The simple pleasures [open to Kumo shinobi].

[Yuki-chan]

Rain pelted down from the gray clouds from above; it was afternoon and people were on their way from home. The small female jogged towards a supermarket with some money in her pockets.
She had received some extra pocket money that day since she had helped her brothers with their homework. Today, those money would be spent on manga and some candy. 'I hope the rain dies down soon' thought Yuki while she entered the supermarket.

She bought a bottle of Quoo orange, Shoujo jump and a small bag of Jelly and choco. The girl went out of the shop with her groceries in hand while she counted the money she had left.
'I think I'll save these' thought the Genin. She had been quite active lately; she had done 2 "D"-ranked missions and had trained some. It was time for relaxation.

But when the female turned a corner, she literally ran into someone. "Ah, sorry! I didn't see you!" said the brunette while she picked up her bag.
She looked up and was faced with the person she had bumped into. Was it a shinobi perhaps?

[Estilo]

Enter.

A lone seagull was gliding above in the sky, flipping a wing to correct itself as it went. Atlas had been so distracted by it that he'd accidentally run into a small girl on the boardwalk... or more precisely, they'd both run into each other. Before he could distribute the necessary apologies on his behalf, for having caused her to drop her bag, she'd apologized herself and promptly scooped up her groceries.

Atlas raised an eyebrow when she looked up at him. She was quite the polite one, it seemed, which was more than could be said for most of Kumogakure's other children. The ones who liked to whack people with sticks and cause mischief. It was then that he realized that, despite his tendency to brush off trivial little things like accidents, he felt he had something to prove to this child. He'd always felt that way around children, ever since the loss of his young son. He didn't know why, but he didn't bother pondering it either.

So, bending slightly forward to get on eye level with the girl, Atlas took the cigarette out of his mouth and issued a warm smile. "We should both pay more attention to where we're walking, huh?" He flicked the cigarette into a patch of dirt nearby, then got an idea. An act his son had enjoyed years ago. A magic trick.

"Hey," said Atlas to the girl. "Ever seen invisible powder before?"

[Yuki-chan]

It appeared that the person she had collided with was an adult. He was not as old as her parents though; he had long, chestnut brown hair, green eyes and was rather lean. The man bent a little forwards before he removed the cigarette in his mouth. A kind smile formed on his face. "We should both pay more attention to where we're walking, huh?" said the man.

"Hey. Ever seen invisible powder before?" asked the brunette. "No. But I don't think it exists...I have never heard about shinobis using it anyways" said the female. She might appear young and had a creative mind, but she was after all 10 years old.

[Estilo]

"Well, that's because it's a secret." Atlas smiled. "Watch this." He pulled out a quarter with his left hand, held it up, tilting it from one side to another, then appeared to toss it into his right hand, closing his hand hard on nothing, and putting the hand forward. "Now," he said, "I just take some invisible powder from my pocket..." and he reached his left hand into his breast pocket, dropping the quarter into the pocket as he did so, "... and I sprinkle it on the hand with the coin..." and he mimed sprinkling, "... and look- now the quarter's invisible too." He opened his empty right hand, and, in astonishment, his empty left hand as well. "Ta-da! Pretty cool, huh? Looks like we've got an audience, too."

A black dog and a little brown cat were watching him as well, flanking the girl, looking up at him intently. The dog's huge ears were pricked up, giving it a comically alert expression. And the cat simply meowed, tilting its head to one side as if confused.

[Yuki-chan]

"Well, that's because it's a secret. Watch this" said the male before he pulled out a coin with his left hand. He seemed to throw it into his right hand. "Now, I just take some invisible powder from my pocket..." said the brunette before he reached for the pocket with his left hand. The female watched him closely, not sure if she should believe this or not.

"... And I sprinkle it on the hand with the coin..." said the man as he mimed sprinkling, "... and look- now the quarter's invisible too." said the green-eyed guy as he opened his left hand. It was seemingly empty.
"Ta-da! Pretty cool, huh? Looks like we've got an audience, too." said the male.

Yuki turned her head quickly around on reflex; perhaps it was a mean person. But their 'audience' turned out to be a dog and a cat that seemed to be watching. "Uhm...I don't want to be rude, but most magicians make the coin appear somewhere else. Where is it?" asked the girl, fully aware of that she did not know this guy. But if he tried to do anything funny, she would use the snow swallows to bombard him.

