tab Looking up from the secretary Lahlil turned to find the owner of the stern voice that addressed her, a young black haired man that Lahlil could tell must have been someone of importance just his posture and pristine uniform. Before she could answer his questions however her entire bpdy was rocked from a large explosion. Trying to keep her balance Lahlil grabbed onto the desk in front of her instinctively, then just as soon as it came it was gone. Leaving behind a slightly shaken girl in it's aftermath Lahlil unclenched her whitened knuckles slowly. "Ah ha.. You uh have earthquakes here often?" Her voice just barely about a whisper to the man who didn't even seem to notice or care for whatever had just rocked them. To say it was a little intimidating was putting it mildly. "Dossiers? I'm uh.. afraid I didn't receive anything like that from my kage. The reason Rinka and I were sent out here in the first place is because our village was recently attacked during a blood moon. Lady Uzukage thought it would be a good idea to check if similar misfourtune had struck Arashigakure and if there was anything to be done to help." Only after finishing did Lahlil even realize that she hadn't even introduced herself yet. Some emissary you are.."Uhm.. My name is Lahlil by the way.. Lahlil Nevarra." The little white haired girl gave a small courtesy and as bright a smile as she could muster under the pressure. She might have been racked with nerves and sore feet but it was part of her job to make friends of these people.
Cecil smiled as the pretty lady got playful. He'll admit he did like the way she did things. Well he would smile back at her words and retort with what he considered a acceptable comeback. "Well you could cut me some slack since I've been doing police work most my life. But hey you have a solid point. I am a ninja for real now. Tell ya what, just watch I'll make Chuunin in no time. And when I do, me you and a lovely evening dining out with some drinks will be waiting. After all I'm not one to be scared off from just some hard work." He accepted the headband and stepped aside observing the visitors. Apparently ninja from the whirlpool. The captain was already into grilling them, which was just like him.
Cecil tuned in on the visitors. "You two certainly are cute then most visitors we get, what's your names? You can call me Kayn, most people do. Or Cecil, whatever you like better." He was playing a game at this point, much like the captain he wasnt stupid. The reason they were here was not just for diplomatic reasons. They were going to spy on what they could, he knew that already. However any information he could get out if them just by being friendly, well it combated the balance of power per day. However before he could continue or be addressed the kage called him in after what sounded like a massive blast went off in the distance. He smiled to himself, he knew not what caused it but he had a feeling the Kage got something real nice out of their meeting.
Cecil would follow the two girls into the office giving a wink towards the secretary as he did. Once they were in and the two names were given he once again smiled."Oh yes earthquakes are quite common here, they can be quite impactful sometimes. " That was a lie, but misinformation was to their advantage as he doubted the Kage would want whatever did that to be revealed. His friendly demeanor though would make the lie seem completely natural and the truth. "Good day to you Miss Jeon, Mister Jay...apologies, I mean Lady and Lord Kage. Old habits die hard so they say. Im still slightly new to the Ninja Life I suppose. How are you two today?" He had known the two since before they were technically Kage, as they set out to find this place and bring people here. Not only that but he and his father had personally fought beside them against barbarians. So until now he hadn't been a ninja and so he often addressed them by name or sir or ma'am. Calling them Kage was going to be something to get used to.
"Tres Bien! Truly we are like minded in our pursuits for innovation bon. I shall restrict development to purely the Fm-3r models zen. Simple commands are all these models are capable of, nothing like my first three works bon so you needn't worry. I look forward to our partnership bon." It was made clear that he was certainly capable of creating more intelligent works, in fact he'd already done so. He was more than jubilant that he was given this chance so soon as opposed to later. It was unexpected he'd recieve something else from the kages receiving the scrolls he'd take note of the Kanji. "Fang?" He would have liked to inquire but he felt as if he'd taken up enough of the twins time. A flick of the wrist and two of the three puppets vanished along with the scroll. When the box to Gae bolt was replaced Jeon would have noticed that the seal went along with it and would have reappeared atop the box again for a glow implying its sealing.
