Sapphire Ambassadors

An epilogue. Posting here since the IC spaces are supposed to be shut down. Spring Dressed simply, Sriyani was up early this morning with offerings for the river. She’d sensed this one’s spirit was likely to be most active as the sun slipped over the hills to light it up. Catch it in a good mood and...

snip Sriyani happily takes her hand as they go. There will easily be time to complete her prayers later. The Fortunes may be stern, but they're also always there. Time to cultivate the friends and relationships of this lifetime are in shorter supply. "Should there be a duel? It's very dramatic. But...

Her fire isn't hidden at all, hands reaching--one to tangle in that amazing hair, and one wrapped around his ribs--everything yearning toward him, despite any ache awakened by the movement. Something about the exchange of such gifts, with that bit of themselves that all art holds, makes everything f...

snip Mollified that Nadeshiko wasn't pursuing something a bit...troublesome, she listens closely, grin widening. "And that's why *you* are the writer, my dear! Making that suddenly seem like something I'd just have to finish reading before blowing out the lantern." "That 'every trick in the book' d...

The low stakes and all. I think I had a single post complaining about the idea of the Scorpion hosting to Yoshiaki after Choudai pissed Sriyani off (and ooc gave an FYI in case that *would* change who he would back, since my posting meant he'd likely hear that well after dayflip). And that was as mu...

Not really. I don't tend to build for reprisal. One part habit, after years of NPCs, and one part years of watching characters kind of get shoehorned into games in ways that I'd find harder to play and stay engaged with. The level of game engagement I get to have with my small posting windows, plus ...

And just to answer because someone asked in character. No the sapphire champion doesn't get to boss anyone around (and they are appointed for but a year...of course they're an ambassador too) The Champ's meant to coordinate and organize the spread of art and culture across the Empire. This is Choud...

I think I have this in my head because I asked off on the side, but with epiloguing, figured it made sense to have it visible (unless it is and I missed it). The Championship is a one year thing, like Topaz and handed over at the next competition. (or at least that makes sense.) Ambassadors are a li...

I'm in the same boat with the SW game. I have half a character. Really like the concept. Can't rummage up the energy to research enough for a coherent backstory. And realistically, I need another week to get Sriyani out of my head so someone else can move in. I'll wait for the next one. Also? I ador...

Bayushi Choudai wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:17 pm

I hope everyone Choudai sent a care package to appreciated it.

BECAUSE IT'S ALL MADE OF SCORPIONS!

...

Not really.

He saved those for a package for Sriyani, but they all got away

Well, that's fair. Long ago my NPC sent packages full of spiders to bite someone.

1. Did you have fun? I did! I'm getting better at managing my expectations around my schedule/posting time allotment. It was a generally relaxed game to wander around in. 2. What thing from this game would you like to see in future games? As noted, the panic/ranked-choice voting mechanism. Kept thi...

Hey now, it cost me 1k1 on a cooking roll! :lol: Which he nuked anyway... Had not even caught that. XD I think I'd have preferred that not be in there, simply because having folks figure out ways to sabotage one another adds a more PVP vibe than I'd like for what felt like it was meant to be a fair...

"He would..." She answers softly. "A cunning, sneaky man worming a way into a maiden's heart... oh... I bet he's quite popular..." Sriyani raises an eyebrow. "I'm not sure how much I like cunning and sneaky there. Though I guess that's useful if you're trying to sneak around a whole court..." She s...

"A night to remember," she sighs happily, watching his hands move with such practiced skill, then watching with anticipation as he opens the simple wooden box. It's one of many in her kit of equipment, padded inside to protect whatever it holds. Which at the moment is a bracelet of slender silver li...

Yoshiaki bows his head looking between the two of them "Oh I'd be thrilled for Nadeshiko-san to join us. More friends on the road always make it better." His smile seems warm and genuine as he looked to Nadeshiko. He then nods to Sriyani "Indeed it could be, a champion and two ambassadors seems lik...

Her hands tighten on his, growing still as her attention focuses on that kiss, pulling his hand to her without thought, just the instinctive need to bring him closer. When they part, it isn't far, her breath whispering across his skin. "mmm, my patience feels well-rewarded already." "But," she kisse...

snip snip She returns Yoshiaki's bow, carefully. "You're both going to be amazing. Already are amazing really." She tries not to squirm at the honorific she's really only ever heard from children before. "I keep thinking that I have almost no idea what we're actually going to be doing with these po...

Thanks for setting up the Taryu-jiai tournament, even if my unfamiliarity with the various forms out there created some last minute kerfluffle. The karmic strike was really appropriate. XD The origami was definitely a challenging form to work with. What made you pick that vs something like Ikebana, ...

She leans forward, for all the pull between them, the art demands an audience first after all of that work. Her nerves jangle with the absence of that steady needlework, just leaving their ache behind. The ache, and this glorious piece of art. She knows it will be even more intense when healed. "Oh....

So how much research behind the screen went into your art posts? Because, as I mentioned before, I think that + having them be a complete set/there being a meta-connection between her works was probably THE major selling point for her as champion (and I think she fits for various different reasons,...