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Every since Mano had been released by his master he had been a bit on the lost side, both figuratively at first and literally now. At first he'd decided that he was going to leave Oba, but he didn't want to go back to Matori either, there wasn't much there for him after all. That meant going to North to unknown places, exploring, seeing new things, and enjoying them. A lot of wandering around later, mostly following other people around, both his own tribesmen or just those he found interesting, and he was... well, lost. He had no idea where he was, nor did he particularly care. A part of him knew he could ask, but even if he asked would that help? Getting the name of a place wouldn't exactly tell him where he was, therefore he wasn't really so much looking for someone for that reason. The reason he was looking for someone was far more simplistic, he was lonely.

Ever since he could remember he'd always been at his master's side, the man was harsh at times but he was always present. Once he'd been released into the world and found himself 'free' he'd run around a lot, sought out the company of others, but it was never exactly what he was looking for. He couldn't say he knew exactly what he was looking for, he was just looking for... something, maybe someone, that could help him out with what he was feeling at the moment. Nobody had helped thus far, though some had at least made interesting company. Maybe that guy over there would be the one he was looking for he found himself thinking as he spotted a rather pretty looking man with the most amazing hair color.

Mano really was enjoying the people of the North, they were so pretty, so diverse, and so amazing to look at! Coming up behind the man, who seemed to be lost in thought over... something he was working on, Mano found himself reaching out to him, fingertips brushing against his hair, "Wow, you have such beautiful sunshine hair." He murmured, finding the color to be quite fascinating, which made it impossible for him not to touch, curious if it was as warm as it looked.

Mano's fin ears gave a little wiggle before he moved, coming to settle down alongside the pretty, golden haired man, and gave him a smile, "I'm Mano of course!" He said, as though that would explain everything from who he was to what someone like him was doing here. A poor explaination but he couldn't be bothered with that as he leaned in, his face getting quite close to that of Kyrian, before he murmured, "Wow, you have lovely eyes too! They are just like the sky." How pretty, sky colored eyes and sunshine hair, this man truly was from a lovely tribe, wasn't he? He had no idea that name of said tribe but it really didn't seem important to him at the moment. No, what was important was that the empty, lonely feeling that he'd had in the pit of his stomach was gone for the time being. As such he'd stick around with this one for at least a little while.

Scooting ever closer he asked, "What about you? What is your name, my golden haired friend?" He asked of the man as he continued to delve deeper into his personal space. He really was pretty, something that made him glad that he'd wandered in this direction today. To think that he had almost been thinking about going South instead of in this direction, what a waste that would have been. The last thing that Mano wanted to miss out on was meeting... well, everyone that he could meet up with in the world. He was sure that if he kept looking he would meet someone, maybe multiple someones, that would help to ease the loss of the master he'd served for so long. Maybe this person would help with that he thought to himself, lifting a hand to toy with his pretty, sunshine hair once more while awaiting an answer the man's name.

Mano tilted his head to one side as the man said that he was of the 'Wind Tribe' making him quite special in that he was the first one in that particular group that he'd met to this point. Giving a smile he said, "It's nice to meet a member of your tribe, are all of your people as beautiful as you? Or are you just special in that aspect?" He asked, twirling a bit of golden hair around his fingers. He found that he rather liked the Wind Tribe, so different from his own people and the Fire Tribe. He liked that, getting to deal in a friendly manner with other tribes, it wasn't an option that he'd had before leaving Oba. Now that he found himself free he was only too happy to make friends with those that he found out in the great big world.

"Hm? Me? Water Tribe, we hail from... well, the South, I suppose. Matori and Oba, depending on who you talk to." He said, releasing the golden hair that he'd been playing with, "We have only recently started to venture out of those two places so it's not surprising you haven't seen us before now."

Leaning in, resting his shoulder on that of Kyrian, he gave him a smile, "It's nice to meet you, Kyrian." He said happily, letting his amber eyes close for a moment. This was nice, calm too, and the warmth of another was something that Mano always welcomed. He'd not admit it in front of others, the fact that he was lonely without his master. There were many who things him weak or touched in the head, nothing good, so he'd not admit to it. He'd rather not let anyone who was happy with their freedom to know he missed the man that had held him captive.

