[Meanwhile, Kyon and Hiromi have just finished a fine meal.] [Start!] * Kyon leans back in his chair a bit, and looks outside again. "Want to talk here? Or you want to go somewhere else?" [Hiromi thinks about it for a bit, then decides. "Maybe we should go somewhere else."] * Kyon nods quickly. "Crepes?" [She nods, looking considerably more reserved than usual. "Alright."] * Kyon hesitates, then looks back at her. "Got somewhere good nearby. Just a couple blocks." ( A crepe killed her father. ) (I just figure she's freaked about the drugs, but your theory makes more sense. I knew I should have suggested cream puffs.) [She nods.] * Kyon motions for the waiter to come over so he can pay the bill. [He does and you can!] * Kyon pays, and then gets up, stuffs his arms into his coat, takes up his bag, and looks down at Hiromi. "Good to go?" [She nods and gets up, grabbing her own coat. And umbrella, too. Can't forget that.] * Kyon stalks out the door, waiting for her to follow, then walks next to her down the street. "You enjoy the meal, by the way?" [Hiromi follows and nods. About halfway there, she cracks a smile. "Hey, I was just kidding, you know? About the drugs. I don't really know anything."] * Kyon looks down at her, eyebrows raised. "So you took my secret, and you gave me a joke in return?" ["Ummm." Hiromi pauses.] * Kyon slows down, and looks down at her. "Not judging you for knowing about it, and I'm willing to protect you. But if you take my feelings so lightly..." He shrugs tersely, and looks down the street towards the crepe place. [Hiromi quickly shakes her head. "No! That's not it at all! I'm just....." she looks down and almost whispers, "I'm scared."] * Kyon nods quickly, and very lightly places his hand on her shoulder, looking away from her as he does. "Got experience protecting people. Just part of being a leader. Trust me, and we'll be fine." [Hiromi nods, and leans into Kyon. "Okay."] [Meanwhile, you get to the crepe place. Yum.] (I'm craving sweet things now, thanks to Moti. ;p) (Between the crepes and the cookies?) (Yes. ;_;) * Kyon steps up to the door, and heads inside with Hiromi. He steps towards the counter. "You know what you want?" ["How about... ham and cheese?"] * Kyon looks down at her, smirking. "Was expecting blueberries and ice cream. With whipped cream. Ham and cheese?" [For the first time, she regains some of her more normal (i.e. confrontational) personality. "What's wrong with ham and cheese?"] * Kyon shakes his head quickly. "No problem. Just surprised. There a kind of cheese you prefer?" [She shakes her head. "Nah, it's all g-." Catching herself, she clears her throat. "I mean, I have no particular preference."] * Kyon barks out a quick laugh, then turns and heads to the counter to get the orders. [There's a Crepe Guy there! But since he's not a server of Japanese food, he's just an ordinary guy who gives you your crepes in a fast-forward text block like this.] (So he doesn't love his job?) ( Nah, he's kinda bored-looking. ) * Kyon takes his blueberry and vanilla ice cream crepe and the ham and cheese crepe over to a little table, then waits for Hiromi to settle before giving hers to her. [She eats it eagerly, forgetting to take small bites for the moment.] * Kyon watches her, and then licks off a bit of the ice cream. "If those are that good, should try one some time myself." [She nods. "You might be surprised.] * Kyon nods quickly, then leans forward, careful not to get his crepe on his jacket. "You want to talk more about the drugs now?" [She takes a bite out of here crepe, then sighs. "You know, even if I tell you, you won't believe me."] ( Who would have imagined I'd have to say that twice in one session? ) * Kyon licks the crepe. "Trust me. Got a high believability quotient." [Hiromi takes another bite, then says, "Okay, but remember, you asked."] [She pauses, as though trying to figure out what to say.] * Kyon nods quickly, and waits for her to get herself sorted out. [Hiromi seems to give up and just blurts out. "Alright, I just happened to find their headquarters by coincidence."] * Kyon raises an eyebrow, and eats the corner off his crepe. "Coincidence?" [She nods. "Coincidence."] * Kyon nods tersely. "Right. What happened, then? What was the coincidence?" [She eats her crepe again. "It's this big factory building in Osaka. Seriously."] * Kyon cocks his head. "So how was finding it a coincidence? You were just wandering around Osaka and found it?" [She nods. "I told you you wouldn't believe me."] * Kyon shakes his head quickly. "Not disbelief. Just need clarification. So you went in, and found what?" [Hiromi slips into her more natural self without realizing it. "It's freaky. Like some science fiction thing. They've got all these people hooked up to machines."] * Kyon nods quickly. "How many were there?" ["I'm not sure.... I guess about twelve?"] ["I didn't have a lot of time, so I couldn't really look around for long."] * Kyon eats a few blueberries off the crepe. "Right. So they were guarded, then?" [Hiromi nods. "There was a big scary guy, a smaller guy who looked crazy, and this kind of hunky guy with wavy hair."] * Kyon considers this for a few seconds, then asks, "And they spotted you?" ["Ummmmm.... no."] * Kyon leans back a bit. "So why did you not have a lot of time?" ["I was a ghost at the time."] * Kyon raises an eyebrow. "A ghost?" [Hiromi grins and nods. "Yep! Believe it or not, it's the truth."] * Kyon keeps himself from looking at all disbelieving and nods quickly. "Okay. So you had to get back to your body?" [She nods. "Osaka's a long walk, you know. Ghosts can't ride trains."] You walked from Tokyo to Osaka? [Hiromi eats another bite out of her crepe and laughs. "Are you seriously buying all this?"] * Kyon shrugs quickly and smirks. "Seen stranger things than that, myself. Can at least consider it." [She chuckles. "Well, okay then! And I didn't really walk. I sort of flew."] * Kyon leans in to rest his elbows on the table, and bites the crepe more. "How long does that take?" ["A long time. But I was bored and didn't have anything else to do, so...."] * Kyon nods thoughtfully. "You do this when you're awake, or when you're asleep?" ["Usually when I'm asleep. But I can do it when I'm awake, too. I'd prove it, but I can't."] * Kyon raises an eyebrow. "Why can't you?" ["Well, you won't see me. I can't talk or touch anything. How would I prove it?"] * Kyon shoves his free hand into his jacket pocket. "You can see, right? Spot something somewhere else while you're here. Easy way to prove it." [Hiromi finishes her crepe. "I guess that's true, yeah. But I kinda don't want to just leave my body here in the middle of nowhere, you know?"] * Kyon sucks the rest of the ice cream out the crepe, then swallows. "What happens to your body when you're out?" * Haruko is now known as Grydle [She shrugs. "It's like I'm asleep."] Does it take long to get into and out of? ["A couple minutes, tops."] * Kyon muses for a second, then nods decisively. "How about I stick something behind this crepe shop, and then you just have to pop out back to tell me what it is." ( Gotta end soon. ) ["Alright. I'll just be in the lady's room."] * Kyon nods quickly, and shoulders his bag. "I'll wait in here for you after you're done." (Yeah, we do. Early classes, and all. ^^;) ["'Kay." She heads in.] * Kyon shoulders his bag, stands up, and goes around the back of the shop. He opens the bag, and looks through it briefly before putting down an old fencing mask, with a spare armwarmer on top. Then he heads back inside. [Hiromi comes out of the lady's room even before Kyon gets back inside the shop. "Some kinda mask thing, and one of those glove-things you've got on."] * Kyon nods quickly. "Right. See? Proved it fine." He smirks at her, then gestures curtly at the door. "Just going to grab them. Back in a second." [But anyhow, session end!]