Your mission, should you choose to accept it . . .

[temper_tempest]

Who: Temari (temper_tempest) and Kakashi (ura_no_ura)
When: Feb 2nd, before Temari starts on her job hunt
Where: Kakashi's apartment
Summary: Temari has sorted out enough about the economy of Siren's Port to go out and find her new niche.  Kakashi has some suggestions, then are less suggestions and more a mission.
Warnings: None.  

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[ura_no_ura]

[ Luckily for Temari, Kakashi can't be late if it's his own apartment. After a few minutes of waiting, a series of locks resound down the length of the door before it opens a crack, and then wider. Kakashi looks down at her, his eye lazy, the lines of his shoulders slightly slouched and relaxed. ]

Ah, I wasn't expecting you to arrive so... punctually.

[ He greets her with this statement, and with a nod of the head. ]

[temper_tempest]

[If Kakashi wasn't a superior, she probably would have given him an exasperated look. If he wanted her to arrive at a given time, then that's when she was supposed to show up. Was this only a Suna thing? As it was, she nodded in reply and let herself in when he opened the door wider. There was no reason to talk out in the open. There had to be something going on if he wanted to see her in person.]

It's hardwired. Was there something I could help you with, sir?

[ura_no_ura]

[ Kakashi closes the door behind her and flips the locks. There are four of them. ]

Ah, actually, yes.

[ He begins, as he starts to reset traps, fingers flicking and moving with practiced ease. He makes quick work of it all within a few seconds, and presses a seal in place before looking at her. ]

You've been looking for jobs, correct?

[ He asks, gesturing for her to venture further in. The apartment is not large by any means, nor is it tiny -- the front door appears to open to a living room space and a kitchen in the distance with a bar area; as it came pre-furnished, there is a worn brown couch and a small coffee table in the living area. On top of the table, as well as on the counter of the breakfast bar in the kitchen, are boxes. One of the boxes is open, and the handle of what looks like a kunai juts out of it. ]

[temper_tempest]

Correct.

[Old habits have her watching him flicking closed locks and resetting traps. He's too quick for her to catch them all, but she at least picks up a vague count of what he's using to secure his apartment.]

I'm planning on starting to drop off resumes tomorrow, to see if I can move to the next step. Assuming I have this system figured out.

[She moves into the living room, taking in what she can of the box without moving it or touching it. Unlike the other teen Kakashi has to keep an eye on, Temari has control of her impulses.]

[ura_no_ura]

[ The top of the box is completely opened -- and reveals that it's completely filled with kunai. Apparently, Kakashi's been dabbling on the Black Market.

Kakashi moves into the living room, his steps quiet on the wood floors. ]

I know it's against protocol for you to take orders or missions from any other kage that is not the Kazekage, but I wanted to ask for your help in an operation we are carrying out.

[ He begins, as he takes a seat on the couch. He hasn't offered for her to sit as well just yet. ]

There are only so many of us here who are capable of high level espionage; Naruto is unfortunately not one of them. So between myself, Umino Iruka, and you --

[ And possibly Itachi, but that has yet to be determined. ]

-- there is only so much that we can cover to determine what is going on in this city, and how we can get home. Would you be willing to take a mission assignment from Konohagakure?

[temper_tempest]

[There's a short pause while she looks at Kakashi. It was an unusual request, but not unexpected. Their villages were allied, and she had traveled to assist when Konoha needed them. While her brother was her default leader, he wasn't there. It was becoming painfully obvious that her old life was a world away.

Her brother respected Kakashi, and so did she.

There's no offer to sit, and she makes no move to do so. She's standing almost at attention, waiting to see what he needs. For the time being, he's her superior.]

I can accept missions from allied Kages in times of crisis. I think this qualifies. What do you need me to do?

[ura_no_ura]

[ There is a slight tension -- if she looks for it -- that eases out of Kakashi's shoulders and the lines of his body when she agrees. ]

Well, it's essentially a B-ranked mission, judging by the difficulty of what's to be expected. Why don't you take a seat?

[ He gestures towards a small armchair that's adjacent to the couch. ]

[temper_tempest]

[B-ranked. That didn't sound unmanageable. Temari took a seat in the armchair, crossing her legs and settling back. She's watching Kakashi like a hawk, trying to get any kind of a read on him. Unlike Naruto, she has no experience with figuring out what he's actually thinking or feeling. He's proving to be a challenge, to put it mildly.]

And I'm assuming it's related to my job hunt.

[ura_no_ura]

[ Kakashi's not so easy to read, though. He sits with a deceptively lazy slouch back against the couch, one leg crossing across the other, the ankle resting on his knee

[temper_tempest]

[AGI. She'd done enough research to be fairly certain she wasn't going to enjoy working with that company, but then again, she probably wouldn't enjoy working for SERO, either. Her original plan had been to work for the government and try to find information in general.

Plans change, and Temari was suddenly thinking about her job hunt in an entirely new light.]

I was planning on applying as an assistant. I'll apply to AGI and see how high I can manage to get. Body guard experience will probably get me higher than just organizational skills alone.

[And some of the skills unique to kunoichi, but that was a given.]

I'll accept the mission, and keep you informed on my progress.

[ura_no_ura]

I'll set up a mission fund for you once the first round of financing for the shop comes in. You can probably use the funds to buy any new clothing you'll need for the job.

[ Kakashi takes out a scroll from one of the pockets on his vest now. It slides neatly into his hand, and he passes it to Temari. ]

This scroll contains all the details of your mission, as well as all the up-to-date information we have on AGI. If you need to correspond with me over the devices that we were given upon arrival, try to do it on a private channel and in our own language. I have yet to hear our language spoken by anyone else in this city, so I think it might be safe for us to communicate in it.