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by **Thee Pie Man** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:46 am

(AP: 5, relaxing)
Shiro arrives at the beach, looking around and spotting no one, he takes off his shirt and bundles his sash with it. Putting them against a tree he moves away and turns back towards the ocean.

The tide was low at that time of day, the water not very far up the stretching sands that lay before him. Shiro begins to go through practiced exercises, his hands moving in a circle as his legs change direction slowly. Stepping backwards his right hand moves to the left and sideways, meanwhile his left hand runs down an imaginary barrier. He turns by going onto the ball of one foot and pivoting the other foot through the air. His face calm as he goes through the slow dancing motions. By all looks he seemed to be at peace. Inside his head though was a rolling turmoil, remembering the last few days in the span of a few minutes. Arriving on the island, the intriguing bat girl that made him feel the need to try to be more social from her expressive actions on the stage, meeting the Tigress Lilia and the masterful Riko, making mistakes that seem more obvious now then ever, not only ticking off Riko before really getting to know her but also offending Lilia in more then one way, his humor at the time left a dry taste in his mouth as he thought it over. Meeting Lilia again and that strange wolf girl, screwing up a second time to the point of frustration and sadness. He realized then he never truly made it up to Lilia.

Shiro ponders that for awhile, now laying down on his side, the beach's warm sands as the sound of distant waves crashing amongst themselves. He layed still for a moment thinking it through, she was offended because she felt he had thought she would ever kill because of anything more then defense. He realized that what he said really was idiotic. Placing his hands over his face he rubs his temples before letting out a small sigh. Shiro decided he will make it up to her. He opens his eyes and looks back towards the original spot he entered the beach on that day. Several tree's shadowing the beaten path, his gear bundle to the right of the road against a tree. Remembering the Washi he closes his eyes and remembers the soft and focused touch of Kikyo, her hands moving his along the paper as they folded it. That's you. she said with a smile in his mind. The spirits were all so different.. Shiro thought and said out loud. I wonder if any will ever be able to see me for me? He continued on, then stopping to pause he sighed shaking his head.

I have to be confident. I have to be reserved, but I can't seem to be funny...he gently finishes, opening his eyes and staring up into the sky as he rolled over onto his back, feeling the stone that Suka had put a charm on to make it seem like the rock grew. He continues to stare upwards, wishing he had more then fifty days to explore this world, to get to know and become comfortable with this domain. The air pushing across the sand whipping extremely small dust cyclones across the beach, Shiro's white hair across his forehead. Blowing it softly back into place with a small puff of air from his own throat. He sits up and enjoys the ocean's view. Troubled, but not letting it show on his face as he smiles softly.

by **talin** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:05 am

Hiro notes the annoyance in her voice at Nema. *She really is easy to offend* he thinks to himself looking around for the plant "I suppose it's your turn to ask something of me should you wish it."

by **Taria** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:10 am

Nema frowns at Chiyoko's ambiguous response. He's looking for a reason not to like me? "I don't understand you." She protests with her arms folded in front of her chest. "You've come here to take a spirit back home with you, but you talk like it would be one of the most frightening things in the world. Then you go and treat me like a child." Her wings flare up along with her temper as she sulks in the water. "I may be small by I am not some adolescent that needs protecting. I'm not afraid of the unkown; I know there's bad things out there, but they'll never stop me." With a slight 'hmph' she turns her head to the side and avoids Chiyoko's gaze.

by **MiscChaos** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:12 am

She thinks for a moment then asks. "Why are you here? I've learned of the mission of the guild, but I have yet to hear a single reason for any male to be here outside of it. Unless I step my bounds." Lilia actually sounds a tad nervous when she says the last part. She's not fond of asking personal questions seeing as not everyone adheres to the same levels of how far one can invade another. She's a prime example of that.

by **Thaedael** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:36 am

[50/100 interacting with Nema at Hotsprings going to basecamp]

