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Elizabeth moved up the road, slipping into groups of people seamlessly as she moved through. She was looking for a bar or somewhere she could get drunk and relax a little while. Being on the run for so long took its toll on a person. She didn't have to worry about any of the physical stress, but the mental and emotional stress of always having ones guard up wore on her. She even consistently shifted her hair color and skin tone as she moved around corners to throw off any would be tails. Habbit at this point, she burned the very small amount of chakra it required her to disquise her body and let the chakra settle back into her system. To anyone following her old self, the person in the camo clothing would be different if they rounded the corner. She went from purple, to redhead, to green hair and back to purple after several blocks.
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 6:36 pm
It started as confused yelling and slight panic at the deep, rubbery, reverb echoing up the streets. But the lack of an alarm and even some excited cheer had people lower their guard. Spreading out through the streets, over fences, up alleyways, and away from the searching grasp of energetic children, an untold number of watermelons bounced around Konohagakure...
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Honō was on his way to the Hot Springs for the recently started festivities when the alarm was raised. Or, he should say, when the shouts of alarm and wonderment were raised. People on the streets quickly took to crowding the sides, allowing the bouncing, buoyant, balls of watermelon more leeway spread down through the town. Joining the crowd, Honō watched the oddity with a face full of tamed wonderment, as if having happened upon a hard-to-find scene of rare beauty - and for him it was. How often would the literal fruits of nature act out like this for him to see? Curious to see if such a thing was just a taste of what was going to occur at the Hot Springs, Honō had continued along to his destination but the further along he went, the more obvious it became that these melons were not meant to be free-ranged. It was upon coming across a few Konoha nin attempting to round up and quash the boisterous berries that Honō offered his aid and so began the white-clad Cloud Nin's first foray into a "fruit picking" career...
[ Continuous Participation : 1/10 ]
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❖ Passives: tab【Ｆｅａｒｓ】 tabtabBroken Shards: failing to meet expectations. tabtabShattered: anxious and alert of surroundings,misreading words and reactions to negatively apply to him.
tab【Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ】 tabtabEnvironmental Lens: estimate the weaknesses and viable exploits in environment. tabtabSoldering Teammate: accurate in reading teammates intentions while supplying weapons, tripping up the opponent, or manipulating the environment
装 : Thigh-length, white, cotton haori has its sleeve cuffs edged in a blue strip of cotton. The hakama is cotton as well, with a gradient dye, going, top-down, white to a matching blue. The string ties, or 'himo,' are strands of glass beads, clear in colour and translucent. A matching necklace of these beads is worn around the neck. Underneath the haori, held up by a belt disguised under the tie of the hakama, are several pouches and a blade that, in any normal person's hand, would be would be described as a short sword. The hilt was clearly carved by hand, made of bone, yellowed with age. The blade bore jagged edges on the backside ( a boning edge ) while the other was razor sharp, curved wickedly at the end to act as a gutter. Stamped in the centre of the blade was a bear's paw surrounded in strangely shaped leaves. Traditional tabi, are also worn, marking this individual more of a civilian than a Kumogakure shinobi.
動 : When conversing, their eyes rarely meet the other person's, instead respectfully resting just beneath them, usually on the cheek bones. The walk with a demure air, posture relaxed and steps quiet, as though not to disturb. The hands are often clasped in front of them, as a servant does.
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:17 am
【 金繕い 】tab Genin tab Kumagkure tab Worker
The long, white sleeves of Honō's haori were gathered up in neat rolls and tied to his shoulders with the aid of the several himo strings adorning his outfit. He then diligently swept up and braided his long, silver hair, to also keep it out of the way. Many of the civilians had already cleared out of the way, not wanting to get splattered by the pink-tinted juices slowly drenching the streets as shinobi slowly herded and quelled the wayward herd of sentient vegetation. [ Continuous Participation : 2/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 1/22 ]
As Honō had physically prepared himself by pulling his attire into order, moss-green eyes had watched how the other shinobi were dealing with the watermelons. It seemed simply catching them was of no use, as the remained bouncing with a seemingly unending vigour. It also appeared that physical attacks, no matter how violent, only did so much to the hard rinds of the large berries. Chakra attacks, no matter how versatile, seemed to only produce so many cracks. But when the both were combined; force of nature and of energy, did the fruit cease moving and spill its pulverised pulp across the masonry. [ Continuous Participation : 3/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 2/22 ]
Honō waited for the civilians to be out of any potential harm before summoning both the strength of his chakra and the muscles in his forearm upon a singular target out of the many roaming the street. Nimble, pale, scarred fingers went through the handsigns to summon the glass beads from his himo to form into a shuriken and kunai each in a palm. With a quick, cursory look to ensure his actions would not be getting underneath anyone else's feet, Honō unleashed the ranged weapons, one in quick succession of the other. The shuriken lodged itself into the rind, causing a small split to occur down the fruit's shell, before the kunai thudded deep and piercing, splitting the crack wide and sending the melon into a spluttering death drop. [ Continuous Participation : 4/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 3/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 355 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 355 ]
Confirming the practised assumption by the other shinobi, Honō now felt confident it would take an equal part of his chakra and stamina to take apart each of the melons. The Hari clan member was preparing to launch another barrage of throwing weapons when something else caught his soft eyes; a particularly large watermelon was attacked by a blade and jutsu by another nin, but the rind wasn't even dented - were the watermelons of different strengths? Honō watched as the same nin tried again, with the same strength, and the melon popped this time. So some really do have a thicker armor than others perhaps? Something to keep in mind, and for Honō to perhaps best utilise his minimal reserves for melons of the same size as the one he had attacked previously, even ignoring the smaller ones for the few younger nin that apparently were enjoying this new form of exercise. [ Continuous Participation : 5/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 4/22 ]
Honō awaited for another melon to be of the same particular size as the last to cross his path, without crosscutting anyone else, the white-haired nin once again summoned his chakra, pulling forth the glass beads from their secured position on the himo strings to instead form into a kunai and shurikan. Tensing his muscles, Honō shifted a foot forward and flung the weapons one-two just as the watermelon was about to land and spring away once again, on its path to who knows where. Again, the shurikan landed first, cutting the rind and leaving an opening for the kunai to take advantage of, splitting the wound wide and cause the pink juices to spurt with force out from its insides. [ Continuous Participation : 6/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 5/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 335 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 335 ]
Honō was mindful to keep an eye out on his surroundings not just for the safety of all involved, but also in case anyone had happened across a more concise method of dealing with these wayward fruits. At the very least, to help keep the streets from getting overly sticky... For now, Honō just endeavoured to cut-off the melons at the same spot, to help keep clean-up minimal. For now, he waited, hands at the ready, himo marginally lighter than before, to summon the jutsu to - now! Chakra was summoned as hands flew through the technique once again and the weapons were summoned and then thrown, cleaving open the melon upon its already fallen brethren. [ Continuous Participation : 7/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 6/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 315 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 315 ]
