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Jumping is easy

May 13, 2011 05:27

Characters: Temari, Open
Location: Roof
Time: Afternoon
Content: Herpaderping on the roof. Possibly considering giving the school officials a heart attack by attempting to glide down from the roof.
Format: Any
Warnings: None at the moment.

( It's hitting the ground that hurts )

ryoga hibiki, temari sabaku, !!open

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soveryverylost May 14 2011, 20:48:40 UTC

Ryoga liked rooftops. He could see they sky and feel the breeze without having actually left a building.

Sometimes there were even other people on the roof, and today was one of those days. From experience, he knew that sometimes people went to the roof to avoid other people, so he cleared his throat softly--wouldn't want to startle someone off the edge!

"Would you mind if I sit out here, too?'

usedairslash May 14 2011, 21:03:11 UTC

Glancing back, she motioned to the unoccupied space beside her.

"I don't mind...this is everyone's roof after all."

She'd seen him around school but she hadn't talked to him before. Maybe he'd prove to be a useful new friend.

soveryverylost May 14 2011, 21:14:24 UTC

"Thanks."

He gave the fan a passing glance as he took a seat. He might have been more put off by the unusual size if one of his acquaintances back home weren't in the habit of carrying around a very large spatula.

usedairslash May 14 2011, 21:17:37 UTC

"...What are you doing up here?"

She hadn't seen many people up here...but she also came out at night. Security guards were easy enough to sneak around. Well...except Shepp but he didn't seem to care as long as she didn't start any trouble.

soveryverylost May 14 2011, 21:28:18 UTC

"Um..." He was actually intentionally on the roof, this time, but it was kind of hard to explain. "I like being outside, but if I leave the building I might not be able to find my way back. Not right away, anyway." It sounded ridiculous, but it was the truth.

"What about you?"

usedairslash May 14 2011, 22:42:19 UTC

Jerking her face towards him, she looked at him with disbelief. "...How can you get lost? The school is huge." Seriously, she thought other people had problems.

"Thinking about training. Just...putting it off."

soveryverylost May 14 2011, 22:47:33 UTC

"Don't ask me; I don't understand it, either! My whole family's like that..."

This was a little awkward, but Ryoga latched onto the concept of training--that was something he was very familiar with.

"What kind of training?"

usedairslash May 14 2011, 23:27:21 UTC

"Odd. Maybe it's best that you stay inside then, it can be dangerous if you get lost at night."

Training was steadily becoming a core part of her life again. Without the distraction of dating she had more time to herself.

"Endurance and stamina mostly."

soveryverylost May 15 2011, 00:10:16 UTC

Ryoga shrugged off the "dangerous" comment. Fortunately, it hadn't ever been much of an issue as long as he could stay in human form.

Endurance and stamina, huh? That made sense, except for...

"On the roof?"

It certainly wasn't the first training location that occurred to him, but there must be some reason behind it, or she wouldn't be up here.

usedairslash May 15 2011, 00:54:05 UTC

"Yeah. I should have enough endurance to make it to the ground. It's not that big of a deal."

Except for the last time, she fell from five feet in the air and busted her lip. If she gave out before she made it closer to the ground, she'd be out of commission for a while.

"Haven't you ever done training like this before?"

soveryverylost May 15 2011, 01:43:21 UTC

Enough endurance to make it to the ground? What?

After a moment of confusion, Ryoga realized she must have some kind of mutation that involved either flight or something else that slowed a fall.

"Kind of, I guess." He did have a tendency to push his limits, but he also had enhanced durability, which helped considerably in not doing himself permanent harm.

"Have you ever tested yourself from this high before?" Not that it was really any of his business, but he'd rather not just stand by and watch someone break their neck.

usedairslash May 15 2011, 08:25:56 UTC

How could you kind of push yourself. There wasn't any way to get more powerful. "What do you mean kind of? How else do you ever plan on getting stronger?"

Shaking her head, she looked down again...everything looked so small from up here.

"Mm...no, not really. I figured that maybe the necessity to stay in the air would help though." It seriously sounds logical in her mind. "I've only practiced about five or ten feet before."

soveryverylost May 15 2011, 16:34:59 UTC

"I didn't mean that I don't make it a challenge," he tried to explain, a little defensively. "The focus is different for me. Getting stronger's not my problem; it's controlling the strength I've got."

He leaned forward to peer over the edge of the roof, trying to estimate the distance to the ground.

"Sometimes it takes a little more than necessity," he mumbled, mostly to himself. The next time he spoke it was at regular volume. "Do you have any kind of backup plan? You know, to try and keep yourself from crashing, if you don't quite make it? That way you could try it more than once."

usedairslash May 15 2011, 21:09:36 UTC

Grinning, she turned to the boy. "In that case, maybe you'd be up for sparring sometime? You're welcome to try to control it with me." If he could provide some sort of challenge with her, that alone would make her happy.

"I just figured if I couldn't make it, I'd try to land in the lake. It's not like I could try this with a safety harness." Besides the fact it would be an unnecessary weight, she didn't see any way to ensure that the cord would be long enough.

soveryverylost May 16 2011, 01:54:29 UTC

"I suppose we could try sparring sometime, if you'd like." It'd been a while since he'd had a good spar. Maybe in a place with so many other mutants he wouldn't have to worry so much about holding back. Up to now, Ranma was the only opponent with whom he could fully let loose, and he was back in Tokyo.

Bringing his thoughts back to the present moment, Ryoga peered forward in the dying light. "The lake seems pretty far... The pool's a little closer." He chewed his bottom lip as he considered a third option that he wasn't sure would be well received. "Or I could catch you." He said the last part all in a rush.

He immediately felt like an idiot. He probably could, though. There was no way she was too heavy, and even if that fan was made of lead, he could handle that, too. He just hoped she didn't take it like he thought she was weak.

Ah, sorry. Been run ragged lately...BUT I DIDN'T FORGET usedairslash May 28 2011, 05:23:00 UTC

"Of course I would. No one will spar with me...correction; no one's strong enough to spar with me." In hand to hand combat, anyone here could take her. With her fan though? After all the practice she'd been getting in private, she was getting to be near unstoppable in her opinion.

Quirking an eyebrow at the boy, an almost cruel smirk crossed her face. "You say that like I'll actually fall." Honestly, she was more than a little scared, but with everything that had been happening in her life, perhaps it was time for a new outlook on life. If she fell, then she obviously wasn't strong enough. If she succeeded, then she'd certainly put on a good show.

Besides the fact that no matter what she told him, she wouldn't land in either body of water...even at her age, she had no chance of being able to pull herself out of the water...and she'd never let this fan get that damaged. Of the few gifts she'd received in her life, Duo's present meant more to her than anything else.

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