Her eyes once again hid below the angered valleys of her brow, the sparkle of her eyes long gone. She looked at him, almost seeing through him he thought, straight to his soul, judging whether he would ever be fit to dance on the clouds with the Kami, or suffer below in jigoku. "I don't understand you", she interjects with an abrupt folding of her arms across her chest. Her pose was hostile, before going on the attack "You've come here to take a spirit back home with you, but you talk like it would be one of the most frightening things in the world." She gestures harshly, pointing at him, before gesturing all around him, as if playing to a crowd. "Then you go and treat me like a child." She said, with venom in her voice.

Her wings raise ominously behind her back, raising and falling with the rhythm of her chest, temper flaring in time with the pounding of her heart. "I may be small by I am not some adolescent that needs protecting. I'm not afraid of the unknown; I know there's bad things out there, but they'll never stop me." She says defiantly. She couldn't bare look him in the face, he too turning his head from her gaze.

"Hmph" she turns her head, and avoids his stare completely. Standing there, the metal in his hand felt all the more heavy, his body aching from all the weight in the world on his shoulders. How does he react, did he give off such an unpleasant aura to be around? One minute they are talking about the joys of life, the potential bonding of man and spirit, as well as the adventures it would bring.

He slowly walks towards her, tossing his worthless stone aside towards his Kimono. He slowly brought his hand up, extending an index finger away from palm. He traced her the length of her cheek, before resting upon her chin. Slowly he turned her beautiful red eyes towards his. He whispers as gently as he can, "I never thought you weak, or small. Nor did I ever thought you would need my protection. You are more powerful, more adventurous than I ever will be. All those things we talked about in the village plaza, those are my fears, how I perceive this whole scenario."

He stopped, an intensity in his eyes yet unseen by all around him in this spirit world. "You tell of the importance of the tether, of a man stable enough to keep your world sane. Look at me, do I seem the kind of person to rely on over so powerful a thing?" He took a breath, the beating of his heart racing ever harder against his chest. He placed his hand on her chin, holding it up towards his. "You have been kind to me, told me of things of past of things yet to come, I am afraid that when the time comes I won't be as reliable a man to place your trust in. I work with materials, forming shapes from my mind, becoming a man who hunts monsters, who kills, scares me more than it ever should."

He leaned in closer, eye to eye with her. "What I do know is that your kindness has touched me, and that you mean something to me. If it was wrong to be intimate with you, then to jigoku I will go with a kiss." he leaned in, stealing a small peck on her lips. He let go of her chin, before turning around. With both arms as weak as dry bamboo, he pulled himself from the hot springs, to get dressed.

Fully clothed, metal in pocket he made his way back towards the base camp. "Thank you for returning my head pieces, they mean a lot to me." He gestured towards his hair once more. "Stay safe until we next meet, and hopefully I have become the man you and I both can put faith in." He waved a quick goodbye, walking with the weight on his shoulder. "Why the hell am I here? Why the hell become a monster hunter? Help people my ass, all I do is hurt those spirits around me."

by **talin** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:42 am

"Actually, that's one story I take pride in. I joined the guild because it seemed they were one of the few groups dedicated to providing aid and defending those who could not defend themselves from the monsters that keep trying to take over the worlds." Hiro says this with a bit of admiration "I was trained and employed as a shinobi for most of my life and I... well I'll just say not all humans have a lighter side." His face darkened in emotion as if something troubled him but he shook his head briefly and resumed his search. "It was nice to see some people being somewhat selfless after the trickery and politics of the shogun."

by **MiscChaos** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:57 am

Lilia takes all he's said in and actually starts thinking on it so hard its arrests her search of Heiwa briefly. She only starts again once she starts speaking. "I cannot pretend to know anything of politics. I'm not as worldly as Nema, so I have not been exposed to it as strongly as she may have. I cannot pretend to know of humans. I've only met a few of you, too few to make a clear judgement on it. But I can say I do admire the search for a place one can feel their honor is not only being upheld, but strengthened. I hope your guild is as it seems to you. It sounds like your world needs a place that houses honorable people." she offers Hiro a small smile as she says this before turning back to her task.

by **talin** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:12 am

[50/100 AP (I'll start bringing it to a close if that's alright)]
"Yes, I fear we do. Though I find comfort that there is enough honorable people to make a difference, and show that there is that occasional human who possesses a good cause and possibly some brains." He said this with a light chuckle.

