"So what was that about?" Brandon asked his sekirei as she stood there looking like she was about to murder something with violent, malicious, and great contempt. He felt like he was in the presence of a mother bear who lost her cubs to a hunter and she finally caught up to him. But hey he barely knew the girl so what could he possibly know what she was feeling. Brandon sat down next to her hesitantly but from what he knew of this Izumi she wasn't about to break down in rage. She stayed calm and cut down a girl whom was able to control fire after all. Izumi looked at him, with contempt still on her face, and she sighed deeply before talking, "Something you need not concern yourself about Brandon just remember that he is not a good man." Izumi stated as Brandon nodded his head in agreement. He had never thought of the man as someone who would be considered a scumbag for lack of a better word. He never really found interest in the guy as he was always considered a bit eccentric if not harmless at the very least. He wrapped his arm around Izumi and leaned over to her, "I can see that no sane guy just comes on TV and proclaims a bloody battle royal in the middle of god damn Tokyo it isn't exactly a normal thing around here." Brandon stated sarcastically which Izumi chuckled at, "I would hope not because it would be a massive pain to deal with. But while we're here we may as well see about finding comrades...it seems that the good 'King' seems to want to jumble up everyone else's plans....or bring the walls down on stronger sekirei because they could be saddled with much weaker ones or younger ones. It brings an unwanted various dynamics and I hope that we can find some that don't bring us down in the hole so to speak. But free medical bills will be a big addition to any party...the ashikabi and sekirei can go to a hospital for them specifically made in the HQ of HMTAI but it still costs them some small fee...besides I wouldn't trust them of all people with my or your body Brandon. Only go to them if we have no other choice." Izumi stated before getting up and walking out to look over the balcony in the back of the apartment.
Deluna and Michael watched the explanation. Deluna seemed confused by the entire ordeal, while Michael began to laugh. This game master truly knew how to make the ball spin in mysterious ways! It seems counter-intuitive to form an alliance. But here presents a most advantageous situation in trusting another with your sleeping face? "Hahahehe-HAAAA!" A sneer on his face he looks to Deluna,
"This is a strange game you invited me into! Am I to assume you had know information on this?"
Deluna shakes her head, the strange turn of events digesting in her mind. Not to mention her Ashikibi's even stranger reaction....She questions him. "W-what are you thinking."
She seems almost afraid to hear his answer.
Michaels eyes seem to be shaking in his head, the search about the room racing with thoughts. At any moment they would rupture and blood spill forth! His hand reaches up covering his face and his eyes. The laughter and manic shudder stop as sudden as they started.
With the coolness shes come to expect Michael responds to her previous question, "I am thinking, we should make some friends."
Deluna questions him, not vocally but her worried brow and prying eyes pick at his covered face. "But isn't that a terrible idea in a situation such as this?"
Michael removes his hand from his eyes and grabs his suit jacket from its place on the back of his couch. He puts it on in a rather dramatic fashion leaving him pointing at her! "My dearest Deluna! You don't play a game like this to win, You play a game like this to break it!" With that he shifts facing his door and opens his arm enough to allow for her to latch on as any girl enjoys. "Are you coming? I find double dates work far better if I have a partner."
Deluna blushes and quickly comes to his side. But before she grabs hold of his arm, she stops and grabs his blue fedora from the table. "I feel it compliments you." She places it on Michael's head, to which he responds by tracing the rim and grinning. "Time to the roll the dice!"
He shuts the door and begins the search for easy prey and strong allies.
"This is a strange game you invited me into! Am I to assume you had know information on this?"
Deluna shakes her head, the strange turn of events digesting in her mind. Not to mention her Ashikibi's even stranger reaction....She questions him. "W-what are you thinking."
She seems almost afraid to hear his answer.
Michaels eyes seem to be shaking in his head, the search about the room racing with thoughts. At any moment they would rupture and blood spill forth! His hand reaches up covering his face and his eyes. The laughter and manic shudder stop as sudden as they started.
With the coolness shes come to expect Michael responds to her previous question, "I am thinking, we should make some friends."
Deluna questions him, not vocally but her worried brow and prying eyes pick at his covered face. "But isn't that a terrible idea in a situation such as this?"
Michael removes his hand from his eyes and grabs his suit jacket from its place on the back of his couch. He puts it on in a rather dramatic fashion leaving him pointing at her! "My dearest Deluna! You don't play a game like this to win, You play a game like this to break it!" With that he shifts facing his door and opens his arm enough to allow for her to latch on as any girl enjoys. "Are you coming? I find double dates work far better if I have a partner."
Deluna blushes and quickly comes to his side. But before she grabs hold of his arm, she stops and grabs his blue fedora from the table. "I feel it compliments you." She places it on Michael's head, to which he responds by tracing the rim and grinning. "Time to the roll the dice!"
He shuts the door and begins the search for easy prey and strong allies.
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Brandon looked at the time as he suddenly realized it was starting to get really late and decided that if he wanted to go to school tomorrow now would be the best time to do so. He looked to Izumi and sighed deeply. "Well Izumi, darling, sweeth-" Brandon started as Izumi rolled her eyes at and then looked back to him and stopped him almost immediately, "No pet names yet Brandon please we just met and your my ashikabi by sheer chance of the situation let's see what the world brings forth to us that reveals if we are the true duo or simply two people shoved together by destiny's cruel hand. Not that I believe in hogwash like that." Izumi stated dryly as Brandon nodded his head and leaned back and waited for the oncoming question, "You only have one bed don't you...?" Izumi stated as if on cue and Brandon nodded painfully at which Izumi shrugged. "Well either one of us sleeps on the couch or both of us sleep in bed it doesn't matter to me." Izumi added on and said rather casually as if she already knew how this was going to play out but that last part smacked him on the side of the head like a baseball bat. "Well whatever I'll sleep on the couch just take the bed." Brandon said playing the gentleman's card but Izumi merely shrugged, "So be it but I don't mind sharing a bed with you in the future....in a strictly non-sexual way of course for the moment." Izumi said chuckling and Brandon shrugged he wasn't after anything like that anyways. Regardless Brandon went into his room to quickly grab some PJ's and then went to take a shower before heading off to sleep.
