Kusagakure Embassy

[neko bo beko]

As recognition rang clearly in his tone, Harue already had begun to bloom with excitement. Although she was losing the initial relaxation inherent to her tired bones, it was not rigid or tense - exhilarated delight coursed through her. After weeks of searching, it was nice to hear a change in tune. When he spoke on about a potency uncommon in store bought gems, tempting her to ask if he knew how to proclaim these specific ones, excitement only emboldened. She didn’t ask though, afraid of the answer, waiting for him to continue with a knowing and grateful smile. Her gaze remained casually fixed, observing still. Was he excited too? Ōmo lifts his head, sweeping a sheepish gaze around the room before dropping his jaw and unfurling his tongue around an audible yawn. As the beast rests his head back upon his paws, Harue shifts as if physically acknowledging something he might have said.

Indeed, she was aware of how expensive favors could be. Usually she did not like offering debts, but this was a new kind of situation, gradually becoming about more than just her desired trinket. It had something to do with this man, the obvious mysteries he radiated, and wanting him on her side. Something told her he took no sides but his own though. Harue could respect that. 

Refusing to let a sigh of relief wrack her body noticeably, she smiles and forces it away. Whatever his favor was, she was thankful he thought it was considerably cheap. Yet as much as she didn’t know him, Harue considered the possibility that his definition of not so expensive pertained to the rich's standards. Nonetheless, her hopes are far from shattered. Nodding, eyeing the notepad from his pocket, she wonders if it would be rude to activate her doujutsu in front of him. “Good to know,” she muses.

Blinking, her pointed stare shifts back to his old face. Flattered by the offer but fearing the stacking price, knowing there might be a business aspect to this, she contains the knee jerk enthusiasm that boils within her cravings. Expression expertly minimal, she spoke with a new bluntness. “I could never say no to more fancy gems, especially if they’re fashioned by those skilled Alchemists you spoke of… but only at the cost of the first. My intent is only for the Gem of the Wise, after all. I hadn't planned on paying for anything more.”

[The Doctor]

The Handler listened to her last words. It seemed we were pretty much close to the end, however he had not brought up his terms. He nodded, noting she only wanted the Gem of the Wise. "Then in return I will need," he stopped thinking for a moment as his eyes looked up slightly, tilting his head to the left again. "A Basic Residential home." he finished turning his gaze at the young woman again.

He smiled and placed his hands together. "You see I have taken a liking to this city and I would like a nice place to kick my feet back and enjoy a moment of peace with myself from time to time," he began with a chuckle. "Nothing too fancy, (Residential, Basic is found in Components as an example to Clusters). Hell replace a room with a storage, maybe replace another room for a basic Library, up to you." He continued with a little enthusiasm in his voice. "Please, no high brow neighborhoods with busy body neighbors, nor slums guaranteeing theft. Just a simple..." he stopped for a moment thinking of the right word before smiling "Getaway home."

He sighed softly and waited to hear her response. His hands parted once more as he placed them on the armchairs. "If you can do this for me, the gem is yours," he said in a more serious tone, bringing down his voice once again. "Oh and, if this is acceptable, please, register the name under a Matches Malone," he continued. "He owes me a favor and personally? I hate owning buildings."

[neko bo beko]

"Then in return I will need..."

Betraying the innate stoicism to her reactionless being, Harue leans forward slightly, stiff and anxious to hear this favor to be returned. It was time to see just how expensively cheap this man considered his values and desires, to gauge his perception, to understand him a bit better through his reciprocated need. Anticipation boiled in Harue's core, a feverish static crawling under her skin. She waited, she listened, she strained to hear. Her heart thumped in her ears, loudly-

"A Basic Residential home."

Sitting back, Harue visibly relaxes, tension and anticipation draining from her pores. All three eyes blink with surprise, the third stirred awake unintentionally. Uncharacteristically, the third eye moves in sync with the birthgiven ones. Face smoothed, her cheeks tint pink with relief. "Oh?" She smiles. Her pink beast at her feet twitches. That was... incredibly doable. Most likely wouldn't even come out of her pocket.. Surely the village could see to it, especially where it benefited Yuri and her terms with Mr. Shaw. Once he had finished explaining himself, Harue nodded knowingly with a softest noise, excited. This was by far her favorite business transaction so far. To be fair, it was one of very few. "I will see to it. The favor you ask should be easy enough to fulfill."

