Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia & ReijiTabibito)
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				Title: <strong>Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>01-09-2009, 03:49:32</strong>
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				<strong>Though the Heavens Fall Around Us: A Love Story in the Last Days of the Fera.</strong><br><br>It was rather late at night and Yuna was sound asleep on her futon in her apartment when the lights turned on. Her eyes shot open looking towards who had turned the light on. Sitting up to rub the sleep out of her eyes she noticed one of her cousins foresting in her fridge. “Damn it Tsunami doesn’t Keiko feed you at home?”<br><br>Tsunami turns around having a banana hanging out of his mouth. He quickly finishes the bite of food he had. “She’s pregnant and on the rampage. When she’s like this it’s either she eats everything or she doesn’t want to be bothered.” He said as he stood up. <br><br>Yuna sighs, crawling out of bed fixing her night shirt. “And why must you turn on the light every time you invade my home like this? Can’t you just be a normal cat burglar and not turn on the light to let everyone know you’re here?” Tsunami just looks at Yuna and smiles going back to raid her fridge. “Why are you here anyway? Other then needing to fill your gullet cause the wife is pregnant… again..” <br><br>After grabbing what he wanted from the fridge Tsunami headed over to the table that was there sitting down on the floor. “Well we need you to be a guide for someone at the courts?” Yuna narrows her eyes, “Why can’t you ask someone else? Like what about Kimi or Mei?” <br><br>Tsunami sipped on his juice he had. “Because Mei isn’t a member of the courts and Kimi shies away from everyone but Rayne. Besides it is just to making sure this group doesn’t happen to wander to close to Dai’s pond.”<br><br>Shaking her head with a slight scoff Yuna spoke to her cousin in a slightly disgusted tone, “Fine but that’s it.” She narrowed her eyes slightly at her cousin. “This better not be another ploy for the family to try and find me a mate.” <br><br>Laughing at her words, Tsunami finished his drink before speaking to her, “No it’s not. The group of people you are going to help are Garou based.” Shaking her head she sighs, “Why are they coming here anyway?” she asked. <br><br>He shrugged his shoulders, “Not quite sure why, I think Rayne and Demon are finally going to have it out. Demon still looks at him as a traitor, remember?” <br><br>Yuna sighs heading to get a bottle of water from her fridge. Her eyes went wide before she looks back at her cousin, “You ate my cheese cake that I had in here??” Tsunami looked at her then stood up, “Well I have to go. Thanks for the food Tsukiko. We’ll be going to the island in a few days. I’ll call you before hand.” All this said as he was heading towards the door. Yuna on the other hand picked up a frying pan she had; she was going to hurt her cousin.<br><br>Tsunami was able to slip out with out getting hurt. Yuna went back to sleep so she could go to work in the morning.<br><br><br><div align="center">____________________________________________________________</div><br><br>Tsunami had contacted his cousin when he was going to pick her up. Together with Tsukasa the 3 of them traveled to the island near Amakusa. They took the ferry over to the island and headed to the main meeting grounds.<br><br>There Rayne was waiting for them to tell them the details of everything that was going on. Yuna yawned and found herself a seat near the back of the courtyard. She had pulled a double the night before so she was rather tired from that. Putting her head down, she listened to Rayne as he spoke.<br><br>“I’ve invited these people to come and observe over the duel between my brother and I. They also have other business they plan to attend to while here on their visit. I want each and every one of you to give them the respect you would give anyone else on this island.” He shifted his position standing there. “They will be here in only a few hours. I wish to give them a warm welcome.” He smiles, “Yuna has volunteered to be their liaison while they are here. If you need anything or wish to speak to them see her.”<br><br>Yuna perked her head up a bit; she was going to slap her cousin for this one. He had volunteered her but told her they asked her to do this. To late now, she would do her job and bring more glory to her family. Maybe she could even hope for a deed name out of this. It would mean a lot if she did receive one from the courts. <br><br>Hours past as people prepared for the arrivals of the outsiders, Yuna was waiting at the ferry dock for them a long with Rayne and Nambo. They were going to have to learn that these courts accepted even the Eastern Kindred amongst them.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>01-09-2009, 11:55:15</strong>
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				Alexander Fitzgerald, or, as we was better known these days, Alexander Slayer-of-Legend, sighed, shut his eyes, and rubbed at his temples with his free hand as he sat in his chair on the ferry over to Amakusa Island.&nbsp; It had been about six months since he'd come to Japan, and a little over a year after he'd left his caern back in the States.<br><br>And, unfortunately, despite all the danger, death, and general mayhem he'd faced in that time, he was still no closer to finding a way to break his tribe's curse than when he'd started.&nbsp; There was no doubt though, that this year had been a wild ride - until then, he'd never really embraced his Strider heritage and gone wandering.&nbsp; Oh, sure, there had been the times where he'd left the caern for a week or two, sometimes a month if he was doing something really important, but he'd always gone back.&nbsp; But, for about six months, he and Chie Izayoi, the Kitsune he'd picked up while traveling before he left, had wandered the world, seeking out allies, tracking down leads, fighting the Wyrm, and so on.&nbsp; They'd started in Wyoming, and traveled eastward, going through Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East, Russia and Siberia, China, and then here.&nbsp; It was good luck for him, then, that Chie had decided to teach him her language, so that at least he wouldn't have to go about with a translator everywhere just so he could do his job.<br><br><em>Although, it was probably less good luck than preparing for the inevitable,</em> he mused.&nbsp; In the time he'd known Chie, she and he had a good deal in common - like him, she had a wanderer's heart, and was generally happy when traveling...but, unlike him, she'd had a home to go back to, and that fettered her wandering spirit.&nbsp; It hadn't happened until Cairo, but he'd seen that she was homesick.&nbsp; Which was probably why they ended up here...no matter, here he'd seen massive archives of lore in the Kyoto court, and had spent hours poring over them with the court scholars.&nbsp; <br><br>Even with the still-fruitless search he was conducting, he'd still had time for an adventure or two - the most recent involving a group of mortal hunters calling themselves the Ishin Shishi, whose most recent plot to destroy the Fera of Japan had been recently foiled by two packs from the Kyoto court (one of them Chie's) and himself.&nbsp; Apparently, they'd taken a page of their namesake predecessors, and had decided to enact a ritual that would've bathed Kyoto in flame.&nbsp; They'd been stopped, obviously, and most of the members present killed, but a leader or two had escaped.&nbsp; Alexander knew they'd be back, though - they had two qualities that separated them from the usual annoying-but-mostly-harmless hunters: one - they were damned persistent, two - they were everywhere.&nbsp; It seemed like just when it was all over, just when every last one had been killed, up popped a new group of two dozen or so.&nbsp; Until a new crisis occurred, however, he was here.<br><br>His search of the Kyoto archives had, so far, turned up little.&nbsp; Then, Chie heard about through her network of contacts that there was a rather powerful Zhong Lung residing in the Amakusa court, and while Alexander was no expert, he'd heard that the weredragons possessed memories potentially going back to the creation of the world.&nbsp; If he could meet with one, and get memories related to the ritual enacted to bring about the curse, then he might have a chance at finally breaking it - a deed which would, no doubt, be immortalized forever in the Silver Record.&nbsp; Upon hearing about the Zhong Lung, he'd wanted to spring at the chance to talk to him, but had hesitated - what would happen if something came up while he was away?&nbsp; Chie had urged him to go: "We'll be fine without you for a month or two - the courts managed without you for centuries, I think they can handle a few months."&nbsp; And then the notice had arrived, and that had clinched it.&nbsp; Apparently, there was some sort of duel happening in the Amakusa Court, and they wanted an outside observer...well, they'd made a good choice - Alexander wasn't just from out of court, he was from out of COUNTRY.<br><br>Packing up the few belongings he'd had, Alexander had left Kyoto and come here to Amakusa...speaking of, it looked like the ferry was just about there.&nbsp; Alexander took a moment to go over his things...they were all there.&nbsp; Right.&nbsp; Picking up the bag, he laid it on his lap until the ferry docked, and then put it over his shoulder, and exited the ferry.<br><br>There were three people standing near the dock...perhaps they were the ones he was looking for?&nbsp; Alexander started heading over in their direction.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>01-09-2009, 17:11:04</strong>
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				They waited as the person stepped off the ferry and closer to them. It was Rayne who approached him first. He extended his hand in a western greeting to Alexander and spoke to him in perfect English. “It is an honor to meet you. I do trust your trip was a good one.” He gave him a gentle smile.<br><br>Rayne gestured to the other two people that were with him. “I’d like to introduce you to your liaison while you’re here, Kare, Yuna.” He did do the traditional way of introducing a person by last name first. “And the head of our Wu here, Yu, Nambo.” They both bowed to Alexander. “Nambo is here so you understand that we do have other members of the court that aren’t just Fera or Garou. He is from the thousand whispers dharma.” Nambo gave him a gentle uninterested type of smile. His current mask he had on made it so he was rather emotionless and seemed uninterested in everything around him.<br><br>Yuna on the other hand was wearing a rather pretty yukata. It was to hot outside to actually wear a full kimono and they practically had to pin her down to get into this in the first place. She looked over Alexander appraising him in a way. She had dealings with Garou in the past, such as Rayne and his family. She much rather deal with her cousin raiding her fridge at 3 in the morning then be here. At least Rayne didn’t introduce her by her birth name. She kept quiet and let the true born handle their business. <br><br>Rayne continued talking to Alexander for a few moments, “We asked you to come here to over see a duel between my eldest brother and I. For years now it has bothered him that my father gave me permission to leave our tribe and follow my own path. My brother does not feel I’m worthy of such a gift so has challenged me. If I lose I go back to my tribe and do as he says giving up my status in the courts. If I win he leaves me alone and doesn’t set foot on the island again.” <br><br>He started walking towards the path that leads to the inner parts of the community that was here on the island. “We have made arrangements for you to stay here with us while you are helping. Yuna will help you with the ins and outs of the island and what rules we have set forth in regards to the pond we have here.”<br><br>Yuna and Nambo followed Alexander and Rayne as they walked. It was then she spoke up, “The long and short of it, is you want to stay away from the Zhou Long’s pond. The water that is in it has high fertility properties. It is the reason Ruan, Dai is an elder of his kind now.” If he had any questions he could ask them and either of them would answer.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>01-09-2009, 21:44:05</strong>
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				Alexander listened as Rayne explained the need for his presence in the court.&nbsp; He then heard Yuna talk about the island's Zhong Lung.&nbsp; He turned, looking back over his shoulder, preparing to ask the obvious question, but found that at the moment, the question died in his throat.&nbsp; He hadn't noticed before, but she was wearing a yukata, and a nice one at that.&nbsp; She looked...good in it.&nbsp; A few moments passed before he realized that he was staring at her.&nbsp; Mentally shaking himself out of his funk, he then inquired:<br><br>"So, this...Dai is the court's Zhong Lung?&nbsp; If that's the case, I'm going to need to speak to him sometime while I'm here on a matter of grave importance."<br><br>As they continued to walk, something was bothering him regarding the third person, the other man...Nambo, wasn't it?&nbsp; He was a member of the court, but not Garou, nor Fera.&nbsp; Then...what was he?&nbsp; The terms Rayne had dropped - dharma, wu - they sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place them.<br><br>It was as his hand came to rest against his bag that he felt the vibration of Sun's Vengeance, and everything fell into place.&nbsp; <br><br><em>Wait...is this man...?</em><br><br>Taking a pair of long strides forward, he did a half-turn, facing Rayne.&nbsp; His right hand reached out, holding the other Garou at arm's length, and his left hand went into the bag, grasping the handle of Sun's Vengeance.&nbsp; Even as he spoke, Alexander never took his eyes off Nambo, seeing if he would make a move.<br><br>"Hold on.&nbsp; He's a LEECH?&nbsp; You let Leeches into your court?&nbsp; Why?"<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>02-09-2009, 01:59:04</strong>
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				Rayne stopped in his tracks looking at Alexander, “Is there a problem with having Kuei-jin here?” Nambo kept that same uncaring look on his face. Alex probably would have a field day if they sent Akihito instead of himself. It’s a good thing Nambo was there instead. “They don’t bother anyone here. It is a protected sanctuary for them to live with their families.” It’s a good thing Rayne didn’t mention just how big Akihito’s family really is. That’s what happens when a Thrashing Dragon decides he wants to breed. “Most of the people you will run into from their families are half damned. Only the heads of the Wu are Kuei-jin.” <br><br>Rayne started back on his path towards the inner sanctuary of the island. It was a rather beautiful place here untouched by human exploits. There was temple buildings in the area, most of them kept up to pristine condition. Smaller areas designed for living quarters surrounded the area. They headed into one of the smaller temples; Rayne opened the door for everyone. Nambo who had done his job left the group at this point, he returned to his family. <br><br>The temple they walked into was a very traditional one. There were statuses of Buhda lining the walls in the temple, incense sticks burning in the holders. Rayne smiled at Alex, “If you’ll excuse me for a moment, I will go and see about your sleeping arrangements.” He headed out the doors they came in leaving Yuna alone for the time being with Alex. <br><br>Yuna moved over to a piece of the incense sticks and picked it up moving it over to the small sand pot that was there. She placed it in the sand then closed her eyes praying slightly to Luna to give her the strength to get through this mission she had. She was a very silent person it seemed. Well that was unless your name was Tsunami and liked invading her space.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>02-09-2009, 02:46:41</strong>
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				Left alone in the temple with Yuna, Alexander took a moment to collect his thoughts.&nbsp; While he was still...bothered...about the vampires present, as long as they weren't hurting anyone, and were being kept in line, he didn't really have anything to complain about.<br><br>Glancing around the obviously Buddhist temple, he found it very different from the Shinto shrine he'd stayed at while working with Chie and her pack.&nbsp; <br><br>Running out of things to observe, he eventually settled on Yuna...she was still wearing that yukata.&nbsp; It looked...<em>good</em> on her.&nbsp; And, while he wasn't an expert, she was rather cute.&nbsp; Then, a question came to mind, and he decided to ask.<br><br>Hoping he wasn't interrupting, Alexander spoke into the silence of the temple.<br><br>"If, you don't mind me asking, what..."&nbsp; Alexander tried to select the appropriate word, "...breed are you, Yuna-san?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>02-09-2009, 06:45:38</strong>
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				Her head picked up slightly when she heard Alex’s voice speak to her. Breed? She thought for a moment. Last she checked she was nothing but human, well maybe a bit more special then a human. “Last time I checked I was a human.” She turned her head towards him and moved away from the sand pot she was standing at. “Though my children will be Tora Shiro one day.” She leaned up against one of the walls, it didn’t seem she enjoyed being in that yukata at all.<br><br>She looked at him, “but if you are asking me if I’m true or not. No I am not. I’m kin to the khan tribe.” She chuckles a bit. “Probably why you can’t feel any anger coming off me, am I right.” Yuna moved away from the wall she was at heading over to one of the small seating mats in the room. “Sorry to disappoint you for not being a true. Must be below your status to have a kin as a liaison isn’t it?” Yuna really did seem like she was intelligent, but maybe a bit of a smart ass in there. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>02-09-2009, 06:56:18</strong>
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				Upon hearing Yuna's statement, Alexander was stunned.<br><br><em>She's...Kinfolk?&nbsp; Khan Kinfolk?</em><br><br>That certainly explained why he didn't feel any Rage in her presence, and he knew that back west, the Garou Nation used Kinfolk like this, but...<br><br>...hadn't Chie and her pack said that out here, they were more refined than that?&nbsp; That compared to the Courts, the Garou Nation was a pack of barbarians?<br><br><em>And yet, they would still use Kinfolk like this...</em><br><br>Trying to gather his thoughts, Alexander responded.<br><br>"Well, I...I'm sorry, I had no idea...I just thought that...that..."&nbsp; <br><br>Alexander's jaw moved up and down half a dozen times as he tried to think of what to say, but words failed him at this point.&nbsp; So, instead, he simply stopped speaking, and turned his head away from Yuna.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>02-09-2009, 07:09:18</strong>
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				Yuna raised a slender eyebrow at Alex. “Sorry for what? I’m sorry I’m not one of the true born. We do what we can when we can for our courts. I’m not exempt from duty here.” She sounded a bit upset. “If you wish I can go and get a true born to be your liaisons around here instead of me.”<br><br>Rayne came into the temple area and heard Yuna’s tone of voice and shook his head. “Yuna you are just as qualified to be a liaison as any of the true are and you know that. Besides would you place him in the care of someone like Tsunami?” Yuna shook her head, “No I wouldn’t. Knowing our luck if Tsu did anything he’s end up having our guest swimming in Dai’s pond with out thinking.” <br><br>Nodding his head, “Exactly. We have asked you to do this because you are well trusted here. It will also bring your family much honor to do this.”
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>02-09-2009, 07:18:34</strong>
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				Alexander tried to respond.<br><br>"No, that's not what I meant...I understand, I just thought that..."<br><br>And once again he hit the verbal block.&nbsp; He was about two steps away from taking out Sun's Vengeance and driving it into his heart out of sheer frustration when he heard Rayne come back.<br><br><em>Thank Gaia - this is killing me.</em><br><br>Addressing the other Garou, he asked:<br><br><br>"Are things ready?&nbsp; Is the duel about ready to begin?"<br><br>Hopefully, they were, and he could put this awkwardness behind him, for now.
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				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>03-09-2009, 15:27:10</strong>
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				Rayne looked at Alexander then shook his head. “We plan on having the duel in 2 days time. I have also made arrangements for your living quarters while you are here.” He nods then turns looking at Yuna. <br><br>“Why don’t you go and help Kimi get things ready?” Yuna nods at Rayne then heads out of the temple giving Alex an icy cold stare as she did. She felt insulted that her station as a kin was below that of a trueborn. <br><br>The courts were different from the Gaian nation. They didn’t look down on their kin as the western did. Yuna was on the same level as any other trueborn in the courts. She just wasn’t allowed to fight in a real battle. For good reason too, she was basically a mortal with the ability to have true born children. <br><br>Rayne noticed the icy cold stare Yuna gave Alexander and shook his head a bit looking at Alex after Yuna had left. “I would not mind her slight attitude problem. Yuna is an only child and seems to be the backbone of her family right now. They do ask her to do too much.” Rayne actually patted Alex’s shoulder, “She is a wonderfully talented nurse though going to become a doctor.”
