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FT | The Sky and The Earth

I've been occupying my time with Overwatch tbh

FT | The Sky and The Earth

Ah, misread that then.

FT | The Sky and The Earth

Isn't Renny's guy the other S-class? The godslayer is listed as A.

FT | The Sky and The Earth

Mary

"Only the beauty of battle can match the beauty of nature."

Basic Info

Name:: Marigold Boyce
Nickname/Alias:: Mary; The Flower Queen
Gender:: Female
Age and date of birth:: 25, June 6th

Guild:: Golem's Hand, her mark is on her right thigh in bright green

Rank:: S

Personal Information

Personality:: While Mary is a generally friendly and understanding person, she can also be dominating. She prefers to be in charge, or at least the dominant force, in any situation. Other than that, she is rather agreeable and kind company. Though Mary can sometimes be overly assertive, she is hardly stubborn and will often listen to what people have to say, even if they are foes. This doesn't guarantee her opinions will change, but she is open to new ideas (as long as they don't include her not being the most powerful in the room). Though she isn't generally bubbly, on sunny days she is much more energetic than on cloudy or rainy days. As one could guess from her magic, she has a fondness for plants and nature to the point where she takes care not to damage wildlife. Not even grass. Though not a particularly quirky individual, Mary does have one quirk about her: she refuses to wear shoes, even during formal occasions that generally require it. By looking at her, many assume that she is of the "nature-loving, peace-loving" stereotype, though that is actually false. She loves nature, and she loves peaceful times. But she equally loves combat and using her magic. They provide her with an exhilaration that tending to plants cannot achieve, so she will not hesitate to duke out her problems with others, even if it is over something relatively minor. She keeps and tends a lush garden in the backyard of her old orphanage, proving her dedication to the beauty of plants.

History:: Marigold Boyce was born to a simple family in the town of Luna Crescente. The only daughter to two loving parents who owned a flower shop and had a hobby of gardening. From a very young age, Mary attached to that hobby and enjoyed flowers and plants like her parents did. Sadly, she remembers little of her parents. At the age of four, her mother contracted a severe disease. In order to afford the medicine to keep her alive, her father was forced to sell the flower shop. Though that wasn't enough as the bills got higher and higher. He was pushed hard in order to keep his wife alive. Pushed to the point of betraying his morals.

Jean Boyce was killed when he, along with several career criminals, boarded an armed ship to hijack the gold it contained. With only a dying mother left in her family and nobody left to take care of the family, Mary drew in as much courage as possible in an attempt to keep her mother alive. She went to the local guild, Harpy's Wing, and attempted to get a job to pay for her mother's medicine. The mages there first didn't take her seriously, as she was still essentially a toddler. But when she broke down crying, it was clear that her intentions were deeper than simply pretending to be a wizard. Rather than let her take a job, they simply pooled some money in order to afford the medicine. Joyous as Mary was, she returned home later that day to find her mother had finally passed away. The newly purchased medicine could not revive the dead.

Mary was initially taken in by an orphanage and held for adoption. While at the orphanage, she was the only girl within her age group as the other children were either infants or older children. Her only consolation was that she was allowed to tend a garden, something she was surprisingly adept at for her age. In that same manner, after spending nine months at the orphanage, she discovered her magic. At first it confused her, then it amazed her. Ultimately she stopped playing with her new powers and started practicing with them, honing her skills over the years. The orphanage was amazed by her magic and supported her wholeheartedly. Eventually people came in to adopt Mary but she refused to leave. The orphanage became her home. But the biggest reason she grew up at the orphanage was because she had started a personal garden there.

While most would criticize the lack of flowers in her garden, as it was mostly exotic plants, Mary kept a habit of reminding the critics that "not all beauty is in the surface." The garden was her home away from home, so to speak. And over the years it grew, and so did she. Her magic evolved. Her plants became less for show and more useful. They became larger, stronger, more vibrant and radiant in color. Her confidence grew and her skill only increased. At seventeen years old, Mary finally left the orphanage. She was too old to stay and accordingly she decided to go directly to a guild. The decision between Harpy's Wing and Golem's Hand was not taken lightly but ultimately Mary decided that Golem's Hand was better suited for her. While she took missions and demonstrated her skill and strength, Mary visits her old orphanage daily to tend to her garden and visit her old caretakers. Even dedicating an hour out of her day to this hasn't slowed her down, as her power eventually granted her the title of S-class among the Golem's Hand mages.

