Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:18 PM
The other's entering the village, the Hare would look to the Unicorn, eyeing him. "Shinjo-san, what talents do you find you possess?"
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:21 PM
"I am well disciplined in kenjutsu, kyujutsu and horsemanship." He gestured to his katana, bow, and horse in turn. "I am also very fast at running, and a few other skills." He decided not to mention his kemari skills.
((I also have all my skills on my wiki page.))
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Fu     4:22 PM
fu would continue to walk into the village the staff still producing some jingles but less pronounced so they can only be heard somewhat in the village and not allllllll the way across the village
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:22 PM
((This is wander the outside squaadd, not walking into the village quite yet))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:23 PM
((I also have prodigy forgot to mention that))
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Fu     4:23 PM
(i still jingle damn it!)
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:25 PM
She'd nod. "You seemed interesting in blazing forward, albeit lack the experience for it." the comment would come out as she motioned her horse forward without waiting a reply. Her attention would seem focused towards the ground, looking for tracks as they rode.
((Note: she is very obviously young))
((early 20s at the oldest))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:30 PM
His cheeks burned inside of his helmet. All these women rebuking him. Someday he would be a perfect samurai. But not today. "I travelled a long way from home to Kyuden Ashinabagachi. I had believed I could find a shorter path but was wrong." He glanced at the monk, a bit curious about the jingles but who was he to doubt a holy man and his methods? Even though he knew the monk was a great ally, Fu still made his skin crawl a little. The body toucher, according to rumors. A sideways glance at the Hare. She was so young to be on this kind of mission, she should be safe at home and getting hitched. Like he was supposed to be. "Are you not a little young, for such an endeavor?" Said the 21 year old to the girl who was likely his same age.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:33 PM
Full stop. The hare halted the horse and looked to the ground a moment before staring at the Unicorn, silent for a moment more. "Inexperience." she seemed to repeat. "If you stopped staring at me and looked to the ground ahead you'd see the trail we are looking for." a sigh would follow the last statement.
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Fu     4:37 PM
to kuro The appreciation of beauty is the beginning of wisdom fu attempting to help
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:41 PM
Ouch. He cringed internally, but at least she seemed to know what she was doing. He wasn't looking at her like that. His horse paused and he peered down at the tracks from his high station. "What are we looking for, exactly?" He wouldn't have time to check what kind of tracks they were. He side eyed a small thank you glance at the Monk for trying to save his hide, but on a mission he was already slipping up. Again.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:45 PM
Hopping off her horse, she'd drag her feet against indents faintly left in the ground. "As the scouts said, it was a caravan of sorts. Wheels leave deeper marks, last longer." She seemed to ignore the monk's wisdom for now. "But which direction did these come from and where do they lead..." she'd mutter in thought aloud again as she looked up and eyes their surroundings.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:46 PM
((roll hunting to determine where?))
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:46 PM
((Sure, or investigation.))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:47 PM
((TN?))
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:48 PM
((Hunting Tracking TN15 | Investigation Notice or Search also 15))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:48 PM
((rolled a 19))
((unless you'd like me to roll after you declared TN sorry))
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     4:51 PM
Given a moment to follow the trail, and a better sense of direction outside of the forest, the Unicorn has a general sense of the tracks. One path leading back towards the road, north west eventually, while the other seemed to continue off past the other side of the village, towards a hill.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:53 PM
Aw yeah, eagle eyes. He would relay this information to the bunny and the Fu, before asking: "Is this the path that us righteous samurai should take, Fu-sama?" He gestured towards the hill path.
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Fu     4:56 PM
towards the hill or back to the road. In order to choose the correct path, you must know the pitfalls that await you. But we know that road we traveled didn't have many pitfalls.
just potholes
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Shinjo Kurosawa     4:59 PM
A slight smile on his face. They were here to look for trouble, unfortunately. "Let us go forth towards the hill, Usagi-san," he would suggest, but not lead, as she was in charge.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:00 PM
Her attention would turn, a thumb again to her lips a moment. "The hill..." she seemed to think on it a moment before remounting the horse. "Hai." kicking the horse forward to investigate further.
