A Evening Gathering (Day 3 Mid Evening)

[Kakita Yuuwaku]

Oh, thinks Yuuwaku, she's the singer!

And Yuuwaku moves to a prominent location and dances to accompany the performance--seemingly impromptu, but seeking to accentuate the feelings of amity promoted by the gathering.

She dances exceedingly well (44).

OOC:
Everybody at the event "may make a Contested Social Roll of [chosen art]/Awareness against the Etiquette (Courtesy)/Willpower of the audience members. Those audience members who fail their rolls are profoundly swayed and their emotions shift in a direction you desire—becoming friendlier, more hostile, calmer, or whatever other emotional shift your art is designed to evoke"--in this case, amity and fellow-feeling. The TN is 44.

Edited to add: this should extend through the end of the timeslot.

[Otomo Saisei]

Saisei's previous gloomy air starts to fade away as he listens to such an amazing song, and sees Yuuwaku dancing once again. With a fuzzy feeling inside the goes to the refreshments table to sip something stronger.

The sip brings back his smile.

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[Yue]

Katsu bowed sharply. "Yue-san. Good to meet you." He studied her through narrowed eyes. "Hunter of small critters? Is there much money in that?"

He studied her through narrowed eyes. "Just what sort of 'less shy' are you hoping for?" His tone was gruff as he spoke.

(OOC: I will opt to fail the roll, Yue is already trying her best to be friendly anyway.)

When Amika took to the stage, Yue went quiet and gave her an audience. She assumed that Amika wasn't a ronin but a Clan samurai with her profession and dress of choice, rather than the albino animal that was a ronin artisan. Maybe a Sparrow? She would nod in appreciation to her song, as well as the follow up dance from the Crane. Performers had some measure of respect from her as they could perform and she could not.

"No....there isn't much money in it. I suppose it depends on who is paying. Some people would pay good money to pad out their hunting trips a bit," she said honestly on her business model, seeing as she was talking to a Mantis and not a Crane, "I can supply them with extra glory on their trips."

"I'm just trying to know more people, Yoritomo-sama. I was told by Yoko-san that you were friendly to her kind," she said as she looked to the other ronin.

[Amika]

From the main stage, Amika also watches as Yuuwaku dances, and perhaps due to her harmony with void she indeed managed to resist at first the effect from her beautiful dance, the fact was that, she also felt entranced to her skilled performance...

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[Tsuruchi Shouji]

"I am blessed with two very skilled priestesses, it's mostly their skills you see on display today." Shouji replied, his smile pleased.

"Still thank you, we'd hoped to impress and create a place people could enjoy."

"You have done more than expected, this is wonderful. But please do not waste time on us, we shall manage," she said warmly.

"Then enjoy." He offered the pair a bow then stepped away to return to the mingling.

He paused a moment when Amika took the stage to sing. Hiring her had been a wonderful decision it seemed. He was a bit surprised that she had joined in, and his eyes shifted towards the Crane woman watchign her for a few moments as she danced

[Kakita Yuuwaku]

As the song ends, and Yuuwaku's dance with it, she accepts a few murmured words of thanks from nameless NPCs and watches with a slight smile as the effect of her efforts spreads.

This should help things, she thinks. At the least, it cannot have hurt.

[Yoritomo Katsu]

(OOC: I will opt to fail the roll, Yue is already trying her best to be friendly anyway.)

When Amika took to the stage, Yue went quiet and gave her an audience. She assumed that Amika wasn't a ronin but a Clan samurai with her profession and dress of choice, rather than the albino animal that was a ronin artisan. Maybe a Sparrow? She would nod in appreciation to her song, as well as the follow up dance from the Crane. Performers had some measure of respect from her as they could perform and she could not.

"No....there isn't much money in it. I suppose it depends on who is paying. Some people would pay good money to pad out their hunting trips a bit," she said honestly on her business model, seeing as she was talking to a Mantis and not a Crane, "I can supply them with extra glory on their trips."

"I'm just trying to know more people, Yoritomo-sama. I was told by Yoko-san that you were friendly to her kind," she said as she looked to the other ronin.

Watching the performance, Katsu seemed less scowly. Maybe. About 20%. For him, that was really good. At one point, he even smiled. A little. Let's not go crazy, here.

Clearing his throat, he turned back to the two ronin. "Hah. Well. I don't know that I've ever been accused of being friendly..." Katsu chuckled dryly, "-but yeah, we're not the sorts to turn our noses up at ronin like some people do. Everyone deserves a chance."

[Amika]

Amika finally bows to everyone present from the stage and then steps downs and goes to the corner where she was previously standing. She had done a good performance, at least that is what she thought.

[Tsuruchi Shouji]

Free from conversation for the moment, SHouji's eyes scanned the crowd. Eventually ythe landed on the Otomo and he offered the man a polite nod in greeting. He didn't approach though instead letting his gaze shift to two of the lone women in the area. First the Bayushi and then Yuuwaku.

It was the Crane he went to though, she had just danced after all, and he should likely at least offer his gratitude.

