A girl, a seal and a bar! [P] [ATI]

[Solus]

M

asterful disguises seemed to be your forte as you turned your appearance into that of a regular tourist in a matter of minutes. The young man tried to resist playfully for a second, but quickly followed suit as soon as he realized he was severely outclassed by you. With a face that was somewhere between pouting and excitement he listened your nonsense explanation. "Well, if you don't tell me yours I won't tell you mine. Just keep calling me 'toy' then." He looked for a few seconds absently in the distance thinking over what exactly he had said. In the end however he seemed to settle on letting it be.

"Outside first" He announced, pointing to an elevator at the end of the corridor that was littered with doors on both sides. It was only a short time from the fourth floor down to the lobby. The lobby itself was deserted, but then again, it was the time after the guests had left and before the cleaning was completed and new guests were either allowed back in or remaining guests returned to their rooms. A clock in the lobby would tell you the time and a calender on the desk displayed the current day. Combining these pieces of evidence you could calculate that you had skipped a full day and that it was eleven in the morning. That would leave you with three and a bit more than a half day to return to Aokusa before the master would leave in order to learn that secret technique. Provided the man would stick to his promise that is.

Stepping outside the hotel you would find yourself basking in heat and sunlight. If only you had sunglasses. Luckily with a skin like your you would not need much sunblock. The temperature felt as if it was nearing the forty degrees Celsius. In front of you was the sea and a white sand beach where too many people to count lounged. Many took cover under parasols, whereas a few daredevils were tanning. The sea was full of people, enjoying the cooling effects of the water. Clearly this was the touristy side. A wide boulevard that ran parallel to the beach funneled people quickly back and forth and separated the sands from the seemingly endless line of hotels and resorts built along the coast.

Of course this was not the typical area for blacksmiths to practice their trade and thus it would be no surprise when the young lad at your arm would point you to a route land-inwards. At least the walk was pleasant. An old town began behind the hotels, with small white walled houses packed together, divided by streets that were just wide enough for two carts to pass each other. Not that any cart could pass, the streets were lined on both sides by stalls of which about one third sold genuine island souvenirs, one third were composed of food stalls and the last part merely sold junk that made a person wonder why anyone would buy such cheap stuff. At least their awnings protected you from the worst of the sun. Everyone on the streets was so occupied with their own stuff and you would blend in so well for now, as long as you would keep walking that no one really noticed the manacles.

As you progressed the scene became gradually less 'touristy' and more 'local' and before you knew it you were suddenly in streets that contained bakers, butchers, markets and other places that seemed to mainly cater to the demands of those who actually lived here. From here your guide essentially no longer needed as you could hear the hammering of a smith reverberate through the streets from a distance. One turn left and there you were. 'Joe's friendly smithing shop', or so the slightly faded sign claimed. The smithy was separated from the houses for obvious reasons and was actually more a three walled shack with a roof. Inside in the shade and darkness cast by the sooth covered stone walls and the orange glow of the oven a man was hammering on a piece of metal on an anvil. It still looked like a long strip of red hot metal but it seemed as if the man had barely begun working on it. Whatever it was to become remained a mystery. The smith wore black pants, straw sandals, all of this topped by a big leather apron. With his left hand he precariously held the glowing metal with pincers as he bashed it with the hammer in his right hand.

As you approached he glanced a look in your direction putting down his tools on the anvil. The eyes under his bald head turned down, staring at the manacles. Then at the young man and you again before reverting to the manacles. Tapping his chin he looked at you thoughtfully. "I see... 60,000 ryo and your names it will cost you to get that solved. Everyone will know about this juicy story."

Disclaimer: Objectives are subject to change. You make the story!

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 12 hours 39 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Problem solved so far. Properly disguised for a tropical island.
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	Still manacled, but hey, were at least inside a smithy now.
I could also go outside without clothes	Option practically ruled out?

