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[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] DARKNESS... IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR...

Now, this is a story, all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down, and I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, And I'll tell ya all a little story 'bout some bitch I can't bear. _____________________________________________ It had been a fruitless day. I waited in the center of town by the fountain, where I had been the evening before. I had been there since noon, and it was well past two. I sighed with the realization that she wasn't coming. I kicked the toe of my shoe against the cobblestone. I guess it was just futile. But maybe in retrospect, that was for the best. After all, any emotional attachment could just wind up coming back to bite me. I sa there, not quite sure what to think, caught between a jumble of mixed emotions, when I heard footsteps drawing near... made by renni

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"And please, try not to mess this up."

Kirino gave an awkward grin in response, possibly the least reassuring thing she could have possibly done. Quickly seeing the disappointment and borderline despair of the Jounin, she pulled herself together, giving a stern, "Yes sir!", bowing her head in the same motion. It'd have to do for now.

She wiped the sweat from her brow as the cool air clashed with the warm of the indoors, making her way outside. It was still far too hot for her liking, but it seemed as if the whole god damn tower was a sponge for heat and humidity. You'd think they'd have A/C on every floor, but no, that's just for the Kage. Were they really that desperate for power? Of course, Kirino wouldn't consider the fact the village had been nearly wiped out not long ago when complaining about this to herself, so it might as have not have happened. Blazing hot day in mind, she had found it fit to wear a blue skirt that extended to a few good inches above her knees, and what essentially equated to a thin, light, white button up. To an american eye she might appear to be some sort of chistian schoolgirl.

She had been given a piece of paper, and was giving an agitated frown. On it was a name and a location sketched in black. What a pain. Being reprimanded for not being as active as a robot and getting forced into a squad with some "Shin" guy. Really, what a pain. Then again, maybe he'd be some sort of hunk or another, that'd be nice. So she was told he'd be just hanging around the village's fountain. How those Jounin had figured out where he'd be in the middle of the day was slightly beyond her, but it didn't matter, it wasn't far anyway.

So she reached the fountain, and absolutely nothing. The paper said he'd be at the fountain. Did they have the wrong intel? Was this some sort of test, perhaps? How annoying. After pouting to herself for a moment, Kirino looked to the nearest person, and shoved the paper (which again, read "Shinryu Yukina, Fountain") into his face.

"Excuse me, ma'am, but do you know this person?"

That person happened to be Shinryu himself.

[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] DARKNESS... IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR...

I wondered that day perhaps if the fates were simply laughing at my misfortune. Of course, when I looked up at the source of the noise, it was a girl I spotted; a strange looking thing who seemed wholly out of place. She wore somewhat conservative attire, and seemed to carry herself in a demeanor that lacked grace. I could not place upon it whether or not she simply was not possesed of poise, or if she simply did not care, but certainly she was agitated, and was looking in my direction. I paused a moment to look over my shoulder, to see if perhaps there was someone behind me, but aside from passerbys, there seemed to be no one but me. I looked at the girl with a quizzical glance, wondering who or what exactly she was looking for, before she strolled right up to me and foisted a piece of paper in my face. "Excuse me, ma'am, but do you know this person?" I looked down at the sheet momentarily, noticing my name, before registering just exactly what the girl had said. Lady? Did I not make it obvious enough that I was no woman? My stature of its own didn't speak of my gender? My flat chest and squarish physique didn't endorse my manhood? I knew that my face had its faults in that regard, but how much more obvious would I have to make it that I wasn't a woman?! Did I have to walk about without my shirt on like a ruffian in the heat? Would people finally get it, then? I sighed, and pushed the paper away, giving a half glare at the girl, but deciding to let it pass. "That would be me. Yukina Shinryu. Can I ask why exactly it is you're looking for me?" I wasn't altogether too worried about anything regarding the yakuza. We were in far too populous an area, and besides that, now that I took a second look at her face, the girl seemed somewhat familiar; although I couldn't really place it as to where I'd seen her before. Either way, I had doubts she had any affiliation with the criminal underground. She didn't look the type. She was too open about her frustration to be an assassin, and certainly an assassin would know who her target was. I had a sneaking suspicion that this had to do with something far different... made by renni

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She cocked her head, puzzled. Pausing. Everything he said past "That would be me" went far over her head. She immidately assumed the woman had just heard her wrong, maybe though she had said "Sheena" or something. So with that, she gave her head a shake, as if to wave off what she perceived to be a misunderstanding, then reaffirming her line of sight on Shin.

