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<blockquote data-quote="Vanifae" data-source="post: 5259213" data-attributes="member: 58765"><p><span style="color: green"><em><strong>The Journal of Agasha Mayako as written by her player. This covers the events of the first adventure and gives an interesting look at a rather interesting shugenja. - GM's note</strong></em></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Journal Entry 1</strong></p><p></p><p>I have exciting news! I was sharing riddles with Yoko today like usual and she happened to mention that there is going to be a samurai tournament in a few days! As soon as she said it I just knew I had to enter it. There is no better way to show Mother how good I’m getting at my spells. She doesn’t like to watch me practice. So, I asked Mother if I could participate and she agreed!! I’m so excited I’m going to go practice right now! I wish I knew what exactly we were doing in this competition…</p><p></p><p>~Mayako </p><p></p><p><strong>Journal Entry 2</strong></p><p></p><p>We arrived at Pale Oak Castle today and I’ve never seen so many people! Every clan has been represented all the way from the Crab to the Sparrow. I made a couple of friends. One is a member of Scorpion Clan and a very interesting woman. Her name is Bayushi Shiatari. It turns out she is actually working for my family right now to pay off some debt but it’s no matter. We instantly became friends and I have a feeling we will stay that way for a long time. The other person I met was Suzume Takeshi. He is a member of Sparrow Clan and has hair the color of the sun. I joked that his hair was unfashionable but I think I actually like it. He kept trying to get me and Shiatari to drink sake with him but we weren’t THAT gullible. Though I have to admit the flirtation was nice, hehe! Good heavens, I need to get out of the castle more often. Anyway, he kept going on and on about how good he was at poetry. I admit that it is a clever skill to have if you plan to entertain the courts all your life, but it seems kind of useless at a tournament like this. Poetry won’t keep you alive in the heat of battle. He seemed like a nice enough fellow though and I look forward to speaking with him again.</p><p></p><p>~Mayako</p><p></p><p><strong>Journal Entry 3</strong></p><p></p><p>WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?! When I hear about a samurai tournament, I think sword fighting or, in my case, Shugenja against combatants to prove our strength and honor. But what do I find out? This competition is actually a test of courtly skills! We have to show our prowess in poetry, painting, dancing, and the tea ceremony. What kind of joke is this? I realize that all samurai must have some common knowledge of how to properly act in court but, to have a competition of these skills? It seems like a great waste of time to me. Luckily, I know a little bit more than most since I was raised in an Agasha home, but I’m still no graceful courtier. Shiatari seemed to be just as much at a loss as I when we heard the news. We asked Takeshi to give us a lesson in poetry, who gracefully complied, but neither one of us felt any more confident. So, Shiatari and I devised a plan to sneak into his room tonight and borrow some of his poetry books so that we can get some “inspiration.” Haha! I’m starting to really like this Shiatari girl. It’s almost time to go meet her. Wish me luck!</p><p></p><p>~Mayako</p><p></p><p><strong>Journal Entry 4</strong></p><p></p><p>Wow, so much has happened today. I will begin with my exploits of last night. I managed to successfully sneak to Takeshi’s room with Shiatari (not without some annoyance from Sukime), but unfortunately Takeshi wasn’t asleep when I snuck into his room. He caught me red-handed and had me and Shiatari stuck in a difficult situation. Thank the gods he was an agreeable man and let us go under the condition that I must return the favor someday. I do not know what exactly this “favor” implies, but it was the only way we could resolve the situation. Not only did he stay silent about our scandalous behavior, he also gave us some more poetry lessons! Takeshi really is a nice guy. This morning we had the poetry and painting competitions. I was extremely nervous when I got up to recite my poem, but I managed to get it all out. The judges didn’t seem impressed but I don’t think they hated it either. Shiatari did really well. She must be more used to speaking in front of crowds than I. And of course, Takeshi did wonderful. The judges loved him. I noticed an interesting exchange between a member of the Dragon clan and a member of the Crane clan at the poetry recital. The Dragon, Mirumoto Rai, recited a very well written poem that sounded very much like a love poem. He kept glancing over at Doji Aiko (the