Knock Knock Again (Requesting Entry)

[Kairyuu]

White seemed to be a natural camouflage around these parts, as the white of his armor blended in well with the snow and masked his presence to many. Osore took some solace in that, since it meant he wouldn't be bothered much on the way, but his companions did not share his clothing color choices, so the trip still did not go as easily as if he'd been alone, but few trips did if someone else was hitching along for the ride. But here, here was the entrance to the fabled village in the clouds, the shinobi home in the land of lightning. It looked rustic.

The snows parted before him as he walked into full view of their gates, and indeed anyone who did not notice the man would be in dire need of a vision test. Osore was nearly eight feet tall and weighed over three hundred pounds, his armor only made him look even larger. And while they could be forgiven for the torso of the armor blending in with the background, the orange visor of the helmet that allowed him to see most certainly did not. He calmly marches up to the gates and growls out something under his breath, looking back and waiting.

 

[Rakujo Yumeko]

Naikishin and Ko followed Osore, in which Ko at least hoped Nanami was right behind them. Naikishin didn't much care if she was or not, just that they weren't keeping them from going too far or anything, but she wasn't really keeping them back at the time being but no one knew what the future was like. Even with it being a bit snowy, his body didn't much show any signs of him being cold, though he was. Unlike Naikishin, Ko was showing no signs of being cold, nor was she actually cold in the first place, even with how she was clothed.

The two of them stood out more so than how Osore was, considering that they weren't clad in all white armor...

[Topic Entered]

 

[Junan]

A dull thud sounded as Akira landed on the outside of the gates, his ANBU mask in place, a single eye hole over the side of his face where his eye no longer existed. A cloak clung to his back with the hilt of his massive sword peeking over his right shoulder, the blade hiding behind his back with the bottom of the giant blade revealed beside his left sheepskin leather boot, nearly touching the ground despite his near seven foot height. Lightly armoured his arms were bare showing the tanned scarred skin revealing his age to a certain degree.

Hello travelers. I am sad to inform you all that the gates of Cloud are closed to visitors at this time. Is there someone you would like me to pass a message to or call to the gates to speak with?

Straight to the point, after all they had likely traveled some distance, and it was not worth their time chatting with a simple ANBU gate guard.

 

[Tsukino Nanami]

Chapter 8: Second Eden</B><B>Act 2: Flames of Megiddo​

Shivering, Nanami hugged herself as she tip-toed through the deep snow. Her eyebrows and eye lashes were frozen, pasted white that stiffened by the slowing of molecules. The biting wind didn't help much for retaining body heat. The cold was enough to make any normal person who wasn't dressed appropriately to cry. Shivering and rubbing was done. She really wanted to go stop at a nearby town to get some actual clothing for this trek. Ugh! How can people live in a place like this.

Her teeth chattered. She wished Kibo was here. His fur is so unbelievably warm. "How the hell can people live here? This bitter cold. I thought Mist's tundra was bad," Nanami possibly said too loud before she noticed Akira Saito.

"Hey, so you're telling us, we ascended that," she said before she accidentally bit her tongue. Her ability to move her mouth in this cold also hindered her ability to speak. Defensively, Nanami curled up into a ball, hugging her knees to try to keep warm. The leggings she wears doesn't help, at all, with the cold.

"Heh..heh... hey, Iron Giant. Are you going to actually tell that g-g-g-guy why we are.. h-h-here?" she asked directed towards Osore. She didn't stutter when she spoke, but due to the cold causing her teeth to jitter, it made her sound like she was stuttering. She still wasn't quite sure if Osore could understand the common language. She hopes he could, she could, it could? She didn't necessarily know the gender of the person she speaks to as Osore is referred to as 'my cousin'. The only thing that makes her believe Osore might be a guy is the tone of the grunts and groans.

