The Dragon moves again! [T][P]

[Solus]

[Enter!]

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ince it was still the quickest way to travel Gosei sat on Sir Pounce'a'lot as the arachnid carried him through the landscape towards Tanzaku-Gai. In an obstinate display to achieve comfort he had put a white Persian rug with golden fringes on the carapace of his tarantula. Clad in his usual white with purple trim Kosode and Hakama he would be familiar sight to those who knew the Godaime. At his feet he donned his blue shinobi sandals and on his head he proudly displayed his headband which was on a cobalt piece of cloth. Consulting his compass and his map just to be sure, despite having made this travel many times before Gosei would move as quickly as possible to Tanzaku-Gai.


Although he merely expected friendly encounters the Godaime had still brought his full arsenal. The Hokage's impressive arsenal -14 kunai, 4 smoke and 4 stun grenades and 20 senbon -of which ten had explosive tags wrapped around them- did not make a single sound due to the expertise with which they were stored. The entire arsenal had been spread between two pouches and several pockets in his cobalt blue, gold trimmed haori, each laminated on the inside with pockets and soft fur, dampening all sounds to avoid detection. Moreover he also carried his fan tucked in his obi on the left side, a huge scroll, 2 wireless radios, 3 blood clot pills, 2 soldier pills, 2 small scrolls, a lensatic compass, manacles with impossible locks, and a world map. Prepared for everything Gosei had hidden his gas mask, fitted with a strong filter underneath his haori, also tucked inside the obi, but on the right side. Finally, the ornate bracelet he wore on his left wrist was loaded with 57 senbon, cleverly hidden in the designs of the accessory.

~Move to Tanzaku-Gai please!

[Draven]

Moved

[Solus]

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ather than move to the embassy directly when he entered Hi no Kuni Gosei first made his way to one of the many bars home to the city. Tanzaku-Gai was different from all the other cities in the sense that apart from the capital of Hi no Kuni, it was also the world's capital of debauchery and sin. Gambling venues ran rampant, as did brothels and beautiful women ready to empty the pockets of the many dignitaries and rich boys that roamed the city. Making his way to the embassy district the Godaime would park Sir Pounce'a'lot outside as he himself entered a bar that was frequented by ambassadors and embassy personnel.

Immediately he would be greeted by some men who still knew him from his time as Hokage. Ordering a beer the Godaime would sit down with these men, gently inquiring about the going ons in the world. From the rumours flying around he would swiftly filter the information he wanted about the diplomatic leanings of the various shinobi villages and especially the Kumogakure. Knowledge was power after all and Gosei would make sure that he had as much as possible. Once satisfied once he knew about all the recent diplomatic changes surrounding the Kumogakure the Kazeraikou would say his goodbyes and walk only around the block with Sir Pounce'a'lot in two towards the Konoha embassy where his contact waited.

[Exit!]

SPOILER: Click to show

Using "Current Affairs"-skill to gain information, can get world information due to mastery. Not rolling anything since I would always make the roll even on highest difficulty for the following skill:

Current Affairs [Learned: 5 times; Level: 110 points]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them. They try to keep informed of all the latest developments in any region. The information obtained is always publicly available knowledge and never secret or classified information. With a successful Current Affairs skill check, the character successfully asks questions and learns information about the local area. On a failed check, people either don’t know or refuse to answer the character’s nosey questions. Unskilled characters have access to local rumors as would be expected. Those with Average mastery should receive twice the ordinary amount of rumors while those of Expert mastery know all local rumors if they seek them out. In addition, those with Advanced mastery or above may check the veracity of any rumors they encounter by having a Game Master roll a [secret] skill check. If successful, the Character identifies a single false rumor. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[Solus]

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he Godaime had no memory of Marii ever seeing Sir Pounce'a'lot, making the chance quite high that she had indeed never seen his almost ten meters long redknee tarantula. "This is my uhm... Pet. Sir Pounce'a'lot. Don't worry, he won't eat you." What it did eat was probably a subject he could better not touch. As the Godaime approached the spider lowered himself until his stomach touched the ground, giving easy access to the carapace. Putting his foot on one of the legs the Godaime would easily hoist himself onto the back of the creature before extending his hand to Marii. "Come aboard, this sure beats walking."

To sit down he adjusted the fan in his purple obi. Still wearing all the other attire and donning the same weapons from when he had started his travels earlier. There was enough room to sit on the persian rug he had put on Sir Pounce'a'lot's back for several people anyway. If anything it would be a comfortable trip.

Once Marii and her companions were ready for travel the Godaime would set the spider in motion, providing a comfortable ride to the village. He didn't however take the roads, opting instead to cut through the forests that were reddened and yellowed by the autumn. In order to safeguard the location of the village the Godaime would make a few detours away from the 'straight line' route, occasionally checking his compass to make sure they were going in the right direction. "So how has life treated you since your last visit?" the Godaime inquired, hoping to get a measure of both her life and more about the Kumogakure, although he already knew quite a lot about the latter.

~Move to Hi no Kuni please once Marii has joined.

[Marii K. Kazeraikou]

[Enter]

'WHOA...' thought the female when she saw what awaited them outside the branch office. It was the most IMMENSE tarantula she had EVER seen in her entire life! Which was saying something considering that her family had contracts with giant birds.
'Note to self. DO NOT summon ANY kyokan tori member when this thing is nearby' mentally noted Marii as she tried to not shake her legs.

Her animal companions were sharing her reaction. Daiki seemed to have curled up a bit while his scarlet eyes were huge in pure fear. Which was a bit comical considering his 'laser glare default mode'.
Shiori on the other hand were sitting on her back legs with her ears down. Like her other animal companion, her emerald green eyes seemed to have grown twice the size.

"This is my uhm...pet. Sir Pounce'a'lot. Don't worry, he won't eat you." told the male.
"Your - PET!?" choked the young woman with a semi-shocked expression at her face. What kind of person would keep a monster spider as their PET!?

Gosei climbed up onto the spider before he reached out his hand towards her."Come aboard, this sure beats walking." told the young man. She looked at her animal companions.
"Don't worry guys. I'll fry that thing if it as much as glares at you" assured the Sannin as she put her backpacker on the ground.

Her avian animal companion was not near strong enough to lift her other animal. Not to mention that a Coopers hawk carrying a Havana brown cat would attract too much unwanted attention. The duo looked at each other before they climbed into the backpacker.
The female then climbed onto the giant tarantula with the former Hokage. 'At least this will be a cool story to tell my kids...or aunty kids' thought the brunette.

"So how has life treated you since your last visit?" inquired the male. "Not too bad actually. I've been promoted actually" told the young woman with a smile.
She was happy to be with an old friend who lived in an allied nation. Marii could finally relax a little.

[Exit with Solus I suppose]

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learly Marii was shocked by the appearance of Sir Pounce'a'lot. Of course it was a natural reaction and especially women disliked him, but that also meant that he was a heavy deterrent in battle. "A promotion? Last time I met you you were a Jounin, so I assume you are a Sannin now?" The Godaime asked, clicking his compass shut and putting it back into his pouch. "I kind of went the opposite way. I retired as Hokage and became a village councillor."

Suddenly as they cleared the forest the two of them would face the gates of Konoha, hidden deep within the forests of Hi no Kuni. "Here we are! Home for me and the destination for you." Gosei remarked, spurring Sir Pounce'a'lot to the gates.

[Exit to the gates!]