[Day 2, Early Afternoon] Swinging on the Sea (OPEN)

[Mirumoto Itsuho]

Itsuho looked thoughtful a moment before nodding. "...Hai, I may take you up on that offer, Yasuki-sama. As long as you are willing to spar against a woman that will give it her all in return. To do less would be a disservice to the training, hai?"

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko's devilish grin returned, and she nodded in assent. "Givin' it ones all is the only way to fight."

[Mirumoto Itsuho]

Itsuho gives a small nod, though she pauses, tilting her head. "As long as whatever happens it is easily treatable by medicine or a shugenja, Yasuki-sama. The last thing I would want is for training and sparring to compromise either of our ability to function for the captain to the top of our abilities, hai?"

She gave a very small, very slight smile, but it radiated genuine happiness as she stood there. "Though perhaps we could do things besides spar all out sometime Yasuki-sama. I would enjoy to hear about this school of yours sometime, your family, the crab, the sea... many things."

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko nods. "I imagine somethin' like that'd be doable. More te life than fightin' an' all that."

[Mirumoto Itsuho]

Itsuho nodded before looking thoughtful a moment, tilting her head a little. She raised her her booken up to start practice, but waited a moment. "Perhaps over a drink... or two... or three, hai?" She gave a small wink with that very small smile of hers before she resumed swinging her bokken in small sharp lunges.

[Amaya]

Looking out towards the sea from the edge of the railing, Amaya checked up towards the docks and kept her face pointedly away from viewing the women. Kami besotten... almost sounds like those two're flirting. What the hell's the world coming to now? Next thing you'll tell me is there'll be crane men dancing with each other gay as springtime... oh wait, wasn't there a pillow book about that I read once? Beat me till I'm blue in the face, it takes all kinds.

She shrugged and looked back at the main ship, her face still set like flint... if perhaps a bit more than before.

Samurai.

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko nodded. "Or four. Or five. Or six." She dropped the pin and began throwing her fists out in mock punches.

[Mirumoto Itsuho]

The Mirumoto gave a bow of her head. "Hai, or perhaps that many. Still, if that were more the goal, I would like to have more than just you and I. The more the merrier, hai?" She motions in general, though only a few are in the immediate area, including Amaya.

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko nods. "I've always wondered what some of our crewmen look like after five shots." She begins throwing knees at her imaginary opponent.

[Mirumoto Itsuho]

The Dragon gives a small nod. "Truth told, I am not sure what I would be like with that many strong shots. Alcohol is rare when I am from, and I have only drank a little on the most sacred of occasions." She looked over at Amaya, having spotted her again with the gesture she'd made. "Have you ever drank yourself to a different sense of self, heimin?"

[Amaya]

She blinked and realized she'd been addressed. Glancing back towards the samurai, she saluted again and shook her head. "That needs more money than I got most seasons, O-samurai-sama," she replied with a hoarse sounding voice that had seen better years. "Jus a lil round feast days most times. Hard t'do lotsa heavy drinkin on th'water anywho."

[Mirumoto Itsuho]

The Dragon looked puzzled a moment, calm face a hint of thoughtfulness. She finally nodded. "Perhaps it is for the better that it is difficult. Though, something tells me that no matter its difficulty, Yasuki-sama will give it her best effort." She looked at the smaller samurai-ko.

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko had been throwing punches and generally not paying attention to the two... right up til she heard her family name. "Hm? Yeah, give it my best always." She nodded once, then returned to her practice.

[Amaya]

Keeping from a barked laugh took a very small effort, but an effort nevertheless. "Well, 'spose there's a challenge in all things, eh?" she said a bit lamely as she kept herself from finding quite so much humor. Even if it was intended, who knew how these people would react to her joining into it?

[Mirumoto Itsuho]

The Dragon, for her own part, seemed to react no more to Amaya than she had to Himiko, for better or worse. "All things have a difficulty to them. Sometimes in life the challenge can be a part of the reward." She gave a small nod to the heimin and, seeing that the Yasuki was quite caught up in her practice now, Itsuho picked up her bokken again. She paused, taking her wakazashi and, keeping it in its sheath, assumed the ninten stance instead. Her swings were more dynamic now, more flowing rather than chopping, as she practiced.

[Amaya]

Amaya saluted as the two went back to their practice, resuming her duties. She didn't know quite what to make of the conversation, considering that there was something odd about the idea of the process of drinking being all that much of a good thing. Well, perhaps among friends... but still, it felt odd somehow to her.