paixaorpg | Fateful Meeting [Completed]

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Fateful Meeting [Completed]

Character(s): Kenshin and Soujirou
Content: The Rurouni has an encounter with Soujirou (who's on his way to find Oscuro)
Setting: Around K7
Time: Afternoon
Warnings: Not sure yet. XD

Kenshin had continued on his journey through the city after the, rather well, strange, conversation with the other wanderer. He didn't really having much else to do but investigate the city, which seemed to just go on and on.

Being stuck here was starting to sink in, thus he was wondering about looking for somewhere to stay, as well as food, but to have either he needed money. So he would need some kind of work, although he didn't know what. Cooking perhaps? Perhaps not. This place didn't have any japanese influence that he could see. It seemed unlikely there would be any japanese cuisine. Odd jobs, like errands? That was a possibility perhaps. Well, maybe he could figure out something from the journal.

Worry had also begun to creep in. If Saitou and Soujirou was here, could some of the others turn up here too? Could Kaoru-dono be somewhere here? If she was here, he'd need to try to find her. Not that she couldn't handle herself, but he would hate for her to be here on her own.

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Funny, that Kenshin was thinking and worrying about just that. Or rather, people he knew that were wandering around Paixao. Except, Soujirou was supposed to be doing something other than wandering. He was supposed to be finding Oscuro, but having no real place to find Oscuro he was left with the strategy of crisscrossing across Paixao and hoping to encounter him.

To say that Soujirou was easily distracted would be wrong. However, while running he couldn't really help but stop every now and then and look around. It just so happened that while he was looking around this time he spotted a fairly familiar face. Not to say that they were well acquainted or anything.

"Ah! Himura-san!"

The rurouni had paused to check the map again and was puzzled to notice a message from Saitou. Why was the wolf of mibu now interested in his location? He'd been clearly not interested before. Strange. Taking a good while longer than it would most around here, he managed to leave a reply and just as he was tucking the device back in his sleeve heard his name suddenly called out.

Hearing his name addressed out of the blue caught him offguard. Or at least appeared to. "Oro?"

Turning to look over in the direction of the voice, his expression turned more serious as he realized it who it was who had spoken to him.

"Seta Soujirou!" Kenshin said in surprise. So, the Tenken really was here...

"It is good to see you again, Himura-san," Soujirou bowed to the former Battousai. Had he been any other, he might have looked for an opening or studied the rurouni better. However this was purely social at the moment. It had already been proven, in Shingetsu Village, who was stronger at the moment. "Are you well?"

He took a neutral stance, hands at his side. It was fun to watch Himura-san's expressions. They were so varied.

Kenshin's hand fell to the hilt of his sakabatou as he regarded Soujirou, unsure of what the Tenken wanted, but after a moment it appeared that he had no plans to start anything. However, like always, Soujirou was impossible to read. The rurouni did relax his stance a little, but it was clear he was still on guard.

"Sessha... is uncertain if he can say the same thing," he responded truthfully. To see someone he was, well, vaguely aquainted with, only served to further sink in this was all very real. "Sessha is doing well enough, sessha supposes."

"What brings you here? Sessha thinks it unlikly you were looking for him."

Soujirou laughed, as always Himura-san was right on target! Though, the former Battousai didn't seem so confident about it. Then again, Himura-san was always polite and well spoken, just like Shishio-san. Somewhat.

"I'm looking for someone," Soujirou revealed with a wide smile. Of course it might have been helpful to say who, but that would make this conversation much shorter than it needed to be.

Well, judging from the laugh, Kenshin had a feeling he'd hit the nail on the head. However, like the conversation on the journal, Soujirou was being vague in his answers.

"Oh?" the rurouni responded, not having much else to say to that, but still vaguely curious. Who could Soujirou be looking for? As far as he knew, there was only the three of them here that had any connection to eachother.

"Have you been here long, Himura-san?" Soujirou inquired, changing the subject. Though, in his mind it made a perfect logical path of connection. People had trouble following his logical leaps sometimes.

The tenken rocked back on his heels a little, "There's a lot that you should learn about this place, it might help you." He added with a bit of mystery.

"Ah, this is sessha's second day here," Kenshin responded, clearly noting the subject change. Apparently the Tenken was not willing to reveal what he was up to.