"What I w-w-w-wouldn't do f-f-f-f-for a layer of f-f-f-fur..."
[Topic entered]

 

[Yomoko]

"Four people just showed up at the gate. I want them brought here to the Haku Complex Kein. They seemed to be lost and we can shelter them. Possibly get some use out of them as well."

"Akira-sama is at the gates, Yomoko-Taichou. I recommend you come with me."

Yomoko looked up from his paperwork filled desk and sighed. As much as he had to do. Yomoko knew what that this had to be handled in person. Maybe Akira would allow leniency if they were to stay at Yomoko's Complex, mansion, thing. One large building with three different wings. It was technically a mansion but it had complex comparability to it too.

Yomoko and Kein both wore black dress shirts with the Haku symbol over the heart with black dress pants and black shoes as well. No weapons were on them, other than their hands which for any shinobi which was lethal to all. Kein's red eyes pierced through the shadows in which the two bodies emerged from. Yomoko looked to the four that were obviously not from around here and then the old Sennin himself, whom apparently didn't die on his travels. Kein held four fur coats on the larger side.

"Akira-sama. A wonderful sight to see you around and alive. I assure you. If you don't mind, and you can post a few anbu to the detail as well, I'd like to take these four people back to my complex in the ancient forest. They need warmth and food before they die. Check their credentials here if you must. But leaving them out here in the snow is still inhumane. I'll take responsibilities for their actions." It seemed like he was doing this on the whim but there were reasons. May not be apparent to everyone there however there were reasons why Yomoko kept eyes on the gates through his own means. And there were reasons why he hired mercenaries to do jobs that regular cloud shinobi could not be apart of.

"Would any of you like a coat? Don't need any of you freezing to death out here now do we?" The demon red eyed shinobi named Kein spoke in a calm and polite tone to the foreigners. He held out one coat with an arm offering it to them. Hospitality right guys?

[topic entered with INPC Yomoko and DNPC Kein]

(OOC: hi guyz)

 

[Kairyuu]

His cousin arrived behind him with that woman, someone who was unknown and unnecessary. And then a member of the village arrived with quite the intro, by apparently dropping from the gates themselves. Osore had a brief mental image of a barnacle detaching from a ship and the hiss of laughter came from the armor as he thought of it, but those thoughts dried up like a puddle under the sun as the man flat out said they couldn't enter. The helmet tilts to one side as he considers this. Technically entry was not a requirement.

Then she arrived, freezing her nipples off because she didn't think Cloud would be cold enough to warrant a cloak. He had nothing of the sort on him, his armor was sealed and kept him at the same temperature in most-any climate. As two more show up speaking of food and warmth, things begin to get a bit less tense in his mind. The giant thinks for a moment before dragging Naikishin forth and issuing several growls that only his cousin could decipher, and then looks pointedly at Saito.

”Sila ilta ulu udossa xor ori'gato udossa inbau ilta jhal udos wo naut hojh nindol fuu'ux. “

That done he stands, patiently.

 

[Rakujo Yumeko]

​

As the three of them waited at the gates, a man had landed on the outside of the gates, presumably of the village's Shinobi force. The man spoke that he was sad to inform them that the gate of cloud were closed to visitors at the time, and if there was someone he could pass a message to or call to the gates to speak with them. As he prepared to speak, he noticed Nanami arrive to the party, a bit late now. He looked back at the man as he heard her speak a few times. Though he didn't much care for trying to warm her up, Ko had quickly moved over to her and attempted to do what she could do to warm the woman up.

Soon, two men had arrived at the gates from within, and spoke about having the four of them taken back to his complex, warmed, and fed. As well as it being inhumane to leave them in the snow. As the man with the red eyes spoke about coats, Ko would quickly rush over towards him, grab a coat and put one on Nanami, before attempting to warm her up still, considering the link between Ko and Naikishin, he didn't much want the coat.

