Right, sorry for the wait. I’ll have a post up ASAP.
@Zverda Welcome to the game! Can’t wait to see what you’ll bring to the table.
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Dulga Tarata
Dulga simple crossed her arms and looked at the two soft looking girls. Really, one was a dragon and the other could probably one of the toughest fighters in the class, but their ultimate weakness was a bit of snow and chilly wind? It made Dulga feel somewhat annoyed. "All the more reason you two need to come. Didn't you just tell me you wanted to get stronger? First step is to deal with your weak points. It doesn't matter how powerful you can become if you have a critical weakness that your enemies will exploit." While Dulga was nice and friendly before (As nice and friendly as she sometimes is around her friends), she seemed much more stern this time. She didn't like the thought that these two were going to just give up so easily. "In fact it's not even a choice anymore. I'll drag both of you to Hokkaido if I have to. I'll make sure you train and practice in the snow so much you'll grow numb at anything less than subzero." Dulga's tone wasn't joking either, though this was also the tone she used for joking too. Whether Dulga was serious or not wouldn't been seen until the next weekend.
There was some legitimate questions though, namely about transportation. She still had some of her mother's coins so she could easily secure transport from the station to her home and back. "There is a bullet train that we can take from Hosu to Hokkaido, though it won't be a short trip. About ten hours or so, if the weather doesn't cause any problems. From the station to my home I can rent a shuttle for the weekend. As for who'll go... Honestly, I only planned this to be a girl's only trip." Dulga raised her hand and stuck out two fingers, and would raise a finger for each name. "Yozakura and Kaida of course. Kishimoto if she can muster up the energy to actually train. Possibly Akasha if I think she won't be more trouble than it's worth. Kasuke could be worth training too." Those were the only ones that Dulga knew personally. The others Dulga has seen in class and through training, but never personally interacted with them. "The others are free to come too, if they want. Mori, Fumika, Mamoru, and Maeda. Though I don't expect them to drop everything they're doing and come just because I ask. I'm sure they have plans for this weekend too."
Thinking about this trip some more, Dulga was going to need to spend a bit of time to prep. If it was just herself, Dulga had more than enough supplies at her home to survive a weekend alone. But if she had to take care of even just two more people, she'll need more food, water, firewood, and other essentials to survive the nights. And that's not assuming their training doesn't end up leaving them stranded in the forest away from her house. It's a very real possibility what with the blizzards that could mislead them or treacherous terrain putting them off course. All the more reason Dulga needed to prepare ahead. "Take essentials, but pack light. This isn't a vacation or a camping trip. Dress warmly and have spare clothes. Right now there's no running water or electricity at my house but there's going to be plenty enough space for everyone and it's built to stay warm in the winter. I should have some firewood left to heat up the stove and hearth too. Might need to bring your own food. I wouldn't rely on hunting and gathering except to supplement meals." Looking up Dulga tried to think of what else to add or say. Honestly aside from that she thinks she had everything covered, but before she finished she had one more thing to add. It was going to be very important for the girls.
"Leave the drama at school. You can't afford to be prissy and petty up north. I'm not taking you girls up north just so you can fight."
@Heartfillia@Ryonara
We could find more potions in this cave, but time and spell slots aren’t going to be something we can regain in a pinch. Could we try and scout ahead for a safe room or something?
I'm not sure, I'd rather not chance it at the mushroom garden and that spot were we fought the kobolds is too open and exposed to hide. I'm willing to have Kyra burn some spells to heal Orchid, but I think we also have some potions too right?
The bats were hardly clearing up but Kyra could still make out the vague shapes of her allies and her enemies. Her bextvtarget would be whatever strige was left near Orchid; no doubt the barbarian had taken many hits just to get this far. She moved towards the closest u injured one hoping to take out which ever stirge was at full strength, slicing it with her short sword. After her blade cuts through, she would spot one that seemed fairly injured, and through the haze of bats Kya would throw her dagger at the wounded strige, hopefully striking it down.
”How’s everyone looking so far? I can’t tell with all of these bats flying around!”
”How’s everyone looking so far? I can’t tell with all of these bats flying around!”
