The Funny Things Along the Way Home

Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:28 pm

Yuu Raion
Woman

The market is bustling with shoppers and for this day, Yuu was out to get something nice after a week of designing new outfits. What is considered nice for her was an advertisement for a new kind of dark chocolate; a blueberry-flavored dark chocolate! With her dark asymmetrical hair swaying to the Autumn breeze, Yuu was riding her Harley Davidson to the candy shop that was said to have such a delight. When she finds it, she dips down and descends down to the parking lot made specifically for hover-cycles. Yuu parks it and she thinks about the potential flavor between her favorite type of dark chocolate and her favorite kind of fruit. Yuu walks out of the parking lot and around the corner to find the confectionery store and double-checks the advertisement and smiles as she learns that it is the right shop to go to. Yuu obediently walks into the store as her whim is blatant in her head--her own little world that guides her freedom and desire. As she enters, the bell rings and figuratively rose petals breezes by her as a bright hue of pink pollutes the scenery. The scent of the sweets is strong enough to take Yuu off-guard with a very faint blush.
"Sw-sweet...Hello? I am here about the new chocolate treat an-"

"Oh! Hello, Ichikage Raion! Like the new looks and yes, we just made a fresh batch!"

"I'll take a sample of that. How much would it cost?"

"It is free for a sample and it will be five-fifty yen for a bar."
Yuu holds out her hand as the confectioner hands her a toothpick stuck into a small cube of dark chocolate. Gracefully, she puts the chocolate in her mouth and the moment the cube touches her tongue, a wave of warm sweetness assaults her core as she can taste the blueberry among the dark chocolate. She smiles and tosses the toothpick into the trash bin before holding up two fingers to the confectioner while savoring the sweet treat for her week. For only eleven-hundred yen, Yuu purchases two bars of the special dark chocolate and stashes it into a special box within her backpack designed to protect the bars from damages and from the heat. Simply put...it is a hard-covered cooler box.
"Thanks! Come again!"

"I will! The treat is very delightful!"
As she exits the store, Cobie, her Keeshond puppy spirit was waiting outside the door and Yuu still holds a smile as she kneels to comfort her beloved dog.
"Hey, Cobes! How you get out of the house and ended up this far away from there?"

Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:56 pm

Artist: Arctic Monkeys - Song: Arabella - Word Count: 3117

The pink haired female stalked through the shopping district, her red cat like ears flattened against her hair. Her lips were pressed together as her reddish eyes stared down at the ground. A cat like tail, the same color as her ears, thrashed behind her, threatening to whack in to anyone who got too close to her. She was wearing her school uniform for Karakura high school despite not being in school at the moment. It did make it quite obvious that she was in fact a student who was ditching school, but this child didn’t care. She appeared to be roughly sixteen years of age, though she had been around for slightly longer than that. Grumbling under her breath about stupid, idiotic no good teachers, it was at this moment that somebody did the worst possible thing. A couple, not having watched where they were going, walked up behind this school kid. Her tail whacked in to the couple’s legs before they bumped in to her, sending her stumbling forward.

Growling in anger, she spun around, pupils constricting to slits as she stared at the couple. To make things worse the couple decided to lecture the female, having noticed her uniform and the fact that school was currently in session.

“Oy kid, what are you doing out here? Shouldn’t you be at school? Go on, get back to class! Oh, and watch what you’re doing next time!”

At these words, the air around the female crackled with electricity as harsh words left the females lips.

“Listen here you two pieces of shit. You don’t tell me what to do, you don’t act like you’re my parents, and you most certainly don’t tell me to watch what I’m doing when you bumped in to me!”

Electricity literally exploded forth from the female, tendrils of deadly voltage hurtling around randomly at the buildings and people around her while two headed directly at the couple who stood before her. Her anger ran through her, her power responding to it as it lashed out, attempting to silence the ones who had angered her.

Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:34 pm

While Yuu was giving her puppy some attention, Yuu hears a pow and a some screams nearby. That gets her attention whirring in her mind as she looks onward to the direction of the panic. Yuu then passes the bag of treats to Cobie and tells him to get it home and do not eat anything in it. Cobie barks once and vanishes with the bag as Yuu stands up. Donned only in her red zip-up hoodie, dark gray denim jeans with a brown belt, and then a pair of black sneakers concealing her black socks; Yuu sprints off toward the site of danger. With her outfit, she would look lithe than she appears in her battle gear, because the reason for her thick appearance was due to her hourglass proportion meeting her height of six-flat with her battle armor adding more to her thickness. Upon stopping, her shoulder-length, layered-asymmetric, dark red-brown hair shifts violently forward, almost giving Yuu a blindside before settling down. Upon the sight, Yuu realizes that something bad happened.