Ko stayed silent, as well as Naikishin though he only stayed silent as Osore soon grunted and spoke. Though after grunting, Osore would drag him over to the armor clad cousin of his before speaking and some growls. Naikishin would nod a bit before speaking. "We came for our cousin. She's needed as our clan leader demands the presence of all Isaki." He said, before looking at the man that Osore had pointed at. "He says to bring her to us or let us go get her, but either way, we won't be failing this task..." He spoke, as Ko would chime in, mainly to herself. "Oooh, scary~"

 

[Junan]

The girl of the group spoke between her shivers, first at him then at her friends.

What Akira hadn't anticipated was the arrival of Yomoko and Kein, two shinobi with which he had a long history with. He wasn't sure how their high ancient Kumo was, but he was sure they would understand the basic ancient Kumo language. Yet before he had a chance to speak the man who seemed to be the leader of the group spoke and said they were here for their cousin. He looked towards Yomoko silently. Why would Yomoko come to the gate personally, with Kein no less, for a group he supposedly had no history with and who had their own plan. That made no sense.

And then there was the threat. Only fools made threats at these gates. They were not gaining entrance.

Αφήστε τώρα Yomoko. Δεν υπάρχει καμία ανάγκη για σας εδώ, και δεν θα πρέπει να κερδίζει είσοδο Kumogakure.

He trusted that Yomoko would heed his words. Yomoko was technically of higher rank than Akira was, Akira being an ANBU who had only recently started paying attention to the world again, while Yomoko was the head of his clan. Yet Yomoko had no authority here, and certainly no right to overrule the Raikage's order, whatever his fancy was.

Turning back to the group he looked at the one who had finally addressed him with what it was they sought.

Very well. Give me her name, a description, when she came to the village, who she was visiting or reason for her visit and any other details you might be aware of so that the search for her will be as swift as possible.

 

[Tsukino Nanami]

Chapter 8: Second Eden</B><B>Act 2: Flames of Megiddo​

"Please! Oh gods yes!" Nanami shouted out before Ko went and grabbed the coat given to her by Ko. If Nanami swung that way, she'd spoon with her. But alas, Nanami didn't think of women like that. After the large coat was wrapped around her, she looked on as the brute and the giant in armor began swapping words in a foreign language. Her left eyebrow rose now that her body is beginning to thaw out. She shivered a bit before speaking.

"We can speak common, right? I mean, that is the universal language, right?" she asked towards the two hulking brutes. One babbled and jabbered; the other grunted and moans. If she could imagine what an argument from before the Bronze Age sounded like, she's listening to it right now. Perhaps this is because she's an outsider, outside of the Isaki clan and the Cloud Shinobi. Regardless, she thinks both sound like stupid languages.

"Hey, Mr. Megiddo, sir. Why are the gates closed to visitors? Something going on or are you guys.." she went to ask before she was about to say something pretty stupid. Her lips froze together, causing her words to be muffled and unintelligible. She moved her hand up to her lips to thaw them out and took a deep breath in. She doesn't like this place. The desolation and death only reminded her of her home village of Kirigakure and the terrible thing that happened to Eden.

"Hey, Mr. Megiddo, sir. Can you at least give us some tea or something?"

 

[Yomoko]

It wasn't the welcoming smile Yomoko would normally get from Saito, but then again, these weren't normal times. Though it wasn't Yomoko who spoke up to Saito in the Ancient tongue. The demon did.

"Ο κύριός μου θα φύγει όταν πρέπει να αφήσουμε Saito-Sama. Επιτρέψτε μας να μείνει, έστω και μόνο για λίγο περισσότερο. Προσωπικά κέρδος εξακολουθεί να υπάρχει σε αυτά τα μέρη." Kein spoke. It was slightly broken at first however it had been forever sense he had used the ancient tongue. Yomoko could understand it however he never mastered learning how to speak it so as a translator he was mediocre at best in this case.

Yomoko sighed and looked at the four. He was glad however that at least one coat would be used, it made him feel a little better. To Yomoko, this temperature was actually a little warm for him. Being a descendent of the Haku clan, he liked this a little extra chilly. Kein took one of the left over coats and put it on. Even though he had demonic blood in him, the colds were sometimes more annoying than they were anything else.

