In Search Of Cool @#!*%

Subject: In Search Of Cool @#!*% Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:13 pm

Umbra	Umbra had always highly admired the Kyoshi warriors. A group of powerful women who were adept in the art of combat was something that Umbra was drawn to immediately upon hearing stories about them. As a free traveler, Kyoshi Island had always been a prime destination, and she was finally here. For now, Umbra had just arrived, and was a bit bleary-eyed from the ship ride. It had been a rather long journey, as she'd been exploring the more northern parts of the Earth Kingdom a few days ago. She was excited by the history around her and hoped the journey here would give her knowledge in new weapons and methods of combat. She wasn't exactly sure who to approach for something like that, but she was sure she'd find what she was looking for eventually. For now she'd just gotten off the boat and had no way of knowing where to go.
Mood: Woo Condition: Yeah	Character Page

Subject: Re: In Search Of Cool @#!*% Wed Oct 02, 2013 4:01 pm

Ambrosia	Ambrosia had always lusted for the Kyoshi Warriors' fans. Though she didn't particularly care for the warriors themselves, she admired their unique style of fighting, though she could never hold anything so graceful. Despite that, she still wanted some, because she was also a collector, and she could hardly call herself one if she hadn't traveled a disproportionate way compared with the value of her desired item. Nevertheless, the trek hadn't exactly put her in high spirits, especially because when she inquired about purchasing a fan, she was sent away. Apparently, they were only for Kyoshi warriors, and not designed for outsiders. She'd have to see about that. She leaned against one of the houses, taking a look at the statue of the avatar Kyoshi. Now there was an inflated ego if she ever saw one. Hopefully the current avatar wasn't as cocky. She absentmindedly fingered one of her cutlasses as she attempted to devise a way to nab the weapon.
Mood: Thoughtful Condition: Fine	Ambrosia

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Epsa	Espa trailed along silently after Umbra, taking in the island with wide eyes. Her bright, long hair trailed after her in the slight breeze and she enjoyed the cool feeling. Umbra seemed to really like the Kyoshi Warriors, and Espa wouldn't dare deny that she was impressed by them as well. As she wandered around, her shoes caught grains of sand in them and her toes scrunched uncomfortably to try and wiggle them out. Yawning, she wandered back to her dark-headed twin and rubbed one of her eyes. "It's pretty," she mumbled. The trip to the Island had taken more out of her than she'd cared to admit, and she fell backwards onto the sand in a cloud of dust, air cushioning her fall. She closed her eyes and sighed contentedly. Knowing her sister, she'd have to get up in a few seconds anyway, but the sand against her bare back and fingertips felt nice.
Mood: Excited Condition: Healthy	Epsa

Subject: Re: In Search Of Cool @#!*% Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:43 pm

Umbra	Umbra had been so focused once she'd gotten off the ship, that she'd nearly forgotten her companion. Espa, her constant friend, her greatest ally, her powerful, spritely sister, had decided to take a rest in the sand after they got off the ship. "Hey, we've got no time to be resting. There's so much to explore here!" Umbra bent the sand that Espa was sitting on in order to force her to stand. Umbra had done a bit of sandbending on Ember Island, so she was able to do this basic movement. She did end up spilling quite lot of the gritty dirt into Espa's hair though. Umbra gave her a dorky grin before she proceeded into the village. She was drawn to the large statue of Kyoshi, and it seemed this was a hotspot for activity. It was bustling a bit this afternoon, but it wasn't exactly crowded yet. Umbra could still make out the individual people around her. One of those people was a girl leaning on a house, but Umbra just glanced over her. Nothing Kyoshi there. Umbra and Espa would likely be one of the only people who weren't moving, as Umbra was still getting a look around. The hilt of Umbra's rather large sword was poking out above her shoulder, but it probably didn't appear like anything fancy from far away. Umbra had no clue about all of this, as she'd merely found her sword on a corpse, but to the expert eye, it could be seen as dated, and maybe even hold the clues to a fire nation history. It was in the style of a fifty-year-old fire nation sword, after all.
Mood: Woo Condition: Yeah	Character Page

Subject: Re: In Search Of Cool @#!*% Thu Oct 03, 2013 3:18 pm

Ambrosia's eyes moved away from the statue, taking a quick look at the new arrivals. There didn't seem to be anything interesting about them, and she was about to go back to plotting, when she lingered on something for a little too long. A sword, on the back of a stranger. Realizing that if she wanted it, she would have to talk to this girl, she elected to ignore it. Then again, she did quite like swords.

Ah, screw it. She had to at least see if it was for sale. She kicked herself off the wall, put a (slightly unnerving) smile on her face and walked over. "Hello! Couldn't help but notice that's a nice weapon you have there. May I buy it?"

