Description: Reflecting back on old memories, Jiro goes back to the spot where he used to hang out and where his troubles started. What's old memories without old enemies? The two are casual with one another, and one thing leads to another and the exchange of hot fiery passion---... It's a fight, get your minds out of the gutter!
It's another day in Southtown, considering the routine situations of day and night rising and falling to it's daily cycle. The current cycle is resting on the night moon. It's a peaceful atmosphere, or at least as peaceful as it can get. No rain, but the air is still a little moist.
The streets of Southtown are patrolled through the Gedo Gang, as they keep watch to make sure nothing goes wrong. The students are actually on foot, surveying the surroundings until they see a passing motorcycle. Recognizing the green painted cycle, they immediately let the bike pass through.
This is a different attire, considering the Kawasaki Ninja. While still wearing his trenchcoat and usual attire, he's sporting a nice black helmet for safety reasons. The Stray Dog has both hands against the handlebars as he kicks the gas pedal, the wind becoming a gust as he races through the streets, but he does eventually slow down over towards an old spot, glancing over to where he used to be at when he was all alone.
"..." Both eye shut as he takes in the moment to reflect back. This was where he was at when he got into a lot of trouble that came his way. "...Old memories." He stares for a few more moments.
And what would be old memories without old enemies to remind you of them? Why was Gabriel here? who knew, but she was here. The actual reason was to retrace her own steps in a manner of reflecting. She was then, as before, one of Kurow's lackings, but as time went on she gradually did less and less of his bidding and more and more of her own. The end result was quite possibly her becoming more of an actual bad person. After all, when you consider everyone in the congress, Kurow was usually the only truly evil one, you really had to strike out on your own to achieve anything similar. Gedo punks would be easy for Gabriel to evade. But what was this sound? A .. crotch rocket? Not that Gabriel would know that nickname or ever use it even if she did. Motorbikes were loud.. irritating. And she had a sword. A moment before she comes to the realization that a motor bike doesn't fear swords, so instead she just stands there and hopes Jiro isn't riding with his eyes shut or he'd totally run her over.
Thankfully for Gabriel, the bike actually halts not too long before it nears the divine maiden. Slowly drifting his eyes up to direct his focus upon her, the rims of the shades pinpoint her out and the Stray Dog keeps a good look at her, musing slightly as he eventually removes the helmet.
"Huh, old memories, old..." Friends? Enemies? "...presences." His eyes focus back at her, then he shuts both of his eyes as he gains a very calm composure, relaxing.
"Long time no see."
"So it is," replies Gabriel in the most calm and indifferent collected of voices, "Jiro-... " she considers for a long time, a san or a kun. Usually she called him Jiro Kun.. She would give something different a try, "Jiro-san." She does not seem too concerned to be in the path of his bike, even if he does speed up she won't splatter like a zombie. It would be his bike versus her sword. The winner? Who could tell.
"Some things do not change so fast and others much quicker. Kurow-sama on the move, but one must expect there will always be something, someone, somewhere." She almost speaks as if she sees Kurow as bad, in actuality she did, but a necessary evil.
"Will you attempt to stop him..? I suppose only if he gets in your way, it is not my concern anyway." She comments.
Bike all the way, baby.
The Stray Dog's focus is on Gabriel. But as she refers to him as 'Jiro-san', part of Jiro is actually about to lift his finger up to point out something, but he shrugs his shoulders and lowers his hand.
Eh, no point.
The boy lifts an eyebrow about Kurow, "Saw him, fought him, lost." He shrugs. To him, Kurow's old news. His eyes does quirk at Gabriel, peering at her for a few moments, "So, you are no longer his..." ****su**er. Bootlicker. Pincushion. Bondage whore. Painslut. All of those things run along Jiro's mind. But the word he chooses is...
"...lacky?"
