Get Paid to Fight? Bet!

Mission Name: Taijutsu Spar
Mission Type: Education
Mission Rank: D
Mission Goal: Show of your Taijutsu skills in a spar with the Academy's Taijutsu Instructor
Description: The Academy Taijutsu Instructor is looking to hire an aide to lend them a hand at the academy today. Head on over and meet up with the instructor who will explain that the two of you will do a light Taijutsu Spar in front of the students.
Payment: 10,000 Ryo
Requirements: Genin+, Taijutsu Skill.

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Katsumi was walking towards the Academy slowly, choosing a route that was relatively well populated, looking for a Genin she recognized and could rope into helping her.  She had spotted a few, but even with only a slight glance she knew that she would wind up getting irritated because they wouldn’t pose any challenge, even with her handicapping herself, and then that irritation would turn into her mopping the floor with them.  That wasn’t much of a way to ‘instruct’ Academy Students on the ways of Taijutsu.  Now, Katsumi didn’t know any formal techniques, but her basic form was on point, and she could hold her own against some Chuunins, who she hunted down and sparred regularly.  She was simply fast, strong and had enough stamina to outlast most anyone, and that was enough in most cases.

Win or Lose, it was fun.

So as she strolled around, the mission scroll in hand, she spotted someone with the very familiar white hair… and she grinned.  Kaguya Clan… they were famous for their Taijutsu, so even a Genin would be able to keep up with her for the most part, assuming they weren’t complete trash.  And considering how this one was walking and holding himself, she guessed that he wasn’t lumped with the weaklings.  Just a hunch, but still, she had operated off of far less.  Walking his direction, she was dressed in something a little more appropriate to be wearing around kids, her combat garb and wrapped an arm around his neck, having snuck up on him a little bit.

“Hey there!  Name’s Katsumi.  Wanna head up to the Academy and show some kids what Taijutsu is supposed’ta look like with me?  It’ll be fun!  And we get a little Ryo too!  Wha’da’ya say?” she asked, not bothering with subtleness in the slightest.

[1]

Daisuke was having his day off, the last few weeks being quite eventful. A mission here, a squad training there, he valued his off days more than ever with how things picked up the pace and he wouldn’t expect his day to suddenly get exciting. He liked exploring around Kirigakure a bit, knowing the place like the back of his hand but when he didn’t feel like taking the occasional smoke to be clear in thought, a walk around familiar places would do the trick and he ended up near the academy, though it wasn’t any issue since he knew the way back.

At least, that was going to be the case until a surprise arm went around his neck, his calm head just a second ago went all over the place as he quickly looked over to see who it is, being right in the face of a grown woman, how close they were gave a little red to his cheeks but anything past that was pushed down by what she asked, his thoughts weren’t fast enough to process what’s going on. “Who? What?” but he quickly turned away, crouching underneath her arm to get loose and brought up his hands. “Hold up, who are you? And what are you offering exactly?” he would’ve given an answer to her question but the way she was blunt and surprising about it only sent his mind in a spiral, he’s a bit slow and while he heard what she said clearly, the nature of how she went about it didn’t help which needed a bit more elaboration from her part.

Katsumi let him get away; it would have been extremely easy just to squeeze a little and keep his head in her arm, but the truth of it was that she did know that not everyone responded to her absolute lack of personal space the same. Some even tried to attack her instinctively, but that rarely turned out well for them, as she didn’t really do this to people unless she felt like she could at least put up a good fight against them. When he asked who she was though, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Perhaps in the heat of the moment he hadn’t been paying attention, but she really did hate repeating herself. Still, she hated the idea of showing off Taijutsu alone more, so she sighed and then drew in a breath to explain.

Tossing him the scroll so he could see the contents of the mission she was proposing, she put her hands on her hips before she started to explain again. “Katsumi… like I said before. Katsumi Kurahasa. I know your a Kaguya, but not sure your personal name. Maybe start there?” She waited then, not only for an introduction, but also for him to read through the scroll which had all the details in it. It wasn’t all that complicated, and she didn’t understand why everyone and their mother seemed to be so shocked and surprised when she showed up. It wasn’t like she was sneaking around or something crazy.

Maybe now that the shock and awe was over, he could get his head out of the clouds and focus on the task at hand. If not, she would continue her hunt, but her patience was limited. If he didn’t choose before too long, she would be leaving to find someone else to do it with her. And if that failed, moving on to do it herself, even if she didn’t like it.

