originally posted in:The New Dojo
"He's in the cabin, moving furniture around." She said it as though her father did it all the time, moving furniture back and forth, back and forth. Sophie pointed north, towards a log cabin hidden by the trees in front of it. The door was shut, and smoke billowed from its chimney.
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"Hmm.." [i] He says quietly, pondering something, a little furrow in his eyebrows giving it away.[/i] "If you want to go to the Dojo, I can take you. It'd be no trouble at all." [i] Something told Sophia he could do a lot more than vanish from branch to branch.[/i]
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"Oh... I'd best tell Father first. If you coild please wait here," With a smile at Ronin, she hoisted the game she had killed, and began a hasty speedwalk back to the cabin. After entering, it was a full thirty seconds before she came back out. She soon arrived back at Ronin, her facial expression a serious one. "How will we get there?"
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"You let me worry about that." [i] Ronin says with a grin, holding out an armored open hand towards her, gesturing for her to put hers in his.[/i]
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Sophia nodded, extended her own hand, which was wearing a black, leather glove. She grasped Ronin's hand, and silently waited for whatever it was that was about to take place.
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[i] Sophia's vision went dark, and a strange feeling overcame her body. Like her very being was being split apart atom by atom. It wasn't necessarily painful..but certainly uncomfortable. A tugging sensation starts in her gut, and no sooner than it had started, it ended. They were in a new location, one with mountains in the distance, and the two were staring at two massive gates flanked by stone columns. [/i] "That's how." [i] Ronin says, releasing her hand while grinning.[/i] "The Dojo. Or the gates anyway."
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Sophia stumbled leftwards, leaning against a tree as she gasped for breath. Shaking herself, trying to get her body to forget the sensation, she stood, and let out a low whistle. "Well... how do I get in?" She asked, hugging her cloak around herself. In there would be hundreds if not thousands of new people to meet....
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[i] Ronin gestured to the gates, that had begun to slowly open inwards, showing a massive courtyard.[/i] "Like that."
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"Well, that's rather simple," Sophia observed, before entering the dojo. She looked around, awe clear on her face.
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[i] Ronin walked behind Sophia, eyes glancing about the courtyard with disinterest. He'd seen it all multiple times.[/i] "If you ever wanna go back to your Father, just ask. You're thousands of miles away from him right now." [i] Ronin says with a chuckle.[/i]
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"I'm sure I'll find a way back if I wanted to see him...." She sighed, looking northwest towards where her cabin would be, if this place was southeast of it. After a while of silence, she turned back to Ronin. "Anyway, what do I do to start?
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"Well for one you can go in and pick a room." [i] Lance points to a distant hallway with doors lining it.[/i] "After that..i dunno. Have some Starbucks, talk to some people, make some friends." [i] He says with a shrug of his shoulders.[/i]
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"I'll find a room, then," She said, casually strolling over to the hallway where Ronin had pointed. Turning back a couple feet away, she called out: "My thanks for all the help!"
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[i] He would've said something..but he was already gone. The only thing remaining were wispy shadows and darkness falling to the ground. [/i]
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"Well... see you around, then...." Sophia murmured to herself, before turning tail and finding a vacant room.[spoiler]Finish[/spoiler]