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Sano Takeshi

@Ambra

With the rear naked choke locked, Sano clasped his hands together to prevent Connor's escape and strengthening his submission. Speed in this round did not play to anyone's strength as technique became the evident victor. After struggling and clawing at Sano's bicep, Connor ran out of options and tapped - giving Sano the fourth round. They were now even, both holding two wins and two loses. At this point, the fifth round would declare the stronger man, but Schulz instruction to change training partners overruled the possibility to find out. With a bow of respect, Sano moved on to his next opponent - Olivia Zesiger.

Standing behind her, Sano waited for her conversation with fellow comrade Tanner to seize. Patiently, he tied his boots and fixed his clothing - wanting to be at optimal performance. He did not want to fight the girl, nor did he believe it should be allowed in this world, but he was given instruction to do so. He bowed politely, giving the girl a smile before assuming an offensive stance. In an orthodox position, his left foot lead with his left fist. His right hand rested by his chin as a defensive precaution. "Are you ready?" he asked, not certain by the girl's facial features.

He looked her up and down, trying to study what kind of fighting style or prowess she possessed. He hadn't had the time to peek over while training with Connor as he had his hands full at the time. Though from what little information he could gather in that second, he knew she was definitely not on par with some other fighters in his class. Her pants were covered in dirt, leading Sano to believe she had been on the ground a couple of times - but again, these were only assumptions. Sano would never degrade her or underestimate her abilities. She had the eyes of a warrior, they all did.

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@wolverbells said she'd be posting the timeskip later this afternoon.

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@Solace @Ambra @HecateProxy @SheriffLlama @wolverbells
@LetMeDoStuff @FrostedCaramel @Jinxer @Aquanthe

Is everyone ready to move onto the next day in the RP? Training Day?

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Sano Takeshi

@SheriffLlama

The silence that overtook the room was becoming uncomfortable. He listened to Connor reveal some self-distressing information, paying attention to the emotion that came with his tone of voice. He was finding it difficult to relate, as his story did not hold the same incidents of blood. His family's whereabouts were unknown to him, preventing him from mourning or rejoicing. Instead, he held himself floundering in an ocean of possibilities. Were the eaten? Were they crushed under debris? Were they alive??

Suddenly, Connor displayed admiration for Sano's ability to lead and hard work ethics. The cadet bit his lower lip as he turned up to respond, his feeling of discomfort visible on his face.

"I'm sorry about your family, but please......never say that again. The reason your family is dead is because mine failed." Sounds outside the barracks went silent. The conversation was becoming heated between the two men, an outcome Connor probably did not expect.

"Like I said before, my family and I were in charge of building the wall. My brother and I helped our father make the cement to patch up any holes and cracks, but never got to see him work. It was all worthless. Those Titans broke in without difficulty. They then killed the family of EVERYONE OUT THERE!" he said, pointing out in the direction of the mess hall.

"I don't know if my family is dead. They aren't here to make up for their failure, but I am. I can't bring people back to life, but I can defeat the Titans that we could not stop. I'm going to lead everyone I've failed to victory. I may lose my life, but I'll give it for theirs, for yours and for humanity. I'm only afraid it may still not be enough..."

With the truth revealed, Sano laid back on the lower bunk closer to the door. He placed both his hands on his chest and intertwined his fingers. "Please do not repeat this to the others. I will tell them on my own time."

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Jade Stone | Mess Hall

Mentions: @LetMeDOStuff @Solace@FrostedCaramel

Jade’s head slightly tilted as the boy mentioned he was from Shiganshina as well. “The book store? I remember. I’d always run in and grab a random book before paying and leaving. I never wanted to know what I would read. Sometimes I got some really boring books but my mom would make me read it all.” A single laugh escaped Jade’s lips before she stopped herself and cleared her throat, regaining her composure. “I’m glad to see that you’re okay.” She offered Tanner a small smile before glancing over at the others and returning to her normal, emotionless look.

“Just because someone isn’t like you, doesn’t mean they’re weird.”

Jade’s comment was directed at Reese’s unnecessary comment about Sano. She was never one to be confrontational, but when she heard something that she didn’t think was right, she always spoke up. Her next few statements were cut off before she even got a chance to say them when a taller boy that she had sen standing in formation spoke. He’s voice was slightly familiar; someone that Jade could recall hearing but could not remember putting a face on. Ever so slowly she took her eyes off of Grant to look back at Tanner, with a million questions going through her head. “Do you remember him, by any chance?”

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Sano Takeshi

@wolverbells@HecateProxy@Ambra@LordVoldemort
@Solace@FrostedCaramel@SheriffLlama@Aquanthe

"I only followed orders, just like you," Sano stated in response to Lauren's disfavor. He turned up from his bowl, subjecting her to the glare she was absent. He looked deep into her eyes, a state of enmity crowding the outer rings of his pupils. Though seconds after their visionary encounter, the interlock broke its hold as Jade pounced into the conversation with a question of her own - distancing the two cadets from any further aggravation. Her question: Where are you from?

The simple inquiry brought forth memories of his youth, clouding his trance of thought which induced him to silence. He looked at the bowl before him, then managed to break lose from his own mind prison. "I was born outside of the walls, but raised in Shiganshina. My..." again he went silent, sighing in annoyance that revealing this information was proving more difficult than imagined.

"My family helped build Wall Maria. The wall that the Armored Titan destroyed...." he stopped, pushing away his empty food bowl. He stood up from the table, looking around at all the cadets that sat around him. "Tomorrow is combat training. You all must be at the training yard at zero five-hundred hours. Please do NOT be late. I do not wish to run for your insubordination."

