[Day 7 EA] Can't See The Forest For The Trees (Expecting/Closed)

[Yūrei]

"Oh? I was kinda teasin'" She says with laughter behind the words. "I'm surprised she was that direct. I would've bet a bu that she still hadn't figured her own feelin's out. Pretty oblivious despite the obvious chemistry you two've got."

Tsuyo shrugs, a lopsided thing as she leans to her cane. "Thinkin' about it's fine though. Not like that somethin' more has to be super serious. Nobody's setting up marriage contracts just yet."

"Oh no, no no no."
She emphasises it with hand motions.
"I'm not even sure I like girls, let alone...and she's too good for me anyway."

Rubbing her face with her hands and nearly tripping on a grasping tree root.
"We've got chemistry? How'd you know it's not...friend chemistry? What's the difference between that and the other type of chemistry chemistry?"

[Hotaru Tsuyo]

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"Well there's the stumblin' around part," she starts with, bracing on her cane and putting the other arm out to steady Yurei, if needed. "And let's just say that, while we're roommates, Sakura-san's never been anywhere near that appreciative of my charms as she gets, lookin' at yours."

"But yeah, might be you'd rather stay friends. That's great too. Friends are valuable. For anything more than a nice fling, you want someone who's a friend if you get the choice. Lot of arranged matches are more...friends who are expected to have some kids together, you know?" A lopsided grin grows with her amused snort. "Dechen's way way too good for me...minor clan and an Imperial? And she came to live in stinky mining ships? Relationships make strange stories."

[Yūrei]

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Yūrei wobbles into the steadying arm and gives Tsuyo a thankful nod.

"Oh I'm sure she thinks you look great, she's just always said I smell nice and comforting."
The ronin's brow furrows as it occurs to her that might not even be ronin friend talk.

"So it can be good if you're already friends? Since you know you get along?"
Continuing to ponder this she glances at the Firefly
"How did you marry Dechen-sama, if I can ask? You're right it sounds almost like a fairy tale."

[Hotaru Tsuyo]

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"See? I don't know that I pay a lot of attention ta how my friends smell unless it's like...to compliment their perfume? Or tell 'em to hit the refresher." Tsuyo laughs, the sound bright but transient in the Grove as creaking branches seem to echo the sound back in a mocking register.

The Firefly ignores the sounds, senses focused into memories drawn up by Yurei's question. "Well, she saw me sketchin' at her dad's gallery and we started talkin.' Not an artist herself, but has an eye, recommended me to her dad to see if he wanted some pieces. Wasn't working at the current kinda scale then, and he wanted a few new pieces a few old." Her smile is fond, with an edge of the excitement of the time when so many exciting things were tumbling into place. "So I was stickin' around for bit and we hung out, common interests and all. I needed a model for a tricky pose and she offered, and I started just...really lookin' forward to her showin' up for the day, blankin' out the time she wasn't there."

She waves a hand..."But that's all more like, how we got to wantin' to be married. The nakodo handled negotiations. Kinda steep because Dechen wanted to join us, to see the deeper parts of space and study the ores we're always into. Have ta admit, I wasn't sure I'd make a good Seppun either. Her family's got kinda...first option-so to speak-on our first two kids, though I think that's mostly because they want to train up any shugenja if the kids turn out blessed that way."

[Yūrei]

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"But that's so cute!"
'cute' sounds very odd in the air, the grove seemingly not sure what to make of it.
"I mean, how romantic. You shared similar interests, got to know one another personally and then made it happen. I bet I could do that with Sakura, we already know eachother and like the same things."
It seemed simple enough

With a slightly worried tone
"They have first option? So if the children are blessed then...Oh." Yūrei's brow creases as a raven deep within the wood starts laughing raucously

[Hotaru Tsuyo]

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There's a sigh. "Yeah. But honestly, they'd leave for training either way, and it's not like they're cut away from us forever. Besides, that gift's rare. But Yeah, imagine we'd feel that hole when everyone gathers at the carriers and all. I know my folks woulda been sad if I went to the Seppun and wasn't there."

"But yeah, you two've got somethin' together, whether it's like...love all your lives or just a good partnership with a friend who knows all about you. Hang onto some shade of all that."

[Yūrei]

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"I'm not sure what to say Hotaru-sama, other than that I hope your family spends many happy years together."
She tries to infuse Tsuyo with confidence the ronin doesn't have.

"And...thank you, for the advice, this and the...other thing. I didn't want anyone to be here when I came but, I'm glad you were. And I'm really sorry I ruined your sketching."

((Fade to exiting the grove? thanks very much for the scene!))

[Hotaru Tsuyo]

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"I'm not sure what to say Hotaru-sama, other than that I hope your family spends many happy years together."
She tries to infuse Tsuyo with confidence the ronin doesn't have.

"And...thank you, for the advice, this and the...other thing. I didn't want anyone to be here when I came but, I'm glad you were. And I'm really sorry I ruined your sketching."

((Fade to exiting the grove? thanks very much for the scene!))

She nods, less worried than she might be about that possible future family shift. "Not ruined at all, think I finally got a feel for what the shadow're doin' here..."

(yep, fade to conversation. Thank you, that was awesome.)