#003 - Video

[amethystsregret]

[Tsuzuki is seen putting his communicator on his desk in his room. His camera angle only shows him, not the desk or anything on it. He appears to have been interrupted from something which he goes back to doing quickly.

[There is no sound, so you just see him staring at something seriously. Finally, he opens his mouth and speaks something. Since it's inaudible, only someone that can read lips in Japanese could possibly have a clue what he said. A soft, purple glow is seen from the desk. He smiles at the event. When it goes down, he reaches for his communicator, pressing the microphone button.]

Ace! Could you meet me in the training rooms? Eh? When did I turn on the camera...?

[He smacks his forehead as he realizes he'd been recorded the whole time. He cuts the feed.]

[ooc: Oo! Tsuzuki is doing weird things in his room! He dropped his device and pushed the button on accident. I sense some curious questions on the near future...]

Comments

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"Ah so I can see ghosts?" He wandered over and lightly brushed Tsuzuki's arm to test it. "Wait..." his eyes lit up mischievously, "So you're invisible to everyone else right now?" Far too many possibilities sprang to mind at that.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"Well, this spell is bound to me, so I'm not sure it applies to other spirits." Tsuzuki smiled at the look on the pirate's face. He looked excited.

"Yes, no one else can see or hear me right now. A shikigami can see his master at all times. Now, you're a real shiki. I hope you like it."

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"YEAH!" Ace beamed, nodding gratefully. "Thanks! I love it!"

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

Tsuzuki smiled with a childish sighness. No one had ever thanked him that much before. Hijiri maybe, but he'd messed up badly on that case. It felt nice to be thanked for once. Maybe he could work on being a magnet for disaster...

"I'm glad you do. Remember though, you have to keep it on your person or it won't work." He winked. He was glad he'd chose the training rooms. No one was around to see this, so Ace wouldn't get any where looks... yet.

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"I won't lose it!" Ace instantly promised and tightened the string slightly. "Even in prison I still had my beads," he nodded. "So I'll make sure I don't lose this either." He didn't have his log pose anymore, but it wasn't as though it would have done any good in this world.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"Okay then." He glanced around the room a moment. "Think you might be up to showing your master what you got? Hm!"

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"Sure!" Ace took an immediate defensive posture. "What do you want me to do?" His fingers teasingly burst into flames.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"Whatever you want, Ace. Hm!" He smiled as he leaned on the pillar. "Whatever you want."

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"I'm up for anything," Ace smirked, teasing tone mimicking the words even worse.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"Impress me." He smirked. He had no idea what Ace was capable of. He didn't know how say it any other way. He waved around the room, shrugging.

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

Impress him huh. A few possibilities once again jumped to Ace's mind, but he shrugged with a laugh. "You've met a phoenix and dragons. I'm not really sure I can do anything to rival that." He lightly poked the broken ribs from Akainu. They seemed mostly healed now, but he was likely to always have a nasty scar and to have to be careful. Small price to pay.

He turned mostly into fire, admittedly not willing to risk going completely into fire in the building without Smoker there to keep him in check.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

The shinigami watched in awe as the flames of Ace's body licked wildly about. It was like he was looking at a fire spirit. It took his breath away. He might not be a giant red bird of flame, but there was no doubt that he could be on par if not best a fire spirit shiki. He felt his heart race at the sight. Why was he so excited?

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"I can go all the way to fire and create a daienkai entei which is like a small concentrated sun," Ace's voice echoed from within the fire. "Only I don't have the room here. At all. And I can deal with water well." Unsurprising really. "And I can't deal with magma either. Too hot." Or so he learned the hard way.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"I see..." Tsuzuki blinked, trying not to look too dumb. Ace sounded like a fire spirit in every aspect. It was too good to be true. "How did you get your powers again? I think you might have told me once, but a refresher couldn't hurt... right?"

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"Devil fruit," Ace said, switching back to human except a stray finger. "Same as Smoker's smoke. And Marco's phoenix. And Luffy's rubber. Oh! And Brooke's resurrection."

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"Right. You might be more of a shiki than you think. Hm!" He smiled once his awe began to subside. "And shikigami are very much alive, Ace."

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"Heh," Ace frowned slowly, but quickly bounced back up with a smile. "If you say so, Tsuzuki."

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"You don't believe me, huh? That's too bad. Maybe I can prove it to you in time." Tsuzuki walked around the pillar as he spoke, grazing his fingers along its surface. He stopped once he came to the other side, looking back at the pirate. He knew that his friend had a long road ahead of him, but he had to find something worth living for first, right? That was what he had come to realize. Even as a spirit, he needed a reason.

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

Ace tentatively poked the same spot, not able to go through. He sighed, "No, I do believe you, but I don't know how much it's really living without..." He clicked his teeth shut, not wanting to bring up Luffy yet again when Tsuzuki had to go on without Luka. Instead he wrapped an arm around Tsuzuki's shoulders and poked his cheeks. "I'm your shiki, that means I'm going to protect you. So no whining if I do my job," he smirked.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"That goes both ways, you know? You have a full-time job as my shikigami. Don't go getting distracted by things you can't control. Do your job, and I won't complain." His face was blank for that moment. He stared into the dark eyes above him. He hoped Ace would understand his reasoning one day. Breaking out a grin, he said lightly, "Okay?"

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

Ace laughed softly and nodded. "Hah yeah, you got it boss!" he grinned and saluted.

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"Glad we're on the same page. Want to work on those training methods?" He grinned up at the pirate. Now that the serious stuff was over, they could go back to being good ol' friends.

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"Sure," Ace grinned easily and cracked his knuckles. "What kind of things does ofuda cover? Like I said, I think we should practice dodging as much as possible."

Re: [Action]

[amethystsregret.livejournal.com]

"Well," Tsuzuki crossed his arms as he thought over the details, "I call on spirits, so it's a summoning type of magic. Since I don't sense Gensoukai, you would be my only shikigami here. That leaves me with the elemental spirits and my own spirit to work with. I can call five types of element spirits: earth, wind, fire, water, and thunder. I also can use my spirit to create spells, like barriers, seals, and a few other spirit spells. Does that explain enough, or do I need to be more specific?"

Re: [Action]

[inyourf-ace.livejournal.com]

"Maybe a little more explanation on the elemental spirits," Ace prodded. "How do they work?"