[Resume!] Would you care for another drink or coffee? * Yuri shakes her head slightly. "No, no..." she smiles with a little quirk. I've had too much already." * Will laughs. "Well a nice walk in the nice air should help." He signals for a waiter. [The waiter comes and Will arranges for the meal to be put on his tab.] * Yuri straightens up from leaning on the table and nods, gathering the gift box up. * Will stands up and walks over to Yuri. "Shall we?" * Yuri stands up and nods at him again, putting the box in her off hand. "Sure." * Will slowly leads Yuri off to the beach. Currently the sun is down although some light and color remains. There's some traces of stars, but light pollution means that only the brightest are visible. (Retcon previous line) * Yuri grabs her pack, too! It's important. Grab! * Will offers a hand to Yuri if she'd like one as she stands up. "Need any help with what you're carrying?" * Yuri slips the pack on and shakes her head. "No, thank you." She takes his arm and smiles a little. "Even if it makes me look a little foolish to carry a pack over this suit, like I'm sure it does." * Will smiles and starts to lead her out of the restaurant. "Well, it's better to be prepared I'm sure." * Yuri nods a little and walks along. "It's vital, really..." [Right when Yuri's feet hit the sand she feels a slight shift in its texture and notices that she and Will have apparently appeared on a deserted tropical beach. THanksfully the temperature is about the same so her swimsuit still works. There's no signs of habitation in the immediate vicinity and the edge of a beach is a tropical forest.] * Will doesn't seem to notice as he's just glancing up. "Stars are really out tonight." * Yuri chuckles faintly, looks up with him, and says, "That's because we're not in Hawaii anymore, Will." * Will looks at Yuri for a second with a puzzled expression. Then he starts to look around and has a brief cute contemplative puppy dog look as his brain tries to catch up. * Yuri actually giggles, then she looks down. "I wasn't thinking about it, but apparently the universe was." [There are a few large rocks around the beach as well as a stream running down from the jungle.] Oh.. right! ::he adopts a more defensive pose and quickly surveys the area for danger:: So is there a fight coming? [There's a slight pervasive feel of spiritual energy about. It has a slight earthy/firey flavor. However, it doesn't seem malign at all.] * Yuri mms slightly as she looks around. "Doesn't feel like it, really. Actually..." She rolls her head back and makes an mming noise, her eyes seeming especially bright and golden, "It feels really nice." * Will smiles and relaxes. Which is good because a defensive pose while being arm and arm with someone is a triffle awkward. He looks in Yuri's sparkling eyes for about a half a second before speaking again "Shall take that walk then or do you have a better idea?" * Yuri laughs a little and looks out at the sea. "Well, it is still a fine place to walk, even if we don't know where it is." [The sea seems rather calm, there's distant rain clouds but they seem to be moving away.] * Will leads Yuri along the beach towards the stream. "That it is." * Yuri is lead, still carrying all her stuff. After a second, she says, "To be honest, I'm a little more comfortable here anyway." Because it's more natural or because we're alone? * Yuri laughs a little and blushes. "A little of both. Well... maybe not so much alone as not around other people, if that makes any sense." She glances down at herself. * Will nods. "It does." He notices Yuri's look. "I hope I didn't get you something you're uncomfortable with." * Yuri shakes her head, "No, it's not that it's too revealing..." she seems amused for a second, "It's... oh, it's a great gift, Will." She stops walking and sighs. "I don't like being showy... I'm not even sure I can think of a good reason to keep it." * Will thinks for a moment. "I suppose you wouldn't be much of a swimmer." * Yuri frowns at him. "That's not what I meant." * Will nods and processes for a moment as you reach. "Ah... yes. The philisophy of monks is typically to esque materialism." (esque-> avoid. Not a word he would use.) * Yuri nod a little. "Something like that. Not that I'm really into that as much as Master Qian... but I just ate enough food, I imagine, to pay for a lot of people's food. And this swimsuit." She chuckles. "It's a lot to spend on me." * Yuri rubs his arm. "But I can't help but think it's nice." * Will nods and smiles and then steps onto a rock in the quite shallow stream. "I do think you deserve it, but I suppose that's not really the problem." * Yuri nods a little. "And besides. All