[Day: Saturday, April 17th. Time: Nobody's sure anymore.] [You're trapped in something that's not exactly the World Reversed; normal people are there, but frozen and unmoving. Only Arcana are moving about. What's more, the old Lovers, from a previous lifetime, have held themselves up in Tokyo Tower.] [In order to break the barrier that's surrounding the tower, Saki's double must be defeated by Saki herself. Taki went to find her.] [But there's another problem! Demon-like monsters are being created by another Black card, this one with the Black Pentacle. That's where you guys come in. You (along with Shika) have tracked the guy to a park, only to find there's actually two people: Jiro Hosukawa, your old friend turned enemy; and Yusuke Fukuyen, Shika's brother.] [Shika seems kind of stunned, and is heading towards the two. Kaede and Haruko are trying to pretend they're stealthy by ducking out of sight. What now? Who knows?] [Session Start] * Satoshi is also being stealthy, actually, because the best move right now is to let Shika deal with Yusuke first. He's her brother, after all. * Katie has snuck around another way and probably found a safe hiding spot. She's already proven she can be pretty damn sneaky. ( Gimme stealth rolls ) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-4) and gets -2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "o/~I love you... you love me... o/~" (Not only do I sneak, I manage to get around and close enough to destroy one with a tap to the neck if I want.) (VULCAN CHOKEHOLD) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. (Nope.) [Shika doesn't bother with stealth, and sure enough Yusuke and Jiro turn towards her as she approaches. "Yusuke, what's going on here?"] (*cheers for Katie and Satoshi) [Yusuke grins. "Isn't it obvious, sis? I've switched sides." He starts pacing, putting some distance between himself and Jiro. "Can't be real, right? But it's true. They were pretty persuasive."] * Satoshi sends to Katie. ~Oh, hell.~ * Katie watches from her spot nearby, safely hidden. She doesn't tense up at Yusuke's announcement. ~Don't jump the gun.~ (Pasting to Greg.) ~He *is* moving away from Jiro... okay. Wasn't going to do anything yet, anyway.~ (I apologize, was having a good time at a class function and totally lost track of time. I didn't figure a dinner would last four hours.) [Shika parrots, "'They?'" She scowls. "You mean the drugs. Oh Yusuke, don't tell me they..."] ~Yusuke's an actor. Wait.~ (Four hours? Wouldn't the food get cold?) (Family style dinner and they paced it well. (And dessert. Although probably the last two were foodless.) (And the wine flowed freely, that probably distorted my time sense) (I see Haruko isn't the only one. ;p) * Grysar is now known as Haruko (I at least have a higher tolerance. ^_~) * Haruko continues to be a puddle with a larger puddle on stand by to be a shield. (Haruko could be defeated by a sponge...) (Or a Shop-Vac.) (But only a spongue of unusual size.) (sponge) [Yusuke nods. "You should have known they'd be after Tenjirou. When they found me with him... well, it was either join them or ..."] ["Or what?" Shika asks.] ["Do you know what the drugs are made of? Tenjirou told me. Us. They come from Arcana. And the Blacks? Nobody's told you what they really are. The Blacks are just an excuse for us to abuse our powers. There are no real Blacks, barring an exception."] * Katie tenses slightly, but her expression doesn't change. Her eyes are fixed on Yusuke and Jiro. * Satoshi blinks a few times and tries to keep from both a physical and mental outburst. * Haruko proudly speaks, not all that loud, but not as quiet as she should have been. "Ha! The drrrugs are made of Arcana, that's why the kidnapped Katie, I knew---" Haruko then remembers that she's trying to be stealthy and shuts up. (Way to go, Haruko. ;p) * Katie sends, snappishly, ~Haruko's an idiot.~ ~I hope they didn't hear her...~ [Shika clenches her fists as Yusuke continues, "That's not all I learned. These drugs? They've been pulling this crap since the war. The bomb in Hiroshima? The Magician orchestrated the whole thing, giving the Americans vital information so they could strike at the right time.] (These drugs have been pulling this crap?) (The drugs have been used since the war apparently) (They being the blacks probably.) ~Doesn't make a lot of sense. Bombing an entire city of innocents instead of a surgical strike...