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 Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:52 pm
The great horseman lair was in shambles now, in need of repairs. Tseng was far from happy about this. They had fought valiantly, he and his brethren, but it wasn't enough. And so, he was going to need to spend some time to try and improve himself while he could. Perhaps, he should come up with some new attacks. Thinking for a few moments, he looked over his hands, debating how to go about this. Then, without much warning, he shouted, "NINE STRIKE COMBO!"Just as he cried this out, he began to do a number of kicks and punches. Nine in total. "No... no. Not enough. Hmm.." he murmured to himself.
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 3:42 pm
He wasn't quite sure where he'd ended up this time. It certainly didn't seem like an extension of the Academy, but then again what did he know?
Stopping to assess the situation, the boil decided it was probably time to end this impromptu outdoors adventure. There was only so much aimless wandering one could take per day, and he'd reached his daily quota about 30 minutes ago. As he turned to retrace his steps, a loud noise reached his ears to stop him in his tracks. That's definitely a voice...
"HELLO THERE," he called out boldly. Because letting a possibly hostile stranger know of your existence was the most logical thing to do.
"DO YOU LIVE AROUND THESE PARTS?" he tried again, glancing around for any signs of life. What sounded like something cutting through the air multiple times was the only reply and he inched closer towards its source.
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 3:44 pm
Tseng jumped when he suddenly heard a loud voice booming in the area. He didn't see anyone immediately though. Looking about, he wondered if it was really referring to him. Then again, he didn't see anyone about so it had to be. "I AM FROM THE HORSEMEN RESERVATION!" he shouted. He had no clue how loud he'd need to be for the other to hear him. It didn't matter. He could yell. "ARE YOU LOST?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:39 pm
He continued to make his way forward, matching the others shouts like some strange re-imagining of Marco Polo.
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS," he barked back, ears swiveling towards the noise. Others rarely yelled when speaking with him; his voice was usually enough for the both of them. Perhaps this person was hard of hearing.
"I'M FROM THE ACADEMY," he added helpfully, making sure to speak a little louder for the others benefit. "AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM."
The disembodied voice seemed closer now, and the raiju thought he could see a clearing up ahead. With a curious wag of his many tails the boil trotted towards it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 5:10 pm
"IT IS AN AREA NEAR YOUR SCHOOL. MY PEOPLE LIVE THERE!" he shouted back. The horseman of conquest paused as he was trying to pinpoint where this student was. He was also curious as to why he was shouting, but hey, he would play along with this. After some wandering, he managed to find a boy with many tails out near the clearing. "Greetings!" he said, more quietly now, finding no reason to shout when he could see the guy. Tseng smiled to the other, then looked around, "You've wandered quite a ways from your school!"
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:47 pm
He grinned widely as he spotted the voice's owner approach. The other was dressed in a fashion similar to his own, a pair of peculiar horns poking out of his hair. He didn't appear to be out for blood, the boil thought belatedly.
"REALLY? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT ONE DAY," he answered, moving closer with open interest. An entire reservation next to the school? Why couldn't he have stumbled across that than this random ...wherever he was. At least he'd found some company.
"GREETINGS YOURSELF," he said with a friendly wave. "I TRUST YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:29 pm
For a moment, Tseng's eyes widened as the boy before him was still shouting despite the fact that he was right here. Hm. Maybe he needed to speak loudly to hear properly? In which case, he probably should do the same just to make things easier for the many tailed one. "THE RESERVATION IS OPEN TO VISITORS USUALLY. THOUGH, THERE IS NOT A GREAT DEAL TO SEE UNFORTUNATELY," he shouted back. As the other waved, he grinned before giving a bow. "TSENG LEE OF THE CLAN OF CONQUEST. AND YES! I DO KNOW WHERE YOUR SCHOOL IS! I CAN HELP GUIDE YOU BACK! IT IS BUT A SMALL FEAT FOR AN ASPIRING HERO LIKE MYSELF!" he exclaimed while striking a bold pose. "COME NOW! THIS WAY YOUNG ONE!" he shouted while dramatically pointing in the direction of the school.
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:37 pm
His companion's varied speech pattern did not go unnoticed. The boil cocked his head as Tseng resumed his shouting at close range. Well this was a first! Perhaps he'd realized that it was easier to converse with the raiju in such a manner after all? Shoji mentally shrugged at the thought; he wasn't one to laugh at another's handicap.
"IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, TSENG," he beamed, tails weaving behind him as he stepped towards the horseman. "I'M KATO SHOJI OF UM... THE CLAN OF... RAIJU?" He glanced at the other uncertainly, hoping he hadn't made a complete fool of himself. What was a clan of conquest, anyways?
The others promise of leading him back to the school distracted him momentarily and he clapped his hands in relief. "GREAT! I'M GLAD I RAN INTO YOU." So the raiju's blatant disregard for personal safety hadn't landed him in hot water... this time.
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:00 pm
"INTERESTING. I HADN'T REALIZED THERE WERE STUDENTS WHO HAD CLANS AS WELL!" Tseng remarked. He supposed it made sense there would be those who had clans as well, but surely none of them were as great as the clans of the horsemen. "INDEED. NOW COME!"Nodding, he began to march on in the direction of the school. "WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO WANDER OUT THIS WAY ANYWAY?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:50 pm
Frankly he had no idea either, but he merely nodded and hoped the horseman didn't press the matter further. Shoji obviously had zero knowledge in this particular field and the other seemed to take great pride in his own clan.
The boil quickly bounded after Tseng, matching the others stride. "I... I WAS JUST EXPLORING," he replied. Which was true, really. He had an odd tendency to wander when he was bored and a majority of the time he found himself in uncharted territory.
"AND YOU? WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE ... UH... BEFORE THIS?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:55 pm
"AH. I SEE. YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU GO. IF I HAD NOT BEEN AROUND YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME!" he shouted while throwing his arms into the air. Getting lost was a bad thing, after all. "AS FOR MYSELF, I WAS TRAINING! COMING UP WITH NEW ATTACKS!" Tseng replied. It was something he would likely resume doing once he finished helping out this student. After all, he needed to be ready for the next time there was a massive attack on the lair. Not that... the lair really needed to worry about such things right now considering how poor its current condition was.
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