Pilot. (Open)

[enoa]

Things seemed to be going in a million directions and Eona was having a had time keeping up. The two male newcomers seemed like they weren't here for the actually school, but were searching for something. Androids. Worried, Eona stole a quick peek at the photo Jorlaxl was tossed. It was a photo of a woman and Eona couldn't help a visible sigh of relief.

Not too long ago, when she had gone into town for the first time, she had met an android who saved her life. His name had been Drexx. She didn't know why the strange boy was looking for this girl, but judging by his demeanor, it couldn't have been any good. She was curious though, especially when Jorlaxl also mentioned two android he was looking for. Eona had been under the impression that android weren't every day things. But with everyone looking for different ones, maybe they were quite common after all.

As Marcua spoke up, Eona turned to her, snapped out of her thoughts. She smiled and shook her head.

"I don't think so. Follow me, I'm sure you must be tired after your trip here. I'll brew up another pot of coffee and put the kettle on," she said. Turning, Eona made her way back into the school. She entered the door of the dojo, going through the hallway and into the kitchen. The dishes from earlier were still in the sink, for she had planned to do them while Jorlaxl was training. Eona went over to the stove, picking up the kettle.

"Would you like something to eat or drink, Maruca?"

[Toshio Katsuo]

After Toshio finished speaking, he noticed Souka printed out a picture of the android they were looking for, and handed it to Jorlaxl. He then listened as Souka explained a little more in detail, this time about any laboratories or strange mechanical parts that were found in or around the school. As Jorlaxl talked, Toshio was relived to hear that the man no longer consulted with the tyrant Suki. He smiled when the man asked to be called just Jorlaxl. Toshio couldn’t help his proper speaking and his manners. He watched as Jorlaxl took a look at the picture, using telekinesis to perform the task. As he took a look at the photo and returned it to Souka, Toshio would listen as the crane school headmaster welcomed every newcomer there, saying that the school was open free of charge and mentioned that it was no trouble at all.

Toshio smiled at his gracious comments, he was indeed glad to see a man like this come from Suki’s horde. It furthered his belief even more that people can always change for the good, and that was what made life worth living. Toshio then watched as Jorlaxl got straight down to the reason him and Souka had come here, the android. Toshio was slightly discouraged that he had not seen the android, however didn’t write the idea out of it being here in these woods, which was good. Toshio was surprised that the headmaster was looking for androids himself, different though. Hearing the names of the two androids and their creator, they didn’t ring any bells for Toshio.

Toshio’s attention then turned to the blonde headed woman as she tried to pronounce android, slightly making Toshio chuckle. He figured she must have come from a sitant planet, he was about to tell her what an android was just so she wouldn’t be out of the loop anymore so to speak, but the woman quickly changed her attention back to the green haired assistant, who agreed to take the poor woman out of the fray of androids, after they went deeper and further into the school, Toshio turned his attention back to Jorlaxl as he would begin to speak.

“I thank you for your hospitality M-..Jorlaxl. It’s good to see that you have went your own way and out of Suki’s, for a lack of a better word, ‘hair’. We thank you for your eagerness to help us and it’s disheartening to know that the android hasn’t been seen around here, however uplifting that the android and the laboratory could be in these very woods. As for the androids and creator you are seeking, I’m sorry but I have not heard of their names. However, if we so happen to find the android we are seeking, then we could ask of it if it knows any of the three people you seek.”

He finished with a comforting smile, hoping that if they did come by the android they were seeking, Toshio would get to ask the android some questions before Souka decided to end it’s life. Toshio was eager to help out as many people as possible, it was in his nature.

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Souka took the picture he had passed around back from Toshio as he was handed it and listened to Toshio speak about not having seen Jorlaxl's two androids either. He seemed willing to help look for them though. He also brought up some fact about getting out of someone's hair named Suki. He had feeling he knew who this was and realized with a silent thought, "Oh crud, I hope they are not talking about the guy who had hired me to deliver me that money with C.haos." He wanted to steer them away from this subject as much as possibly, but Toshio was doing just that with his own big mouth.

