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Post by Kabocha on May 5, 2020 21:46:00 GMT -6
Locking in her suit's many pieces in place Kabocha stumbled out of the transport out of Brumal City. She wanted to explore a bit more of the planet she resided on. Adorned in her black armor with the ki piping working in full capacity she knelt down to the ground, her armor slightly clanking to each plate as she got used to taking a more wide position to make sure they didn't lock up with one another. She closed her eyes as she whispered " Ki Flight, manual override" Wishing to get a small amount of practice in. There was a small beep signalling auto flight was disabled. She felt around her body and the Armor with her senses, the small bubbles of ki coursing quicker in her armor started to pump with the timing of her own heart and a separate channel inside of the armor pulled bits and pieces of Ki towards her soles. It gathered like a glob of orange honey at the small hole in her armor's ducts at her feet. When she connected the ki channel to her own heart, she lunged forward. The blob at the duct bursting to send her skyward. Kabocha wasn't exactly graceful with flying at first- but she was getting used to the hectic takeoff her ki produced through the armor. Though she wished for the day when she wouldn't need the armor to do this, and she could just wear it cause it looked- frankly, really bad ass. She let out small streams of ki out of the ducts to keep her flight proper, though she swayed in the sky like a drunk albatross on coke. Speeding through the area with the speed of a jet engine and the grace of a wasted tank she cleared through the east with no problem, and found herself very much deep in the north in no time. A smile spreading across her face as- even through a visor'd helmet the sight of the earth below her was... gorgeous. The snowy hills, the frozen lakes- the... The Castle? She blinked a bit and stared for a bit as she tried to 'slow down' by reducing the amount of ki she was using in flight. She realized very quickly- this. was a mistaaaaake. She started realizing she felt like she was being pulled towards the ground. She panicked and threw her legs back to try to re-balance herself to hover down slowly. What she forgot was fairly important. She forgot the most important thing when flying. 'if you have force goin' one way, make sure you have force goin' the other way too if you wanna hover and not meteor' -some wise sage of legend... probably. Well she realized this pretty late and ended up bursting ki from her legs and forcing her down towards the ground at MACH speed, she screamed panicked- though that was probably not heard by anyone as her suit was near airtight. Though the sight of a orange glowing meteor hurtling towards the ground was probably pretty visible. She held her hands out in front of her as she collided with the massive iceberg the castle was nestled into. making- well quite the sizable arcosian shaped hole given her armors design. Her energy tail still active which glowed brightly hiding her saiyan tail as she laid in the hole, wind knocked out of her. and that was the best case scenario when you rocket so hard into the ground you looney-toons into the floor.
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 7, 2020 14:52:31 GMT -6
Aurora's head snapped up at the sound of the colossal crash from behind her, further up into her castle and seemingly from the side that was nestled into the titanic iceberg she had crafted to act as a sort of cliff wall. The Arcosian had been once again trying her hand at painting (although for the first time since the events at Mt. frappe), and was already onto her second masterpiece of the day. A small part of her didn't want to go see what had happened, but judging by the muted beeping coming from the scouter at her hip and the sudden drain on her energy as the ice that whatever had just broken through began to seal over, repairing itself, Aurora knew that leaving it alone wasn't an option. So instead she gently goes to pick up her canvas and places it to the side before properly standing up. Reaching both arms over her head she allows herself a stretch, a small groan leaving the arcosian as something in her back pops satisfyingly. "Okay. Lets see who's arrived at my place in the middle of nowhere this time." She murmurs to herself with a sigh.
Rising gently into the air, she decides to opt for the more direct route in order to reach the place where she felt her ice beginning to both reject the intruder into its design and heal over. She was rather glad her and Suri's magics meshed so well, otherwise Aurora would have had to swallow her pride and dignity every time there was damage to her home to go ask her Majinn friend to help her patch it up again. Waving a hand the ice of the ceiling (or floor) of the next level moves back and shuffles away from its creator, allowing Aurora to ascend through the many levels of her home in the direction of the disturbance she had very clearly felt rock her home. While she makes her way there, she contemplates upon what it may be. It was loud, but she doubted any of her enemies would dare attack her here, and if they did they most likely would have bombed the entire place from on high or something similar. No, this felt... smaller. More accidental than anything else, even though that thought surprised her. A while ago she would have scoffed at dismissing something like this as an 'accident', but as Aurora had experienced... that often tended to be the case. Although that wasn't a case to let one's guard down.
Reaching for the scanner at her hip as she reached the floor of the disturbance, Aurora puts the white eye piece around her head and gazes around for whatever it was, following the drain on her energy reserves. "Ah. There you are." She whispers to herself as, only a room away, a signature that seemed to be half in the floor popped up.Granted, said signature was gradually being pushed out by said floor, but that was neither here nor there. Touching upon the smooth ice, Aurora seals her entrance way back up and slowly pads her way towards the entrance to the room. The signature had been... rather impressively weak, equivalent to when she had been born, but she was still somewhat cautious. After all, it could merely be someone disguising themselves, although if that was true... this was certainly a rather odd way of sneaking in. Stepping into the currently unfurnished room that was, or had been, little more than a square room before it had a hole put in one wall and a furrow in the floor, Aurora glanced down towards what seemed to be... some sort of... glowing Arcosian?
