Hayato waited at the entrance of the gardens, garbed rather different then any had ever seen him in traditional clothing. Something that he owned, though he seldom wore due the extravagant nature of the clothing. Black Hakama over a sea green kimono of the finest silk: the kimono itself shined slightly in the light due to the gold thread used to embroider the bamboo leaf motif into the cloth. It was perfectly tailored to the young man, and he wore it well, though it was stifling hot in this weather and a few beads of sweat were evident on his forehead.

Stifling the urge to sigh, he waited for his companion, already wondering if it even had been worth wearing. Though he quickly dismissed the passing thoughts. He'd agree to this after all, there was no room for second thoughts anymore.

"And you don't look bad yourself Ikoma-san." He replied returnign the bow polietly. "Quite comfortable in fact." If he noticed the mushroom under her shirt he didn't comment, even if he was kinda curious why she had decided to keep one there. Some sort of Lion clan techhnoque to appear curvy perhaps?

He smirked. "I think I'm actually a bit surprised you own shorts, I was expecting pants." There was no way a skirt was in the picture.

"It is pretty nice, easy to move around in too. Though you're right those sandals will likely fall right off if you tried to run." e smirked and glanced at her feet. "Still likely a bit better for running then heels like some of those pop stars wear."

"Only owning two pairs of pants is pretty daring." He agreed with a firm nod. "Good things you had the shorts around to serve as back up. Otherwise you might of actualyl had to come in pajamas." What was it about girls and public appearences in pajamas?

"Yes, I'm not quite sure I could come to terms with walking the gardens with someone in beige cotton pajamas." He teased, an amused smile on his lips.

A smile was offered towards the Lion as he took a step forwards towards the entrance, his tone light and perhaps a bit teasign as he spoke. "It is, I took some time before you arrived to reconnoiter the area, and set up the supplies a sufficent distance inside."

Reaching into a sleeve he pulled out a pair of u.v. glasses and held then out for the lion. "We might need these if we expect to blend in with the others present though."

Removing his own glasses from his sleeve he slipped them on. "I'd never see you coming if we were in that fungal forest." He agreed with a serious nod, though his smile showed his amusement.

"It is a rather tactical approach." He agreed letting his eyes drift towards the plants around them, hoping to see how they changed with the glasses as they strolled towards their destination. "It also spare me from having to carry everything there while we walk and talk."

Hayato didn't make a fuss over the touch, accidents did happen after all, and she was wearing funny glasses. "My thoughts exactly." Hayato replied with a soft chuckle.

"Though i suppose I could of always made you carry one of the duffelbags." He mused, eying the lioness for a moment, before letting his eyes drift back towards the garden.

Hayato didn't make a fuss over the touch, accidents did happen after all, and she was wearing funny glasses. "My thoughts exactly." Hayato replied with a soft chuckle.

"Though i suppose I could of always made you carry one of the duffelbags." He mused, eying the lioness for a moment, before letting his eyes drift back towards the garden.

"Perfect would of been if I had managed to hunt down some dinosaurs for us to eat after the hike." He countered with an amused smile on his lips.

Lifting his hand he held his thumb and index finger a slight bit apart "Sadly i was just this far off from making this a truly memorable evening."

"Well, from what I'm told I'm at least a little bit charming, and occasionally women laugh at my jokes. It's not much compared to freshly grilled dinosaur and good exercise though."

He sighed melodramaticly and looked towards the sky. "We both can merely hope its enough."

"I think thats the second best compliment you've ever given me." Hayato replied with a soft chuckle. "It nearly makes a man speechless."

"You're right though, this is the first time I've come here with someone else, and its quite nice."

"Well, it's not an ikebana arrangement, so it might not taste too bad... still likely best to pass."

He looked atvher and smirked. "If you did you might end up glowing with these uv shades after all."

"Well, if they were wearing u.v. glasses." He looked her over for a moment. "If it's looks you're after though, you could maybe try doing something with your hair?"

"Like put it into spikes or something."

"Not particularly, it's kinda nice how you have it already." He offered her a playful smile. "Could just try putting it up into a tail or something though."

"It might look good."

"Certainly."

He waited while she adjusted her hair a bit surprised she was doing it now.

He extended his hand to hold the items, there was no reason not to..

His eyes were on her as she finished, though a slight frown touched his lips at her words. "Why? Your tattoos are beautiful, they must of been done by a skilled hand. Not to mention the lonr of your neck is an attractive one. Do you really need to hide it?"