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

I've lost a full day of my life, and I'm still stuck with ball and chain, here?-Shokora thought to herself as she stopped in the lobby to put the clock and the calendar together. Adding two and two, she quickly understood what date it was, and that she had lost a whole day and then some. This made her every more nervous. Had she woken up the morning after the party in Aokusa, she would not have been too nervous as Neko was bound to be close. But now she had lost a whole day, and another night, and was on the complete other side of the world. With her cat and partner nowhere to be found. It was mainly that that was getting on her nerves. Not knowing where Neko was. The second reality quickly settled in. She needed to meet with the mysterious master in only three or so days. Somehow in that window of time she needed to release herself from the blonde, get a boat and then sail to the mainland before heading toward landlocked Kusa no Kuni. All the while she was supposed to find Neko? She could seek out the master and then find Neko but that was not how Shokora was wired. She would never abandoned her feline companion.

The blonde seemed to wish to play games so he did not reveal his name. The dark skinned kunoichi definitely did not care. She could live without knowing the identity of the man. With that they walked out and soon Shokora's senses were assailed with bliss. From the warm sunlight, to the salty air, to the smell of sun lotion and to the playful screams of a pool-side bikini competition, this was her type of location. Neko would have loved lounging by the pool or beach! It seemed that everything in the area reminded the Kusa nin of her friend. Still she followed behind her new companion, from the resort grounds into the more tourism centric area which finally led into the regular section of the land.

The sound of hammer on iron attracted Shokora instantly and she quickly entered the smithy. She was glad to see that the blacksmith was actually a man. Approaching him she quickly lifted her leg so that her foot was pushed into the blonde's face. There was no real way to put as much distance between the two of them as they were shackled together, still, by putting her foot in his face and pushing him as far away as her as she could, she could talk with some level of privacy as the blonde would be forced to deal with her sandal in his face.

"I'm sure once you release me we can work some out, you see I don't really have any money." She said before biting her lip suggestively and winking. Anything to separate herself from the blond loser.

[Solus]

W

ith a hard tug on your wrist the manacles came under pressure as you tried to create as much space as possible between you and the man. With a hint of excitement the smith looked curiously at your strange position, showing quite a bit of flexibility. "Hey Hey! Wat ar you..." the blonde tried to exclaim until the bottom part of your sandal popped in his mouth, breaking off whatever he was about to say.

The smith was clearly interested on one hand, because if you had no money the only payment could be in kind and that was usually the best kind of payment. On the other hand, his first statement made it clear that he was no fool, which he shared with you after chuckling a bit. "Haha, oh noo.... I will only accept payment up front. I know what is going to happen once I release you. You are going to leg it and leave me with this useless flabbybody here. So, you come up with something satisfactory!"

At this point you would feel something wet at the sole of your foot. Somehow the blonde had managed to get his tongue around your sandal and was in the process of licking your foot. He was enjoying all of this a bit too much...

Disclaimer: Objectives are subject to change. You make the story!

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 12 hours 34 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Problem solved so far. Properly disguised for a tropical island.
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	Still manacled. Come on, stupid smith
Get the smith to cooperate	Come on old man. There must be something you want?

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

The smith was smarter than Shokora had expected. She sighed, but still had not given up. She could not give up at this point. It had taken enough time just to make it to the black smith, she was here with a problem and the only person who could resolve that person was this man. She had no money. "Listen." She began, choosing her words slowly and carefully. She would have to improvise as she spoke. That was until she felt something wet along her sandalled foot, the one that was applied not elegantly to the blonde's face. "You have got to be kidding me." She cried out as she moved into action. Pulling onto the chain that bound them, all the while using the force of her foot she changed their positions. Soon the blonde was on the ground and had her foot still on his face, but she needed to crouch due to how their bonds connected them closely together. "Don't be weird, grown ups are talking." She whispered to him as she looked up toward the smith.

This had all gone down in a few moments, no time wasted, Shokora was potentially looking into being a Cat AnBu, a quick and efficient assassin. This was all part of it she told herself. This was all training, preparation. How she wished she could assassinate her blond slave.

"What if this man works for you for however long it takes to repay the debt, good sir?" Shokora suggested. Yes, they may have been a hail Mary, but what were her options? "You'll play along with him and then I'll come get you once I find Neko." She told the blonde, of course this was all lies.

OOC: You are NOT making this easy.

[Solus]

S

creaming protesting the youth was floored, landing on the ground still with your foot in his face. “I’m sorry Goddess! Please.. Aaah… Don’t hurt me! I’ll do anything you ask.” he pleaded, raising both his hands in surrender. About a second later the youth however realized what kind of view he had from his new angle and would quickly shut up, which gave you all the time you needed to start working on a deal with the smith. Cleary your offer was tempting, the man was stroking his beard, thinking it over. ”Okay, but I want him here for three days.” The smith spoke, offering a way out of this mess. “No! I never had this much fun! Why can’t I come with you?” the youth whispered back, who too was clearly not looking forward to several days of work. He could blow this entire thing sky high if not properly conditioned to shut up.

