[Day: Wednsday, April 13th. Time: 4:30 p.m.] [Weather: Cool, humid and cloudy.] [Satoshi and Kaede start on their way towards Sangoku Sushi. By bizzaire coincidence they both happen to be riding the same train.] [Session Start!] * Satoshi waves to Kaede when he spots him. * Kaede looks up and nods. He takes a seat across from him. Heard anything from Katie? Not yet Me neither, not that I was expecting to. Then why ask? Because she would be more likely to contact you than me. * Kaede blinks then looks at Satoshi. "Why?" Wouldn't she? I don't know. I honestly don't know * Satoshi sighs and nods. (... I parsed that as Kaede saying "sighs" in english. o_o) (*snerk*) (ha.) I still don't know why you think she'd contact me over you. But...if that's what you think... Why do you think she wouldn't? Do you always answer a question with a question? Not always. Well, that's a start... * Satoshi looks slightly amused. "You thought I did." Did what? Always answered questions with questions. No, not really. You were just getting into a habit of doing it... Everyone does sometimes. * Kaede shifts in his seat and looks away. "And that's a habit of avoidance." And in my case, it was more because I didn't know the answer, and I was wondering what you thought. * Kaede goes silent for a little while. * Satoshi looks around the train to see if anyone else who's going to be attending the meeting is there. Or anyone else he'd recognize. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 8. [Satoshi recognizes nobody!] * Kaede finally speaks up. "I don't know what Katie thinks anymore." 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-2) and gets 1. None of us do. That's what scares me. (Haruko has a relatively good idea) (That's what scares her) So...if Katie said something you really diddn't agree with, what would you do?" Depends on what it was. ( I want Tenjirou. I'm offering you Satoshi.) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6+2) and gets 11. (No way in hell.) Mmm.. I guess that's the only response I can hope for... 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "A WINNER IS YOU!" You were hoping for something else? I don't hope for anything in particular. Except maybe that we get left alone. But I don't think that's going to happen I've given up hoping for that. I wish it would, but it's not going to. (Generally you don't call meetings with people to ask to be left alone.) Yeah.. * Kaede sighs and leans back into the chair and chuckles, but it's a nervous chuckle. "I guess I'm just naive." (Chair. Seat. Same thing) Well, so am I. Why do you say that? Because I didn't think things could get this bad. Because I thought they'd work themselves out somehow. Or is that more just plan stupid than naive? Depends on what you mean by "this bad." Plotting to kill people bad. See, Satoshi...at least you have the excuse of being an optimist. What's *my* excuse? * Satoshi shakes his head. "I honestly don't know. Or was that a rhetorical question?" * Kaede snorts. "More rhetorical. You would think a cynic would be able to spot these things. There's nothing worse than being a pessimist that hits lower than his expectations." Maybe you're not as much of a pessimist as you thought you were. Maybe. I'm not trying hard enough. * Satoshi snorts softly. "I didn't realize it was something you had to try." Normally I don't. [The train gets to your stop.] (*Satoshi refrains from expressing a lack of surprise.) * Kaede stands up slowly. * Satoshi stands up. "Well, here we go." * Kaede heads off the train. * Satoshi follows. [You get off the train and bump into Katie. Apparently she was in a car further down.] (So she heard the whole conversation? :P) Hey, Katie. * Kaede glances up at Katie, slightly surprised. ( No. She was too far away and the train was much too loud for her to hear conversations in the other cars. ) (I was sorta joking ;P) * Katie looks back. She looks like herself! She's wearing a gray jacket, and nice slacks and a black shirt under that. The satchel is, of course, over one shoulder. Hi. * Kaede half-waves to Katie * Katie nods. Those pleasantries out of the way, she starts walking. (Your pleasantries are far from pleasant ;_;) (And I care why? ;P) (You don't!) (Nor should!) (Nor do I. So let us continue) * Kaede glances at Satoshi and then walks after. * Satoshi proceeds. [Before long you get to Sangoku Sushi. It's actually a restaurant. Quite a nice one from the looks of things, but not *too* expensive (depending on your deffinition of expensive).] (More than 50 yen a plate.) [It's a two-story building.] * Katie lets out a sigh. "All right. Ready?" As I'm going to be. No. But that's never stopped us before. * Katie nods and seems to accept Kaede's statement at face value, because she walks in. * Kaede walks in after Katie. * Satoshi brings up the rear. [You enter the restaurant! Inside is a wide room filled with dining tables, but a sign near the stairs indicates private rooms are available. There's red carpeting. Oooh. The walls are a buttermilk color, and there's several Japanese scrolls hanging on them. It's very traditional. The waitresses even wear pink kimonos. Oooh. There's one at a podium as you enter, where it says "please wait to be seated."] [The restaurant isn't packed, but there's plenty of patrons.] * Katie looks around, ten goes to wait by the podium. (ten -> then) [The waitress smiles a wide smile. "Hello! Welcome to Sangoku Sushi!"] ( Cool, I didn't know I was in this game!) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 4. * Katie smiles back. "Hello. The rest of my party should already be here. Fuyuken?" [She checks her records. "Fuyuken... Party of six? Right this way, please." She leads towards the stairs!] * Katie goes with. * Kaede goes with the waitress as well * Satoshi goes with the group. What's he going to do, stand in the lobby? ;p (Yes?) (Not if the waitress knows where to seat the group.) ( He could! There's some businessmen talking stock prices at a nearby table he could chat with.] ) [She leads up the stairs! the second floor turns and is basically a hallway with a bunch of attached rooms. The rooms have paper walls and doors, although only along the main hallway. You can see the silhouettes of people through them.] * Katie glances around, taking it in. (Literally. Her new power is absorbing the atsmophere through her pupils.) (Darn right.) [A lot of the doors are open; patrons can open or close them, to their liking. The rooms have tatami mats and low tables, and no furnishings beyond that.] They worked a lot to make this place traditional, didn't they? It's nice. Yeah. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 4. 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets -3. [She leads you waaaay to the back. ( Ahem. Wasn't done yet. ) (Anyone remember if the idea that the hotel is a tower has been mentioned to Haruko? I can't recall, Ard thinks it is probable, but I figured I'd check) (I'm not sure, I know Taki knows about the school and the construction site and she's guessed about a few other places.) [She leads you waaaay to the back, to the room on the far left. She slides the door open, revealing more than a little awkwardness. Akemi is there, in a low-cut blouse and jean-shorts and sitting cross- legged at the table. Kneeling behind her is Shika who, with her current attire of black-leather shorts, a sleeveless black-leather vest and matching boots, looks like some sort of Saki wannabe. She's got her arms draped around Akemi's neck, and one of them extends into the top of her blouse. Yusuke is also there, wearing lots of red. Red pants, red jacket... He's sipping green tea and trying not to pay much attention to them as you enter. Needless to say, they all stop what they're doing as the door opens.] (I should really download all the Arcana text files, so I can google desktop them) (Yusuke is complementary! Red clothes, green tea!) * Katie looks them over. She doesn't react... at all, really, to Akemi and Shika's position. "Hello?" (Yusuke is full of Christmas spirit.) * Kaede stops shortly. "Are we interrupting something?" * Satoshi blinks several times. Then he blushes furiously. [Akemi waves. "Hi everyone!" Shika waves with her free hand, too, but doesn't smile, or bother to remove the one down the front of Akemi's shirt. Yusuke smiles, though. "Why, hello there! Do come in, the tea is quite good."] (Wow. She's not smiling with her hand shoved down Akemi's chest. She must be dead.) * Katie looks to Yusuke. "Thank you." She does walk in. [The waitress blinks a few times, then clears her throat. "Well, someone will be along shortly to take your orders." She walks off at a rather brisk pace.] (Where is there to sit? Like, where are they seated around the able, and what places are empty?) * Kaede walks in too. He's trying not to make it too obvious that he's eyeing Shika. [Shika, Akemi and Yusuke are all on the left side of the table.] [There's a window in here, by the way. But just a small one; roughly the size of your heads.] * Satoshi heads in last, avoiding looking at the girls. Or anyone, really. ( You people did *not* warn me about the crazy lesbian.) ( Haruko could've if you asked >.> ) (Surprisingly, that's not on the most commonly 20 asked questions * Katie slides the door closed. She sits on the right side, closest to the door. Her gaze travels, however, to the window. (I didn't know I was going to need to ask about a crazy lesbian. ;p) [Shika seems to have forgotten about her hand, including to take it out. She's busy looking you all over.] (Haruko checked if you guys had been briefed) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-4) and gets 1. [Yusuke smiles at Satoshi. "Say, we've met before, haven't we?"] * Katie sets her satchel down next to her. (She figured know about Shika=knows she's a crazy lesbian. ;P) (Oh, who's directly in front of me?) * Satoshi looks up at Yusuke. "Yeah. It's been a while." * Kaede glances at each in turn. So far he's been quiet. * Katie shifts, removing her jacket. Her shirt's short-sleeved. She