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[ So a habit Rin has developed neigh-daily these days is going out into the forest to train with his flames. That is to say, he brings a small sac of candles collected from the item shop, and practices lighting them on fire the way Shura told him to try out back home. It's harder here given he can't draw his sword still and he can't access all of his power, so his control's been all over the place. Recently though, he encountered a man in the forest who reminded him there might be a wolf who might be pissed at his flame-practice in her trees. Thus, since that encounter Rin has switched gears. Namely, he's tried to work on some sword-swinging forms.

Thing is, he only has a wooden sword, and with nothing to fight against (normally he'd go against Kuro, but Kuro... well, isn't here) he's not sure how to handle it. Still, he practices swinging out into the forest, trying to get a feel for things so that when he can draw Kurikara again, he can do so more effectively. Today, however, is different. When Rin goes to his clearing, he encounters a cold and somewhat old looking giant bug. The bug looked at him warily, and Rin looked at it warily. There was a brief confrontation in which Rin wished for the hundredth time that his Demon Telepathy worked on things here in Luceti.

But... seeing his sword and seeing the sword-like arms on the bug, Rin concluded this thing, too, was a warrior. The bug, seeming to look for some semblance of normality within this cold and unfamiliar forest, perked up at Rin assuming a swordman's stance at the bug. The two nodded at each other... and the duel began]

Come on, you got- [the scythe deflects his last blow, though it does not slice the wooden sword in half just yet, mercifully] whoa- [Rin then flips back, doing a standing backflip back, causing his tail to fly back a bit and when he lands, some more blue flames sprout up into being on his shoulders as he smirks and lunges a strike which actually manages to connect with the old Scyther's shoulder] There!

[ Yes, the fight raced through the forest and finally made it into town, or well, the edges of town. On one end there is Tracey's Scyther who despite being old and more than a little tired by now, is refusing to admit defeat to this actually amazingly strong "human" in front of him. On the other side is Rin, who now has his shoulders and parts of his upper arms tinged with sparks of blue fire and a wooden sword in his hand. His clothing is ripped in place, and he has a few splotches of blood on him, though no obvious wounds (thanks healing factor!). He also has his tail exposed for once. It's waving behind him, because his shirt ripped in just the right spot to expose it mid-fight and he's not been in a position to put it back away.

Despite the fact that they're fighting, those who knows to sense the mood of combat ought to sense that the two are not doing this out of hatred or anything. In fact, both seem to be very excited and have quickly developed an odd sense of admiration for the other's ability. The only minor exception to this is the fact that Rin is still rearing to go while scyther is obviously tiring out (so Rin might have his sword just sliced in half soon enough). So, well. Feel free to run into this scene]

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[rashness]

[But no, Rin's not one to think like that. When his sword is finally split down into many pieces of wood, he leaps back and raising his tail/arms and all that to power up. Or well, more like his flames push up and he spews a bit of a puff out of his mouth. No, really. It's not a big fireball, but more like condensed hot air.

Scyther looks taken aback a bit as this guy being on blue fire]

[weaponry]

[ BOY YOU GOT BLUE FIRE FIGHTING SWAG.

She notices on how Rin doesn't take any of her weaponry as she watches and studies his form some more. Her attentive eye is able to comprehend every last detail. She notices the power, and she moves out of the way to another branch as the fire begins to spark with a very well timed Shushin, a technique which vitalizes the body to the point where she becomes a quick blur. It's noticeable just because of the blur but it's hard to track or tell where the blur is now unless you see her sitting in a tree with a relaxed smile on her face. She then takes up resident in another branch where she can view the Pokémon and the man with ease. ]

[rashness]

[No way, not going to notice it. But yeah, this flame is strong enough to melt steel in no time flat if it's going to be like that. So anyway, now he's going to.

...No wait he can't use the flames on the bug.


...He pauses, a little taken aback and not sure where to go]

[weaponry]

[ Tenten observes the heat through convection and notice the effects on her weapons. Although she is irritated at the loss of her weapons, she knows they can be replaced.

