"ya sure ain't seen 'er?" gripping a genin by the collar in an alley, a crudely drawn photo of Sawako Kikkawa is shoved into the young man's face who'd been humbled after popping off. the light of the sun begins to fade as dusk settles in, and the genin shakes their head before being tossed away. "aight, get lost." everyone was so unfriendly here. what, he wasn't allowed to be here or something? bitches. holding the horrible artistry attempt to his face, it's just a round face, stone emblem, crayon pink hair that goes past the shoulders. [break][break]
how the hell was he supposed to find someone that looked like tengfei, but a girl? the actual fuck was this drawing. why was she drawn like an upgraded version of a ten year old? pinches the bridge of his nose, steps out of the alley and adjusts his mask back on his face, tucking the slightly crinkled paper back into his jacket's pocket, the inuzuka pelt tied tight round his waist. a soft commotion down the street draws his attention as the sounds of an argument begins to echo. of course he's going to walk towards it.
[attr="class","addybody"] Not that it was any of her business, but the quiet scuffle happening down a dark alley was too interesting to ignore. It had made her pause on her stroll down the street, watching with raised eyebrows as a Genin burst from the entrance and ran off, sweaty and disoriented but relatively unharmed. Notedly, it was not one of her Genin, and therefore was not worth the effort to intervene. Part of their acceptance in to Otogakure at this time included a blanket neutrality pact with everyone but the invading empire.. who would break it?
Quietly she steps closer to the alley, only for senses to pick up at the last moment a new obstacle. The Chuunin backsteps on her heel, narrowly avoiding collision with the man who stepped forth, fingers wrapping around the hilt of her katana instinctively. Forcably, she relaxes her posture and stares at him, taking in what little details the dusk offered as meanwhile some new argument breaks out behind her. Unimportant. What was important was the lack of visible affiliation, unlike the stone emblem attached to her shoulder like armor.
"'Scuse me," she clipped, tone cool and unapologetic despite the intent of the words. A mask obscured his visage, but not his eyes, and now blue ones sought gold. "Don't know if you're from here, but.. I don't believe the kage would approve of fighting among us right now." It's a bit ironic, considering the drunken brawl between two random men that served to draw curious eyes away from their interaction. Crayon-pink hair was brushed out of her face, fidgeting and attempting to appear less on guard than her words.
just as he's about to move forward to the commotion down the street, someone from behind makes an ignorant statement that earns his "henh?" and a scowl over his shoulder. his eyes meet hers, and then his eyes scan her hair, and then her nose - damn, her nose was big - brings his eyes back to the paper he pulls from his jacket pocket. wait, shit - "oh fuck, are you the big nosed bitch?!" he yelps almost - too excitedly, twisting on his heels and smiling like a happy puppy finding it's master after years. of course he's an idiot, he's a street delinquent with no manners, deal with it! he moves in to give her a hug, laughing excitedly like a maniac, absolutely jazzed.
Off guard now, truly. She couldn't even be mad at what normally would have been an insult, because suddenly the man's arms were thrown around her. Pale face flushed red in embarrassment, eyes wide and casting about left and right in a panic. Of course she didn't hug him back - her arms didn't even know what to do with themselves - lifted up like she might, then hung limply. No one had hugged her since childhood, and this cackling stranger did like it was no issue at all.
"U-um, do.. I.. know you?" She managed to choke out. He was totally unfamiliar. "I think you must be confusing me with someone else.." Not that she'd argue over the big nose thing, but was it?? New insecurity unlocked, she wanted to reach up and touch it or find a mirror or something, but.. no. This strange interaction seemed more important for now.
"honestly thought i'd have to punch another bratty kid in the face or something." like, c'mon. get out of his way, he's on a mission! business is busy, business is... "ah... wait, sorry." he pulls back, puts the drawing backup next to her face and squints at the drawing. "boss fei said just in case say-" he pauses, a little awkward and glancing towards the side, not sure if he should say it as his attention turns back towards the girl in front of him-[break][break]
"you have daddy issues and that's why you have bad taste in men-" he flinches, arms up.
[attr="class","addybody"] Mouth fell open. For a moment he had the right idea about guarding himself with his arms, her first instinct was to hit him, but then a lightbulb went on. A memory whispered in her ear, a flash to the family photo hanging up in her living room. A laugh busted from her lungs, surprising even herself.
"Fei? You know my cousin?" The appended 'boss' did not go without note, but it mattered little in this context. It was hard to picture the cowering boy as anyone's boss.. but then, life did not always follow the expected path. Her body language changed drastically, relaxing, shoulders slumping slightly. "That asshole. Where the hell has he been for YEARS?"
he grins, hand scratching at the back of his head as he tilts it a little. "well, yeah. i was sent here by him i guess... uhh... kikkawa?" he's notsuper well versed on any of the bullshit he's talking about, mostly repeating buzzwords and random things to verify. wasn't allowed to screw this up. didn't want to end up getting knifed or anything, you know? sure, he could survive it - but it'd be really sucky to end up getting his ass beat like that. [break][break]
"sorry, too. i didn't wanna insult you, but i figured it was an inside joke, or whatever." or maybe fei just wanted to bully her. she was alone, apparently. eyes shift about, and there doesn't seem to be anyone in the shadows either. so did he just want to talk shit about her dad? was her dad that big of an asshole, or something? clears his throat, "he's in the village. i'm not too sure where, but he wants to chat with you? he gave me instructions, but this village is a little confusing..." mumbles, looking a bit defeated.
