winning (mission, invite only)

[Junichi]

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Teach us how to Win!
Rank: D-rank
IIC Length: 2 Days
Difficulty: None
Objective: Teach some young girls self defence.
Description: Jessie and her friends heard about a friend of her friends bothers girlfriends aunt getting mugged and now they are scared of what might happen to some girls like them. For this reason, they have requested some big strong Shinobi to help them learn how to protect themselves. At least that's what they say, it's up to you to figure out any underlying motives they may have. Teach them how to protect themselves from attackers and you may get a reward. This mission can be taken by up to two Shinobi, preferably male, but they did not want to make it seem to obvious. Jessie and her friends are pretty teenage girls who are recognized by their constant group hug and the fact that the four girls all have different hair colours, and they can be found at the Obelisk of Tears, looking for new shiny jewellery from far off lands.
Reward: 3,750 Ryo (1,875 Ryo to the village)

So a training ground it was, probably the closest to the Obelisk of Tears but Junichi couldn’t be sure. Already the teenage girls were freaking him out a bit, his ears kept twitching beneath his hat as heard them whispering behind their backs. A small frown was painted across his lips the whole time as well, as he was unable to pick up on what they were saying. The giggling just made it worse, and he could feel their eyes on him but whenever he looked back, they promptly diverted their gazes. It was seriously starting to freak him out, the dark haired shinobi clearly on edge as they finally reached the training ground.

“So, uhm, what are your names, anyway? I’m Junichi,” he introduced himself as he fiddled with the sash around his waist uneasily, clearly not liking how two of the girls were obviously interested in him while one seemed more drawn to Gorou.

“I’m Jessie! This is Penny and Jenny… The girlfriend of my friend’s, friend’s brother got mugged and it was super scary! That’s why we want some strong shinobi to teach us how to protect ourselves,” the ringleader of the little group claimed passionately, clearly the most headstrong out of the three. That explanation gained a couple of blinks from Junichi as well, and for a moment he glanced over towards Gorou as if asking for help because he didn’t know how to handle something like this.

[gorou]

They whisper and giggle and make snarky little comments that Gorou's ears can hardly pick up.  It's unintelligent, he doesn't need to hear the exact nature of the conversation to know that.  He can't make out more than than tiny words that hardly require lip movements, hardly a syllabl at all, so it doesn't really contribute to his understanding of their chatter.

But they're kind of cute, so he lets it slide.  But he keeps his eyes mainly on Junichi when they come to a stop at the training, but was forced to turn those red orbs to the girls as he pivoted to stand beside his counterpart, placing his hands on his hips, feigning excitement in their direction.  Though, a genuine, toothy grin was still plastered on his lips.  

"I'm Gorou," he says as soon as Junichi closes his lips around his own name.

“I’m Jessie! This is Penny and Jenny… The girlfriend of my friend’s, friend’s brother got mugged and it was super scary! That’s why we want some strong shinobi to teach us how to protect ourselves!"

Gorou laughs.  He has to.  He notices Junichi's dreadful look of plea, so he chimes in.  "Alright.  We'll, uh, teach you some basics, I suppose.  Junichi and I should demonstrate for you, first, eh, Jun?"  He tosses a sly grin to his friend, raising his eyebrows at him a few times, almost suggestively.

[Junichi]

At first Junichi simply blinked in surprise when the redhead merely laughed, soon enough a little smile tugging at his own lips as he relaxed a little. Gorou’s large, stupid grin was contagious. “Idiot,” he muttered as the other’s brows waggled, rolling his eyes and moving to smack the guy upside the back of his head. Despite the little insult, there was still a small smile gracing Junichi’s lips. It soon faded though, as one of the twins spoke up in the other shinobi’s defense.

“He’s not! I think it’s a great idea,” Jenny spoke up, shooting Jun a glare. She was the one who had liked Gorou the most at first sight, while the other two seemed more interested in the Kaishin.

A couple times the ebony haired shinobi opened and closed his mouth, struggling to find a proper response. “I didn’t… But he- I…” Trailing off with a frustrated sigh, he crossed his arms over his half exposed chest self-consciously and glanced off to the side. “The eyebrows, though… N… Nevermind- Fine,” he agreed to the suggestion with a grumble when Jenny just kept staring him down, clearly uncomfortable beneath the teen’s gaze. Junichi had merely called his comrade an idiot for the eyebrows thing, but it was clear that he wouldn’t manage to get that out anytime soon.

After another couple seconds of standing there uncomfortably, Junichi moved a couple meters away before turning to face Gorou. “Do you want to be on the attack or defense?” The uneasy shinobi asked as he kept his gaze on the other man and refused to let it slide over to the girls that managed to make him so god damn tense. And if the redhead claimed attack, he’d simply gesture for the Hoshigaki to come at him.

