Day 241 [OPEN] - Wakeup call

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Who: Ibuki Mioda and whoever!
Open: Open forever
When: Day 241, very early in the morning
Where: Around the Monument.
What: Ibuki Mioda arrives at the Bastion... loudly.
Format: Log, but willing to switch to other formats!
Warnings: Scary ghost! 2 spooky!

It was just only becoming daylight at the Bastion when a new arrival would show: A young lady with wild hair. There was nothing particularly extraodinary about her, unless one was to notice the "horns" on her head; but that was only her hair styled to resemble such a feature.

She looked a bit confused and travel-worn; but a one hour walk was really nothing to her. Ibuki was far from exhausted.

And now that she arrived at what appeared to be civilization, where should she go? The apparent center of the village seemed like a good start.

"Yoohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo?!" she shouted once she reached the Monument, apparently having no regard for people who may still be sleeping, "Hellooooooooooooooooooooo?! Is anybody here?!"

If nobody came out to answer, she'd have to start invading buildings...

[Edit: Now that she's been given the lowdown on the situation, ... you can still feel free to come across her being loud. Ibuki wants to meet new people!]

[Edit of nostalgic regret: This was before I had Ibuki use -chan and made up weird nicknames instead...]

Comments

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At the very least, do the best you can without trying to do everything yourself! You have a dragon here on our side, after all!

[Says the person who played solo for awhile... but that's different, ok!? It's not like she puts her life on the line like Ippo seems apt to do]

It's not always about bettering yourself, Ippo! Just be more careful!

[windgod]

Will do...

[Contrary to popular belief, Ippo actually didn't like being hurt very much. Or at all, if he could help it. Sometimes there were situations where it came down to him or someone else, and in those cases he'd always pick the other person, but beyond that...well, he'd do his best to not get the snot beaten out of him.]

Still...can't say I expected...a ghost to be in the hospital. Talk about...left field...

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If we actually have real exorcists with us, Ibuki thinks the ghost will be gone in no time!

[windgod]

I hope so...

[He didn't like the thought of something being in the Bastion that had the power to hurt people like this. He thought, for just a second about what would have happened if Ibuki was the one the ghost got its claws around, and he visibly cringed.]

The sooner...the better...

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There's no use worrying about that now. Everybody has their jobs and what they're good at. Ibuki can't fight, and you can't punch ghosts.

[Well, considering how much she runs, a kick from Ibuki would probably hurt a lot. As long as her target wasn't armored or insubstantial or something, anyway]

... ... maybe Ippo could get some boxing gloves that can hit ghosts.

[windgod]

Maybe I should...

[He said with a chuckle, his throat now not hurting quite so badly anymore. He probably could, at the monument; nab some boxing gloves that could cut through magical defenses, hit intangible things...maybe he could even have his laser gauntlets enchanted to do those things.]

At this point...it doesn't sound like a bad idea.

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Mmhm!

[She nods]

Not just for ghosts, though! There could be other things that might be difficult to defeat with normal boxing gloves!

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Maybe Ibuki could get an axe that doubles as an axe...

[Ibuki, you've never used a battleax before...]

[windgod]

Well...Colin made me a pair of blast gauntlets...they shoot out compact laser blasts when they hit something...so armor and anything tangible hasn't been a problem for me.

[He said, smiling proudly that his friend had made him something so uniquely awesome. It wasn't every day you could shred through something with lasers.]

But...why make an axe that's an axe? Do you mean a double edged axe?

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Oh! You'll have to show me those sometime! Still, it would be good to have an 'all in one' set that you can hit everything with!

Axe is a term for guitars! Hm... you have a lot to learn about music, but don't worry! Ibuki's willing to teach you!

[windgod]

Thanks...sempai. For everything, really...

[He smiled, that gentle, goofy smile of his. Ibuki in the span of one day had rushed him to a hospital, had picked him up while he was down, and had made him laugh more than he'd laughed in a long while. Hers was a presence he felt was lacking as of recently; that energy and vitality she gave off was invigorating, infectious even. He even thought he might be able to stand up...though a quick test put that one to bed, not even the happiest of people could reverse being thrown through a door.

Still though, in the deepest part of himself, he could feel that little broken hole in his heart start to put itself back together. A strange feeling, but he liked it.]

I'm sure...if you ask Colin...he could figure out something. He's good at things like that.

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Ibuki should be thanking her kouhai! Well, let's just agree to thank and welcome each other, it's best that way!

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Ibuki has no clue how to use a battleaxe, though!

[windgod]

I'm sure...there are ways to learn, if that's...what you want to do.

[There were enough people here in the Bastion that it wasn't unthinkable that Ibuki could learn from someone. There was also the monument.]

At the very least...you could always make a magic battleaxe...that fights for you, I suppose.

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Hmmm... What can't the monument make?

[windgod]

Honestly? At this point...I have no idea...

[He'd seen impossible things come out of the thing...at this point, he was convinced that if someone had an idea and the shards, they could make it a reality.]

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Hmhm... Ibuki will have to try all sorts of things with the monument, then!

[windgod]

Just...be careful...we don't know how items affect it just yet. Best to wait until we find a core.

[It was sound advice. What little they knew of the monument they knew of didn't include knowledge of its energy limits. Best not to test those.]

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You did tell Ibuki about the energy crisis before, so don't worry! She'll wait until everything's better!

[windgod]

Thanks.

[He said, finally resting his head against the couch again. At this point, Ippo felt that same relief that had begun in his stomach finally touching the tips of his fingers and the weight in his chest seemed to lift slightly. Tentatively, and after alerting Ibuki to what he was doing, he gave sitting up a try. It was a slow movement, but before he knew it he was back on his feet, perhaps a bit wobbly, but his stance seemed firm.]

I think...I should go back to my room now. I think some sleep would do me good.

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Hm... does Ippo need another lift? Colin did threaten to handcuff you to a bed if you over do it, after all, and then who knows what he'll do next?

[... Ibuki why are you suddenly having thoughts of yaoi...]

[windgod]

If you have a shoulder to lend...I think I can manage.

[He didn't want to think about that, honestly. If there was one thing he knew Colin for, it was that he kept his promises; he wasn't really interested in being handcuffed to anything, especially not with Anya there after the things he'd heard.]

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Just leave it to Ibuki!

[Ibuki will let you keep some of your masculinity this time and not princesss carry you again]

But if you trip, Ibuki will carry you.

[windgod]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[He would let Ibuki wrap one of his arms around her shoulders and with all the grace of a wounded animal, he dragged himself out of Colin's workshop and back towards the apartments.]

Sorry I couldn't show you the Onsen today...but you can probably find it regardless. It kinda sticks out.

[Like most other things that were here that weren't when they'd arrived.]

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You just wanted to peek in on Ibuki, didn't you?

[Ibuki, stop teasing Ippo...]

[windgod]

What?

[There was a slight tinge of embarrassment to his face, but by now, he knew Ibuki was joking with him. That and between his aching everything and his weary mind, he didn't have much in the ways of comebacks...or anything really. Still, he felt something should be said about that, all things considered.]

I wouldn't do that, you know. I don't think anyone here would, not anyone I know at least.

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Don't worry, Ippo! The only way Ibuki could see you doing anything like that was if you have a perverted friend that likes to drag you around to do those sort of things!