Starring:
Renai, Juushin, Kiji
Date: September 6, 2014
Summary:
Renai and Juushin have a spar and are patched up by Kiji.
Poster's note: foul language filtered in obvious places.
"Spars, Rumors, and Loyalty"
Kirigakure Academy Training Center, Kirigakure
Kirigakure Academy - Training Center [Kirigakure]
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The floor and walls here, as with the rest of the building, are stone. Slits are built into the tops of the walls to let in perpetually cold wind. Tatami mats are stacked in one corner of the room and racks of metal weapons are spread out along the walls. Several spots on the floor are stained a dark red.
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Contents:
Juushin
Exits:
West - (W) [Kirigakure Academy - Lobby]
RP: Renai joins the roleplay.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
RP: Juushin joins the roleplay.
Night was falling on Kirigakure. The warmth of the day was fleeing for the coolness of Spring. It's the only time of day that the village seems to emit an audible sigh of relief before plunging into the shadows of night and bring with it all those shadows contain. Most were gone from the academy. Eating dinner with their families or tucking in early for a bright start.
But, Renai was here. There are a few other overachievers like her who seem to never take a break from their conditioning, but most seem to keep their distance from the ex-Touketsu. So she motions through the practiced steps of her kata alone, her voice silent and her arms and legs in perfect poise. Her hands are closed into fists and any who are sensitive to the use of chakra may be able to sense the use of it in her arms. Her eyes are distant and lost in concentration.
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
Walking in from a jog through the village, Juushin, as usual, has her gi top down and stretches as she walks in, grinning from ear to ear. She watches the few people here and then nods her head to a few who know her and they kinda give her some distance, too. She has a history of getting rather rough with anyone who might try to challenge her or spar with her. She approaches one of the wooden training dummies in here, peering at it carefully before pondering it and then turning to grab it with both hands by the head and using strength of leg and arm to yank herself up into kneeing the dummy with a heavy thud. There's use of chakra in her, too. Her grip extremely tight on the thing as she hits. She then lands on both feet and follows it up with a heavy hit that causes the thing to rock a little.
COMBAT: Juushin finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
Hearing the training dummy rock and make noise on the hard floor, Renai whips her head around, sending her braid into a lash. Most people don't even go at the things with any kind of aggression. Weak. How can one expect to do damage when they don't even try? That's how Juushin gets her attention.
Renai draws out of her kata, finishing it and taking a few breaths as the chakra fades from her limbs. Then, she walks carefully toward Juushin, her bare feet silent on the floor. She studies the girl for a moment, sizing up her technique. Assured that they should be acquainted, Renai nonchalantly moves to lean on the training dummy, resting her forearm on its shoulder and peering down to Juushin from beneath her bangs.
"Hey. I'm Renai. Wanna spar?" Not a 'Hi,how are ya. Nice weather,eh?' Renai just gets to the point. She'll be able to tell everything else by how Juushin fights.
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
Right as Renai arrives, the dummy gets rocked back again, creaking under the pressure. Juushin hits with pure force. She glances over at her and then up, blinking as her eyes go up to the girl's face and she tilts her head to the side. SHe idly adjusts the bandages that are always around every inch of her hands and she hmms, nodding a little, "Sure." She states and smiles before she idly rolls her shoulders, walking away from the dummy and stretching a bit, "Yamamoto Juushin." She gestures to herself and nods her head, "Lets go."
COMBAT: Juushin focuses 1969 stamina to turn it into 2600 usable chakra!
COMBAT: Juushin finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
The green-haired girl nods with approval and moves away from the dummy with Juushin. "Nice to meet you." Renai's long legs move apart in a wide stance and the girl's arms draw from the center, her hands opening slowly from fists to exposed palms. She focuses her eyes on the girl. "You strike first as the challenged. Whenever you are ready.." Chakra would pulse through Renai, not to her hands or feet, but to her center, just in case. She tries to never underestimate people, especially genin. Every time Renai makes an assumption like that, she gets a broken rib.
COMBAT: Renai focuses 1919 stamina to turn it into 3000 usable chakra!
