Ami/Miroku: Personality Clash!

[Kwokinator]

Kwok chuckled a bit at the response.

"Well, let's go get something to eat then," he said as he walked towards the guards...

... while still holding Ami's hand.

[RyderHakubi]

Ryder exasperately looked at Kwok and dryly said, "Oy Kwok... you're holding my hand... I don't want anyone to get THAT impression."

[Kwokinator]

Kwok quickly looked down as he heard Ryder's words.

"ACK!" Kwok eeped and quickly let go of Ami's hand, blushing a rather deep shade of red. "Imsorryimsorryidid'tmeanto!"

[RyderHakubi]

Keeping on her exasperated look, Ryder replied to Miroku, "Listen Kwok... I'm not going to hit you for everything you do, so don't worry about it.  I'm not that violent..."

This is starting to get to me.  But, I have to let go she says... and that means not pounding Kwok everytime he does something perverted.

"Come on, I think the guards want to talk to us..." Ryder quickly changed subjects...

[Kwokinator]

Kwok breathed out an audible sigh of relief.

"Thanks..." he said, his face still red.

"Still, sorry and all..." he said as he approached the two guards.

[Carthrat]

The guards sounded kind of bored, as one asked, "Where'ya come from?" They seemed a little surprised that two such young people were travelling together.

[Kwokinator]

"We're not from around here," Kwok admitted. "We're travellers."

"My companion and I are somewhat thirsty and hungry from travelling, so we're looking for a place to eat and drink, and here probably has really good of both since it looks like a nice town."

Compliments never hurt...

"So can we go in?"

[Carthrat]

The guard shrugged. "Suityaself, though some of the less disciplined rabble in the area may take a liking to your companion."

The other guard gave a hearty laugh, and leered down at Ami. "They have good reason, too!"

The other guard stared at the first guard, then looked back at Miroku. "Best you conduct your business and depart. This town isn't use to strangers. Go on in."

[Kwokinator]

Kwok felt an unfamiliar anger swelling upon him as he heard the first guard's words.  Aware of their current situation, he suppressed it with barely a twitch of his smiling face.

"Thanks," he said. "We appreciate it."

"C'mon," he waved at Ryder. "Let's go in and get some food."

Dammit, what's wrong with me?  I feel angry all of a sudden... but I have no clue why...

[RyderHakubi]

Nodding heavily, Ryder replied, "Yes, food would be nice."

After thinking for a second, Ryder's face went ghostly white and she added, "Oh crap..."

[Kwokinator]

"What?" Kwok asked, concern heavy in his voice. "What's wrong?"

[RyderHakubi]

Turning towards Kwok with a blank, dead look on her face, Ryder replied, "We... don't have any money..."

[Kwokinator]

Kwok chose that moment to make use of his facefault in Miroku's body.

"We'll think of something," he sweatdropped, picking himself up off the ground. "Let's just go in and see first."

[Carthrat]

As Ami and Miroku entered the villiage, they noticed several things.

Firstly, the place clearly hadn't been hit by the technological advancements that had occured elsewhere in Japan. Small, old-style houses abounded, and the people seemed relatively simple, wearing old-fashioned clothing and maintaining a small farming community.

There WAS a more modern building in the middle of the town, which appeared to be some kind of mayor or leader's house.

Across to one side of the villiage were several fields of the ever-present rice, and a couple of granaries.

The other side of the villiage contained a large building, from which racous sounds could be heard.

Miroku and Ami caught a few stares from some members of the community, but were otherwise left alone..

[Kwokinator]

"Weird..." Kwok said, looking around the town. "It's like this place is stuck in time or something.  Everything's older than usual."

"Anyway," he looked to Ami. "Where do you wanna go?"