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

[caressthedarkness]

[A nod of understanding.]

Madame has always instructed me to perfect my skills as well...but I am not too familiar with that last term...

[tiger_ken]

What? Ki?

[Ah, that was right. Just because some here knew, not all would have.]

Well, its... uh... have you ever seen in old tv shows, where like, the hero gets up, and is surrounded in some kind of aura?

[caressthedarkness]

Ah...

[Now that's something she can recall.]

And after that, they grow stronger and can fire blasts of energy from their palms...

[She tries to illustrate this further by performing some of the moves she's seen, including a one inch punch, against the air. It looks kinda silly, but she hopes that's what Ken means.]

[tiger_ken]

Pretty much. Ki is... at least by the understanding I grew up on, the energy of life. My ancestors, though I don't know how, discovered a way to harness it, enhancing their techniques, and making impossible things seem possible.

[caressthedarkness]

Impossible things...?

For instance?

[tiger_ken]

Like turning into a log, for example.

[He may or not be poking fun with this example.]

[caressthedarkness]

[She's going to take you very seriously either way.]

Hm, I see.

But you mentioned that you aren't capable of that yet...so, how does one go about improving it?

[tiger_ken]

And that's the hard part.

[Ken sighs, before patting both his cheeks.]

The first thing though is to make sure my body is ready. So it can handle the strain of such things.

[caressthedarkness]

That seems...rather complicated.

[tiger_ken]

Yep. Gotta have myself in proper shape even before I actually practice on drawing out my ki. Which should be 'fun', given I've never done that... at least willingly, before.

[He darts his eyes aside briefly, before shaking it off as he stares down a makeshift dummy.]

[caressthedarkness]

...

I must admit...I am interested to see how this will work with a mecha that is not like the flame-spouting one.

Is there any way I might be of use...?

[tiger_ken]

Raquel's done it herself, but then I think her machine is also built for it...

[Ken pauses though as Seta offers. What to say...]

Well, right now, you can either try and help set up the rest of the gym, or maybe spar if you're up for it?

[caressthedarkness]

The latter...might not be such a good idea...

Although I don't mind assisting with the former...