[Day: Wednsday, February 5th. Time: 2:50 p.m.] [Weather: Very cloudy, might snow later on. Cold.] [After a lengthy discussion about what to do with Meimi that didn't really go anywhere, Taki (the real one (we think)) rejoined the group. Today, they meet at the lockers after class, to discuss what's been happening. Maybe.] [Session Start] * Katie is sitting at her locker, back to her normal habits. Kind of. She's intently drawing something. * Satoshi walks up, looking somewhat distracted. "Hey, Katie." * Katie glances up, then grabs her eraser. "Hi Satoshi. Want a seat?" Sure. * Satoshi sits down next to Katie. * Katie blows a strand of hair out of her face. "Can't think." * Haruko hustles up. "Hey Katie.... Satoshi, oooh... what'cha drawing?" * Satoshi sighs and leans back. "I've been trying to avoid thinking about it, actually." * Satoshi looks up. "Hey, Haruko." I... um. It's supposed to be a cardinal, but I can't get it to work right today. * Kyon stands farther down the hall, leaning against a wall and talking to a fellow student council member. He looks down the hall towards the group disinterestedly. ( It suspiciously looks like Kirby! ) * Katie glances at Kyon, then goes about ignoring him. (Well, it was that or MetaKnight.) * Taki trudges down the hall, but perks up when she sees her friends, "Hi guys!" * Satoshi glances up at her, then stares down at the floor. "Hey." * Haruko smiles, "Still looks neat, Hey Taki, how is the backlogged work from your time away?" * Katie stiffens and looks over at Taki. She smiles weakly. "Hi." Given the choice between spending more time locked up with my family, or doing all the homework and classwork I've missed over the past week...I'd almost choose being stuck under the snow. How're you? Alive? * Taki blinks, "Uhm...think you can give me a hand with all of this? Please?" * Katie tilts her head. "Just set it down." I'm well, all this? A weeks worth of work...due Monday, plus all the stuff they're going to give us between now and then * Kyon raises an eyebrow as Taki stands around and talks, and he finishes up his conversation. He picks up his sports bag and strides down the hall towards the others. So you need help with homework? Yes! (RDM blinks as ladybug lands on his arm) * Haruko shrugs "I have enough trouble with my own work and working at the shrine, though if you have any trouble with engineering stuff I could give you a pointer or two. * Satoshi continues staring at the floor. * Katie pushes some hair behind an ear. "Sure, I'll help." Uhm, right...that'd be math...and English ::digs through a stack of papers to see what other classes she needs help in:: * Haruko defers to Katie and says hi to Kyon. * Katie watches and giggles despite herself. * Taki starts digging franticly "Where's the rest of it?" * Katie shakes her head and takes the stuff Taki's been setting aside. She starts ruffling through the papers. * Satoshi blinks and stands up. Shit, guys! Hm? It's you-know-what time! Huh? Arcana field. * Katie sighs. I've got to come up with a better way of doing this... * Satoshi gets into a ready stance. * Kyon looks irritatedly at Satoshi, and scans the area. * Taki drops her bag and looks around. * Haruko looks confused for a second, then also starts looking around. * Satoshi looks at Haruko. "They explained about fields, right?" * Katie sets the papers aside and stands, picking up her satchel as she does so. [Over near the entrance is a realtively pretty brown-haired woman in a Seiryuu outfit, wearing a grey trenchcoat over it. "So you haven't left the building yet. Good."] "Yeah, but, I'm still new at this." * Katie blinks at the girl. Satoshi stays in his ready stance. "Who're you?" * Kyon scowls, and steps forward. "Why're you looking for us here? You already know, they cleared us of your friend's death." * Woman takes several steps towards the group. * Haruko adopts a defensive posture. * Taki takes a step back. * Katie reaches one hand in her satchel and watches curiously. One week ago, you came around asking questions. Then suddenly, the blame shifted to Eiko. I know something's up. There's no way Eiko would EVER do that! You must have done it. Probably used your powers to hide that fact. * Kyon rocks back on his heels and shrugs. "Nothing to do with me. I don't control the police. I didn't make them think that. I couldn't if I tried." * Katie sighs. * Haruko eyes Kyon, but says nothing. * Woman scowls. "Lies. I know you did it. And I'm going to beat the truth out of you!" Oh, swell. I'm sorry, but we arn't the ones who did it... NotthatIthink'dbeagoodthingifitwasbutit'snotourfault * Woman runs forwards. Everyone roll init ^^ d6+5 d6+5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (d6+5) and gets 10. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (d6+5) and gets 11. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (d6+6) and gets 8. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (d6+6) and gets 12. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (d6+7) and gets 10. [Haruko, Katie, Satoshi, Taki, Woman, Kyon.] [Haruko's turn] * Haruko continues in a defensive stance. "Attacking a group is a strange thing to do." [Katie's turn] * Katie pulls out a small red tube and moves to get a little more room. "If you want the truth, you should probably talk to us instead of trying to beat us up." (holding action) [Satoshi's turn] People do strange things sometimes. You'd be surprised at how someone you thought was a friend can turn out to be something else entirely. (defending) [Taki's turn] Yeah, all sorts of weird things have been happening around here. We should talk and sort this out! (Wee, more defending) [Woman's turn] * Woman pulls a hand back. "There's nothing to talk about! If you don't confess, I'll force you to!" She whips it forwards again, sending sharp icicle spikes towards Kyon and Satoshi each. (Oh, sure, pick on the guys.) (Come on, manly men! Defend me!) (Yes defend us poor helpless...well not realy, but it's the thought that counts) (Hey, I'm helpless. Now defend me.) (Eh, Ice doesn't scare me ^^) (Scares me. =P) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-2) and gets 2. (Yah, da queen of wands indicates fire in yer neah futah, mon.) [Satoshi ducks under the ice spike; it shatters on the locker behind him. Kyon, on the other hand, gets an ice spike in his shoulder. Fortunately, it's not as painful as it looks.] [Oh, Kyon's turn ^^;] Kyon! The hell was that?! * Woman smiles. "You think I'm scared because you outnumber me? I've battled far worse." What's wrong with you? There's nothing to confess! * Kyon grunts slightly, and sticks out his uninjured arm as his eyes glint red. "Either way, kid, it's not wise to pick fights." A ball of flame forms in his hand, and he tosses it at the girl. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 5. * Woman curses and tries to dive out of the way, but Kyon does manage to catch her leg on fire. [Haruko's turn] * Haruko had been looking to Kyon with concern, but with the fireball, that concern turns to fear and she backs away from both Kyon and the Woman (nothing) [Katie's turn] * Katie yelps and holds her position. Her eyes flick from Kyon to the woman and back. (holding action) [Satoshi's turn!] ( Boy, these combats are easy to run when you don't do anything ^^ ) (Sure, I can do a whole lot. Uh huh. :P) (Draw mean pictures of her to distract her! ^^) ( Yeah, get her attention :P ) (*snicker* Yes, please Ice Lady! Shoot me with icicles!) What is your *problem*?! (defending) [Taki's turn] Uh Kyon? I don't think setting her on fire is going to help us any. ::tries to grap/pin her instead:: (If I'm close enough, if not I just run up) (Dude, you can teleport. ^^;) (I know that, you know that. She don't) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-2) and gets 7. [Taki runs up and leaps at the woman; they both tumble down with Taki pinning her to the floor.] [Woman's turn] [The woman screams. "Let me go! My leg!" You can't tell whether she's screaming in anger or fear.] [Kyon's turn] Her leg! Put it out! * Kyon stalks over to her, and helps Taki hold her down with his good hand, letting a small flame lick across the knuckles of the other. "Had enough? I'll put it out if you give up. If not..." Kyon! Stop it! * Woman kicks and scream. "Fine, fine! Just put it out!" * Satoshi shakes his head, but says nothing. * Haruko backs into a locker slowly sliding down it. Staring at Kyon and the woman, transfixed by the still burning leg. * Katie runs over. "Someone hold down her legs." _Somebody_ put them out! * Satoshi rushes up and holds her legs. (err, after the fire has gone out, that is) * Katie kneels, pulling her jacket over her hands and starts patting out the fire. * Kyon nods, and lets go, holding down her feet as he looks irritatedly at Katie. "I should've let her go while she still could've done more damage?" [Katie, unarmed attack (Holds), -4 bonus] * Katie doesn't look up at Kyon. "Sometimes kindness proves innocence better than threatening someone can." 