Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 22, 2009 21:07:53 GMT -5
"Whoa, whoa! Not so fast there, Short Stuff," Zyu said, putting the charge back in its pocket where it belonged. "Get over here." "Ayaka... River Country... and, the war hit my village," Ayaka said in response to the boy's respective questions, a little overwhelmed by this particular turn of events and this Shichuumaru's level of energy. "Wait.. what?" she asked confusedly. "Water chakra? Exotic flavor? What are you talking about?"
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 22, 2009 21:28:18 GMT -5
" Get over here." Why did that tone sound so familiar? Curling in a little defensively, Utsuro shuffled along the street until he was...roughly..within arms reach of this strange, orange-haired woman. Just say the word, kid...You know I'm always ready to appear!"Y-yes?" "Oh..wow...sorry to hear that..That war was nasty business.." Shichuumaru nodded, though still maintaining a positive aura. "Oh, right! Sorry. My clan lives outside the village, in the forest, and I keep forgetting we're not very recognized!" He laughed, holding up Gabu a bit. "We're a summoner-type clan of shinobi. Our whole family has a pact with a clan of beetles. We're paired off at birth, human and larva, and we work together!" Grinning proudly, he motioned to the mostly-gone orb. "This is my Chakra, in a condensed form, that is. It's what the Beetle Clan feeds on. When Gabu-chan tried to eat your hair, it was actually the Chakra residue in it that he was after. It's...kind of a thing of his, I dunno why he does it." The boy laughed, slightly embarassed. "But that's how I knew. He told me your Chakra tasted different from most others around here!"
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 22, 2009 21:33:26 GMT -5
"Hey now, I don't bite," Zyu told the kid, snatching the map out of his hands. "Just blow things up." She gave the boy a wink before studying the map. "Okay, let's see now. Where were you trying to go?" she asked. Ayaka blinked at the onslaught of information. Beetles, summoner types, and chakra? Just what on earth was this kid talking about? "I... really have no idea what you're talking about," Ayaka said flatly, her lack of comprehension clear on her face.
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 23, 2009 6:27:43 GMT -5
"I was...trying...to find..the food tent.." He responded as quickly as he could. This woman...he really wished he could peg what was so familiar about her behavior. "The M-medics...they..will be mad...if I do not eat....properly, that is.." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "So..you're..not a ninja, then?" Shichuumaru queried, casting a quick glance down at her footwear. "Huh. Well! Chakra's a pretty easy concept to understand! It's kinda...well, it's an energy that exists in every living thing in the world! And it's divided amongst the five different elements, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, and Lightning. Each living thing has a particular affinity for one of those." He rambled on for a bit about what she had seemed confounded by. "It's a lot deeper than that, but I don't wanna chew up all your time going on like an Academy instructor." He laughed again, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. "Chakra is what allows a ninja to do what they do, basically. But anyway. Anything I can help you with? You looked like you were in a bit of a hustle before Gabu-chan decided to drop in!"
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 23, 2009 11:35:18 GMT -5
"Oh, is that all?" she asked, turning the map so the kid could see it too. "All right, the nearest food tent is over here, right?" She pointed to a marked spot on the map. "And we aaaaare... let's see... which one was it? Ah, right. This street right here." She moved her finger to mark their current location. "So all you wanna do is go back down this street the way you came," she explained as she moved her finger along the path, "hang a left, and then keep going until you get to this street here. Take another left, and the tent should be on your right somewhere. Got it?" Chakra, huh? It allowed ninjas to do what they did... and she, Ayaka, had it too. Did that mean...? But no! No, she had to get back to her hunt before the day got any later. "N-no thanks," she told the boy, politely declining his offer of help. This was something she needed to do on her own. "But I do need to get going. Thanks for explaining. About the chakra stuff, that is."