Magic

Plant Magic

Magic Name:: Plant Magic
Description:: Something like this.
Known Spells::

Vines - Incredibly tough and rapidly growing vines are created. Capable of being covered in thorns or coated in various spores or toxins.
Spore Bomb - Powerful explosive spores are released from created plants and hurled at the target with remarkable speed.

Flytrap: A large, magic-resistant flytrap is created either underneath a target or nearby the caster. If created underneath a target, it immediately captures them in its giant maw. If anyone ends up inside one of these Flytraps, their magic is constantly drained and used to strengthen the Flytrap itself, making it highly resistant to magic. Unlike most flytraps, it will not digest the person inside it but rather contain them and render them unconscious via magic depletion after some time has passed. Size can vary, but Flytraps are typically large enough to hold one person at a time.

Rest Spores: The caster creates small plants from their hands or on the ground around the vicinity that release a thick mist of spores. These spores are a potent toxin that are capable of knocking humans out in a matter of seconds. They leave no lasting or harmful effects aside from putting people to sleep, though they do not smell particularly nice nor do they taste good in the least should some get in someone's mouth.

Restraint Spores: Similar to Rest Spores, only this variant uses a paralyzing toxin. Though somewhat painful, it also holds no lasting effects. After a few seconds of exposure, the target will lose the ability to control their nervous system and will collapse, finding themselves incapable of moving. After the spore cloud is gone, the paralysis will begin to wear off within a few minutes.

Blossom Fake: The user creates a copy of themselves to avoid attacks or distract foes. When touched, the copy bursts into harmless pink blossoms.

Petal Storm: A blizzard of sharp, green petals are summoned around the caster before being launched in a high-speed flurry toward a target. The sheer quantity of the attack combined with the speed make it difficult to avoid and accordingly painful to receive. The petals can be coated in any of the spores that the user is capable of producing. The flurry of petals can be directed to chase after a moving target, rather than being simply a single-direction attack.

Rose Bush: A large, thick knot of thorny rose bushes are formed. A defensive spell that is incredibly resilient to attacks and is capable of entirely surrounding the user for omnidirectional protection. Spores can be released in clouds from the large roses that form along the thorns. While this is resistant to magic, the Rose Bush spell still has an inherent weakness to fire.

Forbidden Fruit: A small tree is created that will immediately bear fruit. The fruit is somewhat large and pink in color. While it tastes sour, it is imbued with a large amount of magic, allowing those that eat the fruit to be healed of their wounds and energized. Of course, the user cannot regain magic like this but if the user eats their own fruit it will heal their injuries.

Greenhouse: One of Mary's more powerful spells. A large dome of thorn bushes is formed around the battlefield, even stretching underneath. This not only prevents escape, but anyone inside is now in Mary's absolute territory. The dome itself can be host to spore-emitting plants or vines, making every angle a possible threat. Though this is a rather large spell, the rapid-growth of the plants makes it rather quick to activate. Size can vary, but is generally from a 100m radius all the way to a 500m radius.

Magical Mobile Leaf: A utility spell. A large, green leaf is created that can float. Essentially serves as a magic carpet to allow quicker and easier travel. Size can vary from allowing only the user to be seated comfortably to allowing up to four people plus cargo to be seated comfortably.

Other

Relatives:: Mary has no surviving family.

Possessions:: Gardener's Chainsaw, Mary's personal weapon of choice. She only brings it out when she is mad. She magically summons it from within a Flytrap spell and it runs on magic power. In Mary's hands it can cut through solid steel.

Theme Song:: Sunshine Theme, Chainsaw Theme

FT | The Sky and The Earth

@j8cob I think you can take out life drain for now and make that a spell she may learn later and generic plant growth is kinda covered in the concept of plant magic so you might as well just take that out.

@Vongola_Hasayo

Alright, edited. I'll put it in the Characters tab momentarily.

FT | The Sky and The Earth

Alrighty, guild was giving me trouble last night so I couldn't post this then. But here's my sheet now.

Mary

"Only the beauty of battle can match the beauty of nature."

