1 Meeting of Fortune [Chitsuki/Private/No Kill] Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:04 pm
Sujin
D-rank
Sujin entered through the outer walls of his home village, his father casually striding along beside him. They had just returned from their monthly father-son camping trip. Bringing back with them some freshly hunted rabbit, they were much more successful than recent trips. Usually there was a shortage of food to scavenge, and throughout the duration of their camping trip, they often lost weight due to hunger. This time, things turned around on them even though they were heading out during the colder months of winter.
His father whistled through the village as they headed home. The cold seemed to not even dent his sunny demeanor. The happy mood was contagious and affected Sujin as well, bringing a soft smile against the harsh winds that whipped through the streets of the village. They made their way back in happy silence, entering the home with a big welcome from his mother.
"So, how was it?" asked his mother as she hugged him.
"Not too bad," Sujin replied, accepting the hug graciously.
They parted quickly, his mother reacting to his cold clothes. "Must be freezing out there."
Sujin's father nodded, "It was terribly cold out there, but that didn't stop us from catching the biggest bounty yet!" He tossed the string of rabbits off his back to show his wife.
She clapped in delight, taking them off his hands and starting for the kitchen. "I'll get these ready so we can use them this week."
"Not tonight?" Sujin's father called after her, the two heading off into the adjacent kitchen.
Sujin sighed, picking up his father's camping pack and heading to the storage closet. He tuned out his parent's conversation and unpacked all the gear, placing the items back in their respective holders.
Finishing his work, he checked in with his parents in the kitchen. His mother was starting to skin the rabbits and his father was moving the skinned rabbits to the cutting board. As it was still midday, Sujin realized there was some free time until the next meal and decided to head out. With a quick word to his parents, he headed back out the door into the cold afternoon.
Having left, Sujin didn't really know what he was gonna do besides walk around, so he made his way through the streets until something caught his eye. Not too far in his walk, a little gypsy-looking tent caught his eye. The tent tucked into a corner in between a restaurant and a mattress store. Just outside the tent was a sign that read "Five Ryo Fortune."
Not finding anything else particularly interesting, Sujin brushed through the folds of the tent and sat down before a small, kneeling tea table. Opposite of Sujin was an old lady, draped with a blanket in similar pattern as the tent's tarp. A colorful, geometrical pattern of diamonds and circles.
"So, do I give you the five ryo or...? Sujin asked, his right hand holding the five ryo needed for the fortune-telling.
The old lady carefully placed an empty tea cup and placed it on the table pushing it towards Sujin. She then picked up a peace pipe and lit it, taking a few puffs. With this, Sujin hesitated a moment before putting his ryo in the tea cup, not sure if that was her answer or not. She took a final puff from the peace pipe and then handed it to him.
"No," Sujin waved his hand repeatedly. "No thanks. I'm good."
The old lady just squinted a bit, and made another thrust of the peace pipe, holding it out before him.
Sujin sighed, dropping his head and shoulders in quick defeat. The lady was a stubborn one, and quite possibly the peace pipe was part of her shpiel. He took the pipe and placed it in the crook of his mouth. A quick suck from the pipe, he held the smoke in his mouth for a bit before spitting it out into the air.
The old lady closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her back raised up with the large inhale, her body rising a few inches from her slumped position. She remained like that for a few minutes, leaving Sujin to take a few more puffs from the peace pipe.
After some time, he parted the peace pipe from his lips. "Look, this is nice and all, but are we gonna--"
"Hokage Mountain top," the old lady broke her silence abruptly, shutting Sujin up immediately. "Today. A small girl. I see... big future."
"Wait, is her future big, or mine? I thought this was my fortune you were telling here," Sujin interrupted the lady, getting a bit frustrated with the method of her telling.
The old lady just squinted at him again. "Meet her. Danger will come, she will help you." And with that, the old lady slumped back down and took the teacup from the table.
Feeling a bit ripped off, while also strangely curious. Seeing that the fortune-telling was apparently over, Sujin stood up and turned to head out the door. As he reached for the fold of the tent, the old lady quipped one more thing, "Also, in the case you don't meet, I saw... death..."
Sujin widened a bit at this. Death? That was a bit extreme for not meeting one small girl. "I guess I'd better head over now, then, huh?"
The old lady didn't respond, instead picking up her peace pipe again.
Strange old coot, he thought to himself as he stepped back out to the streets. He turned his head to Hokage Mountain. Somewhere up there, he had to meet a girl. A small girl. Or die.
He took a deep sigh and shrugged his shoulders. As much as that old lady sounded like a charlatan, he was better of trying to save his life by simply heading up there instead of just waiting for whatever this 'death' situation might be.
