Extra Extra, read all about it! (RP)

[The Roar of the Falls]

With her wireless radio on her person, compass, map and melody arms, Isabella walked through the ricefields, walking down the steep hills into the flatfields with her head up at the sky. IN her head radio frequencies bounded around wildly as she tried to zero in on a channel and in her hand too she had her radio set to alternating frequencies to reach the furthest audiences on channels less frequented with the public as well as on the channel she'd talk to Evangeline.

"Information on a missing person sought. A native to one of the minor villages doting the lands of Taki. Person of interest is a descendant of old ties to a Taki royal family. Last known whereabouts unknown. Anyone with information of a blonde female with a black rhombus on her forehead please reply promptly. All relevant information will be rewarded with a generous monetary gift. This message is set to repeat on on frequencies for the next twenty-four hours."

Enough time to get to the embassy.

[The Doctor]

[Enter]

The crackling sounds of static became clearer and clearer. He traveled through the roads heading closer and closer. On the road he was on was surrounded by forest greens, large trees reaching to colossal height. His black and red rideback produced a high pitched ringing noise but it did not bother him as he heard followed the frequency noise through his helmet. The rideback was even more unique as it had 2 hoverboards attached to the sides of the wheels. The Doctor's face was covered by a red dome helmet , he wore a black rideback suit with a dark brown leather jacket.

As the sounds became more clear he slowed the rideback down and came to a complete stop. When the Doctor stopped he reached the edge of the forest where the clearing joined. He saw the steep hills and the flatlands around him. Eyes narrowed as he felt that this was a perfect spot for an ambush. He shrugged some and hopped out of his rideback.

As he stepped out the rideback suit could be seen clearly. His shirt was black with a single molle style belt to keep up his black pants. He wore black gloves around his hands. His pants were dark gray in color, close to black while his boots had shin covering up to his knees with biker boots. His face was hidden underneath the red helmet covering not only his face but his whole head.

Inside his brown rideback jacket he had a tactical load carrying vest inside with 19 quick loader pouches. Inside the pouches he had 6 dancing stars, 6 lightning bottles, 2 moondusts, 7 force explosions, 7 northern winds, 30 samum, 30 smoke pellots, 2 1-lb semtex, 23 tracers, 1 tracking device, 1 glass cutter, 1 4-inch flashlight, 20 zipties, 1 lockpick set, 1 field cauterizing, 1 disruptor, 1 med diagnostic scanner, 30 boomerangs with enhancement holders, each 5 had tanglefoot, samum, smoke pellets, northernw ind, grapeshot and dancing star, then 45 boomerangs. Finally on his back he had his grapnel gun and line launcher.

He measured the distance between him and the trees just in case as he walked into the clearing. If the Doctor was close enough, and if the young lady he had been tracking did not hide out or vanish he would hopefully see her. Whether he saw her or not the Doctor decided to make contact. "When did your lady friend disappear?" he asked curiously over the wireless communication, speaking through the frequency for the messenger to hear.

[The Roar of the Falls]

As she marched through the forest her enhanced hearing picked up the whining cry of an engine far off in the distance, possible hunters or even a bounty hunter out on the rift. In her recollection Taki and Oto had remained entirely neutral but efforts for communication were always denied between the two villages. She paid it no further mind, delegating it to a third prime directive and focusing back on sending out the dual messages from mind and radio. What she noticed after several minutes of the droning noise was the engine dying out some 30 meters out and the silence that followed was so deafening it almost hurt.

Now she bumped her concern to directive number one. Safety.

She was in unfamiliar territory and she hadn't noted the absence of the noise till she'd descended a small grove and stood half a meter from a beaten path that tracked through a shallow muddy stream and the the rest looked overgrown, the look of old wooden wheel tracks beat into the dull brown of the dirt. 30 meters. Her breath seemed loud in her ears and when the voice over the radio kicked up she killed the main radio and delegated all messaging through mental overlay. The timing was awkward, possibly a bounty hunter indeed with the series coincidences.

Isabella took a silent breath and emitted, lower than the human ear could naturally intercept, extending out for a full one-hundred meters, the waves rebounding off all things solid to relay the info to her mentally, a 3D map of the whole 100 meter layout unfolding in her mind. It as there she found it, heard it, felt the presence of a man crouching in the the brush, speaking to her oh so casually. Snug and comfy in his spot no less she'd bet. Where he stood kept them separated by the thick trunk of trees but just a half meter from possibly staring at one another.

