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 Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:13 am
Aya remained quiet while Maya spoke to Shinichi. She moved as close as she could to Kana and set her head on his shoulder. Her pale blue hair which was tied back, draped limply off the side of the beds. Maya had a good understanding to what it was like to have a partner who you've had almost your entire life. She understood the bond that Aya and Kana shared, but what disgusted her right now was that Shinichi should understand the other side to the bond that the two shared; love. With very little energy, Aya lifted up her hand and placed it on Baki's muzzle. Her small hand barely covered the flat of his nose as she gently scratched the small coarse hairs. Aya was so tired... She didn't want to deal anymore with duties, orders or responsibilities of a medic. All she wanted was to stay here next to Kana until he woke. With those thoughts, Aya closed her eyes and tried to drift off to sleep, but with everyone in the room it was impossible. So, she merely tried to clear her mind and focus on relaxing.
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:19 am
Shinichi tapped his slender fingers on the metal bar besides Kana's bed, face frozen with less expression than even a blank mask. He listened to Aya's hissy fit with tightly pursed lips, occasionally closing his eyes for a few seconds, but always coming back to rest his hard expression on the genin. Only when she denied that any of his actions resulted in goodness and implied that he was dirt compared to Ichi did the man sharply exhale through his clenched teeth. Cursing for that brief display of emotion and at being caught off guard, Shinichi tried to regain composure, but found himself slipping as Maya quickly launched into her speech. He appreciated finding some traces of logical thinking and that saved the man from exploding at the girl's closing insults. The Kage stared at Baki, half expecting the lion to give his own take on why he had done everything wrong in the two minutes since he caught up with the Shimagakureans.
A moment passed with nothing said as Shinichi carefully chose his words, his head swirling with thoughts that raced by at a thousand kilometers per hour, too fast for him to grab hold of and organize into something intelligent. "I didn't know the limits of that jutsu, much less how to use it," he said slowly, starting with something simple, "It's not a subject that comes easy for me, Aya. But even so, I know enough about the anatomy that you should be more than proficient in to say that you haven't done all that you could. Look around you. The Hanton people only care that he didn't die under their care. They don't give a rat's a** whether he heals correctly. That's up to you. Now, Maya's been given diagrams of where Kana broke his bones for a reason. It's up to you to make sure those bones set and heal right. The doctors have done the basics, but we know it's not enough." His steady gaze flickered to the dressings on Kana and back to the girls and lion. He was only taught the anatomy of a painful kill and couldn't measure up to someone actually trained to heal, but he would try.
The man's adam's apple shook as he swallowed a drop of saliva, straining his brain to remember everything he could about bones. "Those damn doctors left without even splinting him," he muttered, noting the absolute lack of personnel... and a panther for the first time. Wasn't that the same black blur that fought Baki? "If we don't tend to his bones, it's likely he'll be crippled for life," he said matter of factly, "Once we get him in a cast, we can get him out of here. There's just something strange about this place." It was part of the reason he had been avoiding the Empress. He glanced behind him, at the doorway, as if waiting for something bad to happen. "I know it's not something you're used to, Aya," Shinichi said, trying to understand the rage behind the white-haired girl's unshinobi-like outburst. Even with her back turned to him and possibly humming to keep his voice out of her head, he knew that every one of his words would get to her. He bit back the strong urge to criticize her about leaving Sukotto behind to sit besides Kana and do nothing.
Shinichi stroked his beard as he turned to Maya with a softer expression, but still masking any illogical emotions. "I never said he wouldn't hurt, but Kana's tough and pain can be dulled," he said quietly, "But I think I know Kana well enough to say he's going to wake up, pain or not. It's... I can't explain it. His entire self is devoted to keeping Aya happy... and whether he's conscious or not, his body's going to do everything he can to keep down that road." It was something he had always tried to do: wake up as soon as possible so that Ichi wouldn't worry as much, no matter if the pain was blinding. Even if it didn't make sense medically, that was what happened. He was shinobi. Pain couldn't stop him.
