Thanks for being interested in "we were talking about doing a thread, want to drop in on the weird spirit encounter one?" Bonus that if their relationship progresses, you'll be visiting with Sae for her wedding, so meeting the family is already on the calendar. I noticed a few moments of 'warrior w...

Thank you for a lovely time, as usual, and a character connection that I didn't expect! Initially I thought that Ryu and Hoshiko would have too many differences to become close, but it turned out that those differences made a delightful mix, which was pretty obvious from their first solo scene on. H...

Hello, cousin!

Just wanted to say that I loved the dynamic, and how easily it came to us. I guess we've known each other for a while OOC, but it felt like these characters really did have a long established history.

Doji Shinnosuke wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2025 4:12 am

Shinnosuke’s servant NPC!

If you want a promotion, you’re going to have to work for it.

In that case, I'm just honored I made #3.

Ack! I didn't get one scene with you this game! I blame the stupid flu sapping a lot of my energy. Is there a romantic future for Hoshiko and Ryu? Maybe a marriage down the line? I did enjoy reading those scenes. I know, right? And by the time you were better, I was dropping off. We're not entirely...

Doji Shinnosuke wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:54 am

Daidoji Ryu wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 12, 2025 8:59 pm

(Haku's player)

Credit is nice but breakfast is even better, human butler #3.

Who's human butler #2???

What does the future hold for Haku?

So sadly, due to the constraints of time and space, we never got to interact. But thanks to the magic of editting, we can! Director's Cut Question: Think back on the game as a whole. If you could go back, and add just one scene with our characters in it, what would it be? What are they doing/talkin...

Agasha Yuna wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:07 pm

Thank you so much for inviting me!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm very glad that you had so much fun!

Strange as it sounds, neither was I, especially in the early game! It took some time to find my footing. Had Ryu been more in the thick of things, what do you think would have changed? Mmm, mood, as the youth says. Said. I don't know. It often takes a few days. But for me... I actually really liked...

Please Fill Out Form Questions Green through Effervescent, and submit them in triplicate... 1. Biggest curveball the game threw you? 2. Biggest curveball Ryu threw you? 3. PC you missed interacting with that you wish Ryu had logged some time with? 4. Biggest missed opportunity? The missed opportuni...

Oh yeah, what about that paper Tooru stole when he found the Empress?

I was not as active for this game as I'd wished I'd been. Still, I had a few scenes that were a lot of fun! Big shoutout to my fictional cousin, to Hoshiko, and to Shiori, all of whom gave me some great content. Now, let me just say a few things about Ryu first... Initially I was planning on playing...

Just wanted to note that I had fun writing with Shiori! I think Ryu noticed her as someone who notices things. We possibly could have done more together if my activity had kept up!

Thank you for running the game! I felt fortunate to be a Crane, as Minehime was wonderful. Were there a few investigations that didn't end up finishing? There was the thing with the fire and the missing person. There was the attack on Tatsuya and his son. Admittedly my activity level dropped off a b...

Ryu was not the most devout samurai. He'd built something of a power base for himself without any more than a basic level of piety. The Fortunes were distant unknowable beings with unknowable effects on the Empire and his day to day life. Or, they had been. Just last night, Ryu had seem a miracle of...

Hiruma Daichi wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 10, 2025 8:01 pm

I just like to humiliate hunting as a skill.

Joke's on you, hunting is into that!

Just to confirm, is there necessarily a connection between the argument and who gets the influence? Could you argue "I think the oldest and therefore the wisest should become Emperor, and also I hate women", and then give the points (plus those from whoever supported that) to Noriko?

Soshi Eiji wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:07 pm

Aha! But I *am* a C Tier samurai!

Ah heck, I also have hunting.

Pairs of grey eyes met. "And I hope you find that too, Hoshiko-san." Together or separate; only time would tell. But at the moment, in the here and now, he found himself hoping it would be together. And then that promise... Ryu felt the heat as much as she did. He breathed in slowly, and blinked equ...