Basic Info

Name:: Marigold Boyce
Nickname/Alias:: Mary; The Flower Queen
Gender:: Female
Age and date of birth:: 25, June 6th

Guild:: Golem's Hand, her mark is on her right thigh in bright green

Rank:: S

Personal Information

Personality:: While Mary is a generally friendly and understanding person, she can also be dominating. She prefers to be in charge, or at least the dominant force, in any situation. Other than that, she is rather agreeable and kind company. Though Mary can sometimes be overly assertive, she is hardly stubborn and will often listen to what people have to say, even if they are foes. This doesn't guarantee her opinions will change, but she is open to new ideas (as long as they don't include her not being the most powerful in the room). Though she isn't generally bubbly, on sunny days she is much more energetic than on cloudy or rainy days. As one could guess from her magic, she has a fondness for plants and nature to the point where she takes care not to damage wildlife. Not even grass. Though not a particularly quirky individual, Mary does have one quirk about her: she refuses to wear shoes, even during formal occasions that generally require it. By looking at her, many assume that she is of the "nature-loving, peace-loving" stereotype, though that is actually false. She loves nature, and she loves peaceful times. But she equally loves combat and using her magic. They provide her with an exhilaration that tending to plants cannot achieve, so she will not hesitate to duke out her problems with others, even if it is over something relatively minor. She keeps and tends a lush garden in the backyard of the Guild Hall, proving her dedication to the beauty of plants.

History:: Marigold Boyce was born to a simple family in the town of Luna Crescente. The only daughter to two loving parents who owned a flower shop and had a hobby of gardening. From a very young age, Mary attached to that hobby and enjoyed flowers and plants like her parents did. Sadly, she remembers little of her parents. At the age of four, her mother contracted a severe disease. In order to afford the medicine to keep her alive, her father was forced to sell the flower shop. Though that wasn't enough as the bills got higher and higher. He was pushed hard in order to keep his wife alive. Pushed to the point of betraying his morals.

Jean Boyce was killed when he, along with several career criminals, boarded an armed ship to hijack the gold it contained. With only a dying mother left in her family and nobody left to take care of the family, Mary drew in as much courage as possible in an attempt to keep her mother alive. She went to the local guild, Harpy's Wing, and attempted to get a job to pay for her mother's medicine. The mages there first didn't take her seriously, as she was still essentially a toddler. But when she broke down crying, it was clear that her intentions were deeper than simply pretending to be a wizard. Rather than let her take a job, they simply pooled some money in order to afford the medicine. Joyous as Mary was, she returned home later that day to find her mother had finally passed away. The newly purchased medicine could not revive the dead.

Mary was initially taken in by an orphanage and held for adoption. While at the orphanage, she was the only girl within her age group as the other children were either infants or older children. Her only consolation was that she was allowed to tend a garden, something she was surprisingly adept at for her age. In that same manner, after spending nine months at the orphanage, she discovered her magic. At first it confused her, then it amazed her. Ultimately she stopped playing with her new powers and started practicing with them, honing her skills over the years. The orphanage was amazed by her magic and supported her wholeheartedly. Eventually people came in to adopt Mary but she refused to leave. The orphanage became her home. But the biggest reason she grew up at the orphanage was because she had started a personal garden there.

While most would criticize the lack of flowers in her garden, as it was mostly exotic plants, Mary kept a habit of reminding the critics that "not all beauty is in the surface." The garden was her home away from home, so to speak. And over the years it grew, and so did she. Her magic evolved. Her plants became less for show and more useful. They became larger, stronger, more vibrant and radiant in color. Her confidence grew and her skill only increased. At seventeen years old, Mary finally left the orphanage. She was too old to stay and accordingly she decided to go directly to a guild. The decision between Harpy's Wing and Golem's Hand was not taken lightly but ultimately Mary decided that Golem's Hand was better suited for her. While she took missions and demonstrated her skill and strength, Mary visits her old orphanage daily to tend to her garden and visit her old caretakers. Even dedicating an hour out of her day to this hasn't slowed her down, as her power eventually granted her the title of S-class among the Golem's Hand mages.