She couldn't find her goggles to cover her eyes but for now she stayed her position, "She isn't a friend." She noted with a low mumble, a truth, Rosalie was much more, "She is a missing person I have been tasked to locate. "It's been close to a two year mark, almost to the day. Is this you saying you've info on their whereabouts?" The waves relayed his position for one full post length and now that she knew where to look she had her ear trained on his position for him to make a single noise.

[The Doctor]

The Doctor stood there calmly as he slowly raised his hands up showing he meant no harm. He did not know where his target was exactly but he knew he was in the right spot. He slowly brought his left hand up to where his helmet was and pressed against it. The helmet pealed back revealing his face. He would be a man, blue eyes, black hair, pale skin with a strong jaw.

"She is a missing person I have been tasked to locate." the woman said in his, communication device.

Eyes glanced around the horizon in front of him trying to get a glimpse of her location. He made a mental note that she was tasked to find this person. Perhaps a bounty hunter, or perhaps a ninja, but which village.

"It's been close to a two year mark, almost to the day." continued the woman, speaking to him through the communication device?

The Doctor ignored the second part, he honestly had no information on any whereabouts of this person, however this woman has given him some valuable intel. He knew that the person missing was a woman. He knew this woman was a medic because of the seal she carried. He also knew this woman was missing for approximately 2 years. He also knew that the person in question had a high standing position, or was in a high standing family. Then the person he was interacting with was either a bounty hunter, or a Ninja, however statistically a village would be called into question with this. The Doctor had two possibilities. It was time to find out who.

"I see two possibilities with the information I have at hand. Either Schatzi Ruthorford, or Rosalie Salt," he commented in the communication device, hoping she was able to hear him. "Look I don't have information on their whereabouts," he said calmly keeping his hands in the air, the height to his head. "But, I'm a pretty good tracker and I think I can help you out. I have a home in Waterfall, and if my skills can help these ladies out I'll gladly use them," he continued, still scanning around. His voice was a little lighthearted, relaxed. It was a youthful voice, but gruff behind it.

[The Roar of the Falls]

The sonar ended and she lost the 3D mental map but it was easily reapplied, thrumming for a fill times length to relay to her the whereabouts of the man in question, the one who knew more than she'd thought. When the names were announced Isabella froze in place, teeth grit, jaw locked only because she didn't trust her physical voice not to betray her but her thoughts were well in control if not a little bewildered. Rosalie was a great woman and did many great things but Rutherford? She'd never heard of her and here was someone throwing out the previous Kage and the missing elect. Danger red roger, danger...

"So you don't know where either of these people are but you know who they are and are offering to help me track them despite the fact we've not exchanged names? You're a bold one." She had the jump, 30 meters with her sonar going off she knew his position, could sing him to sleep and go about getting the real information she needed but she wasn't a monster, this wasn't how the protectors of Taki acted. However both were missing and her mission to find Rutherford just so happened to coincide with all of this. Instead of chasing blindly she could chase the one who saw her last and pick up the trail from there.

"Both of those names ring truthful though I'm sure the case for missing persons in Taki could span for days." She paused, "However... I think it wiser you know not just who you are tacking but that you aren't assisting a criminal looking for a hefty bounty. Kage's fetch a nasty price in the B.I.N.G.O. these days." Eva said to keep a lid on things, but if Yuki wasn't going to help she had to improvise. "I'm going to step out, if you try anything funny I will leave you with a splitting headache. I'd expecting nothing short likewise."

The steps were slow, deliberate and while she did so she kept her bright red eyes fixated on the position in question. The steps we intentionally noisy as to assure him of her position and she walked out from behind her cover of forest, trees and brush alike. "Isabella, of Taki." Her headband gleamed at her waist, plain as day as was her pride in her homeland. What she was expecting was not what she found. A pale man with blurry features so far away and raven hair. Thirty meters wasn't going to cut it. "I'd like to know your name and station before diverging any other pivotal information, for reassurance." She was well at the read to bolt and leave this place a smudge on the map.

[The Doctor]

"So you don't know where either of these people are but you know who they are and are offering to help me track them despite the fact we've not exchanged names? You're a bold one." spoke the woman through the communication device.

She did have a point but the Doctor knew what he was doing. He gave a shrug, keeping his hands up near head level and chuckled. "Life is about taking chances," he said calmly into the communication device.

