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Post by Ichiro Priya on Feb 5, 2018 1:16:26 GMT -5
Priya waits at the dojo, practicing her Kenjutsu strikes as she waits for Mirumoto Aiko to arrive. The whole situation feels tense to her, her breath is long and heavy as she battles through waves of opponenets, trying to focus her accuracy rather than just tearing through them. |
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Post by Mirumoto Aiko on Feb 5, 2018 3:58:38 GMT -5
Aiko arrives relatively soon after the Badger, bowing to the student soon after her arrival. She smiles upon seeing Priya, somehow seeming a lot more relaxed than the Ichiro, but that is probably not too surprising. After all, she is the one who has an idea of what she is expecting out of this.
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Post by Ichiro Priya on Feb 5, 2018 4:11:17 GMT -5
Priya finishes her kata, and gives the woman a deep bow "Mirumoto-sensei. Thank you so much for joining me"
Her cheeks are a little flushed, not just because of the exercise, she is trying to hide nervousness
"It is good of you to give time to one such as me, and this is the second time that I have taken up your mornings"
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Post by Mirumoto Aiko on Feb 5, 2018 9:10:01 GMT -5
Aiko looks at the young woman in front of her, "Priya-san, please. Do not apologize. It is the Duty of a good sensei to be available to teach and guide. And in this case, you remind me an awful lot of myself at your age. So, I suppose we should start simply, as you wish for me to be your mentor. I know what I am expecting from you out of all of this, but I am curious as to what you are expecting from me. What sort of path are you hoping to take? What sort of goals do you have for this year? That sort of thing."
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Post by Ichiro Priya on Feb 5, 2018 9:23:22 GMT -5
Priya takes a breath "You are the second person to tell me that I remind them of a young you. It is more than I could have hoped for to be thought of as such... What I want... What I want is to become better. There are things that are expected of me as a Samurai, but also as a woman. If I am a good samurai, of use to my lord, then perhaps I will have more of a say over the things that are expected of me as a woman"
She shrugs
"I... I want to avoid what happened to my older sister... Married off to men twice their age, who thought them 'exotic'" the last word she says with such scorn, as though it was the foulest swearword one could say
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Post by Mirumoto Aiko on Feb 5, 2018 9:36:02 GMT -5
Aiko nods a little, her voice gentle, "I understand that, Priya-san. I wound up marrying for love and I hope that my children will do the same. I mean, I have doubts that Ryuhei will, given that he has interests much like yours, but...anyway. Simple goals. Ones that aren't entirely selfish. I can accept those."
A pause, "As for what I expect of you for the moment, Priya-san. First, I expect you to learn and improve yourself. That I have no doubt you will have no trouble with. Second, if you have questions, ask them, of me or any other sensei, as it is better to seem a fool by asking what may seem like an obvious question instead of proving yourself one by never asking. Third, I would appreciate if you kept your contact with Otomo Katsumi to a minimum. I...realize that cutting her off entirely without good reason would be a terrible idea, but she rubs me the wrong way and I worry that she might lead you down a path that leads to what you fear happening, Priya-san. Which is why I recommend trying to slowly move out of her influence."
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Post by Ichiro Priya on Feb 5, 2018 9:41:01 GMT -5
The third gives her pause. She nods.
"I don't know what she wants from me" she admits "I... I don't see myself like either of you do. She was the other person to say that I was like an young you... She put back her party a night so that I could be there, and it felt like a test. A test I don't know if I passed... She confuses me"
She sighs, it is venting, an admission perhaps, but the words are a burden lifted from her
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Post by Mirumoto Aiko on Feb 5, 2018 9:52:08 GMT -5
Aiko invites Priya to take a seat, her voice gentle, "When I was younger, I came to RHS as the first of my family line to come here. I was born to a family that lived in a rather remote part of the Dragon mountains, and my family were the only samurai who lived in the village I grew up in. Fortunes, my image of the big city had been entirely cultivated from manga and what few anime I could catch, as well as stories from some of the monks who tended the shrine where I grew up. When I came to RHS, I found myself often wondering, was I good enough. Were the friends I made actually my friends or were they pulling a fast one on me. Was I supposed to be there. But in time, with the help of some wonderful friends, such as Utaku Hisui, Shoshuro Sakura, Akodo Arasou, Matsu Nagato, Isawa Kosedo and his future wife, and Ryudo Akane, though she was Matsu Akane when I started dating her, and the support of my sensei, I grew. I adjusted."
A pause, "But I digress. You said she took you aside and gave you a test, Priya-san. What sort of test?"
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Post by Ichiro Priya on Feb 5, 2018 9:55:29 GMT -5
She takes pause for a moment at the idea two of her hot teachers had dated, and tries to shake the image away
"I have made a few friends." She admits "I don't know if any of them are that much like me, but they are friends. I like that"
She takes her seat and thinks
"I don;t know... I think, I think she wanted to see how well I do in a social situation, how much I could take before I cracked. Before the confidence disappeared and the scared girl underneath showed through"
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Post by Mirumoto Aiko on Feb 5, 2018 10:02:58 GMT -5
Aiko nods a little, "I have been there before. Some sensei get take a view that you can only know who a student is by putting them under extreme pressure. Personally, I don't think such tests are required, but...to each their own."
The Mirumoto looks at Priya, "Now, Priya-san. I have a simple question for you. How do you see yourself serving your clan when you graduate? Do you see yourself as a warrior? A magistrate? Do you see yourself in court or on the road?"
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