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 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:13 pm
It came to the point that neither Nagamichi nor Takeshi could come up with any further information to piece together the puzzle of the night's events, so the older genin suggested that they call it a night and begin anew in the morning. The white-haired boy knew it would be pointless to pursue the matter, so with a sigh he said,
"I guess you're right Takeshi. I guess a bit of rest would do us both some good." Walking up to the other genin, Nagamichi held out his hand to shake. Once they had shaken hands he turned as if to leave. "Good night, Takeshi. Have a safe trip home. Maybe we can meet up tomorrow for a bite of breakfast?" The sword-bearing medic remained where he was for the taijutsu user to be able to reply to him. Once that was done Nagamichi bowed his head and jumped up to the rooftops.
The Irikura mannor was a slightly longer trip than it had been to get to Rissa's house, about fifteen streets in the opposite direction. Off in the distance Nagamichi could see thunderheads coming from the heart of the country, flashes of lightning almost identifiable in the dark of the night.
Great... It's going to be raining tomorrow... thought the white-haired boy. To be honest he didn't dislike the rain, but he had a feeling that it wasn't going to yield good news for their endeavors the next morning. As he got to the manor's outer wall, Nagamichi noticed a paper note attached to one of the wooden double doors. Jumping down to retrieve it, the white-haired boy proceeded to enter the estate via the main entrance. He noticed an odd silence pervade the grounds while he was walking to the bedchambers so he began to read the note.
"Dear Nagamichi, We have been called out to perform emergency medical services at Gryu'jiong. It is not clear what may have caused the severe need of medics to be summoned to the area, but for all able-bodied Jounin-level medics to be called means that it was something big must have happened. A handful of groundskeepers have remained at the manor to watch over you as well. We hope to see you at home some time tomorrow. With love, your parents."
As much negative connotations as that letter alluded to, Nagamichi couldn't help but to smile. His parents were out there saving the lives of whoever got caught in whatever had happened in the resort town. The sword-bearing medic was proud of them. Kagayaku and Nagamatsu Irikura were among the top medics of Lightning Country due to their knowledge of the healing arts and their prowess and accuracy when administering first aid.
"I need to get to bed. Worrying about things now would be a waste of energy. Gryu'jiong is in capable hands for the time being." By now Nagamichi was in his bedroom. He quickly changed into his bedclothes, climbed into the hammock that he used as a bed and fell asleep.
The next morning Nagamichi found himself standing in front of an eatery that he had been taken to to celebrate his becoming a genin. He had woken up about an hour ago and done his morning routine before equipping himself with Hagia du Albae and leaving the manor. The food was really good here and there were various options for meals and drinks. It then occurred to Nagamichi that he hadn't told Takeshi where they were meeting up.
I hope i spot him or vice-versa... he thought. The rain was falling steadily at this point, but the awning in front of the restaurant provided a decent area of refuge.
