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[She hops up and down furiously.]

Bah, don't underestimate me!! Even if I'm not as big as you all, I'm still just as strong as anyone else here! It's disrespectful to make fun of an someone just because they're...different.

[But the scowl he's giving her has the painter stop, sheath her sword, and just cross her arms and pout beautifully. She's doing a rather good impression of a balloon, too, all puffed up like that. Miyabi's still a young and boisterous girl, so excuse her outburst. She didn't mean to make you upset, either.]

I don't wanna fight either.

I didn't make fun of ya cause yer small, I just said it'd make you awkward to hit for me with my current aim. If anything it was a compliment. Lighten up a little, I'm sure yer just as strong, if not stronger than anyone else.

[She gives him an appraising look for a long few second, then sighs. She blinks up at him once before feeling guilty for blowing up at him. Plus, the fact that he reminded her of her teacher didn't help. She fiddles with her robe, kicking at the ground a little, and doesn't meet his gaze.]

All right. I misunderstood. [Miyabi sighs, then finally looks up at him apologetically. She's used to getting teased for various things...her art, her size - especially her size - and her boyish attitude. It was one of her faults, that volcanic temper of hers.] I'm sorry for yelling at you, Master Raven.

[He kneels down in front of her so he can see her better. Raven's kind of short, but he still towers over her.]

I didn't mean to offend ya, you know that. Don't apologise fer it, come on, why not show me some more of those sword skills ya have?

[Baww, such a gentleman. That only makes Miyabi feel kind of worse. But she'll smile, a little, and then turn around. She draw a circle, then a quick upward line. It looks almost like a 'Q', or a--]

Move, move, move!

[Yes, a rather large, round, and very colorful Cherry Bomb is now hissing a few feet away from the two. MIyabi leaps away from it, not wanting to get caught in its range when it explodes, and suggests Raven do the same. Quickly, those things go off rather fast.]

[Totally running away from that now.]

So you can plant mines with magic too? Here watch. [He focuses a magic arrow and plants it into the ground.] Mine goes off when someone treads on it though.

[She watches him fire the arrow, very interested in how it would work. She was about to ask the details, but the loud explosion - coupled together with a decent display of bright lights - from the enormous bomb drowns out her voice.]

Ah, the power of the Boar can't do that. But I hear if you master it, you can make three bombs. I can't do that yet. [Unless I get angry. But then I faint.] That's called Cherry Bomb three, I think.

[She sighs a little, then falls onto her rear. Ah, she was tired. Stupid power caps. Miyabi was usually more energetic than this. She's going to need a time out for a sec, using the level three Powerslash wiped her out.]

I can lay three traps myself but... thinkin' about it my artes here in Luceti seem ta be much weaker than they were before. I have to admit though, I like yer choice in name! No point in havin' the defaults, much more fun to have a creative name ya can remember!

Maybe I'm blamin' this bow fer all the wrong reasons....

[She smiles, albeit a little wearily. Don't ask her to do another one, she really will pass out. At least for a little while. Miyabi's a tough cookie.]

Aa, I've noticed that, too. I don't know about their strength being reduced or whatever, it's possible, but it's gotten really hard to use certain skills. I'll get really tired when I use really strong ones and even faint...f-for a few minutes! [She clears her throat, then sighs.] Even Bloom, the only Skill I've mastered pretty much completely will make me really tired if I use it too much. And I can't make trees bloom. Though I couldn't really do that completely anyway, but--

I haven't tried using any of my stronger artes yet. Huh... if I used my Blast Heart I'd probably die for certain. I'm gonna have to be careful about what I use then if that's true.

Hmm.. I wonder if I can still use Stop Flow. That'd be a mighty useful skill ta have here. [And he starts to wander off into his own little world of thought.]

Stop Flow? [She tilts her head for a second, then the first bit registers. Miyabi mentally keysmashes before leaping up and down in front of Raven, despite her being pretty tired before. Freaking out take priority over fatigue.]

WHAT!?

Y-You can't do that!! If...If you die, I-I'll be--I'll never forgive you! Because then you'd make a lot of people sad and cry. [Including her. of course.] So you can't die, Mister Raven. Whatever that thing is, I forbid you from using it. If you do, and you die, then I'll beat you up for real!!

Hey I didn't say I was gonna use it! I was just thinkin' out loud that's all.

Good! I don't want anything bad happening to you. [Because too many of her friends were in less than pleasant situations already. She didn't need another one being like that.]