Yuu sees two deep-fried and crispy corpses laying on the sidewalk while Rachel was sending off electrical pulses around her. Yuu knows that Rachel murdered two people, but her emotions are not exactly stable like Yuu's emotion was. With the crowd spreading apart. Normally, a person would freaked to see a girl just roasted two people, but Yuu is used to seeing death, so she is only concerned about the stability of Rachel's emotions while also the safety of the public. No doubt this would cause an uproar with people like the Karakura Defenders, but hell, Yuu is one of them. Yuu pulls out her smart phone and calls Shadin, letting him know that Yuu is already on the case with the recent spiritual outburst. If all goes well, Yuu will not have to deal with the Gotei 13 or the Vanguard. The only worry she would have is a vigilante. Yuu ends the call and puts it into her pocket; she is not worried as the smart phones are protected against electrical surges by standards against the "electricity users." And then, Yuu begins walking towards Rachel with her right arm guarding her from the electrical pulses.
"Rachel! This is Yuu, the Beast's Shadow! Can we talk?"
Yuu sincerely does not want to kill the girl because she is not in control of herself and thus it is not her direct fault other than losing control of her ability in the first place.

Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:13 pm

Artist: Arctic Monkeys - Song: Arabella - Word Count: 3117

Rachel’s head snapped to the side as she heard the words spoken, eyes narrowed slightly. She had heard of the individual in passing, the one who held the position known as the beast’s shadow, but she hadn’t ever seen them in person. Yet here they were, standing before her, and it scared her slightly. Stepping backwards, her eyes widened as worry appeared upon her face. Why were they here? Were they going to force her to return to school? No, I won’t go back, I refused to! The thoughts ran through her head as she grit her teeth, determination in her eyes. The tendrils of electricity arced around her like tentacles before coming together to a point in front of her, a small space between them. Suddenly, all sound would disappear from Yuu’s ears as a barrier formed around her and stopped sound waves from passing through to Yuu. Once it was fully formed, everyone but Yuu and Rachel would hear an ear destroying boom as they were launched away from the two that were unaffected.
What had happened? Well, Rachel’s true power was not electicity manipulation. She was a storm manipulator, one who controlled the storms. From the electrical strikes of lightning to the booming sounds of thunder, to the rain, snow, or hail that came down from the skies, they were all under the command of Rachel Dare. Now, sound is simply a pressure wave, and Rachel had used this fact to her advantage. First she had created a barrier around Yuu herself, stopping any pressure waves, such as sound, from entering and reaching Yuu. Then she had created one huge wave, one enormous blast of pressure to throw everyone away from her and Yuu. It was due to her own powers that she herself had been protected from the insanely powerful blast of sound which could potentially kill an individual if they were caught in it. This was due to the pressure of the sound wave shattering their ear drum and possibly sending the remains forcefully back in to the individuals brain.

Now with the area cleared out, Another barrier formed around the cleared area as the one around Yuu dropped. All outside sounds now gone, and no one able to hear the conversation that would go on inside the barrier, a panting Rachel turned to glare at Yuu. It was obvious that the blast she had let off had drained her, the fact that she mostly utilized the electrical side of her power forcing her to be quite inexperienced with sound manipulation and therefore making her use more energy then she otherwise needed. The tendrils of electricity curled around her defensively, her face still showing her worry at the appearance of Yuu.

“What do you want?”

The words were tinged with anger and pain, but Yuu would likely be able to detect the small amount of fear that slipped in to her words. To be the beast’s shadow must take a lot of power, and though Rachel was quite proud of what she had achieved she knew she could not fight someone of that caliber.

Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:56 am

Seeing the apparent dangers to the public, Yuu has to act quick to keep the people from getting fried by Rachel's powers. With a thought and a snap of her fingers, a dark, elliptical dome forms around Yuu and Rachel. In a sense, Yuu surrounded herself and Rachel in a shadow that her pressure and sonic boom do not proceed further than the dome itself. The power is strong enough that the dome does bellow outward to the point that it shoves people away from the site while pinning some of them against what they would feel is an air bag or a warm pillow depending on far out they are before they are pinned. There are chances that people would be shoved into lethal obstacles or somewhat injured from the dome's expansive force. Yuu could only hope that people are not killed by the initial surge. To prevent people from being crushed, Yuu cuts out her dome after the burst is tamed. This would give people enough time to gather themselves and the injured before fleeing. It is no doubt that the alarm must been tripped while ago and some members of the defense are itching to take action.
"I want you to calm down! It is becoming clear that you are emotionally overpowering your capacity! You're at risk of losing control over your storm!"
Two people already died over this and others are at risk from the same person, so emotion runs high in Yuu as she failed to prevent this disaster. The best she could do is save as much as she can, including Rachel, who would be heavily punished for her actions. Through her emotional content, she begins to unwittingly glow golden like the sun with electricity and fire fused together to overpower Rachel's arcing lightning to the point that as she gets close, Rachel could see their lightning began arcing into each other like magnets as Yuu's golden lightning were intercepting every spark and arc of Rachel's lightning. In a sense, Yuu's sunlight aura is protecting her from Rachel's power as she walks closer and closer, determined to help Rachel calm down and stop the disaster from growing into a catastrophe.

