[Day: Monday, April 4th. Time: 7:00 p.m.] [Weather: Warm. Sunset!] [You're still in the school chem lab! By now, just about everyone else in the school has gone home for the night. But not you guys! You're going watch Haruko's zany experiment.] [Session Start!] * Katie is there. She's seated at a desk, even. And looking out the window. * Haruko focuses on the puddle on the table that has a cork sitting in it. As she focuses it forms up into a dove, with the cork floating in its back. [Saki gets up and limps out of the room.] Bye Saki. * Taki is standing and watching Haruko, but she looks over when Saki stands, "Ahh... see you tomarrow." * Haruko decides to keep concentrating on the dove and keeps quiet. She has the dove fly up slightly, keeping the cork in its back. * Satoshi belatedly waves at Saki and then turns his attention back to Haruko, wondering what it is she's doing. * Katie looks up at the dove. "Neat." She glances at her watch, then gets to her feet. "I've got to go home." * Taki looks at Katie, "uhm... if something happens to Kaede, and we needed you would it be okay for me to just show up... or are your parents back yet?" * Haruko nods and keeps concentrating, landing her dove. "See you tomorrow." You want me to walk you there? * Katie bites her lip and nods. "They are. And I have to eat dinner with them." Another glance at the watch. "Soon." Ahhh, so much for the shortcut... at least untill after I figure out what makes the field go up and down. We'll only call for you if we absolutely need you then. And Taki, you could drop her nearby if you're not too tired. * Katie lets out a sigh. "Yeah. Um, Taki. Can you-" She stops at Haruko's words. * Taki grins, "I can, but I can't rule out people walking down the street." Yeah, that *would* be faster. But if you're worried about that, I'd be happy to walk you home. * Haruko smiles slightly. She has the dove with the cork fly over to Katie's arm. Slower than normal though. "Have a good dinner." * Katie smiles and presses the top of the dove's head with a fingertip. "I will." * Satoshi watches the dove. "That's... really cool, Haruko." I think you put up the field when you vanish, Taki. So if you do it again, nobody will see us getting there. * Taki walks over to Katie, "I know how to get from here to your house so if Kaede calls while Satoshi is still out it won't be too hard to pick him up... and that's not all it is because sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't and it's never happened when I've tried in my room." * Haruko manages to have the dove dip it's head slightly and open it's mouth as she goes. "Coo." She then has it fly over to Satoshi, slowly again. * Taki looks up to watch the dove fly past. * Satoshi holds out his arm so the dove can land on it. "And if you take me along, I'll be able to tell you if the field's up or not for certain." * Katie nods. "Okay. And yeah, do that. It'll be really quick and a good thing to try." I have to concentrate to do it or the cork would fall out. ::The dove lands on his arm:: And it has to be bouyant of course. * Satoshi touches the dove's head very gently with a fingertip. "Okay. Haruko, you'll want your bird back." * Taki grins at Satoshi and the bird, "When ever both of you are ready." * Haruko goes "Coo." Again. She then has it fly back to her. "Okay, I'll be here." * Satoshi walks over to Taki. "I'm ready." * Taki grabs onto Satoshi's sleave and offers her other hand to Katie. * Haruko takes the cork from the dove, puts it back in her bag, then refills her waterbottle. * Katie takes it! * Taki sets off for an out of the way corner near Katies home! 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets -1, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I hate these guys. Give 'em one for me." 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets 3. * Haruko looks up when the group gets back. She's looking over her clipboard. [Three people vanish, a few moments later two of them reappear in the lab!] Field was up when we got to Katie's, and it's up now. Well, let's wait by the motorcycle and the subway, we may have to move fast if Kaede calls. * Taki steadies herself on Satoshi's arm for a moment and then looks at her watch... which has stopped, "Ah right sure." Are you done with everything you need to do, Haruko? * Taki lets go of Satoshi and... 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 7. * Taki flickers and checks her watch, "No..." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 5. * Haruko looks over the notebook and nods. "Yeah. Got a fair amount to do tomorrow, but nothing I can do right now." * Taki checks her watch again, "Ha! got it that time!" Field's down, yep. So we should get going, then? * Haruko grabs her bag and gets walking. "It'll be good to talk to Ryuji again, even if the subject isn't pleasant." * Haruko watches where she's walking for now rather than her clipboard. * Taki nods and grabs her backpack before she follows Haruo out, "Yeah, I should probibly talk to Chikako when it isn't about Katie being in trouble." * Satoshi grabs his bag and heads out as well. "I... don't really have anyone I need to talk to at the moment, I guess." * Taki looks back over her shoulder, "You can talk to me and Haruko while we're waiting to find out that we've been