One thing Honō could say is that the melons did not appear to be considerably sentient beyond what was a barrier and what wasn't. While they avoided getting crowded into corners, they did not appear to have any sense of their own mortality as their speed remained the same. That was definitely something to note; their speed and size marked them as good indicators of the strength of their shell - and made it markedly easier for Honō to target his preference, as further proven but once again successfully splitting open a melon at range with his glass kunai and shurikan as it got into position over his growing pile of successes. [ Continuous Participation : 8/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 7/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 295 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 295 ]
Every melon Honō successfully took down were of similar size but also speed of movement, further confirming the suspicions of possibly everyone present; their physical attributes signified their strength. Something else being noted was their lack of intelligent sentience. Honō, by having remained to only attacking particular size and location, gave the other fighting nin a more stable point to work around. Honō summoned another set of throwing weapons, piercing the melon's rind with the first before cracking it properly open with the second. The slowly growing pile of cracked-open fruit was bolstered also by the stead addition of the green-tinted glass, glimmering even under the sticky residue of juice. [ Continuous Participation : 9/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 8/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 275 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 275 ]
A deep breath, a gentle ache in the muscles of his shoulders and forearms. The other shinobi participating in this odd clean-up detail were aware of the Hari clan member's tactic, a few now herding the glassblower's preferred target to the desire spot while they focused on their own. A strand of silver hair brushed the back of Honō's neck as he leaned into the throw, sending forward the green streaks of glass-made weapons, thudding into and breaking inside the thick rind of a melon that was also broke apart on impact. The kunai and shurikan were not the first pair thrown to break, usually the impact onto the ground or by another melon haven fallen atop of them splintering the more fragile sections into shards. [ Continuous Participation : 10/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 9/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 255 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 255 ]
Honō breathed out, a heavy weight starting to settle into his chest. It was if the glass beads, lifted from his himo with every pair of weapons thrown to break apart a melon, had instead been slowly transferring their weight into his chest, just behind his rib-cage. Another shurikan and kunai were summoned into pale, scarred fingers, and the weight increased in his very limbs this time. A trio of melons bounded over the Hari's usual target spot, squashing their brethren and grinding in the glass to the asphalt. Honō waited for an opening, knowing every weapon and attack he might waste would only quicker put him into a state of uselessness. When the opening was there, he took it - juice and glass in a growing pile of such. [ Continuous Participation : 1/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 10/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 235 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 235 ]
Honō was starting to run low on glass, his breathing at risk of becoming heavy. He remained in position, watchful as a herd of smaller watermelon suddenly surged by in a wave, as though herded to act like a tsunami of hard-rind fruit down the street. There were a few stragglers, almost none of which were weak enough or open enough for Honō to take advantage of until near the end, where one, shiny with juice already from one of its siblings made its way to Honō's marked location - where it was struck with a shurikan and cracked open by the sudden impact of the flat blade of the green-glass kunai that both had been summoned from Honō's chakra and himo. [ Continuous Participation : 2/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 11/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 215 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 215 ]
Honō felt a fine sheen of perspiration had coated the back of his neck, unaware until now as a cool breeze had chilled the skin there suddenly. Wouldn't be long now until it would begin gathering on his back, making him prone to shivering at random intervals due to the lighter material of his clothes than what he would normally wear in Kumogakure. Breathing out a sigh, Honō lined himself out and tensed his thighs, summoning another pair of weapons from the sparse leftover glass of his himo to through at one last watermelon before he would need to scavenge the material back to his person. The shurikan would land, making way into the rind for the kunai to pierce in and crack open the berry onto the growing pile of fruit and glass. [ Continuous Participation : 3/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 12/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 195 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 195 ]
Honō awaited clear passage before crossing the street, relocating himself at the knee-high mound of pink pulp and green rind and glass. Aware of civilians and shinobi alike, Honō crouched next to the pile thankful that the hem of his hakama was a darker colour to better hide any lasting staining from the tinted juices. Suddenly, Honō was aware of a viable target for him to take out and his hands went through the motions but this time, instead of pulling glass from the him, he pulled it from the pile of slush beside him, renewing the used weapons back to their former glory and to once again relive the moment of being sent through the air and cut down another watermelon it met in its path, starting a new mound to attest to Honō's aim. [ Continuous Participation : 4/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 13/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 175 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 175 ]
Honō remained crouching, comfortable more so now that he wasn't standing so tall and prominent even in a street filled with bouncing melons. But it meant he had now changed his method of eliminating the wayward fruits. The next time a melon got in his line of sight, Honō's hand would go through the motions, pull a newly formed shurikan and kunai from the pile of slush he had now positioned himself behind, and threw the projectiles over-hand, sending them more in an arch than the straighter, more steadfast line he was doing before. It gave reprieve for some muscles more than others, but any reprieve was welcome as his lungs began to burn. The sight of his melon pile growing could only give him so much energy to continue for so long. [ Continuous Participation : 5/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 14/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 155 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 155 ]
Honō took a moment as a duet of shinobi were crosscutting their attacks down the street, an art form of bursting melons in various arrays and arcs of pulp and rind. The Hari clan member dug his fingers into the flesh of his palms, feeling the ache of stiff muscle and tendon pulse back in response. But his breather barely lasted until another viable target suddenly launched itself into his figurative crosshairs and this time Honō's fingers grazed deep into the mess right before him, pulling glass out with his chakra to form a solid shape in each hand before it was thrown into his target, cracking open the rind and raining down juices with an audible gush, even above the cacophony of the street. [ Continuous Participation : 6/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 15/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 135 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 135 ]
It felt like fire was starting to ignite in his veins - the normal warning of overusing his chakra pathways that had already been so thoroughly wrecked in an age gone. But he ignored it, remaining steadfast in pulling on his chakra pull and tensing his muscles as he once again threw a duet of projectiles into a watermelon, his second pile now growing as the first one, directly before him, began to diminish marginally as the weapons were pulled from the carcasses of fall fruit. He can keep going, he thought to himself. Just a bit longer. Konoha had been so open to accepting them, the least Honō can do is help deal with such a minor nuisance... [ Continuous Participation : 7/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 16/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 115 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 115 ]
