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 Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:44 am
"Not notice?" She frowned. What on earth were those captains doing? They are supposed to be conducting classes, not leaving the Students to venture about the tasks themselves without guidance... She sighed. "I'll talk to Anzu. Goodness, there are more people around to replace ANBU duty than teaching at the Academy..." She looked thoughtful. "It isn't that bad." Touka was among the hunters, with the other royal family members who were part of the assassination squad. But that was because... "Because lately..." Her expression grew gentle. "I am glad we haven't been having much trouble with nuke-nins."
After all, the gentle Touka disliked killing.
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 17 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:54 am
Ayame nodded, It seemed as though there were many things filtering through Touka's mind. Ayame didnt say much but then a thought crossed her mind, "These sentries... What are their names?" She asked shifting the weight of the pot plant slightly before continuing. "Anbu aint all the fun it seems to the little kids have you seen what they play lately?" She said laughing. it amazed Ayame at how the little children, the future of konoha, can percieve the world around them. They all seemed so care free and yet not all of them registered for the academy.
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Carrying the Potted Plant Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 1/5
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:31 am
"Hm..." Touka looked thoughtful for a moment. "They were granted Sennin privileges right after the Fire Master lost the Hokage's seat. The North gate captain is currently not in the village...Hyuuga Ayame I hear is in Iwa with their head of family, the Lady Yokou. Because the Southern gate do not require much attention (Konoha has four gates, but the Southern gate is right on top of the Hokage mountain), Hyuuga Meimu is taking charge of the Northern gate at the moment. The Eastern and Western gates are highly guarded, so it's fine for their captains to offer the Students a rare learning opportunity in the meantime."
A soft pause.
"Hyuuga Michishirube, the Eastern gate captain is a specialist in weapon techniques. Hyuuga Gekkani, the Western gate captain...is a specialist in puppetry...no..." Her voice trailed off, and grimacing slightly, she turned her head aside. "Hitokugutsu no Jutsu. She is a user of human puppetry..." Her hands gripped tightly around the stone pot of the plant. "...that girl was the one who hurt Shiro..."
Silence.
They walked on.
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:45 am
Ayame didnt say anything. She must have hit a sensitive topic without realising it. You need to phrase your question's more carefully Next time... She scolded herself silently following towards the open pavillion. The plant, though heavy was quite far from her mind. As she followed the girl.
Ayame was itching to talk but she didnt know what to say. The silence was like a ton of bricks added to the weight of the pot plant she was carrying. Failing to think of something to say to Touka she resigned to staying silent and going over past memories and such in her mind as she walked on.
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Carrying the Potted Plant
Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 2/5
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:27 pm
"Gekkani...is a member of their cadet family." A pause. "We are unsure of the details but a Academy Student said something of insult to a boy from the Lord branch. That girl...a Sennin...she tried to kill a defenseless girl simply on that alone. Shiro stopped her..." But she looked greatly saddened. "That idiot...could've used a defenseless technique...yet...he did not...went directly in the line of attack...and got seriously hurt..." However, her tone was cold as she continued. "That girl...that puppet of hers..." Touka looked uncomfortable now. "A former nuke-nin of our family...she...that one she should not have had..." A bead of cold sweat was at her temples.
An uncomfortable silence reigned.
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:01 am
Ayame shifted the weight of the pot plant hoping to get a better grip on it as she continued. When Touka started talking about something that was an obvious painful thing to do Ayame didnt know what to think or even say so she just remain quiet. Several questions sprang to mind but she resisted asking them and kept the silence hanging.
The silence began eating away at her patience but being not even being a first year academy student she didnt have much insight to give the girl. The pot plant was getting on her nerves slightly as it didnt want to sit in an easy carriable position in her arms. So she shifted the weight yet again
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Carrying the Potted Plant
Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 2/5
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:56 am
"But that's enough aside of troublesome matters..." Touka waved a hand carelessly aside, a graceful, elegant gesture...but nonetheless as if brushing aside the matter... "All that matters now..." A gentle smile for the child next to her. "I wish that your generation can live in peace. So...no matter...Hyuuga..." The passing breeze brushed through long strands of darkly strawberry-blonde hair... "They are still comrades..." Her own pot was feather-light to her hands, so Touka, holding the plant with one hand, and with the other, gently ruffled Ayame's hair.
"You are what matters the most..."
You?
Ah...she meant all of the children...
"For you...we will gladly give our lives..."
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"So it's all right..."
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 18 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:05 am
Ayame wasnt sure what to make of her words but she just smiled putting the plant on the floor and stood stretching her arms. "This is far heavier than i thought was possible for a plant of its size...." She said shaking her head slightly before picking it up so that it was clutched against her chest.