"No~, I'm looking for a man. Shin-ree-yu, like, you know- a guy."

Kirino spoke to him as if he were a child of six years, or alternatively a hard of hearing old woman. She wagged her extended index finger at him with each syllable of his own name, moving her face forward in the same motion. With that, she had managed to lower the distance between them from at least two feet to mere inches. After pronouncing the name, she'd draw back with a puzzled look, trying to find words, taking a while to get a single word out, which did little more than repeat her first statement. A smile crossed her visage as she managed to finish speaking, folding her hands behind back in an incredibly cute fashion.

(Small post because my character has no internal dialogue while speaking lol )

[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] DARKNESS... IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR...

"No~, I'm looking for a man. Shin-ree-yu, like, you know- a guy." This girl couldn't be real. My timbre voice wasn't enough? What did she want me to do? Whip out my manhood in broad daylight and club her in the face with it? I didn't know how thick she was, but I was beginning to think that I would have trouble dealing with this one. She was altogether far too dim for my liking as of having spoken so far, and I had a particular sinking feeling that things were only going to get worse, especially since she had the gall to be condescending. Then again, two could play at that game. I made sure to let the gravel in my voice shine through this time when I spoke to her. "I-am-a-man." I said it bluntly, and stared her down, looking altogether displeased. "Yukina Shinryu. That's me. Now would you kindly inform me as to why you're here?" There was perhaps an ounce of ire in my voice, but the girl hardly seemed perceptive enough to pick up on it. I certainly hoped she was just an errand girl from the Mizukare, perhaps coming to fetch me for another mission with Team Hyrda. After all, the last one had been nothing short of disastrous. made by renni

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"Ahhh."

So she was one of those "transsexuals." She gave a smirk, now totally understanding the situation. Leaning close once again, she gave a nod, now speaking in a sly whisper. To anyone with the slightest sense of dignity, this would be extremely degrading, though that was not at all her intention. Kirino nodded as she spoke, dragging out her words as if to hint towards an understanding of some sort of secret. A hand raised to the side of her mouth as she spoke, obscuring it slightly, amplifying her soft speech.

"I see-, so you're a man then... To be honest, I didn't know they started kids so young on that sort of stuff. You must feel really~ lucky~.."

She pushed her hair back as she returned to standing posture, over her shoulder, turning her head slightly in doing so.

"Well, I guess that's not really important."

She gave him another good, intense looking over, as if analyzing his physical traits, though in reality attempting to observe what she believed to be breasts, or a lack of. Pride overcame her, she had outdone someone for once, she was better than this flat chested deep voiced weird-o, no doubt! But then again, it wasn't polite to judge, perhaps he had gotten his breasts chopped off or something. Was he using a jutsu to make his voice like that? She was really curious, but there was slightly, and only slightly, more important business at hand.

"Anyway, I was told I'm going to be in your squad. This should be fun, right? A female tag-team! Kirino and Shin-ee~!"

[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] DARKNESS... IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR...

I could have killed her. She had the gall to just invade my privacy like that? She didn't even know me, and here she was, whispering in my ear, acting like she was my friend. And what more was this nonsense about feeling lucky? I didn't understand what she was trying to imply, but I thought I'd made it plenty clear that I was a man. As for her referring to me as a kid, she had no reason to refer to me as such. Standing I probably dwarfed her by at least a foot. Speaking of standing, I did so next, growing seriously annoyed. "Anyway, I was told I'm going to be in your squad. This should be fun, right? A female tag-team! Kirino and Shin-ee~!" Wait... what had she said? In my squad? But I was on Hydra, the elite Genin squad. And near as I knew, there were no openings for the team. Unless this was something else I hadn't been told about. was I now to be part of a regular Genin cell as well? Or had one of my teammates died? Either would be news to me. Even so, I still stared as she mentioned a 'female' tag team. I gave her the "you've got to be fucking kidding me" deadpan glare, stated my point once again. "Are you slow or something? I am a MAAAAAALE. I have, shall we say for simplicity's sake, dangly bits. I've always been a guy, and I don't have any plans on changing that, so I'd appreciate it if you'd stop referring to me as a woman. I know I've got a feminine face, but I can't really help that much. It runs in the family. We clear?" If she didn't get it after this, I was just going to give up and ask the Mizukage if I could get a re-assignment or something. I didn't even know this Kirino girl, but I had already had about enough of her for a lifetime, and something told me we'd be seeing a lot more of each other if we were getting placed on a team together. This was just not my day... made by renni

