[Day: Thursday, March 20th. Time: 4:30 p.m.] [Weather: Humid, chilly, and having just stopped raining.] [You are all at the hospital, where Katie is hospitalized. Because she wouldn't be hospitalized at a movie theatre or something. A bunch of other people are hospitalized too, but none of you care about them.] [Session Start!] (Haruko does!) * Haruko comes into Katie's room, holding a health charm in one hand. She takes one look at Katie and then rushes over to her bedside. * Kaede is sitting on the floor next to Katie's bed. It doesn't look like he's moved much. Shh, he's trying to sleep. Or at least has his eyes closed. * Satoshi is sitting next to Katie's bed as well, watching over her. Or napping. Either way. * Katie is sleeping. Her fingers, various scrapes, and the scar are likely bandaged by now, but otherwise, she looks about the same as she did before: fragile and pale, with her skin sort of hanging off of her. She's been asleep for nearly a half hour now, which would easily be the longest stretch of time she's managed so far. * Taki follows Haruko into the room, she has two small bouqets of flowers in her hands (That will get described if RDM ever finds his notes) and regretfull look on her face. Her hair has been placed up in a bun held together by several odly bent pieces of wire. * Kyon leans against the wall outside the room. He's not going in there. (Kyon's afraid of sick people.) * Haruko looks Katie over and then gulps and closes her eyes. She's holding the health charm in her left hand that she gently puts on Katie's shoulder. She touches the pack of Katie's hand with her right hand. She's very careful in this, trying not to wake Katie. * Taki whispers quitly to Haruko, "How is she?" * Satoshi looks up. He blinks at Haruko and Taki. * Kaede whispers softly, without opening his eyes. "What are you doing?" * Haruko whispers in a sad tone. "Trying to heal her." * Haruko looks Katie over again and then shivers slightly, closing her eyes. She has an intense expression on her face. * Taki looks between Haruko and Satoshi as she waits. * Kaede hangs his head a little, eyes still closed. "I wish it were that easy..." * Haruko nods and steps back, starting to cry. She leaves the healing charm on Katie's pillow. * Kaede still doesn't look up. "You may want to tend to her bunkmate though." * Haruko then speaks softly. "How are Ryuji and Eriko, and Miho and Shingo?" * Taki blinks. * Satoshi looks up, startled. "Oh... right." * Kaede points over to the other bed without saying a word. * Haruko looks up and then blinks and hurries over. "Tell me she's asleep." * Haruko reaches down and gently touches the back of Miho's hand, seeing if any healing can be done. * Taki whispers to herself mostly, "no..." * Satoshi just shakes his head. * Kaede slumps his arm back down against his side and lays his head back more. * Katie twitches, her eyes slowly opening. They focus, and she jerks with a startled almost-scream. It's okay, Katie. Taki and Haruko are here now. And real. * Kaede doesn't open his eyes. He's getting used to this. "Welcome back." * Taki jumps backwords a few inches and teleports nearly a foot. "Ack!" * Kyon cranes his head around the door, looks at her quietly for a second, then pulls his head back. * Katie swallows. "Sure?" she asks in a half-whisper. Is Kyon with you? I'm sure. * Taki whispers, "He's out in the hall." * Haruko keeps her right hand touching the back of Miho's and shifts her left hand between Miho's surface wounds. She speaks in a soft one, probably audible to anyone listening, "What have I done to you?" * Kaede blinks and finally opens his eyes, looking straight at Taki. "Why?" * Katie glances around before forcing herself to settle. * Taki places sets of flowers on the nearest horizontal surface that isn't a bed or the floor and takes a few steps twords Kaede before whispering, "I think it has something to do with them beating us to it..." What? What the hell does that have to do with anything? * Taki continues to whisper, "The other Kyon was there." * Haruko slumps down as she heals, as if some of the energy has gone out of her. "Not just conductivity, forgot about wet skin." She then speaks up slightly, closer to her normal speech. "Takeuchi-san." * Kaede starts to respond to Taki then looks over to Haruko lazily. "Hmm?" * Katie stares at Taki with wide eyes. I...want to talk to Katie...You can go talk to Kyon if you want. I'm not leaving this room. * Kaede states that as a pure fact, not a threat or anything. * Haruko hesistates for a moment and then turns to face him as she heals. "I abused your power through ignorance, I should have researched more, I hope to someday earn your forgiveness." She then looks down, and turns back to Miho. * Taki gives gives Katie a grin that would probibly be more beliveable if she wasn't tearing up, "I...I'm..." * Katie 's eyes start to close, though she forces them open. "Real? Taki?" * Kaede sighs and closes his eyes again, not really responding to Haruko. * Taki looses any trace of that grin, "Yes, I'm the real Taki...and you're the real Katie...and I'm sorry I ever thought that ...that..." * Haruko settles back into healing. * Taki sniffles. * Taki finishes, "That she was you." Will you shut up? You're just making it worse. * Taki kneals next to Katies bed, and puts her head on it, "I'm sorry." * Satoshi gives Kaede a level gaze. Honestly, saying you're