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[growsintheshade]

Who: Kengo and wandering people
When: Day 88, early evening
Where: Level 2, by the warehouse
What: Training

[Before he went to bed that night (when dreampost occurs), Kengo was busy practicing with his new powers.

After jogging around the perimeter of the Level 3 common area several times to warm up, he found an out-of-the-way area on the south end of the open square on Level 2, in front of the warehouse, and started up a series of drills, mostly trying out styles of attacks using liquified darkness--first just activating it, trying to form claws or blades with it and swiping (rather inexpertly). He's not very good at it, uneasiness and nerves about the new power causing him to be a bit unsteady with it. Every time the darkness in his skin creeps up his arm to the sleeve of his t-shirt he stops entirely and lets it dissipate before trying again.

Finally he gets frustrated and pulls on a pair of fingerless gloves, activating them into a pair of metal gauntlets, and starts doing much more familiar boxing drills of his own design.]


((ooc: slowpost!))

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[growsintheshade]

[whups, wobbles slightly as his skin finishes changing]

[scaledeep]

--!

[starts a bit, taking a step towards him with his hand out]

Are you alright?

[growsintheshade]

Just.. feels kinda different.

[scaledeep]

You look a lot different...

[growsintheshade]

Really? [looking at his hands] Um, this is about when I blacked out the last time this happened... I don't feel like I'm drowning at least.

[scaledeep]

Well, that's something... then this is already completely new territory.

[growsintheshade]

[bit of a nervous laugh] Yeah... it feels powerful... But at the same time my skin's crawling a bit.

[scaledeep]

... You're fine. This power is yours to use.

[growsintheshade]

. . .

[growsintheshade]

[///]

Right, I should enjoy it!

[scaledeep]

... [I. i don't think I have ever made someone smile so much. What is with you?]

... Exactly. You seem happy enough...

[growsintheshade]

Eh? That's... Well you said you'd help me and you're even giving me encouragement. I can't help but be happy.

[scaledeep]

I'm not--! I'm just pointing out the obvious.

I can't possibly know when these shadows of yours may be dangerous to you as well. I know one other demos who uses shadows and she uses them differently. You'll have to be clear with your own instincts.

[growsintheshade]

[nod!]

[growsintheshade]

[trying out another one of those concussive punches (away from Darc, obviously). This one goes better, less accidental]

[growsintheshade]

Okay...

I think.. I'm probably too human to take a more animalistic approach. This feels a lot more natural. But it's hard to say for sure when I'm not in a situation where I need to rely on instincts more.

[scaledeep]

...

Hmph... Well... pushing one side further when you'd stuck so completely to being human before wouldn't come naturally.

[growsintheshade]

Should we try something different?

[scaledeep]

...

Let's find you a target.

[growsintheshade]

O..okay. Just don't be disappointed if I embarrass myself.

[scaledeep]

If you lose, I suppose I'll keep you from dying.

[growsintheshade]

Only maybe, huh?

[growsintheshade]

[Heading up to level three then!

hhhhuh... makes a face as they get to the windows]

[scaledeep]

What's the matter?

[growsintheshade]

It's getting dark. Ygin's more active at night.