[gorou]

The Jab
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A quick, straight punch thrown with the lead hand from the guard position.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Stand with your feet hip distance apart. Step your right foot back 18-24 inches with the weight of your right leg on the ball of your foot (right heel is somewhat elevated and the knees are slightly bent). Bring your right fist close to your right cheek bone and your left fist slightly in front of it about jaw height. Pull your elbows in towards your ribs so that they line up somewhat below your fists. Push off of the ball of the right foot, bend the left knee slightly and start to extend the left hand in a pushing type motion (there should be a subtle rotation as your left hand goes forward your right shoulder moves back). You may also rotate the fist so that when it reaches the desired destination your left palm will be facing down. Retract the left hand as fast as you extended it and return to the original position. Remember before punching relax the hand, snap it forward and clinch before making contact. Do your best to strike with the first two knuckles and keep your wrist in neutral position upon impact. Aim six to eight inches beyond your target. Extend the arm only about 90-95 percent. Keep your chin tucked down toward your chest--this protects your jaw from exposure to being hit. Bring your hand back as fast as you throw it. Move your head on an angle as you throw the punch.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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The whole affair has Gorou laughing. He tries to come to his counterpart's defense, but another fit of laughter gets caught in his chest at how flustered the man is, seemingly allowing the pipsqueak of a teen to get to him. It was altogether adorable, he might add. Collecting himself, the Hoshigaki would nod at the Kaishin as he stepped back those few meters.

"Offense, of course," he muses.

A gesture, one to come at the other, so Gorou drops to first a starting stance before standing with his toes pointed at Jun, feet hip distant apart. Placing his weight on the ball of his right foot, falling into a somewhat bent at the knees position as he would follow through with the motion, extending his left hand as he pushes off his back foot. It's slow at first, his intent far from so much as even scathing Junichi, but then his need to impress kicks in and he takes the heavier step forward, exerting power into his back foot as he throws his fist directly in front of him, cutting through with a slightly audible whoosh, snapping his wrist slightly so his first two knuckles would be the part of him to collide with the other. He tucks in his jaw protectively, careful as he pulls back away from the other and despite whether or not his counterpart had successfully blocked or not, he would toss in the jab a second time, giving Junichi little time to recuperate as follows.

He shakes his fist a little, loosening his wrist, before he stands with his feet hip-length apart once more. Quicker this time, he moves through the groove with ease, extending his right arm harshly, his fist tight and wrist straddling the fence between limp and attentive. However, because he went quicker with little thought, he would maybe miss just slightly, his fist grazing either Junichi's head or hat, unless he were unable to block in which case his fist would collide with his friend's face. Hopefully that is not the case as he stands back again, straightening up to examine Jun. If the man is okay, his eyes will flick to their flock of girls, a grin on his face.

[Junichi]

Glaring over at the other man when he heard the laughing, Junichi took it personally so easily. Originally he hadn’t planned on actually hurting Gorou, but his mind was so quickly changed. He dropped his hands from his chest as the other fell into a fighting stance, taking up one of his own. Unlike the other, Jun’s style seemed to rely more on grace and subtle movements than brute force. As the first punch came he dodged it quite easily, shuffling his feet and mirroring his initial stance as he swayed back to allow the fist to pass harmlessly by. He used the momentum of the switch to throw his own punch at the redhead’s solar plexus in the middle of his chest. And then when he shifted back to the default stance, he threw a second hit quickly.

“So cool!” Jessie yelled out from the sidelines, loving how graceful Junichi looked as he fought. Again his cheeks burned with embarrassment, the distraction coupled with him not expecting Gorou’s second strike to be faster leading to him not dodging it quite as effectively. Again he mirrored his stance and swayed for the dodge, but didn’t throw another punch this time as he felt the redhead’s punch get caught on the side of his rather poofy hat. He winced as he felt the pins that helped secure it to his head get pulled loose, but luckily some still held. For a very brief moment it was pushed back far enough for a glimpse of the strange cat ears that laid beneath, but he quickly resituated the hat to cover his head properly again- hoping that none of them could tell since everything was generally dark besides the tufts of white on the inside of his ears.

“Uhm, so… If you’re on the defensive, you can couple dodges with counter attacks,” he explained despite no one asking him to, a bit paranoid and wanting to quickly get everyone’s mind off his hat. For that reason he didn’t fix the pins despite how much he wanted to either, not wanting to draw more attention to it. Junichi was a bit on edge though, knowing that it wouldn’t take much to knock his hat off now.

[gorou]

[ training | paused ]
Okay, so maybe Gorou didn't exactly plan on Junichi fighting back, so gracefully let alone at all, so it's possible the he was slow in dodging the counter. He sucks air through his teeth as he feels the man's fist graze his skin, hard enough to where he might find a bruise later on. The adrenaline is pumping, however, and he hardly feels the sting.