Of course it is, that's my MO ^^

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 12 hours 31 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Problem solved so far. Properly disguised for a tropical island.
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	Still manacled. Come on, stupid smith
Get the smith to cooperate	So close, if only toy could shut up for once...

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

Shokora was hit with a wave of relief. She would finally be separated from this blonde male. Biting her lower lip she winked toward the black smith. Considering the nameless blonde still had her foot in his face, he would be unable to see her playful manners with the steel worker. "I'll come back for you in three days, promise." Shokora lied without blinking, her big yellow eyes looking down toward him. She was eager to get separated from this man, but she was more eager to get back to Aokusa. Her only plan was to somehow get back to the capital of Kusa no Kuni and hope against all odds that Neko was still there. Still Shokora had the creeping fear that perhaps Neko was in trouble. Why would the two girls who had spent years together be so easily separated? Surely Neko would have wanted to stay close to Shokora to keep her safe as she always did whenever she decided to go on a bender?

"You have all my thanks." The dark skinned kunoichi told the black smith as she finally straightened up and helped her blond companion to his feet so that they would both be standing one next to the other. Perhaps once they were separated she would ask him if he wanted to come with her. Of course HE would have to deal with the black smith.

"It is time to separate us." She reiterated as she lifted her hand forward for the black smith to study. Hopefully this man was worth the search and could do this quickly.

[Solus]

W

ith a mere nod the smith acknowledged your deal and turned around to rummage around his tools, looking for something specific. Below your sandaled foot the youth, one side of his face in the soot of the smithy and the other under your strict foot oppressing him started to feel that he was being abandoned. When you spoke he looked up in disbelief at the situation you were putting him in. As you pulled him to his feet the young man tried to use his free hand to wipe of some of the black dust on one side of his face but all he managed at was to spread it out further, huffing a bit. Something felt wrong about this man.

Meanwhile the smith had found the tool he was looking for. In his hands he now held a large bolt cutter. Too large for any of you to operate with one hand. “This will be over in a second…” The man said, precariously balancing the bolt cutter, sliding the tip of one of the blades under the loop of your handcuff. “She’s lying. She is going to leg it and I am not going to work for you.” The blonde suddenly spouted blatantly. Immediately the smith retracted his tool without releasing you. “What?” He asked, a bit surprised. “She’s lying. I just know she is. Besides, I told you my stance on this..” Putting the bolt cutters back on the anvil the smith would cross his arms in front of his chest as he eyed the pair of you. “We are going to renegotiate our deal lady. Get him to cooperate, apply yourself or find something else, because I am not doing this for free, I got a business to run.”

The roll:

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Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 12 hours 29 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Problem solved so far. Properly disguised for a tropical island.
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	Still manacled. Come on, stupid smith
Get the smith to cooperate	Fuck! Fuck! FUCK!!!

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

This was not Shokora's day. Like at all. Had it been her day, she had not woken up at the other end of the known world. She would not have done so chained up to a complete stranger. Neko would not be missing either. She would have all of her weaponry, her clothing and would be about to learn an incredible technique. But no, this was not one of her good days, it was a horrible day that seemingly would be getting worse and worse. Thank god she was a positive person. Actually she was not. When things did not go her way though, she made them go her way. The dark skinned kunoichi sighed when the situation changed and got even uglier, her nameless partner deciding that he would not play along. He had not believed her lie. And why should he? She had JUST met the guy, why would she return to him so easily, Shokora played hard the get as long as she possibly could. She definitely was not a fan of commitment.

It was time to try one last thing.

"Listen, if you have the key, or have any knowledge of its location, we could separate from one another and you could come with me if you want." Shokora explained to the blonde while the smith waited them out. At that point she was not lying, but she knew the damage had been done. She only hoped the man's puppy-personality would be enough to have him loyally forgive her, like a puppy would. This was her last chance, if the blonde truly did not have any knowledge of the key's location she would have to do something she would surely regret.