"Stirges!" Kyra shouted as she saw one stab her with it's proboscis. She remembered her father hunting them down a few seasons ago when a plague killed many forest animals, creating a fertile nesting grounds for these oversize misquotes. Immediately Kyra sliced at the stirge with her dagger, aiming to sever it's head from it's body. Despite their size, these things would be easily killed, this much she knew. However with this batswarm still so thick it'd be impossible for Kyra to get a clear shot at anything. So she dropped her bow and instead drew her short sword, looking out the next bloodsucker within her range. When she spotted it's telltale blood sack, Kyra emerged from the bat swarm to skewer the insect. Kyra didn't know how many of these things there were, but for now it was important to take out as many as possible.
Dulga Tarata
Feeling Kaida's hand Dulga wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. Seeing Yukari shout and cry made Dulga calmly reach out to the girl as well, wiping away her tears with a spare handkerchief. Dulga had to compose herself so she could properly listen and speak to these two. After Yukari's rant Kaida also spoke up, being much more calm and helping calm Yukari down. It was a valiant effort, though Dulga didn't exactly do the same thing. After Kaida finished speaking the taller girl took a moment to consider her words carefully before speaking to Yukari. "You... Aren't wrong about how you feel. You are weak. And right now, acting very pathetic." Dulga paused a moment to let these words sink in. She knew how harsh they were so she'll let Yukari say something, but regardless of what she did Dulga would calmly continue on. "Cursing yourself for not being strong enough, cursing others for being better than you, it's sad. I wish I could say I've never done that, but... I understand it. And it's easier to accept that life is unfair rather than think that somehow, you did have the power to make a difference but failed to do so."
In that moment a flash from the pass went through Dulga's mind. How she had chosen to stay hidden in the forest, avoiding the fighting, despite being stronger than her mother. She could have helped. She could have picked up a gun and fought back. Picked up a weapon and smash it into Kensai. Just be a distraction that could have given her parents an opening to defeat him and potentially save her mother's life. Saying that Dulga was just a child, that she was told to stay back, that the threat was a powerful villain, those were all excuses for the weak and cowardly. A hero was suppose to be better than that. A hero could have saved Dulga's mother. But there was no hero that day.
"It's never easy... All you can do is make sure it never happens again. You're still here. You're still alive. If you hate what happened in the past, than you need to make sure it never happens again. Train, study, prepare... Or runaway and hide. I think we all know what option you choose. You said it yourself; you didn't come here to wallow." Dulga didn't feel satisfied saying this however. It felt very... Cliché and pretentious. There was one more thing she wanted to add that she hoped that Yukari could understand. "It's fine if you hate yourself. I think if you were completely confident in your abilities and couldn't see what you did wrong, you'd be insufferable. As long as you're aware of your faults and do something about them, you'll do fine. I'd given up on you a long time ago if you were the type to accept your weakness and did nothing. Or worse be proud of it."
As for Kaida, Dulga smiled and blushed when she mentioned the cloak. Dulga had almost completely forgotten about it. She just remembers that she doesn't have it anymore. It also seemed like she was also feeling somewhat bashful about what happened, though Dulga didn't realize that Mina and Ruby had just arrived to the Dorms. She was too focused on the girls in front of her. Kaida had some help from her uncle to deal with her trauma, though she also admitted that this sort of thing was something she wasn't used to. It was a hard pill to swallow, but Kaida was right; the reason each of them had done so poorly in their respective traumas was simply because they had no experience in dealing with real villains. They had hopes and dreams, the drive and ability, but they were still naive to real combat against villains. This was a bitter truth that even Dulga knew she couldn't really fix; she could train here or at home as much as she wanted, but hunting wolves and sparring against her fellow students can't possibly measure up to fighting a villain who wants you dead. It was just on a whole other level.
It was moments like this that made Dulga despair. The obvious solution was to go out and find villains, but that was easier said than done. And while Dulga would have no problem with it personally, she was more than aware of the rules that prevented hero students from just going vigilante and hunting down criminals themselves. If she was just doing this for herself, Dulga would have left Komei long ago to hunt down villains and criminals to hone her skills. But she can't put the other students through that. Dulga can't drag them down with her. Aside from that, there was still the issue with Roy and Jett's fight. Frankly Dulga wanted to forget about them and dismiss their fight as petty boy drama. Dulga was also getting increasingly tired of the trite love triangle going on between Roy, Jett, and Kaida, and Dulga was well aware of the other girls who had a thing for Jett too. One of the reasons Dulga stays away from the boys was just to avoid that sort of thing. She didn't have anything productive to say about those two, so Dulga elected to keep quiet about it.
