Sapphire Ambassadors

I feel bad about hopping onto the departure train, but life is simply too demanding at the moment. At a different time with a bit more brainspace I'd have enjoyed the game thoroughly. As it is now, however, it feels like yet another work I am lagging behind on. I need to take another break from PbPi...

Hatsuki's eyebrows rose. "I see... Did you encounter anything interesting out there besides the coffee? And... the path to the stars...?" "Many upon many things, Shosuro-sama, but coffee is the most important of them. Are you interested in anything particular about the foreign lands? Your own peopl...

Shosuro Hatsuki wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 13, 2022 8:29 am

"Fascinating," she said, tilting her head curiously. "Did you find it?"

"I didn't. When I faced the endless desert I realised that the path to the stars is not only at the end of the world, but also in our minds."

"Quite a distance, Asako-san," she observed with interest. "What led you to explore the Burning Sands? I would love to hear more about it." She eyes moved to the sadane export and her husband as they made their observations. The eye roll she did was subtle and turned away from them. If she had been...

"I would be able to, but only if it pleases all the honourable samurai gathered here." Horuden remarked politely.

"This is refreshing that you have heard of it, Shiba-sama. If you are willing to partake, I would offer the chance to do so, as I have acquired a supply myself and have studied its brewing techniques. As for calligraphy, I am honoured by your appreciation. Without being presumptive, I think to have ...

Hatsuki's eyebrows raised slightly. He frankly made it sounds like some kind of opium. "I see... I would be interested in seeing it. Wherever did you hear of this remarkable plant, Asako-san?" He showed her the beans, and explained the plant's properties in similar terms as he would do before Shosu...

Horuden nodded, produced a pouch and untied it for the demonstration. It contained small green beans. "Coffee grows in beans. In size and shape it is not unlike azuki beans, but with altogether different properties. Once roasted and ground, it can be brewed by a variety of techniques to produce a dr...

"If I did that, Shosuro-sama, I believe I would add few new things to what you must have already heard from the Unicorn. However, I'd be happy to converse on the unique fruit of those journeys, which is the acquisition of a miraculous plant that is coffee. Are you interested, Shosuro-sama? I don't p...

One of these spaces could just be taken by one Asako Horuden, the advocate of coffee.

"Good evening to you, Siba-sama. I would like to inquire you about your opinion on the subject of my calligraphy. Are you familiar with coffee?"

Horuden lined up to inquire Shosuro Otoko on her interest in coffee.

"Thank you, Asako-san " she replied with a small smile. "I wished to compliment your excellent calligraphy and also ask about this kohii ceremony." "I am delighted by your interest, Shosuro-sama. Coffee is a plant that does not yet grow in Rokugan. It can be likened to tea for its plethora of socia...

"Ah, Phoenix-san, might this one inquire about your chosen drink there?" Tatsuya said as he approached, giving just a small bow before straightening. "This one is Moshi Tatsuya and, ah, unfamiliar with the scent I noticed," he said with at least some genuine warmth in his voice. "Of course, Moshi-s...

All the fancy. And I don't know who Ame Rikano is.

Coffee cannot be reversed. But a thread with Horuden can be reverse.

The change is coming. It smells like coffee.

Horuden joined the discussions, ready to brew and share coffee. As well as discuss and demonstrate it, at length. Exchanging coffee haiku or koans was acceptable too.

Horuden was a man of purpose. And that purpose was coffee. So there was only one thing he could do: he could tell the world about it in big characters. http://freejapancalligraphy.com/wp-content/themes/freejapancalligraphy/works/coffee/coffee.png EE2. Event. Int/Calligraphy. Henshin 1. VP. 4 Raises....

I don't know what to make or where to drop in this late into pregame, but if you want coffee or stories from lands afar, let me know!