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[Rei enjoyed working with the wyverns, the one who'd imprinted on her in particular. She couldn't help but smile every time it bounded up to her, preening and trilling against her thigh. She was getting pretty big, and much more quickly than Rei had anticipated.
They grow like a dog, I guess...in addition to acting like them.
Rei looks up when Rei calls out to her, his question eliciting a happy smile. She drops to the floor and sits, the beast she'd been tending to laying it's head in her lap and cooing softly, obviously requesting scritches that are given without hesitation.]
I think I've gotten a lot of it down, honestly. I'm starting to really be able to work with animals better, now. Like those crabs, when you helped me with Bianca-chan. [Bianca was cute, she became chan pretty quick.]
And I've also started to be able to do more with it besides. With the wind.
They grow like a dog, I guess...in addition to acting like them.
Rei looks up when Rei calls out to her, his question eliciting a happy smile. She drops to the floor and sits, the beast she'd been tending to laying it's head in her lap and cooing softly, obviously requesting scritches that are given without hesitation.]
I think I've gotten a lot of it down, honestly. I'm starting to really be able to work with animals better, now. Like those crabs, when you helped me with Bianca-chan. [Bianca was cute, she became chan pretty quick.]
And I've also started to be able to do more with it besides. With the wind.
[ There's an interested way he tilts his head, the wyvern beside him lifting its head each time to his head that makes him bumble in his attempt to find its back. Always a head rub first, then down the spine. ]
Wind? What are you going to do with it?
[ His first thought is laundry. ... he'll keep that to himself. ]
Wind? What are you going to do with it?
[ His first thought is laundry. ... he'll keep that to himself. ]
[Rei does much the same with her own friend, focusing on the area behind the aural cavity, just like she might scratch Luna behind the ears. The beastie snorts a happy sigh and nuzzles her belly with it's snout.]
Mostly I've been moving it around. I want to learn to make shields or something with it, or push things back. Weave it into my martial arts, something like that.
Mostly I've been moving it around. I want to learn to make shields or something with it, or push things back. Weave it into my martial arts, something like that.
[ laundry tho ]
That's a great idea! You could put it into kicks and send people flying! [ Because of course he's going to think cool things like that. ] Charizard makes blades out of the air with his wings. He swipes them [ is Red showing by a chop with his hand? yes he is ] like this, and they go flying at his opponents!
I can show you it sometime!
That's a great idea! You could put it into kicks and send people flying! [ Because of course he's going to think cool things like that. ] Charizard makes blades out of the air with his wings. He swipes them [ is Red showing by a chop with his hand? yes he is ] like this, and they go flying at his opponents!
I can show you it sometime!
That's pretty creative. I was thinking more of using it to make shields, or with my staff but...
[She trails off, smiling. she can humor him there.]
Charizard makes blades of air though? That would also be useful. I'd love to see it later, it might help me figure out how to do the same.
[She trails off, smiling. she can humor him there.]
Charizard makes blades of air though? That would also be useful. I'd love to see it later, it might help me figure out how to do the same.
Oh, well, if you only want to learn to make shields with it, it's okay. [ He thought his idea suited her 'push things back' idea, but he spreads his hands up, a kind of 'no big deal' motion before he lets the wyvern at his side have his hand, the other content with dozing off. ]
What do you call a martial arts that involves a staff? Karate's popular where I'm from.
What do you call a martial arts that involves a staff? Karate's popular where I'm from.
Most martial arts teach the very basics of staff fighting. For me it's Aikido, though. We don't do much punching or kicking, mostly throwing and defensive fighting.
[Rubbing her own wyvern's neck, the underside getting extra scratches, she bends down and kisses her on the top of the head.]
It's something I learned to defend myself as a young girl.
[Rubbing her own wyvern's neck, the underside getting extra scratches, she bends down and kisses her on the top of the head.]
It's something I learned to defend myself as a young girl.
[ Real affectionate, huh. Was he ever going to see a month when they weren't together? But the treatment of the young wyvern doesn't distract Red from what Rei says, his gaze coming back to her. ]
Did you ever have to use it? [ Because that's the most important question, right. ]
Did you ever have to use it? [ Because that's the most important question, right. ]
[Probably not. Rei does have a fondness for the little lady now, and it for her.]
Some. I've fought bad people at home, before. More than once. I don't like it, but sometimes you just have to fight.
Some. I've fought bad people at home, before. More than once. I don't like it, but sometimes you just have to fight.
[ He can certainly agree with that, humming, though it does make him think and continue following that sound. ]
What kind of world did you say you come from again? You said people think crows turn into monsters... do you have electricity? Computers? [ A beat, and then he explains: ] It's hard to keep track. Most people I meet here, Verens is the most advanced city they've seen!
What kind of world did you say you come from again? You said people think crows turn into monsters... do you have electricity? Computers? [ A beat, and then he explains: ] It's hard to keep track. Most people I meet here, Verens is the most advanced city they've seen!
I come from a world more advanced than this. Yes, with electricity and computers. But I never said people think crows become monsters. Just that they're symbolic of unpleasant things. People can be afraid of them.
[She shakes her head.]
It's a nice world, and I think it's beyond what most people here have.
[She shakes her head.]
It's a nice world, and I think it's beyond what most people here have.
[ There's a small 'oh' at the correction. That's how his mind decided to remember that, apparently. ]
My world is the same. It's more peaceful than other worlds too -- it can be dangerous with some of the criminals we've had, and if you leave the towns and cities for whatever reason unprepared, but I've never had to fight before I became a trainer. And most trainers battle for fun.