"One gift deserves another non? Number 3 idle please." The remaining Fm-3r model appeared to swivel its head as though looking around for something. When it found that something it would proceed to walk to it. That something being an empty out of the way corner. The masked maker followed it before it stood in a corner out of the way. He'd then reach behind the things neck and push something that made a click. The formerly alert looking head drooped as it stood in place and the lights went out. "You may keep this model bon. There is a switch behind its neck. Simply press it to activate, the first voice it hears then will be considered its master until it is reset again, do give it a name. It may accomplish simple things like filing, opening doors, watering plants etcetera. I do hope you'll see the potential that lay dormant within them. Until we meet again. Adieu."
With his exit came the entrance of Cecil. Thusly the blue skinned man would come across the fumbling Lahlil and the red skinned Rinka...attendre, wait..red skin. Utterly ignoring both the white haired maiden and the stern faced captain. Trefles would immediately bow to Rinka and take note of the artificial arm of hers. His voice suddenly increased several lengths in volume. Speaking in a manner excitedly like that of a child making it difficult to respond seeing as he seemed to be answering his own questions. "BONJOUR MADEMOISELLE! I SEE YOU TO ARE A PATRON OF THE FUTURE BON! NOT UNLIKE I! AM I TO BELIEVE WE'VE ALL THE MORE IN COMMON IN HERITAGE! WOULD I BE INCORRECT TO ASSUME THAT YOU ARE OF ONI DECENT! AS AM I! YOU'VE QUITE THE ARM THERE MADEMOISELLE DO PAY ME A VISIT SOMETIME AT THE LOCAL WORKSHOP DOWN NANA AVENUE! PERHAPS I CAN SEE TO MAKING IT ALL THE MORE BETTER BON! YOU SEE I AM QUITE THE CRAFTSMAN HERE IN ARASHIGAKURE NOT UNLIKE YOURSELF I SEE!...oh. Apologies I seem to have gotten ahead of myself. Should you have the time."
He straightened himself out toward the end to dust himself off and regain his composure. His skin was blue but he didn't seem to have any horns, if he did they must have been small and hidden beneath his hair. He did have that slight residual scent someone who has been working with alcohol did but he just smelled like chemicals and metal all together. Although it could be said, as per history red oni and blue oni often didn't get along. "Ah, well I should be on my way." finally noticing Kenshin he'd give him a nod. "Officer." He made a bee line towards the exit before stopping and readjusting his sleeves. He snapped his fingers and suddenly one of his robotic puppets appeared before him. It wore a rice paddy hat and the two seemed to be conversing with one another and the other was responding like a typical human would. It would end with a simple. "Magnifique." as again with a snap of his finger the robot was gone. Then another snap of the fingers on the floor appeared a board like thing. Like skateboardish only it was floating. The masked man would step atop it as it continued to support his weight and float. Leaning forward arms folded behind his back he'd begin to move rather quickly down and out the halls but keeping a reasonable enough speed not to cause chaos.
Nora needed to be known in order to be the best there ever was. To do so, she opted to visit the Kages, the greatest shinobi in all of the hidden storm. Respect would be shown but a small challenge would be made as well.
"To be the best, you gotta beat the best!"
Nora knew this day was FAR off in the future, but for someone who never looks back, something like that could be done in no time. When she arrived at the Kage's office, there were quite a bit of visitors. Nora, seeing no reason to be in a rush, kindly sat and waited for her turn. Introductions and first impressions are important. She didn't want to disrespect or rub the Kages the wrong way.
"And with that, I wait."
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Aurelia refused to let go of his hand. After being gone for a few weeks she didn't want him to leave her again. He sympathized and missed her as well, so he allowed her to hold on as he conducted his business. It was probably for the best. Her presence made him keep his temper in check more than he would have otherwise. He strode through the hallways and picked up his daughter into his arms as he pushed through the door to the Kage's office, stopping to greet the secretary for a brief moment. They would, undoubtedly, wonder where he had been all this time. Someone at his level was allowed a certain level of autonomy but, still, his absence was definitely noticed around here.
