A seeker ?
[12:26] Crow (melchior.wardell) was to start his daily walk when he noted a familiar figure. Yet something was off. Crow couldn’t quite tell what it was. He tried to see what had been different than the previous encounter. But he was not yet sure. As the man was given time to consider he would simply pass him by. Surely if he needed him he could give a signal or word.
[12:27] Axel (legend.blakewell) sorta stepped outside his house and her turned back to look and there was Crow walking down the alley way with Haru, She turned to look at his door and in his mind. “Aww.. fuck.” He muttered and smiled only to pull out the binding and cover his eyes since whelp they were standing there anyway! “Tal Crow.” He’d grunted as he had long kept it a secret from anyone around the port, He would now have to think of moving at some point.
[12:29] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) trailed after her master, the little ghost noting Axel there and flashing the man a smile as she was prone to do. She kept behind her owner, not just for the leash that pulled her along but because it was where she belonged, enjoying the stretch of the cuffs that were locked around her form as her muscles shifted beneath them. When he moved, she moved, and when he stopped, she stopped – head canting as she noted the whole blindfold thing.
[12:33] Crow (melchior.wardell) would move back when he was addressed. A quick glance over his shoulder made him understand that the man had started his wait. The blindfold an indication he had made his choice. A choice that he instantly might regret since within a blink of an eye, Crow would take a good swing at the man – aiming for his jaw. Not that Crow was a violent man – but when it came to training – these encounters would be memorized because they instantly taught the new lad a thing about awareness, endurance, cause and test the mans ability to deal with things that were hardly fair or reasonable. Crow would use considerable force – not to have the man unconscious but a sore jaw if he was able to hit him. “To you … I am no Crow – yet, maggot.” he stated. His voice held no anger or anything that might indicate trouble.
[12:33] zCS Melchior Wardell rolled 65 (100).
[12:33] zCS Legend Blakewell rolled 42 (100).
[12:36] Axel (legend.blakewell) as soon as he did it he could barely see honestly he felt blind as in the name, He would re-sight to himself that his house was no longer unknown and to take that in mind in the future. He was normally very careful and one slip could cost his own life which he would keep thinking deep in the back of his own mind having noted Haru flash of a smile before he did so. Had easily felt the connection of his fist to his jaw as he was blid and he took the hit with some extreme pain, His jaw popped and he moved back in silence having made that mistake. “Yes Killer” He fixed and would be feeling that much later, He was rubbing his jaw a bit but not much as it had left a red marking.
[12:38] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) barely even batted an eye as her master took a swing. She had seen it all before with other lads and this was a good start, at least in her opinion. So she simply moves, adjusting her position to give her master the maximum range of movement, falling silent in his shadow as her face fell blank. Unfeeling? Perhaps – or perhaps just masked; it was hard to tell with the little Pani doll.
[12:42] Crow (melchior.wardell) would watch how the blow would land and how quick the man was to correct his mistake. He had looked about himself, seeing only the man in the alley but far enough to truly hear what was discussed. “Seems we have found ourselves a seeker, mine.” he stated towards his girl “A maggot that wants to make it in our ranks. Let us see what this man can learn from being blindfolded.” he suggested his slave too would consider the task he would give the lad. “I want you blindfolded and you are not permitted to take the blindfold off, unless you have obtained four objects. These objects you have to acquire on your own. You can not ask others to obtain it.” he stated. “The first object is an easy one. It is a bar of soap from the bathing house within this city. ” he started. “Now … pay attention, we will not relay these tasks more than once.” he would look at his girl to see if she might have a good suggestion as to what the man should obtain blindfolded. Surely these objects would have him go all through the port.
[12:44] Axel (legend.blakewell) wasn’t willing or wanting to say that openly but he figured no one came up within the time span that he said it and quietly, He would have to figure out whatever was permitted but Sir he might have said instead. He was not starting his day off too well as it would be a learning process, He had never actually dealt with killers though at least not underneath them. He was merely listening to what the man was saying otherwise, When the man spoke of objects he shifted his eyebrows. “Yes Killer.” He’d say it low still and his ears would pay attention more then before since he could hear better with barely any visible eyesight. He could only assume the objects that are asked ot get would be more difficult but to start was easy enough.
[12:46] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) nods her head a little, listening. “A muffin from the baker, My Master?” she asks. Haru knew the tasks well and hadn’t forgotten her own role in it all and what she had done in their previous home. She gives him a sly little grin, knowing full well what effect she could have on that task. The seeker would need to be resourceful. “Perhaps a game piece from the gambling den?” She wanted to be helpful, no doubting that.
[12:55] Crow (melchior.wardell) would nod slow towards the suggestions of Haru. He noted the lad already adapting to the fact he only had his hearing and would focus upon what was said. Something that showed perhaps promise when it came to the understanding of this task. “So besides the soap from the bathhouse, you will also obtain a muffin from the stall near the docks.” the stall was near the water and the importance to use the senses of touch would be tested there. Surely if the man did not want to drown or be eaten by the predators that lurked in these dangerous waters. “Than I want you to find the infirmary. Seek a physician that can tell you about a toxin that is known to have others speak of truth. I want you to memorize that conversation so you can relay what was said and if there is indeed such a toxin.” he pondered on the piece of the gambling den but considered that one as to easy. “I want you also to find a man that will draw his steel, only to draw blood upon your upper arm.” of course it would test how he would go about this one. Would he simply ask ? Or try to lure someone in doing such ? “Now pay attention. There are some rules. You may not let others guide you to where you need to go. You may not speak about being blind or tested. Nor speak of the wait – is this clear ?” he finally asked.
