Mayhem (Not) Dressed In A Suit [Kaede/Open]

Asia. Japan. Anime. Weebs.

For some reason she always felt a little more on guard when she was walking around the streets of Japan. As it were, having some of the more fortified holdouts on earth, especially with Karakura, it was only natural that business would draw her to such a location. The woman let out a little sigh as she went. Wearing a suit, she was clearly dressed professionally, and as such it was behind mirrored sunglasses that she noticed a woman off the beaten path, heading out into the park by herself. A flash of blue hair being all she noted before they simply vanished from sight.

There was a brief pause and she glanced down at her watch. Even if she did have a lot of time to fuck around, she wasn't so sure about going into a park, not in a nice outfit like this. However, it was the noises in the distance that caught her attention as she continued walking, as it so happened, in the wake that the young woman had just left. And she found herself slowing to a stop. She frowned, her brain processing that brief glimpse she'd gotten of the woman. That sly, smug little expression. A look she had recognized from ....well... a lot of dealing with young women who thought they were more clever than they were. And an inkling suspicion brewed inside of her. She sighed.
"This is none of my business..." She murmured to hersefl, even as she turned around and went after the girl.

It didn't take her long but when she finally spotted the woman off in the distance, she frowned, knitting her brows together. Fuck. There she was, sitting quietly and giving a wallet a look that very much spelled out that it didn't belong to her. She sighed, the watch, along with several other things on her person, promptly vanishing entirely, before she strode into the clearing and began looking around, as if she had lost something. Until finally she spoke up, calling out to the woman. "Excuse me, hello?"

Kegare couldn't help but smile just a bit wider when she noticed that sour look from the woman. Ah right, sorry I hope I'm not interrupting something." She noted with a nervous smile, pausing and looking around before giving a disappointed look. "Damn, where.... Ah right sorry. I was actually looking for a watch I'd lost around here. You wouldn't happen to have seen one lyind around would you?" She asked, continuing to look around as she did so, as if keenly sure that she must have dropped this watch of hers somewhere around.

She even went so far as to stray slightly, walking around just a little as she began to look around. As if, indeed, she had lost a watch around, only taking brief moments to glance back at the woman here and there, waiting for her response.

Of course, on the inside, Kegare definitely had not LOST any such watch. But she watched the woman all the same. Curious to see what kind of reaction she'd have. What kind of face she'd put on. After all.

She still only had a hunch of what had gone on. She wasn't going to act solely on that though.

Kegare paused as she watched the girl getting up and promptly begin to question her about the whole affair. Kegare herself shook her head and sighed. "That's just the thing. I really should have found it by now." She murmured as she walked in slow, steady circles around that general spot. Though she did pause and tilt her head. Watching when Kaede stood up. A pause, furrowing her brows for a moment as she then glanced in the direction of the girl. And the air grew THICK. And Kaede would feel a sensation. Brief. As if she were suddenly remembering something. But.....ultimately Kegare decided against pushing any further, and the sensation would simply vanish.

Hm. No..... confrontation wouldn't be the name of this game. Not a direct one.

Kegare looked from Kaede, and then back to where the girl had been sitting just an instant before. "And....you're sure you didn't see a watch?" She asked calmly enough, scrutiny in her eyes for just a moment, pursing her lips in slight pouting irritation as she would walk past Kaede to where the woman had been sitting just moments before. Reaching down, she would peel an item from the seat of the bench. A watch. Kegare's watch. From Kaede's perspective, it would simply seem as if she had been sitting on the other woman's watch this entire time without knowing.

The truth of course.....well it was hardly something one would guess. That Kegare had been ...hiding the watch. She had no sleeves really. Hers were folded up to the elbows. No, the watch had been hidden inside of her body. A special little trick she was capable of doing.

She sighed. "You seem like a sharp girl. Don't you think it's a bit of a waste to spend your time lurking around parks, taking things that don't belong to you?" She asked calmly. Not angry, not even disappointed. Her voice sounded calm and frank. The watch itself now simply dangling from her fingers as she waited calmly enough for the woman's response.

Kegare's expression did not grow any more impressed as the girl continued to prickle and hiss in response to the accusation. There was no consideration, no recourse. When Kaede began to reach for the container she could only imagine what sort of something might be hiding snugly in that little box at the girl's side. And yet Kegare's eyes did not waver in the slightest in response to it. She certainly had a manner about her that lent itself to ......an interesting demeanor. Aggressive. Even offended at that. But it wasn't the sort of .....quiet.... nose-to-the-ground sort of offended you saw every day. Nooooo no no no this was something indignant.

Kegare glanced back down to her watch and sighed, running her thumb slowly over the face of the watch before a slow smile laid across her lips. She adjusted her grip, palming the object and taking a moment to slightly adjust the suit she was wearing, and beginning to slowly walk toward the other woman. A steady, relaxed gait that brought her just out of arm's reach of Kaede, speaking as she went.
"Is that right? That'sssssssss quite the accusation you have made there. I tell you that I think that you may have stolen my watch. And you simply say that it was not there when you sat down. Now....if you HAD stolen it. Well then quite clearly, it would not have been there when you sat here. I think you would have much more likely found it somewhere else. Picked it up. And then sat down and it slipped from your pocket or something. So..... when I accuse you of stealing my watch. You interestingly don't seem to be lying. But also you aren't addressing my concern." That smile deepened a little, as if recognizing something about Kaede.