While she waited for an answer, she would look around, trying to figure out what was around her. Were there weapons mounted on the wall? Metal work all around her?

[Solus]

A

great sigh escaped from the man’s mouth, torn between trusting you and finding some way out of the predicament without having to work for three days. When he raised his eyes back to you it seemed that he was still heavily under your spell. “Well… I guess the person who put these on us would have the key. Alicia, the bartender at the cocktail bar. It was some game with creating couples and she thought we were cute together.”

At these words a tiny portion of your memory returned. Almost like a flashback you did remember something, a woman, red haired and with freckles, wearing a smart casual black garb. who locked the cuffs on you and the young man. You had been sitting on his lap, which explained the weird configuration of which wrists were attached. The entire thing had been accompanied with shots. That and a lot of blacklights. A faint idea of where this bar was located also entered your brain, it was only two streets from the hotel where you had woken up.

“We could try our luck here with this guy, but if you really want to get these off… I think that would be easiest.” The boy said with a sad look, clearly he was disappointed at the view of this little adventure of his ending. But at least now there was a second option. Didn’t he mention something earlier of something you had at the cocktail bar?

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 12 hours 27 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Problem solved so far. Properly disguised for a tropical island.
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	Smith or go after this Alicia…. Hrmmmm….
Alicia	She had better still be there if you were going to commit to searching her >.>

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[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

Shokora had been much too brash in her actions. She had been under the impression that the blonde had also forgotten the previous night. Had she questioned him earlier about the nature of their bond, she could have saved some precious minutes. Instead of searching for a blacksmith they could have reached the cocktail bar by now. "Let's just go." Shokora led the blonde as she tugged on their bonds and helped him along, at this point not really caring about the smith. The man had not even wanted to help them in their time of need. As she stepped out she pushed a spear into a shield, forcing a whole stand of weaponry to fall to the ground in an incredible cacophony of metal crashing against metal and hitting the ground with loud thuds. The noise was close to deafening, drawing eyes to her but she did not care. "You're an example to all the good Samaritans." She called out finally as she lifted her free hand up and gave him the finger as she walked out, not even turning around to face the man.

"Listen I'm sorry for grinding your face into the dirt and almost selling you into slavery." She began, her words quite comical in such a situation, rarely did people say sorry to acts of potential slave trading. "I'm under a lot of stress. I haven't been separated for Neko in forever, she's my cat companion, massive in size. I fear the worst may have happened to her and I would regret it my whole life if my carelessness caused her harm in any way." The dark skinned kunoichi explained as they both walked back toward the hotel where all of this had began. The only compass she had were hazy memories of the previous night. Even if Neko had once belonged to an even grander shinobi than she was, she was still just a giant cat and needed her as much as Shokora needed Neko. Their relationship had grown to be symbiotic.

It took them only a few minutes to get to the actual cocktail bar. Stepping into the door she tested to see if it was open. If it was indeed open, Shokora would enter and call out. "Alicia?"

[Solus]

K

nocking over half of all the objects in the shop? For free. The look on the face of the smith? Priceless. Flicking him the finger for good measure? Sure made you feel better. Shortly thereafter you were on your way, with the man in tow, whether he wanted to or not. “I understand that you feel pressed to get home quickly, but selling me to that guy for such a small favour. You did realize that he was ripping us off right? Somehow I am afraid he wanted to more with me than ‘making me work’...” The boy looked troubled looking at you with a mix of adoration and fear in his eyes. At least he was still cooperative and considering that he had funnelled out your lie, maybe even useful.

The cocktail bar looked as if it was closed, the neon signs outside unlit. A sign on the door confirmed this assessment and a small plaque denoted that they would open again at five in the evening. When you tried the door however it opened. Inside all the blacklights were now turned off, instead replaced by the yellow glow of normal light bulbs. All tables and chairs had been moved to the right hand side of the room and across you all bar stools had been placed upside down on the bar.

For once however you were in luck. The auburn haired woman you were looking for was sweeping the floor, moving pieces of glass to the left hand side of the room. Upon calling her name she would look up at you. She looked tired, bags were developing under her eyes. Clearly, had you arrived a bit later she would have been in bed, sleeping it off before a new night would begin. She looked you and the boy up and down a few time until she realized your predicament and started to chuckle. “Oh my, if it isn’t ‘Goddess’ and ‘Toy’. You made quite the party here yesterday. Still connected? I told you you were a cute couple.” She chuckled. “So... Which one of you lost the key?” With a meaningful look the blonde man stared at you. Could this become any more embarrassing?

