A Trip To Saburo City [Closed]

Kaminari really wanted to just see this area for herself. She had heard of Saburo City a long time ago when she was just starting classes as Shino Academy. She didn't know why, but something about this town story was interesting to her. Now that she had arrived, she understood why. The outskirts of this place were bare, broken down, and dirty. There were a few places that she had walked through that she swore she had saw a few dead bodies as well, but refused to go and confirm her suspicions. Now, she had made it to town square. Looking around, everyone seemed to be on edge. It was like they were watching each other and herself like a predator was watching their prey before striking. It wasn't exactly the most comfortable feeling in the world. Although this area was considered the 'safest' part of Saburo, she figured that was only because of the amount of people that were there to watch everyone. If a person let their guard down, they would probably regret it very soon.

As usual, the young female Shinigami wore nothing different than what a Shinigami was expected to wear. She was in a black Shihakusho with a white sash, her Zanpakutō was laying comfortably on her back, and she kept her hair up in a tight and neat bun, while her bangs came down the sides of her face and the middle of her forehead. It was her usual outfitting. Although this place kept her on edge, there was something strangely familar about it as well. The area resembled the twenty first century, which is when she was actually born. As she was walking along the sidewalk, she passed by a few rundown clothing shops. "Omph!" something suddenly bumped into her. She looked down to see a small child. Helping the child to her feet, she dusted the little one off and stepped off to the side, allowing her to pass her by. "There you go little one..." She said to her. The child stared at her as if she were some sort of freak and then ran off. Apparently manners weren't common in this town.

Kaminari continued down the street until she heard a bit of yelling. It didn't sound like someone was being attacked, but more like someone was arguing. She walked a bit further to find that a few people were in a bar fighting one another. She took a peek in through the door. Her eyes widened as she ducked down, dodging the tossing of some random man through the door. "And stay out!" another yelled. Kaminari blinked a few times and then looked from the man that was thrown to the men that were still in the bar. "What is this supposed to be, the old country? That was ridiculous..." she thought to herself before beginning to continue her little trip down the street.

Kaminari was actually becoming rather bored. In a lot of ways, this place seemed almost too similar to a few of the Districts in the Rukongai. Although the buildings were not similar to feudal Japanese cultures, the people definitely were. The street she was on must have been one of the main ones because people were pushing and shoving each other along while they walked passed. You'd think that a town such as this would at least attempt to be nicer to one another. She heard that people stayed in this town only to keep it going and not let it die out, so why would they be so horrible to one another? It must have just been a bad day or something. Well that is what Kaminari hoped it was. Once again, she was bumped into and just like before it was a child. Actually, it was the same child. "Weren't you... uh..." Kaminari pointed backwards from where she had come. She was slightly confused, but then smiled when the child waved at her. She helped the child up to their feet when suddenly she felt something pull on her backside. She looked back just in time to see another little boy.

"Whoa.. really?" Kaminari got a rather annoyed look on her face. It was obvious what they were doing. "Hand it over.. now." She held out her hand, seeing that the child had pick-pocketed her and currently had the little sack she carried her money in. The child just laughed and ran off. She tried catching them but suddenly fell when she realized she couldn't move her feet. She looked down to see that they had loosely tied a rope around her legs. "Okay.. Didn't see that coming." She just removed it and shunpo'd away from the area. She appeared behind one of the children rather quickly. Luckily, it was the one that had her money. "Hand it over or I'll have to come take it!" she said with a smile. She knew she was going to get it back. It was kinda fun chasing the two of them. They probably didn't have a home or parents.

"Come to think of it... Why are kids living on the street in the World Of The Living? What kind of town is this?!" Kaminari thought to herself. She'd assume that these two should be in some sort of Foster Care. At least that is what it was like when she was a kid. Children with no parents would be sent to an orphanage to be taken care of until some other family adopted them or until they were old enough to take care of themselves. Kaminari quickened her pace rather easily and picked the child up by his pants. Little did she know, she stopped right in front of a fellow Shinigami. "Come on now... Hand it over." She held out her hand and the child reluctantly gave it back to her. Smiling, she set the child down and knelt down next to him. "Don't go around stealing from people who don't deserve it... Here..." she pulled out a bit of her own money and handed it to the boy, "There are some nice people out there who care... Now go get you and the other one something to eat." The child smiled happily and hugged her. She returned it and then watched him run off.

