Cookies in the Woods (Ohkara)

[Brandon]

After a couple weeks of hard work, Brandon had finally cleared a suitable area for his new forest home, and had erected part of the main building.

Deciding he wanted to bake himself a snack, Brandon picked up and set the small wood stove he had purchased from the nearby town. Starting a fire in it, He quickly made a batch of cookie batter, added chocolate chips, some crushed almonds and some small pieces of mint. Divided it up into a couple dozen cookies, and started to bake them in the stove after it was hot enough.

Picking up some 2X4s, Brandon climbed up the wall of his work-project and laid them down over the corner. He reached down for his hammer, and continued to build his home, while the scent of cookies started to fill the forest. "Mmm, They are starting to smell good..." He said with a smile, as he hammered in Nails into the boards to keep building the frame of his small home.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Ohkara was in the middle of a display of aerobatic grace and agility. She soared through the blue sky, twisting and spinning, twirling her cute dress and ruffling her bows. Today she’d chosen to wear something a bit different than her favorite yellow training gi. Today, she was dressed in her frilly black dress with bright cyan ribbons. Housing her heavy weights in such a cute outfit was no easy task, but she’d managed to pull it off. Of course, the bright pop of yellow from her umbrella rapier tucked into her belt was a bold choice…

Running a hand through her forest green hair, which she wore down today, she smiled, ”Oh, what a beautiful day!~” she exclaimed happily, diving down low in the air, just hovering over the tree tops. Buzzing above, she eyes the ground below, only to spot a bit of movement. Stopping her flight, she took a deep breath, and concentrated on lowering her own power signature. She wasn’t aware if this figure could sense her presence or not, but she masking her power level was something she’d been working on for a while.

Slowly touching down a safe distance from the figure, she kept her power suppressed, and stealthily neared her target, peeking from behind a few bushes to study it. Her brow rose as the figure turned, revealing his actual appearance to her.

His appearance was different, but not off-putting; Ohkara studying him as he hammered some boards, up until a smell came wafting by, catching her nose. She recognized it within a moment, and a bright smile appeared across her pretty face, ”MmmmmMmmmm… Cookies…” she thought to herself.

Requesting Move:
Ki suppression:
The user is allowed to suppress their ki to half of their current max power level.

[Brandon]

While Ohkara was watching Brandon, and fantasizing about cookies, there was a sudden thud. Brandon had dropped his hammer, and he actually dropped down after it. A 20 foot drop done without a problem.

"Damn, Its a bit more warm then I thought... " He said to himself, as he stripped off his shirt, revealing his toned naked chest and arms. He slung his sweat heavy shirt over the a fallen tree and walked over to the small wooden stove he had baking his oven.

Cracking the oven open a bit to check the cookies, he smiled to himself as he said "Another 5 or so minutes." Before closing it up again, and shoving a few more pieces of cut firewood into the fire in the oven itself. Taking that time to himself, Brandon walked over to a bottled water he had resting near the tree he had slung his shirt over, he picked it up, took off the top, and took a few gulps of the nice cool refreshing water.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Watching, Ohkara noted the man as he removed his shirt; studying him further, she couldn’t help but smirk. He was in relatively good shape; even more-so the fact was amplified as he leapt off a twenty-foot drop. ”Whelp. No doubt now; this guy isn’t your average guy…” Shrugging, she closed her eyes and further suppressed her energy signature.

Hitting the lowest she could get it, her eyes opened, and she smirked satisfied, ”Well, just because I know he isn’t, doesn’t mean he knows I’m not! Maybe I can have a bit of fun with him…” with a mischievous smirk, she stood and dusted herself off with her hands. Stepping forward and into the clearing where the man was building a house, she waved at him, ”Hello?” she called out, announcing herself.

”I was just taking a walk in the woods, and happened to smell something delicious!~” smiling cutely, she crossed her hands in front of her, and looked at him with big, yellow puppy dog eyes, ”That wouldn’t happen to be cookies I am smelling, would it?~ Perhaps you need help eating them?”

Technique Requested:
Advanced Ki Suppression:
The user is allowed to suppress their ki to 1% of their current max power level. The user must have ki suppression first in order to learn this move.

[Brandon]

Brandon was so startled by the 'Hello', he almost jumped. He quickly turned to see a young woman waving at him. "Whoa, Startled me there..." He said, as Ohkara could see that her yellow eyes were no match for Brandon's ominous GLOWING PURPLE eyes.

"Y-Yeah, Homemade chocolate chip cookies." He said, wandering back to the small stove. Opening the oven door, steam and a much stronger scent escaped into the air, as Brandon put on a pair of oven gloves and took out 2 cookie sheets of freshly baked cookies.

