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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 13:45:47 GMT -5
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Couric sighed and picked the bean up from the tile, popping it in his mouth and swallowing. Almost immediately it took effect, somehow magically reconfiguring his rib cage and healing any other damage that had been caused.
"Okay, kid. Speak. I know ya didn't come here just for another shot at the bottle or a bean."
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 13:51:38 GMT -5
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/Almost forgot he could read minds.../ Couric sighed and placed his hands on his knees, sitting Indian style.
"Well....I went to East City yesterday, deciding that I'd try to help out against the guys who were causing so much chaos on the planet..and well...I fought this guy and a guy who been fighting him earlier got killed so..." He began, about to continue when Korin interrupted.
"Lemme guess...you killed him, right?"
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 13:55:15 GMT -5
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A pause followed, Couric looking down towards the flooring of the tower.
"Right.."
Korin just sighed and shook his head, pressing a paw against his face. "That makes two who've come up here, hoping for advice after their first kill."
Couric blinked, a brow raising in confusion.
"Huh?"
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:16:32 GMT -5
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"Nevermind...Kid, I'll put it simply for ya." Korin began, clearing his throat as he tried to put together just what he was going to say.
"Kid, you continue on the path ahead of ya and you may just find yourself in a situation where there's no other way to stop a bad guy without killing them due to their own ideals." He took a sip of water from a cup he had pulled out of nowhere. "That Gozu kid knows...You should probably have a talk with him after this."
Couric just nodded, trying to understand.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:19:27 GMT -5
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Korin looked towards the kid and sighed. /If I just give everyone the answer, they'd never learn on their own...And even then, something happened to this kid when he killed that guy. He may have good intentions, but there's something underneath that. Training him now may be a bad idea, but.../
Couric got to his feet, thinking over what Korin had said. /Even so....it doesn't seem right.../
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:25:14 GMT -5
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/But there's a chance he may be able to overcome that someday...Maybe...And I suppose I might as well roll the dice.../ "And that's the difference." Korin spoke all of a sudden, reaching up to grab the water on the table, slipping it over his cane.
"You do remember what you have to do to get this water since ya weren't ready last time, right kid?"
Couric just nodded, deciding to push aside his thoughts for the moment and focus on the task at hand.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:27:59 GMT -5
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"Good. Then we can just skip the idle banter and just get straight to buisness." Korin smirked, prepared to move soon enough. Couric shifted into a basic stance more suited to speed than either offense or defense, staring down his 'opponent'.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:32:17 GMT -5
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Korin watched as the young Saiyan took a step forward and then suddenly blurred out of view, materializing behind to the side of the cat in mid dive. /Got him!/ He exclaimed mentally, only to go through a blurred image and smash face first into the ground. Korin simply snickered, reappearing on top of the table where the bottle was usually place.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:41:30 GMT -5
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"Nice try, kid. But anyone could see that coming from a mile away!" Korin laughed, only to notice the teen blur out of view once more. He blinked and then leap up, landing on the teen's head as he went over the table and into the floor face first once more.
"That was pretty impressive, too. Not."
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:43:32 GMT -5
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Couric's immediately rolled over, believing that this would force Korin to leap into the air where he could easily get a hold of the cat. Of course, once again, Couric caught nothing but air, Korin back on the knocked over table away from the teen.
"This is gonna be all day isn't it?" The cat asked, mocking the Saiyan.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:51:21 GMT -5
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Couric got to his feet as fast as he could, rushing towards Korin at top speed, discarding the thought of using the after image technique since it was far too draining to be used over and over. No matter how effective it may be against the cat, it wouldn't work if he was too tired to move.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:53:32 GMT -5
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CRASH!
Into the table face first, a bit of blood dripping out of his nose since he had hit the damn thing face-first. He looked up towards Korin, seeing that the cat was now laughing on the railing, frustration building up slowly.
"C'mon, kid. You can make it!"
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:55:53 GMT -5
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/He's making a fool of me.../
"That I am, Kid. You a bit too stupid to catch me?" Korin asked, seeing frustration and annoyance in his trainee's expression. /If I keep this up, he might just get a bit too angry./
"I'M GONNA CATCH YOU!"
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:57:11 GMT -5
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He had taken the bait and leapt towards Korin, going over the railing as the cat returned to his spot upon the table in the center of the room. If he didn't know that Couric could hover, he might've been a bit concerned. But then again, the kid also had the flying nimbus to call upon if necessary.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 14:59:19 GMT -5
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/Every time I get close...he manages to leap away...Why? Why is he so fast that I can't keep up!?/ Couric asked himself as he fell towards the Earth, stopping himself about halfway down and turning in mid-air to face the tower once more.
