Listened to Theo's reasoning as she couldn't help it that she was unable to shake off the feeling, "For some reason, I have a feeling you did. But since you are trying to change the topic, I'll let it drop for now since you do seem to be okay. Now the trickier part is to be able to get to the springs." With that, they headed their way to them, people glaring at the odd couple that was attempting to get the springs and shaking their heads but she didn't care. Sure enough, the attendant stopped them and Theo started to go back and forth. Yoshi didn't chime in, figured that he had it handled. The attendant reluctantly let them go. Yoshi smiled back at him and nodded as she glanced up towards where their room window was to see if there was any hint of what was going on. She doesn't see anything. Lucky for him, she hadn't learned how to fly yet so he gets away with this storm which she still believed he had something to do with it. Headed into the women lockers which were roofed, she removed her yukata and placed it in with sandles underneath a bench. Headed out, completely nude, she left her towel behind cause she didn't want it to get soaking wet from the storm. Slid into the springs, a sigh of relief escaped from her lips as she smiled at the cold rain and was listening to the thunder and can see the flashes of lightning. Theo might notice this may be the most relaxed he had ever seen of Yoshi. "This is calming." She said softly with a smile.
Theo looked up as he heard foot steps between the thunder claps. Seeing Yoshi standing there, naked, and looking up towards their window. He was sort of glad that the clone had thought to stay back out of sight.when she finally gave up and sighed, he Smiled softly, he had never seen her so relaxed. “Yea, it’s nice… I’m glad you got to see your storm.” He’d say with a smile up at her, admittedly enjoying the way she looked from that angle,. Resting his head back on the deck again, Theo would stare up into the sky, the cool rain making an interesting contrast to the hot water he was sitting in. “So if you love thunderstorms, what made your family move to Suna?” (3$ @#’ +74897#”6, he wanted to get to know more about her and her family, especially if they were going to be together for the long term. “And where we’re you from originally?” He’d add at the end. Feeling a bit thirsty, he’d lay back with his mouth open, gradually catching a mouthful of water from the rain before swallowing it with a soft sigh.
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Physical Description
6’2”, 250lbs solid muscle,white hair to his mid back, held back by his Suna headband with heterochromic blue and green eyes. Wearing thermal insulated leather armor, dyed black, with patches of dull silver metal on the chest, upper back, and upper arms. A pair of steel arm guards and steel backed gloves,all painted black with a dark blue lining. Black boots, a pair of 30” broadswords hanging from his hips. The skin on the inside of his forearms, if visible, is covered in small seals. Over all his armor, generally hiding it,he wears a baggy sleeved black robe with dark blue trim and a black armored cowl hood.
Yoshi sighed as she put her head back as well but not too back, she didn't want the water to run into her nose. "Honestly, I don't know." She started as she tilts her head forward and glanced over at him. Sat at his left side, her right leg lifted as it rested on his left leg. "Each time I asked, there were different answers. The most common one was that they liked the climate and environment more. I was young. Didn't really have a say if I wanted to go or not." Yoshi said with a smile, "We're from Land of Tea originally. Islands. So imagine that jump huh?" She laughed softly. Watched him opened his mouth, she was confused for a moment when she got it when he got enough water. "Damn. We forgot the whiskey." She glares up at the room.
TTheo waited as Yoshi got herself situated on his left side, her leg draped over his. When she started speaking, he looked at her curiously when she said she didn’t really know, that her parents never gave a consistent straight answer. “Huh… I mean, Suna is an Oais, and there is the rainforest that Sonyo regrew, so it isn’t as harsh as the rest of the desert, but still… seems kinda weird.” When she mentioned being from the islands in the land of tea, Theo scoffed slightly. “Huh, nice… same place my dad ran off too, something about some rare medicinal plant and decided to stay and left al of us behind.” He’d say, a slight growl entering his voice for a moment. “But enough about that, it’s not important.” With her leg draped over his right, Theo’s arm slid into the water and slowly slid up and down her leg, roaming from her shin to just a bit below her hip as they relaxed. When she mentioned that they’d forgotten the whisky bottle, Theo bonked himself on the forehead, “Damn, sorry, I shoulda grabbed it… oh well, we can drink more when we get back to the room if we want to, this is nice right here.” He’d say smiling again “So, family moves to random oasis village in the middle of a damn desert from the islands for some reason they won’t say…. What does your family do for work? I think I remember seeing that you live somewhere near the edge of the rainforest…?”
