[4] Kazekage Tower

[Promeleon]

The Kazekage Tower
Jewel in a Sandstorm

A new day has risen on Sunagakure; and with the new light; a new Kazekage.  The change of Kazekage has ushered in a new life to the village, and the metamorphosis has begun.  Gone has the Gothic architecture that stood darkly over the village, and in its place a brighter place for foreign diplomacy.  The New Kazekage tower is matched in size with many of the buildings in the city; but is most certainly the most well guarded and surveilled building in the desert.  Although there are many guards, and the tower is one of the busiest locations of the village, everyone is welcome to visit to learn more about the history of Sunagakure and all the leaders that have stood in the tower in the past.  The tower was built not only as the diplomatic meeting place and workplace of the Kazekage, but as a museum of the villages heritage.

Surrounded by a toroidal construct of sand with many arms surrounding it, the strange walkway around the tower itself is designed to slow down a large crowd of people trying to get into the tower, but also to prevent any attacks from outside from managing to break the outer shell of the tower.  These arms are covers that lead up stairwells to the entrance to the tower itself.  They are thin, but two people can walk up the stairs shoulder to shoulder with enough room to be comfortable.  Once the visitor to the tower has reached the torus, there are arrows on the walls and a note.  On the inner wall, closest to the tower, the signs possess an arrow facing to the left of person looking at it, with words from the Kazekage requesting that all traffic follow one direction.  On the outer wall the same signs exist for those exiting the tower than have the same request, but with the arrow pointing to the visitors right.  

At the entrance on the east side of the tower, there are two large and heavy steel doors that keep unwanted folks from entering the tower.  The guards are always watching from their post here, and they register the names of all those who wish to enter the tower.  Equipment and weapons are collected at the door and stored in the keep to the right of the entrance.  It leads to a small walled off partition where all items collected are kept safe with the names of the owners attached.  Once inside of the building, the visitors are welcome to inspect the statues of the previous Kazekages at the east side of the large circular room, or they can gaze upon the tapestry that tells the story of the beginning chapters of Sunagakure, and how the nomads of the desert came together and formed the city.  There are artefacts and remnants from ancient history stored in here for the inspection and admiration of the villagers.  In the centre of the cavernous room there is a small circular desk where two kunoichi can handle any questions about the tower.  

• Usiel "Heero" Kazume [Nidaime Kazekage]
• Ranu Kia [Sandaime Kazekage]
• Kira Sankuchi [Yondaime Kazekage]

If asked about the Kazekage, they will request a name and offer advice on whether or not the situation is important enough to go directly to the Sunagakure leader.  If the request is not regarded as important; visitors are always welcome to make the trek up the stairs to the second floor.  The stairs are located at the northern side of the room, and a guard is standing watch, to ensure any guests who enter the stair well have indeed been disarmed.  When entering the stairwell, there is a door to the left, on the west side, and the route upstairs on the east side.  The stairs travel on a low climb, and one entire trip around the circumference of the building is required before reaching the entrance to the second floor of the building.  The second floor is usually the busiest of floors, as many people with requests are told to remain here, so any missions a visitor wishes to partake in is possible to find here.  This floor is just as large and spacious as the first floor. 

Known as the Auditorium, the second floor holds a small stage on the east side of the building that is used for announcing things to members of the village, or every once in a while a show will be put on by resident actors.  The floor is used for a wide variety of things.  Most commonly it is used as a way for villagers from within the village and without to beseech the aid of any who would help them.  Many villagers or messengers congregate here, waiting for their chance to speak to the Kazekage, but are willing to ask anyone who looks remotely powerful for help.  This means that this room is more often than not an active hub of life that one must wend their way through in order to get to the third and highest floor of the building.  The decoration of this room is sparse, light gets in through the portholes high up in the walls, but most of the rooms light comes from the indirect lighting in the ceiling and the walls.  There is no carpet on the floor, it is the same sandy stone that comprises the wall.  There are multiple booths where people are able to sit, all facing the stage.  

The stairwell here has a large steel door that keeps unwanted people from being let in.  A guard at the door has a list of people who are allowed into the tower, and there are very few people in the village on that list.  These doors lead the way around the tower once more, nestled between the outer wall and an inner wall, much like the stairwell from the floor below.  This trip is not as lengthy considering the tower tapers into a sphere top, reducing the distance.  Another heavy door is required to be opened by the visitor in order to gain access to the top floor.  The top floor contains most of the important information that can be found in the tower, but there are three rooms, each with heavy doors that have no discernible features from outside.  The doors are opened by skilled Saton users who are capable of opening the doors.  The doors are located on the northern, eastern, and western walls of the rooms, and in order to gain access you must knock the correct pattern on the metal plate embedded in the doors in order to have them be opened.  

The northern door leads to the Kazekage office, which is often empty due to the penchant of the Kazekage to prefer to be around the subjects of the village as opposed to being locked into a room.  The room is scarcely decorated, possessing a simple, large stone desk with a faded brown cloth resting on it.  The seat behind the desk matches the cloth, although the material is leather and cracked from the dry heat of the desert.  There are a couple of small potted plants in the room, but much like the cleaning and care of the tower, it is left to the caretakers.  This room is used mainly when  the utmost secrecy is needed thanks to its heavy defence and the cameras in the room outside watching all those who enter.  Other than the Saton user that is assigned to the room, very few people actually step foot in this room, and it was included mainly to fill space and possibly to discuss issues of sensitive nature, but there is another room on the floor more suited to discussions.  

The door on the east side of the room is the War Room, and it is significantly larger than the Kazekage office.  Nondescript statues stand guard around the walls of this room, looking down upon the large stone oval desk with the stone seats surrounding it.  This room is possibly the most used of the three rooms of the building, and contains no information at any time other than when there are people in the room discussing information.  This room is necessary for when there are more than four attendants to the conversation; and there is no order to the seating at the table, it is first come first serve.  Anyone in this room is treated as an equal to the Kazekage due to the ideas being shared, there is no one person who has more authority than another in here.  Obviously an attendant would still be required to show the proper respect, but ultimately the choices made in this room come down to a democratic vote.  There are no windows in this room and the light source is a circular light placed indirectly behind a fold of sand that allows the light to escape, but hides the source.  