those other women. You know. The ones that don't look like they were an artboard in a previous life." I do think your tattoos are equisite. ::he then grins:: I suppose that's a perk of techniques that are thousands of years old and not practiced in back-alley shops. * Will takes another step onto the stream but pauses for a second to let Yuri choose how to cross. * Yuri blushes a little and actually just walks across casually, on the water. "Yes. Master Qian actually did them all." * Will keeps up by stepping on rocks. "My. I would have guessed some artist living near the temple who learned the art from his father or the like." * Yuri nods. "You might, yes, but... really, there is more to it than that." Oh? * Yuri nods a little. "Master Qian and I... we share a special bond and mission. These are part of that." * Will nods and then teeters slightly as a rock he's standing on twists under his foot. He does a fairly good job of compensating but there's still a slight tug down as he's holding Yuri's arm which makes it trickier to balance himself. * Yuri is stable on the water but shifts slightly as Will resists. "Whoa, careful, Will." * Will justs adjusts to get his feet solidly in the stream rather than on the rocks. He's fairly gracefully and does this with only with a small splash. "Sorry about that." * Yuri chuckles. "You're the one with wet feet, not me." Beat. "Well, not as wet." * Will chuckles and then gets walking out of the stream. "Now you have me curious, what do the tattoos mean? If they aren't some sort of deep secret." Mmm? No, each one is pretty readable Japanese or Chinese. * Will nods and looks Yuri over. Just to see the characters of course. All laudable virtues to be sure. ::he gets walking again:: * Yuri lets him, with only a slight blush, then continues on walking. "I'm sure that's all you were thinking about," she says with a faint smile. * Will grins. "Well, I was wondering about the ones I couldn't read." * Yuri laughs a little. "And which ones are those, mmm?" [And now you pass by the rocks and round a corner of the island. There seems to be parts of a building off in the distance. Give me a visual awareness roll.] [The structure appears to be a fairly small Polynesian temple. It's in disrepair and has been partially covered with creeping vegetation. There's an alter and a few small statues.] * Yuri mms faintly. "Still in the pacific, then..." [The ambient sense gets strong at this point.] * Will looks. "Ah, yes. And in answer to your question I'm not the best with Japanese and I suspect modesty hides a few virtues." * Yuri blinks, and smiles. "Well punned. Well, the most important Japanese one is the one on my forehead. Servant." She licks her lips. "Mind too much if we visit the temple before the modeling?" * Will nods and smiles. "I suppose I can find out any others later. And certainly." [There's also an odd area by the temple. There's a somewhat clear stretch of land that's several meters long and one wide with a large dented rock at the far end. The remnents of a spear lies below the rock.] * Yuri continues walking towards the temple and mms idly, saying what seems as idly, "Maybe you will..." * Will grins and walks along. * Yuri chuckles to herself. "I don't think this is a dangerous place, but... while I'm thinking of it." She opens the gun box up. [The temple has a few rock walls. Piled volcanic rock to be precise, with no mortar. The statues are made of wood and the inner temple building has a thatched roof.] [ Few samples if you don't know the look: http://virtualguidebooks.com/ThematicLists/PolynesianTemples.html ] It's actually loaded with tracer rounds right now. There's a few other options in the bottom of the box. [And when you come within about ten meters of the temple you can feel that the spirit is localized there. Most prominently in the statues.] * Grysar is now known as Jinx * Yuri nods a little and slips the box back into her pack, and lets the gun hang in her other not-being-held-by-Will arm. "There are spirits of earth and fire in the statues." * Yuri extricates her arm from Wills and approaches the statues. * Will nods and makes her extrication easy. [The left statue seems to be a force of raw earth, creation, unfocused strength, and there are symbols of practicing warriors along the base, particularly young.] [The right statue is a more aggressive fire spirit, there's symbols of eruption and battle along the base.] [The two forces seem melded together throughout the island and also seem to reflect the purposes of those who came here to worship.] [The spirits seem slightly more active now that you've approached, but active in a welcoming way.] * Yuri smiles a little. "A