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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 15:15:17 GMT -5
"Wow! Really?! A power fighter lives all the way up there?! Master Roshi....? I'm not familiar with him either, but he must be powerful as well...."
Ava then looks over to Shiro, smiling....
"Maybe we should go up there and train with him...? We could get even more powerful than we are now! Want to....?"
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 15:27:52 GMT -5
Shiro nodded. "Sounds like a good idea. Just let me rest here a bit." He looks back over at the tower. "Something tells me this Korin guy doesn't believe in elevators."
"True enough, young man. You have to climb all the way, I'm afraid."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 15:32:01 GMT -5
Ava's eyes widened in shock at that.....
"W-What...?! We have to climb that tower....?! B-But it's endless! I can't even see where it stops!"
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 15:35:19 GMT -5
Shiro laughed at Ava's expression. "Come on, you didn't think some great fighter would just let anyone become his student. This is probably the way he sorts the chaff from the wheat."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 15:37:15 GMT -5
Ava looks over at Shiro, not finding it as ammusing....
"B-But what about your ankle! You can't possibly climb it in your condition.... Let alone even if we were both at full strength, it'd still take a lot out of us.... There's no telling where it ends! W-What if one of us falls!"
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 15:41:50 GMT -5
Shiro looked at the leg in question and sighed. "Good point. I'll have to wait a while before trying." As to the rest of her worries, he simply shrugged them off. "Then don't fall. Problem solved. And it's probably only about 100, 110 stories. Any taller and Korin himself wouldn't be able to breathe."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 15:48:22 GMT -5
Ava gets to her feet at that, her facial expression going a bit sour as she looked down at Shiro, and hearing his non-chalant response.... "Then don't fall...."
"Well, I'd guess not..... And yeah.... Thanks for the tip...."
She takes a few steps away from him now, turning to face the tower, and looking up....
"He must be very powerful if he can just climb this tower at will...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 15:54:08 GMT -5
Shiro grimmaced when Ava's look turned sour and he quickly apologized for his tone. He followed Ava's gaze up the tower, murmuring his agreement before hearing his stomach growl. The woman, who had yet to leave, giggled slightly and said, "I'll go get you two something to eat, then."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 15:58:46 GMT -5
Ava sighs, taking off her jacket, and takes a seat beside Shiro once again. She smiles and nods in response to his apology....
"You don't need to apologize. It's fine.... A warrior has to be battle-hardened....right....?"
Hearing Shiro's stomach growl, Ava giggles herself....
"Been awhile since you ate huh? I don't have much of an appetite anymore...." Looking to the woman, Ava smiles and responds... "Oh thank you.... I'll see if I can stomach something down.... I will need the strength to climb the tower...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 16:11:26 GMT -5
Shiro frowned slightly when he heard Ava's comment, 'I don't have much of an appetite anymore.' The way she trailed off at the end made it seem like there was something more to it. He was about to ask when the woman came back, a tray of food with her. "Here you go, you two. Enjoy."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 16:15:27 GMT -5
Ava hadn't been paying attention to Shiro's facial expression, caught up in her own thoughts once again.... When she got like that, she was basically dead to the world in a sense.... Currently, she was just twisting the wristband around on her wrist, staring down at it as she did.
When the woman brought the food back, Ava jumped slightly, looking up at her now....
"W-What.....?! O-Oh.....sorry about that.... Thank you very much...."
She accepts the tray, handing it over to Shiro, and smiling....
"Better eat up, it's a long way up...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 16:19:50 GMT -5
Shiro nodded, accepting the tray and turning back to the older woman. "Yeah, thanks." He then began eating, deciding not to poke too far into Ava's business. They had just met, after all, and he doubted she would be willing to talk. So he turned his full attention to his food.
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 16:24:21 GMT -5
Ava turns away now, looking back to the tower as Shiro ate. She took a glass of water from the tray.... That was it.... And sipped on it lightly as she looked to the tower. Bringing her attention back to the woman, Ava smiles....
"Don't mind him to much...." She says with a gesture to Shiro, "He appreciates the food, we're both very grateful for you kindness..."
She then looks back to the tower, finishing the water.
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 16:28:54 GMT -5
As Shiro ate he made sure to leave a little of everything untouched, incase Ava felt like eating anything. It didn't take him long to finish and when he saw that all she had had was water he gave her a worried look. "Are you sure you're not hungry or anything?"
