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2,841
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Majin Anger [x2.5]
Zeni
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Post by Majin Liari on Aug 1, 2024 22:44:02 GMT
PL: 2841
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Liari screamed, PUNCHING through a BIIIIG stalk of bamboo! "I NOT KNOW WHERE I AAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!" Her voice cut through the silent serenity of the bamboo forest like a revving of a chainsaw, the little Majin dropping to her knees in exasperation and defeat! She didn't even know how she GOT here! It was like one moment she was lying down to nap and the next moment, she woke up in this place! She was SUUUUURE something took place between then and now but she forgoooooooot! She couldn't remeeeeeeembeeeeeer! Now she was LOOOOOOOOOOST!
So lost, in fact, the Majin had wandered around the forest, presumably in a straight line, and found the same bamboo she'd punched down at least 5 times over the past two hours! A landmark of her own failings, one might say. In her frustration came the icy cold wind of fear upon her back, as if a black shadow had fallen over her from behind. The bamboo, once a calm, serene sight, became menacing and constrictive, closing around the little blue girl claustrophobically! Liari's eyes grew wet and her jaw clenched, her wrists furiously wiping away the desperate tears starting to roll down her cheeks!
"I lost..." She mumbled pathetically... "I cold... I hungry... I miss Opherla..."
...Coincidentally, it never once occurred to Liari that she could just... fly up and bypass this whole moment. It wasn't even a consideration to her, as if the sheer POSSIBILITY was just... *POOF* ...gone from memory.
...And so Liari knelt there, weeping softly in the grass. What else could she do...? She was alone.
WC: 265 |
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3,635
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2,997
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Post by Kira on Aug 2, 2024 23:47:35 GMT
Bamboo Forest, it was one of the more beautiful locations on Earth. The surrounding area was rich with nature and animals and it was truly one of the most peaceful places on Earth as well. It was a good place to clear ones mind if the needed had come about. Kira was out here to meditate this afternoon, to find peace and balance and just release the regular stresses of daily life. Of course, it wouldn't be such an easy day though because where ever he found himself going, there was trouble. Whether it be a saiyan crashing a pod into the lumber yard, a criminal trying to rob somebody or something else, it seemed as if Kira was always at the wrong place at the wrong time, or maybe given that he was always there to help, it was the right place at the right time. He couldn't help but think that it was all about perspective.
He had been cross legged sitting in the forest with his eyes closed as he hear a loud scream and some kind of impact. It had sounded like the voice of a child. He immediately got to his feet and sprung to action, he lifted himself up into the air and flew threw the trees towards the sounds. "Hold on.." He muttered to himself as he closed the distance and arrived to see an interesting sight. It was once again a being he couldn't recognize, he didn't know what she was but that didn't much matter. He'd help regardless.
He landed near her but far enough away that he wouldn't have startled her. "Hey there!" He said with a reassuring smile. He would start to approach once the girl had looked over and saw that he was there. "It sounds like you're in need of some help?" He asked softly. He made sure to make all his actions slow and steady. This could've been a fragile situation and he was one to overthink. The last thing he wanted to do was scare her off further and send her deeper into the woods. He wouldn't want this girl getting hurt or remaining lost and he was more than willing to try to get her back home to her parents, guardian or whomever it was that was responsible for her.
"My names Kira, by the way."
He gave his name to try and make the most basic form of connection with her. He wanted her to be able to trust him and feel comfortable with him around. That was the only way he'd truly be able to help her from this situation. Of course, he didn't know what she was capable of and he wasn't actively sensing around for energies. If it wasn't for the sound of her voice, he wouldn't have even known that she was there. Hopefully, he could sort this situation out with little to no struggle. Hopefully, she wasn't going to be like that saiyan that landed a few days back. He didn't need hostilities right now.
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Post by Majin Liari on Aug 4, 2024 0:30:50 GMT
Liari didn't notice Kira's approach at first, so deep was Liari wallowing. It was so STUPID... How'd she even GET HERE!? What series of poor decisions did she make that lead her to this stupid place, anyway!? She couldn't remember... and that fact made her brood AAAAAAALL the harder... She huffed, she puffed, she sighed and grumbled... She was STUCK... and there was nothing she could do about it!
...But maybe HE could.
