Poorly Prancing Pony [Moon 10, Aftdeck, Evening] - Open

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Unsure how to continue in light of the Lion Kuges certain disaproval, Choukichi glances around to see how many sailors he can find trying not to be distracted by her performance.

"Entertaining as it was, I would advise against practicing that out on deck in anything but the very best weather, a sudden swell while you are moving like that could send even a practiced hand tumbling across the deck."

And much too distracting, no good can come of a woman shaking herself around like that where men at work can see it.

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

The Unicorn laughs as she covers her face with the fan. "I think you give me too much credit, Yoritomo-sama, but...I will bow before your expertise in this matter."

She lowers the fan, revealing a pleased smile and eyes still sparkling with the excitement of having done so well. "Do you think the more traditional dances would be fine?"

[Ikoma Hikaru]

"Iuchi-san likes to dance I take it?" Hikaru says with a tilt of his head.

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi smiles and ndos his head.

"Hai, slower traditional dances will allow for surer footing and be much safer."

And everyone has likely seen enough of those to not be overly distracted... Still what kind of person joins a warships crew to dance around on deck?

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

Rinzuki nods to Choukichi, but shakes her head at Hikaru's question.

"Not really. Or rather, I do, but I realize that I'm terribly unskilled at it." She makes a small gesture with her fan as she shrugs. "I though that, with as much free time as we have, it might be a good time to get some practice in."

[Ikoma Hikaru]

"Some would think it would be wise to use that free time to better ones sailing skills." Hikaru says flatly.

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Pleased that he didn't have to be the jerk and say it himself, Choukichi tries to look a little reluctant and apologetic as he nods his head in agreement.

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"That would involve bothering someone who is busy sailing the ship, wouldn't it? Or at the very least, one of the crew who are probably enjoying what few minutes of free time they have." She shrugs and pats at her scroll satchel. "My main purpose aboard this ship is as a healer, so I don't expect to be climbing about in the...rigging?...anytime soon."

Rinzuki gives them both a reassuring smile. "I've already had plenty of practice at treating illnesses and amputating limbs, and the kami take care of most everything else."

[Ikoma Hikaru]

Hikaru just sighs to himself. She was hopeless.

"Yes of course. Well Iuchi-san I thank you for the.........show." He nods slightly to her and then turns to Choukichi.

"Yoritomo-san, it was a pleasure to meet you. I look forward to speaking to you again. Now if you will both excuse me." Hikaru bows slightly to Choukichi and with that takes 3 steps back before turning and heading inside the cabin.

/Exit Hikaru.

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi frowns slightly at her response then bows politely as the Lion departs.

"I don't think you would have much trouble finding a sailor around here willing to teach you a few things, though it is true you would likely be best to wait till the official training by those more skilled at teaching... Don't be so sure you won't be going up into the rigging though, never know where someone is gonna get hurt, and its often safer to bring the healer to the wounded man, than it is to risk moving him."

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

Rinzuki bows to the Lion as he departs, and then turns back to Choukichi with a look of curiosity. "What sort of wound would leave someone hanging overhead in the rigging?"

She considers this for a moment and thus shrugs. "I heard there was some sort of flying shugenja on the crew list, so I would probably just leave such a task to him or her. Shinsei said it was important to know one's limits, didn't he?"

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

"Distant cousin of mine once got himself so wound up in the rigging his leg looked like it was about to burst, or when we hit one of the yobanjin ports earlier this year, a pair of their bolts pinned our lookout right to the mast up in the crows nest. Not common stuff no, but odd things happen sometime."

He nods his head in agreement with Shinseis saying, but continues on.

"Sure knowing your limits is important, but why not expand those limits? You don't always have a choice about what you have to do, sometimes you have to do things you arent used to for the sake of everyone else on board."

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

The shugenja bows her head in recognition of Choukichi's words. "Wise words, Yoritomo-sama. I will certainly give your suggestion a great deal of contemplation."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi smiles and nods his head.

"So what's this about a flying priest? I've seen a surprisingly large number of shugenja aboard, he one of the Phoenix?"

Why so many of them here anyway? What's a ship need that many priests for? One is all you need, one to help navigate and toss out a few fireballs and lightning bolts. What are the rest of them here for, healing and funeral services? Heavens, what sort of trouble are the expecting on this trip!? Bad luck all these priests on board.

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"I am not entirely certain, but that does seem the sort of thing one would expect from the Phoenix, doesn't it?" She moves a few steps closer to Choukichi and casually leans against the side of the ship. "I suspect that the duties of the various priests are vastly different from each other, depending upon what Family they hail from. Where a priest favored of the fire kami might be able to call down lightning from the sky, those with an affinity for the air kami would be able to get into your head and read your thoughts, or even make you see things that weren't actually there."

"Or," she adds after a moment, "they could just fly around the ship like an overeducated seagull."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

"Seems a bit dangerous to be flying around out here, air kami are supposed to be playful right? What if they decide it would be fun to drop him overboard, or a gust of wind tosses him away?"

Choukichi is a bit skeptical, not really all that certain if anything like that can actually happen, all the shugenja he knew typically kept their feet planted on deck where it's safe. He doesn't think about it long and shakes his head, confident that a Phoenix shugenja probably does know what he is doing. He then considers Rinzuki and asks with genuine curiosity.

"Your familly usually tends towards water right? Mine is the same and i've seen a fair bit of what a Yoritomo Shugenja can do, how well do you think most of your spells will be suited to a ships activities?"

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"Rather poorly, I imagine." She sighs softly as she turns her head and looks out across the waves. "Our prayers are mostly movement-based, such as those that teleport armies across great distances, or healing in nature. I am still able to defend myself, to a point, but most of my prayers tend to be more suited to court than to a ship."

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi blinks, then frowns a bit.

"... Then why are you on a ship? I'm sorry if it sounds rude, i'm just curious how you ended up here, rather than in a court instead?"

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"No offense taken." Rinzuki turns back to face him with an amused smile. "I am training for a liason position between the Imperial Navy and the Baraunghar. Somewhere along the line, it was decided that in order to properly execute the duties of such an office, I would have to have first hand knowledge of how the Imperial Navy operates."

She spreads out her hand in an 'and here I am' sort of gesture.

[Yoritomo Choukichi]

Choukichi seems quite satisfied by that answer.

"Makes sense, can't be a liasion to something you don't really understand. A long trip like this is sure to be a good learning experience."