Better's Corner

Upon entering the arena's interior there are three possible major pathways to take. Straight ahead would lead to a large set of stairs to the spectating area. The right led down into the bloodworks where competitors prepared for their match. The left led to some of the arena's Administrative functioning offices. Towards the left there was a large booth, wooden with the open area caged with reinforced steel bars. An opening at the bottom of the caging allowed transactions to be had. A secure vault was located in the back of the booth where money would be stored for the patrons. Behind the booth was Ayano Aishi, a business woman on her own accord, who volunteered to work the vaults.

How it works:

Simply post like you would any ordinary RP interaction. You are not limited to standard match betting (for example: "Nozomi will beat Rin.") You may increase the difficulty of your bet to attract more patrons (for example: "Nozomi will beat Rin on posts 5 thru 7.") Increasing the difficulty will also lessen the cut taken by the booth. In the same sense, you can also broaden your chances to win (for example: "One Kirigakure Shinobi will win the first round.) Likewise, lowering the difficulty will increase the cut taken by the booth. Stakes are only accepted in 10,000 ryo increments. A Stake set by a Player must be matched by other Players, so keep this in mind before betting 1,000,000 ryo on a fight to find out nobody has or is willing to spend 1,000,000 ryo on a match. If nobody is willing to bet on an offer you made, you will be refunded your amount.

Low-End Booth Cut: 20%
Standard Booth Cut: 15%
High-Stakes Booth Cut: 10%

Before her match Masuyo found herself in line at the betting booth. Certainly money was not an issue with her, but she was not against any opportunity to make extra. Betting was more of a pass time than something she relied on. It simply made events interesting with some monetary gratification as part of the reward process. Her footwear consisted of standard black sandals fitted for comfort and security. With the toes and heel left exposed they provided additional balance, while the rest of the foot up to the ankle was protected by the thick nylon material of the sandal. The soles of the sandals are reinforced with hardened material to resist heavy impacts and weathering. She wore a pair of loose fitting black pants with the bottoms near her ankles taped securely in white bandage wrap. This provided balance and reinforcement to her ankles while closing off the ends of her pants. In addition, more bandage wrap was wrapped around her right thigh which allowed a navy blue holster to be strapped over comfortably. Around her waist she wears the basic utility belt which carries two green holsters on her right side along with a tool pouch around her back side and a canteen to the far left.

A black mesh shirt is worn under a common long sleeve black top having a red seal of fire placed on the outsides of each sleeve towards the upper arm. Over that was a fitted green flak jacket provided by Konoha's armory. The jacket was zipped up and secure firmly on her body. On both of her hands were a pair of fingerless black leather gloves, each fitted with a steel plate on the backs for protection as well as a means to fortify backhanded strikes. Around her neck Masuyo wears her forehead protector as a collar. The black cloth is tied in a knot around the back side of her neck with the steel plate facing the front for identification. The steel plate has Konoha's emblem engraved on the front. Masuyo has straight black hair which extends down to her mid back. Two strands of hair drop down touching her chest which leads into her bangs, those being cut shorter and swept to the side. She stands at 5'9 weighing approximately 145 lbs. Her fair skin is complimented with her voluptuous form which is completed with a pair of hazel eyes. ]

Next in line was Masuyo. After having some time to observe the contestants while waiting she was willing to make her wagers a bit interesting. "Hi there! I'd like to buy a stake in Rin beating Nozomi. I would also like to make bet on myself beating my opponent, Ryuko. As lastly, I want to make a customized bet. The terms are: Nozomi uses her Jinchuriki in her fight against Rin. I am willing to wager one-hundred and fifty thousand ryo that she will." Reaching into her wallet she presented credit from her bank account to pay for all stakes. If everything rolled out according to plan Masuyo would leave to the bloodworks in order to prepare for her match.