"Sessha would imagine there would be much to learn, but so far sessha can't say he's found out much, other than people seem to come from different times," he replied, thinking of the conversation with Saitou and more so his meeting with that wanderer earlier in the day.

Only the second day here. Soujirou wasn't sure his exact stay in Paixao, but it was longer than two days. It was a bit of an advantage, considering the oddities of his city.

"Oh? When are you from?" He didn't take it seriously. When one came from didn't matter so much as what one did. Even if they were from the past or the future they could still be judged with the same scale.

"Sessha had arrived and spent time in Kyoto since Shingetsu Village..." he replied. The idea, for him, that others could be from different times did cause him trouble wrapping his mind around. If that was then... could even... Tomoe somehow appear? Seeing ghosts from the past in the flesh and blood, was a troubling thought.

"Eh? You're rather faster, Himura-san, have you found yourself a new sword?" Soujirou tilted his head to the side. It seemed like just the other day. He wouldn't have expected Kenshin to be able to find a replacement sword so quickly. "Did you get one with a proper edge?" He added.

'Rather faster'? Kenshin wasn't sure what Soujirou meant by that, however he nodded to the question. "Aa, that sessha did," he replied, touching the hilt of his new sakabatou again. His eyes narrowed at the proper edge comment.

"No," he replied flattly. "This is Sakabatou Shinuchi."

Sakabatou Shinuchi. Soujirou's eyes dropped to the blade Kenshin referred to. He found it rather silly. A reverse blade, protecting people. Himura Kenshin was a walking contradiction. Worse than that was the slight nagging feeling at the back of his mind.

"Ah! That's unexpected! I hope you feel confident with that sword." It would be impossible to defeat Shishio-san with a blade like that.

Kenshin had felt... ready. With his new sakabatou and the ougi, he felt like he could go forward with the task ahead of him, although he did not know exactly how he would defeat Shishio as the rurouni. It was a matter he had not yet been concerned about. However, that all had been thrown off track now.

How would he being here effect what he should be doing? Would he return home to find Shishio's goals realized? They were dark thoughts, but he had to remain optimistic. Worrying about it wouldn't help him get home.

"Sessha is prepared," he merely answered.

((OOC: Kenshin can play the short answers game too now XD ooops .. reposted .. used wrong icon XD ))

"It's almost a shame..." Soujirou said, looking up, as if at the sky. He, himself, was confident that he could defeat the rurouni. There was zero chance of victory, especially if Himura-san continued to cling to that stupid ideal. Even thinking about it made his head turn around in ways he didn't like. Soujirou's smile lessened, slightly.

"Here, it's different." The tenken offered.

Kenshin watched Soujirou closely, the slightly lessened smile not going completely unnoticed. If he ended up fighting Soujirou, could he win? He wasn't sure if he could defeat the Tenken or not, however, he did have faith in that his new sakabatou would not break if he did take on Soujirou again.

"It is a strange place, indeed," Kenshin agreed.

"Saitou-san is not with you," Again, he changed the subject. His errand was not forgotten, but Soujirou could not move away, yet. Himura-san did this to him, made him listen and ... made him annoyed. Maybe annoyed was too strong of a word. "I hope he doesn't get hurt!"

"No," he responded, growing slightly annoyed by all the sudden subject changes, but he continued to play along. He was uncertain where the Teken was going now with this line of questioning.

"Sessha has not yet seen Saitou," he added, "Sessha does not know what condition he is in, precisely." Well, other than 'sick', which was rather unbelievable. Saitou being sick wasn't something Kenshin could picture in his mind anymore than that he had a wife.

Soujirou let out a small laugh. It wasn't a mean laugh, and in fact it was fairly pleasant. "...I guess I'll find out before you, then!" He said, grinning.

For some reason Himura-san made him want to be vindictive. Soujirou wanted to provoke a response out of the former Battousai. "Have a good day, Himura-san." He bowed and turned to go.

Kenshin did lift an eyebrow. Was Saitou who Soujirou was looking for? Somehow he doubted that too, and had Soujirou noticed Saitou was looking for him?

"... We'll see," Kenshin said simply in reply, a small smile on his own lips. He left it at that as he watched the Tenken turn to leave. It had been a strange conversation, but he did get a little information from it, albeit vague.

"Until we meet again."

Somehow the rurouni had a feeling this wasn't the last he'd seen of the Tenken.

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