(D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

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(D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 3:47 pm

All freshened up, Umeno decided a free meal would be her next stop for the day. Many were busy packing, so she figured she'd get in an early lunch.

Entering the dining hall, the Scorpion girl found that things were constantly cooking. No fish, which wasn't a big surprise, but there was some pheasant prepared with pickled plum plus perfectly prepared pea pods. She somewhat politely took her share and found a seat to eat at. Beer to drink it all down was just fine.
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 4:02 pm

Another was sitting there, eating a similar meal, though heavier on the vegetables. It was a male, stout looking, and his clothing, a darker brown, seemed to be dirt stained, with a bit of dust on it.

He nodded a greeting, but didn't say anything, as his mouth was full at the moment.
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 4:11 pm

Umeno appreciated silent company. That meant she could eat in peace for a while. All the same, she had a damned lord to represent now, so she gave a grunted nod in return, wolfing down a piece of sauce covered pheasant.
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 4:19 pm

With the returned nod, Kyosei returned his attention to the food. He had brought some supplies, but with the local lord offering food, he wasn't going to turn it down. Especially all these tasty veggies! And the different way of cooking them. He would have to see if the Isawa had any oil available nearby, to bread and fry the food.

While his right hand was eating, his left was fiddling with a small black stone, perhaps the size of his palm, moving it back and forth, and twiddling with it.
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 4:39 pm

Fiddling with things. That reminded Umeno of her old home in Kuwagaya lands. There were plenty of budding artists and artisan in the tribe, and fidgeting with things seemed to be a common habit among them all. Then dust and tan spoke of a more outdoor oriented life, but she supposed one could make things outside, long as it wasn't raining.

Bayushi's words drilled through her head, and she grimaced a moment. Bloody manners. "Wuzzat?" she asked through chewing a bit of edamame, pointing at the stone.
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Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 4:44 pm

"hrmphf?" He swallows looking at his hand. "Oh, one of the stones I found a few years back. I've named it Obsidian, for it's interesting color patterns when polished. Black, but also kind of glassy. Pretty rare, but I've found a bit around here and there."

He holds the stone up, and spins it in his hand, showing off the play of light over it's glossy black surface.
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 4:49 pm

Umeno's face scrunched a bit, and she gave a grunt of acknowledgement. Maybe he IS an artist. Seems to like shiny things well enough.

"Carry it around with you out of sentimental reasons? Guess I've never seen it before. Must make for a good trade."
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 4:57 pm

"Trade? Not usually. Occasionally gift it, but I'm working on making it into weapons. The pieces I can chip off are sharper than anything I've yet encountered - fragile, but sharp. Makes good arrowheads and knife blades. Haven't found any long enough for anything else yet."
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 5:06 pm

"So it'd be fine for trade, but you're not up to doing so, got it." Umeno gave a slight smirk for a moment. "Still... sharp but brittle. It sounds more lovely than practical, even for arrow heads or knives. I know I certainly would rather have a durable knife than a blade that might break after a few stabs."
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 5:09 pm

Kyosei shakes his head. "No, you don't understand. It's sharp! Won't cut stone, but pretty much everything else gets cut by it."
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Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 5:12 pm

She gave a small shrug. "Not doubting that. Suppose it depends how brittle brittle is in this case. There are only a few cases where a bronze blade won't cut it, and those'll last for years."

Umeno paused to take a gulp from her cups before leaning in, elbows on the table. "What've you tried cutting with it before?"
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Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 5:19 pm

"Leather, rope, parchment, wood, clay, bricks, depending on how well made they are. Cloth, most shields I've encountered, scratches bronze, weakening it. Flesh, and it's odd - the person doesn't feel the pain right away, it takes time. Makes it useful for those that are calling on the spirits."
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Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 5:52 pm

She gave a small smirk at that. "Mmm, I wouldn't know about that sort of thing. Still, I'm not quite certain why you'd want to hurt someone so they don't feel it. I'm much more in the business of making certain they can feel it."

Another gulp of her alcohol. "Mph. You gotta carve it then? I don't suppose you can shape it with a hammer like bronze. Wouldn't work for a larger blade, even if you found enough've the stuff I imagine."
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 5:59 pm

"No, that's one way to break it, hitting it on the side. Has to be carefully carved or slowly ground."

"Have you never met those that call on the spirits? We have to make an offering of blood to those spirits to call on them for magic. And not feeling the pain for it right away - its a blessing." He shakes his sleeve back, and shows that his left arm is scarred, fairly heavily.
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 6:22 pm

"Never, no. Or at least if I have, never told me they could. Weren't a lot of those sort in the Kuwagaya, and not a lot of reason to call on them, I suppose." She frowned a bit. "Seems strange to me, calling on spirits with your blood to do stuff for you. I've always been pretty self sufficient, or at least as much as I can be."
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 6:23 pm

Kyosei shrugs. "It is a gift, one only a few have. My tribe is considered one of the most heavily granted this gift, and there are probably less than 30 of us now."
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 6:27 pm

Umeno was no scholar, or even that interested in such matters, but Bayushi had insisted she learn at least something about the various tribes and clans. "Ah... a follower of Isawa then?" That sounded right to her, but if she was wrong, he could just correct her, no big deal.
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Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 6:28 pm

He nodded. "Kyosei of the Isawa tribe."
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Post by Bayushi Umeno » Tue May 19, 2020 6:35 pm

Everyone had heard of the Isawa, even all the way south in Kuwagaya lands. Bayushi had told her his own opinion of the man and his followers, but even with her lack of tact, she wasn't about to mention that much. "Bayushi Umeno... er, of his clan I mean."
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Re: (D1, LM, Open) Alacatre, Right?

Post by Kyosei of the Isawa » Tue May 19, 2020 6:37 pm

"So, you took the name of one of the gods, then? Might I ask how you met? How did that god impress you?"
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