[D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:41 pm

Kogo ponders this for a moment and then his empasis becomes clear. Her cheeks blush a tinch. Ahhh, so this is not uncommon amongst the Unicorn either. Pity...I did not know of the possibilities. She listens to his words intently and then responds. "Perhaps there is happiness there. But you said she cared for another? That seems a rough path." When he comes to the next part though, she is slightly startled. "Hiroji-san....you fought an Orochi. They are not famed for nothing. It is a miracle that any of you survived such an encounter. Shinjo-san told me she was nearly devoured!"
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Kaiu Hiroji on Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:05 pm

Hiroji nods. "I have traversed many a rough paths. I will give up only when I succeed, or fail." He says with grim determination.
And then again, silence comes over them, as Hiroji refills his cup. Next he speaks, his voice slightly more relaxed, his face is thoughtful. "My father was a man who expected nothing from us except adequacy. He used to enlist our help in ferrying building materials where they were needed. Me, my sister, and my brother. One day we were ferrying rocks for something or other. I don't remember for what, for that memory is dominated by one singular scene. My brother, Yashashi, dropped a large heavy stone by accident, it landed on my sister's feet. She screamed and we came to a stop. My father inspected her foot and surmised that she could not walk without aid." At this point Hiroji frowns thoughtfully. "My father, without blinking, left her there and continued walking. I asked him what he was doing. Do you know what he said?" Hiroji seems to grow angrier. "He said, "She is unable to move. She is your sister. I will not help her, your brother will not help her, yet the rocks must be delivered." and he continued walking, ignoring my objections and hurrying Yashashi along." Hiroji bites his lip. "For a moment I stood there, flabbergasted. My sister crying behind me, and my father walking away from me. I know now what he taught me. There are times, many times, when those close to you, your family your siblings your fellow samurai, are unable to carry their own burden. And so you must do it for them, you must carry their responsibility for their honor and well being. You must carry the responsibility of their lives." He is silent for a moment. "And Chi-Pu died because I was unable to do my duty. I was unable to carry the burden of her survival." He is silent again. Longer this time. "So I carried my sister, and her rocks. It went slowly, and we arrived almost half a day later to where we had to deliver the rocks. And my father looked at me, and he said "You are late." And then my sister's leg was treated, afterwards we walked the trek back to my home." He drinks deeply from his sake cup.
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:01 am

Kogo listens intently, unwilling to interrupt something so personal. She does not arrive at the same point of thought as the Hiroji does, but holds it in, not wishing to criticize his father's teachings.

"I wonder what Chi-pu would say, if she thought you burdened with her survival. I knew her somewhat before her death and she is not a woman who strikes me as someone who would ever wish to be seen as someone else's burden. She was a seasoned warrior and saw herself as integral to teaching and guiding her fellow Shiotome."

She pauses, seeking to find the best words for this moment. "You do yourself and her no honor in assuming burden for her death. She was a warrior and she died a good death. The samurai does not fear death. For does not Akodo say, 'In true combat, self-preservation cannot be your goal. Every thought, every motion, indeed every breath, must be spent only towards the destruction of your enemy.'?"

She pauses, waiting to see if her words have sunk in. "She would not thank you for blaming yourself for this Hiroji-san."
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Kaiu Hiroji on Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:34 am

Hiroji looks into his sake cup and sighs deeply. "I know Kogo-san. But it's... The orochi did not hit me." He sips deeply. "It did not even notice me, and my axe glided upon it's scales with almost no effect. If I had been better, stronger..." He is silent again.
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:41 am

She looks at him, wondering if this is how she sounded to Suteichi-san. I apologize Suteichi-san. You were right...again.
"If, if, if, it wins no battles. It will not bring Chi-pu back. It will not serve anyone, including your lord. If's are just words that hold you down like hard stones." She looks at him, pondering the best way to say what she has to say. "It is not glorious when the foe does not fall to our hand. It does not cause us to be sung of. But it is still the work of a samurai to try. Did no one else suffer similar struggles during the fight?"
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Kaiu Hiroji on Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:59 am

Hiroji continues looking into his sake cup for a long while. "You speak wisely Kogo-san. And you are right, again. Words are my downfall, time and time again. Ironic that most of the time I am the one who speaks those sort of words." He is silent again, though a sad smile creeps on his lips. "Yes, someone did indeed share my hardship of harming the Orochi. Though they don't seem as broken up about it as I do."
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:02 am

She looks at him pensively. The irritation inside of her is unusual. Am I...jealous? Because he was able to fight something so impressive and live?....No, I think I am angry to see some of my own faults in another, even if they are different. How different it all looks from the outside.

