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Post by Echo on Aug 3, 2021 21:31:58 GMT -8
As a special promotion for the World Martial Arts Tournament that was set to begin in a few days, in the Southern Islands, the Bossa Nova Clan secured a TV-commercial spot on local television. While the Pig Demon Duchies fiefdom was not sanctioned by the World Government, the advertisement would only appear on local Western Land television, and on the internet which may have been regulated to the rest of the world. Samba Bossa Nova, the primary instructor for Shinsei Ryu Gakuen, hired Director Cabbage to film the commercial endorsing participation in the World Martial Arts tournament and showcasing the talents of the buke samurai in training on site at the official dojo. Echo, Chardonnay, and the new talent were part of the set, in order to teach amateurs how effective it is to train in martial arts in a short period of time. The additional participants were either experienced or not at all, who were hired by the film crew, and were scheduled to arrive directly at the dojo for filming. Echo was the first to arrive, earlier than planned, he was eager to learn something new under his great uncle, and every opportunity to live honorably as the Lord of the Bossa Nova clan was part of fulfilling his goals. The strawberry blonde was in his usual attire, a cube pattern of green and gold which was the kamon to the Bossa Nova, with a red hakama which represented Truffle Village. At his hip was a shōtō that all buke carried at all times in order to protect themselves from any threats in the Westen Lands and after completing his samurai training he would be given a daitō to complete his daishō set. In the middle of the courtyard, the film crew set the metaphorical stage, with Samba Bossa Nova testing out a few Bokken he recently ordered. The swords needed to be perfectly balanced, he would swing once in the air, then turn it over on its flat side, to balance it on his index finger. Among all the swords the samurai tested, only one of them was off balance, which he used a concentrated ki blast to obliterate into ash. When Echo approached, the pair of relatives respectfully bowed at each other in greeting, and remained silent while waiting for the others to arrive. [388/14,000] Chardonnay CloudTF458 Grenn/kitara Starting PL: 55,410 25% recruitment bonus with Chardonnay, I was in the middle of wrangling kids so I missed the August 3rd deadline by 30 minutes. So it should be fine. <<;
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Post by CloudTF458 on Aug 4, 2021 5:39:38 GMT -8
Kits needed money. She needed a place to stay. A way to survive. Grenn has given her the knowledge she needed in order to survive for a while in the wild but she didn't want to continue doing that. "If I'm going to live, I want to live comfortably." Was what she told herself when she picked this job from a bulletin board in one of the cities near the forest where she lived at. It was hard for someone like her to actually get a job and earn money to start reclaiming the life she lost, what with being an escaped experiment, a hybrid of human and arcosian, an abomination.
A spark of hope grew on her when she picked the job from the board. "Come act for us!" It read. "Male or female, tall or short, young or old, doesn't matter! As long as you can follow a script and improvise as needed, you're welcome! Requirements below:" What followed was a list of bullet points that Kits didn't really fit into...But well, she did get the general gist of what was needed: Someone who could fight and be a world-level fighter. And she knew that she fit both of those requirements. The money would really come in handy.
And so that's how Kits ended up arriving at the dojo on the western lands. A dojo that held samurai warriors to be tested and used for the advertisement that she signed up for. She came here dressed in a long coat, her tail curled up around her own legs to keep itself hidden. It restricted her movement, but with the coat that covered her whole body all the way down to her boots, it wasn't too noticeable by the normal eye. Outside of that she wore a mask that covered her face. Similar to one of the caricature masks that kids wore, in her case, it was that of a cartoony Oni: Red face with oversized teeth and eyes.