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Physical Description
6’2”, 250lbs solid muscle,white hair to his mid back, held back by his Suna headband with heterochromic blue and green eyes. Wearing thermal insulated leather armor, dyed black, with patches of dull silver metal on the chest, upper back, and upper arms. A pair of steel arm guards and steel backed gloves,all painted black with a dark blue lining. Black boots, a pair of 30” broadswords hanging from his hips. The skin on the inside of his forearms, if visible, is covered in small seals. Over all his armor, generally hiding it,he wears a baggy sleeved black robe with dark blue trim and a black armored cowl hood.
"Yes, it's an oasis and there's the rainforest as you said but makes me think what if Sonyo didn't grow them?" She asked towards Theo, "That would make it still a bit of a desert, compared to Land of Tea." She didn't mind his hand stroking her leg as she was comfortable. Her eyebrow rose as he mentioned that it was his dad that had run off to Land of Tea and decided to stay there... all for a plant. Yoshi didn't like that. She was certain that if she had met him first, she would've harmed him. Course, not much damage she can do now, but when she gets stronger, it would've been possible. What kind of man would run off, leaving his family behind, for a plant? Yoshi sighed and shook her head. Then again, she didn't know her mother was capable of cheating. It just goes to show you don't really know about people sometimes. Yoshi laughed softly as Theo bonked himself on the forehead as she gently grasps his hand and held it. "That's what I was thinking. We can also ask for more drinks to be sent to our room... unless your wallet had enough?" She questioned with a smile. "Dad is Hyuuga and he's medic and taijutsu. So I think he worked for the hospital for a bit. He's retired now. Mom, she's the same bloodline as me, but genjutsu specialist. She retired as well and so they got 10 acres in the rainforest, 8 of it fenced in, we take care of any antlered four-legged mammals. You name it, they come to the fenced area. We placed seals to keep them safe from hunters and predatory animals so, over time, they got the hint that if they get to the fenced area, they were safe. Don't know why they are so bent on taking care of them." Yoshi shrugged softly.
Listening to Yoshi explain about her parents, Theo would laugh a bit when she said her dad was a medical nin, “He probably knew my dad, then… James Poe, Sannin of Suna and it’s head medical shinobi.” He’d say with a weird mixture of pride and disdain. Her mom was apparently a taijutsu specialist, “so both parents are good with taijutsu… explains a bit of why you caught on fairly quickly earlier at the dojo.” He’d say, giving her small a light squeeze as she held it before going back to resting it on her thigh. When she mentioned having more drinks sent to their room, Theo chuckled, “You wanna get that drunkL… Or are you tryin to get me drunk?” He’s say with a teasing tone and a squinted look sideways at her. When she explained how her folks took care of the deer and other antlered animals from the forest, “Hmm, interesting… kind of random, but interesting.” He thought over what he’d learned of her so far. “Sounds like you have a pretty comfortable life there by the forest… what made you wanna be a Suna shinobiL or was it just something your parents expected you to do?”
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Physical Description
6’2”, 250lbs solid muscle,white hair to his mid back, held back by his Suna headband with heterochromic blue and green eyes. Wearing thermal insulated leather armor, dyed black, with patches of dull silver metal on the chest, upper back, and upper arms. A pair of steel arm guards and steel backed gloves,all painted black with a dark blue lining. Black boots, a pair of 30” broadswords hanging from his hips. The skin on the inside of his forearms, if visible, is covered in small seals. Over all his armor, generally hiding it,he wears a baggy sleeved black robe with dark blue trim and a black armored cowl hood.
She was enjoying this. The rain, the storm, and just being in Theo's company. "The name is familiar because that's what happens when you are strong, but I don't remember dad talking about him. Him and mom don't really talk about their shinobi days much anymore. Maybe because the majority of it was in Land of Tea and they switch their allegiance to Sungakure so they don't talk about it anymore." Yoshi explained softly. When he mentioned her dad being involved in taijutsu, she smiled softly and nodded. "He is part of my training but the bloodline, meditation, the whole nine yards was more on mom than dad." Yoshi laughed softly about the drunk comment, "I'm sure there are other drinks I have yet to try, and nothing wrong with me trying them," smiled towards him, "Besides, nothing wrong with the slight mental enjoyment of being drunk. Course, the aftermath isn't so much fun..." Yoshi trailed off, knowing the effects of hungover. She had not yet experienced it herself but her dad, being the medic-nin, had made sure to do his dad duties by telling his daughter the horrors of alcohol, drugs, and even sex. Yoshi, being the smart girl, did more research and while there are horrors, there were delights too. Decided not to keep this in her mind, "Dad, being medic-nin made sure his daughter was very well informed. Theo, the pictures and people he had shown me," softly shaking her wet hair, laughing, "He really was trying to make sure I don't do any of those things. That didn't stop me. I did learn from him but I did my own research too. I saw that there were scary things but delightful moments. So now, being a graduate, he had stepped down a bit and wasn't as protective anymore and now, I have finally tried alcohol."
