Ryo
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 11:06:25 GMT -4
"Training...?" Ryo blinked in confusion. Ninjas trained to be thiefs and pickpockets? He stared at her a moment before realization dawned on him. "ooooooo..... Uhm, I guess. Ninjas are really sneaky like that, aren't they?"
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 15:56:20 GMT -4
Otomeken smiled. "Now you're getting the hang of things," she said. "Don't make a habbit of things like that, because you will get caught. But THIS time, I won't say anything. But take this as part of your training, because a ninja isn't looking does NOT mean that they're not paying attention," she said, tapping her ear...
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 15:59:43 GMT -4
Ryo nodded. "Thank you..." He tipped his head, looking up at her confused. "You heard me?" He offhandedly recalled that she may have said something about hearing him breathe and his heartbeat. But she couldn't have... could she?
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 16:42:58 GMT -4
Otomeken smiled. "Ok, so there aren't too many ninjas who will hear you rather than see you... But the point is the same. I heard your heartbeat race the more excited you got, the more scared you got, another ninja would have sensed your intent as easily as I heard it..."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 16:49:48 GMT -4
Ryo frowned and then actually wilted at that. "Really..? I'm -that- easy to catch..." He heaved a heavy sigh. Oki and Suoh had caught him rather easily. But he hadn't had this much trouble until he'd happened into this village. Maybe it really was an awful idea to thief when there could be a ninja around...
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 16:57:17 GMT -4
Otomeken smiled, even though she knew it was killing him. "Yeah.... It is that easy to catch you. You let your emotions get too far ahead of you, and any ninja would pick up on them... I used to be the exact same way... With just about everything...
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 17:04:37 GMT -4
"My emotions?" He bogged at her. "-Those- are what keep giving me away?" Couldn't have been.. He had Oki's purse and was off before they started chasing... "Maybe I'm still too slow," he mumbled to himself.
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 17:06:38 GMT -4
Otomeken shrugged. "Think what you want to. You don't know how to run yet, or hide for that matter, so it's part of it. But tell me you would have picked that necklace up if your heartbeat hadn't been drowning out your logical thought pattern..."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 17:10:44 GMT -4
Ryo had to gulp and shake his head. "No, ma'am... I don't think so..." In fact, thinking hadn't really been a part of that theft. Rather the opposite was true. He hadn't thought, just seen an opening and acted without intending to.
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 17:15:07 GMT -4
"Otomeken," she corrected. "My hair will be gr... The day I'm a ma'am, I'll have wrinkles and be ready for the grave," she said with a laugh, realizing the grey hair analogy didn't exactly work anymore...
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 17:21:28 GMT -4
"Otomeken.." Ryo tried out her name, smiling up at her shyly. "Sorry, no. You don't look old, even with that hair." Even though he could have sworn she was about Oki's age... But he wasn't really good with guessing things like that.
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 17:24:57 GMT -4
"Good," Otomeken said, quite pleased with herself. "So here's my deal for you. Since you obviously have a problem with it. I want you to try and steal something, one thing, each day. Then give it back. Preferably unnoticed. If you get caught. You may tell them I've included it in your training. If, however, I find out you're not - quickly- returning it... I'll find you myself. Understood?"
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 17:32:19 GMT -4
"Everyday?!" Ryo gaped at her. "But... But..." He stuttered, trying to think this through. "Oki made me promise never to take anything again..."
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Post by Otomeken on Oct 15, 2009 17:37:48 GMT -4
"Well... You've already broken that promise, haven't you? I don't want you stealing... I want you practicing. And I want you to be even more skilled at returning the objects. If you wish, I'll consult Oki on this training first..."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 15, 2009 17:42:44 GMT -4
Ryo gulped again when Otomeken brought up his breaking his promise with Oki. It felt like a knife twisting deep into his gut. "I don't know if she'd want me practicing that... But if she says..."
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