Setting them on some cooling racks on a small wooden table, Brandon looked back to the girl, who wasnt dressed for 'taking a walk', and asked "Who are you?" as he gave her a suspicious look.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Ohkara caught glimpse of his eyes as he turned to face her, causing her to gulp hard. She’d never seen eyes that glowed like that before; it was enchanting. Unable to look away, until he broke eye contact, he sighed, a hand rushing to her chest pressing against it. Her breath was staggered, he nerves were shot. For a brief moment while the man wasn’t looking, Ohkara lost her cool. Whatever this guy was, his energy signature moderate and very different than anything she’d ever felt before, there was something both unsettling and intriguing about him.

Closing her eyes, Ohkara took a deep breath and broke free of her breakdown. Smiling brightly, she had perfected the art of a good poker face, she bowed kindly to him as he faced her and asked who she was, ”Oh yeah!” she exclaimed, straightening and twirling a stray strand of hair around a finger. ”My name is Ohkara,” she replied playfully, ”And what might I call you?”

At the current moment it was hard for Ohkara to gauge the man; other than the fact that she wanted to further study him, her curiosity had truly gotten the best of her. Well, that and the intoxicating smell of fresh cookies in the air. Ohkara would play it cool at the very least just until she got her hands on some of those cookies. If it turned out that her intuition was incorrect, she would simply leave, but there was no denying she didn’t want to miss the chance to find out.

[Brandon]

Watching her for a moment, as if he was trying to gauge her while she was gauging him. She seemed uneasy about him, and he noticed it easily. While he was suffering from some amnesia, he was no stranger to odd behavior.

After she introduced herself, Brandon smirked a small bit. He decided to have a bit of fun with this girl, and perhaps make her drop her guard a bit. "Oh you can call me anything you want, but my name is Brandon." He said, his smirk sticking to his lips like glue. But it got to him a bit as a chuckle escaped through his lips before he reached over and grabbed a spatula and started to shuffle the cooling cookies around so they didnt stick to the cookie sheets.

Looking back to Ohkara, he was looking at her outfit. It really wasnt meant for hiking at all, so he had to ask "So your outfit... Is that a new hiking dress or something? Or am I missing something here? Im pretty sure hiking clothes are for more Pants and a light shirt, rather then that..." He said, eyeing her to see if her facial expression changed at all.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Ohkara couldn’t help but laugh at the man’s reply to her introduction. Raising a brow with curiosity, she smiled brightly, she nodded, bowing her head a little, ”A pleasure to meet you, Brandon. We’ll have to see how things go before I commit to calling you anything else,” she teased back, giving him a flirtatious wink.

Proceeding forwards, she would position herself in front of him, spinning at the mention of her dress to show it off. However, if Brandon looked at her feet, he would see her, completely appropriate for hiking, black combat boots, "Are you saying someone can’t dress totally gorgeous and go on a hike? Is there a hiking dress-code I'm not aware of?” Completing her cycle, he stopped and faced him again, this time putting her hands on her hips, and narrowing her eyes at him, ”Or are you trying to say I don’t look absolutely stunning?” she asked, a tone of both anger and disgust in her voice.

”Huh? Which is it?” taking a step forward she kicked her hips to the side, and tilted her head, her arms not crossing over her chest; an obvious sign the man should choose his next words very carefully.

[Brandon]

"Nah, you look pretty darn attractive. Heh, Forgive me, Im just not used to seeing a dress used as Hiking attire... Its er... a long story. Im sure you wouldnt want to hear me ramble on about that." He said, as he dished up the cookies onto a paper plate he had nearby, but kept some separate on a smaller paper plate, and handed it to Ohkara.

"Tis my adopted mothers recipe. Chocolate Chip cookies, with Mini-M&Ms mixed into the batter for flavour and colour. Tastey enough to give anyone goosebumps. Heh. Your not allergic to nuts are you?" He asked, hoping she would of taken the plate at this time.

If she did, Brandon would lead her to a small table were two logs were fashioned into comfy seats. "Please, have a seat." He said, as he sat on one of the logs.

"So where are you from? This part of the forest is a very long way from any major towns or cities."

[Ohkara Minamaru]

She smiled at his comment, dropping her hands and walking up to him to take the plate of cookies, ”Don’t even worry about it!” she dismissed it, her mouth already full of molten lava cookie. Quickly chewing and swallowing, Ohkara gave the man a thumbs-up as she followed him to his table and chairs, “They’re delicious!”[/font] she cooed, hastily nomming on a second.

