“Hey buddy, hurry up. I don’t have all day. I need to get a job set up before my match tonight.” Though his hands trembled, Jin largely ignored this. He had neither the time nor the patience to deal with them. They would wait until he finished and not a second sooner. It wasn’t until the man who spoke before made a rather unsightly error. He placed his hand on Jin’s shoulder, attempting to “gently” nudge him out of the way. Big mistake. With fury in his eyes, Jin whips around and lifts the man by the throat with the greatest of ease. His legs freely dangle as he furiously claws at Jin’s massive arm in a feeble attempt to escape his grasp. “Touch me again and I will rip your head from that twig you call a body and shove it so far up your…”
“Whoa big guy. Hold on” A gentle voice rings out as a hand is placed on his bicep. Jin’s eyes dart to his right as he sees that the hand, as well as the voice, belongs to Izumi. She smiles warmly at Jin with a small tint of worry in her eyes. Not so much for the still flailing man in his grasp but rather the attention the spectacle caused. All eyes in the room was focused solely on them. “You can let him go Jin, it’s not worth the effort. Besides, I found us a job you’ll enjoy.” Slowly Jin focuses his attention back on the man in his grasp who has begun to sweat profusely. With a snarl, he casually drops the man on the ground and begins walking towards the exit. The crowd splits as Jin lumbers outside, his large footsteps booming. Izumi kneels besides the now petrified man who scoots against the nearest wall. “Sorry about that. If it makes you feel any better, he was really trying to not kill you.” She flashes a quick smile before quickly jogging off to catch up with the awaiting Jin outside.
“Where is Toronbo?” he announces as she exits the tavern. She extends her finger upward as Jin sees a faint shadow pass behind a cloud. “Despite how things are these days, it will still cause an unnecessary headache if people see a dragon following us.” “And what of this job? I refuse to pick apples again for some lazy farmer.” “Nothing like that, I promise you!” she smiles as she flashes a flyer towards his face. Jin quickly scans over the flyer as a grin slowly emerges across his face. Combat. Actual combat. He was practically giddy with anticipation. “I figured you’d be excited for it. I accepted the quest a little before I came to get you and already listed you as a participant. The tournament starts in an hour over at Great Baska Rock. It’s that place we saw yesterday. We should head over there now so we can make it in time.” Jin begins to move towards the tournament’s location but suddenly stops. He turns towards Izumi and shoots her a rather inquisitive look. “Is killing involved?” Izumi sighs as she rolls up the flyer and places it in the bag. “Yes you can. It’s not really advised however. I’d strongly suggest against it but I know you stopped listening to me after I said yes.” Her assumption was correct, Jin had completely tuned her out after hearing the confirmation. A smile spread across his face once more. Perhaps today would be the day that he’d be able to cut loose.
WC: 688
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