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(Sorry for not responding, RL no Oni) Returning the bow, he addresses the Crane ladies, holding up a cup of white tea. "Indeed I am, sometimes you just need to take a break and slow your mind."Doji Nadeshiko wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:28 pmThere's a woman already sitting near the cherry tree; she breathes slowly, eyes closed, heart elsewhere even as her hands cradle her teacup. It's only at the solid footfalls of another she's pulled from her meditation, and she speaks softly, "Oh! Have you come to enjoy the blossoms as well?" He catches a smile before she gives as much a bow as her position allows.
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(Poke)Asahina Asano wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:56 pmAsano was here to enjoy the evening, experience some tea. Maybe be a bit of a rebel and have caffeine late, yeah!!
...from her seat she watched the Crab approach one of her Crane cousins, sipping the tea like the rebel she was. Maybe this was something interesting? A secret rendezvous? A challenge? Rivals? It was almost too exciting. Or maybe that was because she'd drank three cups of roasted black tea already.
Asano noticed the Crab was speaking to her as well and got up, walking over and giving a little half-curtsy half bow so as to not spill her tea, "Kaiu-sama, Doji-sama. It is an honor and pleasure. I am Asahina Asano, priestess to the kami and daughter to the assistant keeper of Tajinori Village."
"A pleasure to meet you both. How do you like the paintings here?" As she asks, Nadeshiko's head turns towards one of the tea room's paintings: two bushi on the battlefield, a Lion half-fallen in what looks to be his final moments holding the hand of a delicate Fox. "I imagine they're all scenes from stories. I recognize a few."
"You do? You have a good memory for stories then... or perhaps are just better at recognizing such things. I do not recognize a single one!"Doji Nadeshiko wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 2:44 pm"A pleasure to meet you both. How do you like the paintings here?" As she asks, Nadeshiko's head turns towards one of the tea room's paintings: two bushi on the battlefield, a Lion half-fallen in what looks to be his final moments holding the hand of a delicate Fox. "I imagine they're all scenes from stories. I recognize a few."
"Most certainly. I was a little confused myself, at first, but the painting implies tragedy with that choice, and from my time in the Academy, I was taught that contrast in art can be very effective at grabbing -- and holding -- attention. I'd probably just ask a Fox what they'd think, though. It might be a folktale we simply don't know." With that she takes a sip of tea.Kaiu Kunio wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:31 pm"Most would find it strange they use a painting with that scenery in a tea house themed after spring, but arguments could be made they are showing the new moments just before the founding of the Fox Clan. A bold choice regardless."