She really is eager to see the choices Rin would make. He can't light the bug on fire, they're sparring. So, she'll still be popcorn.giffing and side-eying her weaponry melting. ]

[rashness]

[And defense mode! When Scyther goes in for a slash. He takes a cut on his arm because he's still trying to figure out what doing]

[weaponry]

[ She notices this. Even in blue flames consuming most of his body he can still possibly be cut. She shifts her focus to the Scyther to see if his body, specifically his arms, have any sort of open flame on them in return for landing a strike on Rin. ]

[rashness]

[Scyther's arms... have not caught fire. Rin isn't aware of it, but while is control is not perfect one thing he consistently does is prevent living beings he likes from being caught up in his flames. Scyther actually seems mildly surprised for it himself]

[weaponry]

[ Sorry for the delay! The 27th was my mom's birthday so I've been slow from celebrating it with her!

He's not on fire? That's ... very surprising. Yet it was able to melt through steel. From this, Tenten can conclude its affects are somehow optional depending on who, or what strikes it or what it comes into contact with. She continues to observe, but even more fascinated than before. A light sigh briefly escapes her lips before she covers her mouth to prevent her presence from being discovered. ]

[rashness]

[Scyther notices the sound, glancing in her direction. ...Rin does not. But once he notices Scyther looking somewhere, he turns in the same direction]

What, you see somethin'?

[weaponry]

[ Oh. Shittles.

Hello intestines, she has good news. And she has bad news.

Tenten will just silently try and scoot her way to the side. She hopes that Rin won't catch onto her presence and that the Scyther is in concrete operation and won't be able to process that Tenten is behind the tree.

Of course, given that he's able to intelligently fight with Rin in the forest she doubts the chances of him not being able to process it but hopes are hopes! Damn it! ]

[rashness]

...No seriously dude, what's there?

[Scyther is still just. Staring. Rin still is trying to see it]

[weaponry]

[ DEAD SILENT. Tenten just continues to hide behind the tree while slowly walking on a branch that grows towards the rest of the forest. She didn't want to disturb their sparring time. She just wanted to watch silently. Except, with every step she takes, the frail branch begins to crack and make some sort of ripping noise from the conjunction of the branch and the rest of the tree. ]

[rashness]

Can we like... go back to fighting? When we're not it's cold.

[Scyther looks away then. Rin, are you stupid??]

[weaponry]

[ Satisfied with her stealth skills, Tenten decides it's best to leave them alone. But, Tenten's getaway becomes quite noisy. The tree branch that was supporting her body snaps off completely. A brief but noticeable gasp can be heard before she lands from a jump. She briefly staggers into a bush, which rustles rapidly.

Yep. Tenten's stealth is always successful. ]

[rashness]

...Oh.

[Okay even he heard that]

Uh...?

[weaponry]

[ She wrestles herself free from the bush and starts to casually walk back into the forest. After all of the noise she made, her only hope would be to shushin but that'd be too attention grabbing. She can't exactly sneak away now that her cover's blown. ]

[rashness]

Hey, is there someone there?

[He raises his voice at this]

[weaponry]

[ Shit. She's been busted. She'll just act as cool as humanly possible. Her tone is loud, but it doesn't carry any specific emotion. ]

Yep. Someone is here.

[rashness]

Do you want to come... out?

[weaponry]

Uh... sure? [ And so she walks out. She has a large scroll latched across her back and she's mostly shrugging as she strolls up. Rin should be able to recognize her as a person he once talked to over the journal system about ghouls and whatever.

Also, she's just going to greet him incredibly casually. As if he's not on fire, and not battling a giant bug and as if she's wasn't watching him the entire time. ] Hey.

[rashness]

...Whoa, that's a big scroll!

[Yes, that is the thing to focus on here]

[weaponry]

Of course it is. I have bigger scrolls though.

[ She finds it odd it's the first thing he focuses on but if it gets her off the hook for spying then that's good. ]

[rashness]

Do you have like a giant pen or something?

[weaponry]

No. I don't. It's a summoning scroll. For the text, you use various sized brushes. It doesn't have anything to do with writing so much as it has to do with ninjutsu and weaponry.

[rashness]

So basically... you're a ninja?

[...She did say that, right, Scyther?

Scyther doesn't even know what Rin is asking man say something you dumbass]