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The perky woman from the Land of Fire made her offer at the better booth. Ayano heard her requests in which she skillfully appraised the terms of what she offered. "I see. Very well. So that is one-hundred thousand for each fight, and then one-hundred fifty thousand for a high-stakes." With Masuyo's credit presented to Ayano the woman would smile accepting the piece of paper and quickly processing it. Three ticket stubs were printed from a machine in which she handed to Masuyo. "Use these to claim your reward assuming you win your bets. Good luck." As Masuyo left, Ayano turned her back and modified the current bets on the board before turning her attention back to the front counter.

Betting... any good sport would have people taking and making bets all over the place and the Jounin Tournament seemed to be no different in that regard, as there seemed to be a place open and ready for said lucrative and luck heavy business. As such it was almost impossible not to find Yomi in such a place, as she always like the very idea of trying her luck at things like this.

Since she wasn't yet needed for the Jounin Tournament itself, she wore her usual outfit: a black tubetop, black jeans with suspenders, black, glossy combat boots and a long, teal-coloured trenchcoat. With her jet black hair tied back in a short pony and her rather olive skintone, she could've easily been mistaken for a Kumogakure native, if it weren't for the fact that her left forearm was adorned by a tattoo which could only be found in her family and ofcourse, the obvious kirigakure headband tied loosely around her neck and resting upon her perky chest. Aside from that she wasn't a stand out to begin with, being of average height and of a rather slim, yet surprisingly strong build, Yomi simply looked like a woman of her age should look: young, fresh and far more seductive than any teenage brat could ever be.

True to form in all of her off-day and off-duty moments, she didn't even try to truly expose her shinobi status, as besides the headband, she had nothing else on her to signify this: no pouches with hidden tools or medicine, no straps with kunai or shuriken. Not that she needed any of those in the first place, not when there was no need for them and certainly not if they made her stand out a tad bit too much when she wasn't yet competing in the tournament.

Almost bored because of the waiting and god, waiting was certainly not her strong point, the Kirigakure jounin could finally let out a sigh in relief when the shinobi in front of her had finally placed down her bets. As it was in her nature to be more observative when shinobi were around, Yomi noticed the girl was actually taller than her and had some neat stuff on herself, showing that she probably was used to close combat. Still, she had some betting to do, so rather than keep following the shinobi with her eyes, she turned her attention to the woman who was taking the bets.

"I'll counter those bets. Nozomi will win...after all, she'd only lose to me," Yomi let out a soft chuckle followed by a devious grin which showed her slightly sharper than ordinary incisers. "As for her jinchuuriki powers...she won't use it against Rin...I can bet on that right? So I'll add the bet that...Tsubaki will beat that brat Raijin...sound good?"

As the Konoha Jounin left the booth there was another female of similar background. She was undoubtedly a powerful Kunoichi in her own regards. That much could be appraised by general admiration of her appearance. But that was besides the fact that Ayano knew Yomi outside of the Arena. Her exploits as a Kunoichi were well known among those who cared. However, Ayano was focused on the task at hand. And that was taking bets. "So you want: one-hundred ryo for Nozomi beating Rin, one-hundred ryo for Ryuko beating Masuyo, and one-hundred ryo for Nozomi using her demonic powers in her fight against Rin? If that is correct, that will be a total of three-hundred and fifty ryo, please." Ayano typed on a machine with one hand while focusing on Yomi. She registered Yomi's information on the ticket machine. Once the money is handed over Ayano would put the funds in the vault and print out Yomi's ticket stubs for her bet.

Yomi grinned and placed her hand on top of the counter, nodding gently with her head. "One hundred thousand ryo for Nozomi to beat rin, one hundred thousand for ryuko to beat masuyo and one hundred and fifty thousand for Nozomi NOT to use her jinchuuriki powers against Rin," With that being said, she raised her hand from the counter again, revealing she had placed enough bills upon it to cover for her bets. "Nozomi won't be using her jinchuuriki powers against someone that weak...she'll use it when she meets someone more...threatening."