Buy One, Get One Free.

Kendrick sat on a bench near the edge of the park. Away from the clatter of the city, or even the majority of other park goers, he was in his element. In the calm he was most in control. The real point was to study though. He had come a few months late in the semester, and the small stack next to him was the work he was to catch up on.

The mind wonders however. Even in the calm he is left to wonder. With two souls, and probably seeming bi-polar, he might have a harder time finding a meister. An onlooker might note the book in his hand was not the focus. His eyes stared through it now, and to the ground behind it. It was only a matter of waiting right?

Sora was having a rather find day so far, though she was pretty hungry at the moment. Not that she didn't have anything to eat, it was just that she hadn't eaten in a while, and a packet of pop-tarts isn't going to really fill her up that much. And given that the eating of the pastries happened four hours ago, she was growing hungry. But, for now, she had to study for a test that was coming. It was a nice day, with a nice breeze to cool anyone off without really being a disturbance helped with that. So, she sat down to another kid who was probably day dreaming about sex or something. She popped open her own book, then begun to read it herself.

Sora:....Maybe you should focus on studying, you don't want to fail a test, sir.

Kendrick spared a short glance, and a smile for the stranger, finding her tone mildly amusing. She seemed pretty pale though. "You retain more on a full stomach." He replied in a monotone voice, drawing his eyes back to the book in his hands. In his head he reprimanded himself for the hostility. It would be impossible to find a partner with that attitude.

"Um... Sorry about that." He continued after the shortest of silence's. "Just a little trouble adjusting is all." Branching a hand to the girl in greeting, he gave a proper introduction. "Kendrick Volaju. I'm new in the city."

Sora blushed a bit as his comment on her hunger, but happily grabbed his hand as he introduced himself. She gave him a nice and firm handshake, her embarrassment disappearing from her body.

Sora: Nice to meet you, Kendrick. I'm Sora Clement, meister at the DWMA. If you need help with anything, I'll be happy to help anyway I can. You can usually find me in the park, even on the rainy days. Right over there, by the playground.

Kendrick returned the well gripped shake, a bit surprised that such a thing had come from a woman. "Like-wise Ms. Clement. I'm a weapon at the academy. I'm a bit late though. Hence the books." Kendrick remained silent, as he tried to figure out why why she would spend so much time near the playground. Surely she wasn't some weirdo. No, too young for that. Better to ask. Assuming was getting him no where. "So, why do you spend so much time in the park?" He asked in a still very plain tone.

Sora was about to turn back to her book when he asked her a question. She looked up back him, giving a bright smile.

Sora: Oh, I like playing with kids. I want to be a doctor or something in the future. Although, I may work at a day care instead, I enjoy taking care of kids and helping them.

It was nice to talk about her dreams, makes her feel fantastic. But, for now, she opened up her book, going back to studying for that test.

He found the first sentence a little weird, but listening on Sora seemed less like a pedo. There was a long, untrusting silence, as he stared down into the book. He was no good at this sort of thing. That was Ken's forte. "I don't suppose you know of which meisters don't have weapons yet?" He offered. He didn't care entirely much since he'd only just arrived, but the silence was killing him.

Sora: Oh, looking for a meister. Yeah, I guess you would if you just got here. I think I know of some that don't have a weapon. And I'm one of them, actually. Well, I had a weapon, but she probably had to leave due to family stuff, I don't know. But, it's been a while, so if you ever want a meister who lives in a cardboard box, just look for me here.

Sora didn't bother to look up when she advertised her need of a weapon, and blushed at the last part. Still embarrassing letting people know she lives in a cardboard box, not exactly what you think of with a perfect student.

Kendrick smirked again, enjoying the girls truism, in spite of the fact that she was speaking to a complete stranger. "Might as well." He answered, leaving the thought to dangle for a moment before deciding exactly what he had spoke. This was his first offer for a meister, and there was really nothing to lose in trying. Worst case scenario, she can't resonate with them, and they move on. This was an unfortunately likely thing considering the two souls inside of this body were near opposites, but seeing as she seemed to be a people person.

Standing Kendrick held out a hand to the girl. "Wanna give it a shot? You could score a place to live." He said with a light smile, the positives tempting his first soul. "If you aren't comfortable we could talk a bit first, but I'm not that exciting."

Sora nodded, giving a warm smile.

Sora: I'm open to try you out. And I think you can be very exciting if you tried hard enough. P-Personality wise, I mean, not like sex or anything. So, uh, what kind of weapon are you then, Kendrick?