Magic

Plant Magic

Magic Name:: Plant Magic
Description:: Something like this.
Known Spells::

Vines - Incredibly tough and rapidly growing vines are created. Capable of being covered in thorns or coated in various spores or toxins.
Spore Bomb - Powerful explosive spores are released from created plants and hurled at the target with remarkable speed.

Flytrap: A large, magic-resistant flytrap is created either underneath a target or nearby the caster. If created underneath a target, it immediately captures them in its giant maw. If anyone ends up inside one of these Flytraps, their magic is constantly drained and used to strengthen the Flytrap itself, making it highly resistant to magic. Unlike most flytraps, it will not digest the person inside it but rather contain them and render them unconscious via magic depletion after some time has passed. Size can vary, but Flytraps are typically large enough to hold one person at a time.

Rest Spores: The caster creates small plants from their hands or on the ground around the vicinity that release a thick mist of spores. These spores are a potent toxin that are capable of knocking humans out in a matter of seconds. They leave no lasting or harmful effects aside from putting people to sleep, though they do not smell particularly nice nor do they taste good in the least should some get in someone's mouth.

Restraint Spores: Similar to Rest Spores, only this variant uses a paralyzing toxin. Though somewhat painful, it also holds no lasting effects. After a few seconds of exposure, the target will lose the ability to control their nervous system and will collapse, finding themselves incapable of moving. After the spore cloud is gone, the paralysis will begin to wear off within a few minutes.

Blossom Fake: The user creates a copy of themselves to avoid attacks or distract foes. When touched, the copy bursts into harmless pink blossoms.

Petal Storm: A blizzard of sharp, green petals are summoned around the caster before being launched in a high-speed flurry toward a target. The sheer quantity of the attack combined with the speed make it difficult to avoid and accordingly painful to receive. The petals can be coated in any of the spores that the user is capable of producing. The flurry of petals can be directed to chase after a moving target, rather than being simply a single-direction attack.

Rose Bush: A large, thick knot of thorny rose bushes are formed. A defensive spell that is incredibly resilient to attacks and is capable of entirely surrounding the user for omnidirectional protection. Spores can be released in clouds from the large roses that form along the thorns. While this is resistant to magic, the Rose Bush spell still has an inherent weakness to fire.

Forbidden Fruit: A small tree is created that will immediately bear fruit. The fruit is somewhat large and pink in color. While it tastes sour, it is imbued with a large amount of magic, allowing those that eat the fruit to be healed of their wounds and energized. Of course, the user cannot regain magic like this but if the user eats their own fruit it will heal their injuries.

Greenhouse: One of Mary's more powerful spells. A large dome of thorn bushes is formed around the battlefield, even stretching underneath. This not only prevents escape, but anyone inside is now in Mary's absolute territory. The dome itself can be host to spore-emitting plants or vines, making every angle a possible threat. Though this is a rather large spell, the rapid-growth of the plants makes it rather quick to activate. Size can vary, but is generally from a 100m radius all the way to a 500m radius.

Magical Mobile Leaf: A utility spell. A large, green leaf is created that can float. Essentially serves as a magic carpet to allow quicker and easier travel. Size can vary from allowing only the user to be seated comfortably to allowing up to four people plus cargo to be seated comfortably.

Other

Relatives:: Mary has no surviving family.

Possessions:: Gardener's Chainsaw, Mary's personal weapon of choice. She only brings it out when she is mad. She magically summons it from within a Flytrap spell and it runs on magic power. In Mary's hands it can cut through solid steel.

Theme Song:: Sunshine Theme, Chainsaw Theme

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Ari Aria

As the situation around the refinery died down, mainly due to large successes by the Kumo shinobi raiding the place, Ari relaxed out of her combat mode and began to laze around as soon as the teams gathered. She took a seat on the ground, sitting while the rest of the party remained standing to discuss what to do about the refinery they had just taken back. Ari couldn't care less what they came up with. If they were to destroy it then so be it. If they were to leave it then so be it. If anything she'd prefer the easiest option that required the least work on her end. But a unanimous vote was never reached before the three jounin were interrupted.