"And who might you be?" She asks, crossing her arms and making no move to aid the figure outside of twitching her fingers to have the floor and wall completely repair, leaving whoever this was laying on a smooth and cool floor. Now that they weren't in a ditch, Aurora could see that it wasn't so much a mechanised Arcosian like she had expected, but was closer to... some sort of suit? A suit based upon an Arcosian's form, and sealed so she couldn't tell who was under there. How curious.
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Post by Kabocha on May 7, 2020 22:00:58 GMT -6
Well, to say this was a bit embarrassing would be an understatement. She still wasn't used to flying- and even funnier- she could have sworn... that she was embedded into an iceberg...? That's- well that's really silly. She looked around her HUD for an accident report. [Ki Cores? Okay they're fine that's good! Uhhhh Armor integrity? Not compromised that's good- Man- Whatever Garruk's Engineers Alloyed my metal with REALLY made it durable as hell!] She had raised her head slightly to check and now that she had she let herself flop back into a laying position. "I'll get out of here when I can... I just- need a second..." she muttered to herself, thankfully not turning the mic on in her armor. She was pretty winded, and even though she could breathe now- it'd be insane to think she could just bounce back when she didn't need to- She paused on that notion as she could have sworn the hole she made was a bit deeper than it was... She looked like she was close to the exit... [Oh crap the exit sealed off! Why is the ice sealing over! Why am I slowly getting lift up?!] Her panicked thoughts finished as she was fully lifted out of the hole? She looked around and... it- looked like the inside of a pALACE?! Her expression turning a bit confused as she again lift herself up a bit into a sitting position- and the voice nearby her spooked her to jumping right up with an "EEP!" Thankfully muted by the armor.
Kabocha turned around a bit and held her hand carefully at her sides as she faced whoever addressed her. The person before her was... arcosian [like garruk but... Wow they're pretty! Why is everyone either Handsome or Pretty??? Literally most of the people I met have been Model Hot! ... I feel that says more about me than it does about anyone else- Anyways!] A surprisingly pleasingly sight of- effectively seeming to be the tenant of the home she just broke into accidentally made her feel an immediate pang of remorse as she blurted out an apology with the mic turned off. She froze up a bit and moved a hand to her helmet as there was a small click and she retried the apology. "I-I'm really sorry! I didn't mean to crash in unannounced! I was flying through and- well I'm kind of bad at it... I'm so sorry!" She said, keeping her movement slow and cautious as she was worried the arcosian was gonna be mad- REASONABLY SO, but she still hoped she wouldn't be too sore on it... "My name's Kabocha, I live in the East- C-can I ask who you are?" She offers- trying not to come across the same GALAXY as rude to her. Her tail held still but swayed from side to side at the tip in nervous anticipation, which might have made the energy tail look a bit out of place from normal Arcosian tail movement patterns
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 10, 2020 20:04:03 GMT -6
Aurora watched calmly as the armoured person seemed to panic silently after looking at her for a small while, her brow raising as they then seemed to make a bunch of random gestures. Assuming that they had yet to realise that she couldn't hear them, she just leaned against the door frame slightly, waiting for this mystery person to realise that she couldn't hear them. Judging from the armour and the relatively weak power level, Aurora was willing to bet that this person was an earthling. They seemed to typically need to rely upon technology and other such methods in order to grow stronger and ascend to the higher levels of power. Then again, to add a tail reminiscent of her own people's was an odd design choice, so perhaps a saiyan? Or another tailed alien, like one of those Jakaijin. Aurora couldn't imagine that a tail would be that useful to anyone who hadn't been born able to control one, but the possibility of Earthliing was still there. They didn't often make what could be called... sound decisions, and a lot of their judgement, as far as she could see, seemed to be based on emotions and feelings than any sort of logic.
Her guesses were brought to a halt when the figure finally removed their mask. Saiyan. The long expanse of jagged black hair all but confirmed it. There would have been a time, not too long ago, that Aurora might have reacted... rather negatively to such a thing. But now all that she felt was a sort of resignation. Of course it was a Saiyan who crashed through her walls. How could she have expected anything else? Shaking her head slowly, she listened to the frantic apology from the saiyan as they stumbled over their words. Aurora wanted to be a little angry, buuut... there hadn't actually been any irreparable damage, and the marks of her entry were already sealed over and gone as Aurora's magic did its job. Not to mention, the Arcosian had more self control than to get mad at what was clearly an accident that had endangered the Saiyan more than she herself. In all honesty, Aurora was surprised she had been able to bust through her magical fortifications and not be turned into a bloody pancake. That was... a rather impressive level of durability for someone of that power level. That suit had to be extremely well made.