"Fighting in a confined arena, one on one, has nothing to do with fighting in a real conflict," he said, straightening and trying to address all the creatures in the room, "If we are somehow drawn into this regional conflict beyond just protecting ourselves, everyone will fight, no matter what plagues their mind. If you're fighting for your life and the ones you care about, you can't afford to worry about anyone else. You just do what needs to be done." Shinichi was not disappointed in the way Maya and Baki refused to fight, nor did he condone what they did. Yes, a tournament designed to test one's readiness to become an adult should take into account the strength of teamwork and not just individuals, but at the same time, a real enemy would not wait for the other partner to arrive before striking on that weakness. A ninja had to be well-rounded and able to take care of oneself. "I'm waiting to meet with the Empress and find out what the hell is going on. Our interference may only make things worse for the country. We are guests, not allies."
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Sylvok Myr rolled 2 20-sided dice:
11, 19
Total: 30 (2-40)
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:43 am
Konpaku bowed her head back to Baki, before trotting away from the group as they went back to tend to the smoky smelling young man. Konpaku would see what her mistress was up to or even perhaps what Huwei was doing.
[Exit Konpaku.]
San Entrance Music.
San stood quietly by the entrance to the door, listening to the words that came from the admirable girl who she and Kana had been watching during their conversation. San was right in thinking that the girl had been a student of her beloved Uchiha. In fact, the girl's loyalty seemed to extend so boldly to that man it almost sounded like she was rebelling against her own village. It seemed the girl that had insulted her earlier was also of the same taste, but in a different light. She seemed to be devote to those dearest to her... The insults from these Shimagakureans were wearing her thin. She had sent the most insightful and helpful doctor she had to take care of Kana. It was clear that this Shinichi was not the leader type, running his tongue before he knew of anything. San couldn't stand by the door any longer as Shinichi said that he was the one waiting for her. "I've been waiting for you since the beginning of the tournament," San said keeping her voice smooth and calm as she came around the corner to the room. "You're rather green," she said making those warm spring eyes bore into Shinichi as she made a remark referring to his inexperience as a leader. "I sent my royal adviser of medicine, the most skilled doctor on hand, to tend to this Kun 'Kumo. Kana did not keep me waiting when I asked to speak with him at the tournament," San said giving the red haired shinobi high regards as she brought up that they had spoken with one another before the attacks had been sprung. "He was a very enjoyable gentlemen to speak with," San added in with softness in her voice, before she climbed up on her high stool to begin informing Shinichi.
"Everyone heard the Samurai declare their attack on the Shinobi community, not just Hanton," San corrected Shinichi with courteousy as she moved over to Kana's bedside. He had told her that he and Aya had gone to save Ichi not for themselves, but also for Shimagakure. She now understood why after meeting the new Kage of Shimagakure. What better way to get a know a leader, than hear what they have to say when they don't know you're around? A man that contradicted himself; take care of your fellow villager - take care of the one your care about. San shook her head from side to side as she draped a hand on the bed rail that Kana lay in, opposite side of Shinichi. San thought that Hanton and Shimagakure would become easy allies, but remembering what her intentions had first been before the tournament began and now realizing they had been crumbled due to Ichi's absence.
"There were four samurai to our knowledge that came with this attack. Three on the arena floor and one within our walls. From watching Maya and Baki face the man on the arena floor, I knew my soldiers would not be able to hold up against the samurai. Kana, in trade for my help, helped save the lives of hundreds by stopping the explosions below. Uchiha Sukotto has also lent his helping hand to interrogating the samurai we have captured. I know his sharingan holds many horrors that can turn them into talking," San said, speaking from experience with working beside Ichi... "My guards can show you to him, if you'd like," San suggested as she rose an arm, the arm with the infinity tattoo that matched the one on Ichi's wrist towards the door where her royal guards waited. "I'd like to speak with Kana and Aya one last time before we leave," San said this, including herself in leaving with the two genin. She had also mentioned that she would be helping Kana, since he helped her. She hoped that this linguistically challenged leader wouldn't notice these words until after he had left her sight. This Kun 'Kumo held much more worth and leadership than the Kage did to San and it was clear that she should be making her alliance with these two young ones.
Listening In
San wishes to hear what they have to say, thinking they are alone. She has learned that the best way to know someone is to see what they do when you're not around.
1d20 + Hide [590] = 601
Talking Smoothly
San can tell that Shinichi is not a very skilled speaker and hopes that if she talks smoothly enough, changing the subject that he will miss out on key words and focus on the Interrogation of the attackers so that she may get a chance to speak with Aya.