temple of battle and life..." she gravitates over towards the earth one and checks it more carefully. "Spirits both. I wonder how long it has been since someone worshipped here..." Honestly, the only thing I know about this religion is that there's a temple in Hawaii where you can swim to an sacred island past the palace if you broke tabboo. If you go there you were spared the death penalty. ::he smiles sheepishly:: At least according to the tour guide. [It seems to have occassionally been used in the past century or so. Can't tell more than that though.] [Oh, and since I didn't mention, there is a small docile looking mountain at the center of the island. Big surprise that I'm sure.] * Yuri chuckles faintly as she examines the earth one. "Does it count if you walk there?" [As she studies more she notices one more symbol prominent on the earth statue. There seems to be too substances depicted in symbols: one textured and comfortable feeling, that symbol lies beneath a different one with a top that looks like a sin wave.] I think the key part is touching the land. [She also notices a symbol like that on the alter. Next to a symbol from the fire statue. On top of them is a picture of the island.] * Yuri runs her fingers over the symbol. "Earth as... protection?" [As she rubs her finger on the lower half of the first symbol, she does feel confident that it represents earth. However, while it feels quite attuned to her, it doesn't particularly seem shielding. Seems far more raw than that.] * Yuri licks her lips and walks up to the main altar, saying to herself, "They're just the spirits of the island, the earth that we walk on, and the fire in its heart." [She gets an accepting vibe from the alter as she says that and approaches.] I'm glad they get along in such tandem, seems a lot safer that way. * Yuri nods and rubs her hands over the altar, saying in a faint tone, "Definitely..." [The altar has places for depositing sacrifices and offerings. The one dedicated to the earth spirit seems to be used for multiple small offerings. There's also symbols which seem to denote youth, inexperience, and coming of age. The fire side has room for just a few larger offerings and has symbols of mighty and respected warriors.] [Oddly it appears the two sets of offerings were then merged.] So earth and fire come together to make the island? ::he grins:: Wonder if that's a metaphor for something. * Yuri smiles faintly, but it's down at the altar. "Possibly. However, the earthen side is about coming of age... the fiery side is far more mature." * Yuri brushes the altar and says quietly, "I'm sorry, spirits, I didn't bring any sacrifices for you." * Will looks slightly puzzled. "Oh, so does the fire shape the earth? Some sort of mentor that dies in the first act sort of thing?" * Will then looks thoughtful at Yuri's comment. Well, slightly puppy dog thoughtful. Well, what do spirits want? * Yuri licks her lips. "Respect and emotion, often shown through sacrifices... but really, what anyone wants, in the end." * Yuri looks over to the long rectangular strip, and gravitates that way, glancing at the old spear as she does. "I think these, though..." * Will follows. "They what?" * Yuri mm faintly, then says, "I think they want someone to throw a spear for them." Metaphorically or literally? * Yuri looks over to the spear and shakes her head. "I hope metaphorically, because I'd hate to break that spear." She brings up her gun. "Would this be a bad time for a quick lesson?" * Will grins. "Who am I to deny the spirts." (spirits? ) (s/spirts/spirits? That is. Just a correction.) * Yuri stands at the other endish of the rectangular area and holds the gun with two hands, pointing it at the rock. Obviously not comfortable with the gun. * Will then walks up to Yuri. "Two handed is a good start, keeps the gun steady." He then looks her over. "First we should fix your stance." * Yuri glances over at him with a quirky smile. "Well, get to fixing, gun boy." * Will puts a hand on Yuri's right arm and gently adjusts its position. "You want your arms like this. Easier to aim quickly and absorb the kickback." * Yuri nods a little and adjusts. * Will nods. "That's better." He briefly runs his hand over Yuri's left arm making a small correction. "And that's just right." * Yuri sucks in a little breath, makes a slight almost happysigh, then nods. And spread your legs a bit. It'll also help with the kickback. ::He then grins:: And you can probably do that without direct guidance. * Yuri blushes and laughs a little, sliding a little to follow the instructions. "Yes, thank you." Alright, now site the gun using the notch at the front and the back. They should line