1 Who's The Captain? I unno [Private] Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:38 pm
Arthir
D-rank
Arthir, wandering Kumogakure's streets, or rather 'caverns' as he would put it, was becoming ever more frustrated.
"What kind of people build houses-... No, buildings inside rocks?" He looked up, seeing roofing and glass sticking out from pillars of nearby rock. "And then, to add, who puts those buildings into the sky? Are they-...?" He paused, trying to reinforce his initial sentence. "Are they just regular tower buildings with stone attached? I mean, that's cool and all, but think of the stairs!"
Meanwhile, he ignored the fact that passing villagers were giving him odd looks. He was, after all, a grown man talking to himself about building structures. Some whispered to each other, but ultimately, chose to never engage.
"How in the hell? Whatever they were on, I'd like some of-..."
Arthir stopped, hearing the sound of panic in voices. Naturally, he turned to see what the ruckus was about, a group of ninjas huddled around, growing louder. One was a small guy. There was another, who was very bulky in muscle. The third was your average joe. As he walked over, someone was hushed, the small guy.
"Be calm. The captain'll be back any moment, I'm sure," spoke the average guy.
Arthir decided to mentally call this man 'Joe'.
"B-but we're do for a meeting in twenty!" said the small man.
Arthir, also, decided to call this other guy 'Tiny'. It's not to identify them really. I mean, that does help, but it was more for his entertainment. Arthir leaned forward, trying not to miss a single detail from Joe, Tiny, and...'Biggels' he decided to call the muscular man. Not that it concerned him or anything, regarding what he heard, he was just nosy as to why a meeting would cause such a rise in fear, especially adults like himself.
"This meeting decides it then?" spoke Biggels.
"Yes. O-our trade routes can either grow significantly," Tiny gulped, "or die completely. A-and if it dies-...!"
"If it dies," Joe, scratching at his nose, started finishing Tiny's sentence, "it's our ass."
The group of ninjas got quiet, leaving Arthir to stand awkwardly. He leaned back to a normal standing position, scratching at his head. Figuring they had caught wind of his presence, he decided to 'reveal' himself, hoping he could play it off as being lost. "Uh-"
"So, he's at the hospital still?" Biggels cut Arthir off.
"Yeah, he took a really nasty explosion tag to the stomach, so he told me," Joe informed.
"Think of the wound that would leave," Tiny nearly whispered. He was lightly thumped on the back of his head by Joe's hand.
"Nuh-uh, I don't wanna think of that!" Joe spoke in a strained whisper.
"But it's a thought we can't really escape, is it?" Biggels sighed. "Sorry, man, I just-"
"No, no, no, he's going to fine! I'm sure of it!" Joe nodded to Biggels.
Arthir, hearing enough, decided to check on this 'captain'. Biggels had said he was in the hospital. Now where was that? Damn these people! They should at least put distinction in their building designs! Why, a giant red cross would do-... Arthir, having had taken a few steps away from the ninjas, spotted a cross hanging above an entry way, leading into the stone pillar.
"Well alright then," he nodded, walking over to it.
WC: 575
"What kind of people build houses-... No, buildings inside rocks?" He looked up, seeing roofing and glass sticking out from pillars of nearby rock. "And then, to add, who puts those buildings into the sky? Are they-...?" He paused, trying to reinforce his initial sentence. "Are they just regular tower buildings with stone attached? I mean, that's cool and all, but think of the stairs!"
Meanwhile, he ignored the fact that passing villagers were giving him odd looks. He was, after all, a grown man talking to himself about building structures. Some whispered to each other, but ultimately, chose to never engage.
"How in the hell? Whatever they were on, I'd like some of-..."
Arthir stopped, hearing the sound of panic in voices. Naturally, he turned to see what the ruckus was about, a group of ninjas huddled around, growing louder. One was a small guy. There was another, who was very bulky in muscle. The third was your average joe. As he walked over, someone was hushed, the small guy.
"Be calm. The captain'll be back any moment, I'm sure," spoke the average guy.
Arthir decided to mentally call this man 'Joe'.
"B-but we're do for a meeting in twenty!" said the small man.
Arthir, also, decided to call this other guy 'Tiny'. It's not to identify them really. I mean, that does help, but it was more for his entertainment. Arthir leaned forward, trying not to miss a single detail from Joe, Tiny, and...'Biggels' he decided to call the muscular man. Not that it concerned him or anything, regarding what he heard, he was just nosy as to why a meeting would cause such a rise in fear, especially adults like himself.
"This meeting decides it then?" spoke Biggels.
"Yes. O-our trade routes can either grow significantly," Tiny gulped, "or die completely. A-and if it dies-...!"
"If it dies," Joe, scratching at his nose, started finishing Tiny's sentence, "it's our ass."
The group of ninjas got quiet, leaving Arthir to stand awkwardly. He leaned back to a normal standing position, scratching at his head. Figuring they had caught wind of his presence, he decided to 'reveal' himself, hoping he could play it off as being lost. "Uh-"
"So, he's at the hospital still?" Biggels cut Arthir off.
"Yeah, he took a really nasty explosion tag to the stomach, so he told me," Joe informed.
"Think of the wound that would leave," Tiny nearly whispered. He was lightly thumped on the back of his head by Joe's hand.
"Nuh-uh, I don't wanna think of that!" Joe spoke in a strained whisper.
"But it's a thought we can't really escape, is it?" Biggels sighed. "Sorry, man, I just-"
"No, no, no, he's going to fine! I'm sure of it!" Joe nodded to Biggels.
Arthir, hearing enough, decided to check on this 'captain'. Biggels had said he was in the hospital. Now where was that? Damn these people! They should at least put distinction in their building designs! Why, a giant red cross would do-... Arthir, having had taken a few steps away from the ninjas, spotted a cross hanging above an entry way, leading into the stone pillar.
"Well alright then," he nodded, walking over to it.
WC: 575