Village Graveyard

[Tieren]

[Luck is just not on my side T_T And sorry if this post is slightly God-moddish]

Tieren simply nodded, a slight smile on his face. "Yes, Sousuke is fine. I made sure to stick with him until we got to the village in which we parted ways. Unfortunately, we could not bring back Miss. Night. She was taken into the Mist Village for whatever reason. As for our target... I was told by someone who had his appearance in the form of a henge that he had been employed by the Snow Village to kidnap Miss. Night in the first place. Figured I would pass this message along to you. I also still have a few things to talk to you about regarding my journey to the Sand Village."[/color] He said, passing on what happened in his last mission. Now he waited to see what Kana would say, still waiting for his reward from heading to the village of Sand.

[Asakuro]

Hair dripping as his head came out the water for a sixth time, Asakuro held yet another apple in his mouth. This time he had won a min gas mask. Accepting his gift Asakuro would move away from the bobbing for apples booth. Maybe he should leave before he got carried away with the game. Asakuro would begin to walk away from the graveyard. He had something to really fast and then he would return again.

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[goliath764]

[Lame post to get my 3rd attempt]

Anji failed yet again! Who thought that bobbing an apple was so darn hard for a mini game? Maybe he should just bite the goddarn apple of this time. One last chance, he lowered his head toward to the barrel again, was Lady Luck on his side?

3/3 Attempt

[Kotomi]

After the speech had ended Kotomi noticed everyone went back to what they were previously doing, a certain pair of footsteps however seemed to park themselves closely beside her. There was a momentary silence from the person who had stood beside her and then...

"Hello, fellow vampire. I would like to introduce myself, I am Count Kouta."

...Fellow vampire?... She thought to herself, it was true she certainly fit the appearance of what some would call a 'blood sucker'. The persons voice sounded young, a boy in-fact although it sounded somewhat strange and forced. "Hello there..." she said, her voice naturally sounding slow and gentle giving off even more of a vampiric impression as she turned toward the boy. "Count Kouta was it? ...You can call me Kotomi" she introduced herself with a bow of the head. Kotomi paused in thought for a moment, she had very few friends within the village of Cloud and so this was a big chance to make some however, she was never good at making conversation.

"So erm... are you enjoying yourself?" She asked the boy bluntly, it was the first thing that came to her mind.

[Asakuro]

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Returning from the item shop with plently of space to place all his winnings Asakuro would move back to the area where plenty pf people seemed to be at. The other genin that had arrived while Asakuro was bobbing for apples was still there. It seemed he had yet to win anything. 'I guess some people are just luckier than others. I won four out of six times. I think he's lost all the times so far unless he won while I was gone.' Asakuro would watch for a bit as the male reached his head into the area to try and catch an apple. Seeing as there was still space to play the game Asakuro decided he would go for his third wound of apple bobbing. Paying twenty ryo from his small amount of ryo that was left Asakuro would dunk his head for a seventh time.

-20 Ryo

1 / 3

[kumono]

“Ugh.” Kumo no Sousuke sighed, rubbing his eyes and stepping quietly into the graveyard. He zipped his jacket halfway up, shrugging against the cold that pervaded the nightly atmosphere. Graveyards didn’t scare him. They never did. They just made him sad. He’d visited the graves of his families many times here, and all it was to him was a place of regret, a place of worry and anger and sorrow. Then again, he thought dryly, that’s all anywhere was to him. He scratched his cheek idly, readjusting his headband and walking about the festival.

“Well, this is a fine little pow-wow clusterfuck…” He murmured to himself, sighing again. He rested his hand on the hilt of his Itosen Dagekimi, then shook his head and moved his hand away from it. He had to turn off the combat switch in his head. He’d been on edge since he left for Mizu no Kuni, and the energy he felt was keeping him awake, still. He hadn’t slept since the last time he’d been inside Kumogakure. He frowned, looking around the area for any familiar faces. If he couldn’t find the Raikage, he’d just leave and report to her later. He wondered if she’d be mad that he was back. Maybe she was hoping he’d be out of the village for longer.

