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Post by UchihaJyounochi on Mar 31, 2007 21:44:46 GMT -5
Iro was happy to be away from the packed main road where the reception had been held at. As he bumbled about the crowd, a kind ANBU had given him the name of the Inn where he'd be staying at and the names of the others he'd be staying with. He knew Masato fairly well, but he had no clue who the other two were. He thought he'd heard the name Kiyoshi before... but only the name.
The village was bigger then he'd expected. It was very difficult for Iro to find where he was going. He actually had to stop and ask for directions three times before he heard someone call out "Welcome to the Black Sand Inn!"
Phew... I almost PASSED it!!
Iro walked into the building, noting the elaborate decorations of the lobby. He walked up to the counter, weaving his way through a few other leaf shinobi.
"My name is Kokoro Iro. I... I should have a room here."
"One moment..." the man behind the counter flipped through a large book. He looked rather flustered trying to deal with the massive influx of customers at one time. "Ah yes... here we are. You'll be staying in room 58. It's on the third floor, towards the end." He handed Iro a key before rushing down to the other end of the counter. "No no no!! That goes on the second shelf!"
Iro didn't even have time to thank the man. I guess it must be really difficult to run an Inn. He wandered down the hallway, away from the commotion of the lobby. It had been difficult enough manuvering around the streets with his bags, let alone the crowded lobby. He found a flight of stairs at the end of the hallway and climbed them to the third and top floor.
As he turned the corner, he found the door to his room right next to him. I wonder if I'm the first one here. As he slid his key into the door and turned the handle, the door swung open.
"Well, I guess I am the first one here." He set his bag down on the floor and started to unpack his cloths, and hang up his formal attire.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Mar 31, 2007 21:58:05 GMT -5
"At last!" Tatsuya sighed, sticking the empty folder into his bags. A whole afternoon of handing out rooming assignments across the entire caravan had worn the redheaded shinobi completely out. He would be glad to get out of his Chuunin gear and into something more accommodating to the desert heat.
Pulling out his own room assignment, he nodded to himself. "The Black Sand Inn, hm?" he said to himself. "Sounds interesting!" After asking directions, he was on his way. And before long, he was staring at the door of Room #58 on the third floor. Grinning, he knocked on the door before opening it.
"Anyone home?" he called as he stepped in.
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Post by chuwawa on Apr 2, 2007 1:40:30 GMT -5
Kiyo sucked in a deep breath before knocking on the door to his room. "Here goes," he muttered, before giving the panel a sharp knock.
It still amazed Kiyo how overtly friendly these people had been towards him. Here he was, someone that had virtually come from off the map, and already they'd given him a room with others. Kiyo didn't know if they were naive or just confidant in the fact that he wasn't a threat.
Either way, Kiyo figured it'd be better if he kept on guard. Activating risuningu, he waited for someone to answer the door.
........and then he waited some more........
And then some more.....
Finally getting a little annoyed, he looked at the door number....and could have slapped himself.
"Baka ne!"
He was on the wrong floor!
Some time later....Kiyo did a double check, finding himself now at Room #58 on the third floor. He would have knocked, but heard someone inside already.
"Anyone home?"
Taking a deep breath, Kiyo once again prepeared himself for a first encounter before entering the room.
"Umm....hello? I'm Uteke Kiyoshi.....and you?"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 2, 2007 9:32:22 GMT -5
Tatsuya nearly jumped in surprise at the voice behind him. He was expecting to see someone as he went in, not to be approached from behind. Turning around, he came face to face with the newcomer. "Hi there!" he said with a grin, backing up to allow the newcomer a path into the room. "I'm Tokoharu Tatsuya, a chuunin." That was said with an uncomfortable tug on his flak jacket. "You're the new guy, right?"
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Post by chuwawa on Apr 2, 2007 12:51:34 GMT -5
Kiyo scratched his head. Once again, these people were so friendly...
"You're the new guy, right?"
Kiyo paused. He hadn't realized that word would travel so fast, but he supposed he was the new guy. "Uhh...yeah, I guess so." He chuckled nervously.
Spying the man's bags, Kiyo was reminded of the fact that he had a severe lack of clothing. Only the shirt on his back.
"So umm...a chuunin, huh? I've heard of those before but...what is that, exactly?"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 2, 2007 13:04:54 GMT -5
"What is a chuunin, hm?" Tatsuya paused, thinking. "Well, for starters, it's me. Haha, I was only kidding," he laughed with a wink. "Seriously, though, let's see. For starters, there are three main ranks in the Shinobi world - Genin, Chuunin, and Jounin. The Genin are the new kids on the block, having just become shinobi. They get the lowest-ranked missions and are guided by a Sensei at all times. This Sensei teaches them how to be a shinobi and so on and so forth. The Jounin are the elites. They get all the crazy, intense missions that could affect the balance of power among the villages or even the entire countries themselves. In the middle you have the ninja like me, the Chuunin. We're higher up than the Genin but lower than the Jounin. We're the commanders, who lead squads on missions. We're responsible for the well-being and survival of our squads, as well as the success of the mission - and when it comes down to choosing between one or the other, that's our job as well. Of course, on the highest-ranked missions, it'll usually be a Jounin who does that job as well. See?"