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:03 pm
The patterns of rain trickling down the glass could only hold the gennin's interests for so long before the smell of baking caught his attention; and he was reminded that his failed mission had cost him dinner, though thankfully he'd found some luck in the morning when he woke up with some ryo in his money pouch; likely a gift from the necromancer; though Cruxis decided not to bring it up given the man's unwillingness to straight-out say he'd been growing fond of the kid. As he glanced towards the source of the bakery's smells, he saw Rissa coming in the front door; and gave a small wave to her as he smiled back somewhat sheepishly before getting ahold of himself and suppressing his sheepish grin to a more casual smile. She'd been clever and thought to bring an umbrella, something Cruxis had overlooked, although albeit even had he forewarned himself there was little he could have done out in the wilderness in terms of procuring an umbrella "It's not a problem at all!" he replied to her, hoping the warm feeling creeping up his neck wasn't a blush as she smiled sweetly towards him; "I have a habit of locating places that people don't know about." he continued with a sly half-smile; a talent from his old days, finding out of the way locations often tended to be a habit of his, an old habit picked up from hiding out during his pick-pocketing days; "I love finding places like this though, thereTo be honest, you should just get whatever strikes your fancy! I would recommend almost anything here; it's all delicious!"He politely reached into the side-pocket of the table and handed a menu to her, pointing out several of his personal favorites, the orange-glazed cinnamon buns, blueberry crepes, and the bakery's famous (or notably infamous) cornbread muffins; which had a mild kick of black pepper baked into them; an unusually delicious combination, it one did not mind a spicy kick to their breakfast that is! He also helped guide her towards the hot beverages section of the menu and pointed out several herbal teas he'd grown fond of; although on a rainy day like today he was likely to take a hot apple cider with a shot of cinnamon and whipped creame generously served ontop. There was something about that particular hot beverage that always seemed to warm him up inside! Quote: Line Count: Before: 82 + This Post: 24 (+11 Interaction) = New Count: 117
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:17 am
After Takeshi stated that it would be best to wait until the next day as so they could go to the source and then investigate from there on in, Nagamichi seemed to agree with what he'd stated. He walked over to Takeshi and extended his hand, Takeshi did the same and shook the white haired genin's hand. He heard the sword bearing medic stat that maybe they could meet up for breakfast in the morning before they moved out on their little information gathering quest. Takeshi nodded in agreement and then bowed to the white haired medic as they both started to head to their respective homes. Takeshi was heading in a thirty degree angle from the way they traveled to Rissa's house, and the direction the white haired sword wielder was going. His trek was roughly twenty minutes long, and was near the outskirts of the village. The reason it was there was so that there was as much greenery as possible and to try and keep moods up, which worked only some of the time. Even though the walk was of moderate length, it felt like to time at all while he looked around at different buildings on his way. The town seemed so calm and piece-full at this time of night, which brought Takeshi's mood up. He'd always wondered though why the night brought so much piece of mind to him. He'd always assumed it was because of the quietness that came with the lack of light in the sky, but he was never truly sure. Once home, he bowed as he entered the building and then quickly entered his room. Once in his room, he rolled his shoulders in order to stretch his wounds on his back and then went to bed shortly after.
In the morning, it was raining but that didn't bother Takeshi. His training in his home village forced him in all the seasons that lightning country had to throw at them. He sighed though, the rain generally made the clothing more difficult to move in, but not all that much. Takeshi knew though that he forgot something, and that was he didn't know where he was meeting up with Nagamichi today so he just decided to wander around and eventually he'd be found. And that's exactly what he did. Takeshi crawled out of his window after his morning routen, and headed for where most of the food services were. Once there, he just wandered and waited for the white haired shinobi to call him out from the sides.
((As good as you're going to get at 3am))
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:56 pm
Rissa smiled lightly. “ That is a rather nice talent you have there... I'm sure it comes in use! If places like this exist in the Garden District, I really should come explore more often.” Her smile became a grin, before she turned her eyes back to the rather extensive menu before her, nodding at some of his favorites, but still taking the time to look over what was there. She lit up as her eyes found something: a chocolate croissant, a nice, flaky pastry with bitter-sweet, melted chocolate in the middle. She smiled at the waiting delicacy. After glancing over the different teas, she decided a nice honey spice chai would go well with the chocolaty treat she intended for breakfast. Ordering her chosen items from the waitress, she glanced at Cruxis with a smile. “ So... Do anything interesting after we split up..?” She asked curiously, a slight tilt of her head as she watched the young man across her. Today was starting out rather well, despite the rainy weather. In fact, the rain added an almost tranquil feeling after the hectic training done the day before. She was happy for this excuse to relax, especially before her father got back with whatever he was planning for her. He had mentioned on more than one occasion the possibility of a training revenue, something that didn't appeal to her knowing her father's standards. It certainly wouldn't involve training with her friends. Quote: Lines 855 + 14 + 24(int) = 893 Lines
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:35 pm
 When the waitress came, Cruxis chose to order a doughnut filled with peanut butter and topped with chocolate frosting, as well as the hot apple cider with cinnamon he'd been debating getting. To her question, Cruxis chose to keep some of the more dangerously foolish ideas out of his story. Choosing to go find the village his grandmother had been living at was the first of his poor choices, given had he arrived too much sooner he'd have wound up dead along with the rest of the village; and then choosing to pursue after the raiders? With that last chance of connecting with family severed, Cruxis understood now he had to think of self preservation first; followed closely by watching out for other's safety; before taking reckless risks. He was supposed to be intelligent, but that intelligence really did seem limited to creation and books; not choices. Either way, his resolution to redouble his training efforts in addition to his promise to be more mindful of his choices would go a long way to self-preservation. In answer to Rissa's question he gave only the latter part of his day. "I thought I would explore the market yesterday and found it flooded. So I spent most of last evening helping with cleanup... And I found a surprise along the way; a nice necromancer..." the other real issue of Cruxis's day; an old horror revisiting him, this time as an ally. "Well I mean the guy still uses corpses for his jutsu, and is creepy as all hell... But he had all his corpses walking about with buckets bailing out the water... I guess it put things in perspective anyway, seeing that maybe its not that bad an art, more of how one uses it.
