that the same might happen again.
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Post by tsuruchi kasumi on Aug 19, 2014 8:00:30 GMT
Kasumi brought the group to another room where the wet nurse was waiting with the child, currently asleep. She bowed deep when all the samurai entered the room. "Please be silent, samas," she asked softly, "he's just asleep." "Of course," Kasumi smiled and nodded, knowing all too well that in the first months, such times had to be cherished, as all too soon the little one would be awake again. And soon she would know again.
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
Posts: 1,080| Likes: 322
Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Aug 19, 2014 11:46:57 GMT
Satomi approached the nurse, and gave it the best inspection one can do without touching or opening his eyes to check what "greenish hue" we're talking about. Not much useful, by all accounts. The baby wasn't as big as Takai was when he was born, but they're not talking about a Hida anyway. He was about one month old, and could possibly be Bayushi or, in her opinion, an Isawa (in spite of what Kaigen said)… but well, she wasn't exactly a specialist in genealogy and family features as someone she knew…
I can't tell, Kasumi-san… He looks smaller than I thought but well, I can ask a shugenja of our clan to determine with accuracy whether he is or not a Bayushi... She thought in Angai or even one of her Champion's advisors. Not a big deal, as the clan was interested in this child (but everything was Scorpion's business, anyway).
However let me tell you… If his parents aren't found, my clan offers to foster him as one of us. The last part, she said plainly. It was in the instructions about the boy. The Scorpion wished to show their respect for the fostering tradition, and something that was offered to them in the moment they needed the most.
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Post by tsuruchi kasumi on Aug 20, 2014 6:00:25 GMT
"Anything that can help identify the child is always welcome," Kasumi said to Satomi. She was a bit surprised at the offer for for fostering, but that was something she hoped would not be needed. She had been willing to do it herself, of course, if the parents were not found. But until then, all options stayed open.
When the crane and dragon representative had had their look, they went back to the meeting room so as not to wake the child. "I think this is all for today, ladies and gentlemen," Kasumi said, "should you have additional investigations or information, please do not hesitate to contact me or my assistants, should I not be present."
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
Posts: 1,080| Likes: 322
Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Aug 21, 2014 21:43:35 GMT
Nodding to Kasumi, she made sure the Scorpion would help in anything possible. Later in teh day I'll make sure to have one of our shugenja examining the boy...
Satomi turned to Shiba Kaigen, she hadn't had the opportunity to talk to him earlier. Bowing, she casually commented: How Inari has found you, Shiba-san? We hadn't the opportunity to meet again since the Winter court, uhn?
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Post by Shiba Kaigen on Aug 22, 2014 2:48:54 GMT
"Thankfully, my life seems less.... complicated than it was at court."
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Post by tsuruchi kasumi on Aug 22, 2014 7:06:44 GMT
Kasumi was talking to the representative of the Crane, as he wanted to do the same as the scorpion, but with an Asahina shugenja. She wanted to make sure the two shugenja would not be there at the same time because too much attention at the same time could be bad for the child. When that was smoothed over, she had to do the same thing with the dragon representative, but in the end she managed to set up a schedule, so each shugenja would have enough time and it would only be one at the time. In the meantime she still hoped to get something from the Kitsu.
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
Posts: 1,080| Likes: 322
Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Aug 25, 2014 22:31:57 GMT
I'd love to know your definition of an uncomplicated life… Stumbling upon supposed kolat agents and lost mysterious children are not that usual, Kaigen-san… Satomi smiled. Now, your passage by the Winter Court was an interesting event, Kaigen-san. Maybe if you could give me some of your spare time, we could recollect our last conversation in Kyuden Meyo over a bottle of sake, later… she added giving him a meaningful glance. You know, your memory and strange ability of finding such sort of interesting persons in Rokugan can be essential for a thing I'm dealing with, but I promise, it'll take little.
She tilted her head observing him attentively, waiting a reply.
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Post by Shiba Kaigen on Aug 26, 2014 6:18:08 GMT
Yes, let's just NEVER return to the Phoenix lands for whatever Father wants.
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Well, actually.
"You have my undivided attention K... Bayushi-sama."
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
Posts: 1,080| Likes: 322
Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Aug 26, 2014 11:19:24 GMT
Excellent! You choose the sake house, I trust a well travelled Legionnaire as you knows a decent place for people who doesn't care for unnecessary fanciness. This evening is a good moment for you, I guess?
After his response and the arrangements for a meeting this evening, she bowed to him, then turned to the others, as she must arrange things for a Scorpion shugenja to come and see the boy: I return briefly. It was a pleasure to see you all.
In fact, Soshi Yataro courteously accepted go with Satomi to the Emerald Magistrates Offices, and help identifying the baby boy. They returned in the pre scheduled time, to see the child once again. Soshi Yataro was a silent and slender shugenja using a horned mask, his pale and long hands incessantly running his nenjo beads in any available idle time. He endured the usual greetings exchanges with grace, then asked to see the boy.
OOC: now you guys tell me what we have to see here. You can take control of the NPC if needed be.
Kaigen, now you are officially invited to A Whispered Name thread. We can do the meeting there.
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Post by tsuruchi kasumi on Aug 28, 2014 8:00:57 GMT
Kasumi had the wet nurse bring the child, which was currently awake. He looked with some suspicion to the scorpion's mask, but his nurse was still visible so he didn't cry. Soshi Yataro took a scroll out of his satchel and started speaking in the language of the kami. While Kasumi and Satomi didn't see anything, the child suddenly started to laugh while his hands wanted to grab something only he could see.
After a while the Shugenja looked at both women. "He is very high in air," he said, "in fact, he could see the air kami I had summoned, so he will be a shugenja when he grows up. Satomi-san, are the parents in any way linked to the Soshi?"
OOC: Soshi are Air shugenja, but so are Asahina and Bayushi courts are also Air oriented (this was what I had to look up in the books). Since only Kitsu can talk directly with ancestors, we'll have to do things differently.
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Bayushi Satomi
Unwanted Betrothed
Scorpion Clan
Posts: 1,080| Likes: 322
Rings: Earth 4 * Fire: 5 *Air 3 * Water 1 * Void 3
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on Aug 28, 2014 10:25:39 GMT
Satomi had to look up for her assistant, who shaked his head.
The missing Bayushi child has no Soshi in his lineage in the last three generations… But he has an Isawa maternal grandmother… Without the shugenja gift, I must say, -samas.
A good reason to marry and leave the clan, she thought. Satomi would complete, unless the mother lied about the father, no Asahina, no Soshi either, but she just nodded. Her suppositions either about the boy's paternity or about metaphysics were two things Satomi knew she must avoid expressing.
The Soshi shugenja, however, received the information with a hmmmm and proceeded with other tests.
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