“Oi.” He said, finally locating her. He strode closer to her, stopping a few feet away from her and crossing his arms with a frown. He cast a glance at the Jounin near her, frowning more deeply. “I’m back. I didn’t run away or anything.” His tone was a little sullen. She had told him before he left that her actions weren’t due to a lack of trust, and yet, he still felt the sting of it. He was a rogue element within the village, a loose cannon. She was the Raikage now. Of course she couldn’t afford to offer any trust to someone like him. He was a just an emotional Genin liable to break at any moment. His posture, frown, and uncomfortable distance from her as he spoke were all excellent indicators of this…

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Kana would nod as Tieren spoke. "You did the right thing not following and causing a political situation. We will speak at a more appropriate time, such things should not be spoken of in the open. I have my duties to this event but you do not. I will see this out and you can reach me in the tower when I have completed this." She told him calmly, hoping he would understand the delay.

"Oi."

Tired eyes turned at the raised sound to rest of Sousuke. A relived smile crossed her face and her eyes lit, still showing her exhaustion. He was close enough that she was able to extend her arms and wrap them around the male, need to keep up appearances forgotten. She held the male tightly for a long moment before releasing him and leaning back to smile. As she leaned back a golden locket spilled from its hiding place in her shirt. Her eyes scanned his body as if checking for injuries. He was in one piece and for that she was grateful. "You're alright," she said softly.

[Kouta Bannin]

"Hello there...Count Kouta was it? ...You can call me Kotomi" Her voice was slow and gentle just like a vampire and Kouta had to admit she was a lot better at it then he was. He had only just thrown some makeup on and put some fake teeth in. Compared to Kotomi he felt like he wasn't wearing a costume at all. She had gone all out with a red outfit, makeup, and black eye liner. She even had a perfect vampire voice to match. Add onto that that her eyes were closed and it was a very creepy outfit. "So erm... are you enjoying yourself?" she asked.

Kouta replied in the same manner as before seeing that Kotomi was joining in "It is nice to meet you Kotomi, you can call me Kouta if you like, and yes I am having a good time. How about you?" trying to sound like count Dracula was a bit straining on his voice and he was forced to stop using that voice for a short time. "Eh hmm, sorry, kind of hard on me to talk like that. Sure is a lot of fun activities around here. I have to admit I am curious as to what the contest is about. You wouldn't happen to know what the contest is would you? If it's a costume contest I think I won't stand a chance. You would though, your costume looks great."


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[kumono]

Well, that had not been what he’d been expecting. He stood for a moment, unsure entirely of what was going on. It seemed that the world was determined to conflict his emotions and expectations. After a few moments, he awkwardly lifted his hands, patting her on the back. As he looked closer at her, he could see the circles under her eyes. She must not have slept this entire trip, just like him. He wasn’t sure how to respond to that. It completely contradicted the emotional expectation he had prepared for talking to Kana after this all.

“More or less, yeah.” He responded finally, offering her a weary smile. “Nothing particularly dangerous happened, just the fellow from Yukigakure.” He scratched the back of his head, his face flushing slightly. His carefully constructed, cutting plan of action had pretty much fallen apart. All that was left was a faint sense of embarrassment and confusion; and a lot of tiredness. A hell of a lot of tiredness. He wobbled slightly on his feet; he wasn’t normally an insomniac. It was getting to him.

He stumbled slightly, but then caught himself. “I’m a little tired… I haven’t slept.” He rubbed his eyes, before landing them on the necklace. “I didn’t know you had a locket.” He said with a frown, slipping his hands in his pockets. “Whatcya got in there? Someone special?” He re-steadied his stance. It was awkward conversation, and his topic, he was pretty sure, sucked. But honestly, without his preplanned spite, he really had nothing he could think of to say.

[Masakuni]

[Anji / Asakuro]

Both of them would fail harder than the Hindenburg. [^]

[Takeuchi]

He continued to sit and listen as Kana spoke, somber words leaving her lips. The mood shifted as she spoke and during the time of silence the male closed his eyes in rememberance of those lost. Family, friends, all those who he knew who died, in battle or otherwise. When he opened his eyes the Uchiha saw Kana moving from grave to grave. The mood for bobbing had passed and he communicated to the booth owner that he was done. Standing he moved and picked up his bag and looked back at the woman to see her with Sousuke, they were hugging though the boy seemed awkward, not even truely returning it.

As he moved towards them the locket was noticed and arriving there he patted the Sakurai on the shoulder. "Glad to see you're alive." Then he turned to Kana, "Yeah, when did you get the locket?"

[Asakuro]

It seemed that this time Asakuro would come up with no apple which meant he would have no prize acquired this time around. Taking a second to catch his breath Asakuro would look around the commentary. From where he was he could see Machiko speaking with the other male that he had met earlier as well as Tieren who Asakuro had just met and another stranger. While he kept looking Asakuro saw twp people dressed in vampire costumes. Laughing in the inside Asakuro would look back at the bobbing for apples station and he prepared himself for his second attempt at this new round. Dunking his head into the water Asakuro would try to catch an apple again.