Crane), who acted pleased by his passionate poem. No one else seemed to notice this, but I thought it was quite interesting. Especially since Doji Aiko is a married woman. I questioned Rai-san about his inspiration for his poem afterwards, and he acted suspiciously flustered. Anyway, the next competition was painting and I did really well at that. I painted a tree with falling leaves and the judges seemed genuinely impressed by it. </p><p></p><p>I took a look at the other paintings and noticed some odd details in a few. There was one samurai, a Crab whose name I can’t seem to remember, who painted a scene of Crab Clan samurai fighting at the Kaiu wall and if you looked closely, there was a sparrow’s nest in a tree behind them. Now, I might be overanalyzing this, but it seemed to symbolize that the sparrow was being protected by the Crab warriors. Could it mean that the Sparrow Clan and the Crab Clan have some sort of alliance? I don’t know if the symbolism is actually meant to be there or what exactly that means if it is, but it was an interesting detail nonetheless. Also, when I closely inspected Rai-san’s painting, I noticed a young woman hidden in the background that looked very much like Aiko-chan (surprise, surprise). I was quite certain at that point that something was going on between those two. </p><p></p><p>Moving on, later that night I noticed Rai-san and Aiko-chan leave the courtyard in the same direction at almost the same time. I felt the need to follow them and confirm my suspicions. After being spotted by Aiko-chan I made sure to be more careful while following (I need to practice my Ninjitsu some more) and spied on them making love. I wasn’t sure what to do now that I had such scandalous knowledge so I left without disturbing them. It didn’t take long after leaving them when I noticed a crowd forming at the opposite end of the hall. When I got there, I found out that Asako Shizu-Sama had been murdered. A Lion and Crab both testified that they had seen Rai-san leaving Shizu-sama’s chambers clothed in green. Everyone was quick to blame the poor Dragon who had actually been busy banging a married Crane. When he got there, he swore up and down that he was not responsible for Shizu-sama’s death but had no way to prove himself without revealing what he had really been doing. I couldn’t let the real killer get away with this despite my reluctance to make new enemies, so I vouched for his whereabouts by relating what I had seen. Of course, everyone was horrified and Rai-san almost confessed when that stupid Aiko had to swoop in and twist the truth. She convinced everyone that they had been discussing peace treaties between the Dragon and Phoenix clans and had to do so in secrecy. What a bunch of ****! I couldn’t believe that anyone actually believed her but there was nothing I could say to convince them otherwise. So, they got away with adultery and now I have two people that would stab me in the back the first chance they get. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, Mother put me and Shiatari in charge of investigating the murder. After looking around his room a bit, we deduced that he had been killed instantly and had had a piece of green cloth planted in his hand. It seemed that somebody was trying to frame a Dragon. We asked the witnesses about what they had seen and finally found a servant who had actually seen the culprit. Shiba Reikun-Sama was the murderer. I knew we had no time to lose so we immediately went to his chambers and barged in without warning. It was obvious he was hiding something by his nervous actions and furious shouts for us to leave. Shiatari sent Chop to get the karo and his guards while we stayed and made sure he didn’t do anything. Once they arrived, we asked Reikun-sama if we could search his room and now that the karo was here, there was no way he could deny our request. We found his bloody clothes and proved that he was in fact the murderer. Mother was so pleased with me! She actually said that I did a decent job! And she never gives out compliments! Ah but it has been a long day. I must get some rest since the rest of the competition is tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>~Mayako</p><p></p><p><strong>Journal Entry 5</strong></p><p></p><p>We had the dancing and tea ceremony competition today and I thought I did pretty well but apparently it wasn’t good enough. I didn’t win the contest. Shiatari won and I am happy for her, though I do harbor a bit of jealousy at her fortune. Mother would have been so happy if I had won. Oh well! There’s always next year, right? I was sad to say goodbye to Takeshi. I have enjoyed his company these last few days. He seemed excited to get back on the road though. He obviously loves traveling. As for good news though, Shiatari will continue to stay with us. I’m glad I get to keep at least one friend. We are returning home in a few hours and I am anxious to see Yuki again. I hope the servants have been feeding him properly.