"Both of those names ring truthful though I'm sure the case for missing persons in Taki could span for days." the young woman stopped. "However... I think it wiser you know not just who you are tacking but that you aren't assisting a criminal looking for a hefty bounty. Kage's fetch a nasty price in the B.I.N.G.O. these days."

She had another point, but again the Doctor had a feeling on this and in fact already took precautions just in case.

"I'm going to step out, if you try anything funny I will leave you with a splitting headache. I'd expecting nothing short likewise."

The doctor heard her position. He slowly glanced behind him to see who it was. There stood the woman that contacted him through the communication device.

"Isabella, of Taki." she introduced herself.

The Doctor made a note of the headband along her waist. She was a woman who took pride in her heritage because those who like to hide would keep that information hidden. At least his hypothesis on the person hunting was in fact a Waterfall Ninja.

"I'd like to know your name and station before diverging any other pivotal information, for reassurance."

The Doctor lowered his hands to his sides, but showing his hands to her. She wanted to know his name. The Doctor nodded and smiled. "You can call me Loden" he said to her through the communication device. "I have no village association but I do have residence in the Country of Waterfall," he said calmly to her, keeping his smile.

At this range he was confident he could hear weapons being drawn, but time would tell. From this distance it would be harder to tell but the Doctor's observational skill was more in-depth than others. From here he would begin his work. In a blink of an eye he would look at the woman from top to bottom. It would not take long. It would not be noticeable. First thing he did was gage her strength. Using his observational skill and know ability skill he wanted to know her strength compared to his.

Even though he was so far away he would also see if he could gain information from her clothing. He wasn't looking at the type of clothing, but what was on it, if he were to see dirt spots on say her pants he would use his Geology skill to gage an idea of where she came from because there are minerals that can be found only in specific places. For now this is all he wanted to gain because he was too far away.

[The Roar of the Falls]

Tensions were high as always when Isabella was sent off on these massive missions. Towering robots and scientist who used humans as test subjects, whole alleys of thugs and criminals, massive talking spiders, it never ceased to let up with her. Finding these two was going to be her legacy but parts of her really conflicted... whether she wanted to know the answer of what happened to Rosalie Salt...

Her clothing was simple, spandex looking from afar though the material was moreso an elastic synthetic cloth with no special qualities. Purple and white with a high sweeping collar that sat like a crown that was too big for her head and had slipped down to her neck. The pants color coded with her top and hugged her slim figure taut to eliminate any snagging or catching without serious effort. Where she'd beed had only been Waterfall where the trees were the safest route of travel, overseas to Snow with only...well..snow, and then to Frost with nothing but ice. Aside from somewhat damp her clothing shouldn't have a speck upon them but perhaps a brush of green leaf stain from her time hopping in the trees of Taki.

"I'm approaching, Loden, so that we make speak more comfortably less prying ears dare try and jeopardize my task." It was a with a low hum of a simple hymn that she focused wind chakra through her feet to surf the land, boosted twice the normal running speed of shinobi to get herself toward him. Her hands remained visible the entire while, giving no mysterious or sudden movements to betray the shaky trust they were going to be building.

On the way she communicated though and made sure, his outline and features becoming more and more prominent the closer she got and the thought that he'd led in with 'You can call me' made her think maybe his name was an anagram or possibly just a middle name. Suspicious minds and wall. "I am afraid I've never head of you Loden but I ask that what we speak of does not get out. Ever. It is confidential information and I will track it back to the leak if tasked to do so."

Whatever he could glean off of her, strength or ability wise was entirely fine, there was no intent to engage or accost, the Onigami merely wanted her Kage back. Her Kages. "Let's start with Rutherford." Were the first words from her mouth she spoke when the distance slimmed to three meters.

[The Doctor]

As she came closer, the Doctor couldn't really get a good idea of where she came from so as of now he had to live with her words.

"I'm approaching, Loden, so that we make speak more comfortably less prying ears dare try and jeopardize my task." she said to him.

The Doctor stood there calmly, keeping his hands to his sides not moving. He slowly reached up with his left hand giving a little scratch to his black hair before bringing it back down. He could hear the hymn but did not think too much of it for now.

"I am afraid I've never head of you Loden but I ask that what we speak of does not get out. Ever. It is confidential information and I will track it back to the leak if tasked to do so."

He looked around for a moment with a confused look. He narrowed his eyes at her and chuckled. "Well I hope you haven't. I try to stay out of trouble." he said calmly. The threat rang into his ears but he just ignored it.

"Let's start with Rutherford."