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				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>03-09-2009, 22:52:45</strong>
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				Alexander caught the positively frigid stare Yuna gave him as she left the temple.&nbsp; It was kind of difficult NOT to.&nbsp; He wanted to say something, anything, to apologize, but every instinct in his head was screaming NOT NOW.&nbsp; Sighing, he turned to Rayne.<br><br>"It's not that, I just..." Alexander tried to come up with what he wanted to say.<br><br><em>Maybe, if I try it this way...</em><br><br>"Let me tell you a story.&nbsp; I have a friend.&nbsp; She's a Kitsune Eji whose pack operates out of the Kyoto Court.&nbsp; I found her on the west coast of the States when I was delivering messages cross-country.&nbsp; She's a wanderer, like me, so when I left, I agreed to take her with me, to see the US.&nbsp; After a while, though, I got the urge to go wandering, as all Striders do, and she came with me."<br><br>"We spent six months traversing the globe - Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and so on.&nbsp; Eventually, though, we arrived here.&nbsp; When we did, it was an almost complete reversal of when we'd first met - now, she was the one helping me negotiate Fera society, and I was the ignorant one who practically had to have one of her own pack attached at the hip for the first few months."<br><br>"During my...education about the courts, she taught me several important lessons.&nbsp; One of those was: we treat our Kinfolk as equals, not second-class citizens whose only merit is the fact they can make Garou babies."<br><br>"So, when I got here, I, mistakenly, assumed that since you treated Kinfolk as equal, that you were just as likely to use a Fera as my guide as a Kinfolk...and then..."&nbsp; He gestured in the direction Yuna left.<br><br>"Do you understand?"<br><br>"I didn't mean to make this mistake, honest.&nbsp; And...I feel bad about it.&nbsp; Is there anything I can do to show her that I'm sorry?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-09-2009, 06:48:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu304/Krysia-Kitty/tanpopo01.jpg)</div>Rayne nods at Alex, “Well for one we don’t use our kinfolk here. They are asked if they want to do the task we set forth for them. If not we simply find someone, true or not, who will.” He smiles slightly. “Yuna is a big girl, she will get over any issues she has.” <br><br>Heading towards the temple doors again, Rayne beckoned Alex to come with him. “I’ll find out if my mate has your sleeping quarters ready or not.” When they headed down the path outside the temple deeper into the island he noticed Japanese style hut houses. These were living quarters on the island for residence. <br><br>They met up with Yuna eventually and a rather short shy looking female with long braided hair and a yukata on as well. Though as soon as she saw a stranger the young female moved to hide behind Rayne, which made him smile at the girl, she seemed overly shy. He moved his hand to her head turning so he could look at her as she slipped her arms around Rayne to hide more. <br><br>“This is my mate Kimi. She’s rather shy still. We found her in a village that had been run through by dancers. She was the only survivor and only talks to a few people because of her experiences.” He looked at Alex, “She only accepts 2 people this close to her so please do not be offended from her hiding.” <br><br>Rayne looked at Kimi, “Is everything I asked for ready?” The girl only nodded to him when he spoke. It was almost as if she was mute. Smiling, Rayne leaned down to give her a gentle kiss on her forehead. <br><br>His head turned back to Alex, “I can show you to your living quarters for now.” Yuna kept silent, just holding a baby fox in her arms. The fox by shape should have been a red fox, but by the odd coloring it was, it was truly unique. She was more of a golden yellow then an orangey-red; her eyes were more of a green-brown then normal as well. There was now way this fox was a normal red fox.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-09-2009, 07:36:47</strong>
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				<br>Alexander nodded.&nbsp; While traveling in Eastern Europe, he had seen a small caern decimated by a large Hive of Dancers.&nbsp; There had been only a few survivors, all Kinfolk, and he'd seen similar behaviors in them.<br><br>Then, he noticed Yuna and the baby fox she was holding.&nbsp; And while he was no expert, Alexander knew enough about foxes to tell that this wasn't a typical fox.&nbsp; Alexander's eyes flicked up from the fox to meet Yuna's.<br><br>"She's lovely, isn't she?"&nbsp; A small smile momentarily graced his lips.&nbsp; "Just jumps out of nowhere and grabs your attention."<br><br>Letting his gaze slide sideways, he nodded to Rayne.<br><br>"Please do."<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>07-09-2009, 03:07:18</strong>
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				Rayne looked at Alex then Yuna and couldn’t help but to laugh out loudly. He put his hands up with Kimi still hiding behind him. “I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it. Were you talking about the kitsu or Yuna.” <br><br>Yuna gave Rayne a glare that could kill. He just kept laughing a bit more shaking his head, “I said I was sorry.” The kitsu in Yuna’s arms canted her head confused, it was then another red fox bolted by catching the little ones attention. She squirmed out of Yuna’s arms and clumsily followed after the other fox pouncing on its back when she caught up to him.<br><br>Rayne watched the foxes with a gentle smile, “I’m glad she accepts Haru.” The male fox obviously stopped and started to play with the little one, not hurting her at all. <br><br>Yuna and Rayne spoke at the same time, “She…” was all they got out before they looked at each other. Yuna was the first to speak up, “Am I the liaison here or are you?” Rayne put his hands up again, “Ok, ok, I’m sorry.” <br><br>Nodding her head with a humph sound Yuna continued; “She is the mate of the other fox. Though she is to young to know what it means yet. Haru is a few years older then she is, and is very passive. He’s the gentlest of his litter of kitsune’s.”<br><br>Rayne nods agreeing with Yuna, “If you’d come with Kimi and I, we can show you to your living quarters.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>07-09-2009, 05:18:33</strong>
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				Alexander heard Rayne's response.<br><br>"E--ehh?"&nbsp; His face colored red as a deep blush crossed his face.<br><br><br>"That-that's not what I meant!"<br><br>And it wasn't, really.&nbsp; He'd meant the little kitsune, but Yuna?&nbsp; He'd just <strong>met</strong> her, for Gaia's sake!&nbsp; He didn't mean to imply that she was - well, not that she WASN'T - as a matter of fact, she very much WAS - wait, that wasn't the issue here!&nbsp; Jeez!&nbsp; The point was, even if she WAS, he didn't mean to IMPLY such right now!<br><br>Alexander was very much glad to hear Rayne's request.<br><br>"O-of course!&nbsp; Lead the way!"<br><br><em><br>And hurry, before I say something stupid again!</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>07-09-2009, 05:35:06</strong>
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				Yuna watched the 3 head out towards where Alex was going to stay. She could still hear Rayne chuckling to himself from how Alex reacted. “You know if you like her just say something.” <br><br>Narrowing her eyes some Yuna heard what Rayne said to Alex. She wanted to pick up the nearest heavy object and hit him with it. She turned her head up instead and snubbed both of them.<br><br>Rayne caught the look and laughed even more. It was a good thing to see him laughing. Even Kimi gave a gentle smile seeing her mate laughing and smiling. It had been so long since she seen it, he’s always stern faced, being head of the courts it’s what he had to do. <br><br>The kitsus followed Rayne and Kimi, the little female on the back of the bigger male. They were curious, that and Haru was still doing something for Rayne, he had to report when he was finished with the visitor. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>07-09-2009, 06:17:26</strong>
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				Alexander wanted to respond.<br><br>Really, he did.<br><br>But, he'd also realized that he was just digging himself into a deeper hole every time he opened his mouth.&nbsp; So, for once, he did the wise thing and said nothing, following Rayne and Kimi to his temporary living quarters.<br><br>He felt his ears burning as he did.<br><br><em>No doubt I'm bright red right now.&nbsp; Gaia, I'm so stupid.<br></em><br>And did he feel it. <br><br>Here he was, a Garou Elder, one of the most respected and feared members of his tribe. <br><br>A veteran of a nearly a dozen major battles, a man who'd fought nearly every dark thing in the world time and again - a Wyrm Totem, two Nexus Crawlers, a few dozen Black Spiral Dancers (including the one that had earned him his deed name), fomori and vampires by the score, Pattern Spiders, and most recently a group of deranged hunters. <br><br>A scholar, known amongst the Fera for his near-mastery of the secrets of the Wyrm, an almost complete catalog of the spirits, and knowledge of the last days of the world.<br><br>A traveler, who'd walked in the far reaches of the Umbra, wandered to the ends of the earth in his mission, and seen the very Plane of the Apocalypse.<br><br>A leader, who'd inspired his people to great victories, including his first, a victory achieved against long odds, and one where he'd expected everyone involved to go down fighting - including himself.<br><br>A near-legendary Garou, tripped up and struck dumb by a single girl.<br><br>He did his best to not look in Yuna's direction as they walked.<br><br><em><br>What the hell is wrong with me?</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>10-09-2009, 05:43:45</strong>
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				Rayne smiled a bit looking over at Alex. “They aren’t hard to get along with you know. If you just speak to them, they’re usually responsive.” He looked down to Kimi who had a slight flush to her cheeks now and buried her head in Rayne’s chest. “Yuna isn’t this shy though. She’s a very intelligent woman.” He nodded while he walked.<br><br>Heading up to a small bungalow in the area, Rayne opened the door. “I’m sorry it’s nothing fancy. We live as close to the land as we can, with the luxury of running water mind you.”<br><br>He was right about the room being sparse. There was a bed, a dresser in the room. A door leading to the bathroom and a small closet for towels, all the luxuries you needed to survive in the wild. <br><br>Rayne headed out of the room closing the door giving Alex time to settle down after his run in with Yuna again. He also wanted to hear Haru’s report from his mission.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>10-09-2009, 23:29:15</strong>
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				Left alone in his new room, Alexander started to unpack the few belongings he'd brought with him - he had more, he'd just left them in Kyoto with Chie and the others.&nbsp; <br><br>He put the clothes he had - a spare shirt and two spare sets of underwear - into the top drawer of the dresser.&nbsp; He'd thought about bringing a second pair of pants, but decided against it - it wouldn't kill him to wear the same pair of pants for a week or so.<br><br><em>Hell, during the six months Chie and I traveled the globe, I wore the same three pairs of pants.</em><br><br>Removing his shirt, he then took out the sheath that had been crafted for Sun's Vengeance.&nbsp; It was similar to an across-the-chest shoulder holster for a handgun, except that the sword was technically strapped to his back.&nbsp; The handle, however, protruded ever-so-slightly, allowing him to draw it while in Homid form, but not so prominent as to be noticed.&nbsp; He'd received it (and its Talisman Dedication) as thanks in Ireland for helping the Fianna deal with a pack of troublesome fomori.&nbsp; Sliding the d'siah into the sheath, he put his shirt back on.<br><br>There were exactly three other items in the bag.<br><br>The first was a jar of peanut butter, with a spoon duct-taped to it.&nbsp; The purpose of the jar was simple: whenever he fully utilized his Strider-Gifted speed, at the end of his run, he felt HUNGRY.&nbsp; He was typically able to control himself long enough to open the jar and get down half a dozen spoonfuls worth of it, preventing a frenzy.<br><br>The second was a cloth pouch that held the various talens Alexander had acquired over his journey.&nbsp; He'd originally carried them in his pockets, but after a couple of assists at caerns in North Africa, he'd gotten so many that it was near impossible to fit them all.&nbsp; Right now, the pouch only held three talens - most of them had gotten used up in the trip - a single Wyrm Scale, and a pair of Moonglows.&nbsp; Stuffing a Moonglow into his pocket, he placed the pouch within the towel closet.<br><br><br>And the last: perhaps, aside from Vengeance, his most important possession - a book about the size of a modern Christian Bible.&nbsp; In it was all the information Alexander had gathered, all the theories he had, everything he had learned about the Strider's Curse - how it worked, the nature of the enacting ritual, how to break it - everything.&nbsp; The information contained within came from a variety of sources: the books Silverbeard had left his pack after the Fang Legend's death, about the Garou and the spirits; the things he'd learned from his mentor, Jonathan Slicing-Wind, about his tribe; the research he'd done on the servants of the Wyrm; and everything he knew about the End Times - the Prophecy of Phoenix chief among them.&nbsp; Right now, only half the pages were filled - the rest were blank, awaiting new information or ideas.&nbsp; It was perhaps the one thing that Alexander valued more than his own life.<br><br>Alexander took the book, and placed it within the towel closet, but not in plain view - this, he buried under as many things as he could.&nbsp; He would retrieve it when he went to speak to the Zhong Lung, and consult his memories.<br><br>Unpacking complete, he set the empty bag on top of the dresser, and waited for someone to come fetch him - for whatever reason.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>12-09-2009, 06:33:24</strong>
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				It wasn’t until much later that Rayne came back to the bungalow to get Alex. He knocked on the door waiting for a response. When he answered he smiled at him, “Care for something to eat?” <br><br>Heading off towards the community dinning hall, Rayne kept to himself, he was still pondering what Haru had said about his mission. Alex got to see many people here, including what looked like an 8 foot Asian man with a western blond haired female and about 15 kids around them varying in ages from new born to 10 years old.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>12-09-2009, 06:45:04</strong>
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				"Absolutely," Alexander replied.&nbsp; Following Rayne towards the dining hall, he kept silent, seeing as how the other Garou didn't say anything.<br><br>As they entered, he noted the positively huge Asian man and Alexander presumed were his wife and kids, but he knew not to stare, so he kept glancing around, looking for anyone familiar.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>12-09-2009, 06:53:38</strong>
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				He saw Yuna in the dinning hall; she was around a bunch of guys and girls, possibly her family members that were there. She didn’t look at Alex as well until she was nudged by one of the guys that were there. To which she pushed him off his seat and stood up walking to a table by herself.<br><br>Two of the guys at her table looked identical, only save for a pair of glasses on one of the guys faces. The one in glasses stood up and walked over to Yuna sitting with her talking to her. Yuna ended up putting her head down on the table and was comforted by the male next to her. <br><br>Rayne looked at Alex then headed over to where the food was prepared. Kimi was waiting there for him with his food already. Rayne smiled at his mate then kissed her forehead; she always thought of Rayne and put him ahead of herself. She looked at Alex and spoke barely above a whisper, “What would you like?” Rayne was a bit surprised Kimi actually spoke to a stranger.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>12-09-2009, 07:02:09</strong>
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				Alexander watched as Yuna practically shoved a guy out of his seat and onto the floor.&nbsp; He mentally winced.<br><br><em>Note to self: she's stronger than she looks...</em><br><br>He noted the two guys at the table...twins, no doubt.&nbsp; He'd run into a few before.<br><br>He was interrupted by Kimi, who surprised him by speaking.<br><br>"Well, uh...what is there?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>18-09-2009, 04:00:58</strong>
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				Rayne looked at Kimi but let her have her distance. It was rare for her to talk to anyone other then Rayne, and possibly his brother. <br><br>“Well we do have some American foods like hamburgers and hot dogs.” <br><br>Kimi went on to name off the rest of the list of things they had at the community area. Rayne took the moment to slip off leaving Kimi with Alex. <br><br>When Kimi finally realized Rayne wasn’t there though, she clammed up real quick and turned bright red.<br><br>Rayne went over to the extremely tall Asian male there, but kept his distance with his hands behind his back. He kept at least 5 feet from the man making sure he couldn’t touch him on accident. Rather odd for people to act like that around other members of their court or even caern.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>18-09-2009, 04:12:22</strong>
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				"Hmm."&nbsp; Alexander tried to think of what he wanted.&nbsp; Then he remembered something that he'd ordered with Chie once.&nbsp; "Well, if you have shio ramen with curry rice, I'd like that..."<br><br>He smiled when Kimi realized Rayne wasn't present.<br><br>"You don't need to be scared of me, Kimi-san.&nbsp; I'm harmless."<br><br>He did, however, note the tall man, and the distance everyone seemed to be keeping from him.<br><br><em>I wonder - is that who I think it could be?</em><br><br>As soon as he got he his food, and had a place to put it down, he would find out.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>19-09-2009, 15:51:32</strong>
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				That didn’t help Kimi any, the people who raided her village told her family they were harmless as well. They had turned out to be a group of soon to be dancers, untainted yet. It was there initiation into a pack by destroying the village. None of the elders thought they were harmful either at first as none of them were tainted. <br><br>Rayne came back after a few minutes and Kimi clung to him. He looked down at her and smiles, “Took her a moment to realize I was missing didn’t it?” Kimi looked up at him giving him a glare which made him chuckle. “Alright, Alright, I’m sorry for not telling you I had to speak to Dai.”<br><br>Rayne looked at Alex, “I hope she didn’t trouble you.” He petted Kimi to calm her nerves. “She still doesn’t trust people. It took her a few years to talk to my brother. Though most people can’t talk to him, he’s rather barbaric if you ask me.” Shaking his head a moment, “I still do not understand why they placed him as head of the Lin family.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>19-09-2009, 18:10:33</strong>
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				Alexander nodded, looking over at the tall man.&nbsp; "So, that's the Zhong Lung...hm.&nbsp; And I understand, in my travels I've seen this sort of thing, not often, but often enough."&nbsp; Hearing him talk about his brother, he supplied: "Well, I believe that whoever placed him in charge had an excellent reason for doing so."&nbsp; <br><br><br>With Rayne back, hopefully Kimi would hear him this time.&nbsp; "Uh, regarding food, if there's shio ramen with curry rice, I'd like that."&nbsp; As he spoke though, his gaze seemingly gravitated towards the table where Yuna and the as-of-yet unknown male were sitting.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>23-09-2009, 21:30:35</strong>
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				Kimi went to get the food for both Alex and Rayne then headed over to a small table and set it down. She returned to get her food for herself. Alex would notice she went to a table by herself. She sat alone eating quietly. It was rather sad to see, he could see people talking about Kimi behind her back. If his ears were good enough he picked up on how they all think she’s tainted and Rayne was just protecting her. No one went near her ever.<br><br>Rayne watched Kimi for a moment before walking over to the table she put his food at. He sat down; part of being the leader here was also taking in stride some of the things they spoke of. It bothered him, but he wasn’t a violent person, per se. He’d defend Kimi, but he knew she wasn’t tainted at all. Though Alex did see his nostrils flare from the comments about Kimi. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>23-09-2009, 23:37:15</strong>
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				As he picked up his food, Alexander caught the comments about Kimi.&nbsp; Though the experience, and the ensuing aftermath, were not new to him, they still burned whenever he heard the things they said about survivors of Spiral raids.&nbsp; That they were tainted, or worse, were collaborators with the fallen Garou.&nbsp; He wanted to do something, really, he did.&nbsp; But he was a foreigner, and he doubted that he could do anything of substantial value to change this.&nbsp; <br><br><em>Plus, if any lasting change is to be made, it will require action on the part of the survivor...and she doesn't look like she's able to do that.</em>&nbsp; It was a vicious cycle, one that was hard to break.&nbsp; Many survivors felt paralyzed by their experience, but to break the cycle required that they take action.<br><br>Sighing softly, Alexander wandered over to the table where Yuna and her unknown male...friend?...sat.<br><br>"Hi, do you mind if I sit here?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-09-2009, 05:42:26</strong>
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				Yuna looked at Alex, so did the twins. Tsunami gave him an eye, “What business do you have with my cousin?” <br><br>Narrowing her eyes at Tsu she picked up a dumpling she had and tossed it at him smacking him in the cheek. “You know you really need to do your damn homework Tsunami.” <br><br>Looking at her and catching the dumpling putting it in his mouth. “Vuat foo hoo hean Fukiko?” To which she sighed, “Oh I don’t know this might be the guy you volunteered me to help while he was here.” <br><br>Nomming on the food he had, Tsunami chuckled, “You must be Alex then right?”<br><br>Tsukasa pulled off his glasses and started to clean them, “You know Tsu you do have a habit of getting Yuna in trouble with your antics.” He obviously sounded like the smart one of the twins.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-09-2009, 19:13:25</strong>
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				Standing there at the table, Alexander noted that the one Yuna tossed a dumpling at had been the one she'd shoved out of a chair earlier.&nbsp; And now he had a name - Tsunami.&nbsp; He noted their discourse...'Tsukiko'?&nbsp; But he thought...he'd ask her when she had the chance.&nbsp; And...Tsunami had volunteered her to be his guide?&nbsp; No wonder she was frosty - if he'd been treated like her, he'd be downright PISSED.<br><br>Then again, he was an Elder of the Garou Nation, and renowned amongst his tribe.&nbsp; If anyone treated him like that, they were playing with their own lives.<br><br>Hearing Tsunami's question, Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "That's right.&nbsp; I'm Alexander Slayer-of-Legend, Seeker of the Silent Striders, Silent Strider of the Garou."&nbsp; Slightly narrowing his eyes, he remarked.&nbsp; "You know, it's not nice to volunteer someone without their permission." <br><br>Turning his attention to Yuna, he asked: "What's with 'Tsukiko?'&nbsp; I thought your name was Yuna?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-09-2009, 20:05:42</strong>
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				Yuna looked as if she was going to say something, but Tsukasa cut her off as he placed his glasses back on his face, “Kare, Tsukiko. It’s her birth name. She hates it, just as my sister hates her birth name. They both have decided to change their names. Tsukiko is Yuna and Tsuneko is Haze.” Which was the other female sitting at the table, Tsukasa gestured to both of them as he said their names. <br><br>Tsunami looked at Alex, “So how do you like it here so far, yo?” He was a bit more westernized then his twin, obviously from the blond highlights in his hair and slang use in his speech.<br><br>Tsukasa looked at Alex, “Please forgive my barbarian of a brother.” Tsunami shook his head at them, more Yuna and his twin then anyone else. Tsukasa was quickly distracted with a set of hands over his eyes by a young female in pig tails who looked around 18, even if her clothing made her look younger. <br><br>Tsunami quickly stood up and started to walk away. Yuna looked at Alex, “Tsunami is going to hide his porn collection I bet.” <br><br>Tsukasa just gently removed the girl’s hands from over his glasses and held her hands with a smile, he knew the scent of his mate anywhere. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-09-2009, 20:44:59</strong>