"I am still a member of his organization, though I mainly bend it to my own means, I believe he gives orders, I do vaguely recall a meeting where he was talking about something, but I have not found it easy to pay attention to him and do my homework at the same time, it is very important to stay on top of your class assignments, " Gabriel replies before continuing,
"And besides, when you consider it, him, Hyo-san, Diago-san, Sakura-san, . . the rivalry between the schools is all little more then childs play, when has any one of them done anything truly note worthy?" She questions, as though linking them on to little different then gang leaders.
Pause.
The Stray Dog shuts his eyes, thinking for a few moments, then he shrugs, "Beats me. The situations that go on through the schools are no longer my concern. I have other pressing matters. I am about to graduate soon and I am no longer affiliated with Gedo. I did my time and helped out everyway I could. I'm doing things for myself."
"You're still stuck in the school lifestyle, it seems." He lifts an eyebrow. "So, are you planning to become the Next Baroness? Or an evil cultist priestess?" He looks at her with amusement in his eyes now.
"Evil?" She takes him seriously, "No, but you must consider all of the moral degradation in the world.. I know that does not matter to you so much as your personal freedom and the freedom of others and I will grant you that importance, after all, does a sinner locked in a cage not sin? Perhaps not but only thanks to the bars. However you must consider that if left to their own free devices others might impeded on one another, taking their freedom and harming them, thus the need for firm morality. Perhaps the merciful mother sees fit for both of our purposes in her grand design. However since you inquire, my schooling will include several additional courses, though to what end I do not yet know, perhaps politics." she answers. Yes, she took him entirely seriously,
"But I have not given up on my training either as a crusader.. My sword remains sharp. How are your fangs, Straw dog?"
"Great, another person to sign up towards Sarcasm 101. Granted, you'll have to drop Mind Control 101 and Prudeness 901." The Stray Dog looks absolutely bored with Gabriel's rambling. He shuts both eyes for the time that she speaks. But after she's done talking, Jiro opens up an eye, "You do know that I blocked off a hundred percent of what you just said, right?"
"Stray Dog, though, not sure how long I'm willing to keep this name." The boy levels a gaze at Gabriel, retorting with a deadpan expression. "I've bitten a few doctors and mailmen every now and then, got taken for a walk, and got my shots."
He considers, "A lot has happened these years, you know." He shrugs, "Kind of a shame you're still the way you are. Could have kept Alma from happy and on the straight role."
"You require Alma-san kept in some sort of check? Very well I accept, but only if you are blessed by the goddess. Come now Jiro-san, I have not entered tournaments for a while, exhibition of skill is a waste of time. Show me what you can do after these years.. if you have changed so much."
Gabriel says, stepping back a little as though looking ready for some sort of a fight. She doesn't even start with her usual prayer, she just readies to get right into it. That was the sort of thing old 'rival's and enemies could expect from her. Custom fight intros. The sort of things they wrote FAQ's about.
"Well, Alma needs a girlfriend so that he'd stop eyeing me like meat." He shrugs, "And well, I think you're a better choice for him than forehea--err.. Xiangfei." The boy shakes his head at his corection, then he muses towards the woman. "Uh huh." The Stray Dog just shrugs and he stretches his arms up into the air, then he brings them to the ground.
The last time Gabriel saw him was when he first gained those white flames. They were weak and yet transparent, but this time? They erupt into an inferno around him before they quickly vanish. The Stray Dog becomes focused, raising both hands up into his fighting stance.
At the start to begin things off, Jiro drives himself towards Gabriel, tossing the helmet up into the air while he comes towards the woman with his right leg out towards her stomach, then he darts forward with his left arm aiming to slam her head against the ground.
COMBATSYS: Jiro has started a fight here.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Gabriel has joined the fight here.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Gabriel blocks Jiro's Strong Punch.
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Gabriel 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Jiro
In contrast to the white flames erupting, Gabriel was not half as showy, not even a little. If anything her presence alone was what she had, the way her body moved, rigidly really, it gave the look of someone who was solid, could handle the damage, the way tension worked around her. If anything she was the same, just refined. It shows more when Jiro comes in for a punch. One distinct change in her eyes, picking things up in ways she hadn't been able to before.. and then when it comes in, one fist and forearm used to graze the blow off her shoulder.
