[Day: Sunday, April 10th. Time: 12:00] [Weather: Warm, Clear.] [It's noon, and being unable to get in touch with Satoshi to ask to use his apartment, you fall back on Kaede! Huzzah! You're at his bike shop. Nanami and Akemi aren't; they have better things to do on their days off.] [Session Start!] * Katie opens the door to the bike shop and steps in, probably to the tune of a bell ringing to let the cashier know what's up. She glances around. Katie's wearing jeans and a short-sleeved, light green t-shirt. Her satchel is over one shoulder, and she's fiddling with the zipper. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets 4. (Not even going to knock? How rude!) (It's a SHOP DOOR.) (Who knocks to enter a shop?) (Maybe it's closed on the weekends! o/~) (Yeah, right.) (That's exactly when you don't close.) * Kaede glances at the door as the bell rings, then goes back to doing the books. He's picking away at a binder as he does so, occasionally glancing at his computer screen. * Katie looks around, taking note of the condition the shop is in, then walks up to Kaede. "Hi." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 9. * Taki walks out of a dark corner of the shop, and, after checking that her watch is still runing, she looks around to make sure she hasn't surprised any of Kaede's customers. She's wearing a pair of jeans without one of the knees, a dark blue sweater, and has also brought her backpack along. "Uhm... Kaede? You down here?" 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6+1) and gets 11. * Katie blinks, looking over at Taki. She waves. * Taki waves at Katie and then spots Kaede. "Ah, hi." * Taki walks over to the counter. * Kaede glances at Taki. "Can't you just walk in like normal people?" * Taki looks at Kaede. "Sorry... I was running a bit late and if I teleported outside... well it's more likely that somebody would see me, right?" * Katie looks at Taki blankly. What if he has customers? * Taki looks around the shop again. "Uhm... Akemi's not working today right? So... I thought the odds of people being in here were pretty low... and if she was here then maybe the odds of my field going up would be higher... Maybe." You really have no idea. * Kaede stares at Taki. "What are you saying exactly?" * Taki nods and then takes a deep breath before looking at Kaede. " I am saying... that I have never seen a customer in here. I'm sorry Kaede, but it's true and it's not why we're here... Sorry." * Kaede narrows his eyes at Taki and gives her a hard stare. * Taki backs up. (Wow. Taki briefly showed cojones through truth telling.) (High five, Taki! I cracked up and nearly fell out of my chair.) (Hey, there's no visitors at Haruko's shrine either if you go by that. :P) (Psh, like anyone cares about religion except on Christmas and Easter.) (There's visitors today) (And in Japan, Christmas is totally secular!) (And has KFC) (* highfives Katie back! "I'm so nervy I'm telling people the truth, it's a bad sign!") * Kaede closes the book and sighs, taking off his glasses and cleaning them. "What do you want?" * Katie shrugs. "Is Nanami in?" ( There was a customer! Miho! ;_; ) (Taki wasn't there.) * Taki looks like she was about to say something, but then releaved when Katie takes over. * Kaede shakes his head. 'They're both off for the day. They deserve it too, though. I mean they've been really working hard at making this place run..." ... I guess I've just got bad timing at coming here then. * Katie nods. She bites her lip, then she asks, "Did you find out about Shika?" * Kaede replies bluntly. "Yes, you do." * Katie shrugs. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 5. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 10, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Some things just aren't meant to be." * Kaede rubs his head. "Hold on.." He reaches down and a few moments later takes out a pad, holding it up. "This is the address I got." He looks solidly at Katie and keeps holding it in the air. (... Right, as Chomei would say.) * Katie reaches over and takes the pad. Er, if Kaede lets her. (It's time for a wild goose chase! XD) * Kaede holds it out and doesn't let go just yet. "What are you going to do with it?" ( Eat it ) (I have a recipe for some sauce...) What do you think? How many people are you going to fight through just to get at Tenjirou? How many people are you going to upset? * Kaede lets go, all the same. * Taki stays silent. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 7. * Katie looks at the address. "Yeah, I'm really concerned about their feelings." You should be. They'll be the ones to come after you next. And then what? Who will you upset trying to take THEM out? * Katie shrugs. "If you think leaving a kidnapping, controlling rapist who's involved in the drug trade and has been known to target us out there is a good thing, then maybe you should go be friends with him." * Kaede sighs and rubs the bridge of his nose. "I can't protect you from the world, Katie Andrews. Whether you want my protection or not..." I'm not looking for you to protect me. * Taki nods slightly. But I'm still there... * Kaede shakes his head. "You misunderstand me. Attacking me won't do any good." * Taki blinks and gives Kaede a confused look. ( Sure it will! It did for Senshiro! ) I'm not going to attack you. You already did. When? Just now. * Taki now looks very confused. * Katie looks at Kaede oddly, then she shakes her head and goes back to memorizing the address. Uhm... Kaede? You arn't making any sense. * Kaede folds his arms and watches Katie's expression as she looks it over. You're not trying to make sense out of it. Unless you're so blind now that you think physical attacks are the only thing out there. Kaede? I think you have the wrong address. ( Katie doesn't realize it, but every 10th word she says does 1 point of damage to Kaede. ) Why's that? Because this is on Natsuko's street. And? * Katie hands the pad back. "And it would take Shika less than ten minutes to get to her apartment." * Taki shakes her head. * Kaede shrugs. "That's what it said on the machine." But you're right, it does seem kind of odd. Yeah. It doesn't add up. Double check? How? We'd have to break in again. I got it by tracing the recording off the phone message. Shika's not exactly the most rare name ou there. And since we have no last name... * Taki blinks. "Uhm... the phone book then?" I mean her number... not her name. I checked it. That's the phone I got. And it matched with that address... * Kaede pokes the open pad. Can you double check? Just to be sure? Like I said, how? I can check the phone with the name, sure... * Kaede reaches down under the counter, hiding behind it for a bit. * Taki waits. * Kaede pulls out a big phonebook and starts doing a scan of phone numbers. * Katie watches! [The book is organized by name, not number. This will take a loooong time...] * Katie folds her arms. * Kaede flips through. He did it last night after all. Maybe now they'll appreciate what he goes through. Pshaw. * Taki watches Kaede a bit longer. " I... Uhm... don't they have these things online now?" Not as complete. Besides, you didn't trust it, so this is double- checking, right? Fine. Uhm... Katie's the... Is there anything I can get you while you're looking? * Katie busies herself by looking at those little colored balls you put on bike spokes. * Kaede has a pretty collection of colored balls! Probably even more so since Nanami and Akemi would have had a hand in picking them. * Katie pulls out a purple sparkly one. She looks at it for a moment, then starts digging through for a set of colored sparkly ones. [Time: 2:20 p.m. Kaede finally finds the number: Chongli's Happy Dragon Chinese Food Restaurant] ( Nihao! ^_^) * Kaede looks at that and sighs, closing the book. "They're also not always updated properly." He groans. (Ara ara.) * Taki looks up from a bike she'll never buy. "What's wrong?" * Katie has a collection of colored balls now! She walks back and puts them on the counter. "Maybe you can check a more recent source." (He just spent two and half hours reading the phonebook. @_@) (Yeah. Pretty impressive.) (o/~) (And you guys ridicule him anyways...LOOK WHAT HE DOES FOR YOU UNGRATEFUL PEOPLE!!!11!) * Kaede sighs and goes online to check. * Taki goes back to looking through Kaede's inventory, again. * Katie leaves the spoke decorations on the counter and pulls out her sketchpad. She glances around before she starts doodling. [Kaede finds the same place. On the plus side, the food sounds good.] * Kaede rubs the bridge of his nose. "...I must have been tired last night." He sighs. "So somehow, I didn't get the right number anyhow." * Katie sighs. "Damn." * Taki walks back over from where she's been spinning a display wheel. "So... we've got three places to look now?" * Katie looks to Taki. "What do you mean?" (Oh and note, he probably stopped to help a customer or two during the phonebook thing, just to blow Taki's mind :P) * Taki looks back at Katie. "The first place he found, the second place, and whatever this one is?" 