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-4) and gets 4. * Haruko slowly gets up, still looking shaken. [Katie manages to grab the woman's feet and keep from getting kicked.] * Katie tries to keep her still and put out the fire. "Just calm down. It'll be okay." [Katie succeeds. After getting out the fire, though, her leg looks fairly burned.] * Katie whistles and drops her satchel. She starts rooting through it. * Satoshi looks at the woman's leg and frowns. "Anybody got a first aid kit?" I do. Give me a sec. Katie does. * Woman just lies there and sobs. * Haruko regains control, "I don't but I'm pretty good with that sort of thing even so." * Katie pulls out a first aid kit and sets it aside. She pulls down the girl's sock. "Yeah? Want to give me a hand?" * Taki leans over the woman, "Don't worry we'ree not going to hurt you anymore and Katie...and Haurko are gonna try to patch your leg up." [The sock is badly burned, too! It needs first aid.] * Kyon stands up and starts feeling around the wound in his shoulder as he looks down at the girl impassively. He winces slightly as he feels it out. (Poor sock. ;_;) (I'm afraid this sock is a goner.) * Haruko stares at the burns for a moment, then moves to assist Katie in the healing. * Satoshi just stands there. Yay him. [The wound in Kyon's shoulder, he finds, is actually rather shallow. Guess the icicles weren't all that sharp.] * Katie glances up at Kyon. "I'll get to you in a second, Vice President." * Katie starts to patch the girl up! With Haruko's help. Go us. * Haruko decidedly does not look at Kyon; ^^. * Taki tries to hold her still and get her more comfortable...probably a losing struggle but she tries anyway. [With Haruko's help, the leg is healed in no time. Literally. Almost all of the burns disappear.] * Katie stares. Haruko? * Haruko smiles, confidence returned. "Guess they weren't so bad, how is your wound Kyon?" * Katie blinks a couple times, then stares some more. Wow...we could have used that when Shingo...our Shingo * Haruko tilts head and looks at Katie, "Yes?" * Kyon eases out the icicles, and swears in Chinese at the small hole in his jacket. "Not bad. It isn't too deep." * Katie winces. "Our Shingo didn't exist. And... you did that? That's amazing." * Satoshi blinks. "Haruko?" Oh, well I said I'm good ^_^ ::looks back at the wound:: hmmm.... You... most certainly are. He seemed real enough to me. * Katie shakes her head and packs up the kit. He wasn't real, Taki. End of story. * Taki would shrug, but her arms are full. * Haruko shrugs, "It must have been all on the surface." her voice is a bit uncertain though. * Woman tries to sit up, but can't, because Taki's still on top of her. You going to talk to us now? * Katie puts the kit away, then goes about packing the stuff strewn around her locker. There's nothing to talk about. You HAVE to have done it! There's nobody else! If we did it why would we bother trying to tell you we hadn't? * Haruko turns to Kyon, ignoring the woman, "So would you like help, or is the damage just to the jacket." * Katie walks over to the woman to get a better look at her. * Woman is a relatively pretty girl who doesn't look all that different up close than she does from the first time I described her. * Kyon looks down at the girl irritatedly. "If they arrested someone else, then there is someone else." He flicks his eyes to Haruko. "It got through, but it's not deep." * Woman is wearing a Seiryuu uniform under a grey trench coat. One of her socks is burned and has a hole in it. * Katie sighs. "Taki, get off of her. Let's talk about this like normal people. No more fighting, okay?" * Haruko grins widely and responds to Kyon. "OK, but I think your manhood would be secure even if you accepted help for a minor wound." If you say so. ::lets go and climbs to her feet:: * Katie laughs when she catches that. * Woman sits up now. * Kyon eyes Haruko and shrugs, covering a wince as he does so. "I wouldn't mind something." * Satoshi snickers at Haruko's comment. * Satoshi then watches the woman sit up. [Satoshi sees her sit up. It's very exciting :P] * Haruko turns to Katie, "Shall we?" * Katie grins at Haruko. "Something tells me that you can handle that on your own." * Haruko shrugs "I dunno, I think that burn was a fluke, I've patched people up before and I'm no miracle worker." Well, try without me and if it doesn't work, I'll help. * Haruko smiles and shrugs, grabbing Katie's first aid kit and then working delicately on Kyon's shoulder. [A few minutes later, a hole in Kyon's jacket is the only indication of his having been