The next moment she flares up a palm thrust and sends it toward Jiro's jaw to send him back a little. At this point she might of said, 'confess,' or 'repent,' but having already said all that to Jiro a hundred times, she just grunts.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel successfully hits Jiro with Serpent Snap.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Jiro
After the arm makes contact with Gabriel's arms, the Stray Dog keeps a watchful eye on her, offering a smirk to see her improvements. Then, the Stray Dog turns his frame over to face her as she thrusts her palm right towards the jaw. He steps right into the attack, aiming to thrust his fist out, but he is caught by the palm strike, which sends him sprawling back.
But along the way of the sprawling, his left foot pivots and he swings the right leg across her face with a snapping thrust.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel blocks Jiro's Light Kick.
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Gabriel 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Jiro
This time Gabriel moves her leg up to take the incoming attack and then uses the oppertunity to back up a bit, she didn't want to let this go Jiro's pace afterall, she knew where that would lead. She had to take it her own way, her own design. Also.. She knew he'd be looking for openings in her own attacks.. And so it was starting to draw toward the time she did things a little different. First thing was to just sit back and watch him, determine his movements and the best course of action to counter them. .
COMBATSYS: Gabriel focuses on her next action.
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Gabriel 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Jiro
After regaining his balance, Jiro straightens himself up from the sloppy kick. That earns a frown to see when Gabriel is drawing forth to try to watch him. Considering that she's expecting him to do the same thing, he'll just give her what she wants. She can watch him all she wants.
The first step he takes as he approaches her.
The second step.
Then it becomes a charging rush, but then, the Stray Dog immediately slams a fist back, in preparation to punch. But then, he pushes his left foot in front of him and springs back, forming two spheres of light. The ivory blaze comes to life once more, then he flings the spheres out at Gabriel, "Riot Cross!"
Introducing Gabriel his new move, Jiro is launching the energy spheres right at her direction. But as they close in, they converge together to perform an explosion.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel fails to interrupt Riot Cross from Jiro with Quick Throw.
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Gabriel 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Jiro
Ouch, well that one gets through, pretty cleanly too, Gabriel's eyes narrow as she tries to charge through it but is stopped dead by the incoming attack. Her defenses shot for the moment and herself blown back, she can't help but try to pick herself up somehow and try to regroup. She sort of knew it would hurt though.. The surprise just wasn't there.
"Yeah, I finally learned to throw a fireball. Two even." The Stray Dog offers a grin once more, then he sprints towards Gabriel again to close in the distance with her, then he is attempting to push himself underneath and up towards her level as he reaches over towards her shoulders.
Should he get a good, tight grip towards her white vest, the young man is jumping up towards her with his knee thrusting out towards her stomach, then he'll follow up with another knee towards her chest to send her back.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel interrupts Light Kick from Jiro with Soushou Shin.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Jiro
This time Jiro is met with a spinning backhand, open palmed of course as he comes in. His kick connects, fully connects even, but that doesn't stop her attack from going through and dealing it's damage, whatever she can do with it to his head. Her move looking like a coil of a spring unwrapping, more fluid then before and having phased out a lot of her earlier snake like movements to more watery motions of a fighter.
"I have not attempted to learn to throw such things, they are not my way, but I have learned one thing in particular, I think I shall have to show you."
Another addition to the move is throwing in what might seem like over spin, going beyond what she needs to with follow through, but seems to be designed to carry her past Jiro.
While gripping towards the knee, Jiro is about to plant his knee straight into her stomach. Unfortunately, he is halted by the woman's hand striking him across the face witht he spinning backhand. It sends him sprawling onto the ground with a crashing thud, but he is immediately rolling back onto his feet with a possible growl echoing from the boy's features.
His eyes focus at the spinning Gabriel as she passes him.
