The West Wing [House Fires]

[Takahashi Aki]

The west end remained in tact for the moment. The fire was spreading though which was proving to be the problem. While the fire had been stopped at the source, it had to be stopped in other areas. Sousuke watched the flame were going west. He would call in a few people, and more important a few favors. "Roku. If you're in some dive part, get out now ... ... ... Then look to your left. Yes. There is fire. Yes. I am calling you to help me deal with it. You owe me back from when I paid for drinks. ... ... ... Fine. Yes. Don't do that ... no ... ... don't be reckless. ... ... ... ... Okay. See you soon then." Words were to be had. Very much so. Sousuke could do very well to embarass Roku here. He chose not to. He merely called in the favor. Shenanigans was not the way to beat Sousuke. "Yes. We're going to deal with a large fire. I'm going to raise up an earthern wall to section off the places not on fire yet."<i></i> Sousuke formed hand seals and indeed conjured earthern walls to seal off the sections of Project Rebirth that had yet to burn. "See you in five."<i></i>

The next call well, was this was going to go over very well? At least this time he was going to call Yume directly instead of calling Shinji as a propxy. "Hi sweety."<i></i> Sousuke's eyes shifted. "Have you heard anything ... ... ... urgent lately? ... ... ... ... Yes. ... ... ... Yes. I am fine. Aki is going to be picked up by Grandmother later. ... ... ... Yes. I am technically homeless. ... ... .. I'll figure it out. Somehow. ... ... ... Yes, well what is more important right now is that the residental zone doesn't burn down. ... ... ... I don't know water jutsu. Yes... ... ... Well, I did break a fire hydrant to work on the fire that destroyed my house. I'm over in the west end. ... ... Right. See you soon too. ... ... Oh. I called Roku to help out too... just an FYI."<i></i> Sousuke ended the call and continued to raise earthern walls to seal off the rest of the west side. Sousuke began to run through methods and techniques he had. He thought of smothering the fire with shadow techniques.

 

[Raizo]

Someone had already gotten a hold of Roku prior to Sousuke's latest transmission, so it came a quite an annoyance when his friend decided to chime in once more. His hand would go to his headset.

"I'm not, asshole. I am heading your way..."

He was instructed to look left noticing the large bellows of smoke and flickering light of the roaring flames.

Ah, shit.

"Holy shi--.... wait I owe you!? Bullshit."

His eyes would narrow in on the source of the creeping inferno.

"Well, I'm gonna go punch this fire right in the mouth.... what if I kicked it... me reckless?!... fine I will use some water jutsu."

Luckily, the great deus ex machina of the world, Roku had recently acquired some water based jutsu. Now, he wasn't the best ninjutsu user. But desperate times call for desperate measures. It seemed Sousuke had plans with the earth jutsu. Roku would take off at his full speed, pushing past the area that was about to be walled off and closer to the flames. Flinging his hands widely in a series of hand seals, creating a surging blast of water that would launch forward from him and slam into the base of the encroaching flames. This would only cause a minor retreat, but he was only buying time for the brains of the operation to show up. Until that time could come, however, his eyes would stay vigilant in the hopes of spotting anyone that might be caught in close proximity to that fire. Sometimes people needed rescuing.

"Hurry up, Sou-sake."

MFT - 260
Edited to MFT

 

[Takahashi Aki]

Sousuke shook his head, "You say that, and yet many years ago now, I particularly remember an instance when you and your brother took me to a strip club. Yes, yes things can indeed change... but things do remain unchanged."<i></i> Sousuke like before approached a fire hydrant and removed the cover. Like before he used a hose used from the same crystal technique. He aimed the hose and opened fire upon the fire upon the ... fire. Sousuke would look skyward and he seemed very annoyed about something he could not put into words. "You could try and punch the fire in the mouth, assuming this fire had a mouth to begin with. Granted, I will let you punch the arson in the mouth once this is resolved."<i></i> This was working but it was far too slow.

Sousuke put in a series of calls to have what was best described as a giant water bomb being made. It was encased in a glass that upon breaking would become sand. Sousuke continued to combat the fire with his makeshift hose. "Roku. I hope you're about to get drenched."<i></i> He warned. He placed down the hose and summoned the Insect Queen Joou. The monarch with her appendages at best face palmed at what she was being ... asked to do. Joou took off, and Sousuke continued to fight the fire with the hose. "Okay. This is going to ... work. Inbound in five ... four... three..."<i></i> The wasp could be seen carrying a giant water bomb. Upon reaching the heart of this fire sight, but several meters above it, the insect queen dropped the water bomb at the site. The water trickled down and through as it began to work its way eatting at the fire. Sousuke nodded his head and allowed the Queen to return to return to the realm of the summoned. "I'm sure Roku you can avoid being drowned."<i></i> Sousuke jested. His face frowned slightly. "And yes. You do owe me you call shenanigans on me. You know that I know that is not a truly acceptable way to have ended our duel. Even if you had to relieve yourself."<i></i>

 

[Sand Council]

OC: Obtained consent regarding her dalliances with Katsuo. They happened off-screen.

IC:

Naganisa
Cabal Member​

"Mister K? Mister K!" A woman's voice called out from the flames. It was not a place where one would expect voices to be heard that did not involve oh god I am on fire! Or help me please! Yet there it was, the somewhat high-pitched voice of a woman that would sound familiar to some. One Takahashi Sousuke had heard this voice before, after all she was a house guest for a short time, likely much to his regret or chagrin. They had met previous to this as well, at the gates where she almost lost her life. Her face was rather well-known, her love of torture and mayhem seemed unsuitable and her sadistic tendencies had a theatrical component as most of her trespasses against Sunagakure were rather public.

