Team for Tea (Squad 3)

[tomoshibi]

He would walk in from the left, and enter the open Tea Shop, passing under hanging green cloth. As he found a table with enough room for himself and he two teammates he sat down, his back to the wall so he could see his teammates enter. Looking around he saw the owner walk up to him and heard the man ask, "What can I get you?"

Looking aorund once more he replied, "I'll take some hot water and the breakfast special you have for this morning..." Looking puzzled at the order of Hot water, the man none-the-less walked into the kitchen giving the cooks his order and walked back out, a steamign cup of water in hand. Smiling and thanking the man he pulled out a small pouch of tea leaves and herbs.

Grabbing a small pinch of the leaves and herbs he places them in a porous pouch he pulled from his pocket and dunked it in his water. As he waited for the tea to finish brewing he continued scanning the passers by for one with a Kusa headband somewhere on their body. When the tea finished he sipped at it, with a happy sigh, now waiting solely on his breakfast and team.

[~Cody]

shin walked through the village as he searched for this teahouse... Shin barely knew the village. The opposite could be said for his home outside of the village and his favorite spot in the grass country. The crowds distracted Shin from finding the teahouse on the message sent by one of his new teammates. Even the given a map of landmarks instead of written directions helped the search but the many teahouses left Shin on what one would call a wild goose chase.

Shin stopped as the landmarks seemed to match up here as a teahouse stood on his left. Shin pushed aside the cloths the first things most of the patrons would see is the his grass headband bandanna. Shin had no clue of his teammate Tomoshibi... the patrons seemed to blend into there teahouse setting... all sipping tea or chatting. Hopefully this Tomoshibi person would see Shin and his headband.

[tomoshibi]

Taking another sip of his tea he gave a grateful nod as the owner set a plate in front of him. Looking at the food, eggs and bacon, he decided to take another look around before digging into the meal. Delicious aromas wafting into his nose made his mouth water, but he refrained and took another long look around.

Just as he was about to dip his head back down a glint of sunlight reflecting off metal caught his eye. Looking the the direction he saw someone wearing a Kusa headband. Assuming this was one of his teammates he left out a sharp whistle that would likely get the shinobi's attention and waved him over.

Should the shinobi be his teammate and sit down he would nod at him saying nothing more than, "Morning, I'm Tomoshibi." After that he would gesture to the boy to order, the owner having also been called by the whistle. He would place an order for some more hot water for his tea leaves, and proceed to begin eating his breakfast.

[~Cody]

Shin stood in the teahouse the smell of many varieties of tea graced his nostrils. A whistle snapped his attention to a younger kusa nin like himself. The nin was sitting before a hot meal and tea. Shin joined him as Tomoshibi introduced himself. A waiter came to his beckon. Shin looked up and simply asked for water. He returned his attention to Tomoshibi. "Chikuri, Shin...is my name. Nice to meet you." Shin hadn't been a people person since he barely ever met anyone in his earlier life as a refugee. Shin's water was bought to the table. He sipped it and sighed as he placed his water on the table.

[tomoshibi]

As the waiter brought the water he also brough a kettle of plain, hot water. Thanking the waiter as the man walked off he took another bite of his breakfast, chewing it slowly, eyes seeming to bore holes into Shin's head.

With a sigh he refilled his empty teacup and waited for the tea to spread throughout saying, "Nice to meet you Shin. I think we should get to know each other better, seeing as we'll be workign together. First let us wait on our other teammate, so nothing needs to be repeated... Are you sure you don't want any tea or food? This is a special blend I made myself, and you should probably keep up your strength." This said he would continue to eat his breakfast, and sip at his tea.

[~Cody]

"I ate before I came here..." Shin picked up his water as he took a few sips. Tomoshibi urged him to order or at least have tea. "Thanks for the offer but I'm fine with my water..." Tomoshibi mentioned a third member... Common knowledge that ninjas are placed in teams of three of for special cases four. Tomoshibi continued to at his breakfast. "I'm usually not here... in the village." Shin seemed to daydream of the tree and grasses of the grass country.. and the tranquility of his special place the flowing stream and twisted nature around him.

[tomoshibi]

As he finished the last of his food something owuld begin to feel wrong. Sipping at his tea he looked around, wondering what this odd feeling was. After several moments he would notice the Naginata missing, and recognize the feeling as a sort of hollowness. Getting up he would begin to leave then stop, saying to his teammate, "Excuse me, I forgot something special of mine.." That being said he would immmediately walk off as fast as ge could, heading for the Hanakora Mansion.


[Exit]

[~Cody]

Shin sat at the table as his teammat esuddenly left. After finishing his drink, Shin excused himself to the bathroom. "I'm not paying for his meal Shin said aloud as he got to the bathroom. A tiny window was above the toilet as he climbed up and over squeezing out the small window. Seconds later a waiter would come to the door knocking.

[exit]

[tomoshibi]

[Enter]

He would walk back into the Tea House and head over to the table he had been sitting at perviously. Naginata now over his shoulder and pouch hidden at the small of his back he looked around. At the table all he could see was his emply plate and half filled glass of tea. Sighing he took the small bag out and emptied it's contents into the glass.

Wringing out the tiny porous sack he placed it in his pocket along with the pouch of tea leaves he had left behind. As he was rubbing the bridge of his nose a waiter would come up to him with the bill to which he would respond, "I'll start a tab.." Turning he took the page and drew a clumsy crow and circled it saying, "This will show it's my tab.."

He would then turn back to the table and scan it for anything else he may have left. His teammate had probably thought he was goign to ditch him with the bill, and the other seemed to have not shown up at all. A teammate who is either late, or often ill or something, what it was he didn't know. Another who didn't trust him to cover his own tab, and if he didn't trust him with that must he wouldn't likely trust him in battle. Sighing he turned away and left, he would have to speak to the Kusakage later about transfering to another team.

[Exit]