[center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/7c990cf5-e6f1-41b9-a6b1-65787762d5cc.jpg[/img]
[Color=Silver][u][i][b]Burai Kasei[/b][/i][/u][/color][/center]
[hr]
Burai frowned. He didn't know what he'd been expecting from his teammate, but such open malice... wasn't it, somehow. He had... heard of the Spiga, of course, but he really wasn't the kind to believe rumours. Now, however, he began to wonder just how many of them were [i]true[/i]. Still, she hadn't been openly [i]hostile[/i] yet, and if he was to work with her for the next several years of his career, it wouldn't do to make too awful a first impression. As such, he thought for a moment, never diverting his attention from Shiori, before saying his piece.

[color=Silver]"The Hyuuga are bloated, over-traditional, and have an unfortunate propensity for crippling arrogance. In particular, their attitude towards my clan is... vexing, to say the least."[/color] He turned his attention to the Hyuuga girl at the table. [color=silver]"Your friend, meanwhile, I find abrasive, self-centred and overconfident in her station and ability. She rides the social wave with her beauty,"[/color] his face contorted somewhat, [color=silver]"but what I see is a bland, conceited [i]child[/i] who will never make it past chuunin. Her chakra is as plain as dust."[/color] He turned back to Shiori, a smile returning to his face. Then, almost as an afterthought, he added [color=silver]"As for Kenshiro-san, I find him a skilled, agreeable individual. He has never approached me with hostility, and his chakra is inoffensive. He will be a good teammate, I think."[/color]

He nodded firmly, and took another step towards the desk, thickening his chakra shield as he went.

[color=silver]"As for myself, Shiori-san, I will endeavour to be the best teammate - and, hopefully, friend - I can be, regardless of any stumbling blocks that may fall beneath my feet. They are only obstacles for me to overcome."[/color] He extended his hand, once again, to shake, still smiling firmly. [color=silver]"Anyway, in these situations, I believe it is customary to shake hands with one's comrade."[/color] He held his pose for a number of moments, before an idea came to him. With his free hand, he pulled up one side of his headband, briefly exposing a single blackened, shrunken eye to the girl's gaze, before dropping it again. [color=silver]"I do not appreciate being referred to as '[i]it[/i]', Shiori-san."[/color] And, against his better judgement, a silent laugh bubbled from his throat, forcing a rather more genuine smile onto his lips.

[color=silver][i]'Right'[/i][/color], he thought to himself, [color=silver][i]'let's see how she reacts to that!'[/i][/color]