As she walked inside, she was greeted by one of the staff members. She introduced herself to them as "Miss K", complete with a fake backstory to her disguise: A lady who preferred to be under a mask, quiet, practitioner of a mysterious style of Hapkido. "Lead me to the stage." She ordered the staff member with her usual menacing tone of voice. They, a bit fearful, agreed and began to lead the masked lady towards the courtyard where the film crew were preparing for the upcoming shoot. Her eyes scanned the area through a small hole in the mask, observing the people that were here. A few of the samurai students she was here to test were roaming around and preparing with wooden katanas, some of the dojo helpers were going around, polishing the blades that were approved by none other than Samba Bossa Nova. And finally, her eyes settled on one of the males here, one that was dressed in a red hakama from Truffle Village. He stood out to Kits, after all, every other samurai here had an emblem that represented the dojo, while his had an extra representation. Interesting...
For now Kits, silently, went ahead to position herself under one of the greenery of the courtyard, one of the places where she could get a good look of the whole location while she waited for anyone else to arrive. She was sure she wasn't the only one of the 'actors' for this upcoming commercial.
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Post by Grenn/kitara on Aug 4, 2021 11:27:24 GMT -8
Grenn had always been one to be more then willing to try acting, either for getting aways with problems early on before he actually reintegrated himself or to at least get a quick buck to get by, so its no wonder how such an easy and more then welcome job offer would be attractive to him, as soon as he knew of the job offer, his first thought was to immediately head off in the said direction.
Grenn arrived on spot flying not really caringto suppress his power that much, besides he felt a familiar powerlevel and someone way...waaaaay above his own towards said destination. as he did land and noticed who was around and after of course doing the necessary presentation of himself to the front, he'd have walked in to see a welcome friendly Ki, although her face was indeed hidden aswell as her body being so too her ki signature was pretty damn familiar due to the various days of training together, as he slowly walked towards kit, hoping she didnt somehow noticed him, basically deciding to walk towards her and then BY her to at least startle her a little, reminding her of the first encounter as he chuckled to himself and simply stretched, looking around to see if there were new faces. "Been a long while hasnt it?" the saiyan simply relaxed with a small smile and sighed looking around, to anyone it would see mthat he just talked to himself rather then anything, but if kits HAD recognised him then she'd know for who that was meant.
[264] PL 11.828
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Post by Chardonnay on Aug 5, 2021 4:49:28 GMT -8
After a whole night of worrying about what tomorrow would bring, Chardonnay ended up sleeping longer than her usual schedule. While her grandfather had already informed her ahead of time, the baroness still got anxious about it. Alas, it was the day of the filming, and if not for her vassal, Sakuya, she would have ended up late for the shoot, and Echo and her grandfather would not be pleased. As a noble, she was meant to behave well and be responsible at all times even at a young age, regardless of the task, no matter the circumstances. Admittedly, she failed a couple of times, and as embarrassing as it was, some of their subjects might have thought that she was not fit to lead their village. But she was trying hard, and she was learning to overcome her anxiety and any self-doubt. The battle in the Northern Lands was proof of her determination... except that showing up on commercials seemed too much for her. While it was not a product endorsement as most ads were, rather a showcasing of their talents in the academy, the little girl just couldn’t imagine herself appearing on television. Nevertheless, it was still a challenge she needed to overcome. In a hurried pace, Chardonnay climbed the high stairway at the entrance of Shinsei Ryu along with Sakuya the demon. Arriving at the last level of stairs, she jumped instead of running and quickly made her way through the set, which was located in the middle of the courtyard rather than the dojo inside. The baroness walked up to Echo, still catching up her breath, “L-Lord Echo… I am sorry. I didn’t mean to arrive late...I was…I-” Chardonnay couldn't make out the words, instead, she just blushed in embarrassment. Of course, she didn’t intend to cause a delay in the shoot, she could only own up to her mistake for worrying about it too much, and even then, there was no excuse for such reckless behavior. [336/336] [1,527/14,000] Starting PL: 6,300 Echo CloudTF458 Grenn/kitara
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Post by Echo on Aug 5, 2021 12:57:51 GMT -8
Echo noticed the people Director Cabbage’s film crew hired arrived ahead of time and it seemed like they knew each other. The Baroness of Grape Vine Village was the last to arrive but as far as he could tell she was just in time despite admitting that she was late.