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"We will have to try then." Amane said with a slight frown highlighting her face. "I seem to be on the same boat with you. Not the same exact same boat I guess, a similar one." She looked over the message again. Nothing changed. Of course it wouldn't. It would make things a whole lot easier. . . Probably. She wasn't really sure. "I find it hard to open to others." After a brief moment of thought, Amane looked at her Sekirei, "I might as well tell you. . . If we are to be bond for eternity. I have something known as androphobia. Seeing as most I speak to do not understand the meaning of the word, I will tell you. It is an abnormal fear of men." Abnormal was such a strong word but Amane thought it fit the description well. It was a blunt telling, but she felt that it was appropriate. "Understandable I hope."
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Mao sighed. She hadn't expected the rules to change so drastically. She figured there was going to be some small changes along the way, but something so drastic? The team rule took a game of unity to a whole new level. Instead of just herself and her Ashikabi, it was now going to be herself, her ashikabi, and few others! "I swear this is making my head spin a little." She was sure it wasn't the sake. . . Probably wasn't the sake. "I'm not a big fan of these team battles but I guess I'll have to suck it up, eh?" She said with a tough grin across her face. "We're going to win this game, ain't that right? Oh! Just make sure not to team us up with someone who'll just drag us down."
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Mao sighed. She hadn't expected the rules to change so drastically. She figured there was going to be some small changes along the way, but something so drastic? The team rule took a game of unity to a whole new level. Instead of just herself and her Ashikabi, it was now going to be herself, her ashikabi, and few others! "I swear this is making my head spin a little." She was sure it wasn't the sake. . . Probably wasn't the sake. "I'm not a big fan of these team battles but I guess I'll have to suck it up, eh?" She said with a tough grin across her face. "We're going to win this game, ain't that right? Oh! Just make sure not to team us up with someone who'll just drag us down."
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Kasumi simply nodded, saying with equal simplicity "Then we will need to take that into account when we choose our allies, Ashikabi-sama. I'm sure there are plenty of other pairs that are both females that we can ally. I fight best on my own, however I do realize that we need to make allies. My only request is that we do not align ourselves with a weak Sekirei, as I will likely have to fight alongside them. Other than that, the choice of who our allies are is yours, Ashikabi-sama. No matter your decision, I'll respect it and do my best to adapt."
Amami
Amami casually stroked her chin in thought, commenting "This might be a good thing, actually. I'm pretty good at giving speeches and talking to people, so we might be able to convince one of the stronger Sekirei-Ashikabi pairs to ally with us. Either way however, this does mean that we'll have someone to back us up when we go into a battle, which is good because, well, so will everyone else now, most likely." Amami shrugged then, letting her arm drop back to her side, saying "Alright Mao, we can go looking for allies tomorrow alright? For now, I just want to take the day to..adapt I guess, you understand that right?"
Amami
Amami casually stroked her chin in thought, commenting "This might be a good thing, actually. I'm pretty good at giving speeches and talking to people, so we might be able to convince one of the stronger Sekirei-Ashikabi pairs to ally with us. Either way however, this does mean that we'll have someone to back us up when we go into a battle, which is good because, well, so will everyone else now, most likely." Amami shrugged then, letting her arm drop back to her side, saying "Alright Mao, we can go looking for allies tomorrow alright? For now, I just want to take the day to..adapt I guess, you understand that right?"
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"I will do my best to live up to your expectations." Amane said to her Sekirei. "Now that, that has been decided, what are we to do now? Wait for tomorrow?" She questioned. It was getting later in the day after all. She couldn't imagine she'd find sane or strong Sekirei or Ashikabi out at night though she didn't really think she would find much even during the daytime. She had never really had that much luck when it came to finding things. . . Like a boy that was not intimidating. "Yes, I think that to be our best choice." Amane said with a look of confidence in the "plan" on her face.
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"Yea, I understand. I kind of just threw a lot of stuff on to you all of a sudden." Mao took her hat off and ran a hand through her hair. "I must say though, I'm sure I could beat the crap out of most of these Sekirei-Ashikabi pairs, Amami. I almost wish we didn't need partners." After a brief moment of thought she added, "I'm going to test whoever you decide we need to pair up with. If they can hold their own with me, they will be a good partner. Fair enough, I imagine."
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"Yea, I understand. I kind of just threw a lot of stuff on to you all of a sudden." Mao took her hat off and ran a hand through her hair. "I must say though, I'm sure I could beat the crap out of most of these Sekirei-Ashikabi pairs, Amami. I almost wish we didn't need partners." After a brief moment of thought she added, "I'm going to test whoever you decide we need to pair up with. If they can hold their own with me, they will be a good partner. Fair enough, I imagine."
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Magoichi sat on top of the tower as he looked out into the night smiling and grinning. His little stunt had proven a MASSIVE success and it certainly made the other un-winged birdies prepare to get winged before they ended up like those who got wiped out so many hours ago. He didn't really smoke, that was David's territory, and quite frankly he found the things disgusting to an extreme. But only because his parents smoked around him and he hated it. Besides that he'd have to pay even MORE money than he already did buying out this damn city if he was a chain smoker. Whatever what did money matter to him? He was already a massive success at this point so why bother with it himself when he had other people to do it for him? Magoichi sniffed and sneezed, "Well it seems that things are going to get interesting around here indeed...and people need to stop talking about me I hate sneezing all the damn time!" Magoichi shouted in frustration as he looked back at the elevator. "Three....two....one." He muttered as the elevator opened to the face of a rather disgusted looking David Summerset. "So why did you do it?" David asked him as he shrugged noncommittally, "Nice to see you too David are you that much in a hurry to blow me up into one billion different pieces." Magoichi said trying not to laugh at his friend's face. He was met with a cold stare by David whom pulled out a cigar from his coat pocket and lit it then leaned over the railing to look out on the city, "That was pretty low and may I say it's just like you." David simply stated at Mago who laughed and laughed and laughed some more and David waited until he stopped which was quite a bit, "Oh yes because I am a cruel man after all! But fine...I can't exactly be a 'King' if my subjects refuse to play the game and since my bishop is not going to make any moves for me I have to move myself." David looked at Magoichi again and then back into the city taking a long whiff of his cigar and then breathed it out, "So you killed a couple of them to make a point? Ruthless and efficient...but at least it got the job done. You motivated all of them do get ready. I'll allow it to pass this time old friend but don't keep messing with the pawns. I'd hate to send our enforcers out to wipe them out." David said plainly as Magoichi nodded. "Oh and one more thing David-" Magoichi started to say before he turned around, for two reasons one of which was to show David some respect and the other to get away from the smoke the whiffed across his face, "I know." David replied as he walked away.
