The Fountain of Dawn [O]

[Koori.]

Deep in the middle of Otokagure lays a brilliant fountain and statue. The statue is of a long dead hitobitmae clan member named Dawn who gave her life in that very same spot defending Sound village from a group of missing ninja. The statue is crafted into a large bronze colored fountain that spits water continuously out of the two fly wings. This fountain is to be a constant reminder and tribute to Dawn. Buildings and shops of all kinda surround the fountain in circular shape and the fountain is frequented by many shinobi and villagers alike. A good meeting place for lunch, or just something pretty to admire when you're bored.

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The night was young, and the sun cascaded over the western horizon, setting slowly. Fireflies began to pulse a light lime green color as they flew over the fountain of dawn. I made my way in towards the fountain from the south end. No coconut in my hand this time however. I started to ween myself off of them, it was almost like an addiction at this point. Lower four arms folded over themselves and hidden under my red cloak as I walked forth, until finally reaching the fountain. Hood up, dark brown hair tied into a pony tail behind my head. It was getting long going to have to trim it soon, I thought.

The sleeveless red cloak with a black spider on it was opened by my upper arms, to let my lower four arms breathe. We were in the village, most people knew me for what I was, no need to hide the arms here. I leaned over and listened to the water splash from the fountain as I used one of my arms to take my hood off, leaving the ponytail in tact however. Cracking my other knuckles through my black fingerless gloves, I used my red onigami eyes to peer over the fountain square. People were piling out and leaving, just as the sun was from the sky.

The fountain felt empty. It was good, though. It gave me time to reflect. I turned around and sat on the fountain and looked up into the sky briefly. I thought about Elgar, and where the hell he had been all this time. I hadn't seen Trace in awhile either. Lord knows the Otokage was up to her eyeballs in work, so I hadn't seen Mayu either. Kyogi was probably still parading around announcing his ANBU status, too. Everything felt like it was moving too fast.

Before I knew it, the fountain square was empty. Aside from a few stragglers, no one was really here. I scratched some fresh stubble on my chin as I made another look around the fountain as though Elgar was going to walk up to me at any second, something I knew to be false.

'Where the hell is everyone anyway?'

[Logi Shimizu]

The setting sun covered the sky in a deep orange hue. Logi enjoyed walking around on evenings like this. The heat of the day usually dissipated around this time and was replaced by a cool summer's breeze. Logi was walking at a leisurely place, enjoying the sights and sounds of the village at this time of day. Merchants were packing up their wares and young couples were still milling around peacefully. Logi was dressed in his usual attire. A blue cloak was covering some mesh and a grey t-shirt. He had recently gotten back from a trip, and still had his butt bag along with his staff on his person.

Logi replied to scattered greetings around the street as he walked onwards towards the fountain. It was a beautiful structure. Consisting purely of bronze, it was a reminder to the shinobi of the village. It conveyed a message of self-sacrifice and bravery for the greater good. Logi neared the fountain and the sound of flowing water emerged. The two wings of the statue were producing steady streams of water that disappeared into the small pool below. Deciding this was a nice place to relax, Logi sat down on the edge of the fountain. Looking around he noticed a familiar figure. He couldn't quite place the male but Logi had definitely seen him around the village. The man seemed well composed, suggesting that he was at the very least of some importance.

Since Logi was utterly bored and there didn't seem to be anything else to do, he decided to approach the man. Standing himself upright Logi began to walk towards the man who still had his back to Logi. To get the man's attention Logi put two of his fingers inside his mouth and let out a loud whistle that echoed across the area. "Hey, you!" Logi waved. He hoped that this would be enough to get the man's attention. "Have we met before? You look familiar." Logi blurted the sentence out without even giving the man some time to reply to the greeting.

[Koori.]

"Huh?"

I heard the voice coming from over yonder, around the fountain. I poked my head around to catch a glimpse of the fellow. Never saw him before, not that I would remember him. I sighed a bit noticing him waving. He was talking very fast.

"Doubt it."

I responded. I was tired and agitated, not that that was his fault.