“You’re just in time, Baroness.” Echo assured her, as he took one of the Bokken Samba Bossa Nova handed him to his childhood friend, it was much heavier than her own sword to strengthen her wrists and retain her stance as part of her training as buke at the Gakuen.
“Hopefully the challenges you faced in the Northern Lands has prepared you to wield this now.”
Two more swords were handed over, Echo offered the remaining weighted practice swords to Kits and Grenn to take, when he walked over to the pair.
“Greetings, I am Lord Echo of the Bossa Nova clan of Samurai.” The strawberry blonde noble slightly bowed his head at them, “Are either of you familiar with using a sword?”
Director Cabbage was still making preparations for the shoot, he was well aware that training took place indoors, but the bamboo scenery, rock garden, and the overall atmosphere of the Academy held the proper aesthetics for Western Land culture. The advertisement was focused on encouraging locals into becoming martial artists, the dojo accepted new students, regardless of ability to train. However, only loyal subjects who swore an oath to serve the Bossa Nova Clan of samurai were made into one.
Otherwise, students with their new found training would need to be given the title of Samurai by a different clan or Pig Demon Duchy noble. Since the Baroness already held a title higher than a samurai, it was only one of merit when she gained enough experience to be recognized for her swordsmanship, and was still considered a student until she could surpass the abilities of her grandfather. [322] [1,889/14,000] Chardonnay Grenn/kitara CloudTF458
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Post by CloudTF458 on Aug 7, 2021 6:16:51 GMT -8
Kits' face contorted in pure surprise and glee as she took note of the next arrival after her. None other than Grenn, the fellow escaped experiment that Kits has hung out with in the past. In fact, it was him that taught her what Ki was. He also taught her some other things for her to be able to fend for herself. What a joy to have him around again. She faintly remembered their last meeting ending in the two going their own ways for a while. "Indeed. Glad to see you're well." She told him while noticing him approach from behind the cover of her mask, a small chuckle leaving her mouth as she remembered back to their first meeting for a moment. "You aren't going to spook me again like that, goof." A hand moved to flick his nose, boop? She had many questions for him, such as... "What are you doing here? Never took you for an actor." She asked. Before Grenn could even ask, she spoke up again. "I came here to earn some money. See if I can get some safety with a tent or something." Yeah, Kits had a small plan: Gain some Zeni and use it to buy herself a camping kit. She wasn't planning on returning to city life any time soon, and as such she could do with sleeping in a tent rather than in a cave. Not like the wildlife WAS a danger, though. It's more that she believes it'd be more comfortable that way! No more moisture for her, no sir. Not much small talk could be made though before someone else approached the two, Echo. Miss K turned to face him as he got close with a pair of practice swords in his hands. "Hello." She greeted. Swords, huh? Kits hadn't had much experience with those, but she figured it wasn't too hard to use. "Not really." She answered his question while reaching a hand out to grab the handle of her wooden piece of weaponry, only to flinch and nearly have her arm drop to the ground with the unexpected weight of the weapon! She managed to catch herself just before buckling over to a knee due to the weight. "This...This is weighted." She said, turning to face up to Echo. Weighted weapons for acting? The purple haired gal with the long coat had to take a moment to balance the sword's weight with both of her hands. "These are pretty heavy for a pair of practice swords." She commented. Slowly she was getting used to it, it was just a momentary shock after all, but still...She was already beginning to imagine the pain this weapon would cause to some fool. [456/1035] PL 854
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Post by Grenn/kitara on Aug 8, 2021 0:28:31 GMT -8
Grenn simply smiled seeing his friend actually coming out, he looked at her and nodded "Same goes for me Kits, didnt expect you to be here,i noticed a similar energy but i didnt think it was you haha...still troubles with energy control??" Grenn chuckled before being basically booped on the nose, only to leave him slightly confused and a bit of a red flush following soon...closer then he remembered...after a few more moments of processing he just smiled again and chuckled a little actually giving her a bit of a hug before being asked questions
"well i mean, had to escape most times and to give a good lie you should act a little too right?? Besides i was travelling west so...i guess it wont hurt to get some cash before i stop at the tea family's house hold..." he laughed a little with the same old smile on him "Cant show myself empity handed right??" He then was caught slightly off guard as his head snapped looking immediately towards Echo who greeted them, the fellow surely looked of high status...besides his whole look kind of reminded him of someone he heard from about any talk about Clove and all that regal stuff...he was not nearly close to know who he wa so he decided to just nod and took the sword, lifting it mostly without too many issues, it was surely much heavier then expected, but surely with time he'd get used to it
"Think i've seen enough of Clove's movements with this to actually go on and replicate her style i think...just with a way smaller sword..." Grenn chuckled, hopefully the guy would understand who he was talking about and from there he could actually properly ask who he was without the question being out of the blue.
