[Day: Saturday, March 27th. Time: 2:50 p.m.] [Weather: Sunny and cool.] [You all are gathering by the lockers. I'm running out of ideas.] [Session Start!] * Satoshi is at his locker. He seems to be actively looking for someone. [Satoshi does not find anyone in his locker.] (They didn't stuff Hirokazu in there yet? Aww.) (Wasn't where I was looking, but good to know. ;p) * Haruko meanders down the hallway. She actually seems fairly well rested. * Kaede walks down the hall next, trying to stay upright, though you can tell he hasn't been sleeping well lately. He's also got his laptop outside his kaban at the moment as he carries it. Katie's probably with him too as she has been. If not, who knows where she is? * Katie is with him. She seems remarkably well-behaved today. At least, she doesn't look *that* tired, and she also doesn't seem ready to bolt. She meets everyone's gaze as she approaches. * Taki walks slowly down the hallway, she looks pale, but not quite as out of it as Kaede does. * Satoshi looks straight at Katie and waves. * Haruko is wearing a bandage on her arm still. She makes sure to meet Katie's eyes. She then looks to Taki. "What's wrong?" * Katie smiles a little and waves some back. Look! She smiled! * Satoshi smiles back, then looks over at Taki. "Are you feeling any better? I was worried after this morning." * Kaede responds dearily. "Hey guys." He sets down his stuff and opens up his locker, using it for support. Had a dream about what was probibly my previous life...couldn't get back to sleep...she sucks. Dang. ::patts Taki on the back with her uninjured arm:: Well, she's not you. Definitely isn't you. * Kaede sighs and speaks towards his locker. "Wonderful. So does that make me the only one who has no clue what went on in the past?" * Katie meets Taki's eyes. "Think we established that." She stifles a yawn, then goes about opening her locker. (Nope! There's always me, too!) I'm sure you'll find out sooner or later. (But you set me on fire!) (Nah, you have some clue. Just ask Satoshi. :P) * Taki shivers, "She...I...there are times when I think a lot like she did." * Kaede closes his locker and closes his eyes too. "I'm not so sure I want to know..." You could be my girlfriend from my past life or something, Kaede. That'd be weird. * Katie pulls out her books and watches the ones on top fall to the floor. She steps out of the way, lets them land, and starts putting them back. * Kaede blinks and turns to Katie, eying her oddly. "I could what now?" Well, you could. * Haruko gives Taki a hug. "So learn from it, all the better to learn from somebody elses mistakes." * Taki hugs Haruko back, "...Thanks." * Katie gets things organized and shuts her locker before turning, leaning, and sliding down. She lands on the ground with an oof. I...guess so. It'd be awfully weird. Besides, I thought you mentioned your past life liked girls? * Haruko gently lets go of Taki, smiling slightly. "It's what I try to be here for." Which'd be why you'd have to be her girlfriend, Kaede. * Satoshi is keeping one eye on them and the other on Haruko and Taki. * Kaede stares at Satoshi for a moment, then answers. "...I guess." * Haruko snickers briefly, at Satoshi's comment. "Yup, pretty simple really." * Taki nods and then pulls away from Haruko so she can walk over to Katie. * Taki kneals down, "How are you doing?" * Katie blinks up at Taki, then evenly, as she kneels. "Okay. You, not so good." * Haruko smiles at Katie for a moment but seems content to do so from a distance. She looks to Satoshi with a slightly impish grin and asks quietly, "So how'd dinner go?" Dinner? * Satoshi blinks. "Oh! Dinner. It went well." * Haruko starts. "Y'know, you, Taki..." Then Satoshi remembers. She smiles. "Good, you had me worried there for a moment." * Taki blushes a bit, "you're right, but I'll get over it. She isn't me, and I'm not a compleate idiot." * Satoshi looks over at Taki with a concerned glance. "I just wish she had something more pleasant to think about than this dream of her past, though..." * Katie glances at Satoshi, then looks back to Taki. "Nope." She takes a breath. "Past stuff can be hard." They feel like you. * Kaede raises an eyebrow at Satoshi. "Dinner?" Taki and I had dinner. Last night. At my place. * Haruko waves Kaede off. "Nothing important." She then talks to Satoshi more. "So get out and do stuff some. Have happy things to talk about. See a movie." That's... it, really. * Kaede glances at Haruko for a moment. "I think Satoshi can answer for himself." He then looks at Satoshi and blinks, faltering a little. "Oh. Well that's...good then?" I think it's good. * Haruko has a vaguely annoyed look but surpresses it. Well, I'm happy for you then. Really. * Katie tilts her head, looking at Satoshi, then Taki, then back, and she smiles. About time. * Satoshi looks at Kaede and smiles a little. "Thanks." Then he smiles back at Katie. * Taki grins a bit at Katie. * Haruko then smiles a little. "Righto, so, do fun things and you'll have fun things to talk about. Or at least I find that's the case." Right. We will then. * Satoshi looks over at Taki and smiles shyly. It's cute. * Katie rolls her eyes. "What are you, Haruko? Their matchmaker?" * Kaede turns around and pushes up his glasses. "I'm still trying to think of what exactly we know...it's weird. I'm not sure what exactly's relevant or not. * Kaede coughs slightly into his fist. * Taki is unfortunatly looking at Katie and misses the cute, "Wait...wern't you the one who set up Satoshi and my illusion?" * Haruko smiles and looks over to Katie. "No, people just forget to do anything for themselves with all this going on. I'm try to balance that a little." * Katie shrugs. "Didn't set anybody up." * Kaede looks from side to side and sighs. Looks like this conversation isn't going to be changed any time soon. * Kyon turns the corner of the hallway, wearing the warmup jacket from his baseball uniform instead of the leather jacket, with his bag slung across his back. He looks down the hall towards them, and stalks on down. * Haruko ignores Kaede's reaction. Be shocked, be amazed! * Taki stands up quickly and then wobbles and staggers back a few steps back, "Oookay, not doing that again anytime soon." (I gasp in shock!) * Katie turns to look in Kyon's eyes. * Satoshi looks up at Taki. "You okay... well, of course you're not. Want to sit down again for a bit?" * Haruko watches Katie for a response, once the eye check is done. "So, is that so wrong?" 