The words of encouragement, tossed in Junichi's direction, die out in Gorou's ears as his eyes catch sight of something abnormal under his hat. It was a fleeting glimpse, and if it weren't for the white he had been distracted by, he wouldn't have even taken a second glance. His eyes would glance to the girls who seemed to really eat up what Junichi was saying. They hadn't noticed shit, but Gorou is certain he saw something. He doesn't know for sure, but he knows that the other man is hiding something, so he keeps his eyes on him. They're glued to him, particularly his hat. He wants to ask, but he also doesn't want to embarrass the red-flushed Kaishin anymore than he already is. So he clears his throat and turns to the girls when Junichi is through speaking.

"If your attacker is super buff and cool like myself, make sure you aim for his nards. That'll help." It's an attempt at perhaps easing the slight tension that Junichi is giving off, also the curiosity fluttering in his own cranium. Plus, any learning environment needs some humor. Especially when the students are immature, because they all seem to giggle and snicker at the thought of kicking a boy in the vulnerable area. Gorou shifts his weight a little uncomfortably at the same thought.

[Junichi]

“Idiot,” Junichi mumbled it quieter this time so the girls wouldn’t hear, again smacking the other guy on the back of the head. And if there was a smirk on his lips, it was most likely because he could tell that he had actually managed to hurt Gorou a bit with his strikes. Of course he caught onto how the other had stared at his hat as well, but he just ignored it and hoped that the redhead would soon lose interest. “It isn’t a horrible idea to go for weak spots,” he admitted after a moment, that first comment mostly because of the choice in language.

“Show us! How you dodged him,” Jessie demanded as the two guys fell silent, the ringleader of the trio so quick to try leading things along. It caught Junichi off guard for a moment, but he soon nodded and took up the standard stance and moved through each movement while explaining it. The key was to lean back far enough to dodge whatever head-on strike and then use the momentum of inverting the stance as the dodge to perform a counter attack, as most opponents wouldn’t expect a counter attack to be a part of the dodge itself.

The dark haired shinobi made small corrections when he made the girls try it out as well, silently wondering if a couple of the mistakes were on purpose as he used his hands to help guide their posture. It was easier than explaining since he wasn’t particularly good with words, but the embarrassed red tint never seemed to leave his cheeks either. “I, ah… I think that about covers the basics,” he mumbled as he took a couple steps back, figuring their performances were likely good enough to deal with a typical civilian opponent.

[gorou]

He would nod as Junichi would explain, offering help whenever prompted to do so. He tried to avoid touching the one interested in himself, Jenny he thinks her name is, but he hardly cares. But she really likes to fuck up so he has to touch her, point her hips in the right place by standing behind her, hands on those aforementioned hips. After she bucked backwards a little, he decided it best to let Junichi do all the touching and directing. Gorou stood back, hung back, and gave little comments here and there. But he didn't look at Jenny. He made sure of that.

He gave a firm nod, folding his arms over his chest, a goofy grin on his face. "You guys think ya can handle yourselves now?"

A collective nod of their heads would ensure their great-doings. Or attempt at such. Gorou leans into Jun a little, whispering to him something about how he thinks that this was just a ruse to get sexy men to feel them up in anyway possible.

[Promeleon]

Jenny and Penny had already begun to leave the little training area, chatting excitedly, but Jessie had the money, and she still needed to pay the shinobi. Luckily her dad was rich, so she had no problems handing over the seven and a half thousand ryo that she owed the two of them to split. The bag of coins that she handed over had a little note attached to it as she gave it to the brunette with the scarf over his face. With a wink and a giggle, she turned and ran after her friends, eager to show their friends what they had learned, and ready to fight off anyone who was going to try and mug them.

[PM a staff member to get the money]

[// One]

Paid Gorou and Junichi 3,750 each.

[Junichi]

It was a relief that they seemed satisfied with the short lesson, though he couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Gorou’s whispered words. “Wouldn’t you have to be ‘sexy’ for that?” Junichi teased in a hushed tone so they wouldn’t overhear, a smirk pulling at his lips. But when Jessie handed over the payment with the note, his brows furrowed in confusion as he read it as she wandered off. He couldn’t even get through the whole thing, his cheeks staining red from embarrassment as he promptly crumpled up the note and tossed it into a waste basket after making sure the girls were out of sight.

“L… Let’s just get out of here,” he muttered, trying to hide his blush as he pulled his scarf up to cover his burning cheeks. Jun didn’t want to admit that the redhead was right, so clearly embarrassed by the whole ordeal. He didn’t really care where he was heading off to, wanting to get away.

[exit]

[gorou]

Gorou sucked air through his teeth at Jun's quip. Burn, his head would echo. He also tried to peak at the note, but it was crumpled before he could read anything past Jessie describing how she wanted to take certain organs of Jun's into her mouth. He snickered a little as it was trashed.

"Let's," he agrees.

//EXIT.