Theo would chuckle softly as she mentioned that her folks didn’t talk much about their shinobi days, likely at least partly due to them switching allegiances during their career. She then went on about how she was interested in trying different drinks and how her dad had always made sure to teach her about the dangers and horrors of alcohol, drugs and sex, but she was smart and liked to do her own research. Laughing happily,, Theo would comment, “So what does that make me? Your way of rebelling against your dad being overly protective about booze and stuffL” he’d say giving her thigh a squeeze, “Or am I your research to see if what your dad said was true or as bad as he claimedL” he’d keep chuckling for a bit before taking a slow breath to calm himself, “As for the drinks, what else would you like to try? You can order whatever… wine, beer, ither liquors… pretty much anything is fine with me.” He’d chuckle a bit as he thought, “I’ll just make sure you don’t get dangerously drunk.” He’d say with a smile her way.
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Physical Description
6’2”, 250lbs solid muscle,white hair to his mid back, held back by his Suna headband with heterochromic blue and green eyes. Wearing thermal insulated leather armor, dyed black, with patches of dull silver metal on the chest, upper back, and upper arms. A pair of steel arm guards and steel backed gloves,all painted black with a dark blue lining. Black boots, a pair of 30” broadswords hanging from his hips. The skin on the inside of his forearms, if visible, is covered in small seals. Over all his armor, generally hiding it,he wears a baggy sleeved black robe with dark blue trim and a black armored cowl hood.
Raindrops plattered everywhere and certain areas of Takumi would surely slowly start to flood different areas. Though she didn't mind. Here, for some reason, she felt at peace. Even the idea of being attacked was still there but minimal. They had an advantage. Maybe enemies would also have the upper hand but she wasn't as worried as broad open in daylight. Yoshi laughed gently as she shook her head towards him. "Really now?" She questioned with a bright smile. "You already know my views of love and to be honest, I'm here to see if you can prove me wrong and my hormones are very highly attuned being around you." Yoshi's hand gently placed with the surface of the water. Theo offered to order more alcohol as she frowned, he wanted her to have the decision of choosing which alcohol. Then she remembers her research. "Hmm. Maybe I would like drinks that have spices? I noticed my favorite food and drinks all have some kind of spice." Yoshi tilted her head towards him, wondering if any drinks would come to mind. "Oh." She paused for a moment as she suddenly realized that she had forgotten to answer one of his questions. "As to why I became a Suna Shinobi... I'm not sure. I mean yes, it was expected of me. And I'm not a gal to live the boring life of taking care of animals."
Theo laughed at her way of dismissing his questions about him being her rebellion or her research, saying she wanted him to try and prove her opinion of love wrong, saying her hormones were really attuned toward him, or around him. Still chuckling,Theo would respond “Kinda hard to prove intellectually something that isn’t intellectual.. Love, and any other emotion or feeling is how we interpret certain physiological responses our body makes to different stimuli. In the case of love it’s often a combination of elevated heart rate and breathing rate in the beginning, dopamine rushes, small amounts of adrenaline… over time though the excitement fades and it’s oxytocin that helps maintain the bond.” He’d smirk over at her as he put everything into the hyper rational and medical terms she seemed to enjoy using. “Especially the large doses of oxytocin released during and after sex. It’s why they call it the love hormone…”
When she mentioned that she didn’t know what to try, but liked stuff with spices, Theo thought for a bit, “Hmm… there’s spiced rum, mead or honey wine can have stuff like hops, cloves, cinnamon and other warm slices added to it… there’s medicinal blends of whisky that have a lot of herbs and spices added… you can add spice to just about anything as long as the flavors don’t clash….” He’d think of some things that she might like, making a short list. “I think I have a few ideas, I can mention to the desk before we hear back to the room.