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets -1. * Kaede turns towards Kyon and nods. No. That might be a good idea. * Haruko smiles a little. * Kaede watches Katie * Kyon looks over everyone again, then drops his bag unceremoniously next to him and leans up against the lockers. He clenches and unclenches his fists a few times. * Haruko then waves over to Kyon. "So, what do you think for today? Yushiro? That guy we saved?" As she sees the clenching she looks worried. "Is something wrong?" * Katie blinks, turning her attention away and towards the school exit. * Satoshi looks at where Katie's looking. "What's wrong? Is something out there?" * Taki looks over at Kyon and then Katie, "Mhm?" You okay, Kyon? And yeah, someone's walking in. * Haruko sighs. "Not again. "She opens up her bag and grabs and puts on her Miko jacket. And pulls out the pants. [Some random student walks past you.] * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Trying to get my hands into throwing shape." He glances down the hall. "Anyone I know?" * Katie sighs. Guess not. Oooh. * Haruko puts the pants away but keeps on the jacket. Guess not everybody is mixed up in this. * Satoshi yawns. "Well, guess it can't hurt to be extra careful." * Kyon stretches, and squeezes his hands shut again. "Got practice later today." * Katie looks at her watch. "I... I have to go today, too." Go where? * Kyon smirks down at her. "Coming to watch?" * Taki blinks at Katie, "Where?" * Haruko glances at the two of them and then looks back to Kyon. "Any recommendations for the rest of us?" Do you need someone to walk you there? I'm sure one of us could do it * Haruko nods at that. "Definately." * Haruko then looks back to Kyon. [Shortly thereafter, a guy with short blond hair, baggy cargo pants with lots of pockets and a sleeveless blue shirt shows up.] To the psych- * Katie looks up as another person wanders by. * Toshiki waves. "Yo!" He's got black eyes now, rather than the yellow cat-like ones Haruko, Kaede and Taki remember him with. Hello? * Kaede looks over in that direction and frowns slightly, sliding to the floor and busying himself in his laptop (even though he doesn't quite have it all the way booted yet. He's definitely hiding his face though. * Haruko looks over and says fairly politely. "Greetings Toshiki. How are the Jackals?" * Toshiki smiles at Katie. "Ahh... Hello there. You must be a friend, eh?" Uh, hi? * Kyon looks sidewise towards Haruko, but doesn't get a chance to say anything before this new guy shows up. He looks him over quickly. * Taki moves so she's standing between Katie and Toshiki, "Did you ever find Saki?" Not too bad. How 'bout your gang? * Katie blinks. "I'm sorry?" She gets to her feet. "I don't think I've met you." * Satoshi blinks a couple of times. * Haruko sort of nods to Kyon. "We're alright. Oh and everyone, this is Toshiki, seven of wands. We met him in the tower." * Kaede mumbles something along the lines of "Not everyone has a gang." under his breath. He probably adds even softer "Not everyone's like you" too but probably only Katie hears that part. Oh. (Speak for yourself. I have a gang. =P) (I'm in a gang. :P) (Not everyone's like you either, Kyon ^_~) (You do, too, you just don't think about it enough. =P) (We are a gang. ^_~) (Let's face it.) (We're the wimpiest gang ever then) (Yes.) (Naw. We don't do dance routines. :P) (So we're not a West Side Story gang. ;p) (When you're a Cup, you're a cup all the way?) (*laughs*) (We need something to call ourselves already.) (Them) (That's going to be the topic of one of these sessions/minis.) (Does that make me Adam, Gryph?) ( And then we get jackets, and then we get motorcycles. :P) (No, Satoshi's the one who gets to end the world.) ( *You* get the motorcycle, Haruko.) (Adam never ended anything. =P) ( Dad won't let me. ;_; It's my money even) (But he might have.) * Satoshi eyes Toshiki warily. * Toshiki smiles at Kaede. "You think so? I'm willing to bet otherwise. * Katie gently nudges Taki away and holds her hand out to Toshiki. "I'm Katie. Nice to meet you." * Haruko keeps a courteous smile. "So what brings you to see us?" * Kaede types away on his computer, not missing a beat. "On which? Did you ever find Saki? I'm sure she's around here somewhere." * Taki reluctantly steps aside, but watches everything Katie does. Actually, that's why I'm here. Where is she? I have no idea. You can check out by her bike. She's sure to go for it sooner or later. If she didn't skip class. * Haruko glances at Kyon with a questioning look. * Katie lets her hand drop, not really bothered. Hmmmm.... I'd just as soon find her now. Sorry, but I haven't seen her all day. * Toshiki apparently didn't see Katie's hand, what with everyone talking to him all at once. * Kyon just looks down at him, then smirks. "Why're you looking for her? Don't think you're her type." Oh? What's her type? * Kaede goes back to quietly typing, perfectly content to let Kyon handle it now. (glazed, under glass, and with a side of lemon.) * Katie checks her watch. (*snerk*) (Fire