"Saito-sama. I can also have someone look for her if you would like the help. I have a clan full of people after all. It might make things more swiftly for our travelers here, especially sense they aren't getting in without Raikage-sama's order." The shear fact that both Yomoko and Kane would use the honorific showed the level of respect they still had for their former Sennin. Not that the travelers would know this of course, but it would show something to the gate guards that were watching.

Yomoko waited for the description of the one that the travelers were looking for. His resources and contacts could help. Who knew, maybe he could get a favor out of all of this in the end anyway.

(OOC: for those who don't know. Ancient Kumo must be noted as purple and bolded. Kein isn't mimicking Saito's voice or mocking him in anyway)

 

[Kairyuu]

Visiting? Osore didn't recall saying anything about someone visiting. Still, it appeared that they weren't getting in so this was their best option short of something foolish. While he wasn't against said foolishness, there was no money in such a thing right now. No one was paying him to wage a war, he was simply being told to get his cousin by his brother, from the village that his mentor was last seen in. He hoped Hoshikata was well, knowing him he'd already left this place and begun traveling elsewhere for his goals, and Osore knew that goal well.

It was a testament to his apathy of the world that it never alarmed him what it was.

”F'sarn aluin ulu pahntar dos dal isscors ulu norrs, F'sarn aluin ulu sei'lor dos pholor chath lu't'yin venoch lu'evven'to dosst che'el dos waele wael. Usstan daewl ulu kyorl l'dro sevir dos 'zil ussta rah mire dosst taeborss xukuth. “

With that said he looks to Naikishin and nudges the other to translate the words. They were in a hurry here.

 

[Rakujo Yumeko]

Neither Naikishin nor Ko knew what language the man who had apparently jumped from the top of the gates had just spoken, but he had spoken a language they could understand, asking for them to tell him of the description, reason, and how long ago the cousin both Osore and him had come here looking for. At least he knew why he was accompanying Osore now, because apparently the clan leader wanted a meeting with the clan. As he waited for Osore to speak, Nanami would chime in a few times, asking the man a few things after having grabbed a coat before Ko could have given her one. As the two from the village who had arrived after the man whose height rivaled Osore's spoke, both awaiting the description.

Naikishin looked over at Ko to see if she was staying out of trouble, but if he could have seen her eyes, he would have been sure that she would have some odd plot in mind. "So, Nanami, how big exactly are you?" Ko spoke to herself, quickly moving to attempt to fondle Nanami. Naikishin shook his head as he watched what happened, though soon looked over at Osore as he started to speak and soon nudged him.

He soon cleared his throught before translating what Osore spoke. "She's not visiting, she lives here. Her name is Isaki Aimi and she has red hair with blueish-green eyes and she's twenty years old." He said, just translating for Osore.

 

[Junan]

There was a request for tea. Which was fair, it'd keep them warm while they waited and it wasn't Akira's desire to make them uncomfortable. Akira turned to look at Kein and Yomoko,

Κάντε τον εαυτό σας χρήσιμη στη συνέχεια και να πάρει λίγο τσάι για τους επισκέπτες μας

He didn't like having to take this tone with Yomoko or Kein, they were long time friends, but he'd not been around for a long time and he didn't know who was up to what. That they'd come to the gates to attempt to bypass the Raikage's order did not sit well with Akira, they should know better. And even if they didn't they should have known better than to attempt to do so through him.

Tea will arrive shortly. Akira said to the woman who requested some, he'd just asked Yomoko and or Kein to provide some, there would be plenty of ability to get such from the ANBU guard post.

The man who Akira couldn't understand spoke again. Akira then looked to the other traveler who seemed to interpret the others words.

He seemed distracted by what was going on with the two women, Akira couldn't care less about what they were getting up to. He translated and Akira nodded.

Placing a hand up to his headset he spoke clearly so all could understand.