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
A nod to the girl as she finishes breathing in and out, seeming to push herself just a little before she looks up with a nod, "You got it." She states and races forward suddenly. If Renai is not careful or at least fast, she'll find herself in a very bad spot as the first thing the girl goes for is her right hand shooting toward Renai's left shoulder as she leans up. Her left hand attempts to grab for Renai's right arm as she jumps. If she doesn't move quick or at least block those attempts she'll find Juushin's knee planted firmly into her chest with no way to defend against it as she rides her straight into the floor before letting go and rolling off of her, skidding and turning as she stands up straight.
COMBAT: Juushin attacks Renai with STEEL-VICE with a roll of: 13
COMBAT: Juushin attacks Renai with FLOOD-DEVASTATION with a roll of: 18
COMBAT: Juushin finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
COMBAT: Renai defends against STEEL-VICE(13) attack from Juushin with a DODGE…19
COMBAT: Renai wins the roll.
COMBAT: Renai defends against FLOOD-DEVASTATION(18) attack from Juushin with a DODGE…22
COMBAT: Renai wins the roll.
Renai is calm as Juushin moves in to attack. She waits until the last possible moment to move, her eyes examining every movement of the girl. When she reaches in to grasp Renai's shoulder, the ex-Touketsu twists, her slender frame gliding away from her hand and slipping around Juushin. Renai moves again as the knee moves in toward her in the following motion, spinning to place herself behind her opponent.
Then, she steps in. The girl's bare heel would strike forcefully, aiming to bare down into Juushin's lower back. Renai would pivot then, attempting to kick the girl in the head. Whether or not the hits land doesn't seem to be of concern. Renai is detached, fighting as though she is in some clinical study, her mind gone in pondering Juushin and what she is capable of. Those first hits could have really hurt had she not avoided them.
COMBAT: Renai attacks Juushin with POWER-PHYSICAL with a roll of: 13
COMBAT: Renai attacks Juushin with POWER-PHYSICAL with a roll of: 10
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
COMBAT: Juushin defends against POWER-PHYSICAL(13) attack from Renai with a DODGE…25
COMBAT: Juushin wins the roll.
COMBAT: Juushin defends against POWER-PHYSICAL(10) attack from Renai with a DODGE…15
COMBAT: Juushin wins the roll.
Up in the small stands off in one corner a figure lay on the bench, out of sight of the combatants below. Kiji had been known in the past to fall asleep in odd locations. She was known well enough for genin to leave her alone too. The sounds of combat below pulled her up from the darkness of her dreams and she shifted, stretching and sitting up as she rubbed her eyes. She turned her head and looked down on the spar. Renai she knew, Juushin was someone new to the Shimizu. She folded her arms on the rail and leaned her head on them, watching the fight quietly. She seemed half asleep but she was paying close attention to every motion they made.
Spinning around to face Renai, she rolls backwards and away from Renai's attacks before suddenly moving forward. She isn't angry or raging, but she seems focused and almost excited as she rushes toward Renai, her right hand back suddenly for a cross which never comes forward. Her left hand instead attempts to use that blatant projection to send a quick left jab right into Renai's gut before the right hand will shoot forward to try to get another one of those nasty grips on to Renai's top and then turn quickly to flip her over her shoulder and straight into the ground. For the moment, she hasn't yet noticed Kiji, instead focusing on the excitement before her.
COMBAT: Juushin attacks Renai with SUCKER-PUNCH with a roll of: 22
COMBAT: Juushin attacks Renai with STEEL-VICE with a roll of: 21
COMBAT: Juushin attacks Renai with FLOOD-DEVASTATION with a roll of: 24
COMBAT: Juushin finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
COMBAT: Renai defends against SUCKER-PUNCH(22) attack from Juushin with a EVASION…16
COMBAT: Renai loses the roll and sustains 131 damage.
COMBAT: Renai defends against STEEL-VICE(21) attack from Juushin with a EVASION…21
COMBAT: Renai wins the roll.
COMBAT: Renai defends against FLOOD-DEVASTATION(24) attack from Juushin with a EVASION…14
COMBAT: Renai loses the roll and sustains 283 damage.
Renai had just seen Kiji move about and almost paused to wave, but then Juushin attacks her with sudden intensity, forcing the green-haired girl to focus. She examines the attacks as they come to attempt finding the least damaging way out of them. Renai twists with the first jab. It lands, but off-center, but forcing a breath out of her all the same. Juushin's right hand is met with empty air, but Renai miscalculates finding herself on the ground and the air forced from her lungs.
