Heavy with the Devil, You can hear the Wedding Bells.
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Dec 31, 2015 4:24:40 GMT 7
Post by Kari N. Val on Dec 31, 2015 4:24:40 GMT 7
He was nimble. She likey. It was hard to train someone in the ways fo the ninja if they were clumsy. When he called out about the pan and roast, she just relaxed. No fire to her ship. Still sailing. She just had to wait until she sees him in combat to see what she needed to work on. She whipped her head to the side, getting one of her twin tails tightly around a peg of the wheel, using the bob of her head to steer the ship. She had to look at his defense, tactical agility, offensive skills, and where his line was.
She had to admit the way his body moves was interesting. It almost seemed like he could rotate on a pivot at any joint. Perhaps she should take away his dagger for some shield training. Or even better. Give him two clothes and get a really good shine on the timbers. She could even play it off when he questions it as a way to build his discipline, or "If you don't know what is the purpose of this task, you have not finished." Oooh that was good, she was going have to use that when ever she put him to work. Her baot is going to look spotless. Internal girly squee of excitement. |
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Oh don't mind me. I'll try not to get in your way... Would you like some fish?
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Jan 1, 2016 1:20:11 GMT 7
Post by YOIZUKI RYOSHI on Jan 1, 2016 1:20:11 GMT 7
Opening the oven was always a special treat for a chef. The feeling the sudden burst of heat on their face and the aroma it carried with it was simply satisfying. Pulling out the whole fish with a wrapped hand, he set the pan on the stove, nodding slowly to himself. The savory smell of tried herbs was stronger than ever, the various seasonings melding together into a single sensation. With an excited smile on his face, he gathered up the serving utensils and brought the piping hot dish back to the table. This time it was a rather large fish encrusted with various herbs. After watching Kari for a moment to capture her reaction, he got to work carving it into proper servings. After removing the fins and tail and separating the the head he cut out a section of the belly fillet and set it on her plate. The speed at which he carved suggested vast amounts of experience in the area, the whole thing taking mere moments.
Legs were forced to bend, knees pointing upwards as the seven foot tall man set himself down in the chair. "The stew is going to be a bit longer. Should give us time to talk." He seemed much calmer about the whole situation now, even giving the girl a much more comfortable smile. "So!"He clapped his hands together and gestured to the meal before him, excitement returning once more. "This is an herb roasted whole snapper! This one is definitely fully matured. Again I don't know the name, but it had an oddly large number of teeth...It had purple scales, though the flesh underneath was a dully grey. Regardless of color, it's still very flavorful! Should be much better than the previous course. I shouldn't have attempted that dish without the proper ingredients. But this! This I had everything I needed. I think you will appreciate it."
Fingers meshed together as he rested his hands on the table, watching Kari with an expectant smile. It was then that a sudden realization struck. "Oh dear! I'm sorry I never introduced myself! My name is Yoizuki Ryoshi. I used to be a chef on Karate Island. Now I...well." His expression weakened, the confidence from his food fading as he shrugged. "Now I'm a bounty hunter. Granted it hasn't been long...Only a few small bounties to make ends meet." It was so odd hearing himself speak that way. Still, she needed to know.
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Heavy with the Devil, You can hear the Wedding Bells.
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Jan 1, 2016 21:50:00 GMT 7
Post by Kari N. Val on Jan 1, 2016 21:50:00 GMT 7
FKari watched with mild interest and watered mouth as he returned with a plate of roasted fish. But she made no immediate movement as her twin tail was leashed to the helm. She did appreciate the knife skills as he served up some belly. Which was precisely where it was going, her belly. She took the plate and fork in hand. Feet still kicked up on the railing, she took a bite and her exposed toes curled abit. It was delicious. She never thought a Twilight Snapper could taste like this. Not opening her mouth, in case the flavor would escape, her cheeks puffed up a bit and she offered a thumbs up in responce to how it tasted.
It wasn't until he sat down that she realized just how tall he was. Height was something she could take advatage of when training him. Reach was important. Then he introduced himself. This was the part she dreaded. She kidnapped him specifically so she didn't have to exchange names, She could have just been captain and everything was fine. But he had to go an ruin it with his info. Curse you politeness. Sticking another peice of belly she savored it before she would offer her share of the information. "I am Kari N. Val, former Heiress of the Val Ninja Clan of Shimotsuki Village. This ship is my home and life now. I started bounty hunting as a way to keep my skills honed."
