"Yeah. But. Time. So little. So much things to do."

"I think I can find a moment to brush my hair, Hida-san."

"I see that.

Joke aside, it's just that that's the kind of coquetry I was expecting more of a courtier than a sniper.

But hey, Matsu Chiyoko also has long hair, so maybe I should let them grow myself if I ever want to embrace that career.

Will keep them (relatively) short and focus on close-range combat for now though. Not switching major on a whim."

Dramatic hairflip.

"Even if I would definitely look fabulous with long hair."

"We all have our quirks. I may find fulfillment in my work, but I am not so one dimensional as to exist solely on it. I enjoy speaking with others on a variety of different topics and I quite enjoy poetry."

As her hair is flipped, he smirks.

"It would certainly be a look."

"Poetry? Is that a set-up for death poem one-liners, like Should have written your own before coming samurai!, or is there a romantic under all that hair?"

"I don't believe I've ever uttered a poem in such a fashion before ending the life of an enemy."

He'll consider for a few moments before clearing his throat.

"The cold embraces us,
Snowflakes dancing on the wind,
Your warmth holds tightly"

"Something I had composed for a...romantic interest."

"Not bad. And since it's a miai, being kind of a romantic is kind of an asset.

You see you can sell yourself when you want. Just need to dig a bit deeper. Should have started with that.

Now you just need to find a non-Crab to say these things to, cause we have a natural immunity to Spider sweet words."

"I wasn't aware I was making a sales pitch for you to evaluate, Hida-san. But your words do hold wisdom...and perhaps. I do not believe that the gulf between our Clans will be so wide until the end of time."

"I tend to agree with that but maybe not for the same reasons as you. But we already argued far too much for me to expand on that.

If you promise me you're not going to accidentally discharge your weapon on me as soon as I'll be showing you my back, I'll return to my jog now Spider-sama.

It has been an... interesting talk."

"After we've been destroyed, you think."

He manages a genuine chuckle, but gives a bow.

"If I were at all interested at shooting you Hida-san, we wouldn't have had this conversation and you wouldn't have known it was coming. And I agree, you are far more...conversationally inclined than I believe you would have been. A credit to your Clan. Enjoy your jog."

"Then see you later Susumu-sama. Cause I don't doubt Crab and Spider will cross each other quite a bit through the course of this miai."

She bowed, and returned to her running.