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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Apr 17, 2018 22:27:11 GMT -5
Eito nods. "I heard, I agree. But...empire. And come and gone? I hope not. I leave my clan in a worse shape then I found it. I have no idea where the real Eito goes when he dies but... I fear he might not fare as well as I will. But...you say that now. Maybe someday they will say the same of Gomen. When I was young they were my example I lived by. I have had to live my life under a hostile sky. I don't know that I can ever forgive Moto-sama for forcing me to do the same in my dreams."
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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 17, 2018 23:01:54 GMT -5
Hisui simply nods. She doesn't have the strength or the drive to counter anything the Shibatsu has said. As far as she was concerned, those were his thoughts and opinions. She wasn't going to deny him that. Though his words do make her stare up at the sky again, looking at its alien qualities. Somehow, she doesn't find it all that hostile. Strange, but not hostile.
"Well, my time is come and gone at least. I'm too old and too injured to be making any great changes. All I can do now is to offer advice to people who ask."
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Post by Kuni Hinata on Apr 17, 2018 23:13:59 GMT -5
"Well...the only great changes we can make now are wishes" Hinata replied with a shrug, then stared up at the sky.
"...I think the sky is rather beautiful, in it's own way."
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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Apr 17, 2018 23:17:13 GMT -5
Eito looks up. "Oh, no this is fine. I meant more... I worry greatly that despite what I think we can offer. The Empire, the Kami, the Fortunes...don't want the Spider Clan. That most people are just waiting for us to die off or marry into other families so they can get rid of us without betraying those who stayed loyal. If she wanted to make this dream worth fighting for she could have given me a taste of something different. But wishes...what should I wish for...if we choose to let the man sleep."
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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 17, 2018 23:20:56 GMT -5
"If I were in your position?" Hisui puts a finger to her chin as she thinks. "A hero that both the Spider and the Empire can admire, can aspire to emulate. Someone who embodies Shourido and Bushido in equal measure. Because I think that your ideas can give your Clan direction. But they need a face to follow."
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Post by Kuni Hinata on Apr 17, 2018 23:44:58 GMT -5
"Hm...can you simply wish someone like that into existence, though? She said small wishes; that seems like a rather large one. And were such a person to be wished into existence, could their example be said to be valid? I think that is something that one would need to achieve on their own, otherwise you may be setting an impossible example to follow."
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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Apr 17, 2018 23:58:38 GMT -5
Eito nods. "I could wish myself to be a hero but...nobody considers ledgers heroic. Also why a mix of Bushido and Shourido. The Empire has enough Busido heroes. We need a few ourselves. Still, it does seem a large one. I could just wish for a million Koku. You can never go wrong with more money."
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Post by Utaku Hisui on Apr 18, 2018 0:02:31 GMT -5
"Think about it. If you want to show the Empire that the Spider are not merely a remnant of an enemy, you need to show them that Shourido is two things. First, that it can serve the Empire. Second, that it doesn't have to conflict with Bushido," she answers Eito.
And then she turns back to Hinata. "I don't think such a person would need to be wished into existence. Merely found. Surely the Spider have someone like that in their ranks? A diamond waiting to be found and polished, presented before the courts by the right words and the right courtier."
A pause. And then a name slips her lips. "Ryudo Akane. Guardian of Kunshu, former Lion. A woman who has lived and fought for Bushido, Shourido, and her own ideals. She has the potential, doesn't she?"
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Post by Kuni Hinata on Apr 18, 2018 0:05:39 GMT -5
Hinata tilted her head.
"I don't know her well enough to say."
She looked at Eito.
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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Apr 18, 2018 0:07:33 GMT -5
Eito smiles slightly. "She...is perfect actually. I will wish for her political success. And then I will do the rest of the work myself. I think she is a great example of what the perfect spider could look like. A bit reckless but...well she is working on it."
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