She looked a bit flustered and then swiftly pointed fdirectly to him accusingly. "You will now have to take resposibility for having me talk about my past. You will be the Chef of The Heaven's Bounty Bounty Hunter Crew. But you will not be working for free. In addition to a cot or hammock of your choice and passage through all the Blues and the Grandline, you will be trained in Yoizuki Style Ninjutsu. |
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Oh don't mind me. I'll try not to get in your way... Would you like some fish?
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Jan 2, 2016 3:30:36 GMT 7
Post by YOIZUKI RYOSHI on Jan 2, 2016 3:30:36 GMT 7
[attr="class","yes"]Lips pursed as she poke, her response raising more questions than it provided answers. So she was also a bounty hunter, of course. That much he understood. But an heiress to a ninja clan? He had never heard of such a thing. Did this make her royalty? Should he be treating her as such? He jumped in his seat as she suddenly pointed at him, her confidence appearing to waver slightly as she spoke. Did he strike a nerve perhaps? Again more questions started to pop up in his head, wrists moving to rest on his knees as he leaned forward. "I have...many questions. But first, I apologize if I prompted you to speak of your past. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable! I take full responsibility of course. Whatever that means..." Fingers tapped on his leg as he continued to consider his situation. So she wasn't just kidnapping him. She was recruiting him. And apparently training him. In Yoizuki style ninjitsu? Huh.
"So...You want to hire me. And train me? In Yoizuki style ninjitsu? I wasn't aware that such a thing existed! But I suppose you would know better. B-but I won't ask about that! As much as I would like to I will not question your past any more." There was one part that caught his attention more than anything else, however. "So if I accept your offer, you will take me to the grand line? That's..." It was too good to be true. A crew. A team that was to travel to the grand line. Hands curled into fists as he took a deep breath, the anticipation of reaching his destination putting him on the verge of tears. After taking a moment to blink the moisture away from his eyes he turned his gaze back to the young woman with a fond smile. "I accept. Ms. Val, it would be an honor to travel with you and your crew." He bowed his head to her before placing his hands back on the table, smile growing slightly as he continued to visualize their arrival into the grand line. He wasn't sure what he had gotten himself into, but if it would take him to his destination then it would be worth whatever consequences come with it.
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Heavy with the Devil, You can hear the Wedding Bells.
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Jan 2, 2016 5:17:10 GMT 7
Post by Kari N. Val on Jan 2, 2016 5:17:10 GMT 7
With all that out of the way, Kari noticed that her sudden sit up, turn to point, and flustered moment caused her to turn the wheel with her hair and they started to turn to the right. Moving her head forward, her unleashed the wheel, slid onto her feet, ran around quickly to the wheeel and adjusted the wheel back to correct the course. This caused a bit of shaking, but she had her projected path back. Hopefully, she wasn't too far off, but she'll have to wait until night fall to check. With that moment of crisis out of the way, she flopped back on the wheel. "Yoizuki Style Ninjutsu does not exist yet. It is a style of fighting that only you can achieve. To train you in it, I will send you into the nine gates of hell. Same as when I created Kari-ken, you will learn more about your body and mind than you ever thought possible. There will always be roots in the Val Clan Ninjutsu, so you will have some enemies, but as a bounty hunter I am sure you expected that."
She reached over to get her plate and one of her twin tails clanked agaisnt the metal hub of the wheel. A flash of blank inside it revealed a longer than normal black kunai hidden by her long blonde hair. When she stood back up it was gone and she snacked on more fish belly. It was delicious. She could eat like this every day. However the thought that she would be so close to her old Home Island, erased some of the hunger. She was going there for work. Surely the clan could understand and not go to harsh on that Exile thing. I mean they were a small fisher clan to the Island Government, even they couldn't get the Marines or Constable to throw her back off.
Her face stopped cold for a second then snapped a look over to him. "Riceballs for breakfast tomorrow!" |
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Oh don't mind me. I'll try not to get in your way... Would you like some fish?
