Ya Tresspassin' [ Kaida ]

Kaida was fuming, hands clasped tightly enough that pain radiated from her palms. Her bandana was pulled down and stuffed into her shirt, along with Jorgie, but while this kept her affiliation slightly less obvious, her clenched jaws were more than enough to tell her current mood. She lowered her head as she walked, aware of her transparent face, and grinded her teeth harder as she drifted through the crowds.

Don't get her wrong, Kaida didn't give a flying fuck what was "good" or "right". Nothing the Nightmares did generally qualified for those terms, so this was likely to not be any different from what they usually did. This wasn't right, but neither was it right to let somebody she almost knew die without at least trying to find out about it. Loyalty was a virtue, and she intended to return any she had received from the Nightmares, it was a give and take she intended to honor to the best of her ability.

She didn't know this Kenshin, but being a powerful member of this group was good enough for her. Someone exceptional wasn't attacked for no reason. Perhaps it was to frighten them. Perhaps it was to show nobody cared to even try to get the killer, nobody tried to help the fallen Nightmare, after all. Kaida was at least getting these idiots sitting out here some information they were going to need. That, and somebody else.

#NAFD Couldn't have made it more obvious who's side they were on, but it didn't matter, they thought the same thing, so they were doing this. It was a brave idea, and a partner, no matter how they operated, was going to be welcome.

She paused mid-stride, eyes narrowing as she spotted a different face, She had enough information to be confident, and started towards him. She approached casually and blinked at him, face unreadable, "NAFD? Right?"

It seemed she found her partner.

Kimura Kyōryoku

She had to admit, at least he got right to the point. Still, her eyes flickered and she clicked her tongue, "No problem, wouldn't be here otherwise." She almost snapped, letting her mouth pull down into a frown, "You better be useful to." Great meeting already, but at the very least not one yapping her ear off, she was going to take all the wins she got.

Ever done anything like this? You look like you need more ride alongs. By the way, it's Kimura. Ain't trying to sound dumb as fuck by talking in code names.

Kaida rolled her eyes, but conceded as it was a legitimate question, a competency question she didn't like to answer to everyone, but it was a question. "Yes, I did stuff like this." She wasn't savvy like the Web Troopers, but she could mess around with technology well enough to get this idea off the wall. At the very least, she knew she was better than most people. She shrugged slightly, "Uh, but I sneak better...but I'm good. I can do it. Don't doubt me." She nodded at his name, trying her best to memorize it right there and then, "I'm Kaida." Very briefly, she lowered her voice and pointed to the side of her neck, where the Serpentemon's head surfaced for a moment, "He's Jorgie."

Introductions satisfied, she turn on her heel and tilted her head back, "Let's go."

Kimura Kyōryoku

Kaida didn't miss how easily she and Kimura passed into the building, and cracked a smirk as soon as they passed through the entrance, smothering it in a few seconds. She was here to do her duty, not prove a point, she needed to keep...calm? No way was that happening. Normal? That was a bit more likely, considering her normal tended to be angry. It'd probably help her out if she could keep from exploding.

She let Kimura take the lead, her eyes roving over the crowds and stalls and...everything before she wrenched her gaze away, "Not really, but I walked around a bit, I know where I was...I never saw the backstage." It was terrible, she had a sneaking suspicion that neither her partner nor anyone she could trust knew for sure where they could go. "We'll find it. No real guards here. Just gotta find the place with guards." She wasn't joking either, most of the hallways were open to the public thanks to the tournament, and the group's gathered together made it far more difficult to tell who was suspicious and who wasn't. She assumed this made it a lot easier to commit a murder, even without the addition of Digimon. Even still, the backstage would have guards, it was too stupid not to, and the Busters were at the very least not stupid. Even common decency would make them at least give someone to do.

She craned her neck around and blinked, "Been here. Know that." A hasty duck to avoid a giant of a person, "Somewhere with less people?" She mumbled, and would tap Kimura on the shoulder as she attempted to turn down a less populated (and more importantly, unknown) hallway, "This way. Maybe?" She guessed, clearly a little lost but looking to make the best of her knowledge. For now, she just kept an eye out for a place with any protection.

Kimura Kyōryoku

Kaida certainly didn't appreciate the question, crossing her arms and sighing, "No. Not usually. More plans usually." The words sounded reluctant, she didn't want to actually say she was pretty lost in the proceeding with the Tower, but at least she had an idea! As soon as her mind centered on the fact, she sneered and continued, "But I know something! That's better than you." Was it completely necessary to try and maintain a little shred of pride? No, but she cared enough to try.

The crowd was thinning more, and Kaida didn't miss it and started walking less casually, more able to look around without much fuss. Well, they were getting somewhere. She could see doors that seemed unoccupied and more importantly wasn't surrounded by either people, Digimon, or stalls. Whether this was some kind of hint or not was lost on her, and she walked on, aware that as soon as the covering crowd disappeared, they were going to become too conspicuous. "Hmm...getting somewhere." She hissed under her breath, occasionally stepping to the side and knocking one of the doors. Exactly one answered, and she walked away before they could see their inturrupter.

Finally, she tried a more daring move. The door didn't answer, and she made a quick moron and turned the doorknob. It opened, even empty, it opened. Thankfully, nobody was within, and she only spotted some mediocre room. The most comfortable part looked like the bed, which occupied its own space. "That was...easy...really damn easy. Think Kenshin was in a room like this?" She gave Kimura enough time to make his own little investigation, and closed the door, "Not even a fucking guard." They must have thought the neutrality of the tournament would protect everyone, it didn't. They must have only thought that guards actually just needed to be near the fights, a little problem they were soon to regret.