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Post by UchihaJyounochi on Apr 2, 2007 14:50:23 GMT -5
Iro heard voices coming from the entrance to the room. I suppose those would be my roomates... I don't hear Masato's voice though...
Standing up from unpacking, he rounded the corner to the entryway of the room. Where a man in a flak jacket was finishing up a speech about the difference in shinobi ranks. The other kid MUST not be from any large village to not know that. But then why was he in the same room as Iro... That was something for a later time, and a different place.
"Hello there," Iro said as he tied his forhead protector tightly over his eyes. "My name is Kokoro Iro. You must be Tatsuya and Kiyo." Iro still hadn't picked out a shirt for the night, so his chest was covered only by the bandages that had been applied on the trip. "I would be a Genin by the way" Iro said with a smile.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 2, 2007 17:26:59 GMT -5
"The name's Tokoharu Tatsuya," the red-haired Chuunin said cheerfully, flashing another grin. "Chuunin of Konoha, and currently wiped out from running all over the caravan all afternoon. Pleased to meet ya, both of you!"
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Post by Sergeant Tenny on Apr 2, 2007 19:30:37 GMT -5
Masato hurried his way down the winding, crowded street. So much commotion over a country to country diplomatic visit , he thought to himself. Well, that's why I'll never understand politics and diplomacy, I suppose. Arriving at the Black Sand Inn, he walked through the front door, checked in, and set off up the stairs. I wonder who I'll be rooming with, he thought to himself as he climbed the final set of stairs. Arriving at the door to room 58, his jaw dropped in shock. "YOU!" He cried, after seeing the red haired Chuunin. He began to back away slowly. "No way am I rooming with you!"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 2, 2007 19:55:02 GMT -5
Tatsuya blinked. Just hours earlier they'd been friendly acquaintances; Tatsuya had no idea what'd gotten into the kid. "Uhh.... okay..." he said slowly, expecting some sort of joke to come soon. "I don't think it's possible to change... these assignments were figured out in advance, and the ANBU have copies of the list in case something happens. It'd be bad if someone tried to change and then something happened."
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Post by chuwawa on Apr 3, 2007 0:20:02 GMT -5
Kiyo blinked. What else could he do? He hadn't exactly been expecting such a lecture as an answer to his question, but he supposed, what-with the overt friendliness he'd experienced already, that he should have expected it at this point.
Just then, two more people entered the room, and Kiyo was very quickly, and painfully, reminded of the fact that he'd left his risuningu activated.
"NO WAY AM I ROOMING WITH YOU!"
The sudden yelling took Kiyo by surprise, and before he could stop himself, he was bent down, clutching his ears.
"Baka ne," he muttered, before finally deactivating his jutsu.
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Post by Sergeant Tenny on Apr 11, 2007 21:03:43 GMT -5
Masato paused, muttering to himself. I'm an idiot, I'm such an idiot. "Sumimasen, Tatsuya-san... It was a combination of surprise, a poorly planned joke, and the fear of not having any space to put my own belongings amongst the slew of beauty products that I'm sure you use on a daily basis." Sticking out his tongue, he strode forward towards Tatsuya, offering his hand. "How are you, senpai?"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 11, 2007 21:13:32 GMT -5
Tatsuya laughed. "I've been fine," he replied, shaking Masato's hand. "On another day I might have gotten your joke quicker, but Auntie Akina had me running up and down the caravan getting the rooming assignments figured out, so my brain still hasn't adapted to being off-duty. Anyways," he added with a mischievous grin, moving aside so everyone could actually get into the room and he could shut the door against the heat, "I'll be sure my hairbush leaves you some elbow room."
Sighing, he unzipped his flak jacket and dropped it unceremoniously on top of his bags. "So is it just me," he asked, "or is anyone else wondering what Kazekage-sama was talking about when he mentioned that message he left us?"
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Post by Sergeant Tenny on Apr 11, 2007 21:23:33 GMT -5
Shifting the blades on his back to a more comfortable position, Masato flopped onto his back on the bed, looking at the ceiling. "Actually, I haven't the foggiest, senpai. The way I see it, we Genin are just grunts, and we do what we're told when we're told. I'll worry about it when it comes to pass. For now, I just want to take five minutes and get the sand out of my hair. By the way, none of you saw this." Reaching into his bag, he pulled out a ridiculously fine toothed comb out of his bag and began to deal with the sand-ridden mess that his hair had become during the journey.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Apr 11, 2007 21:28:22 GMT -5
"Deal," said Tatsuya as he began to explore the room. "Now... message, message! If I were a message from the Kazekage, where would I be?"
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