Walking into the bar with Artemis and the now rescued Dr. Houou pulled out a seat for Artemis gesturing that she should have a seat at their usual bar location. Waiting for assistance from Magnus if he was in.
Artemis settled into her seat with mild care. She was going to be a little sore - Houou didn't know any pain relief techniques - but she was going to live, of course. She probably would've frozen to death in the snow without her team. "Ah, another scar on the patchwork," she mused, stretching her arms out slowly in front of herself, eyeing all of the scars that polka dotted her skin. She was a bit tired from the journey so hopefully they would be in and out soon.
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Magnus swiftly made his entrance with two plates of fish, a kettle of tea, and a few cups. He placed the dishes down carefully in front of Artemis and Houou and set the kettle on a small stand between them.
"I take it this is the good doctor?" he asked, looking the doctor up and down. After a few moments he waved over one of his guards, who then left with the doctor in tow. A small pile of coins was then distributed to each of the rogues. "Your pay. It's the standard amount for your work, but the food and drink are on the house. How did the rest of the mission go?"
Artemis grabbed the tea kettle the second Magnus placed it down. She poured a generous amount into her cup, reluctantly putting the kettle back. She grabbed onto her cup and brought her face closer so it could warm her. They'd been out of the snow for hours and hours but there was still a chill resting in her bones. "We killed the UHV. A lot of 'em," she explained as she stared unseeingly at her cup. "Impaled one, summoned a lightning bolt on another one, used wind armor to blase one far away, stomped on them with a giant spider made of fire, boiled one's face off, took a knife in the back from one of 'em..." Her voice quieted as she trailed off of her list. She forgot the people around her for a long moment as she replayed the images of a UHV soldier sneaking up on Atsuko only to have an earth spear pierce the soldier's chest and impale him. "A normal run in with the UHV, I assume," she speculated with a nonchalant shrug of her shoulders.
Pouring himself a glass of tea for himself, Houou listens to Artemis’ detailed report of the mission. Houou was more fond of leaving written reports, however Magnus was master under this roof. Houou doubted that spurs could have escaped his gaze.
“we certainly gave them a tough fight. Even so, i could use more training in the medical arts.
Houou looked down into his glass after taking a sip of the warm tea. His thoughts looming on how formidable the UHV actually are. He thought taking out his revenge on the UHV would somehow give him a sense of accomplishment, Instead he was left with the feeling of weakness.
“I detest these brainwashed UHV trash. I never understood how my family could just sit there and blindly follow the president... I won’t rest until I see the end of their malicious reign.”
Houou then lifted his head high enough to meet ArTemis’ eyes. This was the last time he could make excuses for himself, he knew what he needed to do
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Magnus listened to the pair stoically, showing nary a reaction to their statements as though he had heard it all before.
"A fairly typical run-in with them, yes, inasmuch as such a thing can be typical," he commented. "I can prepare more work if you're interested. If you have the cash, I may also be able to arrange a meeting with a medical kunoichi for training. She also has a bit of experience with weaponry."
The offer made, Magnus stood as he had been with a neutral expression. Someone sauntered up to the bar and ordered a drink, but one of the younger bartenders showed up to take the request.
The mission do not interest Houou at the moment, however he showed great interest in this talk of someone who could instruct him on medical techniques.
“please tell me where I can find this Kunoichi! ”
Houou blurted out, as he stood up out of the bar stool. His eyes then widened as he made eye contact with Magnus, instantly he bowed his head, holding this pose for several seconds.
“I owe you a great debt for sharing this information.”
"Unfortunately, these matters will need to wait for a few days. We have to meet up with our partner soon; he's expecting us," she responded, hoping not to offend Magnus, who'd helped them out a lot lately. She took a hearty gulp of her tea before rising to her feet, trying to ignore her own drooling over the fish platters.
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Magnus bowed his head to Artemis as she left. Her plate of fish remained untouched, still steaming, its gentle aromas wafting over to Houou and intensifying the scent from his own.
"She is currently in the employ of the Kurokasa family," Magnus informed the lad. "I can attempt to make contact if you, like your compatriot, have someplace to be. As I mentioned earlier, she does charge a fee for her services, though I cannot say how high it will be."
Accepting his compensation for the mission, Houou bowed in return to Magnus.
“upon my next visit, I shall pray for pre approval indeed. A firm fee would be f immense help as welk ”
As Artemis headed for the door, Houou inhaled the wonderful aroma of their plates of grilled fish. This time she had left it of her own accord. Grabbing a pair of chopsticks, Houou pinched right into the side of the fish and pulled away the soft meat from the bone, insides still steaming.
“i will take the rest of this and hope that she will try and eat this on the road. Thank you Magnus. ”
Houou lifted the grilled fish off of her plate and into his cedar food box. Taking one more pinch of his own delicious fish, he simultaneously emptied the contents of his plate into the cedar box as well. Out he chased after Artemis, with new found hope in his heart.
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Entering the bar, a young boy whom looked much too young and sweet to drink made his way in. Many hardened and experience criminals turning there heads to gaze at him. As he stepped onto the scene you'd get an example of his intentions here. Lifting and lobbing the wooden furniture in his path. Having them smash against the wall that faced 25 feet opposite of where Higashi made his entrance. "I'm looking for the baddest ******** in town..." He would say smiling, his metallic claw for a left hand reaching up in front of his face. The bar would fall dead silent as he made his decree. "Tell em that Higashi the claw and his gang are taking charge~!!!" The boy would scream out, startling no one. How many rouge came to this city every year claiming they were the strongest. Probably an endless amount. But on the other hand, how many of them where ambitious enough to back up their talk whenever they say it. Squeezing his claw for a hand, Higashi would wait for a response, and they would be the last thing he'd wait for...