1d20 + Persuade [545] = 564
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:58 am
Exasperated, Maya shook her head. "Shinichi-sama, Kana-kun IS the one Aya cares about. How can she not worry?" Maya said quietly, her eyes showing bright confusion at what he was saying. Maya cared more about Baki than the villagers of Shimagakure that weren't shinobi. Not to say she didn't care about them at all, they lived in her home, but she didn't know who they were, what they did. Beyond Prodo and a select few others, there was no one she would die for there - no one but Baki. He was all she'd ever known to be loyal and true, and for that there was no challenge.
Maya wasn't quite sure what to make the the empress, now that she could see her up close. San's softness almost seemed a contradiction to spiky's hotheadedness...Maya clamped her mouth shut, backing away from the woman, not in fear, but in wariness. She was unsure of what to do, confused, and her lack of medicinal knowledge had probably ruined Huwei's charts. She meant to stay quiet...
"That's Ichi's symbol. How come you have it?" she asked, genuinely confused and curious, and because she was Maya, she found she couldn't loathe the woman who had made her fight alone. She was filled with greatly conflicted emotions, stubborn but rational - Karite and Xyn, at least, had muted her edginess, though only slightly. Maya bit her lip, her hands buried in Baki's mane, and looked from San, to Aya, to Kana, to Shinichi, then back to San. She hesitated, but swallowed her pride. Ichi-sama had taught her what it meant to be the leader of her clan when she was too young to understand, and still she had problems with it. But understanding that she offended this woman by verbally trashing her country...
"Earth empress...you.." Maya gritted her teeth and closed her eyes, leaning against the wall closest to her before mumbling the rest, like the frustrated teenager she was. "I'm...sorry...to have spoken against the Earth country. As-the-Tategami-clan-leader-I-apologize." The last bit was a quick apology, the most formal Maya knew how to be, but when the words left her mouth she felt like a traitor - to herself, and to Baki. She was somewhat disgusted with herself, but...Ichi's words were clear in her head. Clan leader was her responsibility, and she had to act like a clan leader, not a spoiled clan brat. She could have no room for animosity towards whole countries just because she felt like it. Really, beyond the chuunin exam, Maya had no real reason to hate the Earth country or its citizens. And now even less, when her fallen Kage had marked this woman, or she had marked him...they were connected, and Maya wanted to know why. Next to her, Baki nipped at her leg, letting her lean against his shoulder.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:26 am
A serene and grateful smile crossed San's face as she bowed her head towards Maya, accepting the apology. The charms and ornate jewelry she wore chimed with the smooth and slow motion. "Thank you for your apology, Tategami Maya. I hold no grudge towards your clan," San acknowledged the girl and her clan with her gentle words. Bringing her wrist up, so that she may look at the symbol herself, San closed her eyes slightly as she sadly smiled at the black tattoo. Had she really been so foolish as to not put her bracelet back on her hand? A truly heavy expression fell over San's beautiful face as she thought of Ichi, what his symbol stood for and now looking at her tattoo with the thoughts of his current state vividly painted in her mind. "That man is someone very close to my heart... I couldn't go with him to create Shimagakure. This county needed me," the woman said these words as if she regretted them. She had done well with Hanton and the Earth Country over the years and it seemed that Ichi had done well in Shimagakure with these young shinobi over the years. San was jealous of what Ichi had created. These three loyal shinobi kept Ichi in their hearts now even though he was set in stone, lost in a purgatory where no one could reach him.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:36 am
X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X If I close my eyes...
...the path before me lays uncertain... A soft breeze gently rustled the leaves of the grove...
With a gentle thu-mp, a golden ball rolled forth on the ground.
Soft, cherubic lips parted slightly, as the same breeze played with smooth locks of dark, raven hair and carried a leaf or two from afar. He brushed a lock of dark hair away from his eyes.
A small child...
But this child...he certainly wasn't one of the courtier's children. Feather-light steps as the child went forth, and he picked up the ball once again, throwing it once more into the air, while the warm sunlight lit aglow golden fire in emerald-gold orbs....bright eyes that did not take his sight from the ball as it ascended...
The ball returned down, and this time he caught it in his arms...
Yet, even while this child was playing with such child-like innocence...there was something in those green-gold eyes that told he understood far more...far too much for his age. And indeed, sadness lingered in them with a heavy weight.
He knew of the terrorist attack that disrupted the tournament.
He knew the captive had been led to the prisons.
That man deserved it.
But yet, still...