But, he decides to press on, deciding to draw his fist downward while the flames erupt to life once more. Scorching the air, the Stray Dog merely draws his glowing hand out, then he aims to dive towards Gabriel with a quick dash, pushing off of his right leg with the left fist drawn out invertedly. The flames swirl along his arm before it hooks across to slam against Gabriel's face.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel dodges Jiro's Exploder Knuckle.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Jiro
Gabriel wanted nothing to do with that, nothing at all, she moves out of the way, using the momentum she gathered to carry her past and quickly turns around to keep her guard up, the fist just missing her face so much she could feel the flames. A raised brow as she considers Jiro now.
"I am very impressed, that last move felt dangerous, I imagine had things gone slightly different I would of been in a much worse situation then present. Jiro-san, what will you call yourself when the stray dog title is passed?"
COMBATSYS: Gabriel gains composure.
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Gabriel 0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0 Jiro
After the fist strikes nothing but the air, the Stray Dog finds himself passing away from Gabriel in order to turn and face her. A sigh escapes him, then he observes her with an raised eyebrow. Making conversation during the match?
Eh, he'll entertain it this time.
Folding his arms once, the boy gives off a casual shrug, then he says, "As for what I'll call myself. No clue. Just Jiro, I guess." He immediately darts straight towards Gabriel, drawing himself forward to immediately draw his fist out towards her face with a powerful swing, then he immediately lifts his right leg out and lunges the heel of it towards her stomach to send her towards the ground.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel blocks Jiro's Heavy Kick.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Jiro
To this Gabriel raises her arms again and lets the blood soak into them, it's not particularly pleasant, Jiro has a lot of power even when she's full on blocking, but on the same token, it was something she was relatively good at. Maybe a while longer it would mean death by small cuts and bruises, but she doesn't attack, instead she watches. . and continues to talk.
"Very well, it is time to show you what it is I have worked on.. I apologize for the preparation, but it does take a fair bit of effort for me to use even now. It is.. rather new to me. you see.."
Her breathing increases and you can almost see her fanatic level sky rocket, if they made a scouter for fanaticism they would have it explode right about now. And you could almost see a touch of sadism in her eyes.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel focuses on her next action.
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Gabriel 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Jiro
After Gabriel proves to be well-guarded against the Stray Dog, the boy exhales a sigh exaperatedly, then he shakes his head once more, deciding that it would be best to break through her defenses. "Your guard is good." He shuts his eyes, "...Is your power level over nine thousand?" He re-opens his eyes, then he immediately takes a quick step forward to start launching his fist out towrds her stomach, and then another one is aimed towards her face.
His right leg pushes out to the side while he winds the fist forward, that face strike was actually a feint as he twists his hip to lash the right fist right at the ribcage while she's channeling her energy.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel fails to interrupt Quick Punch from Jiro with Negative Gain.
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Gabriel 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Jiro
Her eyes wide, Gabriel tries to time it just right, to doing a backflip as the punch comes in, it's too fast for her and knocks her back instead and she ends up skidding, sent more because of the fact that well, she was trying to capture him in her legs, then because the attack was THAT painful, still it does make her forced to take a moment to regain herself.
There is a bit of a pleasure in the sound and perhaps the feeling of a skin on skin contact. Or something close to it. The Stray Dog immediately twists his fist around, pushing his weight out to have Gabriel fall on the ground from her attempted dive. The Stray Dog looks at Gabriel, peering at her.
"Now, that's a move that I have not seen before." He shrugs, then he runs forward to greet Gabriel with his next intentional movement. He steps forward with the left leg, then he immediately charges towards Gabriel in order to capitalize on the attempt of her trying to regain some sort of consciousness. And as she attempts to regain such, the Stray Dog merely brings his right arm out and prepares to slam his arm against her form, aiming to take out her head.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel interrupts Strong Punch from Jiro with Negative Gain.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1 Jiro
"Itai Yo!" Exclaims Gabriel, this time she'll catch Jiro, he might hit her first, but it is only aiding in her backflip which nets her his neck in her legs.. .... .... ....