up on the target. * Yuri takes a deep calming breath. "Is that it?" (Ack.) * Will nods. "You're doing fine." (Will up those two) * Yuri looks down the sight. One other trick. Try taking in a breath right and just start to let it out right before you fire. That's more for sniping, but it's a good habit. (And when you do fire, you get a -2 aim bonus) * Yuri aims for the dent and nods. "Okay... let's hope this satisfies the spirits." She takes another deep breath, then half-lets it out and pulls the trigger. [The gun fires shooting out a tracing ray that travels straight to the target. However, the force of the discharge and the mass of the gun are unexpectedly strong and if not for Yuri's long training would have hurt her....] [She also feels a countermanding force rising up from the very earth she stands on, causing the gun to lighten immensely, unfortunately that's after she's knocked off her feet.] * Yuri 's eyes seem to truly be golden, for a second, catching the reflection of the moon and the gunshot's flare before being knocked backwards and falling over backwards. "Aah!" * Jinx seems slightly amused and offers a hand up. "You okay?" (* WIll) * Yuri shakes her head and takes his hand. "When you said you built that for a stronger person, you weren't kidding!" * Will grins. "Well, give it another try perhaps. I'll bet the spirits won't mind." [And the spirits, incidentally, seem immensely pleased.] * Yuri smiles warmly at Will. "No, I don't think they will." * Yuri walks over to the same spot and sets in her stance again. * Will takes the chance to make a few more arm adjustments. "You're definately learning. The real trick of course is making it so natural you don't need to think about it." * Yuri nods a little. "As always." She sights and does the breath thing again, but this time, the glow seems to flow through her eyes first... then she fires at the rock. [Yuri again gets a solid hit, the tracer showing her bullet to be right on course. This time the kickback doesn't even jar her.] * Yuri turns towards Will, grinning, and her eyes still glowing. * Will smiles and looks slightly surprised. "I didn't think you'd master it quite that fast." * Yuri glances over at the earthen statue. "I think the spirits were looking out for me, and you made an excellent guess as to my strength. * Yuri looks back at Will with a warm smile. "I think we can head to the beach now." * Will smiles back and heads towards the beach. "In the mood to walk or model?" * Yuri moves up and takes his arm, and after a second says, "Model. I did promise, after all." * Will is taken by the arm. "Delightful." [And the beach is still there. Currently the only real light is from the stars and the moon. Although there seems to be a slight echo of torchlight from the fire statue a few places around the temple.] * Yuri walks over towawrds near the water and then lets go of Will's arm, looking out at the water. "I suppose it wouldn't be swimsuit modelinig if I didn't get wet, mmm?" * Will grins and waits a beat after that comment. "No, it wouldn't." * Yuri blushes a little and steps out into the water a few steps, actually in it, not walking on it. * Will takes off his sandals and sits down to watch, putting his feet in the water. * Yuri gets about waist deep in the water by walking, then jumps into the water and gets good and soaked. * Will laughs at that and watches for now. * Yuri pokes her head out of the water. "Young self-conscious girl over here! Less laughing, please!" * Yuri seems to be going back towards shore.too, although staying low in the water so far. * Will gets a faux serious expression. "I was just admiring your diving technique. How I do it too. Any other way takes too long." * Yuri chuckles a little. "Oh, good." * Yuri stands up out of the water and closes in on the shore, all wet and such, putting those two ranks of appearance to good (wet) use. She's looking right at Will as she walks back. * Will 's eyes widen slightly. "My..." * Yuri blushes very and then steps onto the water with the balls of her feet, before she quite gets to the shore. (very slightly) * Will stands up and claps for a moment. "For someone who normally stands above it the water suits you well. Very well." * Yuri blushes a little more and turns around a little. Not on one foot so much as just turning around slowly on the surface of the water. * Will checks out the new side this shows of Yuri. * Yuri continues with the slow turn, every so often looking over her shoulder at Will. * Will smiles and seems rather impressed. "Very nice. And there's another trick Smee didn't know about." * Yuri chuckles a little to herself and puts her hand on her hip, facing him on the