[Day: Thursday, March 25th. Time: 6:00 p.m.] [Weather: Warm, but getting colder. Clear skies, and about an hour of sunlight left.] [You are all outside of the familiar hospital. Kyon had to be patched up a bit, but they said as long as he took it easy for the next few days, he wouldn't need to stay over night. Taki and Haruko were already there, and Katie and Kaede presumably came along after. Ironically, the one who was with Kyon, Satoshi, had to leave because his ex-wife was there with their baby, and he didn't want Taki to see him.] [April Fools. Satoshi left for some other reason.] [Session Start!] (Sadly enough...He might have one) ( Hey! Why didn't I think of that? ) (Duh. I mean, it's obvious Satoshi's gay. I'm sure one of his ex- boyfriends showed. Or maybe it was Kaoru.) ( Kaoru's really a girl, though ) * Haruko walks over to Kyon, she has a sort of dazed look she's kept ever since getting up again. "Now or later?" * Kyon is holding himself upright, with a few twitches occasionally. He doesn't look like he's in pain, though. His expression is pretty calm. He looks towards the side of the hospital, and goes back to lean against it. He looks at her oddly. "Feel up to it?" [You haven't had time to talk; the police had just left.] * Katie is there, all right. She checked everyone's eyes, and now she's sort of pacing, or stumbling back and forth, fists clenched. Once she's sure the police are out of earshot (her earshot, even), she looks at Haruko. "How'd you get better?" * Haruko nods and speaks in a puzzled voice "I feel perfect." * Kaede is there too. He's been rather quiet but now he's looking over Haruko. "You mean that doesn't strike you as odd?" * Haruko starts to whisper something. "Is.. Mostly the same as what saved me in the reversed world." She then speaks with more confident. "We shouldn't discuss it in the open." * Kaede tsshes under his breath. "Why not? We discuss stuff like this in front of the lockers all the time. It's just casual high schooler slang." * Katie snickers a little, despite herself. This is more important. * Taki shrugs, she keeps glancing at Katie, and not saying anything. Oh, and the rest isn't. Very well. The Tower? All I have to say is the Yorihisa's a total ass. I think he has you beat, Kyon. * Haruko shakes her head. "Its not the non-Arcana I'm worried about." * Taki looks from Katie to Kaede, "Kyon's place." * Kaede grumbles under his breath. "If I knew someone like that was running the computer club I never would have rejoined." * Katie stops her pacing and blinks at Taki. * Kyon smirks. "Just need to work harder." He looks over at Taki sidewise. "Right. Better chance of being left alone there." * Haruko nods and then pauses. "They knew about Kyouko, they couldn't have bugged it while Kyon was gone could they?" She then sighs. "But I suppose that's as good as we can get." Fields. * Taki nods, "Kyoko has one right?" * Katie nods. "Yeah." * Haruko nods and looks relieved. "That would work." Well, let's go. * Kyon nods quickly, and blows out a breath. "Left my bike by the school." * Taki glances around, "Can it wait untill after Haruko heals you?" * Haruko walks over to Kyon and rests a hand on his side. * Kyon glances down at Haruko, and nods again. "Yeah. Can get it tomorrow." He shakes his head ruefully. "Can ride the subway for now." * Kaede sighs and pushes up his glasses. "Taki can take the quick route if need be. Hopefully you can get the bike too?" He looks at Kyon, honestly. "I'd hate for it to get stolen or something." (...must stop being Tim, Taki actualy cares about the people around her. >.