Sapphire Ambassadors

Bayushi Choudai wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 08, 2022 5:27 am

You know Bayush-sensei would be VERY proud on one level, and a bit irked on the other, right?

A Scorpion, proud of a manipulator? XD Who would have thunk it

What would have been Asano's storyline if Yoshino hadn't shown up? Without Yoshino around Asano's secret trouble making would have been more... dispersed. More stealing things and sneaking around, gossiping about other things. She's a crafty troublemaker, after all. Just how much does Asano regular...

Asano looked over at Yoshino as Yoshino spoke, her bird Tenten having landed on her shoulder and Yoko at her feet. She looked as much the princess she always was, outwardly, except for her face. It was blank, very much so, looking stiff and dead. "But... No. You are right. I need to quit living in m...

The silence was all the answer Asano needed. Hanging her head and shuffling back, she accidently knocked over one of the trays with the mochi and wine on it. That snapped her out of it enough to turn and start dabbing at the spill with her sleeve, murmuring and keeping up the motion even after the s...

While it was true that Asano would basically do anything to get what she wanted... actually hurting Yoshino had never been part of the plan. "I... really did hurt you? Genuinely?" Asano didn't follow Yoshino as she stepped back, too taken aback and lost in thought to do so. She just watched her dist...

That pout turned into a genuine frown, and a look of confusion crossed Asano's face. "But... why not? We could be together, as long as we still perform our duties. I wouldn't hold that against you. And being cursed isn't that bad, is it? Not as long as you have someone like me to look after you." As...

Asano sipped the wine, closing her eyes. "...you don't remember fifteen years ago, do you? At your parents' place. When I was visiting. I looked up to you so much, I said I would marry you when we were older. And you promised you would." Her eyes opened, looking over the cup, "I've never forgotten t...

"Not even for me? Your little Asano? Even if I'm not so little anymore?" Asano pouted slightly with a frown. "...I would do literally anything to keep you close to me. From having your lord send you to the tournament here, to starting rumors around the town that you were cursed, to convincing the Is...

Asano raised an eyebrow, "And here I thought you were good at pretending you didn't see anything?"

She smiled and picked back up her cup, Yoko having fled from Yoshino's lap at the display.

"Anyways... you can't follow orders if those orders never reach you, no?"

Asano seemed to stare at the letter for some time, as if in disbelief, barely even listening to Yoshino. Finally, she looked up and nodded and immediately set the letter on fire , the thing starting ablaze quickly since it was thin, dry parchment. It burned Asano's hands lightly before she crumpled ...

Asano looked down at the letter, reading what exactly it said.

Asano raised her cup as well; While she had tasted it before and knew it wasn't her favorite type of plum wine, it was still pretty good and refreshing. And things tasted all the better when you put work into them and they meant something to you. So she knew this would taste good. Yoko watched as th...

Yoko immediately took looking away as an invitation and scurried around Yoshino, WANTING to be seen to climbing up onto Yoshino's lap. Apparently Asano had bathed her, because the racoon dog was all fluffy and brushed and smelled like Yoko's shampoo. For her part... Asano didn't tell the young racco...

Asano scratched her cheek self-consciously. "Weeeell... there was an incident yesterday at the market with some tanuki stealing produce, and the locals asked for help from those good with animals. I know how to talk to animals of course, and am probably better at understanding them then I most peopl...

https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/y-PZ8eH_6dGQmUpfHvR3MGzyqOY=/0x78:1023x653/960x540/media/img/mt/2016/01/CUut1SAUYAAtSQl/original.jpg Behind a little tanuki had grabbed one of her tabi and was sniffing at it with its wet nose, the racoon dog no ligger than a small pillow and about as fluffy. Asa...

Asano snuggled up on her futon, nodding and getting comfortable, quickly starting to drift off. She couldn't wait for tomorrow now...

/scene

"You are entirely right. I love this place, with its simple orderly beauty. It's like the whole town is a temple to art..."

Asano seemed to stare at something suddenly and Yoshino would hear a soft skittering sound behind her before there was something grabbing her foot.

I doubt anyone needs the reminder and have probably already fled to the far corners of the internet, but it's the last day before we lock up the ic forums. *Prepares to turn off the lights as the last one here* Time flies when you're having fun. Opportunity flies when you've had a stressful week th...

"Nervous? You? Mmmmm..." Asano took up the covers to her futon before taking off her tabi one at a time, her feet actually quite long, especially for a woman, so perhaps not the cutest. She quickly hid them under the covers, both to keep them warm and to hide them. "Would you like to practice with j...

"You, miss a place? ...you must have some good memories here then, despite everything. I thought you were eager to be out of here, what with the spirit and the rumors and the Phoenix..."