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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Jan 20, 2018 0:09:06 GMT -5
"Well now. I did have some work to do tonight but, if that state continues tomorrow, I might invite you to dinner, in my quarters if you like. With you having the right to refuse if you want. With no offense taken. You don't need to seduce me to manipulate me, I am already your ally. I only want you if you will have fun with it."
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Post by Umeko on Jan 20, 2018 0:33:51 GMT -5
"I did say it might be best to get this out of our system." She said, eyes half closed. "And truthfully, I am much more comfortable with the thought of having fun for one night then at the thought of getting married." She paused. "I'm much more experienced in the first then the second." The gardener admitted with a smirk.
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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Jan 20, 2018 0:36:18 GMT -5
"As if one time will cure me eh? But very well. Trust me it's the same. I am not one for marriage but we work with the tools we have." he says as he bites his lip. "While we are being scandalous, In this lovely empty room, I have to ask, clearly you have enjoyed the company of other comrades on the field. Was it just the men?"
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Post by Umeko on Jan 20, 2018 0:49:28 GMT -5
She shrugged slightly. "I have dabbled in many things when I was younger, but I admit that I find little interest in women. I can appreciate beauty in the female body but it hardly... Excites me."
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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Jan 20, 2018 0:51:31 GMT -5
Eito shrugs. "A pity really. I quite like them. But I quite like men too. Makes my life easier in many ways. Still one has their taste. I can hardly ask a Lion to drink gentle plum wine after all." he offers with a smile. "So flowers. And War. What else do you hide my wonderful new freind?"
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Post by Umeko on Jan 20, 2018 0:52:57 GMT -5
She raised her left hand, unable to resist the bad joke. "Missing fingers."
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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Jan 20, 2018 0:55:47 GMT -5
Eito gives her a playful disappointed smirk. "Really now. I have a few scars but nothing too exciting. Court is a zero sum game. You either don't get scared, or you die. Or there are SOCIAL scars of course." he says with a laugh. "I prefer the markets to court. Far more honest. And yes, I am an honest spider thank you very much. I like flattery but it must have a basis of truth."
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Post by Umeko on Jan 20, 2018 1:09:50 GMT -5
She chuckled, shrugging. "Well, I suppose if you are to be my liege, you should probably be aware of my capabilities." She sat back, having finished her appetizer. "I was trained in my youth in the traditional Yoritomo style. My father thought me to sail, but I admit I have forgotten much of his lessons through the years. I don't think I've set foot on a proper ship in at least 15 years. When the war began I was sent away to help with the fight. It was during my absence that my clan and family was destroyed." She trailed, eyes unfocused. "I was a mess. Following the news, I lost myself. My name was stripped from me, along with the mon from my clothes. I wandered aimlessly for some time, filled with anger at everyone. I probably would have ended up dead somewhere in the gutters of a town, forgotten, if I hadn't found an outlet to my rage."
She smiled, the dangerous smile of a predator. "I began to hunt. I have a knock for finding things that shouldn't be there, you see. Especially things hiding themselves in forests. So I hunted. Restlessly. Yokai, oni, tainted. Anything I could get my blade through. It never felt like enough... Eventually I made a name for myself." She laughed. "They started calling me 'The Gardener', which is a bit ironic I suppose considering where I ended up. I specialized in plant-yokai, mostly, and got a giant jade-bladed axe custom made for it. That was my life, for 12 years. And then I had a close call."
Umeko raised her left arm again, waggling her reminding 3 fingers. Despite the glove, it was pretty obvious there were two missing. "And I suppose almost dying makes you re-think your life choices. That was three years ago."
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Post by Shibatsu Eito on Jan 20, 2018 1:16:12 GMT -5
Eito takes a deep breath then nods. "Thank you, for your service. Genuinely. If not a single tainted thing ever walks this earth again it will be a gift from the Kami to me." he says reaching forward to take her hand if allowed. "I am so happy to have acquired the services of such a fierce warrior, and one who knows how to strike at what I consider my worst enemy. But yes, it does. When the...rebellion occured. I broke off with the loyalist, taking what I could. After the war I requested permission to commit Seppuku. Almost unheard of for a Spider unless someone forces us. It was denied. So here I am, trying to restore my lost love, just like you. I like the danger you bring, so raw, so fierce. You could strike me down before I had a second to scream. Do you have any idea how desirable that makes you?"
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Post by Umeko on Jan 20, 2018 15:48:28 GMT -5
She blushed slightly, chuckling. "Well I know my worth as a warrior, but I never thought it would make me desirable in... other ways." Umeko bowed her head to him. "I am sorry to say I am glad your request was denied. For the last three years I have been trying to take steps to rebuild the Mantis, but I don't think I ever truly believe I could do it until I met you and the young Otomo twins."
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