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Post by Tala Grey on Feb 20, 2012 0:04:59 GMT -5
Tala snickered a little as she was swept off of her legs, but it faded and she gave an 'AW!' as her face was smattered with ice cream. He plopped her down in front of a mirror as she began to lick off what was around her lips, before having to resort to a napkin to wipe of the rest, "tch, at least I was planning on licking it off, you're just wasteful," she taunted, making a bit of a face at him. As he lifted her up she simply resumed eating her ice cream, having gained a cherub like demeanor of bliss (clearly, she really liked ice cream).
"Yeah, I vaguely recall seeing them use it and hearing them gloat about it," she respond, shuddering a bit as her earlobe was licked, she smiled and continued to lap at her ice cream, easily moving along with him as he went for the forest, she watched with interest as he took out a bag and merely listened to his explanation, all while running her tongue over her ice cream. "Ten times in one second, hm?" she mused, and just sort of idly practiced a bit to see what she could do. Obviously she wasn't yet serious about it as she was still licking at her ice cream in a catlike manner.
He put a bag down and told her to tap on it ten times in a second. Naturally her first try was less than stellar, and she looked back at him for a moment, "are you sure you're not teaching me to tap dance?" She taunted, then arched a brow at his proposition. "Oh? Reward? I'll bite." She smirked a bit to herself, finished the rest off her ice cream, and licked her fingers before suddenly becoming very serious. She watched him as he moved around her, sitting down behind her. She knew him well enough to know there was an ulterior motive here, and he soon confirmed it when he playfully swatted her.
She chuckled a little, and went to work tapping her foot - well aware that she probably looked like an idiot, but hey... There was a reward waiting for her!
Stamina: 1625/1655
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Post by Tetzou Shibaru on Feb 20, 2012 0:38:04 GMT -5
Tetzou smirked a bit at her responses, "Wasteful? How, it wen tin your mouth." He grinned a bit and gave a soft chuckle as she snuggling into him practically melted with bliss while she ate her vanilla. He nodded at her words when he had set her down, she shivered when he licked her earlobe and it made him grin a bit in amusement. He nodded at her comment about them gloating, "Yeah ... and a lot of them suck at it and they gloat, I really don't understand our superiors sometimes." He sighed a bit before he nodded at her question watching her eat, and try as she ate he rolled his eyes and chuckled softly. "Oh finish it first ..." he face palmed with a grin watching her squeak and wiggle from the smack, he smirked as she finally finished and got a serious glint to her eyes. As she responded about the reward he chuckled and gave a soft nod,"Yup, reward ... and I bet you will." He teased her softly before crossing his arms and watching her.
It was true, she looked a bit funny trying but he wouldn't say that of course. He gently took a occasional swig of whiskey, watching her try over and over. As time passed the training his an hour, and she was managing ten taps in three seconds now which he nodded too, it was certainly getting better. He chuckled a bit, "Getting closer dear ..." He called out with a soft smile before he reached down and tossed her a slushy, ti had been a ice cycle earlier but of course in an hour had melted in a nice strawberry slushy for her to enjoy. "Come take a break." He smiled patting his lap with a chuckle, when she came over hed wrap his arms around her and snuggle her gently with a smile. "So when we get th boat read ... were do you want to go first?" He arched a brow curiously as he tilted his head and took another swig of his whiskey, eying her out of curiosity. After all he was more concerned about their future then the training.
After getting her option ... if she had on,he would not considering ti while he decided where shes like her to take them. He patted her bottom and nodded back toward the bed, "Alright... an hour and a half, you can do it babe." He said with a soft proud smile, knowing that in fact she could, and would manage this. She was his little genius after all!
Stamina: 1670/1850
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Post by Tala Grey on Feb 20, 2012 10:31:04 GMT -5
Tala continued to practice the same movement over and over and over again, her mind becoming somewhat numb, and though she was determined she was visibly bored with it. She crossed her arms over her chest, closed her eyes, and simply concentrated on the movements of her foot. She continued to tap her foot rapidly, trying to do it ten times in a second, which was pretty much as difficult as it sounded. The girl sighed a bit, somewhat impatiently and boredly, wishing there was something to distract her mind to make the time pass faster.
Her blue eyes opened slowly as he announced that she was getting closer. He tossed her a drink and announced that it was time for a break, while petting his lap for her to sit down in it. She all but pounced on him, - albeit carefully - sighing a little as she sipped at the cool, strawberry flavored drink and leaned back into his chest as he hugged her smaller frame. She sank into him, clearly very comfortable with him, and tilted her head back onto his shoulder as he asked her the question.
