[color=a8d7e8][i]Kuso.[/i][/color] She clicked her tongue as she cursed silently to herself. Had she noticed the canine, she would've been a lot more careful. She eyed the girl with the dog as she spoke, particularly on the bat in her hands, but her attention was quickly directed to the man pointing a rifle at her. [color=a8d7e8][i]So that [b]was[/b] a gun I heard.[/i][/color]

She bit the inside of her cheek, not entirely pleased with how her day was starting out. [color=a8d7e8][i]Then again, I [b]did[/b] head [b]toward[/b] the sound of gunfire.[/i][/color] While she did appreciate the fact that they hadn't attacked her right away, they appeared to mean business.

After a second or two, she sighed and resecured the scythe on her back. She stepped out from behind the pillar with her hands raised and took a few steps forward into the light, stopping a short distance from them. She started to move her hands to sign, but stopped suddenly, her eyes widening as she remembered something the ojii-san had said. Her lips quavered for a moment before parting.

[color=4c87bf]"...Ah..."[/color] A single sound came out, faint and slightly raspy. She flinched in surprise, startled by the unfamiliar vibrations in her throat, though she seemed more excited than scared. She cleared her throat a few times before trying again.

[color=4c87bf]"Not...pick-ing...a fight."[/color] Her words came slowly, as if she knew how to say them, but wasn't used to it. She pointed at the man with the rifle. [color=4c87bf]"Heard...gun-shots. Not sure...where...I am...so I fol-lowed...them here."[/color] She places a hand to her chest. [color=4c87bf]"My name is...Aoi Yumi. [i]Haji-memash-te,[/i][/color] she said with a slight bow.