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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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 Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:15 pm
DC:10
Train:3/10
Roll:2
Again Xenon slipped in air and barely managed to catch himself, only two of the ten leaves hit. Sanako lifted a brow "That question really throws you off doesn't it?"
Xenon pushed up his glasses rather annoyed again "It's not that..." he just looked at her rather pensive "It's the fact I really hadn't thought about ti till now that surprises me..." Sanako seemed ever so surprised by this answer, and listened as he went on. "You were a Ninja Sanako?"
"Yes...20 years." she answered.
Xen removed his coat and set it aside with his glasses. "For Oto yes?" She nodded "Did you feel any particular loyalty for Oto?"
She wasted no time in her response "No...I served it out of convenience... had I stayed the way I was I'd probably have deserted as a Missing Nin by now."
Xen set foot on tree's trunk "Then we're already different..." he looked up at the tree "I serve this place because it's gained my favor by assisting me... I need no other reason nor justification...it's not some upsurd notion of loyalty or love for the people here over the rest of the world...or that this nation is somehow anymore right than anywhere else... it's just I like it better, so it IS better..."
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 20 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:23 pm
DC:10
Train:4/10
Roll:20
Xenon struck each leaf twice, causing Sanako to nod in approval at his performance and also press "What does this have to do with Kimiko?"
Xenon explained "My relationship with Kimiko, if you can call it that, is really the same thing." Sanako seemed rather intrigued by this explanation "It's not as though I feel anything for Kimiko...or hold some notions of friendship," he shrugged lightheartedly, a devil may care smile in place. "It's just because she amuses me, therefore I like her, therefore her life means more than someone I don't like. It's still all in relation to myself."
Sanako seemed to be thinking over what he said. "What the hell did the world do to you?"
Xenon looked at her puzzled "Hm?"
She gave him an almost discerning look "I can tell in the way you reasoned that out you used to be a decent human being...but something happened to you am I right? Something that made you want to think only about yourself..."
Xenon looked rather angry "I don't think that's any of your concern."
Sanako blinked 'Hit that one right on the nail.'
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:35 pm
DC:10
Train:4/10
Roll:4
Only four this time... his anger was getting to him... as he landed Sanako decided to steer the conversation away from dangerous waters. "So is what your saying is...Kimiko's kind've like...your favorite toy."
Xenon's mood actually brightened "Yes, a brilliant analogy." he smiled satisfied "That's exactly right."
Sanako was measuring him up with every word...and she was starting to realize something she'd not been expecting from the look in his eyes. 'This kid's...conflicted.' she actually watched him half sympathetically as he scaled the tree effortlessly 'He's standing on the edge of a knife...he wants to be a devil...one that doesn't have to feel pain or sadness...but he still wanted to care for others...he just twisted this desire in his own mind to fit his view of himself...' she shook her head. 'He wasn't like I was...not entirely... but because of that he might be even harder to redeem.'
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 17 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:42 pm
DC:10
Train:5/10
Roll:17
He hit all the leaves again, no doubt a result of his improved mood. When he landed this time, Sanako put out her cigarette between her fingers, incinerating the whole thing in her hand. "I think I'm done...I'll leave you too it."
Xenon tilted his head still smiling mischievously "Oh? Aren't you going to tell me to stay away from your daughter?"
Sanako gave shrug "No, you won't hurt her...at least not in the near future...I might have to kill you somewhere down the line, but not yet."
Xenon actually laughed "Hah! You know what Sanako? I think I might like you too."
Sanako gave a short smile turning her back to him "Thanks Xen, I suppose that's a big compliment." he tossed her hair back "By the way, mum's the word on my smoking, my husband and Kimko would mutilate me if they found out."
Xen gave his sly smile again and winked "My lips are sealed."
She gave him the peace sign over her shoulder as she left. Xenon stroked his chin considerately 'Well, who'd have imagined Momoe-san would have a mother like that...interesting...' he went back to training.
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
11
Total: 11 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:57 pm
DC:10
Train:6/10
Roll:11
Xenon hit each target, and then, once firmly on the ground, started to muse. It wasn't really about anything in particular. But mostly about what Sanako had said to him. The way she'd seemed to actually understand him... He supposed he was foolish to think he was the only person in this world who realized the truth... but he didn't expect to meet one as Kimiko's Parent. The piece of this puzzle just didn't fit. He tried to imagine Kimiko acting like her mother...and he started chuckling to himself. No, it really didn't fit...but that aside...what she'd said to him had really gotten to him. About being a "decent human being". What she meant of course was an ignorant child...
He'd admit that being ignorant had it's advantages...but the cons out weighed the pro's in his opinion...too each his own perhaps...but that held true for him as well.
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:18 pm
DC:10
Train:6/10
Roll:5+1
Xenon struck only half the leaves...his focus was broken... he needed to put it all out of his extraneous thoughts...he needed to let himself work back into the groove, the groove that would allow him to make his way through this training. He was about 16 percent finished with his speed training... he still had so far to go...but even now he could feel the results of the training... and he would see it through...
He pulled out his pocket watch and checked the time... Kimiko would probably be on the prowl for him shortly...he had to speed this up...
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 16 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:11 pm
DC:10
Train:7/10
Roll:16
With a quick shift in velocity he snatched the last leaf from the air, releasing it to the wind again, he jumped unto the trunk his feet sticking to the bark with chakra. He was starting to wonder, how many others would be at the exams? He was familiar with some of the others in his former class, but a lot of them were probably going to be lazy and just wait until the academy was rebuilt... the only ones at this one up ahead would be those like himself...the talented, or those like Kimiko...the extremely hard headed. He tightened his grip on the leaves he gathered and tossed them into the air again, leaping after them with steady hands...