A Swordsman of the Mist. And he brought company. More Swordsmen. Ari remained seated as the first one rambled on about his comrades being impatient or something. She didn't really pay attention to exactly what he was saying so much as she was simply watching him to make sure he couldn't get off any surprise attacks. But soon a wave rolled into the compound, practically forcing Ari to get off her ass to avoid being soaked. But what brought the wave was worse news than the water itself. It was one of the other assholes, and he decided to greet everyone with an attack. Ari's position among the party put her at the very end of his swing, meaning everyone else dodged up until the point his blade reached her. But rather than dodge she decided to block it, raising her arm and flexing it to brace for impact. When her skin turned dark grey even the Kubikiribocho wasn't able to cut through it, instead halting with a resounding clang. But he quickly diverted his attention as Minaru attacked him personally, eventually distracting him and taking him aside to fight him alone.

A bold move, but Minaru didn't provide any further assistance with the first one with the exploding hammer sword nor the third one that arrived as he drove off the second. And this one had Samehada. The sharkskin blade was unmistakable. While Ari didn't pay a ton of attention to history there are some things that always stick out and you'd have to be stupid to not remember them. Things like previous Raikages, the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Akatsuki, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist... Her usual instinct to block attacks had to be temporarily overridden for this encounter. The older-looking fellow didn't seem like the toughest of foes but his blade alone was something Ari didn't want to touch. It would surely drain her chakra, leaving wherever her point of contact with it exposed and accordingly injured. Her Impervious Armor technique was useless against this blade, and for this reason The Wall decided to move out of the way.

Ari jumped backwards from the attack, dodging it with relative ease. But her calm and inexpressive demeanor didn't match up with how she was beginning to feel. A slight sense of panic and confusion lingered in her mind. She didn't know if she was equipped to handle a threat like this. If anyone was equipped to handle this. Mathematically they had a major advantage but these enemies were on a different level than they are. Some of the others already were vocalizing their confusion and fear. Ari could understand how they were feeling because she sure felt the same way. But on the other hand she didn't think that she should sit around and wait for a command. It wasn't her life on the line but instead all of theirs. Against enemies far superior. Rather than sit and wait as she normally would she decided to take action.

The small, pink-haired girl locked on to the old man, Zitsgetsu Hozuki. Her bored expression didn't change but she shifted position, aiming her left shoulder towards him as she held both her hands out to her side as if she was wielding an invisible weapon. Liquid steel began to form in her hands, stretching out to meet and become one single object. It took all of a full second to form the solid steel battle-axe. The thing was practically as big as Ari, and surely weighed more than she did without her Impervious Armor, but she wielded it with seemingly no care in the world. She didn't wield it for long though, as she lifted it over her head and then hurled the heavy weapon at the Swordsman. It flew significantly slower than a shuriken would but the point was to force him to move. Nobody in their right mind would try to block something like that. Even if they caught the blunt end it would break bones and even most normal swords. Samehada was a strong blade but it was still only a blade, one that could feel no less. This man wouldn't block it but he'd see it as a real threat and dodge it. Hopefully. That was all Ari figured she could do to aid the situation right now: force the man to keep moving so as to prevent him from attacking. Before the first axe even made it to him she began to create a second one, already mentally prepared to continue a slow but steady barrage of heavy weapons to force the Hozuki to either stay back or move closer.

Fairy Tail RP Reboot

18 players is a lot of players bro, as an aside.

But I might be up for this again.

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Ari Aria

It became clear that the team Ari was a part of was only a portion of a whole operation, one that consisted of three teams that would be performing three tasks simultaneously. Something to do with Kirigakure and a battle of resources. Or at least that was what Ari got out of it. She didn't sweat the small stuff, surely the details would be given to her once they were required. If they were required. For now all she had to do was follow Minaru, whom she still was a bit taken aback by because of how similar in age he was to the chuunin of the team, and do whatever he said. Simple and to the point. He told them to cover him as he sabotage a ship that was going back to Kiri, leaving the three younger teens to dawdle around.

That is until the port along the refinery opened and a large shipment started to get escorted out. Naturally the team had the instinct to stay hidden, as even though they had to defend Minaru it would've been a bad start to fight a force twice their size in a fair fight. Sure, Ari could probably hold half of them herself for a bit but odds are still odds and they weren't in her favor. The trio followed the five Kiri shinobi until they were a decent distance from the refinery. But before Ari or Hanare could coordinate an actual attack, Kuroba decided to jump in front of the convoy and reveal himself. While Ari didn't say anything she let her jaw drop in a confused and amazed expression. Rather than taking the opportunity to take one of them out he just initiated a fight with them, and he did it without Ari's protection.

