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[battlefieldbrat]

Who: kakashi and YOU???
Where: kakashi's camp in the woods
What: this is primarily for people who knew kakashi in the au to catch up with him. if you interacted with him positively in any way during the au you can assume your character knows where to find him.
Warnings: none that i know of

[kakashi's "hideout" in the woods looks the same as ever, blankets piled up in a sleeping area and a pot hanging over the remains of a campfire. rather than tending the fire, however, kakashi can be found fussing over the blankets, tearing down the colorful scarves that were previously used to decorate the surrounding trees, or just outside the camp pondering the childish traps he had set.

as for his appearance, it is mostly the same, though now a black mask covers the lower half of his face and a blue band with a metal plate sewn into it adorns his forehead. on the metal plate is a familiar symbol of a spiraling leaf, known to anyone who knows kakashi's former penchant for tagging buildings in town.]

Comments

[solitarysoul]

Sorry. You don't seem like a kid, anyway.

[Him being a soldier would explain that. Levi stops himself from asking how old Kakashi is, because traditions that force a kid into adulthood early are a very sore subject for him. But he hated that question (still does) and it didn't really matter when it'd already been done.]

[battlefieldbrat]

Thanks.

[dry, again. kakashi starts gathering up the scarves on the ground, more to have something to do than any urgent need to clean them up.]

If you don't mind me asking, what's that thing on your back?

[kakashi has no concept of what a gun is.]

[solitarysoul]

[He blinks...that was right, people here were from weird worlds or times or whatever.]

It's my rifle. A gun.

[battlefieldbrat]

[neither of those words mean anything to kakashi, so he ventures a guess.]

Some kind of weapon?

[solitarysoul]

[Ah, he should have explained more. He wasn't sure if doing so would offend Kakashi or if the kid hadn't even heard of them.]

Yeah, a long range weapon. Stronger than a bow.

[battlefieldbrat]

More precise than a bow, too?

[that would be convenient, to say the least. not that many ninja bother to use bows and arrows, typically preferring throwing knifes or senbon.]

[solitarysoul]

If you know what you're doing. But bows are rarely used where I come from so I'm not sure. I've never used a bow, but I rarely miss with my rifle.

[battlefieldbrat]

Interesting.

[and he does sound like it interests him.]

Are those typical around here? Or just where you're from?

[solitarysoul]

Yeah, and where some other chosen are from. I can show you if you want, but they have a lot of kickback so if you want to fire one it's best to start with a smaller one.

[He frowns, remembering the bruising he got when he was just starting.]

It took me awhile to get used to it.

[battlefieldbrat]

It uses fire? Like...an explosion?

[this surprises him. he didn't think you could fit something like that into a device so narrow.]

[solitarysoul]

Basically. There's a powder in there that explodes and sends the ammo out really fast.

[battlefieldbrat]

[that certainly sounds dangerous, which he guesses is kind of the point.]

Well, I'm no explosions expert. [that would be obito.] So I'll not worry about it.

[solitarysoul]

[He nods.]

There are a lot of people here who know how to use them, its not something you need to get involved with unless you want to.

[Kakashi's probably more of a close range fighter...or an ambush one with how he was acting.]

If you ever change your mind I don't mind showing you some stuff.

[The last colorful banner he can reach from the tree he's in drops to the ground and Levi climbs down after it. He scans the trees for his next target.]

[battlefieldbrat]

Thanks.

[kakashi has been gathering the scarves as they fell, and putting them in a pile in a cleared out spot near the fire pit. there's only one tree left with scarves in it, and as levi speaks to him kakashi casually walks up to it, and then up it, to reach them.]

I prefer a more intimate meeting on the battlefield.

[solitarysoul]

[Levi raises an eyebrow as Kakashi walks UP the tree. Seemed about par for the course for this place.]

I guess I can understand that. We didn't get much chance to get up close where I came from. Not in large battles, at least.

[He got all too close to things during Termina.]

[battlefieldbrat]

That must make things...impersonal.

[that's kakashi's takeaway, anyway. he's not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

he hops down from the tree, adding the new collection of scarves to the pile.]

Now for the fun part.

[he gestures politely for levi to back away from the rag pile.]

[solitarysoul]

Yeah. That's probably the point.

[Well, wars existed before guns or even bows, but it certainly didn't make killing people harder.

He backs away from the pile.]

The fun part?

[battlefieldbrat]

[though it's subtle through the fabric of his mask, kakashi does smirk for a few seconds before making a couple of short signs with his hands, seemingly random configurations - then he holds two fingers up to his mouth and blows. fire spews out from his...mask?...and onto the pile as though he's suddenly turned into a human flamethrower, and he holds the technique for a few seconds so they have the opportunity to properly catch fire.]

Sure, fire is fun. Don't you think?

[solitarysoul]

[Oh, that was sure a flashy way to use a fire spell or whatever it was people from Kakashi's world did.]

That's one way to get rid of them.

[He grins. A pretty fast way. Maybe not the safest but Kakashi didn't seem like the type to let it spread.
He considers quipping that it was too bad they didn't have marshmallows to roast but figures that's too childish of an activity and might offend the small ninja.]

So this is where you live in real life? [Or whatever this was.] Or just a temporary base?

[battlefieldbrat]

[it's burning pretty contained for now, if it starts to spread kakashi can always just douse it with a water technique.]

Just temporary 'til I get on my feet.

[he didn't realize there were free rooms at the inn when he arrived, so he simply treated it like a mission and camped out.]

I have to admit, it's much nicer now that the snow is gone.

[solitarysoul]

[He nods, everybody needed time to get back on their feet here. Hiding out in the woods seemed like a good way to do that.]

Apparently houses are easy to get--uh. We'll, they were before...all that. I haven't bothered.

Heh, much nicer when it's warmer, that's for sure. I think we have power again.

[He assumes. Those signs in the entertainment district looked like they needed it.]

[battlefieldbrat]

I should be moving into a house soon. It'll be a little weird, I'm used to apartment living back home.

[he shrugs.]

Power is good. That means heat for when the cold weather returns.

[solitarysoul]

[He nods.]

A whole house is too much for me, but there are people who don't mind it.

[Maybe apartments existed here now. That'd be better than the inn.]

Yeah. I guess there were a lot of people who knew how to deal with it, but I'd rather just have heating or air-conditioning if I can get it.

[battlefieldbrat]

Air-con...fancy. They really have that here?

[it's not that common where he's from.]

[solitarysoul]

Eh...I didn't show up till it was already fall so I'm not sure. I don't think so? But now who knows.