Isn't It Beautiful? (Open)

[Soni Vox]

Name: Ability?
Requirements: 10 Def
Job: Get hit by an ability
Bonus: Get hit by an ability that does 20 worth of dmg or more.
Payout: +1 exp



Soni wandered her way through the scattered trees that made up the forest biome of the training fields. It had the sounds of distant songbirds cheerfully chirping, woodpeckers drilling into the trees for their prey. The trees themselves, almost as if in response, creaked and groaned, as if the birds were a mild annoyance and agitated their slumber. Their leaves, in turn, sounded, like a little green audience laughing at their master's troubles. Owls would occasionally join in the symphony; the "who's" wound their way around the wooden towers. The little brook, far below all this, giggled constantly as it's flowing spirit raced over the rocks and pebbles to the right of Soni's feet. The leaves and sticks would have cracked under what little weight she had normally, but because the ground was damp with the mist that hung in the air, they were but thin blankets to step on. The rays of the late afternoon sun peaked through the trees and turned the suspended droplets to a golden fog that permeated the forest. It was, simply put, therapeutic. 

"Isn't it beautiful, Muse?" Soni asked her bird. It cooed in response as it floated about the forest from branch to branch. 

As she removed her bag from her shoulders, Soni sat upon a rounded stone that sat by the creek. A thin layer of moss cushioned its otherwise course surface, and that same moss coated the ground on which the girl's criss-crossed feet laid. She breathed in the air, and let it out, and began to read her book. The bird washed itself in the brook in the meantime.

[Caelan Xander]

Cael for his part was still in training for the exams. A log strapped to his back he trudged through the creek, enjoying the feeling of so much water around his ankles and legs as he splashed and ran. The ruckus sending birds fluttering away ahead of his presence like so many rampaging bulls. Though he seemed to not notice or pay it much mind until he spied the stranger sitting on the rock enjoying the wonderful day as well. With a raised hand he would greet her, shifting to let the log rest more comfortably on him.

"Afternoon!" He greeted chipperly.

[Soni Vox]

Soni's head perked up as she heard distant sounds of...someone. Birds fluttering, water splashing with the rhythm of footsteps. Shortly after it caught Soni's attention, Muse retreated warily to a nearby branch. As soon as the huge man came into sight, Soni closed up her book and raised an eyebrow at him as he approached. 

He kindly greeted her and she did the same with a nod of her head and a "Hey." 

"Whatcha.... Whatcha got.. there??" she asked slowly, giving curious and slightly confused looks at the log. 

[Caelan Xander]

"This? It's a log."

He shifted his weight.

"I use, it for a load while jogging and hiking."

[Soni Vox]

"Hm.." Soni was deep in thought for a total of 1.3 seconds.

"So when you put it down is it dropping logs or blowing a load?" she asked, leaning forward and putting her hand to her chin.

[Caelan Xander]

"Why would I need to blow to set it down?"

[Soni Vox]

"Ohhhh honey..." she sighed, putting her hand over her heart. She spent half her life in an orphanage filled with a bunch of "rebellious" kids; she didn't hang out with them, but she could hear them nonetheless, so she wasn't as innocent as her outward persona would say.

Soni stood up, wiping her butt off a little from the small amount of dirt that laid in the moss. "Stop me if I'm interrupting your whole..." she waved her hand around a bit, "..process.. you got going on here, but whatcha all the way out in the middle of the woods jogging with a log for?" She was genuinely curious; there were a total of zero people she had met in her life that she could see doing something like this.

[Caelan Xander]

"I like the sound of animals."

It was that simple really. He was used to a wasteland. This was a garden of Eden by comparison.

[Soni Vox]

"Hm.. like that one?" she'd point behind him as the sound of cougar hissing and growling wildly would roar up directly behind him.

Should he turn around, he'd realize there was nothing there.

[Qi Uses remaining: 16/17

Distant Call: Throw voice from Skyrim, essentially. Soni can create sound up to 20 ft. in any direction.]

[Caelan Xander]

Cael turned around, but he wasn't afraid. Rather disappointed when he didn't see one there.

"I think I missed it..."

Bummer.

[Soni Vox]

Oh come on.... Sure he was buff but how can someone not be afraid of a huge murderous cat being directly behind them??

The girl chuckled. "Not even a flinch??"

Then a thought occurred to her: where was Muse?? "Wait... SHOOT!" Soni had totally forgotten about her. Her face suddenly went to concerned as she turned around and looked up at the trees. The cougar sound might have scared her off. "Muse!!" she called out before cooing the song they shared. Her voice raced around the forest, searching for the blue feathered friend.

[Caelan Xander]

"Why would I flinch?"

It was just a cat...

"What's Muse? Or who?"

He was lost.

[Soni Vox]

A bird would coo from what sounded like a long distance because of the echoing of the forest before fluttering through the trees. It would slowly grace itself onto Soni's shoulder and rub its head against hers. Soni let out a tiny giggle.

"Hey girly."

She'd look at the muscley man.

"Oh Muse this is uh..."

Wait... did he ever say his name??

[Caelan Xander]

"Ooooh, it's a bird!"

He didn't get the hint that she wanted his name.

[Soni Vox]

She was gonna have to be more direct apparently.

"Hey, dude, what's your name?"