D2 Information Event: Sake and Skullduggery (Roleplay thread)

[Asahina Hinata]

"Kitsu Kanna, Ikoma press. You're Asahina Hinata the idol, aren't you?"

She didn't know much about him really. But she had the ears, the brain, and the training, to listen to several conversations at once, and she had caught that particular piece of information at some point during the soiree.

"I was wondering what capricious destiny had brought you to spend the evening in the company of inebriated merchants and their court of journalists, prospective business partners and...

Well, apparently a lot of other idols. Is there a performance planned in the second half of the evening or something like that?"

"No idea! I'm here cos folks at the Embassy said I had an invite. Said it was an important do, so I put on pants and everything!"

He looked down at whte fabric, frowning at one of the blue hems being a millimetre or two off straight.

"No one said I'd be singing. Though some music would really liven this up. It'd be like the club last night."

He grinned and took a sip from his left glass . . . and then the right. Have to keep them level!

[Susumu Yakumo]

"We are all samurai at the end of the day, I'll admit. None of us are defined by our jobs so much as our social positions..."

She trailed off a bit before starting up again, "Truthfully I'm kind of glad to have that be true; Normally, your paths and mine would never cross I'd guess, not unless you needed an officer escort due to crowds or such."

Ah of course. The Scorpion officer was probably here as security! And not underdressed. That made much more sense in her head.

"Hmmm... it must have its perks working as security at these fancy events, no? You do get to meet all these rich and famous folks." She smiled as she nodded, seemingly pleased with herself for having figured it out. "So you're a local here to World of Dreams, yes?"

[Bayushi Tenma]

Ah of course. The Scorpion officer was probably here as security! And not underdressed. That made much more sense in her head.

"Hmmm... it must have its perks working as security at these fancy events, no? You do get to meet all these rich and famous folks." She smiled as she nodded, seemingly pleased with herself for having figured it out. "So you're a local here to World of Dreams, yes?"

"Recently transferred, actually. And first day on the job. You're right though, it's pretty nice for a first assignment, all the fancy foods and well dressed people. Certainly nothing happening like this back where I'm from. At least not outside of the planet's capital, certainly."

Tenma did feel underdressed, even in the dress uniform. Maybe the station could design some sort of magistrate cocktail dress...?

[Kitsu Kanna]

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Kanna's eyebrow might have twitched slightly at the off-hand comment about pants.

"A pretty good reason honestly. Obedience to one's hierarchical superior is a virtue.

Was it also the embassy that summoned you to this world? Or are you just taking a break from a tour tonight?"

[Susumu Yakumo]

"Recently transferred, actually. And first day on the job. You're right though, it's pretty nice for a first assignment, all the fancy foods and well dressed people. Certainly nothing happening like this back where I'm from. At least not outside of the planet's capital, certainly."

Tenma did feel underdressed, even in the dress uniform. Maybe the station could design some sort of magistrate cocktail dress...?

"Ah, where are you from originally then? I have had the pleasure of visiting a few Scorpion worlds, and yet I get to see so little of them." Hectic tour schedule and all, it rarely allowed her much time for sightseeing. So already her stay here was a step up.

[Asahina Hinata]

Kanna's eyebrow might have twitched slightly at the off-hand comment about pants.

"A pretty good reason honestly. Obedience to one's hierarchical superior is a virtue.

Was it also the embassy that summoned you to this world? Or are you just taking a break from a tour tonight?"

"Oh this is the second year running they've split us up for Winter Court season. I stayed in Crane lands last time and Naz-kun went to New Kawali. This year he's gone to the Homeworld and I'm here. Yuta is in Spider space. Tomoyo went to a Mantis spacestation and Hiroki is back on Isora's Rest."

He blinked. He usually couldn't remember all of that while sober.

[Bayushi Tenma]

"Ah, where are you from originally then? I have had the pleasure of visiting a few Scorpion worlds, and yet I get to see so little of them." Hectic tour schedule and all, it rarely allowed her much time for sightseeing. So already her stay here was a step up.

"An oceanic agri-world called Kachiko's Lake. I wouldn't imagine it being much of a stop for someone like you, having such a small population and being a backwater and all. Less than one hundred million people on the entire planet, and a lot of them living in the capital. I suspect some of those housing projects in the slums have more people than the whole city I grew up in."

[Yūrei]

Yūrei continues socialising but doesn't speak to anyone who doesn't approach her.

[Kaiu Setsu]

Yūrei continues socialising but doesn't speak to anyone who doesn't approach her.

"Hey. You there. What's your name?" The Crab asks rather bluntly.

[Yūrei]

"Hey. You there. What's your name?" The Crab asks rather bluntly.

She blinks for a moment, her mouth opening slightly in surprise.

"Yūrei" Quickly looking him over. "Kaiu-sama."
She bows respectfully to the Crab samurai.

[Susumu Yakumo]

"An oceanic agri-world called Kachiko's Lake. I wouldn't imagine it being much of a stop for someone like you, having such a small population and being a backwater and all. Less than one hundred million people on the entire planet, and a lot of them living in the capital. I suspect some of those housing projects in the slums have more people than the whole city I grew up in."