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"Oh, they got you a little cock already? I thought that was the last part of the process, like they make you grow a real manly jaw with hormones and stuff before they tacked your bits on, you know? I mean, I see they already got rid of your boobs, so I guess.."

She seemed somewhat astounded, but eventually changed the subject, shuffling a bit, creating some distance between the two.

"Nevermind that, I'm Goto, Kirino, Queen of Genjutsu. Nice to meet you, sir!"

She winked as the last word escaped her lips, then extended her hand to meet his for a friendly handshake! She was hoping the fact that she was now addressing him as male would be enough to make him happy, despite the fact she had just gone on a short rant about "his" "penis".

[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] DARKNESS... IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR...

She was fucking with me. There was just not a conceivable way that anyone could be that stupid.Even Anakin, as big of a mealy-mouthed little twat that he was, wasn't this retarded, But no, this girl, this stupid fucking girl, insisted that I was a woman, when I'd made it clear that I was a man. She even thought I was a transexual? There was just not a way this was possible. And the nerve in which she did it, too. Like she was so sure of herself. So certain that I was what she thought I was. I couldn't believe that this woman was a ninja. I couldn't fathom how in the hell she'd made it through the academy. This total fucking lummox was sitting here, even insulting the size of my manhood, and STILL insinuating that I was a woman. That was it. I wasn't going to take any more of her idiocy. Hell, just being around her made me feel like my I.Q. was plummeting rapidly. She made to hold up her hand. I raised mine up slowly at first, as if to take hers, then snapped it forward quickly, and brought the back of my hand down hard on her cheek, putting as much physical force, and as much rage into the blow as I felt was necessary to get the point across. Enough that it ought to have knocked her flat on her ass. "Let's get one thing clear here, mmkay? If I wanted to lie about being a woman, don't you think the first thing I'd do is change my face to make it look more manly? Don't you think I'd have some sort of jutsu active that would make me look like some musclebound twat with no shirt on? I'm NOT a transexual, and I don't appreciate having to reiterate the point, so would you just listen for once, and stop making stupid assumptions?" I wasn't happy at all, but maybe now the stupid bitch would open up her ears and shut her mouth for five seconds. "The Yukina clan is KNOWN for having effeminate looking men. This is common knowledge. There are other things we're known for too, and if you keep insulting me with this transgender nonsense, then maybe I'll show you why we're called the Ice Demons. Are. We. Clear." I didn't want to kill her. Well... maybe just a little. More so to save myself from her stupidity than to punish her for her transgressions. Even so, she had served to irk me more than either of my siblings ever had, and I had the feeling that it was only going to continue. made by renni

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She gave a pleasant tilt of her head as he at the very least appeared to reach down to meet her hand. Kirino even went as far as to close her eyes, complimenting her kind smile. Of course, this would leave her utterly defenseless when he slapped her in a fit of anger. She staggered, taken off guard naturally, getting on the edge of losing her footing. What a slap that was! Instinctively she brought her own hands to her cheek, her brows lowering in anguish as well as confusion. Her entire form cowered slightly, crouched and slouched. Eyes fell on Shin at this point, her reactive anger turning into confusion and sadness.

"..What'd you do that for?"

She regained her composure, still keeping a hand on her now reddened cheek, running her hand across her skin as if checking to see if it was still even there. He would soon answer her question, and did so quite explicitly. So he really wanted her to believe him, he really was offended, and so on. He made all of these silly points. Why didn't he use jutsu to look more manly? If he was so upset about being confused for a woman, he really should have done such! Well he was adamant at least, and she wasn't really in the mood to get slapped again, so she'd just believe him for the time being.