Honō couldn't hold back a deep sigh, the feeling of being out of breath now no-longer unable to be ignored. His chest was visibly moving with his breathing, but still he called upon his chakra, placed both hands in the slush of previously fallen melons, drew out a shurikan and kunai, newly formed whole, and arched his back, straight and taught with muscle to launch the weapons in an arch that landed them heft and heady into and through the outer rind of the targeted watermelon with a resounding, satisfying crack and subsequent gush. There were barely any felled, in total, Honō knew. But any number he could do, he owed that to Konoha. [ Continuous Participation : 8/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 17/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 95 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 95 ]
Honō was out of viable targets for a few valuable seconds; melons and people crowding the street briefly enough. So he dug his fingers deep into the muscle of his right upper arm, and rolled the shoulder there to try to release the tension. He tilted his head to the side, stretching his neck, and ignore the sticky reside of juice left over all over his hands and skin. He breathed in, out, and eyes his upcoming target even as he had already begun summoning chakra through his pathways - feeling the sensation of burning intensify almost thricefold for it. But he pulled his arms back and launched the weapons all the same, used to ignoring the pain set deep into his flesh. [ Continuous Participation : 9/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 18/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 75 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 75 ]
Honō's hands were shaking now from the exertion. When summoned the glass from the depth of the slush pile before him, he found he actually had to let his target go in fear he would miss, instead waiting for the next one to come along before he was confident enough to be able to launch the shurikan then kunai across the width of the street. He managed to land true, but the burn in his shoulders and core were more than telling now; he was so close to his limit now. He breathed out, watching the juice pool of his second pile slowly spread out from its spot, encouraged by the newest addition, glass glittering in the midst. [ Continuous Participation : 10/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 19/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 55 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 55 ]
Honō prepared in advance this time, already summoning chakra into his palms with the aid of the handsigns to pull and form what was now mostly leftover shards. Some quite large, but most nasty splinters in size. All covered in the pink tint of the juice of watermelon carnage. With the heft of their weight in his hand in the shape of a kunai and shurikan, Honō shifted his unstead knees, arms lifted and ready to tense to throw once one crossed his line of target - and he threw with a bit more steady aim this time one did so, his preperation aiding somewhat. Though it did nothing to abate the earthquake ravaging his muscles and feeling like it was spilling lava from his core. He breathed through an open mouth. [ Continuous Participation : 1/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 20/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 55 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 55 ]
Honō gasped, silent but mouth open wide as he desperately sucked in air that was both far too cold and nearly cold enough to calm the fire in his blood. The cool slush pile in front of him had slowly warmed from the friction of the glass scrapping against the asphalt and the warmth of Honō's usually constantly working hands. Ignoring the fury of his overwork muscles and scrapped-raw chakra pathways, Honō summoned another pair, because he could, and he needed to prove he could go through this still. That he still could endure. Again he readied his stance, aimed, waited, and launched the weapons true to their home, cracking open the oval fruit with a satisfying crunch. [ Continuous Participation : 2/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 21/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 35 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 35 ]
Just one, Honō reasoned. he felt his limit to do at least one more. Because he needed to know what his limit was. The chakra pull was sluggish and felt like metal scrapping against the chalk of his pathways. He imagined his blood mixing in, leaking in through the scrapes. He breathed, eyes closed unwittingly for a few moments. He would have to throw these 'off the cuff,' the muscles in his abdomen quivering. He wouldn't be able to aim before hand. Not this time. He breathed and his body shook from the effort of even that musch - with one arm he threw the shurikan, the other the kunai, accounting for the sluggish throw just enough that they only just landed true. Hearcing the crack and roll of rind splitting free, Honō's body leaned back, exhausted and done, hands glittering with the pink juice.. [ Continuous Participation : 3/10 ] [ C-Rank : Watermelon Smashing : 22/22 ] [ C-Rank Soft Physical : Throwing : 20 Stamina // 15 ] [ Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) : 20 Chakra // 15 ]
Honō leaned against the wall behind him, hair not quite as neat as it was before, though it remained true to how he placed it. his hands were saturated with the pink juice of the watermelon, and his chest heaved from exhaustion, green eyes closed and mouth open to suck in air like he was starved for it. His arms quivered occasionally, the muscles overused. Meanwhile, what little chakra he left over, was like acidic slime squirming through his veins, burning and sharp. This. This was his limit. He knew it once again.
❖ Passives: tab【Ｆｅａｒｓ】 tabtabBroken Shards: failing to meet expectations. tabtabShattered: anxious and alert of surroundings,misreading words and reactions to negatively apply to him.
tab【Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ】 tabtabEnvironmental Lens: estimate the weaknesses and viable exploits in environment. tabtabSoldering Teammate: accurate in reading teammates intentions while supplying weapons, tripping up the opponent, or manipulating the environment
[ C - R a n k ] Garasu Shuriken (Glass Shuriken) The user will use his Garasu [ Glass Release ] technique to form a sharp and dense Shuriken as well as Kunai from his hand.
C-Rank Formless : Soft Physical : Throwing
❖ Missions: [ C-Rank ] ❥18x Watermelon Smashing Location: Streets Rewards: • [18x] Secret Watermelon Candy: Hard candy that boosts stamina by 10% for 5 posts. Cannot stack. 1 per melon defeated. • [7,200 AC] AC Reward of that Ranked Watermelon Description: Each melon is a Ranked difficulty (E to S-Rank) and requires the same amount of cost in chakra and stamina to have effectively caught-up to and break down its defences. E-Rank takes a minimum of three [3] posts to complete, with an additional post added for each rank above that (up to S-Rank, being eight [8] posts). If taking on an second Watermelon, add two [2] posts to the total. Three [3] melons, meaning three [3] more posts, and so on. However, each individual melon still requires that Rank of chakra and stamina to be spent on them to 'defeat' them.
装 : Thigh-length, white, cotton haori has its sleeve cuffs edged in a blue strip of cotton. The hakama is cotton as well, with a gradient dye, going, top-down, white to a matching blue. The string ties, or 'himo,' are strands of glass beads, clear in colour and translucent. A matching necklace of these beads is worn around the neck. Underneath the haori, held up by a belt disguised under the tie of the hakama, are several pouches and a blade that, in any normal person's hand, would be would be described as a short sword. The hilt was clearly carved by hand, made of bone, yellowed with age. The blade bore jagged edges on the backside ( a boning edge ) while the other was razor sharp, curved wickedly at the end to act as a gutter. Stamped in the centre of the blade was a bear's paw surrounded in strangely shaped leaves. Traditional tabi, are also worn, marking this individual more of a civilian than a Kumogakure shinobi.
動 : When conversing, their eyes rarely meet the other person's, instead respectfully resting just beneath them, usually on the cheek bones. The walk with a demure air, posture relaxed and steps quiet, as though not to disturb. The hands are often clasped in front of them, as a servant does.
