VOICE TEST

[oni_san]

I'm really bad at coming up with scenarios help me out here/choose your own Genpachi adventure.

Otherwise default he just bumped into you.

Comments

[replacement]

[as an UPSTANDING OFFICER OF THE LAW you were alerted to what seemed to be a nasty domestic dispute taking place in an otherwise reputable neighborhood

should you decide to investigate the report, you will find nothing out of the ordinary, save for this nice young lady and what appears to be a dead body floating in the river behind her.]

Oh, good evening.

[oni_san]

[That's not fifty red flags or anything. He's pretty calm though, as he surveys the scene, neither jumping into accusations nor reacting with immediate concern for the cute girl near a murder.]

Good evening. I'm going to need to ask you a few things, miss. But first I would ask you to please step aside.

[Approaching her and the river.]

[replacement]

I suppose if it doesn't take too long, I will be obliged to answer. I have appointments to keep, you see!

[hopping aside when she's asked, seeming pretty unfazed by the whole dead body deal]

[oni_san]

I'm afraid this is a police matter, you may have to reschedule. I'm sorry in advance for the inconvenience.

[He takes off his boots and wades into the river, hauling the body back with him and checking for signs of life and how dead it is.]

[replacement]

You'll have to be very sorry, if it's making me late.

[he's dead jim. but yeah the body shows clear signs of a violent death, clothes missing and covered in bruises. it also appears to be strangely drained of blood, ~weird~]

[oni_san]

Yes. But I'm afraid it's important.

[He drags the body to shore and lays it out with respect.]

Can you tell me how you came across this scene, miss?

[replacement]

I walked, obviously.

[immaturelycursed]

[For some reason Shino went off alone in an errand from Rio and he’s lost in the woods! Except there’s a storm now and he’s looking for shelter, with Murasame flying a bit ahead.]

It’s only getting worse!

[oni_san]

[Was he sent to look for Shino or did he happen to be informed Shino went this way and decided to follow like he does? Either way, the weather is getting pretty awful, but he hasn't caught up to the kid yet. Which is worrying.]

[immaturelycursed]

[Really awful. Terrible enough that Shino is maybe getting one ankle stuck with some roots and bushes and Murasame smashes himself against a tree.]

Shino!

Ah. This was a bad idea.

[oni_san]

[Well that's a familiar crow's voice over the sound of distant rumbling thunder. Genpachi changes course, speeding up until he finds Shino, taking in the scene immediately as he half skids on the wet leaves and muddy ground, stopping at Shino's side.]

Shino, are you alright?

[immaturelycursed]

[That surprises him a little and seems to make him jump more than the thunder, really, since he expected to be alone.]

Ah—Genpachi! Yeah. Why are you here?

[oni_san]

[Going to check on Shino's ankle, hm.]

I heard you came out this way.

[doggroomer]

[I guess we are running into each other somehow, for some reason. Maybe there is some disruption that has gotten the attention of both the police and the church. Hopefully, it doesn't involve Shino]

[oni_san]

[Let's really hope it doesn't involve Shino but it's probably some kind of supernatural occurrence if the church is involved. Let's say murders, everyone loves murders.]

[Genpachi steps away from the crime scene, the victim having spontaneously combusted in front of a number of witnesses. The third incident this week.]

Satomi.

[doggroomer]

[approaching him when he steps away]

It's happened again?

[oni_san]

Yes. The same as before. It's almost certainly a spirit at work. It's hard to say yet if there's a connection among the victims.

[doggroomer]

[considers that quietly for a moment]

Do we know anything about today's victim?

[oni_san]

I have some people investigating but witnesses report he was staying at one of the local inns. He was from out of town as well.

[eyedentity]

[More like this guy just bumps into you. Clearly spacing out, Konoha just. Sort of stumbles a couple of steps back and stares. In Genpachi's general direction.]

Ah......

[What is he supposed to say when bumping into someone again?]

[Can't remember. He'll just keep staring instead.]

[oni_san]

...Ah. Are you alright?

[eyedentity]

[Is he?]

... un.

[Just staring straight at your face now. Also, it's pretty obvious he's... probably not from around here. Who even knows what those things on his ears are.]

[oni_san]

...Are you lost?

[What's with this strange kid. Is he a spirit?]

[eyedentity]

[Looking around. ...]

I don't remember.

[oni_san]

....Do you have a guardian?