[closed] Not the News that was Expected...

[TyDie]

There was a spring in the young Henrin's step as Kiyori made her way through the sandy village of Sunagakure, the sun only just barely setting over the edge of the canyon walls. The sky was a myriad of oranges and red as the sun set, creating a beautiful view for Kiyori's eyes to behold. Her emotions were in a bit of a weird state truth be told... She knew that Souta had returned from the mission she had sent him on, the mission to recover her lost sister's corpse so that she could be properly cremated and laid to rest. And yet, while she waited a few days for him to send word to her, she had heard nothing thus far. So, not one to be patient for too long, Kiyori took it upon herself to arrive at the man's abode.

She made her way to the man's address and her jaw dropped slightly as she saw just how large and ritzy the building was. She most definitely didn't expect the man to live in such a posh building, figuring him more of a loner with a small apartment. Still, she shrugged it off; who was she to judge the man's taste in architecture? With a skip in her step she hopped up the man's walkway to his front door, delivering a knock that betrayed her cheery demeanor, a sort of rapid series of 5 knocks with a rhythm to it. She would then wait with reluctant patience for the owner of the home to greet her.

[Willoria]

Souta had been on a couple of different missions since bringing Miyako home. He'd been kept in the loop on and even taken part in her debriefing at different points as well. After all was said and done, one of the first things he wanted to do was make sure the girl felt at home. He'd helped her in every way he could, and now had finally invited her over for a meal. He was in the kitchen cutting up a few selections for fresh sushi, separate elements for a good udon soup already on the stove cooking, and talking to Miyako when he heard the knock on the door.

"Uh... one second." he told her, chuckling almost nervously as he made his way over to the door and pulled it open. At the sight of Kiyori the man was suddenly glad that today was a day that Sachiko was away for various check ups and experiments at the insistence of Akihito. It was bad enough he had nothing to tell her and no idea what to say about Sachiko, if Sachiko had been here or been the one to answer the door, he couldn't even imagine how she might react.

"Kiyori! You have perfect timing." he said, chuckling and rubbing the back of his neck as he motioned for the woman to enter the home. Once the door was closed behind her, he spoke up once more. "I was just making dinner for Miyako as a welcome home present, you should join us." he added, silently hoping she might be less inclined to ask him questions about Sachiko with another guest in the house. He led the way through the home and towards the kitchen, Hana the little fennec fox came running out of a back room yipping loudly, excitedly running around Kiyori's ankles.

[Kabu]

Upon returning home, Miyako had expected to have a much harder time adjusting to all that had to be said and done. Luckily, while some of the higher ups were a bit wary of her, most of the council had been reasonable enough to give her back her rank and reinstate her into the shinobi forces without too much hassle. Though she had to admit that if not for Souta watching out for her it may have been a much more difficult time for her. Ever since he had come to retrieve her he had been doing his part to help out and now he had invited her over to his home for dinner.

"You're so lucky to be able to cook. I'm useless in the kitchen." she said to Souta, chin rested on her propped up hands as she watched him go about the task of cooking, marveling at his ability to do so. In a way seeing it made her want to better learn the art herself. Perhaps one day she could ask him to teach her.

Before the conversation could continue on there was a sudden sound at the door, her head tilting to the side upon hearing it. Surely if he had been expecting guests he would have told her so this had to be a surprise visit.

She wordlessly nodded in response as he left her, staying in her seat but taking the moment to look around at her surroundings. It had been long enough to get over her initial shock but he really did have a much nicer home than she had thought... though perhaps it wasn't all that surprising, recalling in that moment that, assuming this was the same him, he had told her that it had been initially meant for two or more, the memory causing her to let out a sigh. Well, at least he seemed to be making good use of the extra space.

Now then... she really did have to wonder, just who was their mystery guest? She did hear bits of a conversation but wasn't paying enough attention to really figure out what they were saying so for now, all she could do was sit and wait.