As the song ends, and Yuuwaku's dance with it, she accepts a few murmured words of thanks from nameless NPCs and watches with a slight smile as the effect of her efforts spreads.

This should help things, she thinks. At the least, it cannot have hurt.

"Kakita-san." He greeted the young woman with a smile and a bow. "That was a wonderful preformance you treated us too." His smile was warm as he looked down at her. "You have my gratitude."

[Kakita Yuuwaku]

"Kakita-san." He greeted the young woman with a smile and a bow. "That was a wonderful preformance you treated us too." His smile was warm as he looked down at her. "You have my gratitude."

"You honor me, my dashing captain," Yuuwaku says as she returns the bow. "But I would not have been able to give such a performance had you--I presume it was you, since you are the most eminent of your Clan here--not arranged for such fine music to dance to. And such a singer, too!"

She sketches a short bow in Amika's direction, the motion languid and graceful.

"It is always to the better when artists can work in accord together, do you not think?"

[Tsuruchi Shouji]

He smiled when she called him dashing, though it didn't recieve the blush it had the day they met. "I can not take all the credit, it was a member of my crew whoo suggested I get in touch with Amika-san after all." He motioned towards the Ronin girl in pink. she had preformed more then well, amazingly honestly.

"I just admit I didn't fully anticipate her level of skill though. Not how it would combine when two fine artists combined their skill together for the preformance." He chuckled softly. "It's going to be a tough act to follow as they say."

[Kakita Yuuwaku]

"Oh?" Yuuwaku asks. "Is there another act in the offing?"

She leans in closer, conspiratorially, her fan raised. "Or is Tsuruchi-sama planning an event with a smaller attendance?"

[Moshi Meiko]

"Perhaps. But if the Moshi says it's cute, I'm inclined to believe her. Wouldn't you trust such a cute woman to judge cuteness normally, Hiruma-san?"

Sen slowly blinked, “I mean, yes, Moshi-san is very cute. If she thinks my home is cute, I’ll take that in stride.”

This Kitsuki was one scary Danger Noodle.

Meiko looks between them, cheeks already red from nearly one whole alcohol and now redder from the exchange.

"Uhh...I mean...there are lots of cute samurai here, I'm nothing special. I think you're both great too! Cuteness comes from within!"
Meiko looks like she wants to continue but then the music starts.
"It's dancing time! Oh..it's a sad song, so slow sad dancing, and then we can start going faster! Are you ready Hiruma-san?"

[Tsuruchi Shouji]

"Oh?" Yuuwaku asks. "Is there another act in the offing?"

She leans in closer, conspiratorially, her fan raised. "Or is Tsuruchi-sama planning an event with a smaller attendance?"

"Oh, one of my crew members seemed intrested in sharing a song." He gestured towards Meiko where she stood with a few others. "And I admit I had thought of stepping up myself." He had heard he had a voice for singing a tthe very least.

Her next word brought a bit of flush to his cheeks, but he managed a teasing smile somehow. "Oh, is Kakita-san, wishing to get together even sooner?"

[Hiruma Sen]

Sen couldn’t help but blush a little at the prospect of a slow dance with Meiko, who was being far too humble. “I’m as ready as I can be, Moshi-san.”

[Kakita Yuuwaku]

"Oh, one of my crew members seemed intrested in sharing a song." He gestured towards Meiko where she stood with a few others. "And I admit I had thought of stepping up myself." He had heard he had a voice for singing a tthe very least.

Her next word brought a bit of flush to his cheeks, but he managed a teasing smile somehow. "Oh, is Kakita-san, wishing to get together even sooner?"

"'Strike when the opportunity presents itself,' as I have heard many sensei say" comes Yuuwaku's swift reply to the last.

She adds, audibly, "I would be delighted to hear either or both of you, of course. Although had I known there would be more, perhaps I would have danced later?"

[Moshi Meiko]

Sen couldn’t help but blush a little at the prospect of a slow dance with Meiko, who was being far too humble. “I’m as ready as I can be, Moshi-san.”

There is much happy bouncing from Meiko before she turns to Naida
"Hiruma-san has kindly agree to dance with me, so we're going to go do that, but you should dance too, it's not really a party unless there's dancing!"
And with that Meiko grabs Sen's sleeve and runs over to the central area where several other samurai were already going at it.

"Okay, we'll start slow, like this!"
Meiko smiles up at Sen before extending one palm up, then slowly raising the other to mimic holding something between them. Then the moshi rotates her whole body left and right, gently bumping Sen's hip with her own.
"Nice and slow."

[Tsuruchi Shouji]

"'Strike when the opportunity presents itself,' as I have heard many sensei say" comes Yuuwaku's swift reply to the last.

She adds, audibly, "I would be delighted to hear either or both of you, of course. Although had I known there would be more, perhaps I would have danced later?"

"I suppose it's a bit of a shame then that I'm already entertainign later this evening." The Captain replied, his eyes on the Crane. "A host can't exactly disappear from a gathering like this either.

"I think you likely choose the best preformance to add to." Meiko had he had a good voice, but neither were likely to be as sweet as the ronins. "It will be the one people really remember from this evening.

