Test Drive Post!

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Okay everyone, it's time to test some people out! The rules of the game are simple. You have a character you would like to try out as a native to the setting of this game. You want to see if this is the right setting to play said character in, right? Well, then all you have to do is drop them into this post as a top level comment with this as the header: Character name | Series (OC's just put Original here) | Planned Village Affiliation Then you comment around and play with everyone else! If you need some ideas on how to get started, you can drop your character in during the middle of a mission, have them at an eatery around their village, or maybe even just doing weapons practice. It's up to you how you want to set out, so feel free to put your characters in this version of the Naruto universe however it most seems appropriate. Just be sure to say where you put them somewhere in your post though, otherwise two people might not even be threading in the same country. One last thing! Remember that your character was born in this universe, so whatever else you decide, your character is a world native, even if they might be a tourist in the village you decided to test them out on. And that's it. Just be good to each other and have fun! Threads you do here can count toward future activity checks, so long as the person you're threading with gets in too. These threads can also be used for samples on your application. Locations General Info Characters World ♦ Main Community ♦ Message Community ♦ OOC Community ♦ History Journal ♦ Application Journal ♦ Mod Journal ♦ sunshinemods ♦ Premise ♦ Rules ♦ F.A.Q. ♦ Player Contact ♦ Player Ideas ♦ Event Calendar ♦ Character History FAQ ♦ Taken ♦ Applications ♦ Reserves ♦ Hiatus ♦ Drop ♦ Country Navigation ♦ Sunshine Timeline ♦ Backstory List ♦ Mission FAQ ♦ Mission List ♦ Maps

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[abileunaspada]

"... Sephiroth," It was a little hesitant as she put her kunai away, jumping down with years of practiced grace and approaching him on foot where he could see her. She still stayed out of what she thought was the range of Masamune, forcing herself to relax so that she could react in an instant if she had to. A face she hadn't seen since she was a child, someone she once looked up to - still looked up to as her goal in reaching her own perfection as a ninja.

It would be stupid to assume that everything was the same though. Until last year, everyone had thought she was dead - including him. And she hadn't discovered the true circumstances behind her and her uncle's escape from Kirigakure until then. The memories were still fresh, of the chuunin exams and the events that had resulted in her parents' plan.

"It's been a long time."

[silverterror]

"Quite." The word was clipped, and his gaze shifted, examining her before coming to rest on her Hitai-ate, pointedly making sure he saw what was inscribed there, before he looked back to her face.

"How is it then?"

[enchantressofore]

"... Things are fine. Quiet, for a while now," A while being since her previous out-of-village mission, but at least she didn't almost-die that time. She was unsure of what else she was supposed to say though, or even if what she said addressed the hidden questions he was asking. It was nerve wracking to talk to him, stressing her beyond what she had been prepared for with simple border patrol. Why was he there? Was he going to try and take her back?

Her stomach flipped at the thought. He'd do it if he wanted, no question - only the Hokage could possibly stand a chance against him, if what she remembered about Sephiroth was right. He could probably kill her on the spot if he wanted - though the fact that she wasn't dead already gave her tentative hope. Did he still care, at least a little? But, she cared too... Which only made this meeting harder on her.

[silverterror]

His eyes narrowed slightly, noting her anxiety, the way she was practically fluttering in place without moving at all. And here he was, having done nothing yet at all. How disgraceful. He stepped closer, his hand moving, resting on the hilt of the Masamune at his side as a slow, rather mocking smile crossed his lips.

"Of course. Do you remember your goal Adela?"

[abileunaspada]

No movement was missed as she watched him, her own hand slowly mimicking his in order to rest on the hilt of her own katana. If he was giving her this kind of time, it had to be a test. If he wanted her dead, he would have killed her already, right...?

"... To be your equal, I haven't forgotten," She responded, quiet as she looked on and tried to figure out just what he was trying to do, "Why're you asking?"

[silverterror]

He leaned forward, just a touch, and stared her down, eyebrows lifting as he practically purred, tone completely mocking.

"Because I want to know how close you are to being able to survive a fight with me Adela."

[abileunaspada]

"So you're punishing me, then?" She wanted to snarl, to get angry, but... She couldn't. Not at him. Still, she felt at a comfortable distance as her grip tightened around her katana's hilt, readying herself for whatever would come. He probably saw her either as a traitor or a runaway, though from what uncle had told her the clan wouldn't separate the two. She also knew that the clan as a whole would want her alive because of the blow-up almost a year ago then, but now... Now she wasn't not so sure that she'd leave alive. Or at all.