Hiro checked behind a tree finding the plant that seemed to match the discription. "I think I may have found some" With bit a of care not to hurt the rest of the plant, he twisted off the leaves on one side so that the plant's wounds would not cause it excessive harm. "These seem to be right." he say as he heads over to Lilia holding the leaves.

by **MiscChaos** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:22 am

Lilia starts to back away for a second before realizing it'd be horribly silly to have him drop the flowers on the floor and leave after helping her find them. Not to mention horribly rude. So she meets him halfway and inspects the flowers. "Those are indeed Heiwa. This should be enough to head off annoyances for a day or two." she says, relieving him of the leaves. "I thank you for both your assistance and the conversation shared. May we meet again." Lilia quickly opens up some distance and gives Hiro a deep bow before making her way out of the jungle, memorizing the location of the Heiwa for future reference.

'Seems I judged males a bit prematurely. Or I may not have. Time will tell.' she thinks as she leaves, moving slowly in order to catch anything Hiro might say.

by **Taria** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:28 am

(+5 relationship points for Hiro)
Day 4
Cool refreshing rain drizzles on and off sporadically today.

by **talin** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:30 am

Hiro smiles and returns the gesture before quickly heading off into the jungle towards camp. It was starting to get quite dark in the jungle after all.

by **Thee Pie Man** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:07 am

Day three: Shiro get's up after a few hours, the night starting to come on all around him, he goes to the tree and grabs his bundle, tucking it under his arm as he heads back to camp. Nothing very clear anymore.

(AP: 95, traveling to the village to check the bill board. Day four, when the sky cries for it's sunshine.)

Shiro awoke to the steady sound of rain pounding against his lean-to. Sticking his head out he got rewarded with a giant drop of water coming off the top of his structure. Grinning slightly as he wipes the water out of his eye and goes back in, feeling it was a bad idea today he decided to take the Washi out of his leafy Sash and store it with his Origami figure. After making sure it was safe from the rain, tying the paper and figure to the bottom of the roof. he decides to come out, stretching as the rain hit his body with gentle rhythmic beats. Smiling he makes his way off to the village to see what jobs are available for the day.

by **Thaedael** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:45 am

[95/100 Traveling to the village]

He did not sleep that night, replaying the scene from the hot springs over and over in his head. The brush of her lips against his, her eyes red, tears forming on the tip of her lashes. It broke his heart, the sky crying his very sorrow. The rain fell through the leaf cover, tracing a path down his face. His hair was matted down, framing his face. His arm fared no better, the battered muscles bruised beyond the color of his porcelain skin. He was a broken man, the weather only eroding his self-worth further.

He dared not venture towards the hotsprings, the resulting cool rain with the hot springs would be a sight to see as the steam rises far into the air, but the wounds were too recent, too deep. He really went and messed it up this time didn't he, he thought. The taste of her lips, the breast press of Riko, he was conflicted a man.

He wanted nothing more than to make something with his hands, to re-affirm something of his life. He headed off towards the village, groggy and unsteady, kimono stuck to skin through moisture accumulation. He headed towards the village, hoping to find a forge.

by **Taria** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:59 am

Shiro and Chiyoko end up heading towards the village together. The village is only slightly less active, the spirit going about their lives undeterred using umbrellas formed from things from nature, mostly large leaves. There is a slow haunting melody coming from the tavern as their resident muscian, Nema, plays her song. There are no words to this music, simply vague and deep instrumental emotion.

