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  1. #131
    A restful night's sleep had not been known in such a way for quite some time. Alas, waking was not fated to be as sweet. There was a great rumbling in the captains' quarters, which seemed to rouse Kou from his slumber in a way it shouldn't have. Perhaps it was his Instinct Skill as a Saber which was triggered, or perhaps it was something not the fault of the Avatar Kou at all. Either way, he sprung into action immediately, releasing his hold on the blonde to hop out of bed. Ah... he was still quite exposed to the world. No matter; he was able to begin dressing with haste as the room itself shook. In his mind, there were only two potential explanations for this. Among those potentials, they could have encountered a storm. Well, that certainly wasn't the case; he would have seen it through the massive window of this bedroom. What he did see, though, was clouds shifting by at an incredible pace, and... rising? It was the second option, then. They were crashing, or just about doing so.

    "Fuck."

  2. #132
    Sleep was good. Maybe too good... and the universe didn't like things being too good. As day broke, eventually, Miki felt the movements of Kou. And beyond all of that, the movements of the ship. Her first move was to cling, to well... anything as being tossed around in such a manner wasn't at all what she expected. At first, the warmth of Kou, then he was gone. "Ugh..." slipped from between her lips. From comfortable to conscious and feeling as if the world was falling apart all within seconds. She was wearing... lingerie and looking rather unsightly. It didn't matter. She stretched and used her telekinetic abilities to summon her clothes into this room with her and threw her legs over the edge of the bed to begin dressing. She hadn't even really opened her eyes yet. And was barely able to register what was going on. She tossed her worn garments off her body to begin dressing. Bra... unhooked and falling off her skin. Panties? Dropped off her hips, in seconds. She began dressing more actively. Slipping into the clothes granted to her by her connection with the Dragonoid Akashi.

    "Are we... crashing?" Miki asked as she slipped into her clothes in the following order; panties, bodice, and then shoes and arm sleeves. The last thing to be added to her person, would be her cloak.

    In the meantime, Bulma had at least managed to ease the descent a little, but it was still coming at a rather rapid pace. She could now see the land mass which had caused this strange desire of the ship's. "Oi, it isn't going anywhere come on now... you're gonna hurt yourself." she mentioned, as they'd skid over a small lake only to come to a screeching halt over a grassy like filed surrounded by several mountains with... lanterns floating between them and ominously shadowy. "Such a weird place." Bulma mentioned it was only a matter of time until she was joined here, so she waited. Finishing the cigarette she was smoking and wiping her brow.

  3. #133
    On a positive note, Miki was rising as well. Good; they could approach the situation together. With that in mind, Kou turned to face Miki with every intention of informing her of... What was it again? The moment he looked her way, he seemed to lose track of it all. In spite of what the pair had gotten up to during the previous night, he had yet to see the lass in anything shy of her undergarments. Looking now, though, she was brazenly discarding those very same articles, baring her full birthday suit before him. It took the words of Miki herself, and another shake of the ship, for him to snap to reality. "Huh─ Oh, yeah. I think we're crashing," he said in the end, taking up his sword to prepare. What a sword would do, he didn't know, but he wouldn't be without it in case there was a beats of some sort to blame. With a nod to Miki, he was off toward the deck. Little did he know that, by the time he reached it, they would have landed in a very... very strange place.

  4. #134
    Miki might have had the grace to hide herself from the lad's direct gaze a bit more, if she'd woken up normally. But waking in a manner which seemed so much like an emergency, was a bit too familiar to her. She'd forgotten completely about the idea of modesty, in favor of dressing with haste. Though she had little to hide from the lad. If asked she'd clear it up later... but maybe it was fine this way. She didn't really care if this lad saw her naked, though she might have enjoyed being a bit more conscious to tease him about his reaction. "Hai..." she said in response to the idea they were crashing, and finally managing to open her eyes to meet Kou's and see the nod he gave. Perhaps she was a bit too used to crazy things happening now... or maybe, she'd had such a relaxing night she didn't really care if the world burned down around her right now. Whatever the case, she was fully dressed and with her pillow in tow she headed for the deck as well, prepared for a potential battle. She'd done it with some urgency, and even suppressed a yawn to see... nothing at all, at least not by way of potential battle. "Well... this is, um.... different," she managed finally seeming a bit more like herself.

    Bulma was stepping out onto the deck and lighting a new cigarette to boot. "Gomen, we were initially aimed higher than this... it seems something at this altitude caught her eye. I couldn't make the landing any smoother..." she said offering up what she knew to be the best possible answer. The Grandcypher, apparently really wanted to be in this place and now that it was, it had no intention of lifting off again. "From the initial scan of the ship, it hasn't suffered any major damage. I'll be able to fix it up no problem," she mentioned so as not to worry them. Still, they were now in a strange place and it was apparently the ship's choice for them to be here.