Mano's amber eyes opened slowly, starring up at Kyrian with half lidded eyes, considering his question. The Matori man's lips turned up into a bit of a smile then as he lifted his head up, "What brought me here? Would you believe me if I told you the great God of Fortune On'os led me here to find you?" He murmured, leaning in closer to him, "What a great show of fortune indeed I've been blessed with to find someone like you." His lips turned up into a bit of a smile as he leaned in his lips a breath away from those of the Wind Tribesman, as though he meant to kiss him... and then he was drawing back away from him.

"Mmm, don't worry, I won't steal a kiss away from you. I much prefer kisses when they are given away by free will, those ones are always the nicest and most pleasant sort." He saw no reason to tell Kyrian why he had really come to the area, that he was wandering around in a random fashion, that he was without purpose, or that he was lonely. Instead he'd much rather play with him, to fill the time, to enjoy himself, and perhaps gain himself a temporary friend out of the encounter. He doubted very highly that he'd see this man again after he left his side but that didn't mean that their time together couldn't be fun for the both of them.

Giving a soft laugh he added, "Mmm, probably best that I don't steal kisses from you now anyway, there are little ones about, and they might get confused by the sight of a stranger like me stealing kisses from you." Especially given they were both men he thought idly to himself, not like that meant anything to Mano but it might bother those in the Wind Tribe.

Mano cocked his head to one side as the Wind Tribesman asked about the kiss, making him wonder if perhaps Kyrian was teasing him. Who didn't know what kissing was like after all? He supposed that his training and upbringing might be a little different from everywhere else given what his master was like and what he'd wanted Mano to be able to do with sad training. Still, who wasn't familiar with kissing? It made him withdraw a bit so that he could study Kyrian as one might study some sort of strange, endangered creature that they had come across in the wild. He was certainly something special... provided of course that he wasn't leading Mano on.

"Hmmm..." Giving a thoughtful sound Mano found himself debating for a moment before he leaned in, pressing a kiss to Kyrian's forehead, "There, something like that." He was too sweet and innocent for his own good, meaning that Mano would leave him be. No reason to mess with that cute and rather rare trait of his. He'd leave Kyrian be in that manner, feeling it would be better for him to have someone show up to sweep him off his feet since he seemed that sort. It was far, far from what Mano was so he'd exclude himself from being a possibility.

Withdrawing from Kyrian he set to stretching out his arms over his head for a moment, giving a slight sigh as he did so, "So, tell me. What did you mean about a 'new tune for tonight's meal' anyway?" He was curious about the meaning of the comment, wanting instantly to know more.

The reaction that Kyrian had to the kiss on the forehead was one that made Mano feel that the boy was in fact as innocent and oblivious as he seemed. It seemed as though he wasn't used to kissing, let along more 'grown up' things, meaning that Mano would have to leave be. He would refrain from what he normally did, the flirting and such, even though that was kind of second nature of him by now. Using such things to get in close to others, it was what he'd been taught, though the reasoning behind the teaching wasn't something he was interested in following through with. He just did the first part of it all, never that very final finishing bit.

Drawn from such thoughts as he got a kiss on the forehead in return a part of he couldn't help but laugh, "You're rather innocent, aren't you?" He asked without thinking, then waved the question away in light of what he was saying about his family, "Dancers and singers, huh? That sounds like fun. So you help make music for them? Neat." To create something, that sounded neat, not really something that he was all that familiar with himself but still, it sounded like it would be interesting to partake in. Not as though he would suddenly gain musical aptitude that likely ran in Kyrian's blood from what he said about his family, but maybe something that had to do with creating?

"Continue? I'd like to hear what you're working on." He said, motioning with his hand to Kyrian, hoping he'd give him a taste of the piece he had been creating when Mano had pounced.

Mano tilted his head to one side, one of his fin like ears giving a little twitch, as he listed to the way that Kyrian tapped his fingers against his leg while humming. A nice tune, though one that ended far too quickly if you asked him. It would seem that it was at that point where the other young man got stuck, something that had Mano smiling, "Why not chat with the others in your group? If you're all musicians who better to ask? I know when there were things about by own training that I found confusing I'd ask my Master about them." He told Kyrian, sure that he would do better if he allowed himself aid, "Things are always harder when you try to do them all alone." Said the one traveling all on his own.

Giving a smile he then added, "So far the sound of your tune is nice though, I bet it would be something that one could dance to one day. I'd like to myself." It was a part of those skills that he'd been taught, how to dance, to draw attention and throw people off guard, it made things easier... though if he could dance for the sake of dancing he'd prefer that to the sort of dancing that he'd done in the past.