"Have you spoken to them since the battle? Perhaps they have wisdom they could share with you. Or if nothing else, perhaps you would have a comrade in this difficulty."
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Kaiu Hiroji on Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:08 am

Hiroji nods, still smiling sadly. "Wise advice Kogo-san. I will try it." He sips from his cup. "Though we've spent enough time speaking of me. You've come here to mourn a broken heart. Do you have anything else that weighs upon your mind? Or would you like to speak of the matters of the heart?"
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:22 am

Kogo's brow twitches for a feeble second. Why does his sadness bother me so much? And then it hits her. He is reminding me of Akil's indecision, in this moment. Bemoaning the fates instead of choosing and striding forward.

She takes a deep breath, seeking to rebalance herself, now that she has sorted the difficulty. "I....I am unsure. Everything is so complicated at this miai. I do not wish to harm another's future prospects. But I also...feel a similar discomfort to what you have identified. And I would not wish to shame my future husband, whoever he may be, by having the knowledge of my discomfort circulate this miai." She sips her sake, feeling the buzz begin to hit her and sensing she will likely regret this choice.

"Let me tell you a story instead Hiroji-sama. And perhaps, that will be enough."
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Kaiu Hiroji on Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:23 am

Hiroji nods. "I would love to hear the story, Kogo-san."
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:58 pm

She pauses, thinking how she can share what is in her heart without shaming Akil-san or harming anyone else in the process. It is a tricky thing, this etiquette and diplomacy. And matters of the heart are not precisely the first subject of the Matsu. Nevertheless Kogo perservered and found something that could express some of her heart ache. "Do you know the story of Matsu-dono's joining of the Day of Thunder?"
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Kaiu Hiroji on Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:02 pm

Hiroji tilts his head, curious. "No, I cannot say I do."
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:32 pm

She pauses. "Matsu-dono was the first to step forward, but not the only one when the call for warriors to fight the 9th came. It is said that Ikoma-sama attempted to step forward to take her place, but that when he did, she knocked him down. She rode forth, not stopping to take leave from Akodo-no-kami or her family." She pauses. "The reasons for this have been debated over the years. Some say she did not wish to have to disobey her lord and so she went forth before he could stop her. Some say she left so she could spare Akodo-no-kami the pain of ordering her to go." She takes a breath and a sip of sake. "But I have another theory after this miai, though it would not be one spouted by many Matsu...I wonder if she feared that if she came to see them, knowing that her death was likely imminent and this would be the last time she would see them, she feared she would do something...importune. That the specter of death would cause her to forget for a moment, the duty she owed her family and her Clan."

She takes down the last bit of her sake and sets the cup on the table, upside down so that she cannot refill it.
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Kaiu Hiroji on Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:46 pm

Hiroji frowns for a moment, his brow furrowing in concentration. "Hmm... You would make a good courtier Kogo-san." He then sips his sake cup again. "I thi-think I understand what you mean. What cursed beauty love is."
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Re: [D7, LM, Expecting] Pianoman

Postby Matsu Kogo on Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:48 pm

Kogo looks slightly started, this being the first praise she has ever received from anyone on her etiquette. "Th..thank you Hiroji-sama. I have been seeking to learn what skills might be needed for this miai." Is it good if a Crab thinks I can be a courtier or is that bad? She lays her head down on the table for a moment. "You are an eloquent man...Hiroji-sama. Cursed...that's exactly it."

Kogo is looking slightly tipsy.
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