Instead Dulga wanted to focus on things she could handle. Growing stronger, improving one's self, gaining experience. Dulga had to remember something she promised herself over the weekend; she needed to learn how to cooperate with others. Teamwork makes the dream work. Kaida and Yukari were people Dulga had confidence in. Mina was also very skillful, though Dulga didn't want to facilitate drama between her and Kaida. Acion was still a weirdo to Dulga, but he seems to have mellowed out since their first interaction. Everyone else Dulga didn't like or just didn't know very well. Though the two pinkettes did cross Dulga's mind. Tomoe made Dulga wonder just how she managed to get into the hero course considering her quirk and personality. Mamoru made Dulga wonder how she managed to survive the hero course considering her personality. Dulga couldn't quite say she disliked them, but she definitely felt that she needed to do something to shape them up. Then an idea struck.
"How... Would you two like to come home with me? Back to my family's home? It's in the mountains of Hokkaido. We could train there. Work on erasing your weaknesses so we can all become stronger. Not all of us has to go but... If you're okay with it, I'm willing to help anyone who wants to improve themselves." Dulga blushed in embarrassment. She's never done anything like this before. But she wanted to do something to help and this was the best she could think of. "You don't have to answer now, it's a lot to think about. Honestly it might not even be a good idea... But... I want to try. Try to... Do something different. I've always hunted alone. Fought by myself. But when I worked with you two and Akasha during that team fight, I think I learned that working together can... Help make everyone stronger. I don't know how I'd do that here, at school. But if we're in the mountains, in my element, I think that'll be a good place to start."
@Ryonara@Heartfillia
Dulga Tarata
With Ms. Mako's arrival the situation was immediately defused. Roy seemed regretful but Jett was still mouthy. If it were just Dulga, she might've lost her temper and strike him, but right now cooler heads needed to take charge. Kenichi arrived and supported Jett's machismo, which just made Dulga start losing her temper again. But for a pleasant surprise it was Kaida who cleared up that no one else got hurt and wanted to leave. Dulga was all to glad to do so. "Right. Everyone out. Let Ms. Mako Handle this. Go back... Wherever." With Kaida and Yukari following, Dulga would lead the two girls out from the training room and back towards the dormitory. It wasn't even noon yet and already things were dramatic. She had hoped to ask Yukari and Kaida about the people who attacked them, but right now they needed to take their minds off all of that stressful stuff. And now that Dulga knew this she felt like she was caught off-guard; she wasn't exactly a very comforting person. Sure she could say sorry and be a bit protective but she was about as maternal as a double-barrel shotgun. "Shit. What've I gotten myself into this time?"
Once at the dorms Dulga had the two girls sit in the common area while she got them some drinks. Mostly just soda and bottled water. Once Dulga came back she went through the lines she made up in her head. "So... That was a thing." She immediately regretted saying that but had to follow through. Dulga wasn't going to quit so easily! "I... Just wanted to check on you two. When I heard you two where hospitalized I came to see you as soon as I could." It was a strange feeling seeing them in the hospital. They looked okay but at the same time they were so hurt. Dulga couldn't even really talk to them. "I didn't stay for long. I..." She didn't realize it but tears were starting to form around the corner's of Dulga's eyes. She blinked them away and tried to maintain her composure. She couldn't let herself loose her cool now of all times. "... I was really worried about you two. Still am. We're a good team together. I like you guys. And I... Understand how it feels. Being attacked by a villain, and getting hurt by them. So... I just want to make sure you both are okay. It's not something you should go through alone." These words felt weak to Dulga but at the same time it was almost like she was feeling a small weight lift off her chest. When her mother died she had no one to console with, not even her father. Dulga just shut herself away with her guns and mother's mementos until they had to move out. Even afterwards Dulga had nothing but thoughts of vengeance to keep her company. And now that Dulga was part of Komei, part of these other girl's lives, something had awakened inside of Dulga.
"I guess a part of me doesn't want that to happen again. So um... How are you?"
@pkken@Ryonara
Ugh, for a huntress Kyra didn't do too well at being stealthy. 11. Also sorry for the long absence, the holidays have been hell for me.
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