That was--- a good question. Mika furrowed her brows as she recalled bits of information gathered over the years. "Mm, I've heard a lot of strange things. I bet most of them are baseless rumors but--" She looked at Kisame and tittered a little before continuing. "You probably wouldn't tell me one way or another would you?" The stories ranged from the gruesome to perverse, even sometimes too ridiculous for anyone to believe. "I heard once that the Hoshigaki could turn into fish. Like, fish fish, big ones I'd imagine." Mika thought it'd be cool if such a thing were true.

She followed him easily down the road, already engrossed in the conversation. Was he actually going somewhere or simply walking aimlessly? It didn't matter, Mika wanted to get information. "Ne, I like the staff myself." Something tickled her brain and the expression on Mika's face changed. "Don't think I got your full name." Was he going to be mysterious and even keep that a secret?~