Withered Woman
@asunokami
THE LAND OF FIRE / how she hated this country , although not to any fault of its own. It was simply the stage for possibly the worst years of her life ; she rarely came here , but a stubborn bastard of the Daimyo demanded she was to stay here for a full month in order to protect him. Now her duty to him was finished , && she could return to doing whatever the Akatsuki asked of her. However , she was only a subordinate , so her presence wasn’t of great importance. Minami could take her time returning to her ugly little shack of a home in Wind. Normally , she would have ran as fast as she could but apparently a nearby town was having some kind of festival. Minami loved festival food. The promise of such goods was enough to entice her , even if the very air here made her crinkle her nose in disgust. She planned to stick around for a week or so until she had her fill of whatever was on offer.
SHE COULDN’T STAND CROWDS / people-watching was an enjoyable past time , but she was a kunoichi trained to notice even the smallest details. Being around too many people for too long just led to her becoming overwhelmed && set off her paranoia. That was why she decided to find some peace in the nearby forest , quietly munching on taiyaki while resting on a large rock. She was so tired. The last time she slept had been two days ago , && a violent nightmare had scared her off from even resting her eyes longer than a few seconds. At this point , Minami had come to accept the dark circles beneath her eyes as a permanent part of her appearance. The woman pinched the side of her waist , hoping the pain would keep her eyelids open.
“ Just focus on the food , dumbass ... ”