Post by odango on Aug 6, 2017 12:37:10 GMT -5
After observing Pluto throughout his first few obstacles she was very impressed. For a moment she could feel her jaw drop just slightly. There was a narrow yet visible gap in her lips. Tsubaki didn’t even blink - she was just watching the guy in awe. This boy was like an obstacle clearing machine. It looked so very easy for him. Somehow… a very frightening feeling took over her. After swallowing a dry ball in her throat she started imagining what might be the limit to Pluto’s power. At first it was just running and an impressive amount of stamina but now it looked like some of the most difficult exercises there were would be cleared with ease. She had seen something similar be done before but never from people who did it on their first try. No body had been that quick with no knowledge. Was the guy just really talented in everything after all or was he hiding a massive background of preparation? The brunette was not certain in the least… *Wow, he’s a beast, that one…*
The sound of footsteps behind her shook the daze she was in and the girl complied with her instinct to turn around. That was when her jaw really wanted to drop but she used all of her facial muscles to keep it up and show no surprise whatsoever. *No way! Why are they here? Did something happen?!? Why would they take this route? And why now of all times???* Those were just a few of the questions shooting through her head as she quickly lifted her hand to salute and straighten her posture. ”G-Good morning, sirs!”
Two men had approached her. One was the very tall and already better known Captain Nexus Leighley. He was again in a maroon suit and a justice coat hung lazily on his shoulders. In his long-fingered tan hands was a bag of sweets and he periodically reached in the white plastic container to retrieve something that looked like toffee and eat it. Some little pieces of it were also attached to his perfectly comb-sized mustache.
”Ah, Taighana! Good! We came to see what your pip was doing, didn’t we, Whelan?” the captain light-heartedly addressed a shorter man next to him. “Pip” was what the captain used to shorten the word “pipsqueak”. Most people knew it by then. The other had a very bulky build and had very defined muscles. On top of that, he had a big, black beard and was currently holding a toothpick in the side of his mouth. Instead of greeting her right away, he swapped the toothpick to the other side of his mouth and only then spoke. ”That is true… At ease, soldier.” This other man was none other than one of the most powerful people of the base – Commodore Whelan.
Tsubaki lowered her hand and just turned to look back at Pluto. So they were going to stay there and watch her train him? That was terrible. No one could possibly enjoy others staring directly at how they work, right? She could feel herself getting nervous and her heart starting to beat just a tad bit quicker. *I hope they won’t stay for very long, to be honest…* she thought while giving her full attention to Pluto. He had been progressing excellently thus far.
”I’ll be… look at that one go. I have not seen anyone conquer the Skyscraper like that in years. Well, nobody so young, that is… What do you think, Whelan? We might have a teaching prodigy right here.” he laughed loudly and with great satisfaction before swinging a hand back and aiming it towards Tsubaki’s unsuspecting back. The girl got pushed a couple of feet forward from the impact of this “friendly pat”. ”Yes, it is truly a spectacle. He has raw material of good quality, it seems…” the commodore said thoughtfully before stroking his beard and narrowing his already narrow eyes.
”Hey, Whelan… care to make it interesting?” the overly tall man asked his colleague with his tone a bit suspicious and a sly smile under his moustache.