[Day: Thursday, February 6th. Time: 11:00 p.m] [Weather: It's a cold night, but the skies are clear.] [Earlier today, after a boring lecture on philosophy, the group stopped for ramen while deciding how best to raid the not-quite-mansion. They decided to return home for a clothing change, and meet back here reeeeeal late.] [They agreed to meet Remi in front of the gate. However, Satoshi and Kaede never showed up. Remi isn't there, either. But two other people are: Kyon and Eriko.] [Session start] * Haruko arrives wearing street clothes, an ill fitting overcoat, leather gloves, a hat in which she's tucked her hair, and a scarf. * Eriko looks up as the others approach, and blinks. "Didn't expect this." She's wearing ripped blue jeans and a red shirt, under a black jacket. * Katie walks up, wearing street clothes, a long brown coat, and a wool cap. Gloves are on her hands. She blinks. "Kyon? Eriko?" * Kyon leans against the gatepost, as much out of view of the house as he can be. He's wearing black matte pants, a dark orange shirt under his grey leather jacket, and the grey armwarmers. He nods tersely. "Hey. Yeah. This's a surprise." * Eriko lights a cigarette and looks to Kyon. "You call 'em?" * Haruko looks at Eriko in a confused manner and whispers to Katie. "You know her?" * Katie nods once and glances at Eriko. "No, he didn't. In fact, he ran out on us." * Taki walks up the gathered people, not looking much like herself, her bright bi-color hair has been dyed black! "What do you thi...How'd you get here Kyon?" ( Taki looks kawaii with black hair. ) * Kyon looks sidewise at Eriko and shakes his head. "Nah. Just went back to drop my stuff of and change." He looks back to the others coolly. "Down to the same time here." * Katie shrugs and digs in her pockets. "If you're here, you're here." She pulls out her ear helpers and puts them on. "I wonder what happened to Remi- aww, no." * Taki turns to Katie, "What's wrong? They still awake?" * Haruko waves at Taki. "Nice, if not as exciting." * Katie lets out a sigh, her breath making a white cloud in the air. "No, I bet she went in on her own." * Haruko whispers a few prayers, "I hope not, well at least the police aren't already here." * Eriko looks up at the mansion. Perhaps we should try to find out if she's in there before she gets into trouble. * Kyon blinks at Katie, then looks up in. "You made plans to go with her, and then let her go off by herself?" We made plans to go with her, but before we did that we wanted to get ready. I'm not her babysitter, Kyon. Who the heck's Remi? She's impatient and reckless, I didn't think she was stupid. I... don't know for sure, but it is the kind of thing she would do. * Kyon shrugs, and stretches. "She was going to storm in there before on her own." He looks over to Eriko. "Someone from Seiryuu. A friend of the girl who got killed at Sakuragaoka. And of the person who's accused of killing her". * Katie grins slightly. "The first person, or the second person?" * Eriko frowns. "Hmmm.... That ain't good." * Kyon smirks. "The second. She doesn't really know the first." * Katie looks over at Eriko. "Anyway, what are you doing here? I didn't know you were looking into the whole murder thing." * Kyon nods tersely to Eriko. "Makes this all harder." * Eriko takes a puff on the cigarette before answering. One of the punks Saki beat up yesterday said that a druglord might live here. * Katie frowns. "Really? Do you have a name?" Iwato. * Taki gapes for a second, "Oh...wonderfull." * Haruko thinks. "Was that the prof. or his kid?" The what? I just have a name. The guy who lives here is a Philosophy Prof. * Katie holds up two fingers. "Two Iwatos are in there. One's the driest, most boring philosophy professor on the face of the planet. The other's his son, who's about our age." Hm. * Eriko takes another puff. "Like I said, I only got a name." Also, and I don't know if she lives there or not, there's a girl who recognized us from- * Kyon scowls slightly. "And what about the girl I saw walk in here? She's not an Iwato?" * Katie pauses and frowns a little. Didn't hear anything about a girl. No, her last name was Maeda, or that's what Katsuchiyo said. Do you think that bag had anything to do with the drugs? In the sense that McDonald's food certainly pollutes one's system, I'd say yes. At any rate, Ryuji's told me that your kind of people are all about the same age, so I doubt it's the old guy. It could have been some sort of elaborate trade off, but I don't think we know enough