"Hmm," she mused, bringing her free hand around to rest along his muscular arms, "I don't know, really. Somewhere that we haven't been before?" She continued to ponder while taking another sip, "there's a lot of places we could go, but nothing really stands out as to where we should go first..." She bit her bottom lip gently, recalling all the maps and books that she had read, studied and owned, "how about to a different Blue? We could test the ship that way, too." She shrugged a bit against him, "I'll go wherever you feel like going," she finally decided, "just pick a place and I'll guide us there~" She chirped, somewhat happily, clearly having forgotten about accidentally beheading someone earlier.
Tala sighed a little as he announced that it was time to start again, dragging herself to her feet and stretching a little, she laughed a bit as he pet her butt and slowly stood out from him, casting a glance back at him long enough to catch his smile, she returned it before heading to the bag and starting the training once more.
Stamina: 1620/1655
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Post by Tetzou Shibaru on Feb 20, 2012 21:06:09 GMT -5
He chuckled softly at her comment about maybe another blue, he leaned back and snuggled her gently as she squirmed and sucked down her drink. Another blue huh ... he had heard there was a group of escapes slave pirates int eh eastern blue, maybe they could head there. He chuckled and debated this quietly as she got up and began once again he tugged out his logbook, flipping to his bounty pages he ran his fingers through them slowly as he considered his options a moment in his thoughts frowning softly. "Hmm ... there's a big bounty in the West Blue, some big time rookie for 55.000.000 Beli ... says he's a giant, that could be pretty interesting ..." He arched a brow and leaned back as he considered this quietly placing his fingers together and tapping his lip in his thoughts. The giant would be a good test for his full body, and a good way for Tala to practice her Soru ... he grinned, looks like they were ganna head to West Blue. He chuckled a bit and slowly focused on Tala (And her Behind for a Moment), he chuckled and then watched her feet and blinked.
It had been maybe half an hour and she was at ten taps in one point five seconds ... a huge jump from her previous three seconds and eh grinned softly. "Your getting closer Tala-can! Focus just a bit more!" He watched as soon, she had it ... ten firm strikes of her toe against the ground and he nodded ... "Good job babe ... alright, its almost time to go, we'll continue to the fun part on the ships deck." He grinned softly before hopping up and lifting up the sacks and bags, kicking her in the bottom with a chuckle, he wrapped his arm around her own and led her off toward the ship, kissing her cheek before he lead her up onto the port, nodding tot he owner before he leapt up and gently set the packages down gently, and rubbed at his chin with a sigh, tossing the girl some of the beli. "That should cover the supplies I asked you to stock the ship with. Peace." With that he turned and tossed the binding rope off, into the ocean with a splash he grinned and leapt up, landing behind the wheel with a chuckle and called down to Tala.
He gave her a soft wink and a chuckle, before he called down "Alright babe ... which way to west blue?" He grinned some as he spun the wheel heading out of the harbor, as he waited for her to check her compasses, the sky and he ramps he would spin the ship and head out ... before suddenly his eyes narrowed and he reached down grasping the wheel and spinning the ships, a huge Sea King bursting from beneath the was and his eyes narrowed softly. "Tch ... I thought they gave us a sea-stone underside?!" They were just outside the town, so marine ships could come out and help them ... but he grinned as he dashed along the ships deck, gripping the wheel he leapt into the air and his leg began to vibrate softly before his eyes narrowed, "Rankyaku ... Ji!" he spun slamming his heel through the air as suddenly a crescent flash of air slammed into the beasts throat ... beheading it in one move he landed down back on the deck and snorted. "Damn things ..." He tossed out a hook ... snaking it onto the huge things body. "We'll eat that as we go ... the seawater will keep it clean and fresh." He grinned at her, leaving the head and hopped onto the wheel. "Where were we ..."
Stamina: 1630/1850
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Post by Tala Grey on Feb 21, 2012 14:10:42 GMT -5
"OooOoOOoh, a giant?" Tala mused, clearly listening to Tetzou as she continued her training, she glanced back at him, "have we ever seen one of those before? I can't remember, but either way we should check it out. Though... hopefully he's not as useless as the last pirate we went after. Sheesh. How do some of these guys even get bounties, I wonder, when they're so weak and harmless? Like kittens, but without the cute and fluffy," she rambled a little, clearly trying to distract herself from her training, which was more than a little boring. She glanced back, easily noticing him taking a glimpse of her bottom, she took a moment to wiggle it at him teasingly before continuing with her training and grinning away to herself.