using motorcyclists apparently. :P) (Wait, you mean me? I'm Saki's type?) (Actually think Greg means Jason but you work too ^^;) (Well, now that you mention it...) (*blinks. Maybe you need to be able to swarm) * Haruko contently leaves the conversation to Kyon. She seems slightly cheered by Kaede's silence. (Mwehehe.) * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Seems to be more for the strong, silent, decisive guys." ( Noooo....not vindictive at all. What makes you ask?) Like who? You? * Kyon barks out a laugh. "Ask them. I'm not silent." * Haruko grins. "It's true." * Taki nods. * Katie shrugs. Well, thanks for the advice, but I think I'll try my luck. * Kaede doesn't answer either way. Now, where can I find her? * Haruko continues to keep quiet, occassionally glancing for any guidance from Kyon. The roof, probably. Cool. Hey, thanks. * Kyon nods quickly. "Preferred place to hang out for her people." He smirks. "Easiest place to smoke." Good, I got my cigs on me. * Toshiki heads for the stairs. "I'll drop by later." Have fun? * Katie watches him go. "Yeah, okay." * Kyon nods bemusedly. "Try not to get hurt." * Haruko grabs a paper and writes a quick note in big letters. "Should Taki port and let them know he's coming?" She shows it while he's still walking away. Saki can take care of herself. * Taki shivers again, "I...don't want to see her right now." Okay. That was weird. He seemed... normal. * Katie pauses. "Really take care of herself." She resumes her previous seat. Well, more normal. Not unstable. * Kyon shrugs quickly. "If she needs me, she has my cel number." Seemed being the operative word. Souichirou seemed normal too. * Haruko nods and speaks quietly. "Maybe he's got mood swings. Maybe it was the field." But he was definitely acting stranger last night, and then you said he attacked you in the Tower. Yeah. Could also be a reversed or black around, but hard to tell. Guess not black if they're all like not Saki. * Katie brings one leg up to hug it, setting her chin on her knee. * Kyon glances at Kaede irritatedly, then shifts back to Haruko. "Yeah. Now, seems like someone we could establish ties with. And his eyes were different than you said." His eyes? He had eyes like a cat. I don't remember that from last night... I'm not establishing ties with THAT. * Haruko nods. "Although he didn't disagree when I said we met him at the tower. Though he might not have heard me, or was jsut being polite." * Taki leans against somebodies locker next to Katie, "Maybe they only get like that when he wants to fight in the dark." Could be. An adaptation power. Well, if he talks to us latter, we can treat him nicely and see where it goes. Nothing to lose, and we'll have Satoshi with us at least if it goes badly. * Kyon presses himself straight up against the locker. "Didn't say I would. Just that he seems like someone usable." He's too insane to be viable. * Satoshi eyes Haruko. * Katie winces. Just a little, but it's there. ...and how does Satoshi being with us help exactly...? 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets -2. * Taki ignores the world and starts to slide down untill she's sitting on the ground. In case we need to beat people up, Kaede. Because Kyon and Satoshi can fight. You and I can to, but if we really break out our powers, something might happen like with Miho. With Satoshi it wouldn't have to come to that. * Satoshi sounds somewhat exasperated as he says it. * Satoshi scoots over closer to Taki. * Katie sighs and gets to her feet. She picks up her satchel, too. "Later. Something's happening outside." * Kyon shrugs quickly. "No worse than the ice girl, and we use her all the time." * Haruko looks at Satoshi. "I'm sorry to use you like this. It isn't fair, and it isn't who you should have to be. But I don't know a better way if we can't talk our way out." At least when we can't run. * Kaede frowns and glances at Haruko for a split second before following Katie. He doesn't even ask or anything, just goes wherever she's going. * Haruko then starts digging for her pants and follows Katie. * Katie turns and walks out. Coming? * Taki blinks at Katie's sudden departure and then shakes her head and struggles back up to her feat. * Kyon glances sidewise at Satoshi. "If you've got the power, you use it." Yeah, yeah... * Satoshi gets up and follows Taki. * Taki turns to look at Satoshi, "...Don't do anything you don't want to." [Outside, everything is...! Normal.] * Haruko says softly to Satoshi as she walks. "If I ask for too much, don't be afraid to say no. I'll understand." * Katie looks around. * Satoshi nods to the girls, then takes a look around. "So what's going on out here?" * Haruko looks. "What are you hearing? Could it be the roof?" * Katie mutters something under her breath, in English, and rubs at her right ear. * Taki looks, and doesn't see. 2d6+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6+4) and gets 11. Field. * Kaede looks around, speaking idly. "Maybe if you put those--" He looks at Satoshi. "Figures." * Kyon blows out a breath irritatedly, and slings his bag over his shoulder, following in behind. * Taki blinks, "But I didn't...." * Katie moves away from the building and looks up, towards the roof. * Haruko gets out her pants and slips them up and tucks her dress inside of them. * Taki rubs her face and then looks around for the source. 2d6-12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-12) and gets -6. It happened around the Tower too. Wouldn't surprise me if this were his doing. (Me. And my modifiers o/~) (Yes, you. And your modifiers. -_-;) (...Was that roll actualy nessisary?) (Yes!) (It's the difference between spotting the fly a mile away or in the next town.) (-12 is nearly autocrit) * Katie 's eyes widen, and she says loudly (not quite yelling), "Move!" She spreads her arms upwards, wind picking up around her. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I'm down with that. You know me." * Haruko tries drops to a defensive stance. * Satoshi leaps to the side, out of Katie's way. And boy, does he ever jump. * Kyon hasn't really quite arrived yet, so staying away is easy. He just stops a fair distance off. * Kaede tsshes under his breath and jumps out of the way, looking around with a furtive glance. * Taki teleports next to wherever Satoshi lands. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets 5. [All of a sudden, Saki and Toshiki are there! They come down from above, and nearly crash into the pavement, but something stops them and they hover there above ground. Toshiki has his cat eyes and has his staff pressed against Saki's throat, while Saki is grasping at him with one hand and punching with the other.] * Kaede glances at Haruko, narrowing his eyes. "And YOU wanted to reason with him." He reaches into his jacket, keeping an eye on Toshiki. * Saki manages to spin and toss Toshiki away. He lands on the ground and rolls, getting to his feet. * Haruko glances back. "No, I wanted to avoid having him kill us." Why do these things kee...! * Taki claps both hands over her mouth and falls to her knees. If he's crazy enough to attack Saki, then I don't think we have much choice of avoiding it. * Toshiki laughs aloud. "Now that's more like it! Show me what else you've got!" He charges back at Saki, who's still hovering on some kind of aircushion. He collides and tackles her, and they roll into the grassey area. He's crazy enough to attack Saki because he wanted to fight Saki, he didn't care about us. Yeah, and right now, we're in the middle of it! So let's *not* be in the middle of it! * Kyon shakes his head mock-sadly. "Such potential." He drops his bag, opens it, and pulls out his sword. He looks at the baseball bat in there, but leaves it. * Toshiki jabs his staff into Saki's ribs. She winces, then furiously pounds on him with her fists. * Kaede makes sure he dashes well out of the way, getting closer to the rest of the group, mostly near Katie. * Katie lowers her arms and lets out a long breath, the gale dying. She doesn't seem about to get in the way. * Haruko nods and it starts raining. She also splashes down to the ground. Leaving her normal clothes and equipment in a puddle. * Katie tries to blow some hair out of her face. Not only did the wind put it there, the rain is keeping it there. * Saki manages to get up and lift Toshiki by his collar. She spins and tosses him into the side of the building. * Satoshi pulls out his hockey stick and gets between Saki/Toshiki and the rest of the group, but tries not to make what would be interpreted as a threatening move towards Saki/Toshiki. * Kyon strides over to the rest of the group, his eyes narrowed as he views the fight. He lines up with Satoshi, for now. * Toshiki staggers a bit, then runs at Saki again, grinning madly. * Kaede covers his bangs with his hand, watching the fight. "I don't know if Saki'd ever forgive us if we got involved." * Taki stays right where she is on the ground and doesn't seem to be paying any attention to anything. * Haruko scoots safely behind the two of them. She begins to form a puddle in front of the two guys. "This the best place forrr me?" * Kyon shakes his head bemusedly. "I don't know if she'd ever forgive us if we didn't." * Kaede sighs and draws his trusty wrench out. "So we're damned if we do; damned if we don't. Story of my life." * Kyon looks down at Haruko askance, then shrugs quickly. "For now." ( If anyone's getting involved, roll init ) * Kaede eyes Kyon. "You're the tactician I suppose then." * Katie stays well and out of it, watching. * Kyon looks back over his shoulder. "Wait for it." * Satoshi definitely waits. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (d6+6) and gets 9. d6+6 * Taki isn't going near a fight. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (d6+6) and gets 9. (Can we say I hold my action until/if I decide to do something? ;P) ( Sure. ) (Holding action except talking until Kyon says to move. He's so obedient!) [Order: Kyon, Haruko, Toshiki, Saki, The rest of you] [Kyon's turn!] (I'm not getting involved unless Kyon gives the word.) * Kyon clenches and unclenches his fists a few times, and scans the scene, staying back with the others, nothing aggressive yet. (So hold for now.) [Haruko's turn!] * Haruko stays still has the rain builds her puddle. (Hold on Kyon). [Toshiki goes at it again. His staff suddenly engulfs in fire, and he strikes Saki in the face with it.] * Saki winces, then comes back furiously, punching Toshiki so hard he flies through the air back into the wall. [Kyon's turn!] * Kyon snaps into action as soon as Toshiki starts flying, moving into his stretch pitch motion. The fire forms as he's going back, and as he follows through, the ball speeds towards Toshiki. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 8. (Bah. DR!) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 6. [Fwoosh! Toshiki's leg catches fire!] [Haruko's turn!] * Haruko concentrates and the puddle infront of Kyon and Satoshi raises into a wall of water. Keeps forward a little, to allow Kyon rrom for a fire shield if he wants. * Kaede tsshes at that. "Guess that's our cue." * Katie hugs herself. "Guess so." Yeah, guess so. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (d6+6) and gets 11. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (d6+6) and gets 11. * Kyon smirks. "I keep the smart ones." [Toshiki's turn!] Aww... Damn, you guys ruined it. * Taki shakily gets to her feat, but doesn't look like she's going to join in any time soon. * Katie glances at Taki. * Kaede looks over at Taki. "Stay back and protect Katie." He rushes towards the fray. * Toshiki beats out the flames on his leg. His staff disappears, too. "Guess we'll have to continue this sometime later, beautiful." He runs away! * Satoshi sends to the group: ~Field's down!~ Yeah. * Haruko lets her shield drop. * Saki chases! "Like hell!" But she doesn't get too far before stumbling. She winces, grabbing her leg. * Katie walks over to Saki. "Might not want to run on that." ( Anyone gonna chance Toshiki. ) (No, I am not.) (Not me!) (Maybe if he was cuter.) * Taki swallows, "I...I...she...I'm...we...no...sorry." * Kaede slows down as Toshiki runs away, cursing. "Sure. You seemed real happy to fight with us the other day.." He puts his wrench away and goes over to Saki. "Your leg okay?" (not I) * Kyon watches him run off, and looks at Saki for a second before striding over. "What was that about?" Haruko, take a look at it, would you? * Saki just curses. "Damn it. I hate when they run." * Katie turns back to Taki. "It wasn't you." * Haruko scurries ove in puddle form changing back to a girl in Miko garb about half way there. "On it." [There are now students around, too!] Uh, guys? We might wanna take this elsewhere. We have an audience. Cowards always run. It was me, all me...she'd have attacked and...and. * Kaede looks around and tsshes again, looking at Saki. "Will you at least accept help to walk?" (o/~ Only cowards stay while traitors run... o/~) * Haruko looks over the leg wound, and works on healing it. [Some students come out of the school. They notice you standing there with Saki, and make sure to go around you at a big distance.] * Taki puts her hand under the hair covering her face and just holds it there. * Kyon shrugs quickly, going back to his bag, stuffing the sword back in, and bringing it back over to Saki. * Satoshi walks over to Taki and gently puts an arm around her. "It's not you. It's not." * Saki scowls. Kaede must have said the cursed word. (Walk! Boo!) * Kaede sighs and rubs his hair away from his face. "Fine. Don't. It doesn't matter to me. But I wouldn't feel right if I didn't offer." * Taki shakes her head, "No, you've got it backwords." * Haruko doesn't talk, just looks after the leg. She asks quietly as she works... "Could someone get my stuff please?" 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets -2. * Katie blinks. "Um... I'll be right back. Someone want to come with?" It's okay. Whatever it is you're worried about the one from the past doing, you didn't do it. * Kaede looks over at Katie and stands slowly, dusting his pants off. "I'll go." * Haruko keeps working on her leg. * Katie nods at Kaede, then waves to the others. "Glad you're okay, Saki." She jogs into the building. * Satoshi looks at Katie. "We can..." He looks uncertainly down at Taki, and then is saved by Kaede speaking up. I didn't do it, but I've done it, and I needed to and I... I. * Kaede follows! * Kyon goes and grabs Haruko's stuff, too, then returns to Saki again, and repeats, "What was that about?" Hell if I know! He came up to the roof and demanded a fight. * Taki slumps against Satoshi, "I can't even help Katie when we're both here." * Haruko smiles more than a little and comments. "Thanks." Quietly. * Satoshi keeps an arm around her. He isn't blushing, amazingly enough, or if he is, it's so faint that you can't see it. * Kyon crouches down, resting his elbows on his knees. "Ever meet him before?" When we're both here? [Eriko comes outside, jogging over your way. She looks concerned, but it fades as she gets closer.] * Kyon glances up at her, then returns his attention to Saki. * Eriko has joined #arcana * Saki shakes her head at Kyon. "I don't have a clue who he was." * Taki starts cry a bit, "When the fake....I tried to help and made things worse. And now I couldn't do anything... because I was more afraid of myself than anything else." * Satoshi holds her a bit tigher (though not too tightly). "I know how that feels..." * Saki thinks. "Wait a minute..." She glances at Satoshi. "He was that freak we met at Serizawa." * Satoshi looks up at Saki. "Yeah. And he attacked Haruko, Taki and Kaede in the Tower later that night when they went back for Matthias and Akemi." He seems to have this weird obsession with you. Him and how many other people? * Haruko looks over to Eriko and makes a small wave. She nods in agreement with Satoshi. "He seems to want to fight, and thought you were the best choice for that." Many, probably. * Eriko comes over. She lights a cigarette. "So you knew this guy? " Met him briefly yesterday. First time for me. * Taki nods, "...and I acted just like Yoshiko ... except she wouldn't have listend to Kaede." * Taki seems to brighten a bit at that. * Satoshi looks down at Taki. "Yoshiko?" * Haruko doesn't even flinch at this point. Well maybe a little. "I thought his main strengths were seeing in the dark and that wand which was strong, but nothing like the guy with the sycthe. But maybe he was holding back against us." * Taki nods and tries to put her free arm around Satoshi, "She was the Knight before me... and a bully, she'd ...she... she beat Saki with a rock when they were both kids for something Saki's grandfather did...and then Saki's power...I think she lost an eye." * Saki glances sideways at Taki, but just for an instant. * Saki does that. * Taki looks up at Saki, "S-sorry, it's a little late but she..." * Haruko frowns a bit at the story. * Saki shrugs and gets to her feet, whether Haruko's done with the healing or not. "Whatever. It was a long time ago." * Kyon looks back at Taki bemusedly, then back to Saki. "So, he challenged you, and you threw him off the building?" I'm not sure who threw whom. It's not you, though, so don't worry about