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The crowd in the bar would go dead silent after the table careened across the establishment and would file out in a calm and orderly manner immediately thereafter and gathered in the street outside. The only ones who remained were either the extremely drunk--who were passed out--or the restaurant's staff.
"Excuse me, Mister the Claw," the even voice of Magnus called over from his position behind the bar. His hair was impeccably combed and his outfit had not a single speck of dust or food on it. A strange odor wafted over from his direction, or more precisely from the guards posted on either end of the bar. They were tense and eyed Higashi, but didn't move to intercept him just yet. One of them had a hand in their bag. "You will be paying for any damage you cause and any loss of business that results. If you're looking for the owner of this restaurant, that would be me."
Roxas was one of the many "hardened and experienced" criminals that were drinking in the cleanest bar in Sasagi. He had taken a break from putting his life on the line for the group and was simply relaxing for a bit. Atsuko's words had lost some of their meaning to him and he no longer believed in the cause. "If there ever was one." He mumbled to himself while he sipped some whiskey. He was alone of course just him and the drink collecting his thoughts. Then something disturbed the general peace of the bar. An individual claiming to be taking over Sasagi made his grand appearance. This was very unusual for Sasagi. The rogues knew to show some respect in the Moderate Man. Roxas was going to just sit back and watch until he felt an itch.
Getting up from he seat he slowly walked towards his friend, Magnus. He put his hand on the Rogue Head's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "I'll deal with this. I was bored anyway." If Magnus decided to let Roxas handle the child, the rogue would walk towards the Hyuuga with a look of absolute disgust. "Boy, I don't know how new you are to this but coming into a closed building surrounded by men who will kill you without hesitation isn't the brightest idea you've ever had. How 'bout you come back when you've grown some hair on your balls." Roxas wasn't a big fan of beating up children but it would feel way better than drinking all alone.
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Magnus didn't budge when Roxas leaned in, nor did he do so afterward. He simply nodded.
"At your leave," he said, his voice a bit rough around the edges, not quite a growl but not his normal tone of voice. As if to calm himself, the bartender swiftly retrieved a glass that positively sparkled in the light of the bar, slammed it down on the counter, and started mixing a drink right then.
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He would look at the guards. Nothing more then beings made of text, he wasn't impressed by NPC's the owner would have to do better then that. However he would play his cards closer to his hand. Watching the straggly old man magically appear from somewhere. Higashi would smirk, finding it amusing that he'd show his face anywhere in Higashi's presences. "..." The loud mouth was ominously silent. removing his boots, allowing his bare feet to grace the wooden floor of this shithole bar. He didn't much care for what the prettyboy behind the counter was saying. He didn't understand words, Higashi was a man of action. Watching with his whitened hues, He would watch as the Old Man finally grew some balls. Holding his arms out to him, Higashi would welcome the challenge. As the man would begin to speak, always attack first. Cutting off his route toward him at the 10 foot mark. Without a moments notice the boy would spin on his heals, utilizing the heavenly rotation technique. But something was different, it always was when refering to Higa. The size of his rotation was double the average size, consuming over 2/3rd of the bar space. The violent rotation would tear asunder wooden furnature, glass windows, glass bottles. A volley of tavern furniture spinning around the whirlwind that had become Higashi, Building momentum Higashi's violent whirlwind would turn the tavern into a hurricane impact zone. With glass and wooden skewering everything within the 25 feet around the young boy.
"Guess I'll have to be paying for that now huh?" The cocky brat would joke, spinning to a halt. He would wait to see how his opponent would react. To a taste of his combat equation. Smirking the Hyuga boy's attention could be focused on both the well dressed bar owner and his straggly friend all thanks to his byakugan. While Higashi loved the back and forth of an argument. He wanted to get straight to the point.
匚卄丹Ｋ尺丹: 125 ち匕丹爪工れ丹: 350
Hakkeshō Kaiten [ Eight Trigrams: Heavenly Spin ] Rank C A secret taijutsu that is orally handed down only within the main house of the Hyūga, this technique utilizes the chakra control gained through Gentle Fist training to release a huge amount of chakra from all the chakra points on the user's body. It is also a defensive maneuver to compensate for the Byakugan's blind spot as the released chakra blocks any possible attack on the user. After releasing chakra from every tenketsu in their body, the user then spins rapidly to parry the attack, both creating a rotating shield of chakra around themselves and tossing away any nearby attackers. The user can also actively control the size and power of the sphere to suit the situation. This technique is only effective when rotating, since the chakra itself is not enough to stop a physical attack thus if they cannot spin, the user becomes vulnerable. It should be noted that certain attacks can pierce through this shield. ( If they are one [1] or more ranks above the chakra used to generate the spin. If you cannot learn a certain rank of technique, you cannot create shields equal to that amount. ( A D rank genin cannot learn A ranked bloodline jutsu, so he cannot create A rank shields. However a C rank gennin can learn A rank bloodline jutsu and therefore can perform A rank sheilds.)
Nibai Ookisa [ Doubled Volume ] Rank: X :: Simple Description: A simple modification which doubles the volume of one part of the paired Ninjutsu while shrinking another part by the same amount to create lopsided techniques. Usually used on multi-projectile techniques, wherein it's possible to shrink one projectile to grow another.
Building Storm Rank: X :: Simple Description:This skill is one that is supplementary, and only useful if paired with a dodge. The user, while in any other motion, will add a spin to their arm, fast enough to scatter wind away from them in a single rotation before delivering an attack, be it a straight, a jab, a chop, a hook or even a full on haymaker. They will bring all of that energy into the next attack, adding on the cost of this skill and the user's strength into the damage of the attack, should it connect. Can be used up to the maximum trained level of hard physical formless trained.