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Jan 4, 2016 1:43:06 GMT 7
Post by YOIZUKI RYOSHI on Jan 4, 2016 1:43:06 GMT 7
[attr="class","yes"]The sudden gleam of metal in her hair caught his attention, only deepening his curiosity. Kari seemed to be very experienced in using her hair. She must have had very strong roots. A hand subconsciously reached up to ruffle his own nest of hair, imagining the discomfort of having something as heavy as kunai constantly hanging from his hair. It was actually rather impressive she pulled it off so effortlessly, in it's own odd way.
Oh she was speaking to him! He should respond. "I see. Yes yes this makes sense. You will help me develop my own style. I appreciate that. I look forward to learning from you, Ms. Val." He paused, eyes glancing up to the sky as a finger moved to tap his chin. "Ms. Val? Captain? Captain Val? Captain Kari? Master? Teacher? Ma'am?" He sorted through the different names he could use for the woman before him, not sure what would be the most appropriate term. He wanted to be respectful, but weren't they also partners? Should he be formal? Should he be in total subjection? Should he be more familiar? Oh this was going to be difficult.
He jumped yet again, her demands for breakfast catching him off guard. "R-rice balls?" Shoulders drooped as he looked down at the butchered fish before him, frowning slightly at it. "I can do rice balls. Though they were never my most popular dish..." This was always an embarrassing part of his work. "I-I should explain. I am a chef. But my experience is mostly in...fish. Not that I c-can't cook other things! I understand flavors. I am still a good cook. At least I think I am. But, well. All of my best dishes are fish related. I apologize in advance if my other dishes don't meet your standards." People always expected the same quality from all of his dishes as his seafood. It was never easy to explain his limited scope of experience. He could only hope this didn't damage her opinion of him.
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Heavy with the Devil, You can hear the Wedding Bells.
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Jan 6, 2016 4:58:23 GMT 7
Post by Kari N. Val on Jan 6, 2016 4:58:23 GMT 7
Kari just smiled to him and reached over ruffling his hair. Her smile was bright and a little misleading. She looked back to the open waters and just sailed. This was the start to something really great. A crew of Bounty hunters. Five people going after the same target. Five styles merging into one battle. Five lone wolves forming a pack. There was nothing that was going to stop them. "We will start tomorrow if you survive our mission." With the sun setting in front of them, she yawned and thought of the next day and the meeal tonight. This was going to be a great life.
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Oh don't mind me. I'll try not to get in your way... Would you like some fish?
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Jan 8, 2016 2:56:16 GMT 7
Post by YOIZUKI RYOSHI on Jan 8, 2016 2:56:16 GMT 7
[attr="class","yes"]He flinched as she reached out to him, only to be pleasantly surprised that she only aimed to play with his bush of hair a bit. Shoulders relaxed as he let out a slow breath, a fond smile on his face. A wave of nostalgia overtook him, memories of his daughter overtaking him. His daughter always loved to play with his hair whenever she could, his considerable height keeping it out of the reach most of the time. So whenever she found it within reach she would bury her hands in it, no matter how inconvenient it may be for her father. He missed this feeling. At that moment he wanted nothing more than to let go and sink into his memories, simply abandoning reality even if for just a moment. Unfortunately, reality didn't agree.
Eyes widened as his new captain spoke once more, yet again jumping in his seat. Now that he was under someone's employ he was going to have to try not to space out so much. He nodded quickly in response, rising to his feet and holding his arms against his side. "Yes Ma'am. I-if you don't mind, I'd like to take some time to explore the ship. And...some sleep would be nice. If I could just sleep for a moment before we arrive I would appreciate it. Besides I would like for the stew to set for a while longer so don't worry about that. In fact, if we let it set and draw out all the flavors we could have it with our riceballs tomorrow! The deep savory flavor of the fish broth should go well with the saltiness of the rice balls. In fact it may taste good to actually dip the riceballs into the broth...Oh that's a good idea. I'll have to try that. Would you like that, Captain?" He smiled once again, his voice somewhat shaky. Between all the changes he was encountering and that sudden flashback he was going to need to process all this. Hopefully he wouldn't regret this once he stopped to think about it.
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Jan 11, 2016 21:16:58 GMT 7
Post by YOREL on Jan 11, 2016 21:16:58 GMT 7
A great thread from both of you! 2 participants isn't a matter to you guys! I really appreciate your effort ^^ YOIZUKI RYOSHI Kari N. Val receive 4,000,000 FP & 1m Beli
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