Oki
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Post by Oki on Aug 24, 2009 19:55:33 GMT -4
It smelled of rain beneath the trees. Last night’s rain still sat in glittering droplets where the dappled light managed to fight its way through the canopy of leaves. It was quiet, and the forest was largely deserted. The only sound to be heard was the soft pounding and crushing of Oki’s sneakers as she ran through the underbrush and last autumn’s dry leaves. This was no leisurely morning jog, she was running flat out, swinging every now and then into a low hanging tree and leaping from branch to branch. She had been slack since she had come home, too caught up in having a good time and relaxing and she was already starting to go soft. She’d have to start pushing herself harder now, try to regain what she had lost. It was frightening how quickly she had started to lose her endurance…
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Fukurou
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Post by Fukurou on Aug 24, 2009 20:01:00 GMT -4
A peacefully sleeping barn owl was forced to quickly scamper out of the way of one of Oki's footfalls, and if ever it had never happened before, there was a first time for everything - it seemed that an owl - pardon the pun, was flipping Oki the bird for disturbing his slumber...
"Kitsi!" Fukurou scolded, tossing the frizbee at him to make him drop his middle feather...
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Post by Kurado on Aug 24, 2009 20:05:39 GMT -4
"Why does it have to be so early in the morning for this." A voice called out as it wasn't long as Kurado was following after Oki. He was almost sleep running as to keep up till a branch he should have ducked took him out. He fell backwards with a loud thud and ow.
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Oki
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Post by Oki on Aug 24, 2009 20:09:37 GMT -4
Oki nearly fell over as she tried to avoid trampling the owl. She finally skidded to a stop, breathing heavily and she bent forward to rest her hands on her knees.
"Sorry Kitsi! I didn't see you there. You blend in too well."
She looked back over her shoulder when she heard Kurado complain. "Because it'll be too hot later, that's wh-" She cringed when Kurado hit the branch. "Ow..."
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Fukurou
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Post by Fukurou on Aug 24, 2009 20:14:13 GMT -4
Kitsi pulled back a small branch with his beak and used it to bat away the frizbee with ease, knocking it back down to the ground.
Seconds later, of course, Ruu scampered out of the underbrush chasing after it... He grabbed it off the ground and looked around...
Fukurou was too far away, even though he was running up, Oki was up in the trees... But Kurado... the other human he was training was on the ground, so he decided to bring the frizbee to him instead...
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Post by Kurado on Aug 24, 2009 20:22:21 GMT -4
Kurado slowly got up as he was rubbing his face and then he noticed the owl and blinked. "You know I would have thought I was knocked out into a dream if I didn't know any better." He blinked a few more times as he grabed the disk and slowly stood up and streched his neck from side to side.
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Oki
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Post by Oki on Aug 24, 2009 20:31:29 GMT -4
Oki jumped down from her tree, careful this time to avoid Kitsi. She waved to Fukurou as she walked over to Kurado and held out a hand to help him up.
"You okay, Kuro-kun?"
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Fukurou
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Post by Fukurou on Aug 24, 2009 20:35:47 GMT -4
Fukurou jogged up. "Ruu..." he said, offering to take the frizbee for Kurado, at least his head stopped spinning. "He's thick headed... He doesn't get taking it easy after such in opurtune times..."
"Ruu... hardly appropriate at the moment... You're supposed to be training as well, don't go for the nearest person, push yourself..."
"Are you ok Mr. Kurado sir? Do you need some water perhaps?"
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Post by Kurado on Aug 24, 2009 20:40:59 GMT -4
"Don't worry it will take more than a random tree branch to keep me down. I think it acted more like an alarm clock for me." He looked very awake now as he looked between the ground of them. He ruffled up his hair as if that is how he 'brushed' his hair every day.
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Oki
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Post by Oki on Aug 24, 2009 20:44:23 GMT -4
"Oh good! Maybe now you'll stop complaining1" Oki laughed.
"Good morning Fukurou. And good morning Ruu and Kitsi. You're all up early."
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Fukurou
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Post by Fukurou on Aug 24, 2009 20:47:23 GMT -4
"Bwurrrp!" Ruu chittered, and wagged his tail feathers like a dog anticipating the throw.
At Oki's greating, he turned his head and gave a very short "Bwur!" and returned his attention to the frizbee in Kurado's hands...
Fukurou sighed. "You'd think nocturnal animals would understand the meaning of sleeping in... Like Mr. Kurado here... But alas, I am not so lucky with Ruu..."
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Post by Kurado on Aug 24, 2009 20:54:50 GMT -4
"I like my sleep but today is a lack of it." He blinked as the owl got his attention. He raised and lower the frizbee as he watched the owls reaction before he tossed it to one side and watched him go get it. "Well that was a good rest so far is our party slowly growing for this morning jog?"
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Oki
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Post by Oki on Aug 24, 2009 20:58:56 GMT -4
Oki shrugged. "I don't know. Fukurou, you're welcome to come with us if you like. It would be some good cardio for Ruu, and maybe Kitsi if he'd like."
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Fukurou
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Post by Fukurou on Aug 24, 2009 21:01:45 GMT -4
Fukurou actually laughed. "Ok Kitsi... You heard them... It's my turn to work on the cardio... You get to throw the frizbee now..."
Kitsi gave Fukurou a very (forgive the punn again) foul look, but eventually and reluctantly nodded.
"He can't throw it far enough to be useful training for me... We tried that," he said, sounding like it should be a joke, but Fukurou was completely serious...
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Post by Kurado on Aug 24, 2009 21:09:16 GMT -4
"Okay well the last one there has to pay." Kurado started running again now that his head wasn't spinning around and around. He took off and was close to almost out of sight if no one started to follow.
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