An urgent D-Rank mission for any who wish to undertake it.

He looked to Yomoko so he knew that this meant his people as well, not just the missions board who would then go about contacting all available shinobi.

We are looking for a woman by the name of Isaki Aimi, she has red hair with blueish-green eyes, young looking, actual age is twenty years. Once found can she be informed that she has family at the gates who would like to see and speak with her.

He hoped that this would be enough to appease the people at the gate. Though if there was issue with his informing her of why she was being sought he'd likely very quickly be made aware of that.

 

[Moyamaru]

[legend="Mission Accepted"]Found himself placing a fingertip upon a small earpiece hidden beneath his hair, the genin raising an eyebrow slightly at the words being transmitted through the out channel. He himself was just finishing up his gate duty at another section of the village's main defense and was simply sitting atop the barricades wasting more time. A slight groan resounded from his mouth before he pressed along his headset and responded to the query.

"This is Raitoningu Arashi, Genin...I'll handle it. Red head with blue-green eyes and in her twenties....how hard can that be to located in Kumogakure...


Sarcasm, but nevertheless he had the skill to search for this person quite easily when compared to most other shinobi. Shifting his weight, he would stand up from the wall's top and dust himself off. Placing a pink sucker in his mouth Arashi tilted his head slightly while glancing out at the village's expansive territory. A pain this was going to be was a fleeting thought as he placed his fingers into a seal causing his eyes to suddenly go completely white. Veins surfaced along the sides of his face before he blurred from sight....

[Topic Entered/Mission Accepted/Topic Left]
[A-Rank Run Time: 1 Hr][/legend]

 

[Tsukino Nanami]

Chapter 8: Second Eden</B><B>Act 2: Flames of Megiddo


A little noise escaped Nanami's lips as she noticed the feeling of something on her chest. Turning to find the source, she noticed Ko squeezing her chest and asking her 'how big she was'. Turning a bright shade of red, melting the surrounding snow around her, her hand balled up into a fist and an uppercut was sent her way. A blood vessel in her hand began to pulsate and was painfully noticeable by those around. Her aim was to separate herself from Ko, even if it meant punching her to the moon (not Moon Village) in a very tsundere manner. The woman grumbled and said in a lower-toned voice. "I don't swing that way...." Nanami stated before turning to look back towards Saito, the gruff man that stopped the Isaki Clan plus Nanami at the gates.

"Ooh! Tea, yay!" she shouted in excitement.

However, now the objective of coming to Cloud is clear; finding Isaki Aimi, one of their relatives. Nobody was given information on the reason they are coming here, only relying on the grunts and groans of the barbarian known as Osore with Naikishin speaking for him as a proxy. So Aimi is the reason they are coming here. Perhaps the family is gathering together for something? While she knows that they are gathering, but she has no reason why. But then again, for something clan related, it could be for any reason what-so-ever. Turning her eyes to look at Osore and Naikishin for a moment, she cleared her throat.

"So, we actually came here to look for a family member huh?" she asked quietly before turning to look towards Saito. "I suppose that isn't too bad," she said silently to herself as well while the snow that disappeared around her filled in.​

 

[Aikawa Hina]

Aimi made her way towards the gates, after all, it was her turn to keep watch. She would do it without much complain, but damn why on such a cold day, she wanted to light something on fire to warm herself, but it was so cold and wet, that her fire would just burn off immediately, so she had to wear a extra clothes, a very large wool shirt with a long thick coat and of course a pair of snow boots, maybe even a bit too much for the usual cloudy, but it was too cold to Aimi.

Aimi arrived at the gates, ready to get to work and she quickly noticed that there was a commotion at the gates, seemed to be normal occurrence since the Kage demanded the gates to be closed, stupid thing to do, if its a problem, would be much better to just make an entrance fee, would at least help the village when someone came in, instead of gathering masses of annoyance at the gates for no real reason.
Aimi approached the Cloud Shinobi, seeing clearly that there was a superior among them and stood up, saluting him, kind of half-assed, maybe even mocking the said salute.

