[Day: Tuesday, March 30th. Time: 2:50 p.m.] [Weather: Chilly and cloudy. Chance of rain later on.] [Y'all gather at the lockers. They're probably locked, hence the name.] [Session Start!] * Haruko comes down the hallway with a bit of a smile, she's got a box in her hands about three inches tall by a foot, by eight inches. * Satoshi is at his locker, as usual, exchanging books and waiting for the others. Afternoon, Haruko. What's that? * Haruko looks up and notices Satoshi and smiles broudly. "Hi Satoshi. And this is not the key part of an elaborate mechanism to blackmail the world certainly." I'm sure it's not. Besides, the whole world? That'd take a larger box. * Haruko nods. "Very astute." * Haruko grins and settles down by the lockers. * Satoshi looks up and down the hall. "Seen any of the others today?" * Haruko shakes her head. "Can't say I have." * Satoshi frowns briefly. "Well, if they don't arrive soon, I'm going to go looking for them." * Taki walks down the hall, and for once in the past couple of weeks doesn't seem to be hurring, "Hi, Sorry I'm la...where are the Ks?" Afternoon, Taki. We were just wondering that. Hi Taki. And we can try calling before wandering off. * Taki nods, "all of us have phones now." * Taki pulls hers out, "I'll give them five or so min for random class projects or having to clean and then call Katie, then I'll panic if I need too." Well, I'd hope there's a step between calling and panicking. * Haruko nods. Personaly I'd like to avoid the panicking alltogether. So would I. Ran into Hirokazu yesterday, he wanted to learn mechanic stuff. We'll see if he's trainable. ...All I can say is good luck. * Haruko nods. "If you have any random low skill chores that need to be done, let me know. He'll get homework assignments whenever I hear he pesters girls." She then grins slightly. "And at some point soon I'm going run out of assignments." * Taki looks thoughtfull for a moment, "Make him polish stuff?" Yeah, but there's only so much stuff to polish. Get somebody who has a bike to splatter mud on something he's polished and have start over again? Hmm... could work, although that wouldn't be nice. * Haruko gets out her cell phone. * Satoshi keeps leaning against his locker, half-listening to the girls and keeping a look out for the K crew. * Taki checks her phone for the time, "...Kyon or Katie?" Katie, Kyon isn't normally here by now. You want to call or should I? * Taki looks indecisive for a long moment, "...I'll call, that way Kaede won't think you're trying to bother him or something..if he's there." (/LAMEST EXCUSE EVER!) * Haruko nods. (Will accept any argument involving less dealing with Kaede) Anyways, that's too mean of a thing to do to a bike, I'll need to think of something else. (*cracks up*) * Taki speedials Katie and holds her phone up to her ear. * Taki speaks into her phone, "Hi Katie, it's Taki." * Taki grins, "We're not in trouble, but since half of our group isn't here we were wondering if you were. Doesn't sound like it though." * Haruko smiles. "Well, that's good to hear." * Taki grins at Haruko, "She says she hopes it is, and that they're still in her last class." * Haruko giggles. "Huh, they should tell the teacher class is over." * Satoshi continues to listen, though he's definitely relieved to hear that Katie and Kaede aren't in trouble. * Taki speaks into the phone, "Should we wait for her to show up here, or just start walking over there." Whichever they prefer. I can call Kyon if we go there. * Taki blinks at Satoshi, "no, no. Wrong her. Chikako stopped by, but it seems she's going back to her office." Ah. I had still wanted to talk to Arisu about Yushiro, if she's around. Oh, sorry. And I'll see you when you get here. Bye Katie. * Taki pockets her phone, "Arisu'll be at the office too." * Haruko nods and speed dials Kyon. * Haruko speaks fairly quickly into the phone, she sounds slightly puzzled at first. "We're meeting in Chikako's office instead of by the lockers." Uhm...No, Katie and Kaede are coming here. * Haruko blushes. "Correction, normal place. Sorry for the call." * Haruko then looks to Taki. "So I'm confused, is Arisu coming here, or are we going to the office next or what's happening?" * Haruko looks quite embarrassed as she turns off her phone. I think we're just staying here and waiting. * Taki counts off on her fingers, "Chikako is on her way to her office, Arisu should be there soon, Katie and Kaede are stuck in their last class for some reason I forgot to ask about and then coming here." Well, guess I'll just try to call Arisu, in case we don't go to the office after everyone is here. * Haruko then does so. * Taki shrugs and sits down aross from Katies locker. * Kyon turns the corner with his bag slung over his shoulder. He's consulting a clipboard as he stalks along, and talking with a girl that's walking alongside him. * Satoshi looks up the hallway at Kyon. Kyon with a girl, even. Perhaps she will get some description! * Haruko stands up as Kyon approaches and bows apologetically. She then speaks into the phone. "Hi, Arisu? Its Haruko Kinsha. Did you get my message from several days ago?" * Taki looks down the hall, in the same direction as Satoshi and sees Kyon and a girl, who is she? * Haruko speaks a bit louder. "Hello? Arisu?" [The girl is rather tall. Not quite as tall as Kyon, but she'd be about average height for a girl if Kyon were average height for a guy (which he's not). She's got narrow black eyes and dark black hair, tied into a pony tail that falls to her waist. And she's wearing a hakama and has a bow slung over her shoulder.] 