[Day: Thursday, April 7th. Time: 2:50 p.m.] [Weather: Cloudy, looks like rain later.] [You gather at the lockers.] [Session Start!] * Satoshi is at his locker! He is exchanging books! * Haruko slowly walks down the hall. No crutches this time though. Still doesn't look all that healthy. * Satoshi waves to Haruko. "Afternoon, Haruko. How are you feeling?" * Haruko smiles slightly. "Well, I can stand by my own power. That's something." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 9. Any luck researching? * Haruko nods. "Yes. Matthias could be right. I checked the names and none were missing or killed recently according to public records." * Taki walks up the hall: no dark rings under her eyes or impressions of books in her cheeks, and she's looking ahead as she walks -not down at her feet. [As a result, Taki doesn't run into anything.] (go me!) * Satoshi looks extremely relieved. "Thank goodness." He then notices Taki and waves to her. "Afternoon, Taki! You're looking a lot better today." * Haruko smiles. "Hi Taki." * Taki waves back at Satoshi and smiles, "Yeah, this's the first time I feel awake in... a while actualy, how are the two of you doing?" * Satoshi walks over to her and smiles back. "Doing pretty well." [Haruko's phone rings!] Better, I.. Huh. * Haruko goes to answer the phone. * Taki nods, "I'll wait." * Satoshi blinks when the phone rings, but it's not his ringtone, so he does not try to answer his phone. ;p 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 8. * Taki stops when she gets to the lockers and waits like she said she would. [There's a very audible burst of heavy metal music as Haruko answers the phone.] * Taki doesn't wince because she's not Katie, but she does blink. * Satoshi looks slightly puzzled. * Haruko looks slightly dazed for a moment and then speaks into the phone and holds the phone slightly away from her head. "Hey Sumire! How are you?!" She's a little loud as she says it. * Satoshi lets out a small chuckle. [Makoto and Makoto give the funny girl who's shouting into her phone a laugh as they walk by.] * Taki grins at the Makotos and then looks up and down the hall. Sure! When? * Satoshi notices Taki looking. "I haven't seen either Katie or Kaede today." See you then! [The music stops.] Maybe they got stuck on clean-up duty... Uh... if we're going somewhere we should probible call and let them know. * Haruko rubs at her ears. "Kaede's probably still ticked at me." She sighs. "You're right, one of us should call Katie." 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-2) and gets 3. Are we going somewhere? Or is it just you, Haruko? * Haruko nods. "Dark Knight Concerto. To meet Sumire. She didn't say I couldn't bring the gang, and I forgot to ask." She grins. * Haruko then blinks. "But not until five. And I have a message." She calls up her voicemail. * Taki was reaching for her phone, but stops, "Uh... Okay, maybe you should call her back and ask," * Haruko shakes her head as she listens. "No, if she doesn't want the gang you can leave. But in case it's a Tenjirou laid trap or something I wanted backup. Oh.. shit. What's wrong? * Taki blinks and nods, "Yeah that would probibly be... what's wrong?" Remi, she wants to meet... at five. Call her back and tell her you'll meet her tomorrow, because you have a prior engagement? ... I'll call Katie and then we can decide who's going where together. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-2) and gets 5. * Haruko shakes her head. "She sounded broken up. And she's Remi..." * Haruko nods to Taki. "Good call." * Taki digs her phone out of a pocket and dials Katie's number. * Haruko slowly gets out her notepad. "I'll try calling them back once we figure out what we want to do." * Taki speaks in Japanese into her phone, "hi Katie. Uhm... are you and Kaede doing anything important?" I don't think I'd be very much help with Remi. I have no idea what I'd say, and I think standing around and being absolutely silent won't put her at ease. I could go off and check more yearbooks for you if you want. Although we should probably wait and find out from Taki what Katie and Kaede are up to before we decide. Haruko's supposed to meet with Sumire and Remi at five in two different places, and I uh... wanted to know if you or Kaede would come along to either... Uhm, what are you doing now? * Haruko shakes her head. "We should wait, but I think you should probably be with them. The yearbooks might help, but we've got higher priorities now." * Haruko then stares at her clipboard. "What can I give you Sumire?" * Taki blinks and speaks into the phone, "That's important?", then she covers it with her fingers and looks at Haruko, "Uhm... do you have to be at both places?" * Satoshi nods and then watches Haruko speak to inanimate objects. * Haruko looks back to Taki. "That would be ideal. But I think Sumire could handle her disappoint. But I don't want to insult her!" * Taki continues to speak to Haruko, "Uh... try to change the time for her then?" * Haruko nods and gets out her phone. "I just wanted to make sure were on one page first. That way if Sumire doesn't answer I can leave an accurate message." * Taki blushes slightly and uncovers the phone, "I think I just