The Tsoo Red Ink Man awoke to the scent of rice vinegar and the sensation of being bound spreadeagle to a flat wooden surface.
"Ara! Awake, are we, Tsoo-san?" asked a voice like honeyed silk.
He began to struggle against the bindings. "When Tub Ci finds out about this...." In his struggles, he finally caught sight of his captor and froze.
The Japanese schoolgirl wasn't all that odd here in the Rogue Isle, or even in Paragon. Her dextrous fingers shaping glutinous rice into various shapes wasn't all that unfamiliar, either. The fox ears atop her head and the six kunoichi and nine foxtails behind her, however told him all he needed to know. He was in the power of Lady Nogitsune.
She set down the rice on the butcher-block and clapped her hands. "Very well, minna, now that our guest has awakened, this one can begin the demonstration." She gestured to one of the kunoichi. "Shima-chan? Meguro o kudasai?" The kunoichi left the Ink Man's field of vision and returned carrying a huge tuna which she slammed down next to him. "Arigato gozaimasu!"
Nogitsune stood and, a shimmer of magic later, was clad in a formal kimono covered with an old-fashioned apron. "At this point, this one shall begin interrogation of a Tsoo lackey while Akai-chan and Kuroi-chan demonstrate their skill at tappanyaki and sashimi. Shima, Hebi, Uzumaki. Please pay attention. A demonstration of these skills will be necessary for your promotion to jounin rank in the future." The mastermind made a gesture and two of the kunoichi drew ninja-to. "Kuroi, Akai? Allez cuisine!"
Twin flashes of steel that barely missed the bound Tsoo later, the head of the enormous fish was flying through the air, spreading droplets of thick fish blood across his chest. He felt a gentle caress on his cheek drawing him into eye contact with the fox demoness.
"Now, Tsoo-san, let us discuss the location of certain... objets d'art?"
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
"Ara! Awake, are we, Tsoo-san?" asked a voice like honeyed silk.
He began to struggle against the bindings. "When Tub Ci finds out about this...." In his struggles, he finally caught sight of his captor and froze.
The Japanese schoolgirl wasn't all that odd here in the Rogue Isle, or even in Paragon. Her dextrous fingers shaping glutinous rice into various shapes wasn't all that unfamiliar, either. The fox ears atop her head and the six kunoichi and nine foxtails behind her, however told him all he needed to know. He was in the power of Lady Nogitsune.
She set down the rice on the butcher-block and clapped her hands. "Very well, minna, now that our guest has awakened, this one can begin the demonstration." She gestured to one of the kunoichi. "Shima-chan? Meguro o kudasai?" The kunoichi left the Ink Man's field of vision and returned carrying a huge tuna which she slammed down next to him. "Arigato gozaimasu!"
Nogitsune stood and, a shimmer of magic later, was clad in a formal kimono covered with an old-fashioned apron. "At this point, this one shall begin interrogation of a Tsoo lackey while Akai-chan and Kuroi-chan demonstrate their skill at tappanyaki and sashimi. Shima, Hebi, Uzumaki. Please pay attention. A demonstration of these skills will be necessary for your promotion to jounin rank in the future." The mastermind made a gesture and two of the kunoichi drew ninja-to. "Kuroi, Akai? Allez cuisine!"
Twin flashes of steel that barely missed the bound Tsoo later, the head of the enormous fish was flying through the air, spreading droplets of thick fish blood across his chest. He felt a gentle caress on his cheek drawing him into eye contact with the fox demoness.
"Now, Tsoo-san, let us discuss the location of certain... objets d'art?"
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll