CaughtInTheRiddle

Let our voices be heard!

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Let our voices be heard!

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Let our voices be heard!

(WIP)

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Let our voices be heard!

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[Always Lonely] Naruto: Continuum [Always Open]

Coyotas, Pachid & Kawagana, Arina - The Immortal Child

Arina sighed as she once again finished another drink and Pachid simply frowned in disapproval. The two hadn’t said anything to one another over the last hour, they had just been watching the locals – which was actually rather amusing. They had already seen three bar fights, two thefts, a drunken father slap his son and one murder… and it wasn’t even midday yet. The duo seemed to stand out in the crowd, yet they hadn’t drawn the attention to be approached.

A pale hand extended into the air as Arina beckoned the young bar maid over to their table, whom was almost immediately at her side. Pachid watched with interest as the maid went to leave, but Arina’s hand shot out and grabbed her forearm, gently pulling the maid back down to her level. She whispered something in the woman’s ear and the young girls eyes widened for a moment before she looked at the pair seriously and nodded.

Arina then released the girl and she shot back over to the bar. Pachid’s eyes followed her as she found one man in particular and said something to him before pointing over at them. His eyes flickered back to Arina who wasn’t even watching the exchange – and he wondered what she’d asked the woman.

Before long, the young maid returned with a refreshed drink and placed it in front of Arina, before slipping something in her hand. Arina gave the girl a gentle smile before thanking her – to which the girl bowed and walked away.

Pachid watched with curiosity as Arina unravelled the paper and read over its contents. A small smile befell her features as she placed the corner of the paper in the flame from a candle that was sitting in the middle of the table. She then rose and her eyes turned down towards Pachid,

“Well, shall we head on out?” she asked, in a cheery tone that didn’t seem to sit well with him. His blue irises stared at her full drink for a moment before he frowned and stood up. He didn’t want to question it, but he found it strange that she didn’t even bother to finish her drink.

She gave him a closed eyed smile before she moved towards the exit of the bar, and he trailed behind her. Wondering what had sparked her interest so much. His eyes narrowed on her hands for a moment as he noticed her performing a few handsigns. He frowned for a second, wondering what she was up to – but an ear piercing scream snapped his attention back to the bar. His eyes found those of the bar maid, who was now bleeding in several different places. His expression turned dull as he realised what was happening to her.

Every single wound the girl had ever received was resurfacing on her body – every scar on her pale skin ripped itself open, allowing a mass amount of blood to spill from the refreshed wounds. He turned his attention back to Arina, catching a glimpse of her auburn hair as she exited the bar, and he wasn’t too long behind. He wondered how Arina was even able to do that to the girl – but as he watched Arina walk down the street he stopped. He remembered her grabbing the girls arm before she walked away – which would have doomed the girl then and there; the physical touch had branded the girl with Arina’s chakra…

That was just downright scary.

The amount of times Arina had touched Pachid for a seemingly pointless reason sent shivers down his spine. And when he felt a pair of cold hands wrap around his arm, it took all of his willpower not to jerk out of her hold. He hadn’t realised she had turned back to pull him along with her.

“We have places to be Pachid, and too much to do before we have to regroup with our new teammate,” she mused in a voice that almost entranced him into following her. He nodded and his features remained expressionless as he continued walking, allowing her to continue holding onto his arm.

It was a sad existence really – he’d do anything for her, and what was worse… she knew that.

It hadn’t taken the two long to reach a clearing in the forest, and waiting for them was a strange looking man. He was tall and lanky – he looked as if he had seen many battles, but he wore the uniform of a tradesman. Someone who knew a little about a lot of things, someone who could relay information on the Tatasuko clan.

“I hear you have information on the Tatasuko,” Arina stated with a charming smile as she released Pachid’s arm and moved towards the man who seemed to be taken back by her forwardness. He bowed slightly for a moment before his hazel eyes connected with her ice blue ones,

“Yes mam,” he replied quickly – Pachid could tell the man was nervous… perhaps he had seen what happened in the bar. Arina rose an eyebrow, waiting for the man to go on,

“And you’d be happy to relay this information to me?” she asked, and he opened his mouth to reply, only to be cut off as she tossed a bag of what seemed to be gold coins at him. “For a price of course.”