Mission: Watermelon Smashing Location: Streets Rewards: • Secret Watermelon Candy: Hard candy that boosts stamina by 10% for 5 posts. Cannot stack. 1 per melon defeated. • AC Reward of that Ranked Watermelon Description: Each melon is a Ranked difficulty (E to S-Rank) and requires the same amount of cost in chakra and stamina to have effectively caught-up to and break down its defences. E-Rank takes a minimum of three [3] posts to complete, with an additional post added for each rank above that (up to S-Rank, being eight [8] posts). If taking on an second Watermelon, add two [2] posts to the total. Three [3] melons, meaning three [3] more posts, and so on. However, each individual melon still requires that Rank of chakra and stamina to be spent on them to 'defeat' them. Flavour Text: A local business owner thought they'd start the newest trend: Watermelon Smashing with a Twist. The watermelons have been made animate, running and jumping from danger. When hit, however, they explode gloriously! A far more exciting game! Except the overzealous entrepreneur mass produced them and then forgot to lock the gate so now they're all over the town. Requirements: N/A
Enter from ❧ || Training Facility: Academy
What was a festival without proper festival attire? A missed opportunity of course! Empty stomach or nah, Kagerou still found the time and place to change into a yukata before throwing herself into the festivities, which, admittedly, happened more accidentally than not. One minute, walking down the street, the next she was forced to make a split second decision between dodging a bouncing watermelon or taking it to the face like a hapless civilian. [1/11]
Her body chose to dodge. Perhaps maintaining an image was one thing, but so was maintaining the state of her clothes (and avoiding a broken nose was always a plus). Duck, hop, step one and two, weave, dance. She had not a clue where all these watermelons came from, nor what sort of signal everyone was acting on when they decided en masse to destroy every one in sight, but for the time being, she decided to chalk this craziness up to good old Konoha fun. [2/11]
Hm... No, she quickly realized that couldn't be the case. The stall owners were in an absolute tizzy. The unlucky ones had their wooden setups completely destroyed by the bouncing green fun balls. Though, they were becoming less and less fun by the second, what with this discovery that, rather than a fun and whimsical part of the festivities, they were a dangerous nuisance. "Two birds, one stone," the kunoichi sighed helplessly. Never mind that these were just fruit she was about to turn into a pulp, falling back on the use of violence to solve means felt odd to her nonetheless. However, this was precisely why she chose to become a kunoichi, to have this sort of means at her disposal. [3/11]
Pivoting on the spot, she switched up what should have been a dodge into a strike. In the spin, her hands flashed through several preparatory signs. First, a gale of wind to spin around her arms and channel the flames of the fire spider that leaked from her mouth next. Combining the Nadeshiko-style and Benjigumo techniques, Kagerou came into contact with the watermelon. The spin of her hand and the gales directed the watermelon straight into the spider's jaws and legs where it safely "consumed" the large fruit with little mess. [4/11] [1/5 watermelons] [A-rank soft physical] [A-rank korabo between B-rank Nadeshiko and Benjigumo]
Most of the first victim was dropped to the ground, but Kagerou retrieved at least a rough chunk of spoils from her victory. With a lightly grilled watermelon in hand, she enjoyed the sweet treat that settled her stomach as she remained ever alert. Mindless destruction was never her style. That much could be seen in the care she put into keeping her clothes unstained, even going so far as to combine techniques to ensure that the damage of the watermelon remained contained. Therefore, even in the middle of where mindless destruction would be perfect, she kept an eye out for where her offensive defense would help most. [5/11]
In her opinion, it would be the stall owners. Everyone else who wanted out had gotten out by this point, while Kagerou had been under the mistaken impression that this was part of Leaf's way of having fun. The stall owners, however, had their positions to maintain. They couldn't quite leave. Kagerou could respect that dedication, but she could only be in so many places at once. [6/11]
Case in point, she was just finished with punting away a watermelon that had gotten between her and the edge of the street. A Nadeshiko style technique around her legs protected her clothes and softened the melon's tough outer skin as she sliced her feet down at it. Slice and not axe kick because, as always, strength was never her forte, but as she demonstrated before, the spin of the Nadeshiko-style techniques did wonders for the redirection specialty of soft formless. She spun the melon away with the spin of her feet and her technique. A Hana Chirimai vortex she had placed earlier awaited the flying melon, which was promptly ripped into shreds while, again, the mess was contained. [7/11] [2/5 watermelons] [A-rank soft physical] [A-rank korabo between B-rank Nadeshiko and B-rank Hana Chirimai]
Finally getting to a stand, Kagerou intercepted a large watermelon that dared to bounce too close to the delicious taiyaki. Her arm blocked, without any wind this time as she became more accustomed to handling the unique spin these overly flubbery green fruits had. Her hand twisted in a deft swirl to go from the melon's side to underneath it. Follow that with a flick of the wrist and her block was suddenly a deflection, tossing the dangerous object high into the air where Kagerou had plenty of time to utilize one of her more destructive techniques. [8/11] [2.5/5 watermelons] [A-rank soft physical]
With a sharp intake of breath, she took care to mold and particularly condense the chakra in her lungs for this one technique, known for a size that she did not want to abuse in the middle of civilian land. The warm chakra was prepared in her chest and then released in three successive blasts, each streamlined to be no bigger than a fist. the first split the airborne watermelon cleanly in two, then the following two hit each half of the watermelon, causing it to burst into smaller pieces that wouldn't be of any harm falling to the ground. [9/11] [3/5 watermelons] [A-rank Yurika]
Still not enough, though. It was undoubtedly a never ending stream. Kagerou was far from the only one helping, and even then, there seemed to be no end in sight. "Whether we like it or not," she relented as she spread her arms out to the sides, bells ringing as she set up a new technique, "I think we have to accept that this is now a part of the festivities." She was running low on stamina herself, and only after handling a few of the big ones. Chakra she had plenty of, but these watermelons were proving too durable for spiritual attacks alone. Still, she was going to push herself as far as it was safe to do so. [10/11]
What she had cast with her bells was a technique of particularly high rank that she would rather not be associated with, and what was a ring of bells in a sea of other rings? Just another ring, that was what. From thin air, eight ghostly fireballs formed around the area, and with so many people participating in this good, unplanned for fun, it would be difficult to tell that Kagerou was the perpetrator of this fire. Kagerou, in the meantime, seemed to be trying to get out of the chaos for all intents and purposes, but in the middle of the dodges, she backhanded two more watermelons into the sudden will-o-wisps that appeared. Upon impact with one, three others would swarm the watermelon, which would then be swallowed and roasted in a collection of 6 meter flames. With 8 floating fires, that meant she could clear out two watermelons. [11/11] [5/5 watermelons] [A-rank soft physical x2] [S-rank Onidourou]
[5 A-rank melons destroyed] [7 posts for first melon + 4 posts for remaining melons = 11 posts * 4 sentences = 44 sentences] [Secret Watermelon Candy x5] [A-rank mission AC x5 = 4000 AC] [C-rank mission AC x1 = 400 AC]
More. Kagerou wished she could help more, but the fact of the matter was, her hands were throbbing and she knew medical jutsu would only ease the pain and provide a false sense of security. Eiseijutsu wasn't a miracle drug that could restore muscles back to new. Feeling the numbness in her wrists and recognizing how she had begun to shut down feelings of pain, the medic responsibly retired to the sidelines to recuperate. [2/10]
Recuperate and, well, watch. Though her legs felt like jelly and it hurt to keep her arms up, she still had chakra. In fact, she was using that chakra right now to clean off the stray juices that had gotten onto her clothes, and even after that, she would still have a good bit left over. She could just ignore the physical exhaustion and still move around, so that meant she could help provide medical treatment. Once she'd backed herself against a wall, she surveyed her surroundings... and smiled. She'd had a feeling when she was in the midst of this all, but she hadn't really seen just how much fun people had turned this whole fiasco into. Some extent of control had been gained over the situation. the walls being safe zones was one, and now shinobi of all ranks were diving headfirst. Some still had a serious expression, but there were now plenty, particularly of the younger generation, who seemed to have thrown themselves into this mess with abandon. Humans really were amazing. [3/10] [Cleanse]
And, through the midst of many-colored clothes, all saturated in pink juices with green rinds accenting the whole chaos, the medic's scarlet eyes caught sight of... Well, she couldn't call it white anymore, but the shape of the figure, particularly its absurd length, was recognizable enough to pick out the pink-stained white. She smiled in recognition, but made no move to approach at first. It had only been the previous night, after all, when she had overstepped her bounds. Perhaps she should give it more time. [4/10]
At least, that was what she intended, but the more she watched, the less she felt like she could stay away. Her concern quickly overtook her courtesy of giving personal space, and once she registered the way the body quivered from muscle strain and the prolonged gasping for breath, she gave up on keeping her distance. [5/10]
There were no bells accompanying the green-haired kunoichi's approach this time, and in the silence of this oddity, her soft footsteps could hardly compete with the ruckus caused by watermelons breaking. It was intentional, underhanded as it might be, so that she could try and sneak up on the exhausted but likely still overly polite young man. She could already see in her head what he'd do if he noticed her approaching. He'd push himself off the wall and painfully go through a bow and all the proper greetings. Even just imagining it felt terrible. Hopefully, though, if she caught him unawares, she'd somehow be able to skip all that, kind of like glitching through to skip a cut scene because, dear god, she'd only met Hono once, but she already had the feeling that his politeness was about as unavoidable as a mandatory cut scene. [6/10]
Should she sucessfully approach without notice, Kagerou's actions would be malicious, indeed. A handkerchief! To the face! Gently patting the nearest cheek dry of watermelon juices! She would even sing, "You've worked hard~"
And if it didn't work, then that's a problem for the future. [7/10]
Chakra: 720 / 1120 Stamina: 40 / 440
Kiyomaru [ Cleanse ] Rank: E Official Description: It is not always possible for a medical nin to practice basic hand washing and other procedures. This technique has the effect of instantly removing bacteria, dirt, blood, and other contaminants from the user’s hands, lower arms, and face. It also insures that any breath that comes from the user’s body will be free of any bacteria or infectious disease. This technique can also be used to clean the wounds of others in order to prevent infection from bacteria. In the event that the medical nin is using this technique to prevent infection of an injury that has been inflicted upon them, it is used in the same manner as if the shinobi were using it on somebody else. Guild Description: See the official description. Holding one's hands out, simply concentrating on removing the foreign substances activates the jutsu.