She listened as the Siayan, Kabocha, introduced herself. The tail tip wagging was a little distracting as Aurora received both an apology and a secret message to flee, but she was almost certain that was more accidental than it looked. "I..." Aurora begins, her own stubbier tail moving visibly from left to right. "Am Aurora, of the common clan Arctos. Greetings Kabocha." She inclines her head. "And you needn't worry about the structural damage. I have already sealed it over. In fact, I am more curious as to how you managed to survive crashing through walls constructed at roughly seventy times your strength." She raises a purple hand towards the armoured Saiyan. "I presume that has something to do with that suit of yours?" She asks. "I have seen similar weapons like it, but to not have been reduced to little more than pieces by colliding with my magic is a rather curious phenomenon. Tell me, does your family have a history of being sturdy, or is it purely the design of that suit of yours." Aurora understood it was something of an awkward situation, but... it truly was just a curiosity to her.
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Post by Kabocha on May 10, 2020 23:46:19 GMT -6
Kabocha watches her pause as her mind started to rush as she worried she just motor mouthed the Arcosian host in front of her. She gave a nod and bow to Aurora to show her humility in this situation "Hello, Aurora Arctos! Mmn, do you mind if I call you Aurora for brevity or do you like your full name better?" She offered to her gracious host, though she knew she wasn't a guest in this situation. She just crashed into someone's home! There's no way that'd be a thing a crappy guest would do, let along a great guest.
With the explanation of the condition of her home, Kabocha audibly sighed as she felt a weight on her chest lift a bit- though her curiosity with Kabocha's durability was a bit curious to her too. She hadn't realized the place was created with magic [WOW THAT'S STILL WEIRD TO SAY. There's actually Space Wizards. SPACE. WIZARDS.] her starry eyed look probably gave away a bit of her awe at the situation so she shook her head slightly as she focused back onto the topic "Oh- well, yeah. Garruk and his engineers helped me make this armor set. Garruk's an Arcosian like you actually! He's my best friend" She says with this dopey happy look on her face as her nervous tail tip swishing changed to long entire gentle swishes slightly above the ice floor, being careful to not get too low since the energy tail would most likely slightly melt the surface of the floor. and while it could be repaired it seemed. it'd be rude to make her host do so much dumb work if she manually fixed it.
"Though honestly i'm not sure how this alloy stacks up to impacts with magical origins, kind of only learned recently magic was real- but. It's also probably due to my family! I've read from my father's research papers that while humans and saiyans are fairly similar we're a heck of a lot more durable than humans, especially when it comes to blunt force impact like this- again- sorry" she shrank a bit in stature as she was reminded by herself of her rather rude entrance. "Makes me kinda wonder if saiyans have different cellular structure and tissue arrangements that allow for harder blunt force trauma resistance-" she paused and cupped her mouth as she realized. She was doing it again, she was motor mouthing at someone who might not care for her wordy shenanigans "S-sorry, Sometimes I get a bit over excited, shoot off at the mouth." She nervously chuckles to her host.
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 11, 2020 14:42:28 GMT -6
"Aurora will do." Aurora tells Kabocha, raising a hand to stop her from trying to go further as she looks towards the curious Saiyan. She could certainly get behind the good manners that the woman was displaying by asking for how she may address her, a breath of fresh air amidst the usual Earthling and Saiyan tropes of simply going with the first name and then attempting to sling an arm around you. Although that being said... It seemed this particular Saiyan wasn't immune to her people's seeming natural inclination towards chatter, as she quickly continued to talk. Although instead of the usual babble, Aurora found this particular topic to be... rather interesting. "Another Arcosian?" She would murmur in surprise. "Here, on Earth?" How had she missed second one? A few weeks ago the news of another Arcosian would have sent Aurora into something as close to a frenzy as she could get, and while now she had satisfied her curious primal need to see another member of her kind, the news of a separate one was enough to send her tail swishing excitedly from side to side in quick, but lazy swings. "I wasn't aware there was more than two."
She watched with an approving humour as Kabocha's energy tail swished in such a manner as to avoid touching her icy floors. At such strength, it wouldn't be able to actually damage her floors, especially not with Aurora so close. However that didn't mean good manners should be overlooked. In fact, it was enough to slightly soften her stern expression. That expression would then continue to change as Kabocha delved into the technicalities of her armour, Aurora's brow raising as she listened. "Indeed, Saiyans tend to be significantly more durable than humans. As far as i'm aware, that would be due to your people's curious ability to temporarily mutate into the Oozaru when exposed to blutz waves. I believe it may be a sort of permanent, lingering effect you all share from a common ancestor." She would respond almost as if on instinct, her arms uncrossing as she speaks. "And you do, in fact, have a denser level of muscle fibres and tissue arrangement, alongside simply stronger bones than the majority off humans." It felt... honestly kind of nice to say this, to actually talk about her research into Saiyans. "Although humans themselves have their own natural advantages of course, such as more logically attuned minds and inventions. Although compared to my own people... well." She would shake her head, finding herself getting off track.
