Thanks for my Sanity

[::Himiko::]

Items Transferred.

Kotomi would find her companion returned to her as expected. They would complete the trade amongst each other, which helped Kotomi in her mission for the cloud village. The abruptness of his departure left Kotomi puzzled. She wasn't sure if he heard her questions before being sucked up into a portal and deposited elsewhere. She would proceed to repeat her former question, while picking up yet another weapon to add to her collection. "Do you miss being apart of a ninja village" she would ask again. Hopefully he over looked Kotomi's honor bound oath to Kumogakure, and how death would be the only release from her village duties and obligation.

"I once tasted freedom such as yours" she carried on.
"But as a medic, I feel I am more useful to those within my village. Though the taste of freedom such as yours is still something I long for...."

[Beltran]

Reaching down, Asmire would pick up a pack of Cigarettes. "I don't think I dropped these... but I'll take them anyway..." Turning towards the woman, Asmire would laugh heartily. "No, I don't think I miss being a tool of death very much. It's amazing the freedom of being... free." Turning his head slightly, he let his neck crack. "Not being tied down has allowed me an inner peace that... well, I don't believe Ninja would understand to be frank. I've been able to seek out one of the most powerful teachers in the ninja world to learn something... Well, just look." Asmire held out a hand, rapidly chakra would begin to swirl around in his hand. Quickly, it would form a solid white sphere and let out a screeching sound. "This... is something people only see once in their lives... if they're lucky."

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Himi; An inter-dimensional portal opened! You find yourself in Kaminari no Kuni… how odd.

Belt; Some shiny wheels upon the ground... holy jeez it's Focke Wulf. Grab them and run!

[::Himiko::]

(Exit)

[::Himiko::]

Kotomi would rejoin her friend after leaving a thicket of brush. She returned her puppet inside in scroll, and would approach the man once more. He would show her some interesting skills and abilities, the likes of which Kotomi never had seen before. Truth be told, Kotomi was interested in this power. A power that could both useful and deadly in her hands. When kotomi found enough time to stop gawking at the man's sphere, She would raise her head and converse with him more. "Truly a unique ability you have there" she said in a monotone voice. "But being apart of a village does have its benefits". Kotomi would unravel her large A-ranked scroll, and show the man the art behind her puppetry. The puppets Kyzer, Byzer, Vyzer, Lyzer and massive puppet Myzer would present themselves in a puff of smoke from her scroll. At her finger tips, they would be commanded to bow. With another set of seals, the young woman would return her marionettes to their scroll, and carry on with her speech.

"This may seem odd to you, but I do not think I can function without order and command" said the woman, with an air of melancholy to her voice.
"Their has never been a moment in my life where I was truly 'free'. Where I go and what I do has always been an extensions of anothers will... I am a marionette myself in a certain aspect." Kotomi's hand would curl themselves in a ball, and rest upon her lap. Her head tilted downward as she broke eye contact for a few seconds.

[Beltran]

Reaching downward, Asmire would pull up a pair of skates. "... damned if I know what the hell these are..." He muttered as he tucked them under his new robe as his four extra arms would unfold, the bottom left one would be the one to pick up the item. Turning, he would face a sheer rock face and without hesitation slam the ivory ball of power into the rockface, blasting bits of rock in every direction and drilling straight through to the other side. All that was left was a clean and perfectly circular hole from one side of the rock face to the other. "It is rather nifty... as far as I know, I'm one of the only people in the world to be able to muster that kind of chakra control, even without the title of ninja."

Turning, he would look at the puppets with a smile. "Yes... I do believe I have seen puppets before... A dying man once gave me his many steel puppets... Sadly he passed away afterwards. He is the one who carried Kurenai's body to the land of thunder... where they both were given a hero's burial." Pausing for a moment, he would smile. "Well, it is a shame that such a beautiful woman would think of herself as a puppet herself." He would flatter the woman, women love flattery.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Belt; An inter-dimensional portal opened! You find yourself in Tsuki no Kuni… how odd. (That's the land of Moon by the by)

Himi; Hey look! You found a Quarterstaff. Actually, it's a buck-and-a-quarter Quarterstaff, but don't tell anyone.

[Beltran]

-Exit-

[::Himiko::]

Kotomi would continue to listen to the man, as he further demonstrated the abilities of her sphere. It was true the puppetry was a rather uncommon skill to obtain, but from the bottom of her heart and mind, Kotomi knew and felt she was one of the better puppeteers around. The man before her would go on the compliment her on the physical structure and shape she possessed. Kotomi did not understand flattery much, nor new how to reply to it well either. She was a socially inept person, and so the compliments of the grey haired man would fall upon death ears. "Thank you" she replied. "The shape of your face suites the mass of your body well". Kotomi would attempt her own compliment, but was rather callous in the process. Compliments we're not her for'te.

