[RP Thread][Open to Anyone][Travelin' Soldier]

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As silent as a leaf on the wind, Haku moved along the road. She dressed in the simple boy-cut blue yukata she wore when not on 'active duty' and appeared to any who passed by the son of a farmer or fisher, perhaps, returning home from his travels. That was close enough, Haku was on her way to the Water Country, but was only just now passing through

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[bloodredsands]

Sasoriza was bored. Bored as all hell. It wasn't a new state of affairs: work with Akatsuki had been still lately, as the state of play between the clans and shinobi nations was being assessed. Which meant Sasoriza had to keep on the move, keep out of trouble, and keep a low profile. Itae and the Leader were insisting on it for now. Not that Sasoriza cared much for what they insisted, but she still believed in the Organization more than she believed in how much joy could be derived from trying to kill its members

[rabbit_screams]

Though surprised at seeing another person on the road at this time of day, Haku still smiled pleasantly at the young woman (older than her, though it made Haku wonder).

"Good day." Haku called back, bowing her head politely and not forgetting her manners. "How are you this afternoon, miss?"

[bloodredsands]

Sasoriza paused and bowed in return - playing with the old manners her grandfather used to teach - sliding her sandaled feet neatly side by side as she did so.

She didn't smile, Sasoriza never smiled, but she did look the young woman (yes, from here it was clear she had been wrong before) in the eyes and tip her head to the side.

"I am extremely bored, and yourself?"

[rabbit_screams]

Haku laughed easily at the statement, not put off in the least from Sasoriza's behavior.

"I suppose that is fitting for me as well. May I inquire as to your destination?" she asked pleasantly.

[hoshigaki_kisa]

(ooc: I hope you don’t mind?)

Kisa tapped her fingers impatiently as she waited for her order to arrive. Itae had gone off… somewhere, telling her to stay put until she returned, which had left Kisa both annoyed and bored. In a tea house, of all places.

With absolutely nothing better to do, she had resorted to counting the people that went past. It was then that she spotted a vaguely familiar figure.

[bloodredsands]

They made it to the tea house in amiable silence. In fact, it was so amiable it made Sasoriza utterly suspicious. She did not get along with people. Or animals. Or vegetation, for that matter. She got along with puppets. That was it. To her credit, Sasoriza got along with lots of different kinds of puppets...

Perhaps given her thoughts about what Haku's 'secret' happened to involve it wasn't a surprise. It took not having a heartbeat and lungs to notice everything about them in others... and Haku's were very odd indeed. There was an aura of another's control about the girl. Some kind of jutsu controlling her anatomy? Hn. She had complete control of her body, so that couldn't be it. The only thing she wasn't in control of (because no human was in control of it) was whether she was alive of not.

Haku led the way into the small tea house, turning to grace Sasoriza with a light smile that didn't try to shelter the trapped look in her dark eyes.

Oh. But somebody else was. That was it. Sasoriza sighed and rolled her eyes. Kabumi and

[rabbit_screams]

'Kisa' Something about that name, the appearance, it seemed familiar in a way that Haku was uncomfortable not being able to place. She stood patiently by Sasori's side, looking ever the 'gentleman escort' while she tried to place where she'd seen or at least heard of this woman before.

[hoshigaki_kisa]

Kisa chuckled softly at the memory of what happened at the last tea house, but her attention was focused on the girl standing beside Sasoriza.

“Haku, eh? Pleased to meet you.”

Although she didn’t have a memory for names and faces, there was only one person Kisa knew (or had known) to look so androgynous. Zabuza’s brat. She had heard some time ago that both the swordswoman and the girl were dead. Raising an eyebrow at her fellow Akatsuki and wondering if she knew something, Kisa invited the pair to sit.

“So what brings you to this part of Fire Country, Sasoriza?”

She eyed the puppeteer with some amusement. It wasn’t every day she was seen out of her ‘armor’.