His eyes shifted once again to Meiko, who seemed to be trying to dance with another woman. "It looks like I will be up next if anyone." He mused after seeing that.

[Amika]

She sketches a short bow in Amika's direction, the motion languid and graceful.

Amika notices from afar that Kakita Yuuwaku was bowing to her. That was not acceptable, at least not from the ronin. That a clan samurai bowed to her was such a sign of respect that Amika quickly returns the bow from afar, then approaches to the Kakita, and bows again, this time even lower.

'' Kakita Yuuwaku-sama. This one is humbled by the oportunity that you have honored this one and others, in being able to watch your beautifull performance. I'm honored.'' She bowed, again, as she praised the clan samurai

She also bowed to the Captain as he was close and talking to the Kakita. '' Tsuruchi-sama, you have honored me in allwing this one to participate in this event.''

[Kakita Yuuwaku]

"I suppose it's a bit of a shame then that I'm already entertainign later this evening." The Captain replied, his eyes on the Crane. "A host can't exactly disappear from a gathering like this either.

"I think you likely choose the best preformance to add to." Meiko had he had a good voice, but neither were likely to be as sweet as the ronins. "It will be the one people really remember from this evening.

His eyes shifted once again to Meiko, who seemed to be trying to dance with another woman. "It looks like I will be up next if anyone." He mused after seeing that.

"The captain is correct, of course," Yuuwaku admits. "But a woman can't be faulted for enjoying his company."

She notes his glance, turns slightly to see events. That might be of interest, she thinks, and she says "I shall cheer for you, Tsuruchi-sama. Though it seems you will have your own dancers, too."

Then Amika approaches.

Amika notices from afar that Kakita Yuuwaku was bowing to her. That was not acceptable, at least not from the ronin. That a clan samurai bowed to her was such a sign of respect that Amika quickly returns the bow from afar, then approaches to the Kakita, and bows again, this time even lower.

'' Kakita Yuuwaku-sama. This one is humbled by the oportunity that you have honored this one and others, in being able to watch your beautifull performance. I'm honored.'' She bowed, again, as she praised the clan samurai

She also bowed to the Captain as he was close and talking to the Kakita. '' Tsuruchi-sama, you have honored me in allwing this one to participate in this event.''

"The honor is mine, Amika-san," Yuuwaku replies. "Such a performance as yours is an inspiration; all good art is."

[Tsuruchi Shouji]

"Of course not, and it just gives us more to look forward to, doesn't it?" He offered in reply, part of his really did want to go see her private performance though.

As her next words he did manage a chuckle. "It seems so, though I don't know if they know others will be watching."

Amika arrived and the Captain offered her a bow. "Kakita-san is right, that was an enchanting performance Amika-san. It was my pleasure to be able to set the stage for a talent like yours to preform."

[Otomo Saisei]

Since everyone was approaching the Captain, so does Saisei. Hoping he had been noticed before with his bow, he smiles to greet verbally, "Tsuruchi-sama being busy means the party is certainly enjoyable. Minna-sama, I hope Inari-kami has blessed you all."

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[Hiruma Sen]

There is much happy bouncing from Meiko before she turns to Naida
"Hiruma-san has kindly agree to dance with me, so we're going to go do that, but you should dance too, it's not really a party unless there's dancing!"
And with that Meiko grabs Sen's sleeve and runs over to the central area where several other samurai were already going at it.

"Okay, we'll start slow, like this!"
Meiko smiles up at Sen before extending one palm up, then slowly raising the other to mimic holding something between them. Then the moshi rotates her whole body left and right, gently bumping Sen's hip with her own.
"Nice and slow."

Sen watched Meiko carefully. Slow, palm up, rotate body. Okay, that wasn’t too bad. She moved to mimic Meiko’s moves, albeit a tad bit awkwardly. “Like this, Moshi-san?”

[Moshi Meiko]

Sen watched Meiko carefully. Slow, palm up, rotate body. Okay, that wasn’t too bad. She moved to mimic Meiko’s moves, albeit a tad bit awkwardly. “Like this, Moshi-san?”

“That’s it!”
Reassuringly. “You’re doing great! Now let’s add to it a little bit, let’s keep moving our hands like we’re running them along the outside of a pot, and then we pop our hips at the end!”
Meiko demonstrates, slightly increasing her tempo and adding a few unapproved bounces

[Yoko]

"I'm just trying to know more people, Yoritomo-sama. I was told by Yoko-san that you were friendly to her kind," she said as she looked to the other ronin.

Clearing his throat, he turned back to the two ronin. "Hah. Well. I don't know that I've ever been accused of being friendly..." Katsu chuckled dryly, "-but yeah, we're not the sorts to turn our noses up at ronin like some people do. Everyone deserves a chance."

"Yoritomo-sama here is a lot nicer than he'd really want to let you believe," she said on a laugh, glancing back from the performances. Good music, good dancing, from as far as she could appreciate and everyone about seemed in good enough spirits. Which was good enough for Yoko. "Good to see you branching out though, Yue-san. Funny to think how shy you seem and yet I'm always meeting you at celebrations, eh?" she smirked, shaking her head a little.