Nakahama

(narrative to come)

The Black Bay Sake just hits him wrong, a little too bitter and it scrambles the Kitsune for a moment. With a very noticeable shake of his head, he redoubles his efforts.

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OOC: rolls
Friendly Traveller Sake - yummy !
Autumn Dragon Sake: very good !
Black Bay Sake: a ...

"Nah.. It's okay. I'm trying to get.. other Lord to take me. Someone who doesn't use me as a rag. They have never appreciated that, and have made a point of never doing so. Heck, if I marry away, they might ask of for a dowry instead of giving one just to screw me."

And other sip in.


The ...

Bayushi Senshuken wrote: Thu Dec 04, 2025 1:33 pm "I put the high speed. If you put the right direction, we are a match!"

"Well then let's do this, Bayushi Speed-san," the Kitsune says with a smirk. "Maps are just zoomed out blueprints, so I got this."

Odd couple that they might appear, Kitsune Soratoshi and Bayushi Senshuken had their game faces on, navigation charts clutched tightly in the Fox's hands and... Well, catamarans don't have keys, so the Scorpion's hands weren't full to start with. While he hurriedly tried to establish a work desk on ...

Senshu is to compete, of course, but she would really like to have a navigator with her. Going blind is well... going blind.

Before the race begins, she's at the beach, laying on a sunbed. She's dressed in a red bikini top and a black pair of shorts. There's a sign next to her.

Lone racer seeks ...

The Kitsune in a business suit couldn't have been more pleased as the rules of this event were explained. He gave due consideration to each of the unit types, repeatedly wishing he could choose more than three in total. Ultimately, he selected a skilled firing line backed by a heavily padded squad ...

Thank you for your effort and time, Gm sama! An excellent game!



Btw, does anyone want to be Senshu's navigator in Itsuka's race?


If you're cool just grabbing some nerdy-looking guy you don't know to be your navigator, Soratoshi would be fine with that. He can navigate respectably according ...

And just to confirm reading comprehension: The Honor Guard bonus only applies to Heavy Artillery on their heroic shooting? So they're 2k2 even if led by a character.

"My line needs me to assure I run out of usefulness before I die." And she waved over other glass in. "I'm not loved by them, but I'm not useless. So, as long the latter is still true, I exist."


The Kitsune guffawed, then belatedly realized his error. He shook his head as he apologized gently ...

"Sometimes, living at ease is the worst punishment you can give your opponents, to let them know that their efforts were for nothing. Nothing scorches their pride like that." Ichitaiyo offered in wisdom. "That.. or they do not care for you after all."


"Huh," the Kitsune said. "Wisdom."

He ...

"That's a great name. I, uh... I don't have one..."

The Kitsune readied his drone, his hand resting lovingly on the brand new, Auburn on green Fox Clan banner attached to his combatant.

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Rolls, jic, because day flip:
First clash: lost .
Second: 36
Third: 29
Fourth: 23
Fifth: 24

She couldn't tell the sarcasm from the real feelings on the man.. and she couldn't keep from asking and dwelving in deeper.

"So.. this is about the Kitsune's history with the Mantis, or there is something more at play, Kitsune-san?"


The Fox samurai looked at his drinking companion in confusion ...

Ichitaiyo blinked, but was not mayorly phased by the outburst.. she let the man have it meanwhile, she took other sip.

"I am not letting anything happen, Kitsune-san, trust me." She replied evenly, despite having some of the haze set in. "We're doing what we can with the resources and allies at ...

The little smile is infectious, even to a dour-seeming samurai like Soratoshi. The hint of a smile starts to quirk his mouth, and although there's some resistance to it, within a few moments an unmistakable grin has crawled across the Fox's face. Of course, he must shake his head and roll his eyes ...

There was so much going on underneath. Suddenly this whole.. bidding thing seemed to lose importance. "we might as well lose at to the Mantis."


"Gaagh," Soratoshi roared, probably louder than he intended. Some heads whipped around, assuming it was the sound of someone throwing up, and perhaps ...

Ichitaiyo blinked in surprise for some moments before her drink arrived. Ichitaiyo took a long swig from the glass and sighed in turn, hanging her head a little. "Reactive code is hard to deal with as is. Many underestimate it because it lacks the elegance of Temptress."


"I didn't underestimate ...

"Well... Look, you're clearly very smart, and people..." He bows his head a little and looks off to the side. "People shouldn't make stupid assumptions about people," he grumbles. "You're accomplishing more here than I am," he concedes quietly.

"Well, I'm not so simple as to think that size determines danger, Miya-san," the man says, rather grudgingly. "And the Miya have a more... affable reputation than some others in the Imperial Families, but I figured with the camera and the... trendy language..." Soratoshi looks at the young woman ...

The Kitsune blinks several times again, astonished.

"Well... I mean, that's kind of you," Soratoshi says, his eyes still on the camera drone for a little while. "You know, that's... Not really what I expected of you, that's all." It would take little effort to see the lanky Kitsune, in both posture ...

"Well, I..." Soratoshi starts and then pauses to hear the rest of Kisha's question. "It's... You know it's not most people's cup of tea," the Fox says, looking a little uncomfortable. "I mean, you have to really care about the details, about getting each little part correct, otherwise the system ...