But why did Sephiroth have to find her? Was this chance, or was he planning it? It was impossible to tell with him. Was he the same cousin she looked up to as a child, or had she really not known him at all? Was he there to take her back, to execute her, or simply to test her? Again, she simply couldn't figure it out.

[silverterror]

He lifted his chin, taking in the way she tensed. So uncertain, so wary and fearful for her own health. Disgraceful. She was so much better than that, and he tisked, straightening his back and running his gaze over her in a wave of sharp dismissal.

"To what end? You left, then you stagnated. I suspect if you practice it's nowhere near enough." His tone was cold, the bored drawl he used when he found something beneath his notice.

He would see if it worked like it always had with her, if she remembered.

[abileunaspada]

What was he saying? That time she visibly twitched, her hand tightening before she forced herself to calm down. Going in blind anger was a death wish, she knew that, he was trying to provoke her...

"Who the hell said I was stagnating? I've been training every damn day, even if it wasn't the same training you went through."

But, even with her words, she knew what he was trying to get at - that no matter how she tried, she would never be good enough. As much as she didn't want it to... That burnt her worse than any accusation of betrayal could.

[silverterror]

"Every day... alone mm? Or against that uncle of yours who was always more craftsman than battle artist?" He shook his head, taking a step back from her, the very gesture a sort of dismissal.

He'd never had reason to do it to her before, but he knew she'd recognize it. "In other words, no one who would have you grow. A shame. You had potential, once."

[abileunaspada]

The words were visibly effecting her. Without realizing it her hand had wandered to her previous wound, the scar of the snake bite on her left arm. She was weak. She hadn't grown, she was still a scared genin who couldn't take care of herself in the field. Failure after failure piled up, making her question their decision to even rank her up in the first place - to depend on her at all.

I have to turn the conversation away from me. The thought went through her mind as she visibly shook, unable to completely separate herself from the emotion of wanting to be accepted by her cousin when she asked, "What do you want, Sephiroth. What are you doing here?"

[silverterror]

"Me? I'm just doing a border check." He looked over at her, running his gaze down her frame. "How fortuitous."

The way he said it expressed just how profoundly let down he was by the encounter.

[abileunaspada]

"... Why 'fortuitous'?" She asked, already knowing full well what the answer was. He'd see no challenge from her, and they both knew it. He didn't even care that he had come across her; she wasn't good enough to kill, or good enough to bring back to the clan.

She wasn't good enough.

She wasn't good enough.

Like poison the toxic thoughts spread, stressing her beyond measure as she tried desperately to hold onto what little self control she had left.

[silverterror]

"Why? Because now I know better than to keep my hopes up that I might have a challenge someday."

The words were silken, harsh, and by no means intended to be kind. They were meant to cut, to show how much she'd displeased him, and he was fairly sure she got the message. All the better, that.

[enchantressofore]

That did it.

Adela twitched, closing her eyes briefly before reopening them and immediately standing tall, her right hand gripping tight at her katana as she looked at him. It wasn't a happy look in the least; she knew then that he didn't care. He didn't intend to have anything to do with her, no. He saw her as nothing. And that... She was determined to prove that it was a mistake on his part.

"You're trespassing and you need to leave. Otherwise I'll have no choice but to dispatch you, Sephiroth."

It was a warning, saying that she wouldn't back down - that she was trying to cut her ties then. She couldn't let whatever feelings of attachment she had hold her back anymore. She couldn't let him effect her anymore... She wasn't even sure if she could do it, but she'd try.

[silverterror]

He laughed, a low, mocking thing, and stepped forward. "You don't have the skill." And then he shunshined around her, continuing away from behind her.

"But I'll go. No need to cause an incident over you."

[abileunaspada]

He was leaving...

Without thought she took a step towards him, stopping as soon as she realized what she was about to do. At that moment, Adela was torn between two things, neither of which was a good thing; the first was to throw something at him and yell at him for brushing her off... The other was to simply follow him home, as she had when she was a child.

A grimace pulled at her lips and she withdrew, cursing herself inwardly for her choice. That was before she shunshined away, back towards the village. She'd have to talk to Obito about it, about who she met, but... She'd have to make it a report as a border patrol would. She couldn't let on just what happened, or that it had shaken her so. She could fight through it, because who in the hell would understand?

No. She'd work through it alone.