[Haruko arrives to find the store unattended! Oh noes!] (Cancel the calling for now. Going to wait a bit and see if we can get what was already said. If not, we'll improvise.) * Haruko walks in and steals a bicycle. Wait, no, she doesn't carry about bicycles. She walks in and glances around. "Kaede? Nanami?" She's wearing her leather duster, a new pair of jeans with excessive studding, and a shirt in english/katakana that says 'Miko not mean maiden.' * Haruko 's shirt is also new. She apparently was off shopping earlier. [Haruko hears muffled talking from Nanami's room.] * Haruko walks over to the door and knocks. (Yay engrish!) (Miko mean I hate myself and want to die.) * Haruko 's shirt back says, 'Shriners sweep rocks!' There's even a little motorcycle. Haruko approves, but does not understand why there is a motorcycle there. [The door is thrown open wide by Akemi! "Hi Haruko!" Behind her is Kaede, and next to him on Nanami's bed is a soaking wet, half-naked chick.] [Who's covered in tattoos, by the by] (So she came up from the outside then?) (And in the house? :P) (Apartment, etc.) (Eh, roll with it.) * Haruko blinks for a moment and blushes. She then looks seriously confused. "Wait, there's a half naked girl in Kaede's apartment and it's not you?" * Kaede glances at Akemi and rubs his forehead. "See, this is exactly the type of situation I was trying to av--" He looks up and blinks. "Oh. Hey Haruko." Hey Kaede. I'd say this isn't what it looks like, but I doubt you'd believe I was capable of it anyways, so we'll just skip over that. She wandered in in a field. * Haruko steps in and closes the door. "Well, I'd be happy for you if it was what it looked like." * Kaede rolls his eyes. "Happy for me picking up a straggler off the street, knocking her out, and setting her in my SISTER'S bed?" [Akemi grins at Haruko and starts lifting up her shirt. "Well, we can fix that easily enough..."] * Haruko snaps her fingers. "In fairness, I'd assume that you were completely drunk." Haruko waves off Akemi and looks to the girl. "Want to dry off?" ( Poor Akemi. Totally waved off. ) * Haruko looks fairly distracted as she said that as if she was remembering something. [She doesn't answer. She's unconscious.] * Kaede stares at Haruko. "You'd be--" He then stares at Akemi. "W-wait, what are you doing?" Flashing you. Or me. Probably you though, I don't really care. ::Haruko then frowns and concentrates as she lifts the water off the unconscious girl and puts it in the nearest available drain.:: [Akemi giggles, stopping just before things get inappropriate.] * Kaede stares at Haruko. "Well, it's my house and I...oh never mind." He then rubs the side of his hair, frustrated. "I can't believe you'd be happier if I got drunk..." I'd be happier if you got laid. I just assume that it wouldn't happen while you were sober. * Haruko 's tone is clinical and off-handed. She looks over the now much dryer girl for any injuries. And to verify that the tattoos are highly suggestive and Arcana related i.e. this is the girl they saved from the Jackal. [She doesn't appear to have any injuries. Just a lotta tattoos] * Kaede snorts. "And that's better somehow?" He turns to Akemi. "Do I really come off that way?" * Haruko reaches into her bag to get out the shirt she was wearing at school. She glances over at Akemi to see what her opinion is on the matter. [Akemi gasps. "Why, Kaede, are you suggesting something?"] * Kaede sighs and walks to the door, shoulders slumping a bit. "I should finish up that phone call." * Haruko grins and then looks back to the girl. She glances over the tattoos, blushes a bit, and quickly double checks that they contain no useful information. She also appraises whether the girl would fit in one of Haruko's shirts. "Geez Kaede. Look, tell me I'm wrong about the drunkenness and I'll believe you. It's not like I'm a great judge of your behavior." [Akemi nods. "Okay! I'll watch the store for you." She heads out.] * Kaede dials up Katie. * Haruko lifts the girl's right arm and slips her shirt over it. "Huh, tarot cards." * Kaede leans back a little and takes in a deep breath. "You still need to teach me English, Katie Andrews." * Kaede gets a little more serious as he speaks into the phone. "Sorry about cutting you off earlier. There was, uh, an emergency." * Haruko runs her hand over the Queen of Cups tattoo just above the left elbow to see if anything happens. * Kaede rubs his head. "Things are standard." * Haruko snerks at that, but she doesn't disagree. * Kaede stares at the phone. "With *us*? Are you kidding me?" * Kaede takes in a deep breath. "Well, Haruko's here now. And Akemi was a big help in bringing her up here. That's why I couldn't answer the phone earlier." * Haruko shrugs and seems disappointed but not surprised by the lack of reaction from the card. She finishes slipping the shirt on the girl's right side and then rolls her over to her left. With a bit of effort she puts the girl's left arm into the shirt hole and then starts gingerly buttoning her up. Depends on when she wakes up. There was a field that came down. Some...girl, half stripped down, unconscious and with tattoos all over her body fell down in the shop. She's not awake yet, but... *glances back into the room* I know it's not anyone *I* recognize... * Haruko looks to Kaede, "We've helped her before." * Kaede looks over at Haruko and covers the mouth piece. "Really? Where was I?" Not sure. But, what's her name, tentacle girl, was trying to get information out of her. She claimed that this girl knew about the scyther. Akari? That's her. She came to our school. We talked her up. Then we found Akari beating up this girl. She's a fellow student apparently. Wears a long dress and long sleeves. She had to get special dispensation to do it. There was a newspaper article I think. Yurika you mean? * Kaede says that last bit into the phone. Oh, that's her name? ::Haruko blinks and realizes that he's talking to Katie:: She finishes buttoning up the shirt. * Haruko then looks over her one more time to try to figure out why she's out cold. * Kaede turns to the phone. "I really think she was honest last time. She's not Arcana, so it'd be harder for her to have any specifics. Unless, you have any specific questions... * Haruko nods in agreement with Kaede. The world ends. She then goes about her business as usual. * Kaede 's tone changes to very cold quickly. "Why?" * Haruko shrugs. She looks to Kaede. "Going to the corner store to get smelling salts. Be right back." * Kaede covers the phone for a moment. "I'll call you if she comes to beforehand." * Haruko nods. "Good idea." * Haruko then heads out. * Kaede pauses for a moment and blows out a breath before sticking his hand in his pocket. "You're probably right. I don't have to like it though." * Kaede snorts. "Why do you think I'm agreeing to do it? I'd say no chance in hell if it was anyone but you doing it. You saying that means it must be *really* important." * Haruko, on the way out, says hi to Akemi. "Oh, for future reference. If you don't want to be interrupted while you're with Kaede, leave a sign. Like a sock on the door, turned over doormat, or something. I'll respect it." [Akemi gives a thumbs up.] * Haruko heads off to the store. * Kaede turns to the phone. "I'll let you know what I find out, then. Anything specific we need to know?" * Kaede nods. "Alright. If you feel you need to come over, that's fine. But I think things are better now. Just wanted you to know what was going on." * Kaede nods. "Of course. Be safe, Katie." [End here too]