worrying about Kaede for no good reason." * Haruko frowns slightly. "I've got quite a few, but only one I'm looking forward to." Right, but I meant people who weren't here and who I'd have to actively go looking for. * Haruko nods. "I should probably talk to Eriko too at some point. But I think she may still need another few days." Who else should I talk to... Meimi I guess... but she's probibly pissed at us. * Taki shivers. Maybe we should visit her sometime. Show her we haven't forgotten about her. * Haruko nods fairly automatically. She does jot down a note on her clipboard though. * Taki nods, "Visiting hours are probibly over, but we were going to sneak in anyway...." * Taki looks up, "We'll drop by soon Meimi." Yeah, although Katie has the blood, perhaps tomorrow. It'll give Sumire time to call back if she needs to. ::she frowns:: We can hunt on Wednesday. Hunt? * Taki gives Haruko a confused look, "For what?" * Haruko quietly speaks as she walks. "Tenjirou." Do we even know what happened to him after the mess? (We'll invite Red) * Taki shudders. (She'd enjoy it.) I hurt him pretty badly. (Maybe more than we expect if his powers get to her ^^;) [Taki's phone rings!] Hold on. * Taki digs it out and answers it, "Hello?" * Satoshi stops and waits for Taki to answer her phone. No, we don't. * Haruko holds up as well. * Taki blinks, "Soleil? Did something happen to Kaede? Where are you?" * Haruko looks to Taki and puts her clipboard in her bag. * Taki souds more than a little worried as she keeps talking into the phone, "What bridge? What does it look like? Is Kaede hurt?" * Haruko gets out the clipboard again and hands holds it out, offering Taki a pen if she wants to write anything down. * Taki cradles the phone into her shoulder and takes them. * Taki scribbles down 'ironbound.' "Yes? What's happening Soleil?" (Taki discovers that what Haruko has been writing down all this time is "All work and no joyride make Haruko go crazy.) (ha!) ( What, you weren't already?) (More crazy) * Haruko looks through her bags and goes to get that map she showed Taki way back. (* The map, in fact, does happen to have a footnote entited "Some random ironbound bridge." That must be the place.) Iron bridge within walking distance of the hospital... I hope she isn't wandering around looking for somebody to ask... she said they got attacked, but it wasn't a problem. * Haruko finds the hospital on the map and looks for bridges within walking distance. * Taki speaks into the phone, "Ahh, don't worry about it, what's going on now?" Did she say by who... oh. * Satoshi waits for Taki. Soleil! Haruko, have you found the bridge? It sounds like we need to get moving. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 9. (dr) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 7. There's a river, there's a half dozen or so. We can split them up. ::she looks to Satoshi:: You and Taki can teleport to the hospital and start on the closer ones, I'll start on the farther out ones. (half dozen bridges or so) * Taki looks up at Haruko and nearly looses her grip on the phone, "With the bike?" * Haruko nods and figures out the route she'll take. (Making nav roll now) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 4. (same) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 11. (... DR) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I hate these guys. Give 'em one for me." (DING!) ( @_@ ) (Now if only Tim gets this lucky during his fight XD) [Taki and Satoshi pick the right bridge to go to. They find Soleil and Kaede, fighting with two goons (although one is flat on the ground). The other goon has Kaede grabbed and is punching at him, but Kaede just electrified his wrench, so we'll see what happens. (Satoshi, roll init)] d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (d6+6) and gets 12. * Kaede oofs at the punch and looks off to the side at the goon. His hands grip his wrench and tries while grappled to point it towards the goon's face as he glares. "Bad move." He starts to spark up his wrench with electricity and hold it threateningly in front of the goon's face. "Back off." (Should I roll for field?) ( Yeah ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 5. (Satoshi crit fails his init roll. He never knows when to go) (I'm so confused!) [New order: Satoshi, Soleil, Goon1, Taki, Kaede.] [Satoshi's turn!] (Goon still there, or did he get fielded out temporarily?) ( Oh, good point. ) [No goon! Combat over!] (I win! * Taki passes out and the goons reappear) * Soleil rubs her hand. "Ouch." * Taki looks around, "Soleil! Kaede! What happened!? She said you were being attacked and thenitsoundedlikeshedroppedthephone!" * Kaede sighs and relaxes himself, letting the electricity wink out. "Well, that's convenient. If not a heada--" He looks at Taki. "Calmd own." * Satoshi hurries over to them. "Are you okay?" * Kaede looks at Soliel, eying her. "I told you to get out of there. Now they...gah, Temperance is so going to be on our back over this." Worry about her later. What's going on? * Taki takes a few deep breaths in an attempt to follow Kaede's orders, "What. Happend?" * Soleil glares at Kaede. "If I 'ad left, you would not be walking." * Kaede looks at Satoshi. "Yorihisa's interested in Fuyuko too." * Kaede glances at Soleil. "I've