After a half hour more, she seemed to nearly be there, which was when she fell silent and closed her eyes, focusing intensely on the task at hand. She might have seemed a little absent minded, but she certainly had a very sharp, very focused mind. Not long after that, she had it! He mentioned something about the 'fun part' and she absently piped up, "I hope you're talking about my reward," while Tala gave a 'yay~' of victory and danced around in a bit of a circle, only to have Tetzou kick her gently in the rear. She spun around to face him, likely to retaliate, but he took her arm and began to lead her away.
Hehe, I'll get you back for that when you least expect it~ She mentally purred, grinning a little as she was brought back to the ship that they had earlier bought. Her partner leaped up onto the deck of the ship and she chuckled a little to herself, stalking after him, her hips swaying a little with each step forwards. She easily took out her navigating supplies, the essentials of which she always kept bound to her hips, and took a mere glimpse at the compass, before pointing in the desire direction, "that way," she said, just as he suddenly veered the ship to one side and the Seaking burst out of the water.
Tala looked to it, blinking slowly, though was clearly not afraid of it as she merely watched it, while Tetzou leaped into action (which she expected he would, of course). She watched the scuffle, if it could even be called that, before giving a playful snort of laughter as he returned, "tch, who are you trying to show off to?" She taunted, then once more raised her arm to point in the direction she knew to lead to West Blue. She didn't immediately need to look at any maps because she had spent a fair amount of time studying them as of late, which she was suddenly very thankful for.
Stamina: 1615/1655
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Post by Tetzou Shibaru on Feb 21, 2012 17:42:48 GMT -5
At her question eh blinked thinking a moment, "Nah not that I know of, should be fun though!" He looked in the direction and grinned, "Bah I don't need to show off for you babe." He smirked before he hopped up onto the wheel and grinned. "That way it is!" He chuckled some before spinning the wheel, they began their journey heading slowly tword the west blue. Tsukai slowly tied the wheel down so that they would stay in the same line before he hopped down and grinned at Tala. "Alright ... training." He chuckled and pulled out a slim book sitting down with it he opened it. "... I want you to do your best to hit me, while using that ten steps in one second right before alright? Use it and then leap off that sudden buildup of energy." he smiled some and slowly say down leaning against the wall, he would open the book and begin reading. He knew that between his own speed and his Konbaku Haki he would be able to easy dodge her attacks at her current level. His gaze began on the book which he read with surprisingly alot of interest, labeled: "The Buddha" ... He may as well read up on what he had become.
"Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later. Traditional biographies of Gautama generally include numerous miracles, omens, and supernatural events. The character of the Buddha in these traditional biographies is often that of a fully transcendent (Skt. lokottara) and perfected being who is unencumbered by the mundane world. In the Mahāvastu, over the course of many lives, Gautama is said to have developed supra mundane abilities including: a painless birth conceived without intercourse; no need for sleep, food, medicine, or bathing, although engaging in such "in conformity with the world"; omniscience, and the ability to "suppress karma". Nevertheless, some of the more ordinary details of his life have been gathered from these traditional sources. In modern times there has been an attempt to form a secular understanding of Siddhārtha Gautama's life by omitting the traditional supernatural elements of his early biographies.
The ancient Indians were generally unconcerned with chronologies, being more focused on philosophy. Buddhist texts reflect this tendency, providing a clearer picture of what Gautama may have taught than of the dates of the events in his life. These texts contain descriptions of the culture and daily life of ancient western blue which can be corroborated from the Jain scriptures, and make the Buddha's time the earliest period in Indian history for which significant accounts exist. Karen Armstrong writes that although there is very little information that can be considered historically sound, we can be reasonably confident that Siddhārtha Gautama did exist as a historical figure.[ Michael Carrithers goes a bit further by stating that the most general outline of "birth, maturity, renunciation, search, awakening and liberation, teaching, death" must be true."
He tilted his head as he read this, so he had taken on the form of a spiritual teacher and god huh ... well that was different, interesting though. He smoothly moved his face tot eh side half an inch as Tala's strike would ram into the wood of the boat, he would grin at her. "Did you know I ate a fruit based around a Spiritual Teacher and God ...? Ironic since Im atheist." He chuckled softly, dodging another attack smoothly. He would continue this each time she would strike, but she would notice that her speed was actually being increased by a credibly surprising amount each use of the technique. The movement itself granting roughly the equal to a substantial bonus (+25) to her speed each movement she used it. He grinned, "Your getting better Tala-chan ... but your far from a true Soru, come on, you can do it keep practicing." He chuckled, and loosing focus a moment earned a strike tot eh jaw which jerked his head up and he grunted ... rubbing his chin with a frown. "Ow ... no fair ..." he grinned. This of course would continue as the time passed, the training lasting for several hours as she got better and better at the technique.
