Big Sister, Where art Thou!?

Yet again, the songstress had failed to do laundry and was left in the over the topdress that she didn't like to wear for the average day. At least everything was in the wash and would be available for tomorrow's use. Sighing, Tsumiko let her head tip back to gander at the clouds above. It was indeed a lovely day. No rain, no accidental mishaps ... no stink bombs. With her fingers laced behind her, she walked down the main road towards the town square. Each step was deliberate, almost as if she were marching. A quick stop at the market place ended up with her having a apple and a weird fruit/veggie concoction that she was told was edible. For now, she stashed away the bottle and munched her apple. Or at least, she had he teeth sunk in before she froze. Before her, a man was calling out. There were people staring at him in more ways than one. Cocking an eyebrow, she completed her biting and walked up to him.

With an apple in one hand, and the other on her hip, she said "I don't mean to bother you, mister. But for whoever it is you're looking for, that's probably not the best way to go about it." The songstress spoke in her warmest tone, providing a smile to go along with it. "I'm Tsumiko. I don't know if I'll really be able to do much, but I'm willing to help!"

Now that she stood closer and was able to get a better look at the man's face, she found that he wasn't too hard on the eyes. The thought made her inwardly grin. Pretty faces are either super dumb or extremely intelligent. Time to see where this one lay.

Tsumiko did indeed shake his hand when offered. His hand was much larger than her's, though that was to be expected with how much taller the man was. He introduced himself as Gwain and gave her a rather charming grin. This guy was proving to be one hell of a heart-throb, though if he were her cup of tea was still to be seen. As he continued to speak, Gwain began to describe what is sister would look like. The more Tsumiko listened, the more she felt as though the woman he was talking about sounded rather familiar. The songstress couldn't quite put her finger on why, only that it did. Though she had no idea about the other two me mentioned.

Nodding her head, she began to scan the surrounding area. They were standing at the edge of the market area, several dozen people were going to and from. There was even the sound of a barking dog in the distance. No one in the immediate area that could match the description given, though she then remembered something Gwain said. "Well if she's the secretive type, then I don't know if she'd be wandering about the Market Place. Most likely," she turned her head to the side, a thoughtful finger to her lips. From there, the songstress continued to mumble to herself. "If I think I'm thinking right, she might be in a quieter place like the residential district or the fountain area. Maybe." Her distant gaze refocused upon Gwain with a bright smile. "I have a few places we could look, if you're interested. I can't necessarily guarantee that she'll be there, but it's better than yelling at nothing. Nay?"

With a gentle giggle, Tsumiko turned to start walking towards the houses in the distance. Resetting one of the long pigtails she wore over her shoulder and taking a big bite of the apple in her hand, the songstress began weaving through the crowd, keeping an eye out for this snow-haired woman. As she did so, she continued to rack her mind for why that description sounded so familiar...

"It's no problem at all!" Tsumiko said with a slight sing-song voice. "This is what I live for! H-Helping people, that is..." She continued forth, noticing how the bodies around then seemed to part like the sea. Did the man trailing behind her really have that kind of effect on others?  If so, why didn't she feel it? Perhaps it was exactly that that drew her attention towards him in the first place. Whatever the case, her musings dulled to the sound of barking. The songstress' silver-blue eyes scrolled until they landed on a dog barking at the pair of them.

Just a second after, someone came after it, talking, and then tripping. Tsumiko moved quickly to try and help the boy up, but he seemed to do just fine on his own in standing up. It wasn't all to uncommon to see a person of obvious foreign features. But she had to admit that this was the first time she'd ever seen someone the likes of the boy before her. It wasn't all to bad though, he seemed well mannered and had a cute little face despite the green. After having scold his dog, presumably named Stella, he turned to Tsumiko and Gwain and apologizing, titling them as "Mr." and "Mrs.". The songstress went to correct the boy but was cut off by the taller gentleman in her party brushing it off. He even went to pet the green boy's pet. She couldn't deny that the sight was rather amusing, for multiple reasons.

With a knuckle to her chin, her elbow supported by the back of her hand as she was still holding an apple, Tsumiko seen from the corner of her eye someone approaching them. Turning to see who it was, a wide smile made itself apparent on her lips. Giggling at his compliment, Tsumiko replied with a courteous "Thank you." before hearing the rest of what he had to say. Before even being able to respond, from her side a hand was outstretched towards Terra. Looking up at him, the songstress seen to his profile with a small smile. She waited for Terra to introduce himself before looking to the boy and his dog.

"I'm afraid I don't know your names, though," she said with a mix of curious and apologetic tones. After hearing his response, Tsumiko gave a warm smile and a slight nod. "It's wonderful to meet the two of you," she said. Turning her attention back to Terra, she thought quickly on how to answer his second question. "I-I guess you could say I live here. Though I do...tend to travel a lot so I... I consider many places my home."

The attempt to conceal all of her nervous quirks behind a practiced smile almost succeeded if it weren't for the small chuckle she gave at the end. No one really needed to know that she lived in a room that she rented at a local INN with munny she got from singing here and there. Nor that all her possessions fit into a single mid-sized suitcase. Knowing this usually brought pity or some form of sympathy upon her, which only further reminded her of the unfortunate past she lived. So for the sake of keeping all smiling along with her, Tsumiko typically opted to leave her living arrangements out of conversations.