goes through the trouble of pouring herself some tea. [Akemi grins. "I didn't know Katie was bringing you two. Nice of you to come, though. You'll like this place." If she minds Shika's antics at all, she doesn't give any indication. * Kaede glances at Akemi. Face. The face, certainly. "What? Who did you expect?" He takes a seat. "I don't know! She just asked to bring two people." Well...we're here. * Kaede looks around. "Nice place. Traditional, isn't it?" [Shika finally removes her hand and scoots over inbetween Akemi and Yusuke, where she picks up a menu.] * Katie does, too, opening it and leaving it on the table. [Yusuke nods. "Oh yes. Akemi and I are quite fond of this place."] * Satoshi grabs a menu and starts perusing it. (Katie removes her hand from Akemi's blouse to look at a menu?) (No. ;P) [A waitress peeks in! She's rather short, and about your age, with long black hair done up in a bun with chopsticks, and glasses. "Um... H-hello. Can I g-get you anything?" She asks nervously. Actually, you all recognize her; she goes to your school.] (Do we know her name, or do we just recognize her?) ( You don't know her name. ) ( Well, you might be able to guess her name. But I've never told you ^^; ) * Kaede glances up from the menu. "Yes I think I'd like--" He peers at her. "Don't I know you?" * Katie looks at her menu. * Katie then looks up and over at the girl. [She blinks and looks at Kaede. Briefly. Then she looks down. "N-No, sir." * Satoshi looks up at the waitress and blinks at her. "Yeah, you go to our school, don't you?" "I-I'm not sure... Can I get you anything?" [Yusuke nods. "More tea, please."] * Katie speaks up. Quietly. "I'm not sure what to get. Do you have any recommendations?" [She blinks. "Um... Well..."] ["N... Number... 8?" she sounds unsure."] Tea would be good to start. (You have tea.) (We do?) (That or Katie has taken up mimeing as a hobby.) (Wonder of wonders! Pre-emptive ordering!) [Akemi orders a "nice tall glass of orange juice."] * Katie looks at number eight. Whatever that is. (Some places bring tea automatically) [#8: Fried shrimp] (Woo hoo!) * Katie shrugs to herself. It's not sushi. "I'll try that." * Kaede looks at #7 just to be different. [#7: Fried Chicken] * Kaede looks for something not fried. (Traditional decor, non-traditional menu!) [Sushi!] (Ha, no kidding.) (Fried tea...no. Fried beef....no. Fried wontons...no. Fried bananas...) (Fried wontons are good!) (Horrible for you, but yummy.) * Kaede also checks the prices. [Yusuke orders filet mignon. Shika orders fried vegetables. Akemi orders sushi. "It's really good here!" she insists.] [The meals run from 2500-7500 yen. The veggies and rice meals are only about 1500 though.] * Satoshi orders one of the mid-priced sushi dishes. (Behind on yen. Give me a vague dollar conversion?) ( I usually figure 100 yen = 1 dollar ) * Kaede orders a mid-priced sushi dish as well. Preferably with unagi if he can get it. (Yeah) (Seventy-five dollar meals? o_o) ( Some stuff is, like lobster ) (How much is the shrimp? ;P) (Lobster bisque with hollandaise sauce....in sushi.) ( One of the 2500 ones ) [The waitress takes all the orders and bows hastily. "I'll back be in a moment!" She hurries off.] 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-8) and gets 1. [She returns shortly with drinks, then hurries off again.] * Katie puts her hands around her drink and waits for it to cool. [Yusuke smiles. "See? This is much more pleasant, no? I'm glad you finally took my suggestion." He sips his tea.] Suggestion? * Kaede sips his tea. He asked us if we wanted to talk about this over tea. [Shika puts a hand around her cup, but doesn't drink yet. She brushes some white locks out of her eyes.] I'm not sure if he thought you thought he was serious. * Katie looks at Yusuke. "I didn't." [He chuckles. "Well, I admit at the time it would have been more than a little awkward."] * Katie doesn't smile, but she doesn't frown, either. "A little." Does it still seem awkward? Yes. [Yusuke's smile falters, but her doesn't say anything.] [Shika finally speaks. "So, what do you want?"] * Katie sighs and looks away from Yusuke, to Shika. "I want to know what to do about Tenjirou." * Kaede sips his tea slowly. [The waitress returns! Fast service? Or did more time pass than you thought? I'm sure not going to answer. She distributes food then gets the heck out of there.] (She's Arcana. She has a time slip power that only works if she's wearing a waitress uniform.) * Katie now has food. Ooh. [They start eating! Shika picks at her vegetables, then says, "Well. If I were you, I'd stay somewhere very far away for a very long time."] * Kaede looks at his food. He doesn't seem too impressed with the fastness of the surface. I mean, they didn't even have to cook it. * Katie picks up her chopsticks. "How? I live in the area." Also, would he live by the same agreement? [Shika shrugs.] Really, Shika. How? He hates me. "Wonder why." Me too, actually. I never hurt him, and he decided to kidnap me. [Session End]