It was just so sad...this endless cycle of war. What good...would violence do...? It only brings more sorrow... The ball ascended into the air again, catching the sunlight... He reached forth to catch, but missed...and once again, it hit the ground with a soft bounce, before rolling forth...
"..."
Silence.
There was silence in his world, despite the birds happily chirping away in the imperial grove. Fortunate they are...to be so without care.
Slowly, he held his hands before him...
The child looked down at his hands...
Small hands.
Weak hands.
Once again, he was not able to do anything...
"Okami-sama..." The soft, whispered words left his lips.
Please...always keep Her Highness safe... ...when I wake, will you be there to hold my hand...?
...but I go forth, unwavering.
Senju Yuurin X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:16 am
Konpaku's large black paws padded softly on the ground as she reached the grove where the young boy was playing with his palm. "Prrw~" a low yet warm pur sounded in her throat for the joy of the boy being safe. Her red tipped ears turned backwards as she noticed that the boy was alone in the grove. 'Where were his guards?' Konpaku thought to herself as she approached the boy. Gently and warmly pressing up to the boy, Konpaku turned into a little kitten as she always did when she was around this boy. There was something about him that made her feel at peace and calm even in this time of destruction when the smell of ash was in the air. Konpaku could tell that Yuu was worried and unsettled. Playfully, she knocked the ball out of Yuu's hands and padded it away with the tip of her nose. Rounding herself around the ball, she flipped it up at Yuu, hoping that he would want to play catch and hoping that it would make the boy feel more at ease.
Training Tutorial
Playing Catch<- The name of the exercise
A brief description is followed. ->Konpaku wants the boy to take his mind off of what is going on and wants to play! Keep your eye on the ball and run and catch, because Konpaku can't throw very straight with her nose.
DC: 10 <- The number in which you have to beat with your total roll to be successful.
1d20 + Sprint [1] = You add the dice roll to your total skill. Your total skill is Skill Points + Modifier. Since your Sprint points are 0 and your agility modifier is 1, your total sprint skill is 1.
Train: 3/3 To train a skill you must beat the DC 3 times. To train an ability you must do a 5/5 training session.
Yuu: +3 to first roll. Depending on your rank, you can give a certain amount of bonus to a person's training roll. Since Konpaku is chunin rank, she can give Yuu +/- 3 to his training rolls. Since Yuu is an academy student. He can give +/- 1 to other's training rolls by being helpful or distracting.
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Phoenixmirage rolled 1 20-sided dice:
15
Total: 15 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:27 am
X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X If I close my eyes...
...the path before me lays uncertain... And he took the ball from the ground.
Perhaps...
Perhaps he should return inside now...
It was true that Yuu enjoyed his freedom...but the guards are probably searching for him, thinking he's still in the palace, ever since he...gave them the slip after they returned from the tournament.
But...all that political talk was...
And he didn't like the Kage of Shimagakure.
Well...it was true that he only got a passing glance...when that man was almost rudely demanding entrance...
San had always told him stories of the island village...and of their Kage, the Dark Flame, Uchiha Ichi...he seemed like a really amazing person!
...but...this person...this person was that same legendary Shodaime's successor...?
It didn't really settle well, that it did not...
But taking his mind away from earlier matters at the palace, and suddenly feeling a little guilty too - because he usually stayed in the library - and the library was very, very, big...
Ah.
The guards would be complaining again...
Huwei-sama would not be pleased, too...
...considering the earlier events of the day...
But it was nice out here...
A little lonely but...peaceful...
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Oh, what should he do...
He really hoped that that Kage wouldn't be giving San any grief...
And then, disrupted from his thoughts at the feeling of a big, warm body pressed against his small frame...
"'paku!"
A quiet, but delighted cry from the child as she nuzzled him playfully. A soft 'oh' of surprise escaped him though as the ball was knocked away from his hands, but laughing now, he gave chase as the two began their play... Konpaku skillfully toyed with the ball and then...
Ah, it's coming back...
Carefully judging the distance - though shifting more unstably to the left and right in trying to judge the wind shifts on the ball's path - almost...just a little bit further...
Playing Catch
Konpaku wants the boy to take his mind off of what is going on and wants to play! Keep your eye on the ball and run and catch, because Konpaku can't throw very straight with her nose.
DC: 10
1d20 + Sprint [1] (+3 to first roll)
Train: 0/3...when I wake, will you be there to hold my hand...?
...but I go forth, unwavering.