Her dark eyes narrow. This just got real. Renai's hands close into fists. One darts to the side and up, attempting to basically punch Juushin in the throat. Her hips would swivel with the motion, attempting to shove Juushin off. Hands fold into seals then. Why, no, she doesn't typically fight fair. Renai would attempt to press into Juushin's mind to alter her perception of gravity and make the world seem just that much heavier.
COMBAT: Renai attacks Juushin with POWER-PHYSICAL with a roll of: 16
COMBAT: Renai attacks Juushin with YANK with a roll of: 17
COMBAT: Renai attacks Juushin with HEAVY with a roll of: 24
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
COMBAT: Juushin defends against POWER-PHYSICAL(16) attack from Renai with a BLOCK…21
COMBAT: Juushin wins the roll.
COMBAT: Juushin wins the roll.
COMBAT: Juushin defends against YANK(17) attack from Renai with a TENSE…10
COMBAT: Juushin loses the roll and sustains 0 damage.
COMBAT: Juushin defends against HEAVY(24) attack from Renai with a SELF-INFLICT…24
COMBAT: Juushin wins the roll.
The swiveling hips and punching hand actually combine to get Juushin off of her, both hands coming up to block the incoming attack as she is moved up and off, allowing herself ot be moved. She stumbles back a few steps and blinks as she feels herself getting heavier. She starts to slump and shakes her head, that can't be right. She immediately brings a fist up and slams it right down into her hip. She takes a breath and stands up straight before letting out a breath and nodding her head, "Interesting." She licks her lips before she hmms and rushes forward to do a front kick right for Renai's gut before she attempts to step through renai, her right hand going right for the same spot she just kicked with a punch hard enough that it might lift her off her feet, though the attack moves slow enough that she will have an easier time avoiding it. She then blinks and looks over and gives a wave, "Oh, hey Kiji!" She gasps out between breaths.
COMBAT: Juushin attacks Renai with PHYSICAL with a roll of: 18
COMBAT: Juushin attacks Renai with FLOOD-DEVASTATION with a roll of: 22
COMBAT: Juushin finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
COMBAT: Renai defends against PHYSICAL(18) attack from Juushin with a VISUAL-DISTORTION…18
COMBAT: Renai wins the roll.
COMBAT: Renai defends against FLOOD-DEVASTATION(22) attack from Juushin with a VISUAL-DISTORTION…28
COMBAT: Renai wins the roll.
Juushin's perception of her abilities would seem oddly distorted as though her limbs were being pulls away from Renai like some weird magnetic force in the room tugged at her. To Kiji, it would just seem as though Renai dodged out of the way, spinning from one and then the other.
When the girl pauses to greet Kiji, Renai doesn't attack. Her first impulse was to rush in with knees and fists to disable the girl, but she shoves it away. This is a fellow, not an enemy. Renai's stance relaxes and she turns to look to Kiji, a light smile moving over her lips. A hand moves to her side, pressing lightly as she works toward catching her breath.
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
Kiji watched them exchange blows and rolled her head to the side as if listening to something. Juushin's sudden greeting mid-battle made her blink and turn Now-blue eyes on the two before her. "Hello, Renai-san." She called and despite the look of sleep still hanging on the Shimizu she looked genuinely happy for once, content in the least. "Juushin-san is giving you a hard time, have you been slacking off since you moved out?" She sat up and yaaawned before lookking to Juushin and raising her hand in greeting. "Oh don't let me interrupt your spar…."
A chuckle at Renai and then at Kiji before Juushin would shrug and give a grin to the pair, "Don't give her too hard a time." She nods her head, "I don't play nice." She nods her head and grins before nodding again and then smiling as she turns back to Renai and takes a breath, wiping her forehead and nodding to her, "You still good." She states and then dances from one foot to the other.
COMBAT: Juushin finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
Renai looks from Juushin to Kiji, observing the exchange. It seems they have met. The tall girl stretches a bit as Kiji addresses her. Slacking off is the last thing she's been doing, but training isn't exactly all that's been occupying her time. Studying, however. And paperwork. Oh, the paperwork. "Oh, I've had distractions for sure, Kiji-san. Still adjusting to not being a drugged up monster and all." Renai turns from them to go to her things, retrieving two towels, one to wipe her own face with and the other to offer to Juushin.
