Rockhard Mountains - Training {Varying Aphro}

[healsforjustice]

For all the things the hotel could and did meddle with, the effect it had on the concept of time was one of the more frustrating. While it was easy enough for go through each day and register time passing, the amount that did never seemed to mean much. As someone who always tried to fill her days with as many useful and worthwhile things as

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[youngest_signer]

Before Amelia's fist could begin to fly forward...a small, brown puffy-like monster spirit appeared momentarily in front of her! A quick Kuri~!! was heard before it vanished. A few seconds passed before Ruka jogged her way up, a bit of concern in her eyes and worry on her face.

"...It's hard, being stuck in a place like this isn't it?"

[healsforjustice]

Yelping in surprise, Amelia barely managed to vere here fist out of the path of the odd little creature, cracking another boulder and sending her off balance. As she landed on the ground with a thud, she turned to see the monster had vanished, and instead saw a young girl nearby.

Blinking a moment, the princess quickly got to her feet and dusted herself off, before managing to smile at the stranger. She didn't want to pass her gloom on to another person after all. It also made her momentarily forget the odd animal she had just seen.

"Well, maybe so, but I'm a firm believer in Justice prevailing, so I'll make the most of this no matter what!" she cheered, striking a pose.

[youngest_signer]

Ruka smiled herself, applauding at seeing the other girl's pose before bowing.

"Justice prevailing, huh? My brother would enjoy getting to know you! I'm Ruka. It's nice to meet you!"

[healsforjustice]

Amelia grinned in return, moving down the path towards the other girl.

"Nice to meet you too Ruka, I'm Amelia." she replied. Tilting her head in a curious fashion, she paused a moment before speaking again. "Did you just decide to explore up here too?" she asked.

[youngest_signer]

"That's a lovely name!" Ruka nodded in response to Amelia's question while holding up her deck in response to her second question.

"A little while ago. I just had to get out of the hotel, if only for a short time. I've never walked up a mountain like this back home, and thought it would be a different change of pace while looking at my deck! What about you, Amelia?"

[healsforjustice]

Blinking, Amelia rubbed the back of her head bashfully at the compliment. "It's nothing special, I mean Ruka is a really nice name too..." she responded, before looking at the girl in a confused manner. Amelia was so used to wandering and seeing different places, the notion of not being around such a place before was odd to her. "Really? Don't you go out and travel much at home? Or aren't there mountains where you live?"

Amelia raised a brow at the deck of cards, unsure of what exactly their signifcance was supposed to be. However she decided to answer Ruka before prying too much into things. "Me? Well I wanted some fresh air, so I came up here to train, to clear my head a bit."

[youngest_signer]

Ruka blushed a bit, as she glanced away before replying back. "Well, I didn't get to travel much when I was younger and when I did, it wasn't that far from home.

"To train? Like...a hero would?"

[healsforjustice]

"Oh, that's a shame. At least you have the chance now." Amelia replied, patting her on the shoulder, before going into another pose at the new question.

"Exactly, to be able to fight in the name of Justice!" she grinned, pumping her fist in the air. "I've been training for as long as I can remember, with my Daddy when I was little, and now with my friends."

[youngest_signer]

"Yeah...I've had a lot of fun adventures with my brother and my friends!" Ruka smiled softly at Amelia, clapping once again at seeing her new pose.

"I'm sure you had a lot of good memories with your friends, huh?"

[healsforjustice]

Grinning in approval, Amelia abscentmindedly rubbed her sore hands, looking somehwat wistful as she spoke, like she was recalling fond memories.

"I do, and I count myself lucky some of them are here too." she smiled. Yes things had been a little awkward and she didn't see them as much as she would have liked, but it was something at least.

[youngest_signer]

"That's wonderful!" Ruka beamed excitedly before going on. "My brother's here too, so maybe you'll get to meet him someday. But for now...maybe you should get your hands treated?

"I saw a cabin a little down the path if you wanted to stay there for a while."

[healsforjustice]

"Maybe so." Amelia smiled back, before quickly waving off Ruka's offer. She didn't want to be a bother to the other girl.

"Ah, that's okay, I can take care of this." she insisted, casting the glow of Recovery on her hands again. Unfortunately due to her low energy, they didn't heal entirely, leaving the princess to wince.

Laughing at herself with some embarrassment, she smiled in an awkward fashion at Ruka. "Guess I overdid it. maybe that would be a good idea."

[youngest_signer]

Ruka smiled reassuringly at Amelia, patting her on the shoulder before allowing her to lead the way back. "You've got powers, Amelia? That's fantastic! Once we get to the cabin, we can share stories about our friends together."

[healsforjustice]

"Alright, if you want Miss Ruka." she replied, careful not to slip on the slope as they made their way down to the cabin. After poking her head in to look inside, finding it empty, Amelia went in and held the door open for the other girl.

"So you've never seen someone use magic before?" she enquired.

[youngest_signer]

Ruka shook her head as she entered inside, pulling out one of her cards in her deck; almost immediately, the same brown, puffy-like monster appeared next to her for a few seconds before vanishing.

"I've seen it, but in different ways. Back home, I was a Signer and I could see spirits from another world. That's Kuribon!"

[healsforjustice]

Amelia gave a small yelp in surprise as the little creature reappeared. Well, at least now she knew she hadn't been seeing things. She thought about asking on what exactly a 'Kuribon' was, but thought better of it. After all, she had dealt with living suits of armour, dragons, monsters, trolls, even fish people at home; this should hardly be strange to her.

"A Signer? Is that some sort of sorcerer?" she asked curiously.