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therewerefifty) wrote2013-05-04 11:18 am
therewerefifty) wrote2013-05-04 11:18 am
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[Makie has had the facts of this place explained to her already, by a gentleman in a... fairly awkward situation.
It doesn't prepare her for the reality of a village with occupants like none she's ever seen before. Some of you aren't even human, Luceti. The hell. She wanders the path of the village from Community Building #1 down toward the plaza still in her New Feather dress, just like a gawking tourist, and spends some time staring at the fountain and plaza itself. Uh.
...right. Okay. Time to begin glancing through various shops in her attempts to find the places she was told her things would be. She finds her clothes with a measure of relief, and her shamisen at the item store-- and after she picks it up, she frowns. It's too light. She doesn't need to open it to know she's missing something.
Eventually, she'll find her way into the forge to pick up the last of her things, pays a visit to the Welcome Centre-- and then finally fetches up at the tea shop, which is the most familiar-looking thing here.
...sort of. Never really loses that dazed and confused look.]
It doesn't prepare her for the reality of a village with occupants like none she's ever seen before. Some of you aren't even human, Luceti. The hell. She wanders the path of the village from Community Building #1 down toward the plaza still in her New Feather dress, just like a gawking tourist, and spends some time staring at the fountain and plaza itself. Uh.
...right. Okay. Time to begin glancing through various shops in her attempts to find the places she was told her things would be. She finds her clothes with a measure of relief, and her shamisen at the item store-- and after she picks it up, she frowns. It's too light. She doesn't need to open it to know she's missing something.
Eventually, she'll find her way into the forge to pick up the last of her things, pays a visit to the Welcome Centre-- and then finally fetches up at the tea shop, which is the most familiar-looking thing here.
...sort of. Never really loses that dazed and confused look.]
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He was. Five years older.
Your village sounds like a place it might be nice to visit.
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Well, our village is ruled by Lady Tsunade. They say no one can stand shoulder to shoulder to her in combat, and that she's truly the strongest villager in the Leaf! They say a single hit from her kills, she doesn't even need ninjutsu to attack. I think the Leaf is the best out of all the villages. [ bias? what bias? ]
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Makie's gaze slides away to the floor.] 'Remaining close'... wasn't possible.
I'm glad you have such a strong leader.
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Why not? Is there some family conflict?
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...my brother passed away, many years ago. I was still a child.
[The most neutral way she can put it.]
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No.
My brother committed seppuku to preserve his honour. I, as the cause of his shame, was cast out.
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Family members make each other shameful? What type of weird place are you living in? [ Well, she went with the most awkward direction, obviously. ]
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This isn't a subject she should go into. Wouldn't have, if she weren't so thrown by facing a woman so comfortable surrounded by so many weapons. Who asked these questions.
...she hesitates. But.]
...I was born into a family that is renowned for producing skilled swordsmen for generations. The samurai bloodline is something my father, and his line before him, took pride in. Unbroken in so long... my brother was meant to shoulder that honour and prestige and take on the dojo, continuing on the proud traditions of our name.
Samurai women... don't fight. Though they might play at it as a child. I... even my play-fighting, when my brother drunkenly challenged me in front of his friends as a joke... I could not be beaten.
For the heir to a proud samurai bloodline, the heir to the dojo, not to even be able to beat his own sister... is a terrible disgrace to the family name.
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...which makes her a little sad, no two ways about it. If things had been different at home...
...she doesn't fault society for shaming her. But what happened to her mother was something she was more than willing to hold a grudge for. And Manji is right; there's a reason she never gave up the sword, despite her feelings. And...
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Women are...
Women are valuable in their own way. Strong. Some things are just...
[She trails off. Then continues quietly.] Not everybody believes the same thing as the samurai caste.
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Yeah, women are strong in every way, not just their own way. Just like how men are strong in everyw way. The Samurai caste seems to be filled with a bunch of idiots, if you ask me.
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That seems to be a common viewpoint with the people I talk to.
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1/2
That was unexpected.]
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I...have my own, actually.
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[Not quite sure what to do with a gift of a sword from another woman. Life doesn't prepare you for this kind of weirdness. :|a
After a moment, though, she just smiles.]
All right. I'll do that... thank you.
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