It wasn't a coincidence that she knew exactly the kind of home to gift him; he seemed a lot like her in that regard. She herself lived in a small residential in the skirts, though she wouldn't be putting their homes very close together. Choosing not to question the Matches Malone situation, she nods affirmatively. "Mr. Shaw," she says, standing up, doing her best not to seem antsy to get everything going. The pink beast does not hesitate to follow suit, however groggily. "I believe we've reached an agreement. I will procure a getaway home for you here in Kusa, and deliver your message to Yuri, and you..." To close the deal, she extended a hand, symmetrical to her greeting shake. "Well. I don't need to remind you." 

Offering a grateful smile, she remained long enough to see if he needed anything else, or to see if there was anything more to discuss. Her mood was lifted, the weight of numerous failures to find this gem rolling finally from her shoulders. 

[The Doctor]

The Handler could see this woman had gained some relief. her posture changed, her face altered. A smile came from the Handler's lips. In all honesty he had so much Ryo he did not need much of anything else, but it was good to ask for favors as favors could be expensive, but also relatively cheap. A good relationship was needed regardless.

"I will see to it. The favor you ask should be easy enough to fulfill." she responded.

"Excellent," he said following her comment.

"Mr. Shaw" the woman responded by standing. The Handler noticed the pink lion following along. "I believe we've reached an agreement. I will procure a getaway home for you here in Kusa, and deliver your message to Yuri, and you..."

"Yes, yes of course," he said slowly standing. The Handler met her with a handshake and gave a light shake gesture. "Then that concludes my business. I will see myself out. When I get a hold of what you request I will make my return," he said with a smile. He would slowly turn and head towards the exit before stopping and turned his attention to the young woman again. "Oh there is one thing, a message to Miss Yuri." He said raising his right hand up to head level. "Let her know one of my associates is extremely excited show her some new items he has lined up. He hopes it will bring her smiles like the last experimentation," he said with a chuckle, turning back to the exit and leaving the front door.

-Exit-

[neko bo beko]

Satisfied, heeding the second message to deliver, Harue sees herself out shortly behind Mr. Shaw. Instead of considering how he seemed even the slightest bit shady, she was grateful for this opportunity of tit for tat. 

[ exit ]

[The Doctor]

-Enter-

The Handler came walking into the embassy once again. It had been a couple of weeks since he had been here but he had already acquired the necessary items, along with 2 new items that were not requested. He caught the attention of an attendant and gave a smile. "Please let the Assistant Kage, or Kage that The Handler, is here," he said in his dry voice.

The Handler was wearing his amber sunglasses with gold rims. He kept on his hat a navy blue fedora hat. His shirt was white as the snow, with a 6 button navy blue vest over it with a black tie and gold designs. He also wore a simple black leather belt, wrapped around his navy blue slacks and at the bottom was a pair of black shoes. Finally was his jacket which was a tad bit different from what he normally wore. It was a more casual weather jacket that was the same color as the rest of his clothing.

The Handler walked up to the chair he sat on earlier, pulled out 3 gems. The first was a pearl in somewhat the shape of a brain and placed it onto the table next to the chair. Then the others were 2 humanoid figured gems cut from Malachite. Having them set onto the table the Handler sat down and waited.

[DJ Loki]

30 minutes later the Kusakage entered into the Embassy, with Harue following not fair behind. She had on her usual green dress, with her Kusakage cloak draped over it. Both of them were composed completely of Paper, from top to bottom.

On her right hip she had 2 utility pouches, inside of those pouches were 3 Cluster, Scatter, Widen, Silence Smoke grenades, a re breather, and an electronic compass. On her left Hip she held two swords, her Hyoshi Blade, and Antirrhinum. In it's slumbering state only those who could see souls and their aura's would be able to see the tiny dragon spirit that hover near the blade, that was currently resting on Yuri's shoulders. Those who possessed the Byakugan would also be able to see her Y'al Spirit Mr. Nette as he floated upside down above her.

She wore a golden circlet on her head that held the greater fire energy gem. She had a pair of gold earrings that held the The Cold and Electricity Greater Energy gems. Around her neck was a golden rather extravagant choker that held the Greater Acid Energy gem. And on her wrist she wore a bracelet that housed the Greater Sonic energy gem. This bundle of jewelry was fit for a Princess, valuing well over 2mil ryo in total. Her feet held the heavily stylized Focke Wolfe Air Trecks. She glided across the floor as she made her way over towards the two of her them. Her Blood red hair flowing as she made her way over. The smell of flowers trailed her as she glided pasted MR.Shaw and took a seat across from him.