it. You're not like that. * Haruko stands up and gathers her stuff from Kyon. She looks to Saki. "If you ever feel your legs not at top performance, I'm on call." * Taki doesn't look at Satoshi, "Even when I stupidly charge in yelling about how unfair things are or asking why these things happen to me?" * Saki shakes her head. "Doesn't matter. I always get better." I wonder why these things are happening to me, too. I think we all are. (Healing factor!) It's just a matter of time. * Saki rubs her face where the flaming staff struck it. * Kyon nods quickly. "Right. Hard to last without that." * Haruko nods and smiles a little. "Helpful trick, that." She then flinches a good bit more as she remembers about the flaming staff. [Katie, Kaede, Ryuji and Chikako come out of the school!] * Katie is leading Chikako by the hand. She waves. * Haruko says quietly under her breath. "He could have killed me so easily if he'd wanted.... Well, no point dwelling on it now." * Satoshi looks up and waves quickly back to Katie and company. [Chikako waves! She looks hesitant to approach, but Katie is more or less dragging her along.] * Taki twists around when Satoshi moves, and takes her hand away from her face and waves it at Katie. (who probibly has no problem telling that it's damp.) * Haruko waves and looks curiously at Chikako. * Kyon looks back to Chikako, and waves tersely back. "Hey Chikako. What's up?" * Haruko then looks faintly embarrassed and it stops raining. * Katie smiles at Kyon. Impishly, maybe. "She was worried about you." "Hm? Nothing! Everything's cool!" * Kaede just walks forward with his hands in his pockets with a "Don't ask me, I'm just here" expression. * Saki heads towards the parking lot. "I'm outta here. See ya." * Kaede waves absently at Saki as she goes. * Saki is now known as Ryuji Later, Saki. * Haruko looks at Chikako oddly for a moment but then cheers up again. "Bye Saki." Bye. * Taki doesn't look at Saki, "bye." * Haruko looks over to Eriko. "How's Hirokazu doing lately? He ever figure out his powers?" * Katie lets go of Chikako's hand and checks her watch. [Chikako visibly relaxes as Saki leaves.] * Kyon cocks his head, looking at Chikako. "Worried?" Shooting rocket launchers out of his jacket? * Katie twists the watch around her wrist. Unless you count sneaking into the girls' locker room a power, no. If you've got to go somewhere, Katie, don't let us hold you up. * Katie speaks, quietly, "Not for another twenty minutes." * Haruko frowns. "He did that.. Ew.. Oh well." * Kaede looks over at her and stops rocking, pushing up his glasses and replying quietly. "Nervous?" * Katie swallows, hesitates, and nods once. Chikako pokes Katie. "Where you goin'? Someplace cool?" * Satoshi looks over at Katie. "Wherever you're going, do you want us to walk you there?" Not really cool. I... um... * Kaede winces at Chikako's reaction but tries to look away. * Ryuji meanwhile approaches Haruko and bows slightly. "If I might have a moment of your time, Ms. Kinsha?" * Katie somehow gets quieter. "I have to see a psychologist." * Haruko glances at Chikako again with more understanding and then back to Eriko. "Oh... Why?" Because I'm crazy. * Kaede keeps looking casually away. Oh look, pretty tree! * Taki blinks and then winces and then mutters * Kyon nods quickly. "Good reason." * Kaede side glances at Kyon. He doesn't have the energy to glare. * Katie doesn't respond to that. She sniffs, though. You want someone with you there for your first session? I know it's supposed to be confidential and all but... * Satoshi doesn't seem startled or put off or anything. He just kinda looks sad. * Haruko looks over at Katie, as supportively as she can. She seems somewhat happy, if not completely so, that Katie made that admission. Yeah, I guess so. * Taki slowly pushes herself away from Satoshi, and makes her way to Katie. * Satoshi lets Taki go. * Haruko then stands up and turns to Ryuji. "Certainly. And you may call me Haruko if you wish." Someone should've stopped that guy. I can't believe you let him get away. Would you be able to stop someone crazy enough to assault Saki? * Ryuji nods. "Very well. If you'd come with me for a minute?" He starts towards the corner of the school. * Haruko also returns the bow. * Taki stops walking when she gets to Katie, "I want... I want to at least walk with you there. It isn't much, but it's something that I can do." * Haruko comes with Ryuji. Okay. * Kyon shrugs quickly. "No reason to bother. He'll be back. Enough things to do today without chasing cat-eyed skater boys." * Eriko shrugs. "Maybe. Maybe not." You're the ones with the powers. * Taki looks releaved, and then wipes her eyes on her sleave, "Thank you." Not all of us are as powerful as her. I barely kept them from crashing into the ground. Kyon's right though. He'll be back. And then maybe we'll actually find out something of his intent beyond "You're cute, let's fight!" That's still more than I got. * Kyon looks back over at Kaede with a smirk. "Should be careful, then. Your client might be next." * Katie looks up to Eriko. "So, what was I supposed to do? Even if I *could* beat him up - which I can't - you wanted me to in front of everybody? Really?" (I love the way we're all talking about this in the middle of the school with people around.) I don't know! You could have done SOMETHING. (They tend to avoid Eriko. She's part of Saki's gaaaang.) * Kaede eyes Kyon carefully. "Don't even joke about that." She fell off the roof! God... I stopped her from hitting the ground, okay? How were we supposed to react other than what Katie did? I didn't know that. * Kaede snaps his face up to Eriko. "We chased him off. Sheesh, you could at least be grateful for that." * Eriko points at Satoshi. "And you coulda