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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 19:24:23 GMT -5
Age entered the town, the surprisingly warm air seeming very welcoming. The town wasn't the busiest he had seen, but there were a decent amount of people scuttling back and forth, as it was noontime, one of the high points for the day.
Steam floated around, and Age stopped one of the people, a question on his lips. "Excuse me, but what's with the warm air and the steam?" he asked, curious.
The woman he stopped smiled. "This is Hot Spring City! All the steam and warm air is from the springs around here!" she explained, before dashing off again at Age's thanks.
Hot Springs, huh... Those sounded rather nice. And hopefully, he had the money for it. It seemed that every time Age met another +Anima, his money drained away more and more. Of course, he worked, but it was a tad annoying.
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Post by wanderingchild on Nov 5, 2009 19:35:55 GMT -5
Yuuta had stumbled across this wonderful town filled with delightfully warm hotsprings. He had currently snuck into the back of one and dipped under the surface. After awhile, and noticing nobody was around and that the fences around this particular spring were blocking the view of curious onlookers, he morphed into his +anima and let this warm water sooth his scales and warming his cold blood. It was so wonderful that he had rested down further into the water, only his crocodilian eyes and nostrils above the surface, and was in a complete trance of serene jubilation(i love using that word). This was certainly a very good day and Yuuta was going to spend the rest of it here as long as noone noticed him.
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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 19:44:45 GMT -5
After finding someone who owned some of the hot springs, Age paid him, and, dropping his stuff off in his newly-found room, went to the bathhouse of that hot springs. There didn't seem to be anyone in the bathhouse, or the hot springs, for that matter. Strange, but... If he got the hot springs to himself, he wasn't complaining.
Now with only a towel wrapped around his waist, Age slid into the water, sighing in bliss. The water was so warm, AND he had it all to himself. Or... so it seemed. Feeling like there was someone with him, Age opened his eyes, looking around. In the steam rising off the surface, he couldn't see much, but... It felt like someone was there.
"Hello?" he called out, hesitantly. "Is someone there?"
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Post by wanderingchild on Nov 5, 2009 19:50:23 GMT -5
Yuuta heard Age cry out, which got his attention. He was careful not to move to quickly, after all maby this tranger hadn't seen him. the steam was thick so slowly he moved to the edge of the spring. Yuuta was debating over how to get out without making any noise. unfortunately he was still in his crocodile form and while he was sitting there a small bubble formed on the surface of the water, when it popped it sent hot water flying into Yuuta's nose, which caused him to cough and sneeze. 'aw, crap' he thought to himself now knoing that he had been discovered. he slipped out of the water and pulled his pants on before the stranger could see him, not wanting to appear indescent
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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 19:56:25 GMT -5
Hearing coughing, sneezing, and splashing, Age turned in that direction, towards the other end, where the steam was the thickest. "Someone there?" He saw a figure climb out of the water, just a shadowy image, though it didn't seem completely human... More, like a human body with a strange-looking head.
A thought came to Age, and he blinked, surprised. That quick? Really? Naw, it couldn't be. Well, no harm asking the misshapen human that. "Are you... Ah... Um... Are you a +Anima?" he asked, his voice not very loud through the thick air. He waded through the water, intending to head towards this person.
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Post by wanderingchild on Nov 5, 2009 20:11:09 GMT -5
Yuuta flinched when he realised he had forgotten to shift out of his +anima. "Erm...hello." he said, still uneasy about the situation. however, if this took a turn for the worse, Yuuta was ready to sprint out of there and never go back, which would've been unfortunate. As the boy approached Yuuta crouched down to get a better look at him. He looked about 14 with brown hair. "Maby I should just be going now..." Yuuta said, walking away nervously. He was peeking over the fence the way he came but noticed that the street was much more crowded. If he jumped over the fence, even in his human form, people would get suspicious. "...okay, maby not." He said sighing. Yuuta turned around and stared at the human and sat down, cross-legged. "so...what brings you here?" he said. Yuuta was still in his +anima form, considering that this person already knew and he was more comfotable as a crocodile anyway.
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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 20:17:22 GMT -5
Age blinked in surprise as he took in the boy. Yup, a +Anima. Alligator or Crocodile, most likely. Age wasn't sure which, though, as they both looked pretty much alike to him. Well, it was kind of ironic, considering the boy's question, but okay...
"I'm looking for +Anima," Age explained, trying not to sound too much like a hunter. Ryker had thought he was one, so maybe he seemed like one. He didn't know why. "I like to research them, and I was planning on looking for them." He smiled. "I didn't expect to find a +Anima within a half hour of arriving, though!"
Holding back a chuckle from this wonderfully gifted situation and its irony, Age voiced the boy's own question, paraphrased, of course. "What about you? What're you doing in this town?"