  5. #135
    "... Very different," Kou said, also thinking something was odd about this landing after such a bumpy ride getting here. There were no monsters, no storms, and this area seemed a bit too mountainous to be one of the lands in the sky. Rather, it felt too low in the atmosphere. When he imagined those areas, he pinned them as something above any natural atmospheric boundaries. This seemed more like a massive settlement at the height of the known world, than an impossibility far beyond perception. It did seem more like a place he could easily get acquainted with, though, the more he looked at it. There was much obvious Japanese influence, even if a bit old-school as it were.

    Bulma joined them on the deck to explain a bit of the current situation. It was true; this wasn't where they were meant to be, but instead where the ship itself thought to take them. If that was the case, he imagined there was something here worth their attention as well. "Damn TARDIS boat," he quipped in the midst of a yawn. "Well... if there's no damage, and we're here until we're able to take off again... may as well check out the spot, yeah?"

  6. #136
    It seemed that Kou also took in the look of this new place. Miki could appreciate it to, as a Japanese native. Imagine the food to be found in a place like this! It was as if thinking about food alone was enough to make the blonde lass' stomach growl expectantly. Miki managed to look a bit embarrassed but settled into floating atop her pillow after hearing the words of both Kou and Bulma. "Hisakawa let me know if you need anything for the repairs..." she said to that young woman who gave a quick nod. "Hai hai. This might be as high as you can go right now... I'll let you know if I figure anything out," Bulma responded. She looked at where they landed and it seemed to be a small island stranded in the middle of a lake with a large bridge leading into something which looked a bit more like a city.

    In the meantime, Kou's words to Miki registered in her ear and she began floating towards the downed ramp of the ship, only to eventually take up on foot. Knowing that, as a Druid a connection to the land could potentially help in diagnosing this area. "Hai, sounds like a great idea. Besides... if the ship is a TARDIS we probably need to do something while we're here. We can at least get some breakfast before work~" she mentioned in a jokingly sarcastic way. A new bit of adventuring together couldn't really count as a date without downtime. And she didn't expect to get any downtime really until whatever was going on here was resolved. Still there was no reason for them not to enjoy the time here while they had it. Actually, there was something kind of exciting about this new place. Or maybe she was just still left over a bit pleased from the night before and it was spilling over into her proper wakefulness.

    Adventure Continues Here.

  7. #137
    Quote Originally Posted by Apollymi View Post
    Tamamo found herself feeling a bit warm inside. What was this feeling? Acceptance. There was a certain amount of comfort which came with the idea that the lad understood and accepted her, even without using his words to convey that information. What was more, she found it amusing that she could say what she wanted just because she wanted to. With or without a reaction from the lad, she was quite sure he knew and understood what she meant, and because of this, she felt particularly giddy. Giyu for his part after her minor flirtation mentioned to the other two, that they'd brought breakfast. Kuroka seemed to take this information without any great outward sign to show that she cared one way or another. Of course, the moment of eye contact between her and Giyu was strange, she found the look to be worthy of a small upturn of her lips. 'Well, if we don't want to be recognized we shouldn't run around wearing our own faces,' she thought to herself. Of course, there was something rather strange about Kuroka, but perhaps that wouldn't be explained until later.

    Tamamo had nothing of substance to say in the moment. "Leave him alone, he's super cute this way!~" Tamamo said in Giyu's defense and as a matter of light flirtation. In particular to the commentary directed at his 'emo' state. If she was being honest, she found this state just as appealing as any of his others, perhaps a bit more because of the 'realness' of it. Though she did enjoy looking at the otherworldly beauty that came from Kou. What was more she had a bit more biting commentary for the young slime. "If you're going to be like that you definitely need some breakfast, you're obviously cranky..." Tamamo said teasing lightly as was her way. This was basically an invitation to breakfast and to meet with the rest of the crew as promised. Of course, there were many reasons for this, but the small ones first. All the while Kuroka noted this new found closeness and decided further observation was necessary so she'd follow Giyu as he carried the Kitsune towards the ship, obviously it was fine if they went aboard in tow with this group.

    Giyu's movement did not cease until he set foot on the Grandcypher's deck. Breakfast was the matter of importance, and he was not one to dawdle while having a goal to achieve. Alas, there was one more thing; he wished to find Hikari while Tamamo remained in tow. It was easy enough to follow the scent of the only Demi-human anywhere near where they were, so that was just what he did to locate her. Of course, this brief journey would not separate them from the hopping, and apparently unsatisfied blue Slime. Rimuru bounced along behind the two Adventurers, having nothing to say about the goings-on, the crew of this ship, or anything else for that matter. Why was he even here? He couldn't answer that question himself. Ah, but that wasn't important. Giyu would soon be stumbling upon Hikari wherever she happened to be, and when he did, he would waste no time before speaking. "We need the third member. Time for your second Avatar."