[2]

He at least wasn’t slow enough to see the light pass of the scroll towards him, catching it with a hand and unveiling the scroll, reading the details of the mission as she redid her introduction, which in his opinion was better compared to her locking him in and doing a forced introduction. Katsumi Kurahasa and after getting a closer look at her figure, along with her choice of apparel, he wasn’t sure if she either striked him as hot or scary… maybe both? But he did eventually snap back to reality, introducing himself as she requested. “Daisuke Kaguya, and it’s that obvious?” he knew white hair is a common trait of a clan member but still, it felt weird to him being so used to it compared to someone who lived outside of the clan.

He chucked the scroll back to her, lightly as she did for him. He was under no obligation to and if this had happened before he met Hana, he would’ve said no but her speech the other day just ringing through his head… him saying no felt like he would’ve been lazy for the rest of the day, and he supposed that despite all the trainings and missions, he needs to put in as much work as possible. Although a bit reluctant, he nodded to her. “Okay, I’ll come along. We’ll be showing the kids some Taijutsu, you say?” he looked at her build and he could say for certain that she looks far more physically refined than he is, and that’s saying something from a Kaguya.

“Daisuke… aight. Should be able to remember that.” She waited a bit longer, and was rewarded with him finally agreeing to accompany her to the school to teach the kids about Taijutsu. Her face split into a grin that was less just happy, and seemed almost predatory, like a nice little morsel of her favorite food had just been placed within easy reach. That hungry grin didn’t leave her face as she stepped forward, wrapping an arm around his neck loosely and walking with him towards the school along the path. “I was hoping you would see it my way… awesome. This is gonna be fun!” He would also discover that her sense of personal space was… none existent. One of the reasons she didn’t have that many friends.

You either liked her, or avoided her at all costs. There was normally no in between.

As they approached, Katsumi paused right before entering the grounds, looking it over a few times. It wasn’t WASP, but then again, no place was even remotely like it. The private school might as well have been a war-zone training grounds, their every move monitored and regulated. She always found a way to rebel in her own way, but it was far more tamed. Now she was unleashed upon the world, and looking at the group of kids and the Chuunin teacher who was emerging from the inside, she couldn’t help but gain a gentle smile at seeing them. They were still innocent, unmarred by the horrors of the world. They would learn soon enough, but for the moment, they would remain untainted, especially by Katsumi. She always had a soft spot for younger ninja like this.

[3]

He didn’t know what to make of that grin she made, but any thoughts were shut out when she placed his arm around his neck once more, a bit more gently this time around. He wasn’t as resistant to it because he expected it, and he already put together that she must like doing it to people… or maybe it’s something else and he’s ignoring an obvious hint? He hated these sorts of thoughts as they ran rampant through his mind sometimes. He indulged this mission mainly because more missions meant more experience that he’ll need as a ninja, he felt like deep down he had a second reason but he’s afraid to admit what it might be.

Anyway, it didn’t take long for them to reach the grounds as they weren’t that far away. He noticed the instructor and the group of kids coming out. They were quite chatful, bordering on playful as they made their way to the two genin, in some ways, Daisuke did miss his academy days. The days of ignorance and not having to grow up, but it’s up to him now and Katsumi to set an example for the next generation of ninja. The instructor waved over to the two genin who entered the grounds, the kids grew quiet and lined up neatly. It got a chuckle out of Daisuke as he’s surprised at how disciplined they seem to be.

“I believe you two already know what you have to do, the kids will watch your display of skill whatever it may be, I only hope it’s decent enough.” the instructor looked like he didn’t have high hopes, but that low expectation made Daisuke a bit more motivated, if he can’t at least please the instructor, he’s hoping to please the kids. He moved away from Katsumi once more, moving a bit of distance away as what you’d expect of two shinobi going to spar each other. He remembered that shinobi would typically display some display of honour before going at it, but he honestly forgot what it was as it’s been a while ever since he’s been in the academy, or sparred anybody. He gets the feeling that Katsumi wouldn’t care much about that though, and would want to get this spar underway.

