[open] Chasing him down

[incubi_abel]

Where: Konoha
When: May 25th
Notes: After the auction.

Sitting at the table, Abel calmly sipped his tea as he waited for his food to arrive. After having lost out on his two bids at the auction, he decided to cut his losses and treat himself to dinner. A few questions posed to one of the guards at the auction had brought him to this nice restaurant where the various shinobi could 'let their hair down' so to speak.

He gazed around at the other patrons as he thought back to the auction, and he had to wonder what that one shinobi's problem with Abel was. He had never seen the man before, but the features were close enough to Itachi's for him to have been a clan member. Perhaps the other was just highly protective of Itachi. Anyway, Abel hoped that he could get a message to Itachi to see if it was possible to get together to just talk before the Chunin Exams when everyone and their sister were going to be busy in Konoha.

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[incubi_abel]

"Word reached Ame, and I asked my lord if I might come to see what it was about," Abel remarked with a grin and a sheepish shrug. "And I'll be staying a few days. I may come back for the Chunin Exams if my lord wishes it of me."

[dangodragon]

It was, evidently, about showing off the crazier and more aggressive side of Konoha-nin. How many foreigners had won their auctions? Well, besides Obito's.

"Ah, then you'll have a chance to see Konoha being a little more normal. I hope you will enjoy your stay, and please let me know if you need anything." Hopefully Itachi wouldn't get yanked out of Konoha for anything in the next few days.

[incubi_abel]

Abel softly laughed. "I will but where should I send my requests? The mission office or the Uchiha Clan house?"

He would hate to have his message delayed until after he was out of Konoha simply because it was sent to the wrong place.

[dangodragon]

"That depends on how many curious relatives you'd like staring at you, I suppose." Either way, Itachi could let someone know he was assisting one of the foreign ninja and should be tracked down when asked for. Actually, his family would probably raise a lot of eyebrows at him doing something like that, and while they might not decide to delay the message, Itachi was certain to get an earful.

"Perhaps the mission office would be most...expedient. I'll let them know."

[incubi_abel]

Abel softly laughed, but there was a wistful tone to it. What would it be like to have a family related by blood that cared about you enough to want to question the strangers that dropped off notes.

He forcefully shoved those thoughts away. He was normally so good about letting the past remain there, but apparently this week, the past wanted to rear up and remind him of what he lost. "I'll be sure to remember that."

[dangodragon]

Itachi caught the wistful tone of the laugh, but he didn't want to pry into the matter. He'd only known Abel for a little while, and asking about someone's family could be considered rude. Itachi just had the luck of having a well known family, so it didn't seem to personal to talk about them.

Itachi also wasn't sure questions about Ame would be welcome either, which left him a little short on topics. "Had we no met like this, I hope you would have sought me out anyway. I enjoyed our talk last time."

[incubi_abel]

"I enjoyed it as well. It's interesting to talk to new people," Abel said before nodding towards the window. "What's it like to live in Konoha?"

He grinned, a teasing tone appearing in his voice. "Probably don't have to worry too much about flooding."

[dangodragon]

"The river can flood if we get too much rain, but it's not normally anything that gets out of hand, " Itachi admitted reflexively as he pondered the deeper question of what it was like to live in Konoha. He'd travelled a good deal, but visiting somewhere wasn't really like living there. Still, Itachi often felt he'd was lucky to live where he did.

It was comfortable, green, and home. Nothing was home like sitting by the river with Shisui, or napping in the shade after a long morning. Konoha was peace and safety for him. His ideal.

Instead of that, he said lightly: "It's very nice, unless you happen to be allergic to trees."

[incubi_abel]

"Woe to the poor shinobi that's allergic to trees," laughed Abel, shaking his head even as he raised his glass in a mock toast.

He grinned. "Ame isn't that bad once you get use to the rain. I have a small greenhouse in my apartment that I grow flowers in."

[dangodragon]

Itachi had to wonder if the flowers were poisonous. That seemed like the only reason to go through the effort of growing flowers in a greenhouse to him, but he wasn't a great gardener. Itachi tucked away the information that Abel might be a poisoner, and then realized he could ask.

"What kinds, if you don't mind me asking?" Thanks to his mother's gardens, he could pretend to know something about flowers.

[incubi_abel]

"A couple of violets, a few tulips, and a small rose bush that I'm desperately trying to not kill," he said with a laugh. He didn't mention the foxglove or the lily of the valley as they were the more poisonous of his plants. Ironically, he grew them because they were pretty and smelled nice instead of for their more deadly properties.

[dangodragon]

"My expertise in roses is sadly limited to how much it hurts to fall into them," Itachi admitted. He'd tried growing tomatoes for Sasuke a few years and had barely managed such a simple plant, and Konoha was ideal for growing things.

"There's a fairly good market for plants in Konoha this time of year, if you're interested. Most of the vendors are civilian, but they have a varied selection of ornamental plants." Itachi only knew this because there were all different colors spread out everywhere whenever he passed through.

[incubi_abel]

"I may have to look into acquiring a few to take home with me," Abel said with a bright smile. "Thank you for the information."

After all, he did have plenty of money with him since he hadn't won his auctions. ANd it would be interesting to see what Konoha offered in the way of ornamental plants.