"Isaki Aimi, reporting for duty."

She took a look at the outsiders, one was covered in heavy armor, weird but probably kept him warm, then were was the white haired one, these two looked familiar, but she couldn't really pick up why. And then were two other girls, they seemed to be able in the same bunch and trying to get it as mostly did.


[MFT]

 

[Kairyuu]

Osore kept note that a conversation was happening between the three natives to this land, his head not turning even as his eyes, invisible under the visor, constantly moved between the three. It was obvious that there was some dissent, but about what or who was on which side of things he hadn't a clue and honestly didn't care. His reason for being here was to get Aimi, nothing else. As long as they didn't interfere with that then he couldn't care less about their internal squabbles. This village meant nothing to him unless it turned out his mentor was in there somewhere and wanted him for something.

A child ran up, then ran off, apparently to find their cousin. And apparently it worked, as the woman herself showed up soon after. Osore looked her up and down, then nodded. This was definitely her. He raises his hand, pointing at her and muttering something barely audible to those present that sounded quite a bit like a wild animal snuffling around for a bit. Then he hiked his thumb up and aimed it behind them, motioning with his head.

She was here, may as well get a move on.

 

[Rakujo Yumeko]

Naikishin continued to ignore what Ko was doing for the time being until the man with the mask started to speak again, making a mission to find the woman, which was quite pointless since there was no need to do so. Why not just make a call through a headset instead of wasting the time and everything? He didn't know why, though it started to irritate him, as a kid had arrived and had left, taking the 'mission' the man had set up for no reason. He crossed his arms as he waited to translate for his cousin as he looked towards the sky in an attempt to calm him down.

As Naikishin stared up at the sky, Ko was off fondling Nanami's breasts, soon noticing the snow around them had melted and Nanami had attempted to uppercut her away from her, though she would jump back, though not before feeling the air pressure from the uppercut. Ko smirked a bit as she had slid back a few inches as she had landed on the snowy ground. "You're a feisty one, Nanami-chan. Also B is one of better sizes, so you shouldn't be embarrassed about another woman checking your cup size." She said, smiling slightly as she jumped forward towards the woman as she had seemingly taken her focus off of her. Naikishin listened to what Ko spoke, though he shook his head slightly as he looked over at Ko and Nanami just as Ko had jumped towards the woman and attempted to hug the woman with her head perfectly positioned with Nanami's chest. Should Nanami have actually gotten hugged and brought to the ground by the force of Ko having jumped towards her, the two most likely would have been brought to the ground, with Ko nuzzling the woman's chest.

Naikishin's palm met his face as he sighed towards Ko and her antics. He hadn't seen her act like this towards anyone before. As another person from inside the village made their way to the gate, having introduced themselves as Isaki Aimi, the one they were looking for. Hey look, the mission that was made was completely pointless since the kid who had left wasn't with her nor did he arrive prior to her. "So, Isaki Aimi. The armor clad man is Osore, brother of Tenken. Tenken is the new head of the clan and he is holding a meeting, and your presence is required. Come." He spoke, before he looked over at Ko, who was still attempting to be stuck to Nanami, in which he growled slightly to himself as he walked over to the two, and grabbed Ko by the collar of her greatcoat/shirt and dragged her away from Nanami before looking at the people who were from the village. "Goddamn it Ko, leave the woman alone..." He said, growling a bit to himself again. "Awwww, I was just starting to have fun..."

[MFT]

 

[Junan]

What was curious for Akira immediately following his request for the mission was how the other members of the group before him reacted to the same information Akira had just been given. Was there a lack of trust amongst them, or was this a sign of true loyalty? Perhaps both, perhaps things only went in particular directions. They traveled together and without need to know what for, but why hadn't they been informed previously?

It wasn't Akira's place to cast judgement though, each to their own and what it did tell him was that they weren't here to cause trouble.