sorry won't change the fact that Katie almost died. And none of us noticed. None of us even thought... * Katie stares past where Taki used to be. "Not me. Okay?" * Kaede lets out a long breath and settles down again. * Taki takes Katie's hand and holds it up to her face, "You're you...nothing will ever change that.." * Katie tenses, but doesn't pull her hand away. "Okay." * Katie relaxes, as she starts to doze off again. She's good at that. * Haruko looks over to Satoshi and comments quietly. "Could you read me, Satoshi. It's not urgent... I just don't want to disturb her rest." * Satoshi looks at Haruko. "What? Why?" (Great, that's done. Now, Taki! Go tell Kyon he's being a wimp. :P) * Haruko whimpers slightly. "I don't want to be alone with my thoughts right now." * Taki continues to hold Katie's hand and not quite cry into her bed. (Good luck on getting Taki to move before the end of visiting hours or her knees locking up :P) * Satoshi sighs. "Haruko, I'm sorry, but I'm not really in much shape to do that right now." * Haruko slumps a little more than straightens up. She speaks in a firmer voice. "It's okay." Just tell me, how's Ryuji? ( Considering he got shot three times? :P ) ( Relative result, absolute state, whichever. :P) ("Condition Hazy. Ask again.") (So, is she just getting silence back or what? :P) (IC-wise, I don't know.) (Taki doesn't know and doesn't care:P) * Kaede opens his eyes slowly but at half mast. "What I want to know is where is the other one?" (I can't hear you! =P) Other one? * Haruko slumps again, her voice wavers a bit more, sounds like she's crying harder. "He's not dead is he? Please Kami, no." She didn't come to the station. That's the main reason we found her, remember? * Satoshi blinks. "Good question." * Haruko growls slightly. "I'll tell you what we know, if one of you finds out how Ryuji is doing." Why don't you find out yourself, Haruko-san? I'm not done with Miho yet. If we knew, we'd tell you. I'm not much in the mood. I'll call a nurse or something. * Satoshi looks around for a phone or some such thing. Really. I thought we were done with her when we left her for the ambulance to take care of it. [Speaking of phones, Kaede's rings.] * Kaede picks up his phone and tries to keep his eyes open. "Takeuchi here." * Haruko trembles for a moment and then speaks in an even tone. "Not Katie beat us to the wand. She's working with Souichirou and a new girl, called Megan." * Taki sniffles, but doesn't look away from Katie. * Haruko keeps the tone. "Kyon talked to them for a while, then we came back. I think I was right originally, Souichirou probably was who captured Reiji, using Kyon's form. Similarly, I suspect they've been working with the black cards, but we don't have proof." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 5. * Satoshi opens his mouth, seemingly intent on saying something, then closes it. * Haruko keeps the tone. "If it was Souichirou that captured Reiji, it would explain why he called Katie and not Kyon, but who knows anymore." * Kaede blinks slightly and his eyes narrow. "How did you get this number?" * Katie wakes up. She blinks a few times, but stays quiet. (Kyon has been writing it on bathroom walls for a while.) (*laughs*) (For a miserable time, call Kaede!) * Satoshi glances down at Katie, then up at Kaede. (4 out of 5 females agree) (fo...Dang it Greg:P) (Got to be faster Ben. :P) (Yeah, I konw...I'm just massivly distracted today.) * Haruko finishes in a firm voice. "They then came back to the city I believe. Kyon should know a lot more." So is he waiting for something? * Kaede leans back against the bed and shifts his position, putting a hand in his pocket. He sounds rather irate when he talks, more so than he has been with his previous snarkiness. "So what? Have you called to inform me of another person I should care about whose life you're messing with or is this purely a social call?" Kyon? ::Haruko just shurgs:: Right. * Satoshi leans forward and tries to pay attention to Kaede's call. * Taki pays attention to Katie...this is the real one after all. * Haruko goes back to concentrating completing on Miho. * Katie blinks at Haruko. "Kyon?" * Kaede growls and speaks into the phone. "Don't you dare--bastard!" * Taki whispers, "He's standing outside." * Kaede clicks it off and stands up quickly. Kaede, what's going on? * Katie snaps her attention to Kaede. That was Senshiro. ... Oh, no. What does he want *now*? Me at the Tower Reversed. He's got Remi again. ... Doesn't he get *tired* of this? I won't blame you if you don't want to come...of all the stupid times... * Satoshi looks from Katie to Kaede, visibly torn. * Taki turns slowly to Kaede, "I will stay here." * Katie winces and coughs. She looks like she wants to cry, but can't quite do it. "Go." Of all the fucking timing... * Satoshi gives Katie's hand the gentlest of squeezes. "I swear to you, I'll be back as soon as I can. I'm sorry." * Kaede blinks and looks at Satoshi. Okay. * Haruko turns around and comments weakly. "I will come if you'll have me. Where's that blasted nurse!" She says the last bit forcefully but not loudly. We'll be back, Katie. And we'll still be real. Promise. [Haruko's phone rings!] * Katie clutches the sheets with one of her hands. "Not a dream. Go." * Taki closes her eyes for a second and then turns back to Katie, "I won't. There isn't much I can do inside the tower and there