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Journal for https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/pages/Yayoi_Dejiki

Hidden somewhere in Sree's room at the Rising Sun, this green journal is property of Yayoi Dejiki and contains her unfiltered thoughts, feelings and dreams. Though each entry may be written in common or Doman, her hand writing is always flawless.

Sree has given me a journal.


    It's probably the first thing anyone has given me in a very long time, and I suppose I should explain how I got it, and how I met her.  The slavers were after me again. I had just lifted some guy's purse on Hustings strip when i saw the House colors. Idiots, they clearly know nothing of blending in.


    Still, they had me trapped in the alleyway. Luckily I never travel alone! I gave a whistle, and as he always does, Cookies came running. My Chocobo partner tore into them with beak and claw, and I did what i could throwing rocks and such. I've learned better then to try and help him fight. My lack of training and no real weapons, i tend to just get in his way. 


    There were to many for him, and we both knew that, but we also knew he could escape at any time. There's no man alive that an out run a wild chocobo! All he needed was to give me time to escape, so I made my way, dashing across the city through alleyways and side streets. I somehow ended up in the Goblet when one of them surprised me from out of no where. I could feel his knife scrape across my rib bone as it slid into me. I fell from the overpass into a courtyard below, crawling to the door.


     That is when they came out to see what the commotion was. The Ascendant Dawn, they are called. A group of adventurers it seems. They chased off my attacker and healed my wounds. It took them awhile to understand that i couldn't speak, but in the end one named Sree offered to watch over me while I rest and gave me a spot to lay.  I recovered quickly with their help, but I couldn't just.. owe them. I had to find a way to pay them back, so I asked to help them.


      The tall hyur woman, the one with the large feather... told me no. They don't deal with thieves and youngsters. Their leader, however, was willing to give me a chance. If I can find a way to be useful to them, I can join them. Be a real adventurer, get paid real coin and have a home and food every night. It seems like a dream. 


       But how does a street thief help a group of warriors?

    I've started communicating with my new friends through the parchment I stole awhile back. I can concentrate on it rather hard and it will form writing for a brief time, but its always very draining and tends to write what i'm thinking rather then what I want written, leading to a few embarrassing moments.


    I've.. not been completely honest with them. I play innocent and naive, because it feels better and avoids painful memories and questions. I let them think i'm a silly child, and in truth, i enjoy playing the part.


    It seems this group trains a rather large amount. They have a secret sub group they call 'Shinobi' that fight with athletics, daggers and shadow. These Shinobi are very impressive, and they all answer to Miyo, the Shinobi leader. While sitting outside, I saw what looked like someone trying to spy on us and I thought I had found my chance to prove myself... so I attacked.


    It was clear rather quickly that the person was one of these Shinobi, she was quick and skilled. I thought I could get the upper hand using my favorate distraction, so I reached into my pocket and pulled out one of my trusty cookies, hurling it at her like a weapon. I just needed to distract her for an instant to make my attack.


    It didn't work. The cookie bounces off her without so much as a flinch and she starts laughing. I got so angry and tried to hit her, and all of a sudden she was throwing fire at me! A cat person, throwing fire! She had to be part dragon or something! I was hocked and started referring to her as 'Dragon-kitty.'


   Well, i guess not. These Shinobi can use magic with their hands somehow, still, I like the name, I think it will be her new nickname!

This entry has random spots of water discoloration, hinting that the girl may have been crying when she wrote it.

I'm just a thief, It's silly to think I could be useful to these people. 


I wanted to get some real equipment. Weapons, armor, anything that might make me useful, and in truth, I was rather hungry for something more then the fists full of food I occasionally sneak from the kitchens at the Quicksands. I went to my favorite spot and found a nice mark.


She turned out to be faster then I thought. She caught me. She was talking to me, trying to find out who I was and what I was doing and once again I attempted to deploy my favorite distraction, crumbling up a cookie in my pocket and hurling the crumbs towards her. They bounced harmlessly off her mask. I suppose i should have thought of that.


Then... for no reason at all, her own friend walks up to her, picks up a hand full of sand, and says, 'Will that mask block this too?' and hurls it in her face.. blinding her. Wait.. what? Yeah. I took that moment to run as fast as my feet could carry me. 


Her friend found me later though. He tried to say he wanted to teach me new tricks to escape. I wont fall for that. I showed him the card, 'Shinobi will teach me escape tricks!'


That seemed to shock him. He knew what a shinobi was, and he wanted to meet them. I brought him to Miyo, but that may have been a mistake. He told the story of how we met, and Mei... "Dragon Kitty", got upset. We had been getting along well, i think, maybe even friends, but hearing that I was stealing angered her. She yelled at me for being a thief and taking things. It caused a big argument with her and Miyo.


Miyo told her to teach me about the Shinobi, but she refused. I had been excited about learning to be a shinobi. The idea is almost perfect! I could help the Dawn and be really strong!


Karien thought it was a good idea to. She told Mei to teach me, and Mei said no again.


I think... I think Mei doesn't think a thief is good enough to be a shinobi. Yayoi is just a common criminal and not good enough to join them. It.. I mean... I really wanted to, but if Mei doesn't think I should, then i wont make her. Maybe she's right.




I'll try to find some other way to help the Dawn.