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Enoh Love rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 6 (1-20)
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 Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:08 pm
It was time for him to smarten up. Everyone was advancing in some way or another, which left him behind; it wasn't something that bothered him until now. Until he realized one night, while curled up with Molly, that too many Hunters newer than him had advanced to full Hunters already. He had been here for three years - granted, a year or so of that was in a pod - and had gotten what? Nothing, except for Molly, and a kiddie pool pond in his room. None of these things were bad - in fact, they were awesome - but he had no way of keeping them.
If something happened, he was useless. A trainee, and that was it. Not even a good trainee, either.
So he needed to smarten up, at least a little. Goofing off could still happen, he was sure of that, but some extra training wouldn't hurt. Which was why, as he approached the training grounds, he zeroed in on a pretty large man - at least, someone who was much larger than he was, especially considering he was almost a walking stick himself.
"Hey, buddy!" The blond waved, trying to flag the big guy's attention. "How about a spar, dude?"
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 2
Total: 6 (2-16)
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 7:48 pm
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kuropeco rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 7:48 pm
Arorangi was ready to be promoted as well, though he probably still had quite a ways to go before that was going to happen. He felt, however, like he was improving the longer he was on the island, and all things considered, he was starting to feel less like he didn't belong and more as though he was getting the hang of things.
Which was why he was on the training field, again. His spear was already summoned, and Arorangi was flipping it back and forth in an attempt at getting more used to handling it. The weapon, at least, felt comfortable in his hands, and Arorangi gave it a smile, sliding it back and forth.
A yell, however, distracted him, and Arorangi turned around, lifting a large, tattooed hand to shield his gaze from the sun as he squinted, trying to discern who was calling out. It was an unfamiliar young man with yellow hair, and Arorangi smiled brightly at him as he lowered his arm.
"I would be glad to spar with you mate!" he said cheerfully, and thrust out a hand. "I am Arorangi!"
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 3
Total: 7 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:45 am
"Perfect!" Grinning from ear to ear, he summoned Elsie, the weighted ball landing with a heavy thud at his feet. "I'm Jeremy! Jeremy White. Sun Division." Trainee, anyway, and trying to not be a permanent trainee. It was a three year work in progress, but hey, at least he eventually got to things! It was a miracle he was still alive, at this rate.
"Oooh." He gasped out suddenly, yellow eyes darting towards the spear in his new friend's hands. "I like your weapon! Pretty cool." He gave a whistle of appreciation, and with a following grunt he pulled Elsie up, beginning the arduous process of trying to swing a giant, flaming weight. Once she had at least a little momentum, he shifted his weight and kicked at the ball, loosening his grip on the chain to allow it to soar towards Arorangi.
"Sometimes I wish I had a spear." He admitted, drawing a very shrill, unhappy whine from the resident hellhound in his head.
HP: 40/40 Damage: 1
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
1, 6
Total: 7 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:28 am
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Jeremy!" said Arorangi with a bright smile. "I am in Mist Division myself, and I am still a trainee, hopefully that will not matter too much," he added, sweeping a few stray dreadlocks from his shoulders and shifting his stance to a more defensive one. "I have been in quite a few spars, though I am still getting used to using a spear for something other than fishing."
A laugh escaped him as he glanced down at the weapon between his fingers. "Thank you," said Arorangi, beaming, and inside of his head Ari made a pleased sound, a thrum of happiness threading through his thoughts. "Yours is pretty intense, I do not think I have ever seen any weapon such as that before!"
It was something on a long chain, heavy-looking and golden, and it swung towards Arorangi forcefully. He ducked out of the way, the shot still managing to very lightly graze past his arm, and twisted to thrust the spear in Jeremy's direction, aiming a shallow shot at one of his legs.
"A spear is handy for closer range, but I am afraid I am not that experienced with long range," Arorangi admitted, somewhat ruefully.
HP: 39
DMG: 1 wow they are off to a gr8 start
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 7
Total: 15 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:20 pm
It was a simple enough introduction, until one word came up: fishing. At that one, innocent word, Jeremy's eyes lit up like Christmas, and if it were at all possible, his grin grew wider.
"FISHING?! I love fishing! I have a pond in my room, it's super awesome! Hey let's go fishing sometime?" He was practically bouncing, which was a good thing as Elsie soared back towards him, and he took the chance to swing her around with both arms, keeping up her momentum while trying to use her as a defense against the oncoming spear. Not that it helped, as he aimed for a leg; but a quick step to the side minimized the damage at best.
"What, like, throwing it at people?" He replied, his voice distant as he pondered over it. "Hey when does a spear become a javelin?" He piped up next, his train of thoughts leading him to that interesting question. Though as he asked, he swung Elsie again, but this time he twisted himself, pressing on a taunt set of chains to change the flaming weight's direction quickly; she shot out at Arorangi again, her chain slacking as she sailed right on into him.HP: 39/40 Damage: 9
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 4
Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:08 pm
Arorangi was just as enthusiastic about fishing as Jeremy apparently was, as made clearly evident by the fact that he let out a good natured yell of happiness, and he would have clapped the other trainee jovially on the shoulder if they were not in the middle of the spar.
"I would be delighted to go fishing with you, mate!" Arorangi beamed at Jeremy, and the accent got slightly thicker, as it always did when he was pleased. "I have not been fishing since I left New Zealand, so I would very much like to go again!"