Katsumi didn’t care that the instructor had low expectations of them. Didn’t care that the kids put her to shame when it came to discipline at their age. Didn’t care that they were about to be watched and judged on their performance. All she cared about was the feeling she could feel building within herself, that feeling like she was about to really tear loose. In her younger years, she would have pounced on Daisuke immediately, smashing him with a flurry of blows and ultimately doing her absolute level best to force him to stay on the defensive until she overwhelmed him. But what she discovered is that more often than not that made the fight last really, really short amounts of time, because she was either beaten soundly quickly, or succeeded and they called the match.

So, she did what she had learned how to do, and that was to find out how strong the enemy was before she started to attack. That way, she could get a sense of their strength, speed, coordination, and a myriad of other factors that were important if she was going to ensure the fight would last a little while and be entertaining not only for herself, but for the kids. Katsumi lowered into an odd boxer style stance, knees bent with one forward and the other back, her hands up high, but her fists were turned to where the palms were facing towards him, as though she had just caught something coming towards her, and the fists were lightly clenched. Eager to get started, she decided to set things in motion.

“Alright… hit me with a solid shot. I gotta see where your at…” she said, and then almost as an afterthought, decided to explain for the class’ benefit. “Getting a solid read on a sparrin’ partner’s strength and speed will make it to where you can adjust on the fly, make sure you aren’t just beatin’ the snot out of somebody. That ain’t fun for no one, and you don’t really learn nothin’ from it.” That being said, she waited, knowing that it was going to a blow towards her sooner than later, although if he used a technique or not remained to be seen.

[4]

With the attitude that he’s gotten from her so far, he expected her to initiate the fight but it came as a surprise that she asked him to deliver the first blow instead. He appreciated the advantage but with the demeanor she’s given him so far along with her built body, he knows well enough not to underestimate her. He still saw this as only a spar however and wouldn’t get angry if he were to lose, or get any pride over it if he won. He just wasn’t sure if Katsumi saw it the same way however.

Regardless, he spread his legs a bit along with his hand opening, a very common stance among Taijutsu users which others would recognize as Arhat Fist. A very simple fighting style, but it’s good for beginners and grants any user of it a fair amount of strength in it’s usage, even Daisuke surprised himself sometimes with the results he’s achieved with Arhat Fist and he’s hoping to do the same for the kids watching.

Indulging her request, he started running towards Katsumi with a shoulder charge at the front. He didn’t expect it to land easily and on the other hand, expected Katsumi to come up with an effective counter but he wanted it to look good for the kids. If you knew what you were doing, you’d knew that such simple attacks wouldn’t cut it later on. He got shown this the hard way with his sensei back in the training grounds, which is apart of the reason why he needs this sort of experience, he needs to learn.

Katsumi did recognize the Arhat Fist style being performed mostly because she had read through the Taijutsu books a few times thus far, and was familiar with what the stance was supposed to look like. She still hadn’t figured out the chakra flowing through her body quite to master it yet, and because her standards were so high, she refused to use any technique that she hadn’t properly gotten down to a science. She realized that made her far less effective overall, but she didn’t care; she wouldn’t be showing off some half-assed moves she didn’t feel confident using, especially to a group of kids that would be watching her every move. She watched him approach, unmoving, and then lower a shoulder and increase in speed towards her, and she outstretched her hands to catch him at the point of impact.

A dozen counter-moves in this scenario flashed through her mind, but she didn’t move to act on any of them just yet; she needed a baseline in which to continue the fight, and now she had it. He had managed to cause her to use a fair amount of her strength, her muscles straining just a bit from the impact, but she had stopped him cold, without moving her feet. Now that she knew what level of strength and speed to use, she pushed him off with both hands and twirled a moment, a hooked kick using that same level of speed and strength circling around to either catch him with a solid strike or cause him to dodge backwards, creating some space. Either way, she would continue to press, moving to get within striking range and keep him from using any more charging techniques, forcing him into pure hand to hand combat, which was where she specialized. She was not going to let him reset; if he didn’t strike at her now, she would.

[5]

He thought he was about to hit home with that shoulder charge of his, he knew that she’d be strong but the way she managed to catch his impact in its entirety, it shocked him and there was no other way to describe it. He’s used this level of strength against other obstacles before, in one of his trainings, he managed to make a crack against a large boulder itself and the fact that she has strength equal to that, or even higher? It didn’t take long for him to quickly realise he’s out of her league, not having enough time to think of a followup attack as he got pushed back. He tried to move backwards but she was simply faster, with her hooked kick connecting to him which sent him back a fair distance. The level of speed and strength against that kick sent him to the ground, to which he had trouble breathing as he tried to get back up… fortunately, his Kaguya bones were durable enough to deal with some of the impact but a great deal of damage still passed through, it felt like the inside of his chest was screaming at him.

