[skald]

Usually skald was fairly timely in regards to appointments and the like.

However today she seemed to have overslept, blowing past her alarm and being a whole whopping thirty minutes over the period of when she was supposed to be traveling. Waking up when she was supposed to be at an appointment. Even her running full speed wouldn’t make it in time. So she’d have to bite her lip and get dressed as fast as she could before heading out.

If not on hero business she had to deign to using public transportation; so it’d take even longer. One of the many disadvantages of having to take care of paperwork or getting used to using her speed to get around. Her appointment was with someone that was well versed in hero handling and prosecution. Things that went hand and hand. A fairly famous one by the name of Kurosaki Ryo.

She was lucky to get an appointment with him she felt; she could only imagine how busy he was. But to be fair she was paying for this appointment, but it’d be cut in half given that she was… well. Running late.

Getting through the various hoops and such upon arrival to the building she was quickly shown through the lobby and then was shown up to the study where she would meet him. Though the greeter was quick to leave her at the door she’d give it a knock before pushing the door open, profusely apologizing as she did so.

”Sorry I’m late! I don’t usually sleep through my alarms-”

[Kurosaki Ryo]

Sadly, for the pro hero the only thing greeting her would be an empty office. The so called "Prince of the Forum" was nowhere to be found. She would be left to wander the studio for five...ten...fifteen...

The door slammed open about twenty minutes later. A figure made his way inside in a rather...peculiar outfit. He dropped a bag by the side, the skin tight rubbery wetsuit squeaking lightly as he moved about. The bunny looked like he had just come out of a pool and that was exactly what happened. "Oh, you're here." The bunny stated with a slight english accent on an otherwise perfectly fluent japanese, slightly surprised but not so much. He did not seem to mind the fact that he wasn't quite wearing the proper things one would expect at a business call. "Usually, people like you are late by at least thirthy minutes or more. You like to dawdle around showing off, as if common courtesy and etiquette doesn't apply to the saviours of humanity." He would comment, matter of fact, as he squeaked his way past her and drop on his large chair. He leaned back and settled the wetsuit's integrated tabi boots on the desk. "I would have changed, but since you're here..." Ryo said with a smirk. "My my... you're a big one huh? Sit down would ya. I'm gonna get a sore neck having to look up this high".

Truth be told, he wouldn't have really changed his clothes. He enjoyed teasing people. He had a liking for making people that measure of uncomfortable that made it really hard to tell lies. Not that he couldn't spot lies, but truth is much better served to other people without him having to paraphrase for them. Besides. His wetsuit was quite comfortable, much more so than shirt and tie.

The bunny's ears twitched slightly as he tuned in on the sound of her heartbeat. Another advantage of being born a herbivore in a world of tigers, wolves and well... foxes. He opened a drawer absent-minded and grabbed notebook and pen. Despite his rather weird getup he wasn't totally unprepared.

"So. According to mythology, the more tails the more a kitsune is powerful. I count... five, which would put you just a little over half what a perfect yokai would be. And yet... you seem to be quite famous and your quirk is incredibly highly rated on the government HQPS. No major legal problem that I can see, yet you remain unaffiliated with any hero agency and are still operating on your lonesome. Funny thing that, there's a psychological study saying that solo heroes are 54% more likely to go rogue." Ryo began reading some of his note he had on the fox. "So, Miss Skald Orion, I assume you're here because you require a Handler after all?" He asked. His tone was more of rethorical, but he was already working his magic. He was chipping away at her defenses and getting under her skin. Wouldn't be long before the real fun would begin.

[skald]

Left on her own the hero would hover near one of the chairs in the office, figuring that maybe the ‘prince’ had gone to take care of something since she was late. Somewhat wringing her hands wondering quietly to herself if she mucked up the meeting by being late. However the fox’s ears perked up and she’d turn her head. Seeing the ‘prince’ in a rather peculiar outfit that made her blink, pause and slowly find herself adjusting her stance. Where was she supposed to look?

”I try to be timely regarding appointments honestly… I wasn’t expecting to be late and erm…”

She’d pause as the bunny commented about her size and that he would have changed but they didn’t likely have the privacy for it. The fox rubbed at her neck as he grabbed a pen and notebook. She wasn’t sure what to expect here or what to expect from him in general.

”Oh I have seven tails, just two like to hide. I’m no where near perfect mind you and well… That’s because they know the ins and outs of my quirk, given I was a police officer for a time.”

She’d show the extra two that were beneath all the others, then came the other information that she was fairly aware of. Managing a small sigh, her ears drooped slightly and she’d nod her head. A bit of surprise was evident on her features as he used her prior name.

”Y-yeah I’m here because I need a handler. Though uh… I changed my name so that folks wouldn’t associate me with the family. So I’d prefer… If you’d use that one and not my old one. I wouldn’t go rouge even if I didn’t have a handler but uh… it’s partly the reason that I was suggested to that I should get one.”

There were quite a few reasons why she was looking for one and the fox looked down thoughtfully, realizing that she had taken a seat at some point. When did she do that?

[Kurosaki Ryo]

"Man... it's almost too easy you know?" The bunny mumbled with a grin. This hero wore her heart on a sleeve. Hard not to spin her around his fingers, but it was nice to see some naivety every once in a while. The world needed more innocent people.

He dropped his feed down with a nice squeak. Thankfully he was covered neck down, then again the tighness of his surfing gear on his silhouette really didn't hide much from view since his well toned body still showed even through the thick layer of rubbery fabric.

"Well, normally I would say that before I consider becoming someone's Handler I would like to spend a full day in their presence to see how they are. However, given I'm in a rather...unorthodox and squeaky outfit perhaps it's best we reschedule that. Fur still damp too." He would casually comment, taking note of the extra two tails he missed.

"Ah. So seven out of nine. No wonders they say kitsune's appereances are decieving. Though... are you feeling well?" He would "innocently" state as he got up and quickly danced around the desk, reducing their disamce and pretty much intruding in her personal space to stand in front of her. "For someone big and scary looking as you are you seem to be..." he trealed off in a slighlty teasy tone as he reached up with a paw to very very gently grab her chin so he could examine her fangs. Nasty biter those.

"Rather passive." He concluded, his nose merely a few inches from hers as he guided their eyes into a staredown. Now that he could actually reach with her sitting he was quite curious to peer inside of the hero. To strip all of the layers and comprehend her most basic, true form. "Where is the fierce Malestrom everyone speaks about? Surely you aren't second guessing yourself because someone told you to get a handler now, yes? Or perhaps you're stuttering your words out because you find me attractive?" Ryo abandoned subtlety and pretty much dropped one hell of a tease on her. He wanted to see her reaction he was curiousnow really curious to understand the person in front of him.

Naturally he had already decided he would accept the job and become her Handler, but she didn't need to know that yet. He wanted to poke and prod. See just how much he could get her to open up in just that meeting. It would also be a good metric to know in case she would actually ahve to go to court. He would have to make she she wouldn't suddenly crack mid cross examination.