Sujin walked up to the Hokage Mountain, where the tourist overlook section was on top of the mountain. He would lean his back against the railing and scan the few others that had made the trek up to the mountain top. On a windy day like today, it wasn't the best weather for sightseeing at the highest point of the village. Still, there was one person he had to see, or at least try to see.
And so he waited.
Post WC: 1086
His father whistled through the village as they headed home. The cold seemed to not even dent his sunny demeanor. The happy mood was contagious and affected Sujin as well, bringing a soft smile against the harsh winds that whipped through the streets of the village. They made their way back in happy silence, entering the home with a big welcome from his mother.
"So, how was it?" asked his mother as she hugged him.
"Not too bad," Sujin replied, accepting the hug graciously.
They parted quickly, his mother reacting to his cold clothes. "Must be freezing out there."
Sujin's father nodded, "It was terribly cold out there, but that didn't stop us from catching the biggest bounty yet!" He tossed the string of rabbits off his back to show his wife.
She clapped in delight, taking them off his hands and starting for the kitchen. "I'll get these ready so we can use them this week."
"Not tonight?" Sujin's father called after her, the two heading off into the adjacent kitchen.
Sujin sighed, picking up his father's camping pack and heading to the storage closet. He tuned out his parent's conversation and unpacked all the gear, placing the items back in their respective holders.
Finishing his work, he checked in with his parents in the kitchen. His mother was starting to skin the rabbits and his father was moving the skinned rabbits to the cutting board. As it was still midday, Sujin realized there was some free time until the next meal and decided to head out. With a quick word to his parents, he headed back out the door into the cold afternoon.
Having left, Sujin didn't really know what he was gonna do besides walk around, so he made his way through the streets until something caught his eye. Not too far in his walk, a little gypsy-looking tent caught his eye. The tent tucked into a corner in between a restaurant and a mattress store. Just outside the tent was a sign that read "Five Ryo Fortune."
Not finding anything else particularly interesting, Sujin brushed through the folds of the tent and sat down before a small, kneeling tea table. Opposite of Sujin was an old lady, draped with a blanket in similar pattern as the tent's tarp. A colorful, geometrical pattern of diamonds and circles.
"So, do I give you the five ryo or...? Sujin asked, his right hand holding the five ryo needed for the fortune-telling.
The old lady carefully placed an empty tea cup and placed it on the table pushing it towards Sujin. She then picked up a peace pipe and lit it, taking a few puffs. With this, Sujin hesitated a moment before putting his ryo in the tea cup, not sure if that was her answer or not. She took a final puff from the peace pipe and then handed it to him.
"No," Sujin waved his hand repeatedly. "No thanks. I'm good."
The old lady just squinted a bit, and made another thrust of the peace pipe, holding it out before him.
Sujin sighed, dropping his head and shoulders in quick defeat. The lady was a stubborn one, and quite possibly the peace pipe was part of her shpiel. He took the pipe and placed it in the crook of his mouth. A quick suck from the pipe, he held the smoke in his mouth for a bit before spitting it out into the air.
The old lady closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her back raised up with the large inhale, her body rising a few inches from her slumped position. She remained like that for a few minutes, leaving Sujin to take a few more puffs from the peace pipe.
After some time, he parted the peace pipe from his lips. "Look, this is nice and all, but are we gonna--"
"Hokage Mountain top," the old lady broke her silence abruptly, shutting Sujin up immediately. "Today. A small girl. I see... big future."
"Wait, is her future big, or mine? I thought this was my fortune you were telling here," Sujin interrupted the lady, getting a bit frustrated with the method of her telling.
The old lady just squinted at him again. "Meet her. Danger will come, she will help you." And with that, the old lady slumped back down and took the teacup from the table.
Feeling a bit ripped off, while also strangely curious. Seeing that the fortune-telling was apparently over, Sujin stood up and turned to head out the door. As he reached for the fold of the tent, the old lady quipped one more thing, "Also, in the case you don't meet, I saw... death..."
Sujin widened a bit at this. Death? That was a bit extreme for not meeting one small girl. "I guess I'd better head over now, then, huh?"
The old lady didn't respond, instead picking up her peace pipe again.
Strange old coot, he thought to himself as he stepped back out to the streets. He turned his head to Hokage Mountain. Somewhere up there, he had to meet a girl. A small girl. Or die.
He took a deep sigh and shrugged his shoulders. As much as that old lady sounded like a charlatan, he was better of trying to save his life by simply heading up there instead of just waiting for whatever this 'death' situation might be.
Sujin walked up to the Hokage Mountain, where the tourist overlook section was on top of the mountain. He would lean his back against the railing and scan the few others that had made the trek up to the mountain top. On a windy day like today, it wasn't the best weather for sightseeing at the highest point of the village. Still, there was one person he had to see, or at least try to see.
And so he waited.
Post WC: 1086
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