[center][h1][Color=Gold]Akio Tendou[/color][/h1][/center]

Aoi's little surprise almost caused Akio to choke on her noodles, and once she had recovered from the shock, she could feel the weight of people's gaze on them. She instinctual reached for her hood with the intention of hiding in it, but stopped herself half way. She had promised herself that she'd keep the hood off for as long as she and Aoi were hanging out today, so she wasn't going to give in just because a dozen or so people were staring at her(no matter how much she really wanted to).

Once she had gotten over that, she turned her attention to Aoi . . . . and immediately felt very under-dressed for the occasion. [i]Was I supposed to dress up for this? Maybe it's just Aoi's weirdness, but then again . . . she's even wearing make-up, and I'm just sitting here looking terrible and homely by comparison.[/i] Akio did her best to keep how she felt from reaching her face, and thus, looked convincingly happy, if a bit nervous, to anyone who looked at her. "Not at all, and I guess I'm feeling okay. That last mission gave me some stuff to think about, ya know." 

Akio's mind drifted slightly as she contemplated Kusaru's words and her strange ally, Gian. The more she thought about them, the less she wanted to meet either of them again. Gian gave her the creeps and Kusaru was just too much. Her beauty, her power, her charisma, everything about her was just too overwhelming. Just thinking about her sent shivers down Akio's spine, though she didn't know if it was out of fear . . . or awe. "Anyway, how have you been, anything interesting going on?"

[@Savato]