With an irritated sigh the pink-haired girl jumped into action behind Hanare. At least the chuunin were mostly dazed by Kuroba's genjutsu, allowing Hanare to begin attacking them. Ari, on the other hand, stood idly and simply watched how the enemies all moved and reacted to the flow of events. From getting out of the genjutsu to how they handled their rogue comrade. By the time Hanare had jumped behind Ari and the three remaining foes turned their attention to the two girls, Ari had already figured out exactly what she had to do. "Yeah," she confirmed with Hanare, raising her right hand and holding it near her face. Without using her other hand she began to crack her knuckles, just by stretching her fingers alone, before crouching down and putting her hand on the ground.

To completely interrupt the ranged duel Hanare was having with the other lava fellow, a large wall of steel erupted vertically. This not only blocked the view of both sides of each other but completely halted his lava pellets from even having a chance at hitting Hanare. As Ari stood back upright her skin tone began to change. Her fair complexion quickly turned dark grey. Even her hair and eyeballs changed to this dull color, becoming solid and durable like the steel she uses. Her Steel Release: Impervious Armor had been so well trained she was able to cover her entire body with it. And without waiting for any further ado, Ari made a quick dash forward and planted a hard kick into the steel wall she had erected.

Just on the other side were the two shinobi that were flanking forward in tight arcs, to go around the wall and attack directly. But Ari was closer to the wall and beat them to it. And the wall was her territory. The powerful impact of her flying kick sent it hurtling towards the lava-release asshole, and consequently the two shinobi who were right on the other side. The sheer surprise of the wall flying at them was enough of an advantage but the fact it wasn't flying slowly either meant those two wouldn't get the chance to test Ari or Hanare in close quarters combat. One of them was clipped in his left shoulder, which not only spun him around several times and completely shattered his collarbone and shoulder but also a few ribs and nearly sheared his arm off. He hit the ground conscious but he wasn't getting up. His buddy was less fortunate, taking the steel wall head-on. He didn't hit the ground breathing, let alone conscious.

The last one was far enough away to have plenty of time to avoid the surprise attack, but by the time he would've gotten in a position to return fire again he would find the somewhat-serious Ari was standing directly in front of Hanare by about five meters. If he was to try and shoot at them again she would easily erect another wall in time to block the attacks. Instead, however, Ari held out her right hand to her side and focused her chakra. The chakra manifested in pure steel, forming the shape of a single shuriken. "He's going to dodge this," Ari muttered, barely loud enough for Hanare to hear. Despite her throwing motion seeming to be in rather bad form and, frankly, quite a lazy attempt, the shuriken still flew at the same normal speed one would expect. And she aimed it directly for the last enemy's head. Of course, just as Ari had predicted, the other chunin wasn't completely stupid and didn't just take the hit. He wasn't in a position to be surprised by her, unlike his fallen comrades, and made no mistake. He ducked and dashed to the right, bringing up his blowgun to try and shoot at them one more time.

Perhaps he was baiting Ari into building another steel wall, so that their view of him could be obstructed and he could try a stealthier approach to defeating them. But this time Ari did something different. She reached out with her left hand and swatted the few lava pellets away. Of course the sheer heat of them singed her slightly, but unlike Hanare she had significant protection. A few pellets, no matter how hot they were, amounted to nothing against the defense of Ari Aria. The opposing shinobi continued running perpendicular to the two girls, trying to get an alternate angle of attack now that his range was proven to be useless. "Hit him while he's stunned," Ari commanded of Hanare, before crouching down and putting her hand on the ground again.

This time the steel wall was nowhere near the two girls. It formed directly in the Kiri shinobi's path and he slammed into it headfirst. It wasn't nearly enough to knock himself out as he wasn't going all that fast, but the blow to the head was enough to daze him briefly, knock him off his balance, and completely kill his momentum. It probably ruined his plan too, if he had one.

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Ari Aria

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"Ari-chan, wake up."