The final room on the third floor of the tower is the western room, and this one possesses not plate in the door to allow access, as without the Kazekage, access is strictly forbidden.  The vault requires a calm hand and the right key, held by ANBU captains who are required to be present alongside the Kazekage when the vault is opened.  Inside the vault, Sunagakures treasure reside, including the Sunagakure scrolls which have been locked into a box that is currently unopenable.  If anyone is able to find the key, they will be handsomely rewarded.  

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The Locked Door

The basement of the tower is for Shinobi access only, and they will head into the depths of the tower to see what facilities the Kazekage has merited necessary for the Shinobi.  Contrary to popular belief to those without access to the doors to the basement, it is not filled with torture equipment and other dangerous nonsense, it is a safe haven where Shinobi are capable of meeting and relaxing without any judgement.  Of course it is often used as a place to develop plans and collect the proper equipment if necessary.  Once the door is opened, a lit stairwell that is on the same plane of slow decline as the stairwell behind rises, quite slowly.  The stairwell leads down into a spacious and rather modern looking room that does not quite match the rest of the sandstone based building, as the walls are designed to withstand the heavy burden of the building and the surrounding earth.  The stairs open up at the east end of the tower to a wide concrete room with some modern furniture usually housing some off duty ANBU member reading the latest Icha Icha paradise.  Although it is sparsely decorated, there is a sound system hooked up to every room playing relaxing classical music.  

Although the waiting room has some vending machines and other basic amenities such as restrooms and a fully stocked magazine rack and an elevator to the lower rooms, the room opens up at the back to reveal the mess, a rounded and packed room with plenty of tables and chairs that can be used for whatever is needed, although it is requested that you leave the mess in the state in which you found it, which is a polite way of saying don't be pigs.  The mess hall is made up of one long cafeteria tables, that looks very much like a bench, and fits around thirty people, the small tables on the sides of the rooms are designed to fit three people, and are small metal and plastic round tables with matching blue chairs.  At the west end of the room the kitchen is there, and no expenses has been spared in order to feed the Shinobi of the village, at least in comparison to the mess.  Although the china and delicate plate ware has been removed and held in the war room for more important dinners, this kitchen provides all the government funded meals for missions and events, so it is stocked to the brim with the finest ingredients and cookware.  The mess hall is not overly impressive, but it is a good meeting place if people are arriving to the tower at different times, and it keeps any discussions away from civilians.  

The kitchen possess large fridges and freezers that are maintained and stocked by a crew of amazing chefs under the responsibility of Edmund Lightfoot, a man with an indiscernible accent who was hired after he ambushed the Kazekage with a seared tilapia steak with freshly steamed and vegetables with a fantastic mango based bruschetta mix over top.  Needless to say it was so good he was made head chef and delivers all his meals directly to the Kazekage.  Edmund and his cooks are capable of making any meals you could ask for, but limit themselves to a menu that Shinobi can order from unless it is a special occasion.   The kitchens equipment is pristine and is maintained by not only the kitchen, but a night staff who comes in specifically to make sure that the equipment is cleaned completely and checked for any problems.  Much like many of the other staff in the tower, these people are not completely balanced and were hired to fulfil their duties, not to appease the shinobi of the village, try not to get them angry; they have a lot of knives.  

The more sensitive rooms are accessed via the elevator in the waiting room, which leads the Shinobi deeper under the earth where they can find the more important rooms.  The elevator ride is exactly thirteen seconds from the doors closing to when they open, if it takes any less time or it lasts any longer, something is wrong.  Once the steel doors to the elevator open, a very different sight meets the eyes of the Shinobi.  Instead of the basic concrete and bland décor of the floor above, and the sandstone walls and floors of the visible section of the tower, sterile white walls and grey concrete floors with arrows pointing to different hallways are to be seen.  Once the elevator doors close behind, there are three options, straight ahead leads to the armoury, marked by a blue arrow of the ground heading north.  To the east is a yellow arrow on the ground that leads to the village barracks where Shinobi are more than welcome to stay if they do not mind sharing the room with ANBU members who are without home.  There is not a lot of room in the barracks, as only ten people are capable of staying there at a time.  To the west, the red arrow on the ground leads to Shinobi auditorium which is locked at all times unless there is a threat facing the village which the Kazekage feels cannot be dealt with without outside influence.  

The Armoury is fairly basic, bypassing the fancy décor for a more practical use.  Although it has the capacity of a very deluxe armoury, the minimalist fashion was thought to be more practical for such a severe and austere country.  The room is locked by a large heavy bunker door which lies open unless there is a problem in the village, and within there is a short and spunky girl in a yellow dress with hair that curls at the bottom who possesses knowledge of every single weapon contained in the room.  Aella is in charge of assigning weapons to those who wish to take them out, but much like the ANBU armoury, an up front payment is required before the weapon can be removed in order to save the village from a loss.  The money is returned when the weapon is returned.  This bunker contains enough weaponry to equip most of the militia in the village if needed.  Don't mess around in the armoury, as she is not only an expert on weapons, she can wield them like no other, and enjoys doing so, so do not prompt her.  

The barracks are not incredibly spacious, but they are efficiently organized in a way that allows the maximum amount of space possible for the Shinobi to store their things and get rest.  Each bunk comes with one double bed with regulation sheets that are beige.  These sheets are not overly thick; but the temperature of the room is controlled and is never cold.  At the foot of each bed there is a trunk for storage of small to medium sized items, but with no lock, that has to be supplied by the owner.  The barracks have two small bathrooms, each with three stalls and three sinks, and a back room with a shower room, no room for privacy in there, so the Kazekage hopes none of the Shinobi are shy.  The sheets and the room are maintained every day, cleaned and reset, as are the bathrooms, although there are no personal hygiene supplies given, those must be brought by the user.  Try not to bug any of the others living in these barracks, they are a temporary space, and no one wants any fights to break out and for the barracks to be off limits.  

