The Hollow Awards

[Shosuro Yawarakai]

The foresight award goes to..... Matsu Yurio!

[Iuchi Saksaha]

Amid all the iceberg sadness, I am incredibly charmed/amused by Yurio's Otaku:

As she finished, Otaku Huan raises her voice. "I have watched many samurai attempt our tests, but none has shown such disappointment and anger at failing as Matsu Yurio. His desire to succeed, despite his inability to do so, has won my heart, and I shall take him home so that he might help my family raise our famed hunting dogs."

Kitteh CAN do anything! And as a reward Kitteh will spend the rest of his life surrounded by animal lovers! (Albeit they will be... dog people.)

[Seppun Aramoro]

saddest moment for me this game.

I was really cheering for these guys, especially after the beautiful song Amaya sang and Hideo helping me find matches.

Worst of all, I experienced a similar "denied-love" effect in RL very recently.

[Iuchi Yukarin]

*hugs for Aramoro*

[Iuchi Saksaha]

Aw, okay, this thread is terribly cute.

Subject: Merger Agreement [D11 EM, Tomo's yurt, closed]

"And if it doesn't? And what about others?"

She shook her head, "I am not pessimistic, but I can't really say I'm optimistic either."

"If it doesn't..." Tomonaga let out a heavy breath. "I guess we marry who we marry. There's no other way. Even though..." He swallowed. "Even though I feel like it'll tear me in half if that happens." He is silent a few moments, his jaw set.

He reached out, putting his hand on her knee, warm and comforting, giving it a little squeeze. "Would you like to borrow some of my optimism?" He said, giving her a smile. "I think I've got enough for both of us."

[Ide Amaya]

d'awwwwwwwwww

[Matsu Nintoku]

Moto Baatar was surprised when the woman called his name; wasn't that the same woman Butaj had run to, after Hotaru chose him? He kept his face still as stone as she abruptly fled the room.

The young Unicorn approached the Phoenix delegation with as much decorum as he could manage.

"Uh, pardon me, mister Phoenix?" Baatar said to Asako Hirase, who had been standing next to her. Surely he was a member of his new family? "I'm, uh, super honored to have been chosen by your clan. I'm very sorry to trouble you, but, um... could you please tell me my new wife's name?"

Hillarious

[Asako Yuki]

Damn, you beat me to it.

[Usagi Tomoe]

Subject: Arranged Marriage (day 11 early afternoon, Baatar's yurt)

"You are my intended, and have been ever since you spoke my name," Baatar replied with as much gallantry as he could muster for this stranger who had chosen him. "I am...honored by your choosing me as your husband. I look forward to our life together in... umm... Asakostan? Is that where we live?"

Never change, Baatar! xD

[Yasuki Tomonaga]

Also, Bataar is being super sweet in that scene.

[Asako Hirase]

Man, this is savage.

Kudos to Bataar for having the 'proper' reaction to a Black Sheep.

[Asako Yuki]

Subject: Reflections (D11 EE)

"Loyalty. Yes. I know. All the other Clans will tell you we are schemers and deceivers and they are right. But we are loyal to our own. We will discard our honor, our lives, and even our souls for our duty. No one will praise us for it like the Lion or Crane. No one will grudgingly respect us like the Clan. They will hate us for it. But we do it anyways. So, in the end. We only have each other. It's comforting really."

Mizuki has an inspired idea. Make her own lemonade out of these lemons would be the saying if she knew what lemons were. She smiles. "Butaj-san, I may have need for someone in the Phoenix lands. Swear to me your loyalty and work for me, and I promise you will spend more time there than the Bayushi lands."

Oh... you are evil. I love it.

[Shiba Kaizen]

Still applies

[Yogo Mizuki]

Subject: Reflections (D11 EE)

Oh... you are evil. I love it.

As a player, I feel bad for Bataar. Even Mizuki would if she thought through the implications of her actions. But it's really convenient with what her plans are, so she's taking advantage of it.