How did the rest of your day go? He quickly was hoping to change the topic to her day, realizing that Beilborg probably wasn't pleasant breakfast conversation. After seeing how the man had to raise his corpses, infusing his own blood into their bodies in order to cause them to rise again under his command, it was a process he did not care to see again. As Beilborg had said, it wasn't like raising the dead would look like hugging kittens; but that did not mean Cruxis would choose to ignore the fact that is was a rather unpleasant process to see. Quote: Line Count: Before: 117 + This Post: 23 (+14 Interaction) = New Count: 164
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:47 pm
Notwen had spent the remainder of the night in the Kumogakure hospital being closely tended to by the medical staff, which had been briefed by Kagayaku about all that had happened injury-wise. There were cracked ribs, bruised muscles, and several cuts to take care of. The medical staff wasn't done with their procedures until the sun began to peek over the eastern mountains, at which point they all left the Uchiha alone to rest in the room. General Rai Oh had gone with Kagayaku and Helvetica to discuss the previous night's events with the Raikage and the the higher-ups. When the Uchiha opened his eye he found himself laying on a bed in white pajamas with an IV drip attached to his left wrist. His body was sore, but otherwise he didn't feel any pain besides the place where Rizu's knock-out punch had landed. There were bandages on his arms, across his upper body and over his left eyelid, where the medics performed secondary treatment. Notwen grunted as he pulled out the IV from his wrist and swung his legs over the right side of the bed, where there were a pair of slippers side by side on the ground. There was a large window in front of him, which afforded a nice few of the village's topography. It was then when he noticed a familiar figure jumping from rooftop to rooftop before disappearing into the streets below. Rain was falling at a steady downpour so he wasn't sure if the person he had seen was in fact that person. Slipping his feet into the slippers, Notwen proceeded to open the window and launch himself forward with Fire Streams until he had arrived at the place the person he had followed jumped to the ground. It seemed that he had arrived at the are of the village devoted to restaurants and eateries because the scent of breakfast meals overpowered that of wet earth. Notwen made sure there were no people beneath him before he dropped down gently to the street. After walking around for about five minutes the Uchiha spotted Takeshi wandering about, seemingly looking for someone. " Mornin' Takeshi!" called the Chuunin before jogging up to him. "Looking for someone?" Quote: I apologize to everyone who was waiting on me to post. This week has been a long one for me. neodrac54 You can go ahead and reply to Kev, i won't be ready to interact with you guys for a little bit longer.
