Checking in (D4, LE)

[Shinjo Akil]

"I am quite certain Noburu would make sure no one laughed at you," he grinned

[Matsu Kogo]

"I am quite certain Noburu would make sure no one laughed at you," he grinned

She begins laughing in earnest now. "You are absolutely right. No one would dare laugh...or speak...or breathe." Noburu comes over, as if wondering what all the fuss is about. Kogo rubs her fur and butts her head against Noburu's side. "My valiant protector, you are." A softness comes over her face as she looks at Noburu, who nuzzles her affectionately.

[Shinjo Akil]

Akil smiled softly as he watched the two interact. "She really is, isn't she. I am glad that she doesn't want to bite my face."

[Matsu Kogo]

Akil smiled softly as he watched the two interact. "She really is, isn't she. I am glad that she doesn't want to bite my face."

She laughs. "I am too. That would be quite inconvenient. But she really is a lovely creature. Different than your Setem, but both lovely in their own ways." She clicked her fingers, instructing Noburu to lie down behind her and then lay back, using Noburu as a back rest, despite her grumbling. "Well Shinjo-sama, what would you prefer? Another game of Go or perhaps some other diversion?"

[Shinjo Akil]

"Indeed they are," he smiled. "Something else, I think. My attention is too diverted for a different game. And please. Use my given name, if you would."

[Matsu Kogo]

"Indeed they are," he smiled. "Something else, I think. My attention is too diverted for a different game. And please. Use my given name, if you would."

Kogo finishes packing the Go set away, moving slightly fast to cover her own excitement. "Of course Akil-sama, if you will return the favor."

[Shinjo Akil]

"Of course, Kogo-san. And please, I don't need to be called -Sama. It's odd enough that Shinjo Li Yue calls me -dono."

[Matsu Kogo]

"Of course, Kogo-san. And please, I don't need to be called -Sama. It's odd enough that Shinjo Li Yue calls me -dono."

She chuckles. "What would you prefer?"

[Shinjo Akil]

He blinked at the question. He hasn't exactly thought that far ahead... "I... Am unsure?"

[Matsu Kogo]

He blinked at the question. He hasn't exactly thought that far ahead... "I... Am unsure?"

She chuckles. "Your honesty is consistently refreshing." She sits up from her reclined position on Noburu. "It is like a spring of fresh water, winding its way through a desert. Immensely valuable, because it is precious and rare."

[Shinjo Akil]

His face reddened at her compliments. "If one is not careful, such consistent praise might end up going to one's head."

[Matsu Kogo]

His face reddened at her compliments. "If one is not careful, such consistent praise might end up going to one's head."

She smiles, enjoying being on the other side of this coin for once. "Then perhaps it would be proportional to one's accomplishments and abilities. Who knows? The possibilities are endless."

[Shinjo Akil]

"Endless indeed..." He muttered, his eyes moving to meet here. "Perhaps Kogo-san has an idea to how we should spend the remainder of our time together?"

[Matsu Kogo]

"Endless indeed..." He muttered, his eyes moving to meet here. "Perhaps Kogo-san has an idea to how we should spend the remainder of our time together?"

She smiles at him. "Well, we are in a stables. The rain is still pounding. Unless this stable hides a secret sake stash, I suspect our best options are sharing more of our life stories with each other or perhaps determining what honorific you would prefer from my lips. Or maybe you, who know more of the contents of a stables, could determine a possible activity" She gives a teasing bow from the waist with a smile on her lips.

[Shinjo Akil]

"Tragically, I think we are closer to one of the latter possibilities than the former." He considered the last part of her statement a moment. "Is there... An honorific that Kogo-san would prefer to use?"