The amount of visitors in the office was overwhelming. Belamos would catch they eye of the Twin's and jerk his head to the side, pointing at the conference room next door. He patted Aurelia on the back who, by this point had fallen asleep, and took his leave to the more private room adjourning this one. He took note of the Whirlpool shinobi as well as a girl who looked suspiciously like an annoyance from his past but otherwise didn't pay much attention to the gaggle of journeymen ninja
The "earthquake," much like the rest of the various hazards the pair had faced on their brief mountain trek, did not bother Rinka one bit. Tectonic activity was just another day in the life of the mountainkin. No, what truly bothered Rinka was the ambient chakra waves that washed over the village after the blast. The waves briefly interfered with her own chakra flow between her limb and eyes, causing the briefest of visual blackouts for the oni. Though it quickly faded, the random energy flow was enough to give Rinka cause for concern; this whole village was not right.
To add to the whole ordeal, a second man introducing himself as Cecil approached the pair. Rinka may have spent most of her life in the wild, but she knew a flirt when she saw one. Her eyes narrowed and her brow furrowed as the man made his advances on the two women. The sudden barrage of attention, questions, and stressors from all sides was beginning to cause concern for her partner in the little oni. Lahlil had proven to be a tad on the nervous side, and she couldnt afford to lose confidence when they've come so far. In both a sign of support to Lahlil and as a way to try and get the message across to Cecil that his advances weren't appreciated, Rinka made an obvious gesture as her artificial arm snaked its way from under her cloak towards Lahlil, grasping her hand tightly. With that, she'd simply shift her gaze away from the man. Their mission was too important to be derailed now, especially not by some flirt.
The final intrusion on their mission was, while still unwelcomed and slightly bothersome, a surprising shock to Rinka. Another Oni had strayed from their village and set out for life among the shinobi world, it would seem. Though the man's dialect, no doubt a trait acquired from whatever clan he belonged to, was difficult to follow, especially in the common tongue, Rinka did her best to keep up. Apparently the man was also a craftsman of legendary skill; who else could identify the superior make of Rinka's own creations? A small sense of pride swelled inside the Oni, causing a smile to crack on her previously rough demeanor. "" the rough diction of the Oni language flowed from Rinka with ease; further cementing how loose her grasp on the common tongue actually was. With the other Oni's departure, Rinka turned her attention back to the matters at hand.
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__ The office was filling up quickly, but Kenshin would not allow this to distract him from vetting the foreign operatives. When the inventor passed him and acknowledged him Kenshin did not respond. He immediately turned to Cecil when he spoke to the emissaries. "Be quiet, I'm talking to them." The upstart was already starting to irritate Kenshin. Since none of the higher ups in the village with the exception of the kages and himself did their jobs he was sure that Cecil would be put under his wing to train and discipline. In speaking of which, Belamos stepped in with a morose expression. Kenshin planned to have words with his layabout colleague later. The captain listened to what Lahlil had to say to his question with intention. "That's unfortunate. Please pass along a message to your kage from Kenshin Kosei, captain of the police force and adviser to the Arashikages that if Uzu wants a productive relationship with us to prepare her diplomats more before arrival." Kenshin's pale eyes then pierced into Rinka. "And what about you? Is the diplomatic mission clear to you?" The question was seemingly superfluous, but Kenshin was expertly trained in interrogation tactics. Just getting someone talking about anything was useful to him in analyzing their demeanor and possible threat level.