She gave a nervous laugh, scratching the back of her head. It was a bit embarrassing for her to bring up exciting sex, though, it was probably embarrassing to anyone. It was just that she didn't want to be seen as someone who thinks about sex, though she was pretty sure that was not being accomplished well.

Kendrick blushed lightly, his hand curling inwards slightly at the allegations of sex. No one was talking about sex, so it definitely caught him off-guard. Kendrick averted his eyes from the girl, feeling a bit unnerved by why she would bring that up. He kept his hand extended in his offer, determined to see if it would work. "I'm a Nagamaki." He answered plainly, slightly remorsful that he wasn't one of the weapons with a grigori soul, was autonomous, had multiple forms, or even an element. "You probably don't know what that is right? It's like a katana, only it has a longer hilt..." He spoke, still slightly shaken, and avoiding her eyes.

Sora looked at him, giving a nice small. Well, this was good. While Sora preferred to use ranged weapons, she was pretty good with swords, and having a katana would be fun to use.

Sora: I think I can work with that. I'm pretty good at using swords, so I think it can work out. We'll have to test if our souls can resonate, though, then we should be good. So, do you want to go and try that out now or should we go and talk?

Kendrick scratched the back of his head, and drew his hand back, finding it obvious she wasn't going to take it. "Well, you should know that you'll be resonating with two souls.... And that the other soul doesn't know about it." He said in a factual tone, hoping the subject would pass over in a simple manner. "B-but we do resonate together quiet well in spite of him not knowing." He added. "So... Shall we?" He asked, in hopes of skipping her dialogue on the subject.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. Two souls?

Sora: Excuse me, but, two souls? Like, you having two of them inside your body or something?

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. Two souls? What? How is this even possible? Did he do something like absorb a soul in his body and is holding it there or something? This is just....What? WHAT? This doesn't make ANY sense. This is just....WHAT?

Kendrick's heart raced with a phenomenal amount of dread. "I-I... Well, I'm my own twin. That's why my eyes are different colors." He said, his voice cutting in, and out for the nerves that were being wracked. Normally calm, this would be his Achilles heel. There was nothing he hated more than being reminded that he had to share a body with someone. "Like I said though, we resonate from instinct, so you only need to resonate with one of us." He spoke, more calmly now, as he looked for something to occupy his eyes.

Didn't seem that Kendrick was fond of talking about his second soul. Probably for good reason in the end, and she could ask later when Kendrick is a bit calmer.

Sora: Alright, I think I can handle this. Thanks for not hiding this from me, Kendrick, I appreciate it. So, how about we go for a walk then or something? Get our minds off of things and just relax a bit.

Kendrick nodded. He enjoyed that this girl could appreciate honesty. It would seem she wasn't a vagabond after all. "A walk?... I suppose." He answered, recovering a good bit of the calm he so capably wielded earlier. Beginning down the path with Sora, he searches for a subject. "I appreciate your honesty as well." He decides to at least say. "It seems hard to find doesn't it?"

Sora nodded in agreement with Kendrick, holding her book to her chest. It was nice to have someone who just tells the truth right away, because most people don't. Made her feel great, actually. Though, she did feel a bit guilty about not telling Kendrick about her history, but, that's a bit of a heavy subject.

Sora: Yeah, it is nice, and I thank you for thinking I'm honest. That being said, I'm not quite comfortable about telling you about my past. I promise that I will, just not quite yet.

She had an awkward smile plastered on her face, hoping he would just let that drop right away.

Kendrick let the wound flow over him in an impersonal manner, knowing it was too much to just expect her to open up with everything to a complete stranger. After a moment of afterthought, the notion wasn't at all offensive to him. The only thing that still bothered him about it was that his own past was quiet mundane... Aside from having to fight over his own body with another soul, but whatever. "No-no! It's fine, I understand. I wouldn't tell my deepest secret to a total stranger either." He said with a small, awkward, laugh. Problem was... he kinda already did.

Sora laughed at his panicking tone, walking close to him. It was really funny to see him act so weird, as he seemed to be a calm and level headed man.

Sora: Alright then. Before we do anything else, I'm going to grab my bag. My box is right through this alleyway, just stay here a moment, okay?