injured.] * Katie makes sure Haruko has everything well in hand, then crouches so she's about eye level with the Seiryuu girl. * Haruko stares at the freshly healed wound. "Huh, I didn't think it was _that_ shallow." * Kyon rolls his shoulders, flexing it and nodding. "Right. Thanks." * Woman stares right back at Katie. * Haruko still seems a bit confused, but returns Katie's first aid kit. * Katie studies the girl. "So you think we did it? There has to be someone else, because we didn't. I don't really think Eiko killed her, either." * Woman shakes her head. "The murder weapon was found here. A few days later, he" - she gestures to Kyon -" and those other two come around asking questions, after that crazy chick beat my friends and me up." * Katie blinks. What crazy chick? Saki? * Woman is shaking. "You're trying to cover what you did to my friend by blaming it on my other friend!" * Kyon looks down at the girl from beyond Katie's head. "The biker girl. I talked with her there." * Katie places a hand on her shoulder. "Okay, calm down. Nobody's blaming anybody, all right?" Saki was there? * Haruko continues to ignore the girl, and leans against a locker, baring a thoughtful expression. I think so. It was Kyon, Jiro and Meimi who went... and Jiro's not here and Meimi doesn't really exist, so that leaves Kyon as the only person who was there. Oh... * Woman hugs her knees. * Taki realizes something and walks up to the girl. "I know it's hard to trust complete strangers, and espicialy ones that have just beaten you up, but now we've fixed your leg and I'd like to do something about the other thing. I'm Taki Shimiru, and you are?" It's not fair. They were my best friends. * Satoshi looks at the woman. "Look, I've never seen you before, and I have no idea who you are, but if you really think your friend's innocent, shouldn't you actually try to investigate rather than just beat people up?" You're only going to get hurt this way. Possibly in more ways than one. * Woman glares at Satoshi. "What do you think I'm doing?!" Calm, please? Just beating people up. I know you're the ones who did it! It all fits! * Katie sighs. Okay, then explain to us how it fits. You're trying to use Eiko as a scapegoat for murdering Miki. How did you come to that conclusion? * Haruko stops pondering and joins in, "Yeah, I don't know either of them, why would we bother." The murder weapon was found here. It's obvious! So, the murderer is clever enough to frame Eiko, but so stupid as to drop the murder weapon in his home school? * Kyon shakes his head and smirks. "You think that no one could have stuck it in here? That you could just walk in to attack us, and someone couldn't come in and leave it?" And there's not even the possiblity that somebody else put it here? Who the hell would do that?! The person who killed her? Somebody who didn't like our school or your friend? * Woman looks to Kyon. "And I did some checking, Mr. Fencing-team captain." You didn't cover your tracks, so when they started to get hot on your trail, you needed a scapegoat. You went to Seiryuu and used Eiko, didn't you?! * Haruko glances up at Kyon, but quickly looks away. * Kyon shrugs. "Because no one else in Sakuragaoka uses swords. And no one in Tokyo does, either. And I'm the only one who could have convinced the police." He shakes his head and smirks. "Think, kid. Remi. This is the only option?" It's certainly the most likely one. Why would Kyon kill your friend? Maybe she wouldn't go out with him. How would I know? You Sakuragaoka students are certainly violent enough to do it. You might not have even needed a reason. This from someone who attacked us. * Kyon barks out a quick, hard laugh. "Right. You run in and throw ice at us, and we're the violent ones." And who att...what she said. * Katie shakes her head. "He doesn't have a motive." Her eyes flash with anger, and she glares at Remi. "And stop pinning something one person does on the entire school!" Do you always judge people like this? * Remi scowls at Katie. "You have no idea how hard it's been for me." You have no idea how hard it's been for *me*. I'm trying my best not to judge you; it's not hard to ask for the same. You'd be surprised. * Haruko softens a bit. "It must be hard, but attacking people on hunches really isn't the way to go." It's more than a hunch. * Remi growls and gets to her feet. "Nevermind. I don't feel like repeating myself a third time." * Katie gets to her feet and grabs Remi's arm lightly. "Wait. We want to help, all right?" How do you propose to do that? I don't