~ Her thoughts trail. * Haruko 's puddle turns a slight pinkish shade. She keeps her mouth shut. (Surgical strike capacity wasn't really there.) * Rowyn has joined #arcana [He paces more. "They were going to stop at Nagasaki. And speaking of Saki, that's the name of Death. She managed to escape the labs before they could use her. That's why they were so intent on stopping her afterwards. Of course, her rampage on the Arcana uninvolved gave them a nice excuse..."] * Rowyn is now known as Kaede [Shika blinks. "What are you talking about?"] * Katie has quit IRC (Excess Flood ) * Katie has joined #arcana ( orz ) (Here!) (She was posting to Rowyn I presume) (Oh, also, I wanted to state for the record. I give blanket permission to have Haruko run without me if I'm late for some reason. Just wanted it out there for the record.) [Yusuke smiles. "Did I go too far. You don't know her, do you? Well, it doesn't matter. She'll be dead soon. Now that you've walked right into our trap."] ( Change that 2nd . to a ? ) (Me as well. This should be the last San Francisco trip though.) * Haruko readies to protect Shika with her shield. This sounds like go-time. * Satoshi sends to Katie. ~Still think he's just acting?~ [Shika tenses, but without warning, one of the frozen people behind Shika becomes unfrozen, sliding up behind her and placing a switchblade to her throat. "Surprise! We know all about your powers, thanks to your bro here. I'm not going to let you use them."] (Can we get an init roll on that one.) ~Go.~ ( Not really, he was right there. ) (Okay) [The guy in question is a surly fellow, with short-but-bushy black hair, beedy eyes, and a missing tooth. He's wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and jeans.] * Kaede readies his fingers at his wrench, back against the tree. He peeks at the situation, most notably any other frozen people about. [Yusuke shoves his hands in his pockets. "The Black Pentacle does more than you think. We've been using it to screw with the Heirophant's head.] * Haruko slides her sewer water puddle along the ground up towards them. Not that stealthy, but she doesn't want to get caught unawares again. * Katie clenches her teeth. ~He's talkative.~ ~Yeah. Wonder what else we could get out of him... but Shika's at risk now.~ ~It's why I figured he's acting.~ ["We're well aware of the allies you brought, as well," Jiro says. "They may as well come out."] * Haruko keeps up what she was doing. * Katie stays where she is. ~Better do it, Satoshi.~ * Haruko is now holding her turn to attempt to raise a shield between that knife and Shika's neck assuming someone is able to cause a distraction. ~Any advice?~ (There's a rather resigned note to his mental tone.) * Katie glances at any frozen people nearby. ~Don't let them give you shit.~ She sounds almost amused. ~Right.~ * Satoshi steps out from his not-so-very-well-hidden spot and waves. * Kaede sighs and steps out himself too, holding his hands and wrench above his head. "Figures." (It's a distraction. It's... a stupid distraction, but it's a distraction nonetheless. ;p) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-4) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 2. ( Haruko doesn't really have room to make a shield. The knife is right at her neck. ) (What's the difficulty modifer for throwing a large chunk of water in such a way that it messes with someone's eyes. Not to the point that any damage happens, just gets in there eyes?) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. (And I was figuring that, I meant a distraction that involved moving the knife) [Yusuke smiles at Satoshi. "There teleporter isn't here, is she? I guess she's fallen for the other trap, too. She has no idea that there's an assassin waiting for her, does she?"] What? ( UUmmmm.... Probably I'd say +8, since he's standing right behind Shika. ) * Kaede snorts. "You had this all figured out, didn't you?" (I'm willing to have her get totally splashed too.) * Katie moves, very carefully. She places her hand in her pocket. ~Satoshi, when I tell you to, you have to break link with me and tell Shika to hold her breath and close her eyes.~ ["Like I said, we've been giving the Heirophant false information."] ~Got it.~ (*runs to the bathroom! Ha*) (Dammit.) (Woot! ImagonnaDIEEEEEEEE!) (What's the relative position of the baddies at this point? New guy is behind Shika with knife to his throat. Yusuke and Jiro are ahead of both of them, yes? [He nods to the kid holding Shika. "The Black Pentacle Kataki has is working wonders. Black artifacts are, by the way, VERY real."] ( Yes, and they're spread out a bit. ) (How many feet between them? (Back!_ Like we really listened to her anyway. ~He's giving too much information. I still think it's an act.~ [He laughs. "You're here, aren't you?"] Yeah. I am. So are you. ~At least he's dropped the nervous act.~ ~Going to need to concentrate on Kataki. Switchblade guy. Convenient he has the pentacle.~ ~Very. Just say when.