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 12 hours 07 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Problem solved so far. Properly disguised for a tropical island.
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	Smith or go after this Alicia…. Hrmmmm….
Alicia	Please, let her have a spare or a skeleton key.

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

"Well, I did change my mind, so I did not sell you to the man in the end." Shokora answered without really giving it any thought as she entered the bar. Bars looked so different during the day. Stains could be seen that were not seen in the darkness, odd color on the walls. Still she turned her attention toward Alicia, simply relieved and thrilled that the person who she had sought out was still at the bar. When she mentioned their nicknames, Shokora could not help but raise an eyebrow. What was next? The people of the Land of Moon would consider her their goddess and worship her? That would be a nice little conclusion. Calling the blonde 'Toy' was excessively fitting. Still he had his uses.

"If I'm the one that lost it, I don't remember to tell you the truth." The dark skinned kunoichi responded with a clear tone of annoyance at the hole situation. Anyone could understand how exasperating it was to be chained up to a stranger, let alone when you had woken up at the other end of the known earth, without your clothing, cat companion or a clue of what had transpired the previous two nights and day.

"Please tell me you had another set of keys, surely you don't random pair people up, give them the key and just let them go without a contingency plan?" Shokora begged at this point, bringing both of her hands together which forced the blonde into an odd position. "I mean if you didn't have a contingency plan... You'd be ripe for getting sued, no?" She said with a smile. Clubs and bars were constantly being sued for the littlest of things, Shokora just hoped Alicia had another key and that they could all get back to Aokusa.

[Solus]

C

huckling a second time at your story Alicia put away her broom. "I can imagine after all you drank last night." She moved over to the bar and bend over it to pick up something on the other side. Next to you the blonde man took his sweet time checking out her behind, immediately averting his eyes to a nearby beer brand sign when she turned back to you. "Of course not, I have a skeleton key." She said cheerfully, jiggling the keyring in her hand. She took a few seconds selecting the correct key and then grabbed your manacles. She started on the young man's cuff first because it was closest to her hand holding the key.

Inserting the skeleton key she would try to turn it. But it did not budge. It couldn't be, had the raiton technique you tried first on these manacles actually fused them?! "Sheesh, what did you do with it..."She panted, exerting more pressure. With a sickening and scary grinding sound she applied more pressure until the key was halfway through unlocking the cuff. Suddenly a loud crack could be heard. "Shit!" the redhead exclaimed, tugging on the key. Suddenly the entire thing made another cracking sound and with a dry click the manacle opened, allowing Alicia to retrieve the slightly bent key. "Hmmm, well at least you're free from each other now. Hopefully yours is not as bad." She pondered, inserting the key on your end as Toy rubbed his wrist in the background.

Yours opened surprisingly easy, even with the bent key. "Well, there you go, no sueing please." The young lady suggested with a wink, taking the handcuffs again. They were technically hers after all. "Oh, and before you decide to sue for theft, you forgot something last night." The woman spoke, rummaging in a wardrobe next to the counter of the bar. From it she retrieved a black man's sports jacket, which she flung at you in the assumption that you would catch it. If you did you could hear a paper crisping inside one of the pockets. More luck this time. It was a two way ferry ticket for the ferry between the the Land of River and Moon. The first way, from River to Moon had been used and stamped yesterday at seven thirty two PM. But, it could still be used to take the ferry off this island to River today!

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 11 hours 59 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Properly disguised for a tropical island. Will this outfit still work in River?
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	For the love of God, YES!
Ticket to River	It's a clue!

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

It seemed as if things were looking up and with the type of luck she had been having that day, Shokora could barely even believe it. Lowering her eyes to the ground she waited patiently for the skeleton key to slide into the lock and begin twisting. As the key had difficulty turning, Shokora's heart sank to the bottom of her feet. Had she truly been so stupid? In her haste, by using the lightning jutsu upon what kept them together, she had potentially fused the metal together, unable to unlock. She could feel her blood boiling at the idea that they had left the black smith for nothing as Alicia would be offering them no help. This truly was a horrible day. But with a bit of effort, the shackles were opponent and the nameless blonde was released. Soon came Shokora's turn, the next thing she knew she had been released.

