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竹中半兵衛 × ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴᴀᴋᴀ ʜᴀɴʙᴇɪ ([personal profile] advance) wrote in [community profile] meteorcity2015-06-02 01:32 am

windspeaks

[ on the outskirts of shiga one might find the beginnings of a small textile industry– one that’s just gaining traction, with small, rural but hardworking shops. the trade has gone fairly unnoticed by most, but after hearing faint rumors of such business on his way to tokyo, hanbei had to see for himself.

—and on the outskirts of shiga, currently, one might find the very same takenaka hanbei, aiding the few others he’s with out of a ditch their too-big carriage toppled into.

lucky for him, hanbei is swift enough to have climbed his way out before the carriage collapsed into its now permanent spot in the sticky dirt. he may be confined indoors most of his life now, but his body and skills are still very able.

still– someone is stuck. not fatally so, to their fortune, but the group is still a ways away from the nearest densely populated area– and, though hanbei is strong, he can’t possibly lift the carriage even just a bit. he also can’t free the horses trapped by their reins, and stuck in the mud. ]
Goodness... these new carriages certainly are too top-heavy. We’ll need to replace them.

[ to himself, as he decides to draw back and observe instead.

he pauses, then speaks down to the men just a bit below him. ]
I’m going for help, then. Be sure not to exhaust yourselves. [ and so he goes. ]
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[personal profile] snapfan 2015-06-03 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
A trench? [Ah, Tenka has gotten too used to walking around everywhere, being able to go as he pleases on foot instead of needing the burden of a carriage. Of course, he's certain they couldn't afford one, so he wonders if he might know this stranger from somewhere. His wondering becomes visible intensity as he eyes the stranger just a bit more and steps closer, and closer

and closer


and closer

until he's right in front of him. Tenka leaves only his eyes revealed as he brings his fan to his face. His voice drops.
] Are you asking me, a mysterious vagabond you just met on this cloudy hillside, for help...?