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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 0:48:46 GMT -4
The woman took the necklace. "And who are you worried, exactly, that I'm going to tell?" she asked, thinking, for the first time, that he might have some sort of connection with this village and not just be a trespasser...
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 0:59:07 GMT -4
"Uhm..." Ryo fidgeted uncomfortably. "Maybe Oki. She's my teacher..." Yup, he had really messed up big this time.
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 1:03:32 GMT -4
Otomeken folded her arms across her chest. "Well... you could certainly do worse." She stopped, apparently thinking. "Are you attending the academy then? And you know this is an immediate expullsion if I report this, right?"
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 1:05:13 GMT -4
Ryo slumped even further. "Uh-huh... Oki told me..."
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 1:08:05 GMT -4
Otomeken bounced the necklace up and down in her palm a few times. "I'm not letting you go scott free... But I'll let you have your input on your punishment. My first instinct is just to report this and send you packing... But if Oki will take responsibility for this, then I won't report it. What do you want me to do?"
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 1:10:57 GMT -4
Ryo gulped. "I'm really, really sorry... I didn't mean to! But it's all mu fault, not Oki's at all..." He looked up at her sadly. "I just wanted to have the treasure for a little while..."
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 1:12:38 GMT -4
Otomeken didn't look impressed by the apology. "A little while. And you were just going to take it back and hand it over, and admit what you did wrong once you had it for a little while, were you?"
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 1:14:58 GMT -4
Ryo shrugged. "Or maybe just hope that he didn't notice it gone for a while..." He was totally grasping at straws now. "What do you want me to do?"
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 1:17:21 GMT -4
"To a real ninja, the answer would have been obvious. If you simply left because I reported you, Oki would know what happened. Since you don't want her to know and want to protect her, you won't go to confess. Thus, you've lost the chance to continue at the academy all because you wouldn't face the music and face Oki yourself..." Otomeken shook her head. "You have a lot to learn..." She held out the necklace. "Go return it," she instructed him...
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 1:24:30 GMT -4
"I promised her..." He mumbled mostly to himself. Ryo took the necklace obediently and meekly, heading back to return the necklace. He couldn't even look up at the white-haired woman as he walked past.
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 1:26:05 GMT -4
Otomeken walked not too far behind the kid, monitoring him, and waiting to see what he did when he got to the jewelery stand...
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 1:32:28 GMT -4
Ryo approached the stand much like he had done earlier, watching for the vendor to be distracted with something else before approaching. He snuck it back onto the table feeling humiliated not just that he had been caught again, but that he had actually tried to take the necklace.
After it had been replace, he caught the keeps attention, commenting on how beautiful the piece was before walking off again.
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 9:23:27 GMT -4
Otomeken smirked. She stood a little ways back, not even seeming to pay attention, but she was listening to what the kid was doing, and she waited for him to come back over to her...
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 10:27:39 GMT -4
Ryo wandered back over sullenly, hands shoved in his pockets. "Kay... Now what are ya gonna do to me?" He shuffled on his feet unhappily.
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 10:39:25 GMT -4
Otomeken smirked. "Well... The way you returned that necklace without him even seeing you... I'd be inclined to believe that that was a training exercise, since you're a new student, you had to practice your slight of hand, your stealth, and speed... Is that what it was?" Otomeken asked, seeming to give him an angle to get off with...
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