Liari's head shot up as Kira spoke to her! Her eyes fell upon a very GREEN-themed man standing a respectful distance away, him offering his assistance to her like he were a gift from above or something! The first thing that caught her eye about him was... well... his green-ness. He was very, VERY green. But not bamboo-green. No, he was too darkly shaded for that... More deep forest-green. THEN, there was the fact he was utterly shredded. In fact, Liari couldn't spot a SINGLE THING soft about the man except, perhaps, his expression. He looked upon Liari not unlike the way a caring older-figure might, his eyes warm and inviting as if coaxing a nervous cat to himself... And Liari, much like that cat, would stare at him, uncertain. Was this real? Was she imagining this? Where had he come from?
...Did it even matter...?
"I lost..." She muttered, her voice soft, almost a whisper. Liari would look around, her eyes wide and wet, overlooking the Bamboo. It seemed to stretch up FOREVER around the little blue girl, entangled and infinitely deep, impossible to see even an arm's length into it before getting lost in the twisting trunks! The stalks were all consuming... and despite the Majin's overwhelming strength, she felt so small... so afraid... that if she took another step into the Bamboo... she might be eaten by it...
"Liari..." She answered, shakily patting her chest. "...I lost..."
WC: 313 TWC: 578
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2,997
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Post by Kira on Aug 5, 2024 3:30:31 GMT
Kira slowly approached closer to the girl. "You're lost? Awh, Well that isn't cool now is it?" He had heard her say Liari before saying that she's lost. While it wasn't the best introduction, she was just a child and Kira couldn't help but assume that was her name. He was going to get confirmation first before just using that name consistently. The best thing that he could do here was everything he could to comfort her while trying to get her home safe and sound and he wasn't in a rush so he'd take all the time in the world to make that happen. There was more to this than just getting this small girl home, he had to make sure she felt safe the entire time too, after all he was just a stranger.
When he closed the distance and got a few feet away from her he had crouched down slowly to get to her level. It was a good trick to help with communication with a kid and help them to understand what was being said. It was almost the equivalent to making eye contact with another adult during a conversation but with this method it put the child on the same level as an adult.
"Liari, that's your name? It's a pretty awesome name If I do say so myself." He said with another reassuring smile as his tone of voice remained positive and friendly. "How'd you get out here? Did you get separated from your parents or your friends?" Of course, Kira was trying to find the basis of how he was going to handle this. Was he going to be trying to find another group of kids or was he going to try to find her parents out in the woods too? He was trying to systematically break this down for himself to make it as easy as possible. If she was out here alone without parents or other kids, he was then going to be seeking out a location to take her to where she was at home under the supervision of an adult.
This was going to be a rather tricky thing for him but he was more than willing to invest his time into it and as of now he was responsible for her well being. While he didn't picture his day going this way, he was happy he was around to help and given that he had experience with children due to his classes, maybe he was the best candidate for it. He only hoped that he could keep her calm and cheery while they navigated this potentially terrifying situation for the girl.
Of course, he had no knowledge that she could fly or that she was actually really powerful in terms of strength on Earth. If he did, this might've been going in a different direction but for now he was going to take the appropriate steps as if this was just a normal lost child because to his knowledge, that is what this was.
Word Count: 507
Total Word Count: 1,014
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1,181
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Post by Majin Liari on Aug 8, 2024 8:41:16 GMT
Liari shook her head slowly as the man lamented her situation with her. No, it most certainly was NOT cool, to say the least. The little blue Majin looked up from her fear at the stranger as he approached, feeling her guard raise... then lower as he dropped down to roughly her level. Somehow, seeing him not tower over her like he could have didn't make him seem so scary... or at least, didn't add onto the fear she was already feeling. The little blue girl still inched away from him, however, as he drew closer, shuffling back a few inches so that, if she had to, she could bolt. For all of her strength, Liari had not forgotten the tried and true lesson of "DON'T TRUST STRANGERS," especially when they approached as brazenly as this one! For all she knew, he was just here to laugh at her or something! That wouldn't be nice at ALL!
...But no. Defying all expectations, the man did not, in fact, add to her misery! He instead, complimented the Majin on her name and then asked HOW she even got here! Liari blinked, then blushed and looked away, a small puff of steam escaping for her arm-holes. Oh... So... Maybe he wasn't mean and stuff...
