[You arrive in Satoshi's entrence hall!] * Satoshi looks for Jin! * Taki doesn't take off her shoes, just calls out Jins name. ( Now loading... ) (They just zoned in!) [They're met by a response, "Oh? What's this now?" It sure doesn't sound like Jin.] (Does it sound familiar at all?) ( Nope ) (Where'd it come from?) ( bathroom ) * Satoshi thinks to Taki, ~Taki, get ready to port out of here.~ * Satoshi heads towards the bathroom. * Taki blinks and double checks that she got the right apartment before nodding to Satoshi. * Taki follows him...winces slightly at taking her shoes into his place. [The bathroom door is closed.] * Satoshi goes to break it down. (The landlord will kill me, but I don't care. ;p) ( Body roll - SS ) Uhm... [Satoshi shatters his bathroom door! It lands in pieces at the feet of a young man. He's got bleeched white skin and milky white long hair, that he was apprently in the process of tying at the top of his head when Satoshi busted in. He's got a light but sturdy build. His eyes have pink irises and deep red pupils. He's looking at Satoshi with a puzzled expression. Oh, and except for one of Satoshi's towels about his waist, he's not wearing anything.] * Satoshi stands in the doorway, blocking the guy's exit. "Hi. Kindly explain to me what the hell you're doing in my shower." * Taki blushes and eeps at the sight of the naked guy. [It's awfully steamy in the bathroom, too.] * Guy finishes tying his hair. "Well, I really needed a shower, and since I was here anyhow, I figured I may as well." * Satoshi gets warm? Doesn't matter. Freaky albino guy in shower. "Yeah? How'd you get here?" Heh! Well, I'm not completely sure, actually. It's rude to barge into somebodies home when they arn't there. Then tell us what you *do* remember. * Satoshi thinks to Taki, ~If Jin is behind this somehow, he's getting no chicken for a month.~ I seem to remember ordering an omlette at a cafe, and then before you know it, I was sitting on your sofa. Really? What cafe? * Taki nods, but since she's standing behind Satoshi he can't exactly see it. ~Sounds like he is.~ A little French place. Which is where, exactly? Oh, I don't remember. Somewhere in Tokyo. And you have no problems using other people's showers, it seems. Fine. Where are your clothes? * Guy points to Satoshi's sofa, where his clothes are lying over the top. Apparently, they consist of red jeans and a black sleeveless shirt. Also a white jacket. [There's also shades and a beret.] * Satoshi thinks to Taki, ~Could you bring them over, please?~ * Taki walks over there and picks them up. She holds them at arms length when she walks back. So what's your name, and does this sort of thing happen often? * Satoshi takes the clothes from Taki. * Taki doesn't wipe her hands on her skirt after she lets go, though she is tempted to. * Guy jerks a thumb at himself. "I am Yusuke Leon Vladimir Stanley Fukuyen. But call me Yusuke." ( I am Schtoltenheim Reinbach III ) * Guy is now known as Yusuke * Satoshi resists the urge to facepalm. ( Soul roll, Satoshi! ) * Taki is reminded of another man with too many names. ( I'd rather call him Stanley, like Stanley Cup, but, hey.) Okay, Yusuke. And *does* this sort of thing happen to you very often? (... ::eyes iTunes:: Your disco needs you) First time for everything. (Can't it wait? I'm kinda busy here.) (Darn tootin' it does.) Okay. And you say you were just sitting down to have a meal, and this just happened? * Yusuke laughs and rubs the back of his head. "Yes! Strange, huh?" Very. Here. * Satoshi hands Yusuke his clothes. ( Gimme cultural arts rolls, +2! ) * Yusuke takes his clothes. "Ah. Say, you have a place I can change? Wouldn't want to upset the young lady." * Satoshi thinks to Taki, ~Well, as if this wasn't obvious already, he's Arcana.~ * Taki nods where people can't see her and turns around. * Satoshi nods to Yusuke. "She's moved out of the way. You should be good to go here." * Taki thinks back ~I wonder if he knows...he's pretty calm about all this.~ * Satoshi thinks to her, ~Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't.~ Oh. Well... If you could turn around, then... Y'know. * Satoshi turns to the side. "I won't look." So, if this is the first time you've found yourself on a strange couch...anything else weird ever happen? * Yusuke makes changing sounds. "Well, I once caught a baseball without looking. Does that count?" Nah, stuff like that happens more often than you'd think. Anything else? Hmmm.... I cut a pretty good album last year. I'm done changing, by the way. You can look again. Ahaha! So you're a singer? That's not really strange, though. What was your album title? * Satoshi turns to face Yusuke again, and still doesn't stop blocking the door. * Taki turns around, "You ever hear of a band called Arcana?" Oh, it was just some silly title using American words. "Tinfoil Revolution", I think they called it. Ahahaha. (Is he actually laughing, or just making nervous laughter-like sounds?) Oh, I know them. They go to my school! Ahahaha! ( You can't be sure :P ) I...see. They're pretty popular, I've heard. What do you think of them? Well, to be honest... Our tastes in music are very different. And, they never got to work with that superhot babe Akemi Shiraishi. So you don't really associate with them, music or otherwise... Akemi? * Yusuke elbows Satoshi lightly in the stomach, grinning. "Hm? Hm?" * Satoshi blushes slightly. He can't help it. He's a guy, and he has eyes. "You've worked with her?" ( I need a theme for this guy. Something with bagpipes in it. ) * Taki rolls her eyes, "There's more to life then Akemi." (There's her breasts too....Ican't belive I just typed that) (He could have Cloud Age Symphony. There's bagpipes!) Of course! Ahahaha! My album features a duet with the two of us! Although to be honest, she was mostly there so we could have her at the press conferences. You can guess why. Ahahahaha!" * Satoshi thinks to Taki, ~Okay, this guy is creeping me out even more than he was before. Think we should get him out of here?