Benjigumo [ Crimson Earth Spider ] Rank: B Description: The user spews out fire that both surrounds the enemy and then transforms into a spider that attacks the enemy. The spider can be controlled like a Bunshin and use Katon techniques they know up to their Body Rank, so long as they pay the cost.
Yurika no Jutsu [ Fire Lily Technique ] Rank: A Description: Breathing in and expanding their lungs to an almost impossible size, the user breathes out three gigantic fireballs. A highly draining technique, it more than makes up for the Chakra consumption in potency. Entire engagements have both started and ended with this one technique, easily felling multiple enemies in one ferocious attack. Fires three fireballs the size of a small shed.
Onidourou [ Demon Lantern ] Rank: S Description: This technique releases many ghostly, floating fireballs around the user. After performing the required hand seal, they attack the opponent in swarms. Each fireball creates a huge flame 6 meters across at the moment of impact. Creates 8 fireballs per use of the technique. Fireballs will continue chasing the target with C-Rank speed until otherwise stopped or they hit their mark for up to three posts. Cannot be used again until all generated fireballs are gone.
Hana Chirimai [ Flower Scattering Dance ] Rank: B Description: After forming the needed hand seals, the user will create a spinning vortex of flower petals. This vortex can engulf a target to limit their vision and then slam them into nearby objects.
Nadeshiko-Ryū Kōha Reppūken [ Nadeshiko-Style Hardliner Gale Fist ] Rank: B Description: Following the principles of Chakra channeling, the user coats their hand in Fuuton Chakra. For 2 posts, all hand-based attacks the user makes are treated as minimally B-Rank in strength with a Fuuton elemental affinity. Shares a slot with Nadeshiko-Ryū Kōha Senkaigiri [ Nadeshiko-Style Hardliner Revolving Cut ] if that technique is already known.
Nadeshiko-Ryū Kōha Senkaigiri [ Nadeshiko-Style Hardliner Revolving Cut ] Rank: B Description: Following the principles of Chakra channeling, the user coats their leg in Fuuton Chakra. For 2 posts, all leg-based attacks the user makes are treated as minimally B-Rank in strength with a Fuuton elemental affinity. Shares a slot with Nadeshiko-Ryū Kōha Reppūken [ Nadeshiko-Style Hardliner Gale Fist ] if that technique is already known.
A 80*5=400 800*5=4000
B 40*11=440 400*11=4400
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:12 am
【 金繕い 】tab Genin tab Kumagkure tab Worker
Honō concentrated on breathing, huddled against a wall in order to stay out of anyone and everyone's way. Every so often, his moss-green eyes would dip and drift shut, his breathing mellowing out a little deeper before he realised that he was close to drifting off, breathed in, lifted his head, only to repeat the process. Still, after a few minutes of rest, it became far easier to breath without feeling his bones weren't rattling out of his skin. He blinked, drifting off once more, when something caressed his cheek. Honō looked up, eyes gently coming into focus, and his thin lips pulled up into a small, warm smile. "Kagerou..." He spoke, voice lulling into a slumber-filled timbre. "You're too kind." He hums, knowing far too well that he was in no condition to stand up just yet.
tab 33/375ch tab 33/375st tab
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❖ Passives: tab【Ｆｅａｒｓ】 tabtabBroken Shards: failing to meet expectations. tabtabShattered: anxious and alert of surroundings,misreading words and reactions to negatively apply to him.
tab【Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ】 tabtabEnvironmental Lens: estimate the weaknesses and viable exploits in environment. tabtabSoldering Teammate: accurate in reading teammates intentions while supplying weapons, tripping up the opponent, or manipulating the environment
装 : Thigh-length, white, cotton haori has its sleeve cuffs edged in a blue strip of cotton. The hakama is cotton as well, with a gradient dye, going, top-down, white to a matching blue. The string ties, or 'himo,' are strands of glass beads, clear in colour and translucent. A matching necklace of these beads is worn around the neck. Underneath the haori, held up by a belt disguised under the tie of the hakama, are several pouches and a blade that, in any normal person's hand, would be would be described as a short sword. The hilt was clearly carved by hand, made of bone, yellowed with age. The blade bore jagged edges on the backside ( a boning edge ) while the other was razor sharp, curved wickedly at the end to act as a gutter. Stamped in the centre of the blade was a bear's paw surrounded in strangely shaped leaves. Traditional tabi, are also worn, marking this individual more of a civilian than a Kumogakure shinobi.
動 : When conversing, their eyes rarely meet the other person's, instead respectfully resting just beneath them, usually on the cheek bones. The walk with a demure air, posture relaxed and steps quiet, as though not to disturb. The hands are often clasped in front of them, as a servant does.
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"I have you now!" Hanae shouted, diving after the mysteriously-animate green non-pumpkin as it scampered through the crowds. She missed, winding up with a face full of dirt. This was not the first, not the second, but the *third* time this foul fruit had evaded her grasp. She was beginning to get frustrated.
"Pardon, 'scuse, comin' through over here!" she called over the din as she wove through a forest of legs. That was when she hit it: the tidal wave of melons. There were so many she lost track of her prey, then her footing. She fell under the stampede with an audible gasp, their emerald husks rushing down upon her, bearing her ceaselessly to the depths of hell.
That was when she decided to get revenge. This whole danged time she'd been chasing after one melon in particular, and as if to punish a rare bout of persistence from her, the gods had sent this wave to overwhelm her. She turned her back to the wave and affixed her Shimo headband to her head, its tiny horns poking out defiantly.
She formed a few clumsy hand seals, but they were enough to call up some water pincers that trapped a melon in their grip, parting the wave around it. "Inna FACE!" she roared as her second wind hit her. She grabbed the melon and headbutted it, shattering it into a pulpy mess. Rivers of red ran down her face. The blood of her enemies tasted sweet and refreshing.
This was it. She had a way to fight back against these gods-forsaken melons, and it was with her fists. With all the righteous conviction she could muster, Hanae dove into the crowd of melons, grabbed a particularly fat one, and suplexed it. The resultant spray of delicious juice got a few whoops and cheers from the crowd, but she was too far gone to notice. ((Jutsu: Soft Physical (D), Hard Physical (D, as Spiritual).))