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Post by wanderingchild on Nov 5, 2009 20:27:41 GMT -5
"What do you think? I came here for the springs, they do fell wonderful against my scales." Yuuta said rubbing the back of his head. "Anyway, If your a researcher, doesn't that mean your gonna try and drag me back to some sorta lab and perform tests on me?" He summarized, wincing slightly. Yuuta got up to stretch and paced around, thinking to himself. "Maby you would just keep me in a cage as some sort of pet. I'm not worried though, if it ever comes to that i could just bite you in half or break your back with my tail." Yuuta said, Opening his jaws wide for a second before snapping them back together, emphasizing his point. "But let's just say you were to capture me, then what would you do?" Yuuta loved playing mind games with people, it entertained him.
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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 20:32:32 GMT -5
Age winced slightly at the sound the boy's jaw made when snapped back together. Not pretty. But he wasn't planning on doing that anytime soon. "First of all, I don't research like that. I ask questions, not drag people away to labs. That's completely inhuman and I don't approve of it." He gave the +anima a strange look. "And besides, I'm 14, and live on the streets. Where am I gonna get a lab?"
Shaking his head to himself, Age decided to answer his question anyway. "For if some reason I did capture you, besides freeing you, of course, the first thing I would do would ask you a whole bunch of questions about who you were, how you got your +Anima, and things like that." He paused, before continuing. "I'm not that interested the science part of +Anima. More, the history. Capturing you wouldn't help that much at all with that."
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Post by wanderingchild on Nov 5, 2009 20:39:20 GMT -5
Yuuta stared at him in disbelief. Then all of a sudden he burst out laughing. "Ah, i thought that the government employed people to track down +anima like me. just goes to show ya, conspiracies aren't always right." Yuuta said chuckling abit. "Well if you'd really want to learn about history and don't wanna cut me open, then ask all the questions you want." He said, smiling a big crocodilian grin. "Maby we could travel together after this, haven't had a travelin buddy in awhile!"
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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 20:42:34 GMT -5
Age blinked, startled, as the boy began to laugh. Then, understanding, he smiled as well. "Yeah. I'd like someone to travel with, as well." He thought a moment. "I don't think I've ever had a traveling companion. At least, since my mentor died." He looked sad for a moment, but not for long.
Realizing something, Age looked up at the smiling +Anima. "Oh, that's right. I never introduced myself." Offering a hand, he smiled at the boy. "My name's Age. What's yours?"
[FAIL POST!!! D:]
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Post by wanderingchild on Nov 5, 2009 20:52:09 GMT -5
"Yuuta." He said before stretching forward his scaly hand. "Like I said before, What kind of stuff would you like to ask me about?" Yuuta said before. "Maby I should shift back..." He said before transforming into a human again. Ugh, Yuuta wasn't overly fond of his human for, but it was less imposing and he didn't want to drive this person away, he seemed nice.
[ANOTHER FAIL POST!!! i was anticipating you'd ask me about history in that last one... lol]
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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 20:57:37 GMT -5
After shaking Yuuta's scaly hand, Age dropped his back by his side, it falling into the warm water. Whether the boy transformed or not, it didn't make much difference to him. "Well, your name was one of them." Age told him, smiling slightly. This +Anima was being surprisingly cooperative. That was nice, for a change. But... He should probably be a bit more suspicious. There could be many of people trying to take advantage of him.
"Well..." Age trailed off, thinking of which question to ask first. "Well, are you a crocodile or an alligator?" He smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I just can't tell which. Also, how'd you get to be a +Anima?" He had a good memory, so he'd write it all down in his notebook later, when he had it. Right now, it was in his room at the inn.
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Post by wanderingchild on Nov 5, 2009 21:04:35 GMT -5
"Well first off, I'm a crocodile. And to answer your second question, I was going down to a river to get water for my family when I was attacked by a boar. I thought that was it, that I was going to die, but I happened to gain some crocodile features and kill the boar. Ever since I've had a deep respect for reptiles and I enjoy spending time with them out in the wild." Yuuta's voice trailed off for a second before he continued. "However, when I got home, my parents and little brother were scared of me and my powers, so I was forced to flee, not wanting to cause my family any more distress." Yuuta's voice became sad and he was forced o recall the painfull events of that day.
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Post by Ruko on Nov 5, 2009 21:12:11 GMT -5
Age's eyes softened slightly in sympathy. Every +Anima's story was that way. Though, the boar part was interesting. Age had never seen a boar, but it wasn't like he was going to ask what it was. If he didn't know it, most of the time, at least for street living, he didn't need to know it. "Hey, not having a family isn't that bad, Yuuta. I've never had one, and I'm good. Life's sweet on your own, too." he announced, in a pretty fail attempt to cheer the sad kid up.
Sighing internally, Age looked up at him. "So, Yuuta, got a place you're staying yet?" he asked, questioningly. "If you don't, there's an extra bed in my room, if you'd like."
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