The Arrival of the Condemned (EM, D1)

[Moto Baatar]

Baatar screwed up his face in thought as he tried to take in Fukawa's strange ideas.

"Why isn't it enough to make a sharp sword or a filling meal?" he asked finally. "Doesn't the sword still cut, the meal still fill your belly?"

[Moshi Asakiko]

"I'd be more than happy to try my best," he says with a nod and a pleasant smile. Hopping down from Meushi, he bowed to her in introduction. A not well practiced bow. "I am Shinjo Monkhbaatar. How can I be of service?"

"This one is Moshi Asakiko." She gave the man a bow. "I was wondering where the market is I have been told that the Unicorn has a great variety of things."

[Shinjo Monkhbaatar]

"Ah... there actually is no market set up in town yet. Unfortunate, but the miai setup actually took precedence. It would have been nice to see one for the first time," he says with a sad smile. "What were you looking for though? Perhaps I might be able to find someone with something they'd be able to trade away personally in the Unicorn yurts."

[Soshi Bantu]

Glancing around the field, Bantu was overwhelmed by the colours and number of these tents filling the area. He eventually found one that was unoccupied and placed his meager possessions inside. He emerged a few minutes later with a pipe clenched between his teeth and a small wooden board held under his arm.

He sat down out the front of his tent and set up the go board, starting to play a game against himself to try and keep his mind sharp.

[Matsu Kogo]

Kogo walked into the Northern yurts, enjoying seeing the bustle of so many different people around. This really was going to be something different and exciting. She walked up to the other individuals, bows and says "Greetings! My name is Matsu Kogo and this is Noburu. I am glad to see so many noble persons present in this area." She gestures to Noburu, who comes up and puts her head under hand for pets.

(Her sincerity and enthusiasm flow from her.)

[Bayushi Suteichi]

Kogo walked into the Northern yurts, enjoying seeing the bustle of so many different people around. This really was going to be something different and exciting. She walked up to the other individuals, bows and says "Greetings! My name is Matsu Kogo and this is Noburu. I am glad to see so many noble persons present in this area." She gestures to Noburu, who comes up and puts her head under hand for pets.

(Her sincerity and enthusiasm flow from her.)

Suteichi was careful not to chuckle but he was amused by the Lion's cheerfulness. He stood beside her and awaited the conversation to be done.

"Matsu-san, you'll awfully...cheery this morning."

[Matsu Kogo]

Kogo walked into the Northern yurts, enjoying seeing the bustle of so many different people around. This really was going to be something different and exciting. She walked up to the other individuals, bows and says "Greetings! My name is Matsu Kogo and this is Noburu. I am glad to see so many noble persons present in this area." She gestures to Noburu, who comes up and puts her head under hand for pets.

(Her sincerity and enthusiasm flow from her.)

Suteichi was careful not to chuckle but he was amused by the Lion's cheerfulness. He stood beside her and awaited the conversation to be done.

"Matsu-san, you'll awfully...cheery this morning."

"Suteichi-san! How nice to see you. Who wouldn't be cheery on such a lovely morning? Plus, I've never slept in a tent before, so that will be something new to try."

[Bayushi Suteichi]

Kogo walked into the Northern yurts, enjoying seeing the bustle of so many different people around. This really was going to be something different and exciting. She walked up to the other individuals, bows and says "Greetings! My name is Matsu Kogo and this is Noburu. I am glad to see so many noble persons present in this area." She gestures to Noburu, who comes up and puts her head under hand for pets.

(Her sincerity and enthusiasm flow from her.)

Suteichi was careful not to chuckle but he was amused by the Lion's cheerfulness. He stood beside her and awaited the conversation to be done.

"Matsu-san, you'll awfully...cheery this morning."

"Suteichi-san! How nice to see you. Who wouldn't be cheery on such a lovely morning? Plus, I've never slept in a tent before, so that will be something new to try."

"It's an overrated experienced Matsu-san. I prefer walls and actual roofs. Be that as it may, our hosts did provide us with suitable arrangements. We should enjoy what they offer."

[Matsu Kogo]

"It's an overrated experienced Matsu-san. I prefer walls and actual roofs. Be that as it may, our hosts did provide us with suitable arrangements. We should enjoy what they offer."[/quote]

Kogo perks up. "And I fully plan to, along with Noburu. Its not every day the Ki-Rin come home!" She notices more of the people around and modulates her voice slightly. "I wonder which of the tents are already chosen. "

[Bayushi Suteichi]

Suteichi looks around a bit. He was not used to the air of the open fields. He notice a tent that was empty.

