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[flicker_flash]

[Have sword, will travel. Katie's in the forest today, travelling with ...a purpose. She's hunting for Sigmund's shoe. Though she's also looking just in the hope that she might find a Sanji under a bush somewhere, and may stop to pounce a spider or two (they may survive the experience), and eventually just make a tally of everything she can find

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[ashesandpearls]

[Rangiku is under strict orders not to make her home in the bar. Therefore. She is out exploring until an 'acceptable hour.' Not that she really has any cause to follow these strict orders... except she won't really be comfortable until she knows this ground as well as any other place. So she is out wandering the forest today as well. Or she was.

Right now she's just... sitting beneath a tree, not quite asleep, staring up through its branches through lidded eyes. By now she's found Haineko, so her hand is resting casually by its hilt.

There's a beautiful blonde woman with a sword who seems to be asleep in the forest, Katie. What do you do?]

[flicker_flash]

[That mean ol' Hitsugaya. Well, it's no fun stalking a sleeping person - they don't move, they don't look nervous. Also, Rangiku looks like she's sleeping in a bathrobe as far as Katie's concerned. That can't be too healthy.

Tiniest of pebbles sailing over from a nearby bush, Rangiku. Bouncing off one of those enormous breasts of yours.]

[ashesandpearls]

[And yes, she was deep enough in thought that she didn't catch that pebble - and she sadly can't help the instinctual starting awake.]

Mou. [She pouts. And equally instinctively extends all her senses to see - yes. There is something other behind that bush. Not a shinigami or a hollow, but other in the way so many other things were here. Digging out the pebble, she holds it in front of her face.] And where did you come from, little one?

[She tilts her head to peer back up at the sky.] Maa, I hope it doesn't rain pebbles in this place.

[flicker_flash]

[Mwahahaha, she is very devious and sneaky. Only not. Rain of pebbles, you say? Here come another two.]

[Action]

[flamesofanger]

[Ikki is out in the forest as well, doing some combat training. He's surrounded by fire, apparently doing some sort of "fighting shadow" training, except that instead of his shadow he's using the fire as sparring partner of sorts.

There's no risk to approach him, thought. The fire isn't burning anything and won't harm Katie should she choose to approach him.]

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[flicker_flash]

[...okay, that's pretty. And fascinating. And doesn't burn at all. Yes, she really will poke a finger into the fire to check.

We shall now commence staring in awe at the fire-sparring.]

[flamesofanger]

What are you doing out here, Katie?

[No, Ikki hasn't stopped his sparring even for a second, neither has looked at where she is. In fact for all he knows she may be hiding and not in plain sight, but it doesn't matter. He can feel her there and that's enough for him to know she's there, unless the child is capable of echoing her Cosmos across places to make it seem as if she's in one place when she's in another.

He keeps fire-sparring, the flames that at times come out of his body piercing the ones he's fighting. Sometimes the shape of a fire bird is seen in either of the set of flames.]

[flicker_flash]

[Nope. No Cosmos echoing unless she learns the art of Chicanery, alas. You're also not going to get an answer, Ikki. You're putting on far too fascinating a show for her to pay attention to the fact that you asked her a question.]

[Action]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash is always in the forest. Today he's found a low tree branch to lay on with his legs dangling down below. Sunglasses on his head as lounges and enjoys the cool day. He doesn't get why everyone thinks it's so hot. One of his legs is swinging back and forth so he's not quite asleep just yet.]

[Action]

[flicker_flash]

[Swinging foot is swinging. She'll watch it for a few moments before reaching out solemnly with a hand and catching it. Stop that.]

[Action]

[goldenglasses]

[Hey, who stopped his swinging? Leans over and waves with a smile.] Why hello there!

[Action]

[flicker_flash]

[Smile!] Hello. Are you fishing?

[Action]

[herobydefault]

[Cloud is definitely talking a walk; headed down to the lake. But he has First Tsurugi with him and he's all geared up just in case Yazoo comes along, so he clinks like a freaking poltergeist (because he's a Nomura character).]

[Action]

[flicker_flash]

[...that sword is bigger than she is. And his hair looks funny. ...awesome, but funny. Definitely stalkworthy material, either way. Don't mind those stealthy rustling noises behind you, Cloud. You can't hear them over all that clinking anyway, right? Right?]

[Action]

[herobydefault]

[Oh no, he hears it. He definitely hears it. And since he is on alert for a sneak attack, one hand reaches back to grab First Tsurugi's hilt as he half-turns to regard the bushes behind himself.]

Who's there?

[Action]

[flicker_flash]

[...she really needs to get better at this. She'd also rather not get hit by that humongous sword any time soon, so clearly this calls for up front honesty.]

Moro. ...the wolf god. [She got that right, didn't she? Right.]

[god_is_a_dude]

[Suzumiya.

Mostly because Haruki's head hurts but partially because he's annoyed and hot he's making his way down to one of the lakes. The further one, actually. Mostly just to check the water temp (or so he'd claim) but also because he wants to think or something poetic like that. ...Maybe]

[flicker_flash]

[Spotted! And the second familiar person out here today so far.

...he doesn't look all that happy. She'll forgo the creeping through the bushes part and just follow him a few steps behind, which is possibly more quiet than the ninja act, actually. Girl walks like a cat. Not that he won't see her the second he turns his head, or anything. No, this is totally subtle, honest.]

[god_is_a_dude]

[Totally. And though Haruki may or may no be aware something might be following him, he doesn't slow down or anything... or look back. Mostly because he's got and important mission, okay? After all, the lake awaits. Thus, let's ignore the follower for now...]

[flicker_flash]

[The follower's just going to mimic the way he walks, then. And follow him quietly for as long as she has the patience for, which ... probably is all of five minutes. If that. Curiosity wins out.]

Where are you going?