Here I sat with a backpack full of packaged goodies and Tomomi boxed lunch. As I ate her lunch I began to wonder if a Leaf Shinobi would even show. Tomomi seemed sure enough. I mean, the sun was already beginning to set and yet there she stood. In the middle of the coliseum. Like a crazy person. Me on the other hand, I was a bit more skeptical. It was my nature after all. Though still I showed my support by sitting far enough from potential harms way. Skeptical yes, but cautious even more so. How does the saying go, better safe than sorry? I mean, I showed up unharmed and I’d prefer to leave that way. If Tomomi looked my way, I’d give her a wave. I wore my red leather jacket like a blanket over my shoulders. It was warm now but this place could drop in temperature in an instant. I sighed at the thought.
As I sat, I began to wonder about something. Tomomi had said that she wasn’t a Shinobi before. How exactly did she expect to fight a Shinobi?
[spectating thread]
As I sat, I began to wonder about something. Tomomi had said that she wasn’t a Shinobi before. How exactly did she expect to fight a Shinobi?
[spectating thread]
So... as I quietly ate Tomomi’s lunch, her supposed opponent had finally appeared to accept her challenge. This was good. Because a second longer I was gonna have to grab the nearest hobo and throw the poor sucker into the ring with Tomomi. I mean, she really wanted to test her strength against a Shinobi. And there’s no doubt she’d wait a decade out here until someone showed... which means I’d still be out here as her escort... and damn it we didn’t bring enough Tomomi lunches for all of that. A sigh of relief escaped me in the moment. The sun was already setting and it was almost time for me to be home... so that I could eat Tomomi’s dinner before she noticed. I’d eyeball her opponent for a bit. He didn’t look like much but I had to commend his bravery. Had I been the one to show up to this blind date I’d find a seat, just like this one, to spectate her battle with someone less carrying of their face. Nope, no doubt in my mind. This guy shows up, sees hell girl standing there, and puts up his dukes... craaaazy. Speaking of crazy, I couldn’t help but notice the congregation that had gathered to my left and right. I’d look at each of them one by one directly several times as well as that of all the vacant spots and seatings they could have chosen. Was it odd that we all choose the exact same location to gawk? Perhaps... I mean what a coincidence that is... otherwise these three were total weirdos to have purposefully sat next to me when there were so many other good places with vacancies. Maybe there was a sign reading “sit here” that I missed. I looked up at the one being the weirdest and was ashamed to find that I recognized her. Well, at least I recognized her mask and voice. It might as well had been her face as she never took the damn thing off. I know the weirdest people. She was standing by the tree we sat under... instead of taking a seat with the rest of the class. I would simply stare at her until she noticed my eyes upon her. If she was going to be awkward then I’d be mega awkward. If she didn’t look my way then I’d make subtle “ahem” sounds in her direction followed by loud “ka-kah” hawk noises if she was ignoring me. Let’s just hope that got her attention otherwise I’d have to resort to making everyone uncomfortable with strange moaning noises. I frequently hear these sounds coming through the walls of my room from my neighbors dorms and it definitely got my attention... once she’d look my way I’d greet her with an obvious sarcastic slang,