(D4, Court) Crane hit by the pitch

[Soshi Eiji]

Eiji coughed.

[Doji Shinnosuke]

Shinnosuke's fan, held half-open in his left hand, flutters as he gives a small start. "Oh, pardon me," a glance at his interlocutor's clothing supplies a surname, "Soshi-san. Such unexpected news--I was quite distracted. Am quite distracted, really."

[Soshi Eiji]

Shinnosuke's fan, held half-open in his left hand, flutters as he gives a small start. "Oh, pardon me," a glance at his interlocutor's clothing supplies a surname, "Soshi-san. Such unexpected news--I was quite distracted. Am quite distracted, really."

The Soshi bowed respectfully.

"These are momentous times, Doji-san. When one is surrounded by the roar of a hurricane, it's hard to hear the chirp of the nightengale."

"This one is Soshi-ke no kashin Miura Eiji, it is a pleasure to stand beside you and witness such. Truly, a fifth wind of divine origin is....unexpected, to say the least." he offers as introduction to self and topic.

[Doji Shinnosuke]

"It certainly is," Shinnosuke agrees, with emphasis. "It's like something out of a tale, isn't it? Or a history of the golden age, when the Kami walked the land."

He returns the bow. "I'm Tanaka Shinnosuke, of the Doji family." Though he's been making enough scenes around court in the last few days that it isn't impossible Eiji already knows that.

[Soshi Eiji]

"It certainly is," Shinnosuke agrees, with emphasis. "It's like something out of a tale, isn't it? Or a history of the golden age, when the Kami walked the land."

He returns the bow. "I'm Tanaka Shinnosuke, of the Doji family." Though he's been making enough scenes around court in the last few days that it isn't impossible Eiji already knows that.

He had certainly watched the debate about the play with interest, but protocal was protocal.

"It is indeed, Doji-san. One can well envision the start of the story, 'The ailing Divine Empress with no heirs summoned forth the four who were best likely to succeed her and rule the empire with wisdom. And then there was a fifth who was borne by a fortune...."

Eiji tapped his fan consideringly.

"Some may well not appreciate the sudden addition of a fifth divine wind to the story as it were. Focusing a tale on four heroes, well themed with four winds, and then suddenly a ronin comes out of nowhere.....some may find that poor writing." he mused.

He looked at the Crane.

"What about yourself, Doji-san? Do you enjoy sudden twist heroes in your stories, or do you find that you fall in love with those presented and follow their exploits to the end?" he asked out of an artist's curiousity, but with a politician's intent.

[Doji Shinnosuke]

"Four may be symmetrical, but five is a sacred number," Shinnosuke suggests lightly, while he considers the question. "Hm. Is Soshi-san much familiar with the theater? In Noh, when there's a hidden the hidden person or an unnamed ghost, they're always revealed at the midpoint, you know. It's not for a cheap shock--if the script is a good one and the acting is decent, the audience will probably guess before it happens--but to make something beautiful out of the mystery of the world and the uncertainty of our lives. No matter how lost you are, someone, someday, will know you."

He raises his half-open fan to his quirked lips. "Perhaps the romance of secrets coming to an end is felt differently in your clan lands, though."

[Soshi Eiji]

"Four may be symmetrical, but five is a sacred number," Shinnosuke suggests lightly, while he considers the question. "Hm. Is Soshi-san much familiar with the theater? In Noh, when there's a hidden the hidden person or an unnamed ghost, they're always revealed at the midpoint, you know. It's not for a cheap shock--if the script is a good one and the acting is decent, the audience will probably guess before it happens--but to make something beautiful out of the mystery of the world and the uncertainty of our lives. No matter how lost you are, someone, someday, will know you."

He raises his half-open fan to his quirked lips. "Perhaps the romance of secrets coming to an end is felt differently in your clan lands, though."

"Noh is not my area of expertiese, Doji-san, though I do recognize someone who understands it's intricate details and what Noh truly is." he admitted.

He tapped his fan thoughtfully.

"Perhaps it is fair to say that no clan better understands the value of a secret and their power when kept versus their power when revealed." he mused.

"We do live in a world of secrets, after all. Some things are secret simply because we have not experienced them yet. For example, imagine, if you will, a blend of tea you have not tried yet, Doji-san, but is often talked about. People praise it's aroma, they laud it's flavor, and you vow to seek it out. When you take your first sip, all of the possibilities condense into one. The secret revealed, and now you know whether it lives up to the hype or not. No matter what you thought it was like, now you know, and whether you are impressed, satisfied, or disappointed, it is no longer has the possibility of being the other way, no matter what you pictured." he explained.

"A revealed secret can be rewarding, it can be disappointing, but what it can no longer be is a possibility filled with mystery."