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Meanwhile....
The dark skinned sekirei finally arrived back at her ashikabi's home in that giant tower of his with a look of exhaustion on her face. She had been tailing these wingless ones all day long and it was starting to turn into one hell of a chore....all well it was fun to see a few of them get winged and she valued the challenge it would bring to her knowing that there was those out there without wings that she could possibly get to turn to her side so to speak. Well one way or another she'd probably have to get allies seeing as this damn tournament was getting more and more complicated. Whatever the King decided how things would go as he usually did, "Oh come on..." she growled as she picked the lock to her master's bedroom. She didn't want to knock loudly and wake everyone up at this hour of the night and besides her companions may not look to brightly on being woken up either she supposed. After a couple of minutes she finally managed to unlock this ridiculously complicated mechanism before she opened the door quietly. "Hey you awake my prince?" She asked slyly as she giggled as the man groaned. He rubbed his head and eyes and then looked over to his sekirei. He was known as The Prince and his competitor, The Mastermind was always right beside him in the contest to outdo each other. It had been two weeks and the slug fest was starting to tire out even her ashikabi. He looked up at the girl and waited for her explanation, "Well nice to see you two I suppose I hope I didn't wake you from anything important? Well regardless I have the records you asked for." She said as The Prince nodded, "Good I hope it wasn't too hard? Just put it into the disk drive over there on that laptop." The Prince told his sekirei whom nodded. The girl moved quickly and got the disk into the computer as The Prince put on his glasses and looked at the screen, "Well it was fairly difficult I did have to move in and crack the HMTAI database after all. Damn discipline squad members were scattered around the building. Do they even sleep the pricks..." the sekirei growled quietly as the ashikabi acknowledged his sekirei's hard work with a kiss on the cheek and a grateful smile, "Good work darling." he commented as he looked at the computer and the list of sekirei eliminated....mostly by a man known as The Warlord....and the unexpected initiation of this new optional stipulation wasn't even logged onto the damn thing. "Well then there's no names of the other main competitors but we do have the most recently winged sekirei on the list correct?" The Prince asked his Sekirei as he scrolled through the piling amounts of data. His sekirei nodded as she pointed out a list of photos and locations on the list. The Prince groaned, "I was hoping to avoid working with others but this is pulling me back into the hole it seems....when Mutsu wakes up we get moving." The Prince stated as his sekirei nodded and then bid her ashikabi good night as she vanished through the threshold of the building.
-Timeskip next day 1:00-
Waking up Brandon wondered if this was all just some sick dream that his hormones had riled up in some way shape or form. But nope when he woke up in his bed the next morning he was laying next to the girl Izumi. She was snuggled up against him which made him feel awkward and he wondered if she fell asleep like that or she was that close on purpose. Regardless Izumi decided to wander around town for a bit before she could meet up with her ashikabi. She wanted to see what the status was around town after that little fight. She confidently had told him not to worry but he was anyway. HOW in the world was he going to explain this to his parents? You don't just score a girl like Izumi without reason like he had. Ah man this was going to turn out to be a mess. Regardless Brandon was done classes for today so he was just sitting down when Jake slapped him on the back, "Hey kiddo you feelin' ok?" Jake asked him as Brandon started to wonder....was he alright? "I'm a lot of things right now but OK isn't what I'd call it. Let's just say I had a hard night man I got involved in helping a person out and it went down hill quick." Brandon stated as Jake laughed, "You look ok to me man! Look just go to the cops if it's that big of a deal. Don't worry so much you're not some chump that just takes things sitting down I'm sure you'll be ok!" Jake said confidently. Brandon wasn't as optimistic.
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The dark skinned sekirei finally arrived back at her ashikabi's home in that giant tower of his with a look of exhaustion on her face. She had been tailing these wingless ones all day long and it was starting to turn into one hell of a chore....all well it was fun to see a few of them get winged and she valued the challenge it would bring to her knowing that there was those out there without wings that she could possibly get to turn to her side so to speak. Well one way or another she'd probably have to get allies seeing as this damn tournament was getting more and more complicated. Whatever the King decided how things would go as he usually did, "Oh come on..." she growled as she picked the lock to her master's bedroom. She didn't want to knock loudly and wake everyone up at this hour of the night and besides her companions may not look to brightly on being woken up either she supposed. After a couple of minutes she finally managed to unlock this ridiculously complicated mechanism before she opened the door quietly. "Hey you awake my prince?" She asked slyly as she giggled as the man groaned. He rubbed his head and eyes and then looked over to his sekirei. He was known as The Prince and his competitor, The Mastermind was always right beside him in the contest to outdo each other. It had been two weeks and the slug fest was starting to tire out even her ashikabi. He looked up at the girl and waited for her explanation, "Well nice to see you two I suppose I hope I didn't wake you from anything important? Well regardless I have the records you asked for." She said as The Prince nodded, "Good I hope it wasn't too hard? Just put it into the disk drive over there on that laptop." The Prince told his sekirei whom nodded. The girl moved quickly and got the disk into the computer as The Prince put on his glasses and looked at the screen, "Well it was fairly difficult I did have to move in and crack the HMTAI database after all. Damn discipline squad members were scattered around the building. Do they even sleep the pricks..." the sekirei growled quietly as the ashikabi acknowledged his sekirei's hard work with a kiss on the cheek and a grateful smile, "Good work darling." he commented as he looked at the computer and the list of sekirei eliminated....mostly by a man known as The Warlord....and the unexpected initiation of this new optional stipulation wasn't even logged onto the damn thing. "Well then there's no names of the other main competitors but we do have the most recently winged sekirei on the list correct?" The Prince asked his Sekirei as he scrolled through the piling amounts of data. His sekirei nodded as she pointed out a list of photos and locations on the list. The Prince groaned, "I was hoping to avoid working with others but this is pulling me back into the hole it seems....when Mutsu wakes up we get moving." The Prince stated as his sekirei nodded and then bid her ashikabi good night as she vanished through the threshold of the building.
