A Returning Visitor

[incubi_abel]

Who: Abel and OPEN
Where: Konoha
When: June 4th - July 1st
Notes: Around Konoha for the duration of Nagato's stay here.

When he wasn't guarding Nagato, Abel was enjoying the chance to see the various chunin applicants in action and the parts of Konoha he didn't get a chance to see before. It was strange but with the numerous foreign shinobi crowding the city, he didn't feel quite so out of place this time as he wandered around in his juonin uniform with his hitae-ate on. Of course, he still had various weapons secured around his person and in his hair as was his usual habit. The newest addition to his uniform was a pair of bracers with tiny spikes on the upper side, just long and sharp enough to draw blood.

Part of Abel wondered if he would have the chance to see anyone he had met at the auction here or if they would all be too busy to bother with him. Possibly too busy but he had dropped a note off at the Konoha Mission Room for Itachi, letting him know that Abel had arrived and was staying at a certain hotel if the Uchiha wanted to look him up. He wouldn't mind testing his own skills against Itachi if the other wanted to, and he had to admit that he wanted to see what it was like to spar against another bloodline as unique as the Uchiha one.

Comments

[incubi_abel]

He hummed and nodded. "I may relax at the hot springs or take a friend there," he commented before smiling. "Thank you for the suggestions."

Another thought occurred to him. "Do you think the training grounds would be open to foreign shinbi wanting to practice a bit?"

[gentledheart]

She smiles, "You're welcome. I hope at least one you find enjoyable."

"I don't see why they wouldn't be. Or if not all of them are accessible certain parts might be." She doesn't really see why certain training grounds wouldn't be open to foreign shinobi. After all they already likely have ANBU tails anyway so what would the harm be in allowing them to train. "If they are they're might be certain restrictions in place, you would have to find out what those might be."

[incubi_abel]

"I may check them out later," he mused with a tilt of his head. "How do you think the exams are going?"

He'd probably check out the training fields after the exams were over with so he could relax a bit before heading back to Ame.

[gentledheart]

"I think they're going quite well. The spectators seem to be enjoying them a great deal."

[incubi_abel]

"It will be interesting to watch the finals," Abel mused with a grin. He sighed and shook his head. "Been a while since I was in their shoes."

He honestly wasn't fishing for information, just trying to make small talk with a pleasant young lady.

[gentledheart]

"I always find the finals interesting. So much happens that you may not expect." The stakes of that last round it has a rather a habit of being just what many entrants need to push them to just where they need to be to earn promotion.

Oh she doesn't think he's fishing, if he were she'd expect he'd ask what the exact plans for the finals were or something of the sort. No she imagines he's just being friendly and trying to keep them lapsing into awkward silence, which could happen despite how much her social awkwardness had fallen away over the last few years.

[incubi_abel]

"Are there any of your clan in the test?" Abel inquired with a tilt of his head. "Ame has a few promising teams here."

Hyuuga-dono was rather nice to talk to, and Abel wouldn't mind striking up a casual acquaintance with her.

[gentledheart]

She shakes her head, "Not this year." Hanabi was still a couple years off from making genin, never mind participating in the exams.

Adjusting their path a little, Hinata leads them around a corner and the edges of the park come into view. Their short interaction nearing it's end, but she is appreciative that he offered to escort her. It was not something he had to do.

[incubi_abel]

Abel hummed before chuckling. "Well, it looks like our conversation is at an end, Hyuuga-dono."

He stopped and bowed respectfully to her. "May the rest of your day be peaceful and pleasant."

[gentledheart]

She bows her head, "Thank you for escorting me Abel-san. It was pleasant."

[incubi_abel]

"The pleasure is mine, Hyuuga-dono," he said with a smile before turning and wandering away. It had been a nice conversation and he hoped her day was just as relaxing as the walk had been.