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				As he heard Tsukasa explain why Yuna had been called Tsukiko, he shrugged and said, "I think it's beautiful...'moon child,' right?" <br><br>Responding to Tsunami, he answered: "It's been an...interesting six months since I've arrived here.&nbsp; And I'll say this much - never a dull moment."&nbsp; Looking at Tsukasa, he smiled. "It's not a problem.&nbsp; After all, in your country, am I not the barbarian?"&nbsp; <br><br>He'd noticed the girl sneaking up behind Tsukasa, but said nothing, figuring it for a game lovers play.&nbsp; His eyes met Yuna's, and for a moment, Alexander felt a spark in the air between them. <br><br>When he'd removed her hands from his eyes, Alexander rested his hand on his right palm, and smirked.<br><br>"So, are you going to introduce us, or just stand there like a couple of lovestruck idiots?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-09-2009, 06:02:40</strong>
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				Yuna looked at Alex, “Why would they? You’re the only one who doesn’t know them.” Tsukasa gave Yuna a glare as if to tell her to be nice.<br><br>“This is my mate Momo,” which was Japanese for peach, Momo looked at Alex then moved to sit in Tsukasa’s lap. “Oof,” was all he said having the young girl on his lap. He petted her hair and chuckles, “She’s very shy at times. Recently she’s has been training with my eldest brother Tsuneji.” <br><br>Yuna muttered under her breath, “Or watching porn,” she started eating some of the bread she had.<br><br>“What did you say, Yuna?”<br><br>Looking over at Tsukasa she gave him a fake smile, “Nothing, nothing at all.” 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-09-2009, 23:47:47</strong>
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				Alexander shrugged at Yuna's question.&nbsp; "I don't know, I thought you guys were all about 'courtly behavior' and being polite and such."<br><br>The Silent Strider nodded at the now-introduced girl.&nbsp; "Hello, how do you do?"&nbsp; Turning to Tsukasa, he inquired about the last part of his statement.&nbsp; "Training to be what, exactly?"&nbsp; He knew Kinfolk were trained for a lot of things, usually by other Kinfolk, but occasionally by a truebred to do things like make fetishes and such.<br><br>His sharp ears picked up what Yuna had said, but he chose not to say anything.&nbsp; No need to embarrass her, after all.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 05:23:39</strong>
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				There was a certain scent coming off Momo that any garou would know. It was the scent of the wyrm. She looked innocent enough, but that scent filled the air around them. <br><br>Tsukasa smiles, “Well Tsunami has been teaching her gifts finally. She’s coming up for her advancement test soon. Hopefully she’ll be a Tekhmet soon.” Gifts were usually representation of a true. Not many kin were actually taught gifts unless they had gnosis and showed positive loyalty to Gaia. <br><br>Tsunami nods in response to his brother, “Yep, she’s doing very well for first timer.” <br><br>With Tsukasa’s statement about Momo being his mate, it would mean these Khans he is around actually participate in shifters mating with shifters.<br><br>Momo was quiet but she did keep her eyes on Alex, he was after all an outsider. Her eyes had the hatred of a wyrm creature in them, but her out worldly appearance had that of an innocent child. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 05:27:54</strong>
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				The scent of the Wyrm hit Alexander's senses, and he briefly dipped his head and took a deep breath, fighting down the urge to whip out Vengeance and kill her.&nbsp; The Strider looked back up and asked Tsunami two questions:<br><br>"What is a Tekhmet?&nbsp; And <strong><em>why</em></strong> does she reek of the Wyrm?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 05:45:37</strong>
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				Tsunami who had his mouth full again looked at Alex then pointed to Tsukasa. Who gave a heavy sigh, “That is because she was and still is heavily tainted by a wyrm creature.” He adjusted his glasses giving Alex a look that probably if possible would pierce his heart.<br><br>Yuna looked at Alex with a shake to her head giving him a no no look. Tsukasa obviously would kill over Momo, and his look told Alex that behind that calm exterior there was still a wild tiger inside of him.<br><br>Tsunami glommed down his food then sighs grabbing a drink sucking it down real quick. “A Tekhmet would I guess you call it Cliath in your world. It’s our rank name for someone coming out of kitten or cub status.” With that statement it was confirmation that Momo was true.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 06:08:44</strong>
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				Alexander caught Tsukasa's glare, but the Strider did not let himself waver.&nbsp; He was an <em>Elder</em>, damn it.&nbsp; He'd seen and fought things that were far more horrifying than a Khan.&nbsp; He was a stone-faced killer, who wasn't about to let a possible amateur cow him.&nbsp; Catching the gesture of Yuna, he knew now the subject was off-limits.&nbsp; Trying to defuse the situation, he said, "I see.&nbsp; Well, it isn't that such things never happen.&nbsp; I had a packmate fall off a Moon Bridge into one of the Wyrm's Umbral Realms, and he managed to escape, though reeking of the Wyrm himself."&nbsp; He smiled wryly.&nbsp; "All of his fur got burned off in the cleansing ritual, something the sept was talking about for weeks."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 06:33:45</strong>
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				Tsunami shook his head looking at Alex, “Momo was altered by Pentex. If I hadn’t of saved her she would have been used as a tracking dog by them.” Momo perked her head up being called a dog pursing her lips and filling her cheeks with air giving Tsunami a pissed off look.<br><br>He chuckled, “Ok, ok, a tracking kitty.” He sighed though, “I found her and we brought her memories back. She only has the thoughts of a child right now. Her mentality was that of an 8 year old little girl when I found her. That was her true age. We’ve helped her come to terms with what happened and have been training her since she is a metis. They forced her transformation on her. Ripped her away from her mother, we are her family now.”<br><br>Tsukasa adjusted his glasses again looking at Alex, “And before you even think ill of me for being her mate. I have never laid a hand on her ever. I understand her true age isn’t that of a woman yet. I will never do anything with her until she is mentally aware of everything in the world. When that time comes if she still feels it’s me she wishes then I will properly marry her.” <br><br>Tsunami had to laugh a bit, “Yea Tsukasa’s anal retentive like that.” It wasn’t anal retentivity it was honor. “Tsukasa treats her like his daughter… creepy huh?” Obviously the twins didn’t see eye to eye on certain things, or Tsunami was just trying to get under Tsukasa’s skin like he had the habit of doing.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 06:45:02</strong>
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				If he'd been a lesser Garou, his jaw would've dropped.&nbsp; But the Strider was a seasoned traveler, and had seen many things.&nbsp; "That's...quite a story you have there.&nbsp; And believe me when I tell you, that's saying something, coming from me."&nbsp; Trying to change the subject, Alexander brought up another name that had been dropped in the conversation.&nbsp; "I believe earlier you mentioned someone named Haze?"<br><br>He knew he was prying, and he didn't mean to, it was just after so many instances of arriving only to be tossed headfirst into an investigation, it was an old habit, trying to gather info.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 06:58:42</strong>
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				Tsunami nods at Alex, “My uncivil bastard of a sister.” To which he got slapped in the head by the other person at the table. “Excuse me?” the female said that was sitting there. <br><br>Tsunami winced looking at the overly tan female with them. “You know I love you Tsuneko,” Haze grumbled as she was the victim of a noogie from her brother. To which he was shoved on the ground just as Yuna had done earlier to him.<br><br>“Go to hell Tsunami,” is all that came out of her mouth. “My name is Haze not Tsuneko.” <br><br>“But you were born with the other name,” Tsukasa added back up his brother. <br><br>“Then you can go to hell with your twin for all I care.” <br><br>“Tell that to your twin Tsuneko,” Tsunami smirked.<br><br>Looking over at Tsunami, “I’m sorry did you say something? I thought I heard you say you wanted a kick in the groin?”<br><br>Tsunami held his groin in order to protect it, “Bitch.” 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>03-10-2009, 07:09:42</strong>
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				Alexander held it in, but if someone looked hard, they could see he was stifling a laugh.&nbsp; Inhaling deeply to clear himself, the Strider spoke.<br><br>"So, you must be Haze.&nbsp; It's an honor to meet you.&nbsp; I actually have a friend in the Kyoto court whom you just reminded me of."&nbsp; <br><br>Haze was feisty - if she and Yuna were related, seemed like all the girls in their family were.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>15-10-2009, 03:17:17</strong>
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				Haze looks at Alex then gave him a devilish grin, “I’m married.”<br><br>Tsunami looks at her, “Yep to a killer, how does it make you fell Tsuneko?”<br><br>Haze shook her head, “Rather good actually. He does kill wyrm creatures you know. Ones that would kick your sorry ass, surf boy.”<br><br>Tsunami just narrowed his eyes at her and stood up, “Is that how you talk to King Kitty?!?” <br><br>Yuna covered her face, “Oh here we go again.” She looked over at her cousin, “Why did you have to get him started?”<br><br>Haze chuckles a bit, “You know he’s a king only in his mind.”<br><br>“Yep just because he knocked up his mate.” <br><br>Tsukasa sighs and stood up, “I’ll be leaving now.” Even Momo got up to follow Tsukasa away from the table. They’ve obviously heard the stories from the Big Kahuna many times. <br><br>Tsunami looked at everyone that was leaving the table, “Hey was it something I said?” He went to sniff his arm pits. “I showered today.”<br><br>Haze shook her head, “No I think it was you starting your stories about being King Kitty again King Dork.” She sighs and stood up. Haze was married to a Demon hunter, one of the most powerful set of hunters in the east, even if they had a chance to fall to the demons themselves.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>15-10-2009, 03:59:18</strong>
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				"Oh, no," Alexander waved his hands, "my friend's a girl.&nbsp; That's part of why it sparked my memory."&nbsp; Gaia, he didn't want her to think that he was trying to set her up - he'd just met her.<br><br>That's when the outburst from Tsunami happened.&nbsp; Things started happening real quick - people started leaving the table, leaving Alexander confused.&nbsp; "Wait!&nbsp; King Kitty what now?!&nbsp; Hey, person uneducated about the story here!"&nbsp; Sighing, he decided that he'd have to get the story some other time.&nbsp; <br><br>His food was done anyway - he looked around, and found the place to deposit finished food.&nbsp; Quickening his pace, he hurried after Yuna.&nbsp; "Hey, wait up!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>24-10-2009, 13:53:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna looked at Alex, she was still sitting at the table. She raised an eyebrow at the fact he thought she was leaving. She hadn’t finished eating yet. It was Haze, Tsukasa and Momo that were leaving. “I’m not going anywhere yet.”<br><br>She finished putting the rest of her bread in her mouth chewing then stood up. “Now I’m leaving.” She took her trash over to the garbage and tossed it away. Putting her hands in her jean pockets she started to walk away from everyone. She pretty much knew Alex would follow her so she didn’t bolt out of the area on purpose.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 04:39:30</strong>
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				Following close behind her, Alexander let her lead the way back towards the house he was staying in.&nbsp; The Strider occasionally glanced over his shoulder, and let a few moments of the time spent in that hall pass through his memories again.<br><br>"So, that's your family?&nbsp; A bunch of characters, if I do say so myself."<br><br>It was a general statement, made to bring out more information.&nbsp; He did it because he knew what he had seen and heard was just the tip of the iceberg.&nbsp; And now, maybe, he'd get to see more.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 05:57:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna looked at Alex as he followed her, "Those are my cousins, I don't really classify them as family, more like annoying pest." She really didn't like her family, well maybe Tsukasa but he didn't pull pranks on her or raid her fridge at all hours of the night.<br><br>"Let me guess... small talk? Hmm...?" She was still a little miffed at him from earlier. Her tone was rather cold and short with him. She kept walking towards where he was staying then stopped at his door. "Enjoy the rest of your night..." <br><br>It was then Yuna was bombarded by several fox kits and an older adult one. She looked down at them and sighs, "Haru where is Tanpopo?" The older one looked at her then turned his head towards the lazy kit that was coming up to the group. Yuna sighs and looks at the group, "She got into candy again didn't she?" The eldest fox nods at her then walked over to nudge the little odd colored fox. <br><br>Yuna stood up and looked at Alex, "That's Haru, Tanpopo's mate." Obviously the island was over run with fox born kitsune.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 06:02:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "I see...you don't normally see a large concentration of roko Kitsune.&nbsp; It's getting to be that way in the West, too.&nbsp; More and more Kinfolk are human rather than animal-born.&nbsp; A lot of important people are starting to worry over it."<br><br>He tilted his head, slightly.&nbsp; "So, why'd they come looking for you?&nbsp; Are you their caretaker or something?"&nbsp; Or, maybe she was just the nearest friendly person.&nbsp; Who knew?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 06:11:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Picking up one of the kits she looked at Alex, "Actually they bombard anyone they know. Usually they're around Mei who has raised Haru since he was born. Kimi is another one of their favorites, also getting into Rayne's room is a favorite past time of them." <br><br>It was obvious that the kitsus ran a muck in the area if not kept an eye on. "Haru just recently came back to work on his missions. His eldest brother is already a 3 tail." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 06:16:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I see," the Strider replied.&nbsp; So, it was just a case of a friendly person being nearby, more or less.&nbsp; Hearing about a three-tailed Kitsune prompted his own memory, so he decided to ask a question.&nbsp; "How old is this eldest brother?&nbsp; I have a friend who's a three-tailed herself."&nbsp; Everyone he knew said Chie was some sort of prodigy, maybe this would give him an idea of how much.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 07:01:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna smiles a bit holding the kitsune in her arms, "Well Haru is about 4 years old now and his older brother, obviously from the same litter as him is about to take his trial to become a 4 tail. Haru here is taking his trials to become a 2 tail." She pets the kitsu. "Though Haru hasn't been here for a while. He's been living with Mei and her family learning about life first."<br><br>"His brother how ever was a 3 tail about a year after he was able to do things on his own." Fox born aged quicker then a human obviously.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 07:05:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				A year...that was impressive.&nbsp; Chie had told him that it had taken two or so years for her to reach her own third tail.&nbsp; So, he decided to say so.<br><br>"That's rather impressive, going up two ranks in just a year.&nbsp; I haven't known many to have accomplished such a feat."&nbsp; Then again, he didn't know many people at all, but that was neither here nor there.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 07:27:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"It's not unheard of actually as long as you do what you have to for luna." She smiles, "I don't really have to worry about all of that being a kin." She set the kit down and it ran off to be with its siblings. Haru went to make sure the kits don't harm anything or get into any trouble. <br><br>"Haru's such a hard worker, it's a shame actually." She knew the issue that was going on with him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>15-11-2009, 07:32:35</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander smiled ruefully.&nbsp; "Trueborn or Kinfolk, either way, being one of us is a double-edged sword.&nbsp; No matter what we are, our lives become increasingly complicated starting from the moment we learn the truth."&nbsp; He paused for a moment.&nbsp; "Sorry, didn't mean to preach.&nbsp; But, still."&nbsp; The Strider exhaled, looking out in the same direction she was.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>16-11-2009, 07:02:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna looked at him then shook her head, "I'm not a child, I've been living here for my entire life. Rather boring always being the one who has to clean up after irresponsible family members." She was mainly talking about Tsunami. "Thank god Tsu got a mate to clean up after him.. literally."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 06:29:42</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander pondered for a moment, then nodded.&nbsp; "Yeah, given his behavior, I could see how that would be true.&nbsp; I've run into a few Garou like that in my travels around the world.&nbsp; None of them Striders, though.&nbsp; Traveling a lot means you learn how to take care of yourself pretty quick."&nbsp; He then addressed her herself.&nbsp; "I don't think I've met your whole family, but from what I can tell, it seems like you and Tsukasa-san are the responsible ones."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 06:41:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She chuckles, "Tsuneji is as well, but we don't hardly see him. He's head of the family, a kin, and has a mate with an over active sex drive. She would rival a porn star trust me.." She smiles a bit as the kits all decided to take off after Haru.<br><br>Placing Tanpopo down she looked at Alex, "Don't you think you should get some sleep.. I think Demon will be here in the morning." She kind of sighed a bit when she spoke of him. She shook her head a bit snapping herself back to reality. "That and I need to get sleep as well. I have to work early in the morning and it'll take me twice as long to get there."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 06:46:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander was feeling tired, and he was going to retire soon enough,&nbsp; but something she said piqued his interest.&nbsp; "Oh?&nbsp; Where do you work?"&nbsp; The Strider wanted to know at least something about the person who was guiding him around the island.&nbsp; He knew what she said was true, since she'd have to take the ferry from the island to the mainland.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 06:50:17</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Canting her head slightly, "I work at the local hospital on the mainland. I'm head nurse in the ER unit there." She turned and started walking towards where Alex's room was. "Unfortunately I won't be allowed to stay at my apartment until everything is finished. So I'm stuck here with primitive utilities."<br><br>Once she got to Alex's room she opened the door for him motioning for him to enter. "I suggest locking the door and the windows. If not the kits will find a way into your room and if Haru's sister gets in there she'll eat any sweets you have... bad juju for the chubby kitsu to get a hold of."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 06:55:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She was the ER head nurse?&nbsp; Wow...he could imagine that, sort of.&nbsp; She seemed responsible and well-controlled.&nbsp; "Ah, I see."&nbsp; Hearing her gripe about the utilities made him reply, "sorry about that.&nbsp; Hopefully this business will be over soon, and you can go back to the city."<br><br>Entering his room, he stepped inside, listening to her advice.&nbsp; "Thanks.&nbsp; I'll be sure to do that before I turn in for the night."&nbsp; He paused, not sure whether or not to wish her a good night.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 06:59:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna watched him then bowed her head, "Sleep well Alexander." She used his full name and turned to head off to her own room for the evening. She's only get a few hours of sleep before she had to be up to get ready. Which meant going to turn on the hot water in the area so she could shower. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:04:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Yeah, good night, Yuna-san."&nbsp; Alexander closed the door behind him, and then made sure to lock the windows and door so that the fox kits couldn't get in.&nbsp; Cleaning himself up for the evening, he sat down for a little while with his journal, making notes and ideas in it on how to break the Great Curse.&nbsp; Then, putting it away, he turned out the lights and went to sleep.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:13:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				It was the next morning on the island, Alex could hear the noises outside of work and people moving around. But it wasn't that that woke him up. It was the constant licking on his face from a small animal. When he finally opened his eyes there were 3 kits curled up on him and Tanpopo was licking his face to wake him up. They had gotten in anyway.<br><br>Yuna was up as well getting the hot water turned on for the day. It was way to early living creature to be awake, but the island was alive and kicking as normal.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:19:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander sat up, and got out of bed.&nbsp; Well, it was a good thing that he hadn't brought anything but the necessities with him to the island, then - no sweets or anything like that.&nbsp; The Strider didn't usually carry food - it tended to spoil when he traveled, so he learned to reply on other things.<br><br>"Come on, you little rascals," he drawled in Japanese, "time to get up."<br><br>Taking what he needed, he left his room and started towards the showers.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:26:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna was heading out of the showers and bumped into Alex. She looked up at him moving her arms to his to steady herself. In the mean time her towel slipped off of her and Alex got a pretty good show. She was still partially wet from getting out of them.<br><br>Tsunami walked around a corner and saw Yuna standing there in the buff. "Damn Tsukiko... put some clothes on chick..." Yuna looked at her cousin bending down to pick up her towel and covered her body again. She was red from head to toe and she stalked off pissed, not cause her towel slipped off but because her cousin was still pretty much insulting her as she walked away. <br><br>Yes Tsunami was yelled at her, "You should work out more, your butt is sagging!!" 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:33:56</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Walking into the showers, Alexander tried to clear his head, turning on the hot water.&nbsp; He'd run into Yuna, who'd stabilized herself on him, but at the cost of her towel and hence her modesty.&nbsp; The Strider had gotten a good look at her body, and now was hoping the shower would help him wash the images out of his mind.<br><br>But it did no good.&nbsp; Every time he closed his eyes, the image of her naked form popped back into his head.&nbsp; Sighing, he went about his business as quickly as possible, after drying himself off, and wrapping a towel around his waist, got ready to go back to his room.&nbsp; Seeing himself exposed, he ran a hand over the pockmarks in his chest.&nbsp; It was a battle scar from when a fomori had shot him with a Gatling cannon.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:42:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna was in her room getting ready for the day. She came out of her room with her uniform on and slipped on her clogs for the day. She picked up her backpack and then turned to head towards the Ferry. She couldn't stop for food or she'd be late. <br><br>Alex got to see her in her uniform. Head nurse and the shortest skirt ever on a female. If Yuna bent over wrong everyone could see everything. She actually walked past him heading for the Ferry. Her hair was up in a french twist and she looked.... feminine.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:47:58</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				On his way back to his room, Alexander got another little surprise - seeing Yuna in her nurse uniform.&nbsp; She had said she was a nurse, but he'd pictured her differently, and certainly not wearing something as skimpy as that.&nbsp; The Strider actually stopped in the hallway as she passed him, and watched her as she went by, seeing the wiggle of her butt.&nbsp; He was transfixed, practically hypnotized at the sight of her.