~ Uh, yeah, I think I can. *blushdeeper* * Yusuke smiles at Satoshi. ^_^ ~I think he's loosing it yeah...~ * Taki facepalms. * Satoshi thinks to Taki. ~Errr... you wouldn't happen to have a deck on you, would you?~ * Taki thinks back, ~No...I need to get one though..,. and learn how to do readings...argh...all this and no Jin~ Okay. Pick up the towel, please. Huh? Oh, right. * Yusuke picks it up, and hands it to Satoshi. "Here you are. Hahaha." Now, what are we going to do with you? * Taki thinks hard at Satoshi, hoping he'll pick up, ~let him go? We're not exactly in the best postition to explain things right now.~ * Satoshi heard her, as he was keeping the lines open, so to speak. ~Yeah, but... I'm not sure I want some strange Arcana knowing where I live. And I'd like proof from Akemi that she knows this guy. On the other hand, maybe we should just get rid of him.~ * Satoshi continues. ~Not too much to be gained by keeping him around, I guess.~ ( Aw... Keep him. ) ~ We know where he goes to school, and can call Akemi.~ ( All the arcana can go to live at Satoshi's house. ) (Seems like half of them do. ;p) (It isn't big enough...unless that's another arcana power somebody has) Okay. Yusuke? Next time you end up in a place that's not yours... stay out of the shower. * Satoshi steps aside to let him out of the bathroom. Oh, and one more question. Do you play cards? * Taki takes a few steps back, "Yeah, just head out the door." Cards? Not really. I play video games, though. Ahahaha. Okay. * Taki nods absently. * Satoshi points to the door. "You're free to go." Okay, bye! * Yusuke walks towards the door with a spring in his step. * Taki sighs, "And I though Jin made a mess with the eggs." * Satoshi waits until Yusuke has gone out the door, then buries his face in his hands. "I was *this* close," he says in a muffled voice, "to throwing him out the window *like* Jin and the eggs. With only the towel." But then you'd be out a window and a door and a towel...he wasn't worth it. * Satoshi removes his face from his hands. "No. He wasn't. Would you mind calling Akemi and checking this guy out? I'll bet she's at Kaede's shop." Sure, hold on a second. * Taki reaches for her cell phone...and realizes that she left it at in Katie's room, "er...can I use your phone? I kinda left mine with Katie in case something came up..." [Jin comes through the door. He starts to wave at Satoshi, then trips over the Ottoman. Or however it's spelled. What Ottoman? There's one there now.] Oh, sure. * Satoshi reaches for his cell phone, then looks up. "Hi, Jin." He hands Taki the phone. * Taki takes it, "Thanks." (I think it is spelled Ottoman, too.) * Jin waves from his position on the floor. * Taki glares at Jin for a second before wandering off a bit to figure out Satoshi's phone. * Satoshi helps Jin up. "You mind taking a trip with us, Jin?" I just did. Another one, and not the falling kind. The traveling kind. I did travel. * Jin points. "I was there." He points again. "Now I'm here." How about we go a little further this time? Um.... I'll try. * Jin gets up. We'll take you. All you have to do is come with us. * Taki dials Kaede's shop. * Jin walks back around the ottoman, takes a running start, and trips over it. * Taki facepalms with her free hand. * Satoshi is not terribly surprised at that. "Jin, that's not what I meant. Sheesh." He shakes his head and goes to help him up again. * Jin is helped up. "Sheep?" Have you ever met a pale guy with white hair and red eyes, by the way? I'm not sure. Is he a shepherd? His name's Yusuke. Sound familiar at all? And, no, he's not a shepherd. Oh. In that case... I'm not sure. Okay, that's what I thought. * Taki speaks into the phone, "Hello?" Taki's gotta finish this phone call, but after that we're going to go see Katie and Kaede and Haruko. In the hospital. Because... Katie's hurt. Is that you Akemi? * Satoshi looks down for a second. "I told you that, remember?" I'm not sure. * Satoshi sighs. "Well, she's in the hospital getting better." Oh. * Taki continues to speak into the phone, "This is Taki Shimiru, I'm one of Kaede's friends. Anyway, I've got a question for you if you've got a second to spare." What's she getting better at? You ever meet a guy named Yusuke Lean Vla...well there was a lot more to his name. He's very pale and musician. That's a really good question, Jin. It is? Yay! * Taki shakes her head, "No, not yet anyway. He suddenly showed up in Satoshi's apartment. Said he knew you so I was just calling to check." * Satoshi smiles a little. Because it's Jin, and he can't really help but smile at Jin. "So we'll go see her soon, and talk to everyone." Everyone? That's a lot of people to talk to... Well, not everyone everyone. Just our everyone. * Taki nods, "Yeah that's what we thought too. Thanks for the help." I'll talk to you later then. * Taki hangs up the phone and turns to Satoshi. * Satoshi looks at Taki. "So does she know him?" * Taki nods, "She said they were old friends." Okay, so that part checks out at least. Maybe she can tell him about Arcana. I don't know. * Taki nods again, "I guess we'll head back now." Yeah, guess so. C'mon, Jin. * Taki dials Haruko's cell. * Taki taps her foot as she waits for Haruko. (...damn it Taki learn to think before you do things) * Taki collects Satoshi and Jin and goes back to Katies room.