The Doctor nodded from her request. "As I said earlier, I do not know where they are, but I'm a pretty good tracker. If you have any directions I am confident I can find trail," he said calmly. He thought for a moment and gave a little nod. "If you have information to trade, have you ever thought of going to a B.I.N.G.O broker?" he asked curiously.

He then stopped for a moment and extended a hand. "Marty Loden," he said calmly, giving a grapevine.

[The Roar of the Falls]

Now things could advance properly.

With her hands down Isabella rubbed at her face stubbornly, sighing out as she had a moment to come down presumably after all that'd happened. "I have considered the broker but this needs to stay as covert as possible. I'm well into my mission breach contracting an outsider. I don't have any leads so I'll be fair and concise."

There were so many things she needed to do, a tower still needed to be constructed. "Rutherford is the object of my main focus for now though if we cannot ind her we can try to go off what we know of Rosalie Salt. I've been to Yuki and Frost, found nothing, however I am considering looking into Otogakure. Taki is... less than friendly with Iwa and Konoha but I cannot leave any stone unturned." Loden was the last person that could be told this, the others would have to be detained and mind wiped.

"Lets try the broker first and move out from there. If the trail splits when I will leave a frequency you can reach me on." Short and simple, time as wasting and she was losing daylight.

[The Doctor]

"I have considered the broker but this needs to stay as covert as possible. I'm well into my mission breach contracting an outsider. I don't have any leads so I'll be fair and concise." she said to him.

The Doctor listened carefully, nodding from time to time in response while thinking back. "Brokers tend to be a wealth of information. We should however approach carefully." he said in agreement to her.

He thought back to her words about Otogakure. He could not remember the last time he been there. In fact the last time he was there they had another Kage. He had yet introduce himself to her and honestly had no intention of doing so now. Luckily she did not know who the Doctor was, nor the kinds of activities he did. However, if he had to go to the embassy to meet the new Kage through this disguise he would do so with confidence he would not be found out.

"You mentioned Yuki. So I take it that you visited the Kage? What did he say? I'd be surprised if he didn't help considering he disappeared from his own village for over 2 years," he stopped for a moment and raised an eyebrow. "Know anything about that?"

"Lets try the broker first and move out from there. If the trail splits when I will leave a frequency you can reach me on."

"Fine by me," the Doctor said with a half hearted chuckle. "There's a station in Meikyoku, taking my ride? Or you got one of your own?" he asked pointing back to his Rideback.

[The Roar of the Falls]

Isabella had considered the broker out of Taki but with the Kage order she was likely already in hot water with Evangeline and if this got out she'd be punished quite well and good. "Hmmm?" When she saw the rideback she thought back to Kaoru and how she might ride such a thing being the towering woman monolith of bad attitude she was.

The thought twisted up her stomach in painful knots that likely showed on her face. She masked it with hatred, not for the woman she had loved but for the situation she was in now. "I've only known Yuki to be neutral in all their affairs which is why I headed to them first seeing how business had always stemmed from there first in a diplomatic sense. I know nothing of his disappearance though and I cannot say much of anything about it without speculation and pure guessing." So Ace had disappeared for 2 years and he knew about it? That was much different from a woman disappearing and not returning but she was going to take her chances.

"I'll catch a ride there if you're offering." She headed that way and cranked down her hearing so the kick from this monster of metal didn't deafen her. However she was going to use that same hearing to make sure she was in the clear and possibly scope out anything fishy about the ride. "This thing come with a helmet?" She was already heading over, finding that most of the people in the modern world dwarfed her. Curses.

[The Doctor]

He listened to her about the Kage of Snow and nodded. He himself had no real information on why he was gone, just that the person was gone. It was something he was curious about and maybe one day would go looking into it.

"I'll catch a ride there if you're offering." she said to him.

The Doctor shook his head at her comment about a helmet. "Sorry, only have one, and it's attached," he said with a grin pointing to himself. He walked over to his Rideback and got on it. "Don't worry I'll drive careful," he said looking at her waiting for her to hop on behind him.

Whether she did or not he would start the engine. It would hum low before kicking up from him reving it. If all was well he then would leave with the young lady, heading to the Bingo station.

[exit]

[The Roar of the Falls]

The idea of driving without proper safety equipment was ill advised but she had things to do and in the shot span of a few days she'd learned a few things valuable and none of them applicable to her self interest at this time being about her missing Kage. Missing Kages.

"Shame that..." She mumbled and climbed onto the back, holding onto the back of the seat and bracing herself forward, ready for this first time experience. Deep down inside she felt like there was a prom night reference to be made but.. having never gone to one it was lost on her.