water. "They shouldn't know about many anyway." She gets a small teasing grin. "So, are there any poses you think I should do? It's your modeling session..." * Will smiles. "Maybe walk around or pose on the cresting waves. You're not just any model." * Yuri laughs a little and nods, turning around and walking away on the water. After a few steps, she starts to put a little hip-sway into it. And the funny thing is, they knew a lot about your monestary, but for some reason ::Will stops a beat at the hip-sway but then manages to focus again:: They didn't have any logs on you, Saldin, that kid, or the succubus. They were cut out or something. * Yuri mms faintly, then turns around quickly. "That kid?" The teleporter. ::he then gestures for her to continue with a smile:: * Yuri hrms to herself, then falls straight through the water, at least, to Will's eyes. * Will leans forward looking slightly worried for a moment, but mostly just curious as to what's happening. * Yuri comes up out of the water in a forward cartwheel, her hands planted on the water's surface, and arcs through the air gracefully... but when her feet hit, she stumbles. and her feet kick up some splash in the surf, some even going so far as to get Will. * Will claps for the first bit and then chuckles as a few drops hit him. "Well, that was amazing. And I think we can attribute that landing to karma from my stream crossing.: * Yuri chuckles a little then walks back over a little closer towards him, the hip sway still there. * Yuri also has the golden glow in her eyes, seeming to catch a little of that good old fashioned moonlight. * Will smiles appreciatively and with no small amount of charm "You rather seem to have a talent for this. I don't think you need suggestions at all." * Yuri laughs a little, then lays down on the water slowly, not far from Will, on the surface. Her blush has mostly faded. "Well, I'm supposed to be a fast learner. Although I'm not sure Saldin would approve." * Will looks at Yuri's upper thighs for a moment. "Well, I can't think of a better way to exhibit beauty and grace." * Yuri laughs a little and says, "Saldin always says those tattoos mean more than they say." She rolls over on the water, face down, then after a second, stands up slowly, looking right at Will. "I think he's right but it's nice to be a little basic, for once." * Will leans forward rather more with a fascinated expression, staring at both yuri and her reflexion as she rolls and then stands. "There's great wonder in simplicity after all." * Yuri nods at him, standing about a meter or two away in the water. "Nice not to be thinking about hidden meanings, or subtle truths." She runs her right hand over her head. * Will watches Yuri's hair and smiles slightly while still looking fascinated. "Most of us are happy to grasp the obvious." Session Time: Wed Jan 05 00:00:00 2005 (watches her head) * Yuri catches the look in his eyes, but as she starts to walk towards him, her eyes widen as she suddenly seems to glow, herself, for a second. It's very faint, though, although definitely noticeable for someone as entranced as Will. But it's only for a few seconds. Is something wrong? * Yuri shakes her head and stands there on the water for a second, putting her hand to her chest. "No, no... luckily." * Will looks confused but shrugs and keeps looking fascinated. "Good then." * Yuri laughs a little and kicks a little water at him. "I don't think you'd like looking at a giant rock in a swimsuit." * Will grins and kicks a small amount of water back. "Well no, that swimsuit isn't suited for rocks at all." * Yuri gets splashed a bit and laughs. * Yuri hrms and lays back down on the water, on her side, and says a little teasingly, "Well, you seem to like this sort of pose..." * Will scoots down in the water, getting his rear end a bit wet and getting closer and he grins. "Just for it's artistic brilliance and uniqeness, I assue you." * Yuri licks her lips and the blush comes back. "Such chaste and noble assurances, Will Cheng." She shifts around so she's laying on her stomach and looking up at him. * Will grins. "Of course, I've got chaste and noble tattooed on my arms." He slips off his shirt. "See?" [It is, in fact, not the case.] * Yuri looks at his arms... then his chest, then lets out a laugh. "And a very convincing liar, too." She drags her golden eyes from his chest to his face. * Will looks down and says jokingly. "Damn, I could have sworn." * Yuri laughs faintly and says, "Well, I'd say you were confused by mine...but you might have noted I don't have them either." She blushes a little at the joke/implication, then smiles at him. "So I don't know where it came from." * Will