[TyDie]

Kiyori gave Souta a warm smile as the man opened the door for her and invited her in, the young woman practically bouncing into his home with giddiness. "How ya doing Souta? Been a while, I heard you got back a few days ago... Who's Miyako?" The girl posed the question quizzically, not really sure who this person was or why she was coming home. After all, she didn't make every event in the village her business... Perhaps Arata knew something though. It was his job to keep track of the information that she didn't or couldn't keep track of.

Walking into the home with the little fox bounding around her feet, she bent down to try in vain to pet it, as it was far too excited to really get her hands on it. She giggled at the hyperactive canine as she entered the open floor kitchen and living room, seeing the black dressed woman sitting at the table. Kiyori, clad in her tattoos and admittedly scant clothing, gave a simple bow with a silly smile. "Good day to you, Miyako-san I presume? Henrin, Kiyori; at your service!" Kiyori rose and allowed Souta to guide her to a seat at the table, across from Miyako. "I hear this is some welcome home gift... what does that mean exactly? Were you on a long mission away from home?"

Kiyori scratched her head with a little embarrassment, silently wishing she knew more about the woman in front of her... though she admitted at least one thing; she was a looker. A part of her wondered whether or not Souta had gotten the chance to see more of her, since he seemed to be so interested in her getting this welcome home present. As her mind hopped back to Souta, she remembered the whole reason she had come by, and as she watched him cook she posed her question. "So... How did the mission go, Souta?" She kept it vague, not wanting to throw out any details that he may not want Miyako hearing. After all, this was an arrangement between Souta and Kiyori, and she wasn't sure how badly he wanted to keep it that way.

[Willoria]

"Doing good mostly." Souta replied as he led Kiyori through the house, and motioning to Miyako as the woman asked about her. "I had a mission with her recently, could've gone south but thankfully thanks to her choice it didn't." He didn't get explicit in explaining it to Kiyori, feeling as if it were up to Miyako if she wanted to tell her that technically Souta was retrieving her from life as a possible missing ninja. He couldn't help a smile though as he watched the two women converse, rushing back over to the food he was cooking and giving the udon a stir. "Both of you have a seat at the table, it's ready." he told them.

The table had already been set with bowls, plates, and even dishes for soy sauce for both of them. He took a moment to set a third place before carefully retrieving the pot of udon and putting it in the middle of the table for them all to serve themselves from. From there he retrieved three long plates of about a dozen pieces of sushi on each and set one before each place before sitting down with a grin.

Though Kiyori's question quickly wiped that grin away for a moment and he nearly blushed. "It was... unexpected." he admitted. "A success but some unexpected results... that I can't actually tell you about yet. I haven't been cleared to share it, even with you." The man rather quickly held up his hands. "Before you ask, Akihito has ordered my silence for now. But once he lifts that order, I swear, you'll be the first to know."

[Kabu]

As soon as she saw the woman even before she could introduce herself, Miyako near immediately recognized her as Henrin Kiyori. And it seemed that she and Souta knew each other on some personal level as well, though she wasn't about to begin questioning their relation. "Ahh, yeah... a mission to hunt down a missing Kouseki a few weeks back went horribly wrong and the team I was with was slaughtered and I would have died too if I hadn't been saved from death by a mother daughter pair in a minor country village. I was so horribly broken up over what had happened that if not for Souta coming when he did and convincing me otherwise I may have taken up life as a missing ninja myself. I'm really glad that he saved me though. I've been able to find some sense of peace and that aside, I don't think I have the stomach for life on the outside." she explained, feeling that as a higher up the woman had a right to know some specifics.

"Ah, finally. I'm starving!" Miyako said excitedly as Souta mentioned it was time to eat and she took her place at the table, waiting not a moment before filling her udon bowl, eyes sparkling as she took her first bite. "Oh, this is absolutely amazing! I love udon but this is just something else." she muttered to herself, barely paying attention to the conversation between Souta and Kiyori, though she did catch a few bits. Seemed like Kiyori had wanted Souta to do something and now he was sworn to secrecy over the matter. She was curious as to what the big deal was but it didn't concern her and so she instead focused on eating, chewing on a fatty piece of tuna. "It's all so good." she muttered to herself, turning towards Souta once she had a moment of quiet to do so.