"Owie," she complained as she, or rather Naganisa emerged from the fires. Her long dark hair was pulled back from her face in a low ponytail, the tip was on fire just then and she patted it out. She was tanner than she used to be and wore a pair of short cut-off jean shorts and a plain olive colored tank top. Both were two sizes too large, the tank seemed to hang off her athletic form and her shorts seemed to rest cock-eyed off her hip bones. Her hands were cupped over her mouth to create a makeshift bullhorn. She was not wearing shoes but otherwise looked semi-normal considering who and what she was. A tattoo on the back of her neck was exposed, it was a brand from her former life as a slave to a member of one of the great Orders long ago past. He was dead now, not that she mourned his passing.

She paid the two grown men having a wet T-shirt contest no heed as she continued to call out "Mister K!" Mister K, better known as Sunahoshi Katsuo had been missing for some time. She would know this because he was not cuffed to his bed with her favorite fuzzy handcuffs. He was a dam escape artist but she knew he loved it, there was visual, tangible proof of this fact. It was not unusual for him to disappear for a day or two, hot men were hard to tie down -- even with ropes and chains. She had a voracious hunger for the libidinous man, sadly it was rapacious and one could not remain healthy while attempting to satisfy her appetite but the poor thing sure did try. Every once in awhile he would get away, rest and perhaps rehydrate. She was also a firm believer in monogamy -- yes, even a bitch such as she has ethics and standards in terms of her affairs. She called out again, a single pink fuzzy cuff peered out of the top of her pocket. Yes, she was not letting him get away this time.

Oh yeah, there was a fire too. Those were really annoying. It would be too hot to have any fun. She then recognized the Steward. He was a dam prude but she had dealt with worse, at least he was not a liar or a traitor like Homura. "You!" She squeaked as she attempted to wrap her arms around his neck. No, it was not to kill him. No, it was not to jump his bones. He was not her type, too clean and whiny. It was so he would not be able to pretend he did not hear her when she shouted at the top of her lungs into his ear. "Have you seen Mister K!?!"

 

[Raizo]

He would let out a sigh as it seemed that his ability to put out the fire with his limited jutsu did not seem to work. Using his naturally gifted body, refined through the shinobi arts, he would quickly take off for a small alleyway between two buildings still outside of the range of the fire. Meanwhile Sousuke would begin to prattle on about Roku and water, Roku would begin bouncing back and forth between the two buildings allowing him to make his way up the sides of them in a zig-zagging fashion until landing atop one of the roofs. This would give him a birds eye view of something he did not think he would see in his lifetime, and also gave some clarity to Sousuke's words. Above him would be a giant bug, some glass with what he assumed to be water and a few moments to let this all kick in.

That son of a bitch.

Roku did not intended to get caught up in this mess so with another sigh, he would release two of the chakra gates within his body causing a rush of power to surge up from his body. He would then push forward, shattering where his feet once were placed from the sheer force, and would take off at a blistering speed across the rooftops making his ways back to where the walls had been constructed earlier from Sousuke. His eyes would continue to search as the insect let loose the giant pool of water upon the heart of the flames. Roku really wanted to find Sousuke and potentially punch him in the face but instead his attention would be caught by the loud yell of a feminine voice.

A damsel...in distress!?

His mind was now set on other plans as he would tear across the rooftops in the directions of the yells which would eventually culminate in a very loud scream of this person looking for a 'Mister K', and while that should have dispelled his hunt for the dismayed female, it did not. Rocketing down from the rooftops Roku would come crashing down several feet away from the female he had heard earlier, causing the ground to dent downward with the force of his body, which was still pulsing and growing more muscular thanks to his opened gates. His eyes would lock on the female, only to notice she was wrapped around that idiot Sousuke.

"Bakasuke..."

There was an ominous tone to his voice as it trailed off for a moment.

"Shenanigans!"

 

[Takahashi Aki]

Sousuke summoned Ken. The giant beetle emerged and approached the fiery buildings and began to pluck people from the building placing them on his shoulders. Ken looked about and moved to another building. Again he picked up more people and placed this mob of people on his head this time. Sousuke motioned the giant beetle to put the people on the other side of the wall, where there was not fire. Again the giant beetle went to another patch of land and continued to search for people. The good thing in all of this? People were ... freaking out but on a smaller scale. When they saw the Steward making the motions to his summon, some people put two and two together. Some others did not. Those people just continued screaming, which Ken did his best to put out of his mind.