are things I that wa...need to tell you." * Haruko picks up her phone and turns it on, looking at the incoming number as she speaks curtly. "Yes?" * Satoshi starts to say, "Let's go," but is interrupted by Haruko's phone. * Kaede marches out of the hospital room and turns down the hallway. * Kyon might have noticed if he were still there. But he's not. =P * Kaede is still limping as he goes for the record. * Satoshi heads out of the room after Kaede. He blinks once at the lack of Kyon, then keeps going. * Haruko whispers to Miho as she follows them, still listening to her phone. "I'll do what I can tomorrow as well." She also gives a faint smile to Katie as she leaves. "I brought you a healing charm, I hope it serves you well." (...so we left her with Taki? We're doomed.) (Well, maybe not. She can port her out of the room if there's trouble :P) * Katie watches people leave, fear growing on her face, but she doesn't yell for anyone to come back. "Okay." * Haruko snears and puts away her phone commenting to the group. "It's Tenjirou, he's there too." * Taki gently squeezes Katie's hand, "I'm still here for you." * Satoshi blinks. "But... we've been *through* this already." * Taki winces at the mention of his name. * Haruko tries to find a nurse to ask on the way out about Ryuji's status. * Kaede heads straight for the subway, not saying a thing. Faster is better. ( "His status? The chicks still dig him." ) (We can't tell. He won't say anything.) (Not just the necrophiles, right?) [Haruko does not see one on the way out, because the GM doesn't feel like yet again seperating channels.] * Haruko sighs, hangs her head, and then runs to keep up with Kaede. * Satoshi walks alongside Kaede. Speed! [And off you go! You get to Tokyo Tower!] [Time: 5:30 p.m.] * Haruko gets out her tire iron. "If Tenjirou manages to control me, knock me out. Don't hesistate." * Kaede goes towards everyone's favorite elevator. He hasn't spoken a word, fancy that. * Satoshi eyes Haruko and her tire iron. "You're sure about that." * Haruko gets out a water bottle in her other hand. "No question in my mind." She then gives an ever so faint smile. "Although I'd prefer if you used the padding I put in your stick." (What, do *you* want to get smacked by Haruko's subtlety?) (I'd prefer she wasn't carrying a weapon at all if that was going to happen. ;p) [The elevator is there. The lobby is sparsely populated, too, not that it will matter in a sec.] * Haruko gets in the elevator. * Satoshi adjusts his sports back. "Sure, sure..." * Kaede presses button, waits till the elevator gets there, enters elevator, and pushes the down button. [You get in the elevator! It moves! Wrrrr... Nah, it doesn't really make that sound.] [*Ding!* The elevator opens in the lobby. There stands Senshiro, hands in the pockets of his trench coat. A bit behind him is Tenjirou; next to him is Remi, who's shaking with fear; her eyes are fixed on the blade of a Chinese military sabre, inches from her throat; behind Remi (and holding the sword) is Sumire Himeyama (who's in her skimpy band outfit featured on the main page)] * Remi looks up as the doors open. "Kaede! I didn't-!" She gasps suddenly as Sumire jerks the blade even closer than it was. "Don't speak." * Kaede walks forward out of the elevator, trying to hide his limp, but probably still walking a little funny. He looks rather calm considering the situation, but a cold angriness as well. * Tenjirou has very many bandages. He also has a baseball bat over one shoulder. * Kaede pushes his glasses up his face, regarding them all carefully. "What's this about?" ( And Haruko, make your soul roll! ) * Haruko steps out and drops her water bottle, letting the contents spill on the floor. "Why Sumire?" 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 6. (Whoo! Haruko got soul!) (Elf booty got soul!) (I *knew* that was coming.) (^_^_v) [Sumire smiles at Haruko. "I would do anything for the man I love."] * Satoshi glares at Tenjirou. "Why did you do that to *her*? Why?" To whom? Sumire? * Haruko nods and looks of to Senshiro. "And you?" Yes. * Tenjirou shrugs and smirks. "Normally I wouldn't, but she probably would have been uncooperative." You're the one who keeps screwing with us, Tenjirou. Sometimes I think we were too merciful calling the ambulance. The fact is, you are responsible for a fallen member of our group. Fallen? I would have thought you'd have learned your lesson since the last time. Which is only a result of your attempt to take out a member of ours. Two in fact. I highly suggest you reconsider your math before taunting us. * Haruko looks over to Senshirou. "Miho? I didn't mean for it to be that bad, I've healed many of her scars today, I'll do more tomorrow." [Activating AoD] * Tenjirou laughs and laughs. Her?! What a joke! She's just a pathetic little wannabe. Like our band needs someone who plays the violin. It isn't her you're speaking of? Then your accusation makes even less sense. Well... * Tenjirou chuckles. I guess she was kind of one of us, in a way. She'd do anything to belong to our group. A nice personal slave. Shingo? His fight was with Ryuji, not with us. He shot him three times! I don't even know if he's alive. ::Haruko's raised her voice a bit by the end, no Katie here." But you obviously don't care about what happened to her. Enough. Get to the point. The point? We intend to make you pay for what you