as it all went on he also looked at Kits and tried his best to give her a hand "Its fine kits, im sure you can handle it...if not i can always just carry both for you" Grenn winked at kits just to make a bit of a fun joke before simply patting her shoulder
[364/628] [2.709/14.000]
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Post by Chardonnay on Aug 9, 2021 2:50:35 GMT -8
Chardonnay winced, her heart was racing fast in anxiety as she waited for Echo’s reply, only to be surprised with his assurance. Her eyes widened, and the weight she was feeling on her chest due to worry dissipated instantly. The boy had a way of making her nervous whenever he chastised her and making her feel at ease and safe whenever he comforted her or protected her from danger. She then took the sword as the samurai boy handed it over to her, and instantly noticed the change in weight. It was much heavier than her own blade, and somehow she got the idea that it was a necessary part of her training in the academy. It would require a tighter grip and greater control of ki so she could wield it properly. As she thought, the boy was expecting more from her after the battle with the Namekians in the Northern Lands. The baroness then followed him as he greeted the other two unfamiliar faces who were going to be part of the set. From the distance, she could see the saiyan being a bit touchy to the beast woman, perhaps they were friends, yet it was still amusing that he was too confident to do that to his friend, and the little girl wondered for a bit how would Echo react if ever she did the same to him, but immediately dismissed the thought. Of course, it would feel awkward. However, she recalled that one instance when the strawberry blonde boy scooped her up and whisked her away from the namekian insects, it was so natural for him that he didn’t even blush. Maybe… As he spoke with the two newcomers, she slowly reached for his hand, barely brushing her fingers first before attempting to hold him. Feeling a bit tense, she withdrew instead, but it was a second too late when she realized she was holding onto his haori like a scared child. [328/664] [3,037/14,000] Echo CloudTF458 Grenn/kitara
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Post by Echo on Aug 9, 2021 5:36:00 GMT -8
“I present to you both, Baroness Chardonnay Wine of Grape Vine Village.” Echo added following his own previous introduction.
Echo simply nodded at the mysterious woman's response to the fact that the sword was weighted. While he properly introduced himself to a pair of strangers, it seemed neither of them was familiar with proper social cues, and the strawberry blonde simply shrugged at what western land society considered disrespectful. However, the buke in training was not the type to act on such frivolous Pig Demon Duchies etiquette and closely followed bushido who was taught by his great uncle who adopted into the Bossa Nova clan of samurai.
“While it is expected for the both of you to perform in the advertisement, the training will be done as if you were each a buke training to be a samurai, and it is weighted to strengthen your wrists in order to hold a sword like a pair of chopsticks.”
The mention of Clove’s name caught the violet eyed boy’s attention, the Tea Clan Princess was his mother’s apprentice at some point before she married his father, so he was curious to learn more about Duke Oolong’s descent but there were other pressing matters to deal with first. Echo sensed Chardonnay reach out of him, like it was second nature, he deadpanned, stared at her, and blinked a few times. Was she nervous about their training? He noticed she was gripping the hem of her haori until her knuckles turned white. Sama Bossa Nova was her biological grandfather, as children they all played with the red goblin masked elder, and he wondered what the issue was with his childhood friend. Perhaps it was being filmed on camera? Strange, they were constantly being filmed by their parents when they were young, the boy shook his head.