But I would like to see some of your skills, Raven. Everyone here has so many different powers and abilities I've never even heard of, or could have imagined. I've only even heard of the powers of the celestial Brush, so learning things here is a big eye-opener. What's that thing you were talking about before, though? Something about stopping a flow of something? Can you make water stop flowing? That'd be really neat~

I don't know if I wanna try usin' any of my artes. Seems like it'd be dangerous to try anythin' too big... But yeah I guess it does stop the flow of water, Stop Flow stops the very flow of time itself. It's a difficult skill to use, if ya want me ta try demonstrate I'll give it a shot.

Ah, no...Don't do anything you don't think you can control. I don't want you getting injured, Raven. Don't worry about it at all~ Just do what you're comfortable with for now, okay~? ♥ I'm content watching you fight with your bow.

[She's not as surprised as many would be. In fact, she looks down in thought, crossing her arms and tilting her head to one side. Seems it's Miyabi's turn to wander off into her world of thought.] Then it's just like Veil of Mist, kind of...though I don't remember if Veil of Mist stops time or just slows it down. I'll have to ask Mother Amaterasu.Mm, I should practice that one, it would be really useful here.

Ya really should practise it! Bein' able ta alter time is an amazin' ability to have, if I do say so myself.

But I want to try it, I haven't tried usin' any artes since I came here so it'd be good to see just what my limit is. I'm not gonna be usin' the dangerous one so don't worry I'll be fine! [He goes silent for a moment whilst he tries to concentrate on how to perform the arte again. It's been too long, he's getting rusty and old now.]

[She'll make sure to do so eventually. Maybe even after she's had a breather here. It wasn't exactly too dangerous, but it would be an extremely hard skill to learn.]

All right...

[She's till a little concerned, and will be fretting a little, but Miyabi moves a little bit away, giving the man some space to concentrate. She watches intently, and quietly, waiting for something to happen. Even though she was worried, she couldn't help but be a little excited.]

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[Wow I don't think Raven has ever been this quiet in his life. He's really trying to focus.]

[Waiting, waiting, waiting...Oh, it that a butterfly~? ♥ Look, how pretty it is! It must be the only one still alive after it being so col--vfhdijivjdl;d! Concentrate.

Miya sits in the snow, just as quietly, and tries to keep her eyes on the older man. She's waitinf for something to happen, but she's still a restless little ball of energy, so she's getting a little bored.]

...

[OK! I think he's finally got it. He moves into a casting position and begins reciting his incantation.]

Halt o' march of time... I'll pay ya back later...

Stop Flow!!!
[The spell begins to cast but something is clearly off. Raven collapses to ground and it's cancelled. He seems to be unconscious.]

[Well, he definitely stopped something, all right. Miyabi's poor heart may have stopped for a second or two when the older man fell into the snow. She gasps in horror and scampers quickly over to him, thinking the worst.]

Raven!! [She tugs with all her might at his clothes and even bits of his hair, tapping him lightly to try and wake him up. Crying? No, not really...she's sobbing.] Raven, please wake up! Oh, please, please! I-I'm sorry I made you use that strong skill...but you have to wake up. I'll never forgive you if you--

[She sniffles, cursing her stupid height over and over again in her head. If she was bigger, she could have at least shook him awake, or carried him a little bit back home! Heck, she could have even ran to get someone to help. But she's not big, so she's getting frustrated, and scared, and bawling like this may not be the best thing to do, but what else can she do?]

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[He stirs a little and turns his head to look at her. He's still alive, your crying was loud enough to bring him round again. Though he feels really terrible for making you worry about him.]

Did it work?

[F-FFFF...If she wasn't so relieved that you were okay, Raven, Miyabi would positively KILL YOU. But she's just going to be nuzzling against that scruffy cheek of yours for right now instead. And will be wiping her face free of tears as a huge weight lifts off her shoulders. She'll even cough out a little laugh and force a smile on her face.]

No. You failed completely. ♥ [She's not letting you go for some time, nope.] Idiot~ Are you okay?

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[If Raven could move right now he'd give her a hug but he's... well he's barely awake.]

Oh... I wanted ta show ya as well... Maybe next time it'll work, serves me right for tryin' after trainin' for hours... I'm.... gonna sleep right here.

[It'd have to be a very gentle, and careful hug, considering anything more would crush her flat. Wait, sleep, what. That's going to make the girl flail a little, and her voice may raise a little bit, but she's trying to keep it down for your sake, Raven.]

Wh-What!? Raven, you can't just...Yo-You big idiot, you'll freeze to death if you fall asleep right here!

[Sob, why? She gives him a hard look, then curses under her breath. Well, this isn't going to work. Miyabi can't just let him lay here in the snow, but she's not really fit to actually carry him anywhere - and she's not cruel enough to try and make him move on his own.

So, she's going to do the best thing she can think of. She leaps up onto a higher point and whistles. The note is a long, and low one and it travels a fair distance. Afterward, she'll wait and watch for a moment, before moving back to her friend. Shouldn't be too long...]