For as long as Yuu could remember, she was the moon child, cold and guilt-ridden with unrequited feelings and mystery. Midori was the sun child and now she is gone, Yuu felt she became the only source of light in Shadin's life. Yuu can save lives, but her skills are best with killing people in a blink of an eye and striking from the shadow...not being out in front or in the open like Midori would. In a sense, Yuu was the anti-hero to Midori's heroism and Yuu is a necessary antagonist to those who desired for Karakura's destruction. But who else would be the necessary antagonist to that evil?

The sun is that necessary antagonist to such diabolism.

Should Rachel get close or be at touching distance of Yuu, she would feel warm and tingly as Yuu's aura is affecting her body through her pores and inhalation. It will not burn her or fry her nerves, but Rachel could see that Yuu does not want to hurt her the moment that she warned Rachel about the chance of losing control over her own powers. Closer and closer as Yuu approach, she is at a slow pace while holding a relaxed gesture of caution. Yuu is aware that she can get hurt at anytime, but she has to try and calm her down. As Yuu gets close enough, Rachel would notice that Yuu would be quite taller than her with Yuu's six-foot-flat in height. The only person Yuu could remember to be her height would be Shadin Yuudeshi. Shadin...if only he could get over that dense hurdle and actually...Wait! Yuu has to focus on stopping Rachel from eventually turning the market into Tornado Alley! There is only one way that Yuu could do and that is usually effective!

Yuu's turn around so her back is showing to Rachel then she puts her hands behind her before kneeling down.

What is this pose?

It must be her ultimate technique!

Fri Nov 14, 2014 3:51 pm

Artist: Arctic Monkeys - Song: Arabella - Word Count: 3117

Rachel’s eyes widened slightly as she noticed the dome that formed around the two of them, it appeared to her as if Yuu had indeed came to force her back to school. The tendrils of electricity lashed out at Yuu, dark storm clouds forming in the sky above as her emotions caused her powers to seep in to the atmosphere. Yuu’s words cut in to her as they were spoken, electricity surging through the tendrils as rain began to fall upon the city of karakura. Soon the temperature in karakura plummeted, the rain quickly turning to hail as Rachel opened her mouth. Words of anger and pain were shouted forth, directed at Yuu.

“Calm down?? You want me to fucking calm down?!?! You think I’m losing control?!?! Just shut up, don’t talk about what you don’t even know anything about! I won’t have some worthless lumps of flesh acting like… like their my parents or something dammit! You think I’m losing control, I’ll show you me losing control!”

Screaming in rage, the world around her suddenly wobble, shivered, and then settled as a bubble suddenly expanded around Rachel. Like a soap bubble, a haze of colors separated what was outside this area and what was within. One who was inside could see out, though the view was slightly distorted, and the same could be said for those outside trying to see in. It was twice the size of the barrier Yuu had created, having passed right through said barrier as if it didn’t exist. Her body glowed with a strange, unreal aura, one that would likely send most individuals running in fear simply from looking at it. At the same time two swords would suddenly appear ten feet above Yuu as if they had always been there, falling at terminal velocity towards Yuu’s shoulders. A flash of energy and a small fairy could be seen orbiting around Rachel’s head as she stared at Yuu’s figure. Taking a step backwards as Yuu approached, Rachel bit her lip in fear. Behind her the figure of a spectral dragon formed, the beast glaring down at Yuu as it prepared to let loose a devastating attack.

What Yuu did next would surprise Rachel greatly. Instead of attacking her or forcing her to return to school , Yuu instead bent down with her hands behind her, as if offering Rachel a piggy back ride. Eyes widening at the sight, Rachel took a tentative step forward, wondering if this was simply a trick by the woman. The temperature rose as the precipitation stopped, the storm clouds disappearing from the sky shortly after. The tendrils of electricity that had been protecting her slowly slipped back in to the aura that surrounded her body as Rachel’s mind fought with itself. She wanted a piggy back ride, oh how she wanted one so badly, but what if it was a trap of some sort? Reality within the bubble she had created wobbled once more, gravity no longer existing for a moment as single word escaped her in a soft voice.