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:13 pm
“ Me?” Rissa thought back on it, trying to think on all that had happened so that she didn't miss anything. “ Well, after we split up, I took a side trip to do some training at the park near my home. Takeshi found me there, and he helped me train my taijutsu.. It's never really been much of my forte you know? But if I can keep up with my training, I feel that I'll be getting somewhere at least.” She grinned, happy at that turn of events. “ Then we met a medic swordsman named Nagamichi.. He was nice, a genin like us. The two of them walked me home and then I went to sleep.” She blushed a bit, sighing. “ I'm still a bit sore from the training... And I walked away from it with more than a few bruises, but at least I didn't fall on my face.” She gave a light hearted grin then, the blush fading a bit. She felt at ease with Cruxis around, something she didn't have much experience with, though she wouldn't mind it continuing. It was nice, to talk to someone other then teachers or her father. Quote: Lines 893 + 10 + 23(int) = 926 Lines
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:26 pm
Finally someone had called out his name. He wasn't one to be wandering out and around aimlessly so this was good, but he knew it wasn't who he was expecting it to be. He knew the voice, but he had to see it to believe it. Turning on the balls of his feet, Takeshi looked over to where the voice was comming from. Sure enough it was who he thought it was but there was some major changes so he was no-long completely sure any more. "Notwen?" He questioned as the chuunin ran towards him. He could see that he was fresh from the hospital since he was still wearing the standard hospital pajama garments, and that he could see the bandages over his arms and covering part of his head. What was throwing him off though was the new mixture in his hair coloring and even his eye color had changed even though he could only see one eye since the other eye was covered up by bandages. Notwen had caught up to him, but he'd stopped in his tracks and his mind was still trying to over go what he was seeing. He knew that he'd been asked a question, but for the moment he couldn't remember it. Shaking his head, he looked over Notwen once more and then slightly shook his head again. "As of right now, that's not important... Are you ok? What the hell happened? Me and a white haired genin were going to go looking for you since you apparently cut off mental connection with him... In all honestly he was very worried that something terrible had happened to you..." Takeshi still had more questions that he wanted to ask but knew that spitting out his questions a mile a second would never let his mentor have a chance to answer what he was asking. After a slight pause he remembered what Notwen had asked him. "I'm sorry... I was actually supposed to meet up with that white haired medic just now.... Nagamichi I think his name was... White haired and carried a sword with him at all times."
((Sorry it took so long))
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:46 pm
Notwen was slightly taken aback when Takeshi looked at him as if he was some strange person.
"Takeshi, it's me!" said the chuunin, the smile fading from his face. He had noticed when the genin had a double-take upon seeing him, so Notwen took it upon himself to look at his reflection in the window of the store to his right. Seeing his hair the way it was caused the Uchiha to gasp and run his hands through his hair. It was more than likely a side-effect to getting knocked out while he was under the influence of the Urajjo Chakra, when he and Novvus were one. Also his remaining eye was a mix of his and his twin brother's eye colors. Now Notwen understood the reason behind Takeshi's reaction and waited for the martial artist to finish asking his questions before he went ahead and answered. However, he was intrigued that Nagamchi had met Takeshi. "For starters, i assure you that i'm okay though I may not be in one piece. Don't comment on that last part, i'll get to it eventually." While he spoke, Notwen expanded his awareness dome. He found Nagamichi not too far away and immediately established a link between themselves. The Chuunin mentally shushed the medic genin and told him to listen. "Well last night i was in Gryu'jiong shopping for a scouter. When i was ready to set out for home a cloaked man bumped into me. I got curious and followed him. It was shortly after that i found out this person was Saikoro Daisuke, who was a just a persona used by Sai Orasakai, the criminal from Kirigakure. Shortly afterwards a fellow Chuunin by the name of Rizu Uchiha appeared and attacked me for 'not apologizing to Sai'. He landed a hit on me which caused all of my fire element moves to be more taxing on my chakra so i resorted to using Calcifer." At this, an 'i knew it' feeling came from Nagamichi. "Even that proved to be futile against Rizu, who blocked all of Calcifer's attacks like they were nothing and even went ahead to go as far as knocking him to the floor. Takeshi, i don't know if you know Calcifer's true size, but he is huge." Notwen took a few seconds to collect his thoughts and catch his breath. "After he broke through Calcifer's defense i activated my ultimate defense technique, which saved me from getting killed. In the end Rizu knocked me out and took both my right eye and my Hiramekarei." A moment or two passed by then Notwen smiled. "That reminds me! I never actually introduced you two, but i guess there's no need for that now. Nagamichi is my bodyguard as well as my student. We met after the exams. Yeah, that's him. I was talking to him as i spoke to you and he told me where he was waiting for us. Follow me." with that said, Notwen led Takeshi to the restaurant where Nagamichi was patiently waiting. Upon seeing Notwen, the white-haired boy ran up to and hugged him tightly, causing the Uchiha to wince.