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6+1) and gets 6. * Kyon looks up for a second to catch Haruko's bow, and rolls his eyes as he keeps talking to the girl. "... and you really think the club needs that?" * Haruko suddenly looks rather worried and speaks a good bit louder (no Katie so no real problem) she also takes a few steps in the direction of Chikako's office. "Arisu? Are you alright? Please answer me." * Katie comes walking along, looking a little bothered. She glances at Kyon, then the others from her distance as she walks, checking eyes. * Satoshi looks over at Haruko and frowns slightly. 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets -3. [The girl nods to Kyon. Whatever it is, the club must need it.] * Haruko covers the mouth piece and turns to the rest. "I called Arisu and all I hear is a weak raspy breathy." She looks embarrassed again. "It might be nothing, but I'd like to check it out." * Taki stands up when Katie arrives, but gives Haruko a worried look. * Haruko keeps listening in case she hears anything more and takes a few more steps towards the office, and looks back in case anyone is following her. * Kyon scowls. "Could take it out of next month's budget." He looks at her sidewise. "Assuming you can wait two days." * Kaede drags himself down the hall, probably a few meters back from Katie. He's looking at one of the walls as he arrives. Instead of hanging behind one shoulder, he has his arms clutching his kaban as he walks forward, the pack crossing his chest. * Haruko frowns for a moment and glances at Katie. "Satoshi, could you come with me? I'll try to make this quick." * Satoshi waves to Katie as she arrives. We don't have much time to wait, what with the national competition just a few weeks away. * Katie waves back, arriving! "Where are you going?" * Satoshi looks over at Haruko. "What?" Haruko tried to call Arisu, but didn't hear anything but raspy breathing, so we're waiting for you and Kaede to catch up before we go running off. Oh. Running where? * Haruko nods. "Are you sure she'll be in the office Taki? If she's in trouble it seems more likely she'd be elsewhere." The office? ...Or maybe we should just call Chikako and ask where she was. * Haruko nods. "Please do so Taki." She then walks over to Katie and hands her the phone. "Could you listen and see if you hear anything more?" * Katie blinks, then takes the phone. "Okay?" She puts it to her ear. * Kyon scans the clipboard again, and shrugs quickly. "Put the orders in now so they'll be ready. Can pay on Thursday. Big enough order, they shouldn't need money up front. (Did Haruko have Chikako's number when Taki first got her phone?) (Yeah, I believe so.) * Kaede slumps his back against a wall in the meantime, half-slouched. * Taki dials Chikako then. 2d6-7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-7) and gets 0. * Haruko paces anxiously, she looks like she just wants to act and run off somewhere, but seems to be resisting that urge. * Katie listens for a moment. "Arisu? Are you there?" * Haruko watches Katie anxiously as she paces. Katie. I'm Chikako's friend, remember? Are you okay? * Haruko looks a mixed of confused and relieved she stops pacing and just watches Katie. * Kyon leans against a locker and looks down at the girl. "Well, Remi? Will that do?" * Katie flicks her gaze to Kyon's conversation, then back away from the others. * Kaede turns at the name and tries to get a good look at the girl. [Kaede sees a girl who looks remarkably like the one described above.] [Because she is.] * Remi nods. "I suppose it will have to." * Taki eyes her phone, and then then tries calling Chikako again. (because it's not the GMs fault if her previous attempt to got lagged off the screen) * Katie 's eyes widen, and she sounds a little panicked. "Arisu? Arisu?" * Katie removes the phone from her ear and practically shoves it into Kaede's hands. "Track her. Now." * Haruko bites her lip. * Taki blinks, "Chikako? Is that you?" * Kaede blinks at looks over at Katie, then juts his head back, snapping to attention. "Huh? What?" * Kaede hasn't taken the phone yet. * Haruko looks pleadingly at Kaede but lets Katie handle it. * Kyon looks down at the others irritatedly, and looks back to Remi. "Right. Leave the rest to you, then." He waves a hand at the others. "You want introductions?" * Taki breaths a small sighs of relief, "This is Taki, I'm one of Katie's friends. I need to know where Arisu went, I think she's in trouble." * Katie grits her teeth for a brief moment, then grabs Kaede by the shoulder. "Kaede, *please*. Now isn't the time. It's not." * Demota has joined #ARcana * Taki continues to speak and sounds worried, "Do you have any idea what she might have been looking for?" * Katie gives him the phone. "Track her. She's in trouble." * Kaede snaps his eyes open at getting shaken and looks at Katie fearfully in the eyes. "Wha-what? Who?" Arisu! * Kaede looks down at the phone in his hand for a second and stares at it for a