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An unwitting instigator is she, an innocent joke turned into something she never intended -

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“Hey, don’t think I didn’t hear that, Himura.” After all, the Oniwabanshu honed their hearing in order to better serve as onmitsu - some muttering from the man right next to her was easy to catch for her. Still, the comment got nothing but an annoyed snort from Misao before her expression relaxed, her interest piqued by what he’d said.

“Medicine? Really? Wow, that’s actually really impressive; I knew you were good with a sword, but medicinal skills, too? I had you pinned as one of those swordsmen who all but lived and breathed kenjutsu, but it looks like you’ve got all sorts of skills…” Despite their earlier bickering, the slight awe that accompanied her words was completely genuine; she already looked up to Kenshin as an incredible warrior, and now he had knowledge of herbalism and medicine? To her, it really spoke of his character that he lived so humbly despite his skills.

…And the mood was quickly interrupted by the girl giving a stifled giggle. “…She’s right, though, housework totally suits you. I can just imagine you in one of those Western housekeeper dresses - what’re they called again…? Oh yeah, maid outfits!” Her attempts at stifling her laughter was now failing, breaking down into a full-fledged giggle fit.

Of course, she hears that and now she’s going off again. she was really good at holding a conversation by herself, however, he has to interject at some point.

“Yes yes, this one had to fund a decade of wandering somehow. Shishou was a rather anti-social fellow, so first aid was our own responsibility.  Herbs and tending, drying a mixing was just something that came naturally to this one.” so natural in fact, it is not a stretch to say that in another life he could have been a doctor. 

“Oro? Western… dress?” his cheeks heat up a bit “No no no! Not you too! You are not allowed to suggest things like that you are not this one’s wife!” has… kaoru joked about similar things?

“Oh, don’t be such a party pooper, Himura; I’m sure there’s a lot of things worse for you to do than wear women’s clothes while you do household chores!” His implications seemed to fly right over Misao’s head, considering the innocence of her own mental image. Whatever Kaoru had teased him about, it was something else entirely from what Misao had intended. 

“Maybe I should bring up the idea with Kaoru! I bet everyone would get a good laugh out of it!” The girl gave another giggle before her tone and expression calmed, although there was still a somewhat mischievous smile gracing her lips. “Tell you what, though; if it’s that uncomfortable an idea for you, I’ll join in! When I go back to Kyoto, I’ll see if gramps can’t get something imported, and I’ll bring them along next time I visit, and we can both help out around the dojo in maid outfits! Whaddaya say~?”

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“Delicate woman my ass…” he mutters, stretching a bit before leaning back on his hands with closed eyes. He’d seen her deal with men more than twice her size, she would be more then fine on her own. 

“This one sold medicine back in the day, and Kaoru-dono likes to be the breadwinner. This one is a good home maker, she says. ‘Houseowrk looks good on you’ she even says.”

“Hey, don’t think I didn’t hear that, Himura.” After all, the Oniwabanshu honed their hearing in order to better serve as onmitsu - some muttering from the man right next to her was easy to catch for her. Still, the comment got nothing but an annoyed snort from Misao before her expression relaxed, her interest piqued by what he’d said.

“Medicine? Really? Wow, that’s actually really impressive; I knew you were good with a sword, but medicinal skills, too? I had you pinned as one of those swordsmen who all but lived and breathed kenjutsu, but it looks like you’ve got all sorts of skills...” Despite their earlier bickering, the slight awe that accompanied her words was completely genuine; she already looked up to Kenshin as an incredible warrior, and now he had knowledge of herbalism and medicine? To her, it really spoke of his character that he lived so humbly despite his skills.

...And the mood was quickly interrupted by the girl giving a stifled giggle. “...She’s right, though, housework totally suits you. I can just imagine you in one of those Western housekeeper dresses - what’re they called again...? Oh yeah, maid outfits!” Her attempts at stifling her laughter was now failing, breaking down into a full-fledged giggle fit.

