[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]

"There's a courtyard just outside," she said in response to Suzumo's question, pointing blindly through the smoke in the direction she thought the courtyard was. There was a good chance it was just rubble now, but it was the closest landmark she could be sure they wouldn't overlook by accident. "That's where most of these people will be heading, but with luck the guards will shuffle them off to a shelter. We'll meet by the fountain for now."

With a nod of agreement, the two teams each went their way, Suzumo and Hanabi vanishing swiftly into the smoke. With unspoken consent the two Sarutobi stuck close to each other, knowing it would be far too easy to lose each other in the smoke, and searched for any civilians that might still be inside.

It was a tedious process. The smoke burned the eyes and the lungs, making it a pain in the ass just to keep the eyes open, much less see anything. Luckily, the people they were searching for were garishly colored and usually made enough sound that they could just follow the noise to where-ever the target was hidden. Some were curled defensively under tables, some up against the wall, a few others had the misfortune of being overcome by the smoke and ended up getting tripped over.

One by one, Konohako and Asuka gathered up the people, herding them towards the exits and picking up stragglers as they went along. Outside, the sounds of fighting and explosions ominously quieted, leaving only the sounds of wailing, gasping, and crackling fire to surround them.