Stamina: 2130/2350
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Post by Tala Grey on Feb 22, 2012 17:56:21 GMT -5
Tala arched a brow at his request, trying to figure out if he was underestimating her as he gave her instructions. He was sitting, reading a book, and he wanted her to hit him. She shrugged a bit. It suited her well enough, really, and she balled her fist, pulling her arm back and almost took a smack at him before recalling his mentioning doing the ten taps in one second and something about a build up on energy. Almost got ahead of myself! She thought, giggling a little to herself and resting her hands briefly on her hips, she watched as he read his book, and began to tap her foot like she had done before, glancing at the title and finding it... Odd. To see him reading.
The training commenced, with her doing the ten taps and using the momentum of the energy it produced to strike at him, and she repeatedly missed Tetzou, whom seemed to be very much engaged in the book that he was reading. Her foot kept striking the wood to either side of him or above his head. She huffed a little in pure frustration, clearly wanting to at least hit him once. Well, maybe twice, since he was dodging so many, it only seemed fair in her mind. He soon spoke up, pointing out that he had eaten a devil fruit based on a god. "It's also ironic because you're a devil~ And I'd know because I've lived with you all these years~" She teased, watching him with a look of fondness in her bright eyes, "very mischievous indeed. I remember all the things you've done," she pointed out, giving a bit of a chuckle herself, "granted, I was right there beside you for most of them, but that's besides the point!"
After a while he started to praise her, telling her that she had progressed a great deal, while also criticizing her at the same time, telling her that she was not yet a master of Soru, at which point she landed a kick on his jaw, which she did not at all feel bad for, even though he whined a little about it. They had always trained together, and even before that they fought like cats and dogs, so causing such a minor pain to him hardly distracted it. Besides, he's rougher than that with me, she grinned a bit at the thought, her eyes sparkling a little.
"Aw, I'll kiss it better later," she assured, and brought her fingers to her lips, pressing a soft kiss to her fingertips before proceeding to tilt her hand towards him and blow gently, quite obviously blowing him a kiss as she flashed him a wink before continuing with her training.
Stamina: 1610/1655
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Post by Tetzou Shibaru on Feb 22, 2012 20:06:32 GMT -5
Tetzou chuckled softly at her and her kiss, he slowly stood and snapped the book shut, slowly placing his hands down lower he narrowed his eyes, getting more serious now. "Alright ... thats fine then Tala-chan ... I'll take you serious now." He winked with a chuckle and dashed forward spinning he began to duck and dodge, block, parry and move with her, each time she attacked her would use his wrists or ankles, deflecting the attacks with his martial arts movements combined with his own speed and power. His Ken haki also allowing him to rapidly dodge and predict her movements as his eyes narrowed softly, "Come on Tala-chan ... your getting even better, but you have to push yourself." He murmured, ducking down as he watched a fist travel over where he had been a moment ago. He then smoothly leapt to the side eyes narrowed as her next attack missed, he watched as she tapped down and dashed forward once again, rolling to the side, blinking at her rapid progress and grinned. "That was a half of a Soru ... keep this up and I'll have to get more serious." He chuckled softly ducking down as another strike flew past his head.
He grinned, dodging to the side he rapidly ran over the area before sliding down, skidding along the hull before he turned intending to dodge again, when with a blink he instead got a heel to his face. In the classic anime movement, his face sucked into itself and he went flipping backward into the side of the ship, he grinned wide and slowly pushed himself up, some bruising on his face but other then that fine. "Thank god for Haki ..." He muttered with a chuckle, before he grasped at his nose massaging it before he leaned down and dashed toward her once again suddenly. "... Come on then Tala-chan!" He said with a grin, flipping forward suddenly he began to aim a single attack back at her for every three she threw at him, her Soru had now grown tot eh point of about half a Soru (+55 Speed), and he was having trouble keeping up, relying on feints and his Ken Haki to keep up with her with a chuckle. Suddenly he ducked down and gave her bottom a firm smack, before flipping backward with a wink.
"Faster Tala-chan!" He murmured, before he placed his hands together and began to rely only on his Ken haki, combined with his paper body techniques. "Kami-e; Ji ..." He murmured, his movements light and unpredictable as her attacks missed by a hair every time as he drifted left and right closing an eye with a smirk as he focused his attention, rolling and moving, ducking and dodging as e strikes moved and flowed with his own defenses. However ... suddenly her speed went up, ether rout of frustration or out of annoyance, and the fist became faster, stronger ... slamming into Tsukai's gut and sending him skidding backward a bit he blinked and grinned wide. "Nice Tala-chan! That was at least three fours of a true Soru ... your learning fast as hell, its kinda scary." He grinned wide as she was now at three fourths a true Soru (+75 speed), as he slowly placed a hand on the ground, this was ganna get tougher on him now but he was determined to manage no matter what may happen, as such he simply gave a grin and made a 'go ahead' motion to her.