“Well, let’s line up in front of our instructor, Samurai Samba Bossa Nova.” Echo gestured for everyone to follow him to stand in front of the red goblin masked Samurai.
“Ittekamasu!” Samba called out, he placed the weighted sword at his side, and demonstrated the martial art of Iaidō, as if he kept an invisible saya to draw the sword, then cutting the air with it. He then proceeded to return the sword with his movements. Afterwards he bowed at his students, then motioned for Echo to step up, and demonstrate as well.
As Echo stood where their instructor was standing, he took a different stance, a grounded one with his knees slightly bent. Samba Bossa Nova then picked up a rifle from the film crew, it was Director Cabbage’s idea to test Iaido with unconventional methods, to teach their viewers the importance of martial arts. The horse beast man instructed Samba how to operate the rifle and to aim it at Echo.
After a beat, Samba aimed the rifle at his great nephew, then fired the airsoft gun. Echo immediately drew his wooden sword and shattered the pellet with his sheer strength and perfect control of the sword. The film crew captured the entire scenario with different cameras at all angles.
“Perfect. If you can instruct the others to do the same, with tennis, softballs, and a baseball. We will have all the shots we need for the advertisement. The Baroness should be able to do the same with the baseball right?” The horse beastman wondered. [559] [3,596/14,000] CloudTF458 Grenn/kitara Chardonnay
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Post by CloudTF458 on Aug 9, 2021 18:36:48 GMT -8
"Oh, be quiet you." Kits simply responded to the fellow abomination(?)'s words. She loved the banter between the two. It reminded her of the time when she was just a young, normal human kid...She missed those times. Slowly her hands began to grip the sword firmly and balance it in her grasp. This was weird. The sword was pretty heavy for someone to wield normally, it's almost as if this was made specifically for those that could handle Ki. Heh...Good thing she had a lot of practice with Grenn when she met him. She'd struggle a lot more if she hadn't. Not like she was going to admit it to him though! "Stop calling me Kits, you goof." Kits responded quietly, now moving the tip of her wooden blade to poke him in the cheek. "I'm just K for now, got it? I don't want to share my name around right now." The weird hybrid of human and arconian wasn't exactly keen on having herself exposed to the cameras, but it was quick and easy money that she could handle! She could push that discomfort aside to perform if it got her the money that she wanted. It didn't take long for instructions to be given by the guide of the event, Echo. His explanation for the weight...Made sense, yeah. Kits could understand that. She nodded at him and thought for a moment. She didn't know much about Samurai other than that they wielded swords, walked around in sandals and old school costumes, and often had ponytails. She did remember bits of her previous life, what she saw on TV and movies about them. She figured she wouldn't have too much trouble handling this. She had decent Ki control to help her focus, what could go wrong? And so the proceedings began. Nova called them all to line up, with Kits beckoning Grenn to follow her as they took their position in front of the masked Samurai. Kits stood next to Echo, watching ahead as the instructor waited. She held her blade with one hand now, keeping it near her own hip reflecting of stereotypical 'in holster' kind of handling. Kits had swung weapons before, of course, and this was not that different. "Impressive." Kits couldn't help but mutter as she watched the instructor demostrate what they were about to do. A cut to the air like that, huh? She could handle it. Didn't look THAT complex. She could swing that thing like she does a bat or a pipe or one of the sticks she used once to scare away animals! Alright, she could do this just fine. Soon Echo was called to step in front of the cameras. Kits stood with the others to observe the demonstration, her eyes narrowing to focus on the action. Then...BANG! Off went the airsoft gun. The hybrid struggled a bit to keep track of the action that went down. In one swift movement Echo had just slicen that pellet cleanly! "Pheww..." Kits whistled, impressed by the movement. It was clear who the master samurai of the performers was. As Echo was ordered back in line by the film crew, Kits was called up next by the horse