"Souta, this is all great! It would be great if you could teach me to cook sometime. Right now I'm absolutely useless in the kitchen and it would be absolutely wonderful if I could somehow fix that."

[TyDie]

Kiyori's eyes narrowed for only a moment as Souta informed her of the status of the mission she had sent him on... Complete, but the results were classified? From her of all people? That was actually rather infuriating. She crossed her arms over her chest and closed her eyes with a deep sigh, tapping her finger against her arm in annoyance. "Hmph... Well, I won't twist your arm about it. It's hardly in my nature to ask anyone to betray an order from a superior... Although I can't possibly contain my frustrations. I do hope your food is as good as you say." She uncrossed her arms and let out one more sigh of annoyance, taking in the sights of the food before her.

The udon looked exquisite, as she expected it to, and was happy to grab a hearty serving of the noodles. The sushi on the other hand was a bit of a shocker, she hadn't seen food of this caliber since her last visit to Konoha. "How in the world did you manage to make sushi here in Suna? It must have cost a small fortune to acquire such rare ingredients... and so fresh too." It wasn't like her to go against her Yuumagure beliefs and consume meat, especially not anymore... But she had to admit, the combination of her frustrations mixed with her hunger lead her to come to a conclusion. "Well, since I'm the unexpected guest here, I'll assume these have meat... But honestly, I really don't even care. It smells heavenly, I can take a small break..." She watched as Miyako took the first bite and sung Souta's praises, and afterwards she would follow with a large piece of a crab roll.

Almost immediately the flavor flowed through her mouth, and she let out a content sigh as her head slowly tilted back. "By the Light Souta, how I wish I could have meat more often! This is heavenly!" She allowed herself time to savor the food before swallowing, then finally turned her attention back to Miyako and her story. "My apologies, I didn't intend to ignore your fascinating story Miyako. Obviously i'm ecstatic to hear that you've returned to us. The loss of any of our people is a tragedy in and of itself, but the loss would be threefold if one of our own went criminal as well. Please, there's always a way back to the light Miyako. If ever you find yourself in doubt, don't hesitate to come to me. I'll do everything in my power to help you, and that's a promise."

She smiled warmly at her comrade in arms, giving a small nod as she bowed to her in respect. Miyako's choice to return with Souta's help was a small step towards making her feel better about Akihito's secrecy, and the food of course helped her mood as well. "So, you say that you were injured during the encounter? I do hope you've taken time to heal since your return... The civilians on the outside can only do so much to mend wounds of course, our Iijutsu specialists are leaps and bounds beyond the medicine of the outside world. May I ask how severe your wounds were? And of course, how your trip with Souta back home went? You two didn't have to... fight... Did you?"

[Willoria]

As Kiyori went into a huff and demanded his food be good enough to make up for his bad news, Souta couldn't help a snort of laughter before quickly clearing his throat and going back to what he was doing. For a woman so much stronger than him, she was weirdly adorable at times but he had a feeling that if he said that she might kick his head in for it. However the man did chuckle as she started talking about his sushi. "I actually I always have a supply on hand." he told her. "I have a small pond where I raise fish, crabs, and a few other things specifically for sushi. I've always been fond of it... honestly I may expand the pond one day when I retire and start my own restaurant." he admitted, looking over at Miyako. "I actually give cooking lessons at one of the orphanages. You could always join us, I'm sure the kids would love to have another adult there. There's probably over a dozen kids with just me and Miss Miami to keep them wrangled together." He wondered for a brief moment if Miss Miami might be jealous however, if he were to invite another woman to help with the lessons. But he quickly brushed the thought aside and returned to the conversation and Kiyori's questions.

He shook his head as the woman asked about a possible fight and chuckled. "I'm not an attack first ask questions later type, Kiyori, I assure you." he said, grinning a bit. "Yes I showed up ready for a fight if it was needed, but it was not. We went on a walk, talked the issues out, and in the end she chose to come home of her own volition. Her wound was not from me."