Senju Yuurin X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X
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Phoenixmirage rolled 1 20-sided dice:
16
Total: 16 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:12 pm
X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X If I close my eyes...
...the path before me lays uncertain... And by now, neither boy nor panther paid attention to the birds happily chirping away or the breeze dancing in the grove, so involved in their little game with each other. Footsteps gently resounded along the stone path of the grove, as the two took to a light sprint, the golden orb sailed through the air, catching the sunlight... The child shifted a bit nervously, eyes intently on the ball...left, no right...no, it was left... before edging slightly back and forth... More forward! And with a rush of energy forth, with a gentle pah, the golden orb sailed right into his arms.
Clear delight danced in his eyes when he had managed to catch the ball, the slightest widening of heterochromic eyes allowed the golden tinges in darkly emerald orbs to catch the warm, honey-colored light of the grove...bright, sparkling eyes, both like the forest and the seas... They sparkled with the same light as scintillating gemstones under the morning star, and with a tinkling cry of laughter, Yuu gently returned the throw to his dear friend...
Playing Catch
Konpaku wants the boy to take his mind off of what is going on and wants to play! Keep your eye on the ball and run and catch, because Konpaku can't throw very straight with her nose.
DC: 10
Last roll: 1d20 (15) + Sprint [1] (+ 3 to first roll) = 19 > 10 Success.
1d20 + Sprint [1]
Train: 1/3...when I wake, will you be there to hold my hand...?
...but I go forth, unwavering.
Senju Yuurin X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X
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Phoenixmirage rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:32 pm
X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X If I close my eyes...
...the path before me lays uncertain... The surrounding world passed by in a blur, leaves melding with branches, flowers of all types and hues with the leaves, and the warm sun overhead embracing all...he did not even mind as a petal carried by the breeze from the sakura branches overhead landed on the tip of his nose, a gentle tickling irritation it was but by far from unpleasant... And the pair rushed by, disturbing certain caterpillars feeding on the apple tree leaves in their wake. Such a peaceful scene it seemed...child and panther playing together, carefree...and to think outside this garden...beyond this Garden of Eden, that such hate and violence brewed...threatening to turn into war... But here, at the moment, it was a peaceful world filled with laughter...
Konpaku would flip the ball at him once more, running at a somewhat mild pace probably so that the boy would not be too tight pressed to keep pace and perhaps fall and hurt himself along the stone path. Yuu, though slightly surprised at the disruption in the chase by the second throw, still, smiling softly, took a step backward, with his hands held up high, determining the distance of the ball to which it would then come safely into his arms...
Playing Catch
Konpaku wants the boy to take his mind off of what is going on and wants to play! Keep your eye on the ball and run and catch, because Konpaku can't throw very straight with her nose.
DC: 10
Last roll: 1d20 (16) + Sprint [1] = 17 > 10 Success.
1d20 + Sprint [1]
Train: 2/3...when I wake, will you be there to hold my hand...?
...but I go forth, unwavering.
Senju Yuurin X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:03 pm
X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X If I close my eyes...
...the path before me lays uncertain... Keeping his eyes on the ball, he took a step back, then another...a little shift to the left... No no, it is more to the right! Digging his right heel a bit more harder into the stone ground, a slight push to the right to marginally accelerate his body in that direction... And it was done, the ball sailed smoothly into his hands, safely secured between his palms. It was clear that the child was thrilled by the catch, though now his pale cheeks were slightly flushed from the chase, and he himself was a little out of breath. But animated this child was as ever around dear Konpaku, and he drew close to her.
"...ne, 'paku...?" Some time later, after the little game of chase and catch, they had settled for a somewhat slow-paced walk through the grove. "...there...there really won't be another war...would there...?" That terrible war of two years ago... If it wasn't for the fact that the child was holding the ball in his arms...he probably would've been fisting the hem of his robes' sash uncomfortably.
There was a lengthy pause, though they still kept their walking pace.
...
 "People...are going to get hurt..." His voice trailed off, the inflections of the syllables growing smoothly softer and almost half-whispered, languorous, like the murmuring of the rivers... "I..." How much longer would he have to watch? A mere spectator? The ball was tucked in one arm while the child held the other, the left, open-palmed before his eyes. His green-gold gaze casted down through heavy lidded eyes, long lashes brushing against porcelain cheeks, as he simply looked at the childish hand.
"Huwei-sama said...kami-sama...meant...to give me this..."