The final room in the basement of the tower is the Shinobi Auditorium, a large room that is only ever opened when there truly is danger in the village.  This heavy bunker door is surveilled, and when it is open, an ANBU member stands guard.  The auditorium features comfortable leather seating that is staggered and on a slant so that the seats behind can view over the seats in front.  The stage is backed by a steel wall with the insignia of the village burned into the metal, and there are few people who will ever be invited to speak upon the stage.  The Kazekage can use this room to call all active Shinobi to their presence in order to inform them of a threat to the village, and to seek guidance on what to do.  Life or death situations are talked about in this room, and the longer that the heavy door is closed, the better the village is doing.  It is said that this auditorium would be the safest place in the village to be if things became apocalyptic; but no one wants to find out.  

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The Girls at the Gate


Aurora Sabure

Of the two beautiful women that work on the first floor of the tower, Aurora is certainly the brains.  Possessing a wit and brevity of someone of a much greater age, she does not have time for those who lack intelligence, and is greatly vocal about it.  Aurora is a woman who does not enjoy waiting; and her patience can be stretched by people introducing themselves to her without being prepared for the task at hand, and although her lack of patience is something she has been warned about, there does not seem to be any end of her impatience in sight.  As beautiful as she is intelligent, she knows how to work a man into doing whatever she needs him to do, which has aided her when it comes to getting some of the shinobi in the village to do their damned jobs.  When it comes to fighting; Aurora is a Krav Maga master, and is not afraid to break a few bones or take a few people out of gene pool, though her true calling is her knowledge of everything happening within and without the city; and her knowledge of mechanical engineering is second to none in the village.  Beyond aiding the Kazekage or any members of the village that she respects though, do not expect her to go out of her way to help.

Geneva Winter

While Aurora is the brooding impatient type, Geneva is a little friendlier, though not by too much.  Geneva is a talented Shinobi who worked as an ANBU for the village for years before marrying and settling down.  Now with a child at home, she has been re purposed to the Kazekage tower to allow her to continue working for the village and be with her family at the same time.  Fiercely loyal to Sunagakure and her family, she takes any sort of bad talk about the village of the Kazekage personally, and is known to snap at those with less than kind words.  Her loyalty to the village is paramount when it comes to reasons why she is in the tower now, as she ensure that no one that the Kazekage wants to see will even make it up the tower, making her a very good aide.  As a Shinobi, her genjutsu was feared by all of her opponents, and even some of her allies, as her tendency to not really care too much for casualties makes her quite a dangerous person to be around if one is unable to defend against her area of effect techniques.  All of the perceptions have been mastered by her, plus fire release.  Don't expect Geneva to be of any more help than Aurora.  The assistants are basically there to prevent anyone other than the most important people from meeting the Kazekage. 

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Components

• Armoury [Fancy] -- Floor B2 [1 Stronghold Space]
• Auditorium [Luxury] -- Floor B2 [1 Stronghold Space]
• Auditorium [Fancy] -- Floor 2 [1 Stronghold Space]
• Barracks -- Floor B2 [1 Stronghold Space]
• Common Area [Basic] -- Floor B1 [1 Stronghold Space]
• Common Area [Fancy] -- Floor 3 [1 Stronghold Space]
• Dining Hall [Basic] -- Floor B1 [2 Stronghold Spaces]
• Gatehouse -- Floor 1 [.5 Stronghold Space]
• Kitchen [Luxury]  -- Floor B1 [2 Stronghold Spaces]
• Study [Basic] -- Floor 3 [.5 Stronghold Space]

[Promeleon]

[Enter]

Diomed stalked through the crowd with a sneering grin on his face; almost a head taller than anyone else walking through the village right now. It was crowded and it did not smell too good to him, but his mood was just too great to quit. The Kaguya was a man with a plan, and he was feeling lucky that his plans would succeed and his endeavours would be quite fruitful. He did not know what it was, but on today of all days, there was not a single thing that could go wrong, he could feel it. The city was no warmer than any other day; but people seemed to be tired and out of breath on the streets, from his tall vantage point, he could see the lack of energy in the faces of the people around him, and he felt like he may have been the only one in the village who was feeling extraordinarily good. Then again, his plans would really only affect him and maybe some people he chose, so he did not expect his grateful attitude to spill over to these miserable sheep due to his presence.

There was information he had been hungering for; and he was here today ready to sink his teeth into the problem. His hands were buried deep into his black dress pants that did not quite reach his ankles, which were bare and his sockless feet were covered in a nice pair of black leather shoes. He felt and looked good today. His tanned and muscular chest was exposed by the lack of buttons done up at the top of his shirt, even though the bottom two held it together near his waist, and he was remarkably comfortable as he clasped his hands together behind his head, and rested his palms against his soft golden hair. The pack of senbon were tucked into his back left pocket, and Járngreipr rested on his right hand, between his finger tips, always ready to cause some trouble if need be. That was all the equipment he cared to bring today, although he really only had one other piece at home that was not made of spare parts and would probably fail under duress.

It had appeared to him now that the current Kazekage was quite adept at drawing in tourism from around the globe; as it had been a long while since he had seen this amount of people flooding the streets, even if they did not look enthused by what they found. Perhaps it was the excessive amount of ANBU, or the fact that if one wanted to get anywhere important in the city, they needed to have a Sunagakure ID with them or they were charged an exorbitant amount of money to access it. Their plight was of no concern of his; he did not view having a good public image as being something important whatsoever, so he would forgive himself for not caring about the thoughts of outsiders. What was important was gripping the hearts of those that believed in the village, a select few, and then rising to power behind the government to create a puppet organization that would be able to do whatever they wanted. That seemed more like his kind of government, he just needed to get some dirt on the current office.

