04-13-2015, 10:28 PM
Well, I was definitely wrong to think... Mami watched in horror as Obito and Sasuke argued. She was tempted very strongly to step in and stop the arguing on her own, though before she could think of something, anything to say, the situation was resolved. She got the bad feeling, however, that this was a shaky foundation the two had built, and anything built further between the two would like be worrisome. Still, she shook off the thought and the mention of "babes" on Lubbock's part which worried her a little bit, and returned her gaze and attention to Mr. Hammond. As he explained, she found a cloud of smoke flying in her direction, which she fanned away with a little ribbon from her left sleeve while coughing a little bit from whatever smoke passed her wall of fanning. The awful smell of tobacco filled Mami's nostrils for a few moments, causing her to feel a bit nauseated, but the feeling wore off before long.
The words coming from Mr. Hammond's mouth were about as pleasant as the tobacco smell, however: She worried about what she was hearing, much more so than she probably should have been. That snake had appeared with Sasuke, hadn't it? But she and him were fighting it... So he couldn't possibly have summoned it, right? Or could Sasuke have been simply been putting up a front when, before Mami came along, he had been planning to do something malicious?... No. That didn't seem like Sasuke - As little as she knew about the boy, he seemed friendly enough, and not like the type that would intend to kill unless for a very, very good reason. In fact, if anyone had blood on their hands (Literally and otherwise), it was Mami herself.
Fortunately, they were "off the hook", though the pint-sized gunslinger would accept nothing but being even with these people. They were awfully kind themselves to have presumably helped in fighting that snake, so she spoke up. "I'm very sorry that snake cost the life of one of your allies... How may I repay you?" she asked. Few ideas came to mind, and the only conceivable one that did was taking his place for a while, though she couldn't do that. There were no doubt people out there that needed her - In this place she no doubt had many things to do. Her duty was not fighting for king and country, especially not for a country she knew nothing of. "Being 'off the hook' as you say isn't enough. I don't want anyone to be in debt to anyone here - Neither you or I benefited from the lost life, so neither you or I should leave this situation having lost more than already has been lost. If there's anything I can do... Let me know."
Mami returned her attention to the walk, but suddenly she felt as if she was forgetting something. Not just anything, something deathly important. If there's anything I can do... Definitely different from fighting Witches. Images of fighting that snake flashed in the girl's mind - Summoning ribbons, facing down a massive creature with her rifles - She had done that before. She had done that to fight a Witch... Charlotte. She felt a pounding sensation in her temples, which she cringed at, but quickly regained her composure. She had to start fighting Witches again - It was her duty, and if she ignored it... Her Soul Gem would grow cloudier than it already was, wouldn't it?
Mami stopped. "I'm afraid I will have to turn down this invitation," she decided. "I'm afraid I have even more pressing matters to attend to than seeking him out... Matters that are life-dependent in importance." Her head faced west, where there appeared to be more like those who had come to meet them. "Before I go," she took a few steps toward Sasuke, "It was wonderful to fight alongside you, Mr... Uchiha, was it?" though he appeared younger than herself, Mami tried to use respectful honorifics with most people, and since she wasn't the most familiar with English equivalents, perhaps she had overstepped a boundary. "I extend the same to you, Mr. Hammond, and to the men under your command. And lastly..." She turned to Lubbock, whom she still didn't know the last name of. "Thank you for offering assistance. Perhaps that's an offer I may be able to accept one day," she chimed with a smile and turned her back on the group, deciding she would head southwest. "Until we meet again," she finished and began her run for the gate of two bent palm-trees. Before long, she found herself in front of a gate displaying a lovely view of a small, coarse-sand beach with an ocean expanding ever-outwards otherwise. Mami held her breath, not knowing exactly what else to do, and stepped through with her head angled down and her eyes shut. The last time she had done this, she had been rendered unconscious for who-knows-how-long... Hopefully leaving the Nexus again wouldn't cause that same effect twice.
The words coming from Mr. Hammond's mouth were about as pleasant as the tobacco smell, however: She worried about what she was hearing, much more so than she probably should have been. That snake had appeared with Sasuke, hadn't it? But she and him were fighting it... So he couldn't possibly have summoned it, right? Or could Sasuke have been simply been putting up a front when, before Mami came along, he had been planning to do something malicious?... No. That didn't seem like Sasuke - As little as she knew about the boy, he seemed friendly enough, and not like the type that would intend to kill unless for a very, very good reason. In fact, if anyone had blood on their hands (Literally and otherwise), it was Mami herself.
Fortunately, they were "off the hook", though the pint-sized gunslinger would accept nothing but being even with these people. They were awfully kind themselves to have presumably helped in fighting that snake, so she spoke up. "I'm very sorry that snake cost the life of one of your allies... How may I repay you?" she asked. Few ideas came to mind, and the only conceivable one that did was taking his place for a while, though she couldn't do that. There were no doubt people out there that needed her - In this place she no doubt had many things to do. Her duty was not fighting for king and country, especially not for a country she knew nothing of. "Being 'off the hook' as you say isn't enough. I don't want anyone to be in debt to anyone here - Neither you or I benefited from the lost life, so neither you or I should leave this situation having lost more than already has been lost. If there's anything I can do... Let me know."
Mami returned her attention to the walk, but suddenly she felt as if she was forgetting something. Not just anything, something deathly important. If there's anything I can do... Definitely different from fighting Witches. Images of fighting that snake flashed in the girl's mind - Summoning ribbons, facing down a massive creature with her rifles - She had done that before. She had done that to fight a Witch... Charlotte. She felt a pounding sensation in her temples, which she cringed at, but quickly regained her composure. She had to start fighting Witches again - It was her duty, and if she ignored it... Her Soul Gem would grow cloudier than it already was, wouldn't it?
Mami stopped. "I'm afraid I will have to turn down this invitation," she decided. "I'm afraid I have even more pressing matters to attend to than seeking him out... Matters that are life-dependent in importance." Her head faced west, where there appeared to be more like those who had come to meet them. "Before I go," she took a few steps toward Sasuke, "It was wonderful to fight alongside you, Mr... Uchiha, was it?" though he appeared younger than herself, Mami tried to use respectful honorifics with most people, and since she wasn't the most familiar with English equivalents, perhaps she had overstepped a boundary. "I extend the same to you, Mr. Hammond, and to the men under your command. And lastly..." She turned to Lubbock, whom she still didn't know the last name of. "Thank you for offering assistance. Perhaps that's an offer I may be able to accept one day," she chimed with a smile and turned her back on the group, deciding she would head southwest. "Until we meet again," she finished and began her run for the gate of two bent palm-trees. Before long, she found herself in front of a gate displaying a lovely view of a small, coarse-sand beach with an ocean expanding ever-outwards otherwise. Mami held her breath, not knowing exactly what else to do, and stepped through with her head angled down and her eyes shut. The last time she had done this, she had been rendered unconscious for who-knows-how-long... Hopefully leaving the Nexus again wouldn't cause that same effect twice.
Quote:I guess you could say Mami's diving into the Deeps... Headfirst. *Puts on aviators*
We'll cross paths again regardless of what happens, the lot of us - I'll make sure of it!~
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