In her hand were two things, 1 was a Grass Head band and then other a stack of papers. As placed them down in front of her and smiled at Mr Shaw,

"Well, we meet again Mr. Shaw. Or should I start calling you Matches from now on?" Yuri asked with a chuckle.

neko bo beko

[neko bo beko]

ENTER.Indeed not far behind, Harue came in after Yuri. This time she was without her pink steed, but for a reason unrelated to these matters. Her visage was not unlike how it usually was, her black dress long sliding over the floor seamlessly. Her pink hair was pulled to the back of her head, pinned there but still falling all around her shoulders, over her mesh shirt. A shiny plate of her Hitai-ate sticks out from all the pink and black. 

"It's only the house under that name," Harue reminds Yuri, afraid the message delivered had been misconstrued. Mr. Shaw had never mentioned a headband, but perhaps it was apart of something she knew very little about, beyond the message she'd delivered. Her expression reflects this as she regards the Handler, her eyes hooded and lips pulled taut. She takes a seat beside Yuri, across from their benefactor, slightly impatient. From here they'd be heading out and she was antsy about it.

"Oh!" Harue's fascination and attention is drawn suddenly to the items laid out before them, other than Yuri's brought ones. Although she wanted to grab the gem she recognized as one of the Wise, she refrained. She too had something, and produced that instead. It was an envelope with Malone, Matches' Kusa address and a key to his new home inside, along with a roughdraft blueprint. "For you," she says, sliding it over the small table between them. "It's in its final stages of construction, I hope it's up to your standards."

Oct 19, 2019 12:03:00 GMT -7 neko bo beko said:

Type: Basic Residential (+Modifications/Alterations)
Size: 12 Stronghold Spaces
Components List: x5 Basic Bed, x2 Basic Kitchen, x1 Basic Dine, x2 Basic Bath, x1 Storage, x1 Fancy Library
Full Price (Deduced from Treasury): 両140,500
Location/Layout: Undetermined | Undetermined ( LEFT UP TO USIEL'S DISCRETION ) 
Component Overviews:

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Bedroom Suite, Basic x5
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Room, 1 Stronghold Space, Room
Effect: A suite of furniture for the bedroom.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This master bedroom includes a walk-in closet and privy. The furnishings are rough, but they include a bed on a low frame, 2 chests of drawers (Keg, Large (Overview)) and a mirror hanging on one wall. The bedclothes are made of rough cotton, wool, or even burlap, and the blanket is often a patchwork quilt made of whatever was available. A couple of rough benches form a sitting area next to a small table.
Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
Cost: 8,000 Ryo

Kitchen, Basic x2
Rank: "B"
Type: Main, Room, 1 Stronghold Space, Room
Effect: A room or area where food is prepared and cooked.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This rudimentary stone- or wood-floored kitchen centers around a fireplace or stove. It includes a pantry, in which basic foodstuffs are stacked on shelves or hung from the ceiling. The kitchen includes pots and pans made of tin (4 Jug (Overview)), 2 Large Pitcher (Overview)). A scullery provides storage for brooms and rags, along with a basin for washing dishes and laundry. You can prepare meals for up to 15 people in this space. In a pinch, you can avoid hiring a cook by preparing the meals yourself.
Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
Cost: 20,000 Ryo

Dining Hall, Basic
Rank: "B"
Type: Main, Room, 2 Stronghold Space, Room
Effect: A large room, typically in a school or other institution, in which people eat meals together.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must have purchased a Kitchen.
Description: Long, rough, rectangular tables and benches line this main hall, both at the edges and in the middle. A fireplace sits at one end of the place, providing warmth for all. The walls of such a place are often decorated with hanging weapons, animal heads, and the like. The floor is usually either made of worn wood or rough stone. This seats 30 people comfortably. Purchase this component multiple times if you want a larger dining hall.
Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
Cost: 20,000 Ryo

Bath, Basic x2
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Room, 0.5 Stronghold Space, Room
Effect: A basic bathroom with simplistic accessories.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This standard, sparsely furnished room contains a simple wooden or metal tub and a chamber pot or two along with some rough wooden benches for seating.
Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
Cost: 4,000 Ryo

Storage, Basic
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Room, 1 Stronghold Space, Room
Effect: A room in which things are stored.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This empty room has rough walls and an unfinished (possibly dirt) floor. Due to the need for aisles and sensible stacking, a typical storage component offers about 2,000 cubic feet of usable storage space. If you need a greater capacity, you can purchase this component multiple times. You can turn a storage space into a vault.
Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
Cost: 2,500 Ryo