All he knew about the current Kazekage was that she was a hardcore babe and kunoichi, and did not let her babe side get the better of her ever unfortunately. This meant that he could not simply be charming and ask her to move aside for him to be perched at the top, he would have to use subterfuge, and he would require the services of those loyal to the village that would also be swayed by being on top. Ever since his last gang had been busted up, he had been feeling the urge to break back into the criminal scene before he was executed for the Kazekababe. His smile did not falter at the thought, if he failed and was killed, what was there to worry about? He would be dead, who cares. There was a head hunt in the village right now anyway, any shinobi with a criminal past was being brought in, if it were not for his new hidden door at home and paying off a lot of street scum to spread the rumour that he had left the village and vanished, he figured he would have been caught by now.

There really was no time for him to waste now, he was starting his plan and he was going to have a little chat with the iron maiden that ruled the village. It would be amicable of course, he merely wanted to scout her, although he was certain that she would not only know who he was, but would have countless resources to find out the exact information regarding his recent drafting into the village. This was an incredibly dangerous game that he was playing, but he had already made precautions in order to keep himself from being killed and had sent a message to the village that would soon be read by everyone, and his people would be on the lookout for those who felt the message the most. Those who reacted would be invited to take part in the upheaval of the village, and with any luck, they would take part in bringing Diomed to the position of Kazekage where he would reign from the shadows. If he had nothing to hold above their heads, then they would be killed and he would take power forcefully. Unfortunately that route was a last ditch effort, and would likely end up in his death.

As he walked beneath the toroidal path and entered the sandstone staircase that would lead up to the walkway to enter the tower, his thoughts of the future kept his smirk present on his face.  It would be a nice visit to his future home, he was going to get a look at all the space he was going to be able to use once he was in control.  The staircase was a short walk, and the walkway was surprisingly empty, although he gathered that people merely wanted to view the tower, not deal with the cost and the hassle of going in.  If he was lucky the guards would take him right to the Kazekage due to his being a name that was not exactly tolerated around the village, which was why he had been staying rather low on the radar as of late, staying in his home and training the more simple things, such as his work with electronics.  Would they even recognize his pretty face?  He was dressed down, Diomed would hardly be surprised if they did not manage to figure out who he was right away.  

Through the small holes in the sand stone, he caught glimpses of the city as the hot sun burned bright and it all looked quite lovely, and it was the last time he was going to be able to see the light on the city for a while once he entered the massive spherical tower.  Having entered the toroid, he wandered around it slowly, hands still deep in his pockets and his pace that of a relaxed meander.  Diomed was in no rush to be swept up by the law, he was going to take his time and enjoy the ride.  As he reached the corner that lead to large oak doors that opened up to reveal the Kazekage tower, he felt the glower of the ANBU fall upon him.  They were not happy to see him, but it was not the sort of anger that was directed towards a criminal, it was merely the frustrations of someone of such skill being stuck on guard duty.  He understood their pain, as he too was stuck in a position that was far beneath him.  The difference was, well, he was on his way up.

"Heya fellas, lookin' good as usual"

They did not seem to be too happy with his greeting, but he did not care, he held his hands up in the air as they approached him, letting the brass knuckles slip off of the tips of his fingers.  The pat him down for more, but other than the senbon in his back pocket, they seemed remarkably unimpressed by what he was bringing to the tower.  Having taken a look at his headband and asking him general questions about being a Shinobi of the village, the two masked ANBU were allowed in.  They really were lazy guards, the dog mask with blonde hair and an owl mask with no hair, but a missing right ear.  He would remember those, they were certainly not going to keep their jobs when he was in charge.  His large hands pressed against the cool wood of the door to the tower.  His muscles tightened a little as he pushed the double doors open and smiled wider than ever as he entered.  He was home.  

[Promeleon]

Diomed gazed upon the beauteous sight of the Tower, the spacious walls that protected the leader of the village and held great secrets that he was not privy to, but soon hoped to discover.  This floor was merely the atrium, and he felt a little inspired by the sight.  The great arcing walls held light decor, mostly banners that were in the national colours of the country, but there were a few porthole sized windows that revealed to him the pale blue sky outside and beams of light shone inwards, leaving small circular spots of light on the sandstone floor of the building.  The heat that burned outside was not present in here, as a cool breeze travelled through the room and carried the warmth away, leaving him feeling quite comfortable.  It was a couple of moments more before he registered the voice of the ANBU behind him telling him to move his ass, instead of being weird.  The Kaguya supposed he would oblige this time, the man needed to feel important for a little longer before he lost his job.  

The two girls that were working behind the small desk in the centre of the room caught his eyes, and the mischievous glint returned in his sapphire blue eyes.  Taking the ANBU advice, he moved into the room passed the door and into the large chamber, letting the heavy doors fall closed behind him.  The room was not busy, as the tower was probably quiet all around today, it was the new year after all, there were probably more important things for the peons to be doing.  The staff did not necessarily follow the holidays in the same manner.  As he moved towards the girls; they eyes him with trepidation.  They were smarter than they looked.  He swept his arms outwards in a grand gesture as he pulled them from his pockets, raising them out as though he was going to hug them.  The girl with the dark hair leaned forward over the desk with her palms resting on the stone surface.  A small welcoming smile drawn on her face, but it could not disguise the look of contempt that danced in her eyes.  These girls were much like himself, great actors, but they were clearly too jaded by their job to be able to hide it completely.  

"Ladies, here I am, no need to look any further"

His deep voice reverberated around the empty halls, and his smile was as confident as it could be.  The small smile that had been on the face of the dark haired girl vanished, leaving behind just a contemptuous look that made her look even more attractive.  Resting bitch face was not necessarily a bad thing it seemed.  The redhead continued to mark things down on whatever paperwork she was working on, ignoring the tall blonde Kaguya.  The dark haired girl stood upright, and she was not too much shorter than he was, quite tall for a girl, very alluring.  Now her hands were crossed across her breast, and anything useful he was going to get from her would be locked away.  No matter, he did not need secrets yet, he needed Gallows, as she was the one who was going to make an example of him, and allow him to send his message to the rest of the village.  Her slender index finger tapped the inside of her clothed bicep as she waited for him to speak again, apparently not finding him worthy enough to listen to her voice.  Her obvious dislike did nothing to dampen his spirits though, as he could spend all day looking at her in silence and still feel rewarded.  

