[Amber: 002]

[hakanai]

[A few conversations he's had lately have inspired this amber 'post' from Yoshitsugu. He's currently laying down on his bed in the room he shares with a myriad of interesting souls, face-up and holding the amber piece above his head so it can show his face (well, what little of it that is visible).]

The wish to return to your homes is normal, but it is frankly stupid to reject the opportunities for growth you can find here. Accepting them might not hinder you efforts, it might indeed help them, and the personal experiences may prove fruitful and useful for your future... whatever that future might hold.

[As is typical for him, however, he can't help but add something of a dark tease at the end; nothing about his tone suggests it is anything but serious. It probably doesn't take much thought to work out Yoshitsugu's attempt at humour unless you're exceptionally naive, though.]

Of course, it may be unwise to listen to the words of a ghost. Who knows how he might lead you astray?

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[hakanai]

Oh? But I am a master of deception and concealment, you know. [He taps his facecloth as if to prove a point.] Some even called me the ghost strategist...

[Katou Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori amongst them; the former had been rather nervous when the latter had informed Yoshitsugu of the nickname by accident. They weren't to know that Yoshitsugu would actually rather like to hear such a thing.]

If I wanted to hide my crimes I could do so very well.

[Is it any wonder he once got falsely accused of being a serial killer, really?]

[monster_san]

Ah yes, I think I did hear of that nickname. But surely it was a metaphor? [in history class and you know what, Otani-san.] If you have been committing crimes under our noses, it's considerate of you to conceal them so well.

[She doesn't think he has, mind. She's just rolling with this.]

[hakanai]

People are given their nicknames for good reason, you know.

[Yoshitsugu bows his head. He was in fact given the nickname for a good reason, but it wasn't because of the 'dead soul haunting the living' part.' Masanori had seem convinced though, after a little... storytelling.]

But I do try my best. It would be inconvenient to my fellow tree-dwellers if I left the evidence of my murderous deeds just lying around for them to find.

[He enjoys it when people play along (almost as much as he enjoys the reactions of those really confused by what he's saying).]

[monster_san]

I suppose you're a bit pale, but you've never been see-through. That would be difficult, trying to give orders to people who can't tell if you're there.

[she notes the emphasis on that word.]

Offering you my thanks seems appropriate. I don't believe it would be pleasant at all to clean up, and I wouldn't be surprised if some ruthless person suggested using a victim as food. But what about the smell?

[hakanai]

It works to induce terror into the hearts of enemies. [Yoshitsugu says with a note of cheeriness.] Plenty feared that my ghostly powers might be used to lay a curse upon their heads.

[And that is actually true. It's amazing what ridiculous rumours people will believe; Kobayakawa Hideaki will probably be believing in the whispers of Yoshitsugu possessing supernatural power until the day he dies.]

As for the smell, we live in a place filled with wonderous flowers whose fragrance should mask the smell of decay quite well. Who could think of bodies and blood when a floral scent fills the air?

[A+ conversation skills Fuu, Yoshitsugu approves highly.]

[monster_san]

Not that I would doubt the efficacy of any curse you laid, Otani-san, but I wonder how useful rumor itself is? Those who are convinced they will lose are good at bringing it about. [And then blaming other people.]

I had considered that, but I don't think our current crop of flowers is particularly suited to concealing that sort of crime--if we had lavenders and roses, certainly, but dandelions and nettles don't have a particularly strong scent.

[hakanai]

Do you think so? [He says, all calm and ease.] I suppose a good tactician might make use of such a thing, but I of course have never done so myself.

[A pretty blatant lie, all things considered.]

Ah, but at our small size enough of them might do the job... or they could be used as an ingredient in a 'perfume' of sorts. I'm sure there are plenty of other things that could be added to perfect the scent.

[monster_san]

Yes, but that's the practical side of rumor, isn't it? You don't have to do any of it yourself.

[Totally a lie.]

I suppose we do have a lot of the dandelions... oh, I had another thought. [She taps her fingers on her chin.] They are quite abundant, aren't they? Perhaps they have... an unusual fertilizer?