[ Woah, that's new. Kiba isn't exactly used to girls holding his hand -- mostly because no-one ever does it, not even the more physical members of his family (they much prefer blowing raspberries on his face like he's still eight years old) -- so when she laces her fingers with his, his eyebrows raise and he glances down at their hands for a second. That's his only reaction, however, both because he doesn't actually mind, and because he's distracted by the mention of one of his favourite words. ]
Dog? Huh, where?-- [ He speaks before he looks around, and when he sees her eyes on Akamaru, he lets out a little chuckle. ] Oh- yeah. That's Akamaru. He's with me.
[ Akamaru gives her a little tilt of his head, then a loud and very welcoming bark of greeting. ]
[ She looks between them for a moment. Leaf-nin have pets? Scratch that, Leaf-nin have huge, powerfully muscled dog companions? Just give her a fight later and this will have been the best evening ever. Then Akamaru barks, and her focus shifts almost laserlike to him. She somehow manages to keep holding Kiba's hand as she drops into a crouch to meet their third partner. Experience, really, given that she's been holding hands with people since she was old enough to grip someone else's fingers. ]
Nice to meet you, Akamaru. Let's all do our best together!
[ She hesitates for maybe a second before reaching out with her free hand to scruff Akamaru's neck and head, unused to such large animals, but once contact is made and her fingers sink into thick white fur, her eyes light up. ]
Heh, yeah. I usually try to give him a bath every couple days, and I groom him regularly in-between. [ The words are said with the slightest inflection of pride-- in fact, it's a pretty big inflection. The Inuzuka are a proud clan to begin with, but even more so when it comes to their dogs and Kiba is endlessly proud of Akamaru; both as a ninken himself and Kiba's lovingly structured care routine for him.
Akamaru on the other hand is just enjoying the attention. He presses his head into her hand and twists his face up to give her palm a lick, as if petting her in return. ]
[ Sora is a connoisseur of soft things, and Akamaru is right up there with Koharu's hair in the ranking known as 'I never want to stop touching this'. Still, she pets him just a little longer before standing and tugging Kiba towards the first game stall. ]
You must have grown up and trained together, right? He has the same kind of strength you do.
[ Kiba lets himself be dragged, but at Sora's words his eyes widen a little and a look of surprised bashfulness comes across his features. ]
Oh, uh, yeah... [ He mumbles his words. His attachment to Akamaru is so normal in his village, that he never really hears comments like that due to their obviousness... but it's surprisingly nice to hear. ] Yeah, we met when I was really young. We've been friends ever since. He never leaves my side.
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Aah, that sounds great. To have such a wonderful friend...
[ A wonderful, strong, soft friend. She hums in contentment, then brings them to a stop in front of the first of the challenge booths. They're still within sensing range of their ward, so it's okay to have some fun, right? Now obviously part of a couple, she's handed two water pistols with a knowing smile from the attendant.
Take this pistol, Kiba. ]
Have you done this kind of thing before? [ She means the mission, but Sora, please specify. ]
[ Kiba looks down at the gun with a studious tilt of his head not unlike a dog tasting a new kind of kibble for the first time, then grunts. He's sort of done this before, he supposes; granted, his version of a water pistol was the full bladder of his canine companion... but it was the same basic principle, right? He and Akamaru's training with dynamic marking had involved lots of accidents till they'd got it right, but thanks to the relentless training, they now both have exceptional aim.
He... doesn't think he'll tell Sora about it, though. People never seem to appreciate hearing about that kind of training, somehow. ]
Uh, kinda, I guess. You? [ Apparently he missed her original intention in regards to the question. ]
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Dog? Huh, where?-- [ He speaks before he looks around, and when he sees her eyes on Akamaru, he lets out a little chuckle. ] Oh- yeah. That's Akamaru. He's with me.
[ Akamaru gives her a little tilt of his head, then a loud and very welcoming bark of greeting. ]
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Nice to meet you, Akamaru. Let's all do our best together!
[ She hesitates for maybe a second before reaching out with her free hand to scruff Akamaru's neck and head, unused to such large animals, but once contact is made and her fingers sink into thick white fur, her eyes light up. ]
Ah, he's so soft!
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Akamaru on the other hand is just enjoying the attention. He presses his head into her hand and twists his face up to give her palm a lick, as if petting her in return. ]
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You must have grown up and trained together, right? He has the same kind of strength you do.
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Oh, uh, yeah... [ He mumbles his words. His attachment to Akamaru is so normal in his village, that he never really hears comments like that due to their obviousness... but it's surprisingly nice to hear. ] Yeah, we met when I was really young. We've been friends ever since. He never leaves my side.
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[ A wonderful, strong, soft friend. She hums in contentment, then brings them to a stop in front of the first of the challenge booths. They're still within sensing range of their ward, so it's okay to have some fun, right? Now obviously part of a couple, she's handed two water pistols with a knowing smile from the attendant.
Take this pistol, Kiba. ]
Have you done this kind of thing before? [ She means the mission, but Sora, please specify. ]
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He... doesn't think he'll tell Sora about it, though. People never seem to appreciate hearing about that kind of training, somehow. ]
Uh, kinda, I guess. You? [ Apparently he missed her original intention in regards to the question. ]