-Timeskip next day 1:00-
Waking up Brandon wondered if this was all just some sick dream that his hormones had riled up in some way shape or form. But nope when he woke up in his bed the next morning he was laying next to the girl Izumi. She was snuggled up against him which made him feel awkward and he wondered if she fell asleep like that or she was that close on purpose. Regardless Izumi decided to wander around town for a bit before she could meet up with her ashikabi. She wanted to see what the status was around town after that little fight. She confidently had told him not to worry but he was anyway. HOW in the world was he going to explain this to his parents? You don't just score a girl like Izumi without reason like he had. Ah man this was going to turn out to be a mess. Regardless Brandon was done classes for today so he was just sitting down when Jake slapped him on the back, "Hey kiddo you feelin' ok?" Jake asked him as Brandon started to wonder....was he alright? "I'm a lot of things right now but OK isn't what I'd call it. Let's just say I had a hard night man I got involved in helping a person out and it went down hill quick." Brandon stated as Jake laughed, "You look ok to me man! Look just go to the cops if it's that big of a deal. Don't worry so much you're not some chump that just takes things sitting down I'm sure you'll be ok!" Jake said confidently. Brandon wasn't as optimistic.
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Kasumi merely nodded, saying "I respect your decision, Ashikabi-sama." With that, she stood and stretched, carefully pick her axe up and adding "Ashikabi-sama, should things get...unsavory tomorrow, please stay behind me. I'm sure you are a quite capable fighter but I doubt you can keep pace with a Sekirei. Please leave all the fighting to me, just as I will leave all the talking to you. Also, as I have been alternating between the two, I would like to ask, would you prefer it if I were to call you Amane-sama, Ashikabi-sama, or perhaps your surname."
Amami
Amami nodded to Mao, saying "Yeah, alright Mao, I'm okay with you testing whoever we group up with. So, uh, what happens if someone loses in a battle anyway? The guy said "de-winged" and that sounded really bad, so do you know what it means? Actually, you know what, I really don't wanna know for the moment. I'm headin to bed, it's big enough to share if you want but if that makes you uncomfortable then you can take the couch or something." With that, Amami trooped off to her bed, laying down promptly and shutting her eyes, falling asleep within minutes.
The next morning, her body's internal clock was sure to tell her that she was supposed to have work today, waking her at 6:00 AM as opposed to allowing her to sleep in, as she had hoped. Begrudgingly accepting this, she climbed out of her bed and trudged to the nearby kitchen, opening the fridge. She decided on a western-style breakfast, and so set to cooking in the Kitchen. Within 30 minutes, a large spread of eggs, bacon, a pair of Omlettes, waffles and pancakes was assembled on the table, with Amami preparing herself coffee and saying in a loud, sing-song voice "Breakfast is ready, come and get it!"
Amami
Amami nodded to Mao, saying "Yeah, alright Mao, I'm okay with you testing whoever we group up with. So, uh, what happens if someone loses in a battle anyway? The guy said "de-winged" and that sounded really bad, so do you know what it means? Actually, you know what, I really don't wanna know for the moment. I'm headin to bed, it's big enough to share if you want but if that makes you uncomfortable then you can take the couch or something." With that, Amami trooped off to her bed, laying down promptly and shutting her eyes, falling asleep within minutes.
The next morning, her body's internal clock was sure to tell her that she was supposed to have work today, waking her at 6:00 AM as opposed to allowing her to sleep in, as she had hoped. Begrudgingly accepting this, she climbed out of her bed and trudged to the nearby kitchen, opening the fridge. She decided on a western-style breakfast, and so set to cooking in the Kitchen. Within 30 minutes, a large spread of eggs, bacon, a pair of Omlettes, waffles and pancakes was assembled on the table, with Amami preparing herself coffee and saying in a loud, sing-song voice "Breakfast is ready, come and get it!"
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"I have no preference." Amane said to her Sekirei. "It's been a while since anyone has called me by my name if I'm to be honest. The children usually just call me the "Miko"." She gathered some of the numerous items on the table that had been practically wiped clean and started taking them to the kitchen. When she returned she told her Sekirei, "It is late now. Let us sleep and dwell on it tomorrow."
After returning to her room for a good night's sleep, she was out just after hitting the futon unable to even have a thought given to the entire situation. In the morning she awoke before her Sekirei and prepared an early morning breakfast. She wasn't too fond of the whole breakfast idea, but she figured Kasumi would like to eat anyway.
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Mao just followed with what her Ashikabi said and replied, "I'm fine with sharing a bed." While she thought it too much a comfort, she figured it could be a reward for finally finding her Ashikabi. She fell asleep near her Ashikabi in the bed but in the middle of the night unconsciously grabbed Amami before releasing her. It was nothing more than a slight arm grab and she laid there vulnerable taking up much unused space. When Amami got up, Mao herself woke up. . . But just a little. She really woke up when Amami called out for breakfast as she jumped up out of bed and scrambled for the place the food was at. "Oh gee." She said with a bit of surprise. "I hadn't figured you make a feast."
After returning to her room for a good night's sleep, she was out just after hitting the futon unable to even have a thought given to the entire situation. In the morning she awoke before her Sekirei and prepared an early morning breakfast. She wasn't too fond of the whole breakfast idea, but she figured Kasumi would like to eat anyway.
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Mao just followed with what her Ashikabi said and replied, "I'm fine with sharing a bed." While she thought it too much a comfort, she figured it could be a reward for finally finding her Ashikabi. She fell asleep near her Ashikabi in the bed but in the middle of the night unconsciously grabbed Amami before releasing her. It was nothing more than a slight arm grab and she laid there vulnerable taking up much unused space. When Amami got up, Mao herself woke up. . . But just a little. She really woke up when Amami called out for breakfast as she jumped up out of bed and scrambled for the place the food was at. "Oh gee." She said with a bit of surprise. "I hadn't figured you make a feast."