"Gotta find backstage. Busters were stupid. Others have to know." Now that she had found something legitimate, no matter how small, something bubbled up in her throat like bile. Some deranged little excitement churned, a huge desire to take the Busters down a peg. Perhaps it was wrong to think of this like some kind of opportunity, but she had to treat this like something or she was going to get too angry. For the time being, she would keep going down the hallway, avoiding any familiar areas that caught her eyes as she attempted to look for either an inportant looking area, or preferably a place with guards.

Why did this have to be so easy and hard!?

Kimura Kyōryoku

Anyone ever tell you you talk like a small child?

Kaida blinked as Kimura spoke up, face blank for an awkward few seconds as what he said really sunk in, then offense flooded her eyes. "Tch! If getting to the point is childish. Then yes. I'm fucking childish." She shifted slightly so that she was walking almost sideways, hands on her hips as she studied this strange Nightmare specimen before her, "Guessing no one ever told you you're annoying?" She grumbled, and for a second, a deep little chuckle vibrated from Jorgie, still hidden but clearly audible.

Quite abruptly, a figure appeared in the hallway, a big figure at that. The hallways were emptying out of details too, and she raised her head up and noted the professional air and poise about him. He was definitely a guard, and Kaida hastily looked down. A serpentine head peered up eagerly, waiting for some kind of order...and she almost gave it, except for one little thing...

A camera was right there. Kaida jerked her chin quickly upward, for both Kimura and Jorgie's benefit, and she felt rather than heard Jorgie's sigh.

Jerkingly, she halted and would try to walk directly behind Kimura, "I'm...not good with talking...do you mind?" It would seem in this situation they really had no choice, and she prayed that this guy had good words to spew beyond a joke.

Kimura Kyōryoku

Kaida knew there was no real way she herself could talk her way out of this situation, she couldn't talk well, she couldn't come up with valid reason why two people would be here, and she almost certainly could not look convincing with a blank face, she'd look suspicious. She supposed this was a good reason she even brought a partner, for situations she couldn't get out of.

She tensed as he grabbed her hand and pulled her forward, mind screaming for her to pull away from the sudden contact, but she set her jaw and kept her hand as still as possible as it stiffened. For all intents and purposes, Kimura was the one about to get them out of this situation, and pulling away would blow their cover. That still didn't mean she was happy about it, and she discreetly kicked Kimura in the heel as she stepped forward. She kept her face neutral and straightened her back as Kimura talked, trying to excert and air of non-nonsense to suit what he was saying. A diabetic patient, clever. Still, she didn't trust herself to build onto his argument so she settled onto looking grim and like this was a waste of time...which it kinda was.

As soon as they were allowed through, she nodded briskly to the guard and started walking at a fast pace, keeping her back straight and slightly tilting her head back to watch the guard. He was staring after them, eyes still wide. It seemed he had bought their reason, but they didn't want to push it. She pulled her hand away and snorted dismissively, turning away from the rapidly disappearing guard. Kimura had been smart back there, she couldn't do it, a silver tongue was just not on her list of weapons. Perhaps she would have said something actually nicer about that, if he had kept his mouth shut a few more seconds.

See? It's very important to be good with your mouth,

She could practically feel the gears in her head turning, and she frowned deeply, "Hah? Do I wanna know what you meant?" She snarled, lips turned up and baring her teeth, "Idiot. C'mon...before you say something stupider than smart." Somewhere in there was a slight compliment, to the display he had put on to get them through, but her snarky tone of voice might have sweeped that away.

Still though, they were in, and she couldn't complain about that. Without a word, she took out her phone and switched it onto camera, "Ready to go." She informed Kimura, savage little glint in her eyes.

Kimura Kyōryoku

If Kaida could look more disgusted in those few seconds, it'd be a miracle. She recoiled backwards slightly as if the words themselves were going to hit her, "Ugh! Never gonna happen." She informed spitefully, and Jorgie emerged and wouldn't leave, eyes slits and flicking his tongue at Kimura like some abhorrent thing. Kaida just looked repulsed and walking a bit faster than him, tapping furiously and ignoring Jorgie's glaring, they were going to learn how to ignore this person at some point.

"Sure. I'm just prepared." She wasn't an idiot, she wasn't going to waste valuable space on useless video. Yet they also didn't know how long until someone figured out the were in here...hopefully not until they were gone, but better safe than sorry. She shuffled off to the other side of the hallway, clicking her tongue to call out Jorgie,who coiled up around her arm. Swift eyes flicked under the door as she kneeled before the door, and a quick shake of the head revealed that the room was occupied, and she stalked on. Not a sound came from her footsteps, it seemed her comment on her proficiency of sneaking wasn't just a boast.

Her sweep of the rooms suddenly halted as Kimura continued his small talk, and she retreated from the doors, briefly flirting with the idea of pretending that she just don't hear before sighing and answering, "N-not too good...I can draw...Jorgie or something, he can help." A serpent would be appropriate, right? People tended to fear snakes in general, much less one drawn as a threat, "You draw something scary too." She didn't know what, but anything from the dregs of this human's imagination should be terrifying enough.

Jorgie had lowered his head as she trotted past the rooms, eyes narrowed before suddenly becoming wide and dropping off Kaida's arm. He slithered far too fast for her to hope to catch him nor call him back, and Kaida would stare at the scene as he vanished under a door...an unoccupied door, Jorgie had noted. "Kimura!" Kaida hissed urgently, pointing toward the room, "Found it."

The door clicked, the serpentine resident attempting to open it, pointing out the discovered room.

Kimura Kyōryoku