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Fu     5:01 PM
jingle jangle jingle, fu follows the samurai to the hills
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:04 PM
The Unicorn obediently falls in line behind the Hare..!
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:05 PM
The tracks died off before reaching the hill, but where the path lead seemed obvious enough. Closing the distance, soon enough a seemingly poorly hidden opening in the side of the hill was obvious to the trio. The Hare would stop a distance prior, eyeing it strangely.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:08 PM
The Unicorn did not want to dismount until it was necessary. But it looked as if it was about to be time. He sighed, not enjoying that thought and still lingering upon his horse. "That opening," he gestured towards it in case the monk missed it," maybe it has our scroll. We can sneak in, search the place, and sneak out, hopefully before anyone arrives." And hopefully no one would be inside.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:09 PM
((How far would you stop from the entrance?))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:09 PM
((not further than the  ))
((Kuro's horse is white and he's in purple if someone is about to spot us))
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Fu     5:10 PM
Those who fear to act have already failed says to kuro but perhaps you two need something to light the way.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:11 PM
((Gimme a TN 10 investigation))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:11 PM
((what trait is investigating, I'm unskilled))
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:11 PM
((Perception))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:11 PM
((pls not per-))
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Fu     5:12 PM
(fellow 2k2 buddy!)
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:12 PM
"Is this some joke?" The Hare muttered under her breath, annoyed.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:13 PM
((rolled a 10!))
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Fu     5:13 PM
fu centers himself and looks through the void at the cave everything around them
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:13 PM
Kuro just looks really hard.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:14 PM
There is a poorly placed tripwire at the very entrance of the cave
Fu senses another seemingly placed trap behind the first
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:16 PM
"Someone does not wish for unintended visitors." The Unicorn observed, pointing out the tripwire if the others had not seen it. "I was suspicious that this may be some hermit's hut, but a hermit would surely be better at hiding his home and defense. We should go inside and investigate for ourselves."
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Fu     5:18 PM
one moment appraiser of wisdom, i believe the visage of your wisdom is correct, fu points out beyond the first trap great hard befalls that area
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:18 PM
"It's... too obvious." The Hare would mutter again still with annoyance. "Is it just to deter the villagers then?"
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:22 PM
He would dismount. "Two of us should go in. One remain outside with the horses to keep watch for... unwelcome guests." Although they were in fact the unwelcome guests. With that, he would make his way to get in, trying to step over the first tripwire while keeping an eye out for whatever Fu had pointed out.
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Fu     5:23 PM
fu would follow the shinjo in, alerting him where the second trap is and the dangers of the darkness
(if kuro needs to roll something i can do stuff to help)
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:24 PM
((if you buff my rings you gotta tell me what my modified roll is because I have no idea without l5rcm))
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Fu     5:25 PM
(can only add void points)
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:25 PM
The two would be able to avoid the two found traps well enough, seemed mostly set to deter any less than aware explorers. Though then came the trouble of caves being covered in darkness further in.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:26 PM
"...Does the path of enlightenment also come with a torch, Fu?" He would pause to not misstep in the dark.
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Fu     5:28 PM
i can only advise on taking a torch, one must be willing to hear and follow said advise 8 directions kiho only pointing out what's hidden and walls in the dark aren't hidden just an annoyance
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:30 PM
Kuro covers his face, before lightly making his way back to the entrance and avoiding the traps from earlier. "A torch, Usagi-san, it is deeper than expected. Please." Please.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:38 PM
Fu would sense more similarly placed dangers ahead, though the mystery of how cave walls worked seemed to befuddle him "We do not know what lies in wait further in, Shinjo-san." She seemed hesitant, thinking on what to do. "If something catches us by surprise, are we prepared for injured?"