She examines Juushin hopping from foot to foot and nods. "We can continue if you like, but I have little else to show you unless we go outside. I'm not sure I can afford destroying the floor and I don't have time to fix it myself." She gestures nonchalantly to the mats.
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
RP: Kiji joins the roleplay.
COMBAT: Juushin finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Kiji's turn.
Kiji chuckled and stood up, hopping lightly onto the rail and then simply walking down the wall of the stands and dropping to the arena floor. She smiled at Juushin then took a closer look at Renai, her eyes shading to a deep blue before she lifted her hand and a tendril of blood punched it's way straight from her ein and out, hovering in air for a second before she forced it into Renai's arm. Immediately hte girl would feel energy rising and pain leaving. "Feel better now?" She would nod then look at Juushin. "You don't look too beat up, would you like me to heal you as well, Juushin-san?"
COMBAT: Kiji heals Renai for 537 with CRIMSON OFFERING.
COMBAT: Kiji finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
A smile at Renai and she shakes her head, "Nah, we can later though." She nods her head, "I think I had a lot of fun though." She nods again, "I haven't gotten to let loose in a while and not immediately put someone in the hospital." She chuckles, "I normally put the ones I spar down after two attacks." She nods, "It makes things kinda boring sometimes." She chuckles before looking over at Kiji, blinking and then she blinks again before saying, "Umm, no I'm actually not hurt at all." She nods.
Renai's eyes focus on the tendril of blood. She doesn't fight it with anything more than a slight huff of air as it presses into her skin. She even turns her arm over, allowing it direct access to her veins. Renai has come to trust Kiji and her healing arts, it would seem.
Her eyes close for a moment as Kiji works her magic, taking the edges off her bruises and smoothing out the internal damage from Juushin's attacks. She rubs the entry point on her arm lightly with a palm and smiles to Kiji, "Thanks. You're handy to have around, you know."
A nod is given to Juushin. "I totally know what you mean. People tend to go easy on me so I thank you for actually going all out. Like.. how are we going to know how to fight in the field if everyone treats us like babies?" The ex-Touketsu rolls her eyes at these supposedly absent amateurs and sets a hand on her hip.
Kiji glanced at Renai and smiled, happy Renai trusted her. She listened to their conversation and nodded her agreement about training all out. "I'm 'lucky' in that way. If I need to test out a new jutsu Sei or Kiyoshi can take it without even a blink and I don't have to worry about hurting them." She nodded seriously then laughed, her eyes visibly lightening back to light blue as she let the wounds on herself and Renai close themselves. "We saw each other and exchanged names at the lake the other day but I was a little distracted. Kiyoshi…" She hesitated and pondered for a moment. "Well,let's just say he and I have been through a lot lately and I.. well.." She fidgeted and looked down, blushing. She bit her lip looking like a kid for a long moment. She wasn't sure she should even talk about what was going on.
A look to Renai and she hmms as she watches the healing. She then licks her lips before she steps closer and then nods her head, "That is kinda neat." She then looks to Renai, "Well,if you ever wanna fight again, we can." She nods her head before she shifts into a spot next to the pair and then looks at Kiji, "I see." She then ponders a little before looking at Kiji, "I might request you spar with me at some point." She nods again.
Renai blinks a few times at Kiji's words. Absently, she tries to figure up all her accountings with Sei and Kiyoshi in her mind which actually makes her smile. The times before she got sick were happier and more peaceful. Everything was in order.
"Well, talk about it. Whatever's bothering you isn't going to fix itself. You obviously have something on your mind." She makes a pausing gesture and moves to her training bag, removing a scroll. Renai returns, tugging each by an elbow to the corner of the room. She plops onto her rump and unfurls the scroll. A quick hand seal and the fourth meal is set. Rice balls, random cookies and snacks, and some fizzy, sour tea that smells slightly alcoholic. No more than fruit juice though. Renai takes up a bottle of the tea and pops it open along with a few rice balls. She is absolutely famished. "Help yourselves." She gestures to the two girls. "I keep one scroll with extra food just for such an occasion."