The words at the gate guard post inside the village came through his head set. The name of the girl apparently "reporting for duty" were the same as the one this crew were after, and yet Akira had checked the duty list and if her name had ever appeared he certainly didn't recall it, and he was usually pretty good as far as recollection was concerned. No, this girl was not working the gates after him, it was Akuhei and Koumyou, he'd read that for certain, beside which his shift wasn't going to be over for several hours.

He doubted her mental stability for her to think out of the blue that she was on gate duty, but didn't really care. From his experience people who left with this kind of crew very rarely returned. He certainly didn't expect this one to, but then, if she was the type of shinobi who didn't know what her work was or what she did in the village then perhaps that was for the best.

A shinobi as light headed as this one seemed to be could only cause team mates to be killed.

It seems as though your kin has arrived.

What Akira would have found amusing was the general ramblings in another persons mind about the pointlessness of his sending someone on a mission. After all it's not like missions are where the village gets people to do things for them or anything is it? Yanno, a search for someone could have taken hours, probably should have taken hours icly. Yet Akira had forgotten the way that people just seem to magically appear where and when it is that they're wanted without any prior knowledge or contact. Amazeballz.

Calling up the genin who had gone on the mission via the headset Akira walked back inside the village Arashi, Aimi has arrived at the gates. Good job, collect your pay at the Raikage Tower. Whether it had been him or not didn't matter really. The mission had been completed, he was the one who had taken it. No-one was to know that magic was going to be involved.

[Topic left]

 

[Tsukino Nanami]

Chapter 8: Second Eden</B><B>Act 2: Flames of Megiddo​

What truly was curious was the Cloud shinobi's acute and superhuman hearing abilities. To think that her whispering silently to herself was overheard by the gate-guard that approached them. However, since there was no reaction from the gate-guard, there was no reaction from Nanami.

Nanami was currently too busy to worry about such things as acute hearing and the obvious thoughts of people considering other's sanity. With a squeak, Nanami looked down to notice the stranger's face in her chest. Falling to the ground Nanami rolled to and fro with Ko attached to her chest. She screamed out in a rather comedic manner as she stopped rolling around and flailed her arms and legs about. It wasn't every day that Nanami was groped; even rarer was being groped by a female. "Get this pervert off of me!" she shouted out loudly.

"Oh gawds, the agony!" she said after Ko was ripped away from her. She still flailed around out of instinct, only to stop a moment later when she realized that she was freed from the flesh prison that was Ko's grip. Looking around, she cleared her throat and stood up, pretending that what just took place didn't even occur. Her eyes settled on Akira Saito as he began to walk away before her palm met her forehead.

"Thanks for the tea!" she shouted, just audible enough for the leaving Cloudy to hear. After the man left, she turned to look towards Osore and Naikishin, placing her left hand upon her hips and jutting her hip towards her palm. "Well, interesting Cloud hospitality, wouldn't you say?" with a small shrugging of her free hand. This place didn't make her happy in the slightest and felt like a giant waste of time, if it wasn't for their objective, the little busty redhead before them. So this was the reason we are here.

"You certainly do live with a 'colorful' cast of characters, Miss Aimi," she said in a sarcastically endearing tone. She wasn't a big fan of the man that walked away.
"Was that guy abused as a child or something?"

Turning to look towards the iron giant, she cleared her throat as if to gain his attention.
"So what now? Do we go back to 'base' or are we going to travel further? I'd almost like to to go Wind Country to thaw out from this blizzard-y hell."

However, her memory is jolted as she remembered the kind young men that offered to take them under their wing. Walking up to Kein and Yomoko, she stopped within 10 paces of them and bows to the two men, still wearing the warm coat. "Thank you for the coat. I didn't know what kind of weather your village had. You're definitely a life-saver T-T," she said just before standing up from the bow. She motions to remove the coat in order to return the warm clothing to the kind-hearted man before her.