Extended Stay [ Konoha - Open ]

[problemdaimyo]

Where: Konoha
When: Early October, but he'll be here all month
Notes: Hotohori is stuck in Konoha for a month on diplomatic business with the Daimyo of Fire. Being in Konoha isn't such a trouble...

It was somewhat less than his ideal month, to be stuck in complex negotiations with the Daimyo of Fire over noodle trade. Ordinarily this was a thing that one of his ambassadors would take care of. He knew this, and so did the Daimyo of Fire. It was an intentional slight on the part of the Fire Daimyo to insist on a personal audience, particularly for so long.

He was far from unused to that sort of disrespect from other daimyo, however, and the Land of Noodles did rely quite heavily on its dealings with the five great nations. And...in exchange, he would at least have an excuse to visit Konoha once more. It was absolutely not worth the month putting up with their frustrating and rude daimyo, but that was nothing against Konoha itself. It was entirely against the man in the ridiculous robes.

Ah, but he kept those emotions to himself. It would be inappropriate and highly offensive to the good village that had allowed him to stay within it for the duration of the negotiations to appear ungrateful for their hospitality, or to express disapproval of their daimyo.

So he smiled happily as he walked, engaged citizens he passed in idle conversation, and gestured animatedly up at the faces on the cliffside once he found a shinobi to speak to. "Is there a way that I can go up and see those up close? They were made with a form of earth jutsu, weren't they?" At least, that's what he'd learned when studying history books about Konoha. How accurate that was when it was history written by outsiders was questionable.

Comments

[ninjaindianajones]

Whoops. This could lead to awkwardness.~ Mika was good at playing those sort of situations down thankfully. Just hope she'll realize the mistake before seriously attempting to woo Hotohori.

"Indeed! Perhaps not...relevant facts but interesting nonetheless." They'll get a good chuckle out of them. The Shodai was notorious for supposedly picking his nose when he thought people weren't looking.

[problemdaimyo]

Spontaneous awkwardness was a far more exciting life than practiced tedium, as was much of his life in the Land of Noodles. Surely if the awkwardness arose they would be able to handle the situation admirably. If she did make a serious attempt at wooing him, however, it would also provide certain amusement.

"Any fact may be a relevant fact eventually." Although, perhaps, the likelihood of self-grooming habits of the first Hokage being relevant in his own lifetime were...slim. But amusing facts were still amusing.

[ninjaindianajones]

Truer words. Luckily Hotohori was not the first and likely not last man that Mika would misgender. As for amusement, the poor woman would probably be sore about the incident for a while, unless Hotohori fed her. That and fine liquor always made good appeasements.

"Maybe, it makes tours a lot more interesting at least." Why stick to the same spiel that other guides used? If she could get another person excited about history then it was an accomplishment for her, regardless of a fact's relevancy. She pointed off down the road, just a little off north. "There's an interesting monument up here to start at, we could work our way toward the Hokages." It'd help give a little more context to show off the village.~

[problemdaimyo]

Well, if she were terribly upset about the mix up, he would of course do his best to make it up to the woman. It wasn't as if he were intentionally trying to deceive her as to his gender, it was simply that he didn't mind being mistaken for a woman.

"Oh, I would imagine so. And far more distinctive." Tidbits of history were always interesting to him, though, particularly of shinobi villages, and of the world he was not a part of. He nodded cordially, settling his hands at his waist. "Of course."

[ninjaindianajones]

Well she might give him a hard time but it would be more on herself than anything! Though if he didn't make an issue of it then Mika would also let the matter go quietly.

The kunoichi was already walking ahead, just enough that she could point things out as they went by and offer suggestions on places to visit for shopping. She made it clear that the best places had good coffee and cute handmade items. They came upon an open space where people milled about, it was a popular meeting spot where the original center of the village used to be. Mika ushered Hotohori over to show him the defining landmark.

"Here's the stump of the tree that used to grow in the center of the village. There's a little plaque attached to it here..." She motioned to the gold plated sign on the stump and smiled brightly. "Sometimes people will carve their names in the stump. They think it can bring good luck."

[problemdaimyo]

He would certainly not make an issue of it if it appeared to make her uncomfortable. Despite what some might believe of the young daimyo, he was capable of being diplomatic whenever necessary.

He followed after her easily, noting her taste in services as he did so. It seemed she had a liking for the smaller and simpler things, rather than grandiose or expensive things. Although...small handmade items could also be quite expensive. A daimyo would know.

He observed the tree and the plaque curiously, before glancing over at her. "What ever caused the tree to be cut down?" A village hidden in the leaves clearly valued their tree landmarks enough to keep the stump of what used to be there, so he had some doubt they simply cut it down for no reason.