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tab Lahlil's face was blank as she processed l the man's words. At first she thought he was joking but his continually calm demeanour spoke otherwise. "Ah.. you're serious..?" Shifting a little uncomfortably from the awkwardness Lahlil began to worry she'd have to return to the kage a failure. Hands going back to their fidgeting she quickly tried to come up with something on her feet. "Forgive me but I.. well.. I might not be an expert in this area, but you can't reasonably expect something like that on a first meeting? We don't even know you yet."Marbles this is hard! Maybe the Lady Chie should have sent someone better.. Biting the side of her cheek in thought Lahlil tried desperately to come up with the words, any words, that might better explain her point. "It's sorta.. like a first date! No one is meant to make the first move yet. This is just a meeting to see if you'd even be interested in a relationship. Along with some humanitarian efforts as well. Then perhaps the next time we meet I could bring any information that you requested from this meeting to an exchange in neutral territory maybe?" Lahlil could feel a wetness threaten the corners of her eyes but forced it down refusing to show anyone else her emotions.
__ Her anxiety was notable as she answered his questions and reprimands. She did cooperate fully and answer his questions with some amount of detail. Her companion was less so, but the Arashikages requested their presence so he would not keep them for any longer. Kenshin was able to quickly determine that they posed no threat at the moment. There was certainly the possibility that they were imposters, but they would not last long with the twins if that were the case. "Fine, go in." Kenshin waved them inside of the office as he stepped inside and sat down. He returned to reading the files and sipping his coffee.
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With a final nod, Jeon regarded Trefles as Kenshin determined the emissaries were welcome to come into the office. She stood up, walking to the idle puppet and flipping the switch off. She hit again and spoke something in her native tongue that made Jay smirk in his seat, and it came to life, sure as he'd said. "Thank you, Trefles!" she called with Finality as they both regarded the rest of the ninja. Two unknowns, Cecil, Niko in the hallway, and now Belamos. His nod did not go unnoticed, but the female of the two held up a single finger before very subtly motioning to the two visitors. It was so subtle in fact, that he may not have even noticed it. Habitually she regarded everyone like she did Jay, not that it was fair to anyone else to expect them to get the little cues. Still Belamos was quick on the draw.
Jay spoke to Cecil flatly. "We are well, old friend. Well, but busy." He said shuffling around some things on his desk left over from before, while wondering what it was that he wanted. Jay so hated when people did this when it was clear they were busy. Don't just walk up and say how are you!
Within him the Gyuki laughed at his irritation, prompting Jay to sink into the mental world and glare at him.
On the outside no time at all passed as he continued speaking. "If you need something, be quick and then I'm sorry but you'll have to clear out. Official business and such." Jeon watched the two Whirlpool ninja, so they presumed, the way an Owl stared down a mouse, seeing the faintest signs in one that she was pushing towards being on edge, and an absolute lack of real reaction from the other at the Gae Bolg tearing a hole in the earth. She moved to sit on the edge of the desk, balancing Thrud on her lap, the weapon faintly singing of lightning. Just behind Jay, Magni, the massive greatsword, too faintly hummed against the wall. Best to keep up their appearances as the gods of thunder for when they entered. ""
The fiery, red-haired man walking through to the kage's office immediately caught Rinka's eye. Was that... no, it couldn't be... could it? It may be travel fatigue, but the man looked like an older version of that dude she used to travel with back with Takumi and the gang. What was his name again? Belemos? It couldn't possibly be him though. This man had a child and Rinka knew it for a fact that Belemos was incapable of feeling love for another human being besides himself. Suddenly, the oni was snapped out of her curious gaze as the man who had introduced himself as Kenshin snapped a question her way. Of course, Rinka was not even remotely paying attention to him has he spoke, so all she caught was the "go in" part of whatever speech he may have given. This, coupled with the "come hither" motion from the Kage's themselves was all the confirmation she needed. Rinka would offer a smile to Lahlil and half-whisper to her, "Doing good..." With that, she would enter into the office and wait for whatever lead her partner would give so she could follow. As much as she wanted to study the neat trinkets, bits, and bobbles of the Kage's office, Rinka would need to focus and be there for her partner.
