[Leans back in the chair, before remembering, he's supposed to be leaning sideways, so he nearly falls off. Master genius, this guy!]
[He shakes his head.]
I got the impression he wasn't raised as royalty, I think that makes a huge difference. Hideyoshi is often mindful of his own upbringing, and sometimes I worry it sets him ill at ease, perhaps trying too hard to prove himself.
[A quiet hum of thought.]
[And he shakes his head.] No, I think King Arthur has the right of it. [Holds up a finger.] I know Claude and a few others can't see the reasoning in putting up a vote, but if he's unable to be here in person, he'd need a mood check on the citizens. If more want war than not, then he can't possibly stop them, and they'll always undermine any attempts for peace. But if the loudest minority see how futile it is, they'll be more likely to cede their points. Well, some of them. The others will just out themselves. And it puts pressure on them from the public who don't agree with them. It's a bold strategy. Very bold.
[Sips his tea, and waits to see if Zuko has an reaction to the thoughts.] Not giving newcomers a place to stay would breed rebellion, and there's already an inherent risk in drawing people like me here. [Just. STATEMENT OF FACT there!] I'm still amazed the locals are as welcoming as they are. Even with the Europeans offering so much to Japan, we often called them barbarians and treated them like -- [Gestures a hand looking for a word before landing on it.] Inferior. [Though he's clearly amused by it!]
[Another head shake.] Those like Bean and a few others I understand their thinking is motivated by their worlds, more than this one.
[Taps a finger to his teacup in thought, and shakes his head.] Perhaps that is the flaw in my thinking as well. I always want to think in terms of centuries of prosperity, and yet so much of what is taking place here is a clash of times, and an existential crisis. Still... [Back to leaning on a fist. Landlords, is it? Are they the ones who gain from war? Less people to build buildings? Except also less people to want housing? Or-- No he's getting off into a weird headspace. In Japan they considered the Nanban inferior, the Nanban equally dismissed them as not having worth sailing around the world for. Maybe it's not resources at all, simply the lack of their own pride, and wanting to cut the others down to their size. Crabs in a bucket.]
Don't move out if you don't want to. But I think I will need to set up a barracks and living quarters for an army separate of the knights. [Again, just... He will do it. Stepping on toes or not.]
Is that why you only just started looking for a job harder? To move out?
[He's thinking of Mai though, so many of the future are of the mindset that they need to earn their place in the world -- like Hideyoshi. Which Oda approves of, but then what of those who don't and coast by without doing anything?]
What's your sister like?
[He did notice about the Earth Kingdom, but he doesn't mean to do an interrogation, so much as he just wants to know everything about everything.]
[And even knowing which things can wait for other occasions is learning something! But unfortunately, this will always beget more questions. Always.]
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[Leans back in the chair, before remembering, he's supposed to be leaning sideways, so he nearly falls off. Master genius, this guy!]
[He shakes his head.]
I got the impression he wasn't raised as royalty, I think that makes a huge difference. Hideyoshi is often mindful of his own upbringing, and sometimes I worry it sets him ill at ease, perhaps trying too hard to prove himself.
[A quiet hum of thought.]
[And he shakes his head.] No, I think King Arthur has the right of it. [Holds up a finger.] I know Claude and a few others can't see the reasoning in putting up a vote, but if he's unable to be here in person, he'd need a mood check on the citizens. If more want war than not, then he can't possibly stop them, and they'll always undermine any attempts for peace. But if the loudest minority see how futile it is, they'll be more likely to cede their points. Well, some of them. The others will just out themselves. And it puts pressure on them from the public who don't agree with them. It's a bold strategy. Very bold.
[Sips his tea, and waits to see if Zuko has an reaction to the thoughts.] Not giving newcomers a place to stay would breed rebellion, and there's already an inherent risk in drawing people like me here. [Just. STATEMENT OF FACT there!] I'm still amazed the locals are as welcoming as they are. Even with the Europeans offering so much to Japan, we often called them barbarians and treated them like -- [Gestures a hand looking for a word before landing on it.] Inferior. [Though he's clearly amused by it!]
[Another head shake.] Those like Bean and a few others I understand their thinking is motivated by their worlds, more than this one.
[Taps a finger to his teacup in thought, and shakes his head.] Perhaps that is the flaw in my thinking as well. I always want to think in terms of centuries of prosperity, and yet so much of what is taking place here is a clash of times, and an existential crisis. Still... [Back to leaning on a fist. Landlords, is it? Are they the ones who gain from war? Less people to build buildings? Except also less people to want housing? Or-- No he's getting off into a weird headspace. In Japan they considered the Nanban inferior, the Nanban equally dismissed them as not having worth sailing around the world for. Maybe it's not resources at all, simply the lack of their own pride, and wanting to cut the others down to their size. Crabs in a bucket.]
Don't move out if you don't want to. But I think I will need to set up a barracks and living quarters for an army separate of the knights. [Again, just... He will do it. Stepping on toes or not.]
Is that why you only just started looking for a job harder? To move out?
[He's thinking of Mai though, so many of the future are of the mindset that they need to earn their place in the world -- like Hideyoshi. Which Oda approves of, but then what of those who don't and coast by without doing anything?]
What's your sister like?
[He did notice about the Earth Kingdom, but he doesn't mean to do an interrogation, so much as he just wants to know everything about everything.]
[And even knowing which things can wait for other occasions is learning something! But unfortunately, this will always beget more questions. Always.]