Hoppin' and Boppin' (D5 EM, Tomoe's Yurt)

[Soshi Yuuru]

He chuckled, "If such a thing exists."

[Usagi Tomoe]

Tomoe raised an eyebrow. "That's a rather cruel remark on your own clan, Yuuru. Not terribly impressed with the Scorpion here, or something else on your mind...?"

[Soshi Yuuru]

"Nah... I'm proud of my clan. But not deluded to think that we're the best at everything all the time." He chuckled.

"I applaud them for trying to make everyone think that... but overplaying our hand won't do any good for us."

[Usagi Tomoe]

"Mhm," she nodded.

"I like to think they've at least appriciated my history lessons... from my interactions with them, they're all curious about the Empire and how much has changed here, and they seem to appriciate the honesty I present in them. Because I do it for them, not for the Hare."

Her fingers massaged his neck gently while the free hand continued to run the comb through his hair.

[Soshi Yuuru]

"That feels great." He said as she spoke and massaged his neck.

"I think you've been doing great. That's much more the type of thing we should be doing... or tearing down whatever our enemies try to set up."

[Usagi Tomoe]

"You could just say that to them. I mean, I'm sure the Unicorn would appriciate it if you gave them pointers on etiquette, or you could help me talk about the war against the Naga?" she lowered her voice a touch, continuing with the massage.

One of the things she had learned in her medical studies was how important it was to give care to sore and stiff muscles, and while Yuuru wasn't exactly in pain over it, she could tell he was certainly tensed up.

[Soshi Yuuru]

"I did my dear... I did." He said with a smile as he closed his eyes.

"I could help on some Naga talk... or law or some such."

[Usagi Tomoe]

Little did Tomoe know now that it would probably be for the best to drop the subject of large serpent-beings, but she'd learn that later when she would hear of what happened to Chi-Pu.

"Well, I admit Naga aren't my field of expertise. I've read Asako Kashiwagi's Echoes of the Akasha, but Naga are still a bit... unknown to me. But I'm sure you could give some information I don't know," she said softly and put the comb down so that both her hands could get to work on massaging out the knots in Yuuru's neck and shoulders.

[Soshi Yuuru]

He loosened up his shoulders completely as she started paying full attention to the massage. "I've got some personal experience that I could offer... maybe help supplement the Asako's treatise... OOh... mmmmm."

[Usagi Tomoe]

"Geez, you're all in knots here," she chuckled, her voice still soft and pleasant. "Too much wrestling tigers and snakes, and not taking care of yourself enough."

[Soshi Yuuru]

He chuckled, "I only have so much time in a day."

[Usagi Tomoe]

"I... could always give a more thorough one another time," she murmured a little shyly in his ear, while her hands worked out the knots between his shoulder blades.

[Soshi Yuuru]

He began to groan softly as her fingers worked with painful pleasure. "You're getting your hooks in me deeper than you can imagine."

[Usagi Tomoe]

"Maybe I just like caring for you from time to time," Tomoe chuckled. Which was true, of course, but it wasn't often she had the chance to actually apply the knowledge she had about massaging joints, muscles and pressure points, considering how improper most would consider it.

[Soshi Yuuru]

"I think I'll allow you do to it from time to time then." He said with a chuckle.

"If it always feels this good..."