When she said she didn’t really know why she became a ninja, but knew it was expected of her, Theo nodded… “yea, I can kind of relate there.. I wasn’t really born, in the traditional sense… dad made me in his lab from samples of his and mk’s dna… grew me in an artificial womb… I was made to be the village’s ultimate weapon… so, obviously, not joining the military wasn’t any kind of option…”
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Physical Description
6’2”, 250lbs solid muscle,white hair to his mid back, held back by his Suna headband with heterochromic blue and green eyes. Wearing thermal insulated leather armor, dyed black, with patches of dull silver metal on the chest, upper back, and upper arms. A pair of steel arm guards and steel backed gloves,all painted black with a dark blue lining. Black boots, a pair of 30” broadswords hanging from his hips. The skin on the inside of his forearms, if visible, is covered in small seals. Over all his armor, generally hiding it,he wears a baggy sleeved black robe with dark blue trim and a black armored cowl hood.
"Yes, and that's what I meant by my hormones be attuned to you. High on dopamine, endorphins, and adrenaline. Oxytocin can come later." Yoshi smirked towards him. Theo started to think of different drinks they could try as her head tilted back and she opened her mouth to get some water as well. Brought up that he had some ideas, Yoshi couldn't wait to try something with spices this time around. Would they burn like the drinks they been having? Would it be dangerous because she likes it? She remembered that Theo had mentioned he wouldn't let her get dangerously drunk so even if it's a dangerous combination, Yoshi was sure that Theo can easily stop it or take it away.
As the discussion about becoming part of the military was brought up, he explained a bit more. His dad made him be a village's ultimate weapon. She frowned softly. "Well, he's gone. Can be an option for you now. Do you wish to quit and have a boring life of..." She glances around, wondering what he could be, "Weather man?" She laughed gently.
Theo laughed when she explained what she meant by her hormones being highly attuned when she was around him. “Well I’m glad I’m not the only one that’s been enjoying our time together.” He’d say with a smile and a laugh. She seemed to wander off in her thoughts when he mentioned sliced drinks, so he waited for her to come back to the present when she mentioned mentioned that he was made to be a weapon, and that with his dad gone he could be free to do whatever he wanted, suggesting a weather man as a joke, he laughed “At least my forecast could be accurate, regardless of the season and what I said.” He’d comment laughing. “But no… When mom told me dad left, she gave me the option to leave as well. I’m a warrior, it’s all I’ve done, it’s the only life I’ve known. I’ve dabbled in other things over the years out of curiosity, but anything else would be a hobby at most. Now I’m a warrior and a teacher, so at least I can help others too besides being a killer.” Theo’s face darkened slightly as he stared up into the rain and cloudy sky. He want ashamed of what he’d done in the line of duty all these years. He didn’t wish to be free of the life of combat he’d lived… but he also wasn’t a bloodthirsty killer eager for war and slaughter. He’d kill if ordered to, or if it meant protecting the ones he cared about, but he didn’t want to seriously hurt people indiscrimately. Taking a slow breath, “I am what I am… and at my core, I was created to be a weapon.. at least I’m a weapon held out in front of a group of good people, used to protect them so that they can live safe, normal lives.” The big man would turn his head to look into her pale blue eyes with a soft, slightly sad smile, “But at least, for now, I can spend my down time with a beautiful girl that at least seems to care about me…” his hand would rub along her thigh again as he spoke.
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Physical Description
6’2”, 250lbs solid muscle,white hair to his mid back, held back by his Suna headband with heterochromic blue and green eyes. Wearing thermal insulated leather armor, dyed black, with patches of dull silver metal on the chest, upper back, and upper arms. A pair of steel arm guards and steel backed gloves,all painted black with a dark blue lining. Black boots, a pair of 30” broadswords hanging from his hips. The skin on the inside of his forearms, if visible, is covered in small seals. Over all his armor, generally hiding it,he wears a baggy sleeved black robe with dark blue trim and a black armored cowl hood.