Kiji looked at Juushin and her eyes slowly shaded into a faintly golden hue. She was small, petite in almost every way. Only standing just over 5 feet and weighing 120 when her hair was soaking wet, Kiji carried little visible muscle. her arms, exposed by the sleeveless tank she wore, showed that she was not a physical type. Should Juushin get hold of Kiji, the elder girl would probably be at her mercy physically. But Kiji had other uses. She had only shown a hint of her abilities when she'd healed Renai. But rather than destroy the Genin training facilities with a show of force, she simply smiled. She made a small cut on her arm with her right and pulled some blood from it before allowing it to close again, just a small amount. Then she flicked her wrist and the blood turned into crimson needles and impaled a practice dummy. She might have to go easy on Juushin but she would certainly not make it that easy.
Renai's words brought her back to the present and she moved to sit near Renai as she pulled food from a scroll. She bit her lip and hesitated, eating a cookie to cover her hesitance. "I.. I think Sei and Kiyoshi are having an argument about me. They both want me to ….. mate?" her eyes turned deep purple as if she wasn't sure if that was the right word.
COMBAT: Kiji attacks target 1 with BLOOD-RAIN-I with a roll of: 20
COMBAT: Kiji finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Juushin's turn.
A smile at Renai and she then blinks over as Kiji makes a dummy a little more holy than before. She blinks and tilts her head before she looks over to what Renai has. She settles down with the pair and smiles as she takes up some rice first and then looks over at Kiji, tilting her head left then right and then Juushin licks her lips, "Umm, mate?" She blinks a few times before she looks down at her rice, taking some up for a bite before she swallows and looks up again, "That seems…awkward." She nods her head and then looks over at Renai, "Is that what people call it? To mate?" She then shivers and blushes, shaking her head.
There is a long pause after Kiji's words in Renai's direction. Her long-lashed eyes move to Juushin and blink a few times at the words. Mating. Not making love. Mating. Renai bites her lower lip.
She lifts the bottle of the tea to her lips and takes a loooooooong sip. The empty container is lower and settled with a thunk. "Well, Kiji. Which one do you love?" Her eyes move to the Shimizu, giving her an intense look as though expecting her to make a decision right here and right now. "I know loving Sei would be difficult. You would get him and his brood. Kiyoshi is dependable. He has carried me from more than one situation to safety. But Sei would be devoted to protecting you." She perhaps doesn't know them as well as Kiji, but Renai has had experience with both, especially in the past.
Renai turns aside briefly to Juushin as though whispering in her ear, but she's totally audible. "Don't ever fall in love, Juushin-san. Men are trouble."
Kiji peered at the two who seemed hung up ont he word mate. "Is that not right? To pair off is to mate, yes?" The good news was Kiji did not know the difference between mating and making love. The bad news was Kiji did not know the difference between mating and making love. She looked between the two of them and her eyes shaded to pink. "I.. I mean… Love? K..Kiyoshi keeps saying Love… I.. I don't know…" She shifted uncomfortably and fidgeted with her blade ring. "I… I care very much for both of them.. I do not understand why they wish to be so possessive." She did not understand why they wanted her exclusively. Kiji was not raised with any indication of social barriers. She was to be a soldier and that was the end of it. So now that she had made very close friends with Sei and Kiyoshi… Here she was.
Renai blinks at Kiji and then turns her eyes upward, pondering a way to explain. She bites her lip again while trying to formulate the ideas in her mind. She has experienced love, though is a Platonic sense. But, her grandmother explained it the best she could, and Renai remembers her parents who were very much in love. "Look, Kiji. Sei and Kiyoshi are not the type of boys to share a woman. To love someone is to give yourself to them body, mind, and soul. It is not just a physical act. When you agree to feel that for someone, you are letting them into those parts of your life entirely. There is nothing of you that is hidden. It's.. intimate. You'll feel emotions you never knew were possible. That is how it is for them, I think. If they have you, they want all of you. Body, mind, and soul. To be with either, you have to choose. Or you will lose them both. They will not share if they are the type of males I think they are."
Her gaze would shift to Juushin then, watching her eat and not wanting to leave her entirely out of the conversation. "Do you like the tea? I made it myself. And the rice."