had worse. Believe me." Him? Why? * Soleil eyes Kaede. "Well, zen next time I won't stop you." He's the one with the shield right? Who wasn't actualy eatin by Saki? * Kaede turns back to Satoshi. "That's what we were trying to find out. He was talking to those guys for some reason..then they spotted us." And they attacked you? * Kaede then sighs and rubs his fingers through his hair. "Look, I appreciate it, alright? I really do appreciate your help. But I was trying to resolve it without relying on powers." * Soleil blinks. "Why? Because we can't just throw these things out on the general public and expect no one to take notice. If I'd broken out my power earlier and hit them with it, one of them would have probably been in a coma. Or worse. Your power is zat uncontrolable? Yes and no. It's not that it's uncontrollable. It's just how do you explain electrical burns? * Soleil shrugs. "Why should I 'ave to?" * Taki looks around again for the goons ... and then checks her watch. She nods to herself, "Taser?... and where is he?" * Kaede sighs and looks at Taki. "Probably long gone if you're talking about Yorihisa. We were detained a while by these goons.." * Taki glares at Kaede, "You should have called us sooner then!" I told her to call right away. How was I supposed to know she'd come to my rescue? (A minimal understanding of human nature?) (*cracks up*) (Or a dismal sense of self-worth. Either way. ^_~) (This is Kaede.) * Soleil rubs her head. Sacre bleu, you are.... * Soleil pauses, unable to think of the word. She finishes in French. (messed up?) ( Right there with you sister. (The French equivalent of SNAFU) ...Because we would too? ... I shoulda brough Haruko, but she wanted to take the bike and it woulda been faster to split up if I hadn't picked the right bridge first so where do you want.. .Argh I'm talking like Haruko. (FUBAR more like, SNAFU pretty strictly describes situations) * Kaede shakes his head and shakes his injured hand a bit. "I wanted to question that goon too. Dammit..." Well, if we stick around here long enough, he might still be there when the field comes down. * Haruko actually does come driving down one of the streets parallel to the river about now, as she had a fairly easy time checking the bridges. (She does? Through the field? :P) (Actually good point, forgot it was still up) (Ahh, Haruko? Unless you've converted Kyon's bike to diesel, and found a way to get into fields... no she doesn't) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6+2) and gets 11. (Haruko, meanwhile, runs over the goon we wanted to interrogate) ( @_@ ) * Taki looks at Kaede, "You want me to go find Haruko then?" I'll be fine...we need to catch up to tailing Yorihisa. Find out what trail he's on. [Haruko's bike suddenly stops working. She winds up skidding on the ground and tearing up her leg nastily.] * Taki looks around, "How? You said he was long gone." * Haruko shrieks for a moment but does all she can to protect the bike. (Can the rest of us hear that now?) (Do we see her skidding in?) ( Yeah. You can hear that. ) * Taki 's train of thought gets derailed at the sound of Haruko wiping out, "What was that?" * Kaede sighs and starts to say something before he turns towards the skidding and shrieking. Haruko? * Taki looks in that direction, "Oh no." * Soleil turns her head that direction. "What?" * Taki starts to run and then teleports because it's faster. (Yes, I know it's compleatly the wrong thing to do, but she's not thinking right now >.<) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets -1, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I hate these guys. Give 'em one for me." (@_@;;;;) [Taki is there!] * Satoshi runs after her. * Soleil floats over! * Satoshi then watches her disappear? * Haruko is stopped skid distance in from the edge of the field, wincing pretty baddly. And glad that she's wearing her helmet. She's got one leg under the bike at the moment and is cautiously getting off. * Kaede sighs and rubs his head. "I think someone's in trouble.." He wanders over. * Haruko is incidentally still wearing her Miko garb from way back. (That makes it even more silly. A liquid Haruko would have taken a lot less damage. ;P) (But the bike, Kaede! The bike! ) * Taki arrives next to Haruko, and freezes for a moment before tring to lift Kyon's bike off of her, "Haruko!" (I know why she didn't. I just think it's silly ^_^;) * Satoshi runs over. "Hang on, Haruko!" Taki, let me lift it. * Satoshi checks to make sure that Haruko's not caught in it somehow, or that lifting it off her would make it worse. * Kaede looks over at Satoshi half-calmly. "Okay, *this* is a perfect situation of where your power comes in handy." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6) and gets 9. * Haruko moves to let the bike get off of her. She's still wincing. "Be careful with it." * Taki ...got out of the way at somepoint during that. * Satoshi really doesn't have a clue, but Haruko's ability to move reassures him. "Yeah, but I'm more worreid about you." He bends down and lifts the bike. Carefully! 