[Kabu]

Miyako tilted her head at Souta's response to her request, seeming to be thinking it over, and after a moment nodded, a small smile on her face. Joining in with cooking lessons at the orphanage huh? That was one thing that sounded to be right up her alley. "That sounds great, I would love to join you at the orphanage for those lessons. I really love kids, ya know. Hoping I can even have one of my own one day." she said, turning back towards her food a moment as Souta informed Kiyori of the details of their encounter, nodding along once in a while but not speaking until Souta had finished and she of course didn't have her mouth full.

"Thank you for your concern Kiyori but I'm fine now. I'll keep that in mind for the future. In the meantime, regarding Souta and I's first encounter... Simply put, I wasn't in any condition to be fighting when he arrived. I had been on the mend but there's no telling what kind of consequences a fight may have had at the time." she began, taking a moment to eat a couple more pieces of her sushi before continuing. "It was pretty bad. I tell ya, you don't know pain until you've been stabbed and left with the reminder of a near fatal wound. At one point on the way home Souta even had to carry me a short ways cause it started acting up. Luckily we had been right near a town where we could rest." she said, chuckling at the memory. Of course at the time it hadn't been so funny and she had felt embarrassed and ashamed for showing weakness, but looking back she could laugh at how it had gone down.

"I tell ya though, being carried by a giant is one experience I'm not sure I want to go through again." she said nonchalantly, chuckling again as she went back to her food, watching her current companions for any kind of reaction.

[TyDie]

Kiyori allowed Miyako to regale her with her story, explaining that she and Souta had not fought and in fact she had sustained those wounds at the hands of someone else. For a split second, she actually thought the woman had fought some kind of giant! But as the story went on, the woman taking in a couple more pieces of sushi with fluttering eyes as she listened, she discovered that the young woman was referring to Souta as if her were giant. It was only then that it really dawned on her that Miyako was... tiny. And actually really cute... The sudden thoughts brought a slight blush to Kiyori's face as her mind went racing, but she quickly brought it back to the mention of Souta's height.

A sly grin crossed her face as she leaned closer to Souta and started poking him in the ribs with her finger, a very light and weak form of her 'Mantis Jab' Technique not that dissimilar from the infamous Jyuuken style. "Hey. Hey. Souta. Stand up. Do it. Now." Eventually, when she convinced Souta to stand, she would stand beside him for a height comparison, letting loose a small chuckle in the process. "Hehe, I'm totally taller." She beamed with some kind of weird pride as she thought she was taller than Souta, smiling at Miyako. "We Henrin are known for our height... well, and our eyes, of course. But our height too!"

She'd remain standing next to Souta for a few moments, eyeing him up and down, sizing him up as if looking to fight or... something... "It's just as well. We're both Taijutsu focused I imagine, our builds lend to it in different ways. I'm faster but you're probably a lot stronger. Ah well, jounin to jounin, I think we'd be evenly matched... Not that I want to find out, I really don't wanna fight yknow?"

[Willoria]

Souta smiled, nodding as Miyako agreed to go with him to those lessons. He was honestly glad to hear it, he knew nothing of the woman's prospects concerning partners of course but couldn't help but think just maybe there was a chance of her deciding one of those children should be one of hers. The thought brushed any worries of a jealous Miss Miami out of his head immediately as he knew, if anything, she'd be happy. Finishing off his own helping of sushi, of course the man couldn't help a light blush as she referred to him as a giant. It wasn't that his height embarrassed him, but it reminded him of how petite the woman herself was, which of course took his mind to thoughts of her body again. Clearing his throat he hoped to do away with the blush, only to be met by Kiyori's poking finger. With a grumble and a playful glare at Kiyori, he finally stood, sighing as she compared her height to his.

As she proclaimed herself taller he made a sound like an offended snort and turned to look for himself, shaking his head as he was certain he had at least an inch on the Henrin. Of course as he tried to imagine a small prank for this little slight, even debating asking Sachiko for input, Kiyori accidentally presented it all on her own. With a light smirk the large man slid back into his chair and simply said, "Uh... Bannin, actually."