"Anyways, what are you doing in the north pole, Kabocha?"
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Post by Kabocha on May 12, 2020 0:47:11 GMT -6
"Oh- yeah Garruk, he's super nice and he's helped me out a lot, In fact i'm pretty sure his partner's an Arcosian too! He's a great guy" She gave a small giggle at the memory of Greisha, his nanny sassing him about his fiance "Not sure if it'd be okay for me to tell you where he is since he's working on stuff, but i'd be happy to introduce ya both!"
On the topic of her armor, she was floored to not be shot down on her scientific babble. Usually friends would tell her to 'say it in english' or 'stop the science talk' or 'calm down buddy' which, didn't hurt or anything but it was nice to know someone was actually down to talk about this kind of stuff! "Yeah! My Dad did a paper on Saiyan biology and came down to the same solution, you've done research on this before right?" She had an incredibly happy smile on her face, even as a few thoughts in her mind tried dragging her back to the harsh reality of her condition, but right now- she got to be the little girl again that got to babble about topics she found interesting "It's kind of weird that some people refer to Oozaru to mean Great Ape though, since Apes don't actually have tails- though not gonna lie, I really would prefer ape rather than the more technical Earth Howler Monkey or Baboon" she shuddered a bit. the sound of rampant monkey howling in her memory of the titular animal.
She paused as she realized there was a topic that needed to be breached "R-right, uh- well honestly I came to the north because I recently got this armor and a procedure done" She said, getting more and more back to reality "I- uh, the procedure isn't... to important right now..." She lightly rubbed her right forearm plating with her left arm. She thought about why she had to head north, and honestly wasn't sure of why it HAD to be the north- till she realized it must have been to see the remains of the explosion she heard while she was out wandering "But I headed out cause I needed some fresh air, away from a few things i'm dealing with and practice flying, and I thought i'd head back up north because I wanted to see whatever explosion I heard a few weeks ago I suppose, it was probably near mt. frappe but I was a bit too spooked to tell. Ended up having a heart attack after running tens of hundreds of miles actually" She said as blasé as someone could be. She blinked and added a quick "D-don't worry though, it's just tied to my condition, I don't think I can die from it normally-" She sputtered out to reassure her host.
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 14, 2020 5:13:41 GMT -6
"I'll hold you yo that." Aurora responds towards the Saiyan's promise to show her where this... Garruk and his fiance were, borrowing a common earthling phrase that as far a she was aware was meant to signify an intent to follow up upon an oath made by the other party. Aurora had to admit that the idea of not only meting an Arcosian, but one that had access to such resources as to allow for a suit like that to be made, was very exciting. It meant that if she was able to make a positive connection, she could possibly have access to said technology. Earthling technology was good and all, yes, but there was definitely a clear distinction between the average level of tech found on a backwater planet and one found at the hub of civilisation that was Arcose. Not that Earth was at all as backwater as Aurora had originally thought when she first moved to the planet. Recent events had certainly... enlightened her as to just how important the blue marble was, as almost everyone who was anyone seemed to have a stake or be interested in the planet, not to mention is absolute infestation of powerful fighters.
"..Yes. I have done my research upon the Saiyan people." Aurora replies, somewhat hesitantly. "I often end up needing to combat them, and with their natural power I need to know everything I can in order to compete with their Super form." A glance towards Kabocha's power level stopped Aurora from correcting herself, although at such strength... well. Perhaps it wouldn't be long until it was her super form. "I agree, although one can be forgiven for making the mistake. Its musculature is far closer to that of an ape, although its snout and tail are not found upon a typical earth primate." Noticing the slight shudder, Aurora made sure to warm up her impromptu guest. Or, well, closer to moving the cold away in order to leave only a sense of mild warmth. It would be rude, after all, if she were to leave what was quite clearly just a lost and innocent girl in the freezing cold. Save that for those that annoy her, or were trying to kill her. Kami knew she had enough of the latter. She still had yet to fully recover from the battle at the mountain, something evidenced by the brief sparking of her heart gem and a small wince from her.
Aurora listened intently as Kabocha moved on, talking about her suit (which was apparently new) and a mysterious 'procedure' that she seemed reluctant to share any information about. While Aurora wasn't going to push her on that front, as that would be the height of rudeness, what came next held her attention. "Mt. Frappe?" She murmurs, brow raising. "Well, i'm afraid you've overshot it by... a rather significant degree. However, I believe I can answer your question as to what you heard." She starts, temporarily putting aside the mention of the Saiyan's heart. "A Super Saiyan by the name of Scallio attacked me whilst I was living there, and then attempted to destroy the entire mountain. I was about to strike him down when a companion of his intervened and stopped me. From there, a large amount of powerful beings arrived. What you probably heard was the act of a Ghost who's name I don't know. He unleashed an attack strong enough to destroy this," She taps her scouter, "and reading at about fourteen million in power level. Rather impressive, although at the time it was simply closer to terrifying." Aurora had no problems admitting that.