Right then. Where was Roku?"Roku. You better not be dead."<i></i> He called out. He looked around and saw a blur moving. Okay. Good. Great. Roku was not dead, nor was he a drowned rat. Even better. Sousuke formed hand seals and conjured more stone walls. He proceeded to close in burning buildings to smother the fire. Ken had visited two buildings. Two buildings were now being encased in stone. This was looking out pretty good. "Roku--"<i></i> Then came a shrill voice. Very slowly did Sousuke turn his head to see one of the many women he greatly feared. The Cabal Snake agent, Naganisa. Sousuke blinked. He hoped she would disappear. The heat. This must be a figment of his imagination. Maybe if he stood still she would not seem him. Yes. Remain perfectly still. Do not move. She will simply go away. She will not commit fornication on or with some object. She will walk away, and maybe she will not be on fire. Okay good. She patted her hair out. Good. Good. Wait. No. Fuzzy hand cuffs. No. No. No. NO. She noticed you. She is calling for Katuso. Sousuke was not happy. Katuso and her made a mess in his house. A mess he had to clean up. It was vile. It was gross. It was smelly. It was--

Sousuke was grappled by the neck. He was shouted at by her, and then he was shouted at Roku. Sousuke looked to Roku first. "No. Don't you dare claim shenanigans. This is not shenanigans. This is--"<i></i> Sousuke looked then to Naganisa. "NO."<i></i> He shouted at her. He was compelled by fear. He was very afraid of this woman. Such was evidenced by his shaking. The whites of his eyes so very clear. He had so much to fear from her. She could suffocate him. She could poison him with toxic fumes. She could melt him. Mind control him using pheromones. No. No. No. Sousuke seemed quite angry, but more so very afraid. The anger was mainly due to the fact that this woman ruined many things in his household. "HANDS OFF! I AM NOT GOING TO FALL VICTIM TO YOUR MIND CONTROL ABILITIES. I REFUSE. I WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN ANY OF YOUR WEIRD FORNICATION TENDENCIES. I AM NOT GOING TO BE USED BY YOU IN ANYWAY FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT."<i></i> Sousuke waved Ken off. The giant beetle went back to saving people and putting them on the safe side. Sousuke looked to Roku. He had a look of helplessness and misery. Help me Roku. Please get this woman off of me. Please. "I am not an idiot by the way. I swear, I am not an associate of this woman by choice. Look. There's a man. Certainly not Mr. K, but he is your kind of crazy."<i></i> He sighed, "Would you mind removing your hands... from my neck? Please? ... This is how one of your crazed fornicating starts with Katuso isn't? I want none of it."<i></i>

 

[Sand Council]

Naganisa's arms remained tightly clenched around Sousuke as an unknown man ascended into the sky. He was moving so fast and leap so high that it was hard to determine if he was a man or a heavy bird. He crashed to the ground with a thunderous force that sent shock waves about him that the Snake Bitch could easy feel beneath her bare feet. She was on tip-toe to reach around his neck and he had failed to answer so she repeated herself loudly. "I said... have you seen Mister K!?!"</B><i></i>

"Bakasuke..."

The interrupting stranger's voice rumbled portentously, he was obviously a very powerful flying man. Naganisa did not relinquish her hold but she did in fact turn her head in the direction of this interloper who had a mischievous glint in his eyes despite the raw power he had just displayed for the apparent lawls. Naganisa glowered at the potential threat, Sousuke was hers until he gave up Katsuo's location. After that, this man could have the leftovers. It had been weeks since she had seen Katsuo and she had run out of double A batteries in his absence. His services were required.

<B>"Shenanigans!"

He announced, more a dope than a potential adversary which gave Naganisa a sense of relief which could be seen in her carriage as her shoulders relaxed. This newcomer had jumped awfully high and she was not entirely sure she could jump high enough to stab him and it would have been troublesome even if she was capable. Of course she was not familiar with his alter ego, his vocation of choice or anything of the sort. If this boisterous behavior was an act, a persona he donned or if this brash man with excellent lower body strength was the true man behind Kasha, that was something only he would know and Naganisa would never bother to answer. To be completely honest her world was small and important likely only to her. She was done fighting for now and she had found an alternative life, one where she could be reckless and happy in her own way. One that a bastard like Sousuke was not going to take away by hiding Katsuo away.

"No. Don't you dare claim shenanigans. This is not shenanigans. This is--"

Sousuke stammered and complained. "He won't tell me where Mister K is!" she accused as she tightened her grip around his neck in response to Roku's intrusion. Sousuke could still breathe despite her vice-like grip but space was getting tight.

"NO."

Sousuke declared. Naganisa's eyes said more than her words when she looked at the steward. Her eyes said 'Fucking yes asshole.' Her mouth said something significantly more civil, "where is he...?" Naganisa's voice lowered a half-octave with those words, she was not screwing around.

"HANDS OFF! I AM NOT GOING TO FALL VICTIM TO YOUR MIND CONTROL ABILITIES. I REFUSE. I WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN ANY OF YOUR WEIRD FORNICATION TENDANCIES. I AM NOT GOING TO BE USED BY YOU IN ANYWAY."

Sousuke whined and ranted. Nahanisa loosened her grip but her hands grabbed hold of his collar and she started to shake him back and forth in a rapid, forceful manner that would have certainly killed a small child. Thankfully a small child Sousuke was not. "Just tell me where you put him and I will grab him you fucking prude!" Yes, he was a 'prude' and likely saving himself for marriage. She knew the type. Meanwhile, Katsup had the time of his life and Sousuke's kitchenware in the week that she was there likely got more action than the Kazekage had gotten in his entire life. Yes, Sousuke should have had every surface and every... most items in his household cleansed with bleach if not burned. Burned like his new apartment - HA!

"I am not an idiot by the way. I swear, I am not an associate of this woman by choice. Look. There's a man. Certainly not Mr. K, but he is your kind of crazy."