moment. "Um...right..." * Kaede closes his hand around the phone and closes his eyes to concentrate. * Haruko 's look threatens breifly to go from pleading to glaring, but it relaxes once Katie finally gets through. [Something's wrong? OMG Satoshi is so shocked he's speechless!] * Haruko watches Kaede with a mix of worry and concern and seems to have a few different gears rapidly turning in her head. * Taki starts to pace in a circle in the hall with her phone held up to her ear. * Katie lets out a breath and waits. * Remi says to Kyon. "I suppose it wouldn't hurt. Are they your friends?" * Taki comes to a stop, "Is there anything on her desk then? A clue? I think something very not happened to her." * Kyon smirks. "Not exactly." He points to each of the group in turn, even the ones further down the hall. "Haruko Kinsha, Katie Andrews, Satoshi Watanabe, Taki Shimiru, Kaede Takeuchi." * Katie turns her attention to Kyon and sticks her tongue out at him. Can't help herself. * Haruko just stands there, given a weak nod and smile to Remi before looking over back to Kaede. * Taki ignores Kyon, the phone is more imporant. * Remi raises an eyebrow at Katie. "I see." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 7. * Haruko then bites her lip for a minute and straightens her back and looks calmer. She turns again to Remi and bows. "I'm sorry we're not being more friendly in our greetings, we mean you no disrespect, we're just rather worried about someone we know." I see. * Kyon smirks, and turns back to Remi. "Got a range of manners here." * Remi turns to Kyon. "Well, I guess I'll leave it to you, then." She bows, then bows to the others. "Nice to meet you." (which is different from "Nice to meat you." Which is what Saki might say). Then she leaves. * Kaede looks up and starts wandering in the direction it's coming from. "That's weird. I'd think she'd be at least somewhere close to school..." * Haruko bows back. "It was a pleasure to meet you, I hope we can get to know each other at a better time." * Katie waves. "Bye Remi." She bites her lip, then blinks as Kaede heads off and tags behind him. "Wait, where is she?" * Taki gives Remi a small bow, but doesn't take the phone away from her ear. (how rude!) I'm not sure yet. I have to get closer to the source to find out. * Haruko looks to Kaede back to Kaede. "Would teleporting in the general direction help?" * Kaede shakes his head. "I don't have that much of a pin-point on it I don't think...we could try it, but we might risk losing it." * Kyon looks over the group, his smirk disappearing, and starts paying more attention to them. However you want to do it, we have to get there now. * Haruko nods and walks with Kaede. "How quickly can you move while tracking? Could you ride on the back of a motorcycle or bicycle? * Taki starts pacing again. * Kaede thinks for a moment...then nods. "I could probably do that. Motorcycle'd be better though. I'd need to be able to keep a hand on the phone to concentrate, so I couldn't grip anything that well." * Haruko nods. "Alright." She looks to Kyon. "You drive, he rides, you call and we port in once you know the location?" She bites her lip. "Or we could take a car, but that may not be necessary, and if it isn't, please berate me after the emergency is over." (The last bit was directed to the group at large) * Katie looks around. "I don't know..." Taki needs to have seen the place first, I think. (We're also probably getting near the point where we need a Satoshi.) * Haruko nods. "We could take the subway.. but if its an emergency and we're all needed..." * Taki covers the mouthpice of the phone with her fingers, "Could get lucky...I need to wander around Tokyo more." * Haruko looks again to Kyon. "What do you think?" * Kyon blows out a breath. "How safely do you drive?" * Haruko takes a breath. "I'm practiced with cars and bikes. I'm not skilled enough to really make a car chase or anything crazy, but I can go through city traffic at a good speed." * Taki uncovers the phone, "We tried to call her about another story, and all we could hear was raspy breathing and she didn't respond to anything we said. So anything at all." * Kyon nods quickly. "And how long do you take to do it?" * Haruko gulps. "If I can choose the car, I can do it within a minute." * Taki keeps talking to the phone, "Very, very not cool." * Kaede stops and waits for the conversation to be over. * Haruko looks to Kaede. "Is the direction at all on the way to a parking lot? We could keep moving." * Kyon closes his eyes for a moment, then starts stalking off down the hall. "Don't want to go into whatever this is without backup if I don't have to. I'll get the bike together. You good at following?" * Kaede points in whichever direction it's coming from (since the GM didn't specify directly). "That way." * Katie just looks worried. Very worried. "Okay, okay." * Haruko starts digging through her bag and finds a pair of gloves, a ruler with a notch on one end, and a few other tools. "I can manage, just try not to cut lights close, we don't need police attention." * Kaede follows Kyon. Since he assumes that's what the plan is. * Katie does, too! Urf. * Haruko does, as the bike is probably in a larger parking lot. * Taki folllows Katie, and presumably Satoshi does too. [Session End]