beastmant. "You, masked girl. Your turn. What do you want, tennis or softball?" "Whichever." Kits responded as she stepped forward, standing near the same spot Echo took. She prepared for her own demonstration, gripping the sword with two hands, placing them by her side in a more raw form of the same stance Echo took. She fidgeted in place to adjust it more while diagonally from her the beastman set up a tennis ball launcher. "Left foot forward, right foot a bit back and leg bent..." She muttered to herself while she worked on her stance. To the experienced, it was clear that she had little idea of proper form outside of what you can get from raw observation alone. Her stance had the left foot in the lead, right foot behind. Both hands by her waist gripping the handle of the weighty wooden blade. Her knees were half bent and her body leaning forward in preparation for the upcoming tennis ball. The horseman was about done on his part, which Kits took note. She gave him an affirmative gesture with her shoulder and head, and he got behind the launcher. And then, it fired. Kits' eyes narrowed, her ki began to gather around her hands to focus her sight on the ball as it flew by in the air. Then, she drew. SLICE! Her blade cut through the air and the ball, just narrowly cutting through it with her upwards double-handed slice! A raw slice too, like what you'd see from someone hitting a piñata. It was certainly flashier than what Echo had done. The tennis ball got the rightmost part of it slicen, the force of the swing shooting the two parts into the air, getting out of sight for a while. The cameras were rolling and took different angles of the swing. Not as perfect as what Echo had done, but it was certainly flashier, more raw, and it seems the crew weren't the wiser to the fact that it was nothing more than a wild slice. Grinning a little behind her mask, Kits spun the blade a bit, then she mimicked the act of sheating the blade while turning away from the camera. Straight out of what you'd see from a Samurai movie. As the film crew went over the footage, the hybrid with purple hair stepped out of the area now to allow the next one to come through. She had done good! Right? She hoped so. Her hands were a little shaky with how much effort she put into that swing. More than necessary. Hopefully the halves of the ball won't land on any of them. [983/2,018] [5,614/14,000]
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Post by Grenn/kitara on Aug 11, 2021 13:21:57 GMT -8
"Sounds perfectly good to me...i need to train to serve under her so i may aswell start training now" The man smiled as he looked at his fellows current companions perform INCREDIBLY well.. he took mental notes all the while he remembered some of Cloves movements, he remembered seeing a technique that could cut air...just not quite the same as this one...
Grenn started to practice slightly looking towards Kits while she was readying to go "Allright K ..." he finished the rest of the name with a whisper to her "..its..." He chuckled with a small smile seemingto have understood how to do it in general "Go for it you've got this" Grenn smiled pretty proudly of the person who he used to train...she had come a huge way...he didnt know the feeling of mentor's pride...but if he had to take a guess it surely would have been the closest thing...wouldnt it?? The man gave her a small fist bump followed by a lightning fast headpat and a little chuckle
"Made me proud K, You've grown much stronger..." Grenn took a deep breath walking forward his Red crismon eyes staring intensely at his objective, putting himself slightly leaned forward, his right foot forward as the other stood back to stabilyze his stance, he gathered the ki around his right hand and took an other deep breath, readying for a one hand slash, with good portion of his ki he should easely lift the blade.
The instructor nodded the ball shooting and flyingtowards The saiyan, he let a 'Ha!' as his previous calm look changed into a slightly wild one slashing sideways, with a slight incling of a diagonal direction cutting the Ball and the air in half due to the ki and most importantly the speed at which he flicked his wrist for it, of course compared to either Clove or echo this was nothing more then a simply exrcuted cut most likely.
Grenn sighed with a small calm smile as seen before, bowing slightly and walking back to the others, his technique was not nearly perfect, after all he had just began to discover the world of sword mastery today.