With all said and done they rode off and the whole while Isabella kept her hearing turned down as best she could to keep her thoughts from being drowned out.

-exit-

[The Doctor]

-Enter-

Loden came into the area with his Rideback. He drove through coming back from a shop within the City capital. Loden had purchased a couple of Holodisks and a couple of viewing Monitors. He configured the monitors together and made them as one before coming here so he could connect 2 holodisks into 2 separate I/O ports. It was time to see what was on the tapes, make copies, and go from there. He pondered what would happen next. He was curious on the outcome.

Loden stopped in a clearing and allowed his helmet to peal back as he took a quick look around, waiting for Isabella to show up.

[The Roar of the Falls]

-Enter-

Isabella was back on the warpath after the hard fought discussion with the Broker in Oto, still heated with the outcome though there was very little left she could do to conclude it. With just her Anti-flash goggles, melody arm and map/compass, Isabella dashed along to the clearing where she'd set up to meet with Loden and go over the details within the tape. Curious, that.

When she spotted the familiar Rideback the grief really hit home in the pit of her stomach, the idea that Rosalie was either dead, dying or captive. Who had her? This tape would likely answer all the questions.

"Loden!" Her voice carried easily, amplified by her chakra to carry like a loudspeaker over the open field. Both hands up she approached, waving him down before trotting to a stop, panting, out of breath.

"Did you get everything? I'd like to get moving back to Taki as soon as possible to have all my scripts and information updated." There was a warpath before her eyes if she found who might be conspiring all of this information around. Damned....

[The Doctor]

Loden turned his attention towards the young Isabella and gave a little wave. "Yo," he said quickly before turning his attention to the Rideback. Opening up a little compartment he took out the Monitor devices. He took out 2 holotapes, one was empty, the other was the information that he recently purchased. He placed the 2 holotapes in separate I/O ports and began powering up the device.

"Right here," he would speak to her as she would get closer. He would give the devices a little wave. They were small but large enough to see what they viewed.

"I have an extra holotape. This way we both have a copy and you have something to take to your village," he continued as he stared at the monitor. "Feel free to scan it." he said with a chuckle looking up at her giving her a grin.

"Let's see what we have here," he said showing her the monitor device.

[The Roar of the Falls]

As they both hitched up to get ready for the next stint of their journey Isabella trotted up beside Loden to take a view of the monitor. With the location set on the main recording Isabella watched as the Body of her Kage, her Rosalie, was carted down a hallway.

It was impossible to stifle her sob, only choke on it, tears pricking her eyes as she did so. With her goggles off it was impossible to hide the natural red hue of her eyes and their glow made her tears glimmer like sunsets. In all the same instance the body flickered and disappeared, the camera continuing to roll it seemed for an additional ten seconds before cutting out.

Nothing had looked particularly telling but the fact someone had snatched the body was all she needed. "I'll need my copy please." She'd wait till it was properly disconnected to continue. "This location says Sukuinushi no Shinseina Basho in Kaze no Kuni. We should meet up there. I will branch off to meet back in my village for the business I explained before and meet up with you post haste. I'm not going to deal with these Broker clowns any longer unless I absolutely MUST. ="

Hopefully with her disk in tow she'd nod at Loden. "Kaze no Kuni, remember. Use this time to restock rations. There is much work to be done." With that she nodded her head, slipped her goggles on and flickered into the distance at a full tilt run.

-Attempt to exit-

[The Doctor]

Loden watched with her. The Doctor had no emotional connection with the Kage but he knew this shinobi had some deep attachments to her kin. He respected it. It was rare to have faith in where you are from. He watched carefully, seeing everything he could, however with the monitor being so small he knew he would not be able to get much, which was a disappointment. The Doctor would have to take this to his home first. Then he would have to run it through his systems to see if he could gather any more information. More of that later however.

When it was finished he heard her speak "I'll need my copy please."

Loden nodded as he made sure the files, everything from the original was copied over. From there he would take it out of the I/O slot and held it to her to take.

"This location says Sukuinushi no Shinseina Basho in Kaze no Kuni. We should meet up there."

Loden nodded. "Understood. I'll make sure everything is low key as well," he continued be giving a soft sigh. It seemed there was much more work to do. With this Loden would take the monitor and put it within one of the pockets of his coat. He waited until he would see her take off before he himself would leave, driving away with his RideBack.

[Exit]