Kiji listened to both of them and looked at her hands as she processed it. Why was this all so complicated? A hand went up and over her hair again and she took a breath. "I do not wish to harm either of them… But I have connections with both that can't be broken." She shook her head. "It is not something I can just decide." She fell silent then, contemplative and inwardly aimed for a long moment. When Renai spoke to Juushin Kiji listened and looked at the food. Was it safe to eat real food made by the former Touketsu? "Um.. Do Touketsu ever really cook, Renai-san?" She looked worriedly at Juushin. Kiji might be older than them technically but she was kind of like having a kid around when she wasn't dealing with business or fighting.
A look up at Renai and Juushin blinks and then nods her head, "Oh, umm, yes." She nods her head and hten goes back to eating for a moment, sipping some tea as she listens to both. She then clears her throat and then slowly she shifts her bowl down and then ponders, "Well, umm, so how about this Silence stuff, huh? What do either of you know about that?" She blinks and peers from one to the other before she goes back to blushing and eating more food.
Whatever Renai may have said in response on the subject of Kiji's love life is shrugged off and dismissed as the conversation continues. "We cook all the time, Kiji-san. I didn't have time to dedicate myself to it entirely before because I was so busy. I paid a woman to clean my house and the clan provided food for me most of the time so it wasn't something I worried about. But now.." She takes up a cookie and nibbles. "My grandmother was the best cook in the complex before she died. It's the whole reason my grandfather married her and brought her here. She went straight for his heart through his stomach. And it's much more economical than eating out all the time." Especially when one is feeding a certain bottomless pit as well.
At mention of the Silence, Renai lofts a brow. She seems silent herself for the most part, wanting to hear what they say about it. While she entirely disagrees with attacking civilians, Renai's judgment is still out on the releasing of documents. Maybe it /is/ high-time the villages start showing their true colors.
Kiji grew very serious when Juushin mentioned the Silence. Memories flashed in her mind and she frowned deeply, her eyes turning such a dark blue that they appeared nearly black. "I was there when they attacked the exams. Sei was hit very hard, nearly taken to his knees in one blow. They are not to be taken lightly… And they have made good on their threats about releasing information about the villages… Much harm could come to Kirigakure if they began to release… our.. secrets. War is not unrealistic." War with Konoha perhaps.
A frown as she looks down and she looks at Renai's reaction and then worse as she looks at Kiji's. She gets the color out of her cheeks as she sits there, idly eating her food before she looks up at Kiji and then she looks down, biting her lip, "I understand their crusade." She nods her head, "To get secrets out but…my dad told me something once." She nods her head, "It was when I asked him about what he was going to be doing on a mission that would take him away for a week." She looks down at her food, poking at it, "He said, he couldn't tell me. I wanted to know and he said it had to be secret. He had to keep secrets." She then licks her lips and looked up, "He said that bad people will keep secrets, no matter how truthful we are. No matter how nice we are. No matter how peaceful we might try to be, there will always be those who are violent and keep secrets and if we don't keep our own, then people could die."
Renai looks away from them both, her eyes distant. She picks up another cookie and eats the thing in two quick bites, distracting herself from having to talk too much as she formulates her opinions.
When she does speak, the first words are a more solid thought, "Well, killing the people of the village is wrong either way. They have to be stopped for that, if nothing else." Her next words are a bit hesitant though, as if she's trying to reconcile ideas in her mind, "But, some things need to be told. It's wrong that villages can escape accountability just by sealing a document away and calling it secret. I don't want there to be war, but sometimes it's inevitable. Bad things have to be balanced with vengeance and justice." She rubs her fingers together lightly, rolling the crumbs off them. She shrugs a shoulder. The rest of that thought gets too philosophical and spiritual for this setting. "All we can do is try our best to protect our own and limit the damage. I expect they'll meet a lot more resistance here than they anticipate."
Kiji listened to Juushin's story about her father and nodded a little. Renai's words also made some sense but Kiji looked quite conflicted on the subject, similar to Renai though possibly for another reason. Possibly not though. She took a riceball and bowed her head in thanks to Renai for the food and took a bit as she thought quietly. When she swallowed. "Some things could be released and only cause embarrassment to Yuge-sama." Former or not he was still of a higher rank than Kiji, even in his disgrace. "Some might embarrass Meruin-dono but…. Others could cause deaths." She glanced at Renai and thought to herself that Renai's 'secret' was relatively out. What did she have to worry about? "But perhaps we will finally learn the truth about that Spy of a medic. Maybe Ishino-sama married her to keep an eye on her." Kiji smirked darkly at that thought and took another bite.