</p><p></p><p>~Mayako</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanifae, post: 5259213, member: 58765"] [color=green][i][b]The Journal of Agasha Mayako as written by her player. This covers the events of the first adventure and gives an interesting look at a rather interesting shugenja. - GM's note[/b][/i][b][/b][/color] [B]Journal Entry 1[/b] I have exciting news! I was sharing riddles with Yoko today like usual and she happened to mention that there is going to be a samurai tournament in a few days! As soon as she said it I just knew I had to enter it. There is no better way to show Mother how good I’m getting at my spells. She doesn’t like to watch me practice. So, I asked Mother if I could participate and she agreed!! I’m so excited I’m going to go practice right now! I wish I knew what exactly we were doing in this competition… ~Mayako [B]Journal Entry 2[/B] We arrived at Pale Oak Castle today and I’ve never seen so many people! Every clan has been represented all the way from the Crab to the Sparrow. I made a couple of friends. One is a member of Scorpion Clan and a very interesting woman. Her name is Bayushi Shiatari. It turns out she is actually working for my family right now to pay off some debt but it’s no matter. We instantly became friends and I have a feeling we will stay that way for a long time. The other person I met was Suzume Takeshi. He is a member of Sparrow Clan and has hair the color of the sun. I joked that his hair was unfashionable but I think I actually like it. He kept trying to get me and Shiatari to drink sake with him but we weren’t THAT gullible. Though I have to admit the flirtation was nice, hehe! Good heavens, I need to get out of the castle more often. Anyway, he kept going on and on about how good he was at poetry. I admit that it is a clever skill to have if you plan to entertain the courts all your life, but it seems kind of useless at a tournament like this. Poetry won’t keep you alive in the heat of battle. He seemed like a nice enough fellow though and I look forward to speaking with him again. ~Mayako [B]Journal Entry 3[/B] WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?! When I hear about a samurai tournament, I think sword fighting or, in my case, Shugenja against combatants to prove our strength and honor. But what do I find out? This competition is actually a test of courtly skills! We have to show our prowess in poetry, painting, dancing, and the tea ceremony. What kind of joke is this? I realize that all samurai must have some common knowledge of how to properly act in court but, to have a competition of these skills? It seems like a great waste of time to me. Luckily, I know a little bit more than most since I was raised in an Agasha home, but I’m still no graceful courtier. Shiatari seemed to be just as much at a loss as I when we heard the news. We asked Takeshi to give us a lesson in poetry, who gracefully complied, but neither one of us felt any more confident. So, Shiatari and I devised a plan to sneak into his room tonight and borrow some of his poetry books so that we can get some “inspiration.” Haha! I’m starting to really like this Shiatari girl. It’s almost time to go meet her. Wish me luck! ~Mayako [B]Journal Entry 4[/B] Wow, so much has happened today. I will begin with my exploits of last night. I managed to successfully sneak to Takeshi’s room with Shiatari (not without some annoyance from Sukime), but unfortunately Takeshi wasn’t asleep when I snuck into his room. He caught me red-handed and had me and Shiatari stuck in a difficult situation. Thank the gods he was an agreeable man and let us go under the condition that I must return the favor someday. I do not know what exactly this “favor” implies, but it was the only way we could resolve the situation. Not only did he stay silent about our scandalous behavior, he also gave us some more poetry lessons! Takeshi really is a nice guy. This morning we had the poetry and painting competitions. I was extremely nervous when I got up to recite my poem, but I managed to get it all out. The judges didn’t seem impressed but I don’t think they hated it either. Shiatari did really well. She must be more used to speaking in front of crowds than I. And of course, Takeshi did wonderful. The judges loved him. I noticed an interesting exchange between a member of the Dragon clan and a member of the Crane clan at the poetry recital. The Dragon, Mirumoto Rai, recited a very well written poem that sounded very much like a love poem. He kept glancing over at Doji Aiko (the Crane), who acted pleased by his passionate poem. No one else seemed to notice this, but I