Library, Fancy
Rank: "A"
Type: Main, Room, 1 Stronghold Space, Library
Effect: A collection of manuscripts, publications, and other materials for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Fine polished shelves extend from this chamber’s tile or wooden floor to the ceiling above. Several ladders allow access to upper shelves. Several small tables scattered throughout the place allow researchers space to work. This library can hold up to 3 different lots of books on specific subjects. For example, it could contain books on religion, chakra lore, and the mathematics. Purchase reference books as extras (see the Books sidebar), and if you need a greater capacity, purchase this component multiple times. The library component is not very useful unless books line the shelves. A book lot costs 250,000 Ryo and provides a +20 circumstance bonus on a specific Academia skill. Alternatively, the user can purchase a book lot of general topics, which costs 250,000 Ryo and provides a +10 circumstance bonus on all Academia checks. A book lot cannot be forged, nor crafted.
Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
Cost: 30,000 Ryo

Settling back, Harue waited for the meeting to conduct.

[The Doctor]

The Handler sat there quietly as the two ladies came in. First woman to sit in front of him was the Kage herself wearing a unique set of jewels and jewelry. It seemed perhaps she did not need the Handler's service in terms of gems and trinkets. He noticed the things in her hands. First was the head band of Grass, the second was a stack of papers. Perhaps the stack of papers were documents that would bind the Handler as the sole contractor for the Village. Conditions in which agreed to until she left office that is.

The Handler heard the kage speak of calling him Matches which made him chuckle. Then the response followed from Harue, making the Handler realize she was there as well.

"Oh no no," he said with the soft chuckle. "Matches Malone is two bit informant con man who likes to rub shoulders with a class of people more vile than I," he said in a light hearted voice. "He's just a man who owes me a few," he stopped just briefly before continuing, "favors."

He then heard Harue speak about the building, noting it was near the end of construction. He looked at the table and saw the envelope. He smiled reached for the Gem of the Wise towards her direction before taking a hold of the envelope with the same hand. He would slowly open the Envelope, look inside and give a nod. "My dear, I believe our transaction is complete," he said with a smile, squinting some at the paperwork, reading it over.

The Handler would fold the paperwork, kept the key in the envelope and placed it inside his coat pocket before peering at the Kage. "Lady Yuri you exude beauty and grace as ever," he said in his flattery tone. "Now, I bet I know what that is," he said pointing towards the items in her hand, "but, before that I bare gifts," he continued while moving his hand to point and look at the two humanoid gems. These two gems were the size of standard pouches, various colors of green in swirls and lines.

"My client wanted me to part these gifts to you for your... generosity," he said in his low tone. "My client called them... Healer's Gems," he said looking back up at her.

[DJ Loki]

Yuri held her head in her hands, and snickered, "Mr. Shaw... flattery will get you everywhere." Yuri then took her time to look over the gems that Mr. Shaw had brought with him. "Healing Gems, eh? I thank you for the gift. Exactly how potent or they?" Yuri would wait for Mr.Shaw to give his answer before turning her attention over towards her own gifts. She placed the Head band on top of the stack of papers, and using her index fingers, she gently slid the stack towards Mr. Shaw.

"The Headband is obvious, the stack of papers. Well the top is the deed to the land, of the home that is currently under Construction. I've already made a copy for our records. Everything under that, consists of the rules and regulations of the Hidden Grass Village. As well as coordinates to it's location, and how to enter."

Yuri fiddled with the healing gem in her hand. She continued to stare into the gem before smiling and saying,

"You can read through all the rules if you want. However, I'm not that strict. As long as what you are doing will not harm the Village or it's citizens in anyway, I'm more than happy to give those in my charge a great deal of autonomy. The rules are more like guidelines. To summarizes to rule of Kusagakure, try not to be too big of a dick."

Yuri said as she shrugged her shoulder and spread her arms out to her side. She seemed like a reckless fickle sort to most, but there was a method to her madness. Under too much regulation, ideas and innovation stagnated. While not enough could lead to chaos. She preferred the ask forgiveness not permission approach. Although it seemed lax, early on in her tenure she showed her ruthlessness when it came to punishment to those who could not follow even this simple guideline. That along with the fact that she nearly single handedly brought the grass village out of poverty and into an age of their greatest prosperity, had garnered a great deal of respect from her people.