Sousuke continued to prattle on. Why was he embarrassed by her? Was she too pretty? Too up front? That hurt Sousuke! She looked over at the man, he was right. The man who fell with style was not Mister K. She stuck her lower lip out like a small child would when they did not get their way and shook her head. "He is not Mister K," she repeated sadly.

"Would you mind removing your hands... from my neck? Please?"

A request she obliged as she lifted her hands in the air as if she was feigning surrender. "Fine," she huffed. "He has been missing for weeks and I will find him, and if you have been hiding him... I know where--" She started to threaten him. No! Bad Snake lady! Bad! She looked over at the other guy. Threaten him? That could work if he had a 'moral compass.' No! Bad Snake lady! Bad! She let out a hiss of annoyance, not at either of them but rather the scolding that was in-progress inside of her own head. Mister K did not like it when she broke his friends. Mister K did not like it when she burned people with acid. Mister K did not like it when she... Oh well, that is a tad graphic to mention, but he disliked a few things she did. But still, she liked him. A goody-goody and all, there was something endearing about the verdant-haired errant man.

 

[Raizo]

[col]He would blink a bit, look at the female, look back to Sousuke and listen to their banter for a moment.

"Hey, no, this is still shenanigans."

Once more his eyes would scan the figure of the woman that was dangling from Sousuke.

"She seems crazy... that would explain it!"

Slamming his right fist into his left palm a look would come over his face as if he had just cracked some great mystery. He would also have muttered that comment, still audibly, out loud in a manner that he didn't realize he had spoken his thought instead of had it internally.

"Sousuke! Quit trying to take advantage of the crazy-cartoony clown woman! You have a family... or something... you explained it, man, and I will be honest, I lost interest in half of it. You're married or something, right?"

His focus had been lost on all of it. The woman, the fire, Sousuke's relationships, pretty much the whole situation since returning from his Kasha deep cover. Then something would pop into his mind to snap him back to the moment,

"The hell is a Mister Cave? Are we using that to put out... to take care of... to do that one thing we were doing."

He would hurry the thought up as he motioned halfheartedly to the scene of the fire, once more in a manner to show he was pretty much done with this moment.
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[legend="[glow=purple][b][size=5]Roku[/size][/b][/glow]"]

Song for this Moment: Poison
Rank: Jounin/S Rank
Chakra: 50,400 (not currently reflective of actual chakra in this event)
Stamina: 31,200 (not currently reflective of actual stamina in this event)
Stats: 600 in all
Mood: Confused, bored, but probably should be concerned... with the fire[/legend]​

[/col]

 

[Takahashi Aki]

Naganisa finally let Sousuke go. Sousuke breathed a sigh of relief. At the very least he was freed from her vile, cancerous, and poisonous ways. He dusted himself off. Just to be sure there was not some form of ... poison dust, anthrax (not that dusting that off would help), or mind control ... fluids (not that would help either). "If I knew where he was, he would certainly be outside of your grasp, and operating out of the Kazekage tower."<i></i> He began, Fuu had mentioned that he had made no effort to detain him. Sousuke was very much regretting the fact of not having done so. It made Sousuke think hard if Katuso was at all, in any way capable of being responsible for something as far reaching as Sungakure. He wanted to save Wind Country, but he had made no real effort on moving forward with that. Yes. He had stopped the storm, but Sousuke was the one who had pushed the efforts to go top side. It was on fire, but Sousuke was working to deal with that.

"He's been missing. For weeks? I haven't seen him in months."<i></i> Or you for that matter. I am better for it. Yes. Sousuke was a prude. Standards seemed to be something very lacking in the woman that was before him. She then proceeded to threaten him. "Yes. Yes. Go ahead. Finish the sentence, you know where I live. You were there for a time, and you got to put up with my music playing at late night, or my habit of not sleeping and pacing through the house."<i></i> The unfortunate trade off? The noise. Sousuke's worst sound was perhaps the times when he would result to playing the violin with a knife and making a deplorable sound. Naganisa's sounds? Moans. Cries for Joy. Shouting yes constantly.

Roku broke in about how he was taking advantage of her. His male companion was met with a narrowed look. "Ha."<i></i> Roku explained how he wasn't really paying attention to what he had said from some time ago. "I figured you might not pay attention. No I am not married."<i></i> Yes. It was a terrible thing really. "No. Mr. K is a person not a place. Katuso. Sunahoshi Katuso."<i></i> He clarified. He pointed to Naganisa. "Instead of ruling as Kazekage, he has been fornicating with this woman. In my household. I've had to wear ear muffs to block the sound out."<i></i> He rubbed his forehead. Yes. Back to work.

Ken had finished transporting the last group of people. Sousuke had scanned the area. "Roku. I'm going to call down a storm of rubies. Wait for the first three showers to go down before following up."<i></i> Sousuke formed hand seals. He held his index and middle finger on his temple as he focused. A red cloud formed and the sky began to rain gemstones down. It was a needlessly flashy way of trying to smother the flames. "No Naganisa. Don't go near the pretty gemstones yet."<i></i> He called her by name. The flames were being challenged by the red gemstones which were beginning to smother open spots of fire. Soon enough the cloud was depleted. "Okay. Go for it Roku."<i></i>

 

[Sand Council]

Naganisa
Cabal Member​

"Hey, no, this is still shenanigans."</B><i></i>

Roku insisted.