"I'd like to request a meeting with Gallows-  I mean the Kazekage, if it would please her aides"

Diomed rolled his eyes particularly hard as he 'accidentally' did not say Kazekage first, and his simple insult did what was necessary.  The black haired girls eyes narrowed momentarily before her smile returned to her face, and she tilted her head to the side slightly as she spoke.

"The Kazekage?  I'm afraid she doesn't speak to filth"

Her voice was sweet, but her insult was sour, and he could not help but tongue the inside of his cheek at her rather adept counter to his own comment.  Obviously they really were smarter than he thought, and they were obviously not going to help him see the leader of the village at all.  Leaning up against the desk, he pressed on hand against it, leaning in, an eyebrow raised and a look of confidence still brazenly expressed on his features.  Her own expression was still sweet and innocent, but her pale green eyes spoke of a fury that he would like to see unleashed in another, more visceral way, but those thoughts were quite distracting.  The redhead had been unable to ignore the situation, and was currently gazing from above the report she was holding, her hazel eyes scanning the situation, assessing whether or not she needed to step in and help out, or allow her friend to continue doing what she was doing.  It seemed the black haired girl was more than enough to keep the Kaguya from getting what he wanted, much to his chagrin, but he would be considered a fool if he had not come with a back up plan.  

All he really needed to do was get the Kazekages attention and get arrested, starting a commotion in here would be more than enough, but he needed to get his point across to them that seeing the Kazekage was what he truly wanted, as the urge to find out what he wanted from her would be too great for her to ignore, so she would likely come torture him herself.  Although he found the idea of being tortured rather unsightly, it would certainly add to the list of reasons why his fellow anarchists should rise up an aid him.  There was no need to lose his cool yet, he would try a little harder before resorting to the more primal approach.  Taking in a slow, methodical breath, he sighed heavily, acting as though he was going to give up due to these two girls being too good at their jobs for -what was it?- filth like him.  Running his left hand through his hair as his right anchored him to the stone desk; he pursed his lips and thought on what to say.  They were not going to fall for simple tricks, and they could see right through him in regards to his charm.  Smart women were his bane.  Feigning being insulted would not get him anywhere, this woman did not seem the compassionate type.  

"I feel like you don't understand the importance of my situat-"

The dark haired girl looked sharp for a moment before cutting him off.

"Do you have an appointment?"

He narrowed his eyes and looked at her with slight confusion, then shook his head.

"Does the Kazekage know you personally, or do you have anything of sentimental value of hers?"

Again he shook his head.

"Then there is likely nothing important about you, and you are an uncultured ape who thinks that he can get away with anything from batting his eyelashes, as I said, filth, the Kazekage has no time for it."

With that, the two of them went back to what they had been doing before hand, leaving the blonde feeling as though he had most certainly met his match with these girls.  Sucking his teeth, he stood back, standing to his full height again, knowing that he was certainly not going to be able to charm them into giving him his way now.  This was a highly unfortunate situation, but not one he did not predict, although he had guessed that finding the Kazekage would have been more difficult due to her being out, as opposed to her aides being incredible bitches.  The filth line was a little far, he was a very hygienic man, nothing filthy about him.  Shrugging his shoulders, he grinned his cheshire grin again and held his hands behind his head, pushing his chest out a little as he did so.  It could not be helped he supposed, they were not going to let him go up to the second floor, and they were not going to bring the Kazekage to him.  Hopefully the prison cells in the ANBU facilities were comfortable, because his next move was not exactly the smartest move he was ever going to make.  With two ANBU at his back, and two girls of questionable but likely highly skilled strength at his front, and with most of his skills invested in the Shunshin technique, he was at a disadvantage to say the least.  

"Well then, since we can't do this the easy way, I'll give you guys what you want..."

Diomed lowered his right hand from behind his head and pointed his index finger with his thumb sticking in the air at the dark haired girl.  The skin at the edge of his finger tips twisted and curled back as the bone became visible.  They did not recoil before it, having likely seen a Kaguya before, but they certainly did not find it appetizing.  Everything began moving at once, and the surge of adrenaline that filled his body felt more amazing than anything he had done lately.  It had been far too long since he had unleashed himself upon a good old fashioned fight.  

[Exit]

[Kamyuja Hitomi]

(OOC: I don't know how to navigate this place.)

Walking about in her casual attire, consisting of an orange t-shirt and green short shorts, Hitomi would find herself in the Sand Village though have no real idea where she was. Wandering about she'd find the Kazekage Tower and walk inside. "Interesting place here" Mr Biggles, the imaginary rabbit that lived in Hitomi's head would comment as they stepped inside. She would agree with him. Walking around she had no idea where to go but eventually would come up to a person or a desk. Realizing then that she was broke she simply stated the following to the person, "I have no money", in a half baked request for some in exchange for some sort of service.

Drunk you said I could make a mission. I wants money.

Bandits on the horizon
Rank: C-rank
IIC Length: 2 Days
Difficulty: Low-Moderate
Objective: Get rid of the bandits
Description: A rogue group of bandits have taken to the deserts of Sunagakure and are mugging people as they try to pass through on their way through. This includes simple travellers, merchants, and on one occasion a foreign dignitary. This is damaging both the reputation of Sunagakure and the country’s economy. To counter this nuisance the Kazekage has asked that someone get rid of them so that things can return to normal.
Reward:15,000 ryo

[Promeleon]

Bandits on the horizon
Rank: C-rank
IIC Length: 2 Days
Difficulty: Low-Moderate
Objective: Get rid of the bandits
Description:  Sunagakure is not exactly a friendly nation, nor do they particularly care about the folks who live in the desert who do not pay taxes to the village, but when marauders and bandits come creeping into the territory of the village, the village gets a little territorial.  Barking at the heels of merchants and traders who are trying to bring money and resources to the village means that the dogs that hunt are about to be turned into the prey.  Many a man has been sent fleeing off to their death into the desert, and only a few have managed to make it back, but their conditions have been severe due to dehydration and wounds suffered at the hands of the bandits.  Lionel Tross is one man who was attacked nearer the city and has warned the guards at the gates as he came screaming into the village.  
Reward: 7,500 Ryo (3,750 Ryo to the village)

"Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!"