"Thank you..." Liari mumbled, glancing up at the man, meeting his eyes for only a half second. "...I not remember how I here... Just am..." It would've made sense to say she walked or something, maybe even FLY. Yes, she'd seen many people looking like this guy who could fly so maybe he'd buy that... The moment she said it, Liari realized how STUPID she sounded... Not remembering how she got to a place...? What, did she also forget how she put on pants that morning too...? She could've said ANYTHING... and now she was gonna get laughed at for SURE...
...And yet again, the stranger surprised her... doubly in this case since he asked about her parents! Liari blinked.
...Parents...
......Parents......
What were those again...? ...OH! Those people that hang around kids a lot, feed them food and stuff! And friends...? Nice people, he meant...?
"...I not have any..." She mumbled and looked away again. "No friend. No parent."
WC: 372 TWC: 950
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3,635
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2,997
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Post by Kira on Aug 8, 2024 21:44:51 GMT
While Kira didn't expect this situation at all, he had been hit by another curve ball. She didn't remember how she got there. That was going to make things more difficult than they needed to be. At this point, he just assumed she wandered out in the woods and the fact that she stated she didn't have any friends or parents put even more weight into the situation. Right now, Kira didn't even have a starting point and had to ask more questions. The amount of questions he was going to need to ask, maybe he should've been a cop instead of a Martial Arts master. Perhaps it would've been more fitting for the situations that he continued to find himself in. Regardless, no matter how difficult this situation might've been for him he knew that it was going to be worse for her. She was just a child, with no friends, no parents and not an idea of how to get to where she was going.
"Alright, Well! Sounds like we've got to get you to where ever your going then.. huh?" He gave another big cheery smile as his right hand came up and ruffled around his hair as he scratched the back of his head. "Can you remember where you're going or where you live?" He had a feeling that she wouldn't remember this either and if that truly was the case, he couldn't help but think that taking her to the nearest authorities might've been the best play. After all, it wasn't like he could just take a random kid in legally and become a guardian. That would've taken appropriate steps and the truth was, while he was more than willing to teach a bunch of children martial arts, he wasn't ready to become a legal guardian of one full time. While he would try his best, he simply wouldn't be mature enough for that.
After all, Kira was just a nineteen year old kid. While he might've been more mature than a lot of kids his age. He still had a lot of growing up to do and he knew that. Though he couldn't help but think that maybe his parents would have some resources to help in this situation and maybe they'd be the right avenue to take.
In all honesty, he was slightly drowning here. While he was trying to do right by the kid and do the right thing, this was something he couldn't have prepared for. At least with the saiyan lady that landed on Earth, communication was easy and she had split off to go her own way but here? That wasn't something that he could do. He couldn't leave this kid here by herself. He had to find her home and get her back to whomever was responsible for her though that was going to be difficult by the sounds of it. Kira could only hope that she remembered where she lived and that there was an adult there to take care of her.
Word Count: 505
Total Word Count: 1,519
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1,181
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Post by Majin Liari on Aug 8, 2024 23:18:54 GMT
...Get where she was going? Liari didn't think she was going anywhere! Not in these bamboo-thingies! Just looking at a patch of them made them seem like they'd go on forever and ever and ever! She didn't wanna look at them... She didn't wanna get more lost... She just wanted to find somewhere safe to sleep... and maybe eat for a little bit... She felt so... EXPOSED out here, as if there were a hundred different scary things hiding in the places where the bamboo was thickest! In the mind of a child, she could just SEE the eyes peering out from the black: Thin-pupil-ed... predatory... stalking from the shadows of her imagination...
"I not going anywhere..." She said it more like a statement of fact than anything. ...Because she wasn't! Where would she even GO? It was all rocks and bamboo! Not even a house or anything to be found! Liari didn't like the city... it was so loud and compact and stuff but... even THAT place was better than this one! At least there were people around all the time! It was so quiet here... so much emptiness... it made her imagination go WILD trying to fill it... and not with happy things either...
Kira asked if Liari could remember where she lived... and the Majin wilted. Even with her limited vocabulary, she knew what he was asking: Where was her home? Where did she feel really safe and could trust that she could return to? She shook her head slowly and looked down towards her right shoe, absently watching as it shuffled in discomfort. The eyes in the bamboo that she imagined were there stared harder than before, judging her now. She could feel them on her back... BORING in.
"I not have one either..." Liari mumbled. "No friend. No parent. No live-place..."
...Saying it made it all real... and the Majin's feeling of isolation only grew more intense.