She then headed off into her alley, going to her box. It was rather nice looking for a alley, with a couple of paintings, some potted plants, a nice throw rug, and a tarp above it all for the rainy days. In the box was a nice soft blanket, an ocelot doll, and a penguin pillow. The tarp looked sturdy enough, and in the corners of the dead end were her clothes hanging. One side was outer clothes, and the other was her undergarments, all white with red hearts. For now, though, she grabbed her bag, putting her book in it and making sure everything that was suppose to be in there was in there.

Kendrick nodded at the girls request. "Alright then." He stated, returning to his near perpetual mono-tone. Although he was amused by just how homey this alley was, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her as well. She seemed like she was trying so hard to have a home. The thought was replaced by a wonder. He was terribly curious of why she was bringing a book, and a bag. "Are we going far?" He to her. They were just going for a little practice right?

Sora came back, glad he didn't bring up her clothing hanging over there. She put an arm over him, giving another small laugh. She made sure the bag was tight, and walked to wherever they would train.

Sora: Not too far, really. This is just some extra stuff just in case. Nothing really special. Some bandages, water, extra food like pop-tarts, dis-infection, books, and other stuff. It's fine.

Other stuff being some diapers from her baby-sitting job, but they probably wouldn't need those. At least, she hoped Kendrick or herself wouldn't need them. She was not going to fit one of those on him, though they may fit her. Not gonna try, though, as her little Suzzy needed it more for when she peed while Sora was on duty.

Kendrick nodded, and pulled away, only slightly, from the girls arm. He didn't terribly mind this either, but like many things today, he wasn't all that used to them yet. He had to wonder why she needed pop-tarts, but didn't question it, or bring up what he thought "other stuff" could entail. Meanwhile, he fought to stomach the happiness he felt from the idea of getting a partner so soon. It took many weapons months to decide, and with his flaw he thought he would never get one. If he let it through, the other soul would gain control though. "Where are headed?" He managed, fighting off the feeling.

Sora shrugged, thinking to herself.

Sora: I'm not too sure. There is a nice place close by that's rather nice to train at. Not that big, and it's rather nice. Doesn't have any dummies, but that's fine, I guess.

She guided him to the area, stretching a bit when the arrived. While she didn't train vigorously, she was at least in shape and would be prepared for this. So, this should be interesting for the both of them.

Kendrick had very little training, and his talent was the only thing that allowed him to scrape just above the bar to be eligible for the eat class. As such, he was nervous for how this would go. "I don't think we'll need dummies just yet." He spoke with a calm, his nerves hiding just underneath. Holding out his hand, he takes form in Sora's. His wave-length is is lightly harder to grasp than most, but is made slightly stronger from the extra soul

Sora nodded, then grabbed Kendrick as he transformed. She swung him around a bit, a weird mix of clumsy and skill. Or maybe it was that of someone with an okay skill that kind of knew what she was doing, but just doesn't do it much. At any rate, she seemed to have an easy time syncing with the souls, and was even able to cover his blade with her antimadness wavelength, which was pretty good given that she didn't have that much skill.

Sora: So, I think this can work out for us.

Kendrick didn't have any madness, but the wave-length still felt soothing to him. That, or maybe it was the sync in general. He had mastered his weapon form a long time ago, but he had never actually been wielded by someone like this before now. He again fought to repress the other soul, who was gaining ground with as his excitement, and positive attitude grew. Something that Sora likely felt. "W-work what out?" He managed past his struggle, that was lightly effecting their connection.

Sora laughed a bit, sitting down. Again, it was really funny to see him act like this, though the other soul's personality was starting to emerge out. She focused her calming soul wavelength on the other soul, trying to suppress it while trying to act natural.

Sora: What I meant was use being partners. I think that we can be very good partners, actually. So, now that this is official....What should we do now?

Kendrick couldn't help but be excited, causing the other soul to push harder. It, however, was being calmed by Sora as well, allowing him to maintain his control. "I would love to be your partner. My parents are paying for an apartment here, but there isn't much left from what the send for anything else. Hopefully I can get a job somewhere." He explained in his usual tone. He couldn't figure out why the girl was laughing quiet yet, but he didn't care to put any thought towards it.

Sora: Oh, it's okay. The school can help with that, Kendrick. See the school has a program that gives you a weekly allowance, about enough to get yourself food for a week, and that's kind of stretching it. But, most students get a job anyway for extra cash. I mainly babysit a young little girl named Suzzy. Sweet little girl. And I'm always on call, as her mom is a teacher at the school and can go on a mission at any moment. Or vacation. She's kind of lazy and likes to take them.