Post by Rakugo on Mar 6, 2018 16:36:46 GMT
Tsukiko retreats to the garden at the Emerald Magistrate's residence, which surprises her with its elegance and delicate beauty that is not so unlike the gardens of the Crane... except for the presence of a garishly strange flower that she assumed must be foreign. The alluring flowers were on display proudly in the center of the garden. Tsukiko made her way through the short hedge-maze to the center of the garden to get a closer look. As she gently lifted one of the flowers to test it's fragrance, she suffered the realization that the red petals masked sharp thorns hidden upon the stem. Her finger bled from the prick of the thorn, and Tsukiko frowned contemplatively at whether this was some sort of metaphorical fortune for her new station in the City of Lies.
To take her mind off the monstrosity of a flower, she set her mind to solving the puzzle. Joji's puzzle is a confusing jumble of shapes formed out of precious metals (gold and silver, primarily), that form the kanji loosely meaning "Samurai". The pieces slide and lock upon each other in a disorienting way, and doesn't seem to come apart in any obvious resolution. After nearly an hour of fumbling with it, the puzzle suddenly falls to pieces in Tsukiko's hands. She stares at it, honestly unaware of what she did to solve it, and wondering if she could do it again. Inside the puzzle is revealed a small rolled parchment that simply reads with the following quote, "What is the measure of a noble soul?"
To take her mind off the monstrosity of a flower, she set her mind to solving the puzzle. Joji's puzzle is a confusing jumble of shapes formed out of precious metals (gold and silver, primarily), that form the kanji loosely meaning "Samurai". The pieces slide and lock upon each other in a disorienting way, and doesn't seem to come apart in any obvious resolution. After nearly an hour of fumbling with it, the puzzle suddenly falls to pieces in Tsukiko's hands. She stares at it, honestly unaware of what she did to solve it, and wondering if she could do it again. Inside the puzzle is revealed a small rolled parchment that simply reads with the following quote, "What is the measure of a noble soul?"
Tsukiko, give me an Artisan Poetry roll, and let me know your result, and whether you spend that Void Point you had left over from last game (hint, hint). The TN's are 10, 15, 25, and 40 - depending on how much information you get from your roll.