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by **Thee Pie Man** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:09 am

(AP 95, going to the bar)

Shiro looks over the jobs that he can take, the only one looking like he can actually do quite a bit of good is repairing the springs, obviously the rain causing overflows and damage to the different pools. Before accepting the job however he starts hearing the music at the bar. Looking at the board and then back to the bar, then at the weather. He decides to head to the bar for a bit, not doing much else but work for the time he has been here. Even most of the local spirits seemed to be a lot of work just to talk to for Shiro. When he nears, Shiro hears the tone of the music, what he thought to be a soft song was actually seeming to reflect sorrow. Slowly he enters the establishment and looks around.

by **talin** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:19 am

{100/100 AP -5 travel]
Hiro woke up to a light rain on his tent. He laid on his back refreshed by the cool damp air. After a while he decided he would head to the hot pools as the and meditate as the steam would very relaxing. He notices two others head for the village, curious about what they may have done to irritate Lilia so thoroughly.

by **Taria** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:33 am

Shiro finds a thoughtfull looking bat girl sitting on a stool in center stage, playing the music. She wears black lipstick that accentuates the dark red color of her eyes. After playing her tunes for the mellow morning customers she puts away her instrument and goes to the bar.

Hiro immediately notices something is amiss as he sees the broken shafts of bamboo and the water flowing haphhazardly. Resting in some shrubbery is a sturdy looking soot covered girl and her giant hammer. A large gourd of what seems to have been sake rests next to her.

by **talin** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:43 am

Seeing obvious destruction Hiro grabs the hilt of his blade and moves further in. He notices something in the brush and draws his sword quietly, using it to move the leaves aside while readying himself to avoid attack. As he moves them aside he sees a soot covered girl with a giant hammer with a large gourd that used to contain some sort of clear liquid. "Miss? are you alright?" Hiro keeps his sword ready, remembering how the frog girl reacted. This one, however, was armed with a hammer that seemed almost to heavy for her to pick up much less wield correctly but he had heard stories of spirits doing such feats before.

by **Thee Pie Man** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:55 am

Heading into the bar he spots the bat girl, looking thoughtfully while sitting on a stool, walking slowly as he listens to the music he notices her dark lipstick, contrasting with her dark red eyes. Finishing her sad melody for the bar goers, she moves to the bar, putting away her instrument as she goes.

Silently he takes a place next to her and let's out a gentle sigh, looking down at the bar counter.

The times before when I went past this bar he said softly, I always heard songs of happiness, tunes of lore, melodies of dreams... How come today is different? He asks, his face showing a slightly concerned expression, finally turning to her to show he wasn't insane and just talking to himself.
If I may ask of course, I don't mean to pry... he trails off and turns back to looking at the counter, a hand gently tracing lines that are decorated symbols in the bar's counter.
I just recall seeing you the first day I came here... Shiro says hoping to change the subject of whatever is eating her.
You looked so intrigued, and excited explaining to the crowd our differences. Looking at her once again he cups his ear smiling softly, imitating what she did that day, before finishing with,
My ear's do seem a bit strange... shrugging with a small chuckle he sits there, waiting for a response as he goes back to tracing the small symbols in the bar.

by **Thaedael** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:00 am

[95/100 Interacting with Nema]

The town took on a different light in the rain, the halo of rainfall radiating from the rooftops. The wind-chimes dangled in the breeze, the mood following much his own. There wasn't a soul in sight, the doors all battened down, and windows shuttered. Only the paper lanterns showed any proof of living in the village. He needed a stiff drink, heading towards what he assumed was the local tavern. Opening the door to the bar, he heard the song of Nema, her form sitting on the stage. He drew towards her, grabbing the closest possible chair, stripping out of his rain-soaked kimono. It seemed he caught the end of her song, as he walked past towards the bar, lost in thought.

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