Kaminari was slightly saddened by the poor conditions that these kids were being forced to live under. No parents, obviously, and then no home or shelter to keep them warm. They even had to steal to eat. Kaminari got the feeling that they hated doing it, but every child must eat. They were gone now, completely left her sight when suddenly she heard someone speak. The sudden statement towards her caused her to jump as if she were startled. Turning around towards who spoke to her, she blinked a few times at the male. Glancing him up and down to take in what few features she could before she replied made her only wonder what exactly he wanted. "Do I know you?" she asked him as she put away the pouch of money into a pocket within her haori. If she was to be robbed by an adult, a fight would commence.

"Due to the fact that I am pretty sure I have never met you before, I am not obligated to answer that question..." she raised an eyebrow at him. She crossed her arms along her chest. She didn't care for the way he had decided to speak to her. Whether he meant it in that manner or not, randomly walking up to someone you do not even know just to ask them what they were doing in a certain place was not acceptable. She obviously wasn't going to answer him. "Now the correct way to introduce yourself to someone is to say hi, then say your name, and then ask them how they are doing. It's much, much easier that way and you don't make the other person angry or suspicious of you!" Suddenly she got all cheerful and happy. She was a strange girl, but rarely would she get mad at really anything. If he had just asked nicely she more than likely would have spilled every part of her business here, but he did not.

"Okay, that's much better than being all aggressive." Kaminari smiled innocently, giggling a bit before glancing around. She listened to what he had to say and yes, there was something she did notice. "Actually... The amount of people that are in this area sort of shocks me, but this is my first time being here, so I am not exactly sure. I'm not really here on a mission, more just my day off and I wanted to come check this place out. I heard stories about it, but I've never been here until today. I was walking through a more abandoned area a while ago and even saw a few dead bodies lying around... You'd think that the people of the town would try to have them buried or something..." Kaminari crossed her arms along her chest. Now that she was thinking a bit more into it, this place was beginning to creep her out. Kaminari wasn't here on business or on a mission, so hiding herself wasn't exactly needed. She didn't allow her spiritual pressure to leak out and kept that hidden, but staying on top of building as if she were keeping watch wasn't really on her agenda. She'd rather stay down here, look through a few shops, and watch some of the kids that were around. Although, this town DID need some help. So many run down buildings, children running the streets, everyone seemed tense, like something was about to happen, but what?

"Oh.. By the way, my na-" she had begun to speak, but was interrupted by this man who called himself Zero. Blinking a couple times, she got slightly insulted when he said she had no manners. Her jaw dropped for a moment and she pointed straight up to him. "Well excuse me! But I was ABOUT to tell you my name, so..." she stuck her tongue out at him. Like a child, she didn't really like to be teased. When it happened, she would react as such, giving him a sort of pouty type look as she crossed her arms along her chest. She turned her head away from him for a moment, waiting for some sort of response, but when she didn't get one, she opened her eyes to look at him. She just barely saw him motion for her to follow. She thought about whether it was a good idea to follow him and decided why the hell not. He wasn't a bad guy it seemed and he did have some sense of humor towards her, so it wouldn't be too bad to follow, at least she hoped.

Deciding to follow, she walked rather closely behind him, not wanted to get bumped back by the inconsiderate people of the town. It felt like a maze to walk in a straight line because no one was kind enough to stay out of someone elses way. At times, it even felt like they were purposely doing it to bug others, and herself. "How irritating..." she thought to herself, realizing it might be better to actually take the rooftops now. "Hey... You wanna just take the roof? Walking through these people is becoming a pain in the neck..." she asked him, hoping his answer would be yes. Bumping into this many people was just frustrating. No one had manners in this town. It was sad. "Ouch!" she said as one of them even stepped on her foot. In truth, she wondered how many of them could actually see her. She could feel them bumping into them, but were they even aware of their presence?