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Post by kumar on Jun 18, 2007 21:42:00 GMT -4
Lenore blinked at her for a moment. "So, then, it's possible that by sealing an oath to you, I might have meant harm by it, where she might have been seeking to only ake your pain go away?" Lenore leaned over and picked up her towel, drying her hair a bit. Unless this woman could bring herself to do anything other than fight against her tonight, and maybe say something worth hearing, Lenore saw no reason to stay in the hot springs.
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Post by Otomeken on Jun 20, 2007 8:27:42 GMT -4
"I know that's what Kaliri meant to do. I know that that is all she wants for me. Unfortunately, it didn't work. She did the only thing she knew to do to try and make it work, but it was the wrong thing for my situation. Like my mother always said, 'the road to hell is paid with good intentions.' Of course, then she usually added; 'I hope you enjoy your trip down that road Otomeken..." Otomeken actually laughed at this memory...
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Post by kumar on Jun 20, 2007 9:06:28 GMT -4
lenore smiled. A genuine smile. "A woman after my own heart." She said. She sighed. Sitting at the edge of the hot spring, she dangled her feet in the water. "Would it be so hard to lighten up on the kid?" She asked, finally.
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Post by Otomeken on Jun 20, 2007 21:41:39 GMT -4
"Yes," Otomeken replied without needing to put any thought into it. Then a second later she added. "That doesn't mean I won't, but yes, it will be hard..."
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Post by kumar on Jun 20, 2007 22:30:09 GMT -4
Lenore considered a moment, then asked. "Otomeken, if you were reincarnated, would you rather be something natural, like wood or sand, or would you rather be something fabricated, like a knife, or a flask?"
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Post by Otomeken on Jun 21, 2007 9:54:40 GMT -4
Otomeken looked puzzled for a moment, the concept of reincarnation into anything non-living was beyond her, and so she answered. "If I were not of the animal kingdom, I would wish to be natural, a tree - and oak - or a clover perhaps..."
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Post by kumar on Jun 22, 2007 20:29:05 GMT -4
"Then you would agree our natural state is for those things that are softer?" She asked. "The natural state of our hearts are to be soft, that others may easily make impressions on them. It is good to protect that which can be easily hurt. But it is not good to turn it to stone. If you turn it to stone, then it ceases to beat. Then, it can no longer uphold your system, and instead it will kill you. If you soften your heart, you'll notice that her heart is the softest, the most comforting, the most reviving heart you've ever felt. It would be good to have a place to bury yourself when the world is cold and dead. It would only be good to have her on your side. She has great potential, and she is fiercely loyal." Lenore took a moment, and then reached out to pat Otomeken on the head. "You know something of being fierce, don't you?"
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Post by Otomeken on Jun 22, 2007 22:39:07 GMT -4
Otomeken had to burry the thought of those actions and words as very condescending and demeaning so she wouldn't lash out at the girl who was just trying to offer, what would to a non-ninja sound like good advice, and finally she managed, but she moved away from further touch. "I know impulse, and I know action if that's what you mean..."
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Post by kumar on Jun 22, 2007 22:53:35 GMT -4
Lenore smiled to herself. "Almost. I mean you've mastered the ability to completely disregard discipline, act rashly, get yourself in trouble, while simultaneously managed to make aggression your bitch." she said simply.
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Post by Otomeken on Jun 23, 2007 13:54:17 GMT -4
Otomeken just looked at her for a moment, not knowing how much she did or didn't know about Otomeken's past. "I'm not sure if I should take that as... as a compliment or not..."
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Post by kumar on Jun 23, 2007 19:09:51 GMT -4
Lenore shrugged. "Coming from an enemy? A compliment. Coming from a friend? Scorn, but gentle scorn nevertheless. You're able to be aggressive. That's good. But a ninja is supposed to be well-rounded. How about trying to be a little more..... passive?" She asked.
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Post by Otomeken on Jun 23, 2007 23:12:29 GMT -4
Otomeken shook her head. "It'll never happen. Like my mother always told me... I was born as wild as our hair, as free as our song, and as deserving of the name Otomeken as any she who had passed before me. I believe her," she said with a fond smile...
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Post by kumar on Jun 23, 2007 23:50:16 GMT -4
"So, then, you believe like mother, like daughter?"
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Post by Otomeken on Jun 24, 2007 9:46:35 GMT -4
Otomeken smiled a wide, genuine smile. "In my case, I don't have to believe it... I know it. May not be true for everyone but... I am my mother's daughter, I am Otomeken..." Her words were filled with such a pride it was almost palpable...
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Post by kumar on Jun 26, 2007 16:04:02 GMT -4
"Then, you are cold."
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