| 373 | | Soon: |
| 374 | | * Katsumoto decide on hatamoto. |
| 375 | | |
| 376 | | Upcoming dates: |
| 377 | | * Yojimbo raids scheduled for 1 Hare (first of Spring) |
| 378 | | * [[:PCs:BayushiMkhai|Bayushi (nee Otomo) Rikana]] (and party from Toshi Ranbo) expected: 18th Tiger |
| 379 | | * Naseru (and imperials) expected: 20th Tiger |
| 380 | | * Yasuki Hachi travelling with them. |
| 381 | | * Kakita Kagai: 14th Tiger |
| 382 | | * Weddings: 22th - 26th Tiger: |
| 383 | | * Ide and Ginko's Wedding, 26th |
| 384 | | * Katsumoto and Kazuko (shortly after sunset), 24th |
| 385 | | * Koshiro and Tara (late afternoon), 24th |
| 386 | | * Two simultaneous receptions. |
| 387 | | * Yoshiko and Unknown Daidoji, 22nd |
| 388 | | * Opening of the Temple to the Fortune of Stone, 28th |
| | 374 | * **Katsumoto's hatamoto:** |
| | 375 | * Akodo Kosaku (available; Commerce 3, Etiquette 2, Courtier 4) or Kakita Hayoto (available as temporary candidate) |
| | 376 | * Akodo Kosaku: |
| | 377 | * Rank 4. |
| | 378 | * gift: suggests illustrated treatise discussing Akodo's Leadership. |
| | 379 | * resource shortage: explains complicated financial plan for reducing price of repairs at start of winter. |
| | 380 | * organizing party: arranges short notice party adequately. |
| | 381 | * Kakita Hayoto (temp; Commerce 2, Etiquette 5, Courtier 6, Awareness 5): |
| | 382 | * gift: constructs a finally tailored gift. |
| | 383 | * resource shortages, need to do repairs: solid but unimaginative answer. |
| | 384 | * organise party: fairly complicated plan; difficult to pull off without Crane servants. |
| | 385 | * Ask Umeka (suggests someone from estate) and Taniko (okay with Hayoto as a temporary hatamoto) |
| | 386 | * Akodo Tsuzune (-ko, from Konoye, skilled in forestry, Leadership 4, Commerce 4, Etiquette 3, Courtier 3): |
| | 387 | * Rank 4. |
| | 388 | * Used to run Konoye's own estate in the forests up north. |
| | 389 | * gift: would delegate gift giving to someone with the required skill. |
| | 390 | * resource shortage: comfortable and confident answer. |
| | 391 | * organizing party: makes Lion comfortable but might bore Crane. |
| | 392 | * Letter sent to Akodo Konoye asking for candidate. |
| | 393 | |
| | 394 | * **Outcome of Hatamoto interviews**: |
| | 395 | * Akodo Tsuzune: Katsumoto's hatamoto. (Honour 4) |
| | 396 | * Akodo Kosaku: In charge of affairs of Shogun's Magistrate School. (Honour 4) |
| | 397 | |
| | 398 | * Chika meditates and senses Tsudao's spirit nearby, taking an interest in the mortal realm. |
| | 399 | |
| | 400 | * Yoshiko attempts complicated communing with Earth kami -- getting Earth kami from Fusao's house to communicate with Earth kami outside Mud Spattered Lion and get them to determine if the murderer was Risa. Test of Honour fails. |
| | 401 | |
| | 402 | ==== Conviction of Hana ==== |
| | 403 | * Tsuzune handles behind the scenes stuff. Orinosuke and Hayoto arrive to help. |
| | 404 | * Ikoma Risa arrives early. |
| | 405 | * Guests: |
| | 406 | * Taniko, Hana, Setsune; Tayasuke, Hirofumi, Keita, Mio, Ichizo; Ginko, Totoya, Shizu; Arisa, Zenji; Yuuna, Tomokazu, Kazuko; Taikan, Sayoko and Nori. |
| | 407 | * Last to arrive: Fujiko, Bayushi Rikana (arrived this afternoon). |
| | 408 | * **Announcement of Results of Investigation**: |
| | 409 | * Matsu Ichizo and Ide Ginko were without blame. |
| | 410 | * Doji Hana acted in misguided fashion and conspired to arrange an incident with assistance of Nogiku. |
| | 411 | * Doji Hana to retire to a monastery to meditate on her failure. |
| | 412 | * Yuuna to dispense justice to Nogiku. |
| | 413 | * Risa tells her story. |
| | 414 | * Reactions to the announcement: |
| | 415 | * Arisa -- scheming for future. |
| | 416 | * Ginko -- emotionally flat; Yoshiko sneaks in (good) pep talk. |
| | 417 | * Ichizo -- determined. |
| | 418 | * Fujiko and Rikana distracted. |
| | 419 | * Taniko and Keita exchange glances. |
| | 420 | * Talking to Fujiko with Shizu and Kobo: |
| | 421 | * Communicated that Arisa is uniting clans against her. |
| | 422 | * Zenji incident: |
| | 423 | * Taniko distracts Arisa. |
| | 424 | * Zenji busy chatting up Nori. |
| | 425 | * Zenji suggests Kazuko's mother taught Nogiku poison; Katsumoto objects. |
| | 426 | * Duel in street outside Kabuki House. |
| | 427 | * Otomo Fujiko and Bayushi Rikana: |
| | 428 | * **Naseru's gift game announcement**. |
| | 429 | * Taikan's findings: |
| | 430 | * Risa's personality being eroded; could lose herself entirely. |
| | 431 | * Could behave unpredictably. |
| | 432 | |
| | 433 | ==== Duel with Zenji ==== |
| | 434 | * Shosuro Tomo is Zenji's second; Koshiro is Katsumoto's second. |
| | 435 | * Zenji loses, cut across face. |
| | 436 | |
| | 437 | Dealing with Risa. |
| | 438 | Message from Kaneka. |