"As for your heart..." Her red eyes narrow as she pumps some Ki through her own, eliciting sparks one would usually find in fault electricity. "Tell me. How interested are you in growing your power? Because at your current strength, you should be okay. If you keep going, however, and develop your ki..."
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Post by Kabocha on May 15, 2020 10:43:08 GMT -6
Kabocha just smiled happily to the promise with her eyes closed as she felt warmth from Aurora's assistance. Kabocha thought about what Aurora said, and though maybe Saiyan biology might be closely related to animals on their home planet- though... given what garruk said to her, she wasn't entirely clear on what that might entail. Was it Vegeta? She pushed away the thoughts into a little compartment labeled 'not important right now' and focused a bit more on what she was talking about. Her body felt- well... cold actually at the realization that she was in the center of that madness! Even with Aurora's assistance, the body's ability to lose all heat in moments of shock was- really impressive. She didn't shudder or visibly shake though. She looked to the ground and chuckled a bit nervously "O-oh wow... That's- yeah I agree that was terrifying... Not sure how anyone'd survive that craziness." she then looked up to Aurora as she made her query. The sight of the sparks immediately connecting a few dots for Kabocha. Feeling a bit of familiarity with possible issues she was assuming Aurora was having from her interest in the subject-
"I wanna do something good" Kabocha spoke and rubbed the back of her neck with her gauntlet hand "And right now all I can do is have this armor to do that" She spoke with a measure of deliberation as she felt out what she thought of the situation "This armor keeps me from having the heart attacks that come with my condition." She patted her chest, specifically the orange core that almost mimicked one of the shiny gems on an arcosian's body. "These channels on my armor pump my ki out of my body, it's... well it's already really dense, those bubbles are bubbles of solid concentrated ki" She smiles with a measure of simple pride in her work "But- Eventually Garruk's Doctors are gonna fix my condition and i'll be able to get really strong!" She said self affirming to herself her own determination. "Though that doesn't help that i've never fought or trained with ki a day in my life" she chuckled a bit and felt a bit helpless as she recognized she was a bit out of her element "Whisker and Dion said they'd train me, but I think we all kind of got distracted with out own stuff- mainly my journey to find my frickin' sister" she felt the desire to just flop onto the ice in defeat, though- A.) that'd be a bit- rude, B.) that would be IMMEASURABLY cold now that her helmet was off.
There was also a part of her that wanted to ask about Aurora's sparking chest- though... She didn't think it'd be appropriate given they JUST met, even if Kabocha felt- surprisingly comfortable talking to her. She felt like she was talking to someone who could really empathize with her issues!
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 23, 2020 12:50:25 GMT -6
"I barely managed to." Aurora responds to the Saiyan, mind flashing back to the events of the mountain. While she had been able to hold her own a the beginning, everything that came after... well. From what little she had been able to feel and experience during all the craziness with Kalabas and her own... issue, the raw power on display had been more than enough to remind her that despite everything she had achieved, there was still far further to go. The very thought of so much effort and she was still behind the true movers and shakers of the galaxy was enough for her lip to curl. Every time she thought she was getting close, her goal was simply pulled away once again. Even Dion was now ahead of her, someone that Aurora had originally far outpaced and outstripped back before she had been able to rival the super saiyan form it. It was... admittedly infuriating. So close, and yet so far. No matter what she did, no matter how hard she tried, it only ever seemed to result in her being behind those she wished to be able to look in the eyes. What was worse was that... she was the strongest of her people. They had no champion.
But that was neither here nor there at the moment, and the Arcosian shakes her head in an effort to clear it, focusing back on Kabocha and her words, which brought a small... pang in her chest. Not like the usual pain. Something more... emotional. Wishing to do good was a frequent goal of those around her, and yet it never once faded in how admirable it was. Vague yes. Difficult? Certainly, in this universe. But nevertheless, noble. She continued to listen as Kabocha detailed her condition and the purposes of her armour, finding it... oddly similar to Aurora's own situation. Although instead of needing a mechanical regulator, she was capable of simply making sure the flow of her Ki stayed suppressed in a state that wasn't life threatening. "Hm." She starts, frown deepening in thought for the moment as she looked at the Arcosian-esque suit and the Saiyan inside. "I'll train you." She eventually says after a couple of moments, deciding. "If you insist on growing more powerful, your Ki is only going to get more plentiful and thus more dangerous to your life. I have... experience in that sort of area." She gestures towards her cracked bio gem, which sparked helpfully (and painfully).
"I can teach you not only how to control it, but how to fight and use it to the fullest. Something that will be required, if you wish to help others." Aurora continues, already beginning to think over everything she herself had learnt. If Kabocha did accept, it would be good for her as well. She could 'get back to the basics' as the humans say, and would no doubt offer her insights into their... semi shared condition. It also didn't surprise her in the least that Dion had offered to train the girl, although the mention of that curious talking cat was... odd. It seemed that people of strength really were attracted to one another.
