Building a home. (Open)

[Ethar Luxun]

It had been a couple of days since Ethar started to rebuild his home, and he had already gotten most of the timber he would need to build the frame. But since the wood was still wet and had to dry out, he made a couple of saw horses and laid out dozens of the pieces of timber to dry out properly.

"Getting hot out..." He said to himself as he took a hold of shirt and took it off.

A second later, he felt the warm sun hitting his pale skin. Luckily, the breeze up where he was rebuilding kept him cool enough to allow him to keep working. "Looking hawt there Ethar...." He heard a young voice say, as he turned to see Summers giggling at him. "Oh hush... Hows the clean up going?" He asked her, as she eeped and quickly went back to raking up the bits of wood made by the mill Ethar had purchased earlier.

"Thats what I thought..." He said, as he grabbed a delimbed tree, and placed it on the mill with little effort, although he could feel the trees getting heavier and heavier the more he worked.

[Shale Evans]

Shale sighed, walking through the woods. After getting her life, at least a little together, she'd been looking to go on a training excursion. the woman grabbed a lump of her arm with a disappointed grunt. It had been a lot of work, rebuilding who she was from the ground up, getting a steady job, moving into a position where she could be a proper 'hero', so to speak. Unfortunately... she wondered if it hadn't taken a toll on her. All the hard training she'd done until now was starting to slack off as her slowly shrinking muscles stated. "At this rate, going to be a poor excuse for a regular human in the muscle department, let alone a martial artist..." She muttered, letting off an invisible jet of ki through her legs in annoyance. It didn't do any damage to the surrounding area, really, but the grass and trees rustled in response to her irritation, and that's all she'd really wanted.

Looking up from her handiwork, she was surprised to see a man... holding a tree. strong... well, maybe. she thought to herself.
It took a couple seconds of boredly staring at the man to realize she was being rude. "Oh, right. Introductions. S'posed to do those, I guess. Name's Shale. Shale Evans. Pleased t'meetcha."

[Ethar Luxun]

As he was finishing up setting up his timber to dry, Ethar suddenly felt a strong pulse of energy behind him. Followed up by what felt like a small gust of wind, he looked behind him to see a young woman standing behind him.

And she did appear to be frustrated at something. He didnt think he was her problem, since he had not met her yet.

Setting down his tools, the young woman introduced herself as Shale Evans. A name he had not heard yet before, and the woman had quite the considerable energy to herself. Nothing like any normal human he had ever met, aside from a few of his friends. "A pleasure to meet you Miss Evans. My name is Ethar Luxun. Is there... something that I may help you with? You seem... frustrated about something..." He asked, curious as to what the woman was up to...

[Shale Evans]

Shale took a deep breath. The dude in front of her was not a bad guy by any means - and from what little she could feel, Ethar was a pretty strong dude. Stronger than her, even - still, she wasn't sure if she was willing to talk to him about his feelings. Not while he was holding about a giant tree-

Wait-

"Hmm... Ya doing some construction?" Shale suddenly asks with a grin. "Well, I've been looking for some training anyways, and... you plannin' on opening a cabin or something, over there?" Shale asks with a chuckle. "It so happens i could do a little bit o' all this heavy lifting for ya..." Shale added with a grin, letting her head tilt to the side. "For a price, that is. Just a few zeni, maybe some free eats... sound like a deal?"

[Ethar Luxun]

Lifting up an eyebrow, Ethar listened to the womans words, offering to help him for a few Zenie, and for some food. Putting the timber down, Ethar stretched himself out a bit as he contemplated her deal.

He could sure use a helping hand, and someone to talk to, other then his roommate. "Im rebuilding my house after it was destroyed in a tough fight. Tis one of the downsides of being one of the top 5 fighters of the planet. You attract attention to yourself. So ya got yourself a deal. I dont have alot of Zenie on me at this time. Gold, I have plenty of though. And as for food, that will be an easy fix." He said with a smile as he looked over to a carved opening. It was a moment later, a new figure emerged carrying a tray of baked treats.

It looked like a young woman, wearing revealing clothing, even having a demon's tail and small horns. She even had wings behind her to! A Young Succubus! "Ethar, I got some treats for ya on your break... Oh Hello there." the girl said with a bright smile.

"Who are you?" She asked, tilting her head slightly.