Her smile brighten as she nodded, "Yes, my point. The weather will be accurate and I'm sure we'll have some random weather like it is without the control of the weather. but I'm also sure you are smart enough to make sure not to harm crops and other things." She smiled towards him. Yoshi frowned when his mother gave him the option to leave. She became quiet as he mentioned that he's a warrior and a teacher. That he was what he is. A weapon that belonged to a good group of people. Yoshi had thoughts about that. Each culture and different regions have their own views of good. Maybe the citizens of UHV saw them as good soldiers and that they are not evil when they attack other nations. There was always some kind of justification in history. The white-haired female knows that this was not the time to bring up that topic. It was sensitive and she can feel the emotions from him, it was wrong timing. Yoshi shivered softly, the constant pouring of the cold rain against her face with warm body, it was causing a conflict. A soft smile appears when he called her a beautiful girl, "Of course I care about you Theo. Bonding hormones you said?" She said softly, slightly teasing to help lighten the emotions, she didn't want the storm to get worse with addiction to Theo's emotions. "We should go in... my head is getting too cold now." She laughed softly, wondering if he would be keen to the idea.
Theo smiled softly when Yoshi smiled back at him, confirming that she did really care about him, at least to some degree, he obviously wasn’t a mind reader. Well he kind of was, he knew techniques for that, but he wouldn’t use them on her, so he couldn’t exactly know her real feelings. When she mentioned it getting cold, Theo nodded, “Yea, the rain is getting kinda cold… it wasn’t bad at first, but the contrast with the hot spring is getting a bit extreme., standing and stepping out of the hot water, he would hold out a hand to help make sure Yoshi didn’t slip while getting our. “If you get out of the locker room before me, go in ahead back to the room, I’ll go talk to the desk attendant about those drink.” He’d say with a smile as he sent the mental signal for the clone controlling the weather jutsu to quickly erase an sign that he was there and pop himself. Once they were both out of the water, Theo would grab his sandals and walk back into the men’s locker room.
Once under the roof, he’d grab a towel and slowly dry his hair and let off, still thinking through what had been said between them in the water. He wasn’t 100% sure, but it seemed like Yoshi had, fairly bluntly, that she was at least in an early stage of falling in love with him, even if she wouldn’t call it that. A soft smile crept across his fans as he threw his towel in a hamper and put his Yukata back on Amd slipped into the sandals, heading into the lobby to talk to the front desk.
When he got to the desk, he was greeted by the same woman that tried to prevent them going into the hot spring, who looked at him cheerfully, but slightly concerned and confused by his lack of caution with the lightning. “Hey, y girlfriend and I were wanting to get some drinks, is there any way you’d be able to send someone to grab some stuff for usL I can give you the money to spend, or just charge it to the room and I’ll cover it when we check out.” The attendant nodded cheerfully, saying they’d send someone for the drink no problem. Theo wouiod take a sheet of paper and write down a few things before handing it back to the attendant and thanking her and heading back to their room.
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Physical Description
6’2”, 250lbs solid muscle,white hair to his mid back, held back by his Suna headband with heterochromic blue and green eyes. Wearing thermal insulated leather armor, dyed black, with patches of dull silver metal on the chest, upper back, and upper arms. A pair of steel arm guards and steel backed gloves,all painted black with a dark blue lining. Black boots, a pair of 30” broadswords hanging from his hips. The skin on the inside of his forearms, if visible, is covered in small seals. Over all his armor, generally hiding it,he wears a baggy sleeved black robe with dark blue trim and a black armored cowl hood.
At least Theo was agreeing that it was getting kind of cold and took his hand to help her out. "Okay, sounds good," Yoshi replied with a smile as she went into the locker room to dry off as much as she could before putting on the yukata and slipped her feet into the sandals. Oddly, the storm had stopped. Yoshi paused for a moment as she was now seriously considering that Theo, somehow, had something to do with this. It was too much of a coincidence. "Hmm." She softly mused as she used the towel to help dry out her hair as much as possible. Placed it into the hamper, she headed out and saw Theo at the front desk. She thought about waiting for him but she doesn't know if he was going to have to fetch or not, and she remembered what he had mentioned about her going ahead and go to the room. Once she got there, she saw something that caught her eye. Her brows furrowed as she paused for a moment. Was this from someone else? Did she get into the wrong room? Her eyes darted to their belongings. This was the right room. Slow as possible, she headed to something shiny, and on closer inspection, she realized that it was a beautiful glass-like icy vase with amazing and beautiful roses, lightning inside them and illuminating the room. Yoshi couldn't help but smile. Roses was such a dumb romantic flower, so common and so used... but this didn't deter Yoshi. She was emotionally moved. Her hand gently stroke the roses.