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Post by Kabocha on May 23, 2020 20:44:42 GMT -6
Kabocha could feel her heart in her chest beating gently as they spoke- a slow crescendo building as she found... inspiration? Familiarity? ...Comfort? in the words and actions of Aurora. The sight of her bio gem sparking, and her offer to train Kabocha. It rose something unbeknownst to her. Not her instinct but her desires as a person to do good, just like she said. A pathway forward, a method to continue. And she'd be lying if she wasn't willing to admit that partly she wanted the control to take away the power this bio-engineered parasite had over her. consuming her ki, and snuffing out her heart?! It disgusted her, but it served as a point of regression she never wanted to be part of. Something that would just sit by and reap the benefits of other people's hard work of keeping people safe without doing as much as she could to help them! Especially with the power the growth was suppressing! She wouldn't stand by just to let people like Dion, who'd obviously been strong and helped others with his good nature- Whisker with his kindhearted soul that even Kabocha had trouble matching- and Garruk, working to hard to build a future for himself bear all the burden of working as hard as they did.
Kabocha couldn't help it- she supposed, that her aura was finally coaxed into lighting properly with the help of her armor as she closed her eyes with a smile at Aurora's offer while she contemplated it. A gentle and soft shroud of Amber ki enveloped her. Swirling around and still being trapped in a sense as a single spot at her heart glowed a much darker orange color that seemed to bubble and broil. Thankfully her armor design due to the efforts of Garruk's engineers and her was smart enough to limit the time this went on before it could cause any negative effects. The cores glowed a bright orange briefly before the aura vanished and her eyes opened again as she spoke "Yes..! I'd-" She paused as she felt a hard beat in her chest from the excitement of the moment, but composed herself with a small smile "I'd be honored to be your student Aurora...!" she gave a small bow to Aurora and when she came back up she offered a few words of earnest kindness to the arcosian "by the way, your home looks gorgeous, i'd love to learn somethin' like this if this is what you can do!" her smile grows a bit wider, but then goes back to a neutral state before asking
"Oh...! Right- should we exchange numbers? My scouter-" she held her helmet out in front of her as she rotated it to show the visor lighting up and starting to display some things "it's integrated into my armor- but i'm still able to receive messages cause the engineers linked this to my room while I stay with Garruk-" She started tapping the side of her helmet switching to it's communication function "When do I start training by the way? I'm ready to go whenever you are...!"
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Post by Aurora Arctos on Jun 15, 2020 10:14:28 GMT -6
At Kabocha's acceptance, Aurora felt... something. She wasn't sure. It was warm, and nice. Not happiness, but perhaps close? The Arcosian wasn't sure, but either way couldn't help the very slight smile that replaced her ever present frown for the moment. Nodding at her acceptance, the Arcosian's mind was already going through every possible way she could train the earthling like Saiyan. While she would have normally blanched at such a task, with the addition of Kabocha's armour matching her race, it seemed like it would be... monumentally easier than it appeared to originally be. Aurora's style of fighting frequently involved the usage of her tail for surprise attacks and her bio armour to take hits that would usually hurt anywhere else on her body. For a normal Saiyan or Earthling, that would mean adapting and creating an entirely new style, based on one Aurora herself had made and hadn't even managed to finish yet. But the blessing that was the armour managed to cut the entirety of that issue out, and with some reinforcements it could no doubt work the same way as a usual Arcosian body did, perhaps even with a few added upgrades not available to biological beings.
Of course, she had noticed the small glow coming from her, and at that moment Aurora had debated using her scouter to attempt to determine any sort of... fluctuations, or differences. Unfortunately that idea was quickly shut down, not the least because of the fact that the device wasn't sophisticated enough to actually measure such things accurately. Aurora would then nod at Kabocha's compliment on her dwelling, looking around at the icy walls. "I thank you. It was the product of a lot of work, as well as aid from... a couple of others." Russe and Suri specifically, the two of them helping with the structure and building the castle, respectively. At Kabocha's mention of wanting to learn about Aurora's magic, the Arcosian's smile faltered somewhat. "I'm afraid that, as much as I would like to teach you, I currently am unaware myself of how I gained the magical talent. I had originally presumed that the core of Mt. Frappe was responsible for bequeathing it upon me but thanks to the... mountain's unfortunate damage and partial destruction, that proved to be a negative." Her failure stared her in thhe face as Aurora remembered the events of the battle at Mt. Frappe.
"Do not worry however. I am sure that eventually, if you try hard enough, you will find a way to gain such power by yourself. That, or I may figure out how to teach it to you." She quickly tacks on to the end of her words, not wanting to dash Kabocha's hopes. That wouldn't exactly be a good way to start such a relationship, now would it? Aurora then holds out her own scouter as Kabocha shows the visor of her armour, the Arcosian crossing the distance gracefully and tapping the two together after being put into a pairing mode. A few seconds later a small chime rings out, and she steps back. "There. We're now paired together. Feel free to contact me should you require anything." No doubt that would be used, eventually, to provide support in combat. Aurora knew this and accepted that fact. It was an eventuality, given the life she lead and the life Kabocha was beginning to dip into. The more powerful she became, the more people of power would become involve din her life. It was much like gravity in a way. The larger the planet, the more satellites around the celestial object.
