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:'.Ichiji Interview, ' . 1) You came up with some creative trials for Kiyuu, many of them harder than most mortals will ever face. What made you come up with these trials specifically? Well, the first trial was to test Kiyuu's wit. I thought a string of riddles would be fair enough. He had indeed succeeded in passing the trials, but with much aid from the community instead of himself. Which brought on the second trial. A game of G'oh. Another for strategy and to test his mind. I decided to let the community best him instead, since he seemed to depend on them so heavily. Third trial, the gathering. I would refuse for my daughter to be little fed and wither away into a gaunt creature. He'll have to prove he is able to grant what my beloved Shoshun wanted on a whim if need be. She deserves nothing short of the finest that both the heavens and earth can offer. Fourth was a game of elixir war. This is not something I am very familiar with, but it seemed popular amongst the mortals. I divided the teams to see exactly who was supporting Kiyuu, and who was not. It seemed my dear Rusuto had planned a tricky move in that. Finally, was the race. The odds were against him, or they could turn in his favor upon the drawing of a reed. A test to his determination for Shoshun, if he was willing to carry this to the end. He failed the first time, but the cries of my family were unceasing. So I allowed him another two tries. He, in the end, had failed that task. 2) Was here some part of you that wanted Kiyuu to succeed? It seems like you could of just forbade the marriage all together. Or was it more of a ploy to demonstrate that you had placed the responsibility of the marriage on Kiyuu's shoulders rather than your own... I felt that Kiyuu, as a mortal, would fall for my daughter in nothing but lust and see here as a child would when receiving a new toy. Only to be discarded away with passing time. There was no part of me that trusted him, but at times I did doubt myself. The trials were all to test his determination for her, if he was willing to do everything I had said. Or if he would find it too much trouble and turn away to another woman's arms. 3) You pitted the community against Kiyuu in some events. Was this a tactic used to turn the community against Kiyuu rather than help aide him? Yes. I found him hiding behind them all too often. I wanted to test him, not the others. 4) Many understand the concerns you had as a Father, after all you were merely protection your daughters heart. There must be a lot of memories floating about with you of your youngest growing up. What is your fondest memory of Shoshun? Ahh. My fondest memory of Shoshun. The way she would smile as she ran across open fields as a child and found that it was her turn to reign as the season of spring was soon to begin. She would bloom in delight and would be eager to watch all the life flourish under her touch. 5) How did the trials for the marriage of Kiyuu and Shoshun affect your own marrage and the relationship between you and your daughters? Needless to say, they had no mercy upon me. Especially my love, Ichimei. They were all infatuated with the idea and supported Shoshun to the fullest. I often found myself out of a tender moment, and offered plenty of cold glares. It divided my family from myself. 6) What opinion do you have for mortals? Yes, we do come into this world and expire from it, but do you feel envious that our mortality makes life seem more precious, of do you feel its a burden best left without? Mortals live life to the fullest, despite their short times. They live in ways gods have not, or perhaps had grown bored with. It is a blessing and a curse. They are not eternal and they leave much pain behind when they perish from their loved ones. Thus, with the case of worry between my Shoshun and Kiyuu. | |