He fumbled to catch them and Arina watched intently as he peered into the bag, his eyes widening at the amount she had given to him. He then looked back up at her, stumbling over his words, “O-of course mi ‘lady!” he replied, and her sweet smile dissipated from her features into a bored expression. She closed her eyes and sighed as if his presence had become a chore.

“I was worried you’d say that.”

Before he could even question what she meant, she was inches away from his face, sword drawn and driven through his abdomen. Her blue irises were blank and void of emotion as they darted around his face, taking in every single aspect of surprise and betrayal. She rose to the tips of her toes and put her lips to his ear,

“Betraying the privacy of others isn’t looked lightly upon, where I come from – you’d do well to remember that in the afterlife.”

Pachid frowned… that was bullshit. One of her most trusted advisors was an informant who would sell her out in a second if it amused him.

She was such a hypocrite.

[Always Lonely] Naruto: Continuum [Always Open]

@Kimono
Aubree is a stupidly weak character. All of these characters aren't too OP. There's a place for a not so powerful character in this RP, we accommodate everyone. If you made a weaker character, it's not like we'd have our characters hunt them down and kill them.

The OP characters are more venerable to that simply because their power draws the attention of other powerful characters.

Slap the title immortal on someone and everyone tries to kill em'.

Stay :)

[Always Lonely] Naruto: Continuum [Always Open]

Coyotas, Pachid & Kawagana, Arina - The Immortal Child

Arina walked behind Kyūsai, keeping to the left, so she could get a better look at him. She gave him a weary glance as he spoke of his plans to split off from her and Pachid – a plan which she wasn’t complaining about to be honest about. She didn’t give any sort of acknowledgement to his request for knowledge of the Tatasuko… but she’d ask anyway.

But only because she wanted to.

Pachid shot her a slight glare, knowing her exact thought patterns and Arina simply shrugged in return. He sighed and closed his eyes, clasping his hands on the back of his head as he walked alongside the Kawagana. How he ever managed to be landed on a team with the two of them, he’d never know… he wondered what he’d ever done to deserve such a thing…

He wasn’t going to answer that.

Arina gave Kyūsai a friendly wave in return with her signature closed eye smile and Pachid stared at her in disbelief. The pair watched him walk away for a moment before they turned and headed in a different direction. Pachid trailed a step behind his comrade, shoving his hands in his pockets while she lifted her arms up and clasped her hands on the back of her hair. He glanced at her for a moment, his blue eyes analysing the seemingly young Kawagana,

“What is our consensus on Tsuki-sha?” he asked in a bored monotonous tone.

Arina skipped a step, instantly falling into line with the Kawagana Clans advisor. She clicked her tongue for a moment as she thought of the right words, “He’s interesting,” she mused, “I like him,”

Pachid stopped dead in his tracks, wide eyed while she continued on walking – almost as if she hadn’t even noticed his absence. “You’re kidding right?” he asked, still not moving from his place in the middle of the street. Arina finally stopped and turned to face him, her thigh-length white dress swaying with her turn while her ice blue eyes met his.

“He’s a creep.”

“He’s also immortal,” she rebutted, “his power is very interesting to me – I’ve never seen it before,” she mused, tapping her chin with her index finger in a thinking manner.

Pachid sighed, why did she always have to befriend the creepy ones? Ryosei and Zagi were more enough for him to deal with… they didn’t need to add any more to the mix. Her social circle was downright chilling. He groaned as she gave him a sweet smile and turned around, continuing on down the street; he followed reluctantly.

Before long they found themselves in a sake bar, having a relaxing drink while watching the locals. They wanted to know how they interacted with each other, how the reacted to certain topics of conversation and above all, how they reacted to outsiders. It was a rough bar, with even rougher people – the two looked almost too clean to be there, they were out of place.