"But that is ALSO the funny part. Because you seem to be saying that I....what was it.....make this watch... it's a nice watch by the way. Gold plated. You don't see that much these days, everything so ....torn up, and destroyed. Fine goods like these are hard to come by. So you are thinking.....that I simply...produced this watch from nothing. While you are looking directly at me. So......here is my question:-..." She leaned in. Not invading the other woman's personal space, but simply bringing herself down to Kaede's level. In any other circumstance it might have been a pleasant view into the cleavage of her suit top, but at the moment, those piercing blue eyes were watching the woman balefully.

"If I was the kind of person who could simply make a watch appear out of nothing: do you think it wise to try and call me a liar to my face?" She asked, her tone flat as she watched, curious to see if the girl would consider her decision in the slightest. It was ..... depressingly common. These young ones with powers of their own. They felt invincible. Untouchable. Unaware that every person around them was someone to potentially fear. In much the same way that Kegare was very much alert, in case this girl before her decided to pull something and start a fight. But-

Assuming that Kaede did not suddenly engage, Kegare would stand up straight and promptly slipped the watch around her wrist. "Well, I certainly hope you have more luck in your future thieving adventures, but I have someplace to be." She murmured, voice dripping with fatigue. Every bit the disgruntled woman who had just had some kid try to steal her watch in appearance. A magician never reveals a secret simply because one is suspected. And with that she would aim to turn and walk off, indeed she DID have someplace to be in a little while. Though, she DID think to herself that she might look around the area after her meeting.

So the girl really was just unable to keep her comments to herself. Kegare couldn't help but sigh internally, even without turning to look over her shoulder. The girl's parting shots did little to deter the woman from moving on. Strangely earnest for a thief. That particular details she decided to trust her hunch. A girl with that kind of brazenness certainly may as well be a thief. The kind of brazenness that got girls into trouble where Kegare came from. But as she came to a stop just outside the park, she couldn't help but feel a sense of disconnect. A pause, scanning the area with her reikaku and she furrowed her brow.

It felt strange being in a place so .....secure. This place wasn't exactly Karakura, but it was such a transition from Madagascar and so many other places she'd visited it was bizarre. At every turn she expected to hear the howl of a hollow in the distance. Or the look of someone dangerous just across the street. And as she looked over her shoulder towards the park, she let out a gruff sigh.

If the girl was local to this place, maybe she WAS just being paranoid. She reached up, lightly touching the scar on her face and feeling that twinge in her soul. That feeling of ...other. A feeling she ignored. Her doubt, which she ignored. She had a meeting to be at after all. Taking a sigh, she strode off into the city itself.



And the meeting was.... as boring as she expected it to be. Some small time shops that were looking for a bit of funding to get some infrastructure built but nothing really fancy: A few extra locations, and some fixing up of existing establishments. A story about how long they had been in business. their work ethic, and the ...homely atmospheres they gave off. Truth be told, there was something a little anxiety-inducing about this area of the world. There was an earnestness in the work that they did, but she found it so weird to find it in such abundance that she didn't trust it. It felt somehow less genuine.

It worried her the same way some of her girls worried her, and she couldn't help but worry about them. She hoped that the people she left in charge were keeping an eye on them. Girls like Kaede. Young, stupid, reckless. only they lived in a place beset with danger, and attitudes that made such things hazardous. She was barely even paying attention at the later end of the meeting. And ultimately, when they finished pleading their cases, she decided to lend them the money. It was honestly a win win for her. If they turned out to be worth the investment, then they would flourish and she'd get returns. They might even come to her consistently for this sort of financial assistance. And if they turned out to be scum-suckers.

Well. If that were the case, she'd have no qualms about squeezing her money back out of them one way or another. She'd either take over their business or sell them. She didn't fucking care. Taking her leave, she found herself straying away and leaving the two men to no doubt drink themselves silly in celebration of landing their loan. She herself found herself wandering the city, eyes drifting up to that darkened sky as the final vestiges of fading orange bled out of the horizon. Vaguely...she remembered that snarky advice from the girl with blue hair.

Mmaybe a bar WOULD help her relax. She headed for the entertainment district, but: not that intent on running into scum, or hissy blues, she instead headed for the more ritzy side of the city. Carefully eyeing the clubs and bars that lined the streets. It didn't take long for her to spot those two businessmen in some cabaret club. She kept walking. She wasn't in the mood for that scene. And at long last, she found herself a small karaoke bar. Second floor of a small building. Small..... but classy. As she slipped up into the establishment itself, she noticed a few men in suits off to the side, enjoying themselves. She made her way to the other end of the bar and took a seat, ordering herself a bit of sake, and pouring herself a glass slowly, a rueful smile on her face as she stared straight ahead.

"To idiots asking for money." She toasts to nobody, before downing the glass.