The ball shot toward him, colliding with his side. Arorangi stumbled sideways, almost dropping his spear, but using it to propel himself back up at the last minute, readjusting his hold on it. "I kind of do not like to let it out of my hand, so throwing it would be risky," he said, and then added thoughtfully, "That is a good question, though, I think the blade of a javelin is different? But I have never thought about it before."
He took several quick steps backwards.
"What is your weapon called? It is very unusual!"
HP: 30
DMG: 2
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 5
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:13 pm
"Score!" The delighted yell that Arorangi gave was reassuring, and now all he wanted to do was go fishing. Even with his crappy kiddie pool with magnetic rubber ducks. But it took him a moment, and the strike from the spear, to smarten him back up. Right now, he was practising. He needed to rank up and get stronger, so fishing could come later. Though the subject of projectiles was just as good.
"Maybe tie a rope around it? Then you could just pull it back!" There was a spaced look in his eyes before he added with a great deal of enthusiasm: "You could make a fishing pole out of it!" Brilliant. Two birds (or fish) with one stone (weapon)!
"It's uhhh..." He stared at Elsie, or at least the blur of it as it went around in swinging arcs to keep up momentum. "Weighted ball and chain? Steel Tether?" He guessed as he kicked her again towards Aro, sending her through , though he wasn't quite sure himself. "She calls herself Elsie though." Names were apparently a thing.
HP: 37/40 Damage: 4
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 8
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:22 pm
Jeremy's enthusiasm was infectious, and Arorangi was finding that he quite enjoyed the other trainee's company. Even if there wasn't a whole lot of fishing to be done, the fact that there was someone who liked the same things as he did was reassuring.
"Oh, that is a good idea!" Arorangi said, giving the spear a contemplative sort of look - except now was not the time, because Jeremy's weapon spun towards him and practically clobbered him across the stomach. Arorangi twisted around and shifted, shoving the spear towards him.
"Well, whatever it is, it is very cool," he said with a grin. "My weapon is called Ari, I think he was...a kitsune? Is that what they are called? Before he was a spear."
HP: 26
DMG: 4
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 5
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:05 pm
Jeremy hopped from foot to foot as he swung his weapon around, happy enough to have something to fidget with while they exchanged words and blows. He tried to sidestep the spear, and when that failed he shifted his weapon's swung to try and knock the attack aside. It clipped it at best, but at least it helped a little bit.
"Elsie was...some kinda dog." He said non-committally, mostly because he didn't quite care about what she was then. Now, she was a pretty neat flaming weight on a chain. He flinched as the barking returned in his head, as Elsie was always more than happy to talk about herself, except...loudly. Painfully loudly, really.
"Innit weird that our weapons weren't always weapons?" That before this, they were all crazy freaks who only lived to prey on others?
HP: 33/40 Damage: 4
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 8
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:44 pm
Arorangi's bulk made it harder for him to reach where he was aiming at, but at least he and Jeremy seemed relatively well matched. The other man was quicker on his feet, however, and dodged the brunt of his next blow. The ball swung towards him, and Arorangi twisted sideways, the weapon catching on his shirt and dragging him sideways.
"It is pretty confusing, I must admit," he said with a laugh. "Sometimes I just do not understand; and having another voice inside of my head is very odd, sometimes I forget that Ari is even there until he speaks, and then it surprises me. I am sure I will get used to it eventually, though."
He drove the spear towards Jeremy's arm this time.
HP: 22
DMG: 4
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 8
Total: 16 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 4:30 pm
"It does get easier." He was getting pretty good at ignoring the shrill barks in his head. "Ah well." It didn't matter to him much in the long run; Elsie was his partner now, and even though it meant at some point she had been a terrible, disgusting monster, the now was all that mattered.
Jeremy twisted suddenly to the side, pulling Elsie off the ground to swing her wide. He continued to turn, twisting his own body, and with each turn the weighted ball nicked Arorangi. Eventually he got dizzy, and just let the weapon fly at him with all the weight and momentum he had scrounged up in the mean time.
"Oops, sorry, friend!" He called out to the much larger man, looking all wide-eyed and innocent, though strangely pleased by his apparently violent attack.
HP: 29/40 Damage: 10
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 5
Total: 7 (2-16)
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Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 4:44 pm
"That is good to hear!" said Arorangi brightly. "I am glad to know, I do not mind Ari so much, but I was never good with too much quiet anyway, so I suppose it is a good thing."
Jeremy's weapon swung towards him, and it was almost in slow motion - a repeated slamming of the ball against his side, whipping into him with a heavy force that knocked Arorangi backwards, staggering until he tripped. He stumbled to the ground, gasping for breath, and pushed himself up again.
"That was amazing!" he said in amazement, nicking Jeremy's leg with the tip of his spear. "I have never seen such a move, that was so intense!"
HP: 12
DMG: 1
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
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Total: 7 (2-16)
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Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:27 pm
Pulling Elsie back caused only a small nick at the other Trainee's leg.
"I didn't even know I could do that." He admitted, staring at the weapon in his hands with a newly found awe. "Dude, though, are you okay?" Jeremy asked then, hopping from one foot to the other, once to get his foot out of the way of the spear, but again because he liked even numbers in that very moment.
HP: 28/40 Damage: 1
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
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Total: 3 (2-16)
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Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:28 pm
"You should be very pleased," said Arorangi with a bright smile. "That was most impressive."
He waved a large, tattooed hand. "Do not worry about me, mate, I am just fine! A little winded, that is true, but otherwise I am okay! I am glad to be able to feel the full brunt of an attack, this is better so that I am able to prepare properly for missions!"
HP: 12
DMG: 0
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