And it was drawing attention.

“Do you think they’re staring because of my dashing looks?” Arina asked as she took a sip of her sake, and Pachid shot her a disapproving look before his eyes scanned the bar for someone who looked like they knew a substantial amount about a lot of things. She simply shrugged, and poured another drink… he was such a stiff.

“What I’m curious about is the one hunting us,” she mused, and Pachid froze slightly,

“I think we should avoid conflict at all costs,” he stated, thinking back to what Kyūsai had said, “this person hasn’t made any effort to conceal themselves, and they’ve made you a prime target,” he proclaimed, and her eyebrows knitted together in a frown,

“So?”

“So, that means they clearly have some form of information on you…” he stated in a serious tone, looking back to her, “and all of the evidence states that they don’t fear you in the slightest… which means we have one of three kinds of people on us,”

She rested her elbow on the table and propped her chin up with her palm, signalling him to go on,

“A moron, your brother… or a psychopath…”

She giggled slightly, and he frowned at her carefree attitude – all were bad at this point in time. If it were some weakling trying to prove their worth by capturing her, she’d surely kill them – which would draw attention. And an all-out battle with someone who could match her strength or overpower her, would most likely upset the locals… considering she didn’t have the courtesy to take a battle outside the village. He was snapped out of his thoughts as she spoke,

“A moron would have at least tried to conceal themselves… and my brother would have attacked a long time ago,” she mused, and a grin befell her features,

“I’m gunning for psychopath.”

[Always Lonely] Naruto: Continuum [Always Open]

Mizukage, where you at? *waves around flashlight*

@Anderiel

Unless Yoshua isn't telling me something, we don't have one just yet... I believe

[Always Lonely] Naruto: Continuum [Always Open]

Coyotas, Pachid & Kawagana, Arina - The Immortal Child

Pachid frowned as he and Arina were all of a sudden engulfed in smoke, while Kyūsai asked them to stay in the cover of the bomb. The two members of the Kawagana Clan squinted their eyes in attempt to peer through the thick substance, however they could see nothing. He heard Arina sigh from beside him, probably silently complaining that the smoky smell would stick to her clothes – he rolled his eyes more at the fact he could instantly tell what she was thinking rather than her actual thoughts.

“What a waste of a smoke bomb,” Pachid grumbled as he plonked himself down cross-legged on the grass, they didn’t need to be told twice. His eye twitched slightly as Arina laid down using his legs as a pillow... could she just not. Her serious lack of care for the situation was disturbing, even for her.

“I swear to god, if Ryosei has fucked us over, I’ll kill him,” she murmured, shifting her head to try and see Kyūsai, but there was nothing – only the horrified screams of his victims.

“Empty threats are unbecoming of you Ri,”

She scoffed at his comment, not denying his words – he wasn’t wrong, but she wouldn’t tell him that. Their attention was drawn to their comrade as the smoke cleared the area revealing numerous bodies and an armless Kyūsai. They both watched in silence as his arm regenerated in the most sickening way she thought possible. She slowly pushed herself up and gagged slightly,

“That’s got to be the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen,” she stated dryly, waiting for Pachid to stand up and offer her a hand, which she gracefully accepted, allowing him to help her up.

It wasn’t that she needed the help, more, she expected it.

“So…” she mused lightly, humming her words as she spoke, “Where to next?” she asked, “They have an amazing Udon shop in the middle of town if you’re hungry,”

Vigil!

I would carry on, but it's really hard to RP sometimes when half the people aren't about. It was a really good RP- it just needed a little more care I think. I definitely liked Lucas, and there was a lot more to develop about him. The tipping point was coming with CaughtintheRiddle's character coming to visit Lucas, and from there, shit would be getting very involved between Lucas and the Mafia, but that didn't happen- ah well.

@kingkonrad

@BigPapaBelial

Sorry guys, shit hit he fan and I was forced to move out of my place and into a dodgy sharehouse that had no wifi.
In a better place now if anyone was keen to keep going or reboot.

Sorry :(