[Shale Evans]

Shale looked at Ethar. Then she looked at the 'succubus', or whatever alien this thing was. She shook her head. Then she looked back at Ethar. Then, back to the succubus.
Shale takes a look at Ethar with a glare. "...So, uh... Mind, uh, telling me what sort of business you're planning on puttin' out here in the woods? I mean, I'm pretty sure, if this is the sort of thing you're selling, you'd be doing better near a lot of people..." Shale added, her lips pursed. "I mean, strong enough to be the top five and this is what you go for...?" Shale asks, raising an eyebrow as she tilts her head questioningly.

"oh, uh, right!" Shale adds suddenly, realizing she was asked a question. "Evening, miss. Name's Shale. Shale evans."

[Ethar Luxun]

The succubus and Ethar looked at eachother and laughed. "No no, NO business. Summers here just loves to bake. Sweets are her thing." Ethar said, as Summers put the tray down on a bench, and picked up a cupcake and walked over to Shale. She held her finger over the cupcake, and whipped cream came out of her finger, and neatly sprayed onto the pastry.

Handing it to Shale, She smiled brighty "Here you go Miss Evans. My name is Summers. Pleased to meetcha!

Ethar smirked as he picked up another board and placed it on the mill. "Heh, dont mind her. Shes... energetic when it comes to new people." He said, as he picked up a towel from the nearby bench where Summers had placed the treat tray.

Wiping the sweat off of his face, Ethar then looked to Shale and asked "How strong are ya?"

[Shale Evans]

Shale breathed out with a sigh of relief. "...Phew. I was wondering if I was offering to work for the wrong sorts, an attractive young girl like me..." Shale added with a grin. As Summers held out her fingers and shot out whipped cream, though, for a second her face held a questioning look as she wondered about what sort of magic the Succubus had to possess to do that. "...Magic whipped cream. That's... that's a new one." She added, before nodding at Summers greeting. "pleasure's mine, I s'pose. Haven't met one of your type before." SHale added.

As Ethar asked his question though, Shale grinned. "I'm... fairly average, really. Nothin' special. Still..." Shale grinned. "...Bet I could give ya a bit of trouble, if I wanted to."

[Ethar Luxun]

Ethar gave Shale a concerned look after she spoke. "HEh, clearly you havent watched the news lately. A guy like me would never make anyone do anything.. unethical, or inappropriate." He said, but Summers interrupted by saying "Yeah, the guy passes out in a nosebleed when he sees a girl naked..."

This made Ethar turn rose red in embarrassment, as he yelped "SUMMERS! Learn to keep your mouth closed!" but the small Succubus just stuck her tongue out, and pretended to hide behind Shale.

It was then Ethar heard what sounded like a challenge from the girl, as he made a bit of a chuckle. "Is that a challenge Miss Evans?" He asked as he lifted an eyebrow. "Wooo! Hows about we place bets?" Summers said, as she playfully pulled on Shale's arm, like a kid would.

This made Ethar sigh a bit, "Summers, dont go suggesting anything that might get us in trouble....again..." He said, but the small succubus blew a raspberry at him.

[Shale Evans]

Shale chuckled. The man reminded her a lot of her dear mentor. Powerful, honest... and more than a little perverted. Looks like this girl had him pegged, though. Pretty significantly. "...Place bets? I love gambling, but..." Shale shrugged. "Tell me what you're betting first. Then I'll go and agree to it." Shale adds with a chuckle. "I'm not the type to take a gamble without thinking."

Looking to summer. "Well, what did you have in mind, miss succu-bus?" She asks. "And - on that note - ground rules? I'd rather not just have a knock-out brawl."

[Ethar Luxun]

"Well, lets see... Im not that good at bets. And this is a bit sudden. I would need time to...." Ethar started to say, a bit deep in thought. But much to his dismay, the small succubus was intent on making Chaos for Ethar, as she answered for him.

"If he wins, he gets to take you out on a date!" She said, a bit red in the cheeks. This made Ethar go wide-eyed, as he started to panic a bit. "S-Summers! T-That is not..." He started to say, but Summers sprayed him with whipped cream to shut him up. "Hush! The Adults are talking here!" She said, as she looked back to Shale wit ha sheepish grin on her face.

"No flying, and the yard here is the arena. Get knocked out of the 'ring', and your out." She said with her grin.

