The Wanderer [Open]

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Characters: Kambei Shimada & Whoever else he accidentally meets with.
Content: Feeling a tad under the weather, Kambei decides to spend his day outside in town.
Setting: Bydan
Time: Afternoon-ish
Warnings: PG Or, so I hope…

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It had been a long time since Gorobei was last in Bydan, and the city had changed quite a bit in his absence. Still, Gorobei knew some of the best ways to have fun in his second "hometown" that he would still be able to utilize no matter how much the town changed. It was lucky for Kambei that Gorobei had found him. Kambei could always use a bit of fun.

"Kambei! You're just in time!" Now Gorobei was running towards his friend, the bag on his back flapping around, but not spilling anything. "You're in for a treat."

Once he caught up to Kambei, he immediately asked, "What's your favorite color?"

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A deep sigh almost escaped his lips once he heard the familiar voice. He honestly doubts he is well enough to deal with any of Gorobei’s shenanigans but it was good to see his fellow samurai in such high spirits. The last few perils the crew of the 4423 has left an exasperated look upon most of the pirates. It seems that vacationing in Bydan for this short time has done wonders for most of them.

“My favorite color?” Kambei raised his eyebrow at Gorobei’s question. “Why do you ask?”

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He was right. Kambei actually did look a bit tired, which was surprising. Kambei was good at hiding any signs of exhaustion, that Gorobei could actually pick up on them meant his friend was in need of a good break.

"It's a surprise, Kambei." Gorobei smiled and chuckled lightheartedly. "I promise it's nothing that will be physically taxing."

As he is accustomed to doing, Gorobei threw an arm around Kambei's shoulder and tried to pull the other man along. "Let's get going. We've got to get you some supplies."

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A surprise? Uh oh…

Kambei didn’t like the sound of that at all. He was one-hundred and twenty percent sure that this supposed ‘surprise’ that Gorobei has for him is all apart of some intricate ruse. How could it not be considering that his fellow samurai has such a fondness for jokes? Kambei knew it was wrong of him to think of Gorobei’s jovial nature as something slightly wicked and impish, but there is some truth to that logic.

“Supplies?” He asked as he glanced at the all too happy Katayama with a vaguely exasperated stare. Just what is this man planning? “Supplies for what? Gorobei, I do not think we need anymore supplies for the ship.”

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Gorobei laughed even more at the look on Kambei's face. "Not for the ship, Kambei. We need a break from the ship for a while, and there's no better place than Bydan. You could get lost in this town with all there is to do."

They didn't have to go far before Gorobei found the store he was looking for. Gorobei went inside and ordered a yard of red fabric. "If I remember correctly, you like red, yeah?" He winked exaggeratedly at Kambei, but it was just a tease and nothing for Kambei to worry about. There was nowhere near enough fabric there to create any kind of clothing.

"We'll go to the hill outside one of the shipyards where I used to work. The conditions there should be perfect."