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[ao_bakuhatsu]

[this place reeks of old blood, of old ancient secrets buried somewhere deep inside and never meant to be seen. those creatures - not quite monsters, for those are the ephemeral entities, the ones that will never die no matter what the method of execution is - are something important; living keys, perhaps? but there is no trace of them by day, they

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[strongfists]

[Poor guy's just walking by, minding his own business, when he hears a loud noise]

[Jumping, and immediately getting into battle mode while glancing up at you. But he's too far away to see you properly]

Who are you? Please show yourself!

[ao_bakuhatsu]

[another mouse - but this one is not just a mouse, is it? something in his mind categorizes this new toy as 'potential threat' and that alone puts him above the other mice. don't blink now-]

could be asking you the same thing, un.

[-you'll miss the beginning of the main act if you do.]

(smile [for the cameras] a crooked cruel little thing)

what's a mouse like you doing here, yeah?

[he thinks, vaguely, that another in the Akatsuki has encountered something similar before, another of the green things down below.]

[strongfists]

[He's slowly inching himself closer while still keeping an eye on the potential enemy]

[... Looks familiar. Not quite yet placing the look with anything yet though.]

I am not a mouse! And I was brought here.

[ao_bakuhatsu]

[such a loud toy; there is no art in it, this green thing-]

you sure about that?

(laughter)

awfully good at stating the obvious, hmm?

[-and now he remembers Kisame's story. Konoha. this little green mouse. he wonders, off-handedly, do they know to fear the red-on-black - red for blood, for fire, for art - yet? his cloak is an obvious thing in the sunlight.]

[strongfists]

[(Un)fortunately, Lee has yet to encounter one of you, so the red-on-black doesn't strike anything]

Well, you asked...

late. SORRY. ORZ

[ao_bakuhatsu]

[the mouths on his hands chew, spit out minuscule particles of clay - one two three four scream little lambs, cower and bleed from the inside out and offer yourselves up for a higher purpose - into the air.]

I asked what you're doing here, un.

(a crooked little half-smile)

[a whisper; lips form the word and-]

not what you're doing in this town.

[-small explosions litter the surrounding explosions at random and only some are harmless.]

IT'S ALL GOOD <3

[strongfists]

...?

I was exploring the town. This is a spot I have yet to investigate.

[Pause]

Did I disturb you...?

... IF YOU SAY SO. ♥

[ao_bakuhatsu]

's not much to see in this place.

[can you dig your way to the tower, green little mouse? cut out your own heart and open the way back?]

d'you think you did?

(laughter)

so where were you before you were brought here, hmm?

I DO SAY SO! AND I'M ALWAYS RIGHT~

[strongfists]

[Not sure how to answer you on that one, so he's just going to awkwardly stare at you for some time]

Me? I am the wild green beast of Konoha! Rock Lee is my name.

[Flashing you a smile. Lets be friends, okay?]

And you...?

OKAY! are you now? :o

[ao_bakuhatsu]

[Konoha. the mouse is a shinobi, then, from Konoha. he wonders, vaguely, who selects the inhabitants of this city - this is the boy who was half-crushed once upon a time, he thinks, by the same sand that sits in the Kazekage's office now - but that is unimportant.]

Deidara.

[how strong is this mouse? there is precious little deserving of his art in this place-]

... lemme guess, you're a taijutsu specialist.

[-it is always a bang, but it is always best with a live target.]

ALWAYS!!! \o/ (1/2)

[strongfists]

[Wha--... he knows what...]

(2/2)

[strongfists]

[INSERT EXCITEMENT HERE]

YES! I am! You are a ninja, then?

:o! THAT IS VERY SPECIAL

[ao_bakuhatsu]

[such misplaced enthusiasm; a mouse with no sense of self-preservation, perhaps. that he is born of the same basic mold - shinobi, killer-]

something like that.

[-is nothing to be excited about.]

'm an artist, un.

[hey, little mouse, won't you entertain us? be the distraction that precludes the grand finale?]

[strongfists]

An artist...?

What village are you from~?

[ao_bakuhatsu]

[caution, caution; soft does not imply a lack of danger and this mouse is still an enemy, however small.]

's what I said, isn't it?

(a crooked little smirk)

's nowhere near Konoha, if that's what you're wondering.

doubt you'll ever go there, un,

[strongfists]

[Small frown]

I have been to many places! I am quite well-traveled. It is part of being a ninja.