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 23, 2009 18:26:09 GMT -5
So it HAD been the other turn. Darn it all! "Ah...I see....Thank you...very much..." Utsuro replied, bowing. "I better..go....let you..get back to your work..I would not want...to get you in trouble." He added, inching back a bit. "Th-thank you again...for your help." "Ah, alright! And no problem! It was nice to have someone to talk to about the stuff, I just hope I didn't mess you up or anything!" Shichuumaru grinned. "Oh! Before you go, though, SOMEONE needs to apologize." He added abruptly, holding out Gabu-chan towards her. The juvenile insectoid squirmed a bit, glancing left, and then right, before lowering his head shamefully. " Buu.." He muttered before getting shot a look by his partner. " Gabuuuu~.." "That's more like it."
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 23, 2009 18:37:48 GMT -5
"No problem!" Zyu said with a grin, reaching down to hoist up her large satchel and the giant orange-and-pink scroll that had been lying on the ground behind it. "Good luck with your quest, Short Stuff!" Ayaka almost gave a soft laugh at the Gabu creature's mannerisms. Despite being a large, chakra-eating, hair-loving bug, it (he?) was actually pretty cute. "It's okay," she told the little guy, reaching out to awkwardly give him a gentle pat. "Just... ask next time, okay? Or tell Shichuumaru-san to ask, since, well, I can't understand you. Maybe I'll learn how to use that chakra stuff so you don't have to eat my hair."
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 23, 2009 19:05:19 GMT -5
"Th-thank you.." Again with the pink and orange..Utsuro was suddenly struck with a terrifying mental image of what that woman's apartment must look like. Talk about kinda crazy..And with that, he was off, doing his best to follow the corrected directions he'd been given. Headbutting her hand soft, Gabu-chan let out a gurgle, oddly enough it sounded..like a happy sort of sound. Shichuumaru chuckled. "We'll be sure to do that. I'd be happy to teach you sometime! Look me up when you're not busy, eh? I'm pretty easy to spot, after all!" Another laugh and a grin.
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 23, 2009 19:22:34 GMT -5
Zyu stood there in the street for a bit, watching the kid who called himself Utsuro make his way back down the street. Hopefully he'd do just fine. He could do with a dose of confidence, though. Maybe he'd get better at presenting himself to people after he made a few friends. Well, by the time she got ready to set off more charges, he'd be safely away. Time to get back to work. "Thanks," Ayaka replied with a soft smile. "It was... nice meeting you. Both of you," she amended before continuing. "I live in the tents right now, so I'm easy to find too. Bye, Shichuumaru-san." And she resumed her trek down the street, thinking about the encounter. The boy, Shichuumaru, seemed really nice, and Ayaka had had a hard time not staring at his green hair and tan skin. And yellow eyes! Before leaving home Ayaka had never met anyone with more unusual coloring than she had, but this boy totally had her beat. It was pretty cool, though. And he did say that his clan lived in the forest. Imagining a whole family of people who looked like this Shichuumaru-san, all living in the forest... it sounded amazing. Maybe she could see for herself, one day. And then there was this... Gabu. Gabu-kun? It was pretty cute, and seemed to like her, even if she didn't want to let it eat her hair. Eat her hair.... ... a giant bug.. sucking on her hair.... ... landing on her head just to eat her hair... Ayaka froze, suppressing a shudder, and then altered her course, picking up speed so she was walking quickly by the time she made it back to the admin tent. Things had been rearranged so that the third table was in front of the opening rather than in the back of the pavilion, and it gave the impression of being a front desk. That was probably why it had been moved. In what was the boldest display she'd made since coming here - probably in her life - she marched right up to the table and slammed her hands down on its surface, resulting in a pretty gratifying BANG."I need to find a bath house!" she told the ninja on duty without preamble, huffing from the exertion of getting here so quickly as she had. A couple people stared at her, and even the man behind the desk seemed taken aback. "Oh, yes!" he said after a moment, obviously trying to regain his composure. "Actually, you're in luck. A few of the local baths just started offering free use of their facilities to people in the tents. Just give them one of these - " he set on the table a small bag of wooden chips with something printed on them " - and you're in. And don't waste them. I'm only allowed to give you so many."Ayaka mumbled a quick word of thanks to the man, snatched the bag off the table, and hurried back to the tent. A quick ransacking of her backpack - leaving random items scattered all over her corner - found the things she'd been looking for, which she stuffed into the bag she'd gotten at the clothing store earlier and had conveniently decided to save. That done, she set off, walking every bit as fast as she'd done to get here.
