The New Winds

*collapses on Kotomi*

*sits on the fence*

Shiso was so absent from all intrigues and chitchat of the dojo that he was ripe for being considered above all pettiness while keeping a positive disposition. He thus might be called "The Smile of the Empire"!

[Sacrosanct, Social Position, Change]

Shiso criticised someone's cousin's choice of room decor for not enough pink. It was deep. It was full of subtext. It was super effective.

Goat 10. CR All. Voiding 2 Lowest. Sadane.: 4d10 28 3d10 28 3d10 20

[+1 to Willpower, +1 to Sadane]

Dragon 10. CR All.: 4d10 32 2d10 6 4d10 16

Shiso kept winging it but something went wrong. Rules weren't their strong suit.

[What should I counter this with? Investigation? Then it's double fail since I can't beat those two rolls.]

"I can't tell for sure but I think the last one is a lie." Shiso had no grounds to tell, they used some plausibility calculation, but ultimately decided on a hunch.

Shiso was looking for emotional reactions, if any, that would come with each statement.

Shiso nodded, though he hadn't recalled when he switched to first-name basis with that one.

"I'd like a lesson on veracity in everything."

First, Shiso threw a dagger. It missed. Boo. Dog 9. Athletics/Reflexes. TN20. : 5d10o10k3 16 [+1 Failure point] Then, Shiso planned an ambush. And it would work if executed for real! Dog 9. Intelligence/Battle. TN20. : 5d10o10k4 27 [+1 Dojo Point] Then, Shiso wrote an official document sending a nag...

Shiso came to learn how to lie better i.e. how to accomplish 95% of truthful message while still misleading the listener. That appealed to them. Blame a scratch by bakeneko in childhood or something. "Konbanwa, Kaito-san! Is the Sensei already around?" Shiso looked to the ceiling just in case she wa...

It was all super-dark, but Shiso's mind was for some reason ready to dwell on it...

Goat 9.3 Unskilled Rolls.TN6.: 2#2d10 14 17 4d10 31

[I got it; I don't remember if dice can explode on unskilled rolls in training; if so, the last one looks like Ally]

Shiso's attention was ever-divided. Hence listening to multiple speech acts at once wasn't much of a problem even if he wasn't trained in it. Dragon 9. Unskilled Investigation. VP. CR. TN8. : 3d10 16 Being a master of hide-and-seek, Shiso knew where the culprit would be! Dragon 9. Hunting. CR. TN8. ...

Is she teaching Sincerity too?

Can we train different skills from same basket in one thread?

What's her threshold? I have Social Skills at mostly 4 at this point.

Shiso was stuck in their transcendence, full of butterflies and cliff-hopping.

I need Tomoe. Anyone else?

And so, Shiso was... entranced!

Shiso sat.

I must not move. Motion is sensei-angerer... Ommmm.

"I've figured, Kitsuki-sensei. May I still join? I think I need this kind of mind trick more than anyone else."