[ Tall other, Wangji! Rin frets for a moment, gnawing her thumbnail as she thinks of what to do. She follows Wangji's nod toward the puppets.
... hmmm. What if she just told her story, a little repackaged? It is certainly dramatic. And yes, she just said she has no particular talent in storytelling, but it's the best she's got right now. She nods to herself. ]
Alright, I'll see what I can do.
[ And off she goes toward the center of the crowd, where she climbs onto the stage and draws herself up to her full height, puffing out her chest. ]
Honored denizens! I, Yoshino Toki, am but a spirit now, as you are -- but in my previous life, I aspired to be a storyteller! Will you grant me this opportunity to hone my craft?
[ Many pairs of eyes turn toward her. Right, perhaps enough to serve as a good distraction. And so, Rin begins to spin her tale: of a brave warrior and his wife, brutally murdered for a crime committed by their forebears, and their lone daughter, left to seek retribution.
In the story, the daughter gets what she wants in the end. Hey, Rin has to get her kicks from somewhere. As she speaks, she makes sure to employ grand gestures and make sound effects where she deems it appropriate. She thinks it is very dramatic, indeed. ]
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[ Tall other, Wangji! Rin frets for a moment, gnawing her thumbnail as she thinks of what to do. She follows Wangji's nod toward the puppets.
... hmmm. What if she just told her story, a little repackaged? It is certainly dramatic. And yes, she just said she has no particular talent in storytelling, but it's the best she's got right now. She nods to herself. ]
Alright, I'll see what I can do.
[ And off she goes toward the center of the crowd, where she climbs onto the stage and draws herself up to her full height, puffing out her chest. ]
Honored denizens! I, Yoshino Toki, am but a spirit now, as you are -- but in my previous life, I aspired to be a storyteller! Will you grant me this opportunity to hone my craft?
[ Many pairs of eyes turn toward her. Right, perhaps enough to serve as a good distraction. And so, Rin begins to spin her tale: of a brave warrior and his wife, brutally murdered for a crime committed by their forebears, and their lone daughter, left to seek retribution.
In the story, the daughter gets what she wants in the end. Hey, Rin has to get her kicks from somewhere. As she speaks, she makes sure to employ grand gestures and make sound effects where she deems it appropriate. She thinks it is very dramatic, indeed. ]