Enchanted Lands IC

[Thanatos]

She looks at Angelus and smiles. "Well, I am looking shelter for the rain, doesn't it look like it? Well, since I changed homes and I had to move my stuff, I was to busy fixing some stuff and got caught in the rain." She looks down at ther dress getting soaked and somewhat looking through her bare skin and blushed, covering her private spots.

"Well... I saw a big oak tree in the forest on the way to the lake....I can show you the way there." He pointed towards towards the forest and smiled. He takes off his shirt and gives it to Selene. "Here, cover your self up."

[Hikari Dragomir]

She blushed as he gave her the shirt. "Ehm...okay....thanks" she said as she took it and placed it over her dress. She looked nervouse, but nodded. "I will accept your invitation. I really need to dry up, so that, well... I won't give you any fan service!" she said almost yelling at him, embarassed and with tears of embarassment forming in her eyes.

[Thanatos]

She blushed as he gave her the shirt. "Ehm...okay....thanks" she said as she took it and placed it over her dress. She looked nervous, but nodded. "I will accept your invitation. I really need to dry up, so that, well... I won't give you any fan service!" she said almost yelling at him, embarassed and with tears of embarassment forming in her eyes.

"Umm... Alright then? Come on, the longer we stand here, the more soaked we are." He jogged slowly, waiting for her to come.

[Taria]

Riko lets her arms rest away from her body with the tips of her fingers delicately placed atop the surface of the water. "Alright, not hold your arms out like this." She tells him as she takes a slow deep breath.

Chiyoko goes around town politely asking about the whereabout of a forge. After several disappointing shrugs he finally hears about an ancient smithy of legend hidden someplace in the volcano.

[Thee Pie Man]

(AP 10, Training has commenced!)

Riko allows her arms to move away from her body, the tips of her fingers not disturbing the water as she places them on top of the surface.

"Alright," She instructed, "now hold your arms out like this." She says before taking a deep and slow breath, her chest gradually rising up as she takes in the large amount of air, her graceful motions flawless. Even before the rain lightly touches down on her. Riko's moist skin was very sleek and made him think of a flawless marble surface.

Okay. he says smiling, then taking a slow deep breath as she did he places his hands across the water and gently touches down, a few ripples being made but after a small moment they subside.

[Hikari Dragomir]

Selene frowned at Angelus. "On a second thought, I don't know you well enough to accept the invitation." She said as she looked around and began to walk to the opposite direction towards her home. "I might as well head home and make an improvised umbrella." As she said this she began to walk, hitting Angelus's face with her tail

[Taria]

Riko feels the ripples of Shiro's fingers as he touches the water, even through all the interferance of the rain. She begins lightly tapping the water rythmatically, she asks him. "Feel the fluctuations of the water. Every rain drop creates a disturbance that bounces and flows in every direction. Ignore this distraction and feel the rythm of the water.

[Thee Pie Man]

(AP 10, Feeling the vibrations of the water)
Riko seemed to in-tune into the water. The rain not deterring her focus even slightly as she begins to softly tap the water with a gentle rhythm throughout her moments, then asks him to,

"Feel the fluctuations of the water." He listens intently at her words as she continues. "Every rain drop creates a disturbance that bounces and flows in every direction." she continued, her hands continuing the synchronized dance across the water. "Ignore this distraction and feel the rhythm of the water."

Shiro closes his eyes for a moment to focus himself, slowly he opens his eyes and gently he begins to try and mimic her movements, taking in the flow of the water. Letting go of the sounds of the rain and the feeling of the drops, after a time, he finally is able to let go and ignore the rain completely as he continues.

Like this? Shiro asks softly, as he tries to mirror her hands with his own.

[Thaedael]

[65/100 - Heading to the Volcano]

Chiyoko made his way through the central plaza of the village, the rain coming down as hard as before. He approached hooded figures, trying to go to and fro in their various ways in the rain. All he received was shrugs in return to his questions, wanting to find the closest smithy. He couldn't believe that with such fine spirit craftmanship there would be no smithing area in the whole of the village. Before long he was finally pointed in the direction of the volcano, told to keep his eyes open.

Not sure about the accuracy of the information he decided to travel in the direction of the volcano anyway, at the very least he would be able to take shelter from the rain.

[Taria]

Chiyoko begins heading up the rough path up the volcano, steam escaping from lava craters doused with rain. In the distance he spots another spirit sitting on a stump and groaning with rain splashing on her face.

Riko presses her palms into the water, making gentle raises as she moves her hands up and down. "Do you feel it?"

[Thee Pie Man]

(AP 10, Enjoying the hot springs with Riko)
Shiro watches Riko press her palms into the water, her hands rising up and down softly and generating waves in miniature. The small waves only creating a small disturbance as their momentum peters out before dissipating into the smooth surface of the water.

