<span class="bbc_u">I could not think of an Exalt capable of doing this, even with mastery of ki...but a spirit, particularly a potent one, would be able to manage it.</span>Joy would watch as she read backwards a little bit.<span class="bbc_u">It must just be for you; my meter is the standard ten segments long.</span>So, it was just her of the two of them.<span class="bbc_u">Have you been able to notice any sort of pattern to how your meter fills?</span>Stood to reason that if they<em>could</em>figure out what caused it to do that, then they might be able to avoid having it fill all the way up.<tt class="bbc_tt">"Yes, the Nishiki Market could provide an interesting diversion for part of a day...and it would certainly allow you and your fellow students a place to gather souvenirs to remember the trip."</tt><br/><br/>Aika continued to scratch away at the page, as if she was noting down the Market.<span class="bbc_u">We do have yet to establish an origin for this phenomenon.  Somehow, it came into being; Souji might be the source of it, especially if he's an unrealized Dragon.</span>Most Exalted gained their ability through skill and determination - such as Joy, the Mugen - or through contract with a supernatural entity - like Aika, a Tennin.  Being a Dragon - like Yuyu, or Nori, or Miku - was passed down in the blood, and sometimes one could go most of their lives without the Dragon's blood ever waking.<tt class="bbc_tt">"I'll discuss the Pontocho and Mt. Kurama with the other teachers, but I think you've made an excellent suggestion with Nishiki, Miss Armstrong."</tt><span class="bbc_u">Let's look further into him.  Memory serves, Souji is someone that wasn't on our list of missing persons...but what if there was no one around to miss him?</span>