=Jyodai= (Away on Business)

[Jyodai]

Jyodai's house is a cozy little place that was probably once a farmer's house. The previous owner didn't say much about it before handing it over to the boy. Jyodai didn't ask questions either.
It's a mostly wooden house situated about half a mile inland and to the west of Degarashi Port, sitting on two acres of fertile but out-of-use land. It's a single floor, bathroom and bedroom with a roomy 'den' type of area. Jyodai would usually use this space for meditation. In the den is a pair of small but ornate wooden chairs and a table. Not that he was ever expecting company, but suprises do happen. Jyodai tended to keep to himself, and only ventured into the port if he was in need of a good meal or something to busy himself with when not training. A very quiet life really.
But that of course changed when he met a stubborn raven just outside Degarashi Port one day. She was part of a flock that was continually annoying residents for weeks. Well one day the people fought back, assaulting the birds and killing most of them. This particular raven fought her way into the street where Jyodai witnessed her fight off her pursuers, despite a broken wing and other injuries. Jyodai decided that she deserved to live, and took her away. Needless to say the people were less than approving. But Jyodai assured them that he would take care of the raven, and if anyone tried to touch her...he would kill them. Not a complaint after that.

Jyodai sat in front of the bird, still recovering but patched up. He crossed his arms and leaned forward, squinting at her. The particular flock she belonged to was unique. For one, they all have bright red eyes. They were also very intelligent, often playing pranks on the wary. This particular raven has long tail feathers that are tinted red at the very ends. She stared right back at him, unblinking.

"I'll call you Akai." Jyodai said with a satisfied nod.

She let out what could have been a disapproving CAW! and ruffled herself into a sleeping position. Jyodai smirked and retrieved a bag of almonds he was hiding behind him.

"Found these over in town earlier. I was going to eat them but you can have them if you want."

Jyodai spilled a few of the almonds out into his open hand and held them out to the raven. She stared at them, uncertain, for a few moments. Then she glanced at Jyodai's blank face. With a sudden hop, she plucked one of the almonds from Jyodai's hand and turned away. Jyodai heard the sounds of her beak crushing the almond and laughed lightly. He got up and ran to his rickety cabinet, drawing out a single wooden bowl. He dumped the almonds into it and sat it a few feet away from the raven. She glanced at it and turned away from him again.

"Fine then. But i doubt you'll get as good a treat outside. Especially with the whole town wishing for your death and all."

With that, Jyodai went to his room. He smirked when he heard the frantic crunching of the raven accepting his gift.

Animal Friendship
Rank: C, B, A
Skill: None
Effect: This Enables the user to become compatible, or really a way for a person is capable of gaining the friendship of an animal Helper or friend. If not used then the animal will feel intimidated, will not listen or just angry at you at all times without just cause.
Special: ---
Drawback: In order to use a helper you must be capable of knowing this. Reasons why is because again the Animal will NOT listen to you no matter what. Also in order to be compatible with the animal you must train in the power of the animal. If you show malice towards the animal, if you show, cruelty towards the animal training points could be lost.
Description: To train you must approach, play, feed, etc with the animal. You must love the animal as if it is your buddy. You must train long and hard to gain the trust and of your animal companion. If you wish to gain "Animal Friendship" with an animal that is equivalent in strength of small animal will be a rank C training. If you wish to gain "Animal Friendship" with an animal that is equivalent in strength of a medium animal will be a rank B training. If you wish to gain "Animal Friendship" with an animal that is equivalent in strength of a large animal will a rank A training.
Limit: Must be started before you go into Understanding and Teamwork, is needed for animal Helper.

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[Jyodai]

Jyodai came out into the den the next day, yawning lightly. He spotted Akai in the same spot he had left her, with the bowl of almonds half-empty to her right. She was still asleep, a confortable bundle of feathers. Jyodai took the bowl away and came back with an identical one filled with cool water. He sat the bowl down in front of the bird and her eyes shot open. She jumped slightly, startled, and stared at him.
Jyodai pushed the bowl closer to Akai, and she hesitantly took a drink, ruffling her feathers. Her left wing was still in a makeshift splint, but it had movement. It would heal like new in no time.
Akai hesitated, than took a larger drink, obviously in need of nourishment. While Akai sipped at the water, Jyodai leaned forward and reached for her injured wing. She caught sight of Jyodai and hopped back a few feet.

"Whoa...just checking the bandages. I understand if you'd rather not let me touch you though."

Jyodai slowly walked towards the bird, his face completely blank. She stared at him intently. Tough little bird.
Jyodai leaned forward and inspected the bandages and such without touching Akai. Everything looked good, but he still would have to replace the bandages soon. One step at a time. He turned toward the door and opened it,s topping to turn back to the bird before exiting.