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Kasumi adjourned to her own room to rest for the night, falling asleep swiftly enough. However she squirmed quite a bit in her sleep, and several times was woken up by a desire to be nearer to her Ashikabi. However, bearing in mind Amane's...discomfort with things of that nature, Kasumi resisted this desire and eventually managed to get back to sleep each time, just to be awoken again later. Needless to say, by morning's light she hadn't gotten much sleep. However, she rose nonetheless and trooped into the room where her Ashikabi had prepared breakfast, mumbling tiredly "Good morning and thank you for the food, Ashikabi-sama." She then sat down and quietly began to eat her fill
Amami shrugged, saying "What better way to celebrate a new housemate than a big breakfast? Besides, I don't really know how much to cook for two, so I just assumed a lot." She then laughed slightly at her own joke before sitting down, filling her own plate and digging into the food she'd spent so long preparing. While she did eat quickly, she ensured she kept some semblance of dignity about her and eventually asked "How much do you usually eat? I need to know how many groceries to buy."
Amami shrugged, saying "What better way to celebrate a new housemate than a big breakfast? Besides, I don't really know how much to cook for two, so I just assumed a lot." She then laughed slightly at her own joke before sitting down, filling her own plate and digging into the food she'd spent so long preparing. While she did eat quickly, she ensured she kept some semblance of dignity about her and eventually asked "How much do you usually eat? I need to know how many groceries to buy."
"Mr.Blue?" Deluna wandered about the mans home searching for him. Though she has barely known him she seems all to used to his rather strange habit of simply vanishing. He was clearly a man of wealth, the home was decorated with strange arts...Photos of war, surgeries, and one that sculpture that was beyond off putting, an optical illusion of a skull that followed you where you walked. She however seemed to share his taste staring at them intently analyzing their true meaning as opposed to the obvious display's of violence.
Soon she had found his notes, despite how aloof he had seen. Notes are spread about but not as surprising as the fact he had notes, the notes where in some sort of code...Deluna resumed her quest for more information! As she went through various rooms, the only thing she found was a degree....It was almost three hours of snooping before she gave up, and found her way to the living room and watched bad television...
"At least he made breakfast before he left..."
Soon she had found his notes, despite how aloof he had seen. Notes are spread about but not as surprising as the fact he had notes, the notes where in some sort of code...Deluna resumed her quest for more information! As she went through various rooms, the only thing she found was a degree....It was almost three hours of snooping before she gave up, and found her way to the living room and watched bad television...
"At least he made breakfast before he left..."
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2 yrs ago
-A quick side note to everyone reading: The character name Andrew has mistakenly been put into the roleplay by myself without noticing .I have since gone back and replaced the name Andrew with the correct names. The first half it was Brandon Hunter and the recent post I made was Jake Sullivan.-
Brandon sighed deeply before shaking his head and pulling himself out of his inner strife if only to avoid suspicious nature. Sekirei rules prohibit the sekirei handlers from disclosing any info about them on pain of death. That was what Izumi told him on the way back home at the very least and he trusted her deeply at this point since they were in whatever this was together. He wondered how those who lost their sekirei were handling their loss most likely they were more well acquainted than him and Izumi. Each tale was a loss for love and a score point in the corner of fostering hatred. That man who been beaten earlier by Izumi would likely try and get back at them or at least that's what Brandon though. Jake however was missing his doubts behind this and he looked at him with an inquisitive glance, "You need to get some soda or something man maybe some ramen because you sure as hell ain't lookin' all that good man." Jake said to him as Brandon shrugged, "Where's Kaito?" he asked as Jake groaned, "He said he was going to go and study by himself in the library how wonderful right? The guy has no sense of fun." Jake told him as he leaned against a wall and looked his friend Brandon. Brandon couldn't help but feel like he was intentionally leaving out details regarding the incident yesterday...seeing that girl laying in a crumbled heap of her own blood and guts was....disturbing. "Well man you-you can't just tell what he is always up to. I mean Kaito is always up to something be it studying or one of his little fun projects at his home. "Well man I've got someplace to be anyways I'm sorry but I'll be seeing you later." Brandon said to Jake and left after saying a hurried good bye to his companion. Brandon hurried down the sidewalk but tried his best to not look like he was doing so. He looked over to where the tall skyscrapers were located at and somewhere in that mess of buildings was the home of the 'King' of this whole ordeal.
Brandon sighed deeply before shaking his head and pulling himself out of his inner strife if only to avoid suspicious nature. Sekirei rules prohibit the sekirei handlers from disclosing any info about them on pain of death. That was what Izumi told him on the way back home at the very least and he trusted her deeply at this point since they were in whatever this was together. He wondered how those who lost their sekirei were handling their loss most likely they were more well acquainted than him and Izumi. Each tale was a loss for love and a score point in the corner of fostering hatred. That man who been beaten earlier by Izumi would likely try and get back at them or at least that's what Brandon though. Jake however was missing his doubts behind this and he looked at him with an inquisitive glance, "You need to get some soda or something man maybe some ramen because you sure as hell ain't lookin' all that good man." Jake said to him as Brandon shrugged, "Where's Kaito?" he asked as Jake groaned, "He said he was going to go and study by himself in the library how wonderful right? The guy has no sense of fun." Jake told him as he leaned against a wall and looked his friend Brandon. Brandon couldn't help but feel like he was intentionally leaving out details regarding the incident yesterday...seeing that girl laying in a crumbled heap of her own blood and guts was....disturbing. "Well man you-you can't just tell what he is always up to. I mean Kaito is always up to something be it studying or one of his little fun projects at his home. "Well man I've got someplace to be anyways I'm sorry but I'll be seeing you later." Brandon said to Jake and left after saying a hurried good bye to his companion. Brandon hurried down the sidewalk but tried his best to not look like he was doing so. He looked over to where the tall skyscrapers were located at and somewhere in that mess of buildings was the home of the 'King' of this whole ordeal.
