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— if you were smart you'd quit pestering about it. you are smart, aren't you, hanzo?

[well;  i suppose i never made myself accessible to you.]

i am surprised that it is that high;  i would have figured they would have left me alone after I sent numerous assassins back to them.  fighting for their life.  [EYE TWITCH—ANNOYANCE RISES].  to fight me where civilians are,  children.  at least come get me when i’m alone.
            
            [the man walks away,  returning to his cleaning,  eyes barely casting a glance at him].  you were never going to kill me,  were you.  i could see it in your eyes the first time i felt your presence.

@akvengez     i didn't care for the bounty when i first saw that you were wanted.   i  just had to check if it really was you.  if you really  were alive.  [  a moment of  (loud)  silence is shared between the two,  until hanzō speaks up once more.  ]   
            
            it started off at 5 billion,  if i recall correctly.  it's far larger than that now,   though.    asaki wanted to ensure that whoever could catch the infamous  medusa.    i had to see you.

[i fear i will truly never understand you; but only time will tell.]

[you haunt me at every moment in my life.]

hide—out?  look around,  hanzō and tell me if you see a hide—out.  [an amused smirk twitches at the edge of his lips,  looking down to stifle a little laugh].  you are right,  heard about it from the last assassin that tried to come get me.  thanks to them,  they warned me ahead of time and i let them leave without putting them out of commission for awhile.  [with a small sigh,  mitsuki takes a seat on a rather dusty crate,  looking off in the distance].  i knew you would come.  i expected you—seems like all we do nowadays,  expect to see each other.
            
            [from where he sits,  he casts a careful glance over at him,  as if he’s still assessing the situation;  still on guard].  though,  i’m surprised they let you come anywhere close to me,  considering our track record.  i would have assumed they would have kept sending others before they even looked over at you.

@akvengez     *   [  hanzō is quick to turn around the moment he hears a familiar voice, already on edge.   the moment he realised it was just mitsuki,  he visibly relaxed.  a threat,  just not to him.   clearing his throat,  he ran his fingers through his hair before speaking up.  ]   no,  no—  it's not like that.  the..  asaki said they found your hideout.   i  had to come make sure for myself—-  make sure  /you/  were  safe.
            
            i'm  sorry for the intrusion.  i  didn't want to risk getting caught in case i needed to ambush them.   [  dark eyes met brown ones   (were  they  always  that  captivating?)   the moment he finished explaining himself,  an  apologetic and sheepish look plastered all over his face.  ]   ..on  the bright side though,  it seems like they were  wrong.

(find anything useful to finally take me down)?

@yamata-no-orochi    [  hanzō's  brows  furrow,  arms  crossed  over  his  chest.  he  listens  intently,  as  if  she  was  mentioning  his  life's  purpose.  at  the  mention  of  a  lead,  he  practically  straightens  up.  so  he  was  still  alive—  possibly.  now  he'd  try  to  find  him.  ]   i  see.  do  you  happen  to  know  where  his  file  is  at  the  moment.  we  gave  it  to  some  other  assassin  for  his  case,  but  i  need  to  review  it.  especially  considering  now  that  you  may  know  where  he  is—  we  can't  afford  to  miss  any  details.  
            
            [  he  nods  along  to  her  words,  arms  now  unfolded  and  hands  tucked  away  into  the  pockets  of  his  pants.  despite  the  pair  not  having  interact  much  before,  hanzō  couldn't  help  but  feel  a  sense  of  respect  and  gratitude  towards  the  yamagakashi.  ]  i—  we  are  grateful  for  your  effort,  considering  how  busy  you  must  be  with  other  situations  and  cases.  if  you  need  any  help  with  anything  troubling  you,  do  not  hesitate  to  inform  me.  [  a  moment  of  silence  is  hung  in  the  air,  until  hanzō  speaks  up  once  more.  (HE'S  CERTAIN  HE'S  RAMBLING  AT  THIS  POINT.)  not  that  he  cares  much  though.   ]   same  goes  for  any  new  news  about  mitsuki.

@miinobe:       oh.      (the mention of mitsuki makes her throat burn as if she's just spit more poison out of  her body.       orochi sits up forward in her chair,  eyes squinting at hanzo,  resting her face on her fist,  before scanning his face and body language.     she was never too fond of asaki in all honestly,  nor was she too fond of people randomly entering her room and interrupting her work,  it was quite the  ..   inconvience for her.     but still,  work is work,  and things like this were bound to happen,  even if she was an assassin.)      there's been  (...)   progress.        i have a lead,  but nothing too strong to confirm anything specific yet.       finding the medusa isn't my top priority as of right now.

@onnanohebi     he  did.   since  he's  too  busy,   he  wants  me  to  come  in  and  check  if  there's  any  progress  on  finding   mitsuki.   [   a  moment  or  two  of  silence  as  he  glances  around,   biting  the  inside  of  his  cheek.    not  long  after,   he  speaks  up  again.   ]   well,  is  there?