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 07:54:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				It was Tsunami again that walked up to Alex standing next to him. "She's cute isn't she? You know for 50 bucks I can get you a date with her." He was eating Oreo cookies and cream ice cream on a cone. He was willing to sell his cousin! <br><br>Yuna thankfully didn't hear her cousin or he'd be wearing his ice cream. Tsunami scratched at his balls then looked at Alex, "You want to go surfing with the family today?" King kitty strikes again!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:01:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander stared at Tsunami, his mouth hanging slightly open.&nbsp; He nodded eventually, though.&nbsp; "Well, if I'm not needed, then sure, I guess.&nbsp; Let me go get dressed."&nbsp; As he was walking away, he remembered something else.&nbsp; "Oh, one other thing."&nbsp; He looked the Khan straight in the eyes.&nbsp; "Whether or not I want to date your cousin isn't any of your business.&nbsp; She's a grown woman, and she can take care of herself...unlike some people I've heard about," the Strider noted, slipping in a little jab at Tsunami and his alleged irresponsible behavior.&nbsp; "I'll be right back."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:11:15</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami actually mocked him when he was calling him irresponsible, "Yea yea, Tsukiko is a grown girl, but she's also kin and still under the jurisdiction of this family. So if you have any inclinations of wanting to be around her. I'd not insult the one who holds the key to her chastity belt."<br><br>Tsunami went to finish his ice cream cone while Alex was changing. Keiko headed over to him, "You coming or going to stand there like a bump on a log."<br><br>"Alex is coming with us."<br><br>"Can he surf?"<br><br>"Hell if I know.. but it'll be funny to find out won't it."<br><br>"You are so terrible, you know this right?"<br><br>"Yea but think about it, big bad wolf wiping out on the waves.... god the wet dog smell though."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:17:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Back in his room, Alexander got dressed, and after picking up a few things - Vengeance, namely, and his journal - went back out to see Tsunami and an unidentified female standing nearby.&nbsp; As he'd gotten ready, he'd thought about what Tsunami had said.&nbsp; Yuna had said last night that a guy named Tsuneji was head of the family.&nbsp; But still, it was a good idea to try and stay on her family's good side.&nbsp; That wouldn't stop him from being honest, though.<br><br>Walking up to the pair, he looked at them both.<br><br>"Are we going to stand here all day, or are we actually going to get something done?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:29:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled at Alex then extended her hand to him, she spoke perfect English compared to the rest of the khans, "You must be Alex. It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Keiko Kare, Tsunami's wife." Yep she was way to nice to be with the idiot. No wonder Tsu is with her, she keeps him in line. "We'll be heading out to the shore with my 2 sons and their girlfriends." <br><br>Tsunami picked her up, "Well let's go already..." She squeaked a slight bit. <br><br>Tsunami started walking then looked at her, "You put on weight, you're heavy now."<br><br>"Duh King Kitty... I am pregnant.."<br><br>"Oh yea..." he then zerberted her tummy. Alex could say one thing they both seemed happy with each other.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:35:57</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander walked with them towards the shore.&nbsp; He smiled.&nbsp; Well, this must've been the one that Yuna had been talking about last night.&nbsp; A slight twinge ran through his heart as he watched them, but he put it out of his mind.&nbsp; He was a Strider, his home was the open road - Chie was probably going to be the closest thing he ever had to a girlfriend or wife.&nbsp; Ah, well, love wasn't for everyone.<br><br>"So, where exactly on the island are we going?&nbsp; On the shore, I mean."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:39:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looked at Alex over Tsunami's shoulder, "Oh we're going off the island to our beach house." How typical that the surf king would have a beach house? Keiko smiled, "It's the same beach I met Tsunami on. We built the house there after we got together. We go back there every summer to live."<br><br>Tsunami looked at Keiko, "Aren't you miss helpful today?" Keiko looked at him and stuck out her tongue at him. <br><br>"Don't produce unless you plan to use.." Tsunami said to her.<br><br>They walked until they got to the ferry then got on it. He set Keiko down on the seat and sat down himself.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:44:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Getting on the ferry, Alexander sat down near Keiko and Tsunami, and contented himself with watching out the window of the boat until they arrived at their destination.&nbsp; <br><br><em>So, surfing, huh?</em><br><br>He'd never done it before, but he was pretty athletic, so he imagined he'd do alright for himself.&nbsp; Once they were off the ferry, he turned to the couple.<br><br>"Okay, you're the locals, lead the way."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:49:26</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiles then walked over to the SUV that was parked in the parking lot of the ferry area. Tsunami smirks and walked over opening the door to the driver side. Keiko slipped into the back with one of her kids giving Alex the passenger side. <br><br>In the van there was 3 kids all around 18-19 years old. 2 twin boys obviously with different hair styles and a female who was with one of the boys. The one sitting with Keiko looked to have this evil mean expression on his face and had rage coming off him like his father. The other one pretty much was holding his girlfriend.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 08:57:02</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander felt the rage, and guessed that this one was a trueborn, while the other was a Kinfolk.&nbsp; Using his eyes, he looked into the back using the rearview mirror, and spoke.<br><br>"Well, I don't want to be a stranger now, so let me introduce myself.&nbsp; I'm Alexander Slayer-of-Legend, a guest at your island."<br><br>Though, if they were Tsunami's family, they'd probably heard about him already.&nbsp; But still, it was the principle of the thing, not only the reality.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 09:21:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami looked at Alex then headed out of the parking spot. "We have one other person to pick up... Kasa's girlfriend Ruriko..." <br><br>"That bitch isn't my girlfriend!!" Kasa shouted from the back right next to his mother. Keiko looked at him and Kasa grumbled and looked out the window folding his arms having an internal temper tantrum. <br><br>Taka spoke softly and more calm then his brother, "Forgive him he hasn't accepted her yet.. my mother picked her for him." <br><br>Kasa was muttering in Japanese about how much of a bitch Ruriko was. Chisa looked back at him and shook her head, "It's only because she's the only female who's ever put you in your place." See Tsunami was smart, he put his son with the only female that could tame his ass. Alex would see.<br><br>It took a while for the drive when they stopped and pulled up to a house. Chisa jumped out and headed to go and get Ruriko. The girl was walking attitude. She came out in pretty much... nothing, spinning a drum stick on her palm she walked to the SUV and got inside. She actually sat with Chisa and Taka.<br><br>The drive to the shore was about 2 hours from Ruriko's place. Alex could hear Ruriko and Taka talking about their tour that was coming up. Taka also was talking about having another meeting with the rest of the band members before they leave. Kasa sat silently now that Ruriko was around. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 09:34:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander didn't need to look behind him to feel the emotions bouncing around in the interior of the car.&nbsp; Being a Strider, he'd had experience in dealing with situations like this - being new and surrounded by long histories and pent-up feelings, be they resentment or whatever.&nbsp; And the first rule of being in this place was: tread lightly.&nbsp; He decided to go onto a light-hearted subject, asking Ruriko and Taka:<br><br>"I noticed the drumstick.&nbsp; You two are in a band?&nbsp; How's that working out for you?"<br><br>If all else failed, he could just take out his journal and go through it.&nbsp; Though, he'd rather not have to do that.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 09:54:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Taka and Ruriko looked up at Alex when he started talking. Chisa was the hyper one who spoke, "Yep Taka is the lead singer and Ruriko is his drummer. She was proud of her fiance it seems. Ruriko looked at Chisa, "Are you ever not hyper?" Chisa looked at her, "no why?" Taka chuckles, "Chisa's fine the way she is..." Which made Chisa blush and steal a kiss from Taka. <br><br>Alex could pretty much feel the jealousy off of Kasa behind them. He wanted to reach over and strangle his brother. It was then Ruriko looked at Kasa and whipped that drum stick into his face. "Mind cutting out the attitude problem?" Kasa mocked her which got him a slap in the nose with her drum stick. He yelped when it hit and just moved away from her. Yep she could put him in his place.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:03:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander just let a small smile flash briefly on his face, then went back to being inscrutable.&nbsp; "Well, good, I'm glad you've got a passion you want to follow.&nbsp; People need something like that in their lives."&nbsp; In his experiences, he'd seen both sides, people who were driven, like him and his pack - he was driven by the Great Curse, and his desire to undo it; Earl-of-Umbra wanted to learn the deep secrets of that realm; Chie wanted to bridge ties between the Beast Courts of the East and the Garou Nation of the West, and so on.&nbsp; There were a few, however, he'd seen without passion, and they'd been...hollow, seemingly living life on the fringe, not getting involved.<br><br>Sitting in his seat, he continued to make small talk with the various occupants of the vehicle until they arrived.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:08:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Once they arrived at the beach house, Tsunami parked. The first 2 out of the car were Taka and Chisa. They both took off towards the water already. They seemed to enjoy it and being together. Keiko got out letting Kasa out, "Do I have to be here?" Keiko looked at him, "No you can go in the beach house and help your father get things so it's livable again." Kasa shook his head, "No thank you I'll go get sand in my ass before that..." Ruriko cracked him up the back of his head then grabbed his ear. "Fine then come with me smart ass."<br><br>Kasa looked at his mother and whimpered, "mommy save me.." Keiko waved at him as Ruriko drug him off. Tsunami got out of the SUV and stood up looking over the top of it over the beach. "Welcome to our beach.." There wasn't another person on the beach at all. "Feel free to make yourself at home." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:16:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander got his stuff out of the car, and watched Taka and Chisa head towards the water.&nbsp; He then turned to Keiko.&nbsp; "I'm no expert, but I'd say a good match was made between the two of them.&nbsp; You must be very happy."&nbsp; He shifted awkwardly a little, and then made a request of her.<br><br>"I, uh, don't mean to bother you, but one thing Garou don't usually travel with is a swimsuit.&nbsp; Is there one I can borrow, or something?"&nbsp; Technically, he could just wear his boxers, but he didn't relish the idea of wearing wet, clingy underwear all day, or at least until he got a new pair.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:21:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckled a bit, "Well for one you don't surf in a swim suit." She picked up her stuff but Tsunami jumped pretty much over the SUV after Keiko and picked up her things for her. She was after all pregnant. Keiko looked at Tsunami for being a stunt man. "You know sometimes you have to much adrenaline for your own good monkey boy." <br><br>Tsunami made monkey noises at her then leaned in giving her a kiss. He loaded everything up from the SUV in one trip. "Damn pack mule is what he is." Tsu didn't look that strong but he was. Keiko looked at Alex, "You use a wet suit." She smiles, "I think we have extras actually." <br><br>She turned walking with him to the house, "and as for Chisa and Taka, she gave up a lot to be with him. He doesn't take that for granted that she's not allowed to ever return home because of her choice." She paused, "Kasa on the other hand, he's a good kid just has a lot of issues he hasn't come to terms with." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:29:52</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				When he heard about the wet suit, Alexander automatically responded with his oops-I-made-a-mistake reflex: he scratched the back of his head, and said: "Oh, uh, I see.&nbsp; Well, if we could find one, that'd help a lot."<br><br>Hearing her talk about Chisa and Taka, the Strider nodded.&nbsp; "I've seen arrangements like that on my travels, where one side practically has to give everything up for the sake of the other person, and while they may not make a marriage unbreakable, sacrifices sure make it tougher than a lot of your typical ones."<br><br>He shuffled his feet a little.&nbsp; "So, uh, where do you keep your spare suits?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:35:02</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looks at Alex still walking towards the house. "You didn't hear this from me, but Chisa's a mermaid. She gave up her world to be with Taka. I've never actually seen a person more devoted to another person. She was kicked out of her home and told to never return or she'd be killed on site. Back home she only has a pond in the back yard to live in. She's had trouble being accepted by the family, well I should say by Kasa."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:39:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander was a little surprised, but not much.&nbsp; "A mermaid? Seriously?&nbsp; Breathes water, fish tail, that mermaid?"&nbsp; He looked out over the water where they were.&nbsp; "Go figure.&nbsp; The minute I think the world's run out of weird stuff to throw at me, it whacks me upside the head with something new."&nbsp; He exhaled, and smiled.&nbsp; "I'd like to see that someday."<br><br>Following her towards the house, he now asked: "You really think you might have a suit my size in the house?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:43:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko nods and looks over Alex, "You seem to be about Tsuneji's size." Yes the giant Asian man. He was 6'.<br><br>When Alex looked back at Chisa and Taka he actually saw Kasa kissing Ruriko. They were sitting on the beach and he had kissed her forehead holding her. He'd never let anyone know he actually liked her. <br><br>Walking into the house Alex saw Tsunami dancing around the house and cleaning..... <br><br>Keiko shook her head then walked into the room they hung their suits up in and pulled down 2 of them handing them to Alex, "These were Tsuneji's before he became anal and married Nisa."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:50:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Tsuneji..."&nbsp; He'd heard the name before.&nbsp; "Yuna mentioned him last night.&nbsp; Said he was head of your family?"&nbsp; He turned the suit over.&nbsp; It seemed like it would fit him.&nbsp; "But, she said that he was a Kin?&nbsp; That doesn't track with me."&nbsp; Trueborns were always considered higher than Kins, so the fact that a Kin was leading a family was a source of confusion for him.&nbsp; "How does a Kin end up leader of a family line?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 10:58:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiles, "Normally they aren't, but everyone actually fears him in the family." Keiko went to pull down her suit, black with purple lines. She looked at Alex, "Our family isn't very traditional. My son is going to marry a mermaid, my other son watched his mermaid girlfriend die. Momo was altered by pentex, Tsukasa won't ever touch her. Tsuneji and Nisa are both mages who have triplet sons all true born. Tore-shi is kin who has been watching over his mate since she lost her first born taking care of Kasa when he went through his first change. Tsuneko is married to a Shih." She shrugs, "We are who we are and Tsuneji has proven to be the best to lead us." She chuckles, "Besides would you want Tsunami in charge?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:07:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander heard her talk, and then laughed.&nbsp; "I suppose not."&nbsp; Exhaling, he shook his head.&nbsp; "Sounds like your family is a cast of characters, all right.&nbsp; Lots of drama there.&nbsp; I forget how complicated families can get, mainly because I never really had one of my own.&nbsp; I grew up an only child, and after I became a Garou, my Strider nature asserted itself in everything I did.&nbsp; I never became emotionally invested in anyone, because of being a Strider, and because I know that this is a war, and that even the best of us die.&nbsp; That's even true of my own pack back in America, and we've all been through Malfeas together, so to speak."&nbsp; He reminisced for a little moment.&nbsp; "But, you did leave one name out of that lineup: Yuna.&nbsp; Or is she not a part of your family drama?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:12:53</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looks at him then put her suit back up. "Yuna and Haze try and stay as far away from the family as possible actually. Haze abandoned us before I met Tsunami. She's been back recently because of her twin, Tsuneji. He saved the life of her husband so Tsuneji asked her to join the family again."<br><br>Keiko went to find other things Alex would need, "And Yuna has been picked on since she was young. Because she's smart... like genius smart. She graduated high school at 14 and went right into medical school from there. She hardly talks to anyone in the family and she has no siblings. Which probably made it harder on her."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:20:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander followed Keiko around the beach house, still holding onto one of the suits.&nbsp; He listened as she described Yuna as a prodigy.&nbsp; In his travels, Alexander had met several such individuals, from a young age where their talent was first emerging, to people who were old enough to be his parents, and had lived the life.&nbsp; <br><br>"Sounds like she's been alone all her life, then.&nbsp; I mean, don't get me wrong, she's had you guys around, but with no one her own age on her level...that makes close connections rather difficult."&nbsp; Hell, he'd been smarter than most of the people at the caern in Wyoming, but he was no genius, just experienced, learned, and lucky.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:23:43</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled at him then nods, "Well Taka and Kasa are around her age, but they're so busy they don't have time to annoy and take her out with them. Knowing her though she'd just pass. With her being a prodigy it's hard I bet." Yes Yuna was around her kids age. Which if Alex didn't know would make her 18-19 years old.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:26:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "Yeah, I thought as much."&nbsp; Holding up the wetsuit again, he turned it over.&nbsp; "Okay, so, how exactly do I put this thing on?"&nbsp; He'd never worn a wetsuit before...hell, he'd never really gone swimming before much either.&nbsp; Though, that was partly to blame on the location: Wyoming wasn't exactly California or the Eastern Seaboard, after all.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:31:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled at him then headed back to one of their changing rooms. "Come on I'll show you..." When they walked in there Tsunami was butt ass naked getting into his. Keiko sighs, "You have no modesty.." Tsunami looked at them over his shoulder, "Oh come on I was in the changing room... not like I showed him why I'm called King Kitty after all..."<br><br>Keiko just shook her head, "Tsunami..... you're Japanese... enough said." Tsunami just fell over after getting his suit covering his ass. "That's cold Keiko..." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:47:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander tilted his head.&nbsp; “Uh, I don’t mean to interrupt, but I’m still standing here, wondering how to squeeze myself into this thing.”&nbsp; His gaze flicked over to Keiko.&nbsp; “I don’t have to be naked to put it on, do I?”&nbsp; <br><br>While the Strider wasn’t totally averse to stripping down completely, if Keiko was going to be helping him, he didn’t want to be completely unclothed unless he had to.&nbsp; Granted, she’d probably seen this before, but still, it was the principle of the thing.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:50:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looked at Alex then shook her head, "No you don't, Tsunami always goes bare balled." Something Alex probably didn't need to know but the information was there. Tsunami stood up and looked at him, "Speedos would be more comfortable then boxer though bro... seeing as this shit gets skin tight anyway, you don't want your boxers up your ass or something."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:53:15</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I see," the Strider noted, "well, I don't have a swimsuit either, as you're already aware, so I don't suppose you have one of those that I could borrow as well?"&nbsp; It wasn't that he minded having to wear boxers in the suit, it just sounded annoying the way Tsunami put it.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 11:57:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles then stepped out of the room and headed up to the spare rooms. She came down with a pair of Tsuneji's speedos. "No he hasn't worn these yet. They're his new ones that were stored here." She smiles and handed them to Alex.<br><br>Mean while, Chisa and Taka had come into the house and sounded as if they were bolting up to one of the bed rooms. Tsunami looked up and shook his head, "I swear if they start here I'm going to castrate him.." Keiko looks at Tsunami, "reminds you of yourself in your prime huh?" Tsunami looked at her, "If you weren't pregnant... bang zoom to the moon Alice..." He walked out to go and get his board waxed.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-11-2009, 12:02:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander watched Tsunami go, and then turned to Keiko.&nbsp; "Don't go anywhere.&nbsp; Be right back."&nbsp; Ducking into the room, he stripped out of his clothes, and carefully put on one of the speedo suits.&nbsp; He squirmed in it a little, adjusting it so that he didn't feel it riding up his crack.&nbsp; That, and so that it didn't expose his crotch.&nbsp; Stepping out of the room, he held up the suit. "Okay," he said to Keiko, "how do I get this thing on me?"&nbsp; He'd decided to let the matter of Taka and Chisa go, for the moment.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:16:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled and took Alex's suit and unzipped it turning it around so the back faced him. "You get into it this way then zip it up basically." She handed it over to him to get into. "The reason we wear these is to protect out body... this is the ocean and not some fresh water lake after all. Don't worry all the suits have been fused with spirits. It's basically the best body armor in the world right now. Even a great white couldn't bite through these." Yes there was a bunch of caution in this family now. <br><br>Keiko turned around and let Alex get dressed while she got changed. She had her bikini top under her clothes. When she removed her shirt, Alex saw that she had scars on her body that looked as if she was bit by a shark. There was dangers with living near the ocean. <br><br>Tsunami came back in, in his wet suit completely put on and looked over at Keiko. He physically became sad looking at her. He closed his eyes for a moment then turned walking out. He still beats himself up that he couldn't help Keiko. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:22:01</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded, and then began to slide into the wetsuit.&nbsp; It was so tight that it almost felt like a second skin, but then again, it was supposed to.&nbsp; He noted the scars on her body.&nbsp; The Strider had seen a lot of scars in his travels, especially considering that he carried a set of them around himself.&nbsp; Once he was all the way in, he tried to reach for the zipper in the back, but was having some trouble reaching it, given the wetsuit's construction.<br><br>"Uh, little help here, please...?"<br><br>He continued to grope for the zipper.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:25:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles at him walking back over, "I'm going to have to teach you to zip this yourself." She took his hand reaching behind him then handed him the zip cord. "Now pull it up until you can reach the zipper then switch hands and pull over your shoulder." She didn't seem bothered by the scars on her body, she was alive and that was what was important to her, but Alex did catch the sadness off of Tsunami.<br><br>And sure enough they could hear the sounds of sex from upstairs. Keiko shook her head a bit then sighs, Taka and Chisa couldn't wait it seems.