~ (Feet spread? It matters. ) ["Yeah. I'm here with all the cards. And the best part is Kataki doesn't even have to hold the pentacle to get it to work. It's working right from his coat pocket."] * Katie actually sounds amused. ~Totally an act.~ Mm-hmm. Hard to judge if you hold the cards if you're not playing with a full deck. (Hmmm.... okay) Session Time: Fri Nov 18 00:00:00 2005 (What's the skill roll to tell it's an act. At this point I think it's an act, but I'm not sure if Haruko would pick up from that.) Tell me. Left coat pocket or right? d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (d6+7) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 11. ( Ummmmm... ) (Probably Performing Arts. I'd like to make one, too.) (The pocket line is a give away, but, I'm a bit too biased to tell.) ~A shame none of us is a telekinetic.~ ( Right, your performing arts vs. his, against soul ) (I'm okay with just going on suspision. But I need the roll because I'm not sure if Haruko would think about it.) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-1) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 5. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. (By four.) [Yusuke laughs at Kaede. "What, you think I'm an idiot?"] (If soul, by four) * Kaede deadpans. "Yes." (Katie's already pretty convinced, but it's more icing on the cake. Mmm, cake.) ( /me looks for his d6s >.> Pause ) (Haruko needs to come up with the idea.) (Just bring dicey to another chan if you have to.) ( orz. I found one, that'll have to do ) * RowynWorkyn has joined #arcana * Kaede has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) * RowynWorkyn is now known as Kaede [Neither Haruko nor Katie can tell for sure if he's really acting.] (Then she shall stand by her initial assessment!) (Okay, is that enough for Haruko to get suspicious?) (I'm not looking for confirmation, I'm looking for getting a niggling doubt?) ( He could be acting. Or he could be trying to make you think he's acting to throw you off guard. ) ( Gotcha, thanks, that's good enough.) * Haruko stays a puddle. I never really considered the difficulties of puddle posing when I took this power. Perhaps I should have. (*snerks*) (Hee.) (* Haruko looks about with a watery complexion. Haruko sloshes some more. Haruko evaporates slowly.) (* Haruko quivers. Haruko gets a rock thrown into her and makes little ripples. Haruko would slip someone up if they ran over her.) ( * Haruko freezes so that Satoshi may skate on her for their supercombo.) (Dude, that'd be awesomely funny.) (That so would.) (Double Tech! Skate to the Face!) ( Special attack! Crosscheck kick!) * Kaede sighs. "Look. Now that you've got her, what are you going to do with her? Or do you just like seeing me with my hands up?" ["Naturally, we want you all to surrendur. After that, we'll - Hey!" He glares at Kataki, who's started to use his free hand to feel up Shika. "That's my sister, sleeze."] She's also not into that sort of thing. [Kataki rolls his eyes. "Meh, so what? Once we get the drugs into her, she won't mind."] * Haruko , as quietly as she possibly can, snickers. ~You know, I doubt Yusuke's going to go for that.~ * Katie silenly pulls the mace from her pocket. ~Yup.~ [Yusuke looks angry. "If you want to live to see that, you'd better get your hands off her."] [Kataki grins. "Or what? You gonna fight me? Heh, we're on the same side. We own you now, man. You and your sister."] * Kaede looks at Yusuke with dry amusement. "Dissention in the ranks?" He also looks at Jiro. Is he doing anything? * Haruko waits for a moment. [Yusuke takes a step forward. "Not yet, you don't." But he stops when Kataki jerks the knife. "Wanna bet?"] * Katie 's eyes harden as Kataki's focused on Yusuke. ~Now!~ she sends to Satoshi. * Retrieving #Arcana modes... * Satoshi sends to Shika. ~Shika, close your eyes and hold your breath! Now!~ * Katie moves the mace away from herself and hits the button, sending a large amount of pepper spray into the air, and summons the wind to blow it onto Shika and Kataki. The speed of thought is faster than any action she can take. (That visible?) (Trying to figure out if it would trigger Haruko's action.) (Probably a strong wind going a certain direction is visible. (Fair enough) (Katie's disturbingly well hidden.) (Also still wondering what Jiro's doing through all of this, Brett.) * Haruko raises her wall between Shika/Kataki and Jiro. She anchors it on frozen people or trees as best she can. ( Well, he was just standing there, but now he's not. :P ) * Haruko places the wall in such a way that it doesn't keep Yusuke from getting to Shika. (Brett, my rolls and results first?) ( Yes. ) ( Then gimme init ) (Curious. Would Kaede and Satoshi be inside or outside this?) (What's the roll? Last time she was a DS lower and it was -2.) (It's