Before she could speak, the man would disappear, and she would proceed to pick up another staff from the floor and add it to her collection.

[Beltran]

Rushing back in, Asmire would pant almost uncontrollably, pointing behind him. "If a man offers you a ride on a ship... don't take it..." He would compose himself rather quickly as he remembered what she had said before. "Thanks... I think..." He trailed off, attempting to figure out what she meant by his face. "You know... I think I need to get some emotion into you. What's your favorite food? I'd like to treat you to it some time." He asked, he obviously wasn't getting anywhere, attempting to crack the shell of ineptitude she had formed around herself.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Belt; A large Saddle sits before you. Well… better get riding…

Himi; You drop into a hole with sharpened stakes at the bottom. One of them turns out to be an actual polearm weapon, it seems that this day was not a total disaster.

[::Himiko::]

Just before the man returned to the clearing in the forest, Kotomi would fall into a put, with spikes. Luckily, she would react fast enough, and grasp into the ledge before her harmed herself in the end. Before she climbed out the of pit, she took notice of a polearm, and grabbed onto it with her feet, adding yet another item to her collection. When the man rejoined her, he talked about getting "emotions" and food. Kotomi would merely look up and reply to the man with a cold and callous look; a face devoid of emotions.

"I avoid the need for petty feelings" Kotomi replied.
"They make you weak, and they kill people in the end. It is all a synaptic neural response I can do without". She would pause for a moment, and begin to speak soon after.

"I am quite partial to Nutella spread into Belgian Waffles. Thought standards military rations suffice my needs as well."

[Beltran]

Raising his brow, Asmire would think that he had picked a bone with his statement. "That is untrue. I hate to be the one who is a walking Cliche... but I once thought shedding my emotions was the best idea. That it would help me gain some sort of higher sentience. But it did not work like that. Emotions make the person, forgive me for this... but without emotions, one is simply an empty husk... Emotions, friends and family are what give me my strength to carry on." Looking downwards, he would find a saddle as he tossed it onto Smokey's back, never disturbing the toad's slumber. "That's perfect. I know of this cart in Enrai... they make a great waffle. I'm sure they'd be more than happy to spread this Nutella on it also." Asmire stated, not knowing a single thing of this spread.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Belt; A Wild Llama Suddenly Appears! Fight!

Himi; An Inter-Dimensional Portal sucks you in and drops you in Kaminari no Kuni. That's cool I guess.

[::Himiko::]

(Exit)

[Beltran]

Looking towards the Llama that attacked him he simply shouted "You're... in... my... personal... space... I... Was... About... To... Get... Laid." He whispered in a very annoyed tone as he took on a Jyuuken stance towards the animal. "8 Trigrams... 64 palms" Slamming his finger tips into the llama a total of sixty four times, sealing off a good amount of chakra points. "Smokey! BULL RUSH!" he yelled. The frog jumped to attention, slamming into the paralyzed llama and sending it off into the horizon. Looking over his shoulder... the woman was gone again. "The Time/space continuum such a cockblocker..."

[::Himiko::]

Kotomi would return form a thicket of brushes. She would greet the man, who was busy fighting a llama, and defeated it with haste. With out much to say, she would speak to the man, and understand where his ideals came from. "There is some truth to what you say" she replied. "But until you truly know who I am, you'll know why I feel so strongly about keeping my mind and emotions in check". She would pause and nod once more. "You can take me to this place, I would enjoy your company and the waffles. I trust you now enough to guide the way".

[👺 Usiel]

Beltran
You encounter a company of drunkards sitting in the middle of the road. One of them challenges you to a drinking contest, immediately passing out after issuing the challenge. For your heroic victory the others bestow upon you a large bottle of sake! How does it feel to be a winner?

Himiko
An Inter-Dimensional Portal sucks you in and drops you in Hi no Kuni... hope you like Leaf Ninja!

[::Himiko::]

(Exit)

[Beltran]

Sitting in the road next to him would be several men sitting around another. The man would challenge Asmire to a drinking contest... the woman had dissapeared once more, with a shrug Asmire decided to wait it out with the men. But as soon as he walked over the man fell over, drunk as hell and passed out. Grabbing a large bottle of Sake, Asmire would strap it on his back with the rest of his items... it was a good bit of Sake... but Asmire barely drank at all. He preferred smoking truth be told, this was the longest time he had between cigars also!