With that, the leader fled. Leaving the others to eat at their pace and sleep at the time they desired. Muddled with recollections of his past, the night would find itself strenuous - despite the silence that overlaid the cabins.

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Sano Takeshi

@wolverbells@HecateProxy@Ambra@LordVoldemort
@Solace@FrostedCaramel@SheriffLlama@Aquanthe

"A pleasure to meet you, my name is Sano Takeshi," the cadet returned respectfully, giving the shorter boy a nod before continuing towards the mess hall. He watched his comrades form together on the tables before him, filling the empty seats that remained. Listening in to the conversations that went on, Sano maneuvered his way through the aisles between the tables, excusing himself if he got to close to anyone.

His eyes targeted some seats close to the girls from the cabin, they had already found a table and were filling it quickly. "Let's sit over here, apologize for our intrusion in their cabin," he tasked, letting Emil and Connor pass him up and take their seats respectfully.

"May I?" he asked Mora, gesturing the seat next to hers. Her answer was unknown as he slowly formed into the chair, hoping there would be no backlash for his action. "I wanted to apologize for the two cadets that barged into your cabin, I should have been alert and stopped them." Deep down Sano felt responsible for the action of his team as he had already declared himself team captain - despite his unusual silence. Leading by example meant he needed to take charge of the situation and show others the way things in general must be performed.

He then turned towards his dinner, a soup that cast a smell of pond and raw onion. He cringed and coughed internally at the sight as well, feeling as though the ingredients were alive.

"....damn..." he cursed under his breath as his spoon played around the bowl and it's compounds. Gulping, he filled his utensil and brought it towards his mouth. He stopped hesitantly, eyes bulging out of their sockets as his entire body froze in place. He couldn't curse, the smell fund itself into his nervous system and forced him into immobilization. Then it took over and had him eat. He munched on the spoon as if it was eatable. Swallowing the soup as quickly and painlessly as possible. His spoon dropped back into his bowl, face turning to his right slightly as he glared into space. He sniffed, taking in the fresh air as his chest begin to burn from the inside out.

"Damn!" his brain cursed, obligating him to exhale the spices he had just inhaled. "Spicy," the word escaped him, jaw shivering as he shook his head in suffering. This wasn't soup, it was hell in a bowl.

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Sano Takeshi

@Jinxer@wolverbells@HecateProxy@SheriffLlama@FrostedCaramel

The ladies cabin was suddenly interrupted by a two tap knock on the door. Outside its parameters stood Sano, head bowed slightly towards the ground, a shadow overlaying his facial features. His shoulders crunched up towards his ears in seeming displeasure. His brow once more grinding against itself in boiling anger. He waited patiently for the door to open. Cursing in murmurs on the damnation that took place a second ago.

The door then opened, cadets formed around the room with smiles and stars in their eyes. After the events of the entrance ceremony, who was to blame them? However, Sano held the complete opposite reaction as his eyes turned towards the few. He bowed in respect to his fellow cadets, entering slowly with eyes still wary. He remained near the doorway, not wanting to intrude in any way despite his news.

"Instructor Schulz has ordered me to retrieve the two male cadets that entered the female's cabin at once," he started, eyeing both Connor and Emil who lay in the women's beds without seeming respect. If we do not comply, we will be running for the remainder of the day....." he uttered, silence brewing after his orders were announced.

"Damn," he cursed in his head, watching the mood change from joyous to gloomy.

They boy gulped, pissed off that he was seen as an errand boy. Though orders were orders and Sano had no option but to comply, he did not see himself as a pushover. He was simply complying with orders that made sense to him, and possibly jealous too.

"Let's go gentlemen," he added, giving another bow to the ladies before moving outside the door frame to give Emil and Connor enough space to roll out. "We will see you all at dinner."

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Sano Takeshi

@wolverbells

Like a plague, the cadets were put through life changing distress. Schulz had infected every student with his toxic language - for better or worse. The glare in the man's eyes beamed out the back of his head, as though he was always watching. Sano continued his pushups through Schulz' entire roast. He watched his comrades fall to their emotional demise, though some tried their best to hide their instinctive desolation, it was obvious the instructor was getting to them. This wasn't the war Sano wanted to fight, but it was one that needed to be addressed after their victory over the Titans.

As the entrance ceremony came to an unusual conclusion, Sano stood and dusted his uniform off. Dust and dirt floated off him as he moved his hand through the fabric with haste. "Damn shit," he murmured to himself as the sound of a voice interrupted his upcoming curse. Slowly he turned to see the shorter girl who was unjustly struck by the hand of their higher-up.

"It was no problem," he started after accepting her gratitude with a simple nod. He looked towards the other recruits with eyes that appeared annoyed.

"I'm surprised no one else said anything. That's no way to treat a lady, he should be ashamed of his damn self," he stated, profanity once again escaping his lips.

"Sorry, I did't mean to curse," he exclaimed, embarrassed by his explicit language. Father was always one to hold him accountable for his vocabulary, but without him present there was no check system. He had been thrown into adulthood and had no figure to guide him through it. Hopefully his exemplary youth and grueling teachings during those years would be enough to propel him to triumph.

"My name is Sano Takeshi, it is a pleasure to meet you Jade Stone."

After his introduction, Sano gave his comrade a respectful bow and started his way towards the cabins. He started taking mental notes of everyone around him, heigh, weight, body language and even their voice if they were close enough for him to hear. "Only the strongest will survive this war. I'll lead these people to victory," Sano thought to himself.

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He should be chubby