[FINISHED OKAY?]

[heresthebasics]

Characters Isshin Kurosaki heresthebasics and Ryuuko Ishida savetheliving
Place: In the magical red forest
Time: Some time after this conversation right after the forest abilities activate.
Summary: Target practice!
Warnings: Initial Silliness, and some violence will ensue. Perhaps some cursing.

Comments

No way am I writing in that flowery fantasy-prose D<

[savetheliving]

Now dressed as a thief and acting the part, Ryuuko slunk out from behind a nearby tree. Even with a helmet over his face Isshin still managed to be loud enough to to be heard through the dense forest. She stepped into view and gestured vaguely to her change in clothing, making sure not to get too close to the horse.

"This?"

It would not be a stretch to say that she was annoyed with the loss of her usual abilities for long-ranged combat.

[heresthebasics]

Excited to be in use, his horse jumped ahead. Isshin pulled at the reins, stopping it momemnts before it crashed into the sneaking Ryuuko. Safe, Isshin jumped off the mount and walked over to where Ryuuko stood.

"This." Isshin said, tapping her on the shoulder. "What do you think? I named her Masaki."

The horse snorted with delight. It enjoyed these high speed runs and it had become eager for a change of scenery. Ryuuko was close enough. It glared at her, snorting every so often.

[savetheliving]

Just as wary of the horse as the horse was of her, Ryuuko glared back for a moment (though did not snort) before turning to Isshin. He was altogether enjoying this far too much for her liking - as were a lot of people - since as funny as it was that they were all dressed as characters from a stereotypical fantasy story, there were more important forces at work.

"I thought there must be someone out there who found this amusing."

She stared at Isshin accusingly.

[heresthebasics]

"Some nice guys in the village handed me this horse as a sign of their devotion to a knight of the realm." Isshin said as he brushed the horse's fur. "I have no idea what they were talking about but I did get a steed out of it. I think it's actually named Redford."

Isshin shrugged off Ryuuko's stare with a grin. Noticing her costume change, he maneuvered around her, trying to grasp it from all angles. "Then you're the thief. I like it! I think it suits you. Ryuuken's been stealing the laughter out of my jokes for years."

The horse crept up behind Ryuuko and sniffed her hair, curious as to who she was. It glared at it for a brief instant before biting the back of her shirt, hoisting her into air. Isshin started laughing.

[savetheliving]

"Did they say anything about what 'the realm' is called, or where it is?"

Of course, even if the place had a name it would do them no good, if it was anything like the simulation of Chicago. Perhaps it was modeled after a real place but it would have no other connection to it. Ryuuko stiffened when she felt the horse sniffing her hair, but kept talking.

"And I find it hardly appropr--"

Now, having been interrupted and now dangling an inch or so from the ground, she was forced to acknowledge the horse's existence. She prodded it in the muzzle, hoping that would convince it to let go.

"It's hardly appropriate. I do not use daggers."

"Now control your horse."