"She seems crazy... that would explain it!"<i></i>

"I am not crazy!" she snapped. "I am mentally imbalanced with sociopathic tendencies and am prone to frequent, severe bouts of sadism!" She shouted as if that was any better than crazy, in fact it was the definition of it. The worst part was the fact that she did not see it as 'crazy.'

"If I knew where he was, he would certainly be outside of your grasp, and operating out of the Kazekage tower."

The Kazekage claimed but Naganisa just smirked at the pompous prude as he brushed himself off and thought something like a building would keep him out of her reach. "Do you really think that a building would keep me out?" she asked incredulously. Was he not there when she and seven others overtook an entire village. A fucking building! Oh please...

"He's been missing. For weeks? I haven't seen him in months."

"Because he was having sex with me!" She shouted, not really caring one way or another if anyone knew the details of her sex life in particular. "And he has never been gone this long," she approached Sousuke and attempted to shove him in a rude manner as she added with annoyance in her words. "And if you noticed that someone was fgone for months, why the fuck would you not look for them! Ya asshole. I want Mister K!" She accused the Steward. she did not entirely believe him, believe that the man would not know where his supposed friend was for so long without caring and without sending out a search party. He was just a very ...firm acquaintance to her and even she was going through the effort of hunting him down.

"Yes. Yes. Go ahead. Finish the sentence, you know where I live. You were there for a time, and you got to put up with my music playing at late night, or my habit of not sleeping and pacing through the house."

"Yeah I do and I wanna see Mister K!"[/b] She shouted once again. She did not even notice the music he spoke of, they were making enough noise on their own.

"...Sousuke! Quit trying to take advantage of the crazy-cartoony clown woman<i></i> [YES YOU GOT IT]<B>! You have a family... or something... you explained it, man, and I will be honest, I lost interest in half of it. You're married or something, right?"

"I figured you might not pay attention. No I am not married."

"The hell is a Mister Cave? Are we using that to put out... to take care of... to do that one thing we were doing."

Naganisa made a horrible sound with her mouth it was a screeching wail where she repeated his name. "No it is Mister KKKKKkkkkkkkaaaaAAAAAAaaaaayyyYYYYYYyy!"

"No. Mr. K is a person not a place. Katuso. Sunahoshi Katuso."

"Mister KKKKKkkkkkkkaaaaAAAAAAaaaaayyyYYYYYYyy!" She wailed.

"Instead of ruling as Kazekage, he has been fornicating with this woman. In my household. I've had to wear ear muffs to block the sound out."

He continued to complain as if he had never had sex before. I mean how old was he? Like forty? "No way I was the first one to--" she frowned. "Well, maybe she was considering how he seemed to shrivel every time she mentioned the word sex." She let out a huff. She was an expert in torture, hell she enjoyed it before Homura intervened. "Tell me where you put Mister K or I will tell you in detail every position... every act... every one of your household appliances we used." She threatened.

"Roku. I'm going to call down a storm of rubies. Wait for the first three showers to go down before following up."

Sousuke quickly changed the subject to the fires. Who cared about a little fire consuming the city?

"No Naganisa. Don't go near the pretty gemstones yet.

Naganisa crossed her arms over her chest and muttered, "every one of your spatulas."

"Okay. Go for it Roku."

Sousuke announced as the red stones showered over the charred cityscape. The flames were smoldering in places but the stones had turned to liquid in some places, like glistening magma they would create shells over some of these broken households as they slowly cooled. Despite her interruption it would appear that Roku and Sousuke had well in hand taken care of the worst of the inferno. Surely in the next few moments Roku would isolate the final flames but Naganisa still lacked an answer to the one thing she wanted to know: where is Mister K?

 

[Sagasu Yume]

While many of the ailments shinobi encountered could be cured with hand seals and chakra, there were still a few surgeries that required a more invasive approach. The prone man in front of Yume was an example of such instances. His body was dangerously allergic to the chakra of others and as such, the cysts attached to underside of his stomach had to be removed without the abilities most prized. She had studied anatomy and worked on perfecting unassisted medical treatment as she found it to be a talent many mednin lacked. Now, elbow deep in the abdominal cavity of her patient, she was glad she had reviewed the process so thoroughly. Over her headset, a nurse notifies her that Sousuke was trying to reach her on her personal device. Before patching the call through, she alerts the physician of an emergency in the West End residences requiring all available staff to report to the ER. With a word, she has the nurse redirect the call to her headset.

Hello love. By urgent, do you mean the fires that are requiring all of my staff? Wait. Are you there? Are you okay? What about Aki?... ... ... What can I do? Do you need somewhere to stay?... ... ... Of course. I suppose smothering it with rock would only damage the buildings. What about water? ... ... ... It's not hard. When was the last time you tried? ... ... ... I'm a little in the middle of something at the moment but I'll be there as soon as I can.

The call disconnected and Yume looked down with a sigh. When it rains it pours


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The surgery took her longer than expected to get out of due to those responsible for Post-Op care being called away for the emergency and by the time she emerged from the facility the smoke plumed high above the West End. Fox on shoulders, she bursts into a run to come at the buildings from the westside, uncertain exactly where she would find Sousuke and Roku but the sight of giant insects and what appeared to be a water balloon gave her a good idea. For a moment she considered going around the inferno and joining them but that had not been why she had been called. As she drew near, her hands formed seals and what moisture hadn't been sapped from the air began to collect on her fingers. Orbs of water would splash the base of fires as she walked by, jets taking out whole banks of flame.