Her speed is a bit hard to track for him, but as soon as he knew that she’s charging straight for him, he tried to take advantage of the next Arhat Fist technique he knew and get a rising knee against her, as monuteum with him quickly getting off the ground but his sense of dizziness from the pain along with his senses not being sharp enough to track her refined speed will make this knee attack of his a shot in the dark, he’s either going to completely miss, just barely graze her or if he’s REALLY lucky, maybe just hit her.

Katsumi frowned a little when he went stumbling backwards and clutching his chest, but that wasn’t something her body language really interpreted properly as she pressed the attack. She must have used a little too much speed, but now she was pretty sure she had it down. Her movements seemed a little slower and easier to track for him now as she intentionally slowed herself down, noticing the knee ‘too late’ and taking the hit to the stomach. It really didn’t do that much damage, but that wasn’t the point; she looked like she had taken a good hit to the stomach, stumbling backwards but staying on her feet, and she could hear the gasps from the class. They at least were enjoying it.

Smiling like a predator yet again, she coughed and spit off to the slide and then pressed forward again, flexing her shoulders as she pressed forward to make him think that there was going to be an assault from her arms and then suddenly diving, making a wide sweeping motion with her leg to try to make him either jump or possibly take the hit, causing him to lose his ability to stand for a moment. She would continue the kick regardless and use the momentum to launch herself into the air and over him, planning to land and deal with whatever counter he had come up with or press the attack again. Her experience with Taijutsu was obvious, she had been honing these skills for the longest time, as it was the only true Ninja skill she had at the moment. She was still learning the others, honestly.

[6]

Poor Daisuke was confused, at first he was convinced that she’s stronger than him, at first with the display of strength over the shoulder charge but after taking that knee hit, that only threw his assumption away and made him believe that she is vulnerable in some way? He still felt dizzy from the earlier attack, as that pain in his chest only continued to soar through his body and in turn, messed with his ability to think concisely in the heat of battle. This showed when her leg sweeped against his own, any Taijutsu user regardless of their skill should’ve dodged that one and it would’ve been made obvious that way to the kids, but at the moment Daisuke’s body and mind were not one at the moment, and he fell back from the sweep.

He saw her jump into the air and his initial reaction was to get up, land a strike against her as she tried to land but his reaction delayed once more, giving her a chance to react to his counterattack and she would see him try to shoulder charge once more, but this time from the spot he’s standing in as he tried to carry his entire weight behind the shoulder bash against her. It wouldn’t be as powerful as the shoulder charge from earlier, but there’s still a fair bit of force behind it considering it’s an Arhat Fist technique.

Katsumi wasn’t the brightest crayon in the box when it came to book smarts, but she loved to fight, and in that respect, she was a downright genius. The moment she landed, she saw the shoulder lower, and knew what was coming next. Even with the slower speed she was moving at, dodging it wouldn’t be that difficult, and she proved that by literally placing both of her hands on his head and jumping, spreading her legs so that he passed harmlessly beneath her and past, all that force now directed at nothing but empty air. She then jumped, twisting in mid-air to give her some distance, going back to her default stance she started with and giving him the opportunity to collect himself and get turned around. Simply beating the snot out of him when his back was turned or getting him into a hold that would render him unconscious wasn’t a great choice.

As she waited for him to resume his next attack, she did hear the instructor begin to chime in for the class, telling them all about redirecting the force of a blow being far easier and consuming less stamina than a block, as well as the fact that it had a far lower chance of being overpowered. She smiled, glad that the kids were getting some experience from watching their fight, and learning something about the way hand to hand combat was supposed to look and operate. Even a much stronger opponent could be taken down because of redirection of force, something she had learned the hard way when she sparred with people back in WASP. She had always been strong, and getting redirected with a single finger had been humiliating at the time, but now she properly understood it.

