Honestly This Post Was Ooc But This Would Be Chiari’s Reaction Too

Proud of myself for remembering surname, first name lmao

She exhales quietly, some tension leaving her body. She had gotten herself into this stupid situation, and she didn't want it to end as anything other than a forgotten interaction for both parties. The fact that he drops the mention of money, seemingly conceding with giving her a warning, is enough for her to mostly drop the snarkasm.

"Sure thing," Chiari says, backing up with a nod, hoping she can quickly stroll away from this interaction once he's done. "I'll make sure to not take any leisurely strolls for my sanity around here," she says gesturing in his vicinity. So much for reducing the snark.

"Have a good one..." she turns on her heel, rolling her eyes once she's facing away and makes for the treeline. The sooner she is forgotten, the better.

Kotetsu squints more. He squints even harder. It’s hard to tell if he’s got his eyes open right now he’s squinting with such ferocity.

His lips curl down into a disagreeing pout. His brow furrows. His arms cross.

He’s trying to be a better person. He’s made a pact with himself recently to try and be nicer to people. To make friends and allies!

And… trying to extort money out of this poor woman who’s found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong shinobi on his patrol would surely turn him back to his life of being an antagonist, wouldn’t it?

But it’d be so easy! No paperwork, no record of this lady, AND he’d walk away with some extra spending money!

It’s tempting… it’s so, SO tempting!

“Mnnnnn—“

Kotetsu breathes out the air he didn’t know he was holding.

“Fine!” His inner turmoil dies as he drops his head with inner shame, “just a warning for you this time, Ms. uhh—“ he glances into his book before closing it again, “Ms. Hidaka. But! Now that you know the rules and the laws, make no mistake.”

The tips of his pinky and pointer finger point to his eyes then point at her, oscillating in rapid succession between the two of them,

“We’re keeping an eye on you.”

After a longer reflection I've decided that I, in fact, do need a sword.

if I’m up late I will *yap* about everything

Sorry to the three people that caught a paragraph or three from me last night lol

also if I do go entirely off track and decide to hand draw icons do I do my usual style but.. just lineart? Or do I try to match the manga style? Orrrr

Chiari makes it about three steps before 'hold it' reaches her ears, and the tone, far more authoritative than it was a second ago makes her scrunch her nose up in displeasure.

Fix your face, she chides herself before turning back around with a much more pleasant expression.

"Hidaka Kiyori," she says smoothly, as if she didn't just pull that name out of her ass. She can't lie - picking a name, a new persona whenever she had a random interaction was a bit amusing. "And don't worry, I definitely fit the passerby description." She pauses and then decides to mess with him a little. Just a little won't hurt.

"And what do I call you?"

...

Damn.

She got him good.

His face turns a handful of shades pink at the embarrassment and he takes the moment to look away from her and straighten out his flak vest. He smooths his palms over the front of it then taps on the pouches on each side.

"Right, well," Kotetsu mumbles as he thinks, clears his throat, and watches her start to walk away, committing her face to memory as best he could. Has he seen her before...? Maybe not. He squints an eye and cocks an eyebrow at the back of her head,

"Hold it," his tone is as solid as cold steel, "I'm gonna need a name. It's my duty to this village to report any and all trespassers and passersby. It's standard routine stuff."

sometimes suffering is just suffering. 

   it doesn’t make you stronger. 

     it doesn’t build character. 

                                                                it only 

                                                                      … h u r t s

‘The Princess Bride’ sentence meme

Send one to my muse for their reaction

“Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.”

“You’re trying to kidnap what I’ve rightfully stolen.”

“While you’re at it, why don’t you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?”

“They’re terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.”

“I can cope with torture.”

“Get used to disappointment.”

“You’ve made your decision then?”

“Frankly, I think the odds are slightly in your favor at hand fighting.”

“I would sooner destroy a stained glass window than an artist like yourself.”

“Am I going mad, or did the word “think” escape your lips?”

“Your vote of confidence is overwhelming.”

“I admit it, you are better than I am.”

“You never said anything about killing anyone.”

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

“You mock my pain!”

“Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.”

“Do you always begin conversations this way?”

“This is true love; you think this happens every day?”

“Australia is entirely peopled with criminals!”

“There’s not a lot of money in revenge.”

“You mean you wish to surrender to me? Very well, I accept.”

“Anyone who says differently is selling something.”

“Anybody want a peanut?”

“I do not envy you the headache you will have when you awake. But for now, rest well and dream of large women.”

“Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.”

“The battle of wits has begun.”

“I wasn’t nervous. Maybe I was a little bit concerned, but that’s not the same thing.”

“We’ll never succeed. We may as well die here.”

“Please understand I hold you in the highest respect.”

“Isn’t there any way you trust me?”

“You’re trying to trick me into giving away something. It won’t work.”

“I’ll explain, and I’ll use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.”

“I told you I would always come for you. Why didn’t you wait for me?”

“I’m not saying I’d like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.”

“You can die slowly, cut into a thousand pieces.”

“What hideous sin have you committed lately?”

“Yes, you’re very smart. Shut up.”

“There’s a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.”

“That doesn’t leave much time for dilly-dallying.”

“Where I come from, there are penalties when a woman lies.”

“It would be absolutely, totally, and in all other ways inconceivable.”

“I challenge you to a battle of wits.”

“Look, I don’t mean to be rude but this is not as easy as it looks, so I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t distract me.”

“Do you hear that? That is the sound of ultimate suffering.”

“You be careful. People in masks cannot be trusted.”

“Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.”

can’t wait to voice chat later with some friends while we game…

I hit episode 201 of part 1 and I have questions and I’ve been told specifically to not google things even if it’s in filler just in case of spoilers

plane ride was good if not a tad bumpy but at least I made some progress on part 1