Pyromania99 Double-edged Austerity
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Amane let a small smile across her face as Kasumi began to eat the food made for her. It wasn't often the Shrine Maiden got to cook for others, "Think nothing of it, Kasumi." She wonder then, what the rest of the day was going to consist of. There was still the matter of the Sekirei plan to think about after all and if they needed partners, it might be better to look sooner rather than later. Before taking a bite of her own food she asked Kasumi, "Supposing the other Sekirei don't dress about as unorthodox as you do, would you have a suggestion to find them?"
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Mao started eating rather wildly. It still looked. . . Remotely human. She had taken much of the food as this would have been the first big meal she had in a long time. "Well, it depends on what I've done really. For most Sekirei, me included, it typically becomes a lot of food we eat. The more I work, the hungrier I am. Not exactly cost efficient to tell you the truth." She continued eating while looking up every now and then for her Ashikabi's reply. It wasn't helped by the unnatural feel she gave off for eating without seeing what she was actually eating. She seems to have great precision.
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Mao started eating rather wildly. It still looked. . . Remotely human. She had taken much of the food as this would have been the first big meal she had in a long time. "Well, it depends on what I've done really. For most Sekirei, me included, it typically becomes a lot of food we eat. The more I work, the hungrier I am. Not exactly cost efficient to tell you the truth." She continued eating while looking up every now and then for her Ashikabi's reply. It wasn't helped by the unnatural feel she gave off for eating without seeing what she was actually eating. She seems to have great precision.
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Kasumi tapped her chin in thought then, after a moment replied "Well, some Sekirei like myself are also weapon users. For those we can identify them by their weapons, as many carry weapons like myself. However, I do carry a larger weapon than most Sekirei, so we might need to be highly observant. However, close-combat and element types can blend in quite seamlessly with normal people. So, the only way to spot them is if they are fighting or doign something abnormal like running across the rooftops, as I myself often do. As far as I'm aware, it is a Sekirei's principal means of travel." With that, she finished her food and advised "Amane-sama, Sekirei have a natural desire to be near their Ashikabi, as they are held very dear to our hearts and souls, particularly when attempting to rest. I was able to keep myself in check last night, and I will continue to do so, but should I fail to some night, please don't be angry." So, she got to her feet and stretched, giving a soft but high-pitched yawn before saying "Shall we depart, Amane-sama?"
Amami
Amami nodded slightly to Mao, commenting "Doesn't sound too different from normal people, but you said you eat a lot? I guess I'll start buying more groceries then, and since you seem to like it when I cook I'll plan on doing so more often" She then frowned lightly, advising "Keep in mind I have a job though, and I'll be back to work tomorrow most likely. So, you'll be mostly responsible for feeding yourself at lunch time, or at least on weekdays. I can feed you for three square meals during the weekends though, so no worries there. Anywho, any questions before we head out to find some allies?"
Amami
Amami nodded slightly to Mao, commenting "Doesn't sound too different from normal people, but you said you eat a lot? I guess I'll start buying more groceries then, and since you seem to like it when I cook I'll plan on doing so more often" She then frowned lightly, advising "Keep in mind I have a job though, and I'll be back to work tomorrow most likely. So, you'll be mostly responsible for feeding yourself at lunch time, or at least on weekdays. I can feed you for three square meals during the weekends though, so no worries there. Anywho, any questions before we head out to find some allies?"
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As he turned back to the street he came face to face with someone in a big white suit with a strange haircut. His face looked like someone had pegged it with three rocks....big rocks and his eyes were dark brown that cut into his very being .Or at least that's what Brandon's mind told him as he stared at the massive man who must've been about seven feet tall. He breathed in deeply and kept looking at Brandon without saying anything. So being the smaller man in this situation Brandon tried to just move around but the big man held his arm out in front of the young man and blocked his path. Brandon sighed and just gave in, "Alright then big guy can you please move I need to get moving." Brandon asked as the big man shook his head, "I'm afraid not Brandon Hunter. Don't be alarmed please my name is Gregori Helmsy and I am a assistant to a man who would very much like to meet you and your friend. The one who eliminated number 61 whatever that means." Helmsy told Brandon who cringed in shock but kept calm it was clear this guy was at least a part of the plan for some ashikabi if this guy wasn't him. "Alright big guy you got my attention..." Brandon told him as Gregori nodded, "Good then I don't need to go into detail please come with me. Don't worry we've already got your friend in the car." Gregori told him as Brandon groaned it looks like he had no choice now. "Alright then please come with me." Gregori told Brandon who was mulling over why he had so easily been shoe horned into this. He was led to a long limo which shocked him slightly and even more so when he saw Izumi sitting in the back looking particularly unhappy. She looked at him as if to say, 'really you trusted this guy?' but Brandon ignored it and sat down next to her. "Hey." he told her bluntly. "You're going to be a pain in my ass I can tell." Izumi returned.
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A knock on the door came for both Amani and Mao which repeated itself quickly enough as if to say, "Hurry up!" despite there only being a couple of seconds before the last knock on the door. If they ignored the knocks on the door they persist with them growing louder and louder with each knock. If they or the person who opened it comes face to face with a man in a dark black hoodie with a cap over his head covering his hair and going all the way down to his eye brows. He wore dirty blue jeans and he had some dirt smudged over his face. He looked no older than twenty three years of age and stood slouched. Regardless of who answered the boy would cough loudly before clearing his throat and moving his hazel eyes onto whoever answered it. His eyes were empty but still had some light in them and next to him stood a girl with rather large breasts and bright pink hair with what looked like a kimono. She was astonishingly pretty and she carried no weapons visible to anyone there. "Hey is this the residence of Miss Amami? If it is I'd like to have a word with you and I promise you'd want to hear it out." The man said with a dull classless voice as if he was bored of being here already. On the opposite side the kimono girl smiled with a great vibe that radiated happiness.