"Alright, geez. Didn't have to hit me 'n' all.."

A moping, whiny tone, but it conveyed some understanding at least. She reached behind her head, scratching the back of her neck, now standing straight and ignorantly confident as per usual. An air of aggravation hovered about her, dissatisfaction. She didn't mean to upset him or anything, was it really that big of a deal? Maybe he had some self-confidence issues or something.

He kept speaking, making a few threats as well as a few excuses. Not very mature of him. It's not as if she really cared, why did it matter so much what she thought of him? Well, they were going to be in a squad together, and maybe he didn't want her spreading rumors. How silly.

"Yeah, yeah, alright."

Confusion died out as she ceased to care on a whole, though she was still a tad upset, visibly so, her hands lowering and resting at her side. Talk about over reacting, huh? Kirino only hoped he wasn't always this cranky.

[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] DARKNESS... IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR...

Perhaps I'd been to harsh on the girl. She annoyed me quite a fair deal, but it could have been my fault for not being more patient. Still, even so, it was hardly right of me to have hit the girl. I stared at the hand that I had used to strike her, and felt somewhat ashamed. Did I really have so little control over myself? I thought I was better than that, and yet here I was, standing before a victim of my rage. Part of me died inside, to think I was so base and untamed. What of my civilized manner? Was I really no better than those I saw fit to judge? Or was it simply a matter of not thinking; not using what faculties I was usually so proud of having honed. Regardless, it left me with a foul taste in my mouth... "I'm sorry... I don't know why I was so harsh... It just bothered me that you didn't believe me. Most people who assume I'm a woman just come to accept that I'm a man once they notice the telltale factors, or just simply don't care either way. You're the first one I've met who's been so sure that I'm not what I say I am, and it just... irked me. But that was no reason to hit you or threaten you..." I was remorseful of my actions. I wouldn't be surprised if she hit me back, in fact I probably deserved at least that, if not more. I would usually never hit a woman, unless my life was in danger or she had done something meriting such treatment. But annoying me was not one of those things. I shuddered at the thought of the two roads that laid before me, and the tenuous step I had just taken down one of them. I didn't want to be a dictator or a tyrant. I wanted to be the hand of justice. I looked at the girl, and I bowed a bit, showing her some respect. After all, she was my teammate, and she deserved at least a little of my attention. "You said that we're to be on a team, ne? What of the other member? Or is there another member?" I was curious. Usually Genin were placed on teams of three, with a jounin sensei. There weren't very many Jounin in the village, though, so that left quite a number of teams to simply develop on their own, with bands of friends gathering together to take on simple missions; the strongest usually leading the others. I'd never heard of a two-man cell before, though. Perhaps there was another who would join us? made by renni

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She was visibly surprised that he was apologizing. He hadn't knocked her out or anything. Well, at least it showed some remorse, that was nice of him. Perhaps he wasn't as moody as she had thought, though this whole apology thing was not very manly. It didn't matter much, she would continue to believe him, though she'd air doubts internally for her imagination's entertainment. She gave a somewhat nervous grin, almost more put off by his lengthy apology than his physical attack.

"Yeah, sure. Sorry about that."

He kept going and going, then as he finished, actually gave a bow. Her eyes widened slightly. He wasn't joking about feeling bad, and she felt great with all of this bowing business. No one had really given her a proper bow like that before, it was quite empowering. Her nervous grin turned slightly more pleasant and relaxed. How nice.

"It's fine, don't worry about it. I'm used to it."

Of course the assumption here would be that people just slap her on a regular basis, but such was only true in that people occasionally did so in a very playful fashion. She had never been hit with such force or ill intent. Regardless, the topic of their squad came up rather quickly. Good, back on subject. He was a bit confused about how the squad worked.

"I think it's just you and me, Shinny."

There she went with the nickname again, completely out of nowhere, though this time without the feminine implications.

"Perhaps you're supposed to show me how a proper ninja acts and all that stuff, I don't really know. I didn't think to ask.."

She really hadn't.

[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] DARKNESS... IMPRISONING ME! ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR...