As he arrived he looked at kits and chuckled a little, she could definitely notice a huge increase in power since last time they had met also one in over all personality, seeming generally friendlyer "Well lets hope its at least decent... you know im glad im actually kind of competing with you for once rather then helping haha....we should do this more often"
Grenn smiled and thought back on the slash, he could definitely improve....he looked towards echo and simply spoke up to him he seemed friendly enough after all "if i have to be honest it was nothing compared to you uuuh..." He looked at echo for a few moments and nodded "ech right, i need to remember...it really was nothing compared to you....you must be a master swords man, am i right??" Grenn didnt know if it was nice or even fine at all to refer to lords directly..but uhm...worked well with clove so far right?? the man smiled simple and looked at Kits as he waited for the rest to occur.
[548/1.176] [6.162/14.000]
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Post by Chardonnay on Aug 13, 2021 3:10:41 GMT -8
“Hello! Nice to meet you!” Chardonnay spoke and bowed to greet the other two participants, however they seemed to be too focused on teasing each other that they didn’t hear Echo introducing the baroness. Or perhaps they noticed her, but had forgotten to greet back. It was also possible that they were too preoccupied thinking about their moves for the shoot. There could be a lot of reasons, while both the baroness and Echo were taught proper social etiquette, Chardonnay understood that not everyone has the same privilege as them, and just brushed it aside. She was startled at first, when the horse beastman asked if she could demonstrate Iado against different targets, particularly the baseball. While admittedly, she hasn’t gotten used to actual combat yet, her swordsmanship skills were pretty decent, and she nodded in agreement as a response to the question. At once, Samba Bossa Nova proceeded with the demonstration first, followed by Echo and the two other foreign participants. Each of their techniques were unique, which, to Chardonnay, was also telling of their personalities. Echo’s move was straightforward and flawless; the masked beast was raw and a bit clumsy; while the saiyan’s was quick and powerful. Now it was Chardonnay’s turn. She was no longer nervous as she was several minutes before. Witnessing how her companions did their part relieved the tension she was feeling and had boosted her confidence somehow. The baroness took a deep breath at first, preparing in a Waki-gamae stance, body facing sideward to her right while her face remained focused on the target, right foot forward while the left was behind at a 45-degree angle. In this form, the baroness pointed the sword downward, hiding it from view until she was ready to strike. It is a good defensive technique, where one conceals their weapon from their opponent while making it seem they are vulnerable to offense. It also fitted Chardonnay’s personality, always choosing the defensive side, as she believed that weapons were not made for violence but for protection. Once the baseball was fired, she closed her eyes to rely more on her instinct rather than the visual sense. As if time slowed down, she would feel the ball slowly approaching, imagining it closing the distance as if it were a real opponent. She would then strike her sword up at great speed, coming in contact with the ball to cut it in half, and then flicking her wrist again to strike down chasing the spliced ball to further divide it. The baseball fell to the ground in four clean equal parts. After taking another deep breath, Chardonnay opened her eyes and changed her stance into a chudan-no-kamae, where her sword pointed at mid-level, before motioning to sheath the weapon back into the invisible saya. She then bowed in front and went back to join the others. [482/1,146] [6,644/14,000] Echo CloudTF458 Grenn/kitara
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Post by Echo on Aug 16, 2021 21:46:37 GMT -8
“Okay that’s a wrap! Thank you all for coming! We have the most excellent footage to promote martial arts.” Director Cabbage sounded off with a deep bellowing voice from his equine lungs. The film crew began to pack, it was time to edit all the footage, and submit it for online use. The horse beastman approached the pair of adults first, handing them envelopes with four hundred thousand zeni, and then proceeded to hand over the remaining three for the others. While the Bossa Nova clan initially hired Director Cabbage for the film shoot the horse beastman was renowned for techniques on film and television that he often regenerated revenue from every project through sponsors and clicks online. As a result the funds were directly from his payroll, as a way of paying royalties ahead of time, and