Ethar sighed, as his shirt was now dirty from the whipped cream. He grabbed the bottom of his Tshirt, and lifted it over his head, revealing that Ethar was quite well built, although he was very pale. Like he had been out of the sun for a looong time. But there was not a single scar, mole, or any other type of skin imperfection visible. Like he had been sculpted from clay or something.

Tossing his shirt at Summers, causing her to freak out, Ethar said "I did say she was inappropriate... I do apologize about her behavior."

[Shale Evans]

At the statement, Shale's eyes widened. For a moment, at least. Then, the woman chuckled. "hehehehe..."

Shale brushed a hand through her hair as she grinned. "A date with me ain't exactly something most'd consider a reward. Honestly..." Shale chuckled. "Pretty pitiful bet. Fine. Then if I win, you show me some o' your skills. If you're one o' the strongest on earth, I'd be fine stealin' a few techniques off of ya." She added.

Looking at Ethat's shirtlessness, Shale smirked. "For someone who's been workin' out in the sun, ya seem fairly pale... Got a skin condition?" She asked with an eyebrow raised, before assuming a fighting stance, stepping into the ring as she brought up an open palm facing Ethar. She didn't have a great grasp of the whole sensing dealio, but she could tell this guy was probably stronger than her. by a lot, potentially.

Still... That had never been an excuse she'd let stop her in the past.

Shale took a deep breath, Emerald ki outlining her body as she did so, before cocking her head at her opponent, wisps of emerald surrounding her as she motioned her opponent to come forward with her front hand. "Well, come on, mister top five..." she added with a chuckle. "Show me what'cha got!"

[Ethar Luxun]

"H-Hang on! Dont I get a say in this?!" Ethar asked, but Summers just shook her head.

Shale then made a comment about Ethar being pale, despite working in the sun. "Well, thats just the way my race is... You didnt think I was human did you?" He asked, as he made a slight grin at the girls terms. The idea of him taking on a student of his own was quite the intriguing idea.

"Very well, Terms are acceptable. Might even work to my advantage infact... Well, not the date thing anyways." He said as he watched the girl get into a fighting stance with her palm forward, as her aura burst into view as well. "I guess Ill start off without powering up. I want to see where your skills are Miss Evans."

The girl motioned him to come at her.

Grinning, Ethar suddenly dashed forward using his Zanzoken to seemingly disappear from view as he attempted to throw a strong punch to her left shoulder in an attempt to knock her off balance.

[Shale Evans]

Shale's grin faltered to an astonished look as the punch came in. She could *feel* the wind rushing with the strike. Even without his full strength, it seemed like she was outclassed here. The punch passed smoothly through her guard, and it seemed the woman was already going to be dealing with a nasty bruise... before the image faded, Shale standing with a stunned expression a few meters away as her after-image expired.

She was quick on her feet, though, turning as she finished the half-circle she completed and going for a ki-laced kick at the ground as she kicked up dust and dirt at her opponent, showering the pale saiya-jin with earth. As soon as she pulled this off, she Put one hand above her head, going for a short charge. "Masenko!" She growled, before firing the attack forward, striking the ground where Ethar was with the hopes of knocking him out of the yard with a car-sized explosion of ki.

[Ethar Luxun]

When Shale kicked up dirt and rocks at him, Ethar shielded his face with his arms.

But Ethar quickly learned that this tactic was to distract him from Shales actual attack as he heard her shout out the name of an attack.

But by the time he was actually able to see what was going on, an explosion suddenly happened at his feet and his first instinct was to push into it, and absorb any damage. Which he did.

And when the explosion subsided, Shale would see that Ethar had not been blasted away, but took the full force of the explosion. His skin was singed and bruised, while his pants were partially torn.

Lowering his arms down, Ethar chuckled. "Heh, Good one. Had I had my training gear on, you might of won this sparring match right away." He said, as he dusted himself off. Some of the stones from the explosion were seemingly wedged in his skin, and it looked awfully painful. Ethar pulled each one out, causing a little bit of blood to seep from his body, but in that moment, Shale could see the small wounds almost instantly heal up.

Ethar was the furthest thing from being a human.

Looking up to Shale, Ethar asked "Please dont tell me that is your full power... or else Summers gets to see us go on that date..."