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[Feb. 27th, 2008|01:26 am] |
Who: Krillin & Open
What: Arrival
The sun held council at the horizon as Krillin finished his daily exercises. Muten-Roshi had already gone inside the little pink house, probably to harass Lunch, leaving Krillin with the responsibility to finish his set of altered Taekwondo techniques three more times. As the little boy moved, sparring against his shadow, he couldn't help but let his thoughts drift to his missing friend. Training just wasn't the same without the knucklehead's dumb grins and dogged determination. Sure, Roshi and Lunch were...interesting to be around, and Roshi was actually going through different martial arts branches to help Krillin decide what were his strengths and weaknesses, but the needless worry at the back of his mind kept things from being as calming and enlightening as they could.
With one set done, Krillin paused, panting softly, beads of sweat tracing his cheeks and running down his ribs and back. He glanced to the Kame house. He could see Roshi in the living room, laying on the floor with his back to Krillin, watching aerobics. Deciding he wouldn't get caught, Krillin slipped off the gaudy purple turtle shell on his back - geez, what a relief! - and started to run through the set again. Each time he took the weighted shell off, he couldn't help but be amazed at the difference in his speed and strength, at how much he had grown in such a small time.
Laughing to himself, Krillin stopped mid-set and started flipping through the air, an improv of childish strength and pride. In the middle of a double back flip, the world fell away and became something completely different. "What the -" Momentum forgotten, Krillin fell hard, slamming his chin into one of the tables in the strange new room and collapsing. He leapt to his feet and immediately took a defensive stance, glaring around the inn. "What is this?" he demanded of the room. "Where am I! Come out!" He hopped onto the table he'd just crashed into and surveyed the room, bewildered and tense. "I'll kick your ass!" he added, for good measure, though he wasn't so sure that was the case. |
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