Board Thread:Konoha General RP/@comment-26068742-20170824003340/@comment-32868247-20170825022325

 Bright, coral-colored eyes widened in surprise as she realized that she had actually caught the man off guard. What, had he been paying no attention at all? Her smirk didn’t falter in the slightest - honestly, this was hilarious. She leaned back a little further, letting her lute slip a little in her lap and watching him settle back into his seat as the cart continued to carry on. That done...well...she’d hoped he would have something interesting to say, but his responses were hardly of any real intrigue. Her momentary partner hadn’t bothered to attack her, so at the very least he wasn’t someone to be immediately wary of. Instead, she turned her gaze out towards the landscape. It was all so...lively, and sprawling. If she had to come up with a word to describe the greenery as it all passed her by… Well, gorgeous. Also, for some reason, it made her think of lima beans and yellow socks. Not that she’d ever honestly even been into yellow socks. She found herself wondering where the thought even came from. Leaning against the side of the seat they were in on this little horse-drawn cart, she found herself resting her elbow against the wood and propping her chin up on her hand. Suddenly, she was...well...kinda bored. This had seemed a lot more exciting when there was talk of bandits. She was actually almost a little anxious. But… Well… Now that she was out here, it was kind of blah. She wanted to go find someplace quiet and just play her instrument instead. But no...she had her lute cradled in the crook of her arm, boredly gazing down at the road as it passed them by.

 “The name’s Meirinna Aias. I work at a boutique back in Konoha. Issue is, I’ve been running low on materials for the designs I’m supposed to be prepping for orders, and lately I’ve been having a hard time replenishing my stock. I figured this trouble with the trade routes probably has something to do with it. Though...are you sure you’re cut out to handle it? I shouldn’t have been able to sneak up on you so easily. If you walk around with your head in the clouds like that, any bandit could spot you and run before you even noticed - and that’s the best case scenario.” Making a croaking sound, she leaned her head back to glance wryly back at the man while she brought the tip of her thumb backwards across her throat, cocking her head to the side with a sudden jerk and rolling her eyes back. She might have considered sticking her tongue out for extra effect, but she didn’t want to catch any bugs flying around out here. Once the sounds of carpentry reached her ears, though, she found herself sitting up. Slight confusion clouded her eyes. So easy? That made no sense - had they taken the wrong route and not ended up finding wherever these supposed bandits were hiding out? She turned to glance towards Deucalion, raising a brow inquisitively. Was he confused as well? He didn’t seem so… More than anything, he was just trying for more information. And...despite the fact they’d barely heard anything about bandit interference in Konoha, only just recently stumbling across the issue before an official contract was even brought to the Hokage, somehow everyone in the village they’d happened upon seemed to be very well aware of the situation and quite concerned by the matter. She stood back, frowning quietly. Still… After long, they were on their way again. She sighed and looked over at him.

“You alread--- Wait… Hey, what?” He’d been asking if they should pretend they’re locals, but immediately after this it finally occurred to him that he had no idea whether she was a Shinobi or not. Her eyes blinked wide and she stared at him incredulously, blinking twice before shaking her head in shock. Wow… This guy was incredibly slow. Hopefully that’s an act. “Huuuh?” Well, might as well… She put on a goofy smile, shrugging her shoulders sheepishly with a light giggle. “What, psh, no. I just jumped on your cart while under the impression there’d be blood and death and danger because I was bored and it seemed like a good idea at a time! I’ve never even held a knife before, and I faint at the mere thought of blood! You silly.” She waved her hand dismissively all the while, rolling her eyes back as she glanced around their surroundings. Honestly, this guy couldn’t possibly be that clueless, could he? It sure seemed that way. Well, it kept things entertaining. Beyond that, who really cared? Though… She began to lower her lute a little, glancing around as she tried to think of what she should do in preparation for what she imagined to be an inevitable fight. Well, they were out in the open, so she probably wouldn’t be wise to equip a sword instead of her instrument. It’d be nice, sure, but… That would give away the fact that she was a Shinobi with absolute certainty. For the moment, she looked like a small and mostly inoffensive teenager. And for the sake of this little outing, it was probably best if she kept it that way.