"What brings you to Radiant Garden, Terra? Still searching?" the songstress said shortly after with excitement in her voice, aiming to change the topic. As she spoke, she took both her hands and held onto one of his in a gentle manner, looking up at him with bright, blinking eyes. She felt somewhat bad for stalling in helping Gwain on his hunt for his sister, but this was the first thing that came to mind and she wasn't quite sure how else to address the rising need to get the focus off herself.

Tsumiko pondered for a moment on the Keyblader's dilemma. As she did so, her eye wandered. From Terra's face, to Gwain's, to the dog named Stella, and then to a cloaked figure walking their way. It was always the ones with hidden faces that are meant to be avoided. Or speculated. Though the songstress couldn't say much as she owned an outfit that hid many of her features. Then it hit her. Anytime she went info hunting, she'd wear that shady attire. And one place she always went to first... was the Radiant Garden Library inside the castle. They had a book on just about everything there, the shelves reaching the ceiling of the impossibly large room. Normally, citizens weren't allowed inside the castle without previous invitation. However Tsumiko was pretty good at what she did. Thankfully, she didn't need to go info hunting often, because it never sat right on her consciousness until she returned what she borrowed.

"I don't know about any other people around with Keyblades, as far as I know there might be several and we'd never know. I might not be able to find you a Master, but I mi~ght be able to find you some info," her eyes returned to Terra's blue ones with a wide smile. "But until then, you should help us find someone! We're looking for Gwain's older sister. She's tall, has snowy white hair and yellow eyes. Kinda bussinessy and probably has two people with her. After we find her, I'll see what I can do in helping you get some answers~"

With a light giggle, the songstress released Terra's hand and jumped, spinning around to face the boy and his pet. "Heck. If little zdynasty here wants to come along, we'd be like a full party! And Stella could lead the way!~" In a silly motion, Tsumiko pointed confidently in a random direction, the other hand placed firm upon her hip. Travelling with friends was the perfect way to spend her sunny afternoon.

Zdynasty's reaction had the songstress staring at him, blinking. But his cute chuckles quickly brought a grin to her face and she was finding herself hiding a few of her own giggles behind a hand. Terra's defensive reaction also amused her, and soon she was laughing with the boy though not entirely for the same reason. As a result, the brunette summoned his Keyblade to prove his point. A happy smile settled on Tsumiko's face at the pride he bore. She had a hard time denying the attractive nature of that smirk.

A flick of her eyes had her looking at a new face, one that had approached them in regards to their current person-hunting quest. Looking at the cloak he wore, it became apparent that it was the same cloaked man she seen earlier. Her thoughts on the matter of hooded persons being the ones to avoid still remained true.

Terra had quickly given the man a brief what's what and soon after Gwain said his peace on the matter. Though with all that said and done, he stated that he'd prefer to stick to the songstress' original plan. That gave her a bit of a confidence booster being that she had pretty much thought of it on the fly. Someone actually giving it a second recommendation was reason enough for her to flash him a wide, toothy smile.

Which was soon followed by a shiver as a chilled wind attempted to up-skirt her. In a flash, Tsumiko's hands were at the hem of her dress, holding it down. A flustered red tinted her cheeks as she prayed no one saw anything.

"W-Well..." she attempted to throw a sentence together. Any train of though she had was tossed out the metaphorical window when she seen the expression Gwain wore. Following his line of sight, Tsumiko looked for what had caught his attention. "Oh. Well, then..." she said when she seen.

Tsumiko didn't see much of anything that would have caused the chilly wind. Being that it was a warm, sunny day in early summer it did stick out as strange. Standing up straight and brushing at the front of her skirt, the songstress muttered a quiet "Ahem". From the corner of her eye, she looked to Terra as he made his suggestion and then to Gwain when he commented. When he declared Tsumiko as the leader, she stared at him, blinking. Though looking at the members of their party, perhaps it was for the best. As far as she could tell, she was the only long-term resident of the area. As for their dark-haired friend and Z, she wasn't sure of their back story. Either way. It seemed like she somehow was left calling the shots.

"I don't think blasting fireballs into the air would be very appreciated by Radiant Garden's army. They might take it the wrong way. I'd rather avoid trouble were we can," she said, placing a thoughtful knuckle to her chin. "So I'd say that we'll just have to regroup after a time, despite it being the hard way. Unless someone has telepathy or something similar. Let's say about two hours. As for groups..." Tsumiko scanned the faces around her. Gwain was the only one that really knew who it was they were looking for and she was (in her mind) the only native capable of commandeering the alleys. That left the other three to be divided among them, four if the boy's pet was included. "Why don't Z and Stella go with Gwain and Terra and..." the songstress paused long enough to get a name from the man. "If the two of you would like to come with me, we can get started."

Tsumiko figured that by having Terra with her, she could better attempt to pick his brain on just what it was that he was searching for. She knew that he sought out a Master, but there were other ways to learn. Sure, it would have been easier, but practice and exploring his talents would have been just as effective. Right? Whatever the answer, Tsumiko looked from one face to the other to see if there were any objections.