"Please don't go anywhere without me again, sensei." he said. Notwen understood the true meaning behind the sword-bearing genin's words.
"I promise." he said, patting Nagamichi's head. "Now let's not make what happened last night be a damper on our stomachs. Lets eat!"
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:38 pm
Taijutsu was an area that Cruxis severely lacked in, and so he could admire Rissa for taking it upon herself to learn the art. Ordinarily medic ninjas had to be fast in order to move in and out of danger healing allies. A degree of physical resilience and technique at dealing with both physical and jutsu attacks being required in order to truly fulfil the duties. Several medics simplified their defenses with general seals which could hold back or absorb incoming attacks dependent on attack type; an art Cruxis had briefly researched into via his own sealing method; Signs of Power, which placed a small burn mark of runic lettering in order to place effects; his particular choice being Command, which could be placed on a foe to command their actions to a limited degree; a technique he was still perfecting, as the technique was a subschool of ninjutsu, known as Fuinjusu, seal techniques; which focused on placing various types of seals for a great scope of possible effects; though the sealing runes had to be carefully chosen else the effects could go horribly wrong. Also notably all seals had reversals; variants which had a very opposite effect of their parent seals; thus the rule of cautiously writing your runes when making seals. "Are you debating focusing more on Taijutsu then?" he asked curiously; before giving a slight chuckle at a thought that popped into his head. "Pardon! I just had a mental image when you said medic swordsman; stabbing a wound with a katana to heal it. It was a pretty funny mental image actually...
I confess I've no talent for it; oh I can dodge well enough, more's the pity. Standing one's ground is a key element to not panicking in a fight and I've not been able to complete that simple a task; but that tangent aside, its more along the lines of I can't predict what will happen at that close of a range. Elemental attacks have distance to cover before hitting, there's time to weigh every option I can think of at the moment and make a decision. Taijutsu relies more on instinct, reflexes, and muscle memory than any other art. For someone like me who would much rather think things through, and overthink for that matter, just letting go and allowing those instincts to kick in and take over; it's not an easy thing to do. You're going to be an amazing medic if you can do that though... Charging in, blocking aside enemy assault on instinct as you heal your allies; I confess I hope we never wind up on opposite sides once you've mastered your arts"Aside from the fact that Cruxis did not like to hurt people physically to begin with; he had reservations in training against attacking people he knew; another thing that made him question the choice of that mission... Nine days, that was his timer to leave on it. Could he actually be ready for something like this in nine days? The boy held his doubts but did not show them, instead looking for a positive role model in the medic-nin in front of him. She was seeking to better herself in a weaker area, as opposed to outright working around the weakness as Cruxis had done. Both were viable choices of course, but Cruxis held abit of admiration for her for confronting it outright; as opposed to his method of seeking to preemptively disable a Taijutsu user's effectiveness before combat could even begin. Quote: Line Count: Before: 164 + This Post: 33 (+10 Interaction) = New Count: 207
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:22 pm
Rissa smiled, almost sadly. “ I know I'm working on it, but you really shouldn't... After all, I don't have the resolution to take another's life... I rather refuse it. Immobilize my foes... I don't even know if I can do that yet. In truth, Cruxis, I'd much rather focus on healing than fighting.” She sighed softly, offering a bit of a smile. “ I know though, that I don't have much choice. If I really want to be able to help my friends and comrades, I have to be able to at least protect myself and my injured charges.” She gave one of her more brilliant smiles, set in her resolutions to not cause death, only prevent it. One could say she was strong that way, sticking to her chosen path resolutely. At that moment, distraction came by the way of food. Rissa smiled softly, thanking the person who had brought it to them, before turning her eyes to her breakfast. Flaky and golden, with a no doubt delectable gooey center, the croissant was arranged in the center of a smaller plate, a light chocolate drizzle criss-crossing over the top. She could smell her tea before she saw it, the aromatic, exotic spices with honey mixed in to sweeten it a bit. She had asked for a dash of milk, and so it looked and smelled like some sort of amazing latte mix. She grinned, a bit, before slowly sipping some of her tea, sighing as she felt herself relax. Quote: Lines 926 + 13 + 33(int) = 972 Lines