And he left it at that, the smirk firmly planted on his lips and his grey eyes sparkling blue briefly with the mischief of it all.

[Kabu]

Miyako couldn't help it, she pouted as Kiyori suddenly got up from her seat, Miyako finally realizing just how tall the woman was. Sure Souta was really tall, that was to be expected... but to think she had been outdone so badly by another woman... She had always known she was short, and would likely remain so for the rest of her life, but was she truly lacking or were others just blessed? She wasn't so sure anymore.

Nonetheless her brooding was interrupted as Kiyori suddenly started poking at Souta, she unable to help but giggle at how insistent she was being about getting him to stand.

"Whoa..." she muttered to herself as Kiyori and Souta stood side by side... her jealousy being overwritten by sheer awe as it came to light that the pair were nearly the same height. "I had forgotten that Henrin were genetically taller than most." she said after Kiyori's explanation, though she had to admit that even with genetics on Kiyori's side it was still an amazing feat that she and Souta were nearly the same height, or at least to her it was. "You two are lucky to be so tall. I can count myself blessed just to be able to reach the cupboard without a stool." she muttered under her breath, not having much time to dwell on it before she was broken out of it by Souta's sudden revelation.

"Souta, you were promoted?! That's amazing!" she said with sparkling eyes, any amount of depression or jealousy being replaced by sudden excitement. A Bannin promotion was always something to be amazed about but it was an even more wonderful feeling when it happened to a friend. "This is something very worth celebrating!"

[TyDie]

Kiyori grinned and chuckled at the young woman as she marveled at her and Souta's height, looking up and down the woman's body as she mentioned her own small stature. "Ahh, it's not all it's cracked up to be Miyako. Plus, men love the small and petite builds; if it's a kid you're after, that body is perfect for it. That bust, those hips, that skin... yeah, you've got it made." while she was mostly complimenting the girl's form in regards to her desire to bear children, Kiyori couldn't help the thoughts going through her mind in regards to her body... and what she wanted from it.

That all changed as Souta corrected her in regards to his rank... he outranked her? He was a Bannin? She slumped her shoulders and frowned at the man, clearly miffed that he suddenly outranked her... Luckily, Miyako mentioned celebration, and a wonderful idea entered her mind. The frown turned to a sly grin as she moved to her seat, her gaze falling back to Miyako as the idea in her head formed. "Heheheh, you're absolutely right Miyako, Souta being promoted to Bannin is absolutely worthy of celebration. In fact, I don't think a quiet night of Sushi is enough. We should have a fun night on the town... On your wallet, Souta."

Her gaze shot to Souta as she finished, her devilish gaze penetrating his form as her proposal was made. After all, he made more than either of them did now... he could afford it.

[Willoria]

Souta couldn't help a chuckle, not just at Kiyori's almost obvious admiration of Miyako's figure, but her reaction to his promotion. He looked at her a moment, slightly amused at the sight, at least until Miyako suggested celebrating. Kiyori's comments only brought a groan out of the man as he realized they wanted him to spend money. She wasn't wrong, he made more than either of them, but he usually wasn't much of one for spending it. He'd even been eyeballing a small place that he thought he could afford soon, perhaps a restaurant. He pushed the thoughts aside for now however and looked between the two girls.

"Alright... celebrate we will." he said, chuckling as he pushed aside his own now empty sushi plate and poured himself a bowl of the udon, setting up a bowl for each of the women with him as well. "But if I'm going out with two women such as yourselves, beware what people will think." he added with a bit of a sly chuckle. It was almost as if he'd been hanging out with Arata recently, the influence from the fairly lecherous samurai rather evident.

[Kabu]

"Oh... I uh... thank you for that, Kiyori." Miyako stuttered and blushed in response to Kiyori's compliments, having never heard such things before. It was honestly a bit embarrassing but to be praised in such a way really made her happy as well, she just wasn't entirely sure how to follow up. What was one supposed to do next in a situation like this?

