Learning to be proper (Day 9 EM, Akil's yurt)

[Shinjo Akil]

He nodded with each word, mimicing each action with the fan Fukawa had given him. "There is.... a lot, isn't there." he laughed.

[Doji Fukawa]

Fukawa smiled.

"Hundreds of years of courtiers having to sit in court silently while someone more important spoke." she said, glad to focus on this topic.

[Shinjo Akil]

"I suppose that is true. Though wouldn't all the fan movement get distracting, or is it subtle enough that most don't notice?"

[Doji Fukawa]

Fukawa nods.

"It's pretty subtle. Most courtrooms are fairly large. Though if it does reach a point where it's easy to hear, you can definitely tell something the court finds significant was said." she says.

[Shinjo Akil]

"I suppose the question then is whether whatever was said was good or bad," he considered. "Have you ever been present for something of grand significance?"

[Doji Fukawa]

Fukawa shakes her head.

"No, I have not been." she admits.

She bends down as the puppy has switched to demanding belly rubs.

"I will admit a lot of what I say is based on what I learned from my sensei. This winter court will be my first not as a student." she says.

[Shinjo Akil]

Akil smiled as he watched the dog and Fukawa interact. "I suppose, then, in a lot of ways, right now you are my sensei, eh?"

[Doji Fukawa]

Fukawa smiles.

"I suppose, but I think I'll be learning a lot from you as well, A-kun." she admits.

[Shinjo Akil]

"True, tough I think you will be learning from Setem more than I," he nodded. "I look forward to us learning together, though."

[Doji Fukawa]

Takahiro barked at being ignored.

"And Takahiro too." she added with a laugh. "We'll be quite a family starting out, ne?"

[Shinjo Akil]

He laughed lightly at Takahiro's bark, dancing his finger across the floor to pull the pup's attention. "We will, yes indeed." He considered, "Oh, that does I suppose beg the question: how long should we wait to start having children?"

[Doji Fukawa]

Fukawa smiles.

"Well, until we're married and set up in our own house." she allows. "But I don't see any reason to wait longer than that."

[Shinjo Akil]

"Naturally," he nodded, "I just know that kids can beat handful, though I suppose it's different when you have a place to stay full time."

[Doji Fukawa]

Fukawa nods.

"Hai, no having to try to raise children from the back of a horse." she agrees. "Though I suspect their father will be instructing them in the ways of horse riding as soon as he can get away with it."

She smiles.

"We'll have to make sure our new place has a stable and some land for riding."

[Shinjo Akil]

"You best believe that to be true," he smirked, "And you better prepare for more learning as well. I cannot have my wife dragging behind me out on the plains."