hey all! I decided to bring Zen back into the picture with this shot, since he's been AWOL for a lot of these. not sure where this would really fit in during the series' timeline, so feel free to insert it anywhere!
Theme~ #3: Naturally
"You can't be serious, master."
Zen glowered at Obi, far more preoccupied with the stacks of papers littered about his desk. "Why wouldn't I be serious?" he snapped, cursing as he upset an inkwell at his elbow.
"Because… that's just silly, master."
Obi suppressed the urge to duck for cover upon receiving Zen's acidic stare. The princess of the neighboring kingdom, Llerounge, was coming for a visit to settle a boundary line dispute. Zen was to deal with the matter, for Izana had dismissed it as "good practice for my more inexperienced brother." (Obi knew this really meant that he'd rather be spared the company of the infamously touchy-feely princess)
"What am I supposed to do then? It'd be easier if she wasn't so dull and plain and… handsy." Zen grimaced.
Obi smothered a laugh. "All woman are the same, master. I'm pretty sure that if you try to keep her mouth full all throughout dinner so she can't talk, she won't be so willing to sway the issue in Clarines' favor."
Zen exhaled slowly, deliberately crossing his arms. "Then what would you do?"
Obi shrugged. "Talk about her for a while and pretend you're interested- that really gets women going. Make sure you compliment her too, and it never hurts to make it seem like everything is her idea. And you can always keep Mitsuhide as a barrier between you two."
"How do you know so much about pleasing women?" Zen huffed in frustration.
Obi grinned. "It comes naturally."
doesn't it seem like Obi would be a ladies' man? XD I hope you all enjoyed this installment; tell me what you think!