The Way of Sensei Wu

Thank you for creating this game - small game formats are (usually) ideal for me because I can get caught up in RL and lose days in big games, so I thought this would be perfect (how wrong I was....RL still got me )

So I kinda dropped off the face of the earth with RL getting insanely busy, but I saw on discord game was coming to an end and wanted to give some feedback from the time (as little as it was) playing the game: 1) The strife/void etc resetting and only being for events was honestly fantastic. That al...

"Hey, you're the one who claimed thet would stay silent" Taka teases back but looks over the crowd. "You're right. It seems far more people have applied than the monks expected. " "Suppose I better learn how to tell shadow puppet stories" Sumire chuckled. "Hmm....many different people from many dif...

"I think it's more than snacks" Sumire replied to the horse with a chuckle, putting her biwa down. "I'm in the middle of writing my first book, a pillow book about a woman called Mimiko who gets lost in another realm. It's a lot of fun, but I've got way more to do until it's finished." There was a s...

It seemed the baths were rather popular today. Akimitsu bowed again, a little deeper to the other Imperial. "Cold baths are indeed a preference and not generally enjoyed. I find they are perfect after a hard workout." He said replying to the Dragon and Crane "I'm usually trying to be wrapped up mor...

Sumire laughed. " Lubricate neh?" She looked at the horse, shaking her head. "He's unbelievable isn't he?" She looked back to the human, struming the instrument again. "Oh I was just adding a few more parts to my book. I was going through a bit of a mental block, but after some time discussing compo...

"Well, with what we had planned, words wouldn't be necessary." Taka waits a beat. "Dancing and music, yes? " "No storytelling?" Sumire pouted "I suppose that'll have to do. It still sounds fun! I'll make sure my biwa is ready, I needed to change one string." She looked over all the other samurai an...

"Oh I'm nobody, don't worry about me" Sumire grinned "just met an interesting animal to talk to. Woods seem a bit weird right now, and crowded with animals and people, moreso than winter should have! What brings you and your partners to the woods?" She looked first at the horse, then at Taka, then a...

"Mmm well, it can be both. When you're trying to make sure that part of the song fits perfectly, or word Mimikos movements to correctly explain how she is trying to avoid the attention of that nasty looking large Tanuki....those are stressful duties. But at the same time when you complete it, it's j...

"It appears others were of a similar mind in cleansing after the days exertions." He made the simple observation looking between the two "I hope I am not a disruption." "Oh" Sumire bowed to the man "hello! Not an interruption, Kitsuki-san was just..." "And, to answer you, Kakita-san," he adds, grin...

"Well, you get what you pay for." Taka pokes Sumire playfully once again. "And if there is one thing the Crane are famous for, it's that nothing they do is cheap and that it's worth every zeni. But be warned, I will try to get everything I can out of it." "Every zeni? You sure it's not every koku?"...

"For the audience they're a form of escapism for sure. For the author? It's a sign of an overactive imagination! However we all need that in life ne? That small step away from the tolls of the world, when nobody is looking, to help one remain focused on the important things in life." Sumire looked a...

"Oh" Sumire chuckled "I have also. It's a nice evening, not too cold. The snow is around but not getting worse. Sake is good too, although can't drink too much lest neither of us make it back sober and I'm certain Hard Rider will only bring me back" she looked to the horse with a knowing nod before ...

"Yeah...that's what I was afraid of." Taka shakes his head. "And even if I did but in the time, it's very likely I wouldn't have a knack for it. Fortunately, I've made a new friend." Now it's Taka's turn to 'boop' Sumire with his chopsticks. "Who can translate for me." Sumire sat back, blinking a f...

"You were looking forward to the monks taking you on a wild hawk chase? You really are an odd one" Sumire laughed, playing a slow song on her biwa to keep the mood gentle. There was a grin at the sake. "You went shopping for sake but nothing for Hard Rider?" she looked over her shoulder at the horse...

"Well, I'm happy to learn." Taka replies, rebounding somewhat. "If it's something you can show me. We'll add something else to our night our, perhaps?" "Er..." Sumire looked at the man, really studying him with squinting eyes. "I don't know...you might not have the ability to listen to the winds an...

"Oooh! So they've already..." Sumire sighed. "Well, when one boat sails away another docks. Such is the turning of life! I guess I may as well use what has been supplied." She began to undress, then paused mid-removing of her first layer. "Wait. Waitwaitwait. Clarification, Dragon as in" she motions...

"No heating for the water? Could just make a giant fire under the baths and warm it that way, ne? Or is jumping in the river the norm here." Sumire moved over, not overly staring. More peeking briefly before looking back at the river. "Were you really trained by a Ryu, or is it just what the style s...

"I..." Taka pauses. "Really don't have an answer for any of that. Huh." Internal gears seem to be turning. "Hard Rider? I mean, it fits, I just..." The man looks at Sumire, at a loss for words. "It's quite common don't worry. When faced with a concept so alien that it doesn't make sense, such as th...

Sumire had made sure to do some preparations before making her way to the campfire via horseback. It meant she seemed to talk to Hard Rider more than she talked to Taka, and she did really seem more at home in nature with animals. She was more relaxed (if such a thing was possible), and oddly more s...