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With all of the ruckus of the past few days, Tsuki found it hard to get any real peace and quite to herself. Meditating was out the window as was training or studying. So she simply resigned herself to going and visiting the twins. Maybe they would have something remotely entertaining for her, and preferably non-violent. Her behavior while she was...possessed? No that was the wrong word, feral. Was unacceptable to the woman. It weighed on her and prevented her from achieving any meaningful amounts of concentration. To make matters worse, she still hadn't found time to find Kagero and apologize for not only licking her, but copping a feel as well.
Pushing open the door to the office building she sighed as her feet lightly lifted off the ground as she glided down the winding hallways until she reached the door to the office. It was a habit she had recently picked up, of flying most places instead of walking. Gods above knew why she picked it up though. Her steel boots lightly tapping the ground once she returned to it, she poked her head into the office to see what was up. First, Bel was here with Aure, which made her smile instinctively. Bel really needed to spend more time with Aure. She wasn't ok with the whole single parent thing. Kenshin, who was always nice to see. Giving him a smile she would enter the room but stand at the rear to avoid interrupting anything.
However that became exceptionally difficult when she saw a face. A face she had not expected to see again. Rinka, her basically unofficially adopted daughter. Reaching forward she lightly poked the horns which protruded from the girls head,"I see you've grown quite a bit my dear friend." She would wait for the girl to turn before quickly embracing her in a hug. Regardless of if Rinka knew it or not, it did Tsuki a world of good to see her. Leaning to the side she giggled ever so slightly and addressed the twins,"Sorry if I am interrupting anything. Rinka here and I go way back. We fought together during the war."
He caught sight of his wife walking past the glass doors that led to the conference room he was currently in. Smiling back, he watched as she went into the Kage's office. It had been some time and still, neither of the twins had come to see what he wanted, so he exited the room and followed his wife to check in on them. He walked into the room and stood next to Tsuki, one hand upon Aurelia's back who, as fortunate found it, was sound asleep with her arms around his neck. It was about that time that he noticed Tsuki was talking to none other than Rinka- the kunoichi from the mist. His eyes widened a bit in shock but quickly returned back to their normal disposition. He had thought she would have retired by now as she never seemed to like the life of a shinobi. He merely gave her a polite nod "Rinka- been a while" He would say to her plainly.
Belamos dropped a hand from Aurelia's back and wrapped one arm around Tsukina's waist. As he did so, she would find herself drawn into another world- one she had been in before. It was the imaginary landscape where the Yonbi dwelled inside of him. It consisted of an erupting volcano with a flat piece of cooled rock a few hundred meters wide for them to reside stand upon. On either side of them rivers of lava flowed down and up above them the peak of the great mountain spilled ashe and magma into the sky. In front of them both the Yonbi stood, and as Tsuki would notice upon looking around, the Twins and the Hachibi were there as well "Sorry to drag all of you into this, but I needed to talk to you all and this was the quickest way" Next to him a projection of Takumi Saegehara and the Blue Haired Temptress formed "Takumi, the leader of the rogue group Kogarashi, is dead. I investigated and found out he was killed by this woman" He said, gesturing to the illusion "Jay. Jeon. As you both know, Takumi was a friend and ally of myself..." He said, now glancing to his wife "..and, well, I can't speak for my wife but he always treated her with respect and a healthy dose of fear. We couldn't have succeeded in the Attack on the Sound without him, and he had no small part in the destruction of the UHV at large. He always considered Giman and Kogarashi to be a haven for people who had no home- refugees from the Five Great Nations and The Artisan City alike....but this woman...I do not know what her intentions are"
The landscape behind them shifted. They were standing in a harbor- ships docked at every port "Kogarashi's resources are substantial. If she wished to, she could do great harm before they are stopped. With Takumi in charge it wasn't an issue, but like I said It's now an unknown" Looking between them, Belamos awaited a reply to this news. The Yonbi stired, now choosing to address the gathered audience "That's not all Gyūki, she is also the woman who holds Isobu!" Belamos nodded in agreement as Son Goku continued speaking, shifting his attention to the humans present"Isobu is a coward, but even the weakest of our kind can lay waste to your cities effortlessly. If they have one of us Tailed Beasts, who is to say they don't have more? There are many of us unaccounted for" In the silence that spanned afterwords the implication of what that might mean hung between the group like a weight. What would they decide to do? They had time to sort it out. While it may seem like time was passing in this world, it was an exchange that would only take a brief moment in reality.