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Is poro. Is snuggly! Is adorable ram creature. Friend?

“...What the heck is this thing?” She’s gonna poke it a few times before picking the strange creature up. “Well, whatever it is, it sure as heck ain’t indigenous to this area...” For now, she’s gonna just... tuck it under her arm and take it back to the Aoiya. Maybe Okina knows something?

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“What? That’s stupid. You shouldn’t get robbed just because of your hair color. I figured it was the sword because samurai used to be pretty wealthy, but I guess it’s true that that wouldn’t make sense in the Meiji…” Misao paused and blinked, turning from the view to Kenshin before awkwardly turning her head away. He didn’t have to bring that up…!

“I… I didn’t rob you! You had to pay me back for ruining my cloak, remember?” Because she was throwing knives at him in an attempt to rob him. “And since you wouldn’t give me your sword, I took the chump change you had on you - which, might I add, wasn’t nearly enough to replace my cloak!”

Back in the day see people were very weary of foreigners and this one looks like one. With the pale skin and hair and all.“ He waves her off, it was fine, he didn’t mind the targeting in the end.

"you originally tried to take the sword.” He taps the saya against the roof a few times “this one is very sorry about your cloak. But next time try to earn money in an honest way, yeah?”

“Hey, I’m a delicate young woman, you know! There’s no way I’d be able to do manual labor, and if I tried something like working at a restaurant like the Shirobeko, who knows what some of the sleazeballs who come to drink might try to do to a defenseless girl like me!” Considering who she was talking to, she really shouldn’t have even tried the whole “weak and innocent” act, but she wasn’t actually trying to prove anything at this point. It was just mindless banter by now.

“Besides, who are you to talk about earning money? Have you even earned a sen in your life by doing regular work? Last I heard, Kaoru was the breadwinner of the Kamiya Dojo.” A bit of a low blow, but it was something she wanted to point out.

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“Oh, lighten up, Himura, I was still joking~ I know you better than that!” Misao let out a hearty laugh as Kenshin reacted just as she expected him to. “So that makes at least twice you’ve been robbed, huh? Something about you must make you a pretty enticing target; maybe it’s the sword?”

“it’s probably the hair. People always pointed at it and claimed this one to be a a ‘halfer’. People like that are targeted. ” He folds arms into his kimono and sits back, watching the party below. “but… Weren’t you the other robber?” He looks to the side at her.

“What? That’s stupid. You shouldn’t get robbed just because of your hair color. I figured it was the sword because samurai used to be pretty wealthy, but I guess it’s true that that wouldn’t make sense in the Meiji...” Misao paused and blinked, turning from the view to Kenshin before awkwardly turning her head away. He didn’t have to bring that up...!

“I... I didn’t rob you! You had to pay me back for ruining my cloak, remember?” Because she was throwing knives at him in an attempt to rob him. “And since you wouldn’t give me your sword, I took the chump change you had on you - which, might I add, wasn’t nearly enough to replace my cloak!”

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“this one would never do that! ” He snaps for a moment “back when he first came to Tokyo someone stole his belongings. Chased him up here, got him to give two things back if he kept the rest….”

“Oh, lighten up, Himura, I was still joking~ I know you better than that!” Misao let out a hearty laugh as Kenshin reacted just as she expected him to. “So that makes at least twice you’ve been robbed, huh? Something about you must make you a pretty enticing target; maybe it’s the sword?”

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Well if you waited this one can show you a good person to see everything " he says, leading her into an alley and onto a roof. "Now you can see the festivities just fine, that you can "

“Whoa, this is a great spot! How’d you even know this was up here, Himura?” As grumpy as she had been not half a minute ago, Misao was now bright-eyed and enjoying the view, as if this was her first time seeing such a sight, despite her tendency to go clambering onto rooftops back in Kyoto.