The melons deserved death. Nothing short of a brutal and heinous execution. She would be the heel this stage deserved, if not the one it needed right now. After a few hand seals, she caused some more crab pincers to spring up from the fallen rinds, ensnaring yet another helpless melon. She swiftly hit it with a decisive elbow that ruptured it down the middle. ((Jutsu: Isonagi no Jutsu [ Beach Crab ] (D), Erubou [ Elbow ] (D).))
"Yesh, yeeessssshhh! You're fho tafty! Gib MOAR MALON!" the fledgling Citrullus Slayer cackled through a mouthful of gourd gore. Espying a small and rather helpless member of the species, she pounced, flying at it with an outstretched leg as if that were a perfectly reasonable thing to do. Its flesh heaved on impact and her foot rolled off, but that just let her reach down and smash it with a lethal hammer fist. ((Jutsu: Dainamikku Entorii [ Dynamic Entry ] (D), Hard Physical (D, as Spiritual).))
They were starting to flee now. Or, at least, she was mostly through the ones that had been running at her. This was a problem. She placed her hands on the ground and created a short conveyor belt of earth to launch a melon away from her. Desperate as it was to escape certain doom, the melon was quickly overcome by the speed of the belt and launched toward a crowd of its peers. The rebound after it bounced off of them sent it straight for her. As soon as it got in range, she smacked it with a mighty headbutt, impaling the poor, innocent plant on her headband's nubby horns. ((Jutsu: Tsuchi Tou Tou [ Swift Earth ] (D), Heddobatto [ Headbutt ] (D).))
There was just one melon left in Hanae's immediate vicinity. She could almost sense its fear as she stepped closer, but that didn't mean she held any mercy in her cold heart, desensitized as it was by the violence it had committed, the atrocities that the crowds cheered on. Was this hell? The melon ran, only to get a large rock to the back of its head for its trouble. It fell and started to roll, then ruptured under the stress of a flying elbow. At last, it new rest. ((Jutsu: Stone (D), Hard Physical (D, as Spiritual).))
Mission: Watermelon Smashing Location: Streets Rewards: • Secret Watermelon Candy: Hard candy that boosts stamina by 10% for 5 posts. Cannot stack. 1 per melon defeated. • AC Reward of that Ranked Watermelon Description: Each melon is a Ranked difficulty (E to S-Rank) and requires the same amount of cost in chakra and stamina to have effectively caught-up to and break down its defences. E-Rank takes a minimum of three [3] posts to complete, with an additional post added for each rank above that (up to S-Rank, being eight [8] posts). If taking on an second Watermelon, add two [2] posts to the total. Three [3] melons, meaning three [3] more posts, and so on. However, each individual melon still requires that Rank of chakra and stamina to be spent on them to 'defeat' them. Flavour Text: A local business owner thought they'd start the newest trend: Watermelon Smashing with a Twist. The watermelons have been made animate, running and jumping from danger. When hit, however, they explode gloriously! A far more exciting game! Except the overzealous entrepreneur mass produced them and then forgot to lock the gate so now they're all over the town. Requirements: N/A
A lively smiled followed by an equally lively laugh replied to Hono, "Right back at you." The handkerchief switched hands, just released bells ringing with the movements now, to wipe the other cheek. It was a mostly futile attempt, though. Sure, Hono's face was sort of cleaner now, but the rest of his body was still soaked in watermelon. [8/10]
Pulling back the handkerchief, Kagerou opted to take a seat besides Hono. With back back against the wall, she hugged her knees to her chest and just watched yet another wave of watermelons sweep through. This one with a familiar brunette leaping wildly through it that brought a smile equal parts amused and... concerned. Though, she said nothing on the matter and continued to wait for Hono's energy to recoup before continuing the conversation. [9/10]
There was a moment, though, when she considered being meddlesome. However, memories of the night previous prompted her against such a choice. Her hand raised, paused, and then fell back to her legs. Though it made her feel uncomfortable to not help when she could, she had a feeling that helping Hono would make him feel uncomfortable., so she would wait. She would wait and ask him so he could decide if he wanted her help or not. Instead, to fill the time, she started humming herself, a soft, low melody hummed in a pleasant voice but with absolutely zero direction in the composition. [10/10]
[C-rank mission AC x1 = 400 AC]
Chakra: 730 / 1120 Stamina: 50 / 440
BlackFruity
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:54 pm
【 金繕い 】tab Genin tab Kumagkure tab Worker
Honō tilted his head in acknowledgement of the comment directed towards him. Kindness? Perhaps. But it was his duty as well. One that he had failed at with Kagerou since their very first meeting. He'd felt... wrong since arriving here. Like he had lost himself. In the streets, the anonymity. Something. "I apologise for my behaviour at the Ramen Stand." He bows his head, hands neatly folded in his lap, uncaring of the juice soaked onto his skin and into his clothes as it was a common sight up and down the street. He no-longer stood out. As much as he usually did. Not too far away, he could hear the sound of what he would guess would be a young woman giving it her all in also contributing to the harvesting of the bountiful fruit herd. "It was undeserved towards you." [ Continuous Participation : 5/10 ]
tab 51/375ch tab 51/375st tab
具 ༔ Ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
❖ Passives: tab【Ｆｅａｒｓ】 tabtabBroken Shards: failing to meet expectations. tabtabShattered: anxious and alert of surroundings,misreading words and reactions to negatively apply to him.
tab【Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ】 tabtabEnvironmental Lens: estimate the weaknesses and viable exploits in environment. tabtabSoldering Teammate: accurate in reading teammates intentions while supplying weapons, tripping up the opponent, or manipulating the environment
装 : Thigh-length, white, cotton haori has its sleeve cuffs edged in a blue strip of cotton. The hakama is cotton as well, with a gradient dye, going, top-down, white to a matching blue. The string ties, or 'himo,' are strands of glass beads, clear in colour and translucent. A matching necklace of these beads is worn around the neck. Underneath the haori, held up by a belt disguised under the tie of the hakama, are several pouches and a blade that, in any normal person's hand, would be would be described as a short sword. The hilt was clearly carved by hand, made of bone, yellowed with age. The blade bore jagged edges on the backside ( a boning edge ) while the other was razor sharp, curved wickedly at the end to act as a gutter. Stamped in the centre of the blade was a bear's paw surrounded in strangely shaped leaves. Traditional tabi, are also worn, marking this individual more of a civilian than a Kumogakure shinobi.
動 : When conversing, their eyes rarely meet the other person's, instead respectfully resting just beneath them, usually on the cheek bones. The walk with a demure air, posture relaxed and steps quiet, as though not to disturb. The hands are often clasped in front of them, as a servant does.
Mission: Watermelon Smashing Location: Streets Rewards: • Secret Watermelon Candy: Hard candy that boosts stamina by 10% for 5 posts. Cannot stack. 1 per melon defeated. • AC Reward of that Ranked Watermelon Description: Each melon is a Ranked difficulty (E to S-Rank) and requires the same amount of cost in chakra and stamina to have effectively caught-up to and break down its defences. E-Rank takes a minimum of three [3] posts to complete, with an additional post added for each rank above that (up to S-Rank, being eight [8] posts). If taking on an second Watermelon, add two [2] posts to the total. Three [3] melons, meaning three [3] more posts, and so on. However, each individual melon still requires that Rank of chakra and stamina to be spent on them to 'defeat' them. Flavour Text: A local business owner thought they'd start the newest trend: Watermelon Smashing with a Twist. The watermelons have been made animate, running and jumping from danger. When hit, however, they explode gloriously! A far more exciting game! Except the overzealous entrepreneur mass produced them and then forgot to lock the gate so now they're all over the town. Requirements: N/A
The humming stopped.
