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Post by Vegeta on Nov 3, 2004 0:45:30 GMT -5
Ryuusei, still looking in the reflection, replies quietly.
RYUUSEI: "So I notice....."
He watches as the barmaid brings over their order.
RYUUSEI: "There may be trouble, so be ready. That girl doesn't seem very ordinary, and people here have a hard time adjusting to newcomers of a different kind."
Ryuusei starts with the Miso Soup.
RYUUSEI: "Just be ready is all."
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Post by Tasuke on Nov 3, 2004 0:51:48 GMT -5
Yoh: "Hai."
He said quietly and nodded slightly. He glanced at the Barmaid, then took a sip from his Miso soup as well.
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Post by No One on Nov 3, 2004 18:43:14 GMT -5
A few people glance at her suspicously, but make no threaghtening moves. Swift decides to pour some of the drink from the bottle (not knowing exactly what it is) into her mug and start on her nightly routine. She throws back the mug and takes a drink. Never having tasted Sake before, she is unaware of its strength and finds herself caughing and making a face that would turn away the dead...
The villagers in the tavern, after seeing this ridiculous display, erupt in laughter as the stranger tries to compose herself...
Out of embarrassment, Swift throws her hood back over her face and tries to regain her breath...
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Post by Tasuke on Nov 3, 2004 21:56:03 GMT -5
A smile crept slowly across Yoh's face. Laughing silently to himself, he drank the rest of his soup, and started eating his fried rice.
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Post by Vegeta on Nov 3, 2004 22:29:14 GMT -5
Ryuusei, chopsticks in one hand, and sake cup in the other, looks over his shoulder at the comotion. He looks behind him out of the corner of his eye, and returns to his original position, eating the ramen.
RYUUSEI: "Yoh, don't stare. It's not polite."
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Post by Tasuke on Nov 3, 2004 23:34:22 GMT -5
Yoh: "I wasn't staring, I was just glancing."
He said, before getting another mouthful of rice.
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Post by No One on Nov 4, 2004 0:41:11 GMT -5
Swift regains her composure and notices the young boy staring at her.
SWIFT: 'I need to get out of here...'
She finishes her drink as fast as she can manage and stands up to make her way to the bar. As she stands up, she swoons slightly and realizes how fast the drink is working. Hoping she still has most of her coordination, she grabs her bottle and starts walking towards the inkeeper.
The curious glances turn into suspicious stares as she walks past each table. After what seems like forever, she finally reaches the bar. *turning to the innkeeper*
SWIFT: "A room I would appreciate, please."
Innkeep: "Take off your hood first, stranger..."
Hesitantly, she takes off her hood, once again exposing her questionable appearance...
Innkeep: "I don't like the looks of you, dark one. Find somewhere else!"
SWIFT: "But I..."
Innkeep: "That means leave! Now!"
After tossing some coins onto the bar for the bottle of whatever it is, she turns and makes her way toward the door. With one last glance behind her, she sees the tall man and his young friend looking at her with what seemed to be sympathetic expressions. She turns back toward the door and heads out...
It's dark now, and Swift is unsure of which way she came in. 'Probably because of that drink...' As she walks with the bottle in her hand, she begins to feel more and more drowsy, and after taking one more swig of the powerful drink, she slumps to the ground by the side of a small building, unconscious....
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Post by Vegeta on Nov 4, 2004 1:58:22 GMT -5
Ryuusei had followed her out, telling Yoh to stay behind. He watches as the dark-skinned girl passes out near the side of a building, which so happened to be his Dojo.
RYUUSEI: 'Some people... they just can't take a nice warm sake. Such a shame.'
He walks over to her, and lightly kicks her foot.
RYUUSEI: "Hey, wake up."
He kicks her foot lightly a few more times.
RYUUSEI: "Hey........ wake up....."
She still doesn't respond, so he kicks her foot again, only a little harder this time.
RYUUSEI: "HEY! WAKE UP!"
Ryuusei at this point is getting slightly annoyed.
RYUUSEI: 'How rude. First, she passes out on my Dojo, second she's gonna let that perfectly good sake go to waste, and now she's so rude as to not listen to me.'