[12:59] Axel (legend.blakewell) continued to listen as for no one that could help him obtain the objects and he would have to use some form of a stick to get around as it would be his first thought, He didn’t wish to end up falling into a canal. Soap, muffin, and He was mentally noting them and would start as soon as they walked off again he would first go up to a tree if he found one and snap the limb off to navigate his surroundings.
[12:59] Axel (legend.blakewell): task and that one in a port of pirates, He would have to be technical with that one. “Yes Killer.” He would be some what silent when he said it as he knew better already when the task her given he’d grin. “If that is all i will be on my way.” He wasn’t going to waste time honestly he would start his task right away.
[13:02] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) would tilt her head as her master accepted the muffin but rejected the game piece, making a small mental note on what the others were. Interesting, for sure. Nodding her head, she confirms that she had taken the information in, knowing full well that she was going to be speaking to the lady baker. Things to do, people to see, or was it the other way around? Already her mind was ticking over the future steps; her favourite activity that really let her other side come out – but also tested the new girls. Ayame….. She smirks a little, slipping closer to her master, an arm snaking around his thigh. “He knows the rules of no girls and no drink, yes?”
[13:06] Crow (melchior.wardell) noted him eager and although his voice remained void of any emotion he would grin. The lad seemed to be quick and eager, but was it not best to be careful and calculated ? In due time the lad would get the hang of it or die in that same ignorance. “During the wait and during your training there are some ground rules. I am sure these were already conveyed but let me be sure. You are not allowed the use of slaves, alcohol or weapons. If you are seen doing any of those or without your blindfold you will face dire consequences.” he stated not yet letting the lad go about “When you are done … it is up to you to find the court – there you will find me blindfolded. Only than I will allow you to take it off and present me the things I have required of you.” he looked at Haru to see if he might have forgotten anything.
[13:09] Axel (legend.blakewell) heard Haru once more and he did not indeed forget, He had mental noted many things. “I remember.” He would repeat and he kept grinning as he was more then excited, He had his spare time with the past and cut loose all of his ties. This was the last and final thing he did before he prepared himself to start, It was a task in a whole and to move on without issue.
[13:09] Axel (legend.blakewell): carefully did his task.
[13:13] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) noted the look and her head would dip. That was all she could think of, the rules. She arches a brow with a slight tilt to question if he would explain the role of the girls in this all or leave that for the seeker to figure out. Eyes and ears, of course, as always. Fingers toying with the cuffs on her wrists, she looks to Axel again, studying him. That would certainly make things even more interesting. But Haru was in a mood as it were simply for the cuffs herself, looking at her master through her dark lashes, knowing he was intending to train her as well though she had far less knowledge about what to expect there than she might with the potential lad.
[13:15] Crow (melchior.wardell) grinned but would not bind the lad, perhaps in other tasks he would limit the man in his movements by binding him. But for now he would nod and wink towards Haru, sure that the man would not see this small interaction between them. “Seems all was relayed, maggot. I would say – go about and let us see how quick you are able to find us again.” he would not wish him luck. Luck had nothing to do with it – but skill / talent / creativity.
[13:18] Axel (legend.blakewell) would remember the sound in which the cuffs gave off, He nodded hearing it and indeed he had no idea what they were actually doing but he felt as a gut feeling they would make his task difficult on purpose. He moved out and the first thing he did right before their eyes was use the left side to move and head forward until he grasped the tree limbs over the bridge having reached up to snatch it and make a cracking noise in which it was long enough to use to navigate around. He wouldn’t bother talking much as he moved off and knew the port well as the bath house he often visited right around the corner knocking the stick in anything he might stumble across.
[13:19] Crow (melchior.wardell) would watch him go and unleash his girl “See that you inform the girls about this and make it difficult.”
[13:21] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) would nod her head, though blinks as he unleashes her – tilting her head again. “Of course, My Master,” she says in her soft tones. “The girls will be informed.” She curls her lips up in a soft smile though doesn’t release his thigh just yet. “I will request the Mistress Baker to stop making muffins in the interim, like I did in Lost City, that the master will need to be more creative in acquiring one.” She grins a little, tracing her fingers over his pants a moment, teasing some.
[13:23] Crow (melchior.wardell) would feel the touch and turn to face her again as he had followed the lad with his gaze “Hmm… I would like to see that you can make him get to the houses upon those poles. See that you can lure him to a spot in which he needs to get back to the docks.” he teases. “See if I can test your resolve in all of this.”
[13:28] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) would tilt her head a little, tracking the man leaving and moving as her master turns. “That should not be too difficult, Master,” she says. “Though if he is resolved to not be guided, it could be a challenge.” She wrinkles her nose, knowing he was setting a challenge for her and she would need to figure out how to do that. She was going to be separated from her master then…. her fingers trail over the cloth of his tunic as she withdraws her hands.
[13:29] Crow (melchior.wardell) would smack her ass as she moved past him. It was a playful one as she would move. For some reason he was not sure who would be the bigger challenge. The lad was eager – too eager almost to start. “Those that burn fast and fierce – are often those that dim the quickest.” he stated cryptic.
[13:31] Haru (cecilia.ushimawa) would look over her shoulders at the smack and throw a wink to her master. “I will only dim if my Natsu disappears.” She was simply that kind of girl and would do anything to make him happy. And then she was off to find the new one. Maggot…
Crows Murder 
Leave a comment