Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 25, 2009 22:17:56 GMT -5
There it was again! Why on earth was Tsutomegi calling a kid his own age a thing like that? Still, Takeo had only just now gotten him to crack a smile, so he wasn't about to bring it up now. But weird habits or no, he wasn't entirely sure how to resolve the dilemma of the leftovers. "Y'know, I really never worked in the food tents," Takeo explained, "so I really wouldn't know. It's not like we can just put the stuff back in the pot; I'm pretty sure that's against health regulations or something. Here, I'll ask someone." And with that he got up to go find, well, someone to ask. There was really only one place to go with a question like this: the line where the food was served, since that was, after all, where all the workers were. "Uhm, excuse me," he said to the first person he saw who wasn't busy with something. "My friend's not sure what to do with his leftovers. What should we...?"
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 25, 2009 23:21:09 GMT -5
"Leftovers?" A sweet little voice querried, popping up from behind the table. "I can take those!" The auburn-haired girl said with a big grin. "We're composting any of the leftovers for fertilizer! It'll help when it comes to restoring the plantlife to its previous state!" She explained happily to the older boy in front of her. Seemed like a Genin by the look of him. And while Atsuko herself wasn't even an Academy student, she had still managed to slip in to help with the food tent. They HAD been busy, after all! Watching as he left, Utsuro felt a twinge of guilt. Takeo-sama had talked of being told to do this and that by his superiors often, and here he had just sent him on another mostly-pointless errand unintentionally. Unfortunately, the Genin seemed to move as quickly as his words, so there was no time to voice a complaint and accomplish the task himself. He'd simply have to wait for Takeo-sama to return.
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 26, 2009 17:04:47 GMT -5
Takeo nodded. "Thanks!" he told the young girl. "I'll be right back, then." It was only then that he turned and made his way back to Tsutomegi's table to deliver the news: "Yo! The girl up front said she'd take it. They've got a recycling program going on." Compost, eh? People sure were being thrifty these days, recycling anything they could get their hands on. That was a good thing; the village's resources would be taxed as it was, with hiring craftsmen and workers to rebuild and bringing in the new materials, medicine, and other supplies they'd need. But why was such a little girl working the food tents...?
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 26, 2009 19:10:00 GMT -5
"Ah...that...is good." Utsuro nodded, shifting quietly to his feet and picking up the bowl. Carrying it back over to the girl behind the table. She was all too happy to take it, adding the contents to a barrel behind her. Returning to his recent companion, he merely muttered quietly. "So...where to?"
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 26, 2009 19:22:17 GMT -5
"Hmmm. Y'know," Takeo mused, leading the way out of the tent and into the road, "I hadn't really thought that part out yet. Was there anything in particular you wanted to see? For now, let's head this way. You'll need to know the way back to the tents, and this way you'll get used to finding them."
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 26, 2009 20:44:55 GMT -5
"Seems...a wise idea." He nodded, following Takeo-sama's lead. "I am..directionally challenged...so to speak."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 26, 2009 20:59:15 GMT -5
Takeo nodded again. "It happens," he agreed simply. "I'm pretty average when it comes to that, at least for a ninja, but it's easy to see how someone could get lost here. It helps if you watch for landmarks as you go. Like... over there! See, that house has a weird weather vane." He pointed to the indicated object, which was in the shape of some strange creature Takeo couldn't make out at the moment. "So when you see that, you'll know that food is dead ahead. "So how's about it? Anywhere in particular you wanted to see? There's plenty of monuments and shops and stuff around here, and learning the way to the Administration Building is always a good thing. Or, y'know, we could just randomly wander and see what happens. Any ideas?"
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 26, 2009 22:06:20 GMT -5
For a while, Utsuro just followed along behind Takeo-sama, casting sideways glances at buildings as they passed, trying to memorize them for future reference. He did not say much, his flat gray eyes just seeming to pick apart the information, filing it away. "Whatever you think is best, Takeo-sama." He said at last. "And it was a kappa."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 27, 2009 19:09:41 GMT -5
"Ehh? Really?" Takeo asked, twisting around to get a second look. With the sun's glare, though, it was hard for him to make out much detail. "Sharp eye, Tsutomegi! I still can't really tell what it is, and that's after you told me. Well," he finished as he turned back around to face forward, "there's a good landmark for you anyways, right?" Though... if he had identified the Kappa on the weathervane... "So, Tsutomegi! You like those old stories too? My family's pretty into that stuff, y'know."
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 27, 2009 19:33:23 GMT -5
"Of course.." Although, from the sound of Takeo-sama's words, that was all he took them for. That's all anyone took them for anymore. Stories. Fairy tales. Myths. Things to keep little children in line. Casting a passing glance at his companion's back, he could not say the latter half of the statement surprised him in the least. The information he'd brought with him- what could be salvaged, at least- while outdated slightly, had still been valuable, and proved today to continue to be so. "..And...Uchiha, right?...That...makes sense...considering.."
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 27, 2009 19:39:49 GMT -5
Takeo stopped dead. There was no way.... no way this kid could know that! It was a secret all Uchiha kept closely, guarded almost with their very lives. And for some random outsider to know!? "Considering what?" he asked intently, suddenly feeling quite ill. If he became the reason the secret got out...
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 27, 2009 19:57:15 GMT -5
"Ah..well.." Oh dear. Takeo-sama wasn't looking too good. Why did he have to open his big mouth? Of COURSE something like that was probably meant to be kept a secret. It was only speculation on his village's part, after all, though Takeo-sama's reaction did lend a bit of credence to it. He should probably not press the matter further. Better thing fast, kid, or he'll think you're stalling!" Th.." Utsuro lowered his voice even further, barely audiable were it not for the close proximity. "The...Sharingan..." He began again. Yes, that was good. It was not WELL known, to his recollection, but some information of it HAD permeated the world. "Amaterasu...Tsukuyomi...Names all dealing with....ancient....legends." Phew. That should suffice.
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 27, 2009 20:01:30 GMT -5
Takeo frowned. He wasn't sure if he should believe Tsutomegi or not, but either way, he'd have to keep an eye on this kid. And, of course, he'd have to let the elders know that their secret might be in jeopardy. Man... that is not gonna be a fun conversation."Well, yeah, that's true," he replied suspiciously, "but how does a kid like you know about that? That's not the kind of thing everyone knows about."
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Post by strangevisitor on Aug 27, 2009 20:11:51 GMT -5
"Wh..when I left...home...I took....everything I could...with me." The suspicious young man explained, quite truthfully at that. "Including...classified information...my village's shinobi had....collected over time..." "I..thought.." Utsuro relented. "I might...be able to use it.....as a bargaining chip...that is...information...for admission.." He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck, eyes firmly planted on the ground before his feet. "And...of course...7 years of travel...I read things...gomen.."
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Tensei Kaori
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Post by Tensei Kaori on Aug 27, 2009 20:15:31 GMT -5
Takeo nodded. "Well, that makes sense, I'd guess. You'd want to know everything you could if you wanted to survive. But still..." What on earth was going on? Who would have guessed that such an unassuming kid knew stuff like this? "You came from a ninja village?" he asked curiously. "You never said anything about that before. Which village?"
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