As such, for the large part, the ninja kept themselves in check. However, she was still a little apprehensive of the style of leadership she had established. It worked for her, but she wasn't sure it would transfer correctly when she handed the reigns to Harue. It was one of the reasons Why she wanted form her secret Anbu force before she stepped down, to give Harue an extra level of control in her absences.

[neko bo beko]

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ooc//hey, i'm so sorry for this low effort post. irl is kicking me in the fucking ass. i'll do better from here on out, just dont have any time right now. sorry again

Smiling sincerely, Harue watched the transaction go down, nodding and speaking when appropriate but for the most part observing. She took her gem with gratitude and fascination, clutching it to her chest and thanking the Handler.

She waited.

[The Doctor]

"Healing Gems, eh? I thank you for the gift. Exactly how potent or they?" the Kage asked.

The Handler smiled and chuckled before looking at the gems once more. "Honestly it puzzles me sometimes," he said calmly. "I will explain it the way my client explained it." He made his right hand seem like he carried an item and placed it on his chest. "My client said you place it on a person's chest. The gem sucks an ailment into it and can only be used up 50 times. After that it crumbles into dust. It works for various conditions." he continued while moving his right hand into an inside coat pocket, pulling out a piece of paper. "Let's see," he said calmly looking at it. "Blindness, Confusion, dazed, Dazzled, Deafness, Diseased, Exhaustion, Fatigued, Nausea, Sickened, Stunned, and Poisoned..." he slowly places the paper on the table indicating it was for the Kage. "Oh and it heals... better? Than a normal Healer's Gem? (116 Armour Points per use). One the piece of paper it would mention Ability Damage can be removed so long as it is not permanent (hard to explain that through RP).

He stopped and allowed her to speak on the matter of the head band and paperwork. He nodded on her comments of it being under construction. He noted the rules and regulations of the Village as well as other information. Information he will need to keep in a safe and secure spot, or memorize and destroy which may be a better option. How to enter was an interesting section however, which is something he suspect would change perioditically or at least with a different Kage, in which the Handler glanced over to Harue.

"Understood," the Handler said when she finished about "try not to be too big of a dick."

"Well," The handler began to speak. "I hope you understand that I probably will never wear this." he said slightly lifting the headband. "I do not have the cheek bones to make that look good on my face." He stopped for a moment and smiled slightly. "You do not have to worry. Our agreement shall hold."

"I do appreciate the deal. This only solidifies out further dealings," he said in a more whimsical voice. "Having housing nearby will also make getting into contact with me a little easier. This way you do not have to wait for me to just, appear." he said raising his arms up. "What kind of partnership is that?"

He would slowly reach over the paperwork and shuffle through them briefly before giving a nod. He would then reach for the head band again and place it on top of the paperwork. "The gem is not much but I hope it can be beneficial for you." He said calmly not looking up from the paperwork. "If there are any questions, please ask, and please let me know if it is in fact useful."

[DJ Loki]

Yuri listened to Mr. Shaw's explanation of the gem and smiled, while nodding her head. She then reached into into her dress, and pulled out a golden broach that had a clock in it's center. She looked over the small watch, and then placed the gem she had received into one of the indention around the clock. The indention took the shape of the gem, once it was inserted and Yuri smiled wide. It seem this thing was indeed useful for more than just communication. Yuri tucked the witch Watch away commenting,

"I'm sure we'll find uses for it. In fact I think it will come in handy on our little trip."

Yuri looked over at Harue and giggled a bit before she looked back over at Mr.Shaw,

"Oh you don't have to wear the headband, ah... on your head. There's many styles. You also won't be the first not to openly display the Head band. Just make sure to keep it on you for identification purposes, getting into the village, getting assistance or information from other grass ninja, etc."

Yuri then started to stand up from her seat, and reached out her hand to shake Mr. Shaw's.

"I'm sorry to cut this meeting short, but we really do need to start heading towards the Chunin Examinations. But as you said before, with you now so close by, there will be plenty of opportunities for us to meet once I return. Maybe I'll treat you to dinner to celebrate. IF there's nothing else pressingly important, we can discuss future projects or needs when I return."

If Mr. Shaw had nothing to add, Yuri was complete their handshake,

"A Pleasure as always Mr. Shaw. Be Sure to tell Lodan to stop hiding from me. I won't bite... hard." If there was nothing for Mr. Shaw to add Yuri would walk out of the Embassy and began their journey towards the Chunin Exams.

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