[Logi Shimizu]

The man seemed disinterested in carrying on the conversation, seeing as both of his answers were incredibly short. While the man was probably here on some other business, Logi wasn't one to give up easy.

"You okay buddy? You seem kinda down." It was clear from Logi's tone of voice that he was almost mocking the man, although somewhat playfully.

[Koori.]

"Yeah, I'm fine."

I gave, remaining seated. This guy sure was persistent.

"Well, now that you're here bothering me, I suppose we should atleast exchange names. Koori."

I extended, awaiting the response of the young male before me. My top two arms folding behind my head, and the fingers of both hands intertwined, almost as though holding my head up. My middle arms crossed my chest, and my lowest pair stuck their hands within my pants pockets.

[Logi Shimizu]

"Logi." said Logi, with a grin on his face. He had finally managed to get the man talking. Logi casually walked forwards until he was diagonally to the front of Koori. This way, they could speak and Logi wasn't blocking whatever Koori had been looking at. As Koori brought two arms to rest behind his head, Logi could see that there were indeed was another pair resting on his chest. His eyes bulged. Logi had seen many things throughout his life, but this wasn't one of them. It was as if Koori was some sort of spider.

"So.. I don't know if you've noticed, but you've got some extra arms there buddy." Logi jested. Hoping this would all be taken as a joke, Logi wasn't worrying about upsetting Koori.



ooc: So being the retard I am, I'm in the Kage tower AND this thread at the same time. Apparently the Kage tower counts towards the limit of threads so I'll have to 'exit' this thread until I leave the Kage tower which should be pretty soon. If you don't mind waiting, that's great, but feel free to leave.

[temp exit]

[Koori.]

I had heard that name before. I couldn't quite place it though. No need to talk about something I couldn't remember, it would only make me look stupid. The boy mentioned my arms and made a witty comment.

"Gifted at birth, if you will."

I said in regards to my extra arms. Homage to the Kumomusha clan of spiders. I took notice of his face and his own enticing uniqueness.

"And you, good sir, have an eye patch. I'll guess not gifted at birth, eh?"

I also noticed another strange thing about the fellow, his yellow eyes. Well, eye, rather. This was normally a sign of alcoholism in a person, as myself and any other doctor would know. Something called "jawdness".

"You a drinker by chance?"

Although that being said, he did look a bit young to be a drinker.

[Rose Red]

❈ Human Interaction ❈

[/color]. A cloak rested about her shoulders, holding the thirty some odd knives she carried at all times. Her polearms were scattered to the wind, not on her person at the moment, though Celeste, her tiny venom sparrow, has hidden amongst her hair.

"Hello." Her oddly lilting voice carried the music of her word across the distance between them. The word was cautious and unsure. While she had a great love for nature, humans included, she found that others tended to reject her. Her odd back story and appearance when added with her peculiar voice opened her to mocking from those around her.

Her eyes fell to the strange fountain before her. A touch of beauty in the otherwise barren village. The lights of the fountain danced off the statue and rippled along the water. She took a step towards it, entranced by its beauty. The sculpture was something of an oddity. The shaping and appearance of the person was strange, unique. It drew a smile to her face.

Without realizing it she began to speak. "The statue is different, a unique appearance swathed in beauty. It is not often that one who is not normal is immortalized as such. It is a delight to see." Her lilting voice would carry once more. Though the words were not directed to the stranger he would be able to hear them clearly in the stillness of the night.[/ul][/justify][/color]

[Koori.]

Now I really wish I had a Coconut. Another person coming from what felt like no where. I had never seen her either. It felt like more and more people were stumbling upon my chill area. I was going to have to find a new one soon.

"Yo."

I responded. But she seemed uninterested. Instead, she continued forth and gazed up at the fountain, entranced by it almost. She then went on to speak about the statue. I remained stationary the whole time, not really moving much, hands still behind my head, in my pockets, and across my chest respectively.

"Oh yeah. She died here or something."

I said very ignorantly. I was still tired, and getting more sleepy by the second.

[Koori.]

[. Exit]