[Gala Day 3] Think of the Children! [Suzumo, Asuka, Konohako, and Hanabi]

[ninjaflowers]

When your charge had food allergies, it was good to know right away when said charge got sick. Suzumo was a little irritated then that no one had told him that Hanabi had apparently thrown up some time ago. Since the boy had only seemed upset, and wasn't swelling, it was probably all right... but Suzumo was still concerned. This WAS Hanabi, and it

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[asuka_sensei]

She paused and turned toward the sound of her name without hesitation, peering through the smoky haze to see who was hailing her. At first it was impossible to tell who was calling for her and who wasn't - people huddled under tables, wailed in terror in the corners, dug through the rubble, pilfered the expensive dinnerware that hadn't been destroyed - but it was clear enough to see who was running in her direction and who wasn't.

Asuka caught his sleeve to steady the man once he was on her, trying to place his name. She recognized him but couldn't remember what the hell he'd been called by. He was a sensei, she knew that much, one of the ones that worked primarily at the academy. She remembered that he was a chuunin, but not much else; he'd worked with her students before they'd made genin and been assigned to her, so their interaction would have been slim. Was he the one who did the manners and the flower arranging and whatnot?

"We need to get these people out of here before the whole damn building collapses," she said over the din. There was another rumble underfoot that felt like something outside had fallen - perhaps she should amend that to before anything collapses worse. The kunoichi glanced through the rest of the room. The haze was too thick to see if there were any ninja left in the building, so it was best to assume there wasn't. "You me and the kids. Hanabi can help us see through this mess."

[ninjaflowers]

If Asuka was having trouble seeing, Suzumo was practically blind. He couldn't take his sunglasses off to really see, but they were dark so it was making it difficult. And with his history of explosions, he had to admit that the bombs that had been going off were making him a bit nervous. But right now, he was less focused on that and more focused on the woman in front of them. They weren't too far different in age, but Suzumo was keenly aware that she was far better than him, knew how to lead better. It's why he'd found her in the first place.

Batting aside a piece of rock that had fallen, he raised his voice so she could hear. "Hanabi and Konohako-san were last seen together, heading back to his room. It's not far from here."

... hopefully, they'd still BE there when they got there.

[asuka_sensei]

Back to Hanabi's room? That was fascinating, considering the ass-kicking they'd given each other a while back. Then again, Asuka herself usually enjoyed beating up her friends, so maybe it wasn't so weird after all.

"I just saw them," she replied, and pointed off towards the closest entrance to the hall. The dust and smoke thrown up by the fires and collapsed timbers wasn't making the entrance easy to see, though. "Let's try and grab them before they get into any trouble."

Knowing Konohako, they probably already had, but Asuka was trying to think positive for a change.

[ninjaflowers]

Before they get into trouble. Right.

Suzumo too tried to think positive though, nudging Asuka and moving to follow her lead. There were bodies strewn about in places, alive or dead he couldn't tell. They had to dodge fires and debris everywhere, but doggedly made their way to where Asuka had last seen the kids, with only the determination that a shinobi could hold.

The sensei really did hope they were all right and his charge was okay. Dark eyes looked through the smoke behind his glasses, looking for the familiar pale skin and white eyes of Hanabi.