chuckles at that joke. "Oh, you don't? Well then, you have any others I should know about?" * Yuri nods back at her back, then lowers her head a little. "Really... that one is the best." She pauses, then reaches back and undoes her top, allowing him to see the whole back tattoo, which does, in fact, cover her whole back, and is looping, whirling, seeming to have the qualities of air or a soul.. but also the qualities of rock, with rocky things and lines and such blended in. * Will stands up. "My, that's so intricate and beautiful." He does actually seem slightly fascinated. "Mind if I get a better look?" * Yuri shakes her head and says with no hesitance. "Go right ahead." * Will walks into the water and stands over the tattoo. "So what does this mean? It seems to have both rocks and wind." * Yuri stays quiet after he asks that question and closes her eyes. * Will traces one of the outlines with a finger. "But then, I suppose something like that doesn't have a simple answer." * Yuri mms slightly, slowly, at his touch. After a second, she says quietly, "The true meaning is my life's work." * Will nods and finishes tracing the line. "It's got to be amazing and terrifying to know that." * Yuri makes a very faint nod and says quietly, "It's something Saldin, Breaker and I share." * Will nods. "I think she'd be in good hands if your team wins." * Yuri shifts slightly, smiling, not that Will can see it. "Thanks. Master Qian thinks so as well. It is odd to see him so focused." On something like this, I mean. * Will nods and traces a different line along her back. "Yeah, I don't imagine he's the sort of monk always competing in tournaments in movies." * Yuri laughs faintly. "No. He is the classical buddhist monk. He does everything, and asks for nothing for himself, satisfied to walk the right minded path." It's most impressive. And are you a classical buddhist monk? * Yuri mms noticeably as he brushes a particular spot on her back, then says, "Well, not even Master Qian is the most classical of buddhist monks." She pauses for a second, then finishes. "We don't take normal oaths." * Will rubs at that particular point. He's got some skill at it. "Oh? Good to know." * Yuri makes a more noticeable mmm and gets a little grin, even as she blushes. "For your purposes, I think, it is." * Will starts giving her a backrub with her other hand. "I have no idea what you mean." * Yuri closes her eyes. "Now that lie I see right through, Will Cheng." * Will smiles. "I should hope you do." * Yuri trembles slightly, then refatens her top, which shouldn't stop Will's backrub at all. [It doesn't] One thing on the tournament. Is that girl with the scythe on your team or SABs? She had stopped by Smee headquarters looking for convention tickets. * Yuri laughs faintly. "Talking of other women at a time like this, Will? Isn't that against the rules?" * Will laughs. "Just trying to do my part to support team Monks." * Yuri smiles a little, eyes open again. "Well, no, I don't think so. If she is, I missed the memo." Ah, then nothing to worry about. * Will keeps up the backrub, changing up is technique every so often to see if he can get a better response. * Yuri mmms at the attention and does, in fact, have a better spot that causes her to just lay flat down on the water, eyes closed. She says quietly, "It's nice to have someone pay attention to the artisty for almost its own sake." She lets out another brief mmm, then says, "Almost." * Will grins. "Well, everything in moderation after all." * Yuri nods slightly. "Yes..." * Will looks down, not that Yuri can see. "But the art is truly wonderful. It's just overshadowed by the canvas." * Yuri licks her lips and says quietly, a little timid once more, "You really mean that?" * Will nods. "On both counts. This has been one of the most interesting nights I've had in a long time when my life wasn't threatened." * Yuri laughs warmly and says, "I'll remember to give Master Qian your compliments," before her body slips into the water. She resurfaces a second later, standing right next to Will and facing him, and then she brings her hands up to his chest. * Yuri looks right at him with her now-gold eyes and saying quietly, "We should try it more often, then." * Will seems a bit surprised at the slip and then puts a hand on her shoulder and looks into her now gold eyes. "I quite agree." * Will then leans in for a kiss. * Yuri tilts her head upward and lets her hands slip around to his back, and then kisses Will Cheng! Wow! [Kissing Will Cheng is perhaps both more and less than she imagined, as he's quite good, but then probably so is her imagination. And the torchlights dim slightly and the camera fades out. End!]