[center][h2][color=deeppink]Ari Aria[/color][/h2][/center]
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[color=fff79a]"Ari-chan, wake up."[/color]

The pink-haired girl first opened only one eye, looking up from her bed to see one of the maids standing at her bedroom door. After tilting her head toward the window and opening her other eye she was able to conclude that it was late morning. She had slept in. Again. [color=fff79a]"You should've been awake hours ago, dear. Now I have to wait for you to get ready before I can clean your room."[/color] Ari sat upright in her bed, removing her covers and bringing a hand up to tug on the collar of her white nightdress. A quick scan of the room proved that it was already quite tidy, which made her briefly wonder what the maids even did in the room. It wasn't like she ever made any messes. How can they clean something that is in the same condition it was the last time they supposedly cleaned it?

That was a question she'd never ask them, though. The last time she bothered the servants resulted in her grandfather lecturing her about respect and being polite. It wasn't worth bringing up when all she had to do was just pretend the maids were doing something. With a sigh she rolled out of bed and onto her feet. [color=deeppink]"Okay,"[/color] she said, not even waiting for the older woman to close the door before beginning to undress. The bedroom had an attached bathroom that allowed Ari a personal shower. Normally the Oshiro clan had one shared bathroom but when Ari had moved in there was a few accommodations made for her. She didn't consider herself close enough to the Oshiro for any skinship and thus outright refused to bathe until she got a personal bathroom. It was bratty behavior but it achieved desirable results. Mornings were far more pleasant for Ari the less she had to interact with her family.

Ari had just barely stepped out of the shower when the same maid entered her room without knocking, again. [color=fff79a]"Ari, there's someone at the door for you. You're probably late."[/color] The girl simply gave the older woman a dismissive wave before getting changed. Despite her late start she didn't feel particularly late. She only felt hungry. Instead of heading directly to the entrance of the Oshiro compound she instead made her way to the kitchen. Oddly enough nobody was there once she stepped inside, but there was food leftover from the breakfast. It was always strange to Ari that almost the entire clan would eat breakfast together but it was endearing in a way. Too bad she preferred to eat alone. She was perfectly fine swiping an untouched muffin and eating as she walked. Just before Ari reached the door to answer to whomever was calling her, someone who would've been waiting for at least two minutes by this point, she was stopped when a hand fell on her right shoulder.

[color=f26522]"Good luck today."[/color] A dark-skinned man who appeared as if he was about to start his mid-life crisis had stopped Ari. His hair was black and he sported a thin and well-groomed beard, though his hairline was starting to recede. It was her father, the soon-to-be clan leader, Kenichi Oshiro. After making a brief moment of eye-contact with him she looked away towards the door and took another bite of her muffin. His grip on her shoulder was light and she broke away without any effort, striding away from him without any response. The cold response to simple and well-meaning encouragement wasn't new so Kenichi showed no outward signs of pain just as Ari showed no outward signs of anger. But all the same the two harbored both of those feelings inside. Her father let out a sigh and turned away as Ari opened the door and stepped outside.

The girl waiting for her must've been pretty bored or frustrated by this point, but Ari hardly paid any mind to her emotional state. Rather she took a brief moment to size up Hanare. While the girl, who seemed older and was notably bigger than Ari was, seemed like nothing special it felt as if Ari had seen her somewhere. She couldn't shake the feeling that she had met Hanare before. Were they classmates back in the Academy? Had she worked with her in a mission before? Ari couldn't recall the memories and after an awkward moment of silence between the two girls did Ari raise her free hand to politely wave in greeting. [color=deeppink]"Morning,"[/color] was all she had to say in greeting before taking another bite of her blueberry muffin. She wasn't much up for conversation but followed along with Hanare as the two made their way to the meeting point.

Despite the delay in arriving the two girls didn't hold up the others very much. It turned out the Oshiro compound wasn't far away from the training field the team was to gather at. When they arrived it took Ari a brief moment to realize that it was one of the teenagers that was their jonin. A boy that had to be their same age was the one in charge and he let it be known. He gave a typical tough-guy talk, albeit with a bit of unique awkwardness thrown in, and because of his boring introduction Ari wasn't able to listen to even half of his small speech. He was saying nothing valuable so there was no point in retaining any of it. Instead of spacing out like a weirdo she instead decided to examine what kind of teammates she would have today. So instead of being awkward by zoning out she became awkward by staring silently at each of her teammates one at a time, trying to get a bead on what they could do before they even said a word. If today was going to see combat then surely she would have to keep them alive. The less surprises she had about their skills, the smoother the experience would be.

Of course, it didn't even occur to Ari to introduce herself at all.