[Day 1, Early Evening] On the Waterfront (Open)

[Shiba Yukari]

"Oh, when it comes to the odd duet, I think that's a near-certainty, Kitsune-san."

She smiled and looked out over the water.

"If only so I feel like I'm contributing, hm?"

[Kitsune Asashi]

There was a moment of silence before Asashi very gently leaned over and bumped her shoulder with his own "Hey. Don't worry so much about it, your contributions will be plenty. Share your art because you want it to be shared not because you feel you have to." He said with his own small smile as he looked out over the water for a moment.

He turned back toward the Phoenix "besides...if your art is half as beautiful as you we will all be lucky to have you here creating it." It hadn't sounded terrible in his head.

[Shiba Yukari]

That got a blush.

And a grin

"Flattery will get you nowhere, Kitsune-san, but don't stop trying."

[Kitsune Asashi]

Seeing her blush caused him to grin as well "I have been known to be nothing if not persistent." He replied back with a joking tone but there is a hint of sincerity in his eyes.

He looked back out to the water after a beat "you said you were a, Tejina? Right? I am unfamiliar with this term. Obviously all clans have many dojo and paths but I feel like I've heard of most. Is this Tejina something new?"

[Shiba Yukari]

Persistent can be good...

"We are. I'm one of Shiba Tsuna-sensei's first students. We specialize in the use of illusions to entertain."

She idly kicked her feet as they dangled over the edge of the dock.

"But we're so new that we're a bit light on traditions. A lot of my study was with the Shiba Artisans, while a few of my classmates studies with the Isawa..."