His question brought her gaze back to him; his eyes made her want to shudder, but she firmly held her composure, ”Central City, actually,” she told him, ”That’s actually the reason I came all the way out here… There aren’t many trees in the city and the hustle and bustle is constant… Sometimes, it nice to just get away from it all, you know?”

With a shrug of dismissal, she snatched up another cookie and took a bite, ”What about you? Where are you from? Obviously you’ve only just moved here…” she noted, motioning to the house-in-progress he was toiling away on.

[Brandon]

"Yeah, I can see why the city life can become hectic over time." He said, as he nabbed a couple cookies for himself from the main pile.

Munching on a cookie, Ohkara asked Brandon where he was from. "Thats a good question. A Very good question... You see, and this your not going to beleive... I've recently been hit with a nasty bout of Amnesia. The last memories I have of this planet are all tattered and jumbled. I actually was found after crash landing on a beach on an island just off the coast." He said, looking a bit embarassed.

"Though, I did remember my adopted mother's cookie recipe, which is odd...but tasty." He added, as a smile crept over his face.

"I do have some earlier memories but... they are over 300 years old... give or take a few years... I must of been cryogenic-ally frozen in a space ship somewhere, or something." He said, as he continued to munch on his cookie.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

“Sooooooo~” Ohkara pondered after listening to his tale, and eating a few cookies herself, “You’re an alien, hmm?” she asked, scanning him with a curious eye. She had never seen anyone quite like him before; his grey skin was definitely unique, as were his eyes; and those still gave her the creeps. She couldn’t help but avoid eye contact with him, though she did it very slyly; she wouldn’t give away her true feelings that easy.

”Well, for what it’s worth, you look pretty good for three-hundred-plus years old,” she told him with a wink, then pointed at him with a cookie, ”And you do make a pretty good cookie…” she told him with a giggle..

Popping the cookie into her mouth, she would lean back on her wooden chair, and look up to the sky while she chewed it, ”It sure is pretty way out here...” she noted, ”You have good taste in scenery.”

Enjoying her surroundings for a moment, she would finally pop back up and look at the man, narrowing her eyes with curiosity, ”You know, it isn’t every day that you find someone, let alone an alien, building a house in the middle of the woods,” Eyeing him more, she would not convey suspicion, ”You’re not hiding, are you? Are you some kind of creeper, or something?” The question was a brave one, but it made since coupled with the weird vibe he gave off.

[Brandon]

As the girl was askign if he was an Alien, he shook his head. "Nooo, I wouldnt classify myself as an Alien, truth be told. More along the lines of... Erm.... Mutated Human?" He replied, hoping not to freak her out.

When she complimented him, he couldnt help but blush. But when he did, instead of his cheeks going red, they went an even darker shade of grey. "Well, Thank you. Thats very kind of you." He said, as she then popped a cookie into her mouth and made a comment on where they were. "Yeah, I used to like living here... before... Well, I dunno... Heh, I have recently come down with a bout of Amnesia." He said, as Ohkara made a joke about why he was making his home way out here in the forest.

"Oh no no no, I just love the peace and quiet out here.... Plus, Government people dont pester me for taxes or anything out here." He said, as he looked up at the frame of the home he was building.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

She laughed at him as he repeated his condition of amnesia, ”Yeah, you mentioned that.” she chimed in, teasingly.

Nodding at his final comment, she pushed her chair back from the table, and stood up, ”Well, I guess I will take your word for it…” she told him, then turned around to the frame he was eyeing and stepped through the studs, exploring the building-in-progress, ”You’re pretty handy, if you can do all this with amnesia…” she noted, tapping on to the studs with a pretty finger.

He was hard to read, his story was really conflicting and confusing; there was no telling what to expect from him, as far as Ohkara could tell. She wouldn’t let her guard drop, but that wouldn’t keep her from studying the man further. At the very least, he was a fairly strong, Mr. Fit-it type, and who didn’t need one of those in their lives every now and again?

[Brandon]

"Well, its not complete Amnesia. I can remember most of my life before I hit 27 years old. After that, its all blurry." He said, as he watched her inspect the frame he constructed.

"I remember taking alot of woodworking and metal shop classes in my youth. Granted, I got into alot of fights to..." He added, as his smile slowly vanished from his face. "Ya know, your one of the few people I have met since I woke up a week ago... First there was this...surfer boy... A girl who was a bouncer on vacation... then there was this other girl who could use her energy to change her clothes. But she was more wacky then a saturday morning cartoon." He said, recalling Ethan, Wabisa and Rascal.

"How about you? Do you have alotta friends?"