WC: 322 TWC: 1272
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2,997
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Aug 11, 2024 15:38:36 GMT
Post by Kira on Aug 11, 2024 15:38:36 GMT
Well, it had seemed that every single question that Kira had been asking was shot down with a no, I don't know or just something that wasn't exactly useful to what he was trying to accomplish but that was alright. He wasn't going to complain about it or put pressure on the already stressing kid to try and remember anything of that level of importance. The last thing he wanted to do was stress this kid out further. Being lost was already stressful enough, or at least that's what he would have assumed and the fact that she didn't have friends, family or any type of home likely caused some sort of pain within this girl. There wasn't a need to scratch down any deeper in attempts to get her to the right place, he'd just have to find the right place.
"Well, You might not have been going anywhere but we've got to get you somewhere. You can't stay out here, that isn't safe and I wouldn't want anything bad happening to you while you're out here. We've got to find you somewhere nice to stay." Of course, Kira did have space at the dojo but that was going to be his last possible resort. If he'd have to do it, he'd offer but he was going to run through some other options first if it had been even possible.
As far as friends went, Kira had an idea to add some positivity to the girls life in her moment of need. She said she didn't have any friends, well.. Kira was now her friend. While he didn't expect them to hang out or anything, his words could simply go a long way. "What'd you mean you don't have any friends? You've got me. " He paused for a brief moment, talking similar to her now to try and form more of a connection. "Kira is friend." He said with a reassuring smile before going into his next question.
"Now, is there a place on this planet that you'd like to go, somewhere you do feel safe? Anywhere at all. You name it and we'll see what we can do about getting you there." It didn't matter if it was only a few clicks away or on the other side of the planet. This was Kira's last effort to dig for some sort of direction. He didn't really know what he was going to do about it all if she didn't come up with something, he was just as lost as she was. Of course, he knew where he was in terms of location but in this scenario he wasn't sure what the best option was. His parents were an option, the dojo was an option but they might've not been the most suitable. He had to try and find the best solution before going any further with those ideas. There had to be somewhere Liari had felt safe. He'd have to try just a little bit harder before going down his own train of thought.
Word Count: 506
Total Word Count: 2,025
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1,181
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Aug 12, 2024 23:02:30 GMT
Post by Majin Liari on Aug 12, 2024 23:02:30 GMT
WELL, AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!? If Liari wasn't quivering over here, feeling the oppressive closeness of the twisting and infinitely deep bamboo cage-bars around her, she MIGHT'VE said something sarcastic! ...Liari knew it was dangerous, knew it deeper than just her mind. ANYTHING could be hiding behind a million reeds and the shadows they cast! ...Anything but a way out. Liari was strong enough that she could handle herself in a scrap and her body was such that EVEN if she was clawed to bits, she would eventually piece herself back together. Essentially, she was immortal! ...But then there were prisons that transcended the physical: those of the mind. She was trapped here in these seemingly unending woods, running around in circles for what felt like forever and now that she had found a clearing, she sat there, trapped in her own frustration and fear. The world wouldn't stop for her and soon the sun would give way to the moon. The air would become cold and wet and the big lizard-monsters would come out to hunt. All the while the Bamboo would trap her forever in it's winding, ubiquitous grasp, weaving the Majin back around to the middle of nowhere just because it could.
"I know..." She mumbled, looking into the bamboo. She couldn't see anything there now but her mind was telling her there WAS something! She could feel it on her nerves like the hair she doesn't have was standing on end! ...It made it SO much worse when the fear ran that deep...
...And then Kira did something completely out of left field: he declared himself her friend... and did so so that Liari wouldn't have to be alone! The Majin stopped... and stared at the man, taken completely aback by his declaration! He said it like he had been all along, that it was SILLY for the Majin not to count him among her number! She blinked, realized what he was doing, then sniffled, a small smile fluttering across her lips.
"...Oh." She whispered, a small blush flashing across her face. It was hard to make friends, Liari had discovered. You had to talk a lot, do things you didn't wanna do, and generally put up with a lotta stuff... When YOU were trying to make them, it seemed as if you were giving away a LOT of your time to try... and it was HARD being that generous all the time. ...Then there was Kira, just declaring it so. It made her heart flutter a little in her chest...
"Wanna go with you." Liari said, stepping close to Kira and grabbing onto his pant-leg. "Wanna go away from here..."
