[Day: Friday, April 8th. Time: 6:10 p.m.] [Weather: Rainy, but not so much since Haruko used her funky powers.] [You're doing what you were last session.] [Session Start!] * Haruko sits outside the door and thinks. * Taki had the last line in the last log so she's just holding her glass of juice and leaning on Satoshi, while she waits for him to respond. There isn't any other way to stop him, is there? There just... isn't. ( You could ask him nicely. ) (We tried, that, actually. It very much didn't work.) (* Taki snaps her fingers. "I never would have thought of that!") * Taki shakes her head. "I... tried... ever since then, but I couldn't think of anything... there isn't anything else..." If only there were a way we could take away his powers... but that would be a good thing, not a punishment. ( You never said please ; ; ) * Taki shakes her head. "It... it wouldn't change that he .... he still did all thoes things." I almost wish I knew how to properly be Judgement. I'd think that... well, for Arcana matters... this might be a good time to have someone who actually knew how to... keep order, I guess. * Taki nods. "Tha... that's true for all of us. Nobody knows enough about what's happening... We're just trying to survive." That's the problem. Nobody *knows*. ( Wouldn't be fun if you did. ) * Taki sighs. "Even the old man who says he knows everything doesn't." Or isn't willing to share. * Katie opens the door and walks out of Satoshi's parents' room. She's looking about like she did when she went in, only the phone isn't at her ear. She looks at Satoshi, then Taki. ( And then she explodes! BOOM! ) (Awesome.) * Satoshi looks over at Katie. "How's Kyon?" Alive and looking for Reiji. Nothing much has happened over there. * Taki closes her eyes for a moment looks like she's about to say something when Satoshi speaks so she opens them again and looks up at Katie. * Satoshi nods. "So... are you going to look for Tenjirou now?" That's the idea. * Satoshi sighs. "Where are you going to start?" * Haruko keeps sitting outside, as she's not eavesdropping. * Katie shrugs. "Probably the hospital. It'll be a lot easier of Kaede wants to help, but if he doesn't, I'll deal." * Taki sets her glass back on the table and starts to stand up. * Satoshi takes a deep breath. "I... I'll go with you. At least part of the way." * Katie nods. "If you're sure." She looks to Taki. Are you coming, too? * Taki finishes standing up. "... I said I would... I... I didn't want it to.... I will... Thank you Satoshi." * Katie doesn't even try to figure out what Taki just said. She simply walks over to the door and opens it. * Haruko jerks slightly as the door open and then stands up and gives Katie an appraising look. ( Katies seems to be worth about $4.50 ) * Katie steps out, looking down at Haruko (she's sitting, after all). "Yeah?" * Taki follows Katie to the door and puts her shoes back on, and takes her backpack off, and takes her umbrella and all that other stuff. * Haruko folds her arm. "No, not yet. So, what do you think of what I said?" I'm not going to make someone act just because it'll make it harder for me to act. That's selfish. * Haruko shakes her head. "I know, you already said that. We shouldn't waste time trying to convince each other. I want to know what you think about what I said about you." * Katie holds her hand down for Haruko. * Haruko takes the hand. * Katie pulls Haruko up and towards her with a sudden motion, then grabs her with her other arm in a hug. * Satoshi blinks. * Haruko looks startled and hugs Katie back, tight. * Taki suffers pangs of jealousy... not really, she's too busy being afraid of what she's about to do. * Kaede turns around the corner and pushes up his glasses. He doesn't even manage to look surprised. "You lovebirds done yet?" * Taki does twitch on that one. * Katie lets go of Haruko's hand and hugs her back. "Kaede," she says with a tight, controlled voice, "screw off." * Haruko for neither the first nor the last time ignores Kaede. * Satoshi exhales and sounds almost like he's laughing. * Kaede looks steadily at Katie and hasn't cracked an expression yet. "No." * Katie doesn't react to that. * Kaede sighs lightly. "But this is the Katie I like to see." * Haruko lets up slightly but still hugs Katie. She also tears up