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:30:42</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander took the zip cord, and pulled it until it was a little more than halfway up his body, and then grabbed the zipper, and pulled it all the way up manually from there.&nbsp; Trying to get himself settled in the wetsuit, he squirmed back and forth a little.&nbsp; He'd never exactly worn anything like this before.&nbsp; Hearing the sounds of sex from upstairs, the Strider chuckled.<br><br>"Ah, to be young and in love...that's an experience I'd trade a lot of things for."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:35:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles, "He's just like his father actually." Tsunami did come off like a sex crazed demon with how carefree he is. "I just wish they'd of waited until they were married. We've had the parental talks with him... well I have anyway." <br><br>Tsunami came inside the room with 2 boards. "I swear I'm going to muffle Chisa..." Keiko chuckles, "They're kids you know this." <br><br>"Yea but she's LOUD!" <br><br>Keiko chuckles a bit at Tsu, "Someone else I know is loud...."<br><br>"Bullshit! I'm not loud at all..."<br><br>"No actually it depends on how good the partner is to make a person that loud." She walked past Tsunami then headed out so she could go to the beach and sit and watch them surf.<br><br>It took a moment for Tsunami to get what Keiko meant and he turned bright red then looked at Alex. "Come on I got your board." Nothing like a grown man blushing.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:39:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander watched the married couple banter, and smiled.&nbsp; Oh, he was alright on the outside, but seeing things like this made his heart ache ever-so-slightly.&nbsp; And he'd learned that there wasn't much he could do to assuage that pain himself, just ignore it and move on.&nbsp; He looked over to Tsunami, and nodded.<br><br>"All right.&nbsp; Show me where my board is."<br><br>Surfing with a guy named Tsunami...if he was like his name, he'd be plenty good at it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:44:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami smiled tossing a board at Alex then headed out with his. He picked his up when he got outside and kissed it, "It's been a while baby hasn't it?" He nuzzled the board, "I know I neglected you." Yes a 40 year old surfer dude at that. <br><br>Tsunami headed over to where Keiko was and shoved the board in the sand then looks at Alex. He snapped his suit closed at the back of his neck. "I'd suggest you doing the same. I'm sure Keiko told you about the suits already." He chuckles, "The name of the game is balance my friend." Even for 40 years old Tsunami still looked as if he was 20, he had the fera stamina and youth. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:48:08</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Sticking the board in the sand himself, Alexander reached up to the neck of the wetsuit and closed it completely.&nbsp; "Yeah, she did.&nbsp; I wouldn't mind having this to wear whenever I go traveling."&nbsp; He heard Tsunami talk about how to surf.&nbsp; "Balance, huh?&nbsp; Okay, I'm not the most agile person I know, but I think I can keep my balance pretty well."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:50:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsu chuckles and pointed out towards the water, "You see the pattern in the waves. Remember it. It'll help you get out to the best point." Yes Tsunami made this an 'art'. He picked Keiko and gave her a kiss, "You sit there and watch King Kitty school this pup ok?" Keiko chuckles and gave him a kiss back. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 05:55:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded, and stared out into the waves.&nbsp; His memory was pretty good, most of his mental faculties were.&nbsp; Memorizing the pattern, he then turned to Tsunami.<br><br>"Well, King Kitty, are you gonna go first, so that the newbie can see how it's done?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:00:10</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami smirks then nods at Alex letting Keiko go, "I must school this person love, but I will return." Picking up his board he headed out into the water. It took him about 10 minutes to get out to the good spot where he stood up and pretty much did all the tricks he could with out ever falling off the board until the last minute when he should.<br><br>Keiko shook her head and chuckles, "He hasn't had anyone to show off to in a while."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:03:43</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander watched Tsunami surf.&nbsp; He figured for being new, he should just focus on staying on the board, and riding the wave as long as he could.&nbsp; Hearing Keiko's comment, he nodded.&nbsp; "Well, I suppose you lose a great deal of interesting in showing off if there's no one around to see it.&nbsp; Alright, now to see how well I do."<br><br>Taking his board, he paddled out to the spot where Tsunami had been, and waited for a wave.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:06:17</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami headed back to shore with his board to watch Alex. He put his board in the ground with a smile, it felt good to be back on the waves. Just like his name he was pretty much one with the water.<br><br>Keiko watched as well. Even Kasa and Ruriko came over to watch Alex wipe out.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:15:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Feeling the swell of the water under him, he quickly got up on the board and started to ride the wave.&nbsp; Surprisingly, he didn't fall off right away, but managed to stay for a good bit before he fell off the board, and swam back to shore.&nbsp; Raising a hand, he started to flick water out of his hair.&nbsp; 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:17:35</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled at Alex, "Kind of a rush isn't it?" Tsunami nods and picked up his board and bolted back out into the water. <br><br>Keiko shook her head, "He's like a child again when he's here." She watched Tsunami.<br><br>Ruriko and Kasa took off again towards a cave that was in the area. Kasa's lucky Taka is busy or he'd beat his brother's ass for going there.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:21:43</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander tried surfing for a little while longer, and then after another half-dozen attempts or so, came out of the water, and stuck his board in the sand.&nbsp; <br><br>"Gotta pace yourself," he told Keiko.&nbsp; "But you probably knew that."<br><br>Sitting near Keiko, he reached into his bag, and pulled out his thick book with a pencil, starting to reread the notes he'd put down, trying to construct another theory.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:30:46</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looked at Alex, "It's actually a very good work out if you hadn't noticed as well. Kept Tsunami as tone as he is, even if he is an old man now." <br><br>She smiled and actually had her own journal out. Though hers was more of a family orientated one. She kept track of everything they did in there so Taka and Kasa know how they were as a family. Not to mention the new one when it's born would know how their siblings were.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:34:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "It is.&nbsp; Though, I'm more of a runner myself than a surfer.&nbsp; But it never hurts to try something new, I guess."&nbsp; Sighing, he scratched his head with the mechanical pencil's non-writing end, and went back to his book, trying to put new pieces of information he'd gotten from just before arriving in the area into practice.&nbsp; There was to be a way, there just had to.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:40:35</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looked at him then smiles, "Not to be nosy or anything but do you mind if I ask what you're working on?" She closed her journal and put it in her bag then looked back at Alex. "Well before that I have a question, Tsu said you showed an interest in Yuna... is this true?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:52:40</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander stopped writing, and carefully closed his book, marking his place with the pencil.&nbsp; "Well," he hesitated to say anything, not knowing the intricacies of the family, but he decided to be honest with her.<br><br>"The truth is, I think so, but I'm not sure.&nbsp; I mean, how does someone show interest in another person who they've not even known a day?&nbsp; She seems nice enough, but I don't know.&nbsp; &nbsp;Honestly, one of the downsides of my tribe is that we don't tend to form lasting relationships, due to our reputation of traveling, and that's on both ends.&nbsp; And as for this," he said, indicating the book, "it kinda deals with that same issue."<br><br>"See, a long, long time ago, my people - the Silent Striders - were exiled from their homeland by a large, dark ritual done by a bunch of Kin-jin named the Followers of Set.&nbsp; That's why we're all wanderers.&nbsp; So, this is my own personal effort in trying to break that curse, using all the things I've learned up to now.&nbsp; I may not be able to break it myself, but I'm hoping that my efforts may help down the road, and so on."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 06:59:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled, "You might want to speak to Dai or even the old hermit on the island." looking over at Tsunami who was still out surfing. <br><br>"As I said Yuna is different. She doesn't look at life the same being so smart. She hates the family and only tolerates us actually." With a sigh Keiko continued, "I do remember when she was a bit younger then she is, they had arranged her marriage and she was actually happy. Until Shion died that is. She didn't take it as hard as say Kasa, but she's still more distant then before." She smiles looking at Alex, "Maybe you could help her move on and find love again?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:03:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander mulled over the thought for a second.&nbsp; "Me...and her?&nbsp; I suppose it's possible, though," he chuckled a little, "it sounds like something straight out of a movie.&nbsp; But, I could try, I guess."&nbsp; Exhaling, he looked at Keiko.&nbsp; "I don't like doing things blind, though.&nbsp; So, regarding Yuna, start at the beginning.&nbsp; Tell me everything you know."&nbsp; It was his way of operating - learn about the other side before you make your move.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:17:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles a bit, "Well what specifically do you want to know about her? It's easier to answer questions then give a life story when she's not been around much." Keiko was honest. Tsunami finally came back and put his board on the sand and laid on it. He looked extremely tired. <br><br>Keiko chuckled, "And it's time for his 'cat nap'."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:25:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander thought for a minute.&nbsp; "What does she like?&nbsp; And conversely, what does she dislike?&nbsp; Are there any sort of pointers you can give me for talking and interacting with her?&nbsp; Who is this Shion you mentioned?&nbsp; And, is there anyone else who can help me when I have trouble understanding her?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:38:06</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Yuna actually enjoys going roller skating a lot. She's always asking someone to go with her, but we're busy. She really hates fake people if you understand that, people that aren't true to themselves and hide who they are." <br><br>Keiko thought about the other question he asked her, "Shion was her fiance. They had only been around each other a year before he died." Keiko shakes her head at the last question, "The best person to talk to would be her. She's the only one who understands herself."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:44:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He listened intently as Keiko answered his questions.&nbsp; "Roller skating, huh?&nbsp; Well, if it's time that is lacking in other people's schedules, I'm practically on the opposite end.&nbsp; All I do is help out with the occasional job, and spend time working on this," he waved the book.&nbsp; "So I'm not time-pressured at all."&nbsp; Contemplating, he then asked another series of questions.&nbsp; "A few more questions, if you don't mind.&nbsp; Does she have a favorite place to go to eat, a restaurant or something like that?&nbsp; Does she have any guilty pleasures that you know about?&nbsp; Does she...does she ever think about love again, as far as you know?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:49:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckled at him, "Chocolate.... nothing but chocolate for her. As far as a restaurant goes, I'd say she has a favorite Sushi bar and Ramen stand she goes to. She's always on the go so the quick places to go are what she does." <br><br>Keiko looked out over the water, "I think everyone dreams of having someone to love. Yuna just hides it very well."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:52:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I see," he replied, slowly thinking it over.&nbsp; Was that true of him?&nbsp; Did he want someone to love, but just hid it?&nbsp; Well, if he did, he hid it so well he himself didn't realize it.&nbsp; Alexander nodded, slowly.&nbsp; "One last question.&nbsp; If I need help again, can I ask you?&nbsp; You seem to know this family quite well."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 07:56:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled and pulled out her journal. "Over 25 years of keeping track of things so that my children can know what we are all like." If Keiko wasn't a kin she'd be the perfect record keeper. She put her book away and then listened to Tsunami snore on his surf board. "And don't be so hard on Tsunami. He's a good guy he just doesn't always do things the way normal people would."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:02:38</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander heard Keiko describe Tsunami, and her description of him made him laugh.&nbsp; "You know, that kinda reminds me of a couple of packmates that I have back in the States.&nbsp; One of them once got challenged by a Garou of lesser rank, saying that he was a coward and no fighter.&nbsp; Most people I know would've fought the challenger, not him, though.&nbsp; &nbsp;He had a Moon Bridge summoned to fight the best warrior in the country, fell off the Moon Bridge into Malfeas, and escaped by slaying the gatekeeper and using his staff to open a portal to our world.&nbsp; The damnedest thing I ever saw.&nbsp; No one challenged him after that.&nbsp; And now, he's the leader of that caern.&nbsp; Believe you me when I say that I was the straight man of the group, which is how I ended up the leader." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:06:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckled, "Tsunami ended up fighting with a rogue rokea, obviously where I got my bite marks from." She smiled though, "Taka handed Kasa his ass and he's only a kin. All because Kasa insulted me by calling me just a kin and that he out ranked me cause he was true."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:09:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander grinned, and nodded.&nbsp; &nbsp;"Seems like we both know quite a few characters in our lives, huh?&nbsp; I'll admit, my pack had the quality of driving me completely nuts at times.&nbsp; But, we've seen, fought, and done things that I don't think many other packs on the whole planet have accomplished.&nbsp; And I eventually learned how to direct their...unconventional ways of thinking to get the job done."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:28:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko nods, "Yes and because of that, we have keuijin on the island, we couldn't of sealed up that old hermit if it wasn't for them helping so Rayne made a deal with them. Some of us didn't agree with it, but with Dai's mate having been switched from an eastern to what she is now we had to stop the old hermit before he opened a void to nothingness in the world."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:33:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Void to nothingness?"&nbsp; You didn't need to be an expert on the Wyrm, the Garou, the Umbra, and spirits to know that that sounded like a bad thing.&nbsp; "Huh, well, I can see your point.&nbsp; Though, some of my colleagues back West wouldn't understand that, cooperating with 'the enemy' like that," he commented, making air quotes.&nbsp; Alexander shrugged.&nbsp; &nbsp;"But it's not my problem that they don't understand the war like I do."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:36:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"They aren't really the enemy, this wu as they call it, isn't about killing humans for fun. They actually hunt the people who deserve punishment and take very good care of their own." She smiles at him then nods a bit, "We've never had a problem with them. The silver fangs have more of an issue with them then we do."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:40:32</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander sighed.&nbsp; "The Fangs.&nbsp; It's always the Fangs.&nbsp; Either them or the Gets.&nbsp; They've all got this narrow perception, that everyone that isn't a shifter is the enemy, that non-Garou shifters aren't to be trusted, and so on.&nbsp; Sometimes I think we'd be better off led by the Shadow Lords - they've got a much more pragmatic way of looking at things.&nbsp; See, my philosophy is, if it's not hurting the earth, or mortals, or if they can be used against someone who is, then they aren't the enemy.&nbsp; Maybe not a trusted ally, but not the enemy, definitely."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:45:37</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well here the Fangs have a huge family line. Some of the siblings in one house are like 10-12 kids. That's why they've had so much honor here, they broke the curse of the Fangs not being able to have kids. They even have a house of Hakken working for them. Really insane actually, but they're nice people and really good to have on your side." She smiles, "Tsunami and Sai Lin (Aira's Uncle) have been friends forever. They hate but love each other like brothers." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:48:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Sounds crazy," the Strider said, "but then, I've never been one for big families - Striders on a whole aren't.&nbsp; If they're as different as you say from the Fangs I'm familiar with, then I think that we might be able to get along, at least."&nbsp; He looked over his wetsuit.&nbsp; "You don't happen to have a watch on you, do you?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:55:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiles then leaned over Alex resting on his lap for a moment and grabbed Tsunami's arm pulling it towards her so she could look at his watch he had on. One of those diver watches in fact. "It's going on noon." She smiles then went to stand up, "I guess I should go start lunch. When king kitty wakes up he's going to be hungry."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 08:58:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander stood up.&nbsp; "Lemme help, if I can...and also so I can get out of this thing." He scratched the side of his body, under the armpit.&nbsp; "How do you wear this thing all day?&nbsp; It gets uncomfortable as hell."&nbsp; Picking up his bag, he let her lead the way into the house.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:05:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles at him then shook her head. She headed out to the back of the beach house and pointed towards an out door shower stall. "We usually wash the salt water off out here and change. That way we can hang the suits up with out tracking the water in the house." She started to head into the house, "I'll bring your clothes and a towel back out." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:08:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "Thanks.&nbsp; I'll be waiting, I guess..."&nbsp; Heading to the shower stall, he did as Keiko had instructed, washing both the wetsuit and himself off under the water.&nbsp; As he did, he thought about Yuna.&nbsp; Did he really have it in him to do this?&nbsp; He wasn't sure.&nbsp; Stripping out of the wetsuit, he stood in the speedo, waiting for Keiko to appear.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:13:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko came back and put a towel over the door of the stall and laid his clothing out so he could come out and change. "I'll be in the kitchen." She'd leave him to get dressed and change as he wanted. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:16:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Stripping out of the tiny suit, he dried himself off with the towel, then hung the wetsuit in the towel's place.&nbsp; Grabbing his clothes a piece at a time, he dressed himself, and then walked inside, into the kitchen to find Keiko.&nbsp; "Alright, I'm here," he stated, "do you want me to help, and if so, where and how?"&nbsp; He wasn't a top cook, but he knew enough - a forced condition of having to travel so much.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:21:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled at him, "I was thinking of doing hamburgers for lunch." She was Japanese but she still had some American style cooking skills. Though Keiko's burgers were a bit more seasoned then an American one. She smiled at him, "You could peel the potatoes so I can make fries." She made 'everything' from scratch it seemed.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:25:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "Got it."&nbsp; Picking up a few potatoes and a peeler, he set himself to work on it right away.&nbsp; As he did, he noticed something, or rather, something that wasn't.&nbsp; "I don't hear your son and Chisa anymore...wonder if they've worn themselves out as well."&nbsp; He wasn't what he'd call experienced, but he wasn't a total virgin either, so he knew sex could be tiring.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:30:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles at him, "We were out on the beach for a few hours. They're probably asleep by now." She did smile though, "As I said Tsunami is just like him. Only Taka is more responsibility then Tsunami will ever be. Kasa's like Tsu in that regards." Both children picked up traits from their parents. Taka had Tsunami's sex drive but Keiko's responsibility and sensibility. Where as Kasa had Tsunami's temper and aloof attitude.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:34:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Mm," Alexander agreed.&nbsp; "Seems like it.&nbsp; Do you think that sometimes, children inherit more than just their parent's genes, that they inherit behaviors too?&nbsp; I've noticed patterns like that in my travels, so I think it's true, to a certain extent."&nbsp; The Strider continued to peel the potatoes, putting them down when they were completely done.&nbsp; "I'm impressed, by the way, I don't know many pregnant women who have the time and energy to make meals from scratch."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:43:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles, "I've always been really active all my life. When I was pregnant for the twins I was tired. Everyone took care of me. It was my first pregnancy after all. And then when I was pregnant before it didn't bother me as much. This time I've made sure to take it easy." But Keiko only has 2 kids and they're twins but she just spoke of being pregnant another time before this one.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:47:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				The numbers didn't add up, that much was clear to Alexander.&nbsp; But, if she didn't want to disclose the details of that particular pregnancy, then he wasn't going to press her.&nbsp; People usually did that regarding painful experiences, and he didn't want to dredge up bad memories.&nbsp; "I see," he replied, "well, that's a refreshing surprise.&nbsp; They must've broken all the molds when it came to your family."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:53:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She chuckles a bit and shook her head, "No I'm not the worse one in the family. That would be Nissa" She laughed, "The spitfire who's bite is worse then her bark. Tsuneji's mate, another kin who was doing everything normally up til the day she delivered her triplets."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 09:57:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I've heard that name before," Alexander affirmed.&nbsp; "Haven't met her, but if she's Tsuneji's mate, and from what Yuna told me, they're probably not out in public that much, then."&nbsp; He continued to peel the potatoes, and when he set down the current one, turned to Keiko and said, "I'm going to peel another couple, and then I think that'll be enough for everyone, don't you?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:05:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko moved over to count how many he had peeled then looked at him, "12 is your target number. You don't know my boys." Her kids and husband could eat mountains if not tamed. "Hell Kasa a lone ate 3 large pizza's once." Kid didn't look like he could pack all that away, must be the true born hunger.