Reaching out for her wrist she gently massaged it. It felt stiff, but nothing a quick rub could not handle. "Thank you so very much." She said, both to the release and about the ticket Alicia had just produced from the bar. She had been incredibly lucky that this woman had decided to give her the ferry ticket. She would be returning to Aokusa. Studying it she noticed that she had left from the Land of River. That helped her more than she had first guessed. The Land of River was a big nation like all others, but now she knew that she had at least been at its port city the previous evening.

"So, are we making this an adventure?" Shokora asked the nameless blonde as she lifted up the ticket. "You have to decide now because I really need to find Neko and then someone else." Shokora explained as she gently waved the ticket from side to side. Her clothing would not do outside of the Land of Moon. She would have to change quickly, perhaps on the boat? The moment she'd find another set of clothes she'd switch out.

Swallowing up her pride, she added one last thing. "I'm Shokora." She said, reaching otu with the right hand to shake his if he so wished.

OOC: I was about to have a heart attack there, Solus-taisho

[Solus]

F

inally, breakthroughs. At your suggestion of adventure the man nodded. When you reached out with your hand he would take it, bow gallantly and place a light kiss on it. "Always ready, the name is William." He stretched his back again. "Let's go. The docks are half an hour walking away from here. We need to follow the beach all the way to the north." The man knew. At least so far he was useful in knowing where to go on this island and who to talk to. He looked for a second at his own clothing and then at yours. "For the boat this will do, but we will look weird in River. Maybe we can steal something on the ferry. Surely someone is bringing a bag of clothes there." He suggested at which point Alicia put her hands over her ears."If you are going to discuss illicit activities, please do that outside!" William looked at her and then back at you. Looking back and forth a second time he looked at you meaningfully. You and this Alicia were indeed of about the same size, which is clearly what he had noted. Which begged the question, how evil were you to rob someone who just helped you?

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 11 hours 55 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Properly disguised for a tropical island. Will this outfit still work in River?
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	For the love of God, YES!
Ticket to River	It's a clue!

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

They were half an hour away from the docks where the ferry would be leaving. Hopefully William would be following closely and not slow her down. And what in the hell was a William? What an odd name. Turning her cat-like orbs downward to her way of dress, Shokora had known for a bit that it would not be of much use out of the resort town. She looked up toward Alicia and soon a glint appeared in her eye. Shokora was known to be cunning, dangerous and headstrong. When she wanted something, she usually went for it, of course such things usually revolved around men, alcohol or action. Uncrossing her arms she looked at the barmaid with murderous intent. "Do you have extra clothing?" She asked, shedding the murderous appearance extremely quickly, she had been pulling the girl's leg. Never had she the intention of stealing from an innocent, especially not one that had JUST helped her.

Regardless of what answer Shokora would be given, she would slowly walk toward the door to open it, to take note of the weather that was going on. It was still the warm tropical climate that one expect in such a southern island, but she wondered if night was coming, it was still close to mid-day was it not? Hopefully the sailing would go smoothly, but with the luck she had, she had a small feeling that there may actually be storms upon the horizon, and that she did not look forward to.

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pon you posing your question Alicia would look you up and down, noticing that what you were wearing was no bikini but white lace. She chuckled. “Unfortunately not. Why would you want to change? That is one sexy outfit.” Since she did not provide any other aid and your course had already been set you would find yourself outside quite quickly, staring up at a cloudless sunny sky. Who would expect rain? What gamemaster would be so cruel to conjure rain at sea when you were wearing practically nothing?

The walk to the docks was about half an hour of walking away with William on your tail from your current location. Here big cruiseships lay about and a whole set of docks awaiting their ferries to return. It would only be thirty six more minutes until your ship would arrive, leaving you with nothing to do but wait. Next to your still empty dock a cruisehip was waiting for its guests to return. Every so often groups of people dripped into the docks and boarded it, their chatter revealing that they too were headed for River and would depart in half an hour. Once the ferry arrived it of course would still have to dock, unload the other people and vehicles before you could even board. That was if it was on time, people in countries like this were usually pretty laidback about things such as timing.

