Log; Complete

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When; November 12th
Rating; PG? PG-13?
Characters; Tayuya {violentflutist} & Aizen {good_and_proper}
Summary; Tayuya, looking for a sparring partner, takes Orochimaru's ally in the City, Aizen Sousuke, up on his offer.
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Tayuya arrived at the designated meeting place, a small clearing in the forest surrounding the City, looking around for the shinigami man she was supposed to meet. She had been looking for a sparring partnet, but she'd never expected to be taken up on her offer by Orochimaru-sama's temporary ally in the City, the shinigami Aizen Sousuke.

She knew the man was powerful, Orochimaru-sama didn't ally himself with weaklings, but she had a sinking feeling that the man was even more powerful than she had imagined. Shifting uneasily, she checked her weapons. Flute, kunai, explosive tags... cursing under her breath, she waited, eyes darting about warily. The sound ninja didn't think he'd kill her... but she didn't know what to think. She'd only seen the shinigami once before, after they'd held that other shinigami woman for experimentation. And she thought there was more than met the eye.

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Tayuya bent her head and took her hand away, offering a clearer view of the simple geometric mark on the nape of her neck that was pulsing a deep red.

She was biting her bottom lip to keep from crying out, that was weak, but it hurt. The curse seal wanted to go farther, wanted to consume more of her, because she'd called on it so much under Aizen's spiritual pressure. So she only nodded when he mentioned a seal, fists clenching as she tried to reign the curse seal back under her control.

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"It appears that it is getting rather testy. It isn't very intelligent to make something which consumes ones body as it is used. Short term strength is not as important as long-term endurance."

He investigated the mark, oblivious to her pain, and decided to experiment.

"Let's see if this works..."

With a quick motion, he performed a short-term sealing kido on her mark, to quell the raging energy.

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Tayuya bite through her bottom lip, just standing as he examined her seal. She didn't know if Orochimaru-sama approved, but at the moment, it didn't matter. Aizen had proven that he could get what he wanted, no matter what she tried to do.

When the kidou took effect, she glanced about, the darkness of her skin quickly receeding, her eyes turning back to normal, and the horns disappearing from her skull. Her curse seal lay dormant, thought still pulsing beneath the surface.

"What... what did you do?" She asked, confused. Only Orochimaru had previously been able to quell her seal.

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He released her and stepped back.

"I merely satisfied my curiosity. I assumed that our energies were similar, and I was correct. Therefore, I applied a power-sealing kido on your mark. I would say it was successful. Your ability to use the mark again should return within the hour."

He looked around, then addressed her again.

"All in all, this was informative. Thank you."

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"... You're... welcome...?" Tayuya rubbed at her seal, still not quite able to believe what had just happened.

"I'll be going, then." She murmured. "Is there anything you want me to tell Orochimaru-sama?"

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"Yes. Tell him that he should refine his methods of using seals, as I said before. Low-level troops and be sacrificed at any time, but more important ones should not be given that which will decrease them in the long run. Your seal gives you great power, but drains your life. It is wasteful and inefficient."

And then he was simply gone.

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Tayuya blinked. ... Right...

But she shrugged, still rubbing at her seal, and disappeared as well.