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"Yeah about that ladies...." came a voice from behind the group of Kasumi and Amane as a man in a large black coat with a T-shirt under it seemed to come out of nowhere. His bright cyan eyes glittered with amusement at the fact that he had snuck up on them and his teeth that were being shown off were pearly white. "Oh don't be alarmed I am not here to hurt you at all. All you need to know is this: I'm a possible friend if you get my meaning." the man said as he chuckled. "My name is Yukimura Tomiko but my friends call me either Yuki or Tom." Yuki told them as he rolled two six sided dice between two hands. He was clearly cocky otherwise he wouldn't have so blatantly tried to surprise them like that. Where he had come from or how he had found them he didn't say. "So you two going to attack me for being a member of this sekirei plan or are we going to be nice friends and have a nice chat?" Yuki asked them sarcastically as if he already didn't know their answer.
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A knock on the door came for both Amani and Mao which repeated itself quickly enough as if to say, "Hurry up!" despite there only being a couple of seconds before the last knock on the door. If they ignored the knocks on the door they persist with them growing louder and louder with each knock. If they or the person who opened it comes face to face with a man in a dark black hoodie with a cap over his head covering his hair and going all the way down to his eye brows. He wore dirty blue jeans and he had some dirt smudged over his face. He looked no older than twenty three years of age and stood slouched. Regardless of who answered the boy would cough loudly before clearing his throat and moving his hazel eyes onto whoever answered it. His eyes were empty but still had some light in them and next to him stood a girl with rather large breasts and bright pink hair with what looked like a kimono. She was astonishingly pretty and she carried no weapons visible to anyone there. "Hey is this the residence of Miss Amami? If it is I'd like to have a word with you and I promise you'd want to hear it out." The man said with a dull classless voice as if he was bored of being here already. On the opposite side the kimono girl smiled with a great vibe that radiated happiness.
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"Yeah about that ladies...." came a voice from behind the group of Kasumi and Amane as a man in a large black coat with a T-shirt under it seemed to come out of nowhere. His bright cyan eyes glittered with amusement at the fact that he had snuck up on them and his teeth that were being shown off were pearly white. "Oh don't be alarmed I am not here to hurt you at all. All you need to know is this: I'm a possible friend if you get my meaning." the man said as he chuckled. "My name is Yukimura Tomiko but my friends call me either Yuki or Tom." Yuki told them as he rolled two six sided dice between two hands. He was clearly cocky otherwise he wouldn't have so blatantly tried to surprise them like that. Where he had come from or how he had found them he didn't say. "So you two going to attack me for being a member of this sekirei plan or are we going to be nice friends and have a nice chat?" Yuki asked them sarcastically as if he already didn't know their answer.
Pyromania99 Double-edged Austerity
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Amane cringed at the male voice. Exactly what she didn't want to hear after deciding on leaving to find teammates. She wasn't sure what to say. For her part she slowly moved away using her powers as a Shrine Maiden. She motioned for her Sekirei to move down so she could whisper in the weapon's ear, "What does he want? Ask him that." She eyed the man down. It would mostly come across as angry though that mostly hides the truth.
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Mao looked at the door as the sound of knocking reverberated from it. She finished off her food before asking, "You going to get that, or shall I?" Before her Ashikabi answered, Mao stood up and went to the door. "Yes, yes. . . What is it?" She said walking to it before opening the door and hearing the man's speech. She was slightly befuddled and looked back at Amami. "How about you talk to him, boss."
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Mao looked at the door as the sound of knocking reverberated from it. She finished off her food before asking, "You going to get that, or shall I?" Before her Ashikabi answered, Mao stood up and went to the door. "Yes, yes. . . What is it?" She said walking to it before opening the door and hearing the man's speech. She was slightly befuddled and looked back at Amami. "How about you talk to him, boss."
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Kasumi nodded respectively to her Ashikabi and got to her feet, turning to face the man and coolly drawing her axe, fixing the man with a level-stare, saying "Before I begin, let me tell you it would bring me no pain to end your life for the sake of my Ashikabi. Now, what do you want?" She was very suspicious of this man, who had managed to evade both her Ashikabi and her own senses of hearing. The great axe was comfortably seated in her hands and she awaited the man's answer with a neutral expression and a battle-ready stance.
Amami
Amami frowned lightly, something about this screamed of wrong, so she said loudly "One second!" She retreated to her bedroom and opened the closet to reveal her short-sword, a treasured relic. Though she'd promised never to raise it again except in defense of her ideals, she decided that defense of herself and her new, apparently, life partner was close enough. Using the leather cord near the top, she fastened the sheathe to her belt before going to the door. She thanked Mao with a nod and motioned for her to stand back a tad so Amami could see them. She watched for a long moment, evaluating the two, and quickly decided that they were either from one of the gangs in India, in which case she and Mao would just have to fight them off, or had something to do with the Sekirei plan. So, she invited them in, shutting the door behind them as they entered, before calmly retaking the seat she'd held during dinner, though instead of holding a fork her hand now rested on the blade's grip as she asked "Now then, what can I do for you?"
Amami
Amami frowned lightly, something about this screamed of wrong, so she said loudly "One second!" She retreated to her bedroom and opened the closet to reveal her short-sword, a treasured relic. Though she'd promised never to raise it again except in defense of her ideals, she decided that defense of herself and her new, apparently, life partner was close enough. Using the leather cord near the top, she fastened the sheathe to her belt before going to the door. She thanked Mao with a nod and motioned for her to stand back a tad so Amami could see them. She watched for a long moment, evaluating the two, and quickly decided that they were either from one of the gangs in India, in which case she and Mao would just have to fight them off, or had something to do with the Sekirei plan. So, she invited them in, shutting the door behind them as they entered, before calmly retaking the seat she'd held during dinner, though instead of holding a fork her hand now rested on the blade's grip as she asked "Now then, what can I do for you?"
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"Do you think I carry around these dice just to get some kicks out of them? I'd be one hell of a fight so I recommend holding that attitude madam." Yukimura told the sekirei cockily. "In case you haven't noticed I'm dressed for business not a fight." Yukimura said gesturing at his suit with a simple smile. "Think of it this way: If I wanted to take you out I would have already done it. I've been here for the past....six...eight minutes...on orders from my big boss." He continued leaning on a nearby wall. "As I said now I already know who you are and I am Yukimura. I'm here to bring both of you, preferably peacefully, to the HQ of my faction. This faction is a group of ashikabi and sekirei bounding themselves together for the greater good. I can't give out much more information but let's just say it's in your best interest to come with me. Because if you don't you'll be having to fight the rest of us eventually AND the others who aren't nearly so noble as we are. I'm just saying we got the moral high ground out of most of the other main factions." Yukimura told them flipping one of the dice in the air.
