voice | un: Katakura

[sengetsu]

[there's the sound of someone clearing their throat slightly before a voice new to the network speaks - male, gruff, serious-sounding]

As it appears this isn't some sort of practical joke [or if it is, it's an incredibly elaborate one] - hello. I am Katakura Kojuro. I'd like to know who precisely is in charge here.

[...no, he's not much of a talker]

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[sengetsu]

[Kojuro frowns - more than his default expression is a frown, anyway - because he's not sure he likes where this conversation is heading.]

No, not yet. [It would be his duty to some day, for both the sake of his clan and the lord he served - but not now, when Masamune was still consolidating power. There simply wasn't time.]

[grunehexe]

Any children?

[Kojuro would fast learn that despite Sieglinde's obvious youth and small size... Her thinking certainly wasn't innocent not particularly immature... Except when it came to things like Masamune calling her potion making and magic by their wrong names, and other such things.

Besides, she continues to simply swing her feet and look at him quite normally. Thirty three was an awful long time for a man to go without being married in her mind- but perhaps he was busy... But surely children at least? Concubines or some such?]

[sengetsu]

[this conversation is like watching something come crashing to the ground - like he should be able to do something to stop it, but just isn't fast enough.]

No. [time to attempt a distraction] Are you from an herbalist family? [because she's very young to have come by the profession some other way]

[grunehexe]

[Well, that was... was that admirable? It certainly was quite a lot of restraint for a man. Maybe just thinking about it was saddening- moving on would be kinder.]

The line of the Green Witch specializes in healing magics.

[That was the line, anyway. The lie is easier to say than the actual truth.

Shorter, too.]

[sengetsu]

I see - my father was head of the Narushima Hachiman shrine, but he left to become a Date retainer. [which is far less personal to talk about than his sex life, okay] He taught me much of what I know of plants.

[wardance]

[ this conversation exchange has been interesting to listen to but even if Kojuro doesn't seem to need rescuing, he's going to come back with tea and beer to not leave his retainer alone with one awkwardly curious tiny girl.

He will set the tray down between them before taking a seat again, a dramatic and relieved sigh to go along with it. ]

Ah, seems you guys are doing okay with conversing, after all! You both kind of suck at interacting with people so at least you're doing not bad with each other.

[grunehexe]

Hoh... from priest to warrior, hmm? What a chance of pace.

[But Masamune returns, and Sieglinde abandons that topic (for now) in order to take her beer, unceremoniously not waiting for them at all before she started drinking herself, shooting Masamune a glare over the rim of the glass.]

I am a Lord with the utmost skills at negotiation, I shall have you know.

[Side comment, to Kojuro. No point reminding Masamune, he surely already knew that...]

[sengetsu]

[Kojuro gives Masamune a slightly skeptical look. Mostly because look, he does at least half the diplomatic negotiations himself.]

If I remember correctly, I was not the one falling asleep during the last council meeting.

[wardance]

[ Masamune snorts in response to Kojuro's observation. ] Don't joke around like that! Those aren't people. Those are stuffy old guys trying to ruin my life. [ and by life he means his fun. mostly, anyway, but the literal part of that is a secret between themselves. ]

Besides, I have you to tell me everything I missed, Kojuro.

[grunehexe]

To think we come here for drinks and get our social skills insulted.

[Sieglinde shook her head with a tsk tsk, moving to sip more of her drink.]

Shall I leave the explanation to you, Masamune?

[Though she considered herself the more intelligent between the two of them (Sorry), she also thought it might be best to hear things from someone who understood your own world and way of thinking- otherwise she'd have just launched into it herself.]

[wardance]

[ Masamune gives a wave of his hand at the question. He hates explaining things... ]

No, be my guest.