did." * Haruko nods and calls Sumire. * Taki nods, "I uh... kinda guessed that." * Taki looks at Haruko, "Katie'll go to Sumire, and she says Kaede might go with her, but not you." * Taki nods again, "I will. Talk to you then." * Haruko blinks. "Blast. Sumire! I just got a call from an emotionally distraught friend. She apparently needs me at five. I appreciate so much that you made time in your schedule for me and I'm so sorry that this happened. I'll send a note and some gangmates." * Taki hangs up her phone and pockets it. If you get this and can reschedule, call me back. * Haruko then hangs up. Okay, Kaede's enraged at me? To be expected I guess. Hmm... what's a good heavy metal group? * Satoshi looks at Taki. "Did Katie say if she wanted us with them?" * Satoshi then blinks at Haruko. "That doesn't bother you?" I mean, I know you don't get along, but... * Taki starts to shake her head at Satoshi and then blinks at Haruko, "Uhm...what?" It bothers me because I was wrong to blow him off and was too bossy. I intend to apologize. But we're always going to clash and I've accepted that. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-1) and gets 6. * Satoshi nods slowly, although he does still look a little uncertain. And heavy metal band... hmm... ::Haruko furrows her brow:: Broke up, sold out, lead singer suicided, too gimmicky... * Taki looks at Haruko, "So... uhm Katie, maybe Kaede, and somebody else go visit Sumire while you and whichever of is isn't with Katie go to Remi?" * Haruko then suddenly grins. "Shattered Heaven! They rock! And have their amps turned up to eleven, although really they should just have a louder amp to begin but it's okay to do stuff like that when you rock." * Haruko writes a quick note on her clipboard. (That sounds vaguely Rei-ish. Yay ENFPs. ;p) ... I have no idea what you're talking about Haruko... Neither do I. * Haruko pats Taki and then Satoshi on the shoulder. "It's okay. Perhaps someday someone will explain metal to you, but I doubt I'm capable of it. Alright. I'd suggest Taki with me and Satoshi with them. Remi's not so good with guys." * Satoshi looks at Taki. "Is that okay with you, or would you rather the other way?" * Haruko looks to Taki too. I... well... she's right. You sure? * Taki looks down for a bit, "I need to talk to Katie some time, but we've got hours before then, and I can do it later too." * Satoshi gives Taki a gentle squeeze on the shoulder. "Okay." * Taki puts her hands on top of Satoshi's, "Thank you." * Haruko smiles slightly at that. "Thank you Taki. It's good to have an escort." Okay, I have a note to write for Sumire and flowers to get for Kaede. I should apologize in person too, but he may not acknowledge it. Oh well. So I'll call Katie and make sure it's okay with them. * Taki smiles up at Satoshi, "Sounds good." * Haruko switches to nice writing paper for her clipboard and gets working on writing a fancy note of apology for Sumire. I really don't think flowers are going to help, Haruko. Maybe if you got him a nice wrench or something... * Haruko looks oddly at Satoshi. "That's a little intimate, don't you think?" It's practical. And to me, flowers are a lot more intimate. Then again, that's just me. I have no idea of the hidden significance of wrenches. (* tries to think of a non-phallic tool Haruko could give him can't. o_o) (At least Satoshi didn't suggest a screwdriver! And I'll stop now; my mind is going in a direction that's making it hurt. ;p) * Taki nods. Well, I tried to make a cute little wire bike. ::she digs through her pocket and takes one out. It looks... well.. like she should stay away from art work:: But a wrench would presume I'd know what tools he needs. (White wrenches are a symbol of friendship) (*snerk*) (Red wrenches are symbols of love!) ( Haruko, I think it's a little too late to try and convince him you're not overly presumptuous.) Uhm... one that's a size he'd use a lot? ( There's presumptuous and then there's presumptuous.) * Satoshi eyes the bike. "I... guess you might have a point. But flowers?" Yeah, but he'd already have one. And a better one at that. And you can get flowers for friends. Heck, he's practically asexual anyways. ::she sighs and frowns:: Any other ideas? ( Ouch ) * Satoshi eyes Haruko. "No, not really." ...Kaede's a hard one, all he wants is to be left alone sometimes. Ooh, I could get a hardware gift certicate. But that's too much like money... He might be insulted by that. I'll let you work on that. I'm supposed to call Katie. * Satoshi gets out his cell phone and dials her number. * Haruko nods and gets back to her note. "If you get a chance, I'd appreciate any suggestions she could give." * Satoshi nods absently and waits for Katie to answer. * Taki thinks, "Maybe a game for his sister?" * Haruko stops her note writing. "Ooh, that could work. Maybe something two player." * Taki nods, "Yeah." * Haruko blinks. "One thing at time though." She goes back to working on her note. "Hi, Katie, it's Satoshi. Do you mind if I meet up with you when you go to see Sumire later, or would you rather I didn't?" * Taki blinks, "Uh... Haruko? Where were you supposed to meet her again?" Johnny's Cafe. We should make sure you're familiar with