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 5 (1-20)
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:36 pm
DC:10
Train:7/10
Roll:5
Again...only half the targets... he really needed to work off his morning stiffness... this was ridiculous. He should've made another pot of his Xenon brand coffee (Trade Mark) this morning. He shook himself slightly, trying to wake his still strained muscles. He knew this training would be hard on his body...but then, he had no choice, and besides, as the old cliche' said, "No pain no gain."
He rubbed his shoulder as he strolled up the side of the tree again. Chakra and it's workings had always come naturally to him...it was things like this that caused him strain...still, he'd fix that...he'd keep going until such time as fate turned against him...and then he'd go even further...
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 3 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:15 pm
DC:10
Train:7/10
Roll:3
Xen frowned and cursed as he landed. 'Damn it...' he rubbed his shoulder with a intense frown. He sat down for a moment, pulling up the short sleeve of his gray shirt. His fingers massaged the muscle, his limited expertise in medical matters coming in handy. He finally relieved the pain and put his sleeve back down. He flexed his fingers and finally resumed the training, scaling the tree. In truth, he'd not particularly continued to learn his former fascination for the purposes of healing... but rather harm. If you knew how to fix a body...you knew how to break it. At the same time it allowed you to heal yourself if need be...but then, that was different then healing others.
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Hagane Bala rolled 1 20-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-20)
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:18 pm
Sobou walked into the wide open area of the training ground and reached deep into of the pockets on his shorts, then he pulled out the scroll that had been mailed to him the day before. Hmm what to do, what to do? Guess Ill start with some strength training the move on to some endurance and finish with some dexterity training. The first strength training that he decided to do was some pushups. Sobou scanned the area for an empty space where his could get to work. He found a place near a corner and decided to get to work.
Sobou pushed his feet up against the wall and laid down on the floor in the pushup position. He inhaled and exhaled deeply to open up his lungs then he pushed himself up the floor and held it for a moment before sinking back down to a 90 degree angle. He repeated this excise several times, pushing up going down, up and down, up and down. After a few more reps he stopped for a moment and went all the way down to rest for five seconds.
Push-ups
DC: 10
Formula: 1d20 + 0
Train: 0/10
Experience: +1
Points: +1 Str
HP: 10/10
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
19
Total: 19 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:28 pm
DC:10
Train:8/10
Roll:19
Xenon's hasty tending work on his shoulder seemed have done the trick, if only for now. He took a brief time to stretch once on the ground again, still trying to break in his developing muscles for a new day of training. After this was done he, for around the 20th time in the last 24 hours, climbed the tree with chakra. Once more amidst the oaks branches, while collecting the necessary leaves, couldn't help but smell the irony of relying on healing... the very art he once sought to make his career... as a doctor...
He clenched his fists involuntarily... "Foolishness..." he muttered preparing to leap off.
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-20)
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:39 pm
DC:10
Train:8/10
Roll:2
He clenched his teeth. He knew better than to think about his past... it always made his emotions fluctuate, no matter how he personally felt it was at rest, no matter how he reasoned it out.
"What the hell did the world do to you?"
Xen shook it off. "What did it do?" he actually smirked as he walked back toward the "Absolutely nothing..." he laughed "This world is absolutely fair... I was just unlucky...the world, humans, they aren't to be blamed... it was just bad luck." He continued his training... the very essence of his power would have to effort...in a world in which everything was fair...
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
18
Total: 18 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:53 pm
DC:10
Train:9/10
Roll:18
"In this world..." he struck three leaves with a single hand. "The only way to rise above..." four more, the ground was still far away. "Is through the application of ones mind..." two more... "The development of one's body..." he struck the last leaf and spun about in the air before landed in a pose that made him seem like some kind of beast. His golden eyes shimmered with chakra as he stared intensely at the rising sun... "And the wrath of ones soul..." He straightened his posture. "Those who stand in your way...are yours to deal with as you desire...those who deal with others should have no qualms with being dealt with...hatred is a weakness...but love is not strength...it is merely only something the strong can afford... this... this is my way." He faced the rising sun with look of supreme determination "In this world of absolute fairness... one must earn their place of power...and I shall..."
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-20)
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:04 pm
DC:10
Train:9/10
Roll:2
As he finished his speech two leaves fell from above, this time on their own accord. He hit both almost on reflex, then watched them drift to the ground. Two fallen leaves... for some reason he pasted the mental pictures of his parents faces. He frowned. 'Those who simply let themselves fade...the weak who dare to love leave only pain in their wake... they are as parasites...and are worthless.' he stepped on the leaves with a bitter expression. He calm himself and his face went neutral "Ahhh, look at me getting all worked up..." he rubbed the back of his head. "I'm never gonna finish before Momoe-san finds me at this rate..." He turned back to the oak.
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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The Ghost of Xmas Awesome
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:24 pm
DC:10
Train:10/10
Roll:12
Training Complete
Xenon landed victorious, each leaf hit with tips of his fingers. He brushed himself off and looked back to the sun, still peaking its head over the horizon. He should be heading toward the meeting point soon, if he was late Kimiko would be in a foul mood...then again, he chuckled "She is entertaining when she's in a foul mood." he headed off toward the pond he'd appointed, his coat slung over his shoulder. The very idea that he was twenty percent complete with his training gave him little peace... but it would have to do for now... he still had one more jutsu to learn, and Kimiko to deal with, then he could fully dedicate himself to his training for the exams.
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