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originally posted in:The New Dojo
10/23/2016 9:36:03 PM
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[i] Maybe the mask is a little too much.. he thought to himself. A clicking noise could be heard, and his Oni mask folded back almost like liquid metal, until there was no trace it had even been there. What remained, was a face that was overall good looking and handsome, around his mid-twenties. Medium length, chocolate brown hair topped his head, a lone lick of it falling over his face between his eyes. His face was all sharp angles and sharp features, especially his eyes. A steel, cold blue that told of many stories and tragedies. They were frozen with sorrow and loss, but blazed with anger and rage. Then again..they were just eyes.[/i]
"You don't meet many people, do you?"
[i] He speaks, his voice the same without the mask, minus the metallic coating.
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Sophie forced a laugh, and as Ronin took off the mask, she pulled down her own hood. Her thin, pale blond hair fell around her shoulders, which she hastily brushed back with the back of her right hand. The golden light of the noonday soon turned her pale blond hair golden, and illuminated her features; high, yet shallow cheekbones, a pointed chin with a moderate jaw; in between a triangular shape and a square shape. Sophie's eyes were a sky blue, and contrasted greatly with Ronin's—her own eyes were full of happiness, and a kind of beautiful innocence that easily conveyed her ignorance to the world. "No, I most certainly have not," She answered, a smile playing at her thin lips. "I've lived here with Father all my life. Not a single soul asides from us resides here—speaking of which, if I may inquire of what it is you're doing here, Mr. Ronin?"
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[i] Only people residing here? She really is oblivious. He gives her a half smile, gesturing to the woods around them. [/i] "Wandering. It's what Ronin do. The name means "Wandering Swordsman." [i] He says with another smile, glancing her up and down, observing quickly and efficiently. He was nothing if not calculating.[/i] "You don't realize that there's a massive complex near here with hundreds of people, do you?" [i] Of course she didn't realize that, but he was being polite. [/i]
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Edited by Levning: 10/23/2016 10:26:13 PM"Huh? There is?" Sophie blinked, trying to recall ever seeing something of the sort; she'd wandered quite far away from home multiple times, and had never came across a single sign of civilization.
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"Mmhm." [i] He nods, pointing to the south-east, looking back at her. Damn those eyes were intense.[/i] "It's called the Dojo. A place where people fight for glory, while some simply live there. It's open anyone."
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[spoiler]The map puts Kakusa Grove and the dojo on complete opposite sides of the world....[/spoiler]"The dojo? I've heard Father talking about that place. He said that it would be good for me to visit, but he hasn't yet found a way off this continent...." Sophie sighed, looking southeast towards where Ronin pointed, straining her eyes to see the dojo.
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[spoiler]That would be my fault for not looking at the map. XD[/spoiler] [i] Ronin chuckles and shakes his head.[/i] "Oh, you won't be able to see it from here. It's a ways away. A long, ways away." [i] He says, looking back to her.[/i] "Where is this Father you keep talking about?" [i] He questions.[/i]
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"He's in the cabin, moving furniture around." She said it as though her father did it all the time, moving furniture back and forth, back and forth. Sophie pointed north, towards a log cabin hidden by the trees in front of it. The door was shut, and smoke billowed from its chimney.
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"Hmm.." [i] He says quietly, pondering something, a little furrow in his eyebrows giving it away.[/i] "If you want to go to the Dojo, I can take you. It'd be no trouble at all." [i] Something told Sophia he could do a lot more than vanish from branch to branch.[/i]
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"Oh... I'd best tell Father first. If you coild please wait here," With a smile at Ronin, she hoisted the game she had killed, and began a hasty speedwalk back to the cabin. After entering, it was a full thirty seconds before she came back out. She soon arrived back at Ronin, her facial expression a serious one. "How will we get there?"
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"You let me worry about that." [i] Ronin says with a grin, holding out an armored open hand towards her, gesturing for her to put hers in his.[/i]
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Sophia nodded, extended her own hand, which was wearing a black, leather glove. She grasped Ronin's hand, and silently waited for whatever it was that was about to take place.
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[i] Sophia's vision went dark, and a strange feeling overcame her body. Like her very being was being split apart atom by atom. It wasn't necessarily painful..but certainly uncomfortable. A tugging sensation starts in her gut, and no sooner than it had started, it ended. They were in a new location, one with mountains in the distance, and the two were staring at two massive gates flanked by stone columns. [/i] "That's how." [i] Ronin says, releasing her hand while grinning.[/i] "The Dojo. Or the gates anyway."
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Sophia stumbled leftwards, leaning against a tree as she gasped for breath. Shaking herself, trying to get her body to forget the sensation, she stood, and let out a low whistle. "Well... how do I get in?" She asked, hugging her cloak around herself. In there would be hundreds if not thousands of new people to meet....
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[i] Ronin gestured to the gates, that had begun to slowly open inwards, showing a massive courtyard.[/i] "Like that."
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"Well, that's rather simple," Sophia observed, before entering the dojo. She looked around, awe clear on her face.
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[i] Ronin walked behind Sophia, eyes glancing about the courtyard with disinterest. He'd seen it all multiple times.[/i] "If you ever wanna go back to your Father, just ask. You're thousands of miles away from him right now." [i] Ronin says with a chuckle.[/i]
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"I'm sure I'll find a way back if I wanted to see him...." She sighed, looking northwest towards where her cabin would be, if this place was southeast of it. After a while of silence, she turned back to Ronin. "Anyway, what do I do to start?
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"Well for one you can go in and pick a room." [i] Lance points to a distant hallway with doors lining it.[/i] "After that..i dunno. Have some Starbucks, talk to some people, make some friends." [i] He says with a shrug of his shoulders.[/i]
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"I'll find a room, then," She said, casually strolling over to the hallway where Ronin had pointed. Turning back a couple feet away, she called out: "My thanks for all the help!"
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[i] He would've said something..but he was already gone. The only thing remaining were wispy shadows and darkness falling to the ground. [/i]
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"Well... see you around, then...." Sophia murmured to herself, before turning tail and finding a vacant room.[spoiler]Finish[/spoiler]
