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Characters: Principally: Smoke/Sha Gojyo (inthecenterfold), Aniki/Ganju (stonewave), and Suzy (rappig). Also featuring: Sniper/Usopp (longnosedliar), Snake/Ichimaru Gin (kamishininoyari), Juliet/Grell Sutcliffe (esoteric_rose), and Peachblossom/Keladry (of_mindelan)
Date/Time: Afternoon of September 16th 2010
Location: Wilderness-as-Japanese-Festival
Rating: PG-PG13
Summary: Smoke and Aniki go wandering in the Wilderness

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Smoke skidded to a stop and at first didn't bother with how this person knew his name. He'd pretty much announced to the whole Sphere that Aniki was mad at him.

He stopped near the drums and kept his voice just a hair above conversation level as a result, to speak with the strange white-haired man. "I'm not scared of him -- I just don't feel like dealing with him until he's calmed down."

He sat down on the same bench a few seats away from the guy. He tried to wrack his brain for how he knew this guy, because now he was sure he did... He was only thankful it didn't feel like the Sphere was interfering, nothing pressing at the back of his skull threatening a major headache if he kept thinking about it.

Smoke decided to try out his new aura-power-thingy, but unlike Kagerou and her companions, his was more of a "you got it or you don't" scale, then a vague idea of type he could only classify as 'origin' so far - since Hakkai and Goku had felt radically different, and lastly a really shoddy scale of power that he knew he could get better at thanks to the memory. There was no unique signature to auras for Smoke, and no emotional or sensory feeling attached to it. All he could tell was that yes this guy had some power, and he registered as a kind of 'type' Smoke figured he'd have to figure out later when he was actually using it more. So all in all, he still had no clue.

Fine. Do it the easy way. "Do I know you?"

[kamishininoyari]

"What? You don't remember me? I'm hurt." In contrast, Snake's smile never dropped. He didn't expect Smoke to recall him immediately. After all, he had been in the form of a child on their first two encounters.

"We were just talking, too." Snake picked up his journal and waved it slightly as if dropping hints to the redhead and turning this into some sort of guessing game. Snake liked games. It was more fun than just giving a straight answer.

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Smoke tried to remember who all he'd just been talking to. Unless one of his friends failed to mention they'd been on the wrong end of a memory crystal lately...

"Wait a second..." The white hair and that grin, and they'd just been talking. "No shit, are you really Snake?" He was visibly baffled by this conundrum.

"So which is it..." He narrowed his eyes at Snake now, trying to convince himself one way or another even as he was about to ask the question. "Are you really a kid, or really an adult?"

[kamishininoyari]

"Bing! Bing! You win a prize." Snake's smile widened showing the pearly whites as he lifted his hand with one finger raised to emphasize his statement. "Except, I don't actually have a prize to give you. Sorry." He waved the hand to side and casually shrugged his shoulders. This was so far turning out to be fun. He wondered how long he could keep it going. Moving on...

"Now for that next question! So, which is it? Am I really the lil one or not?" Snake leaned forward slightly in Smoke's direction peering through slanted eyes.

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"Hell if I know." Smoke stared back, leaning back a little. "This place is really weird about that kinda stuff."

Honestly, Smoke was thinking the answer might actually be the little kid. He was acting a lot like Goku from when he met the kid awhile back - a mostly adult body, but nowhere near an adult attitude.

It was when Smoke noticed that slanted-eyed look that something pricked in the back of his mind, and he remembered the sting of roots in his veins from the fire dream.

Can't be a kid... can he?

[[OOC: Snake is pinging for Chin Yisou, the youkai on the left]]

[kamishininoyari]

"Aww, giving up already?" Snake's smile dropped into a pouting frown. "Now that's no fun at all." Imitating Smoke's motions, Snake leaned back into the bench as well and propped his left arm bent across the back. The smile returned back to his face.

"Oh well." He thought about answering the question himself, but only briefly. He'd leave the air of mystery and let Smoke figure it out for himself. In the meantime, he wondered where the fellow with his pig was.

"How long before you think pig guy finds you?" Snake cocked an eyebrow and his smirk slipped to the side a bit as he asked the question.

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"I'm all for games - just not that kind."

Still no answer. Geez ow, this guy... That stinging pain was stronger.

Smoke turned back towards the drummers, watching the mannequins perform and play. "I dunno how good a tracker he is. I'm hoping it's awhile, since he's also got Suzy with him. Maybe that'll keep him busy long enough to cool down."

He massaged his chest once, then pulled out his lighter and cigarettes to try to calm his nerves. He inhaled once, breathed out, and sighed contentedly. "Ah well. Even 5 minutes is enough now."

[kamishininoyari]

"He seemed pretty angry, yet you're so sure he'll calm down soon. Why is that I wonder?"

Snake watched calmly as Smoke pulled out the cigarettes and put one lit up to his lips. No games, huh? Guess he just won't get to know for sure then, Snake thought. Of course, it didn't matter to him one way or the other. The 'game' had only been to pass time. The wilderness turned out to be not quite as interesting as the other ones he'd explored so far, so he found himself seeking out other forms of entertainment.

"You know those are bad for you." He nodded in the direction of the little white stick.