Souka put his hands in his pockets and was glad to know Toshio and he had found the android's possible location they were looking for. She was in the very woods around them. He would take the opportunity to do a few things, one, find the android and any information it had, two, return to Planet Kold and report on his failings, and three, pick up Katashi Masanori. That boy he decided had been semi-useless up until this point as a fighter, so perhaps now it was time to train him in something useful, mechanics. Souka was often losing arms and legs but still surviving thanks to C.haos's better technical know how.

It was time to teach Katashi the same once he got the chance. The only problem before him was once he found the lab, how would he ditch Toshio if he did not like the android he would meet with? Souka could feel from where he was standing, Toshio's ki, it was a bit stronger than his own and he had no idea what other techniques the older human knew other than how to maybe teleport over vast distances. Souka had no idea how he did this though and no time to contemplate or learn it from anyone. It seemed like a useless technique if he were really teleporting. He could just be running or flying faster than Souka could ever achieve. It was likely he was since Souka knew he could easily go Mach 2 while flying or running if he wanted to.

"Can we start searching for my android first? I have much to "discuss" with her, including name, creation date, serial numbers, etc. I want to know all possible information on my creator Dr. Genjoi and she is the only like to this." Souka announced.

[Jorlaxl]

Jorlaxl, Master of Crane, was more than ready to accept all of these people into his school for the night, at least. Depending on how well these people played with each other, they might be willing to spend a good portion of their time here, in the dojo. However, this Toshio... Jorlaxl remembered him. Was he not the teacher of Victory school? Much could change in the 5 years that past (he himself was a testament to that effect,) so he couldn't rule that out. However, Maruca decided to stay in the dojo to spend the night, and Jorlaxl couldn't argue with that. He was curious how this girl fought. She wasn't as heavily muscled as most fighters, so maybe she relied on ki attacks? That was right up his school's alley.

However, in another part of his mind, he was contemplating how the android and Toshio were both looking for another android, probably crucial in this one's self-discovery. Jorlaxl knew those feels very well; he was in the same boat. This being didn't have a ki signature, from what he could tell. So from what his own experiences have shown him, he's unable to absorb people and take their lifeforce, much like he is able to do. However, if that wasn't what the android was after, maybe it was only an honest curiosity-driven mission. Either way, Jorlaxl is more than happy to help them with their task, in whatever way he can.

"I'm sorry to cut this reunion short everyone, but I need to manage my school's daily activities. You are free to roam the schoolgrounds and the surrounding forest to your heart's content, and if you're interested in any training, I'm the man to come to. I'll be in the training room meditating, if any of you need me." flashing a grin to his new comrades and ruffling Ike's fur above the neck, Jorlaxl bowed low and walked back inside of the school, making sure that the fighters new that they were more than welcome to explore the school at their leisure.

(You guys can continue to post, but Jorlaxl is leaving! I request zeni, please.)

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Maruca followed closely behind Eona. She did not know what this dojo was like and did not want to get lost in it, so she made her way to the kitchen with her. Upon entering she asked, "You said you would make me something to eat or drink, but I have no idea what this coffee is that you speak of. Is it a kind of plant? If so, I refuse to eat it, so if you have any kinds of earthly meat please take your time to prepare them." Maruca stated as she looked around the room.

She saw Eona had stepped towards a stove with a lot of dishes piled up in it. Fortunately, there was a chair and table too. Maruca stepped towards this and pulled the chair out before herself and sat down. It was made of hard wood, yet another poor plant ruined for human survival she understood it was out of necessity, but she felt sorry for whatever tree had been cut to make it. She hoped the tree had a long life. While she waited she followed her hands in her lap and remained silent. Maruca could think of nothing to say or do. She still felt strange having come into this dojo for only one night without prior reservation.

[enoa]

"Coffee is made from ground coffee beans. At least, that's what i hear. Would you like tea instead?" she asked Maruca, smiling at her. She turned back to the sink and put the kettle under the tap. With a quick turn, water poured out and into the kettle. Once full, Eona turned off the water and set it on the stove, turning it one. The coffee pot was much simpler. She had already set it, and as she turned back to the sink, heard it kick on. Humming softly, she pulled on the white apron draped over a chair and turned on the sink to do the dishes.

"So where are you from, if you don't mind my asking," she said. She kept her back to the girl, scrubbing away at the pots and pans, smiling as she did so. It might seem silly, for someone to join a school but not take any classes. But instead do cooking and cleaning, and gardening. Yes, Eona had become the unofficial caretaker of the school. She enjoyed cooking - even if it was just for her and Master Jorlaxl - and even enjoyed the cleaning. She knew every inch of this school by heart, though still loved exploring it every day.