The ragged looking man paced worried around in circles in the lobby of the three story Kazekage tower, the two girls at the desk paid no heed though, as there was one of the Shinobi of the village here now to help the guy out, or if he did not, he was about to be ordered too, as they simply did not have the time of day to deal with petty things like Bandit attacks, especially when the Inauguration was happening so soon, and Gallows wanted everything perfect.  The ragged man panted and muttered under his breath as he continued to pace.  His clothing was worn and bloodied, holes from swords and arrows were apparent in the fabric, and beneath the rags of cloth one could tell his skinny; almost malnourished frame was the reason he had managed to avoid the stabbing.  It would almost be humorous to imagine the man screaming and begging for his life as he dodged stabbing blows that would have pierced a normal man, but managed to barely split the skin on the skinny being.  His frantic nature was almost contagious.  

"Oh my!  Are you a Shinobi?!? Please!  I need your help!"

He threw himself at her knees, clawing at her feet, sobbing as he pressed his face on the sandstone floor, incoherently begging her to aid him with his task.  If one could decipher babble, they would have been able to hear that he had lost his wife and son in the attack; but that was lost under the flood of emotional pleading and sorrowed words that spilled from his bushy bearded mouth.  The blood on his face was still fresh, the coppery smell would be very apparent from up close, and with his natural odour, it would not make for a pleasant smell whatsoever.  After some calming, his words would be easier to understand, yet still quick and often reverting to babbling. 

"The Bandits!  They kil-they killed my family, my son, my son, my son and my wife, I couldn't help them, oh my god they're dead, please, please do something!  They're north of the city, follow the blood, follow the blood!"  

Rolling onto his side he burst into tears, hiccuping and choking in sorrow of the situation, and the girls at the desk took heed finally, showing him a look of pity as one of the young genin that had been studying the statues of the previous Kazekages came over to help the man up and to lead him from the hospital.  In order to collect payment from the man, he would have to be sought out in the hospital with proof of the kill upon return.  [/font]

[Azamii]

Majo entered into the tower, her white jump suit upon her body with the red sash around her middle. The white boots and white gloves upon her hands coupled with her purple sash through her white bob hair cut. In her hands she had 4 herbalism books, 2 special and 2 desert one of each botany and herbalism studies. Arriving in at the desk Majo slammed down her four books. I know the Library is after new books. I got these 4 on my last mission what do I get...........

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Late Fees [Repeatable]
Rank: C-rank
IIC Length: N/A
Difficulty: None to Very Difficuly
Objective: Sunagakure needs books, bring them to the library so the city can educate itself.
Description: The Sunagakure Library is a remarkable feat of architecture, and it stands tall, gloriously boasting the prowess of the minds of the City hidden in the Sands. Unfortunately there are gaping holes in the tomes that line the shelves, and they need to be replaced. Any specialized book is more than welcome by the librarians to fill the vacancies. Each book can be given once until all special books have been replaced, and the library is once more ready to educate the citizens in whichever ways they want. The rank of the book determines the amount of money it is worth, but the mission is always the same rank. Return the books to the librarians to redeem your money.
Reward: 3,750 Ryo (1,875 Ryo to the village) / 14,000 Ryo (8,500 Ryo to the village) / A-rank rewards pending

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Book: Textbook: Botany Studies - (Special, Desert)

Rank: "C"

Type: Main, Book, Textbook

Effect: A Texbook that discusses the different types of Herbs found in a single Region.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: A Large Leather-bound book with "B.I.N.G.O. Productions" written on it. No Authors are listed within the book. The Botany Studies is a multi-volume of books pertaining to the study of Plants and what these Plants can do. Each Volume discusses the plants found in a specific Region. Each volume gives a +5 Competence bonus to the user's skill pertaining to that region, and the user gains a +1 Competence bonus per die roll when learning the skill according to the specific region. Example: User has a volume on the Forest Region. They will gain a +5 Competence bonus towards their Botany Forest skill, and gain a +1 Competence bonus to every die roll when learning the skill for Botany Forest.

Limit: These items may be bought inside any Book Shop within the Region. 25% chance finding Outside Region.

Cost: 4,500 Ryo



Book: Textbook: Herbalism Studies - (Special, Desert)

Rank: "C"

Type: Main, Book, Textbook

Effect: A Textbook that discusses the different ways of gathering Herbs found in a single Region.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: A Large Leather-bound book with "B.I.N.G.O. Productions" written on it. No Authors are listed within the book. The Herbalism Studies is a multi-volume of books pertaining to the gathering of Plants without harming the user, nor destroying what is needed from the plant. Each Volume discusses the plants found in a specific Region. Each volume gives a +5 Competence bonus to the user's skill pertaining to that region, and the user gains a +1 Competence bonus per die roll when learning the skill according to the specific region. Example: User has a volume on the Forest Region. They will gain a +5 Competence bonus towards their Herbalism Forest skill, and gain a +1 Competence bonus to every die roll when learning the skill for Herbalism Forest.

Limit: These items may be bought inside any Book Shop within the Region. 25% chance finding Outside Region.

Cost: 5,500 Ryo

[Hades]

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[Promeleon]

Geneva watched and raised an unimpressed right eyebrow as the whisphaired woman dropped the four tomes on the sandstone lab they used as an aides counter. Sand was stirred up on the desk from beneath the books, and the small poof of wind that was ejaculated forth moved her hair a little. This tacky woman was certainly going to be hard to ignore, as her apparent lack of knowledge of the buildings in the village. The temperament she was displaying certainly was not a good way to get things done, especially not in a village with a pretty brash attitude towards this behavior.

