Kiheitai VS Council - Part 1 [Closed; In-progress]

[loneprodigy]

WHO: Itou Kamotarou, Sakamoto Ryouma, Chancellor Nachitah, Balthier Bunansa
WHAT: A meeting between the Shinsengumi advisor and the Chancellor ends in vain
WHERE: At the castle
WHEN: Day 127

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[spangledsamurai]

"Itou-san! Over here! Over here!" Sakamoto called out from one of the tables, waving his hand wildly. He was grinning from ear to ear. First of all, he was meeting with the Shinsengumi and not getting arrested, that was a very good thing. Second, he might finally be able to atone for selling the terrorists some bombs. Third, his shop was in good hands with his new workers. At least they didn't hang-out too much in the basement, and they were reliable despite their lack of size.

He downed his drink and laughed. "Ready to go meet with the Chancellor or do you want to have a drink first?"

[loneprodigy]

Grimacing slightly as he noticed the unnecessary attention Sakamoto had attracted, he walked toward the man quickly and took his seat. The last thing he needed was for one of the patrons to take an interest in them, but confident that the plan would go well, Itou pushed aside his worries and smiled as he addressed the merchant, "Sakamoto-san."

Watching the man down his last drink, he considered the best way of putting his words without sounding too impatient. Prompted by Sakamoto's question, he answered carefully, "It might be inappropriate for me to reek of alcohol meeting the Chancellor. Perhaps another time, Sakamoto-san?"

[spangledsamurai]

"It's just juice! Juice!" Sakamoto insisted. "Just something to energize you before you go meet with the Chancellor. Or are you ready to go?"

[loneprodigy]

"I'll give that a miss today, Sakamoto-san," repeated Itou, in a tone that suggested the end of a topic, his expression also less amicable than seconds before. Upon remembering that he needed the merchant for this meeting, however, he forced a small smile back on to his face.

"Yes, I'm looking forward to meeting with the Chancellor, Sakamoto-san," he paused, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "I really appreciate your help."

[rivechancellor]

The Chancellor placed her cap on her head and straightened her robes. The idea had already been presented to the Council that the Shinsengumi could be a valuable ally to the Queen, but this meeting would ideally hammer out more of those details. In their letter correspondence, the Chancellor had been assured that these 'regular customers' of Sakamoto's were trustworthy and, since he was a Councillor, she agreed to hear out this advice in a meeting between herself, Balthier, Sakamoto, and the man called Itou.

Chancellor Nachitah met Balthier at the gate and then walked back to the same room the Council meeting had been held. There, she sat where the Queen had and waited for the guards to alert her that the two men had arrived. They still had fifteen minutes, after all.