WC: 445
TWC: 1717
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Post by Kira on Aug 17, 2024 3:30:22 GMT
Well, on the bright side she did realize that this situation was dangerous and was willing to cooperate. Kira couldn't have imagined how much harder this could've been if she didn't want to cooperate with him. She hadn't known where she came from or where she was trying to go and Kira was just trying to help but if she hadn't been willing to accept his help, this would've been enough to pull his own hair out. Luckily, he was on the right path and what he had chosen to do was working out well for him though it would appear that he was going to be looking out for this kid for longer than he had hoped but at the same time, he didn't mind putting in extra time so long as she remained safe. He wouldn't be able to live with himself if this kid got hurt because he just got lazy with it. Her life and well being was well worth all the time he could give.
He tried to keep the mood light and keep her entertained, smiling and laughing. If anything, it would keep her mind away from the situation that she was in. "You're lucky I came when I did then, huh?" Though, it was now established that Liari wanted to come with him and this would've left him with some more options. He could've taken her to his parents where they had plenty of space and could likely accommodate her better but he wouldn't be there. She could also come to the dojo and stay there as he had a few extra rooms but he was worried that she'd interact with the other kids in a negative way that would affect his business. Either choice wasn't great but he had to do something here and he was going to ask her. It would likely also be wise for him to go talk to law enforcement about this too. They'd likely have the best option for him
"Alright, So you want to come with me then?" He stood up straight and gave her a smile. "You've got two options. The first option is you can stay at my parents place. There's lots of room and lots of fun things to do there or... you can come stay where I live which is at my dojo. Though it is a place of business too so I'd need you to be on your best behavior." Though he said this as a matter of fact statement, he delivered it in a more kid friendly way that wouldn't be applying extra pressure to the kid. After all, she was going through enough right now and he didn't need to place anymore weight on her shoulders.
"If you want to stay at the Dojo and do promise to be extra good, maybe we can stop for ice cream before we go. Hell, we can even go to the store and grab some of your favorite snacks if you like." At this point, all Kira could do was await an answer.
Word Count: 511
Total Word Count: 2,536
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Majin Anger [x2.5]
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1,181
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Aug 17, 2024 22:40:52 GMT
Post by Majin Liari on Aug 17, 2024 22:40:52 GMT
Liari nodded timidly as the man noted her luck. Wasn't THAT the truth? If Kira hadn't shown up, one of two things might've happened: Liari might've simply stayed here, too afraid to traverse the bamboo until she remembered she could FLY... or at least until hunger and thirst drove her elsewhere, or things might've gotten very... VERY explosive... and on fire... and stuff. No, it was for the best that Kira was here, now, helping her. She stuck close Kira, hugging as close to him as she dared. He radiated confidence, acting as if nothing was wrong in the world. She didn't know how he could... but it almost felt like some of it was rubbing off on her... At the very least, the unending bamboo walls around her didn't seem quite as imposing.
It was then that Kira would offer her a choice: to stick with him... or not. More specifically, she could choose to reside with people she didn't know... or him, back at his dough-joh, whatever that was! Well, despite the promise of fun and stuff, the Majin knew her answer as soon as the options were clear! "Wanna stay with you!" Liari proclaimed, this time actually hugging Kira's leg! ...It was easier this time since he now stood his full height. The urgency in the Majin's voice made it clear that there was NO room for negotiation. If there was one thing scarier than being trapped in place by massive green tube-plants, it was the idea that she'd have to live with... strangers... Strangers she didn't even know or like... yet! The little blue girl would step back after a while, smiling up hopefully at the man.
She thought she made her point.
If he allowed her too, Liari would reach up and take his hand, giving it a soft squeeze. If he didn't understand BEFORE how attached she was to the idea of going with him...
Hopefully THIS would make it clear.
WC: 326 TWC: 2043
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Aug 18, 2024 18:33:24 GMT
Post by Kira on Aug 18, 2024 18:33:24 GMT
He couldn't help but smile at Liari as she got near and close. It was obvious that he had managed to build enough trust with her that she'd feel safe and that was part of the goal. The safer she felt, the easier this whole process was going to be. Not that the process was going to get much easier from this point, he wasn't quite sure what he was going to do next but she wanted to stay with him. He was slowly starting to figure this whole situation out, even if it wasn't easy at least he had a general direction to take.
