To Become More

[tiger_ken]

[1]

[Its been a few days since the encounter with the Knights of the Guiding Hand, and in particular, since Ken found himself on the receiving end of the Tiankui, and its pilot. After spending some time recuperating, and checking in with the others who were there, Ken's decided that a few things need to change...

And thus, inside one of the many empty buildings used to cover the existence of the Sakihama base, Ken can be found setting up a gym for himself, out of various scrap and other bits that he could find lying around. Of course, him sneaking all this out wasn't exactly possible without gaining someone's attention, which might explain why you're here...]



Right...

[He seems... oddly relaxed, compared to his usual self. Also, he evidently has a different set of clothes.]

[2]

[Hours later, he's back at base, but one may have noticed him going over some rather ancient looking scrolls in and around the compound. The things look more like they belong in a museum than in some teenager's hands, but he's studying them quite thoroughly with interest and intrigue...]



To think they had to figure all this stuff out back when the gun was a curious idea...

Comments

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[abugslife]

What is that ancient artifact you have over there?

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[tiger_ken]

[Ken doesn't even look up as he responds, though its clearly more how ingrained he is in his reading right now.]

Its... something that's been passed through my family - one of them anyway - for... I guess coming up on a thousand years, give a century or two. They started collecting their knowledge even before they started to apply it as assassins.

[abugslife]

I did not know you are an assassin. You don't seem to be the type.

[tiger_ken]

Well... in practice, I'm not. But my family heritage comes from being 'ninja', which were basically Japanese mercenaries, undertaking subterfuge, primarily dealing in assassinations.

[...Well now that sounds awkward doesn't it?]

They uh... aren't the best role models. There's a reason I didn't live in with the extended family when the parents disappeared.

[abugslife]

How long ago was it?

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[caressthedarkness]

[You've piqued a certain agent's curiosity, so she's just here staring at the setup. This is all actually pretty impressive for a place prepared with unwanted equipment...

But more importantly...]

That attire...

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[tiger_ken]

Hm?

[Ken turns, a bit confused, before realising what Seta means.]



This? Its... my training clothes. Chainmail's a bit lighter than before, but I think that's more me growing into it than anything else.

[caressthedarkness]

It reminds me of...nin-jas...

Or something along those lines...

[tiger_ken]

Oh. That's because I am one.

[Utter straight face.]

[caressthedarkness]

[Suddenly, she looks excited.]

Does this mean you use smoke bombs...?

...And shuriken?

...Can you transform into a log?

[empress_without_a_throne]

[And indeed, Ken's eventually going to be noticed by another member of the Savior team!]



Well there's a look I haven't seen on you just yet. Planning on meditating somewhere?

[tiger_ken]

Later. For now...

[Ken strikes a pose as he turns towards a set of makeshift weights, and other assorted items.]

Training. Care to join?

[empress_without_a_throne]

At least to keep you company. Want me to help carry anything?

[tiger_ken]

Well, if you could get that other weight for me, that'd be a start.

[Ken briefly gestures, before picking up several scraps of metal stacked in a box, and carrying said box to where a pole has been raised off the ground. When he lets go, the box is directly beneath one side of the pole.]

[empress_without_a_throne]

[Sara just stares at that blatant disregard to the acceleration due to gravity, turning her head a little quizzically.]

Are there magnets in there?

... No matter, just give me a moment to- th-there we go!

[Unlike her fellow Savior team members, Sara lacked crazy awesome strength or skills like that, but she still managed to lift the weight up to waist level.]

So... we're off to your secret lair then?

[1]

[fire_dancer]

Raquel has been watching Ken work for some time, who is to say how long she's been watching but she's been there for a bit as she watches him work. She now chooses to speak up as she seen what he's doing.

"You know if two people worked on something like this it would take less time and likely end up less haphazardly built."

She smirks folding her arms and leans in a bit peering at just what Ken's working on right now.

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[tiger_ken]

If that's meant to be an offer, you can just offer. Otherwise, yes, kinda obvious.

[Ken continues with putting what appears to be a makeshift punching bag - the seat of a genoace opened up on one end, sealed on every other, and now he's filling with debris and sand.]

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[fire_dancer]

"I did offer yes, so if you want some help I'll do what I can here."

Raquel goes to get to work looking for what she can help with as she looks at the bag and moving to help fill it up.

"This might be able to take a few hits from me not holding back, not a bad idea in terms of jury rigging a punching bag."

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[tiger_ken]

By 'all out', do you mean in terms of pure skill, or utilising your ki as well?

[Ken seems actually slightly serious with the question. He's seen her ki on a mecha scale, of course, so she's gotta be powerful - but was she capable of the same on foot?]

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[fire_dancer]

Raquel looked to Ken for a moment.

"Both, it would be able to take a few, using public gyms for some training proved to be very unwise for me after a certain point. My master makes the typical punching bag explode in short order."

[2]

[fire_dancer]

It's time time later after the Gym but it seems? Raquel has found KEn again and she's looking at the scroll and ponders.

"You didn't loot these from somewhere did you or is this from your family's martial arts school? I'm curious just what are you going over?"

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[tiger_ken]

No school - these are artifacts passed down by each side, used to teach the next generations.

[Evidently, Ken's looking to be a bit more self-taught.]

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[fire_dancer]

"Ah I see, still useful my mother seems to be entirely oral she's got no written aspects to it...it's always made me wonder as I'd never been able to find any thing quit like it. She also claims it's as old as if not older as anything from Asia..."

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[tiger_ken]

I wouldn't be surprised if other parts of the globe managed to develop the usage of ki. It'd be silly if it was just kept to obscure clans in Japan...

[Ken muses, wondering then a bit on how the differing styles might be distinct.]

I suppose yours is more of a direct inheritance, than a 'school' of teaching. Got more cousins than I can count...

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[fire_dancer]

"It makes sense if something works, even if groups are isolated it wouldn't be hard to guess that two groups could figure the same thing out. Yes it really is though she claims it's a school of martial art."