User:Soranin/Sandbox5

My quinary sandbox.

The Art of Kintsugi

• Naoe: [sighs] Iga. You'll always be home to me. Even like this.

[flashback begins]

• Yasuke: Is it hard for you to be here? With me?
• Naoe: What do you mean?
• Yasuke: When you and I were... first here.
• Naoe: No. We've all taken actions we regret while wearing the cloaks of loyalty. All of us. I'm glad you're here with me, Yasuke.
• Yasuke: Still. I am sorry you lost your home.
• Naoe: You lost yours, too. At least I still have the pieces.
• Yasuke: I never... thought of it that way.
• Naoe: With the pieces... you can mend. Strengthen. Make something that was already precious even more so.

[She gets that instrument out of her pockets]

• Naoe: Have you ever gotten a good look at the little tanuki's handwork?
• Yasuke: Kintsugi. It is beautiful.
• Naoe: Maybe it will be the same with out homes.
• Yasuke: I do not think we have enough gold for that.
• Naoe: We could bring Gennojo out of retirement. He's an excellent thief.
• Yasuke: It will never be the same, though.
• Naoe: No.
• Yasuke: How does it sound, the tsuchibue? After Junjiro mended it?
• Naoe: Even better. See for yourself.

[he tries to play it]

• Yasuke: Perhaps "better" depends on who is playing. [laughs]

[flashback ends]

• Naoe: No shame in trying. But Yasuke should stick to swords.

The Peasant Who Would Be King

The Shinbakufu have been decimated. Only one remains: the traitor, Akechi Mitsuhide. Lady Nene can help.

• Lady Nene: You have returned.
• Yasuke: My lady.
• Lady Nene: You visit can only mean one thing. The Shinbakufu?
• Yasuke: One remains. Mitsuhide.
• Lady Nene: You honor Lord Nobunaga. As he would have wanted.
• Yasuke: Thank you, my lady.
• Lady Nene: Mitsuhide has gathered his forces in Shoryuji Castle. I hope he fears what is coming. Vengeance.
• Yasuke: Lord Nobunaga wanted to unify the land. Mitsuhide wants to subjugate it. The people deserve justice.
• Lady Nene: Then press forth and execute justice.

They get up.

• Lady Nene: As we speak, Lord Hideyoshi is readying his forces near Shoryuji Castle. This battle will shape the country for generations. If Lord Hideyoshi triumphs, we enter a new age.
• Naoe: With your husband in power.
• Lady Nene: It is a delicate situation. Lord Hideyoshi is ambitious. As is every other daimyo. What matters now is defeating Mitsuhide. Go, finish the Shinbakufu. And may you find there what you seek.

Naoe and Yasuke left the room.

• Naoe: We have to get to Hideyoshi before he kills him, otherwise the box is lost.
• Yasuke: Then we have to move quickly.

The Mission

Luis Frois has invited you to visit the mission. He will be happy to see you arrive.

• Yasuke: Father Frois sounds well. I should speak to him.

[yasuke overhears frois]

• Luis Frois: Beautiful ceramics, but cracked. And the repairs, while masterful, are easily seen.
• Merchant: That is the nature of kintsugi. Repairs are made, but the damage is intrinsic to the object itself. The blemish is part of its history, its essence. Do you see, Father Frois?
• Frois: Remarkable. What a beautiful idea.

[press to talk]

• Yasuke: Father Frois. I trust all is well with your writing?
• Frois: Indeed! Thanks to you, my work continues. Do you want to hear my latest pages?
• Yasuke: Tell me more about your work.
• Frois: The customs of this land are fascinating. In my work, I contrast them with those of Europe. Most recently, I have been working on dancing, child rearing, and poetry.

(Tell me about dance.)

• Yasuke: What have you learned about dancing?
• Frois: When we dance in Europe, we leap and cavort. Here, the people dance as much with their hands as their feet.
• Yasuke: Yes, the dancers often hold still as part of the performance.

(Tell me about child rearing.)

• Yasuke: Tell me about the children.
• Frois: In Portugal, our children do not go about armed, and they lack manners. Here, boys as young as twelve might carry a sword and treat everyone with respect.
• Yasuke: It is mostly the sons of samurai and daimyo thus equipped.

(Tell me about poetry.)

• Yasuke: What about poetry?
• Frois: Portuguese ballads are composed of metrical stanzas with elegant rhyming schemes. But here, verse consists of unrhymed couplets!
• Yasuke: I know the ballads that Portuguese sailors sing. [chuckles] Unfit for priestly ears.

(I must be going)

• Yasuke: It is good to see you, Father. But I must be going. And... take good care of your notes. I worry the wind will claim them.
• Frois: True. [sighs] But it is not the wind that worries me. There are those who will use faith to fan the flames of war. Where the cross leads, the sword often follows.
• Yasuke: This is a dangerous world. As you know, Father Frois.
• Frois: We work in peril and must trust in God. May He watch over us all.

The Threat

The baptism party has already left town and they are in danger. Hurry after them and assist!

• Yasuke: Have you seen the baptismal party?
• Buddhist monk 1: They left along the trail of the Black Tortoise.
• Yasuke: What does that mean?
• Buddhist monk 2: The trail of the tortoise Genbu runs north.
• Yasuke: Thank you.
• Buddhist monk 1: Do not thank us. Thank the tortoise.

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• Fieldworker: No, they had a nanban priest with them.

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• Merchant: Careful, there are ronin ahead!
• Yasuke: I need to hurry.

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• Yasuke: Father Frois. I got here as fast as I could. Why did you not wait for me?
• Luis Frois: We left because... well it doesn't matter now.
• Yasuke: We almost lost Lady Satoko.
• Frois: Yes, and I thank you for your aid. [sighs] Our work is difficult.
• Yasuke: What will you do now?
• Frois: With God's aid, I shall carry on with my work. Come see me at the Azuchi mission sometime. We must take tea.
• Yasuke: Take care, my friend.

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