Looking through the foliage of the plant she looked at Touka and said responding to her second last sentence, "As would i to defend my clan, villiage and country..." She left a small pause before continuing her path to their destination and her sentence, "But first i need to graduate the academy" She laughed somewhat though it cut her deep inside knowing it would be a while before she would become a gennin and start her missions as a fully fledged shinobi.
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Carrying the Potted Plant
Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 2/5
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:17 am
Touka laughed aloud. "Wait till you learn Gouwan." A soft, thoughtful pause. "Nothing would be heavy ever again." As the younger girl continued on, the seventeen-year-old hunter listened... "True." She agreed. "But the Academy is only a small step." As they walked, Touka continued: "It's possible...well..." The next semester of the Academy wouldn't begin until the Summer months are over... "Why don't we go through the curriculum together?" She offered. "We can head to the meadows tomorrow morning."
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:33 am
Ayame stopped walking and looked at the girl. She opened her mouth not sure what to say to her. Eventually she settled with a grin and and enthusiastic nod. Ayame had to shift her own weight slightly to compensate for the weight of the plant and finally found her voice as she began walking again, "Looks like i chose the right day to take a break huh" She said making the comment commical. She smiled at Touka, The girl was definately someone she considered a friend. Though she didnt have many... Which made Touka her first real friend
Ayame felt the determination to succeed envelop her yet again. To think that she had been thinking about how she would give up training. Ayame now realised that all she needed was for someone to tell her that they supported her in becoming a shinobi of konoha and defending the village and country. Touka hadnt seemed like the kind of person who would offer something like this to Ayame but she didnt question it. She was just greatful someone was willing to help her succeed in her chosen path
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Carrying the Potted Plant
Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 3/5
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:48 am
((I'll be heading to lunch after this post. =]))
"Though if you don't mind for now..." She continued speaking, the passing breeze briefly suspending wavy, dark locks of strawberry-blonde hair in the wind, as she fixated her pale, blue-gray eyes on the younger girl. "We can start in the pavilion. There's also a few interesting plants I think you may like too..." Plants that are useful for healing. Plants useful for combat. The Senju's open pavilion, a golden temple-like building seated at the very edge of a peninsula-like jut of land, overseered the calm waters of the river that flowed in the western border of the village, cutting through both forest and slightly rocky grounds...
After all, this land was once a great plain, a dust bowl, before Hashirama and his clan - their family - brought life to the lands. Touka did not say anything further, as the pale moonlight illuminated silken strands of her pale gray dress, the silvery light pooling at the darker folds of her dress. In this light, it really did make her look like the peach blossoms she was named after...
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
19
Total: 19 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:07 am
Ayame almost dropped the plant on her toes but managed to keep her grip somehow. This was far beyond anything she could ever dream of. Every second was like a confirmation that being a shinobi would be worth while. Unlike before she managed to speak, "That would be much appreciated Touka-chan" She said giving the girl a smile.
There were many things about her own clan that she was ignorant in but she couldnt help that. She was only an academt student after all. Along with the feeling that being a ninja was her calling she also felt that it was possibly the best time she could ever have hoped for in choosing not to train. She had a feeling that the girl wouldnt take it easy on her but Ayame was willing to go through with the training if it meant reaching her goal that much sooner
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Carrying the Potted Plant
Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 3/5
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:08 am
((This is an edit as my computer double posted the posting above.... stpid computer))
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 7 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:29 am
Ayame's mind was on so many things at once it was almost impossible to keep track of it all mentally. But Somehow she managed to continue walking in silence. First her mind kept repeating the thought of possible failure as a shinobi but then the confidence she had recieved from Touka was enough to push the thought away from the front of her mind and think about something else. Next it wanted to know if Ayame was physically capable to complete all the required tasks before she can become a gennin, her mental reply was that was what training was for and why its a ninja's duty to protect its village but more than that its country and to do that he/she must train to overcome his or her mental blocks. It went on such as this for quite some time.
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Carrying the Potted Plant
Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 4/5
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Demonic Storm rolled 1 20-sided dice:
14
Total: 14 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:36 am
Her mind having wandered Ayame stumbled just about loosing the grip she had on the pot plant so she set it down as she was gaining her balance and laughed to herself, "Well i 'spose thats what i get when im not paying attention to where im walking..." She said and shook her head.
Taking a deep breath she lifted the plant for what she hoped was the last time. By the looks of the corridors and the routes Touka and Ayame were taking she knew they couldnt be that far from the pavillion. Shifting the weight of both the plant and herself she started forward again to their destination.
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Carrying the Potted Plant
Touka has requested if Ayame can help carry the smaller potted belladonna with her to the Open Pavilion. But it's quite far, and the plant is not that light, even though it looks by far lighter in comparison to the mother... Ah well. At least if it gets too heavy, Ayame can put the plant down for a few moments and rest before resuming the task.
DC: 10
1d20 + Strength
Successes: 4/5
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