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[color=F0E68C][h1][b]Makoto Kanemaru[/b][/h1][/color][hr][hr][b]• Post 2 •[/b][hr][hr]
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[b]"Hey, you seem to be a little tired–"[/b]

Swivelling around on one foot, Makoto swung her sheathed shinken to the person's left ear. If she hadn't realised what she was about to hit was indeed flesh and bone sooner, then this boy's head would have been splattered across the sandy path in disgusting chunks. Makoto was still a bit flustered and uneasy from the previous fight, so beating anything that came within a metre radius of her was, well, expected. Realising her vital mistake, the girl slid back from the boy, taking a small breather.

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"Ah… Sorry about that. Didn't mean to shock you. Just paranoid."[/color][/b]

It was a lot more awkward than it seemed. She had literally almost killed a guy and all she could really say to make up for it was sorry. Her short and quick words indicated that she was quite deprived of her energy and out of breath, so if this boy was implying to start a fight through his aggressive tone of voice then Makoto was pretty much screwed.

[b]"Most everyone else is probably way ahead of us by now. Could've sworn I saw you get a good head start on me before." [/b]

Okay. Looks like he wasn't intending to kill her. Yet.

[color=F0E68C][b]"Well, I wasn't that far ahead. I was probably lingering somewhere in the middle though,"[/b][/color] she responded, running her fingers through her sweaty hair. Makoto grimaced, deciding to tie her hair up instead.

[color=F0E68C][b]"I guess searching for those cards is much more time consuming than I thought. I was peering through every nook and cranny just to find one. Oh, and I almost got killed, too. And now I'm here, apologising to you and hoping you'll accept it. So… yeah."[/b][/color]

The teen in front of her was quite cold and stone faced, no real expression. Makoto raised her eyebrow.

[color=F0E68C][b]"What? It's the truth."[/b][/color]

The boy then raised his left hand where he had previously been gripping his gun, probably in case any more of those drones came rushing in. He stretched his arm out, keeping his still face.

[b]"Name's Gil."[/b]

In contrast to him, Makoto's face seemed to light up. Was this the start of a brand new friendship?

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"Oh, well, hey Gil! My name's Makoto… Oh crap, behind you–"[/b][/color]

In a state of shock, the girl watched as a wolf shaped drone leaped in from nowhere, baring its fangs at her new friend. Suddenly, flashes of lightning practically killed the clump of metal, making it drop towards the two soon-to-be academy students. It brushed past Makoto, wiping away the chances of ever being met with a heavy dump of metal in the face.

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"Seems I wasn't the only one who found you,"[/b] Gil said.

[color=F0E68C][b]"U-Uh… Yeah…"[/b][/color] she muttered back. It was clear that Makoto felt both overwhelmed and slightly suspicious.

She glanced over her shoulder to view the mess Gil had caused. Crouching down, she poked at it, when she spotted something sticking out of it. Makoto's eyes widened.

[color=F0E68C][b]"Wait, this… This is one of the tarot cards!"[/b][/color]

Score! A tarot card after searching for (not) so long was just what she needed. She grinned, getting up to her feet to face the thunder dude.

[color=F0E68C][b]"This is great! Now I don't have to worry about–"[/b][/color]

Wait, but what about Gil?

Darn it.

Technically, it was Gil who defeated that wolf drone, leading to Makoto finding a card stuck inside. But, there was always that constantly scorned saying; 'finders keepers'. She looked down at the card and then back up at Gil.

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"Uh…"[/b][/color]

Maybe this brand new friendship wouldn't last very long at all.

[@j8cob]