"Perhaps you're supposed to show me how a proper ninja acts and all that stuff, I don't really know. I didn't think to ask.." I was dumbfounded again. I almost regretted my apology right then and there. How to act like a proper ninja? Was this girl mad? My eyebrow danced and jiggled with twitches as I looked on incredulously. She couldn't be serious... there was no way she was serious. How could she be? She was being placed on my team, and she knew nothing about being a ninja? How the hell did she make it through the academy? Did she pay attention- It hit me like a sack of bricks. Of course she didn't pay attention. The situation that had just resolved itself proved at least that much. The awkward look on my face returned to it's stoic self as I collected myself. Perhaps I was underestimating her. I thought it best to clarify before being rude about the issue. "Right... what exactly do you mean by the words... 'proper ninja'? You DID graduate from the academy... right?" I wanted to make sure I was dealing with an actual Genin, and that the Mizukage just wasn't playing some sick prank on me. It was true that I'd considered being an academy teacher at some point, but this wasn't what I'd had in mind, not in the least. If she saw it fit to stick me with thick-headed academy students, I might just turn in my headband and live a civillian life, for all the hassle I'd avoid. I sighed and shook my head. This day could not possibly get any worse for me, could it? I'd already suffered the humiliation of being stood up by a prospective date. The last thing I needed was to be made into a blockhead's personal trainer. "I sure hope the Mizukage knows what she's doing..." made by renni

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So he started asking her a question. Apparently her mindless explanation wasn't quite adequate enough for him, or troubled him. He seemed to be focusing a bit too much on her wild guess and not enough on the fact she had no actual idea what he was supposed to be doing. He looked really upset about it too, as if he had just been told he was sentenced to a life of community service or something equally demeaning. She wasn't annoying him, was she? Then again, he could have just been trying to be cool or something along those lines. Either way, Kirino was a bit saddened by it, and tried to divert his attention from the subject.

"Yeah- Of course I did, I got the little arm thing 'n' all.."

She spoke with a slight whine, as if her integrity had been questioned, or even shattered. After she finished, Kirino would point to the band wrapped around her arm, resting her finger on the metal plate, lowering her arm quickly thereafter. Why this question seemed to phase her more than the barrage of insults earlier it wasn't exactly clear. She'd always wanted to be a ninja, since she was a kid, and now he didn't think she had even graduated? Maybe he meant something else, but it still stung her. She continued while he sighed.

"Come on, we probably are just meant to do some missions an' stuff, don't get so down about it now, yeh?"

Even in her slightly put down state, Kirino offered him what she at least thought were words of encouragement, matching her words with an upbeat smile. Then he'd make some comment about the Mizukage. She didn't like that. The Kage was one of her idols as a kid, and although they rotated out often, Goto still held too much respect for her to let Shin insult her like that.

"Oh, don't bring her into this. She knows perfectly well what she's doin'."

Her arms crossed at her chest at this point.

[Shinryu]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,420,true] Into ruin, I am sinking... Hostage of a nameless feeling!

The girl looked hurt by my question. I hadn't known exactly what she'd meant, but fair to her credit, she did have the armband. That had to count for something. Regardless, I supposed I had been a bit condescending. Perhaps she was just a fresh genin who needed to be shown the ropes. If that was the case, then I didn't mind it so much, so long as she could pull her own weight. Then again, she had attained the rank of genin, so she couldn't be completely inept. I would have to hope that she was good enough at combat to hold her own, and trust her to be able to handle herself. In a two man team, we'd have very limited ability to provide cover for one another, and I was a long-range fighter. Things could get difficult in a combat situation. I'd voice that to her later though. For now, we had other things to focus on. "You're interesed in doing missions? I can help you out there, maybe. I've done a few, and I generally know the ropes when it comes to these things. You wanna maybe head over to the Mizukage's tower and sign up for one together?" It was a fair enough question. The afternoon was still young, and we could complete a D or C ranked mission together by the time evening rolled around. I put my hands in the pockets of my robe, and waited for a reply. I was indifferent, mostly. Who knew? Maybe it would lead to something exciting, or interesting. Anything was better than standing around in awkward silence, waiting for a girl who wasn't coming. made by renni