Carol
The clan noble listened as Atsumichi continued his attempt at explaining his Elemental Kekkei Genkai to him. At the end, Kogetsu nodded, sort of half-understanding Atsu's words and half-giving up. 

"I guess we sort of live in different worlds," Joked Kogetsu with a warm smile on his face. "I get what you're saying, but at the same time, I don't. I imagine it's the same when I'm trying to explain my clan's Hiden. Both of us use Water Release to get our jobs done, but we go about it seriously different ways. I guess it shows how diverse ninjutsu can be. One can turn someone's body into literal water, and another can breathe out actual steam."

It goes to show how captivating a shinobi must be to a young civilian. Imagine seeing people running on walls, throwing sharp weapons and controlling nature itself. It was no wonder why so many always attempted to join the shinobi academy, in hopes they could achieve even a fraction of that in the future. 

Kogetsu swallowed his last ball of dango and sent one last shark-toothed grin at his fellow operative. "This was a good talk. It's always good to expand one's horizon and stuff." He saluted with the wooden stick as he began to backpedal away. "I'll be seeing you on my patrols?"
Michael
He'd shrug, giving a small smile to Kogetsu's comment, "Yeah. I don't really think I could ever properly explain Boil Release to someone who hasn't experienced it first hand, but, also, I don't think I could ever understand your Hiden. Like, I'm sure it makes perfect sense for you, turning into water as such, but? Well, iunno, to me it just sounds painful. Sure it's a-ok for you, right?" Atsumichi would pause, thinking about it, but opting to continue on. 

"Yep, hopefully. You won't be seeing me anytime soon though." He'd pause, giving a silly smirk, "I'm planning on strong-arming Tatsurama to go out to the frontier with me. I found a beautiful little spot in the meadow, perfect for a picnic... But uh, I also need to attend to the teahouse, so that'll be what takes up my time first." He'd shrug, continuing on, "In fact, I don't know how long I'm able to stick around the festival. I know I need to go to close up shop, but I'm not quite sure when."

Atsu would scratch at his chin, the scruff of his 'beard' shifting as he combed over it, "I'm not sure if this *Quite* True, but I heard there was going to be a smaller celebration at HQ? Like a gift giving thing or something?.. Don't think I'll be able to make it, but I don't want to be slacking on celebration either. So... Huhm."

Reaching into his satchel, Atsu would pull out a small linen bag, fastened close with a twine knot, "Here, catch." He'd toss it over to the Hozuki clan member, giving him a warm smile, "It's a blend of my own creation. Not sure how much you like tea, but it's a family business, I can promise you this is good." He'd give a sly thumbs up, continuing, "Feel free to share it around or keep it for yourself. Just make sure you enjoy it." He'd chuckle.

"I'll be seeing you, Kogetsu!" 

He wouldn't.
Carol
Kogetsu was never a big fan of tea. It wasn't that he didn't dislike it, but that he was forced to join tea ceremonies back at the clan quarters and thus never got a chance to actually like it. However, if he was given a chance to simply to enjoy the beverage without all the theatrics, he's sure it'll grow on him. Just like ramen did, all those years ago.

"Oh? A gift-giving thing? Then take this." Kogetsu quickly closed the distance between them and reached into a pouch of his. Out came... Six free ramen coupons? Jeez, that's a lot. "I always have a lot on me, especially after that one time I almost bribed my proctor Chunin in my preliminary exams with them." He grinned sheepishly. "Eat some ramen before you go off on your wild Frontier adventure, and I'll go visit your family's tea house. Maybe I'll ask them if they know their kid's trying to grow a beard."

"See you around, Atsumichi!" For a last hurrah and a show of respect, Kogetsu used Atsumichi's first name as he said goodbye once more. It was a good thing he did, because as the days passed, Kogetsu began to feel more worried about the younger shinobi. A picnic should not have taken this long.

It wasn't until a week after Atsumichi's last mission that Kogetsu got the news from a solemn Captain. Suddenly, he began drinking tea a lot more. His clan members didn't exactly know why this and visiting a random tea house has somehow replaced his obsession with ramen, but that's alright. Kogetsu drank in memory of Yamanami Atsumichi.