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:37 pm
"I completely agree with that sentiment Rissa!", Cruxis replied to her not wanting to kill anyone; "I have two beliefs; that those who we pursue should always be captured alive in order to be questioned by those chosen by the council to judge them. My other sentiment is the man who passes a sentence should be the one to swing the headsman's axe... that he should look the convicted in the eyes and pass that sentence, and if he cannot follow through, perhaps the convicted does not deserve to die... I hate to see people who hide behind an executioner; it distances themselves from the finality of death and the consequences of their choices..."Sipping his apple cider for a moment, he allowed the large doughnut to cool off before continuing his opinion on the matter; "It's partly why I took up illusion in the first place... They can be punished with the worst types of pain imaginable; yet it will never deal physical damage. And while I have heard people can be frightened to death, traditionally the body's responses tend to put the body and mind into shock; forcing the victim into unconsciousness... It's something I read in a medical book for treating patients with extreme injuries; I'd decided to use medical ninjutsu books to research how injuries affect the body in order to make my illusions more realistic... I'm still aways from perfected my craft, but every encounter is making my technique stronger."Taking a quick bite from his doughnut he couldnt help but smile as the delicious peanut-butter filled pastry touched his pallet and the chocolate found its way onto the outside of his mouth despite his best efforts; a slight side effect of the delicious doughnut was that it tended to be abit messy; although his mother had always said the surefire sign of good food was that it fell apart in one's hands; and that's just what this doughnut was doing. Thankfully Cruxis had put a napkin on his lap, otherwise he'd have been in a real messy situation with this delicious doughnut. Quote: Line Count: Before: 207 + This Post: 21 (+13 Interaction) = New Count: 241
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:50 pm
Takeshi watched as Notwen was also shocked himself at his own reaction to the chuunin approaching him. The Genin watched as the movements of his current mentor shifted from being warm and friendly to being confused and unsure of what was happening. Takeshi listened to what the Chuunin said and still couldn't believe his ears on what had happened to him over the course of the night, from when he split up from himself and Cruxis to the time they were currently in. It seemed like whom ever defeated Notwen was a serious force to be reckoned with, and the other person... never even entered battle... just watched. He had an odd feeling but there was no evidence to support his feeling so he just dismissed it.
Looking back over to Notwen so his focus meet his aim, when the conversation shifted to the direcition of the genin that wasn't there at the moment. It seemed that the Chuunin knew all about the genin he was talking about, in fact he his body guard. This was odd though since he didn't seem all that confident in his abilities when he meet with with him and Rissa last night. Takeshi just mentally sighed as he let the thought flutter out of his mind for the time being. It seemed that he'd started the mental connection with Nagamichi yet again, and he was actually waiting for them at a store-front. Notwen was leading the way, but he was wondering exactly how long Notwen was going to continue staying in the hospital gear that he came here in. He figured that he wouldn't be rude and just left that thought in his mind as they finally reached where the sword-bearing medic was waiting. Out of no-where though, he jumped forward and latched onto the wounded Uchiha, causing him to wince a bit. Takeshi just watched and moved over to the doorway. This sort of attachment to Notwen that Nagamichi was displaying was more like family member attachments then student/teacher attachment. Something that Takeshi knew of but hadn't felt for a while since his parents were just letting life pass them by. Ether way, that was no concern as of right now. From what Notwen was stating earlier though, he was hungry and he wasn't going to make him wait. Takeshi opened the door and looked over at the two of them. "Shall we? I thought you were hungry" Takeshi chuckled softly and waited for the two to enter and then followed them inside the shop.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:38 pm
"We shall." answered Notwen to Takeshi's inquiry and led their party of three inside the restaurant. The first thing he heard was a jest about medic swordsmen coming from somewhere to his right. The remark appeared to have originated from Cruxis, who was sitting across from Rissa.