<#) * Haruko looks over to Kyon. "I can ride with you, and you could give me a ride to the apartment." She has a slight note of hope in her tone. * Kaede just stares at Haruko. * Kyon closes his eyes. "Got the best locks money can buy. Should be OK overnight. Don't want to ride until after I heal up some more." * Taki nods, "Then we go to the apartment and talk and heal." * Haruko nods. [You arrive at the apartment.] * Haruko walks over to Kyoko's room. She ahs that dazed look again. [Kyoko is fast asleep.] * Katie is at the apartment! She checks everyone's eyes again, then wastes no time in grabbing the closest seat she can find and falling into it. * Kyon scans the floor as he gets in, heading for the shoeboxes and the slippers. * Haruko sits down on the bed next to Kyoko and takes off her shoes. "You may want to wake her Kyon. She's not expecting us." * Taki pulls off her own shoes makes an exchange of her own. * Kaede is at the apartment too. He does the ritual of shoe-swapping when he can and lets out a sigh and heading towards a convenient wall and slumping against it, sitting on the floor. Comfy floor. * Katie puts her arms on the table, and then her head into her arms. No, she doesn't bother taking her shoes off. * Kumaguro pads quickly over to Kaede, and stares at him as he slumps onto the floor. * Kyon nods quickly, and runs a hand across his stomach as he paces over to Kyoko's bed. "Hey. I'm back." * Kaede looks lazily at Kumaguro. He doesn't make much of a motion otherwise. * Taki walks over to Katie, "Anything I can get for you? Cup of tea, blanket, a few quite hours for a nap?" ( That's MY SPOT.) [Kyoko stays asleep.] * Kumaguro sits back, raises a paw, and bats Kaede's leg with it. No claws. Yet. * Katie stirs. "How about Yorihisa's head on a platter," she says, muffled. I'll add him to the list. * Kaede looks over at Kumaguro and lets out a slight breath. "Oh, it's you." He holds his hand out gently for Kumaguro to sniff it regardless. 'kay. * Kyon leans a bit closer, and lays a hand on Kyoko's shoulder gingerly, mostly with his fingertips. "Hey. You there?" * Kaede sighs and glances over at Katie, hand still out. "He may be a jerk but he's not worth it." * Katie looks up, suddenly. "But I can't believe that guy! He- he's so-" She sighs and puts her head back down. * Taki pulls out a chair and takes a seat next to Katie, "And I'm sorry for leaving you alone with him...it's just when I saw what happened to Haruko I...I...I didn't even think about what I was doing." I wanted you to. 'sokay. [Kyoko grimaces a bit, but her eyes stay closed.] * Haruko blinks for a moment, and just stays quiet. He's a selfish jerk. There's a lot of them in the world. Arcana and non-Arcana. Do you want their heads on platters too? * Kyon leans down some more, crouching next to her. "Don't make me get the cat." * Kumaguro sniffs Kaede's hand, then stares up at him expectantly. (Not... the CAT!) (DUN DUN DUN!) * Katie moves again, slamming her hand on the table and looking at Kaede. "Most selfish jerks aren't so selfish that they'll know someone almost *died* to save them and still not care." * Kaede looks down at Kumaguro. "Anyone have anything I can feed him?" * Taki blinks, "he what?" * Kaede actually ignores Katie's outburst. He didn't care! * Haruko frowns at that. He said it was our fault! It's what he said. It's our fault. He doesn't owe us anything. * Kumaguro starts at Katie's outburst, and looks over at her briefly with wide eyes and puffed tail. * Haruko murmurs. "Satoshi scanned him, he wanted our help..." * Kaede looks at Katie calmly. "You're scaring the cat." Then he's wrong, and lies about it. * Katie blinks. She's on the verge of crying. "I don't care." * Kyon looks back in Katie's direction from the other room, then turns his attention back to Kyoko. "C'mon. Won't need you for long. Can go back to sleep again afterwards." His expression seems a bit more pained. * Haruko scoots over a little next to Kyon and puts a hand on his side again. * Taki reaches over and puts a hand on Katies shoulder, "I do though, about more than just the cat." * Katie twitches and looks about ready to bolt. "Maybe- maybe I shouldn't see Kyoko right now." * Kaede looks at Taki. "What's that supposed to mean?" He pushes his glasses up slowly. * Kyon nods quickly, and says to Haruko, "Just takes a while for her." [Kyoko continues to sleep!] * Kumaguro starts to calm down a bit, and returns his attention to Kaede. * Kaede gives Kumaguro a slight pet and then stands up. "I'll see if Kyon has anything in the cupboard for you. I didn't bring anything I'm afraid." * Haruko nods. "I'll just heal you for now. And I may as well call Sumire while we wait. I was going to use an earpiece but put the main phone on speaker, so you guys could hear too." * Taki keeps