This? Ah, he meant his strange limit.
But slowly, turning the hand until the back of porcelain skin faced his line of vision rather than the slightly rose-tinged color of the palm, and the child reached for the golden orb in the sky...
"...I...I still don't really understand...why..."
The first to bear the burden of this new line...a mere child.
"...but...I want to grow stronger, 'paku..."
"...to help people...so they won't have to hurt anymore...and to......and to become someone...San could be proud of..."
Playing Catch
Konpaku wants the boy to take his mind off of what is going on and wants to play! Keep your eye on the ball and run and catch, because Konpaku can't throw very straight with her nose.
DC: 10
Last roll: 1d20 (12) + Sprint [1] = 13 > 10 Success.
1d20 + Sprint [1]
Train: 3/3 -> Completed....when I wake, will you be there to hold my hand...?
...but I go forth, unwavering.
Senju Yuurin X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X . X
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:01 pm
The moment the woman began speaking, Shinichi saw flashbacks back to Ichi for no reason he could grasp while still paying attention to everything... um... S... San! was saying. Her first insult went in one ear and out the other and even garnered a side nod from Shinichi to acknowledge that he had indeed been immature in avoiding her because he lacked the confidence in diplomatic negotiations and would probably mess things up anyway. By the time she finished speaking, his concerns were realized and the subtle look of confusion did not leave his face. The man's mouth slipped open a fraction to protest that he'd seen the leader of the samurai speak only in one arena and that not everyone was as well informed as San. However, he should have swallowed his discomfort and just been up there with her, talking about... whatever leaders of countries usually talked about. Trade or something. However, when San blew him off to speak with the unconscious Kana and Aya, not even mentioning Maya and Baki nonetheless, Shinichi decided against playing the nice young leader blindly obeying the smoothly delivered orders of a much more experienced empress in hopes of pleasing her.
Shinichi bit back a comment repeating how there was a difference between being concerned for a loved one and letting it affect one's ability to work. His left fist clenched shut, hidden beneath his folded arms, and the resulting white knuckles only able to be seen by someone with keen eyes. His throat snapped shut when San expressed intimate feelings for Ichi beyond that of an acquaintance or team-member. Was this jealousy? And that tattoo... and word of desiring to create Shimagakure with their Kage!
It took all of his self-restraint to bow formally and reply to her as diplomatically as he knew how. It was pure selfishness to put his feelings ahead of the well-being of Shimagakure. "I deeply apologize for missing our meeting, San-dono," Shinichi said, using the polite suffix for another lord, "I won't tarnish our time with excuses. If you say that Uchiha Sukotto is safe and has his hand in making our prisoners talk, I'm sure that he does not need my help. Sometimes one person can accomplish more than two in that field." He scratched the itch that begged to see the samurai and do a number on their joints. "We appreciate the assistance your adviser provided," he said, guessing that was where the bone pictures came from, "It would also be highly appreciated if a medical personnel would continue the treatment for Kana's broken bones, as Aya is only trained to heal minor wounds with chakra."
He absorbed the information about the samurai quickly. The conflict was long overdue. Shinichi fixed his expression to be neutral and serious, irritated by San's tactic of delaying to reveal the important information until she was in the perfect conditions. They couldn't be sure that there weren't other samurai plotting the shinobi's downfall. "Your faith in Kana and Aya are well-placed," he observed, "But anything that needs to be said to them may also be presented with Maya, Baki, and me present." b***h, he wanted to add, feeling sick from holding in all the rage. Had Ichi been in his place and he to the side, this empress would be seeing less limbs. He was struck by the irony of a hypocritical woman who derided him for being 'green,' yet openly insulted him and broke universal diplomatic code. He noted the effect that such long-term isolation had on a country's leadership. San's subordinates who had fetched her to speak with him were more worthy of being leader, which only made this woman more dangerous. Shinichi gritted his teeth and prepared for more dirty oratory tricks.
Persuade Roll failed because retreating from the conversation would conflict with Shinichi's stubborn pride
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Eifer rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:58 pm
Kazuma shut himself up when San told him she'd take his tounge if he wasn't careful, realizing a tad too late that San was the last person he should be acting cocky towards. The dancers quickly fled Kazuma's side leaving him to flop back on the pillows with a sigh. The good times couldn't last forever... San's words echoed in his mind. Find his Kinsman? Onii-san? Had something happend to his brother? He had lots of questions now but no one to answer them. Everyone had rushed off and left him by himself. " Hmph! Well I can figure this out on my own...." He muttered while pulling himself out of the over sized robe since there was no need for the disguise anymore. Without even the slightest care for what had been going on in the arena's and where people had been rushing off for he wasn't really sure where to start...
