D10ME, Pregaming (Open)

[Seppun Tomaru]

Tomaru shakes his head.

"I don't expect to do much," he says. "I might offer one poem, enough to be sociable. But I am not often moved to eloquence, truly."

He takes a sip of his tea.

[Yasuki Masaki]

Tomaru shakes his head.

"I don't expect to do much," he says. "I might offer one poem, enough to be sociable. But I am not often moved to eloquence, truly."

He takes a sip of his tea.

She takes another bite of her meal as she listens, then nods as she drinks some tea. When that is done her head tilts a little, a delicate smile on her lips. "I understand, given duties and the like. But it is a shame - Seppun-sama would have great wisdom and many stories to share if you felt more inclined to it. And poems, I'm sure", she adds with a faint grin.

[Seppun Tomaru]

Tomaru shakes his head slightly, waves a hand.

"Oh, no," he says. "My daughter, Anzai, is the poet of the family."