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Makoto smiled and slowly ate the rice.

"Thank you Tora-san."

She slow sipped the tea smiling softly then nibbled more, her face regaining color.

After the ordeal with Makoto, the okiya seemed too quiet. Tora bit her lower lip and fiddled with her kimono. "Well, this is where my training comes into play. A true geisha can keep a party going for hours!" Tora thought to herself. "Hey! I've an idea!" Tora spoke out loud, breaking up the silence. "Who want's to play Big Liar?" she asked. "I'll go first unless anyone objects," she added.

Makoto continued to drink and eat smiling a bit as she looked around, her skin color returning to normal.

A man walks into the teahouse and stands a few feet from the doorway, waiting to be seated. He coughs out loud.

"Alright, thank you!" Tora preapred her stories.

"Okay, number one. When I first became a maiko I was getting used to the getta. As I was practicing around the house, I was fine. I got brave and decied to go outside: big mistake! One step onto the pavement and I fell flat on my face! I gasped and let out a tiny squeel as I braced myself for the landing. I was so embarrased I'm sure my blusyh was showing through my make-up! As I tried to stand, I feel again! This time a stranger bassed by, a young, handsome, boy, and helped me up. He said to me "I thought Maiko were suppesed to be all graceful and such" I was so furiouse he would say such a thing! I explined to him it was my first day in the shoes and then stepped out of them and stormed back into the okiya."

She smiled and paused to let the story sink in.

"Story two! As a baby of three, I was always getting sick. My mother, being a former Geisha, had a lot of parties and guests coming over, so, she needed to keep the kitchen stocked with food- always prepared to whip up something on a moments notice. One day she sent me with a list of things we needed with a maid to the market place. I got sick on the way (I swear I think I get car sick), so I laid down in the back seat. A while later I heard the car door open and then it crank up. i was still sick so I kept my eyes closed. Then I got a strange feeling, like something wasn't right. I sat up, and to my horror, it was a man driving my mothers car! I screamed to the top of my lungs and was jolted by him throwing on the breaks. We went back to the market where my frantic nurse-maid was waiting for me. She scoped my up in her arms and held me tight. The man explined to the cops he was not trying to kidnap me, but that he thought that was his car. And come to find out, his car really was like my mothers."

"Tora, I believe the first story is a lie. It doesnt seem like you to be clumsy and ungraceful. i could be wrong though! xp " Shagatsu said with a smile and laugh.

Arikku smiled and took a sip of tea. "I will agree with Shagatsu and say the first is a lie." she said and smiled. She took another sip of tea and looked around.

"Would anyone else like anymore of anything?" she asked sweetly.

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