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Epsa	As Espa had expected, mere moments after she'd fallen backwards into the soft silt, Umbra demanded her to arise. She was bent upwards by the sand underneath her, a small grin of wonder on her face--until she felt grains hitting her scalp. "Eugh," she grumbled at Umbra's grin, muttering to herself for a moment as she removed her impossibly long locks from their ties at either side of her head. Her lavender hair tumbled down and she flipped her head over, shaking it back and forth and rubbing the sand from her head. The tips of her hair brushed the sand delicately, but Espa was less worried about that than the dirt on her head. Then, tossing her hair backwards, she put it up as easily as she had taken it out. She then followed after Umbra towards the statue of Avatar Kyoshi, curving in and out of the people, occasionally brushing against them with her shoulder or elbow. She halted when her twin did, staring at the painted face of the powerful Avatar. Then this girl began to approach them, and Espa tensed. "Hello! Couldn't help but notice that's a nice weapon you have there. May I buy it?" the girl with the pointy face said, and Espa narrowed her eyes before flicking them towards Umbra and the impressive sword upon her back. She did not respond, for it was not her place to, but she didn't enjoy being subjected to human interaction this way.
Mood: Tired, Wary Condition: Healthy	Epsa

Subject: Re: In Search Of Cool @#!*% Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:54 am

Umbra	Umbra had finally made a decision on where she and Espa should head off to next. There seemed to be a rather important looking building up on a hill, and it looked like it would have the sort of thing Umbra was seeking. Before she could point it out to Espa, however, they were stopped by that girl who Umbra had hardly taken notice of earlier. She asked whether Umbra's weapon was for sell or not, which Umbra nearly laughed at. "There's no way I'd give her away. She's part of the reason why I always win in a fight." While it did come out rather cocky, it was true. Umbra's sword had been one of the pivotal reasons that she'd been doing so well in battle. They'd mostly been semi-friendly spars, but she'd still improved tactically because of the weapon. She looked at the woman who had been so brash and wondered how often she asked to buy off someone else's weapon.
Mood: Woo Condition: Yeah	Character Page

Subject: Re: In Search Of Cool @#!*% Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:47 am

(OOC: Sorry for the delay dudes I've been busy)

Ambrosia was extremely disappointed by this turn of events, and there was a significant droop in her face. For a moment, she looked like some sort of clinically depressed ferretdog going for it's injections, as odd an analogy as that may be. She scratched her neck. "Oh, alright. That's fine. It just looks pretty useful." She brightened up for a second. "Oh, hang on!" She began to undo the buttons of her coat, getting an odd look from a passerby, which turned into a simultaneous look of confusion and fear once she opened it, revealing a plethora of weaponry dangling from her.

"We could trade if you'd like. I have more on my back." She looked rather expectant, but basically figured if that plan didn't work she'd resort to robbery. Such was life for Ambrosia.

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Epsa	Smiling at her sister's somewhat pretentious choice in words, Espa sort of tuned the weird weapons girl out after that point. Until she began to unbutton her clothes. Her eyes widened and she looked at her sister questioningly; within seconds though, the coat was revealed to be the chick's private little weapons shop. Obviously she didn't understand no, though. Umbra was fairly stubborn and it was unlikely that she would change her mind. She was however, intrigued by a few of them. "Where did you get all of those?" she asked wonderingly, inching forward and reaching out a hand as if to touch a particularly fearsome looking blade. She recoiled a few feet away from the stranger though, her curiosity shut down by instinct. This girl didn't exactly look like the wealthiest person. With what was on her, Espa didn't think she attained all of the shiny weapons through generous gifting. Thievery? Or was she a smooth-talking con artist? Either way, that meant danger.
Mood: Tired, Wary Condition: Healthy	Epsa

Subject: Re: In Search Of Cool @#!*% Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:48 am

Umbra	Umbra sort of assumed that she'd ended the conversation and that she and Espa would be able to walk away now. But, in a strange turn of events, this woman seemed to be rather stubborn. She opened her coat to reveal a wide array of strange, and likely dangerous, weapons. Umbra gawked at them, following the sharp lines and fearsome curves with her eyes. She quickly changed her face back to a stonewall though and added, "That would be like trading a friend in for a sharpened stick." The insult hadn't been necessary, but it probably got the point across that there was no way Umbra was going to trade her sword for any of these weapons, even if some of them did look more deadly than what she currently had. Umbra had to wonder where all of those weapons came from though. Was this woman a blacksmith? If she was then it seemed likely she could replicate Umbra's sword...maybe she simply bought and sold arms. The idea that this scrawny girl was a thief didn't enter Umbra's mind, she was too trusting for that.
Mood: Woo Condition: Yeah	Character Page

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