"Alright, Alright.." He chuckled. "You'll stay with me and we'll set you up with a room at the dojo, Okay?" He said with a bright and reassuring smile as he glared down towards Liari softly. Though he still had to get her out of this forest. "You've got to promise that you'll be on your best behavior though, Alright?" He repeated, he at least wanted her to acknowledge his statement from before and that's why he repeated it. He couldn't have her acting a fool in his place of business and while she was young to his eyes and he would expect the normal level of goofiness from a child, he had to keep the environment professional.
Now that this was all established, Kira had to transport her there. Of course, he had no idea that she could fly so the only option available to his knowledge was to carry her as he flew. "So, what we're going to do.. We're going to go to the store and get some fun snacks, from there we'll head over to the Dojo and set you up. Okay?" He smiled down at her. "Though, We're going to have to fly there so you're going to have to let me carry you."
He said all his words carefully and slowly so she understood fully what he was getting at. For somebody who had never flown with another person, it could be a very scary thing as your security was literally all in the hands of the person flying. If they wanted to drop you and watch you fall to the surface of the planet, they very well could and there was nothing that you could do about it. It was almost a very terrifying thought. At least in an airplane you had seat belts and safety measures. Regardless, Liari was going to have to trust him to get her to their destination safely.
The plan with the store was to help the kid feel more comfortable going into a new environment, having some fun and letting of some steam before adapting to the new place. While it might've not been the best method to accomplish the end goal, it was at least something. Kira wasn't good at this, this was the first time he was experiencing such a situation but he was just struggling through it and doing the best that he could.
Word Count: 503
Total Word Count: 3,039
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Aug 19, 2024 21:54:33 GMT
Post by Majin Liari on Aug 19, 2024 21:54:33 GMT
"...Okay..." Liari muttered, nodding her head. Although timid... Liari was eager nearly beyond reason to get out of here. She looked up at Kira, quivering NOT because she was out of her mind with fear... anymore, but because she was EXCITED to get the show on the road! Her expression, though neutral, failed to hide the glint in her eye, the jitters of anticipation that she would soon be free of the unending reeds and all she had to do was take Kira's hand!
If Kira lifted her up and took her into the sky... it would only be a few moments before the Majin remembered that, well. she could fly and stuff. It came to mind like a light at the end of a LONG tunnel, the Majin slowly remembering... SHE COULD'VE LAID WASTE TO THAT LITTLE FOREST IF SHE WANTED! The embarrassment of acting so AFRAID lasted for only a second, her eyes gazing off absently into the distance as her brow began to furrow. Slowly, as if inch-by-inch, anger began to bleed across the Majin's face, her silver eyes flicking down towards the bamboo they would now hover over as if trying to burn them to ash with just a look! Lucky for her, she didn't NEED to rely on malicious glares to burn things, however and, in that moment, she dropped an arm down, fingers extended, taking aim at the forest below...
...She paused.
.......She paused a little longer.
"HMPH!" Liari grunted, pulling her arm back up and crossing both over her chest. ...Now that she was free of the stupid forest, she wondered... why she was so afraid of it in the first place! It was ONLY WOOD AND STUFF... or whatever Bamboo was made of! Like... yeah, there was a lot of it but it wasn't like she couldn't blow it up! Her brow furrowed deeper, this time in thought. She thought back on how she felt, surrounded in the ocean of green stalks, feeling it all close in around her...
...The suffocating tightness...
...The unending maze...
"Brrrr..." Liari shivered. She shook her head wildly as if to dislodge the memory from her mind. She... She didn't really wanna think about it any more, on second thought. Instead, she chose to look up at Kira, distracting herself my tracing the shape of his figure with her eyes. Yeah... um... He was strong... Sometimes, you could tell someone had muscles that were ALL for show, bulking like a balloon figure and being JUST AS SOFT after a couple of punches... But this guy...? She could feel it by the way he held her, the controlled strength in his hands. She tilted her head, silver eyes shifting up to look at his.
...So weird someone so nice... could be so strong.
