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[masakados]

Who: Naoki (masakados) & Yang (flaredo)
When: IC: 11/28, OOC: 3/06, forward-dated!
Where: a nice empty lot
What: idk some demons and some legs and stuff like that
Rating/Warning: None?!

[Naoki's starting to learn a few things about Yang the longer that he spends time with her. One of these things is that she seems to remember well even the things he thinks she says completely jokingly-- like how they talked about coaxing bellyrubs from one of his demons. How she's going to do that, he's not sure, but hey, there can't be any harm in letting her give it a shot if she's even a bit serious. Especially since he's here in case Yurlungur gets any ideas of trying to eat any magatsuhi.

Tearing his curious gaze away from the outfit she's switched to today, he props his hand on his hip.]

Since you dressed up and all, I could let you try it out. Buuuut, it's not too late to call it off either. [And they can get on to training! He looks again at her clothes, secretly admiring (where he's sure Yurlungur won't). It's different and fresh and er anyway back on track he's completely focused on the topic on hand.]

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[flaredo]

If I was planning on leaving you in the dust, you wouldn't even see me right now!

[masakados]

Good to know.

[He looks over at her with a raised eyebrow. He's used to jogging along places, though; it's not like he had many other modes of transportation in the Vortex World, aside from the Terminals.]

[flaredo]

It's good to get the heart beating a little faster, anyway! Or I really might be grumpier longer than I wanted to be.

[masakados]

... [It really bothers her, huh? Naoki laughs next to her, though it's barely a laugh at all, quiet as it is.

And then his speed raises so that he passes her, while throwing a glance back at her over his shoulder.] Then, I might have to go a little faster to really get my heart going.

[flaredo]

...

[ Okay, demon lord, she knows a challenge when she hears one (and sees it move past her). Yang's eyes narrow-- and then she's picking up the speed to pass him again. ]

Then let's see what it'll take to get your heart racing!

[masakados]

[A challenge it is! And it's also something to bring her out of her crankiness. She said it right enough, it'll be good to do this.

His eyebrow lifts as she passes him and he laughs, moving quickly after her, catching up soon enough.]

First, we're gonna find that out for you.

[flaredo]

You just try!

[ Are her eyes sparkling? Probably-- yeah no, definitely. She's honestly not sure how demon stamina works, but she's got a healthy amount of pride in her own. ]

[masakados]

I will, thanks!

[Look at that sparkle, just what he wanted to see. And the thing with demon stamina... no, Naoki's stamina in particular... is that the more he moves, the more energy he gets. Mana refill's a lovely thing. Even if it's kinda cheating.

He lowers his body slightly... and he kicks off in a dash.]

[flaredo]

[ ... If only she could smack into a pole and activate her Semblance-- not that she would. Of course, she has no idea that Naoki's stamina is magically cheating, but all the same, she's not holding back.

Which is why she'll immediately sprint after him.

Funny, she'd said something about being tired before... ]

[masakados]

[When they get to her place, she'll probably fall facefirst into a nap...

Naoki cuts a glance over when he feels her coming, smiling when he sees her. Well, when it comes to speed, he's probably not as fast as others, but he sure has stamina and endurance down.

It was the conditions he lived in, after all--

So to make up for speed, he pushes himself off with his foot, using power instead to drive him ahead.]

[flaredo]

[ She will, she totally will.

But for now, she's pushing herself off after him. She doesn't have as much power as he does, and her speed's nothing like Ruby's, but damned if she isn't jetting after him anyway. ]

[masakados]

Wanna say-- this'll last as long as it takes to get to the residential district?

[He says it when she catches up to him again, but there's a mischievous gleam in his eyes. They won't need to catch the metro today, he thinks. They'll take the scenic route.

His gaze cuts to some nearby rooftops. Hmm. He'll have to be careful of his power, but he thinks he can make it.]

[flaredo]

[ Without taking the metro? Yang blinks, glancing at him-- but there's pure mischief in his eyes, and that decides her fairly quickly. ]

Sure-- you got it! Loser owes the winner a favor!

[masakados]

Deal!

[And Naoki moves, angling off to the right and putting his focus on himself. He slams his foot down, the power easily propelling him and aim proves true; he catches the edge of the nearby rooftop with a hand. He doesn't even really need to haul himself up, finding his footing quick.

Ha-- high places. For a moment he looks down, eyes gleaming, before facing ahead.]

[flaredo]

Oh, you little--

[ As she'd thought. Unfortunately for Naoki, Yang is no stranger to dashing on rooftops (or in the air), and one shot echoes from where he left her.

And up she flies, one boot lightly touching down on the roof-- before another shot rings out and she's suddenly flying ahead. ]

[masakados]

I like high places-- don't you, Yang?

[He's calling over to her... when abruptly he's surging up beside her, head tipped lightly. Wind is whipping around him where there wasn't any before, pushing against his back.

If she can use her shots, he can use his wind!]

[flaredo]

Yeah, they're where I'd like to push you off of--

[ She returns the comment teasingly, even if he is totally cheating. Hey now, she didn't summon the wind! ]

[masakados]

I thought endorphins were supposed to improve moods.

[HE LAMENTS. But, on a glance ahead, he says:] Looks like we're almost at the metro. [Which means a big old gap to clear. The wind gathers behind him, whipping, near-visible.]

[flaredo]

[ It's been single shots for now, but Yang moves both arms behind her, fists pointed back. So she can't use the wind-- she'll make the jump. ]

Sure you can make it?

[masakados]

Don't know until I try, right? Worse case scenario... I'm gonna end up ticking off a lot of people.

[He laughs as he nears the last of the rooftops closest to the metro, the wind gathering and building behind him. And... He has an eye on her, out of the corner of it.

He doesn't think she'll need his wind power, but in case she does. But, once he's at the edge, he tenses and jumps; and at once wind swirls behind and under him, swirling almost like a tornado behind him. Just shy of it. He doesn't want to wreck anything below.]

[flaredo]

[ ... Yeah, she can understand why he'd be wary of losing control when he can use that much wind (among other things). But Yang's trusting that it'll be fine, and so she leaps.

As she does, the ricochet from her gauntlets, two perfectly timed shots, sends her soaring further ahead, another two shots allowing her to stay airborne when she starts to lose momentum.

Don't worry about her, she's fine. ]

[masakados]

[She's much more than fine, clearly--

Naoki's landing is light on the other side, wind cushioning his drop, and he watches Yang's slow descent. He wants to catch up with her before she lands. Wind whips around him again, less than before, but just enough to make him feel lighter, move faster, leaping the smaller gaps in-between rooftops.]

You seem like you're used to this!

[flaredo]

I guess you were right about me liking heights!

[ And she lets out a whoop as she drops lower. Yeah, height isn't an issue. ]

[masakados]

'Cause heights are the best!

[He likes them a lot, okay?? There she goes, lower and lower, so he puts power behind his next jump, clearing distance, skidding briefly before finding his footing. At this rate, he should be just next to where she'll eventually land.]

But I'm gonna start wondering soon if you're showing off how long you can stay in the air!

[flaredo]

I'm pretty sure I'm not the showoff here!

[ But she descends, and maybe she'll put a little bounce in her landing so she's just a wee bit ahead. ]