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Fu     5:42 PM
fu waits for the unicorn to come back
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:44 PM
That caused him to hesitate. "We are not. We must pray that the Kami have not abandoned us entirely. But if the scroll is in there, I will not be able to see it without a light." Fu had his back, they'd be fine. Fine.
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Fu     5:46 PM
once kuro returns, fu would lead the way around traps pointing out where they are, and leads the pony further down the hole
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:48 PM
The Hare would mutter to herself, looking in the packs of the horses for lanterns.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:51 PM
The Unicorn can't wait forever, so he follows the monk and tries to commit the traps to memory, and keeps his hands forth to avoid smacking into any walls. Down the rabbit hole they go..!
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:55 PM
Surprisingly the monk had a general sense of where danger lay ahead of them, though with lots of scraping against cave walls as they moved in the darkness.
((Investigation TN20))

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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:57 PM
((may I spend a void and if so what am I rolling?))
((2 perception))
((so 3k3 explode?))
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Jirozame Mako     5:57 PM
(No explode)
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Fu     5:57 PM
(free vp for kuro as per last breath kiho)
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:57 PM
((Its 3k2 explode or 3k3 unskilled))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:58 PM
((fuck those both seem bad, gonna roll it now))
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     5:58 PM
((What type of kiho is last breath?))
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Fu     5:58 PM
fu lets out a breath, the void, the darkness, life, earth fills the pony
(kharmic)
(8 directions is mysthical)
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Shinjo Kurosawa     5:59 PM
The Unicorn continues to see nothing even as the familiar sensation of Last Breath fills his body. "I don't think there is anything in here, Fu-sama," he muttered darkly. Because it was dark.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     6:03 PM
The two would continue slowly stumbling in the dark, seeming to only avoid any traps laid ahead from the Monk's current version of sight.
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Fu     6:04 PM
perhaps kurosawa-sama. but there are many traps, are there to keep us out, or something in?
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Shinjo Kurosawa     6:05 PM
Kurosawa tries to place a hand on the monks shoulder for guidance. The walls closing in were the opposite of his beloved open fields. "...keep what in?" That possiblity had not dawned on him.
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     6:05 PM
What would feel like such a long time of continued stumbling later, a very faint light would be seen around a corner's bend. The light gleamed on what ironically seemed to be yet another wire.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     6:07 PM
((I've got both animal handling and hunting, could I check for traces of an animal ?))
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     6:07 PM
((You could))
((Without turning the corner?))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     6:08 PM
(they both rank 1 so here we go))
Oh
Kurosawa stops just around the corner and looks at the tripwire, before glancing around his boots for some fur, or feathers. If something living was in here, there'd surely be food... Or remains of food.
((26 to search for animal life))
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     6:13 PM
Well, that's odd. An animal wouldn't leave a few odd grains of rice.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     6:14 PM
They were tracking a messy eater for sure. He would point this out to the monk silently and then the tripwire if he hadn't seen it yet. Although he probably had.
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Fu     6:17 PM
hmmmmmm the monk ponders well if its a messy eater, it shouldn't be cautious, yet all these traps remain.
and light ahead.
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Shinjo Kurosawa     6:19 PM
The Unicorn cringed at the sound of voice. But with that, if it wasn't an animal, what could it be? He would make his way in front of the monk to try and advance deeper, carefully bypassing the tripwire..!
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Fu     6:20 PM
ventures forth! with friend unicorn, evil beware our might, monk powers be the light!
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     6:20 PM
Rounding the corner, the Unicorn would be able to see the source of the light. A candle on either side of an obviously damaged and broken statue. As he advanced, the monk felt their monk-dar go off, several things being detected all at once.
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Fu     6:21 PM
since fu doesn't care about touching dead bodies, he doesn't care about touching kuro, and grabs him to stop him
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Taiko 🥁| Tsi Kenji     6:21 PM
((And for the sake of timing, merge to room 1 right after))
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Shinjo Kurosawa     6:22 PM
((will do))