a wall. Hard to say. They could go around.) (But probably not on the Jiro side.) (Jiro could probably go around too, but it might stall him a sec. (Uh...this is Jiro we're talking about. :P) (He can run good, that doesn't mean he can adapt at flash like speeds.) (Don't think he's shown that sort of ability before) (Brett? ^^;) ( Either way, Katie might wanna roll. ) (She wants to know the modifier.) ( Oh. 0 ) (I'm asking what the roll IS. Last time she pulled this trick, like I said, she was a level lower and it was -2. It's probably a nicer mod now.) (Haruko's mind vs. Jiro's feet! Who's faster!) ( 0 ) ( Zero ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. (Made.) [That sure works, and Kataki howls, stepping back and covering his eyes with his free hand.] ( Gimme init rolls ) d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (d6+6) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 11. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (d6+6) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 12. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (d6+6) and gets a natural 1 for a result of 7. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (d6+6) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 12. (Go go sorta-combatish people!) (WE RULE) (Well except Haruko. Puny 1.) (Well, she'd been prepping to do that, so may not matter.) [Jiro, Shika, Satoshi, Kaede, Katie, Kataki, Yusuke, Haruko] [Haruko does get her wall up, but it doesn't stop Jiro from running around it crazily fast, slamming Shika in the gut. She staggers back, clutching her stomach, then smiles. "You're going to pay for that."] (/me nods. "Fair enough.) [And then Shika's suddenly moving at the same speed as Jiro. Well, not exactly. More like he's slowed down to a normal person's speed. What's more, everyone else is moving even slower.] (Shika knows Deja-fu! Woot!) (Heh, our B-team might have been better prepared to take on Shika than our A team.) [Not to mention your vision gets blurry. Only Shika and Jiro remain normal.] (Shika is Viewtiful Joe?) (Zoom In!) [It's Satoshi's turn! He's moving in slow motion! Woah.] (I assume we get penalties to actions?) ( +2 to anything that's not involving Shika or Jiro. ) (What if I just want to yell really loudly in Kataki's head?) ( That's fine :P ) ( And actually if you have blindfighting you're fine, too. ) ( It's just sight stuff, due to blurry vision. ) ( And slo-mo ) (Oooh, do I have... no, that was Chie. Drat.) (Whatever. Pin him and search his pocketses.) * Satoshi goes for Kataki, trying to grab him. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 5. (Hopefully Satoshi will be better at searching pockets than I am. It always takes me forever to find anything.) (Yep!) [And grab him, he does!] [Kaede!] (Yep as im making it. Also yep as in taking forever to find things in pockets, actually. ;p) (in) * Kaede was going after Kataki, but with Satoshi grabbing him, it makes it kind of hard. So he runs after him, slow-mo style, charging his electricity as he goes. Never hurts to get it prepared. [Katie!] * Katie waits to see what Yusuke does. If he runs to attack someone on her side, well, time to knock the bastard on her feet. (Er, off his.) (WOW. That was messed up.) (I was going to say. She really wants him to land on her feet? ;p) (Ow! My toes!) [Meanwhile, Kataki struggles, but fails to do much of anything. His eyes still bother him too much.] [Yusuke walks up to Kataki and jabs one of his pentacle-signs onto him, smiling in satisfaction.] (Who is Kaede running towards?) (Kataki?) (Yes.) (Kataki's about to get owned.) (Sweet) (Nice teamwork. ^^) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. [Haruko!] * Haruko , not seeing a better option, throws a large glob of water at Jiro's head/eyes. (I'd like to take my held action after Haruko.) (What's the mod? He's standing right by her wall, so should be easier than Kataki) ( K ) (Go Haruko! Take a lesson from Shinny.) ( No mod. ) ( Is this teke usage or a throw?) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. (Miss either way) (Oh.. she could full attack. Oh well, didn't think to do it that time. I'll do it next time) [Haruko misses! Meanwhile, Jiro swings at Shika again, but she holds up her palm and catches his fist. Well, not exactly catches. It impacts on a circle of white light that flashes briefly the moment of contact.] (And future reference, whie Katie writes up her action, is tossing water throwing or power usage?) (I may have asked before, but this time I'll mark on the sheet) (There is no power usage in BESM.) (So it'd be throwing, unless you're under DS like I am.) (Brett invented it) (He did.) (... Well, he didn't let me take it. ^^;) (Taki uses it to teleport) [Shika