done something. You're big. You play hockey. And I can see you've been in a fight before. * Taki nods, "Thankyou for the warning too." Yeah, well, that's why I try to stay *out* of fights. I told you, just a little bit ago. It's why she's not hurt more. But I'm not a fighter. * Kyon steps over to Chikako as people talk. And Saki tends to not want help anyhow. You know that as well as I do... * Kaede sideglances at Kyon as he side-comments. "There's a LOT of stubborn people out there." There was already a fight going on! * Taki blinks and turns around. * Kaede sighs and turns around. "Fine. We've got more important things to do other than bicker." * Kyon ignores Kaede in favor of Chikako. [Chikako is there! She looks confused.] Way to avoid responsibility, dude. * Kaede looks over his shoulder as he walks away. "Right. I've got a sister and a grandfather and a business to take care of. On top of all these insane things that never stop happening. I'm the most irresponsible person in the world." He keeps walking towards his bike. * Katie blinks, looking over. "Kaede?" Yeah, man. Nobody has it worse than you, huh. Yeah? * Taki gives Kaede an indecive look. You shouldn't go by yourself. And Eriko? What> We did what we could, okay? Maybe it's not enough for you, but we did. * Kyon listens to what's going on, as he talks to Chikako in a soft voice. "Worried?" [Chikako nods without saying anything.] I'm not going to cower in fear every time I have to go somewhere... But we've got to find out what all this means... * Eriko folds her arms. "Fine. Nevermind." * Satoshi looks over at Kaede and nods. "Because it's all catching up to us now." * Eriko turns her attention to Satoshi. "But you should've done more, at least." What? * Kyon looks back at Eriko. "Tactics. Ever heard of them? They can be useful in situations like those. The way we handled it was best." * Taki nods. Not everything is sticking things with the pointy sticks. You could have chased after him. What if he comes back now? Then we take care of him if he comes back. What if he doesn't? What if he doesn't come back here? What if he waits until he gets Saki alone? She's not that hurt. What, you wanted us to attack him head on and have him get real violent? Ever hear of strength in numbers? * Ryuji comes back with Haruko. * Kaede turns around, staying where he is. "What if he killed Satoshi if he chased after him? Then we'd still be in danger AND we'd be down one more person." He was hurt. You weren't! ...I wouldn't let... If he took down more of us, it'd be even worse. Saki couldn't run, so we should tend to her. * Haruko has her now muddy uniform and bag in her arms but she's got a bit of a skip in her step. * Kaede turns away. "But I'm sorry. I guess chasing after him is more important than making certain she's alright to you?" ...wait, why are we talking about me getting killed? Plus, he dropped the field. So, we'd be assaulting someone in plain sight of bystanders. It's a theoretical situation, Watanabe-san. * Eriko wrings her hands. "Your healer could have stayed, and even if she didn't Saki knows how to take care of herself!" Wait. First you worry about things happening to Saki, then you say she knows how to take care of herself. Then I guess you've got this whole thing better planned then we do. Why couldn't you have been so "blessed" instead of us..? You know what I mean. I'm confused, and I'm going. * Taki looks at her feet, and then at Erko, "Uhm...could you yell about all this...somewhere... less public?" Yeah, I wonder why, too. * Haruko looks concerned at the argument. "What's wrong?" [Students are more or less avoiding you.] * Kaede tsshes. "Me too." You don't want it, Eriko. * Kaede follows Satoshi if he's going. * Satoshi actually does start heading off. Yes I do. No, you don't. Not if what happened to me could happen to you. It's not worth it. I guess I should see the head doctor now. * Kyon goes back to looking down at Chikako. "Going to be around after practice? We can talk." Chikako nods. "Ok! It's cool." * Haruko looks somewhat angry. "Respect Eriko's right to make a choice. She's been at this for some time and she's been kidnapped too, she knows what she's saying." * Eriko groans in frustration. "Yeah? Some stuff has already happened to me, for your information. But I deal. And besides, considering how much you owe Saki, you ought to be a little more considerate." * Satoshi slows down a little to let Katie and Taki catch up. * Katie stares at Eriko. You know? Katie? This isn't worth it either. She told us about it. * Haruko quiets up for now. She killed the last Page of Swords and the girl I- she loved. Okay? And I'd do a lot to help her anyway, because I can realize she's not the same person. But I know my limits, and I know where I can help. It's not by chasing down people so much stronger than me and getting hurt. So I'm sorry you don't have someone who's tried to starve you to death, and I'm sorry your sanity hasn't been shattered into a million pieces. Really. Maybe you'd feel better if it was. * Katie turns and walks off. Maybe towards Satoshi and Kaede, maybe towards the psych. Oh, that's a nice excuse. It's not your fault because you're insane, huh? Eriko, you've gone too far. * Satoshi goes off with Katie if she's going to the psychologist. * Taki walks next to Katie. * Katie squeezes her eyes shut, along with her fists, and keeps walking. * Eriko clenches her fists. "Fine! I'm out of here too." She walks off towards the school. * Eriko is now known as Chikako * Ryuji hurries to catch up with Katie. "My apologies." Don't listen to her, you did what you could. And it was more than any of the rest of us could do. * Katie sniffs. She's crying, and doesn't stop walking. "Yeah." * Kyon watches Katie walk off for