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:14:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander exhaled, and then nodded.&nbsp; "Twelve.&nbsp; Right."&nbsp; Inside, he was going: Holy Mother of Helios!&nbsp; How the hell do you eat that much, and stay in that kind of shape?&nbsp; After all, he did quite a bit of running and travel and such, but he'd never eaten huge amounts like that.&nbsp; Must be a Khan trait or something, he thought to himself.&nbsp; "Well, then, back to it."&nbsp; He resumed peeling.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:23:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko chuckles a bit. "You'd hate to see it when I cook at the main house. The manor house is huge. It houses 20 of us. Tsunami's main siblings, their mates and our children and mates." She smiles holding up her fingers, "Tsunami, Me, Taka, Chisa, Kasa, Ruriko at times, Tsukasa, Momo, Tsuneji, Nissa, Jinn, Jann, and Junn with their mates, LinLin, LunLun and LieLie, Ayane, Tore-shi and their 2 children." She laughed a bit, "Try being the main cook for that house hold. If it wasn't for Junn I'd be there all day just for one meal."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:32:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander stopped, his jaw dropping.&nbsp; "No way!"&nbsp; He then laughed.&nbsp; "Good luck getting me into that kitchen, then.&nbsp; I couldn't stand being in a kitchen all day, I'd go nuts."&nbsp; Exhaling, he picked up the peeler again and went back to work.&nbsp; "Man alive, what do you do for the holidays?&nbsp; Thanksgiving and Christmas and stuff?&nbsp; That must be a long, tiring effort."&nbsp; He'd been to a few large caerns for those holidays, and it was always a production, getting all the food ready.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:38:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She smiles at him, "Well even then just Junn and I usually get everything together. LieLie likes to help as well but she's terribly shy around everyone so she usually just hides behind Junn all the time." She moves over to the potatoes and starts chopping them up into long thin fries, Keiko was definitely the cook of the family the way she handled the knife.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:41:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander picked up his pace, peeling faster, but watching his hands.&nbsp; He had a good lead, but Keiko was moving awfully fast, so he needed to hurry along a little if he didn't want to keep her waiting.&nbsp; His focus was now on the task in front of him, so he resorted to stock phrases he could say without distraction.&nbsp; "I see."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:43:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko laughed a bit and then picked up an unpeeled potato and cut it in half running the knife she had completely around it taking off most of the skin in one shot. "You learn little tricks for speed cooking for 20 people a day 3 meals each day." She picked up the other half and peeled it as well then cut them up and made sure each fry was the right size. "Being a mom helps, but I doubt you could learn that way." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:47:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Yeah, no.&nbsp; Being a mom is out of my capabilities."&nbsp; He was almost there, just one more after he finished this one.&nbsp; "Okay, I can handle this from here."&nbsp; He thought so, anyways.&nbsp; "After I finish this, what's next for me?"&nbsp; He wasn't entirely sure about what all went into Keiko's cooking process, so he thought to ask her.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:49:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiles at him, "I'll have you make the salad while I get these battered and ready to cook. The burger meat goes on last cause it's quicker." She nods and headed over to the fridge to pull out more veggies and stuff for a salad and placed it on the counter. The kitchen had tons of counter space in there on purpose. She pulled down a cutting board and a knife for him to use. She even pulled down directions. "I made these for Taka to help me when he could. He usually makes the best salads." She was like super mom, he could tell why Tsunami was well taken care of he had a really good mate in his life.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:54:23</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Once done with the potatoes, he put down the peeler, and moved over to the cutting board, picking up the knife.&nbsp; He'd used knives before, but that had been in more a I-put-the-pointy-end-into-the-fomori thing than I-chop-veggies-for-food thing.&nbsp; Nodding, he looked at the directions, and started to make the salad, following the directions as precisely as he could.&nbsp; "So, you get your family to help you out around the house.&nbsp; That's good, I guess."&nbsp; He shrugged.&nbsp; "Again, not a whole lot of experience with families."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 10:57:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"The boys have been helping since they were able to when they were young." She smiled, "It was funny to see Tsunami teaching them to fight though. He used to hold Taka and use his arms and move him. He's a good father to the boys. Probably would of been a good father to his daughter if she survived." Keiko finished chopping the potatoes. Tsunami walked in to the kitchen in a pair of very bright Hawaiian shorts.<br><br>He walked over to Keiko and kissed her forehead and picked up one of the veggies that was there munching on it. "She hasn't been boring you to death has she?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:03:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander let a wry smile cross his face, noticing the loud pair of shorts.&nbsp; "What was that?&nbsp; I couldn't hear you over the sound of your shorts."&nbsp; The Strider laughed as he continued to chop vegetables.&nbsp; "She's been very helpful, really.&nbsp; And she hasn't tried to sell me a person for fifty bucks either, King Kitty."&nbsp; Alexander was sporting a full-on grin now, not bothering to hide his amusement.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:08:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami slapped the side of his own face, "Oh my god Keiko were did you put the stick you pulled out of his ass?"<br><br>Keiko shook her head, "Be nice Tsunami." He looked at his mate, "I am being nice, he was extremely anal retentive when he first showed up." He put his hands on her shoulders, "What did you do to the dog?!?" Keiko sighs, "No more sugar for you." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:16:25</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander just grinned and continued to chop vegetables, letting the married couple talk back and forth.&nbsp; To a certain degree, Tsunami was right.&nbsp; He was really formal and humorless when he first met people, and when he was around people that annoyed him.&nbsp; But, he could see a lot of ways to poke fun at Tsunami, and he remembered well one of the pieces of advice his packmate Earl-of-Umbra gave him when he'd left the States:&nbsp; "Laugh now, because tomorrow you may be dead."&nbsp; Besides, he was in no position of authority, so people weren't looking to him to be the wise, patient leader that he'd had to be back home in the US.&nbsp; And now he saw another opportunity.<br><br>"Can I stay, or do I need to leave so you guys can make out?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:22:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami looked at Alex with a shit eating grin, "I'll make out with you big boy.." he walked over and grabbed Alex's face and went to kiss him. Keiko shook her head, "Tsu calm down or do I have to give you more meds." He looked at Keiko holding Alex's face still. "You're just mad cause my man is 10 times sexier then you... bitch." He sounded so gay. <br><br>Keiko shook her head again chuckling at him, "I wonder about you some times..." Tsunami finally let Alex go walking over to Keiko and slapped her dead in the ass. She put the knife she had up to his nose. "Out of my kitchen." Tsu yelped and whimpered, "Yes Ma'am."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:26:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander watched Tsunami leave.&nbsp; He shook his head.&nbsp; "You must be a saint, or something," he told Keiko, "because anyone else I know would demand babysitting fees for taking care of him like this."&nbsp; Exhaling, he turned back to his work.&nbsp; "What are we going to do about the rest of the crew, when it comes time to eat and such?"&nbsp; He knew that that was down the line, he just wanted to know if Keiko had it planned out.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:28:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"you mean the kids? Tsunami will call Kasa on his cell phone and then push Taka and Chisa out of bed." She chuckles, "He's really not that bad. He can be the sweetest person in the world or the craziest." She placed the potatoes in a bowl and closed it shaking it a few times then opened it pulling each piece out placing them in another pan. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:31:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Okay, good to know," he stated, continuing to chop.&nbsp; "I'm almost done here.&nbsp; Are these all the vegetables you wanted in the salad, or are there more?"&nbsp; Alexander hoped it was the former, and not the latter, but he would have been derelict in his duty if he didn't ask, or at least he thought so.&nbsp; "And after the salad is done, what's next?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:49:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"After the salad is done then I start cooking." She smiles still getting the potatoes ready. She moved pulling out a big huge pan and placed about 2" of oil in the bottom on it. She turned the heat on very low and went back to fixing the potatoes. <br><br>Tsunami came back in and picked up the burger meat she had placed into patties already and took them outside. He was gunna grill!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:53:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander finished with the vegetables, and then completing the directions Keiko had given him, set down the knife, the salad completely made.&nbsp; Turning over to her, he said:&nbsp; "Okay, salad's done.&nbsp; What do I do next?"&nbsp; He had a few guesses - a, help Tsunami, b, relax until the food is ready, and c, go get the kids.&nbsp; But he wanted to know specifically which he had to do.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:55:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"You can go annoy Tsunami is you want." She smirks a bit and finished the potatoes and brought them over to the pan. She placed them gently down into the oil so it didn't splatter or burn her.<br><br>Tsunami was out doing his tribal tush push while getting the grill ready. He had way to much energy for a man his age.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 11:59:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He nodded, and walked outside to the grill where Tsunami was.&nbsp; " 'sup, dude?"&nbsp; He grinned.&nbsp; "You surfer boys say that in reality?&nbsp; Or is it just in the movies?"&nbsp; To be honest, he didn't spend a lot of time near water - the closest he'd ever come was when he'd met Chie in California at a Glass Walker caern, and that hadn't really involved surfing.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:01:56</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami chuckles at him, "Only stupid American surfers actually talk like that. They've been hit in the head to many times with their boards." He grins a bit, "Hopefully Keiko didn't bore you to tears, she loves talking. Especially about the family. Hopefully she didn't go through her journal with you. You'd be more entertained by paint drying." He chuckles again, he loved his mate and knew if she heard him say that he'd be hit by the journal seeing as Tsunami also helps with it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:05:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander shook his head.&nbsp; "Nah.&nbsp; She's cool.&nbsp; Besides, she seems considerate enough that she wouldn't have bothered me a lot while I was working on my own project.&nbsp; And what's more, since I came here, I've been spending a lot of time sitting in Dragon Nest libraries, looking over old archives of information, so even if I was bored, I know how to act not bored."&nbsp; 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:12:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami smiles a bit placing the burgers on the grill. "She's the best person I've ever met. Her calm nature helps keep the raging storm inside of me calm." He was just like his name after all. "She's the world's best mother and I wouldn't trade her for anything. It bothers me still about her attack, but we've moved on and recovered from it's loss." They keep talking about this loss and Keiko was pregnant and how Tsu was going to have a daughter.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:15:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander sighed.&nbsp; "Look, I don't mean to pry, but...Keiko also mentioned something about you guys having a daughter?&nbsp; I wasn't sure if it would be dragging up bad memories, but, if you've moved on, then I suppose you could tell me about it, right?&nbsp; I mean, if you don't want to, that's all fine, I'll understand."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:21:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami looks at Alex, "Keiko was about 7 months pregnant when we came out here for a bit of a break from life. And to get the family to stop asking her to do things all the time. She was after all pregnant." He moved over and sat on one of the benches out there. "She wanted to be near the water, it calms her down." He paused, "she got ready to go out on the water, she wasn't going to surf or anything just sit out on her board where it was calm. She went out before I did. I could see her out there on her board and then she was pulled under. A rokea was in the area we didn't know about, flipped her completely off her board and was trying to make her into a snack. I got out there in time to save her, but my little girl she was carrying didn't survive. It's one of the reasons she's not allowed to go surfing when pregnant anymore." There was so much pain when Tsunami spoke of losing one of his children. "This whole area is now protected from unwanted shifters. They can't get in at all." He was serious about protecting his family.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:37:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "I see.&nbsp; Sorry if that brought up bad memories."&nbsp; He'd heard of the weresharks, the Rokea, before, but he'd never seen one in action - probably because, as everyone around here told him, so few of them came to the land, and the vast majority stayed out in the ocean.&nbsp; From what he could derive of Tsunami's tale, it sounded like there was a very good reason for that now.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:40:55</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He looks at him then sighs, "It's alright, but to this day I kill any sharks I find in the area, shifter or not." He worked out his anger on them it seems. He got up to check on the burgers then flipped each one of them. He was to jovial to stay depressed, "Keiko and I finally decided to try again after 10 years." Which means the boys would of been 8 when their mother was attacked.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:46:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Mm," Alexander grunted.&nbsp; "And that trying resulted in the baby she's going to be having now?&nbsp; How much do you know about that baby anyways?"&nbsp; Given that she was noticeably pregnant, she had to be along far enough to know at least a few things...though whether or not they chose to know those things was a different matter entirely.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:50:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Keiko is 5 months right now, and it's another girl. She believes the spirit of the child we lost came back to us with this one. I'm doing everything I can to protect her until she's born." Keiko was also being good by staying on the beach and not going in the water. "I know it bother's Keiko not to be able to go in the water, but I don't want anything to happen to her."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:56:01</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Hm," Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "Good for you.&nbsp; I know it may seem hard, but don't let this pass you by.&nbsp; One thing I learned as a Strider is never take anything for granted, because the next day you might not have it.&nbsp; I mean, I'm probably never gonna get married, probably not going to have kids, so yeah, treasure what you have."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 12:59:12</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami laughs at him, "Nah you'll end up marrying my cousin and raise fat half breed babies with her." He was being an ass hole now. "Tsukiko and Alex sitting in a tree... K. I. S. S. I. N. G.... first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Alex with the baby carriage.." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:03:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander started grinding his teeth, a sign that he was getting annoyed.&nbsp; "Tsunami...out of respect for your wife, and because I'm a guest in your house, I'm going to sit here and take your teasing.&nbsp; But, you do it again, under a different set of circumstances, and I'll have no problems kicking your ass, Kitty-boy.&nbsp; And her name isn't Tsukiko, it's Yuna.&nbsp; Yu-na."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:06:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami looks at him, "She was born with the name Tsukiko. I really could care less if her or Tsuneko gave themselves pet names to cover there birth names. I've always called her that and always will." <br><br>He smirked though, "I doubt you could beat yourself out of a wet paper bag."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:11:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander exhaled.&nbsp; "Whatever you gotta say to convince yourself, kitty.&nbsp; I know how good I am, and there's not a statement you can make that'll make me think otherwise.&nbsp; Taunting and trash-talk is no substitute for actual skill and proficiency."&nbsp; The Strider shrugged.&nbsp; "Besides, Rayne and Demon called me to be a judge of their duel.&nbsp; And a judge has got to know a lot of things - being an outsider is just icing on the cake.&nbsp; But, hey, I wouldn't expect a surfer to know things like that."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:14:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Actually dog by they put me in charge of find you the judge for their little family scuff." He smirks, "And I found you and your liason at the same time, if it wasn't for me you wouldn't of met my cousin and got the hots for her in the first place... so... you're welcome and yes I'll be the best man at your wedding."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:18:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander exhaled and laughed.&nbsp; "Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse, here?&nbsp; You don't even know if she likes me, let alone do something crazy like marry a Strider!&nbsp; Don't be so quick as to make assumptions you don't have evidence to support."&nbsp; He shook his head.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:22:09</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami looks at him and smirks, "If Tsuneji wishes it, it'll get done I hope you know." Yes Tsunami was just that mean to play a joke on his cousin like that. <br><br>He went back to cooking the food when Taka came out in a pair of shorts, "Mom wants to know if the food is done yet. The fries are and she'll be pissed if they get cold." Tsunami looked at his son, "boy you need to put your sex drive on hold while we have guest. You aren't home where you room is sound proof." <br><br>Taka sighs, "It wasn't my fault this time... she wanted it. You know what she is... she gets damn excited around water." Tsunami pointed and Taka walked back in the house, "Mom, Dad's not done with the food..." Yep he was getting his dad yelled at now.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:26:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Seeing the family squabble, Alexander just decided to...tactically remove himself from the situation until the conflagration had died down to a manageable level.&nbsp; In other words, it was a family matter, and he had no desire to get involved, especially when he was a guest.&nbsp; Not only was it good manners, it was common sense when you were dealing with a family of Khan, with two trueborns in their number.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:30:50</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami gathered the food and headed inside the house. "Keiko the food is done Taka's just being a jerk to his old man." Taka stuck his tongue out at Tsunami, who picked up a cucumber and tossed it at his son. "Go get your girlfriend and find your brother." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:34:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander followed Tsunami inside, and decided to wait in the living room until everyone had gathered, and the food was served.&nbsp; Sitting down, he began to contemplate, though to people not familiar with him it would just look like he was staring at the coffee table.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:37:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko gathered everything with Tsunami's help and took it out to the dinning room table. She smiled looking at Alex, "If you're hungry food it ready." It was then Ruriko and Kasa came in heading towards the table to sit down. They knew the rules. Chisa and Taka came down stairs as well, Chisa was getting a piggy back ride from him.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:40:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander followed Kasa and Ruriko, and looking at&nbsp; the table, tried to spot out a place for him to sit.&nbsp; It would be kinda difficult, being the odd man out, but hey, that was life, right?&nbsp; Finally taking a seat that he hoped wasn't too intrusive, he waited for the meal to begin.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:42:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiled at everyone still bringing stuff out to the table, plates, drinks, forks, knives, chopsticks. She had the potatoes which were placed in tempura batter and then fried, the hamburgers and toasted buns, the salad and fresh made iced tea. <br><br>She sat down and it was then the boys got there food, they knew by being slapped enough times to wait until there mother was sitting down.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:45:22</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alex really hadn't had a lot of family-style meals since becoming a Garou, but he knew enough, so he waited his turn as people passed things around, and took a little bit of everything, leaving things in case people wanted seconds...or thirds and fourths, if what Keiko had said about the men in her family was true.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-11-2009, 13:48:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Oh he'd see it. Kasa was the one who was already on his second plate when everyone else was just starting their first one. Ruriko looked at Kasa, "god how can you pack it away?" He looked at her, "Oh shut up I'm a growing boy."<br><br>"You're 18 years old you shouldn't be growing anymore." <br><br>He gave her a smirk, "It's not what you can see that grows.."<br><br>She rolled her eyes, "You're Asian get over yourself."<br><br>Chisa piped up, "Taka's rather large..." and bright red Taka went.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 02:22:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander said nothing, instead concentrating on his food.&nbsp; If someone wanted to talk to him, he'd hear it.&nbsp; As he ate, he did what he usually did, being used to a working lunch, he went over the latest information he'd learned, and how he might be able to incorporate it into his life's work of breaking the Great Curse.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 02:26:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looks at Alex, "You know you might want to speak to Noe about how he broke the Fang curse, he might have some ideas to help you."<br><br>Tsunami looked at Keiko, "You'd actually send him into the dog den to talk to that mean old fart?" Keiko chuckles, "Noe's not that bad actually."<br><br>"No he only killed his brother for sport."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 02:34:43</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "Noe, huh?&nbsp; I'll think it over."&nbsp; He looked at Tsunami.&nbsp; "Don't forget that there, I'd be a 'dog' amongst 'dogs,' so it's more likely that I'd get a better reception there.&nbsp; So, don't worry about me, I've been dealing with Fangs all my life.&nbsp; I'm used to their capricious nature."&nbsp; 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 02:39:16</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looked at him, "Have you ever dealt with Asian fangs? Especially those of the house of the blood red crest? The Lin family happens to be the top tier family in all of Japan. They're humble but yet have their pride."<br><br>Tsunami snerks a bit, "Sai's a pussy.."<br><br>Taka looked at his dad, "Umm...." Tsunami cut him off, "SHUSH!" <br><br>Chisa shook her head, "Taka actually trains with one of the fangs, Lin. He happens to be the most talented of the whole fang family." Taka looked at Chisa then smiles, "He's actually a really nice guy as well. Kin like me."