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20:40, Today: Chiziwa Kiku rolled 1 success using 1d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 6 with rolls of 10. Charisma. – Kiku gives a formal bow. Greetings master Yoichi, We were told you might be able to assist us in the loss of a sword 2 days ago. Someone appears to have broken in and taken it. Might you be of assistance, maybe you noticed something which might indicate who could have done such a dishonorable action. | |||
"...and to help the sword's owner would surely gain his favor. I think the shrine would look a lot better with your picture on the wall..." And Reiko could actually deliver upon the picture part. OOC: 00:59, Today: Kimura Reiko rolled 3 successes using 5d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 6 with rolls of 9,8,10,1,9. Man+Subterfuge. | |||
Yoichi scrunches his forehead as he listens to Kiku’s request. In a voice that sounds ancient and dusty, he replies, “Yanagida is whom you search for, thought that is not without its dangers.” Yoichi refrains from expounding on that. As Reiko chimes in, the monk does the same focused listening. Then says, “A photograph. I could be remembered. I fear not being remembered.” He shakes his head and lowers his hands. Still with shaking head, he says “I fear not being.” He laughs of a sudden. “A hypocritical monk: I’m not so sure I belong on the temple wall.” Turning away, he seems to calm himself again. “Yanagida, yes, she battles against the invaders. At Shibuya sukuranburu kōsaten. It would not do well for any of us if she and her forces fail. “I do know this, there are worse fates than No-Being. “I can escort you there if you want. I fear I go mad when I’m alone too long.” | |||
I was a school teacher, though that seems to fade away in the mists. Walking with him. Why would she needs the sword, if it was that important to defend against the invaders, would it not be something to be lent out? I think i answered my own question, probably not. | |||
"Can you tell us more about Yanagida? Like... if she won the battle, would she be the sort of person to return the 'borrowed' sword?" At the mention of Shibuya sukuranburu kōsaten, Reiko perked up. She had been there to cosplay a few times. It was also a fantastic place to accrue followers. Maybe this year she could drag Kiku (and Setsuna) along? | |||
You catch a glimpse of Tokyo Tower and see its upper half burning with a strange white fire. Closer at hand, you turn a corner and see a barricade made from the hulks of battered and rusted cars. Chatter from behind it slows and stops. A solitary wraith leans in front of the car-wall, watching you approach. The wraith looks to be pushing 6’ 6”. In one large, gnarled hand, he grips the haft of a naginata with a green jade blade. The wraith calls out in a pleasant-enough voice: “Yoichi! You get lost again?” And then, standing up to his full height: “And some folks from out of town. Welcome, and what in the hells are you doing here?" | |||
Hello, I am Chiziwa Kiku, Master Yoichi was kind enough to guide us here in our search for Yanagida. It seems that possibly this person might have mistakenly taken a katana, and we are here to retrieve that item and return it to its owner. Though if such a great need was required instead of just ignoble ambitions, per chance we could find another solution. | |||
As for the Wraith guard, she sketched out a quick, informal greeting. "I am Reiko... and I echo what she said." Reiko eyed Tokyo Tower with some interest. In all of her Yin studies, she had never seen this phenomena before. It was either new or something rare. | |||
Reiko, make Intelligence + Occult, difficulty 8. | |||
And my awesome 1 dice says 1 11:23, Today: Chiziwa Kiku rolled 1 success using 1d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 7 with rolls of 8. – [roll=1646241818.4655.363713] | |||
04:25, Today: Kimura Reiko rolled 1 success using 4d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 8 with rolls of 7,8,7,4. Int +occult. | |||
As Yoichi turns to go back to the temple, he finally replies to Reiko: “For thirty years, Yanagida has been fighting the Chinese wraiths who would take us prisoner and fashion us into white jade. She’s reasonable about everything besides doing whatever it takes to finally repel them.” As to the strange white flame burning on--but not consuming--Tokyo Tower, Reiko only has a notion that it is not the deeper Tempest trying to break through. This would imply that some other realm is interacting/intersecting with the Yin world. | |||
Setsuna? maybe in your bag of tricks? This message was lightly edited by the GM at 21:42, Wed 02 Mar 2022. | |||
"Well... that's not very neighborly. We shall have to remind them of that." Reiko also took out her phone and did a selfie (just a smile, nothing extravagant) with the Tokyo Tower in the background... both to mark the occasion and to have a picture of the white fire phenomena. | |||
Kiku, make a Perception + Alertness check, target 7 and same for Reiko but target 9 | |||
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Ooc: 0 successes | |||
He does not listen to any calls for him to come back. The large "soldier" leading you both around the blockade of stacked, ruined cars asks, "Is everything all right?" | |||
Well Reiko, it looks like we are on our own with what we have. I am not sure why he even came with, I guess he was not joined with us anyway. | |||
"Perhaps his element is to stalk and report. See what I did there? Hehe." Apparently the barricades looked like serious business, so Reiko wondered exactly what forces were arrayed against Yanagida. Nonetheless she followed onward. | |||
You pass a couple dozen other soldiers. One even has a rifle, of old make and model. As you approach the crossing from the south, another barricade rises before you. This one--rising twelve feet tall-- is formed of pieces of fallen buildings, both large and small, reinforced by steel girders. A walkway rises behind it, allowing soldiers to get a glimpse or a firearm over. A tall woman (ghost) stands at the center of the walkway. Her black hair flows down to waist-length, caught up in a ponytail. A sword is sheathed on her back. At a whistle from your guide, Yanagida twists around, leaps nimbly down to street level, and approaches. Her potentially attractive face is marred with a multitude of scars. “New meat, huh?” She tosses her words out fast: no-nonsense. “But not ghosts. Tourists,” Yanagida adds, sounding a bit curious. [OOC: You know the drill, Cha+Empathy, difficulty 6. As you talk with her.] | |||
We are here to clear up a misunderstanding. A sword might have been taken without permission. | |||
Reiko could have said more, but was worried about Yanagida tuning out. OOC: as much luck as Kiku, hehe. 20:38, Today: Kimura Reiko failed (no successes) using 4d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 6 with rolls of 2,8,1,5. Cha+Emp. | |||
She nods at the large soldier who brought you to her. He leaves, to return to his post, presumably. "My roof-scouts report that the Chinese are bringing some sort of entity to the front. It might attack as early as tonight." Yanagida pushes back some hair that has come loose from her ponytail. "From what they say, it's a mass of ghosts intertwined into some sort of creature. My best advisor thinks it is the Yin remains of an abomination crafted by the Si-Mi-Si. Whatever they are." Her lips turn up in a feral grin. "Bone Flowers, huh? Can you fight?" This message was last edited by the GM at 01:31, Sat 12 Mar 2022. | |||
Kiku will stretch out some, and rip the seem on her dress to give her more room to work. Well wont need the dress if we win, and wont care if we don't |
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