"What are you apologizing for?" genuinely confused, Kagerou's eyes returned to Hono, head craning back ever so slightly so that their gazes could meet. She remembered that night, quite clearly in fact. It was true. The part that bothered her most was Hono, his health and his reasons for acting the way he did. Needless to say, he'd managed to attract her attention in a single night. However, that didn't change that the only part she could control was herself, and she had, by certain standards, intruded too much. [1/10]
He seemed much more comfortable now, his pink stained clothes blending in with the rest of the pink world. However, she doubted it was simply the color of his clothes that helped him relax. It seemed he'd done something between then and now to release his tension, and perhaps also regained his self-control, his own version of a "mask" somewhat. Masks... For now, she would leave it be since Hono still saw her as a stranger. This calm atmosphere right now, too, wasn't bad. [2/10]
The green haired girl smiled gently. "That night, I reflected on it, and I was more at fault, for going past the boundaries you found comfortable." Her smile apologized, but her words would not dare put such a burden on Hono. "Would you mind giving me another chance? Though, I do not know what would really change. I will always worry for the well being of those around me and I will always wish to help. As a kunoichi, I know these two to be my weaknesses, well enough." Maybe in a little bit more time, she could know more about this person she spoke to. Maybe it will never happen. The latter... wasn't really a prospect she wanted to think about. However, she would match to his pace, tempo for tempo. It was only right that she be the one to adjust. [3/10]
But Kagerou was no saint. She was no Hono who could give his whole body and a half for another. She had boundaries, too, and though this particular request did not erase her smile, the importance it held to her could be heard in her voice still, "If your apology is really genuine, then--and I hope that I'm not being too forward--all I will ask from it is that I really hope it doesn't mean you are going to try even harder to appear like everything is perfect." [4/10]
[C-rank mission AC x1 = 400 AC]
Chakra: 730 / 1120 Stamina: 50 / 440
BlackFruity
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:30 am
【 金繕い 】tab Genin tab Kumagkure tab Worker
Honō tilted his head in kind at the red-eyed woman's question of his apology. He could only be honest. "I do not recall everything that happened," he admitted. "but what I do recall was very much unbecoming of me." Honō' thin lips turned down at the corners, his eyes going even softer than before, glassy with more than just mere exhaustion now. He blinked, attention raptly captured with his usual manners demanding so the moment he realised the Mist nin was speaking, not wanting to miss what she had to say. He bowed his head, a gentle, warm smile on his face once again. "Your consideration was more than I hoped for, Kagerou-san. Though I would never dare to call myself perfect." He admitted, his face falling a little, to show a more sincere expression. Not at the aspect of being perfect, but rather the thoughts that came to him after. "I strive to cause less worry to my teammates, but I'm still vastly inexperienced of the world." The Hokori explains, looking down at the neatly folded hands in his pink-tinted lap. And pauses. Whatever he seems to about to have said is instead replaced with an accepting smile and a small hum. He looks up, not to Kagerou, but to their surroundings. The melons bouncing on by them, some escaping over fences or down alleyways, rolling underneath the laughing voices of the children chasing them. Some ending up like the small mound of his own efforts; crushed, cut, or, more recently and very nearby, smashed in by brute force. [ Continuous Participation : 6/10 ]
"May I ask - was it because I wished to leave on my own?" He turned his head, facing Kagerou once more, looking very much his practised air of a patient servant trying to cater to the whims of someone he cares for but isn't sure what is being asked of him. "Or was there more?" [ Continuous Participation : 7/10 ]
tab 69/375ch tab 69/375st tab
具 ༔ Ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
❖ Passives: tab【Ｆｅａｒｓ】 tabtabBroken Shards: failing to meet expectations. tabtabShattered: anxious and alert of surroundings,misreading words and reactions to negatively apply to him.
tab【Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ】 tabtabEnvironmental Lens: estimate the weaknesses and viable exploits in environment. tabtabSoldering Teammate: accurate in reading teammates intentions while supplying weapons, tripping up the opponent, or manipulating the environment
装 : Thigh-length, white, cotton haori has its sleeve cuffs edged in a blue strip of cotton. The hakama is cotton as well, with a gradient dye, going, top-down, white to a matching blue. The string ties, or 'himo,' are strands of glass beads, clear in colour and translucent. A matching necklace of these beads is worn around the neck. Underneath the haori, held up by a belt disguised under the tie of the hakama, are several pouches and a blade that, in any normal person's hand, would be would be described as a short sword. The hilt was clearly carved by hand, made of bone, yellowed with age. The blade bore jagged edges on the backside ( a boning edge ) while the other was razor sharp, curved wickedly at the end to act as a gutter. Stamped in the centre of the blade was a bear's paw surrounded in strangely shaped leaves. Traditional tabi, are also worn, marking this individual more of a civilian than a Kumogakure shinobi.
動 : When conversing, their eyes rarely meet the other person's, instead respectfully resting just beneath them, usually on the cheek bones. The walk with a demure air, posture relaxed and steps quiet, as though not to disturb. The hands are often clasped in front of them, as a servant does.