“...Don’t tell me you really did turn to a life of banditry at some point out of desperation. I was just joking all that time ago, you know.” And she’s joking now, too, but the chance to tease Kenshin was too great to pass up. His reactions were priceless, after all.

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Misao it would be much appreciated if you stopped climbing all over this one."

“Well, how else am I supposed to see past this crowd, Himura? Not all of us were built like giants, you know!” She says, completely ignoring the fact that Kenshin’s most likely just as unable to see over the crowd as her. “I expected to be able to see the sights while visiting you guys here in Tokyo, and I’m going to see them, darn it!”

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The two sides of Misao Makimachi

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“Maybe that’s all I could throw at you because there’s nothing else of interest, you bastard!” Considering her own blue eyes, she didn’t exactly find his strange, or a trait notable enough to pick on. “Seriously, of all the men in Japan, you have to be one of the most tactless, rude, and uninteresting! Maybe you should get a personality that isn’t based around being a jackass!” He was certainly nothing like the man she idolized; even if Aoshi wasn’t exactly the most social person in the world, he at least had more tact than this guy.

“Maybe I do come across as rude, but I’m not the one screaming at the top of their lungs to someone I’ve known for no less than a minute.” Nothing else of interest? Insulting his personality? These were things which warranted a click of the travelers tongue in slight irritation. But, he otherwise withheld himself. “If you want to be treated like an adult, calm yourself before you further insult me.”

“Oh, what, like adults don’t get angry at people who insult them? Don’t act like you’re any better, all you did was insult me even more! If I’m acting like a child, you’re no better! Maybe you should give me a better reason to calm down than that flimsy excuse for an argument!” She’d heard that far too often to take it seriously, any more; “act like an adult if you want to be treated like one”. It was a half-assed statement that was supposed to imply that “adults” were calm, composed, infallible, emotionless people who always talked things out rationally. It was a load of bullshit, if she ever heard one.

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“Shut the hell up! I don’t need to hear that from some dried up, worn-out, wrinkly old homeless vagrant!” She wasn’t actually sure if the man was homeless, but he sure looked like it. Regardless, it was her typical reaction to insults to throw them right back - and aiming them at her lacking physique was one surefire way to set her off.

“Are you throwing such baseless insults because you actually feel that way or can you really not think of anything more creative?” She might not have necessarily been wrong, but it’d only put him down to her level to allow himself to get upset about it. So he held his ground, looking down at her with the most obvious of low hanging fruits that could be picked. His blue eyes.

“Maybe that’s all I could throw at you because there’s nothing else of interest, you bastard!” Considering her own blue eyes, she didn’t exactly find his strange, or a trait notable enough to pick on. “Seriously, of all the men in Japan, you have to be one of the most tactless, rude, and uninteresting! Maybe you should get a personality that isn’t based around being a jackass!” He was certainly nothing like the man she idolized; even if Aoshi wasn’t exactly the most social person in the world, he at least had more tact than this guy.

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“What did you call me?! I’m not a little girl! I’ll have you know that I’m a beautiful maiden in her prime at 16 years old!” Whether or not the person in question actually called her a little girl is up for debate; all she knows is that she thinks she heard “little girl” directed at her, and now she’s in a rage.

“You’re right.” The dryness in his tone did not raise any hopes here. “You’re much more comparable to a child than a little girl.” Yes let’s poke the bear why don’t we Shin.

“Shut the hell up! I don’t need to hear that from some dried up, worn-out, wrinkly old homeless vagrant!” She wasn’t actually sure if the man was homeless, but he sure looked like it. Regardless, it was her typical reaction to insults to throw them right back - and aiming them at her lacking physique was one surefire way to set her off.

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“What did you call me?! I’m not a little girl! I’ll have you know that I’m a beautiful maiden in her prime at 16 years old!” Whether or not the person in question actually called her a little girl is up for debate; all she knows is that she thinks she heard “little girl” directed at her, and now she’s in a rage.

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Wild Cat (Misao’s theme) || Noriyuki Asakura

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