And then slams his head into the pavement to totally clear it of impure thoughts. If you were expecting the mega pain Vice manages to deal with this, consider it Negative Gain Light, as Gabriel doesn't seem to have nearly the control of the art that the originator does, but all the same when she rolls out of it it isn't until then that the look of utter sadistic intent seems to melt now to a look of fatigue. Man did that take alot out of her.
Now, the intentions were to slam her straight into the ground and take her head off. That was the actual intention. It would had been a nice, pleasureable feeling too, the ability to taking the girl's head off.
But, that unfortunately doesn't exactly give him the idea of bowling her over as she catches him with her legs around his neck. To this, Jiro says, "I thought you were----..." The body catches the Stray Dog and plants him deep into the pavement, head first. It's a sickening crunch that echos in the air, and the young man grumbles irritibly at the resounding pain.
Son of a...
Grrr...
Slowly getting back up to his feet, the boy stares at Gabriel with a amused look. Clap. Clap.
"Nice." His eyes narrow, then he aims to close in on the divine maiden once more, not too please with the results of the said attack. In fact, he decides to let his displeasure be known by the fact of him by launching his right foot out towards her cheek in a crescent.
..Until that leg doesn't even hit, as it hits the ground, yet the momentum is built. The momentum drives in to launch his left leg out in an outward crescent kick as he springs off of the ground, aiming to send Gabriel sprawling away.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel dodges Jiro's Light Kick.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-======|=======\=------\1 Jiro
After getting drilled by her earlier attempts, she seems to figure she actually has some sort of change to get away from that, despite being quite tired. It was time to start taking things more seriously anyway, unfortunately, she really had spent no small amount of power. She was really really low on everything. So the next thing to do was to try and find a way to hit Jiro. Well.. She could try for the time buying, or just straight up risky move. She'll take the riskier one and try grabbing his foot, twisting and sending him back to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel successfully hits Jiro with Quick Throw.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-======|=======\===----\1 Jiro
As Gabriel is attempting to reach at Jiro's foot, the Stray Dog keeps a watchful eye and attempts to move away the leg from her reach. Unfortunately, that deft hand of hers is too quick for the boy to even get a chance to react. This puts him in a bad position as he's not only gripped against the leg with no ability to move out of the way. But he finds his body pushed to the direction that it does not want to take either.
Simply flung across the air, the Stray Dog is skidding across the ground, almost near his motorcycle. Shutting his eyes, the Stray Dog exhales a sigh, "Well, I suppose it's about time that I show you a nice gift as well." He shuts his eyes, the flow of the chi suddenly manifesting along him. His hair stands up along the wind, before the swirling chi engulfs his body." Since we're all about showing something new." The ivory blaze soon become an inferno, before he immediately springs out towards Gabriel.
"Let's see how well you break!" Jiro thrusts his fist out as he comes forth, the white blaze trailing behind him leaving a scorching screen behind him as he aims to plant the fist straight towards Gabriel's direction.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel blocks Jiro's Vandal Breaker.
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Gabriel 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
As Jiro gears up to hit her with his painful attack of absolute death and destruction, Gabriel gears up to not get hit by his painful attack of death and justice, raising an arm at the same time he gears up and ducking behind it. It's a standard guard position, only with her feet set. You can see the impact of a great force, equal and opposite sort of pressure, it still hurts Gabriel, singes her a bit, but the area around her? Probably looking a lot less happy than she is. An attack like that has got to hurt, wreck some of the structure of buildings around them, making bricks fall and such and oh the dust and debris.
. . . The dust clears, Gabriel has her sword out and she hardly waits for to give Jiro a moment respite.
"My turn!"
"Divine assault...!"
"Avenging Angel!"
This is followed by slash after slash after slash of her sword at Jiro, each one very quick, a normal person would likely only be able to see the glint of light off the blade as she unleashes a rave. If you were playing the character Gabriel right now you would recognize this move as one of those where you have to enter buttons while the move is going. So it would be, \-> \-> Sp Sp Wp Sp <- -> Wp. Of course there was a rhythm to it to get it just right. Lets see if the player can get the buttons right.
COMBATSYS: Jiro blocks Gabriel's Avenging Angel.