"Do you feel it?" she asks, continuing the motions as they came naturally to her.

Exhaling slowly, he takes another deep breath, closing his eyes. He doesn't feel any difference at first but then he starts to feel a change, something that didn't just come from his hands but his entire body, as if he was right in front of her feeling the waves. Somehow even from the opposite side of the spring he can feel her- no not her he thought, the waves, the push and pull of the very gentle disturbances that she was creating. The smile that cross his face was one of surprise and excitement, the only thing he could compare it to was the small feeling that he had when he and Kikyo made the small figurine, his very spirit felt a tiny twinge of lifting then, but now? He felt as if his whole body was feeling the emotion. The calmness of her motions causing him to visibly relax at that moment.

Opening his eyes he looks at Riko, nodding slowly thinking he did. Moments went by before he said anything, as he tries to analyze it before explaining what he thought.
I do..it feels like a pushing and pulling throughout my very being, not just my hands, but a feeling in my entire body.. He closes his eyes again, continually feeling the motions.
This is something else..An elated and intrigued smile coming across his face, laughing softly at the experience he was partaking in. It felt so freeing of everything, almost as if there was only this Spring! Shiro felt like the water, warm and bubbly..It was an experience he would probably remember for the rest of his days.

[talin]

Hiro sees the monster mission and get's curious about them. He applies for the job thinking that if nothing else, he would learn more about the monsters he is signing up to defend against.

[Taria]

Riko pushes against the water, creating a cresting wave that splashes up against Shiro lightly. "The best way to affect the form of the water is to learn how to press against it without penetrating through the surface.

Hiro is directed to a person who hangs out in a dark corner of the tavern. After informing her about his wishes to carry out the job she hands him a scroll with a specific monsters description. "You head over to the desert and fetch me its claws, and I'll reward you." She tells him.

[Thee Pie Man]

(AP: 10, Being a water bender is awesome..Riko is a water bender >_>)

Shiro smiles as the waves washes over his body lightly, then listens to her,
"The best way to affect the form of the water is to learn how to press against it without penetrating through the surface."

Shiro takes in her words, thinking it over for a moment before gently trying to press against the water, trying to replicate what Riko did he moves his hands, after a few tries it's clear he's trying to hard, his hands pushing into the water rather then pushing the form. Not stopping and continuing his focus he tries some more changing his tact, tracing the water with his hands he then pushes out. The resulting small wave skimming across the water before dissipating about a quarter of the way across the pool.

This is hard work, I see now why it's training. he says smiling and wiping some perspiration from his brow, beginning again he uses the different way, getting further and further every time. Finally he pushes the water and it collides against Riko's stomach. The wave not as big but making the distance as her's did.
Smiling brightly he put's a hand to his head, steadying himself on the rim of the spring suddenly kinda dizzy.

What did I just do? he asks softly, closing his eyes for a moment before looking back at her curiously.

[Thanatos]

Selene frowned at Angelus. "On a second thought, I don't know you well enough to accept the invitation." She said as she looked around and began to walk to the opposite direction towards her home. "I might as well head home and make an improvised umbrella." As she said this she began to walk, hitting Angelus's face with her tail.

"Well alright then. I'll see you by chance, I guess. You can keep the shirt!" he smiled and waved as he left the forest.

[Hikari Dragomir]

She looked back at Angelus. "Dummy" she said as she kept on walking towards her direction. She had other hopes, but it would have been nice other resolution. As she was deep on thought, she headed back to her house.

[talin]

Hiro takes a look at the scroll and looks back to the stranger "anything else I should know about these monsters?"

[Taria]

"You've attuned yourself to the energy of the water." Stretching languidely Riko tells Shiro, "Alright then, trainings over for today." Smiling softly as turns around and begins to climb out of the springs.

The woman smirks at Hiro. "They bite."

[Thee Pie Man]

(AP, 10 Having an awesome experience)
"You've attuned yourself to the energy of the water." She says stretching slowly, Riko then continues and tells Shiro,
"Alright then, trainings over for today." Smiling gently Riko turned around and began to climb out of the steaming springs, her sleek body glistening as she begins to move more.

Smiling back and then noticing her start to go, he calls out to her"Wait!" he says coming closer as he wades through the water.
"How can I thank you for what you have taught me?" he wanted to tell her how amazing it was and that he wanted to continue talking with her, but something held him back as he stopped about three quarters of the way in the water.

[Taria]

Riko grins as she gives Shiro the thumbs up. "Just keep on training so that I don't kick your butt as easily." She croaks happily as she hops away. (+7 relationship points. *Riko and Shiro are now acquaintances.* Shiro gains +3 charisma.)