using the faces of the martial artists involved infinitely. In no time, the professional film crew packed every camera, and piece of equipment into DynoCapsules, retreating down the stone steps to enter a limousine which was headed to Oolong City. With a simple wave, the Director left with the rest of his team, and entered the limo last to depart towards his studio at the heart of the metropolis. “You did well, Baroness” Echo looked over with his violet eyes, “Do you think you could have sliced the airsoft pellet, too? Your form was excellent.”Samba Bossa Nova approached the beginner swordsmen, offering a wave, and since his name was already introduced to the pair of lovebirds perhaps they remembered it between their personal conversation. “I wanted to thank you both personally for following my instructions properly to hit the ball on the first attempt. I hope you both consider becoming swordsmen and be formidable martial artists in the westerlands. We could use more samurai to protect the locals from danger. Of course this dojo is always open for the both of you to train if you choose to dedicate your time in the study of being a buke under my leadership as samurai.”[342] [6,986/14,000] CloudTF458 Grenn/kitara Chardonnay
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Post by CloudTF458 on Aug 18, 2021 5:13:56 GMT -8
Swiiish. Kits couldn't help but whistle as she got the envelope with the Zeni on it. She hadn't counted yet but she could already feel it out. It was a lot of money. Nice! She gave a knowing nod to the beastman and pocketed it. "Thank you for this." She said before stepping back in line, glancing to the side at Grenn as he received his own share of the money. After the moeny was handed out Kits began to stretch her arms up and take a glance around. It seemed like the filming was done with and nothing else had to be done. Huh, that was simple. She kind of expected to fight some of the students here, actually. Then again the wooden blades were sharp enough to cut balls so...Maybe that wouldn't have been a very good idea all things considered. While waiting for further instruction, Kits moved her hand up to fix her mask before turning to the other three participants. Specifically focusing on the Baroness for a moment. She fainly remembered her face when she came in, and when it was her turn to slice the blade. Actually, she remembers that clearly. Chardonnay left quite an impression with her form. She planned on approaching her to talk when Echo came over to talk to her and Grenn. She listened to him, slowly crossing her arms and smirking under her mask. Felt good to receive that kind of praise for once. "Wielding a sword sounds like a good skll to ahve. Maybe I'll be coming around here more often." She said. "Is she going to be here as well?" Her arms unwrapped and one hand pointed to the side at Chardonnay. "She seems to know much about swordmanship. If anything, I'd like to train under her if it's possible." [303/2321] [7298/14000]
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Post by Grenn/kitara on Aug 19, 2021 5:53:55 GMT -8
Grenn would have taken the money, eyeing for a few seconds before simply pocketing itwith a small smile, this was easier then he thought tho he wished his technique was a bit better for a start this would work...he perfectly knew he was already going to work on it tho with clove.
seeing Samba Aproach them he was slightly confused before he started to pretty much shower them both with compliments, Grenn took a few seconds to process this before bowing to the master "i...see, im glad i was ablepass expectations Mr. Samba uhm...i'll make sure to keep to mind that this can be a great place to train...a-as for the whole Samurai thing well.." Grenn scratched his cheek a little looking the side with a little chuckle "well im planning to become one under Clove Tea...im planning to learn her style..i just feel it really natural to me so.." Grenn bowed again in thanks and heard his friend actually wanting to train under chardonnay, it wasnt hard to get why she'd wanna, she showed exquisite technique...besides she seemed really nice.
Grenn would have just looked to the side for a few seconds and thinking up a few things...he might aswell jsut start learning something now..besides if he was as talented as Master Samba was saying then maybe he could use this time to be at least at an acceptable level for clove... "uhm, actually Mr. Samba i-if it isnt too much to ask uhm...i would like to possibly elearn the basics, cant let Clove fine me completely Umprepeared haha..." Grenn chuckled a little with a small smile looking at Kits with a small 'wanna join in wit hme?' kind of look...will be surely nice to actually be a student together with a friend before she'd go off to train with the 2 Barons.
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