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 4. The only place I know of that we know exactly where it is is Senshirou's. Shika's place is unknown and this place is a joke. Unless you happen to believe the location is accurate. * Katie bites her lip. Uhm... maybe if you told me what it was? * Kaede gestures at the computer screen. "See for yourself." [Windowed, with a worksheet program behind it, is an ad for Chongli's Happy Dragon Chinese Food Restaurant. With said number.] * Taki walks over and looks at the screen and blinks. "It's a Chinese restraunt... you live above a bike shop, why couldn't he ... or she, I guess, live above or behind there... or call from work or something?" ["Served with the Spirit of 1000 Years of Shaolin Kung Fu!"] * Katie shakes her head. "It's too close, Taki." Though I guess we could go there for food or something, if you really want. I haven't had Chinese in a while. * Taki looks at Katie. "Oh... this is the same place he found the first time?" (She had to wait til the Moo Goo Gai Pan was ready to be delivered. ;P) * Katie blinks. "Yes." ( I didn't expect you guys to actually go there <.< ) (She's joking. ;P) * Taki sighs. "Then I guess we go back to the apartment and try again... I can't think of anything else to try and I'm not hungry yet." We'll keep it in mind. But I think you've got no where else to go. We can try the apartment again. I don't think Natsuko's back there. And if this Shika expected someone back and is waiting there? * Katie taps her pencil against her cheek. "For a whole day?" Depends on how badly she wants revenge. She could stay overnight. Revenge for what? We... haven't done anything ... yet. Yes, but Natsuko obviously expected something...so if it wasn't us she knew about, then we're going to a trashed apartment most likely.. And if it WAS us....we've got to wonder how she'd know about it... And wondering is going to help a lot. Sitting around and doing nothing has really saved us so far. ( She beat Shun at Guitar Freaks. ) * Kaede eyes Katie hard. * Katie looks back. * Taki nods. "I... we should go back... and see if there's anything else on that machine or if she's back yet." * Kaede sighs. "What do I do about the shop?" (Brett? Did anybody come in?) ( Kaede, gimme a business roll ^^ ) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-4) and gets 6. [Two people came in between 12:00 and now.] You can close it. If it's that important, I'll watch the shop. * Taki looks at the door. "Put up a back in half an hour si... That works too." * Kaede shrugs. "Fine." * Kaede then looks at Katie again. His look is rather mixed * Katie tilts her head. * Taki takes off her backpack and kneals down to dig out Haruko's gloves. * Kaede packs his stuff and heads towards the door. "I've got nothing better to do." * Taki stands up and ... after watching Kaede start to walk off pockets them and her phone. "Uhm... do you mind if I leave my bag behind the counter... and I'd be faster." * Kaede eyes Taki. "Faster to go to the door so I can lock up?" Oh, first, can I get these? * Katie points out the spoke balls. * Taki blinks. "I thought you were going to let Katie stay here..." Depends. Do you want to miss out on all the fun, Katie? * Kaede chortles at Katie's statement. "And sure." * Katie smiles and digs out her wallet, pulling out enough yen. She waits for Kaede to ring them up. * Kaede locks the shop up and then comes back over to the counter. He rings Katie up! * Taki shakes her head. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6+2) and gets 7. Let's go then. * Katie buys the spokes! Yay! "Thanks." She scoops them up and walks out, putting them away. * Taki nods, and, after kicking her backpack out of sight, holds out hands... And then blinks at Katie. * Katie blinks, then she shakes her head. "Sorry." She goes back and takes Taki's hand. * Taki gives Katie a weak smile. "We'll have Haruko to drive you around later." No, I just... it's okay. Just what? Got confused for a second. * Taki nods. "The sooner we go, the sooner you can be back... right?" * Kaede still looks at Katie steadily, taking Taki's hand without looking at her. Yup. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets 6. (WTG insane mind :P) (It's not as insane as yours.) [You wind up in an alley.] (Kaede's makes more sense than Taki's :P) * Taki checks her watch and then around for people. "This... is where Haruko parked the bike." * Kaede nods and lets go. Too much touching Taki can be infectious. (Insult a man's business once and he never lets you live it down. ;_;) * Katie lets go. Taki cooties! * Katie pulls out her ear helpers and puts them in. * Taki doesn't keep hold of people, she just walks out of the alley and twords the apartment building. * Katie heads after her. * Kaede heads after the two. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 7. (The place have automatic doors?) ( I don't remember :P ) (...) (dicy says yes.) (Never been specified.) * Taki walks through the front doors, and after taking a few steps twords the elevators veers to the side and heads to the stairs. She opens that door and holds it for the other two. * Katie heads after her. She smiles briefly at Taki. "Thanks." And up the stairs she goes! * Taki smiles back and then slams the door shut on Kaede's face! No, realy she keeps holding it. * Kaede walks through and nods in thanks. * Taki gives Kaede a small nod back and then follows them up the stairs. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 10. [You arrive at the apartment.] * Katie listens! Because she does that. * Taki tries to not make loud noises. 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets 0. * Katie glances around, then says, "It should be clear." * Kaede nods and slips on gloves. Work gloves even. Probably sweaty. Eww. * Taki nods and puts Haruko's gloves on. "I'll... just go open the door from the other side." Why? Just take us in. * Taki blinks at Katie. "... I... Okay." She holds out her hands again. * Katie takes it. * Kaede takes one too. Sure. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 5. [You're inside! Gimme mind rolls.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 3. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 10. [The apartment is like you left it. 'Cept not entirely. The people who made mind rolls realize there's a few things different. For starters, the bedroom has been cleaned up and the trash emptied.] * Katie looks around. "Well, they've been back." (And the blood spread everywhere has been replaced with Folger's crystals.) * Taki looks at her watch and blinks. "Great, they've been back and I put the stupid field up again." That or my watch just died. * Taki looks at the answering machine for confirmation. [The answering machine doesn't seem to be working.] * Taki pulls her hands free, a bit more forcefully from Kaede than Katie. "One, two, there." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 10. * Kaede glances about. * Taki flickers and after checking her watch, grits her teeth. "I'm going to figure this out." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 4. * Taki checks her watch again. "... It's... like getting out is measured by how frustrated I am... except when it isn't." * Katie nods. Like that makes sense. * Taki looks at the now functional answering machine. "Anyway... uhm... it's all yours now Kaede." [The answering machine is working now, but has no messages.] * Kaede looks at the machine. No messages at all or no new ones? [There's a 0 flashing.] * Kaede sighs. "I think she deleted them." * Katie looks around for a likely place for Shika's number. I'll still check though. * Kaede reaches for the answering machine and tries. Even if they're deleted, there may be deep down traces, right? * Taki nods and then looks to see if some kind and forgetful soul left an adressbook somewhere. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-1) and gets 6. * Kaede winces a little with the strain of effort, then perks up. "Got it. Quick, give me something to write with." * Taki reaches for the backpack she left behind and then looks at the counters. * Katie hands Kaede a pad and pen. * Kaede starts jotting things down. * Taki watches Keade write things down! * Kaede passes Katie the number. * Katie takes it and has a look. [It strangely looks like a phone number.] * Katie goes oooh. Actually, she tucks it away. "Okay." * Taki glances around again. "Back to the shop?" Nothing else to really do here. * Taki pauses for a moment and then nods slowly. [The phone rings!] * Katie blinks at the phone. * Taki starts and doesn't pick it up because she's not Chomei. (You mean Eoi? Chie?) (No, I'm not the idiot who answers the baddies radio after knocking him out.) * Kaede waits for the machine to pick it up. * Katie does, too! [The machine starts, but whoever it was hangs up instead of leaving a message.] * Taki looks at Kaede. "Uhm... can you get that number too?" * Kaede starts reaching for the machine before Taki even asks that question. * Kaede shakes his head. "They didn't stay on the line long enough." * Taki nods. "That's... too bad." She holds out her hands again. * Katie takes a hand! There are two! * Kaede takes hand too. [You teleport out! Session End!]