"Hm, that actually sounds closer to my own homeworld, to be honest," her smile grew a bit more relaxed. "Shiragiku, a planet in the Blacksun system... it's mostly an agricultural world. Tepid, cloudy... hardly glamorous. But, I suppose it is what we make of it - our homeworlds."

Some blunt words elsewhere did draw her eye for a moment.

[Matsu Eriko]

Well, if there was going to be an alcohol tasting event and it was mostly free (save for the diplomatic and political undertones that came packaged with it), Eriko was going to make an appearance. The official reason was that there were Lion here and numbers showed solidarity but honestly, these shindigs were all about the swanky atmosphere and the freebies. Marrying into the Lion only marginally upgrade her purse, so she still wasn't going to turn free sake down.

Coming from her date with her wife, she was still dressed in her light blue suit with a long blazer. From the looks of it, it seemed like most of the ice was shattered by the booze already!

[Kaiu Setsu]

She blinks for a moment, her mouth opening slightly in surprise.

"Yūrei" Quickly looking him over. "Kaiu-sama."
She bows respectfully to the Crab samurai.

"That's an... interesting name." The man scans around and gets his attention back to her, "So you can hold your liquor. That's a good thing from where I come from." With a returning bow, he presents himself, "I am Kaiu Setsu. Chief Engineer at Kaiu Heavy Industries."

[Bayushi Mariko]

As part of her eternal contract as an entertainer, Bayushi Mariko was obligated to make some appearances at the event hosted by Soshi Biochemical to add to the star power associated with the company. While she was by no means meant to be the star of the show tonight, she did aim to dress to impress at the very least. Just because she was considered to be a B-movie actress, it didn't mean that she wouldn't aim high to grab some A-ttention. She made her appearance garbed in a red velvet dress with long sleeves and a plunging front cut.

She would stand at the entrance and pose stoically as some company photographers took some quick shots of her for publicity purposes. Her expression was cool and dismissive, which may or may not have been an easy act considering she was dragged out here. Once that was over with, she would join the others at the party.

[Yūrei]

"That's an... interesting name." The man scans around and gets his attention back to her, "So you can hold your liquor. That's a good thing from where I come from." With a returning bow, he presents himself, "I am Kaiu Setsu. Chief Engineer at Kaiu Heavy Industries."

"It's the only one I have, I am glad it is at least interesting."
Bowing her head at the compliment.

"Kaiu-sama is too kind. Your Clan is known both for the quality and of its sake and their ability to handle it. I hope the tasting was to your liking? Is Kaiu Heavy Industries working alongside Soshi Biochemicals?"

[Mirumoto Shigure]

Just around, the young Dragon watched. He wore simple clothes. His green locks still disheveled but he was clean. He stood at a corner not doing much.


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[Kaiu Setsu]

"It's the only one I have, I am glad it is at least interesting."
Bowing her head at the compliment.

"Kaiu-sama is too kind. Your Clan is known both for the quality and of its sake and their ability to handle it. I hope the tasting was to your liking? Is Kaiu Heavy Industries working alongside Soshi Biochemicals?"

Setsu nods a couple of times as his Clan gets complimented and replies, "The tasting was very good indeed. As for the alongside work. We are more connected with the Yogo forges and their engineers, in fact."

After a sip, he asks, "Talking about work, I believe you must have a sponsor of sorts, is that correct?"

[Yūrei]

Setsu nods a couple of times as his Clan gets complimented and replies, "The tasting was very good indeed. As for the alongside work. We are more connected with the Yogo forges and their engineers, in fact."

After a sip, he asks, "Talking about work, I believe you must have a sponsor of sorts, is that correct?"

She nods.

"Hotaru-Sakura-sama graciously offered me the opportunity to attend. The Firefly have been good friends to many less fortunate samurai."
She tilts her head slightly at Setsu, questiongly.

[Kaiu Setsu]

She nods.

"Hotaru-Sakura-sama graciously offered me the opportunity to attend. The Firefly have been good friends to many less fortunate samurai."
She tilts her head slightly at Setsu, questiongly.

"This compassion is known to the Crab. For many winters less fortunate samurai were given special ordeals by our Champions which turned out to make heroes out of the bravest of them." The Kaiu takes a card from within his suit inner pocket and procedes with the meishi ritual to offer his business identity and contact: it is a white card with dark blue letters in a very hard paper.

[Yūrei]

"This compassion is known to the Crab. For many winters less fortunate samurai were given special ordeals by our Champions which turned out to make heroes out of the bravest of them." The Kaiu takes a card from within his suit inner pocket and procedes with the meishi ritual to offer his business identity and contact: it is a white card with dark blue letters in a very hard paper.

Yūrei bows and accepts the card politely with both hands
"Indeed, many in our community remember what the Crab offered. I am sure you have no shortage of heroes now. These days many clans offer special ordeals and a ronin must be wise to pick between them."