slightly and her voice cracks slightly. "I'm sorry I won't be with you on this." She then settles slightly. "But you have more than just me." * Katie closes her eyes briefly. "I just have to do what I have to," she half- whispers, then lets go. "Thanks, Haruko." * Haruko lets go to. "But you don't have to do it alone. And the soft parts of you are worth fighting for too, even if you think they're weak." She then steps back and is still crying. * Katie watches Haruko. She looks like she might cry, too, though she doesn't quite get there. "I've got to do what I can." That's all. Just... everything I can. To protect us? * Katie shrugs. "If you want to put it that way." She starts walking for the stairs. * Kaede eyes Katie. "How would you put it?" To survive. That's all. * Taki follows Katie out the door and stops to bow to Haruko. "Thank you... and good bye." There's more to life than mere survival, Katie Andrews... ( like Kirby ) * Haruko gives Taki a bow and is still crying. "Thank you for going with her." She then looks over to Satoshi and takes a moment to formulate her words. * Katie opens the door to the stairwell. She looks back at Kaede. "Yeah, but if we don't survive, we're not alive, are we?" She offers a faint, crooked smile. "Don't do anything stupid." And then she heads on down. * Taki looks at Haruko. "...It's all I can do." * Taki hurries down the hall, ignoring Kaede. * Satoshi looks at Haruko. * Haruko nods. "And Satoshi. It's good to know the logic behind what you feel, but the thing is your feelings often try to tell you what logic can't. The important thing is to understand the consequences of what you feel." * Kaede closes his eyes slightly and just stands there. Then clenches his fists in place. "Wait a minute. Katie..." I know. But... I can't let them go alone. (uhm... she's kinda gone.) * Katie is going down the stairs. Bet she can hear him. Watch her not come back. * Taki opens the door to the stairwell and follows Katie down. * Kaede opens his eyes and then grits his teeth but only for a second. Then he puts his hand on Satoshi's shoulder. "Tell her...to call me if anything comes up." * Haruko nods. "Go. Just know that what you feel isn't wrong just because you can't argue it out." She could probably hear that, but it feels more comfortable telling you. * Satoshi knows that Katie can hear Kaede, but he nods. "I will." * Satoshi gives them both a rather sad smile, then waves and heads down the stairs after Taki and Katie. * Haruko waves back and keeps crying. * Satoshi catches up to Katie and Taki at the end of the stairs. [You start on your way towards the hospital!] (Weather? ;P) [Rainy!] [You get wet!] * Katie makes sure her coat's closed, stuffs her hands in her pockets, and walks. She neglected to bring an umbrella. Oops. * Taki ... actualy has an umbrella because it's been raining all day and is rather awkwardly hold it over both herself and Katie, unfortunatly it's too small to cover both of them. * Satoshi pulls up the hood of his jacket. It doesn't keep him completely dry, but it helps a little. * Katie nearly gets poked with the umbrella. "Want me to hold that?" * Taki nods at Katie. "Yeah." * Katie takes the umbrella then, and holds it over both of them. Go being taller than someone! * Satoshi is taller than both, but trying to fit all three of them underneath it would be impossible. He walks behind them. * Taki is half dry and half damp, and huddles under the umbrella with Katie. "Uhm... what are we going to do with him... after I mean... we... don't have Haruko to clean up..." * Katie shrugs. "Leave him." * Katie switches languages. "" * Satoshi nods. He doesn't ask how, exactly, they're going to incinerate things. ^^; * Taki nods and after pausing to translate her reply "<...Didn't want to field... wanted to be awake... not let them know we came.>" (*gives Satoshi a "Summon Kyon" stone*) <... I am not going to leave you... there.> * Katie looks vaguely amused. "" * Taki nods. <...you did once.> * Katie looks to Taki. "" * Taki looks up. " sorry " * Katie shakes her head. * Satoshi looks very confused. "" * Taki nods again. "<... the number two time. And after I lied. I am sorry, but... I had to get you away from there.>" * Katie shrugs. "" * Taki nods. "" [They continue towards the hospital. End!]