“Why…”

Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:28 pm

"Why? You are someone that I'm looking out for. There are many I can offer my hand to, but it is better than dealing with more people who wanted to take you back to school when you don't want to. I'm the kind of person who fixes problems and you have more than you realized."
Yuu's response was cool even under so much fire just seconds ago. It is as if she could see right through Rachel's mask. Unfortunately, Rachel could see that Yuu's eyes were relaxed and her frown present as if her face is born with a frown. By superstition, being born without a smile means being cursed to never experience true happiness. Yet Yuu appears to be enduring the storm and cold for something. When the weather clears up, Yuu remains in her position. Honestly, if she has to drop all weapons to get her to trust her, Yuu would end up flooding the sidewalk with weapons of all types, including the godendag. Yuu is already winded from the cold affecting her by forcing her body to spend precious spiritual stamina to keep itself warm; it is a condition that she could not control yet, so she would rely on being able to wear her winter outfit as quick as possible. She nearly died trying to help Hayato because of his ice technique, but it turns out that she was revived by Hayato's ability of some sort. It is hard to say what revived her, but she is hoping that she does not have to experience it again to find out.

Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:35 pm

Artist: Arctic Monkeys - Song: Arabella - Word Count: 3117

Rachel’s eyes widened as she heard Yuu’s response to her question. Was the woman really not going to force her back to school? Could this really be true? Another tentative step forward and Rachel’s pink eyes met Yuu’s gray orbs. Slowly the hazy bubble like sphere that surrounded the area shrunk back in to Rachel. As it did the swords that had appeared with it vanished, swept up as the presence of Rachel’s dream upon this realm faded. Similarly as the sphere met the spectral dragon, it too disappeared. Finally the sphere met the fairy circling around Rachel’s head and caused it to wink out of existence once again. These things did not belong in this realm, and so with the presence of Rachel’s dream now leaving, so did they.

As she slipped herself against Yuu’s back, letting her legs and arms circle around the Beast’s Shadow, a soft question left Rachel’s lips.

“Are you really not going to make me go back to school?”

Her electrical aura finally faded as her power receded from the area. Her tired head rested against Yuu’s body, the sheer amount of power she had wielded having tired her out considerably. Rachel wasn’t worried though, if Yuu did attempt to force her back to school she would be able to teleport herself away to a safe place. Enough of her energy remained to do that, so for now she waited to see how Yuu would act.

Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:34 pm

THREAD ENDING POST
"Ye don't need school when ya need a mentor to help you manage your powers and give you something to do instead of sitting around in Karakura like a ticking time bomb of potential. Now, we're off to the H.Q. as I need to make recommendations in my report. From here on, you're training your power control under my mentorship. Scholarships for universities will be optional for you if you want to mentally challenge yourself, but you had enough of school for a lifetime it seems."
That is her answer to Rachel's question and certainly she was thinking about adopting her, but with her attitude and the idea of sharing the villa with her, Yuu realizes that she rather keep things private. The next best thing is to simply mentor her and hope that she would eventually learn some self-control to go with her upbeat/off-beat personality. With Rachel on her back and secured, Yuu lifts off and utilizes BURST to shoot into the air like a cork off of a pop-gun, but the noise is comparable to someone firing off a 12-gauge shotgun. From there on forth, Yuu rushes over to the headquarters of the Yayjuu, which is a direction away from the school itself. Compared to simply running about or walking about, Rachel would probably see this piggyback ride as faster and gravity-defying as the wind blow through their hair. Eventually, they reach the headquarter and Yuu drops Rachel off at the mess hall with a dessert from the kitchen, promising her that Yuu will make the recommendations to Shadin and things will get better sooner or later.
SITUATION REPORT FOR SHADIN YUUDESHI
BY ICHIKAGE RAION

SITUATION: Metaphysical Outburst

CASUALTIES: 2 Civilians; a man and a woman; death by extreme electrocution; both are not identifiable.

SUSPECT: Rachel Dare, member of the Yayjuu

RESPONSE: Yuu Raion, Shadin's First Shadow

DESCRIPTION
Rachel Dare was emotionally aggressive and apparently lost control of her abilities related to Stratomancy or control over the weather. When Yuu Raion arrived to the scene, Rachel has already slain two civilians in the act of double manslaughter by extreme electrocution as third degree burns are evident on both bodies with high quantity of electrons remaining active. Yuu Raion managed to defuse the situation by negotiation and safely extracted Rachel Dare from the scene to be placed under Yayjuu's loose custody.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The terms of the agreement is Rachel Dare being released from Karakura High School with a high school diploma. She will also received opportunities to earn scholarships, but they remain optional. Finally, she will be placed under specialized training with Yuu Raion as her disciplinary and training supervisor. Thus all intention to train Rachel Dare will require either Yuu Raion's permission or presence. Shadin Yuudeshi will reserve the rights to change the criteria of her training and to override Yuu Raion's existing judgment.

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