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by Ko » Fri May 29, 2020 2:02 am
"Oh... well, thank you." Turning down an offer of food would have been quite rude in Ko's home village, so she took the bowl with a hesitant smile. The shore people didn't use paired sticks like this for eating, but they were used for other things--cooking, moving hot coals--so Ko knew the way to manipulate them, though picking up a slippery noodle was a challenge...
"Ah, that is really good!" Her smile became clearer. The noodle was tender and chewy, almost like scallop meat, but grain-sweet... I want to learn how to make this! she thought as she handed the bowl back to Kinsen.
But then it was time to tell her tale, and Ko found that it was hard to find the place to begin. At the beginning? Or... the other beginning? Or start with the most important part? Some of this uncertainty was probably clear from her expression, from the set of her shoulders, from the way she picked at the ragged edge of one thumbnail.
"Um." She settled back to sit on the ground with her legs folded in front of her. "I'm not a singer of tales. I can only tell you what I know. And what I know is... a distant tribe, brave and honorable, who are cousins to me, asked me to seek the help of the eight Kami from the heavens to save their home."
Shore People ✖ 'Bushi? That sounds right' ✖ Stone-tool-user ✖ Awkward ✖ On A Quest
Status: 1.0 ✖ Glory: 1.0 ✖ Reputation: Bad, real bad ✖
Character description
Wears: Simple clothing, pearl and coral jewelry, copper coin bracelet; light armor when expecting danger.
Carries: Walking staff or yumi (or both); knives; jade, pack with misc fishing & survival tools and small daily items. Warclub (tetsubo) when needed.