1st Punch

[medicalpunch]

[Action: Where the rivers meet in the village]

[Sakura's arrival in Luceti comes with a short, bitten-off yell of surprise and a splash as she drops into the icy water. The white-clad figure vanishes underwater, then reappears, struggling, fighting to surface long enough to catch her breath. It's shockingly cold, iced over in places -- although thankfully not where she fell -- and even if she knows nothing else yet, she knows she must get out of the water.]

[Flailing, gasping, reeling in shock from the sudden cold, it's extremely difficult for her to get atop the water as a ninja would normally go -- but she's too cold to swim properly, she knows that all too well, and with the ice besides, she has no other choice.]

[She's proud of her own strength and control, and she makes herself display it now, pushing up out of the water and working her way until she is balanced by chakra on the surface.]

[Now, though, she's exposed to the bitter air, soaking wet, with nothing but a thin, backless white dress to cover her. And she's freezing.]

[She makes her way toward the shore, where there's a journal waiting for her. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a warm blanket or anything like one. Just the journal, with her name on it, and a biting chill to the air.]

[Video]

[Sakura's hair is is still damp when her face appears on the journals. She's managed to get dry and warmed up -- and much more warmly dressed than when she arrived -- but she looks disoriented, worried, and worn.]

I don't know what this place is, where it is, why it is. I'm not sure I even want to speculate. But if there's anyone... familiar out there, anyone who knows me -- I'm here.

Comments

Re: Action

[hero_of_smiles]

It was-

[Yup, he definitely takes a notice of the dress now that he's out of the heat of the moment.]

Ooooh...um....I think that might have to wait. You're a new feather here in Luceti and the people who took you are hard to get into contact with.

[But he'd explain more once they were in a warmer place.]

Um, yeah the clinic should be warm and that way we can get you checked to see if you're not sick. But, we can always head to the clothing store so you can change.

[medicalpunch]

New Feather? [It's a strange term, and she gives him a sidelong look for it, even as her teeth start to chatter with the cold.]

[But. Priorities.]

I'm a medic; I can handle checking myself for illness. It's more important to get dry and warm first. Which is closer? [A clinic sounds like it might be a good idea, but she doesn't expect it to have clothing to fit her necessarily, and warm and dry are the most important things right now.]

[hero_of_smiles]

Oh, well okay, if you can handle it I won't force you.

But the closet thing to where we are is the clinic. See? Right over there.

[And he'll point to it. It's not that far actually.]

But the clothing store isn't that far either. You pick. I can always do a clothes run for you if you need it but I understand if you'd rather go to the clothing place first.

[The most he wants to be is helpful but he also wants to make sure she's not out in the cold too long and while the clothing shop is probably just a minute further away he doesn't want anything bad to happen.]

[medicalpunch]

The clinic's closer, then. That building?

[And she's not going to argue with that; medical jutsu or no medical jutsu, she needs to be inside and warm as quickly as possible. And it's getting a little hard to think clearly -- not really a good sign.]

If I could ask you a great favor... while I head there, would you be able to find me something warm and dry from the clothing shop? I'll pay you back... [Since it's a perfectly reasonable assumption that one would have to pay for items from a shop...]

[hero_of_smiles]

Yup, that building there.

[He'll start heading towards it, but he'll offer her a shoulder to lean on if she needs it or not. But, he'll stop when she asks him that favour.]

Hmm? Yeah, no probs. I can go get you something to wear. No need to pay whatsoever. Money's kind of useless here anyways and heroes don't ask for payment.

[medicalpunch]

[Aww, that was a really, really cute thing to say. Sakura favors Cross with a warm smile.]

That'll be really helpful, thank you. Saves me from having to take a walk in the cold to get it... [And the clinic really is closer, and one way or another, even once she's dry the dress isn't exactly optimal for strolling around in.]

[hero_of_smiles]

[He's fifteen and herp derptastic. Can't help but love him...or you know hit him for being too optimistic.]

No probs. I'll see you at the clinic in a few minutes okay?

[And he'll just bound off to the clothing store. He's sure she can take care of herself from here. Besides it's like a two minute walk to the clinic now anyways.]

[medicalpunch]

[She's sixteen and hangs out with Naruto. It's normal.]

Okay!

[He'll find her in the clinic when he gets there, wrapped up in a blanket and at least partially dry. It's a start, at least!]

[hero_of_smiles]

[Well, he's back with fifty some odd layers of clothing.

Okay maybe not that much but it looks like he's carrying a pile.]

Got some stuff! Didn't know what'd fit so I just grabbed everything I could.

[medicalpunch]

Oh my gosh!

[She can't help giggling. All she'd expected was that he'd find something warm and generally size-less like a robe or cloak! Instead, he really went all the way, didn't he?]

I'm sure I'll find something that fits well in all of that! Thank you, you really went to extra effort!

[hero_of_smiles]

[Either go full force or not at all. That's his opinion. Also, brownie points with people re always a good thing.]

Of course, not in my nature to do things the lazy way. So, yeah, one of everything!

[medicalpunch]

[She's surrounded by so many guys who go all-out -- it's funny, but at the same time, it's also heartwarming.]

One of everything... oh my. I'll have a whole new wardrobe if even some of it fits!

[hero_of_smiles]

[She has one less guy to worry about though chasing after her. He's pretty dumb like that.]

Really? Huh. I didn't think of it like that.

[medicalpunch]

[It's pretty clear he's a gentleman; she's not going to have to worry about what's coming from him.]

It's a good thing! A girl gets tired of wearing the same outfit all the time.

[Which... she usually does. Hush. Because in the hospital it matters less.]

[hero_of_smiles]

[And dumb.]

I never really got that. Clothes are clothes, but I guess it would be bad if you wore the same thing all the time. It'd start to smell.

[medicalpunch]

Well, most people try and do laundry on a regular basis! But sometimes just having variety is nice, rather than having a lot of outfits that look alike.

[hero_of_smiles]

I suppose that's a good idea.

[It would help on stealth missions! No one would know who he was.]

[medicalpunch]

[And sometimes a girl just wants to look pretty!]

Here, set it down, let me look through and see what I can find.

[Of course, she has no idea if sizing works the same here as it does at home, which is going to make experimenting a bit tricky, but at least she can generally eyeball things to see what's worth trying on.]

im sorry im a bit late

[hero_of_smiles]

[He'll put them out in front of her and he'll just take a seat nearby. Since now it is a more appropriate time to ask... ]

So, what was that glowy hand trick you did back there? With all those crazy hand movements.

No worries!

[medicalpunch]

[She starts digging through the pile immediately, but spares attention to answer.]

Oh, that? That was just a quick jutsu to help boost my body's temperature regulation. It helped keep me from winding up hypothermic before we could get inside.

[hero_of_smiles]

Oh I see....

[There's a pause.]

Actually, I don't. What's a jutsu?

[medicalpunch]

[... It hadn't occurred to her that he might not know what it is.]

Oh, it's an energy technique. There are lots of different kinds that we use for different purposes.

[hero_of_smiles]

Oh, cool! So, are people born with ability of using jutsu in your world or can anyone learn it?

[Because, Cross has heard a lot of stuff about magic being able to be learned by anyone in other worlds.]

[medicalpunch]

It's a little bit of both, actually. Some people have more or less of an aptitude for it, but it's something you really have to train on, and I think most people have at least a little they can deal with!

[hero_of_smiles]

Huh...that sounds pretty cool. What can jutsus do than?

[Sorry, Sakura he has a lot of questions.]