[7]

Daisuke knew that this is meant to be a display of skill, they’ve shown nothing but Taijutsu so far to the students and he thought it’d be time to take it up a notch. As soon as he turned around with his shoulder bash being redirected into nothing, he saw that she gained some distance to which he capitalised on and started generating bones that came out of his arm, some of the students cringed a little at the sight and honestly, Daisuke felt the same way at first when he saw the ability but when he started to generate the bones, it’s more harmless than one thinks. Anyone, a white kunai handle came out of his wrist and he pulled it out, appearing as a rough-shaped kunai. The edges were a little off but it still looked sharp enough to do some damage.

He wouldn’t start fighting in close quarters with this kunai and instead, simply threw it at Katsumi to see how she’d react to it. If she heard about the Kaguya, she might also know that Kaguya bone is a very hard material, not one you’d want to take on but he’s expecting her to to have a solid counter to such a simple attack, as it’d show the students how to deal with someone who resorts to ranged weaponry.

Katsumi watched him carefully, the grin on her face never leaving. Seeing the bone come out of his arm, a Kunai forming. It was time to show these kids that even when someone pulls out a weapon, Taijutsu could reign supreme. It was the most predictable of attacks, literally, came next, but it was a test. He was testing her reactions, but that wouldn’t change what she had planned to do. With a rotational movement, she swung a hand low, and slapped the incoming projectile upwards by striking the large flat side of the blade, and in one fluid movement pivoted onto another foot, twisting around and performing a perfectly timed hook kick to smash into the edge of the handle, and send it flying back at him.

This was something she had practiced with actual Kunai back in her days in the academy. She had never really been good with weapons, but always excelled in Taijutsu, and thus, had to come up with countermeasures for people who attacked her with Bukijutsu. She had fought weapon specialists time and time again, getting cuts and such and requiring healing until she finally started to really excel at it. The kids looked on in shock, and she could hear the teacher prattling on about how if your skill was high enough you could do such things without revealing your trump cards, as Taijutsu was less chakra intensive than other skills.

“Come on Bone Boy… you can do better than that!”

[8]

He was expecting her to simply dodge it or stop it since his throw for the kunai was about average, but he didn’t expect her to kick it right back at him. He moved to the side just in time, though just barely. He could’ve sworn he felt a graze at the side of his chest, adding to his injuries. A bit of trouble breathing from her hard kick earlier, but he wasn’t quite done yet. He could also hear the teacher going on about how having a bloodline isn’t everything, and you can clearly see a clanless woman who’s trained herself is holding herself well against somebody born with their clan's kekkei genkai. That was rubbing the salt in just a little bit, but Daisuke did his best to not get irritated, it’s not the time for it.

He generated two more bones from his body, two new makeshift kunai from his body. He didn’t throw them and instead, he dual-wielded them. He had no skill in bukijutsu or kenjutsu, but he knows that a usual defence against taijutsu is wielding a weapon and hopefully, this would even out the odds for a bit.

He charged at her once more, what seemed like a mindless frontal charge with a dual-wielding maniac turned into him throwing one of the kunai, quickly pacing to the right as soon as he made that throw and hoping that while she’s focused on the incoming kunai, he could sneak in a kunai attack up close to either her arm or side, purposely trying to avoid lethal spots. He wanted her to get hit, but he didn’t want her to be seriously hurt.

The kunai managed to graze him, and Katsumi’s predatory grin only widened as she saw how fired up he became from the slight injury. She could do a lot in the realm of ensuring that the playing field stayed level, but what she couldn’t do was hold back her combative mentality or lower her physical durability. Hearing the teacher praise her didn’t bother Katsumi herself any, but seeing it add a tick of agitation to Daisuke, now nicknamed ‘Bone Boy’ was something that she couldn’t help but welcome. He could use that anger as fuel to make himself fight harder, and that was exactly what she wanted.

He made two more Kunai, but didn’t throw them smartly, instead planning to get up close and personal. She wouldn’t be able to dodge as easily or block the blades since she herself didn’t have any armor or anything of the sort, so this was a good strategic move on his part, causing her grin to widen slightly in approval. He threw one Kunai at her, planning to use it as a distraction and move in for a better move, but what he probably didn’t expect is exactly what she did.

She turned her body, her shoulder taking the kunai directly as it drew blood, choosing to ignore it almost completely in favor of countering his rush directly. He was moving in quickly, and with a show of agility and skill, she performed a small hop and brought her right leg up, performing and amazing split, and then brought the leg down directly on his skull. Since he was using his arms to try to attack her, even with the added length of the Kunai, he was more than within range of her legs to commit to a strike. She had held back, as per normal, but a kick directly to the top of the skull was likely going to daze him, allowing her to jump backwards and remove the kunai from her shoulder, letting the blood trail down her arm, and readied herself for his next move.