A look at Renai and then she looks to Kiji before the girl idly shifts up and pulls to her feet, "I'm not for this." SHe nods her head, "I'm more of a puncher than a thinker." SHe nods her head, "I just know that…if everything is revealed to everyone, than everyone wants a say." SHe looks up at Kiji and then at Renai, "And what is the saying? Too many cooks spoil the soup?" She nods her head, "If everyone is trying to give their opinion on things…then nothing gets done nor does it get done right." She then shrugs and turns a little, "I'm gonna go for a jog."
At mention of Akane, Renai's eyes flick toward Kiji. Oh, yes. Renai could say some words about that woman. But she just shakes her head. Ishino has told her more than he probably should have. "Maybe. But I'm sure there's more to it than meets the eye." At Juushin's words, Renai nods. "You are so right. We could not run efficiently if /everyone/ had a say. That kind of politics would cripple our village. Nothing would ever get done. Everything would rest at a medium. But the question is.. Can we trust the people in charge if we aren't the ones putting them there? How strong is a leader really if he's put there by blood or money?" She isn't talking about Meruin exactly, maybe moreso the daimyo or the clan leaders. "But yes. The ninja villages would crumble apart."
When Juushin mentions going for a jog, Renai nods. "It was a pleasure meeting you, Juushin-san. I hope we can fight again soon. Maybe even fight alongside one another. Enjoy yourself." The ex-Touketsu smiles pleasantly and tips her head in a polite bow from her sitting position.
Kiji looked up as Juushin stood and said she was about to leave to take a jog. She nodded in understanding. Some people did not like politics. Kiji wasn’t an expert either but.. And then Renai questioned the leadership and Kiji did not take the time to recognize the nuance that Meruin had not gotten there by blood right and the Daimyo had. No, she was so hair trigger-ready about Meruin that her eyes went instantly into red and she was on her feet, blood punching through her wrists and coiling like snakes as her chakra spiked. "How many times must you question that which is above you?!" The blood at her wrists came away, forming into needles of blood. Kiji did not actually want to kill Renai so she used a lesser attack and aimed for her arms.
COMBAT: Kiji attacks Renai with BLOOD-RAIN-I with a roll of: 24
COMBAT: Kiji attacks Renai with BLOOD-RAIN-I with a roll of: 32
COMBAT: Kiji finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
COMBAT: Renai defends against BLOOD-RAIN-I(24) attack from Kiji with a EVASION…17
COMBAT: Renai loses the roll and sustains 396 damage.
COMBAT: Renai defends against BLOOD-RAIN-I(32) attack from Kiji with a EVASION…26
COMBAT: Renai loses the roll and sustains 382 damage.
Renai's eyes lift as she recognizes a Kiji about to go on a rampage. She attempts to push herself back and out of the way, but she just isn't quick enough. The blood rain slices into Renai's arms and into her thighs which were nearby as a consequence of her moving. Some of the cuts appear to be fairly deep, having sliced through the muscle.
She doesn't scream, but growls rather, the sound coming from deep within her belly. The girl's eyes narrow and she glares at Kiji. "What the gossip is wrong with you, Baka!" Renai doesn't attack her, but reaches for the towel she had earlier. Her eyes move to a particular cut as she presses the white cloth to it, wincing in pain at the touch as she tries to stop the bleeding. She would prefer not bleeding out from any slashed arteries at the moment.
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Kiji's turn.
Kiji watched her blood slice into Renai and though she was acting on 'emotion' she had acted precicely. "I did not strike anything vital." Her tone was dark as she watched Renai put the towel to one of the cuts. Beng called stupid didn't phase the girl. Instead she narrowed her eyes. "Be grateful that I'm the one who heard you speak thus. Do not question the leadership Meruin-dono provides for this village! We are much better off than under Yuge-sama and Meruin-dono is worth a hundred of US! HE MADE US AND—OW!" Her hand went to the back of her skill and came away with blood. She stared at her fingers as if confused…. She blinked a few times, her eyes fading to a dulled, greyed out tone and she looked up once more at Renai… She shuddered and took a breath, her eyes closeing and when she opened them they were a pearl tone and Kiji looked much older. "I… you.. I did it again… I'm sorry…" She focused and the blood already on Renai's skin seeped into the cuts, soothing them. "You know that sets me off, why do you do it?"
