Extended Stay [ Konoha - Open ]

[problemdaimyo]

Where: Konoha
When: Early October, but he'll be here all month
Notes: Hotohori is stuck in Konoha for a month on diplomatic business with the Daimyo of Fire. Being in Konoha isn't such a trouble...

It was somewhat less than his ideal month, to be stuck in complex negotiations with the Daimyo of Fire over noodle trade. Ordinarily this was a thing that one of his ambassadors would take care of. He knew this, and so did the Daimyo of Fire. It was an intentional slight on the part of the Fire Daimyo to insist on a personal audience, particularly for so long.

He was far from unused to that sort of disrespect from other daimyo, however, and the Land of Noodles did rely quite heavily on its dealings with the five great nations. And...in exchange, he would at least have an excuse to visit Konoha once more. It was absolutely not worth the month putting up with their frustrating and rude daimyo, but that was nothing against Konoha itself. It was entirely against the man in the ridiculous robes.

Ah, but he kept those emotions to himself. It would be inappropriate and highly offensive to the good village that had allowed him to stay within it for the duration of the negotiations to appear ungrateful for their hospitality, or to express disapproval of their daimyo.

So he smiled happily as he walked, engaged citizens he passed in idle conversation, and gestured animatedly up at the faces on the cliffside once he found a shinobi to speak to. "Is there a way that I can go up and see those up close? They were made with a form of earth jutsu, weren't they?" At least, that's what he'd learned when studying history books about Konoha. How accurate that was when it was history written by outsiders was questionable.

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[shunshinoshishi]

Now here was a lady he hadn't met before. By the garb she was wearing, however, Shisui assumed she might have been of some high rank. Citizens and shinobi didn't really wear such expensive material.

At first, Shisui wasn't entirely sure about whether he ought to approach her at all. Perhaps her bodyguards would object. Perhaps not.

However, it was just his luck that she happened to suddenly be standing right next to him without a moment's notice. Except in the time that he spent getting flustered over her presence, Hotohori spoke and immediately shattered that illusion.

Shisui had to stare. Disappointed, but also just-- well, surprised. Why was a man allowed to be so pretty?!

The color on his cheeks and tips of his ears only darkened, and it took him a while to recover. He nodded, eventually. "They were, but they were also perfected using civilian skill and craftsmanship. There's a stairway that leads up the mountain, but-- how close did you want to see it from?" He glanced over the other man once more, wondering where he'd come from.

If the men in this stranger's land looked like this, then just imagine the women--

[problemdaimyo]

He paused for a moment, considering the pink in the other man's face, before his expression twitched into an amused smile. It took little effort to determine what must have caused the flustered embarrassment his expression implied. Among those who didn't already know him, being confused for a woman was...really quite common. Generally, he took it as a rightful compliment toward his good looks.

"Oh, well...as close as possible, I'd think. Perhaps not so close as to require directly climbing the faces, however." He gave a light laugh. "I imagine that would ruin the view somewhat."

[shunshinoshishi]

"It would." Ruin the view, that is. Plus it would give the man access to their emergency shelter. Couldn't have that happening now, could they? "You probably shouldn't see what the kids have written under the noses, either." Ahaha-- bad poetry about boogers, perhaps.

Shisui pointed instead to a rooftop. "How about there?" Was this going to be one of those magic carpet moments? Shisui couldn't tell how much the seemingly noble-person might be educated in chakra control and, well, jumping up on to rooftops.

[problemdaimyo]

"Ah, such a shame. I'd hoped to climb rocks today..." Not. At all. If he had, he'd already be doing so, and undoubtedly whatever security was involved with that mountain would be fussing at him. Amusing a diversion as that might be from the mind-numbing negotiations with the Fire Daimyo, it also wouldn't do very well for the negotiations.

He turned his gaze to the indicated rooftop. "That rooftop?" Another faintly amused smile at the man, then. "Shall we go and politely ask the residents for use of their roof?" Whether or not he could in fact get up there on his own...the clothing he wore somewhat interfered with his ability to do so now.