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 8. [It ars too heavy! Satoshi cannot lift it in all his uberness.] * Haruko doesn't get up just yet. "I'll, be alright. There's obviously some blood, but not massive numbers, bleeding through her pants. (... Massive numbers? WHAT?) (Doesn't superstrength give you -4s?) Dang, what kind of bike *is* this? * Taki steps back in and tries to help Satoshi, "One that's on Haruko, 'cmon!" * Satoshi braces himself and tries again. 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-6) and gets 0. * Taki lifts! [Satoshi lifts the bike. Somehow it feels a lot easier this time.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 3. Okay, got it. (and she even helps just a teeny bit XD) * Satoshi walks a *very* short distance away and sets the bike down *carefully* with Taki's help. [The bike doesn't set down when Satoshi tries. * Haruko carefully sits up, not putting too much weight on her legs. She tries to move a little and grons. What the... oh. Soleil? You can let go now. * Soleil sets the bike down sloooowly. Like she might drop it. * Taki lets go of the bike. * Kaede takes in a breath. "Thank you, Soliel." * Satoshi finishes lowering it. "Thanks." * Haruko goes liquidy slowly moves over by where the bike got put down, she then reforms next to it and inspects it for damage, leaving a little blood on the ground. She looks slightly frantic. [The paint is scratched, but there doesn't seem to be serious damage.] Haruko, calm down. You're hurt. We need to get you looked after. * Haruko lets out a breath and rubs the side of the bike. "I'll get that fixed up, I'm so sorry." * Satoshi puts a hand to his forehead and groans. Uh... Haruko? Your legs are more important... a lot more important. ( you need them to work the brake pedals! ) (Exactly!) (Brake's a lever on the handle bars) * Haruko shakes her head. "My leg, Kyon's bike." But she does then, satisfied that it's okay, starts to look after her leg. "What's the situation?" Uh... I think they all got away when my fie... * Taki checks her watch and then looks around, "Er...oops." (Yeah, but if she's joyriding again... not that she'd ever do that, of course. ;p) * Haruko looks to Kaede. "What happened?" * Haruko decides that considering her pants are sort of sticking to her leg right now, probably best not to seperate the two. She does however gently wash the wound with her water bottle. Uhm...am I the only one who thinks we should maybe go somewhere else? Unless you can teleport inanimate objects, I don't think Haruko's going to move from here. I don't think my clothes are inanimate, or I'd have Haruko's problem... but I've never tried with something that heavy before... (...) (They're not?) (...Actualy I think I'll let that stand, she's nearly tired enough to say that.) * Haruko grimaces for a moment and then binds her pants closer to her leg to staunch bleeding. "Alright, someone can walk the bike a little, I'll puddle move. But then please tell me what's going on." * Taki blinks, "I mean I don't think I have a problem with inanimate or I'd be leaving my clothes behind like Haruko." * Haruko groans again as she works. "Lucky." * Taki looks around for people standing around and looking shocked... or just trying to ignore the insane people. * Satoshi tries to hide his blushing by going over to where he left the bike. (Tell me if there are people around, if not I can try to teleport Haruko's bike, and if that works everybody can go to the temple and we can pick up there next week) ( Nobody around! ) * Taki follows Satoshi to the bike, "Lemmie try." * Haruko gently rubs the part of the bike where the paints scratched. "Just as soon as we're done here, it'll be alright." * Kaede looks over Haruko and then someone else. He doesn't want to explain again. We are done. Zere is nozing left for us 'ere. * Taki puts one hand on the bikes handlebars and her other on the seat, "I hope this works..." * Kaede nods and sighs. "I guess we call that number and hope we catch up and find out what Yorihisa was doing.." 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets 5. * Taki vanishes along with the bike. * Haruko eeps as the bike vanishes from under her hands, she then calms down some. "Whew, it worked." Good. Now she comes back, and we get you there, and then we'll explain. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets 4. * Haruko nods. She doesn't get up just yet though. * Taki reappears where the bike used to be, "Okay, everybody who doesn't want to walk back to Haruko's, over here please." Do you need me to help lift you, or can you stand on your own? I zink... I will 'ead 'ome. * Taki extends one of her hands to Haruko, "You don't have to get up yet." * Satoshi looks at Soleil, and then at Kaede. * Haruko takes her hand. "Soleil, I'd like a chance to talk to you before we try to find her again. But if you want to go home now, that's okay." * Kaede looks over at Soleil and blinks. "Well..you have the number?" Per'aps later. I do, oui. * Haruko nods and gets her phone out with her free hand. "What is it?" * Kaede nods. "Then take car--no, wait...Haruko? Can you look at her hand first?" * Taki stands and waits for the boys to get organized. * Haruko nods and gestures for Soliel to come over. * Soleil gives her number. * Haruko records her number. * Haruko presumably gets Soleil's hands healed and then looks to Taki. "Done, let's go." * Taki wraps her arm around Satoshi's, "C'mon Kaede." [And so you eventually teleport. Session end!]