herself darts in with her other hand, and jabs Jiro's forearm with her finger. Parts of the skin on his arm are suddenly covered with boils, which then burst, showering the area with blood.] (Yes, Brett did. Kaede has it too. After Taki got it.) Ewww! (4 points per level) (Damn. When I asked, he said there was no such thing and I wasn't allowed to have it.) ( That's a good question. I'm not sure. ) (Maybe that was before I asked?) ( Only makes one point of difference. So it may not come up ) ( I'll leave it ambiguous for now. ) * Satoshi winces in slow motion. That's just *nasty*. (Well Kaede has it for non-com skills. Not sure if that makes a difference but...) (What's with this family and fingers? :P) (Also, warning that I have to sleep soon, but I'm fine with Brett running Satoshi or just having him be really quiet as circumstances allow.) (I'm really sorry. But I can't be too late to work tomrorrow.) [Satoshi's turn] * Satoshi keeps holding onto Kataki. He pats Kataki's jacket pockets to see if he can feel a Pentacle in there. (Do I need to roll anything?) (I also apologize for the SF trip thing.) (Oh by the way, did Haruko actually say eww?) (Or was that an OOC slip?) [Nah. Satoshi does find Pentacle. Woo hoo!] (She actually said eww) [Kaede!] (Which pocket is it?) (Because that's pretty effing disgusting.) (Because I'm curious if there was any time distortion on her voice or if she sounded relatively normal.) (Ah, that I can not tell you) ( Yeah, arm 'splody is not pretty ) (Because that kind of determines whether Kaede can really be vocal on his next action or not.) ( And yes, sound is distorted. ) ( It's like that worm hold in the first Star Trek movie ) * Katie looks plenty disgusted at the sight of the arm exploding. Especially because she can see it all with Super Vision (tm). ( "Beelaaay thaaat orderrrr! Fire a photon torpeeedooooo!" ) (*snickers*) [It explodes in slow motion, too. Kinda looks like liquid in zero gravity for a minute.] * Satoshi sends to Kaede. ~Kaede! It's in his left pocket!~ (Eww, I'd feel sorry for Katie for having to see that, but she does like Zombie movies.) (That's a lot more real than zombie movies! EW!) (Yes, but at least you're desensitiezed enough not to become violently ill!) * Kaede finishes the electricity and holds it up to Kataki's neck, away from Satoshi as much as possible. The electricity probably looks particularly menacing, since it's coursing in slow motion. Upon hearing that, he immediately shifts the wrench to the left pocket and tries to tear through it. He's not touching the thing if he can help it. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. (Drat.) [Unfortunately, Kaede fails to unpocket him.] [Katie!] (Shoulda just reached in and taken it and gone crazy.) (Yeah, that's a good plan.) (Go insane, Kaede! It's fun! Everyone's doing it!) (But he's the right sign, there's a chance he'd go less crazy!) * Katie lets out a slow breath, concentrating as the wind whistles, trying to knock Jiro off his feet and maybe into a tree. Because God knows he deserves it. (Mod, GM?) (I think that's a policy worth taking risks for.) ( Mmmm.... +4 ) (... You do know that I was pulling this same move against the Chariot for a zero. ;P) 2d6+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6+4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 13. (Nope.) (Chariot makes a better sail?) (Yes! Yes, he does.) [Kataki struggles, to no avail! Meanwhile, Yusuke turns his attention towards Jiro, although he doesn't attack. He waits instead.] [Haruko!] * Haruko doesn't hesitate and devotes her full attention to throwing water in Jiro's eyes. (Full attack) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. (No +2 mod against Jiro, Haruko.) (She makes!) (I wasn't sure what full attack modifer was, is it -2 in BESM?) (...I should have full attacked too. That would have made it.) (Then she makes by one.) (I always forget about that, crap.) (I noted that I should have full attacked last turn. You have no excuse. ;P) [Haruko strikes Jiro in the eye! He seems to decide now would be a good time to run.] (Do too!) (It's -2 in BESM, yes.) [But it doesn't work! Shika grabs his leg, with a similar result from before, and Yusuke strikes him with a mini-pentacle thing.] [Satoshi!] ( Meh, we don't even need combat anymore, really. ) (out of init?) ( Yeah, finish this up ) * Satoshi continutes to hold Kataki. Whee! * Kaede growls and tries to jam the wrench in the pocket again and rip the pentacle free! Free as a bird! [Shika lets things go back to normal as she blanches at the blood covering her front. She shakes her arms in a futile attempt to get it off. ] [Kataki squirms! "Argh! You bitches are gonna pay for this! Especially you, Yusuke!"] (Should