Maki smirked, "I'll be fine."<br/><br/>His proximity to her did not go unnoticed. He was taller than she was now, stronger and much heavier than she was. He might even be able to give her a run for her money, a good fight if it came down to taijutsu alone. She turned around and took a step back, distancing herself from him.<br/><br/>"This was nice, Tashi." She said, smiling, "You know, I really missed being an instructor. It's been three years and I'm<em>still</em>working on some of the information we collected from that... that place- that fortress in the mountains. Grim stuff, it is. Sometimes I think we'd have been better off burying the place with exploding tags. Still, the things I can- ...we can do now because of it."<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Jun sipped her sake, it bore no unusual taste, scent, or other oddities. A little... grating, but that could have been attributed to the sake just as well. Yasuo seemed a lot more concerned than she was, his eyes darted to hers' for a second, and then he went back to his own drink. It was subtle, a good bluff, he was well-hidden, and Jun could tell he could only be caught by someone who knew who he was or by someone who was looking.<br/><br/>The old man in the dark glasses didn't look at her any, content to flirt and be doted upon by the civilians he surrounded himself with. The man was cautious indeed, or just lucky. It was no wonder Yasuo could corner him without being able to capture him. These three were his hostages, his human shields. The waitress they had in common returned to him, exchanging words for more than a few moments before she left.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Jun takes 3 strength damage... but doesn't notice it. In a few minutes, she'll have a mild headache, will produce a bit more saliva than usual, and have a metallic taste in her mouth that will make it somewhat difficult to swallow. But that's all, she suffers no secondary damage.</div></div>