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 02:44:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander shook his head.&nbsp; He'd heard of the House, sure, someone with his knowledge of the Garou had heard of the major factions of all the tribes, but he'd never met one.<br><br>"I've not dealt with Asian Fangs, per se, but I've worked with Siberian ones in my travels, and they're probably the next best thing, I would think.&nbsp; And maybe if I could meet this Lin, that might help me get an in into the family and such.&nbsp; Any chance I could meet him in the future?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 02:49:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Taka nods at Alex, "You already know his uncle Rayne." Yes the star gazer was Lin's uncle, a fang's uncle at that. <br><br>Kasa piped up, "Yea but Lin is stuck up and only cares about his siblings." <br><br>Chisa shook her head, "That's not true at all, he's just worried about his younger sister because of her suicide attempt that's all." She eyes Kasa, it was probably the first mean Alex would ever see out of her.<br><br>Kasa stood up after having at least 4 plates. "Eh on less fuck up in the world I say." He started to walk outside again. <br><br>Keiko shook her head and sighs, "I swear he's going to be the death of me." Keiko stood up to go and have a talk with her son.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 02:57:05</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander watched Keiko and her son step outside.&nbsp; The Fangs were always a sore subject, even if you weren't a Garou.&nbsp; He, personally, didn't try to judge the group on a whole, but rather one Garou at a time.&nbsp; The Strider had noticed a familiar pattern with them, though.&nbsp; They were valorous and intensely honorable, but they could also be real dicks when it came to hierarchies and such.&nbsp; When he'd worked with the Fangs, he'd felt like he had to prove himself all over again, despite the fact that he was an Elder of his own tribe.&nbsp; Even lowly cliaths had looked down their noses at him.&nbsp; Not that he minded too much, though, it made their surprise all that much more satisfying.<br><br>He sighed.&nbsp; "You know, I think one thing that's true of the Fangs we all forget is that behind their air of superiority and all the pompousness, that they're people too, with their own issues to deal with.&nbsp; Just my opinion."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 03:02:30</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami chuckles, "I've been friends with Sai Lin, Lin's uncle for years now. I feel so bad for him most of the time. His mate Reiko was the best Silver Fang kin in the world. He loves her so much to the point of stupidity. After the accident and she was paralyzed his life went down hill. He could be so great if he didn't have the burden of being the one to hurt her."<br><br>Keiko came back in and sat back down with a sigh, "Kasa has to be on his period again."<br><br>Ruriko got up and took her and Kasa's plates into the kitchen. Alex did notice that Chisa didn't touch anything but the veggies.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 03:06:19</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander, noting the pattern, looked over at Chisa.&nbsp; "You a vegetarian?"&nbsp; He remembered that Keiko had said she was a mermaid, but no way was he going to bring that up in conversation.&nbsp; The Strider figured that this would be an in for conversation with her.&nbsp; He personally didn't know many Garou vegetarians - a couple of Stargazers - but for the other shen, as the Eastern term went, he couldn't speak for them.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 03:24:38</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Chisa looked at him, "I guess you could say that... I don't eat anything but veggies and sea food really." She smiled at him, she wasn't a shifter so her being a veggie lover wasn't uncommon.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 03:29:48</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander smiled.&nbsp; "Good for you.&nbsp; I've heard that it's a healthier lifestyle than the usual.&nbsp; So if you can do it, more power to you.&nbsp; I know personally that I could never do it, I love eating meat too much to give it up."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 06:17:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami looked at Alex then bust out laughing loudly. He made the universal symbol for someone who likes to suck dick. Keiko looked at him then slapped his leg to get him to stop. "Oh come on Keiko he set himself up for that one..." <br><br>"True but you didn't have to do that you know."<br><br>"Yes I did.. if I didn't I wouldn't be..."<br><br>Everyone at the table said in unison, "King Kitty..." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 06:25:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Wha..."&nbsp; Alexander was lost for a moment.&nbsp; Then Tsunami's meaning took hold.&nbsp; Frowning, he picked up a spoon and pegged him in the head with it.&nbsp; <br><br>"Get your mind out of the gutter, sicko!&nbsp; Geez, honestly!"&nbsp; He sighed in frustration.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 06:47:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Chisa looked at Alex shaking her head, "It'll never leave the gutter. I'm just glad Taka isn't like that." Yes both boys learned respect and to keep their pervertedness to themselves. Or at least not as public as Tsunami did.<br><br>Tsu rubbed his forehead and looked at Alex picking up a fry and tossing it at him.<br><br>"Children.." is all Keiko said.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 06:52:42</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander felt the fry hit his forehead, but he picked it up off his lap and popped it into his mouth.&nbsp; Exhaling, he finished up the rest of his food, and then turned to Keiko.<br><br>"Sink's in the kitchen?"&nbsp; As a guest, he was going to clean his own plate - wash, dry and all that.&nbsp; 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:03:18</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko shook her head then stood up, "I'll take care of them." Tsunami looks at Alex, "Don't ask to help her, she'll just shoo you out of the kitchen with the broom." He chuckles. <br><br>Keiko started rounding up the plates when Kasa came back in and grabbed another burger then headed back out. Keiko shook her head, "He's the reason we go through so much food." Tsunami laughed, Keiko looked at him, "And you too." He stopped laughing.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:07:15</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded, let Keiko take his plate and such, and then headed back out into the living room where his bag was.&nbsp; Reaching inside, he took out his book, and picked up where he'd left off.&nbsp; If someone came into the room, they'd now be able to see the end of Vengeance's handle sticking slightly out of the bag.&nbsp; Aside from his journal, it was the one thing he never traveled without.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:12:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Chisa came into the living room with him after a few minutes and set a bowl down in front of him with a smile. She had one in her own hands and sat in the chair. "I hope you're enjoying yourself. The family is great, I'm so happy I'll be marrying Taka soon." She was the overly positive type of person. <br><br>She had set down a bowl of ice cream with a spoon for him. She had her own bowl that she was munching on.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:15:28</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "They seem like good enough people, and I'm generally a good judge of character - comes from having to travel all the time and show up to mediate disputes."&nbsp; Setting his book down, he multitasked, eating ice cream with one hand and flipping through the pages of the book with the other.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:24:33</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Chisa nods at Alex, "Keiko's like the best mom in the world too. My own parents weren't that dedicated to our family." She nommed on her ice cream. "I'm really glad that they all accepted me. Well most of them anyway. Kasa seems to resent me for some reason. He doesn't like me to much."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:28:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Hm," Alexander agreed.&nbsp; "I didn't really have a family, either.&nbsp; Just my parents and me.&nbsp; And that all changed after I found out I wasn't exactly human, so I've been lacking a family ever since then.&nbsp; And don't worry about the resentment, it seems that no family is ever completely happy with newcomers and such."&nbsp; The Strider shrugged.&nbsp; "Just my opinion."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:33:41</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"I've actually been with Taka for the last 4 years." She smiles, "We're just waiting until I turn 18 to get married." She had her feet up on the seat pretty much sitting there with her ass hanging out, but she had on a pair of shorts under her skirt. She'd learned not to wear anything else under them. They were bikini bottom shorts in case she wanted to go swimming.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:38:58</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "He seems like a good kid.&nbsp; Treasure him.&nbsp; Don't take him for granted, because those things are the most fragile, the ones that hurt the most if you lose them.&nbsp; My tribe lost their home a long time ago, and over the generations, we've lost so much more than that."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:43:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I hope I never lose Taka." She had given up her world for him, the thought of losing him just made her very sad looking. Taka walked into the room with them and Chisa got up and ran to him putting her arms around him. Taka looked at her and pet her, "You ok?" <br><br>She looked up at him, "You'll never leave me right?" Taka gave her a weird look, "Of course not, what makes you think I will?"<br><br>"Alex was saying that I should treasure you because I don't know if I'd ever lose you or not.." Chisa was actually crying now. Taka just held her and rubbed her back, "You aren't going to lose me, but ice cream on the back is rather cold." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 07:54:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Looking at the two of them, Alexander smiled.&nbsp; "You know, there is a blessing amongst my people, one that is traditionally spoken at marriage ceremonies, the births of children, and the like.&nbsp; The blessing goes," and then he spoke a little in Egyptian.<br><br>"Or, translated:&nbsp; May the gift you have received be ever constant and true, though the heavens fall around you, and the earth be consumed by fire."<br><br>The Strider exhaled.<br><br>"I wish you both the best."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 08:15:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Taka smiles at Alex as Chisa let go of him finally. She moved around him to wipe the ice cream off his back. Looking at her over his shoulder he smiled at her. "You still tried StarFish?" Yes his pet name for her. She smiled at him, "Slightly." He patted her rear end, "Then go upstairs and take a nap. Mom wants me to help in the kitchen." <br><br>Chisa nods then waves to Alex and headed up to their room. Taka looked at Alex, "Anything I can get you sir?" Yep he was the respectful one.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 08:23:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander shook his head, still smiling.&nbsp; "No, I'm good.&nbsp; A little peace and quiet is all I really need right now.&nbsp; Thank you for asking though."&nbsp; The Strider then picked up his pencil, and resumed working in the book.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 08:33:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Taka nods then heads out to help his mother in the kitchen. He could see out the window that Tsunami was out on the beach again. Not in the water obviously but working on his board. Taka was helping Keiko in the kitchen, Chisa taking a nap. Ruriko and Kasa were off again talking some where. It was rather calm and relaxing in the area.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 08:37:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				After working on his book a little while, Alexander stood up, and stretched.&nbsp; He needed a break, to let the ideas in his head percolate a little before he got back to work.&nbsp; Walking into the kitchen, he hoped someone was there, otherwise he'd have to poke around by himself to find a glass of something to drink.&nbsp; He didn't particularly have any strong preferences, a habit from traveling, where you had to take what was offered to you.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 08:52:17</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko was still in the kitchen clean, Taka had gone up to check on Chisa. She looks at Alex, "Need something?" She had her normal smile on her. <br><br>She looked at the clock then smiles, "If you want to catch a few waves we won't be leaving for an hour or so."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 08:56:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He shook his head.&nbsp; "I'm not planning on going out on the waves anymore, I've got work that needs doing.&nbsp; This is my life's work, and I can't afford to take a day off from it.&nbsp; Each day that I do something is a day that brings me closer to my goal.&nbsp; I know I've set the bar pretty high for myself, but everything else I want to do seems so...petty, in comparison to this."&nbsp; The Strider exhaled.&nbsp; "I just need something to drink, so I can let my thoughts settle for a little bit."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 09:07:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko looks at him with a smile and nods, "You wouldn't even take time off for romance?" Remember they've all been talking about him hooking up with Yuna and he just pretty much said he didn't have time for distractions. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 09:14:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well..." Alexander sighed.&nbsp; "It's complicated.&nbsp; I know you want me to try and help Yuna and such, but I honestly don't know how that's all going to work out.&nbsp; Plus, what I'm doing is so much bigger than just me - it's about a whole tribe.&nbsp; I guess I would take a little time off for romance, but this is a goal I want to try and fulfill in the years that I've got left.&nbsp; So, I can try for romance, I guess, I just don't want it to end up excluding my work...is that too much to ask?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 09:17:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She shook her head at him, "No but just remember if you ever do find someone it's not just about yourself. You'd have not just a mate but a life long partner. A companion. Someone who will walk by your side through thick and thin. Someone to protect you and hold you when you are lonely. Someone you can confide in and even let your guard down to see you cry. And it goes both ways." She smiles, "So think of it this way, you'll have someone who shares the same goals as you do and possibly help you with your long term goal of helping your tribe."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 09:21:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander nodded.&nbsp; "I understand, I think.&nbsp; It's just that coming from the West, there's something of a social stigma against my people, since we suffer from wanderlust pretty much out whole lives, even into old age.&nbsp; That doesn't exactly make for great marriage material, unless you happen to like the rootless lifestyle, which honestly doesn't suit most of the other tribes.&nbsp; So if I seem a little hesitant, forgive me, it's because I'm still trying to get used to living out here."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 09:24:39</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko nods understanding, "We used to have a few striders come through here actually. You'd be surprised what love can do for a person." She chuckles, "One of them actually took their mate with them. Now they travel everywhere. I get post cards every once in a while from the girl. She loves it, says she's finally getting to see the world like she always wanted too."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>29-11-2009, 09:36:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Hm," Alexander acknowledged.&nbsp; "I see.&nbsp; I suppose I've only been remembering to not judge people on the group selectively, only doing so when it suited my purpose."&nbsp; He shrugged.&nbsp; "Still, I'm not in a position to know whether or not Yuna would be the type of girl who would love traveling.&nbsp; Not yet, anyways."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>02-12-2009, 09:28:26</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Keiko smiles at him, "Well there would be only one way now wouldn't there?" She nods at him, "I guess you'll have to talk to her now won't you?" She went to go and clean up the cabin for the time being. Anything left that they didn't take with them was going to be tossed. She wasn't sure when they were going to come back again. Might be next spring.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>02-12-2009, 09:46:51</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Going back out into the living room, Alexander made sure that he had everything that he'd brought with him in his bag.&nbsp; Yep, everything was there.&nbsp; He sat down and continued working on his curse theories until it was time for them to leave the house for the day.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 09:35:42</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami came back in after being out on the waves for quite some time. He actually headed up to the shower in the house to take a proper one. Keiko continued to clean up the kitchen making sure nothing was dirty or left behind that would spoil or go bad.<br><br>The kids on the other hand, Kasa and Ruriko were back out in that cave. Taka was helping his mother and Chisa was upstairs again in the room picking up some things to take home with her.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 10:34:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Sitting on the couch, Alexander took a breather for a few minutes.&nbsp; After quieting his mind from all the ideas running around it, he thought about something else.&nbsp; Surprisingly, to him, that something else turned out to Yuna.&nbsp; Keiko wanted him to help her, but the truth was he didn't know a whole lot about her, so for the moment, he'd have to be really careful about how he proceeded and such.&nbsp; It would be like old times...sort of.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 11:08:11</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				When Keiko got the kitchen cleaned with Taka she came out with a smile, "We should be ready to soon." Taka went upstairs to get Chisa so they could help pack the SUV. Tsunami came downstairs clean and dressed with his hair back to normal and dry. He was a blond after all, not like his twin. <br><br>Pulling out his cell phone he called Kasa so they could come back. Tsu started heading outside to get the SUV packed up and ready to go. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 11:13:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander stood up, putting his work away, and after making sure he had everything, headed out to the SUV to help out in packing - if it could go faster, then they'd be able to get under way sooner.&nbsp; Hopefully the family wasn't bringing too much stuff back with them; he didn't want it to be crowded in the car, especially given the large number of people.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 11:47:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				They were not bringing much more then they brought in the first place. There were a few trinkets mainly that Chisa picked up to bring back but they fit in her bags. They were basically out to clean up the beach house have some fun then come home. Keiko did this every year to make sure the house was ready for winter. <br><br>Once they got the house figured out and the SUV packed Tsunami counted heads to make sure he had everyone. He could be responsible when he wanted to be, which wasn't often.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 11:54:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander waited by the SUV, and let Tsunami make sure that they had everything and everyone.&nbsp; As far as his own memory went, they were all here - Tsunami and Keiko, and their two sons, and their girlfriends.&nbsp; Plus himself.&nbsp; He was the odd man out here, although that wasn't a new experience to him.&nbsp; He'd worked with packs in the past, where he was the outsider, brought in only because of his expertise in some area - the Wyrm, Weaver, spirits, the Umbra - that sort of thing.&nbsp; Once they got underway, he considered resuming his work...or maybe getting a little rest.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 12:07:55</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Positions had switched in the car this time. Keiko was sitting with Taka and Chisa leaving Ruriko and Kasa in the back. Ruriko was actually laying on Kasa's lap by now. She was tired after their day at the beach. Kasa was finally showing signs of being the nice guy with her instead of the family ass hole. <br><br>Tsunami headed back to the city. He definitely had way too much energy. He was out on the waves all day and drove here and back, he didn't seem tired at all.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 12:18:12</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander stared out the window for a while, and then took out his book and pencil, and flipping it open, began to resume his work.&nbsp; He was tired, a little, but it was a physical tired, not a mental one.&nbsp; The Strider had trained himself to keep his mind working long after his body had given out.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 12:29:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami turned on the cd player on in the car and started to sing with the songs. He actually was not a bad singer at all. He was pretty damn good. The boys perked up hearing their father sing. He hadn't done that in years. Not since he had put them through vocal training. He was a regular kitty galliard.<br><br><br><em>(Roll Result: Tsunami rolled: 8d10<br>Comment:<br>Result: 9, 10, 8, 5, 10, 7, 10, 10, <br>Roll Result: Tsunami rolled: 4d10<br>Comment:<br>Result: 7, 4, 1, 3, <br><br>7 suxx on singing for Tsu)</em>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 12:38:25</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Hm.&nbsp; So the little kitty could sing.&nbsp; Alexander had heard his fair share of Galliards in his travels, and honestly, while he recognized the necessity of needing Galliards in their society - singing tales was the main way that one gained prestige and status - he wasn't duly impressed with the fact that someone could carry a tune.&nbsp; Hell, he knew a couple of songs himself.&nbsp; So, yeah, he was good, but being a good singer wasn't enough by itself to change his opinion of someone.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 14:53:54</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				It was more of a shock to the kids that he was singing then anything. Taka had a huge smile on his face. His father was the one who taught him vocals. Kasa listened as well. Chisa fell asleep on Taka's lap. Ruriko was already out like a light. <br><br>Keiko listened to Tsunami moving to hold his hand. She loved him so much and it showed. Keiko put up with just about everything but she was always there for Tsu like he was for her.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 15:02:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander, through either his own eyes or the mirrors in the car, saw the scene playing out in the car.&nbsp; Keiko holding Tsunami's hand.&nbsp; Chisa and Ruriko asleep on their boyfriend's laps.&nbsp; As when he was confronted with nearly any scene of couples, the Strider felt a twinge of heartache.&nbsp; He mentally shook it off, though, going back to his book.&nbsp; He had his work, and for now, he would content himself with that.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 17:40:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Tsunami dropped Ruriko off at her place and Kasa went with her. He headed back to drop Alex off at the island so he could go back to doing what he wished there. As they pulled up they saw Yuna getting on the ferry. She didn't have dark hair anymore, she had blond hair now.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>05-12-2009, 17:50:19</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander got out of the car, and hurried to the ferry.&nbsp; He was slightly taken aback at the change in appearance, but since he'd only known her a day, it wouldn't be as bad as someone who had known her all her life.&nbsp; Once onboard the ferry, he looked around for where she was sitting.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-07-2011, 05:43:05</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu304/Krysia-Kitty/Yuna01-1.jpg)</div> <div class="floatright">(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu304/Krysia-Kitty/Toshio01.jpg)</div> Yuna’s hair was already a light brown before. She had just lightened it a few shades from what it was normally. She was sitting on the ferry waiting to go to the island alone. No one was around her. She had a picture on her medical book she was looking at. It was a picture of a gentleman obviously. Picking up the picture she went to put it back in her purse inside the picture section of her wallet. Seemed like it was someone she knew from school possibly? (The picture she put away is of the male.)
