[u][h3]Kuhaku Shiro - Airship docks[/h3][/u]

     After a few bashes against the ground, Shiro's knuckles started to smart and throb with a dull pain. Figuring he should stop while he was still ahead, he stopped his assault and groaned as he shook his hands out to rid them of their aches. He'd be needing his hand in peak condition. He'd be using them later, after all. At that time, a semi-familiar voice chirped behind him and his ears perked. Head and ears swiveling to look behind him, he vaguely remembered the face attached to said voice. Blinking, it took him a moment to process the Hunter's words. He didn't get the puns and jokes at first, but it'll hit him later. When the gentleman grinned, the infectiousness caused Shiro to grin also. Why? He didn't quite know. Shiro just sat there on the ground as the young man continued to speak. Some of his lingo Shiro couldn't decipher, deepening his confusion and creating a brief awkward silence. The awkwardness of the moment grew even more when Shiro realized that the guy knew his name, yet he didn't have the decency to remember his. Something having to do with pools and lattes? He couldn't remember.

[b]"Uhh...Huh?"[/b]
He shook his head, attempting to rattle his brains in order to break free from his confusion.
[b]"Oh, hi. Yeah, you're that guy that won against Sapphire by technical default."[/b]
As soon as the words were uttered, his memory was jump started.
Expression brightening, [b]"Oh! Hi! That's right, I ran into you once. I think. Uh, the last name's Kuhaku. Pleased to meet you too, Napolo!"[/b]
When he was questioned as to his purpose for being there, Shiro distractedly looked back over to the edge of the docks and back at up at the gentleman with the strange name. He wasn't sure if he should keep what he was doing on the down low, so without giving it much more thought he half-lied.
[b]"Ah...I...I was going to practice my swan dive. Th-then some laps in the lake below. Finishing off with some rock climbing."[/b]
He leaned out slightly, peering closer to the edge before resituating himself.
[b]"Y-yeah...That's it. Just some...hardcore training! Heh.."[/b] He turned to flash the 'guy' a half-baked grin with a silly thumbs-up gesture. Only an complete idiot would buy that sorry-ass white lie.