"I'll be back in a few."

With that, Jyodai left, locking the door behind him.

[Jyodai]

Jyodai arrived some time later, with fresh bandages and a small bag of cashews. Akai was comfortable nestled in the corner by the door, staring at him. The bowl of water was nearly empty. He picked it up and refilled it in the sink, placing it in the center of the den again. Jyodai sat next to the bowl and poured a few cashews into his right hand. He held them out toward Akai's direction and sat quietly, waiting. Akai slowly walked to him and stopped before his hand, eyeing the nuts suspiciously.
She hopped forward and swiped one of the cashews out of his hand so fast he almost didn't see it. She munched it noisily and went for more. Jyodai emptied half the little bag onto the floor and smirked as Akai viciously attacked them.

"Hungry little thing aren't you?"

Jyodai set the fresh bandages down in front of him and slowly tried to lift Akai's wing. She stopped just as he had barely touched her, completely still and staring. Jyodai took it as a sign that he should continue. He raised the wing gingerly, trying his best not to hurt the poor bird anymore than she already was. Much to Jyodai's suprise, he lifted her wing and changed the bandages without so much as a chirp from Akai. She went about munching her cashews as if it didn't even hurt.
When Jyodai was done, he tossed the old bandages away ventured a light pat on Akai's head. She allowed it, which made Jyodai almost laugh.

"Make yourself at home, Akai."

[awesomo]

+4
+4
+5

((13/30)
Make your posts longer, longer posts=higher points.

[Jyodai]

((13/30))

Akai was obviously feeling better, making quite the racket and waking Jyodai up far too early in the morning to be respectable. The sun wasn't even up yet. Nevertheless, he hopped out of bed and went to go see what the problem was. Apparently, Akai was hungry. Jyodai could tell by the steady pecking of her empty cashew bowl. He had an extra bag in the cupboard, so he refilled the bowl and went back to bed.
He woke up again a few hours later, much more comfortable with the time. Akai was absentmindedly walking in circles around the den. She would periodically stop and flew both wings, the injured one more slowly than the other. Then it was back to her pacing.
She had left a few presents fr Jyodai in the corner. Reward for feeding her so well. He cleaned it up and decided to entertain himself, and Akai, with a little game.
Jyodai grabbed three small wooden cups and placed them upside down in front of Akai. She stopped and stared at the cups, intruiged. Jyodai picked up the middle cup and placed one of the cashews under it. Akai's gaze shifted to this one cup. Jyodai smirked and began shuffling the cups around. At first the movements were slow and predictable. Easy to follow. But he soon began to shuffle and mix the cups almost randomly, confusing Akai. He suddenly stopped and took his hands away, waiting. Akai hesitated, then lowered her head and knocked over the middle cup. The cashew was not there, much to her dismay.

"Aw too bad."

Jyodai lifted the leftmost cup, revealing the cashew. Akai snatched it up and ate it before Jyodai could protest. He got another one and repeated the little game. Again Akai was certain it was the middle cup. She was of course wrong again, but Jyodai was smart enough to cover the cashew again before she could snatch it. She wound up accidentally pecking a chip in the cup.
It was three more shuffles until Akai decided to almost randomly pick the rightmost cup. It just so happed to be the one with the cashew under it. Her prize, said cashew.
Jyodai decided to up the stakes a bit, and put four cashews under the cup this time. He shuffled the cups violently, almost losing track himself. To his suprise, Akai guessed correctly. Jyodai laughed lightly and tossed her the cashews. He got up, having enough of the game for now, and headed for the door to go train outside. Jyodai opened the door, and felt a tug on his pants leg. He looked down and found Akai sitting silently by his right leg. He raised an eyebrow and picked the bird up, hoisteing her up to sit on his shoulder. She dug her talons in only slightly. Jyodai didn't protest. It wasn't really painful anyway.
Jyodai took Akai out back, where Jyodai usually trained. It was really just a large yard with several trees rigged as training dummies. He stopped and placed Akai atop a low-hanging branch before assaulting a padded tree nearest him.
Akai watched intently as Jyodai methodically beat the trees, mildly entertained by the spectacle.

[awesomo]

+7
((20/30))
A little better.
Can you get the last ten in one post?

[||Yuuku||]

Ryu, Longer posts does not EQUAL more points. HIGH quality= more points. Of course length matters, but we care ALOT about quality.

Carry on.