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 16:32:01 GMT -5
Looking back over to him, she smiles....
"Y-Yeah... I'm alright. Really.... Besides, the thought of eating sometimes make me.....ill... I know that's strange..."
Looking back down to her wristband now, she goes silent. She did feel a little rested from earlier, but in order to make such an enduring climb, she knew it couldn't be done now.
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 16:35:56 GMT -5
Shiro nodded, but his expression didn't change. Instead he sat there for a moment, before finally asking, "Well, since we're not doing anything else, why not I start teaching you how to control you ki better?"
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 16:40:18 GMT -5
Hearing that, she smiles, hopping to her feet. She leaves her jacket off, and responds...
"Okay! Sounds like a good idea! So.... How do we start it off?"
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 16:47:36 GMT -5
"Uhhh, good question." Shiro answered. He brought a hand to his chin as he thought. "Let's see, I've seen you use normal ki blasts. And you used ki in that last combo you used on me. So let's start with collection speed. Hold out your hand and gather as much ki into it as you can in one second."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 16:54:41 GMT -5
"Yeah, I can fire small concentrations of ki.... But I used it better when manipulating my speed and strength. I can't really do much more then fire small blasts...."
Looking to him, she nods in response to his request, holding her hand out, and focusing her ki into said hand. It begins to emit a feint crimson glow, but then fades away....
"Uh.... Dammit.... I don't think I did it right.... I can't seem to concentrate it in that manner...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 16:57:46 GMT -5
Shiro frowned as Ava's ki sphere flickered out. "Then try to gather it like you did when we were fighting. Let's see how long that takes."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 17:02:27 GMT -5
1.)
She nods, closing her eyes for a moment.... And then, the air begins to condense around her, slightly compressing the ground around her. Her eyes then shoot open, glowing furiously, and her crimson aura engulfs her....
"I-It....feels different for some reason.... I can focus it like this.... But....not in my hands...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 17:03:46 GMT -5
Shiro crossed his arms, letting out a 'hmm' as he did. "If you can't gather energy in you hands, then how did you manage to fire those ki bolts at me?"
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 17:06:57 GMT -5
2.)
Her eyes widened at that....
"Um.... I don't know... I saw you do it I suppose.... And just....imitated you...."
She laughs some at that, she was sure Shiro would be like.... "WTF....?"
"Yeah.... Truthfully, I didn't even think it would work.... It's not that I can't so much, it's that I just can't at your skill level...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 17:14:02 GMT -5
Yeah, WTF would certainly describe Shiro's expression at that point, though he quickly went back to normal. "Well, if it's skill, then all you need to do is practice. Start by just copying me again."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 17:18:18 GMT -5
3.)
Her aura fades now, and she lets out a sigh from releasing her ki...
"Um.... Okay.... Then do something.... And let me she if I can...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 17:23:54 GMT -5
Shiro nodded and looked around for a moment. Seeing nothing better to use, he fired a small ki blast at the side of the tower, hitting about twenty feet up and dead center. "Try to hit the same place, if you can."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 17:26:09 GMT -5
4.)
Watching Shiro, she nods, holding her hand out as well...
"Okay.... Here goes...."
She begins focusing, and power begins to build.... A crimson orb forms, but quickly vanishes....
"Ah dammit..... Not again...."
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 17:28:48 GMT -5
Shiro grimmaced at her attempt. "Don't try to force it out. Just encourage it to leave your body from your hand at first. The attack will be weak, but you'll be able to get used to the feeling that way."
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Post by Ava Truesdale on May 17, 2009 17:32:25 GMT -5
5.)
"I'm not forcing it!!"
Ava suddenly exclaims, her eyes gaining their crimson hue again. She could hear the voice speaking in her head now, which made her get a bit hostile....
"I-I'm sorry, Shiro.... Alright, I'll try harder....."
Once again she tries.... She manages to fire one off, but it faded out long before it makes it to the tower.... It traveled about 5 feet....
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Post by Shiro on May 17, 2009 17:38:00 GMT -5
The sudden bite in Ava's tone startled Shiro. He sees a red light in her eyes, but thinks it's just a trick of the light. As to her apology he merely says, "Nothing to be sorry about, you're just stressed from training, that's all." He watches her next attempt at shooting ki and nods. "That was good, now try again."
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