WC: 465 TWC: 2508
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Post by Kira on Aug 22, 2024 3:09:55 GMT
With the two of them being airborne, Kira made sure to make her feel safe. Of course he had been completely unaware to the fact that Liari could fly so he was doing everything in his power to make sure that the kid had felt safe. That was kind of the priority at this point. He figured out her temporary living situation but he still had to figure out the permanent one. It wasn't like he could just keep a random kid with him permanently, or at least that was the current thought in his head. He'd have to discuss this with somebody who had knowledge on the matter. Kira was just nineteen after all and while he would always try to do the right thing, sometimes the methods on which he tried weren't exactly legally correct. They hadn't been in the sky for that long before Liari had extended a finger to point to the forest that they had just left and while Kira didn't have any idea of the destructive force that Liari was capable of and at this point in time his guard was completely down. He hadn't even thought about reaching out to sense the energy that Liari was capable of pumping out. To him, she was just a kid and he had a lot of lessons to learn. He wasn't a warrior, he was simply just a martial artist who enjoyed it for the sport.
"Why don't we avoid coming back here in the near future, yeah? Wouldn't want you to get lost again." Of course, he couldn't help but assume she was just pointing at it out of rage and frustration, almost as if she was just a kid saying goodbye to the emotions that the forest had made her feel but Kira thought the best option here was to talk about it in a light conversation.
It didn't take too long to clear the forest and hit the city skyline of West City. It was where his place of business was and his home. His home was nothing more than a personal apartment above the dojo itself. His Dojo wasn't fancy or as nice as a traditional one but it was more than enough to work. He landed with Liari down the street from his dojo at a little grocery store. The second his own feet touched down on the concrete he gently lowered Liari and placed her down on her feet. "Alright, Let's get those snacks I promised, yeah?" He said with a big and bright smile that was on his face as he walked to the door and grabbed the handle to open it for the kid.
While he wasn't too concerned about the money here, he wasn't going to let her just have EVERYTHING she wanted. She'd be able to pick out a few snacks. Maybe a hundred bucks worth. "We'll get a handful of snacks for you for your stay, though we can't get you everything. Alright?"
At this point, he simply waited for her to enter the store.
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Aug 24, 2024 23:37:16 GMT
Post by Majin Liari on Aug 24, 2024 23:37:16 GMT
"I not coming back." Liari stated flatly as Kira made his suggestion. She looked up at him with an almost non-expression on her face, as if that was simply the truth and that was ALL there was to it. After what happened there, it would literally take a jelly-bean trail to coax the Majin even vaguely back int he general direction of that forest. Kira's suggestion, as well-meaning as it probably was, was merely a redundant comment.
As they flew, Liari, choosing not to dwell on how BAD her situation had been, pointed out the occasional cow or giant lizard they passed over. She made SURE the man saw them, making excited gestures towards the animals to indicate their importance. To a kid like her, seeing these animals was like... a novelty! Look at them, all big and weird-looking... And BIG too! Even from up here, the Majin could tell how big and bulky the cows were, how lithe and slow, yet purposeful-in-stride the giant reptiles were! She was intrigued... and she wanted Kira to be intrigued too! At the very least, it'd make their little trip a bit less boring!
Cities... The Majin didn't like that much either. They were a lot like the bamboo forest in that there were a LOT of tall buildings that all looked the same from where she stood, but instead of feeling trapped by them, it was the shifting tides of human traffic down below that irritated Liari! Because of how SMALL she was, walking in crowds was like trying to walk through busy traffic: more likely to get buffed around or simply run over instead of being noticed. OH, and when they DID notice that she was there AND alone, they always wanted to "help," always wanted to take her somewhere and talk to Mr. Policeman.
...Well, she didn't wanna talk to Mr. Policeman. She was pretty sure she had exhausted all of his dialogue after the second time because he kept asking the same questions!
...So Liari didn't like the cities all that much. But you know what she DID like? SNAAAAAACKS! Any mood Liari might've appeared to be in dissolved in sunshine as she smiled eagerly up at Kira, then nefariously as he made his offer: He'd get her a 'handful' of them. She looked down at her hands, flexing her fingers... before going inside. Oh, poor Kira. He shoulda been more specific. Running to the candy isle immediately (much to the protest of a few passing attendants), Liari would stop in the center of that isle and look around... judging its length. She would then EXTEND her arms out to the side, the limbs STRETCHING and hands EXPANDING like giant baseball mits, each one grabbing either end of the shelf and shaking it very lightly as emphasis! THAT WHOLE THING... WAS HER PICK!
"Mine!" Liari giggled, looking at Kira. "Want it all!"
WC: 482
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