"You know, she really is pretty."
"Which one?"
"I'm just saying I'd like to put my nose in that flower, is all."
*whap*
How is there anything left to drink after she's been by?
"So the old man was out running? What, is he getting ready to run away, now?"
Miya Nozomi. It's interesting that she has the time to comment upon tea stained clothes, yet not how the staining came to be. Or upon an esteemed elder dismissed from court on an errand. Or the multitude of tasks assigned to Otomo Gorobei just before Court. But that's none of my business. (TN 25)
"...and he was painted up like a clown or something."
"Tell me if you've heard this one: A Doji, and Bayushi, and a Seppun walk into a meeting, and--"
"Quiet, you! You never know who's listening!"
"Has anyone heard from that ronin from Ryoko Owari recently?"
"Nope. Nor yet his son. Last I knew, they were at the Temple."
"Shame. The older one's not bad looking."
"Did they ever find the kid's body?"
"Yeah. And it might've been better if they hadn't."
"An Earthquake, monks talking about elements and spirits restless, the throne vacant, and now there's talk of a curse from the east?"
"From the sea, or so I've heard. I bet it has something to do with those dirty round-eyed devil doppelgangers!"
"I've heard some clans are developing a cure already, though."
"Oh, that's a relief. They will certainly share with with whoever needs it then, right?"
"..."
"... right?"
"......."
(TN 40)
I saw Bayushi Kaguya walking out of the court today and daaaaamn is she fine! (TN 25)
...there is something suspicious about what is coming off the Mantis ships. (TN 35)
"I heard someone say something about an angry spirit--they can't mean old grandma Sadako that used to haunt the charcoal storehouse is acting up again? I thought the Kitsu set her to rest a couple years ago..."
"Shh! No! Keep quiet about this, but it's much worse--I heard it's the vengeful ghost of a wicked old Emperor!"
"What!?"
"Shush! Not so loud, or people might hear you and panic. Take this ofuda. It'll keep you safe... maybe." (TN 30)
Courtier 1: "Kitsu Shintaro-sama is really charming, isn't he? I never knew!"
Shugenja: "I guess it's because he's locked up working on his religious studies most of the time? If he spent more time in the courts, I'll bet he'd have quite the following."
Courter 2: "Right? He could spirit-summon me any time!" (TN 30)
"Abbot Chou-sin still hasn't apologised to the Crane Champion for breaking her tea set, has he?"
"No! You wouldn't think a monk would be so shameless."
"He's rather a petty old fellow. But you'd think with all the wealth he's squeezed from the Four Temples, he could at least replace the tea set." (TN 30)
The Abbot? After he had his acolyte do all that for the Crane, you think he has it in for them? Seems a bit silly, you ask me.
That was a fair turnout for past life storytelling. Is the vengeful ghost turning people's thoughts to spiritual matters? (TN 35)
Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen. It's not going to happen.
On cream-colored paper that smells of metal, in a plain brush-hand, the following:Color a dull world
Winter, tortoise moves slowly
Catch her when you can
A game of letters poem.
To pass by the imperial residences. The outer corners of the paper dyed black smelling faintly of lotus and chrysanthemum. In the center of the page in fine calligraphy:
(GoL 46; Artisan: Poetry 38)wagimoko ga
hi mo yūgure no
kiku nareba
akazu zo hana no
iro wa miekeru
My Lady,
In both light of day
and dark of night
The vividness of the chrysanthemum
Does not fade in my eyes.
Sent by way of a maid around the Scorpion House to be left in an open spot. Red paper with a tiny dragon or worm scrawled on the back.
"I die again, too
The summer heat from your skin
My only warmth now"
Intent: You are beautiful, I would like to see you again.
(GoL 14)
A little flock of origami birds in a rainbow of colors are found in the courtyard, arranged so they appear to be talking to each other.
Each has the same poem inside:
Only daughter birds
Wear (or have worn) furisodes
Of brightest feather
Before leaving their first nests.
Shall daughters sing together?
What a lovely flock
There could be at the river.
Nightjars at sunset
Calling their gyo gyo.
Old friends and new, connecting.
The origami fold is recognizably a bird, resembling a nightjar. (Origami 21)
The origami: https://ibb.co/wWvcCrm
(GoL 29)
Intent: “Let’s have a girl’s meetup at the river at sunset (ME) before the Floating Banquet. It could be a chance to meet new friends and get to know each other better. Open to girls of all ages, unmarried or married.”
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