did. We had nothing to do with any other. Your accusation is unfounded. Which was? My injuries, for starters, and Shingo Ryuuzaki... Eh, lets toss the Ryokama girl in there too. She amused me sometimes. So what you're saying is...it doesn't matter what we do, you just want an excuse to fight. Stop making up reasons and being a rat-faced coward. So you keep wanting to make us pay for things you've provoked our group into doing. Right. That's really going to solve things. You really aren't bright, are you? (*snerk*) Maybe if you beg for my forgiveness, we won't hurt you too much. Or maybe we'll just finally decide to put you out of your misery. It seems you are the ones who don't learn lessons. We have done nothing to provoke such behavior. Oh, yeah, I'm sorry. Sorry that I actually felt bad after that one time when I beat you up. So much so that you have to warp your own team members mind in order to prove you're in the right. That really shows a lot of courage. * Kaede points over to Sumire. "Let her do what she really wants, or I will." * Haruko looks at Senshirou. "Let Remi go, we're here, we aren't going to leave. If you do that now, I'll heal you when this is over, no matter the outcome. I'll heal Sumire no matter what." I do this of my own free will. What happened is of no concern to me, only the fact that because of you, the orange-haired boy and the Ace of Blades, my group has been hurt. And weren't they the ones who did the kidnapping in the first place? * Tenjirou reaches over and casually fondles Remi. "Yeah? Maybe I'll do what I want instead." * Kaede growls at that and reaches in his coat. "You really DO have a deathwish, don't you?" * Haruko glances at Satoshi and then glares at Senshiro. "Is it traditional to be the engine of destruction for your group. To force your allies into this?" We do what we must. Why must you provoke us? That isn't logical. Why must you, then? It makes no sense! * Senshiro is eerily calm as he says this. As long as you fight against any one of us, you are the enemy. And who started this in the first place? Irrelavent. And if you choose the fight first? We are simply defenders. What, were you really expecting us to lay down and let you do whatever you want? (It worked last time.) (True.) * Kaede looks over at Sumire, then to Tenjirou. "Let her go. Now." * Tenjirou interlocks his fingers with Remi's hand. "Sure, maybe we'll go to a nice hotel." Would you think with your head instead of another part of your anatomy for once? * Haruko looks over to Satoshi as she speaks. "You READ this situation wrong Senshiro. Listen to ME. If the ENGINE of your group is Tenjirous control, you have no alliance." * Kaede grits his teeth and looks over to Sumire. "Stop this. I know you're stronger than this." ~What?~ [Sumire meets Kaede's eyes. She starts to lower her blade, but then suddenly brings it back up. "No! I must.... Even if it is a dispicable act, I must do as my true love commands!"] (Stare at her again, Kaede!) (Awesome, Kaede's the anti-Tenjirou!) ~Took long en~Sorry, I've gotten water as a shield~ Took lots of work, not great~ Working it over to protect Remi's neck ~ How does she always get kidnapped?! ~ Don't starrt the fight yet ~ (Well, he doesn't want girls, so... yeah, actually. Makes perfect sense.) * Kaede just keeps staring at Sumire steadily. "You just said it's despicable though.." ~Okay, I'll *try*...~ * Tenjirou stretches out Remi's arm out horizontally, and rubs his hand along it. "Yeah, but she'll do it anyhow." ( Gimme sight checks ) And you will too? 2d6 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 5. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 8. [You see a glob of water floating behind Sumire. Except Satoshi. Nyah.] ~Ready.~ ~Not necessarily the best plan, ~ Kami that's horrible, might work though ~ I'll see if I can increase the distraction.~ ~Tell Kaede~ * Haruko points her tire iron over at Sumire. "Are you willing to fight for your love, to take a challenge?" "Whatever I must do." * Satoshi sends to Kaede. ~Haruko's trying to protect Remi with a water shield. She wants a fight.~ ~Wonderful. I'll see if I can limp forward into it then.~ * Satoshi sends to Haruko. ~You know, Kaede's not exactly in the best condition for a fight. And I don't know how you're doing, either.~ ( Go Satoshi! ) ~I'm acting.~ Ick ick ick!~ ~Have him grab her and run if this fails~ ~I can last in here for a bit~ ~I hope~ ~I know~ ( Our hopes lie with you! ) * Kaede looks at Senshiro, then to Tenjirou. "When are you going to stop hiding behind girls, Tenjirou?" (We're screwed, then. ;p) * Haruko grins slightly at Sumire and then steps forward. "Then I challenge you for him. I saved his life before the ambulance came, by all rights, he's mine. Are you willing to defend your love against a girl who isn't tied up?" I bet you can't even get any. Perhaps. But at least I don't have to depend on any stupid power to attempt it. ( And AoD on Sumire as she does this. ) * Kaede rolls his eyes at Haruko, and then looks at Tenjirou again. * Tenjirou looks at Sumire and shakes his head. Sumire says, "I would but... No, I mustn't if my love does not want me to." This is pointless. Did you bring us here just to stand around taunting or do you have a purpose? Tenjirou shrugs. "Wouldn't know. Couldn't turn it off if I wanted." ~Listening Satoshi?~ ~Kami I can't believe I'll do this~ ~Go in just a minute.