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 23, 2009 20:17:02 GMT -5
It had taken some time, but Utsuro had finally found his way to the food tent. The line had been short, as it it was actually midafternoon and thus no longer lunchtime, but that was fine by him. The less people interacted with, the better. Granted, the 'price' he paid for his tardiness was evident by the bowl that sat in his lap as he found a tree out of the way to sit under. Mostly rice, some vegetables. A few scraps of meat hidden amongst. The little girl at the tent had been adamant about giving him as much as possible, despite his protests. Surely someone else needed it, after all, but she had been rather stubborn. "This is.....a lot of food..." Utsuro mumbled to himself. Itadakimaaaaasu!!"Nice meeting you too!!" He called after her as she headed off. Further on down the street, she seemed to pick up a LOT more speed. He really hoped he had not made her late for something. "She was pretty cool, huh Gabu-chan?" " Gabu!!...Bubuu?" "Yeah, I'm sure she liked you too! I mean, she didn't freak out or anything!" Shichuumaru laughed, flashing up to the rooftops to head back to the rest of his family.
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 23, 2009 20:28:09 GMT -5
Ayaka had gotten a pretty decent way away from the tents when a thought occurred to her: She'd dashed off from the tents without even asking where the bathhouse was. Looks like I'll never get to look for a job, she sighed to herself as she slowed to a more normal pace. At least not today. With any luck, though she could still find her way without having to go all the way back to the tents. Maybe one of those wooden chips would have a clue. And so she pulled one out to study, not really paying attention to where she was going. "First they demand that I come back on time, and then they just send me off! 'Sorry, Takeo! You're not needed right now!' Okay, so that wasn't the exact wording, but still! What am I supposed to do now?" Takeo sighed, kicking a rock and ignoring the strange looks he was getting. Apparently the village was being swarmed with bored Genin, and he'd been assigned to a different job as of tomorrow. That meant he had the whole rest of the day off, and nothing to do. Just his luck. But then... hey! Was that...? "Yo, Tsutomegi!" he called out, dashing up to the tent. "Is that you? Hey, it is! Remember me?"
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 24, 2009 6:20:34 GMT -5
Midway through a tentative bite, Utsuro heard his name being called out. Despite the brief time he'd been in Konoha, the voice had already become familiar to his ears. "Ah..Takeo-sama..Yes..I remember you.."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 24, 2009 7:36:35 GMT -5
"Ah, perfect timing!" Takeo said happily, helping himself to a seat at the table. "I just got the rest of the day off, so I was looking for something to do or someone to share it with. You wouldn't believe the day I've had. All it needs now is for my little sister to show up and rub it in some. "Anyways. It's good to see you up and about. I guess that means you're doing better, right?"
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 24, 2009 21:06:34 GMT -5
"I am...sorry to hear that..." He could not help but feel a little bad for Takeo-san. He seemed like such a hard working young man, and it did not seem he was very appreciated for it. "I feel...a little better...yes..." Utsuro nodded softly. "It will...admittedly...be..a little while yet...before I am..fully recovered, I think.."
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 24, 2009 21:15:43 GMT -5
"Well, yeah," Takeo agreed, lounging in his seat as he spoke. "That medic last night wouldn't have given you that IV if you didn't really need it. They're being pretty tight with that kinda stuff, what with everything that's happened and all. "OH!" He exclaimed, leaning forward and slapping the table with a palm for emphasis. "You'll never guess what I heard today!"
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