thought it was quite interesting. Especially since Doji Aiko is a married woman. I questioned Rai-san about his inspiration for his poem afterwards, and he acted suspiciously flustered. Anyway, the next competition was painting and I did really well at that. I painted a tree with falling leaves and the judges seemed genuinely impressed by it. I took a look at the other paintings and noticed some odd details in a few. There was one samurai, a Crab whose name I can’t seem to remember, who painted a scene of Crab Clan samurai fighting at the Kaiu wall and if you looked closely, there was a sparrow’s nest in a tree behind them. Now, I might be overanalyzing this, but it seemed to symbolize that the sparrow was being protected by the Crab warriors. Could it mean that the Sparrow Clan and the Crab Clan have some sort of alliance? I don’t know if the symbolism is actually meant to be there or what exactly that means if it is, but it was an interesting detail nonetheless. Also, when I closely inspected Rai-san’s painting, I noticed a young woman hidden in the background that looked very much like Aiko-chan (surprise, surprise). I was quite certain at that point that something was going on between those two. Moving on, later that night I noticed Rai-san and Aiko-chan leave the courtyard in the same direction at almost the same time. I felt the need to follow them and confirm my suspicions. After being spotted by Aiko-chan I made sure to be more careful while following (I need to practice my Ninjitsu some more) and spied on them making love. I wasn’t sure what to do now that I had such scandalous knowledge so I left without disturbing them. It didn’t take long after leaving them when I noticed a crowd forming at the opposite end of the hall. When I got there, I found out that Asako Shizu-Sama had been murdered. A Lion and Crab both testified that they had seen Rai-san leaving Shizu-sama’s chambers clothed in green. Everyone was quick to blame the poor Dragon who had actually been busy banging a married Crane. When he got there, he swore up and down that he was not responsible for Shizu-sama’s death but had no way to prove himself without revealing what he had really been doing. I couldn’t let the real killer get away with this despite my reluctance to make new enemies, so I vouched for his whereabouts by relating what I had seen. Of course, everyone was horrified and Rai-san almost confessed when that stupid Aiko had to swoop in and twist the truth. She convinced everyone that they had been discussing peace treaties between the Dragon and Phoenix clans and had to do so in secrecy. What a bunch of ****! I couldn’t believe that anyone actually believed her but there was nothing I could say to convince them otherwise. So, they got away with adultery and now I have two people that would stab me in the back the first chance they get. Anyway, Mother put me and Shiatari in charge of investigating the murder. After looking around his room a bit, we deduced that he had been killed instantly and had had a piece of green cloth planted in his hand. It seemed that somebody was trying to frame a Dragon. We asked the witnesses about what they had seen and finally found a servant who had actually seen the culprit. Shiba Reikun-Sama was the murderer. I knew we had no time to lose so we immediately went to his chambers and barged in without warning. It was obvious he was hiding something by his nervous actions and furious shouts for us to leave. Shiatari sent Chop to get the karo and his guards while we stayed and made sure he didn’t do anything. Once they arrived, we asked Reikun-sama if we could search his room and now that the karo was here, there was no way he could deny our request. We found his bloody clothes and proved that he was in fact the murderer. Mother was so pleased with me! She actually said that I did a decent job! And she never gives out compliments! Ah but it has been a long day. I must get some rest since the rest of the competition is tomorrow. ~Mayako [b]Journal Entry 5[/B] We had the dancing and tea ceremony competition today and I thought I did pretty well but apparently it wasn’t good enough. I didn’t win the contest. Shiatari won and I am happy for her, though I do harbor a bit of jealousy at her fortune. Mother would have been so happy if I had won. Oh well! There’s always next year, right? I was sad to say goodbye to Takeshi. I have enjoyed his company these last few days. He seemed excited to get back on the road though. He obviously loves traveling. As for good news though, Shiatari will continue to stay with us. I’m glad I get to keep at least one friend. We are returning home in a few hours and I am anxious to see Yuki again. I hope the servants have been feeding him properly. ~Mayako [/QUOTE]
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