The ferry however was a sure thing. Sneaking on board of the cruiseship could be precarious but the time gain could be rewarding. Every passenger seemed to have some kind of wristband that was scanned before they could walk the gangway. A middle aged couple were arguing about some souvenir they might or might not have left either on board, in town or might be inside the bag they were carrying. Two meters away from you they put down their two bags and started to argue on whether they had it on them or not, with the woman urging the man to pat down his flower shirt and shorts, declaring with a stern certainty that she was sure that he had the item on him.

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 11 hours 22 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Properly disguised for a tropical island. Will this outfit still work in River?
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	For the love of God, YES!
Ticket to River	Or to take the cruiseship... Hrmm.... Safe but slow, or fast and dangerous?

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

It took them a bit more than half an hour to make it to the docks of the Land of Moon. Shokora had spent most of that time silent. She was on a time sensitive mission after all. Not only did she have a deadline to meet with Kaiser so that he could teach her that amazing technique he claimed to possess, but Neko's life also hung in the balance. With that she took into mind her options. She did have a ticket to the ferry that had taken her from River. There was also the nearby cruiseship that was about to leave the port. It seemed as if they only allowed those with bracelets. This meant this was just a day's excursion, it was not the port of embarkation. She sighed, she would have to do something she was not a fan of. Before trying to do something too crazy, she would try out something simply...mean.

The noises the couple made definitely did not go unnoticed as they were incredibly close from Shokora and William. She crossed the two meters separating herself and the bags in a few seconds and grabbed the bags, lifting them up above the docks, dangling them above water. "I am a kunoichi with many abilities that will be incredibly painful to you if you decide to scream for help." Shokora instructed to them. At this point she was not lying, this was all of Neko. She only hoped William would not get in her way. "Please hand over your bracelets and I won't have to throw these into the water or hurt you." The dark skinned kunoichi ordered, her tone incredibly stern. In no way was she bluffing.

The kusa kunoichi was definitely not enjoying this, but her thoughts were singular. Getting to Neko was the only thing that was important to her.

OOC: Holy crazy coding Batman!

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errified the couple looked on as you took their possessions and dangled them above the water. “No! Please! Not the traditional Ipopi masks!” The woman exclaimed, grasping her cheeks in fear of what might happen to her precious prullaria. “Yes, she can hurt you, very painfully and stuff. I’ve seen her do it. Very hurtful things and stuff. You’d better fork it over before your opuppy masks are destroyed.” William added in this infinitely helpful comment. “Ipopi!” The woman screamed back “Whatever! Just give me the arm things” William said. “Bracelets!” The man said, taking off his bracelet in unison with his wife, which were immediately collected by your ever helpful companion. Putting one on his own wrist William would walk over to you and hand you the other one. “Suite 420” He muttered, repeating the number on the bracelets as if it was the discovery of the century.

Time left at the end of this post: 3 days 11 hours 22 minutes!

Objective	Progress
Who am I?	Check
Where am I? -.-"	Halfway across the known world apparently, in Moon...
Where are my clothes?!	Properly disguised for a tropical island. Will this outfit still work in River?
Weapons would be good >.>	Yup
Oh gawd, where did I leave Neko? o.o	Oh **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Stupid manacles @_@	For the love of God, YES!
Cruiseship	Bracelets acquired!

Yeah, fixed that. Sorry for the slowness. Got everything electronic back in working order, posting should resume normally now.

[':Shokora:']

That's so Shokora!

Grabbing the bracelet from William, Shokora sighed with relief. It was about time things started going her way. Being able to meet with the bartender who still had the lucky was the first sign that she would perhaps be getting lucky. Now this was the second wind. With that she handed the bag back to the woman, she would be able to enjoy the ceremonial masks or whatever they were to her heart's content. She had never actually planned to throw out the merchandise, they were probably expensive souvenirs. Still now that the bags were back in the hands of the couple, and the dark skinned kunoichi had the bracelet on her wrist she turned around.

"Have fun, there's a ferry to the Land of River that will be departing soonish." She said as she waited toward them.

With that the violet-haired girl headed toward the cruise ship. Hopefully William would be following behind her. There was no sense waiting on him. The last thing they needed was for the couple to alert anyone, hopefully her threats would have served their purpose. With that she hurried to the small bridge that connected the pier to the cruiseship.

Offering her wrist she waited to be let on board.