[Time: 4:00 p.m.] [You're both outside of the newspaper office; the others have already left.] * Kyon slings his bag over his shoulder, and starts heading down the hall, towards the pool. He looks back over his shoulder, and gestures for Satoshi to follow. * Satoshi follows Kyon. * Kyon talks back over his shoulder, not really looking back. "Anything you need before we hit the pool?" * Satoshi pats his backpack. "Nah, I think I have everything I need in here." * Kyon nods tersely, and strides down the hallways. "Good." * Satoshi shrugs and follows. [You reach the pool before long. It's nice and wet.] [It's also empty.] (Satoshi doesn't stop in time. *splash* ;p) * Satoshi looks around. "So what are we looking for?" * Kyon scans the room, and scowls. "An acquaintance of mine. I've got something to ask her. Her name's Riko. Riko Tokuzawa. Know her?" * Satoshi shakes his head. "Nope. Name's not familiar at all." * Kyon shakes his head irritatedly, and heads for the gym office. * Satoshi follows. Gosh, he's good at that, isn't he? [You arrive at the office. There's one coach in there, filling out papers. It's what they do best :P] * Satoshi notices who it is. Oh, hey, Coach Fujisawa! * Kyon walks in and nods to the coach. * MrFujisawa looks up. "Oh, hello." What brings you here? We're looking for somebody. Her name's Riko Tokuzawa. Has she been around here lately? * MrFujisawa nods. "Yeah. She usually comes by to swim every day. You just missed her." * Kyon nods quickly. "Think we could catch her if we ran?" * MrFujisawa nods. "Sure, don't see why not." She takes the bus home. It doesn't come for another twenty minutes, so you should be able to catch her if you hurry." Okay. Thanks, Coach! * Kyon nods a quick thanks, and turns to lope quickly down the hall towards the exit. * Satoshi runs along with Kyon. [You run outside and hunt for Riko. You spot her about 7 minutes later, a block from the bus stop.] * Kyon slows down, and approaches her more slowly, holding his sports bag by his side. He stops a few yards off. "Hey." * Satoshi follows Kyon's lead. * Riko turns around and snarls. "What the hell do you want?" * Satoshi blinks at her reaction. "Do people always act like this around you?" * Kyon shakes his head quickly at Satoshi, and holds up his free hand. "Just an answer. You said he told you about me before. Is he... a cousin of yours? Another Tokuzawa?" It's none of your business! Leave me alone before I grind your face in. * Satoshi looks back and forth between Kyon and Riko. * Kyon puts his bag down, and shakes his head slightly, trying to read her face. "Just tell me if it's him. If it's Sou-kun. Then I'll leave. That's all. I've got better things to do than fight you right now. You do too, I'm sure." * Satoshi notes that it's the first time he's actually heard Kyon refer to someone by name in what could be considered almost a friendly manner. * Riko turns around and walks towards the bus station. "I've got nothing to say to you." * Kyon shrugs, and says to her back, "Tell me or don't. I'll find out, if it is. Just tell me. Someone told you about me. Someone close. Was it him?" (Satoshi's been ignoring all his conversations with Chikako, eh? =P) (Amend that to "someone he doesn't know." Or just blame it on his player's faulty memory. ;p) (Basically, it's unusual and he picked up on it. ^_~) * Riko ignores Kyon ^_^ * Kyon shrugs and picks up his bag again. He smirks at her back, then calls out. "Fine. Tell him to do better, then." * Riko keeps ignoring Kyon. * Satoshi mutters. "Yeah, and nice meeting you too." * Kyon turns to Satoshi, and shrugs. "Come on. Not getting anything out of her just now." * Satoshi nods. * Kyon walks back towards the building, and leans against the outside wall. * Satoshi looks questioningly at Kyon, but says nothing. * Kyon ignores the look, and takes out his cel phone. He dials a number in Sapporo. * Kyon holds up one finger at Satoshi. * Satoshi waits. * Kyon rolls his eyes, and waits a few seconds before talking in an even tone. "Hey. It's me. I think that he may have shown up here." He pauses. "You know which he I mean, I think. The one who's been gone for 3. I want you to look into it up there, if you can. And let me know what you find." He pauses again, very briefly. "Hope the business is holding up. I'll call later. Miss you." He hangs up. * Satoshi decides he might as well ask. "So..." *motions to where Riko was* "...what was that all about?" * Kyon pulls the phone away from his ear, and shrugs disinterestedly. "She said someone told her about me. I want to know who." You're that infamous? * Kyon smirks. "In some circles. I want to know hers." * Satoshi nods. Sounds reasonable. * Kyon nods tersely. "It is. It's best to know where your enemies are." He runs a finger over the hole in his jacket, then jams his hand in his pocket. "That's all from her for now, though." He scowls. So what else can we do? * Kyon straightens, and shrugs. "Find the others. Follow another lead. Eat something. Split up." Have any idea where they went? ( You guys are actually half an hour behind them, so you can catch up instantly once you find out. ) * Kyon shrugs again. "No. But you can find out." He hits a couple buttons on his cel, and hands it to Satoshi as it's connecting. * Satoshi takes the phone. [Satoshi dials a number that's been disconnected.] * Satoshi hands it back to Kyon. "No answer. Maybe you misdialed?" * Kyon shrugs, and checks the number. "It's in the memory. Guess it's disconnected." He narrows his eyes. [Ok, Chikako calls and informs you of Yuji's address, on account of she misunderstood and thought nobody knew it. You go there looking for everyone else and find out they went to the arcade. So you go there. Yay!]