This island has been my home for over a year now. It seems like just yesterday I was standing at my room in the inn. Staring at the ceiling and wondering what I'd do with myself.

I remain uncertain about this path I've chosen. But I do know it's a much more pleasant alternative than to what I've always known.

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[His voice comes audible enough over the pinging of a hammer. He sounds strangely relaxed for a man chiselling away at a masterpiece.]

...Frostheart-san, will you be attending this May Day Ball?

[Above the daily chatter, bustle, and haggling at the Tengu's Nest comes a noise never yet heard since its inception several months ago.]

Awwwwk!

Irony. To be imprinted on after the little monsters left.

Unless there are potential buyers out there, does anyone have advice on rearing jungle fowl?

((OOC: Visitors to the Nest will now notice a ( Read more... )

This... 'friendly infestation'... by these creatures does have its benefits. Children who've caught sight of them can't help but ask now if the Nest sells them.

Frostheart-san, I will be away for a few days with friends. The house is in your hands till then. Take good care of our guest.

((OOC: Slightly backdated to just before this.)

...to those who might be looking for him: Emil Castagnier is gone. He must have been called back to his world, for I have found none of his belongings.

[Silence. Then he speaks in his usual neutral tone. One that disguises, yet somehow betrays, his loss.]Perhaps it is for the best. Save for those who came to this island voluntarily, none of us ( Read more... )

Just a reminder: the Tengu's Nest is still accepting special commissions at discount price. Send us your detailed requests to [address of the Nest here] or submit them in person. Deadline for submissions has been extended to December 21st, with the 24th as the final pickup date.

Thank you.

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...I'm very sorry, but we closed seven hours ago.

[Hotsuma's voice is rather chilly tonight. Cue the frightened gasps of three young men caught very red-handed. You can almost hear their teeth chattering as they turn around to face the ninja. The teal eyes on that visor burn like live coals into their own.]

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[You can hear wind whistling through the treetops and the soft slow munch of an apple being bitten into. Akujiki has also fed this night, though no one knows that. Right now, Hotsuma sounds like your average merchant unwinding with a late dinner in the moonlit jungle. Quite relaxed and very content.]

The Nest seems to have more female customers of ( Read more... )

[From the rise and fall of his voice, it seems Hotsuma is pacing around a room. You can hear boxes being wrapped up and goods made of wood and stone being sorted.]

This is my last day in the Inn. It's been a good three months, but tomorrow I move further inland for bigger lodgings. Provided those quakes haven't damaged them too much. You'll find it ( Read more... )

...let guard down. Deserve this.

[Rustling noises of a field dressing being applied to some wound. Hotsuma hisses behind clenched teeth as he ties the final knot. His words are a whisper and to no one in particular.]

I've put his death behind me. You'll have to try harder than that.

((OOC: Hotsuma's nightmare was his duel with Moritsune four years ago ( Read more... )