both locations just to be safe. "Well, to be honest I'd rather talk to Sumire than Remi." (Do I know where that is Brett?) "Yeah, true... so I'll meet you there at five. Thanks." ( No ) "Yeah?" Uh... well I guess I know what I'm doing this afternoon, where is it? * Satoshi looks slightly freaked. "I... will do that. See you then." * Haruko finishes her note and folds it. "She gave me an address." "Got it. Bye." * Taki nods and then looks up at Satoshi, "What's wrong Satoshi?" Nothing. Haruko? And the club is in Shinjuko. * Haruko nods and looks to Satoshi. "Yes?' ... That's a long way. Don't try to buy Kaede off. That from Katie? I wouldn't be trying... ::she then waves a hand:: Eh, she knows how he'd interpret it. Guess I'll just write a note for him too. (...but we didn't talk about that after Katie picked up. o_O) * Haruko writes "Sumire" In big letters on the side of her first note. (See why Satoshi was freaked? ^_~) * Satoshi nods. "So, where's this place you were supposed to meet Sumire?" (* RDM goes into Australia mode, Taki assumes she picked up her talking.) The Dark Knight Concerto club in Shinjuko. If there's a Batcar there please take a picture. ::she then gets a more serious expression and bows slightly:: I'd be very grateful if you could personally deliver this note to Sumire for me Satoshi. * Satoshi looks slightly confused, but decides not to ask Haruko what a "Batcar" is. He accepts the note. "Sure thing." ... And I have even less of an idea where that is... I hope it isn't too loud for Katie. She's probably thought of something. * Haruko then writes another note of two short sentences in neat handwriting. "She should have the sense to bring earplugs." ...She doesn't know where you're going yet. I thought you told her? ...no, of course not. How could you tell her if you didn't know until now? * Taki shakes her head, "I di... yeah." * Satoshi puts a hand to his forehead. "I swear, my memory's getting worse every day. I'll call her back." * Satoshi dials Katie again. * Taki shakes her head, "I should have been more specific when I asked Haruko." * Haruko shrugs. "Well, easy enough to fix." She then signs and folds the note she was writing. She writes Kaede on the cover. "You should probably meet before you get there. That way you'll be together if something goes wrong." * Satoshi hangs up. * Satoshi looks very, *very* freaked. What? ...She didn't pick up? ...because she already knew when I told her. Haruko's remark about picking a meeting place made me remember that she said let's meet outside before the music deafens us. I mean, it's a logical assumption that Sumire would be somewhere with loud music, but if Katie didn't know exactly where, then she would have asked. I wonder if she's just down the hall listening to us. * Taki looks up the hall, "Katie?" [Katie does seem to be all the way on the other end the hall.] [Along with Kaede.] * Haruko harumphs and then smiles slightly looking over to Katie. "Bitch." (We've been spotted! We must flee!) If I wasn't the biggest idiot in the world before this, then I am now. * Satoshi waves sheepishly at the pair. * Katie turns to look in their direction. She waves back. But I... looked. * Haruko walks over to Kaede and bows slightly, holding out the note. * Taki shakes her head and then joins in the waving. * Kaede looks down the hall and then turns away quickly, going around the corner. It's not like they couldn't have arrived after you looked. But still. Gah. * Katie looks at Haruko when she comes up. "Not right now." Tell Satoshi I'll meet him outside of the hall later. And that he's smarter than he thinks. * Katie turns, heading after Kaede. (Kaede would have left as soon as he was spotted by the way) (So no note handing. ;_;) * Haruko looks at Katie. "Please don't play games with us." She then turns and walks back to the group. * Katie doesn't look back. "Only if you don't." And then she's gone, around the corner. * Taki watches Kaede and then Katie go, "...What are they doing?" (and that's to Satoshi 'cause he and Katie are the only ones close enough to hear.) * Satoshi shrugs. (Making out, naturally.) * Taki starts to walk after them. * Haruko harumphs again and walks back. "She says you're smarter than you think Satoshi and that she'll meet you by the hall later." No, Taki, I think they want to be alone for a bit. (Is it scarier that said thought *doesn't* make my head hurt?) (... Maybe!) * Taki stops and sounds worried, "...Just how much _have_ I missed during the past couple of days?" * Haruko then scowls. "I apologize when I'm wrong." She then shrugs. "But I can't ask anyone to deliver it for me." * Satoshi looks at Haruko. "Well, I'm glad she has confidence in my intelligence." Do we detect a hint of sarcasm in his voice? Nah, couldn't be. He then looks at Taki. "About as much as I have." (Do we have time to have Taki check out Shinjuko before going over to Johnny's Cafe?) * Haruko sighs. "You missed the point where people stopped bothering with subtlety." ( We were subtle?) (Compared to Haruko, we all are!) * Taki sighs and walks back to Haruko and Satoshi, "...Ouch." (Kaede subtle like Mack Truck) (Like a Mack Truck painted black to be STEALTHY!) [Off they go! Session End!]