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Oda Nobunaga (Rank I) ([personal profile] afoolsdesire) wrote in [community profile] fuckingsnakes2012-10-19 11:37 pm

+1 Fool

WHO: Rank I Nobunaga and you!
WHAT: Someone's dancing in the camp! To some, he may look like a familiar face... but what are those strange critters?
WHERE: The main camp.
WARNING(S): Probably none, but given this guy's lack of a sense of decency...

[You know how there are some young men with no facial hair about whom you can't help but think how great they would look if they grew a mustache?

Well, one such young fellow has just showed up in the camp, accompanied by what seems to be a really small blue quadruped dinosaur with no eyes - a Deino - and a bipedal, raptor-like creature, blue with a red breast - a Gabite. The man himself may as well be from prehistory, wearing torn, mismatched clothes that (don't) come together in a really bizarre outfit. But, more likely, he's doing it for the attention - he's really the type of person who doesn't mind having all eyes on him.

As evidenced by the activity he has wasted no time in undertaking - he has chosen a spot he liked near the stalls and, a purple fan in his hand, he has started dancing to a song he's humming, while his Pokémon watch quietly at his sides.

And for all the aura of rough strength emanating from him, the Fool of Dragnor moves with practiced precision and grace that any woman dancer would envy.

A smirk appears on Nobunaga's face when Gabite joins his dance, zealously watching the warrior's back and mirroring his moves.

As for the Deino, it... just headtilts a whole lot, feeling a little left out of this impromptu celebration of moving on two legs. Poor little guy! At least the dance is pretty to look at? Oh, right, Deino don't have eyes, either. Life kind of sucks for the little Deino right now...]
devotionary: (without days plagued by war)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-26 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Not anytime soon, if ever at all. And even if things do one day come down to betrayal, Mitsuhide will still likely see it as a result of dire need for change, rather than a consequence of his own ambition; which of the two is actually true, no one will ever know.

As for the two dragons, well, it really was hard to keep up with them without leaving his own Pokemon behind - Lapras couldn't move as well on land, we've been through this before - so he follows the party at his own pace, even if it meant risking Nobunaga's impatience again. He seemed to be in one of his better moods at the moment, though, so that would hopefully not be too much of a problem.]


I wonder if they'll serve anything appropriate for a Pokemon. [He says as he finally catches up with the others, though more to himself than anything else. Only then he turns to his sole human companion.] Have you had the chance to taste any of the food in this place yet, lord Nobunaga?

[It was a roundabout way of asking if he had been there for long. Mitsuhide certainly hadn't.]
devotionary: (or to satisfy my desires)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-27 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hey! Nobunaga may be the stronger warlord, but he was the better novelist, okay!

With a nod, Mitsuhide accepts the invitation and gracefully takes his place by the table, legs crossed under the wooden surface. He may not have a poem ready right away, but his was a muse that demanded very little; sharing drinks with good company, a rare moment of leisure by his Pokemon's side or simply watching the scenery, anything could promptly inspire his heart and his words. Today was no different, everything else aside.

He excuses himself to a sip of his tea, clearing his throat and weighting his thoughts in the brief interval it takes for the cup to no longer touch his lips.]


Plain hemp will not do
For a mountain offering
As our excursion begins --
Surely the gods will be better pleased
To accept a brocade of autumn leaves.


[It was a reference to their new journey on this strange land, but it was also oddly appropriate for the man with dreams to rival a god.]
devotionary: (to turn my sword against him)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-28 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[It hadn't really been his intention, and, in retrospect, it might have not been the best idea to further encourage Nobunaga's ambitions, but there was something the both of them could agree on: the deities they believed in were, in fact, not very different from other three companions by their side right then.

The problem lies on how, exactly, his master plans on making everyone else see the light. Would he try to befriend the Creator of Ransei or...?]


I'm pleased you found it to your liking, my lord. [Another bow of his head, his smile a little more contained as he sips from his drink again. It was always best to keep Nobunaga in good spirits, this much he knew for sure.] As is the tea to mine, I must say. Would you not like to try--

[Aaaaaand that's when he notices Lapras making a (not so) small mess out of its meal, too content to mind its manners. Not that it... ever cared much about that, to be perfectly honest. Seriously, between his Pokemon and his daughter, Mitsuhide really couldn't tell which one gave him the most trouble.]

... ah, I really wish you could behave more adequately, Lapras.
devotionary: (to question its possibility)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-28 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Things you should never expect from Mitsuhide: ever stop asking silly (though not at all irrelevant) questions.