[Jyodai]

Seeing how Akai obviously enjoyed her perch on the lowest branch among the trees in Jyodai's yard, Jyodai allowed her to sleep there. Of course, whenever she wanted to get down, she would let out a loud and peircing CAW! since her wing was not quite healthy enough for flight. Jyodai didn't mind so much. He had come up with a new game for him and Akai to play anyway.
Jyodai used the northernmost wall in the den, and decided to use his Senbon for this game. He made sure Akai was watching. Jyodai shoved a half a dozen senbon into the wall in an almost stair-like pattern goin up the wall, leaving enough room on each senbon for Akai to stand. At the highest Senbon, (about five feet off the ground) he hung a fresh worm he had found in the yard. He had made sure to grab a few that morning.
Akai stared at him, looking puzzled. Jyodai smirked and picked Akai up, placing her on the lowest Senbon. He turned her to face the next one, a foot or so higher and to the left of the first. She hesitated at first, then quickly hopped onto the next Senbon. Her talons gripped it perfectly, and she had figured out what she needed to do to get to the worm. Akai skillfully hopped from Senbon to Senbon, until she got to the worm. She plucked it from the needle and devoured it happily, hopping back down the way she came.
Jyodai applauded her and took the time to retrieve each Senbon from the wall. it actually took much more effort to pull them out of the wall than it did to put them in. He decided to make things a bit more interesting. In about a half an hour, Jyodai had arranged a wall-wide Senbon obstacle course, comprised of a good three dozen Senbon and four worms spread out across two walls. He sat Akai on the lowest Senbon at the very edge of the obstacle course and stepped back with his arms crossed.
Jyodai watched intently, following the raven across the room. he was genuinely impressed with how smart Akai was, and how quickly she was jumping from Senbon to Senbon, as if she did this sort of thing all the time. She hesitated after reaching and eating the first worm, turning to glance at Jyodai before continuing. Jyodai guessed she was just checking to make sure he was still there.
Akai reached the second worm, about five feet from the floor, and halfway around the room. She gulped it down and ruffled her feathers before hoppin up to the next Senbon. Jyodai noticed just before she jumped that said Senbon was loose in the wall. He rushed forward to catch Akai, just as she landed on the Senbon. It slid out of the wall and she tumbled downward. But amazingly, Akai caught hold of another Senbon below it with her beak. Jyodai stopped, eyebrow raised. He couldn't help but laugh as Akai flailed wildly, trying to pull herself up. It wasn't working. Jyodai sighed and grabbed the raven, setting her atop his right shoulder as usual. He went and plucked the last two worms from the wall and fed them to her.

"You did well anyway, Akai. You suprised the hell out of me."

Akai nipped his ear and rustled her feathers, which Jyodai took to mean "Thank You" possibly.

"You're quite welcome."

With that, Akai relaxed and fell asleep on Jyodai's shoulder. He smirked and walked to the kitchen to grab a little something to eat, with her still on his shoulder.

[kajou]

+9
(29/30)
Lol I'm so mean.

[adasuke]

Oh that's just plain evil there dude.

[Jyodai]

Jyodai gently placed Akai atop the table in the den, careful not to wake her. He then stepped outside and found a single sappling with several widespread branches, nice and sturdy. he unsheathed his katana and took two quick swipes, cutting the sappling down. He took it back inside and shoved it into the floor in the center of the den. Easier said than done. He then picked up Akai and placed her atop one of the healthiest branch. She woke up, taking in her new perch with renewed vigor.
Jyodai smirked and let rustle herself into a comfortable position before turning to head back to his room. Akai let out a loud CAW!, causing Jyodai to turn back toward her. She stared at him.
Jyodai sighed and walked back to the new birdhome and stopped immediately in front of her. This particular branch kept her at about head level with him.

"Yes?"

Akai blinked and suddenly pecked Jyodai lightly in the middle of his forehead. It was still enough to give him a sharp pain. He covered his forehead and squinted at Akai, puzzled.

"....You're welcome...?"

Akai, satisfied, lowered her head and nodded off to sleep again. Jyodai walked back to his room, satisfied now that his new friend was happy and comfortable.

[Satu Akira]

+1 TP, You may add to your BIO...Congrats.

[Jyodai]

Two days passed, and it was finally time for Akai's bandages to come off. Jyodai snipped them off quickly with a senbon and let the bandages fall to the floor.
Akai rustled her feathers violently, shaking her wing out after weeks bonded and out of use. She stretched her wings out wide and hopped off of her perch, gliding across the den with an occasional flab or two for height. Her wing was obviously back to health. She shrieked with glee as she flew around Jyodai's home listfully. Jyodai figured she should probably get some fresh air, as should he. But jyodai was honestly bored with his home in the Tea Country.

"Akai...I think it's time we went on a little trip."

Jyodai held out a handful of almonds, catching Akai's attention. She flew to him and landed on his shoulder, munching at the almonds in his hand. Jyodai walked with her to his room and grabbed two bags of almonds, all the money he had at the time, and his katana. He hastilly opened the door and left for Degarashi Port.

((OUT EXPLORING FOR NOW...WILL RETURN))