[h3]Hokkaido[/h3]
[@Medjedovic][@TheFake]
Frowning as both members of the pair had their weapons at the ready, even if they weren't pointing at anyone yet, the clown gave them a look of disapproval and tsk'ed at them. [color=7ea7d8]Sweethearts, it might be a commonality back where you're from, but it's rather rude to draw your weapon as a greeting in this day and age. May I suggest you lower your weapons so we can converse like normal, civilized people?"[/color]

Moving their attention away from Node so the poor girl might perhaps regain some composure, the joker addressed the knight. [color=7ea7d8]"Simple knave, has it ever occured to you that violence might not always be the answer? No, perhaps not. If you wish to last in this country, I suggest you change your attitude, lest you end up filled with more holes than swiss cheese."[/color] The clown paused a moment before sighing. [color=7ea7d8]"Though, if you really need a goal so desperately, why don't you aim to meet your 'god' without adding to your kill-count?"[/color]

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[h3]Miyagi[/h3]
[@The One]
Scoffing at the doggie samurai, the jester scoffed. [color=7ea7d8]"Daft little girl, did you not just hear what I said? Your war is trivial in this world. If you find your 'god', then you can have them end that puny war in mere moments. You wouldn't even need to kill your nemesis, instead you could have them be anything ranging o your personal slave. Of course, if you are truly so eager for blood, you could have him killed, regardless. In the grand scheme of things, his life is irrelevant, as you'll come to find."[/color]

As he said this, he held a single hand on the back of her blade, and locked eyes with her. Her eyes were sparkling with life, his own glowed up like pink stars. [color=7ea7d8]"I doubt your partner will be so hardheaded on this matter. She had her own battle. Unlike a certain lucky someone standing in front of me, however, she wasn't doing quite so well. Just a matter of perspective, but you might find war isn't the only source of pain."[/color] 

A moment of silence overtook the clown, and he sighed to himself as if he was disappointed in something. The jester realeased the sword and floated backwards, directly above the water. [color=7ea7d8]"War might still find you, even if you cannot find it now. I hope that when the time comes you'll have decided what it is you plan to do."[/color]

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[h3]Kyoto[/h3]
[@KoL][@Hammerman]
As Clara deemed their partner a better choice for conversation, Minato decided the opposite and questioned the clown, mixing in some less than polite language. As Minato proceeded to ask his question, the jester's face--no, their mask, shifted into a confident smirk, one eyebrow raised as if unaware what Minato meant to ask. [color=7ea7d8]"What possibly could you mean, young Minato? Haven't I delivered you here in pristine condition?"[/color] The clown's voice was dripping with clearly-false innocence, as they gestured at Minato's side. [color=7ea7d8]"You even still possess all of your limbs, so I haven't done anything to you, [b]yet[/b]."[/color] 

The words were ominous, but the jester's tone did not betray any hint of threat, if anything, the jester would've seemed amicable if it weren't for their crude wordsmithing. With a sideways glance, the joker-like figure looked at Clara. [color=7ea7d8]"What's not to understand, love? You're not in kansas anymore. So to answer your partner's question, welcome to Kyoto, Japan's beautiful rural countryside!"[/color]

Now that the clown was done speaking again, he seemed as if he remembered something. Giving two quick nods to no one in particular, the clown concluded, [color=7ea7d8]"With all that said and done, I bid you luck in finding your 'gods', and treat the cattle with some respect on your way out. Ta-ta!"[/color] After telling the duo he'd so haphazardly thrown together goodbye, the joker started to slowly float away from them, seemingly without a care in the world as he made loops and twisted in midair as he moved away.

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[h3]Nagasaki[/h3]
[@Letter Bee][@DragonKingUK]
Sitting casually on the quay, the jester observed the interaction between the Nagasaki team. This was perhaps one of the more promising teams, seeing they could interact without immediate hostility. With a smile, the jester spoke, [color=7ea7d8]"Alright, dream prince, baby boy, free swimming's over, you might want to get out of the water before you catch a cold."[/color] The jester extended a hand to each of them, quietly offering to help them out of the water. 

Once they were both out of the water, the jester continued, [color=7ea7d8]"Here's the deal. It's morning and you're currently drenched, I'd have you look for your 'gods' like this, but... I'd like to believe I'm a benevolent presence. If you'll follow me?"[/color]

The "throng" Kira spoke of wasn't more than a small group of people performing labor like lugging barrels and crates. By now, the group was starting to receive some odd glances and suspicious looks. As one might have guessed, it did not appear normal to take a dip in the harbor, even less so with clothes on. Naturally, the jester's clownesque getup was also made to attract attention, and on this particular occasion it definitely seemed to do its job at that.