~ We intend to put you in the same state as you left Shingo. * Satoshi sends to Kaede. ~Haruko's about to do... something.~ We did nothing to Shingo. The Ace is not one of us. You were with him. You fought against him. My only quarrel is with him. If you continue to provoke me, then it will extend to you as well. Heh.... Trying to provoke Senshiro. That's funny. * Haruko shimmers for just a moment, going watery before quickly regaining her form. [AoD on Sumire, if this doesn't get Tenjirous attention AoD won't either] "Really Sumire, are you're who he wants?" * Haruko loses her tire iron while she does this, as well as a bit else. [Um... Haruko's clothes fall off. Don't blame me; it's her plan.] * Kaede doesn't. He's trying to ignore any relation to Haruko by this time. (What is with Haruko and running around naked, anyway?) (It's as bad as Jin and bondage.) * Haruko uses the distraction to move the water shield in front of Remi's throat. * Satoshi blinks and quickly averts his eyes. ~Yeah. That was something.~ ( Kaede, Satoshi, gimme soul rolls! at... ) ( Just +1 ) 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6+1) and gets 10. 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6+1) and gets 9. (Great, we've got Taki who's bi, Haruko who's a nudest...and Katie who's EVIL...the Arcana females are just as messed up as the men, they just arn't usualy as rude about it) (I am not evil!) [Kaede and Satoshi find it very, very hard to keep their eyes off Haruko. She's quite distracting.] (Hold still and let me stab you so I can prove it! >_<) (Uh...howabout not.) * Haruko forms the shield with a thin sheet of water, covering Remi's neck, bit of her face, and the upper part of Remis' chest. (...doesn't Kaede get a bonus or something? After all he's had plenty of training with Akemi. ^^;) ( Kaede's never actually seen Akemi, like this, though :P ) * Satoshi shakes his head, trying to avert his eyes. "For crying out loud, Haruko, put your clothes back on!" * Kaede stares over at Haruko. "...what the hell are you doing?" * Haruko blushes deeply for a moment. "Now DAMN IT." * Tenjirou laughs. "That's a brilli- What?" * Haruko continues to keep a water shield in front of Remi's neck, blocking the sword. ( Gimmie init rolls! ) d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (d6+6) and gets 11. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (d6+6) and gets 12. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (d6+6) and gets 9. ( And you've each got a round of action due to surprise, except Haruko; she went. ) [Kaede's turn] ( Meanwhile, Brett rolls init for the others. ) * Kaede rushes forward when he peels his eyes off of Haruko and goes for Remi, trying to pull her out of their grip while everyone else is distracted. Taking care not to get her cut in the process of course. [Order: Senshiro, Haruko, Tenjirou, Sumire, Kaede, Satoshi] [Remi goes last.] ( Remi is being held by Tenjirou and Sumire, but each only has a hold of her with one arm. ) ( Soooo... gimme a body roll. ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 5. [Kaede pulls on Remi, but he can't break the combined grip of the others. Good thing that shield is there, too, or her neck would have been cut.] [Satoshi!] * Kaede grits his teeth. "Satoshi! Now!" * Haruko 's eyes go wide. [The shield ripples as it takes the incidental hit from the sword.] * Satoshi runs in and grabs at Remi. If he can somehow manage to knock Tenjirou and Sumire into each other in the process, so much the better. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-4) and gets 4. [Satoshi jerks Remi out of Tenjirou and Sumire's grips!] [Senshiro's turn!] * Senshiro rushes at Satoshi, his face a calm scowl. He spins and throws a kick at Satoshi's head. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 2. [Satoshi the spinning kick!] [Haruko's turn!] (Satoshi IS the spinning kick!) (Apparently, I am.) ( Satoshi dodges the spinning kick, only to get eaten by a Kirby. ) (Dangit.) * Haruko switches to puddle form and shifts over to a corner of the room. For a moment, the shield dissapates into a blob again. [End of turn] * Haruko is now a slightly red tinted puddle, blush hasn't gone away yet. [Tenjirou's turn!] [Tenjirou swings his bat at Kaede.] 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-1) and gets 4. [Kaede avoids the bat!] [Sumire's turn! She swings at Satoshi/Remi, on Tenjirou's command!] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 5. [Satoshi gets a cut along his back!] [It's Kaede's turn] * Kaede glares at Tenjirou after the swing of the bat. "And you say I never learn." He draws his wrench out of his coat and takes a wild swing at Tenjirou. 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6+1) and gets 9. [Kaede doesn't even come close. In fact, he almost beans Satoshi in the head.] (Well, it was a wild swing.) Watch it, Kaede! [Satoshi's turn! Beat Kaede up!] (Where's Remi now?) ( You're holding onto her. ) ( She's already starting to look less scared and more angry. ) Just keep focused. * Satoshi lets Remi go. "Remi, stay behind us." He then aims a fist at Tenjirou's gut. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 8. [He tries, anyhow! But instead he nearly winds up paying Kaede back for almost hitting him.] She's not helpless, Watanabe-san. [Remi's turn!] (She sure as heck isn't.) (Actually, I'm doing it for the Band's sake. ;p) ( Satoshi! You like me! You really like me! Hugs!) (I know they need help, but that isn't the sort of help they need. :P) [Remi yells, "Damn right I'm not!" She reaches out and throws an icicle shard at Sumire and Senshiro; the first one lands in Sumire's shoulder, but Senshiro swings his arm through the air and shatters the second before it reaches him.] [Senshiro's turn! He decides he still wants to beat on Satoshi!] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 9. * Haruko calls out. "Rrrremi hit Tenjirrrrou, it'll frrree Sumirrree." (And to think, I'm supposed to be one of the *better* fighters.) (Where's the love? Where's the love?) (What love?) (Good point.) (*Taki throttles Dicy, "Stop picking on Satoshi!") [Satoshi gets hit by an uppercut that takes him off the ground.] ( It's painful, too! ) [Haruko's turn!] Satoshi! She's right. Get Tenjirou and we'll at least have two less to deal with. I hope... ( Uh.... ) ( really painful @_@ ) * Satoshi gets slammed into a wall and probably leaves a dent. (Idly wonders if Taki can share DR from miles away...probibly not) * Satoshi slowly slides down the wall and doesn't get up quite yet. * Haruko makes a sort of rippling gasping sound, and covers Satoshi's head and chest as best she can with the shield. [Tenjirou's turn!] (Booo, hisssss) (*thumbs down*) * Satoshi groans. "...oww, dammit..." (*Votes Tenjirou out of the tower.) [Tenjirou yells to Sumire, "Do whatever it takes to stop them!" He swings his bat at Kaede, but a sudden pain in his side causes him to miss.] [Kaede's turn!] ( er... No ) (Sumire) [Sumire's turn!] [Sumire slashes at Remi, but she manages to avoid the attack!] [Kaede's turn!] * Kaede glares at Tenjirou again and tries to redouble the pain in his side, wrench-style. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 6. [To which, he does! Tenjirou winces, but is still up.] [Satoshi's turn!] * Satoshi slowly stands up. He doesn't say anything as he swings at Tenjirou. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 7. [Satoshi's feelin' woozy, and misses.] [Remi's turn!] (Tenjirou has worked his powers on Dicy! The CAD!) * Satoshi grunts as he swings and misses. Not too eloquent at the moment. It's ok, Satoshi, Remi hits him in the chest with an ice spike. He looks down at it in shock, then falls over.] (I love poetic justice.) [Senshiro's turn!] (Yay, Remi!) Go Rrremi! (GO REMI! *Taki would wave Remi fans but she doesn't have any and isn't there anyway) * Senshiro decides Satoshi is too far away to hit. Instead, dashes over to Haruko and does an axe kick.] * Senshiro spatters the puddle a bit. Wonder if that hurt Haruko? (She can be defeated by a sponge. Wouldn't even have to be an evil sponge!) (*laughs*) [Haruko's turn!] (Or a mop!) (* Senshirou inadvertantly defeats Haruko as he soaks her up into his sock with the kick.) (and Haruko never smelled the same again. ;_;) (... Eew.) * Haruko lost some of her cohesion and was partially splattered against the wall. She tries to spread out a little. [Full defense] * Haruko 's sheild, as it no longer needs to protect Satoshi, falls to the ground. [Sumire meanwhile looks around at her position. "... How?"] [Kaede's turn!] * Satoshi manages to stammer, "T- tenjirou... ugh..." You'rrre a fool Senshirrro. You know nothing of prrrotecting people. And yourrr kicks ::ripply cough:: are pathetic. * Kaede looks over at Senshiro, losing a lot of his rage but holding his wrench out, drawing his fingers along it. "What was it you said once? "It's no easy thing to divide pain" right? I warn you, back down now or you'll find out how true that statement is." * Kaede charges up his Conductive Arc, sparking electricity along the length of the wrench. (Wet Senshirou + Electric Wrench = Another Person In A Coma.) [Kaede has a bit of trouble keeping his balance after that one.] [Satoshi's turn!] ( Senshirou isn't wet :P 'Cept his foot. ) * Kaede wobbles and tries to steady himself before he passes out. (But look at how often he kicks people!) (We're going to end this arc with the entire band in that hospital >.>) (Not Sumire, she's the nice one!) (She's going to get nailed by a critfail) ( Not Takeo, either :P And not Zein! ) * Satoshi is in pain. He does not like being in pain. He decides to try and avoid being in pain for the moment. (Full Defense) (Takeo at least has a conscience.) (Have we even *seen* Zein yet?) (Only in THE SHADOWS.) (Dun dun dun!) (I think after this session, Arcana's going to become a medical drama. :P) [Remi flings two ice spikes, one at Senshiro and one at Sumire! Sumire blocks hers in time, but Senshiro takes one in his arm. He grimaces, but it's almost unnoticable.] Nooo! Not Sumirrre! She was contrrrolled by Tenjirrrou! (Arcana General Hospital?) Remi! Don't attack her, she had no part in this. Unless she attacks you first.. Yeah... Leave'r alone... * Senshiro then picks up a coffee table and flings it in Kaede's direction, with one hand. "We'll see." 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6+1) and gets 12. ( It's awkward size, so.. ) (Throwing tables. Why didn't *I* think of throwing tables?) (Oh dear.) (...Oh my) (I have no idea. :P) (Probably because I didn't know we had tables.) (Because you're not Lazor, master of the Kitchen Sink) (...all things considered, I consider that damned lucky. No crit fail) [Crap indeed. Kaede gits hit by the coffee table and finds himself in incredible pain. He falls over and nearly blacks out, with the table on top of him.] (Actually Rei-In-Lazar is even worse.) (Wok to the head!) ( It's a lounge. There's comfy chairs, sofas, tables, etc... ) [Oh yeah, Haruko's turn!] 