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-07-2011, 05:49:44</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Nearing her, Alexander decided to ignore the picture for a moment.&nbsp; Yes, he <em>could</em> have asked her about it, but he remembered the earlier advice to let her talk about things in her own time.&nbsp; So, instead, he decided to comment on something much more wholly obvious.&nbsp; "You, ah, dyed your hair.&nbsp; That's...a nice look for you.&nbsp; Any particular reason you decided to do it?"&nbsp; The Strider understood that sometimes you did things for a reason, and others...sometimes you just did things to shake up a routine.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-07-2011, 06:01:27</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				She was happy her picture was already away. Last thing she needed was Alex accidentally telling Tsunami about the picture. She’d never live it down. Looking towards Alex, “I do this ever so often actually. My way of rebelling against society.” She smiled slightly, “Dark hair just doesn’t suit my features.” Much like Tsunami having sun bleached hair was his style. “And it’s bleaching not dying. Dying would mean I put something on it after… other then a soft blonde. Though maybe Pink would be nice once, but I don’t think the hospital I work at would approve of it.”
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-07-2011, 06:06:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Ah.&nbsp; Well, that explains things.&nbsp; I just haven't been around long enough to know that."&nbsp; Although that could hardly be called his fault.&nbsp; He'd been here not even what, a week?&nbsp; "You might not think so, but I thought you looked good with dark hair," he offered up with a shrug.&nbsp; "But, you know yourself better than I do, and if this is what you do, then that's alright with me."&nbsp; He laughed a little at the correction.&nbsp; "Right.&nbsp; Bleaching.&nbsp; Never did manage to keep those straight."&nbsp; Though he knew what they meant easily enough.&nbsp; "Yeah, I think pink would be a little bit much for a hospital.&nbsp; But, hey, maybe you'll get a chance to try it sometime."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>27-07-2011, 06:42:31</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				“How about we just dye your hair pink? I mean that would be fun wouldn’t it? You could have pink hair for me.” She smiles at him, “I can do it for you….” Oh she was trying to push buttons on him to see if he’d do it. “Or we could do blue or purple. How’s that sound?”
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>27-07-2011, 15:16:53</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He laughed again, but a little nervously this time.&nbsp; "No, no thanks.&nbsp; I like my hair the way it is, thank you."&nbsp; Plus pink hair would sort of have clashed very badly with his 'professional Elder' image that he wanted to maintain for the sake of neutrality.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>28-07-2011, 15:46:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna looks at him and pouted her lips a bit, "We could do something like blue... or red." Keeping her eyes on him she just gave him a sad little whimper, "Please... I'll be gentle promise. I know it would be your first time and all..." So many meanings behind that last sentence. Oh the innuendos!
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>28-07-2011, 15:50:05</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Crap.&nbsp; He hadn't expected her to suggest less...girly colors.&nbsp; Or to turn on the feminine persuasion tactics, either.&nbsp; "Well, um...did you have something specific in mind?"&nbsp; That was not a no.&nbsp; Why did he do this?&nbsp; Why did he just let women walk all over him because he'd been raised to be a gentleman and nice to girls?
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 05:31:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well how about some highlights. I think blue would look better cause of your dark hair. And well it'll match your eyes. But blue is a bit tricky cause of done wrong it turns green, so maybe we should go with red for your cherry popping. It's easier and well eventually it'll fade down to pink anyway!" Yuna was probably going to make him scared to dye his hair now. "Or we could make you a blond." Said with a snicker.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 05:39:57</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Highlights...that didn't sound <em>too</em> bad, it was just a <em>little</em> alteration, not changing everything at once.&nbsp; He didn't know whether or not she had suggested it because she thought it would make him feel better...but it did.&nbsp; Suddenly showing up with blue hair would have been...odd, in his opinion.&nbsp; And no, despite her comments, she was not going to scare him.&nbsp; He did not <em>scare</em> easily.&nbsp; He smirked at her last suggestion.&nbsp; "Oh, you mean like you?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 06:25:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She shook her head a bit fluffing her hair, "You couldn't look as beautiful as I am with blond locks." She smirks a bit moving a hand up to his hair fluffing it a bit, "Well maybe we could just do the front red or blue. Something not so drastic. And your hair doesn't seem long enough for peek-a-boo highlights so that's out."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 06:30:31</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He laughed.&nbsp; "Yeah, that's for certain.&nbsp; I don't think I'm the prettyboy type.&nbsp; I'll leave it to the professionals."&nbsp; Alexander listened as she explained further.&nbsp; "That does sound interesting.&nbsp; Do you have any pictures for what that might look like?"&nbsp; If he was going to agree to this, he wanted to at least know what he was getting into, first.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 06:41:48</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				A shake of her head as she looked towards him, "Not on me but I'm sure we could go through the net and find something. Just not on the island. No service obviously." She looked a head then smiles a bit, "I get net access in my apartment but I don't know your schedule for this meeting." The meeting was supposed to take place in 24 hours or so.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 06:46:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I've got a day before I need to do what I came here to do," he replied to her.&nbsp; "I'm not short on time right now, if that's your main worry."&nbsp; It would seem kind of counterproductive to go to the island, and then come right back, though at this point, it sounded like that was the option open to them if they wanted to have a look-see over possibilities.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 06:54:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She smiles, "Well we'd have to go to the island then go back to the mainland. I don't mind it means I don't have to see Tsunami and well I have a real working shower at my place. I mean that is if you want too. It's rather small inside but it's ok for me." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 15:09:29</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				He thought so.&nbsp; "Well, if you don't mind, then I don't really mind, either."&nbsp; Wasn't like he had anything important to do or a place to be before the next twenty-four hours were up.&nbsp; "So, sure, we can do that."&nbsp; Turnaround it was.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 15:48:44</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well when they got to the island Yuna and Alex would stay on the ferry so that they could head back to the mainland. Also would mean that Alex got to see the little car Yuna had. She smiles just being quiet for a while. The ferry was rather nice to just sit on and enjoy the day. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 16:00:03</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"So, Keiko told me that you work at a local hospital...?"&nbsp; Alexander tried to strike up a conversation with her while they were on their way back to the mainland.&nbsp; Given that he didn't know much about her, he didn't exactly have a lot of things to work with in that regard.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 21:22:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Just as an assistant right now. I'm still in school. I got a few friends there. Like Ryosuke. My sempai. He helps me with my classes when I get stuck. He's 2 years my senior." A smile on her face though talking about work. "Also know a few of Ryo-sama's friends. Jiro, Koji, Haruto, and Toshio. Members of Toshio's sentai actually. They've been trying to recruit me for their sentai for a bit now. Really nice guys." She paused for a moment, "There are others too like Sora, Cho Li, and Airi as well." She just didn't want him to think she was the only girl, "And Ryo's sister Rubi. ummm.. Koji's siblings Takashi and Shun." She chuckled slightly, "Most of them are into street racing so it's fun to go out and watch them every now and then." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 21:33:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well, I happen to think that that's very admirable of you."&nbsp; If there was one thing that Alexander could not do, it was work with people.&nbsp; Not Garou, or mages, or vampires - any sort of supernatural, he understood there were rules, codes, behaviors, and all of them had a certain distance from humanity.&nbsp; But regular, ordinary people?&nbsp; Trying to relate was sort of...hard, in his opinion.&nbsp; A slight smirk appeared when she mentioned the string of guys that she knew from school.&nbsp; Of course, the hastily added set of girls was, he knew, to assure him.&nbsp; "I'm glad you've got such dependable and fun-sounding people around you.&nbsp; It's good to have people to rely on."&nbsp; Never mind the fact that he almost never took a break from his own work.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 21:39:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"You should come out to one of the races. Well that is if you plan on staying past what you were doing with Demon and Rayne." She nods at him, "I'm sure you'd like to be able to talk to some of the Hakken in the area. And Jiro is rather interesting as well. I think you'd like Rubi too." She smiles even more, "I could hook you up on a date with her." 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 21:45:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I might," Alexander stated.&nbsp; Then he clarified.&nbsp; "Be staying, I mean.&nbsp; I think there are some things that I can learn here that will help me in my own search, so I'm not about to go anywhere until I know that I've exhausted all my options."&nbsp; He fidgeted a bit at the idea of being set up on a date.&nbsp; "I'm not really sure I'm the blind date sort of guy..."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 22:32:30</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				There was a bit of a chuckle out of her, "Yea Rubi might eat you alive for breakfast." she smiles slightly then giving him a bit of a smirk. "She's one of the better racers and the guys hate her cause well some macho man thing about being beat by a girl."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 22:51:45</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well, I'm not really the racing type."&nbsp; Not with cars, anyway, he silently added.&nbsp; Footrace, maybe, but not this.&nbsp; He shrugged at the last bit.&nbsp; "Rule of life, there's always going to be someone better than you at what you do out there.&nbsp; I accepted that some time ago."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 23:10:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Does not mean you can't still go to the races and watch. No one says you couldn't" Nudging him slightly as he sat there. "besides it's fun to get out and just do something unnatural for a change. Unless you're just an old fuddy duddy?" 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>30-07-2011, 23:13:34</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well..."&nbsp; Alexander hesitated for a moment, trying to balance the answer he wanted to give with the one he knew he should give.&nbsp; "I believe that there's a time and a place for everything, and that if you've got something important, that needs to be your priority...but you can enjoy yourself with other things besides it."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>31-07-2011, 05:36:04</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well you know all work and no play makes a person rather dull. Kind of like ashes to ashes dust to dust if you don't take it out and use it.. it'll rust." Sticking her tongue out at him.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>31-07-2011, 22:40:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander stared at her.&nbsp; "That...doesn't even make any sense."&nbsp; He sighed.&nbsp; "Besides, I'm not saying to do that, I'm just saying that if you've got something important, you do need to spend time working on it, as opposed to just saying 'yeah, I'll get around to it.'"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>31-07-2011, 23:34:41</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"How does it not make sense? If you do all work and don't give yourself time to do something fun then you'll just be a stick in the mud." She smirks, "Or is it yours has already rusted and fell off?" Having a bit of a Cheshire cat look on her face now.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>31-07-2011, 23:39:20</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"...never mind.&nbsp; And no, it has <em>not</em>, for your information."&nbsp; Alexander glared at her, with that cat-like look of smugness on her face.&nbsp; "I'm just not a fan of the racing bit, that's all, I've got other things I like to do in my spare time."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>01-08-2011, 02:31:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"oh like what? Diddling your peenie?" She shook her head a slight bit, "It's ok.. we've all had to use our hands now and then." nodding to him as she patted him on his back.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>01-08-2011, 02:42:52</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"No, dear Gaia, get your mind out of the gutter," Alexander sighed exasperatedly.&nbsp; "I'm not some hulking, chauvinistic macho man with an ego problem that spends far too much time in the gym and not in the books."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>02-08-2011, 00:45:07</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna just laughed even more at him, "It's fun living in the gutter at times." Sticking her tongue out at him she blinks, "Wait... are you a.... virgin?" Dun Dun Dun! She had asked the almighty question of the day.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>02-08-2011, 00:53:24</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"That's <em>none</em> of your business," Alexander replied curtly.&nbsp; "Why does that even matter, anyway?"&nbsp; Was he?&nbsp; Wasn't he?&nbsp; Whatever he was, he wasn't going to tell Yuna any of this.&nbsp; "And how did we get from dyeing my hair to this?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>02-08-2011, 04:39:02</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna giggled uncontrollably now. Looking at Alex then smiling brightly. She couldn't help it she knew how to press his buttons now, "It's nice to know you still have you V-card Alex. It's honorable that you've saved yourself this long." See she never gave away a yes or a no if she was either. He was seeing a playful side of the queen of cold that would stab him with a deadly gaze when they first met. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>02-08-2011, 04:47:11</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I'm just..."&nbsp; Dammit, she'd figured it out.&nbsp; Of course she had, he berated himself, how else would <em>you</em> interpret your own response?&nbsp; "I'm just saving myself for the right woman.&nbsp; I feel like I get this sort of stigma attached to me wherever I go - 'he's a Strider, he'll leave you, don't get close to him.'&nbsp; And I'm just wanting someone who can see past the label."&nbsp; He sighed.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>02-08-2011, 07:16:47</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Sometimes you just gotta take the plunge and go with the flow. It doesn't have to be about caring for the person, though I'm under that impression as well that you should care about someone. There are a lot of people in the world though who don't hold that view. Take some of the boys in the sentai I know. Sex is just that.. sex no feelings no nothing behind it." She smiles a bit, "Though to be honest with you, I haven't found that special person yet either."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>03-08-2011, 21:47:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Yeah..."&nbsp; Alexander agreed.&nbsp; "I couldn't do that to someone, be that close and not have any feelings or care about them at all.&nbsp; It just seems...cheapening, is all.&nbsp; And I believe that it's important to respect each other."&nbsp; He had been raised better than that, to think that sex was just...this was close, it was intimate, no feelings meant no overall connection.&nbsp; "Well, I guess we both have some looking to do then."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>04-08-2011, 05:56:59</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I really don't have to look far." She smiles nodding to him. <br><br>The ferry finally pulled up to the mainland. Yuna stood up and headed to get off the ferry. Once she was off she waited for Alex to get off. Her car wasn't anything special to her at all. She walked over to the Lancer Evo X Illusion that was sitting there. The license plate on the car read "Toshio" and there was a team logo on it that said "Team Emperor". Going to open the car door she smiles at him, "It shouldn't take us long to get to the apartment from here." <br><br><div align="center">(http://modifidea.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/sequential-mitsubishi-lancer-evo-x-black-illusion1.jpg)<br></div>
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>04-08-2011, 06:09:15</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Alexander followed Yuna off the ferry and over to her car.&nbsp; It was...well, maybe it wasn't special to her, but that was certainly a nice car.&nbsp; Alexander had never been much one for driving...mainly because he could run as fast as a car when he wanted to.&nbsp; "Alright, sounds good."&nbsp; He climbed into the car himself, closed the door and buckled himself.&nbsp; As they started to drive, he asked her something that came to mind on the ferry.&nbsp; "You said you didn't have to look far...?"
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>04-08-2011, 12:28:27</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She placed her seat belt on as well with a smile, "I don't have to look far at all." Starting the car she headed out into the city traffic heading towards Shimoshima where her apartment was. It was going to be an hour long drive to her apartment so they had more time to talk. "I should say this car isn't mine first of all. It's a friend of mine who let me use it for the time I have to travel back and forth to the island. He's using his other one for the time being." The car sounds like it has balls that was for sure. There was even a red button on the steering wheel for NOS in the cabin. So even this car would make his speed beyond thought look like a bitch if he tried racing it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>06-08-2011, 00:26:33</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"What exactly did you mean by that?"&nbsp; Alexander elaborated.&nbsp; He had hoped that asking the question again would have provoked that sort of line of reasoning answer, but it appeared that he had to be blunt and direct if he wanted to know about Yuna's cryptic statement.&nbsp; "Oh, well...you take good care of it, so it's only reasonable that he let you borrow it, if I may say so."&nbsp; It didn't certainly sound like your average off-the-floor car, that was for sure.&nbsp; And yes, in a straightaway race, the car would beat even him out.&nbsp; But only in a straightaway - he could turn considerably faster than it - and only in the city.&nbsp; Offroad, it wouldn't be able to do much more than maybe fifty, sixty miles an hour.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>06-08-2011, 04:20:13</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				She looked at him for a moment as she was driving, "What do you mean, what do I mean? It means exactly as I said.. I don't have to look far for someone." she nods at him keeping her eyes on the road. <br><br>It she navigated the streets of the city heading towards her apartment. "And of course I'd take care of it. Do you know how many races he's won with this beast." She chuckles a slight bit. The car could win against the silent strider with out even having to be on a straight away. The car was build for down hill drift races on the sides of mountains. It could hair pin turn on a dime if it wanted. No governor on the car meant the speed was a lot higher then a normal car.&nbsp; Seeing as a normal Stock Lancer Evo x can go 300 before the governor kicks it off, just imagine what this car could do with out the governor and being more then a stock car.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>06-08-2011, 04:32:40</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Right.&nbsp; So she was going to stay all cryptic and such with the statement.&nbsp; Well, he didn't feel like pressing too hard.&nbsp; In his experience, girls didn't like guys who were too pushy.&nbsp; Well, unless they wanted to be pushed, but again, how was a guy supposed to know that sort of thing to begin with?<br><br>"Well, I'm just saying, some people tend to abuse the trust that's placed in them..."&nbsp; And even if it was theoretically possible to break eighty miles an hour on dirt roads or other similar unpaved terrain, Alexander had two things on the car.&nbsp; One was distance.&nbsp; Yes, it could do three hundred miles an hour.&nbsp; But could it travel across the world like he could?&nbsp; He could run flat out for eight plus hours, sit down, have a breather, eat something, and then go again, and do it across continents.&nbsp; What sort of car was capable of that?&nbsp; Two was maneuverability.&nbsp; Could the Lancer manuever through a forest going that same speed and not hit a single tree?<br><br>He doubted it.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>06-08-2011, 04:45:00</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Who needed to run through a forest and around trees when you got a spirit bound to you so the Lancer could just travel in the umbra! So it could speed through a forest going to same speed with out hitting a single tree! So in essence the Lancer could go over continents and travel just as fast as he could. <br><br>"I've known Toshio since we were in high school. He used to fall asleep on me in class. There is a bit more then just trust between us you know." Well she just might of slipped out the name of the person in the picture. 
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>06-08-2011, 04:50:07</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Well, yes, if you wanted to make an Umbral General Lee, you could!&nbsp; Trick was, you had to build it piece by piece...but enough of that, she was talking, and it sounded like information that he didn't have previously.&nbsp; Toshio...the name on the license plate.&nbsp; The guy who owned the car.&nbsp; It could have been the person in the picture.&nbsp; But he was going to play dumb for the time being.<br><br>"The guy who lent you the car?&nbsp; Well, that makes sense why he'd give you something expensive like this to tool around the city with when Japan has public transportation everywhere..."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>06-08-2011, 04:56:46</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"It may have public transportation but going too and from the island is a pain, especially when I have class and work at the same time. It'd be easy to just jump on a bus to go to class or work but coming out here.." she made a yick face at that. "Really wish Tsunami didn't just up and volunteer me for this. No offense Alex."
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>06-08-2011, 04:59:21</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Oh, so coming to the island is a bit beyond where you normally travel?&nbsp; And none taken.&nbsp; I don't like being volunteered for things either.&nbsp; Especially when I'd have normally agreed to do it in the first place."&nbsp; It sounded like Yuna, more than just living in the city, actually didn't come out to the island and its inhabitants all that often.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>07-08-2011, 14:35:36</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				Yuna didn't come out to the island unless it was absolutely needed. She hated her family actually and tried to avoid the main branch of them as much as possible. <br><br>"No I don't come out to the island unless I have too. Not even sure why the rest of them were there honestly. They're usually out at the beach house living there for the summer." Seems like she knew where they were on purpose so she could avoid them. "I'm usually too busy with school and work to do much. I know Ryosuke's probably trying to get my notes from school so I have them." It did mean that her going to the island was cutting into her schooling.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ReijiTabibito</strong> on <strong>13-08-2011, 06:17:14</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well, they must have their reasons for being on the island rather than at the beach house," Alexander supplied.&nbsp; As for what to say about the rest of the matter...the Strider was temporarily at a loss.&nbsp; He scratched his head.&nbsp; "So, ah, back on the main topic, here...exactly what do you plan to do to my hair once we sit down in front of a mirror and such?"&nbsp; Maybe the change in subject was what both of them needed for the moment.
			</dd>
			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Though the Heavens Fall Around Us (Krysia &amp; ReijiTabibito)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Krysia</strong> on <strong>18-08-2011, 12:44:49</strong>
			</dt>
			<dd class="postbody">
				"I guess you'll have to find out when we get to the apartment." She smiles at him, "I think I told you something like streaks. Nothing major just a tiny bit of color. Have to see if I have any pink though. Cause I think that would look awesome." She smirks a bit still keeping her eyes on the road heading through the city as safely as possible in the beast of a car she has.
			</dd>
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