I'm on fire!

Affiliated with Citta Alveare. U-4 Nobody

[soulsetablaze]

expectations | Senida

[vibrantflame-deactivated2014080]

Senida raised an eyebrow as a slightly confused smile came onto her face, bowing her head slightly in return. ”’-dono’? You used that with ‘Mitsunari’, as well. Could you please explain to me what it means?” She didn’t mind if it was a cultural thing. Who knows? Maybe she’d learn something new that day. It was something she could never tire of, really. A small laugh escaping her lips, the wizard relaxed a little.

"If you say so. I’m not sure where ‘Kai’ is, but I’m assuming you’re used to the cold if you say something like that." Or perhaps it was just warrior pride. Either way, she wondered if he used swords like Altea. While the red-head wasn’t a warrior, she was on her way to becoming a knight, which was almost the same thing. Almost.

[soulsetablaze]

How was he supposed to explain something that came naturally to him? Better yet, how was it that she didn't understand? Yukimura shook his head and realized that it was up to him to educate the woman about proper etiquette. "That's... It's a title of respect. To use one's name without it is very disrespectful." Well, no one said Yukimura was very good at explaining things.

He shook his head. "It is the land that I come from, Senida-dono. That is where the strongest warriors in all of Japan are born and raised!" Now that, that was the pride and bias talking.

[soulsetablaze]

expectations | Sasuke

[kagemoguri]

Once Yukimura disappeared into the room, Sasuke did the same with his own, only taking but a minute to change himself. That done, it was just a matter of setting aside his wet clothes. He’d deal with those later.

Emerging from the room, it didn’t take long to find Yukimura. Keeping his distance, he watched for a moment. Though he’d seen as much before, it was still strange to see him in modern clothing. Who knew if he’d ever quite get used to it.

"…" At the question, Sasuke finally stepped closer, until he was able to lightly rest a hand upon Yukimura’s shoulder. Silently, he eyed himself in the mirror before answering.

"Yeah… they do take some getting used to." He could remember a few instances, staring at the image that looked back at him. Even now, he found his gaze fixing instead on Yukimura’s reflection, until he was able to conjure up another smile for him.

"You know, you don’t look half-bad in these. Think you could get used it?"

[soulsetablaze]

"I don't know. My reflection looks strange-- oh! I know what it is." He edged away for a brief moment and picked up the band of red cloth that he always tied around his head. As the tails fluttered over his shoulders, Yukimura smiled.

"That's what I was missing." Though it may have looked a little tacky with contemporary clothes, Yukimura felt at ease now. "Wearing new attire, moving around new furniture, seeing new sights... I mustn't allow these distractions to interfere with my calling; I'll always be a warrior, even if I must wear these 'street clothes'."

[pantaloonkind]

You probably should have waited longer, given him more space. But you thought you’d been doing pretty good thus far and one little set back… well, you had no way of gauging how much time you should let pass before you tried to make things up to him.

And if you waited much longer you’d probably lose your nerves all together, so it seemed as good as any other time to try something stupid. So there you were, at Sasuke’s door again. It seemed as good a place as any. A small box no more than a foot on each side was in your hands, an even smaller one on top of it, and a wound up cord in your back pocket. Just in case.

Well, here went nothing. You rang the doorbell, and waited for the inevitable.

[soulsetablaze]

Doorbells were a new concept, but not that difficult to pick up on. It was only a matter of time until it became second nature to answer when it rang. Of course, the task was still better left to Sasuke whom had a better sense of judgment, or at least a stronger sense of caution. Yukimura was much more likely to toss that all out the window.

"... Oh. It's you."

[soulsetablaze]

expectations | Senida

[vibrantflame-deactivated2014080]

Once he apologized, Senida smiled. "It’s alright. People make mistakes." She had made plenty, herself. Still, everyone seemed to gape at her often. Was her appearance really that unusual? It didn’t seem the case to her, as she had seen odder things than snow-white hair and red eyes. Things like faeries and anime-like humanoids came to mind, but she wondered if she really looked like this so-called ‘Mitsunari’.

"It’s nice to meet you, Sanada. I’m Senida Kamelot, though you may call me Senida." She wasn’t one for formalities, hence her using her first name. On the other hand, she wasn’t entirely sure which name to call him. Senida had been corrected several times when calling someone by the wrong name, so she went with the first to be safe. A cold wind came by as she said her next words. "You should probably dry off. Wouldn’t want to catch a cold, would you?"

[soulsetablaze]

Yukimura bowed as she introduced herself, saying her name once for himself, "Senida-dono!" He smiled at her thoughtfulness and bowed yet again before raising his arms, pumping at the air excitedly. "O-of course not! But I'll have you know that my immune system is stronger than most. A warrior of Kai would never allow himself to be hindered by something as trivial as a cold."

[soulsetablaze]

Say, Yukimura... before you get too settled into that tiny apartment they gave you, what do you think about stretching your legs at my place instead?

"What a wonderful idea! Will we have to notify anyone of this change?"

[tigerinferno]

"YUKIMURAAAAAAAA!!!"

[soulsetablaze]

"OYAKATA-SAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"

[kagemoguri]

"I do. Doesn’t mean I haven’t learned a few things besides."

[soulsetablaze]

The thought that Sasuke had had partners before irked him. "That's..."

[soulsetablaze]

"CAN IT BE?!"

"OYAKATA-SAMAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

[kagemoguri]

"Who knows? All a matter of how comfortable someone is with it, I guess."

[soulsetablaze]

"I thought you specialized in combat..."

[kagemoguri]

"Hey— what was that for!?"

[soulsetablaze]

"How can all of you discuss that sort of thing so openly?!"

[kagemoguri]

Not getting out of this one, huh. How to put this tactfully…

"It’s… tying someone up, while… in an intimate setting."

[soulsetablaze]

"Intimate...?"

"--?!"

[kagemoguri]

"In this context, no, it’s nothing of the sort."

[soulsetablaze]

???

[kagemoguri]

"Ah, it’s… nothing you need to concern yourself with."

[soulsetablaze]

"Is it some sort of military tactic? Because if that's the case, I would like to know."

[soulsetablaze]

"Sasuke, what's bondage?"

[kagemoguri]

"Ah… I guess you could say it’s something like that. I’ll think about it, all right?"

Yukimura, please.

[soulsetablaze]

"You're not simply saying that to silence me, are you? You really will think about it, won't you?!"

[kagemoguri]

"…no, I can’t say I have. Wouldn’t that just confuse people?"

[soulsetablaze]

"Ohhh! It's like having an inside joke, even though it isn't all that funny-- isn't this like sharing a secret between men?! Sasuke, I can already imagine how much this would strengthen our bond...!"

You light his fire, do you, Sasuke?

[pantaloonkind]

"I actually believe that I understand him quite well. He is regretful of what he’s done, I’ll give him that much. If you’re mad at me because of this, because I cannot forgive as easily as you then I understand. But I still intend to make sure he doesn’t harm anyone close to him, regardless of your feelings. I’ve lost too many people I care about all ready that I’m not willing to put it to chance to lose any more."

[soulsetablaze]

"... If you'll excuse me. I need a moment for myself."

Which was a polite way of saying, 'I should bow out before I do something foolish.'