Intelligence
Kazuma has no idea what is going on so it's time to use that brain and figure out what's happening.
1d20 + Int (2) = 5
DC: 12
Train: 0/5
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:01 am
With every word that came out of Shinichi's mouth, Aya's tension rose and rose and rose to the point where she was squeezing her eyes shut try to block out his voice. Was he mad? He wasn't making any sense! Do this, don't do this, but its ok if you do this instead of this. Another burst of shouts was on the verge of exploding forth, but instead Aya tried to focus on what Kana needed. "I can splint him myself," the Tenmoki teen said stubbornly as she got up from her spot and began shifting through the cupboards for the supplies she needed. "Now leave," she said shortly to Shinichi as she returned back to the bedside to tend to Kana by reading the charts that Maya had given her. As she did, the empress came into the room. The woman's glowing presence slightly put her at ease as spoke to Shinichi and spoke well of Kana. She was calm and worked diligently as the empress went on. Since Aya's eyes were focused on Kana, she had not seen the symbol of Shimagakure on the woman's wrist and therefore looked up with a bit of curiosity as Maya called it out. Ichi was dear to her? Aya studied San for a moment and then looked to Kana. Had San and Ichi once been like Aya and Kana? The girl surely didn't hope so, but she wanted to ask, but once again, Shinichi spoke.
"I said I got it," Aya snapped again at Shinichi, sounding much like her mother, patience growing thin as she finished tying up Kana's broken limbs. The girl was on the edge, ready to jump away from Shimagakure all because of one man. One man that hadn't trusted her to go and retrieve Ichi. One man that had sent a babysitter to watch over her and Kana while they were in Mugendai. One man who wasn't trusting her even now after she had proven herself so many times. Not wanting to even glance at Shinichi in fear of another outburst, Aya kept her tone low and calm as she opened her mouth. "If you don't trust Kana and I to listen to her Empress with our own ears and inform you later, then you shouldn't trust us to be a part of Shimagakure. And if you don't, then you should leave now, because I have nothing to do with Shimagakure," Aya said, slightly shaking as she spoke those dangerous words to a man ten times as skilled as her. Slowly, her hand went down to Baki's mane as he leaned up against Maya. The gentle pull she did on his rough hairs, meant that she was apologizing to the two for saying those words, but that she was still there for them... even if she wasn't going to be there for Shimagakure.
Passive Teamwork
San's Persuade [564] + Aya's Persuade [18] = 582
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:34 am
[For our training, you only have to post three times if you get three successes in a row. You go back into your post and edit in the total roll with that post and edit that first post as your first success.]
Konpaku had enjoyed their small game with the ball together. She wished it would've never ended, but she knew it must. The panther could sense the distressed sadness and then the ambitious glow within the frail child as he spoke his soft and soothing words to the feline. Giving him a comforting lick with her warm dry tongue, Konpaku went for his hand that held the ball with her tongue. She would be sad to see Yuu go... Go... That was right... Yuu mentioned San... San! Konpaku was suppose to be bringing Yuu to her! The panther huffed at herself. She always got so caught up in playtime and leisurely being with Yuu that she always lost sight of her duties. Konpaku picked up the pace a little as she purred deeply. The panther would lead Yuu back to where San was in the medical ward, where the tensions were high between several of the Shimagakureans. Padding up to the doorway of the room, Konpaku waited with her tail swinging back and forth slowly for Yuu. San was inside and San wanted Yuu with her.
Rewards: +1 Sprint, +7 Experience
When you add your rewards to your profile, keep your earned trained points separated from your other points. For instance, when you add your newly rewarded sprint it will look like:
Sprint: 0 + 1
Always add the points you've earned to that second number. So the next time you earn a point in sprint you will have:
Sprint: 0 + 2
We ask that you do this in order to keep profile checks efficient. If you find you profile is getting too cluttered, PM Baylu Eras to do a profile check for you.
Along with adding your points to your profile, you also add them to the experience report thread. Check the first post of the experience report thread in the Shimagakure subforum to read and understand how to post there.
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