I thought the worst you had to deal with were spirits! [ Really, Rei's life sounds like...a thing. He doesn't quite know how to picture it. ]
My world is the same. It's more peaceful than other worlds too -- it can be dangerous with some of the criminals we've had, and if you leave the towns and cities for whatever reason unprepared, but I've never had to fight before I became a trainer. And most trainers battle for fun.
I thought the worst you had to deal with were spirits! [ Really, Rei's life sounds like...a thing. He doesn't quite know how to picture it. ]
Well, you're not wrong there. Spirits are the worst thing I've had to deal with.
[Rei's life is complicated, Red. Very, very complicated.]
Most people aren't really all that bad. Just...you know how people can be, if you're talking about criminals. Sometimes they're greedy, sometimes they're scared, but people are just people.
Why's it dangerous outside of towns and cities?
[Rei's life is complicated, Red. Very, very complicated.]
Most people aren't really all that bad. Just...you know how people can be, if you're talking about criminals. Sometimes they're greedy, sometimes they're scared, but people are just people.
Why's it dangerous outside of towns and cities?
Rei-chan! I talked to Minako-chan about her birthday and she wants to do a bonfire under the stars by the lake! I'm going to see if there is a lake cabin we can rent so we don't have to be outside the whole time! But if you have any private plans you want to do with her, just let me know and I'll plan around them.
[A part of Rei rankles just a little bit, just a little bit. She'd wanted to discuss Minako's birthday with her before Usagi had gotten involved, but the blonde had clearly beaten her to the punch.
She puts on a smile, pats her wyvern, and replies with no hesitation or hint of that twinge though.]
I think that sounds fine. I've not really had much time to plan anything, but I'd like to spend the evening with her, afterwards.
She puts on a smile, pats her wyvern, and replies with no hesitation or hint of that twinge though.]
I think that sounds fine. I've not really had much time to plan anything, but I'd like to spend the evening with her, afterwards.
[Unfortunately, Usagi is completely oblivious about the matter regarding Rei's irritation, mostly because Usagi thought she was being considerate in the first place by promising to work around anything Rei had planned.]
Well, no worries, you have a few weeks and I can work around what you do. She wanted to do it in the evening, though, since it's a bonfire thing. But I can make it for the day before or after.
Well, no worries, you have a few weeks and I can work around what you do. She wanted to do it in the evening, though, since it's a bonfire thing. But I can make it for the day before or after.
Edited 2016-10-02 04:06 (UTC)
[Rei frowns a little, thinking...]
Being in the evening doesn't necessarily mean I can't pull her aside. I think...when I give you a signal, it'll be time for you to start pulling people away. Or at least helping me get her away from the group.
[This part is a liiiittle non-negotiable, she thinks.]
Being in the evening doesn't necessarily mean I can't pull her aside. I think...when I give you a signal, it'll be time for you to start pulling people away. Or at least helping me get her away from the group.
[This part is a liiiittle non-negotiable, she thinks.]
No no, that's fine, I understand. Really.
[Seriously, Rei, she does understand.]
If you want, I can book the lake cabin for the evening into the next morning?
[Seriously, Rei, she does understand.]
If you want, I can book the lake cabin for the evening into the next morning?
Yes. That'll be ideal. I can make her breakfast.
[Which leaves a lot open for interpretation, Usagi. A loooot. Feel free to assume what the Goddess of Passion has in mind, because her smile...while small...is probably telling.]
[Which leaves a lot open for interpretation, Usagi. A loooot. Feel free to assume what the Goddess of Passion has in mind, because her smile...while small...is probably telling.]
Well, then as promised, I will rent it for two days.
[She won't question, nor will she pry, the girls have always been considerate enough to never pry into what she and Mamoru did in private, she will give Rei and Minako the same courtesy.]
And I'll be sure to drag Chibiusa home too.
[She won't question, nor will she pry, the girls have always been considerate enough to never pry into what she and Mamoru did in private, she will give Rei and Minako the same courtesy.]
And I'll be sure to drag Chibiusa home too.
That, more than anything, I will appreciate. She has a habit of...appearing whenever she's most...unwelcome.
[And Rei hasn't told her, or Helios, about the relationship.]
[And Rei hasn't told her, or Helios, about the relationship.]
You're preaching to the choir, Rei-chan. Don't tell anyone, but I can't tell you how many cold showers Mamo-chan has had to rush to take because she experienced a nightmare. But she comes first, no matter what, for the both of us.
But don't worry, I'll promise her a special night with me after the party.
But don't worry, I'll promise her a special night with me after the party.
We...haven't gotten to that point yet.
[Truth be told, Minako and Rei had probably been interrupted more times by Usagi causing some ruckus downstairs with her emotions than the little girl.]
But I appreciate that. I want to make Minako's first birthday with a lover something special and memorable. In my own way.
[Truth be told, Minako and Rei had probably been interrupted more times by Usagi causing some ruckus downstairs with her emotions than the little girl.]
But I appreciate that. I want to make Minako's first birthday with a lover something special and memorable. In my own way.
You'll both go at the pace best for the both of you. And I'm always here if you need a listening ear!
[Ouch, don't tell her that or she'll be depressed for days about hurting your relationship in some fashion.]
Ah... [She gets the hint, though late.] Sorry, then, that I jumped the gun.
[Ouch, don't tell her that or she'll be depressed for days about hurting your relationship in some fashion.]
Ah... [She gets the hint, though late.] Sorry, then, that I jumped the gun.
You're you, and you have your own way of doing things. It's not your fault you applied your values to your perspective.
[And while unique, it's not Rei's. But you caught yourself. So, forgiven.]
Though I think...at last in this case...I'd prefer to talk to someone more divorced from the situation if there's a problem.
[And while unique, it's not Rei's. But you caught yourself. So, forgiven.]
Though I think...at last in this case...I'd prefer to talk to someone more divorced from the situation if there's a problem.
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