video; un: eraserhead

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[ Aizawa's lolling against some tree somewhere. Terrible, slumped posture; hair wild about his face. His expression is neutral, bordering on irritable, and his voice is an exhausted monotone. He sits with one leg folded over the other, idly tossing a cat figurine from hand to hand. ]

Hey. Myself and a few others did some looking around. Apparently, both the sea clan and the mountain clan have their allies--but they're not within easy reach. In the case of the sea clan, the empress's brother is married to some far-off queen. The mountain clan's allies aren't too nearby, either.

[ He shifts minutely. His eyes flutter briefly shut, and he sighs. ]

Point being, war between these two would be irrational. The old man we spoke with said no one really wants to start anything, but I don't know how true that is. I haven't tried to approach the nobles.

[ He really doesn't look or act the part, and he knows it. Nor does he have an escort. ]

If you've spoken to any of them, what's the mood? What do they want?

[ He cards a hand through his hair, frowning slightly. ]

They're the key to this, I think. Certainly the key to actually meeting that empress of theirs. So if you've got info, or if you've made any connections, spill it.

Comments

[justbeingknife]

I'm lookin' forward to it already.

[ He'd still do his job, though. I mean, they were paying him and all. ]

So how'd that Doro strike ya?

[selfimage]

He was a man that liked to talk. Maybe he doesn't have that many people to talk to. Otherwise, he's well aware of his own situation. The Flowerlands are in a precarious position, it bodes ill if the conflict reaches him.

[justbeingknife]

Yeah, for everyone. No one likes to starve.

But hey, if he's a reasonable guy, that's good news all around. Question for ya: did it seem like the people in the lower ranks were on board with him?

[selfimage]

I couldn't say, we only met him personally. Since there are rumors of people fleeing to the Flowerlands, by either preservation or agreeance, I'd have to say he's not doing a bad job with the lower ranks.

[justbeingknife]

Too bad. Then again, it's not like there ain't time to put out some feelers.

Thanks for the info.