CooRoo. Seek and Find.

It wasn't a command so much as a code word. It was reference to the childhood game where a group would hide and another would try and find them all. With a nod, he leapt down and proceeded to sweep the buildings, calling out with a howl to alert medical attendants of trapped bodies; one long howl for living and two short ones for dead. With her companion occupied, Yume was able to focus on her task as ash dotted her medical whites that were already speckled with blood. After today she would likely have to dispose of them for another pair. Through the haze, she would see a woman wrapped around Sousuke that looked almost familiar. Deep in the pit of her stomach a surge of jealousy welled up, threatening to spill out in a primal rage. She wasn't concerned that Sousuke would entertain the woman, it was more basic than that: the scantily clad woman was touching HER man.

With a snarl, she tosses a few more blasts of water at the flames while Sousuke is distracted before diving for cover to avoid being bludgeoned by rubies. Taking one in her hand, she slinks out when she hears the distant command of her mate to Roku and flanks the pair. Tossing the stone, she purposely misses the Serpent, using the projectile to get her attention instead. Yume's hair was a mess, her clothing was soot streaked and singed in places, and upon closer inspection her nails would appear pointed and longer than usual. A dangerous glint in her eye was levelled at the woman she now recognized.

Bitch, get away from my man.

Logically, she knew she wouldn't survive a fight against Naganisa head-to-head but logic held no relevance to matters of the heart. Yume didn't abhor sexual matters as much as Sousuke did, how could she with a brother like Shinji? Her sentiment of waiting until marriage was rooted in fear. Fear that once she allowed the vixen a taste of flesh that she would never be satisfied. She saw it as a distraction from her studies and chose instead to lead a life of temperance. Allowing the inner beast out in defence of her lover was as close to uncontrolled as she would come; even her laps of sanity during the occupation was a result of suspected harm to Sousuke. Her steps were slow and deliberate; a predator stalking another predator they perceived was eyeing THEIR prey. A shadow in her eyes gave a message that was unmistakable:

He's mine

 

[Raizo]

[col]Things would once more get weird in the interactions with Sousuke and the woman. She would do more whining, which had already made her nothing more than white noise in his mind. Sousuke was scheming, or hating the thought of sex, or just a mixture of both of those. All of this was just a further annoyance. That was until Yume appeared.

"Wait!"

Was this the fabled woman who had to have been messed with in the brain to be with Sousuke, because there was about a 60 percent chance he was a mad scientist?

"Wait!"

Yume then began to give attitude to the other female, and of course there was Sousuke's thing with the raining of gems or something along those lines. Roku's interest was definitely more fixated on the new arrival.

"Is this the wife?!"

He exclaimed with an exuberant yell, and without any regard to the clarification Sousuke had attempted to make about his relationship earlier and not being married. Either way, long term commitment all seemed to look the same to Roku.

I wish I had a snack...
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[legend="[glow=purple][b][size=5]Roku[/size][/b][/glow]"]

Song for this Moment: Who's That Girl?
Rank: Jounin/S Rank
Chakra: 50,400 (not currently reflective of actual chakra in this event)
Stamina: 31,200 (not currently reflective of actual stamina in this event)
Stats: 600 in all
Mood: Confused, bored, but probably should be concerned... with the fire[/legend]​

[/col]

 

[Takahashi Aki]

Sousuke said nothing at Naganisa said ... well ... "You realize that is what crazy is. Wait. No you don't. Why do I have the feeling you would do the same thing and expect different results."<i></i> He held his face in his hands, as he knew that was what exactly was going to happen in a few moments. "No."<i></i> He answered when she had asked him if a building would keep her out. "The building is representative of what he should have become by now. Each and every single day that passes he is slipping further and further from it, and I am slipping all the more closer to it. I don't expect you to understand that though as you are so clearly above responsibility."<i></i> Her next query was met with a groan. "Why wouldn't I look for him? Good question. He is stronger, and faster than I am. Given that he is in your presence, he endured you, I figured he could handle himself should something happen. He doesn't need to be reminded to eat, sleep, or take a break like I do. I am certain if he saw the amount of paperwork I do daily, he would ... run from it?"<i></i> Was Katuso capable of putting together a budget? Was he capable of putting together a blueprint? Was he capable of outlining the principle design of a mark three wind turbine? Maybe? If he was capable of doing that, Sousuke would be very proud of him. Katuso was older than him, and maybe his brain was ... well people only do use ten percent of their brains potential power. "I am have had experiences with people when they don't want to be found either. It is entirely possible Katuso wants nothing to do with me anymore... and if that is the case, well ... that is that then."<i></i> Sousuke spoke pessimistically. People change, for the worst sometimes and suddenly at that.

Naganisa screamed Katuso's moniker name. Sousuke grumbled, "I wish I knew the silence technique or spell to put an end to this."<i></i> Sousuke would then rescued from this fiasco from Yume. Sousuke's eyes lit up like a christmas tree upon seeing his heroine come to his aid. Yes. Sousuke clapped his hands and managed to put out the mindless chatter that Naganisa offered. Roku asked him if this is the wife. Sousuke's eyes shifted left to Roku. "Hoping to be. Soon to be. Would very much like to be."<i></i> He answered. Sousuke then proceeded to run over to Yume. "Hi Sweetie. You ... came just in the nick of time. More important than that..."<i></i> Sousuke's expression soured. "Uhm... are you ... okay?"<i></i> He asked noting her soot clothing, and messy hair.Sousuke then proceeded to remove bits of char and ash from her clothes and wrapped his arms around her.