Mission: Watermelon Smashing Location: Streets Rewards: • Secret Watermelon Candy: Hard candy that boosts stamina by 10% for 5 posts. Cannot stack. 1 per melon defeated. • AC Reward of that Ranked Watermelon Description: Each melon is a Ranked difficulty (E to S-Rank) and requires the same amount of cost in chakra and stamina to have effectively caught-up to and break down its defences. E-Rank takes a minimum of three [3] posts to complete, with an additional post added for each rank above that (up to S-Rank, being eight [8] posts). If taking on an second Watermelon, add two [2] posts to the total. Three [3] melons, meaning three [3] more posts, and so on. However, each individual melon still requires that Rank of chakra and stamina to be spent on them to 'defeat' them. Flavour Text: A local business owner thought they'd start the newest trend: Watermelon Smashing with a Twist. The watermelons have been made animate, running and jumping from danger. When hit, however, they explode gloriously! A far more exciting game! Except the overzealous entrepreneur mass produced them and then forgot to lock the gate so now they're all over the town. Requirements: N/A
Hono watched his surroundings and Kagerou watched him. From the way his body reflexively focused its attention on her, all the way to the way he came to accept something of himself as he looked out amongst the candid excitement and entertainment this once a disaster but now a part of the festivities had become. Even when he turned to look at her once more, Kagerou continued to stare, making no effort to hide that she had been honestly enjoying the myriad expressions that played across the delicate facial features of the male beauty. What she did hide, however, was the alert watch she held for any symptoms of severe exhaustion. It did not escape that, even if it was on reflex, he was putting in an effort to maintain appearances in front of her. [5/10]
His question, though, did make her blink. Twice, in fact, as she tried to place what he was asking. "If you mean the ramen stand..." she prefaced her answer just in case they were on very different wavelengths, "That is part of the reason why. You probably don't recall, but you were clearly in bad shape after sobering up from the alcohol. Whether it was a physical or mental reaction to the liquor, I didn't know, I just knew I couldn't let you walk to the hospital alone. When you refused so adamantly, it only made things seem even worse so I made that rather... unsightly request to follow you from a distance." Smile growing strained, Kagerou finally broke eye contact and looked down to the ground as she explained, fingers a-twiddling in embarrassment. "And I know you do not welcome being worried for, but all the same, it's not like I can just stop caring... So... that's really it." [6/10]
Of course, this being Kagerou, she felt it more embarrassing to stay embarrassed than what had embarrassed her in the first place. The strained smile soon calmed itself back into its usual state of placid amiability. Her wits, by now gathered after that momentary confusion, Kagerou took a moment to recover and regain her bearings before that harmless smile turned playful. She began to suggest, "Unless..." With that first word, the lively teen slid her gaze up to Hono, warm scarlet irises peering up from behind cool green hair and into even cooler blue eyes. Her head followed her eyes up, settling into a coquettish tilt as she leaned closer and asked, "You'd like there to be more?". [7/10]
The act was held in the air for all of a few seconds before Kagerou, wanting to avoid a misunderstanding, gave a hearty laugh to reveal the joke, "Pft! Just kidding!". She relaxed, changing from leaning in to Hono to just outright leaning on Hono, shoulder touching... well. It was more his upper arm than shoulder. She looked up at him inquisitively with the contact, wondering if this much was okay. Back at the academy, he seemed the type unbothered by personal bubbles. [8/10]
Even though she had already said plenty, yet another comment slipped from her lips anyways, "Looking back on it now, I'm actually kind of happy that last night happened. You were as polite as ever, of course, but I think I got to see a side of you that I normally wouldn't see, so I guess, even though I wouldn't want to repeat it, it's not a memory I regret having. Who knows? Maybe in the future, I'll even start treasuring it. Eheh~" [9/10]
Chakra: 730 / 1120 Stamina: 50 / 440
BlackFruity
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:50 am
【 金繕い 】tab Genin tab Kumagkure tab Worker
Honō nodded to confirm Kagerou's question but otherwise remained still as she explained her reasoning and thoughts on Honō's character. What she had observed of him made sense as to her worry behind his actions. He contemplated her words for a moment - which was all it took for Kagerou to lean in close, seemingly propositioning him with her smooth actions and low-cast words. He blinked, moss-green eyes calm and undisturbed, contemplating once again - and blinked a third time in surprise at the sudden laugh. His lips pulled up into a brighter smile and his eyes shone with mild amusement. [ Continuous Participation : 8/10 ]
"I see." He nodded. "Kagerou-san is a breaker of hearts." He teased back in return, accommodating her form leaning into his with apparent ease, even melding himself like a parent would do to keep their child comfortable. "I do not regret meeting you either, Kagerou-san." But otherwise, Honō did not comment on the Mist-nin's verbal deceleration to treasure the memory. His own recollection of his time with Kagerou was nice, but tainted. Perhaps his current decisions were manipulative or cowardly but he remained steadfast in staying silent, content at the warmth nestled against his side, hands gently folded in his lap, clothes, lightly splattered with pink, hair still tied up from when he had been contributing to the thinning of the watermelon herd. [ Continuous Participation : 9/10 ]
tab 87/375ch tab 87/375st tab
具 ༔ Ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
❖ Passives: tab【Ｆｅａｒｓ】 tabtabBroken Shards: failing to meet expectations. tabtabShattered: anxious and alert of surroundings,misreading words and reactions to negatively apply to him.
tab【Ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｓ】 tabtabEnvironmental Lens: estimate the weaknesses and viable exploits in environment. tabtabSoldering Teammate: accurate in reading teammates intentions while supplying weapons, tripping up the opponent, or manipulating the environment
装 : Thigh-length, white, cotton haori has its sleeve cuffs edged in a blue strip of cotton. The hakama is cotton as well, with a gradient dye, going, top-down, white to a matching blue. The string ties, or 'himo,' are strands of glass beads, clear in colour and translucent. A matching necklace of these beads is worn around the neck. Underneath the haori, held up by a belt disguised under the tie of the hakama, are several pouches and a blade that, in any normal person's hand, would be would be described as a short sword. The hilt was clearly carved by hand, made of bone, yellowed with age. The blade bore jagged edges on the backside ( a boning edge ) while the other was razor sharp, curved wickedly at the end to act as a gutter. Stamped in the centre of the blade was a bear's paw surrounded in strangely shaped leaves. Traditional tabi, are also worn, marking this individual more of a civilian than a Kumogakure shinobi.
動 : When conversing, their eyes rarely meet the other person's, instead respectfully resting just beneath them, usually on the cheek bones. The walk with a demure air, posture relaxed and steps quiet, as though not to disturb. The hands are often clasped in front of them, as a servant does.
Mission: Watermelon Smashing Location: Streets Rewards: • Secret Watermelon Candy: Hard candy that boosts stamina by 10% for 5 posts. Cannot stack. 1 per melon defeated. • AC Reward of that Ranked Watermelon Description: Each melon is a Ranked difficulty (E to S-Rank) and requires the same amount of cost in chakra and stamina to have effectively caught-up to and break down its defences. E-Rank takes a minimum of three [3] posts to complete, with an additional post added for each rank above that (up to S-Rank, being eight [8] posts). If taking on an second Watermelon, add two [2] posts to the total. Three [3] melons, meaning three [3] more posts, and so on. However, each individual melon still requires that Rank of chakra and stamina to be spent on them to 'defeat' them. Flavour Text: A local business owner thought they'd start the newest trend: Watermelon Smashing with a Twist. The watermelons have been made animate, running and jumping from danger. When hit, however, they explode gloriously! A far more exciting game! Except the overzealous entrepreneur mass produced them and then forgot to lock the gate so now they're all over the town. Requirements: N/A
The choice to remain silent on her last statement did not go unnoticed, but it was fine as far as she was concerned. She spent a little bit nestled in the quiet, head turning away from Hono to watch the going ons up and down the rest of the street, an alertness for any signs of distress mingling with the overall content she felt at finding a hug buddy even so far away from home. A small chuckle broke out from her as she thought of the pandora's box of contact Hono had just opened, but no explanation was given for it. [10/10]
After a while, she did start poking at him, though. Not in a prodding, attention seeking manner, but light touches on his arm with just the tip of her pointer finger. At first, she continued to watch the streets while she did so, but after the first two, her head turned down to look at where she poked. Rubbing her index finger and thumb together, she could feel the slightly sticky, slightly wet residue that had managed, in due time, to seep through her kimono with just contact. [1/10]
"You appeared so comfortable that I thought that you were actually drier than you looked," she thought aloud, head craning back to look up to the clear eyes, eyes like glass, of the person she leaned against. Some time during the silent break, she'd shifted her position, so that instead of leaning against him with her shoulder, it was her back pressing onto his side. [2/10]
She should have noticed sooner. It was a mistake on her part to take this long. However, even after noticing, it didn't change that the Hokori appeared to be completely comfortable with this situation. At the same time, it wasn't healthy to remain in wet, sugary clothes. [3/10]
The rest of her thoughts tapered off into silence before they coalesced into a question directly for Hono, "I saw a wet t-shirt contest being advertised for the hot springs. Would you like to head with me there next? It might be a good chance to clean up... you know, before you catch a cold." [4/10]