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The man was a bit dumb founded to be exact as he didn't expect to get such a warm reception. I mean he looked like some sort of thug from the street. But he didn't argue he went in and took off his shoes to be polite. He thanked her for her hospitality but noted she seemed much more tense. He didn't really ask for anything more or less just sat there and coughed for a couple of minutes before his companion apologized for him and told them he had a rather nasty cold. He really wasn't trying to be rude or anything in fact he was a rather ni-but the man cut her off before she could finish. His rather dull voice only complimented his gangster outlook. "It's a nice place you got here Miss Anami. I would be proud to call something like this my home. But I suppose introductions are in order. My name is Mutsu I don't really care to give a last name I got disowned awhile ago to be honest. This here is my friend and life companion Ryuko. We're here on business of a good friend of mine whom I've grown fond of. He's offering you an alliance like the one demanded yesterday by Mr. Magoichi....the son of a bitch....sorry I have a distaste for high ranking corporate authorities. Especially ones that start the hunger games." Mutsu told them as he sat there coughing. He twirled his dark yellow hair around idly apparently he wasn't aware he was doing so. "I apologize if this is sudden but we must act quickly before the jerkasses arrive. Excuse my language..." Mutsu told them as he coughed. "They are a group of thug ashikabi who work under a man named 'Warlord of the North' and believe me he is one bad man who you WILL NOT win against if you fight him alone. I know because....reasons." Mutsu said drably. "I want you to come with me and I promise you protection if you do and that you won't be harmed. I have an associate on a similar mission if you can believe it. I'm sure he'll end up fighting his targets instead of helping them though. He's a bit of a...blood knight."
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The man was a bit dumb founded to be exact as he didn't expect to get such a warm reception. I mean he looked like some sort of thug from the street. But he didn't argue he went in and took off his shoes to be polite. He thanked her for her hospitality but noted she seemed much more tense. He didn't really ask for anything more or less just sat there and coughed for a couple of minutes before his companion apologized for him and told them he had a rather nasty cold. He really wasn't trying to be rude or anything in fact he was a rather ni-but the man cut her off before she could finish. His rather dull voice only complimented his gangster outlook. "It's a nice place you got here Miss Anami. I would be proud to call something like this my home. But I suppose introductions are in order. My name is Mutsu I don't really care to give a last name I got disowned awhile ago to be honest. This here is my friend and life companion Ryuko. We're here on business of a good friend of mine whom I've grown fond of. He's offering you an alliance like the one demanded yesterday by Mr. Magoichi....the son of a bitch....sorry I have a distaste for high ranking corporate authorities. Especially ones that start the hunger games." Mutsu told them as he sat there coughing. He twirled his dark yellow hair around idly apparently he wasn't aware he was doing so. "I apologize if this is sudden but we must act quickly before the jerkasses arrive. Excuse my language..." Mutsu told them as he coughed. "They are a group of thug ashikabi who work under a man named 'Warlord of the North' and believe me he is one bad man who you WILL NOT win against if you fight him alone. I know because....reasons." Mutsu said drably. "I want you to come with me and I promise you protection if you do and that you won't be harmed. I have an associate on a similar mission if you can believe it. I'm sure he'll end up fighting his targets instead of helping them though. He's a bit of a...blood knight."
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Kasumi's eyes were narrowed and her feet remained set in a fighting stance. She didn't like this man's demeanor, not in the slightest, however her body language didn't change. If there was one thing Kasumi took pride in, it was her self-control as a warrior. So, she said evenly "That is not my decision to make, Yukimura." Without removing her eyes from the man, she questioned softly "Ashikabi-sama, what would you like to do? If he speaks the truth, then this is a very good opportunity to make allies, and if he is not speaking the truth then an escape, or a fight, is always possible."
Amami
After hearing the man's words, a light smile made it's way to Amami's face. She enjoyed his irreverence, and certainly shared his distaste for Magoichi. The fact that he seemed like a gangster was somewhat off-putting, but impressions could always be wrong. So, for now, she liked this guy. She got up, saying "No pardons needed Mutsu. I don't exactly like Magoichi either. I know how gang's operate and I'm pretty sure your right, I don't like the odds of a 1v4." She glanced over to Mao for a moment before making an executive decision, saying "Well, I like you Mutsu, and I'd be happy to go hear what your boss has to say."
Amami
After hearing the man's words, a light smile made it's way to Amami's face. She enjoyed his irreverence, and certainly shared his distaste for Magoichi. The fact that he seemed like a gangster was somewhat off-putting, but impressions could always be wrong. So, for now, she liked this guy. She got up, saying "No pardons needed Mutsu. I don't exactly like Magoichi either. I know how gang's operate and I'm pretty sure your right, I don't like the odds of a 1v4." She glanced over to Mao for a moment before making an executive decision, saying "Well, I like you Mutsu, and I'd be happy to go hear what your boss has to say."
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Mutsu's nodded in approval as if he was glad he didn't need to pick another unnecessary fight. He coughed again and wiped some spit off his mouth on his clothes. "You do? Well I hope you're prepared to fight a crazy man The Warlord takes pride in his ability to fight and since he won the tournament yesterday...he's probably even stronger..." Mutsu commented plainly as he got up. However it took the help of his companion to help him up in the first place. "You shouldn't push yourself." Ryuko told him as Mutsu brushed it off, "I'm the strongest we have if I can't handle it who will? So get whatever you need and let's be off. You can come back later but it may be a couple of days." Mutsu commented as he looked out the window and then walked away. "We still got time..." Mutsu said with relief or at least the equivalent in such a monotone man like himself. "Yeah this could end badly but I doubt it...it's not like he sent his A-Team after me....that's the all mighty tactician's problem...hope they wipe each other out." Mutsu stated as he waited by the door. "I'll wait here until you're all ready and prepared to leave."
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