her hand where it is as she turn to face Kaede, "Just because one bastard doesn't care what my friends do, or what happens to them doesn't mean I don't." (I can't get into char. It's TIM I'M STUCK AS TIM.) (Kick Tim out of there, Taki!) And you think you're the only one do you? Geez, that's selfish. ( If you want, I'll have Akemi stop by and get you to change to Taki pretty quick :P ) * Kaede turns around towards the kitchen and walks slowly to look for jerky or something. (I'm trying he's got this overriding aura of apathy that just sucks the will out) (You should!) * Haruko grits her teeth a bit at that, and then calms. * Taki sighs and thumps her head on the table, "...I'm not, I know I'm not. I just don't know what else to say." * Kumaguro watches Kaede for a second, then moves forward a bit and curls up where he'd been sitting. * Katie turns to look at Kaede, then jumps to her feet and runs over to him, grabbing him by the upper arm. * Kaede stops and turns towards Katie with a rather dull stare. "What?" * Haruko takes out her cell with her free hand. She attaches the earpiece, and clips the mike to her shirt. She does it fairly slowly, cautiously. * Taki blinks and sits back up. * Kyon looks over at Haruko mutely. He shrugs quickly, as if to say, Kyoko doesn't seem to want to cooperate. * Katie looks into Kaede's eyes for a long moment. * Haruko calls out in a medium tone to the group in the other room. "I'm going to call Sumire, it'll be on speaker so you guys can listen, but I think only one of us should talk." * Taki doesn't say anything but pushes the chair that Katie was sitting in back under the table. * Kaede just stares past Katie's gaze. * Katie laughs, but it doesn't come out quite right. "Nothing. It's nothing." She lets go and backs away, running into one of the counters, then scoots out of the kitchen. * Haruko shrugs. "Their call." She then puts the phone on speaker and calls Sumire. (Gonna leave a message if she doesn't answer) ...nothing. Right. * Kaede rubs his forehead and then goes to searching through the cupboards. "You have better things to worry about than what one jerk thinks. What does another matter?" * Taki points Katie at the couch as she comes back, "That's probibly a lot more comefortable." Okay. * Katie doesn't respond to Kaede, falling onto the couch instead. * Kumaguro gets up, stretches, and pads over to the couch. He looks up, and hops up next to Katie. * Kaede doesn't care! He finds some jerky or whatever cat treats Kyon stocks for his kitty and goes next to Kumaguro, holding it out to him. "Here you go." * Kaede blinks as Kumaguro moves. "After all that trouble.." [The phone rings a few times, then is answered. Everyone give me hearing checks.] 2d6 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Your logic is faulty, your intelligence is doubtful, and your sumo is insufficient." * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 6. (dr) 2d6 * Taki walks to Kyon and then stops as she hears the phone. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 10. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 8. * Kumaguro looks at Kaede. He looks at the jerky. He looks at Kaede. He looks at the jerky. He stares at the jerky. It's pretty easy to see what he's thinking. * Katie lets Kumaguro hop up, taking that spot right about at her stomach. She blinks at him. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kumaguro (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I hope you invested in some good armor." 2d6-8 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets 1. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 5. (Aww. But we all wanted to hear Haruko hear space aliens.) * Kaede holds out the jerky. * Taki kneals down and opens her backpack and pulls out a notebook and a pen before writing something in the book. * Kumaguro eats the jerky, and starts purring. He blinks up at Kaede a couple times happily, and curls up next to Katie. [There's incredibly loud heavy metal music coming from the phone. Music which irritates Kumaguro a lot. Kyon and Kaede hear a "Hello?" under it all.] [And Katie's ears hurt.] * Haruko speaks into the mike. "Hello? I can't hear you." * Katie grimaces, moving so her ears are muffled by couch and pillow. * Kumaguro slicks his ears back, and meows loudly. He digs his claws down into the couch. * Taki winces as she holds the note up for Kyon. It reads "Where do you keep the blankets?" * Katie thunks her satchel by the couch, kicks off her shoes so she doesn't get it dirty, and keeps her head right where it is. * Kyon reads the note, then gestures towards the closet on the far side of the room without looking. * Kaede winces at the music too. "That's...disgusting." * Haruko doesn't seem to really mind the music, aside from the fact that she can't hear the person she's calling. * Taki nods at Kyon and walks over to the closet and looks for something warm and a little heavy. [A few seconds later, the music is replaced with a dialtone.] What was that all about? * Taki walks back with the blanet in hand, "Well...that didn't work." * Katie almost whimpers from under the pillow. "Is it over?" Yes, yes it is. * Kumaguro loosens up a bit, but still doesn't seem all that happy. He looks over at Kaede to see if there's any more jerky available. * Kaede sighs and kneels at the edge of the couch, putting his elbows on the armrest and looking at her. "Are you okay, Katie?" * Haruko sighs. "If I didn't have my life saved by a miracle, I'd say today just wasn't my day." * Taki continues walking untill she reaches the couch and begins to unfold the blanket. * Kaede looks at Kumaguro and blinks. He got extra jerky so he holds it out. * Katie blinks at Kaede - a pair of gray eyes and face mostly hidden by shadow. Mysterious if it weren't just a girl curled on a couch. "I think so." Guess try later... Was just really... loud. I know...I'm sorry... You didn't make it loud. * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Can't get everything." He looks down at Kyoko again, and sighs loudly. "Kyoko? Could order out for pizza for you. Got to wake up, though." * Taki drapes the blanket over the couch and covers Katie's legs with it, but doesn't go far enough to cover the cat. Doesn't mean I can't care. * Kaede glances at Taki a little as he says it then back to Katie and Kumaguro * Kumaguro takes the jerky, and blinks happily up at Kaede. He twitches his ears. He hops down and wends around Kaede's legs a couple times, then hops back on the couch. * Haruko then turns over to Kyon. "Mind if I close the door and speak with you in private for a moment?" [Kyoko rolls over. She's also suddenly holding a spear.] * Katie smiles a little. "I think you're making friends with Kumaguro." She reaches over to rub the cat on the head; not much of a reach, considering where he's curled. * Kyon scowls. "Maybe not just now." He presses himself up and back nearly smoothly. I'm better with cats than you think. * Taki nods and lets go of the blanket, leaving it where it is. * Haruko stands up and drops into a defensive stance. [Full defense.] (Bribe us enough... =P) * Kaede reaches over carefully to pet Kumaguro. (Of course!) * Kumaguro looks up at him with his ears pricked up, but he deals with it OK. * Taki sits down on the floor about half way down the length of the couch. * Katie moves, putting the pillow beneath her head. She keeps rubbing the cat, and vaguely notices the blanket. "Thanks, Taki." * Kaede pulls back and goes back to couch/arm/chin position. One step at a time. * Taki smiles up at Katie, "I try to do what I can." * Kaede sighs. "So what can we do..?" * Katie smiles a little back, then watches Kumaguro. "Sorry I freaked out. Again." * Kumaguro stretches a bit, and slides up to sits on Katie's stomach. He starts purring softly. * Katie giggles. She can't help it. * Kumaguro looks at her affrontedly. See? Cats make you feel better. * Katie clears her throat. "" And assumes serious expression. * Kyon says in a low tone, "Just me. Put it away." * Taki grins at the cat, "Follow his lead and be compleatly and totaly honest?" * Kumaguro settles down again, resting his head on his paws. * Kaede looks at the Katie and the cat but replies offhand to Taki. "Hmm?" * Haruko keeps in a defensive stance for now. Once gutted, twice shy. * Katie scratches him on the neck. * Kumaguro starts purring again. He stretches