'kay, that's it! * Haruko scoots by Senshiro and between Sumire and Remi, she remateralizes there in a kneeling position, there's a rather large bruise mark on the side of her chest that's now dripping blood on the floor. "Please Sumire, Tenjirou controlled you so he and Senshiro could get revenge. Stop this!" [Sumire's turn!] Sumire: "I... I... Senshiro, stop this! I don't know.... Why are you doing this?!" * Kaede winces from his position on the floor and tries to focus on what's going on. [It's Kaede's turn] * Haruko smiles slightly and looks up about to give her thanks, but when she tries to speak again she coughs up some blood on the floor. Stays up though. [Haruko's still naked, you fan-service happy people.] * Kaede just lets go of the wrench, letting the electricity die down and tries, probably in vain, to get the table off him. He's wincing in pain the entire time as he's doing it, but table pinning him is no good even if he will be useless afterwards. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 7. [Kaede manages to lift the table for just a second before his arms decide, "Nah, I don't wanna do that.] [Satoshi's turn!] * Satoshi stumbles over to the table and attempts to lift it off of Kaede. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-4) and gets 7. [It hurts a little, but Satoshi manages to lift the table off Kaede.] [Remi's turn!] * Satoshi grabs the table and points it at Senshiro. "Two can play this." [Remi throws another icicle at Senshiro, hitting him in the leg.] [Senshiro's turn!] (Remi is kicking ass. Good for her!) * Senshiro throws a punch at Remi, but she manages to avoid it. [Haruko's turn!] * Kaede looks up and tries to focus on Satoshi, grimacing as he speaks. "Remind me...again what exactly...falling objects have against me?" Wish I knew... (It's a line they forgot to put in your card description, Beware gravity) * Haruko coughs up a bit more blood then looks up to Sumire. "How can I help stop this?" [Hold] [Sumire grits her teeth. "Dammit, Senshiro!" She attacks him herself, swinging the flat of her blade at him! He catches it, and gives her a questioning look.] (Gravity is a harsh mistress. Slightly less harsh than Remi though) (Harsher than Meimi?) (Meimi can get jokes) Sumire: "I can't let you do this! Maybe you're right, maybe not, but until I know why-" * Haruko nods and unsteadly gets up, she then tries to kick Senshiro, she seems to have more spirit in it than actual bodily follow through at the moment." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "You always hurt the ones you love. I love you very much." (dr) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 9. [Haruko misses.] (I wanted to see the crit fail!) (She'd slip on her own water.) ( I should have disallowed it, like in MC2 :P ) [Kaede's turn!] (Does anyone even *have* DR in MC2?) ( Yeah. ) ( I'm not going to let her crit fail while she's this wounded. :P) (Then Katie would have been in Tenjirou's control that one session, and it would have been a *whole* different campaign. ;P) ( Ard's characters always have plenty of DR :P ) (Rei doesn't have DR. What are you talking about?) * Kaede tries to maneuver himself into at least a sitting position, wincing in pain and looks both at Senshiro and Sumire, eyes trying to focus. "When will you understand...we don't want to be your enemy." (She takes her crit fails, sets her pants on fire, and LIKES IT.) (I don't remember there ever being a single DR in MC2. Unless it was Peter.) ( Except Rei ) ( And someone had it, but I'm not gonna go looking. ) [Satoshi's turn!] (Something to ask the group tomorrow! ;p) * Satoshi holds the coffee table. And his action. (Don't make me look through my character sheets, Brett. ;P) [Remi's turn!] [Remi throws an ice spike at Senshiro, but misses.] [Senshiro's turn!] * Senshiro puts his foot on Sumire's stomach and pushes, knocking her to the ground and leaving the sword in his grasp. "It will be done, whether you approve or not!" [Haruko's turn!] * Kaede picks up the wrench and goes for a normal swing at Senshiro. He follows through so even if he misses, he's out of the way of Satoshi's throw. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 4. * Haruko throws her hand down, and the puddle of water moves towards Senshiro's feet. She doesn't try to hit him with it or anything, just to allow for easy slippage. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 11. [Senshiro seems to realize it's coming, 'cause he moves away from the glob.] * Satoshi attempts to bring the coffee table down on Senshiro's head. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-3) and gets 5. [Satoshi does! It, uh, breaks. It makes a trickle of blood flow down his forehead, but he's still standing.] (Still satisfying.) [Sumire's turn!] [Sumire looks up from her position on the ground. "Dammit, Senshiro! Zein would never approve of your behavior, regardless of your reasons! Stop it at once!"] [Kaede's turn!] * Kaede points his wrench out at Senshiro, narrowing his eyes, and ready to strike if he makes another move. "You said yourself she is not Judgement. You have no reason to fight us." (Hold to strike if Senshiro makes another move.) ( He doesn't look like he's going to stop :P ) (You can always hope.) (Fine, I'll just take it now then ^^;) * Kaede sighs as it doesn't look like his words are getting through and takes another swing at the freak of nature. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 4. [Kaede almost hits! But Senshiro backs out of the way in the nick of time.] [Satoshi's turn!] ( Senshiro doesn't look too good... but you guys look downright awful, so... ) (Any more tables nearby?) ( Sure! We'll say... 2 more. ) * Satoshi grabs another table. "You brought this upon yourself." He tries to smash it over Senshirou's head again. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-3) and gets 3. (*Taki cheers for Satoshi!) (Satoshi SMASH!) (Whee, table to the head, take two.) (We'd use stock footage, but Arcana's got a high enough budget after ninety-nine sessions that we can avoid it.) [Senshiro raises his free arm and blocks the table; it still looks painful, but he avoids the brunt of it.] [Remi's turn!] [Remi throws another icicle at him, striking him in the shoulder.] [Senshiro's turn] * Senshiro finally loses his calm. He snarls at Sumire as he flips his grip on the sword from the flat end of the blade to the hilt. "I am not like you, Sumire..." * Senshiro swings the sword. "And I do not follow Zein!" A lot of blood gushes from somewhere. Probably from Remi, because she lets out an anguished shriek and falls to the floor, lying on her stomach and twitching. [Haruko's turn!] Remi! Dammit! (See toldya...all of them in the hospital...wait...I was right...I'm never right @_@) * Kaede grits his teeth and snarls at Senshiro. "Bastard! She has nothing to do with any of this!" * Haruko rushes over to Remi and tries to put pressure on the wound as best she can, pulling her away from Senshiro if that's possible without hurting her further, but likely it's not. [Sumire just looks on in horror. "Great Buddha... How could you?"] [Kaede's turn!] * Kaede rushes for Senshiro and growls, aiming his wrench for his sword hand, trying to smack it out of the way. (Disarm) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 9. [Kaede is too tired to swing the wrench effectively.] [Satoshi's turn!] ( He fights like Musashi if Musashi has 70% sleep! ) * Satoshi swings. Table! To the head! Again! 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-3) and gets 4. [*Crack!* Senshiro spins through the air and hits the ground, unconscious.] (Stake him. He's a freaking vampire.) (Haruko could channel her past self and do it. ;P) * Satoshi sits. "We did it..." (YAY SATOSHI!) ( Just don't shoot him in the butt, or you'll regret it. :P ) * Kaede huffs as he looks over Senshiro, eyes glaring at him, wrench faltering in his weak hands before it drops on the floor. He staggers back over to Remi, clutching his wounds. Sumire falls to her knees. "Why...? Why the hell didn't you listen?" * Haruko probably gets to Remi first, and finds... ...Haruko-san...how is she? * Satoshi looks over at Sumire. "They're beyond reason." * Remi is lying in what is coming to be a pool of her blood. Yet when Haruko reaches her, she says, "I... I think I'm okay. It doesn't hurt much..." They've started up some vendetta that we wanted no part of. I'm sorry you got dragged in. * Haruko kneels down and touches Remi's side as she's not finding that statement all that credible. [Remi is lying on her stomach, so whatever the wound is, Haruko can't really see it.] * Kaede kneels down next to Remi. "I'm....sorry, Okui-san." * Haruko tries to get to supernatural healing, and tries to remember the best way to handle someone on their stomach with a stomach injury. * Haruko looks up at Kaede and speaks in a tone that doesn't expect questions "I can't help her like this. Help me flip her, we've got to do this in one motion, be ready to apply pressure immediately afterwards." * Kaede looks up, his eyes trying to mask the pain and the cold calmness he's been showing recently. It's more coated with fear. "A-alright." * Satoshi finally looks over at Remi... and all the blood. He pales and his eyes widen. * Kaede gets leverage in what he thinks is the best position to flip her without injuring her further. * Haruko moves up to Remi's head, and when Kaede's ready turns her on her back, trying to jar her as little as possible with the turn. * Kaede helps turn her over as best he can. * Satoshi pushes his way over to where Kaede and Haruko are tending to Remi. * Remi is turned over, and Haruko moves to heal her stomach injury, but she can't... Remi's not injured. See? Then...where'd that blood come from? * Remi smiles. "I'm fine. It only hurts a little." Maybe she can heal herself? * Satoshi turns and looks at Sumire. "Sumire, are you okay?" * Kaede smiles weakly at Remi. "I'm...glad." He then proceeds to collapse over from his injuries himself. * Haruko 's jaw drops and then she starts giggling maniacly. She unsteadily stands again and tries to appraise the situation with an eye to triage. * Satoshi moves to catch Kaede, or at least set him in a more comfortable position. He eyes the laughing Haruko. * Remi shakes her head. "I don't know... But why can't I feel--" She lifts her left arm, and her eyes widen; her hand is gone, and her wrist is nothing but a bloody stump. She stares at it in shock for a minute, then screams a more painful cry than you've ever heard. [Session End!]