[dragon] Response and observation

[Togashi Ryoushi]

> I have absolutely no idea why people are accusing Nakamuro... I think 
> it may have to do with them not wanting to like any Phoenix, and since 
> there is no reason not to like Nakamuro (he's the only Phoenix 
> character *I* like), they're trying to come up with reasons to accuse 
> him.  Or not... I really don't know.  Personally, my money's on Taeruko 
> or Hochiu, but I could be wrong.

What? No, no, wait a sec. I am not trying to discredit Nakamuro just 
'cause he is a Phoenix. In fact I think Nakamuro is one of the most 
interesting Phoenix characters. And I think that if he was the one, then 
it would be really cool: he would be torn between his duties (that maybe 
pushed him to ally with Tamori) and his feelings that it is wrong. 
Suddenly he would be a much more interesting character, just as Shaitung 
is one of the most interesting (if not _the_ most interesting) 
character: she is not a linear simple character, she is a round 
character, and the situations she has found herself in (having her clan 
move to the Phoenix, fight in place of her father that disappered, then 
discover that Tamori is now allied with the SL, and more recently the 
whole story with Nakamuro) make her a great character. Initially she 
just had this blind hate for the Phoenix, but now she is realising that 
things are as simple as they look and she is starting to trust people: I 
think that's an amazing character evolution, that has been very well 
written by the story team.
Similarly if Nakamuro was involved, this would in no way mean I'll found 
him less interesting, expecially if he actually didn't want to ally with 
Tamori and did it either because of rage or because someone else told 
him.
So please don't confuse the two things.

Now to reply to Jimmy_Neal, the arguments against Nakamuro are many and 
it would take too long to describe them all. None of them is in any way 
enough to give us certainty that he was the one, and in fact even 
considering them all we can only suspect: they are not proves, but more 
like hints. Still I presented them (and some other people before and 
after me) because it seemed interesting and I was curious to hear 
people's opinion.
A first step is to restrict the possible candidates to those who could 
actually speak for the clan. I understand what you meant but Tamori was 
actually looking for a more literal meaning. Tsuge is the Dragon's 
general in the war against the Phoenix: that's as high as it can get 
without being a daimyo!
Similarly for the Phoenix the possible candidates are the 5 elemental 
masters and possibly Aikune. At the time, those could be the only 
serious people with the power to speak for their clan.
Reading "Fire and Air", it seemed to me that people like Hochiu and 
Taeruko could not be the ones because they actually fight Tamori (if 
they didn't, Tamori couldn't have touched them). Nor is Riake as she 
died. This leaves Nakamuro (who fled taking Shaitung) and Ningen who was 
muttering (No, no, no, and didn't move a finger... quite suspicious).
Other things were what Tamori says to Shaitung when they meet (he 
laughes that she didn't realize who it was to ally with him... and 
Nakamuro is just standing there). Other possible clues that people found 
were the fact that Nakamuro knew so much about Oracles (so that he knew 
that they needed to start the war) and his behavious in Shiro Tamori 
(which many interpreted as regret).
There were also many arguments against this idea, that people in the 
list proposed. In particular the main one is that given Nakamuro's 
story, he should hate Tamori, not ally with him!

There is much more and the arguments were a bit longer than this. But I 
hope this gives you a vague idea of why I suspect (and in no way accuse) 
Nakamuro.
If you want to check the whole discussion, I am sure you should find it 
in the archives: it was around the time "Fire and Air" came out. And a 
bit after the latest fiction for the Dragons (the GCUK one).

I hope this help. :)

*bows*
*sits back to meditate*


Togashi Ryoushi
Dragon clan tattooed monk