sunshine_ooc | Test Drive Post!

Sunshineverse

Okay everyone, it's time to test some people out! The rules of the game are simple. You have a character you would like to try out as a native to the setting of this game. You want to see if this is the right setting to play said character in, right?

Well, then all you have to do is drop them into this post as a top level comment with this as the header:
Character name | Series (OC's just put Original here) | Planned Village Affiliation

Then you comment around and play with everyone else!

If you need some ideas on how to get started, you can drop your character in during the middle of a mission, have them at an eatery around their village, or maybe even just doing weapons practice. It's up to you how you want to set out, so feel free to put your characters in this version of the Naruto universe however it most seems appropriate. Just be sure to say where you put them somewhere in your post though, otherwise two people might not even be threading in the same country.

One last thing! Remember that your character was born in this universe, so whatever else you decide, your character is a world native, even if they might be a tourist in the village you decided to test them out on.

And that's it. Just be good to each other and have fun! Threads you do here can count toward future activity checks, so long as the person you're threading with gets in too. These threads can also be used for samples on your application.

Communities♦ Main Community
♦ Missive Network
♦ OOC Community

General Info♦ Premise
♦ Rules
♦ F.A.Q.

World♦ Country Information
♦ Maps
♦ Sunshine Timeline
♦ Character Histories

Applicants♦ Applications
♦ Character History FAQ
♦ Nationality Guide
♦ Taken

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"I don't know about up so much, but I've grown." He nodded, then moved over to the books, immediately scanning the shelves for the tomes he was after. He didn't seem at all worried about being attacked at least.

He flashed him a wry smile. "You look just the same. You can't have been that old when we met though."

Nori waved a hand and let Peter have the shelf while he bent down to examine the desk drawers he hadn't gotten around to breaking into yet. More invasive than reading books, but that's what they got for leaving him alone so long.

"Much taller an' you'll be perfect knee-cappin' height." The locks clicked open under his hands, and the level of carelessness told Nori that not much of real value was in them. But all the same, he leafed through a couple of important-looking documents. "An' I fink someone's gonna drop by to pay me a visit soon- best be outta here 'for then."

"This was my venture, thank you very much. If they show up before I got what I came for, then they're simply early." There was a bit of primness in how he said it, and he pulled a scroll, starting to drop book after book into it without any visible concern.

Nori gave a snort and shook his head, beard waggling while he slipped fingers between pages and skimmed their contents for anything worth knowing.

"Won't worry 'bout you, then." It was a partial lie. While Nori might not jump to the defense of anyone he came across, he had a very secret soft spot for young'uns and wouldn't see the kid dead or captured. Put him in a bit of a tight spot, and reminded him of why he didn't make friends.

His eyes caught on a valuable shipment crossing out of the country's borders and knew exactly where he was going in a couple days. Rather than steal the file, he memorized it as best he could. No sense in alerting anyone to his intentions. He shuffled the papers into a neat stack and replaced them in the drawer, locking it back up with a click.

"Bit o' a coincidence, seein' you here."

"It is. I know I'm being paid, and have bonuses on top of that by way of taking what I want from the collection, but I didn't expect to see you."

He leaned up on his toes and pulled down a particular book, eyes widening as he took it in, then into the scroll it went too. "Client wants the ledger, if you find one. I took this one because of the rare book collection though. I can only guess that means I'm back in good graces."

He flashed a smile over hs shoulder, sheepish. "I kind of got into a mess with my village leader about this time last year."

The next drawer up was a little trickier, and more promising for it. Maybe the top drawer was even sealed. Which he might not have time for, so best stick to task.

"Honest work an' pay," Nori nodded, for all that 'honest' meant to shinobi. The life suited, but he liked working for himself too much. He took the odd assignment when he was desperate for cash, but he didn't trust clients as a general rule- or anyone in this 'business' for that matter. Not healthy.

Which was why he's still got half his attention on the boy. Wouldn't like to hurt him, but can't trust him either, no matter their history or how that friendly smile made him want to go home.

"Set yourself up decent after I left, eh?"

"Ahhh, I found a mentor who took a personal interest, we'll say." He hedged right around answering that question directly, and moved from the picked over shelf to start taking pictures off the walls, setting them to lean on the ground as he carefully checked for traps in the process.

"It's been advantageous."

A curious little tidbit, but Nori was well-versed in secrets. It was enough to know that Peter had a life somewhere, with reliable pay, shelter and food.

The second drawer was personnel files on various shinobi, by the looks of it. It was difficult to tell if they were enemies or allies and after another quick look-through, Nori put them back. People had to be in his way before he killed them. He scurried over to the door and listened under the crack for movement, then reached up and locked it. No good against a shinobi worth their rank, but would provide plenty of warning.

He pulled the second drawer out of the desk completely, deciding that since Peter was taking down pictures, he couldn't set everything to right before someone stormed in and started accusing him if Peter managed to slip away in time. Might as well commit to the crime now. Nori withdrew a pair of knives and bent inside the desk, prodding very, very carefully at the bottom of the top drawer, grinned when the flash of a seal appeared and repelled his weapons.

Predictable.

Nori muttered to himself and studied it, formed a few short hand signs and pressed his fingers into the wood. He held his breath, and the seal faded. Pulled himself out of the desk and one expert lockpick later, he was rifling through the contents. He flipped through a small book and with a grunt, tossed it in Peter's direction.

"Found your ledger."

He caught it with a small fumble, then shoved it in a different scroll. "Takes care of the client. Just need to find that scroll and I have everything I'm here for..."

He frowned, then moved across the room, carefully rolling the scroll upward that the other man had been eyeing earlier, then gently taking it down to set to the side.

He made a noise of victory at the seemingly blank wall, then took out a brush from his sleeve and penned a seal over it, making a grid that had been very lightly carved into it flare before showing dull black with his ink over it. Then he reached up to press on the newly revealed panel.

"You don't need to worry so much, no one but whoever you're meeting is going to come."

Nori gave a curious look at the wall panel and decided that was probably obvious if he'd taken a moment to look beyond the quality of the scroll itself. He wondered what might be in there, but then, he still had an unsealed drawer to go through.

"Fink I got this old bein' reckless?" Alright, maybe he was still reckless, but it was (usually) well-considered recklessness. "Sides, I don't fink whoever comes through here will be forgivin' this lil raid o' ours."

And a raid it was as Nori's fingers came up with a lovely gold band. A wedding ring, stashed in a top drawer. Well then, he was sure he could find notches in the wood if he looked hard enough.

And that was the door. Nori spared a smile to Peter, raising his fingers in a silent salute. He did wonder who might be behind it and what they might have to offer, but he wasn't sticking around to find out.

"Best be off, then."

"What, you mean the master of the house? Dead." He glanced over and gave a little wave. "Don't forget to grab the wall scroll before you leave." He pulled a small sheet of paper and activated a storage seal, putting the decoration inside and tossing it at the man.

"And don't be a stranger, I miss talking to you."

Satisfied, he turned back to fetch his prize so he could be on his way as well.

Nori caught the paper, rolled it up and lifted it with a quick grin in a weird toast.

"Won't be missin' none o' this then." The thief clambered over the sill. "An' you know how to get 'hold o' me if you need anyfin'."

His name might have changed since then, but he used the same calling card for jobs and the like. "See you 'round, Pete."

"Be seeing you too Ji-chan." He waved, then turned to rummage a bit himself, absently covering that there had been more than one person here at all.

Just in case.

Test Drive Post!

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject