Nakahama

Nonoko sat on the pier to watch the setting sun. The lonely looked at the horizon just with hope that the dark clouds that cover the sky would just go away. "So much for a sunny warm day." She sighed. " I should take pics..." The Lion wasn't feeling it.

Holorecorder taking footage for atmosphere, Kisha walks by and sees the small figure on the pier.

She approaches.

"It's a nice view, isn't it?" she'll say in announcing her presence.

"Huh..." She sighed. "It sure looks pretty. " Nonoko fake a smile. "Ikoma Nonoko."

"Miya Kisha," comes the reply, with a bow.

"May I join you?"

She nodded. "Of course Miya sama." The woman scooted over to allow the Miya take a seat next to her. "What brings you to the pier?" Nonoko wondered.

"Oh, I've been running around this part of town most of the day," Kisha says as she settles into the offered seat. "Good views and the like help with a lot of what I do, you know.

"I've seen you around town," the Miya continues. "You were in the tournament today, weren't you?"

"Yeah... Sadly I didn't do well." The Lion sighed. "I guess I have to practice harder and change my deck up." The woman continued watching the setting sun. " when is not raining this place can be pretty."

//Sorry for the delay

Kisha nods.

"I don't follow the game closely enough to know deck strategies well," she says. "I'm a casual at best.

"But you're right that this place is pretty."

She settles a little bit back on her seat.

"What all do you do for a living, Ikoma-san?"

"I may sound odd for a Lion but I program games. Right now we are working on a prospect to make a DLC for Heavenly Torii... my design." She smiled proudly at the mention of her game. "It's an adventure RPG."

"Oh?" Kisha says. "Tell me about it, please; I'm not familiar."

Nonoko smiled. "It is the story of an adventurer that was tasked to protect a priestess but failed on the mission and they are trying now to rescue the priestess. The adventurer meets many characters around their adventure. To find what is really going on in the land." Nonoko started explain some of the game mechanics.

"I take it the game's popular," Kisha says. "Mostly among the Lion, or out in the Empire, more generally? Like I said, I'm not terribly familiar with it--with any computer games, really, except the occasional 'I've got five minutes to kill; let me play video-go' kind of thing."

"Mostly among the Lion since is new and most of my coworkers spread the word amongst family and friends." She nodded. "Hmmm a casual gamer... huh... sound good and helps me plan for the future. If you enjoy a good story you might want to try it."

"Where can I get a copy?" Kisha asks. "And are there any system requirements or anything in particular I need to have handy to run it well?"

"It is on PC... you can download it on MYST. The game is 2GB... and the video card must be powerful enough to run 60FPS but it runs better in 120..." She smiled. "The ones who play tested like it but then again... they are paid to play the game."

Kisha nods.

"I understand that part well enough," she says. "And I think I have a system that can run it. I don't keep the specs off the top of my head."

She shrugs.

"But I do okay."

"I am just glad that you are thinking on trying it. Sometimes word of mouth is the best promotion." She smiled. "Did you enjoy your stay here, Miya sama?"

Kisha nods.

"It's been good so far," she says. "I've met a lot of nice people, begun to make some excellent new friends."

She turns and smiles at the Ikoma.

"I hope you'll be one of them."

"I don't know if I can consider myself nice but I will not bring any harm or trouble." The Ikoma shook her head. She looked at the horizon. "Sometimes people come with good intentions to then just make you feel used... I am guess I am not one of those."

"Oh, I know all about that!" Kisha replies. "There've been a lot of people who want to cozy up to me, hope I'll say nice things about them and their business on the Comments, and then vanish as soon as the first word drops. It's been something the Families have had to deal with for, well, forever, really. Kind of a pain, honestly."