"You get directions. The library is that way"

Raising her left hand, she stuck out her thumb and indicated behind her to the north. The ginger haired kunoichi had never really been one to react much to these types of people. Lowering her hand again, she picked up one of the pieces of paper on the desk and once more read through it, going about her business. Meeting adjourned.

[Kamyuja Hitomi]

A man burst into the room and threw himself at Hitomi's feet. In all it was just another day in the life of Hitomi Kamyuja, all humans should pay their respects to their god in this fashion and this one had an interesting offer to her. He spoke of bandits. Bandits that would have money but more importantly, bandits that were food! Taking a knee before him Hitomi looked deep into his wimpering eyes for a moment. With a deep stare into his soul Hitomi would lean forward, closer and closer to the mans face until, bam! She liked his cheek, long and hard, and tasted his tears. Soon he was escorted out of the room to which end Hitomi herself would scream out, "I've got the scent" and flee off into the city.

[exit]

[Kamyuja Hitomi]

[Enter]

Intimidate
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: User can change another's behavior with a successful check.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Characters use this skill to cause others to back down in a contest of wills, to make others afraid. To Intimidate The Difficulty of this check is +10 + 5 per Target's Class Level + (5 x Impeccable Will) + Target's modifiers on Saves against Fear. User gains a +4 bonus on their Intimidate check for each size category they are larger than the target (This does not apply to Traits or Augmentations while retaining the same Size Category. Conversely, user takes a -4 penalty on their Intimidation check for every size Category that they are smaller than their target. If the user has 25 or more points into Acting, they gain a Synergy bonus of +10 to Intimidation Skill. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

0/5

able learner +1 die roll

Before reaching the tower in the distance she seen someone in the street looking at her wrong and she responded with a bad look of her own. It appeared as though that didn't sit well with the person who looked at her funny and he gave her an even dirtier look. A challenge? This was indeed something to not over look. Hitomi gave an even dirtier look right back at him, it was a competition of dirty looks but not the sexy ones. Soon this wasn't enough for the man and he stomped over to her. Hitomi met him halfway, stomping her feet whilst giving as dirty a look as she could. Scrunching up her face in anger she met with the man giving her a dirty look and they were in each others face for a few seconds before someone spoke. Him. He gave a cliche line, 'what're you looking at', to which Hitomi responded simply as follows, 'your ugly face', truly a comeback worthy of praise among the gods. It was just perfect.

They stared at each other for a few more moments before he continued to speak at her, 'what'd you say you little runt', he boomed over her voice. Hitomi wasn't one to like being called short, though she was, and retorted in kind. 'Bitch.' The man grabbed her by the shoulder and threatened her further to which end Hitomi grabbed his hand and squeezed. Instantly the demeanor of the guy changed into one of submission as he fell to his knees in pain. Generally it was a rule of thumb never to let a Kamyuja grab you, their grip was by far one of the strongest in existence. He was in a bit of agony. She berated him, 'who's the runt now?', she jeered in mockery. She wasn't going to be nice to him anymore. He was a meanie beanie. Squeezing almost tight enough to break bones Hitomi told him to sod off else she end his life to which end he agreed to do so without any question and ran off as soon as she let him go. Now she headed back to the tower.

Having completed the mission without knowing what she was doing or even why she was doing it she returned back to the place where she got the mission completely by accident. Remembering that this was the place she was interrupted asking for money before, but not for a bad reason but a good one, Hitomi decided that it was for the best that she try again. Moving about in the place until she found the desk she was at before she asked for money again. This time hoping for no interruption.

Mission link

[Promeleon]

Jan 11, 2015 2:46:44 GMT -7 Promeleon said:

In order to collect payment from the man, he would have to be sought out in the hospital with proof of the kill upon return.

[Kamyuja Hitomi]

[Exit - Dammit Prom why won't you make things easy for me?!]

[She of the Mighty Bow-Gun]

All her items had been left outside with her massive Eagle,no real need to bring them into the tower. What she needed was a particular mission she had heard about around the village, the stout blacksmith Gimli being its holder. Cloaked in her royal blue and purple robes , hood down, she walked dutifully into the tower and sought out this man. Gimli. Wasn't hard, short, stocky, bad attitude, he stuck out like a sore thumb. "You." She jabbed a finger at him, her bright blue eyes piercing him, likely not to phase him in the slightest. "Heard you needed a parcel delivered, i'm your gal." with a cock grin she reversed her pointed hand, jabbing her thumb back towards herself.

Honed Edge
Rank: C-rank
IIC Length: 2 Days
Difficulty: Low
Objective: Take a quiver of blessed arrows to a desert hunter
Description: One of the more talented blacksmiths in the village of Sunagakure needs a couple of Shinobi to take some of his new arrows out to his brother in the desert. These are no ordinary arrows though, as they are blessed and are supposed to be able to break through the evil spells of whatever the blacksmiths brother is hunting. The reason why the arrows are going are not supposed to be known by the Shinobi, they just need to be taken out into the desert, no questions asked. There is a slight chance of running into some less than desirable animals or people out there, but that's a risk they have to face. The blacksmith is a gruff looking man who wears an oil stained apron than is partially covered by his thick braided red beard. Short and stout, he answers by the name of Gimli, and he is a rather impatient and powerful man, who can be found meditating on the second floor of the Kazekage tower waiting for someone to take the items. This mission requires five missions to complete.
Reward: 7.500 Ryo (3,750 Ryo to the village)

[Promeleon]

Gimli awoke with a start as the rude lady introduced herself and woke him from his slumber. He had been dreaming of the most perfect, malleable metal that was as powerful as it was beautiful, and he had been disturbed to face this? The stout blacksmith was not pleased whatsoever by her presence, and her demands made her even less attractive as both a woman, and as a possible recruit for the mission he had requested the tower supply him a shinobi for. Was this how all the Sunagakure shinobi treated the residents? She seemed spirited and all, but the lack of tact did not impress the craftsman, he had spent countless years dealing with fools and heroes, and her confidence spoke nothing of her skill, but her lack of tact spoke immeasurably of her idiocy.