out a bit on Katie's stomach. * Taki doesn't stop grinning, "He wants food, he gets it. He wants love and attention? He gets that too. And he makes the people around him happy. Seems to be a winning stratigy." * Katie giggles again, but stifles it before Kumaguro gets offended. Hopefully. I tried to tell you... * Kumaguro opens his eyes halfway cautiously, but then closes them again. [Kyoko's spear disappears and she rolls onto her side.] * Haruko relaxes and she looks to Kyon. * Taki nods, "yes you did." What? * Katie looks at Kaede, then Taki. * Kaede sighs and looks at Kumaguro. "He sure looks content." * Kyon nods quickly, and settles back down next to her. "Right. Just me. You doing OK?" * Kumaguro would seem to be asleep, except for the purring. * Taki closes her eyes and listens to the cat for a bit. * Katie pets the cat, head to hind. "He's happy. Yeah." And you? (You only wish you could be this happy.) * Katie is silent for a bit. Her eyes have an almost glazed look to them. "I don't know." (I do. Someone pet me.) [Kyoko finally opens her eyes and sits up. They look bloodshot, and she looks like she hasn't actually been sleeping at all.] * Kaede nods and closes his eyes. "Take your time." * Kumaguro twitches the tip of his tail a bit, but doesn't change position. No one can force you to be happy. All you've got to do is let it come to yourself. (::rubs Katies head behind her ears::) * Haruko smiles slightly, but otherwise just stands and waits. * Kyon shakes his head bemusedly. "Didn't wake you, then?" (I wonder if Katies purr.) You'd know about that, Kaede? (We shall have to find out.) People've tried to force me all the time. It never works. * Katie mmms faintly. "Never?" * Kyoko peers at Kyon. She rubs the side of her head and then looks at her hand, as though expecting to see something there. * Kaede shakes his head. "No..but you may misunderstand." * Kaede looks at her steadily. "It never works when you try to force it. Doesn't mean it can't come, I suppose." * Taki opens her eyes again, "it only makes you feel worse later...or at least that's the way it seems to me." * Kyon shakes his head, and moves his hand at the side of her field of vision. "Don't need that. Just here to help." Hasn't stopped me from trying now and then though. * Haruko continues to stand there quietly, she drops to a neutral expression though. * Kyoko looks up at Kyon. "I'm awake?" * Haruko keeps quiet. Go with what works. She does look over at Kyon though. * Kyon nods quickly. "Yeah. You are." He cocks his head. "Were you sleeping soundly before?" * Kyoko shakes her head. "I... I don't know. I can't tell when I'm awake or asleep anymore." * Katie jerks a little, looking towards the room with the others. * Haruko express no opinion on the matter. * Kyon smirks. "It's easy to tell. If I'm there, you're awake. Don't think I'm someone you'd dream about." * Taki looks where Katie is looking for a second before returning her attentiong to the girl with the cat. * Kaede looks over to the room. "Is she awake?" * Kumaguro opens his eyes, and moves a bit. He looks up at her again questioningly. But... you had just asked me that a little while ago. And I thought I was awake, and... maybe I was? * Kyon nods quickly. "That's right. I did ask. But you didn't move, so I thought you were still asleep." I might have been. I don't know. * Haruko doesn't interrupt. * Katie distractedly rubs Kumaguro. "Yeah." Her eyes are fixed on the wall. Do you want to go see her? * Taki nods, "Then you can finaly talk to her." * Kyon shrugs quickly. "You feeling any better?" She's... confused. I don't know. * Kyoko rubs the side of her head again and looks at her hand. "I think so. I'm not bleeding anymore. Was I bleeding?" * Haruko smiles faintly at that. * Katie adds, more quietly, "She sounds like me." So are you half the time. Yeah. * Kyon shakes his head bemusedly. "Not for a while. You're OK now." You've both had a horrible time. Am I? I think I'm hungry... but didn't I just eat? * Kyon smirks. "Kyoko, who are you going to trust other than me?" He shrugs. "A few hours ago. In the morning. Unless you got something while I was gone." * Haruko glances at Kyon and then glaces over