Clinton
Rokugo Yuto started his day tending to his duties at City Hall. Wearing more appropriate clothes than on his common excursions throughout the city, making sure to dress the part of his responsibilities. Today was a rather unusual day for him, not expecting to ever have to do this. Guess life came with all sorts of humbling experiences. Nevertheless upon entering city hall he'd return the bows and greetings to all who addressed him, making sure Soshi Junichi was expecting of the Magistrates arrival. Once being able to enter the ambassador's office, he'd enter and give a deep bow. The two knew they had business with one another. 

"Greetings, Soshi-sama, it is good to see you. I understand that we have much to discuss." 

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Leslie
Junichi was seated at his desk when Yuto entered his office. Junichi was dawned plainly in a gray Kimono, with the red embroidered mons of the Soshi family displayed at chest level in the garbs trimming. Instead of his more formal full-face mask, he instead opted to wear his diagonal half-mask today. It covered from the left corner of his lip up to the left corner of his right eye. A hole was carved out of the mask just wide enough to frame the whites of his eye. It was so perfectly fit to his face that his eyelashes would cup over the edges of the wooden frame. The mask itself was all black with the side profile of an orange line-drawn scorpion walking up the slant. His disheveled black hair hung down over the top of the mask just above his slate gray eyes that were looking down at the stack of paperwork on his desk. 

Junichi's office was modestly arranged, a bookshelf rested against the left wall, displaying a vast collection of law books. On the right wall was a tapestry of the Scorpion Clan mons and beside it on the left were three additional depictions of mons. The pictures were aligned in a vertical row: the top picture again displayed the mons of The Scorpion Clan, the middle picture showed the crest of the Soshi Family, and the bottom picture showed the mons of The Phoenix Clan. His desk sat towards the back of the room, with two chairs sitting in front of it.

Junichi's eyes would eventually flicker up from his stack of paperwork, able to watch as Yuto bowed and greeted him. Junichi was aware that there was something The Magistrate wanted to discuss with him but wasn't quite sure what it was about. Junichi knew it wasn't about their conference coming up, so he didn't have any idea of what to expect.

He would calmly reply to the Magistrate.

"It is good to see you as well, Magistrate Rokugo-San. Please come have a seat, and make yourself comfortable while I put away my paperwork."

Junichi would gesture towards the open seats, and move to open one of the desk drawers. He'd then begin moving the paperwork out of sight while Yuto arranged himself. Once Junichi was finished he would close the drawers and refocus his attention on the Magistrate, and inquisitively ask.

"So, what is it you would like to discuss?"
Clinton
Yuto on the other hand wore a pink kimono and blue hakama, having a silk purple haori draping his shoulders. As for the scorpion's mask it merely hung from his obi, it was rare for the man to wear his mask having no issues revealing one's face in public. 

Nodding as the ambassador invited him to sit, he took a moment to appreciate the room. Always able to appreciate a subtle modest man, he sat waiting for Junichi to join him. Rokugo had several matters he wanted to discuss, starting off with one of the more urgent dealings. 

"Recently I had been invited to the Crane Embassy by Doji Koharu, rumors of my excursions on the criminal elements in the city reached her ears and interested her in contacting me." 

It was important to inform the ambassador on these dealings, hoping he himself could follow up on said meeting and bring something from it. 

"We spoke and shared our personal opinions on some things, of course I made known no discussions could be made until you were involved. Which is why I'd like to orchestrate a meeting with you two sometime, before I leave we can find what time best suits your schedule." 

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Leslie
Junichi could not say he was familiar with the name "Doji Koharu", though he knew it was a Doji that held the place of the Crane Ambassador; Doji Kazuhiko. Judging by the sound of things he assumed that this person must have been another courtier of sorts... And with enough status to bargain? Junichi wondered if the two Doji might have been related... *And from what he's heard about the Crane...* Though there was something else that Junichi was interested in, and that were the 'rumors' Yuto had mentioned... It probably wouldn't hurt to check into he Magistrates file after their meeting.

"Can you indulge me a little more on this 'Doji Koharu' first? What topics did you two find yourselves of similar mind over?"