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Gabriel 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Jiro
After the smoke clears, this leaves for Jiro to actually stare at Gabriel after the smoke clears. THere is a tinge of disappointent on his face as she still stands, but he shrugs a moment later, deciding it's best for him to continue the fight as it is anyway. And while she swings her sword, Jiro raises his arms up to help guard himself against the repeated lashing of the blades. Over and over, those consecutive slashes are hacking against him until she finishes.
Once she finishes the onslaught, this leaves a very weary Stray Dog to recompose himself, before he decides to greet her once more with the right leg aiming to thrust her stomach. Of course, should the strike aim true...
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Gabriel with Strong Throw.
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Gabriel 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Jiro
Once the foot makes a nice, firm implant against Gabriel, it should be enough to double her over for the Stray Dog to actually 'mark' her, per se as he drives himself towards her and he turns his back against her face. Close to her, he hooks the arm at the back of Gabriel's head, which should put her jawbone towards his shoulder.
Then, the Stray Dog falls over to a seated position, which should force her jaw to smack against his shoulder and he rolls away from her, throwing the middle finger in the air.
The Stray Dog Stunner! Oh my god! The Stray Dog Stunner!
To which Gabriel for one last lucky move, she reaches in an attempt to drag him down with her, while he is rolling away. Maybe something like a throw.. But really she just tries to reach for him, take the back of his ungrateful head and pound his face into the ungrateful ground, IF she succeeds? Awesome, if not, she'll be laying there staring at the sky, taking in long and deep breaths as she tries to compose herself. What did you forget? For once they wreen't trying to murder each other. No need to sleep or visit the hospital.
COMBATSYS: Gabriel can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Jiro counters Strong Throw from Gabriel with Backlash.
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While Gabriel is attempting to grab at Jiro's head and pound his face into the ground, the Stray Dog turns to face her and grip towards her hand before she gets the chance, then he immediately performs a nice little Irish-Whip to have her backlashing against the ground.
Not really getting up, the Stray Dog merely rests on the ground next to her while she is looking at the sky. His eyes focus at her, then he muses, "Like I said before." He shuts his eyes, "Alma needs a nice girlfriend to settle him down, and he likes you, last time I checked."
"Anyway, Alma and I started a team. The Glory Hounds."
"The glory hounds? " Gabriel asks between gasps for breath, she's still trying to get hers back,
"I see, well it is no worse than the name 'Team Awesome'. In actuality the only complaint she could come up with for it was that it was named after well, arrogance in a sense, not very humble but that didn't matter to her, she didn't get what he was getting to just now.
"I am somewhat surprised that you and Alma-san can agree for long enough."
"Alma made the name. I don't too much care, but it works." The Stray Dog muses, "The Flames was probably going to be his next choice." Jiro shuts his eyes, folding his arms while he considers to himself. "Alma and I are best friends." He faces Gabriel, "Even if Alma and I disagree and I'll likely punch him at any given moment, he's my best friend." He muses, "You know, considering that I think I can get along with you now and you're not---eh." He shrugs, "I think you'd be a good team member."
"A good team member.." Gabriel repeats, her voice actress wondering what her motivation is, but just delivers it as though it were in consideration. Then a lightbulb appears over her head and she seems to understand what it was he was saying.
"Very well, I accept." She sits up then and takes a moment to wipe her forehead. She was going to be sore for a few days, because well, that was a good work out. A very good work out. "When will the photographers be hired for a team photograph?" She asks.
"I'm sure Alma will likely end up arranging the photograph." The Stray Dog shuts his eyes, then he continues resting. His eyes lift up to gaze at the sky, thinking and reflecting on some things. He can't help but look back at the alley that he hung out at all alone.
"..." He shuts his eyes, standing back to his feet while looking away. "Old memories will never fade, just only focus on the future now." He considers.
Everyday's a good day when you're Alma.
Of course, Jiro's not Alma. So it's moderately acceptable.
Log created by Jiro, and last modified on 19:47:53 04/15/2007.