a few seconds, then looks down at Chikako. "You want to go with them?" * Haruko just blinks at Eriko's comment. She seems very stunned at everything that happened. Umm... I don't know! I guess it's cool... I hope Katie's okay. * Haruko looks ot Chikako. "I think she'd want you to be there." * Kyon glances back off in the direction Katie headed off in, and then back towards Chikako. "Your call." He looks off towards Eriko's direction. Ummm.... Ok, cool. I'll go catch up. Meet you after practice? * Haruko smiles. * Kyon nods, and moves his hand just above her shoulder, not quite touching her. "Yeah. Outside the locker rooms." Ok, cool. * Chikako waves, then darts out the school gate. * Kyon looks at Haruko. "Going to follow Eriko, then head to practice. Can come along or not. Doesn't really matter." * Haruko looks to Kyon. "I was thinking of doing that too. Well, the Eriko part. Could you tell me what happened on the way?" * Kyon nods tersely, and starts stalking off towards the school. "Kept insisting we should have done more for Saki. In there was something about being willing to have had powers, despite the consequences. Made our Page upset." * Haruko follows, gripping her clothes and bag to her as best she can. She sighs. "Katie's not ready for that sort of thing yet. It's a legitimate debate but this isn't the time. And Eriko went too far at the end." * Kyon nods quickly. "Still, should smooth things over. She's the easiest in to Saki. Don't want to lose her for that." * Haruko nods. "I don't think she really met it either. She was probably just mad. I know I'd be in her position." * Ryuji is now known as Eriko I mean in general, not having powers but having my friends in danger. I don't like some of what we have to deal with, but the powers make it all much easier than it would be otherwise. [You reach the roof, where you find Eriko slumped ungraciously against a wall, filling her lungs with cancer.] * Haruko glances to Kyon for a moment to see how he wants to handle this. * Kyon takes a couple steps forward, then rocks back on his heels. "Figured you'd come back here." (* Kyon shoves Eriko off the roof. ...well, maybe I should have decided how to handle it after all..) (That'd do it. :P) * Eriko doesn't look up. "Come to tell me how wrong I am?" * Haruko follows close behind. "I think the last thing you said was wrong, but I think you said it mostly cause you were angry, I supported you earlier, still do." * Kyon smirks. "I try not to repeat myself. Have other reasons for being here." Like what? * Haruko lets Kyon talk. * Kyon takes another couple steps forward. "Like, I understand wanting to protect your friend at all costs, and watching things like weird catboys attack them is frustrating." So? * Kyon squeezes his fists closed again, then releases them. "So you should trust us. Don't want her to get hurt, either. If I thought chasing him down was the best way to deal with it, we'd have chased him down." * Haruko does move up with Kyon. * Eriko doesn't say anything to that. * Haruko walks closer to Eriko and coughs once but then gestures to the ground by her. "May I sit down?" * Eriko shrugs. "I don't own the roof." * Haruko sits down by her. * Kyon shoves his hands into the pockets of the warmup jacket, and comes closer again, although not as close as Haruko. "So what do you want?" Huh? * Haruko is quiet again for now. * Kyon rolls his eyes. "You heard me. What do you want?" (Don't say restored glory for the centari empire. You'll regret it!) (But feel free to ask to live long enough to see Taro's head on a stake, so you can wave at it cutely.) I don't know. (That was one of the best lines in the entire series) ( Yup, that's a good idea. ) * Kyon shakes his head quickly. "Don't believe that. You wouldn't have done all that down there if you didn't know." * Haruko looks like she was going to say something, but she nods when Kyon speaks and shushes. * Eriko shakes her head. "I just think you should care about Saki more than you show. You guys owe her big time." She's proud, we don't want to offend her, she sometimes doesn't even let me finish healing her. But I don't think we do enough, if you showed us how to do more, I'd listen. I don't know. Sometimes even I don't get her. * Kyon nods quickly. "But, every time she's asked me to do something with her, I've been there." * Eriko nods. * Haruko nods. "It's frustrating at times. Look even if the rest don't get it, I was in that room with you where we were both tied up. I was able to try to get help and change the situation because I had powers. You didn't have that option. I'll never judge you badly for wanting them, I'd want the same thing in your place." * Eriko nods. "You don't know how lucky you guys are. You might lament about all the hardships your powers give you, but it's worse when you don't have them at all." Worse when you don't have them and you have to deal with people who do. * Eriko nods. * Haruko nods. "It's easy to say the powers bring us problems, but we don't have to face our friends being in danger while at times being powerless to even try to fight." * Kyon nods quickly. "So all I'm saying is, give us the benefit of the doubt. We'll do what we can." * Eriko nods. "So do I." * Haruko nods. "We screw up sometimes, but we're learning. And we do care." * Haruko looks over with a faint grin. "So, you want to be alone now? Or would you not mind me sticking around and enjoying the exciting school yard view?" * Kyon shakes his head bemusedly, and stalks off to practice. * Eriko shrugs. "Do what you want. Want a cig?" * Haruko shakes her head with a slight smile. "No thanks. Although if you like, I've learned this trick to turn juice into wine and stuff? But it turns back, so you can't really get drunk." [Session End!]