Her brow then raises as the Saiyan immediately broached the topic of when they were to start training. "Hm." Aurora replies initially. While she wouldn't want to pussh the girl, especially after crashing through walls far stronger than her with the sheer force of her landing, perhaps that was a good thing... Starting from empty. "We can begin immediately, should you so wish." The Arcosian eventually decides, tail swishing from side to side as she waits for a response. "I can create us an area to train, or we can simply use the vast expanse of ice outside. Of course, should you not wish to begin training, which is entirely understandable given how you arrived, I have food available and a bed for guests to sleep in. I imagine that may be of some... value to you." Aurora remembered what it was like to be at Kabocha's power level, having not been that long ago, and knew that despite the Saiyan's cheery disposition she must still be smarting from such an arrival, not to mention the cold of the iceberg, which didn't have the courtesy of being magical enough to be simply smooth and cool instead of skin numbing.
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Post by Kabocha on Jun 17, 2020 0:24:23 GMT -6
Kabocha was interested in knowing who was helping her out with making such a huge castle- though she understood she didn't have to know this instant. Her curiosity still ate at her though and she'd hAVE to know eventually. But she was still gonna be nice and polite- 'specially cause it let her be proper and careful, which felt fun to do! She was a bit disappointed when she heard from Aurora that she would probably not be able to teach her something like this immediately. She perked up a bit at the assurance that she might be able to figure it out herself. Even learning it later wouldn't be too bad!
Kabocha was surprised when Aurora paired them up so simply. As much as she was an absolute nerd- she didn't realize it had a pairing mode. "O-oh! Thank you Aurora, didn't know it had that kind of setting" she muttered under her breath as she closed one eye and focused the other one on the display, having to focus a bit since she wasn't wearing the helmet. Trying to find the setting, but eventually giving up to get to the more important detail. When to start.
She got a bit excited at starting up so quickly. She piped up and added a "I'd love to start now...!" she smiled bright and wide, her aches of the impact fading as long as she didn't sit still for too long or relax. Though with a bit of a harder shiver, she added a "do you mind if I put my helmet back on? it seals up so it's not super super chilly- Can't handle a literal ice age, but addin' in the fibers that're used in saiyan armor helped out with some insulation when it's sealed up!" she sheepishly smiled, though she wasn't absolutely sure if her training would include getting used to the elements. So she braced herself for a hard no and a literal blizzard slapping her in the face, which- to her? that's fair. She was also thankful for the offer of food and bed, hopefully she'd not need to lay on what she'd imagine as a literal slab of ice with a snow blanket- and she just wouldn't be bruised and battered to have to need it- she really liked the beds the infirmary had in Brumal City.
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Post by Aurora Arctos on Jul 29, 2020 13:55:47 GMT -6
Aurora simply gives the girl a nod at her thanks, although she was confused about how she apparently had missed the pairing function of scouters. It was... rather well known, after all. Perhaps it wasn't used as often here on Earth as it was on Arcose? Curious. Or, perhaps, Kabocha simply wasn't that used to dealing with others who own scouters. After all, outside of people such as themselves and military forces, it was rather useless when compared with a regular cellular device. She watched as Kobacha seemingly got excited at the prospect of beginning immediately, the Arcosian pleased with her new... student's eagerness. That was a good thing, as she didn't expect to go easy on the woman. Kabocha was going to need determination, as Aurora's method of fighting wasn't random punches and instinct driven tactics as others in the field were prone towards using. No, she used tactics. Information. The environment. "Excellent." She nods, turning on her heels. "Seal your suit up," She nods in permission given, "and then follow me." With that the Arcosian exited the room, tail swaying patiently from side to side as she debated what she was going to do now. There were a variety of possibilities, but...
Raising a hand, Aurora focused upon the wall before her at the end of the hallway. Closing her eyes to concentrate, Kabocha would hear thunderous cracks and groans as an entirely new wing was added to the side of the castle. Lacking most furnishings and a lot darker than most of the ice due to Suri's absence, the new construct was a rather colossal, singular room that stretched from the top of the castle to the ground below. While outside it was at least carved to match and meet the swooping aesthetic of her home, inside it was a rather plain, rectangular room. Waiting for Kabocha to catch up with her, Aurora would then wave a hand, creating a doorway into the room, only a few metres from the ceiling. "Follow me." She commands before stepping off and into the open void. Dropping like a stone, the Arcosian only engages her flight a few metres from the ground, landing gently and looking up towards the Saiyan. "After travelling so far, I doubt such a drop is much of an issue to you." She calls up, voice ringing off of the icy walls and amplified to reach the far away woman.