The pink-haired girl first opened only one eye, looking up from her bed to see one of the maids standing at her bedroom door. After tilting her head toward the window and opening her other eye she was able to conclude that it was late morning. She had slept in. Again. "You should've been awake hours ago, dear. Now I have to wait for you to get ready before I can clean your room." Ari sat upright in her bed, removing her covers and bringing a hand up to tug on the collar of her white nightdress. A quick scan of the room proved that it was already quite tidy, which made her briefly wonder what the maids even did in the room. It wasn't like she ever made any messes. How can they clean something that is in the same condition it was the last time they supposedly cleaned it?

That was a question she'd never ask them, though. The last time she bothered the servants resulted in her grandfather lecturing her about respect and being polite. It wasn't worth bringing up when all she had to do was just pretend the maids were doing something. With a sigh she rolled out of bed and onto her feet. "Okay," she said, not even waiting for the older woman to close the door before beginning to undress. The bedroom had an attached bathroom that allowed Ari a personal shower. Normally the Oshiro clan had one shared bathroom but when Ari had moved in there was a few accommodations made for her. She didn't consider herself close enough to the Oshiro for any skinship and thus outright refused to bathe until she got a personal bathroom. It was bratty behavior but it achieved desirable results. Mornings were far more pleasant for Ari the less she had to interact with her family.

Ari had just barely stepped out of the shower when the same maid entered her room without knocking, again. "Ari, there's someone at the door for you. You're probably late." The girl simply gave the older woman a dismissive wave before getting changed. Despite her late start she didn't feel particularly late. She only felt hungry. Instead of heading directly to the entrance of the Oshiro compound she instead made her way to the kitchen. Oddly enough nobody was there once she stepped inside, but there was food leftover from the breakfast. It was always strange to Ari that almost the entire clan would eat breakfast together but it was endearing in a way. Too bad she preferred to eat alone. She was perfectly fine swiping an untouched muffin and eating as she walked. Just before Ari reached the door to answer to whomever was calling her, someone who would've been waiting for at least two minutes by this point, she was stopped when a hand fell on her right shoulder.

"Good luck today." A dark-skinned man who appeared as if he was about to start his mid-life crisis had stopped Ari. His hair was black and he sported a thin and well-groomed beard, though his hairline was starting to recede. It was her father, the soon-to-be clan leader, Kenichi Oshiro. After making a brief moment of eye-contact with him she looked away towards the door and took another bite of her muffin. His grip on her shoulder was light and she broke away without any effort, striding away from him without any response. The cold response to simple and well-meaning encouragement wasn't new so Kenichi showed no outward signs of pain just as Ari showed no outward signs of anger. But all the same the two harbored both of those feelings inside. Her father let out a sigh and turned away as Ari opened the door and stepped outside.

The girl waiting for her must've been pretty bored or frustrated by this point, but Ari hardly paid any mind to her emotional state. Rather she took a brief moment to size up Hanare. While the girl, who seemed older and was notably bigger than Ari was, seemed like nothing special it felt as if Ari had seen her somewhere. She couldn't shake the feeling that she had met Hanare before. Were they classmates back in the Academy? Had she worked with her in a mission before? Ari couldn't recall the memories and after an awkward moment of silence between the two girls did Ari raise her free hand to politely wave in greeting. "Morning," was all she had to say in greeting before taking another bite of her blueberry muffin. She wasn't much up for conversation but followed along with Hanare as the two made their way to the meeting point.

Despite the delay in arriving the two girls didn't hold up the others very much. It turned out the Oshiro compound wasn't far away from the training field the team was to gather at. When they arrived it took Ari a brief moment to realize that it was one of the teenagers that was their jonin. A boy that had to be their same age was the one in charge and he let it be known. He gave a typical tough-guy talk, albeit with a bit of unique awkwardness thrown in, and because of his boring introduction Ari wasn't able to listen to even half of his small speech. He was saying nothing valuable so there was no point in retaining any of it. Instead of spacing out like a weirdo she instead decided to examine what kind of teammates she would have today. So instead of being awkward by zoning out she became awkward by staring silently at each of her teammates one at a time, trying to get a bead on what they could do before they even said a word. If today was going to see combat then surely she would have to keep them alive. The less surprises she had about their skills, the smoother the experience would be.

Of course, it didn't even occur to Ari to introduce herself at all.