Asked Junichi inquisitively. After all, he wanted to try and get an understanding of what it was he was agreeing to before making any plans around it.
Clinton
Nodding his head as the ambassador spoke, Yuto was happy to share any relative information. Hopefully the meeting between him and the crane could bear some fruit, especially after knowing their interests were aligned in many ways. 

"She informed me her clan had lost a well loved Magistrate due to the criminal element within the city. They're very passionate about dealing with crime and responding to it better." 

Doji Koharu seemed honest and with noble intentions, however he couldn't rush or make a proper decision. Yuto had a tendency to place trust in others often, believing Junichi could better respond to this potential alliance. 

"She asked for my views of the Thunder Guard, we both agreed their management could be better orchestrated from what it is now. Doji-sama wanted to petition with your aid for myself to take control of the guard, of course I told her nothing could be done without your involvement." 

There wasn't much else to gauge from their meeting, thus Yuto concluded. 

"I'd prefer getting you two in a room to more definitively come to a decision, but if I may add. Taking control of the Guard could give us more... Control"
Leslie
What an absolutely bazaar set of topics. Junichi did not quite know where to start as he began to address the Magistrate with slight hints of both exasperation and confusion apparent in his undertone. 

"Rokugo-San, with the Empire taking hold of Ryoko Owari Toshi the Thunder Guard is now under the authority of the Overseer, Otomo Taninaru-Sama. Even if the city was still held by our Clan, the Thunder Guard fall under the jurisdiction of the Governor. I do not have any persuasion as an Ambassador to assist you with these endeavors. You would probably be more successful contacting our Clan Champion, Bayushi Kachiko."

What was truly stumping Junichi was that he was unable to place how the Crane factored in with Thunder Guard business. It seemed very... *Out of place.* Either it was some sort of elaborate ruse set in motion by the Crane, or an act of extreme ignorance on both their parts. Junichi honestly wasn't quite sure if it was worth investigating or not. 

"As for your acquaintance in the Crane Clan, if she has business to discuss with me then have her write me to my office. I should be relatively free this following week."

Silence would fall between them, lingering in the air like a thick mist. In an attempt to clear it away, Junichi would tack on.

"... Is there anything more you'd like to discuss with me?"
Clinton
Listening to the Ambassador, Yuto was aware of who the thunder guard fell to in power. It was above them all, though there was still a certain curiosity that wanted to draw Junichi and Koharu together, even after he brought out his ridiculous effort to take the Guard would be. 

"You are right in that regard. But would there be no way to formulate an appeal to take control of it? Or even oversee the Guard in an assigned district? I don't know much of Otomo Taninaru-sama, but I believe if we construct and present a sufficient management plan for the Guard it could bring us much credibility. It's a lot I'm aware of, but I'm willing to set aside the time to create such a method." 

There wasn't much else Yuto could say in that aspect, but he did want to bring the Crane and Scorpion together. 

"I will reach out to Doji-sama so that she may come and see you. There's something to be learned, and maybe gained with them. I'm sure of it." 

He was calm but passionate, any pathway they could take to better their position he'd explore. But he needed the man's approval first. 

"No, that will be all. I suppose there wasn't much to discuss.."

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Leslie
It appeared to Junichi that the momentary mystery had been solved. It seemed as though it was the Magistrate who's interests aligned with the Thunder Guard, not the Cranes. Sadly, there wasn't anything he could really do to help in those regards. He had neither the status nor the authority to pry into such matters. 

"I would assume not because of the fact certain city assets are now under the control of the Empire. Simply put, those operations exceed our domain of involvement. However since the Thunder Guard are by nature a facet of the Scorpion Clan it would leave me to believe that some sort of arrangement has been made between our Clan and the Empire. Though again, I do not have the authority to look into those matters. If you're expressing an interest in managing the Thunder Guard you should seek out the guidance of the Clan Champion. In the mean time, I will be looking forward to arranging this meeting with the Crane. Thank you for keeping me updated, and feel free to stop in anytime. May the Kami offer you clarity in all of your future endeavors."

Junichi would politely nod towards the man, and with that their meeting would come to a close.