"There is some bacon left over from breakfast this morning, or I could make you some toast or eggs if you're hungry," she said, looking over her shoulder at the girl. Eona had no idea what this girl ate. It was obvious she wasn't a vegetarian, judging by her words. Did she eat meat though? Eona's eyes drifted to the leaves that seemed to be growing out of her head. Maybe she just drank water and stood out in the sunlight? It was really quite curious.

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"I suppose I would like tea, but it if it has leaves... The poor, poor trees." Maruca could feel tears welling up in her eyes. She wiped them away with her hand and watched Eona put on an apron and hum to herself. When she asked her next question Maruca promptly answered, "My name is Maruca Senda. I'm the queen of a faraway alien race called the Florians who live on a planet Amazonica. I came here to see if my people could live here, but based on what I've seen of humans and the current leader the answer to this question most likely is no."

She set her right elbow on the table and lay her hand into her palm as she added, "If you have bacon, toast, and eggs please do give it to me to eat. Due to the fact I am a Florian, well, I have an extremely different eating habit than most humanoid looking creatures. We're carnivores, but can eat other plants, however, this is rather taboo, so please keep my tea drinking on the lowdown. My body though can process tons of meat without a problem though and other than this I just sunbath sometimes and drink lots of water. I find it rather interesting since I look at a lot of humans on this planet an find them to be extremely chubby. I think it's because they eat so many plants. Sugar's a plant you know, for example, and I have seen a few TV commercials and such in my spare time when I pass through places trying to sell cookies and cakes."

She smiled at Eona and hoped it was not too much information for the girl to take in. She did not want to seem overly talkative and make it impossible for her to focus on her work. The only issue she supposed she had other than this was that she still did not know what toast was. It did not look like it came from a plant, but apparently some sources claimed it did, no it was a fact it did. So why had she asked for it? She only hoped and prayed Florians did not ever find out about this it would be grounds to take her out of office possibly and she liked being their one and only queen.

[Toshio Katsuo]

As Toshio listened to Souka getting a little impatient and commenting saying they should start searching the area quickly as he had much to discuss. Toshio then turned his attention to Jorlaxl as he had had other stuff to get to; his school activities and Toshio knew exactly what he meant. Bidding farewell to the schoolmaster with a handshake, Toshio would then turn to Souka and open his mouth to speak.

“Well Souka, I say we better get to looking. This forest is rather large, so would you impose for us to split up? We could search larger ground that way and if either of us find it we send out a signal, such as a energy blast into the sky or something. Of course, we could search together. It’s your mission so you can choose, I’ll still tag along either way.”

Once he finished speaking, Toshio would wait for the android to decide what they were going to do. The forest was gigantic and even then, there was no sure way to know if was there. Right now, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Except you didn't know if the needle was in the haystack you were looking through. You just had to hope for the best and push through.

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Souka looked at Toshio and nodded, "That sounds fine. I shall be leaving this place now." He turned from the dojo and as he did added, "We will look for the android, and if we don't find her go our separate ways... Perhaps, we shall meet again, but not likely."

When he was done speaking he walked away from the dojo, charged up his ki, and hovered in the air. Looking around, he began to scan the forest's edge around the dojo and headed to large patch of woods he could see on his left. Perhaps, the secret laboratory he was looking for was near the New Crane School there.

(I'm pulling Souka out of this thread. I would like Power Level please with my medium weights addition added.)

[Toshio Katsuo]

Toshio listened as the android spoke, opting to split up and look for the secret lab. Toshio watched as he left and into the sky to search the nearest forest. Toshio would then do the same, instead opting to search the other side of the forest and what looked like a small clearing. Landing softly in the clearly he would begin to look around, yep it was very much indeed like trying to find once needle in a bundle of haystacks. However he did know that, while there could be many ways to fail, he only needed one way to succeed. And thus he would begin to search the clearing intent on finding that secret lab. (Short Leaving Thread. Pl for me as well.)

[ammy]

920zeni awarded for Jorlaxl
2020PL awarded for Maruca
1640PL awarded to Toshio
930PL awarded to Souka. No weight mods added for character development.