I roll or just assume it this time? :P) [Meanwhile, Chinese food becomes popular in Bordeaux, France. Yum.] ( Just assume :P ) * Katie walks out from her hiding space. "Sounds like something out of ," she says quietly. * Kaede sighs as he knocks the pentacle away with the wrench. "Why does it always seem that people whine more when they lose? Next we'll hear the "My plan was perfect!" spiel." * Haruko slides closer. "Let me help you with that Shika..." She splashes the bloodstains with her sewer water, which should help the blood come off. She doesn't throw the water with any force. [Yusuke chuckles. "But my plan WAS perfect."] Yes it was. But a bit over the top, don't you think? Yes, but that was a different sort of plan. Nice work. *Really* nice work. [Shika looks down at the puzzle. "Uh... Thanks... I think... Ew."] * Katie walks over and looks at Yusuke. She holds her hand out to him, to shake. "Good job." * Haruko takes human form and smiles sweetly. "You're welcome Shika." (Does she need a perform roll on smiling sweetly? :P) (Nah, Haruko's good at that.) (*laughs*) [Yusuke rubs the back of his head with one hand as he shakes Katie's with his other. "You think? I was worried there for a minute that I was being TOO convincing."] So what do we do with this guy? * Katie smiles a little. "I figured it out and told Satoshi to hold." Knock him out. They have a witness. Help has to be on the way. Figures. I'm always the last one to be informed. [Shika puts her hands on her hips. "Yeah, Yusuke! *I* almost didn't believe you."] * Kaede sighs and flicks his wrench to the side. The electricity winks out. [Yusuke nods. "Yes, this is no time to be standing here. Your friend is in danger."] We can't just leave the pentacle sitting around though. How do we carry it without going crazy? * Katie lets go of Yusuke's hand and goes to the black pentacle. She scoops it from the ground without hesitation. If Saki can hold the Cup... I'm already crazy, remember? * Kaede glances at Haruko. "Could you float it perhaps? You wouldn't be touchi-- [Yusuke grabs Katie's hand. "Wait!"] * Katie is stopped! (Do I have to make a roll for trying to knock Kataki out? Or can I just smack him in the back of the head?) * Katie blinks at Yusuke. ( Nah, just do it :P ) (You have the power, Satoshi!) * Haruko doesn't flinch at that. "Depends if it boyant. I can try." * Kaede just stares at Katie, tenses for a minute, then releases. "Thank god..." ["It's too dangerous for you to touch it."] (Doesn't flinch at Katie's attempted grab.) Haruko, try it. It's our best option I can think of. * Satoshi smacks Kataki in the back of the head just hard enough to knock him out but not do any permanent damage. He sets him down on the ground. Who can? A pentacle, or is that even not safe? Or wrap it up. Very well. * Haruko nods and surrounds the pentacle with water. I remember a normal artifact being fine, but... [Yusuke nods at Shika. "A major arcana. I could, but I might be tempted to use it."] Satoshi? I don't know if that would be such a good idea. I'm not supposed to touch the Cup, so... How deep seeded *is* this temptation? (Does it float?) ( It's too heavy to float. ) ["I don't know. And I don't want to."] * Haruko sighs. "Sorry, it's dense." Can't even wrap it up, eh? * Katie pulls her hand away, slowly, and rubs at her wrist. "A major Arcana." She looks slightly worried. [By the way, this pentacle is black with a gold start, rather than gold with a black star] * Kaede closes his eyes and rubs his hair at his temples. "Well, guess a major's our only option." [Shika shrugs. "So what? I'll take it."] * Kaede looks hard at Satoshi. "I can't believe you actually wanted me to take it." Are you going to be okay if you do? I think Satoshi's safest. If he goes crazy, he doesn't know how to Judge. Shika can... make people explode. What? I was thinking Pentacle, it was okay. Like Taki could use the Cup. [Yusuke nods. "Just don't try to-" Shika cuts him off as she bends down to pick it up. "Yeah, yeah, don't use it. I'm not a total noob, bro."] ...yes. That was disturbing. (That's some vote of confidence there Katie) * Haruko looks to Kaede. "Satoshi's right based off what we know." And like Remi could use the cup? (I'm full of logic.) Holding isn't using. * Haruko looks to Yusuke. "Do you know where Taki's going to be ambushed?" [Shika scoops it up. "Nah, I don't need it. I'm confident enough in my own powers." She waves it around. "See? No worries."] * Haruko frowns at that but makes no other comment. [Yusuke nods. "At the place where she is supposed to lead the Devil."] Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go! Go on. * Katie starts leaving the park. "Which is?" [He tells you off screen. Session End]