"Perhaps I'll take that one."

[Matsu Kogo]

Kogo looked around and saw one a little set back, across the way from Bayushi-san's was open. "Then I will take that one. I will have no trouble getting outside first thing tomorrow morning." Kogo hefts her bag and directs Noburu to it, dropping her bags inside and then coming back out. "I find myself enamored of our surroundings, though they are different than anything I have seen before. Perhaps that is why I am so enamored."

[Seppun Hideo]

Baatar screwed up his face in thought as he tried to take in Fukawa's strange ideas.

"Why isn't it enough to make a sharp sword or a filling meal?" he asked finally. "Doesn't the sword still cut, the meal still fill your belly?"

Hideo had luckily taken time to study the little that was known about the Unicorn, and answered with a polite smile.

"And where will you get the materials for said sword, or the meal to fill the belly? If your lands are unable to produce the necessary materials to provide for one or the other, you need to work with the clans around you to be able to gain the resource to need it. That is where those who are more courtly in nature operate" he motioned to the Crane "and in those arenas, the more social arts are on display. Storytelling, singing, origami...it is an arena that requires a different set of clothes, and a different ideal. Not all understand the ideals of the courtroom, nor every art that may be performed there, but learning about the happenings of the social side of samurai would be something I would recomment."

Another, warmer smile.

"Thankfully, I had intended to offer my knowledge of social behaviour to your kin Moto-san, so that you are able to understand it a little better."

[Moshi Asakiko]

"Ah... there actually is no market set up in town yet. Unfortunate, but the miai setup actually took precedence. It would have been nice to see one for the first time," he says with a sad smile. "What were you looking for though? Perhaps I might be able to find someone with something they'd be able to trade away personally in the Unicorn yurts."

Asakiko was a bit sadden . "Ah! That is unfortunate Shinjo sama. I wanted to get some bases for my flower arrangements and a tent for private divinations." The woman gave a light chuckle. "I kind of lost my last one."

[Shinjo Monkhbaatar]

"Well, I can't personally help with the flower bases, especially since I don't actually know what they are or how they work. As for a tent, that I can help with. I can let you borrow the one I have for field use for the duration of the miai. Since my duties are to meet lovely young women like yourself and prove my worth as a proper husband I shouldn't be needing it anytime soon," he offers with a happy smile.

[Doji Fukawa]

Baatar screwed up his face in thought as he tried to take in Fukawa's strange ideas.

"Why isn't it enough to make a sharp sword or a filling meal?" he asked finally. "Doesn't the sword still cut, the meal still fill your belly?"

Hideo had luckily taken time to study the little that was known about the Unicorn, and answered with a polite smile.

"And where will you get the materials for said sword, or the meal to fill the belly? If your lands are unable to produce the necessary materials to provide for one or the other, you need to work with the clans around you to be able to gain the resource to need it. That is where those who are more courtly in nature operate" he motioned to the Crane "and in those arenas, the more social arts are on display. Storytelling, singing, origami...it is an arena that requires a different set of clothes, and a different ideal. Not all understand the ideals of the courtroom, nor every art that may be performed there, but learning about the happenings of the social side of samurai would be something I would recomment."

Another, warmer smile.

"Thankfully, I had intended to offer my knowledge of social behaviour to your kin Moto-san, so that you are able to understand it a little better."

The Crane's evaluation of the Seppun rose a notch at his words. She had been concerned for a moment that he would dismiss the Moto's questions as beneath him.

"I would say that it is not enough, because we are not mere beasts seeking to survive day to day, Moto-san." she replies. "We strive to create art for many reasons. To honor the Heavens for the creation of the Empire. To better understand our surroundings. To share with others our view of the world. To educate future generations."

She angles her fan a bit, better showing off the artwork displayed upon it.

"Yes, a handful of buckwheat will keep you from starving. But an artistically prepared meal can evoke memories places far away. A sharp rock will kill an enemy. But a beautifully crafted sword can tell you of the battles it has witnessed, and the honor of it's bearer. Yes, survival is important, but it should not be the limit of what a samurai strives for."