Find the Lost puppy (Kenshin and Blue)

Kenshin grumbled slightly as he walked through the town on his way to the edge of the forest, he had a dislike for the forest as he didn’t feel safe bringing his pet Murasaki with him, afraid of the predators of the forest that might try to eat him so this time he left his pet back at the inn, leaving him with a full bottle of saki might ease the rabbits annoyance and without the little creature riding on his shoulder he felt like he was missing something. But with a sigh he stands at the entrance to the forest and starts to warm up, he started with rotating his shoulders to stretch his back and then begins to twirl the staff, always enjoying the warm ups as he could spin it fast enough to create little dust storms and for a second lost himself in the desire to create a breeze but then recalled what he was supposed to be doing.

Stabbing his staff into the ground he digs into the many pockets of his cloak, hunting for a little sign Murasaki had helped him craft that simply read “Fairy Tail Mage” and he takes a second to hang the sign on the staff to create a sign post to show whoever he was supposed to be meeting. Then he pat down his pockets again looking for something and smiles when he finds first a flask hidden in his cloak and then patting his eyepatch grins as he tugs a picture from it, a reference pic of the mage he was to be working with on this job so that when they met Kenshin wouldn’t be fooled if they were lying.

"I still don't buy that we need a second mage for this." Mercury's owl, Icarus, complained. He sat hunched on his friend's shoulder, glowering at Mercury. He was generally not fond of meeting new people. Mercury mostly ignored him, however.

"The mission was posted on the C-rank board. There have to be two D-Rank mages to go on a C-Rank mission. If we want to rank up, we need to take higher-level missions." Mercury replied blithely. He was reading a book as he walked; not uncommon for him. He'd come to learn how to avoid walking into things after a lot of practice.

"Still, a mission to save someone's pet? Does that really need two people?"

"Yes, apparently." Mercury turned a page "Should help the job go faster, at any rate."

Icarus sighed and shuffled his feathers. He looked ahead and saw a tall, skinny, man sitting with his back to a pole. He wore a dark purple cloak, he had white, short hair and he seemed to be asleep.

"That him?" The owl asked, pointing at the tall stranger with a wing. Finally Mercury looked up and took in the appearance of the man, from what he could see. Atop the pole was a sign that said “Fairy Tail Mage”. Icarus looked up and noticed the sign, too. "Oh. Must be, then."

"Mmhmm." Mercury said aloud, and snapped his book shut abruptly, storing it in one of the pouches on the bandoleer across his body. He knelt down next to the mage and called to him, nudging him awake "Hey. You must be Kenshin?"

Kenshin jumped slightly hearing a voice nearby and he turns curiously, spying a short but familiar style of cloak and while that made him smile his eye narrowed examining the bird on his shoulder and moves fast darting in close to examine him. First his eye on the bird "You're part of the reason I cant bring Murasaki with me" he grumbles before holding the picture close to Mercury's face his eye darting back and forth between the image and the face until he was satisfied that the person in the picture was before him.

"Yeah thats right, you must be" he pauses to turn the picture around and his eye squints "Mer..cury?" he says shaking his head throwing the picture away. "Stupid rabbit knows I cant read well" he mutters before kicking the staff, sending the sign sailing off into the forest. "Right! Lets find this dog or whatever" he sighs marching into the forest.

It didnt take long before a Vulcan thought it would be a good idea to try and mess with him, the creature jumping down from the tree tops and rather then be frightened Kenshin actually grins. "Finally! A willing dummy to take out my pent up anger!" he cheers and pulling a bottle from his cloak takes a second to drink, he threw the bottle at it first, his aim good for a one eyed man and as the glass shattered Kenshin darted in and his arms were like a blur as he rained down blow after blow into the creatures chest and stomach, then jumping up ends the barrage with a single powerful kick to its head sending it rolling off the path.

After the deed was done Kenshin took a moment to catch his breath and turned back to his partner. "Sorry for being grumpy! Just dont like it when I cant bring my pet on jobs lets try this again! I'm Kenshin" he says holding his hand out in greeting.

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The member 'Kenshin Takeda' has done the following action : Dices roll

'Monster Dice' :

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The member 'Kenshin Takeda' has done the following action : Dices roll

'Damage Dice' :

Mercury stood up, startled, as the man examined his owl, then him. Icarus was less than amused at  the reaction he recieved.

"The hell's a 'murasaki'?" he asked Mercury "And why does this guy smell like stale whiskey?"

"I dunno." Mercury replied "And how do you know what whiskey smells like? I don't drink."

"Your teacher did."

"Ah." Mercury nodded, then acknowledged the man "Yes, Mercury Scim. From Sabertooth." He was about to ask for the man's name, when he kicked the pole he'd been resting against, sending the sign that had been hanging on it flying off into the forest.

"Right! Lets find this dog or whatever." he said, holding the staff in hand and walking off briskly into the forest. Mercury and Icarus exchanged a dubious glance.

"This guy's..."

"Not ideal, no." Mercury nodded "But he's another D-rank."

"I was gonna say 'an idiot', but sure." Icarus rolled his eyes. Mercury shrugged and followed the man into the forest. After several moments of walking in silence, a Vulcan dropped out of the trees, snarling and angry. Icarus launched himself into the air in shock, and Mercury jumped at the sudden noise and was about to whip out one of his books, but the man beat him to it.

"Finally! A willing dummy to take out my pent up anger!" he yelled gleefully. He pulled a bottle from within his purple cloak, took a few swigs of its contents, threw the empty bottle at the Vulcan, and proceeded to wail on the poor creature. Mercury's eyes went wide as he watched the man beat the creature senseless before knocking it aside with a powerful kick to the head. Icarus landed on his shoulder as the man finished, his beak agape at what he'd seen.

"Holy crap, this guy's awesome!" the owl said with a chuckle "I almost feel bad for that thing!"

"He's powerful, yes." Mercury said, his brow furrowed as he observed the man walking towards them "I wonder if it has something to do with that substance he drank. Or perhaps he's keeping something hidden."

"Sorry for being grumpy!" the man said as he approached "Just don't like it when I cant bring my pet on jobs lets try this again! I'm Kenshin." he said, holding his hand out in greeting. Mercury met it with his own, and the two shook hands.

"Yes, Mercury Scim, as I said," Mercury replied "I assume, then, that the 'murasaki' you mentioned is your pet?"