Stamina: 2105/2350
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Post by Tala Grey on Feb 23, 2012 18:32:48 GMT -5
"About time," Tala responded, glad to see him stand and put the book aside, as it was somewhat damaging to her pride, not being able to hit a man that wasn't even watching her. Granted, it was much more difficult to hit him as such, since he was not moving freely and taking her seriously. "I'm pushing, I'm pushing," she mumbled quickly, forcing herself to continue with the ever annoying foot tapping and constant attacking. She huffed a little as he told her she was halfway there, and contemplated pulling some sort of dirty trick to catch him off guard. Damn, if only I was wearing a skirt. Fufufu, panty shots! She mused, smirking at the man before her as an evil, borderline perverted, giggle slipped out.
This giggle turned into a full laugh when she managed to land a kick on Tetzou's face, "sorry, love. I'll stop aiming for you face now, I'm too fond of it to mess it up~" She purred, watching him rubbing at his nose. After this he began to attack her back, the first one striking her, as she hadn't been expecting it. She snorted a bit, sparring back and forth with him, taking hits here and there when she couldn't avoid something fast enough. When he ducked, giving her a spank across her bottom, she responded with a grin, again contemplating doing something that would distract him - for the sake of her own amusement, really.
She arched a brow as he suddenly became very light on his feet, with her swinging and swinging, tapping and attacking, and pretty much missing every time as he just sort of swung out of the way every time. Her brows furrowed a little in annoyance, and she forced herself to try harder and harder, even if only in sheer spite. This eventually paid off, as she nailed him in the stomach and sent him skidding across the deck. She smiled at this, her annoyance having faded as quickly as that, she ran her fingers quickly through her hair, beaming a little at his praise and the fact that she was almost to where she was supposed to be.
"Yay~" She said, watching him as he gestured for her to come at him, she chuckled a little, slammed her foot down ten times in one second, and burst forwards, attempting to side swipe him with a powerful kick.
Stamina: 1605/1655
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Post by Tetzou Shibaru on Feb 23, 2012 21:00:06 GMT -5
Tetzou blinked and ducked as suddenly a spin kick from hell flew at his head, moving still with that smooth flowing motions as the attack missed him by a hair once more. Slowly he weaved and ducked, before he changed it up … Narrowing his eyes he flipped over her and aimed an elbow at her knee’s back-side to make her fall on her arms and knee’s before he kicked forward and rolled away grinning. If it missed he would instead leap upward and roll, landing with a thunk and a chuckle. “Almost there Love …” He said with a grin as their training continued, about another hour ticked by before suddenly she blasted forward and spun, ramming his heel upward before the strike slammed upward and Ira suddenly managed a full Soru, however she may use it, to block or dodge. He grinned before he leapt back and nodded, “Nice Tala-chan … you got it, we’re done.” He chuckled softly before he slowly rubbed at his neck and eyed Tala a moment thinking before he grinned. “I’ll get some seeking ready … want any veggies or anything with it?” He cocked an eyebrow.
He called this out as he headed toward the far side of the boat, tugging up a knife he spun it smoothly before slamming it across the beasts flesh, cutting out two clean fillets and spiting them on long wood steaks with a grin. He then headed forward and plopped down onto the kitchen leaned down and poking at the scales he smoothly descaled the seeking, and then tossed the scaled hide into the sea. “Right then …” He smoothly descaled the remaining meat, cleaned it and removed the veins with a few flicks of his blade, before he finally tossed both into the skillet which he filled with veggie oils. The intense smells filled the room as he smoothly added in the herbs and some veggies together before he placed them together and tossed them smoothly about, the sizzling as they cooked before he poked the meat making sure it was cooked through, he nodded a moment. “That’ll do …” He murmured, and brought out the mouth watering (Though by no means an Incredibly Inhuman Dish, it was obviously well Made), he then placed it in front of Tala with a grin and sat down beside her, handing her a bowl of steamed rice alongside it, a bottle of apple juice and veggies on the plate.
Tetzou then chuckled and leaned down, scooping and spearing a chunk of fish before he petted along her hair with a yawn and a stretch popping it into Tala’s mouth as the well spiced and juicy soaeking (Tasting somewhere between Beef and Pig, with the texture of Fish), into her mouth and then happily took a bit of his own with a grin at her. “So …?” He asked curiously to see if the food was good enough with a chuckle.
Stamina: 2100/2350
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