[Estilo]

"Ah, but where indeed?" Atlas replied happily. "Maybe our little friend here knows." He turned his gaze away from the girl and took a step forward, towards the short black dog. As he dropped down to one knee, ignoring the brown cat as it scurried away, he covertly reached back into his breast pocket with his left hand, simultaneously patting the dog on its furry little head with his right. "You seen my coin, pup?" He asked, rubbing its neck with his left hand now. "Where's the coin, boy?" The canine panted happily with its tongue lolling out, overjoyed that someone had taken the time to give the vagrant some affection.

"Here we go!" Atlas cheered, mocking surprise and awe as he pretended to retrieve his quarter from its ear. He laughed and stood up to face the young girl once more, bending forward again to hand her the magic coin. "Here, you can have it." He beamed. "Take it as a token from a full-fledged Kumogakure shinobi, huh?" After handing her the coin, he straightened his posture and looked up at the drizzling, gray sky.

"Aw man," He muttered. "I was planning to go on a mission today, too... but the weather is so disheartening."

[Yuki-chan]

"Ah, but where indeed? Maybe our little friend here knows." said the man before he bent down in front of the dog. The female's eyes widened before she took a tiny step back; her parents had told her to never be near a stray dog.
But this dog seemed to be happy when the brunett patted his head. "You seen my coin, pup?" asked the man, rubbing its neck with his left hand now. "Where's the coin, boy?" inquired the green-eyed man while Yuki paid attention.

"Here we go!" said the male in mock surprise before he revealed a quarter from the animal's ear. The girl wasn't that impressed, but he was a better magician than her twin brothers back home.
He laughed a little before he returned to face her again. "Here, you can have it. Take it as a token from a full-fledged Kumogakure shinobi huh?" said the brunett before he handed her the coin.

"Uhm...thanks" said the Genin before she laid it in her pocket with the change. Then, something hit her like lightning. 'This guy said he was a full-fledged shinobi! But does he have anything to prove it?' thought the female as she looked up at him.
"Aw man. I was planning to go on a mission today, too...but the weather is so disheartening" said the adult.

"Uhm...I was just wondering...what colour is on the text of your shinobi ID? A lot of people have black or dark blue, but I have seen people with dark red too" said the brunette.
She did actually wanted to see the colour on his ID card, but she also wanted to see if this guy was a shinobi. 'Perhaps I can join him on the mission if it's not too dangerous. I have been looking for a team' thought the girl while she looked up at him with a starry eyed look ((OOC: Think the expression anime girls have when they try to appear cute)).

[Estilo]

"Hm?" Atlas murmured, turning his gaze away from the sky and down towards the young girl. "The color of the text on my ID?" He repeated. "I can't remember to be honest. Lemme check..." Reaching into his back pocket, he swiftly pulled out a thin wallet and retrieved his ID. A relic he hadn't used since before the bloody War. "Well, will you look at that. Crimson it seems." He smiled, showing the front side of the ID to the girl.

Atlas Burabiya #127829 Akegarasu Clan Genin

"I look much older, compared to back then." He laughed, taking another look then placing the ID away. He noticed the starry-eyed look on the girls face and chuckled. "What's with that look, little one?" He asked with a smile, arching a confused brow.

"You look like you've just won the lottery or something."

[Yuki-chan]

((OOC: Looks like my cute look failed to awe Atlas ))

"The color of the text on my ID? I can't remember to be honest. Lemme check..." said the male as he rummaged his pockets. He then picked up a thin wallet before he showed his ID to her. 'Atlas Burabiya...Akegarasu clan...GENIN!?' thought the female, who now had a surprised expression on her face.

"Well, will you look at that. Crimson it seems." said the brunett with a smile on his face. "I look much older, compared to back then" said the man before he let out a laugh.
'He does...' thought Yuki; Atlas looked to be 20 or something on the photo and he appeared to be in his mid-20's now. He chuckled before he arched a brow in confusion.

"What's with that look little one? You look like you've just won the lottery or something" said the green-eyed male. "I'm not that little; I am 10 years old. And I use this look to appear cute" said the girl with a big smile on her face.
"And I have something to show you too!" said the Genin before she pulled something out of her small, light purple wallet.

Name: Yukiko Fuyumori. Registration number: 012631. Rank: Genin.

"Perhaps I can go with you on that mission you spoke on a bit later. Today is my day off kinda; I just bought myself a manga magazine and some candy. No offense, but why are you still a Genin? Have you never had a team that could go with you to the Chuunin exams?" asked the female with a curious look on her face. This guy was interesting.