Luckily a distraction soon came in the form of more food as well as... a serious response to her suggestion to celebrate Souta's promotion, a celebration it seemed Souta himself would be paying for. Now that was unexpected, but even if it was her way of getting back at Souta for now outranking her, as it very clearly seemed to be, Kiyori did have a point... He would make much more than either of them and quite frankly she was in no position to be paying for anything, the little cash she did have having been set aside in her savings.

That said, her embarrassed blush only deepened at Souta's own remarks, having some idea of what the man may have been implying. "I uh... yeah." Ah jeez, she couldn't remember the last time, if ever, she had felt quite this embarrassed.

"It's been quite some time since I've gone out on the town." she suddenly said, the thought having come to her despite her otherwise scattered mindset. Really despite the heavy embarrassment she was currently feeling she was really looking forward to this. Really it was moments like this, hanging out with friends, that really made her glad she had made the decision to return home.

[TyDie]

Kiyori's smile grew three sizes as Souta agreed to foot the bill for a night of celebration in the village, giggling like a fiend as Miyako grew embarrassed. Souta's mention of women "such as themselves" clearly struck a cord with Miyako, one that left her practically speechless. Meanwhile, the lecher that was her partner had rubbed off on Kiyori a bit too it seemed, as she rose from her seat and positioned herself behind Souta before wrapping her arms around his chest from behind, placing her chest against the back of his head. She'd sit there for a moment before leaning in close to whisper in his ear...

"I prefer women." She then stood back up with a chipper laugh before bouncing over to her seat again to take a seat. "But thanks for the offer. If I have a change of heart i'll keep you in mind. Meanwhile, you're the one that wanted a kid right Miyako?" Kiyori gave the short jounin woman a wink before giggling like a fiend again, taking way too much pleasure in the adorable woman's embarrassment. With a sly grin she popped another sushi in her mouth, the last piece, before scooting her plate away and replacing it with the bowl of Udon Souta had prepared. Once she swallowed she chased the sushi with a bit of tea, all the while eyeing Miyako... Truth be told if there was anyone at the table Kiyori had an interest in, it wasn't Souta.

[Willoria]

Souta couldn't help but to laugh as Miyako suddenly became rather obviously embarrassed, though that distraction cost him as he hadn't quite realized was Kiyori was up to. He practically froze as she wrapped her arms around him and he felt her chest against the back of his head. He was just reaching up a hand to touch hers when she made her remarks and his cheeks flushed red. Though despite his own momentary embarrassment the man couldn't help a laugh. "So what you're getting at is that your male partner carries very little in his pants. Good to know." he retorted with a laugh, shaking his head to try and shake the redness from his cheeks.

"Oh this is going to be a fun night." he muttered, the redness failing to disappear as Kiyori made comments about Miyako wanting kids. "Pretty sure I'm too hold to suddenly decide on kids myself, besides I have the entire orphanage to teach how to cook. I don't need more kids." he added with another laugh. 'Third wheeling to Kiyori trying to get in Miyako's pants huh? The entertainment alone might be worth paying for tonight's fun.' he thought to himself, simply chuckling as he sipped his tea.

At least it wasn't looking to be a dull night.

[Kabu]

Miyako blushed harder than ever, her entire face practically a deep red as Souta and Kiyori made their own respective remarks. She could handle these kinds of situations just fine when she was the one initiating and it was targeted at someone else but when it was aimed towards her, she couldn't help but become a blushing mess. "I... I want kids but I'm not ready yet. I mean, I need to steady my heart and find my own place and overall learn how to be a good mum first." she muttered, or at least she meant to, saying it all out loud in the midst of her vast embarrassment.

And it really didn't help matters that Kiyori seemed to be eyeing her like a piece of meat. Sure the woman was cute and all but Miyako was sure that she didn't swing that way... She didn't swing that way, right? She slowly sipped on her udon, head tilted to the side as she realized the thought had never crossed her mind before. Well, that only confirmed her belief that she was entirely straight... Right? Suddenly she wasn't so sure, though she at least was entirely positive she largely preferred men.