/Calm down...Calm down.../
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:09:31 GMT -5
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/There has to be something I can do to catch him before he just jumps away like that.../ Couric hadn't yet realized just how he could offset Korin's telepathy, but he knew that the cat was predicting his movements. He had just forgotten that the cat was reading his mind the entire time.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:14:42 GMT -5
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Reaching the tower once more, he shot up at full speed, trying to think of just what to do now. /Wait...he can read minds...He can read my mind and he knows what I'm doing as I think it../ Couric realized, leaping onto the ladder that led up to the building and then flipping over to face Korin once more.
He took a step and then rushed forward.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:19:32 GMT -5
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"HEY KORIN!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, leaping towards the cat, only to miss and catch himself on the table once more. The cat winced.
"TAKE THIS!" Couric immediately began to do the one thing Korin had never expected anyone to do during a training session to get the water.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:21:24 GMT -5
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He started to sing...as loud as he could. It was obvious that Couric had realized just what was necessary to make up for the fact that the cat could read his mind. He had to block out his thoughts with singing loud enough to muffle them out. Korin leapt once more, just barely escaping the young Saiyan's reach.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:24:19 GMT -5
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/So he figured it out, huh? And here I thought the kid would be a bit too stupid to manage it./ Korin chuckled mentally, just barely dodging to the side as Couric shot towards him. The young Saiyan kept up the singing, if it could be called that, turning on the ground to face Korin once more and kicking off towards the cat.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:27:49 GMT -5
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Couric let his wristbands slip off his wrists as he took to the air towards the cat, slowly getting closer and closer. Korin tried to move out of the way, but found that, for some odd reason, he just couldn't manage to move out of the way for some odd reason.
/The heck!?/ And that was when he realized that the singing had stopped and a second wave of realization washed over him.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:31:45 GMT -5
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The Couric that had leapt towards him, blurred out of existance as he went right over Korin's head. Holding onto the cat's sides, floating in mid-air, Couric was behind him, a smirk on his face. The cat simply chuckled and let the water slide of his cane and into Couric's hands...only it hit him right in the face.
Wincing and pulling the bottle off his head, he popped it open and took a drink, only to notice something that was obvious to anyone who tasted it.
"This tastes like normal water...."
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:35:40 GMT -5
Korin burst out into laughter on the saiyan's behalf as he had many times in the past. He always enjoyed the expressions on his trainee's faces as they realized that the water was just a phony.
"That's right! It is normal water!"
"WHAT!? THEN...I JUST WASTED ALL THIS TIME TRYING TO CATCH YOU FOR NOTHING!?"
"I didn't say that kid. The water may be a fake, but you've definitely improved trying to catch me, right?"
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Post by Gozu on May 22, 2009 15:46:52 GMT -5
Gozu guessed right and the strong power was at Korin's tower. Who could this be? Gozu thinks as he flies in the tower and hops off his nimbus. He sees Couric and Korin there. Did I miss him Gozu thinks as he scans the room, but he still feels the power close like to his right. He looks right and sees Couric. No... Gozu has a obvious look of surprise on his face.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 15:51:16 GMT -5
"I guess..." His eye twitched as he spoke, obviously not too keen about being lied to the whole time. The cat just chuckled and then looked up behind Couric. The Saiyan blinked and turned his head, having not noticed the other Saiyan at all despite their proximity. He must've been too concentrated on being annoyed by Korin's trickery.
"Oi, Gozu."
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Post by Gozu on May 22, 2009 15:55:08 GMT -5
"H=Hey Couric." Gozu says sounding shocked. He shakes his head and turns and bows to Korin who bows back. "Not back for the real holy water already are you kid?" Gozu shakes his head just staring at Couric.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 16:00:19 GMT -5
Couric blinked, wondering just why the older Saiyan seemed to be metaphorically shitting his pants right now. And then he heard the water Gozu spoke of, raising a brow and turning towards Korin.
"No, Kid. Not even if you were ready. Don't even think about it." The cat said simply, drawing the line for dice rolling thar.
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Post by Gozu on May 22, 2009 16:41:00 GMT -5
Gozu focuses thinking their must be a mistake but no there's no mistake. "You realize you're the strongest person on Earth right?" Gozu says barely believing what he was saying.
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Post by unholylssj on May 22, 2009 16:44:13 GMT -5
Couric blinked, turning his attention back towards Gozu. "I am?" He asked, obviously a bit surprised by Gozu's sudden declaration. Korin, however, just pressed a paw against his face and sighed, knowing that that was not something you told a fourteen year old kid. It'd be a miracle if their ego didn't become the size of the planet itself after learning a fact like that.
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Post by Gozu on May 22, 2009 16:47:09 GMT -5
Gozu was too shocked that it was a 14 year old that was the strongest to care what he did with his ego. Gozu nods his head adding, "Not by a lot though."
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