Ryuusei crouches down in front of her, looking at her face carefully.
RYUUSEI: "......hm. I should think this over carefully before I do anything."
He thinks this over carefully.
RYUUSEI: "........."
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Post by No One on Nov 4, 2004 16:24:10 GMT -5
Faintly aware of someone kicking her, Swift tries to get up and defend herself. When she realizes that she's unable to do so, she also notices that she can't even open her eyes.
Moments later, after hard concentration, she manages to barely open her eyes less than half way. She sees the blurry image of the tall mysterious man from the tavern, and has the feeling that he's not trying to hurt her. His mouth is moving, but she is unable to process what he is saying. 'He's probably trying to get me to leave...or maybe he just wants me to get up...there's no way...' She struggles to move her legs and arms but only manages to shift them slightly before closing her eyes and slipping away into unconciousness again...
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Post by Tasuke on Nov 4, 2004 19:31:23 GMT -5
Nodding, Yoh stayed behind as he was told. Watching Amidamaru leave, he resumed eating...
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Post by Vegeta on Nov 4, 2004 21:34:26 GMT -5
Ryuusei walks back to the tavern, and signals Yoh over.
RYUUSEI: "Hey, Yoh! Meet me back at the Dojo! And bring that sake with you!"
Ryuusei walks back over to the girl and lifts her up, taking her inside the Dojo. He places her on a mat in the middle of the floor, and returns to his stage.
RYUUSEI: 'Where is that boy with my sake?'
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Post by Tasuke on Nov 4, 2004 21:45:41 GMT -5
Finishing his food, Yoh grabbed the sake. Paying for the food, since Amidamaru forgot to, even though he said he would... Sighing, Yoh went back to the Dojo. Walking inside, Yoh raised an eyebrow at the girl on the floor. Sitting down next to Amidamaru, he handed him the sake.
Yoh: "What's up with her?"
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Post by Vegeta on Nov 4, 2004 23:09:56 GMT -5
RYUUSEI: "Not sure. Perhaps her drink was poisoned! Or she just drank it too fast. One or the other."
Ryuusei looks at Yoh.
RYUUSEI: "Oh, sorry."
He pulls some money out of his satchel and hands it to Yoh.
RYUUSEI: "That should cover the cost of the dinner."
Ryuusei remains on his stage.
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Several hours later, Ryuusei has fallen asleep on his stage, sitting down leaned against the wall with Harusame and Koji-Ken resting against his body.
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Post by No One on Nov 5, 2004 0:02:12 GMT -5
Swift wakes and finds herself in the dojo...She groggily stands up and looks around. She is amazed to see the tall man from the tavern leaning against the wall on a stage, but has no idea where the boy could be. Her first instinct is to collect her things and leave, but something made her stay.
She finds herself walking completely silently (b/c of her enchanted boots) toward the man leaning, or sleeping it seems, against the wall. Her curiosity gets the better of her as she creeps closer and closer to get a good look at him. He is handsome in the face, and looks very strong... SWIFT: 'I wonder how he got that scar on his chest...not that it makes him look bad...' A faint smile appears on her face, something that has not happened for years perhaps, and she immediately reprimands herself for not taking things seriously...,after all, this man might not be as nice as his looks are...
After making sure she has all of her weapons and belongings, she turns to leave and starts toward the door.... SWIFT: 'there's no way he'll notice me with my boots on, especially if he's really asleep. I should probably get going...'
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Post by Vegeta on Nov 5, 2004 0:14:33 GMT -5
The sound of steel is heard behind her.
RYUUSEI: "Hold it."
Ryuusei is now standing, half on, and half off of his stage, Koji-Ken in hand.
RYUUSEI: "I'm afraid I can't let you leave just yet. You seem a bit too intent on leaving, and that makes me suspicious. Not that I have no reason too be suspicious. A stranger wanders into town, looking like you do makes it only easier to be suspicious, and then you try and sneak off in the early hours.... So my suspicions are justified."
Ryuusei returns Koji-Ken to it's scabbard.
RYUUSEI: "Let's be civil about this."
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