COMBAT: Kiji heals Renai for 561 with CRIMSON OFFERING.
COMBAT: Kiji finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
When the blood starts to heal her, Renai reacts violently. She shoves the towel roughly down her arm, tearing the cut back open and then flinging it at Kiji as she rises, shaking, to her feet. "Do NOT presume to touch me with that.. you freak! I don't need your help!" The ex-Touketsu would flinch away from her girl, the murder fading from her eyes. Renai would simply turn her back to Kiji, moving to get another towel from her bag and to gather up her things. Her movements are quick and sharp. Well, as quick and sharp as they can be while she's bleeding across the floor. She spends all of six minutes, searching for the roll of bandages she keeps and wrapping herself up so she can make it to the medical center without leaving bits of herself all along the road.
Trust broken. "I wasn't even talking about Meruin." She has no desire to express her loyalty for the man to this girl, or need. She owes Kiji no explanations. Her voice is low as she turns back to the Shimizu, having to face her to leave the building. "Why don't you try /not/ being a tool for once and think for yourself. Ask a question before you attack." Renai would move to leave then, keeping a wide space between them and limping slightly as she makes her way toward the door.
RPCOMBAT: Renai defends against with a SELF-INFLICT…16
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Kiji's turn.
Kiji jumped as Renai reacted the way she did. With the girl's back turned she flinched at being called a freak. She did not argue, did not defend herself. But as Renai wrapped the wounds, the blood was already in her system and with a little bit of encouragement, Kiji increased the healing capacity of Renai's own body. She may or nay not notice. But Kiji had simply dropped her head when Renai told her she hadn't been talking abotu Meruin. The Shimizu felt even worse and a closer lookk would reveal something rarely if ever seen on Kiji; Tears. When meruin had told her she was not growing fast enough that she was pathetic even that did not bring her to tears, but something choked her breathing and tightened her throat and her eyes stung. She did not understand what was happening and could not think straight enough to move away or hide the tears. Regret was not something she was familiar with and she certainly had not meant to turn the girl against her.. had she? Storm clouds crossed her eyes and as Renai tried to leave the area Kiji moved faster, blocking the door, her back to Renai. "Do you want me to report myself to Meruin-dono?" Her tone had pain in it even as she offered to submit herself to far worse than she'd done to Renai. Should Meruin find out a whipping would be getting off light. She had to gain better control and she knew it. Once Renai gave her answer she would try to leave.
COMBAT: Kiji heals Renai for 406 with CRIMSON GIFT.
COMBAT: Kiji finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Renai's turn.
At Kiji's words, Renai pauses, shaking her head and looking down her dainty nose at the Shimizu. "Why? So you can escape taking accountability for yourself and put it on Meruin's shoulders? What kind of loyalty is that?" The green-haired girl just frowns. "No, Kiji. I just want you to /try/ and be worthy of the people who would call you 'friend.' Being punished isn't going to make that happen. Only you will." Renai points to her blood on the floor. "You can't see past the worst in others. It makes me wonder, Kiji.. how horrible of a person do you think you are?" She shakes her head again, utterly disappointed in the Shimizu. She had expected more from the girl.
COMBAT: Renai finishes her turn.
COMBAT: It is now Kiji's turn.
Kiji held, her shoulders stiff as Renai's first comment about putting her responsability on Meruin's shoulders just went over her head in a confused rush. But she did seem a bit relieved when Renai said not to report herself. She glanced over at the blood on the floor and listened to Renai's accusation, veiled though it was. Kiji saw the worst in others… Yes. Did she then believe herself to be a bad person? Perhaps not /bad/ but.. "You're right. I'm worthless. I've known that for a while." And then she turned and left. She wsn't arguing in the least with Renai's accusation, but the tears did flow and Renai would have seen that if she could get a look at Kiji's face rather than her back.