 

[Sand Council]

Naganisa
Cabal Member​

Enter some cray bitch with a red rat that was running amuck with a series of howls. A rock shot bast the Cabal snake-woman, the source being the frenzied by all appearances feral woman. Her nails stood out in particular, their long asymmetrical curvature and their primal nature. She was wearing white, or at the very least it used to be white. Crimson and ash replaced the blinding lack of hue in an uneven, splotchy pattern. Naganisa was already off her man by the time she had came to the scene, but what was more important was the fact that she was telling her what to do. "That's so cute, you think you're scary," Naganisa replied as she shook her head side to side. "Bitch, get back to your pack of wild dogs... the grown-ups are talking." The glower. That look in her eyes. It was kind of sexy, shame she did not lean that way. Well, maybe she did but there was always money involved with those transactions.

Apparently she was no longer a topic of interest.~

There was talk about 'is this the wife' and Sousuke hoping that it would soon be so. Naganisa recognized the woman, the very same woman Urufu betrayed the Cabal for. She wondered if he did it for the same reasons as she -- out of love for another. A terrible, misplaced love she would loathe to discover only a few minutes later. Now she was claiming the Steward, the same man who attacked her former ally. How cold can a woman be? She let out a huff of air through widened nostrils. Traitorous wench. Sousuke seemed to forget about the village being on fire, although it was now under control and diminishing. He seemed to not notice or really even care that his former comrade was missing. Was he behind it? Sousuke had pointed out the tower and announced that the tower was where Mister K was supposed to be. But he was not there. He was not in her bed. He was nowhere to be found. For anyone that would seem suspicious and yet to him it seemed to warrant no more than a shoulder shrug. She frowned at the conclusion her mind had come to. She raised her right hand in a simple and clean motion, "actually you all deserve each other." She announced in a rather lucid statement. "I will find out what you did to Katsuo and I will make sure you suffer for it," she threatened. Her voice was low and it seemed to possess a quality rather similar to a hiss. She was a woman who gave her heart rather freely considering how many times it had already been broken but human contact and love were one of the few things in this world she aspired to have.

[Attempts to Leave Topic]​

OC: These fingernails made me think of you. If you are familiar with the Olympic runner Flo Jo when she was alive. she was quite famous for her very long and very scary nails.

 

[Sand Council]

OK, this is well past 5 days -- left topic.

 

[Sagasu Yume]

The jealousy blinded her to the conversation that had been unfolding around her. Green eyes focused on the caustic woman whose silhouette had been clinging to her mate. While they had never been physical, she had bonded her heart to him. He treated her like she was more than just the feral creature she fought inside; He validated her intelligence. Snarls escaped her lips as she stared down Naganisa, the serpent eyeing her back with derision. The women had been at odds since they had met at the collapse of the Kazekage tower. They had seen the other lose their minds for the sake of love and at the moment it would seem like the depraved was the more sane of the two. All it would take was one step, one taunt, to send her into a rage. Lucky for her, Naganisa decided it wasn't worth her time to meet the aggression.

The heat continued to simmer in her chest as she watched her opponent dismiss the fight and wander off in search of her lover. With a growl she considers pursuing until Sousuke sidles up to her, taking her in his arms. It was that love that allowed Yume to cage the beast and return to her senses. His forearms against her waist made her feel feminine and much more human. Though her nails receded and her teeth shrank to a reasonable point, her hair was still wild and her face was tarnished. Her brain was slowly taking in the conversation that she had ignored in favour of her pride. Now the words Sousuke had spoken were starting to sink in. Hoping to be... soon to be... Looking up at her lover, her face beams with a smile.

Yes. I'm fine. It was a lapse of sense. My apologies. Jealousy isn't a good colour on anyone, I suppose. Through the soot the rouge of blush could be seen as she stared at the purple haired Steward. One hand reached up to push her bangs behind one ear as she cleared her throat to punctuate a small moment of silence that threatened to be awkward. Did... did you mean it? That you hoped... as your wife? She didn't want to be hopeful but his words had made her heart twist in the most delightful ways and she had to be certain of his intention.

 

[Raizo]

Why was he even here anymore? Was the fire still a thing? Maybe that didn't really matter, human emotions from a robot were present and that was sure a hell of a lot more entertaining than some fire that could consume everything they hard worked so hard on... or something to that affect.

"And I now pronounce you two, Lady StewKage and Robot StewKage. You may respectively hold one another's hands politely."

He was amusing the hell out of himself as a bellow out a carefree laugh, still placing little to no thought on if he needed to do more work on the whole dangerous situation.

"Actually... booooooooo! Kiss the girl!"

Now he was a one man cheering section.

"KISS HER! KISS HER! KISS HER!"

Mockingly said as if impersonating a crowd of people.

"Wait... do walking metal men... do... 'other' things... Umm... hmmmm...."

In a mixture of fascination and disgust, he attempted to figure out what the next step was for these two love birds.

 

[Takahashi Aki]

Sousuke shook his head. Naganisa had left them. "I did nothing to him. Why would I do anything to him, of all people? You two may have defliled my possesions, but I'm certainly not -- oh forget it."<i></i> Sousuke wasn't sure how she came to such conclusions. He did honestly wonder why Katuso had taken such an interest in her. She was a broken girl with a tragic history. Maybe it was pity? Maybe it was something else. Beauty was in the eye of the beholder.