[Estilo]

He was, quite frankly, surprised out of his wits when Yuki had shown him her shinobi ID. He didn't remember Kumogakure accepting children as young as her before, but then again, war had changed things. Many things. And he wasn't in a position to judge the laws implemented by others. Politics simply wasn't his business to begin with anyway. Before he could express his astonishment over the fact that she was a shinobi, however, the girl named Yuki continued on the way children do- with a bright smile and pure, excited optimism in her voice, asking Atlas why he was still a Genin, and providing the excuse of not being able to form a team as a guess. Atlas chuckled at the bluntness in which the question was stated, and rubbed the back of his neck as if embarrassed of his current title. She did have a good point.

"Well," He started. "I had a team before and... let's just say I had to leave the village to look for a very special person. Couldn't find time to join in on the Chuunin Exams, unfortunately. And by the time I got back, the Great Flash happened." He smiled his customary smile and bent forward to pat little Yuki on the head. "But now I'm back, and I'd be honored if you were to partake in a mission with me, missy." He chuckled.

"Who ever said you needed to make a face to look cute, anyway?"

[Yuki-chan]

The male seemed a bit surprised when she told him that she was a Genin. The female was actually turning 11 this year, but her birthday was quite late in the year. "Well, I had a team before and... let's just say I had to leave the village to look for a very special person. Couldn't find time to join in on the Chuunin Exams, unfortunately. And by the time I got back, the Great Flash happened." said Atlas.

"Do you mean the shinobi war? I don't remember much...I was only 6 back then but I remember that there was a lot of fighting" said Yuki with a slightly confused voice. The man then bent forwards with a smile on her face before he patted her on the head.
"But now I'm back, and I'd be honored if you were to partake in a mission with me, missy" said the brunette. She raised her eyebrows a little when she heard the nickname; she had never been called 'missy' before.

"Who ever said you needed to make a face to look cute, anyway?" asked the male. "Uhm...Not a lot of people has called me cute. I know it sounds kinda rude, but the only people who have called me that are mom and dad.
And it would be fun to go on a mission; I'm looking for a team. But I haven't found any so far" said the girl while she looked a little away.

[Estilo]

Noticing the somewhat distant look in Yuki's eyes, Atlas couldn't help but wonder exactly what she'd witnessed during the War. And how much of a toll her life as a shinobi might be taking on her. "Well, don't let it get you down." He beamed, patting her small shoulder. "I'll help you fix that little problem soon enough, ok?" He straightened his posture and held up a hand to the sky, feeling for the drizzle that had been present earlier. Nothing but cold air and a gentle breeze.

"Looks like the rain cleared up!" He sing-songed. "For now, at least." He turned his cheerful gaze down to the girl and smiled. "Whaddya say we head over to the Raikage's tower and get our mission started, huh? I was planning for chip delivery today, but it's all up to you, young one. I'm ready for anything."

[Yuki-chan]

"Well, don't let it get you down." beamed the male before he patted her on the shoulder. "I'll help you fix that little problem soon enough, ok?" said Atlas with his normal smile on his face.
"OK senpai" said the female with a tiny smile on her face; his smile was infectious. "Looks like the rain cleared up! For now, at least." said the man before he looked down at her.

"Whaddya say we head over to the Raikage's tower and get our mission started, huh? I was planning for chip delivery today, but it's all up to you, young one. I'm ready for anything." said the brunette. "I need to go home with these things first. And I probably need to parents who I'm going with too; I need approval from them if I'm going on a mission with people I've never met" said Yuki.

"I can meet you at the tower in an hour. Is that fine with you?" asked the girl as she looked up at the male in front of her. She removed the hoodie since it was no need for her to wear it anymore before she arranged her bag a little bit. Perhaps this could be the start of the Genin's days as a team? But it would be a little lonely with only two people though.

[Estilo]

"All fine with me." Atlas replied. "Do what you got to do, I'll be waiting." With that, he gave Yuki a short wave and turned around, headed down the boardwalk towards the Raikage's mission compound. "See you there, kiddo!"

Exit.

[Yuki-chan]

"All fine with me. Do what you got to do, I'll be waiting there." said the male before he gave her a short wave. "See you there kiddo!" said Atlas. "Bye senpai!" said the female. She jogged back home with a big smile on her face; she would do her first mission with someone else!

[Exit Yukiko]