"Sensei... Who is this guy?" asked Nagamichi via their mental link. Outwardly the white-haired boy seemed to have not even heard the comment, but in truth he was angry that some ignorant kid had the audacity to laugh at his family. So what if it was odd that there were swordsmen devoted to the medical arts?The blades, which came in many forms, were not always used in direct contact with the wound. The Chuunin felt his student/bodyguard's growing resentment towards the other genin.
"His name is Cruxis. He's a prankster by nature so don't fault him too much." Notwen trusted Nagamichi to refrain from resorting to violence, but if push came to shove between these two it would be most likely because Cruxis succeeded in saying something that greatly offended the medic swordsman.
The dark-skinned man found an empty table that seated up to four people right next to the one occupied by Cruxis and Rissa. He led their group to the table and paused before taking a seat on the corner farthest from the male genin.
"Good morning you two. Enjoying your meal, i hope." he said before drying himself by raising his body temperature and sitting down. Nagamichi on the other hand chose the seat closest to Rissa, practically next to her.
"Good morning Rissa." he said with a slight reddening of his cheeks. "I hope you slept well last night." Then the white-haired boy turned to look at Cruxis, whose face was currently marred with chocolate and doughnut crumbs. His eye twitched a few times before he brought himself to say, "And good day to you too, fellow genin." Mentally he was wondering how one could display such bad table manners in front of a girl as pretty as Rissa. Nagamichi unfastened Hagia du Albae's sheath from his back and rested it against the table next to him before taking his place at the table.
"You like her don't you?" asked Notwen through their mental link. The white-haired boy looked surprised, and for a moment seemed to be about to deny it, but sighed and glared at his teacher in mock anger.
"Sensei, you need to keep to your own thoughts." the Chuunin chuckled.
"Perhaps. Or maybe you should stop your thoughts from broadcasting into my head." At that Nagamichi remained quiet and decided to look at his own menu. Notwen followed suit. A few seconds later a waitress came and asked for their orders. The Uchiha had the hot apple cider with three fruit muffins, the Irikura had hot chocolate with chocolate chip waffles and a scoop of ice cream. Takeshi made his request and the waitress returned to the kitchens.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:31 pm
Rissa giggled lightly at his mess. “ Yes... I don't blame those who do kill, I just refuse to contribute.. You know..?” Rissa smiled, before picking up her chocolaty and taking bite, sighing. It was heavenly, so sweet and decadently melting in her mouth. And then, a familiar voice caught her attention, bringing her attention to the table next to them. “ Oh! Nagamich-san, Notwen-san, and Takeshi too. Yes yes, though its nice to see you three today.” She smiled happily at the unexpected meeting. Even only half a year ago, she wouldn't be this lucky. Her gaze crossed over her friends and acquaintances, resting on Notwen. “ Are you okay...? You look like you just left the hospital...” She said worriedly, her brow furrowing a bit. In her worry, she didn't notice the animosity that Nagamichi seemed to have for Cruxis, or if Cruxis felt the same. Her mind was on yesterday, and Cruxis's vision... Had it anything to do with Notwen's current state..? She shook her head softly, looking back to Cruxis. “ Nagamichi-san is the medic I met yesterday, Cruxis. Nagamichi-san, this is Cruxis, a friend of mine.” She smiled, introducing the two then, thinking it was a bit rude that she hadn't done so first. It was very unlike her, and she couldn't help shaking her head at her rudeness for it. Quote: Lines 972 + 13 + 50(int) = 1035 Lines note Post Order: Kev, Blazin, Den, Me kk?
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