This feral version of Yume did not disgust the man. He wasn't fearful of it Sousuke had rarely seen Yume like this, it was something he was used to. Okibi did the same thing when she was angry. Her features returned to normal. "Colour of jealousy...? Oh. Green."<i></i> He always wondered why such a thing was referred to as the green eyed monster. Green was the colour of life wasn't it? Fertile fields? It wasn't something Sousuke was going to understand easily. Yume had asked him if he had meant it. About the same time Roku had piped in and had ... pronounced their marriage? Roku said to hold hands. Well, he had just hugged her. So... what was he getting at? Kiss her? Okay. Now he was being openly mocked. Sousuke's eyes narrowed slightly. He shook his head. He could do better. Sousuke would then proceed to sweep Yume off of her feet. He held her in his arms. He looked into her eyes with a smile. The motion was quick, and Yume may have been surprised by it. Being held by one arm of flesh, and the other cold steel. All the same the feeling was there. "I did mean it. Truly and entirely."<i></i> He leaned in and kissed her fully. Yume had been there each time Sousuke had developed emotionally in some form. From a simple statement of fondness, to a simple kiss, to a hug, and now. There was a tinge of fear in his heart though. What would come after this? This was perhaps the greatest emotional show he had ever presented. He had been angry before. This was the complete opposite of it. What would come next of this? Sousuke could calculate probability in his head easily, but this particular situation? Not even he could work out his numbers. Their kiss continued as his mind simply phased out the thoughts of probability.

 

[Sagasu Yume]

Roku's words broke into their conversation as her head became clear enough to realize they weren't alone. His words were silly as he proclaimed their pseudomarriage but the term Lady stirred something within the mednin. A sense of expectation for her to rise up to her potential; she had to be her ultimate self to stand with one such as Sousuke. The demand to kiss took her by surprise, giving her only enough time to look surprised at the two before her mate's arms embraced her. The unique sensation of organic steel and living flesh sent tingles down her spine as his lips found hers. Her eyes remained wide for only a second before she succumbed to the intoxication of the pheromones and let the slip closed, memorizing how their scent danced together. He paused long enough to affirm his intention before he pulled her in again. She was accustom to be strong, keeping her heart closed and her mind open. It had been too vulnerable to allow anyone close but Sousuke had managed to be permitted entrance.

The kiss would come to a natural end, leaving the taste to tease her tongue as she discretely licked her lips. It was peculiar mix of steel and cinnamon that would seal to the memory. She wanted more... just one more... but prudence reminded her that they had been attending to the village. Her cheeks were bright red by the time they parted and her breath was coming in slow deep gasps in an attempt to slow her heart. The smoke around them was beginning to clear and it was becoming apparent that many of the abodes hadn't survived though the inhabitants had. Out of the rubble, CuRua came loping toward them Report? No fatalities. Medical staff is on site. Sousuke might be living in his office for awhile though. All of these people will need alternate accomodations.<i></i>

Opening her arms, the fox leaps up and curls against her chest. One finger scratches between his ears as she considers how to best phrase the question on her mind. From what CuRua has told me and from what I can see, this area will need to be rebuilt which will require alternate lodging for those affected. Due to the nature of the village, almost everyone has family they can stay with.<i></i> Knowing Sousuke's stance on anything perceived immoral, she swallows hard and stumbles over the words a little. Do you... have somewhere? We have a spare room in our new place. No more than a closet really but CuRua and I could fit. You could have my room... I mean, if you need. I don't want you to feel obligated.<i></i> The woman that was in control of most aspects of her life was now reduced to a trembling mess as she waits in anticipation for her mate's reply.

 

[Raizo]

OOC: I know at this point I am still Luffy looking, but this is the gif I wish to convey my expression

The world had ended. What was happening before Roku could no longer be processed as his jaw would remain wide open. Before him, little Sousuke had turned into a Sousman. It was almost like his little robotic friend had turned more human since the last time they had interacted, something he noticed from their drinking rounds. The only thing he could come up with in his mind was that this Yume was a positive, humanizing influence on the Kazekage. This made her important, not just for Sousuke but for Roku.

Yume... and a fox? Ok, I will remember her face.

He would take a mental snapshot thanks to his ANBU skills to remember this person for future use. As the initial shock continued to wear off, Yume made a little offer for Sousuke to stay with her since his place was destroyed... and started the fire. Knowing his friend, no matter how much more of a real boy he had become, Sousuke would meet this offer with hesitancy.

"Sousuke, take the damn offer before I break your leg. I mean, how could you turn down such a charming and sweet offer?! Also, he'll take the closet-like room. He is a man and a man would never ask for a lady to give up her bed to accommodate his stay!"

Yes, yes, good, good. If he accepts the scenario could play out as Yume approaching him late at night, "Sousuke... are you sure you don't want to use my bed"... and then from there it is just a game of human emotions and hormones. Yes, yes. Very good plan.

His face would turn rather immoral and blush a bit before returning to normalcy.

"Do it, Sousuke. Room with the nice person for the time being and don't go be a little busy body and sleep in that damn Kage's tower. How many times does that thing need to be destroyed for you to realize you shouldn't be sleeping in it?"

Roku would then playfully nudge Sousuke.

"Also, I bet she is a good cook. What a deal, right????"