  8. #138
    Giyu seemed to be a man of extreme concentration. His path took him (and given her placement, Tamamo), onto the Grandcypher. Kuroka followed behind and so did the hopping slime, Rimuru. As they moved along, they'd be following a strange path into the ship, until the came across a certain place. Walking the halls, a young Demi-Human with raccoon ears and a tail would be seen. She seemed to have a generally pleased look upon her face and had been headed towards the library of the ship, where she had a standing 'date' with a certain Atlantean Male. Mostly she wanted to check up on him before looking into a particular food situation. But soon her path would cross with the group as a whole with one of them speaking to her immediately. Her eyes widened greatly as she recognized the form of her brother, which was so dangerously close to being his original form, that she might have smacked him for his earlier commentary. 'You've got to be kidding me...' Hikari's mind was working overtime.

    Still his words hit her ears, and they made her frown intensely. "Good morning, Hikari-chan, my adorable sister~" she said flatly, it seemed she was now brimming with an attitude which seemingly spawned from nowhere. "Fancy weather we're having. Nice to see no one died in the crash landing this morning. Hope you slept well. I brought breakfast..." she mused through a list of things she would have rather heard first thing in the morning. "These are greetings, BAKA-NII!!" she said with her ears twitching slightly. She took in this group as a whole and made a few mental decisions. The pink haired Kitsune, shared the face structure of Ashikaga Kimiko so she could easily see this was her. The lass she wanted to be her big sister was strewn over the shoulder of her brother. This was also good. Ah, but there were new people too. A scantily clad... Tengu and a small angry looking slime. A chuckle escaped the Kitsune. "Well, I mean we did bring breakfast. And presents. Ohayou, Hikari-chan!~" Tamamo said with amusement in her tone. "Eh, new form for you too. At least someone know's how to say good morning," she said seeming to praise the lass only to make a small biting comment. "But you're already picking up strays, minus two points. And this slime is angry..." she said looking at closely. Whatever the case, she'd never really turn down her brother regardless of how she felt about his choice in greeting words. "Sou ka, am I making a Youkai then, is that what you need a third one of? Is there a theme out there I don't know about?"

  9. #139
    Demands of a proper greeting were essentially the first words spewed from Hikari's mouth, but Giyu seemed unperturbed by all she had to say. "Urusai," he said in retort. There was no need to waste time with hellos and small talk, nor was there a need to do anything other than address the point. The quicker they got to said point, the quicker they could make progress in this realm. "Otakemaru lives in this body. That makes you compatible with Shuten-doji." With just that said, Giyu shifted his gaze over his shoulder, to Tamamo. A simple gesture implied a need to present the proper Artifact. "Shuten's gourd," he said.

    In the meantime, Rimuru seemed to be perking up a bit. Who was this raccoon girl? Whoever she was, she was clearly worth hopping onto the head of, as the Slime's attitude adjusted to a more neutral... or even a positive one. He once again intended to remain silent, playing the role of an ordinary Slime until outed or otherwise revealed as what he truly was. Giyu apparently had no intention of speaking about the Slime, instead continuing to address the 'important' things. "You'll be an Oni; that's the 'theme' there isn't much choice over. No one else could claim the power of Shuten."

  10. #140
    "There are points? I didn't know there were points..." this was Tamamo's only sentence. Still, it seemed that Giyu wasn't at all for any of Hikari's nonsense. Actually, he was so straight to the point, that it was like that one time when they were kids. "Eh, you shouldn't have let him hold the itinerary. It'll get boring, Nee-san, yes there are points, but it's complicated... you'll pick up the rules eventually," the raccoon girl advised. Still she was met with a bunch of strange information about the idea that Otakemaru was part of this lad before her and that this somehow made her compatible with the Youkai Shuten-doji. What was more, she watched as the lad simply looked to the girl over his shoulder and demanded some object he thought she had. She was about to object to the way the lad referenced his needs and his lack of manners but something strange would happen instead. "Hai hai, Mikon!~ I was already working on it..." Tamamo chimed, as she squeezed the lad in a gentle hug while producing the item in question. A small portal that shimmered a bit like starlight opened up beside her and out of it came a blue jeweled gourd about the length of an arm with a thick cloth band around the middle and two gold piercing pieces at the ends. "Here you are, Hikari-chan, it's the origin for Shuten-doji, you can make your new Avatar with it. It's all yours by the way, I got loads of stuff in that place," she said happily.

    'What? This is some strange amount of cooperation even for them... ugh, but it doesn't seem like they have the right kind of connection. He's being so cold, but she called him Mikon... what the hell could that mean? And was that just a hug? What the hell have they been doing today? Why doesn't he acknowledge it... ugh, why do they have to be so difficult?' she was nearly gnashing her teeth together as her left cheek puffed up in frustration. Still, she'd been given an item and as such she took it from the portal as it was offered by Tamamo and she had nothing but trust for this pair of individuals. Of course, it wasn't missed by her that this slime landed on her head, but there were more pressing matters to attend to, her ears shifted slightly beneath it, as if confused. "But wait, isn't Shuten-doji a dude? I don't wanna be a dude... Mob boss of Oni does sound like fun though..." she said with consideration, as she looked over the gourd. She wondered where they'd come across such an item. "Also your new stray is already separated itself from you, were you mean to it?" she asked with biting jest in her tone.

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