at the kitchen. Hmm, tell you what, I'll go make dinner for everybody, and you can think about it. and if nothing else can say a few words while we're eating. * Kumaguro changes his position, walking around a bit on Katie's stomach before settling a bit higher up than he was before. * Kyoko shakes her head. "I don't remember. * Haruko nods at hearing Taki say that and relaxes. * Kaede sighs and leans forward, looking at Katie. "What are we going to do?" * Kyon glances at Haruko. "You really need this to talk?" * Kaede then looks up at Taki. "I guess I can help." * Haruko purses her lips for a moment. "Yes, but it'll be quick. Less than a minute." * Katie blinks, shifting her gaze back to Kumaguro. She rests her hands on him and cries, quietly. "I don't know. She sounds just like me." * Haruko then adds softly. "It can wait though." * Taki looks into Katie's face, "She isn't you though, she's just been through something similar...isn't that why you wanted to talk to her?" (...and Call me, call me ques up.) * Katie doesn't look back. "I- I wanted to say I was sorry." * Kyon looks back to Kyoko. "You need anything to eat? Or anything else now?" I... I had better. I don't know when I'll have the chance to eat again. * Kumaguro looks up at Katie's face unblinkingly. He twitches his ears again. Just... please don't poison it this time. * Katie twitches, switching her stare back to the wall again. So...we'll go say it when you're ready. * Haruko comments softly. "I don't know if you heard, but Taki's cooking something right now." * Taki blinks and then sighs, "I'm good at messing things up today." But if you've got something instant, I can go get it. Why do you say that? * Kyon nods quickly. "Right. No poison." He keeps his gaze on Kyoko. "There're a couple riceballs in the fridge." * Haruko heads over to the kitchen and opens up the fridge. Can I- don't know if I should... * Haruko then searches a moment, and claims two riceballs. She finds a plate or tray, puts them on it, and returns to the other room. Well, sor far I've left Katie alone with a jerk, teleported to a place where hundreds of people could have seen me, and been insulted for it, and now I'm leaping to the wrong conclusions. * Taki stands up, "At least I know I won't mess up the food." * Haruko comments softly as she walks. "For what little it's worth, I appreciate it." Not going to ask what conclusions those are.. * Haruko kneels down by the side of the bed, and offers the riceballs to Kyoko. * Taki closes her eyes, "You're welcome, and I'd do it all again anyway, so I should stop complaining about it." * Katie switches her gaze to Taki, then Kaede. "Do you think I should?" As for leaving her with a jerk, well she deals with me on a daily basis. * Kyon glances sidewise at Haruko, then back to Kyoko. "Salmon ones. Like these, right?" Do you feel you need to? I don't know. I... think I do. You've seen how badly I run my life and you're asking me for advice? I say do what you want to. Well..what are you sorry for? Go ahead and eat, then. They're yours. I was supposed to help her. * Katie forces herself to sit up. Kumaguro will probably complain. * Haruko stands up again. * Kyoko grabs one of the riceballs and munches on it. * Kumaguro tries to hold on for a second, then bounces off onto the couch. He hops down to the floor and heads in the direction of where the fish is. You can't save the world, Katie Andrews. No matter how much you try. * Kaede pauses at that and stares blankly past her. "I guess..I can't either." * Taki opens her mouth and then falls silent as Kaede speaks. (Fortunately for you all, I can. ^^) (Yes, the cat makes everything better.) (*kills Kumaguro* Whoops. There goes our last hope) I said I'd help her, Kaede. It was a long time ago. I hated her, but I didn't, and it was as good as a promise. (The last, best hope for peace!) So right now you can help her most by getting better. * Kaede looks more directly at Katie now. (A-6!) * Kumaguro twines his way around Haruko's legs, and looks up at her, and the plate with the other riceball. Well, mostly at the plate. * Kyon leans back on his heels, and waits patiently for Kyoko to finish eating. * Katie pushes herself