2 / 3

[Kotomi]

"It is nice to meet you Kotomi, you can call me Kouta if you like, and yes I am having a good time. How about you?" The young boy had said in some kind of strange accent.

"Eh hmm, sorry, kind of hard on me to talk like that. Sure is a lot of fun activities around here. I have to admit I am curious as to what the contest is about. You wouldn't happen to know what the contest is would you? If it's a costume contest I think I won't stand a chance. You would though, your costume looks great." The boy also known as 'Kouta' said, his voice sounding a little less strained now.

Kotomi paused for a moment, he was certainly a talkative one, she would have to go all out this time. "T-thank you..." she said with a slight bow of the head, had her costume really been that great? "...and I suppose, yes I am..." Kotomi simply replied, she hadn't actually participated in any of the events yet.

With this in mind she turned to where all the sounds of activity were coming from. "Have you tried that yet?" She said in her usual slow gentle tone, her finger clearly pointing at the apple bobbing stands.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Kana glanced down at her chest to see the locket revealed. A blush rose to her cheeks as she tucked it back inside her clothing leaving only the chain to be seen. "It's... just something I had made recently..." She said as her voice trailed off, she was clearly embarassed.

[Kouta Bannin]

"T-thank you...and I suppose, yes I am..." Kouta noticed that she had a bit of difficulty talking. He figured she was nervous or at the very least his comment about her costume was a bit sudden. Either way he smiled at her reaction and had a very friendly face on. He should try to give her a bit of time to talk though he has been dominating the conversation. Kotomi however seemed to of been distracted. "Have you tried that yet?" She was still talking in a slow gentle tone and Kouta was starting to think that was how she normally talked. It wasn’t a bad thing, on the contrary it was very nice and calming.

“No I haven’t. Thinking about it I don’t think I have ever tried bobbing for apples. Let’s head over there and give it a try.” Kouta motioned in the direction of the apple bobbing and waited for Kotomi to head in that direction and he would follow beside her. Kouta was in a very good mood as he seems to of found someone that might become his friend. It gave him hope that not all the changes in Kumogakure were for the worst.



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[Kotomi]

“No I haven’t. Thinking about it I don’t think I have ever tried bobbing for apples. Let’s head over there and give it a try.”

Kotomi responded with a single nod and began to follow Kouta's footsteps whilst trying her best to avoid walking in to random people.
The night was getting colder by the minute and the icy wind licked her bare skin sending shivers up and down her body.

Kotomi stopped just behind Kouta as they reached the apple bobbing booths. ...How exactly does this game work?... She wondered to herself but then she remembered the sound of splashing water and began to hesitate, would her make-up and costume be OK? "After you..." she said, encouraging the young boy to go ahead and try.

[Kouta Bannin]

"After you..." she said in a hesitant way. Perhaps she can't do it because of her makeup. Kouta was lucky he purchased some water proof paint for his makeup and it shouldn't run off after a few dunks in cold water. He smiled at Kotomi and then said "Okay. Although I have to say that water looks mighty cold." Kouta then got into line to await his turn, which didn't take long as there were so many apple bobbing stations that the line was moving very quickly. It seemed to Kouta that each person was allowed three tries for 20 ryo. Once it was his turn he paid up and then tried his best to find a good apple to bite onto. He dunked his head down and tried his best, and oh boy was the water cold!

-20 Ryo

1/3

[Zetsumei]

Asakuro managed to nab an apple between his teeth and won a Chaff Grenade!

Kouta got nuttin'

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[Kotomi]

"Okay. Although I have to say that water looks mighty cold."

After listening to Kouta dunk himself face first in to the cold water it some how encouraged Kotomi to try herself. Kotomi moved over to the adjacent apple bobbing booth, all worries of messing up her make-up suddenly vanished. "I'll try one game please..." she said to the person who was currently in charge of that particular apple bobbing booth. Paying up 20 Ryo and listening to the instructions on how to play the game Kotomi would try her first chance at bobbing for apples. Making sure her long, golden hair was securely tucked behind her shoulders she would dive face first in to the water hoping to come back up with an apple in between her teeth.

-20 Ryo

1/3

[|Ayame Unbound|]

A male in ANBU garb clapped his hands loudly, drawing the attention of the crowd. "Attention! Everyone paticipating in the costume test over this way!" He exclaimed.

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