[9]

The fight seemed to get more and more intense now, the kids were shocked at seeing her directly take the kunai and even with Daisuke’s last second realisation at her doing it, he wasn’t fast enough to stop his momentum and before he could land an attack with the kunai in his head, the kick to his head did indeed daze him, forcing him to step back as his movement now seems wobbly, akin to a drunk person. The teacher finally called it in, saying to the both of them. “Alright! That’s enough, both of you. I think that’s enough of a demonstration.” with that, he ordered the kids to get back inside but he remained outside, heading to Daisuke to check his head.

“I can appreciate Genin who don’t mind getting their hands dirty, but try not to actually kill each other… alright? I’d get that checked out if I were you.” he commented to Katsumi, in regards to the shoulder injury. “But regardless, the kids are impressed and I think you’ve motivated them more than enough. Well done, the both of you, get some rest.” he mostly said that last part to Daisuke before heading back to the academy. Afterwards, Daisuke seemed to have his balance back together, although just barely. He could walk well enough home at least.

With a hand to his head and a bit of his pride taken, he’d at least take this as an experience and offer a handshake to Katsumi. “When I woke up today, I wasn’t expecting this… but this made me realise that my kekkei genkai isn’t everything. I’ve been so focused on mastering my bones that I haven’t focused on my other strengths, although it was a bit last minute, I appreciate you bringing me along for the ride.” he honestly felt like collapsing right there and then, but he still had a bit of strength in him before he needed that rest.

Katsumi heard the teacher call the match, and quickly took a breath, reaching into her pouch and grabbing just a bit of cloth to press against her shoulder as she removed the bone-kunai from it and applying pressure to stop the bleeding. It wasn’t anything serious, for sure, so she wasn’t going to be complaining about it, especially considering the fact that she had taken the blade on purpose to ensure that she got a proper hit. If she was moving at her real speed, she would have been able to dodge it and pummel him directly, but where was the fun in that? This had been close, and much more enjoyable.

She nodded to the instructor who dismissed them, giving him a small smile, but she had absolutely no intention of getting something like this healed when it wouldn’t even scar; it wasn’t deep enough for that. While she certainly could lower her strength and agility to match her opponent, she couldn’t change how tough she was, and this was nothing truly to worry about. She listened to him talk for a little bit, about how he had been ‘humbled’ by the experience even if it had come a little bit unexpected, and nodded, grabbing the Kunai that was still stained with her blood as she went.

“Yea, but here’s the real kicker. Once you train your body as much as I have, the combination will make ya able to mop the floor with me because your Bloodline will help. Ya just can’t rely on it for everything. It was a fun fight. I hope we can do it again soon!” She seemed legitimate about everything she said, but particularly enthusiastic about the idea of sparring with him again. I mean, sure this time they did it with the intention of getting paid, but who said it was limited to just that?

[10]

After that last piece of advice from her, he did take it well enough. He was blessed with a good bloodline and while it certainly gave him an advantage others didn't have, it's going to fall short if he doesn't cover his other fronts, as evident from today's spar. There wasn't much else reason for Daisuke to stick around and instead, he'd take it easy for the rest of the day after the chest pain only continued to rise. He imagined with a good nap or two, he can get over it.

"Right, thanks for inviting me once more. I hope we meet again." and with a wave from Daisuke, he went on his way.

(Exit)

Katsumi gave the young man a respectful nod as he prepared to depart, watching him go for a moment. After he was out of audible range, she chuckled a little, thinking about his words. They would meet again, even if she had to run around and hunt him down, she would find him to spar once more. He would be strong, she reckoned, once he trained up a little bit, and then he would truly become a good fight. She licked her lips for a moment, thinking about how best to fight him next time, to pressure him into a corner and truly make him go all out in their next spar. Sure, she wasn't going to kill him, but this one had been stopped short, and it had been rather anti-climactic, and she didn't really like how that tasted in her mouth. Next time... it would be much better.

But, she needed to make sure they both got paid, so after ensuring she had spelled his name correctly on the document, she headed to the administration building.

[11]

[[EXIT]]