Either way, Lapras was very much pleased at the Dragnor warrior's implication, going as far as giving its master a forceful, prideful nod as though reinforcing the idea... right before turning its back to Nobunaga and behaving like a perfectly well-mannered little thing, the way Mitsuhide had intended. Doing it to spite the both of them? No, why would you ever think that?]


Almost eagerly so, my lord. [Said as he feeds his oh-so-stubborn Pokemon, half amused at its antics, half terribly concerned; he could excuse it from Lapras, but Gracia would never find a good marriage prospect if she didn't learn to be more graceful.] It will be a glorious day when Pokemon are no longer used as tools of war, and the land will find peace once again. It will be a time to hone different skills, and lead different lives.

[Things you should expect from Mitsuhide: very idealistic dreams that may or not correspond to the actual state of affairs.]
Edited 2012-10-28 21:38 (UTC)
devotionary: (to question its possibility)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-29 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[... Nobunaga, you sure do seem to go out of your way just to make Mitsuhide's life difficult, don't you?]

I know not of what you speak, my lord. [He lowers his head again, under the excuse of taking another sip from his tea. Really, how many times have they talked in circles so far, and how many more times would the conversation not really go anywhere until it finally either moved forward or stopped at once? It was impossible to tell.] I don't expect war to fully end, or for warriors to stop engaging in battles altogether; however, so long as he can make most people understand our beliefs and share the dream, then my wish will have been granted.

[Lapras gives him a questioning look, tilting its head as though asking if the meanie warlord was giving him a hard time again, to which Mitsuhide responds with a fond hand on its head.]

This is the peace I long for; it might never be perfect, but it can be good enough.
devotionary: (why would anyone want)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-29 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mitsuhide is well aware there is darkness in his heart, and he most certainly is no Eminence of Light, either; he is a human being, after all, and he, too, has waged war and fought countless battles for the sake of his wish. The difference between them, however, lies in both, their motives and their modus operandi.]

I will have peace of mind, knowing that my strength was used for a noble cause. [A pause as he helps himself to a moderate amount of rice, though he doesn't eat just yet.] The good of the land... Isn't that what we have been fighting for all along?

[It's a rhetorical question, Nobunaga, please don't answer that. Seriously.]
devotionary: (I head towards my master)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-30 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[... but, in order to shine his own light, would that not mean he also had to overshadow the sun?

It is with thoughtful silence that Mitsuhide responds, suddenly taking a renewed interest in his bow of rice as though that could buy him some time. In all honesty, he, too, was very much frustrated; he felt disgusted at his own incompetence, at how he kept failing to meet his master's expectations, and yet he genuinely did not what else to offer. Nobunaga has his everything - his strength, his loyalty and utmost devotion.

The bit about having no vision of his own, however, did catch his interest, if only in a puzzling way. For someone who wished to unite the land, wasn't it better to have followers who shared his ideals, rather than oppose them?]


I apologize for my unsatisfactory performance, my lord. I shall strive to take your wisdom to heart. [It's a small compromise, but also the best he could do at the moment. Nobunaga was a genius, and if the man wanted something else from him, if he thought his potential hadn't been explored in full, then he was probably right.

The problem was to figure out how to do it.]
devotionary: (I believed in him)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-10-30 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[As though prompted by Nobunaga's question - actually, it might have just been that - Lapras turns to its master with a look that screams "Freeze him so he won't be a meanie again!" You know, just for a week or two, teach him a bit of a lesson. Mitsuhide, of course, pays the Pokemon no heed, choosing to give it a disapproving glance in return. While patting its head. Yes, he's so strict.]

You could never look powerless to me, my lord. [And it's the truth, too, even though it might seem like he's dodging the topic.] Tired, perhaps, but you shall always rise stronger.
devotionary: (and swore I would abide to him)

[personal profile] devotionary 2012-11-04 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[BUT WHAT THE HELL WAS HE SUPPOSED TO ANSWER, HE DOESN'T GET IT, OKAY. Seriously, he can never figure out that man at all.]

Ah-- [Nobunaga's suddenly sleeping form is enough to render him speechless, and if there was anyone who could internally flail while keeping a perfectly calm exterior, that was Mitsuhide. He was pretty sure the tea shop was not the best for a nap - not that his master cared about that - so perhaps he should do something about that. Find him lodgings, maybe?

Meanwhile, Lapras decides that Mitsuhide's life doesn't suck enough yet, deeming it perfectly appropriate to give the Dragnor warrior a gentle headbutt or two to see if he was really sleeping. Wow, rude, Nobunaga.

Can you hear Mitsuhide mentally shrieking here? Because he is.]