know. Maybe find out who actually did it? Because we didn't, and if Eiko didn't, that means that someone's out there who killed Miki, and they're getting away with it. Maybe by figuring out who did have a motive to kill her. * Katie nods at Haruko. There's no more clues. Nobody else COULD have done it, except you. There's always more clues, Remi. This is an entire school, and a public one, too. Anyone could get in. The absense of clues doesn't mean that no one else could have done. It simply means that at present no one else is indicated. Absense of data does not constitute proof. So why should I trust your words that some random stranger did it when there's evidence pointing to you? Kyon's hardly the only person in Tokyo who knows how to use a sword, and there are lots of people who don't think much of this school and think it makes a good target. We aren't claiming it wasn a random person, and I think we've behaved in a manner that should merit some trust. Because if we really killed your friend, and we had you injured, why would we heal you? If Kyon wanted to kill you... ::Haruko shudders then stops:: Why wouldn't we finish you off, too? * Kyon shakes his head tersely. "And because I didn't do it. You just have to look somewhere new. And while you are forcing your attention on me, your friend is languishing in a jail cell." She isn't IN jail! Nobody's seen Eiko for the past few days. * Katie blinks. That's... not good. Where was she last seen? No...no it's not. Monday was the last time I saw her, leaving school. Could she have run? Even an innocent person, afraid of being framed, may try to escape. Of course she did! Eiko... She wouldn't be able to survive in prison. I know her. That's why I need to find the real killer, before they catch her. * Haruko nods, so she's OK, just in hiding then. Good. * Katie shrugs. "Then we'll help you find the killer." How? * Katie smiles a little. "Investigate? Look for clues? Is there anyone out there with a grudge against Miki?" Well, for starters, we won't go around attacking people. Nobody I know about. Did she have powers? No. Does Eiko? No. I wonder if Eiko would know anything...but then we'd have to find her. * Katie snaps her fingers and looks over at Kyon. "" Did you and Miki and Eiko have a place where you liked to hang out? * Remi nods. "Yeah, a bunch. But she's not at any of them." She couldn't have hidden a message for you at one of them? * Kyon rocks back on his heels. "" I looked, ok? Nothing. * Katie blinks. "" She looks mildly embarrassed. Is she the type that would tell you or leave you out to protect you? I belive you. I'm sure she'd tell me if she could. * Katie frowns, tapping one finger against her leg. * Haruko ponders, or stares into space, it's hard to tell. [There is an uneasy silence! There's more and more of these, lately.] This wouldn't have anything to do with the drugs, would it? * Kyon nods pensively. "Maybe. That's why the biker girl was there." * Remi blinks at Katie. "How do you know abo-" She shakes her head. "Nevermind. And no, it doesn't. Eiko was the one who wanted ME to stay away from them." * Katie nods. "Good." (You should! Drugs are very very bad!) * Katie considers, a worried look passing over her face. "Do you know if Miki was involved with them at all?" ( Are you kidding? They're a great plot device! ) (Sure are. *plots*) ( Everyone's always willing to fight against a druglord or two ^^ ) There's no way she'd do something like that. She'd have told me. Okay, so that's cancelled out for now. ... Why are they blaming Eiko, anyway? There's no evidence that points to her, right? * Taki tries to think and comes up with nothing. * Haruko stops staring with this development. "If drugs could be in anyway involved tell us, there are too few clues to keep secrets that could help Eiko." I don't know the details. They found something. Something that points to Eiko. They wouldn't tell me what it was. * Katie bites her lip. "Well..." * Remi scowls. "There's no drugs!" We need to figure out whatever that something is. How? They wouldn't release those details to us. ... Not until they caught her, at least, and by then it's too late. * Kyon shakes his head, and smirks. "I think maybe there's someone I can ask about that." * Katie nods. * Haruko grins. "Now who could that possibly be?" * Taki tries to remember. Fine, but do it quickly. There's no time. And I WON'T lose another friend. I understand. Actually, maybe you'll want to come with us. Fine. Let's hurry up, then. * Remi lets down the field. [Session End]