to her feet. "I guess." She half-stumbles to the room and peeks in. * Haruko smiles and takes a small chunk off of the other rice ball, she then bends down and offers it to Kumaguro. (Kumaguro likes Kyon's friends. :9) * Taki sighs. (Kyon's friends are all fish riceballs?) (I guess that means that Taki isn't his friend, or simply hasn't bribed him enough) * Kaede follows her into the room, awaiting in the door-frame. * Haruko looks over to Katie and makes a 'come in' gesture to her. * Kumaguro sniffs at it for a bit, then starts nibbling away happily. He ignores Kyoko. * Katie hesitates, then steps in. * Kyon looks back at Katie sidewise, then back to Kyoko. "Want more?" * Kyoko shakes her head. * Taki follows Kaede for a bit and then speaks softly, "Just 'cause I can't save the world doesn't mean I'm can't try for my friends, and while I shouldn't turn down your offer of help...I think she needs you more than I." * Haruko stands up again, as Kumaguro seems quite capable of handling it without her help. * Kaede speaks absently. "No. You choose your battles." He sighs slightly and looks into the room, waving slightly to Kyoko. "Hi." (...ponders retconing a fruidian slip in there and decides against it.) * Kyon looks at Kyoko with a bit of a pained expression. "Listen... do you feel up to putting up a field, for just a minute?" * Haruko bites her lip. A field? What for? * Katie looks around, then at Kyoko, then rubs at her face, because it's kinda wet. * Haruko says softly. "To protect an important secret." * Kyon gestures offhandedly at Haruko. "She has something important to say, but she won't tell us otherwise." He leans forward towards Kyoko. "Can say no, if you want. If you don't feel up to it. But it would help." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6) and gets 11. (DR1) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6) and gets 10. (And 2!) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6) and gets 7. I'll try... * Haruko nods. "It's okay if you aren't up for it." She says it like she means it. * Kyoko concentrates hard. (But does she mean it like she says it?) [But whether or not anything happens....] * Haruko looks at her cell phone. (It working?) ( Nope ) * Kyon glances towards the clock in the corner, sees the second hand not flipping, and looks to Haruko. "Talk." * Haruko speaks swiftly, but carefully trying to articulate each part. "Isao, he has *the* cup, or an echo of it. That's what healed me." She looks to Taki. "Right?" * Taki nods, "He showed up a little after I got to the hospital...Nobody else was around." * Katie opens her mouth, then closes it with an audible sound. * Kyon shakes his head quickly. "Isn't he dead?" An echo of the cup? Wait... * Haruko continues over Taki's last word. "It was golden and bejeweled I think. We should probably talk to Winston about it when we next see him." * Kaede nods at what Kyon says. Well, since Haruko was him...and she's here... * Haruko nods and keeps up her hurried speech. "That's why I said it might be an echo. But if it's not the real thing he's our best lead." Not really him, but close. ...so the last is the Sword...isn't it? * Taki nods. * Katie looks at the clock. * Kyon nods quickly. "That all you have to say?" [The clock seems broken; it's not working.] * Haruko nods. "That's all. And I don't think we should discuss this if they have a chance to hear." * Kumaguro looks around. He seems to know something's wrong, and flattens his ears out, but doesn't know where it's coming from. (Kumaguro's Arcana!) * Taki nods. (You just now figured that out?) (Yeah, well.) * Haruko turns over to Kyoko and bows. "Thank you." (Kumaguro's really Chariot. That drug dealer was going under a false identity) * Kyon nods quickly. "Right. So don't talk about it after this. Got the information to go on from here." He nods quickly to Kyoko. "You can drop it." (I figured he was the hanged man myself) No. No? * Haruko looks confused. * Katie turns her attention to the girl on the bed. "Kyoko?" * Taki gives Kyoko a worried look. * Kyoko gazes straight ahead. Her eyes look weird, like what happens in Sci-Fi movies when a ship goes into hyperspace. "I can't stop it!" [Session End!]