The Way of Sensei Wu

The Doji just nods, then focuses on dancing around, or with, Hiro for a while. After a minute or so, she speaks again. "I... imagine it must have been hard, Hiro-san. I mean, Shinsei himself said something like, If you want peace prepare for war ... but then maybe he means peace itself is often not...

"Oh, I'm just stating a fact, Hiro-san", she said happily. "But I'll take your word for that - Haruhi-san also seems quite perseverant. I... understand it's something you ended up needing to. And... I'm sorry you had to go through that", she added, a bit more seriously. "Whatever it was." "Part of ...

The Doji did her best to weave and flow alongside Hiro as the music went on, but while less nervous, she was also less agile than him . "You're kidding, right, Hiro-san?", she said between chuckles as she circled around him. "If it weren't for the tension in your face I could swear you were born fo...

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Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:54 am

Apparently, Hiro is a very nervous dancer, but also someone with a pretty good bodily coordination. In hindsight, as could be expected of someone who's practiced intensively several forms of martial arts.

Still, nervousness is in his character:

"Am I doing good Doji-sama?"

The Crane's answer is adorned by a continuation of the previous grin and a slight pursing of her lips. "I... had a few, but I don't think they did much good. Always danced better with a stick than with a person", she says letting out a chuckle. "Hm... would you be opposed to trying, though?", she a...

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Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:13 am

Hiro's brain tries to analyze every philosophical conundrum raised by the conversation as they come by, but his overthinking crumbles in the face of the far more mundane final question.

"Uh, I don't think so? Never had dancing classes as part of my curriculum, here or before."

"Ah! I'm... I'm fine!", she says as she starts trying to raise herself and disentagle herself from him. "Oh, that was so clumsy of me! I'm terribly sorry!" She extends her hand to get the bo that had fallen to their side. "I hope I haven't hurt you with my blunder?", she asks, finally finding a way...

Taka beams. "You got what I was going after. You're good at this stuff Brother Hiro!" "So, what made you join up? Was it the standard, "one for an heir, two for a spare, three and we send them somewhere else?" Hiro is starting to find this conversation quite suspicious, more because of the bad save...

She remembers something she heard a few days earlier, and her face is taken first by the expression of someone weighing a number of things on their mind, then by a smug grin. Kichi, who was taking a look at some stands close by, looks at her with a worried look, of course. But she just waves as if ...

"Well, I wouldn't say obvious . I wouldn't have guessed if I hadn't any idea of what to look for." Taka regards the man for a moment. "If it means anything, my first impression is that this place suits you. You definitely are one of the more spiritual of the instructors that I've come across. And, ...

" Oh no, I meant you specifically. " Taka replies blithely. Nailed it! I was extra subtle "There are certain parts of the body that train differently from a bushi to a martial artist monk, and you definitely still have that build. It might be more subtle after you've been here a while, but the sign...

Manual labor isn't Taka's favorite thing to do when it comes to setting camp, but this certainly had something appeal to his curiosity. "Brother Hiro, good day. Have you had your rice?" It was a standard greeting, at least for Taka. "So, I'm curious, what makes a bushi want to be a monk?" It was a ...

Name: Hiro Clan: Unaligned (monk) Occupation: Novice monk Status: 25 Glory: 35 Age: Around 20 Build: Athletic Art: https://www.pinterest.fr/pin/464574517803988210/ Hiro joined the monastery about one year ago, seemingly out of nowhere. The youngest recruit Circle's End has had in decades, his spirit...