Waiting for Kabocha to arrive, she would start when Aurora was sure the Saiyan was ready. "Okay." She begins, not entirely sure of where to start. She had heard that the best way to learn was to teach, and it seemed that she would be seeing if that particular theory was true. "I want you to show me what you're capable of. How good of a fighter you are." A wave of her hand, and small dummy of ice materialises from the floor next to the girl. "You may question why fighting is important, and the simple answer is that in order to gain in power, it is the quickest way for organic beings to gain power, of which there are many and the majority of which are extremely violent." Aurora herself included. "You'll find that the stronger you become, the more you will gravitate towards stronger people. I am simply a symptom of such a thing to you, as you are to me." She shrugs. "What i'm trying to say is that beings of strength seem to naturally gravitate towards one another, and that the majority of said beings view throwing a punch as something akin to a greeting. So, show me what you've got." She gestures at the dummy.
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Post by Kabocha on Jul 30, 2020 0:56:19 GMT -6
Kabocha's PL
With Armor: 2,501 | W/O Armor:1,000
Current PL: 125 (5%)
Kabocha watched Aurora as she turned on her heels, she quickly pulled on her helmet and the suit fully sealed up. She turned on her microphone so Aurora could hear her as they walked down the hallway. She looked around carefully, noting pathways, and making- already, a mental map of what she could see. She was going to have to get used to seeing this anyhow! She was surprised to see Aurora's might though! Just a simple wave and she was already adding to the castle of hers! [ I'm gonna need a more flexible mental map] she internally squeaked out. Even with the worries of maps out of her immediate thoughts, she was insanely impressed with how little effort she was able to add to the place! Sure, she noticed that it didn't look as pristine as the previous rooms and halls, but she'd internalized it as literally adding something on a whim! It wouldn't be gorgeous looking immediately! Then Aurora floated down. Kabocha gulped, she wasn't exactly the pinnacle of grace, and she was almost half tempted to ask for a way down, but with Aurora's words, she narrowed her focus. Of course this wasn't going to be easy! She had to take every obstacle as an opportunity to get better at the basics that everyone seemed to have! With a courageous sounding { Yes Ma'am!} and a few steps back, she started running towards the drop off. She leapt at the last opportunity and-! Fell headfirst. She squeaked in surprise and was shocked to realize she wasn't focused enough for her suit to co-ordinate her ki. She started to quick funnel it, and as she got close to the bottom- a small burst of ki erupted from her hands like a concentrated- yet neutral temperature flame. She smiled at her attempt and looked down to try to find Aurora { Miss Aurora! I did iiiiiIIIIIIT-} She spoke a bit too soon, her lack of natural focus was her downfall as one flame weakened and cartwheeled her into one of the walls, falling a short distance to the ground. There was a brief pause where Kabocha thought to herself [ I don't like flying] before throwing the thought away the thought, reminding herself how fun it was to be in the air. { I'm okay!} she clarified to Aurora before standing up and watching as Aurora summoned the Dummy of Ice TM. She listened carefully to Aurora's words and thought about how she could fight. She's watched programs with her mother and brother about tournaments that her mom voiced over, but she'd never focused on the fighting a whole lot! There was also the part of how strong people gravitate to one another... it made sense... in some ways. { I think I understand Aurora... Right! I'll give it all I got!} Kabocha's stance relaxed as she loosened up as she thought to herself [ How... do I fight? / instinct / Should I punch? / Do something...! / Where should I punch? / Anywhere! / How do I summon up the strength? Do I just flex it? / STOP! THINKING!] The thoughts from her instincts found no ground though. She was completely un-attuned to herself. Much to her subconscious dismay she though rationally about how to fight. She began to walk to the Dummy, thoughts buzzing in her head [ Work from the easiest to the hardest questions. Where? The neck, stomach, and groin are weak spots I guess?] She got a bit quicker in her step as she thought. [ How do I hit it? I should use my tail on the neck, that leaves me with my legs and arms... Punch then kick...! Got it!] She started to run [ How do I summon up my strength?! ... ... ...] She found no answer as she got to the dummy. Left with no answer she leapt into action, literally. She jumped in the air, twisting to the left as her Arcosian style leg energy collided with the dummy's neck. The heat melted it's neck a bit- but she didn't put enough power into it to really do much. She bit her lip in disappointment but continued to twist as she brought her leg to the groin of the dummy in a roundhouse kick, even planting her foot straight there didn't do a whole lot of damage, the ice chipped and flaked around her foot. Another screw up- but she didn't miss the spots! She turned the other way and punched forward, planting her fist right at the dummy's gut. This time there was a bit more of a reaction. Her fist punched into the dummy about a millimetre into the dummy. There was a brief pause as she recoiled a bit. she hissed and grasped her wrist. { Ow! I rolled my wrist a bit...! Ooooooh that smarts!} She shakes her hand a bit and ignores the small stinging from her hand to observe the dummy. To Kabocha, she was disappointed that she couldn't do real damage like Garruk, or Dion. She was ignoring the fact she accurately and carefully hit the weak points she thought of, or how smoothly her transition was between the hits. { H-how did I do, Aurora?} she asks, a little nervous about what the criticism might be.
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