tab Lahlil stood so flabbergasted that she had even forgotten how close she had come to crying just a moment ago. I guess just hadn't expected it to be so easy after getting the run though about not having any papers. Taking it as blind luck Lahlil made a note in her head for next time to talk to the kage about being more prepared for this kind of work. Well here I am! Haa.. kind of surreal that I made it. Letting out the breath that she didn't know she was holding Lahlil turned to back to Rinka to give her partner in crime an excited thumbs up. Although much to her surprise she found the oni girl already preoccupied by a much older almost amazoness looking blonde woman who looked ready to embrace her in a hug. Not only that but it seems like the already crowded room was shrinking even more with a man standing like a statue beside the amazon, his features were equally as muscular and intimidating as the blonde woman although much of the effect was lost from him carrying a young girl in his arms. Ah that's really sweet.. Lahlil's memories drifted briefly to a time when she was younger trying to recall her own fathers face though her eyebrows furled when she couldn't come up with anything.
Lahlil started to feel like a cornered rat with the urge to find some kind of escape. Running into the room with the kages Lahlil wanted to get this over with as quickly as she could and put as much distance as she could from all these people. Not like I'll find much less awkwardness here. I wonder if I should open with a joke? Lahlil started out with a neat little curtsey out of respect to the foreign leaders before letting her hands rest clasped in front of her. "Warm greetings from Lady Chie and the land of Whirlpools! My.. uh.. Lord and Lady! I am Lahlil Nevarra, it's wonderful to meet the both you! I'll admit I was a little surprised to hear that there was two Kages in charge. I assume you're both like.. brother and sister then?" Not wanting to come off as an insult Lahlil quickly added. "Oh, not anything bad by it! I've just never heard of such a thing before."Oh marbles Lahlil you're making a right mess of this! Just salvage it!"Uhm.. You look very beautiful! I love your long black hair it looks wonderfully well kept and smooth!" Her attempt to try and deflect some of the awkwardness with a compliment only failed as she realized they both looked alike and she didn't even know there names yet. She needed to fix this somehow. "Oh, I meant uh.. the lady. Not that you don't have nice hair too!" Her hasty apology to the male Kage left her with an even more red face.
__ Kenshin kept reading files and drinking coffee from his seated position in a corner of the room. He glanced up when Tsuki entered and smiled at him. Kenshin gave a respectful nod in response. "Rinka." He placed a mental note on the name of the oni as Tsuki and Belamos acknowledged her. "They fought in the war together? Why didn't she move to Arashi instead of Uzu like the others?" There were too many missing pieces of context that were missing for him to grasp who this Rinka was. Once he finished his mug of coffee he placed it down on a table, feeling fully alert once more. He glared at Belamos who was seemingly standing around instead of addressing the emissaries like a real adviser.
The captain rubbed a headache beginning to form between his eyes as he listened to the bumbling diplomat's speech to the twin Kages. "Get to the point, what does Lady Chie want with us? Our Kages are very busy." Kenshin interjected briefly because he wanted to be a responsible steward of the Arashikages' time. Diplomacy in Kenshin's estimation was a waste of time. The two nations were fine when they were isolated from each other for the last half-decade, what was the point of sending diplomats? What was there to talk about? Uzushiogakure and Arashigakure had their own private affairs to maintain without having to worry about each other. Kenshin knew better than most that this nation was on the brink of disorder and chaos between the various groups. Why expend resources on another nation when they could be putting their full efforts into keeping this one together?
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