[thread] The First Test [Sachiko, Kureno]
Kureno stood at the training grounds he met Sachiko at from time to time to help her with her mindwalking training. It was a bit unusual for him to be waiting for her, as he'd come to have a routine of letting her get warmed up before he showed. It had come to feel not so much like he was late, but that she had a responsibility to be ready for his mental exercises, after all he always tended to arrive just as she was in a proper mindset.
But today was going to be different. Today he'd called her out for a different reason: a test. Sachiko's progression in her control had shown impressive results, but Kureno had to be absolutely confident about them before moving her into the next stage of her training.
When she arrived, Kureno reached up to one of the front pockets in his flak jacket and withdrew, of all things, a small origami bunny folded from a shiny, pink paper. There was even a cute, happy face drawn in for emphasis.
"This," he said gravely, "is your objective."
But today was going to be different. Today he'd called her out for a different reason: a test. Sachiko's progression in her control had shown impressive results, but Kureno had to be absolutely confident about them before moving her into the next stage of her training.
When she arrived, Kureno reached up to one of the front pockets in his flak jacket and withdrew, of all things, a small origami bunny folded from a shiny, pink paper. There was even a cute, happy face drawn in for emphasis.
"This," he said gravely, "is your objective."