"Ya point tha' finger at me again lass, and ye'll regret it"

Standing to his full height of four feet eight inches, he was considerably shorter than the girl, but he was as wide as four of her put together.

"Why do ye think ah should let ye do this task when ye cannae even control yerself"

Gimli was not going to let some impertinent sprout get his hard earned money without at least apologizing for waking him up.

[She of the Mighty Bow-Gun]

His temper was as short as his vertical growth. No fun. Either way he wasn't pleased with her, big surprise, and was rather put off by her energetic , if not improvised, way of asking for the mission. So she tried again. "Ye' be needin a package delivered, right?" She asked in the worst accent she could muster to mimic him. "Well i'm the best shot in the whole of Suna, and I travel by air. You won't find anyone as efficient, or willing as I am." She was proud to highlight he own attributes. "Whole town is full of ninja and not one of them has come to pick up this mission from ya, what does that tell you?" She wore her smile with nothing but confidence. "trust me, you wont regret this. On the bright side, if I fail I have to come back to the village, you can get your hands on me then.

She shot out her hand once more, four fingers pointing. A handshake. "What d'ya say Gimli?"

[Promeleon]

Gimli was not sure whether to be offended or amused by her attempt at an accent, but he could not help but to enjoy her positive attitude though. His vehemence had been misplaced, as one often does when they are surprised awake. The girl was no more than an overly energetic child with a lot of enthusiasm. He recalled being much like that in his youth, though he had not grown in stature since then. The girl stuck out her hand again, but this time it was not an attempt to poke him awake, it was to make friends, and the stout blacksmith could not stay mad at that.

"Aye lass, ah suppose ye can take me arras to me lad"

Shaking her hand briefly, he released and reached around his shoulder to unholster the quiver of arrows that had been fastened tightly to him. In the light of the Kazekage tower it was simple to see the energy that they possessed, but once they got into the harsh sun of the desert, they would glimmer like silver polished to the finest degree.

"Take care of 'em lass, they be precious"

[OOC: Just meet him at the gates on your return to the village to receive payment]

[She of the Mighty Bow-Gun]

"There he be!" She laughed, taking his hand and squeezing with as much power as a small teenager like herself could muster. "Well i'll be heading out." She took the arrows, slung them over her shoulder, and ran out. Her hand in the air. "Back in a flash! Don't blink!"

[Exit]

[She of the Mighty Bow-Gun]

[Enter]

Barging with a bright smile, Claire felt the confidence brimming in her when she walked up the stairs to the second story floor of the building,stopping Gimli and crying out loudly. "Gimli, me frand! Come, come rejoice wit yer fellow Villager!" She was in a good mood, and decided to old the arrows given to her by the other man out of sight. When he got close to Gimli her expression turned serious, terse and rigid. "Now look Gimli don't be mad, but some guy totally took those arrows off me, just bam. BUT!" She shook out the old set of arrows handed to her. "he said if you could do to these what you did to those, he'd be much obliged and in your debt." With a wriggle of her brows she broke out into another bright smile. "I told you I've got this!"

Presuming she got everything right she would take her payment and exit out. Save for the fact there was no Gimli. Hallucinations and heat could do that to you.

[Exit]

Turning in:

Honed Edge
Rank: C-rank
IIC Length: 2 Days
Difficulty: Low
Objective: Take a quiver of blessed arrows to a desert hunter
Description: One of the more talented blacksmiths in the village of Sunagakure needs a couple of Shinobi to take some of his new arrows out to his brother in the desert. These are no ordinary arrows though, as they are blessed and are supposed to be able to break through the evil spells of whatever the blacksmiths brother is hunting. The reason why the arrows are going are not supposed to be known by the Shinobi, they just need to be taken out into the desert, no questions asked. There is a slight chance of running into some less than desirable animals or people out there, but that's a risk they have to face. The blacksmith is a gruff looking man who wears an oil stained apron than is partially covered by his thick braided red beard. Short and stout, he answers by the name of Gimli, and he is a rather impatient and powerful man, who can be found meditating on the second floor of the Kazekage tower waiting for someone to take the items. This mission requires five missions to complete.
Reward: 7.500 Ryo (3,750 Ryo to the village)

[Deleted]

Kamyuja Hitomi: +5; Learned.
+2SP.

[Umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh]

~enter~

With a simple push of the front door it slowly began to creep outward behind it stood the Siren of the Oasis. The sunlight gently glistened upon the songstress' lightly tinted purple black hair as the sandy brown fur captured the light as well. xhe wore the usual attire consisting of a sandy brown sleveless fur cloak and fur skirt. Also gently snug upon xer feet was the usual standard shinobi sandles yet with black lace stocking going up to xer knees. Her luscious bust purposely mostly exposed from the opening of xer fur lined sleeveless fur vest. Knowing that this place was suppose to be civil and such yet that was such a bore these people had to feast their eyes upon their gift from the gods. Humming a soft tune Peisinoe slowly walked xer hips gently swaying back and forth during xer long strides approaching the front desk. The girl behind it did look outstanding maybe a fun worshiper to play with here and there. Although, it would all be the same for everyone of the village. For now it was best to scout information for the higher ups to provide them incentives to continue the SIREN Project. Already savoring the delight of feasting upon all of xer worshipers feeble emotions a smile of pure hormonal bliss radiated upon the songstress' beautiful sculpted face.

Putting xer attention back to the task at hand Peisinoe continued to walk the same slow and seductive pace towards the front desk female assistant. Once there xhe leaned forward making sure the sunlight touched upon the cleavage at the perfect spot. "o beautiful creature I am in need of some" the siren spoke in a soft and gentle tone as xer fingers gently tapped upon the desk slowly inching towards the assistant before stopping a few short meters. "assistance" the songstress finished in a soft and sultry tone as xhe wore a face of pure confidence while awaiting the individual's reaction.