Ah jeez, what am I thinking about? Need a distraction... Oh right.

"So, what's the plan for the night? Either of you got any ideas?" she asked, having calmed down enough at this point to at least speak calmly and quietly, though the redness on her cheeks was still very much apparent.

Hopefully this embarrassment wouldn't continue all night long.

[TyDie]

As the old bannin inferred that her long term boyfriend was lacking physically, her left hand instinctively went to hold her abdomen as the thought of what he actually had ran through her photographic mind. "Oh gods no. It hurts just thinking about it Souta." She laughed it off but in actuality the thought actually did cause her some memory pain, the man was not lacking in the slightest... If anything he had a bit too much going for him. It was an odd conversation piece to be sure, one that she wasn't sure Miyako was comfortable with... but given that she only seemed embarrassed and not actually upset or angry, Kiyori assumed she was fine with the topic of conversation.

Slurping down some Udon, Kiyori listened to Miyako talk about having kids and how she had some more to learn first... Kiyori giggled and shook her head at the response, a noodle sliding into her mouth as she ate. "Heh, is anyone ever really ready for that? I mean, we Henrin typically have huge families, I should've already had at least one by now by family standards. But yeah, I don't feel ready either... I think it's something you just need to decide to do. Or, yknow, accidents happen I guess." She laughed at the thought, but of course the mention of an accident once more brought her mind back to Sachiko... the oops in her family. The 13th child.

It was a thought that sobered her almost immediately.

The smile on her face faded for a moment, but Miyako's comment brought her attention back to the world of the living again. "Well, Suna really doesn't have much to do for a night life. But perhaps there's an interesting show going on somewhere? We could go out, have some fun watching a performance, maybe there's some exotic delicacies to be found. Ooh, I know! I heard there's a new place on the other side of the village... someone finally figured out how to make a real hot spring! It's artificial of course, but it's all done with filtered water using a system made by the Hizashi to heat the water and recapture evaporated water to return it to the system. Expensive to be sure, but for the first hot spring in Suna? I'd say it's worth a look. How about you, Mr. Moneybags?" Kiyori shot a glance towards Souta, waiting for his answer to her proposal.

[Willoria]

Souta laughed outright at Kiyori's comments about her lover. He'd heard rumors of course, though it certainly wasn't a subject he'd pursued. Still, it was funny to think about. He couldn't help but to wonder, if Kiyori preferred women and her lover really had so much in his pants... that had to spell a lack of a sex life for them didn't it? Souta quickly shook his head and dismissed the thoughts, it wasn't something he wanted to think about.

Polishing off his udon, Souta looked between the two girls at Kiyori's suggestion and simply shrugged. "Why not?" he said, smirking only slightly. "Hot spring sounds good after the last few days really." he added, keeping most of his thoughts to himself. 'A hotspring... so more than likely both of them naked, and Kiyori clearly wants in Miyako's pants... yeah... however this night ends, I'm happy with it.'

[Kabu]

"A hot spring huh? I think I've only been to one once, and that was years ago as a mission reward. I remember it being pretty great so that sounds like an excellent suggestion." Miyako spoke in response to Kiyori's suggestion, at first smiling though it soon turned into a frown as a thought crossed her mind. Of course the thought that it meant the three of them being naked together did cross her mind but Souta had already seen her partially nude and Kiyori was another woman so it didn't bother her all that much. What she was worried about however was the grotesque scarring underneath her breast. Souta had already seen it but most others hadn't and she was worried as to what kind of reaction she may get if it were to be exposed. It was an ugly reminder of her failings after all...

She shook her head to clear her thoughts and instead turned her attention to finishing off the rest of her food, letting out a sigh once done. "This is going to be a wonderful evening I feel. We're going to have a great time, especially those of us not paying." she said, a grin crossing her face as she looked over towards Souta. "Thanks for the meal by the way. It was amazing."