to speculate. * Katie rolls her eyes. "Our kind of people? That explains a lot." Huh, if that we actually do have a shapechanger on our hands, it could be disguising herself as an Iwato and using the house as a front. * Katie breathes out a long sigh. Drugs would explain how a professor can afford something like this. * Kyon shakes his head irritatedly. "So there are two people, and maybe the Seiryuu girl in there, and we don't know for sure who the target is." * Taki blinks, "Just what I need _another_ me running around." We were going to take a look anyway, right? Now we just have one more thing to look for. Our plan is the same. * Eriko looks up at the fence. (Can I climb it, GM?) Remi may have botched things though, we may be going into a trap. (*snicker*) [The fence isn't very high, but Taki can teleport anyhow, so why ask? :P] ('cause she doesn't know Taki can teleport, just that she fell out of the sky one day :P) It doesn't really matter if it is a trap, as far as I'm concerned. If it is or it isn't, I think we're going in anyway. Ok, so we are going to split up like we origionaly planned, and not stick together so I can't get us all out at once if it is a trap? I say we don't split up. * Eriko shrugs. "I was going to go in alone, anyhow. * Katie stuffs her hands in her pockets and mentally counts the people gathered. "Five is easier to keep track of. Still noisy." Before you showed up, that is. * Kyon looks up at the fence, then around the group. He shrugs. "Splitting up is still good. If it's a trap, some of us can still get out. Relying on one person for everyone is dangerous." * Katie murmurs, "" She glances up the fence again. I think Kyon's right. * Katie grins. "This time, anyway." * Haruko grimaces. "Yeah, but he can fight his way out, if I'm stuck in there without Taki, I'm toast." Make sure you have someone who can fight, or an exit with you. * Kyon smirks, and straightens. "It's not just this time." He looks sidewise at Haruko. "So stay in her group, if you can't handle yourself." * Haruko smiles at Taki. "Works for me, good by you?" * Taki glares at Kyon before turning to Haruko, "Good for me." OK, so Taki and I are together, I figure we can explore the downstairs, and I have some lockpicking skills if need be. * Katie sneezes to one side. "Okay, I'll go with Kyon and Eriko, unless they want to split up, too. Let's get moving, yeah?" Yeah, lets go. * Eriko shrugs. "Doesn't matter to me." * Kyon nods tersely. "Sounds right to me. Let's do it." You guys going to look outside or upstairs? Don't know what we'd find outside. Then I'll just take everybody into the entryway (forgot the japanese word for it ^^;) of the house. ( I think they call it a "Door." ) (Foyer? :P That's not Japanese, but same difference.) (On the other side, where you take your shoes off and such) * Katie nods. Then away we go. Ready? (Genkan?) * Haruko nods. "Ready." * Katie looks back at the house, then nods. "As I'll ever be." * Kyon nods tersely. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 11. (DR#1) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 6. [The group finds itself inside!] * Kyon blinks quickly, and scans the area. * Katie glances around, putting one hand to an ear helper and adjusting it as she does so. * Taki also looks around. * Katie murmurs, "Television, one room over." * Haruko whispers, "Left or right?" Left. * Haruko looks at how well lit the next room is. [The next room is decently lit.] * Kyon cranes his neck out to try to listen for it, narrowing his eyes at the room. He whispers, "Can you tell how many people are in there?" * Eriko peeks around the corner. * Eriko then vanishes! * Taki whispers to herself "I should be surprised...I realy should..." * Katie blinks. "Oh no." * Kyon blinks hard, then rocks back on his heels and tightens his armwarmers. Can't we go *one* day without something like this happening? * Haruko whispers. "We'll know soon enough, but does Eriko have powers or did a field just go up?" * Taki whispers back "She did call us 'You people'..." [A male voice calls out from the next room. "You may as well come in. I've been expecting you to come back."] * Katie curses softly in English, but raises her head and walks steadily into the next room. * Haruko gulps and glances in the next room before proceeding. Grrk... ::walks in:: [The person in the next room is... (Are you ready for a big plot twist?)] * Kyon straightens, then walks warily into the next room, his hands at his sides, noting Eriko's absence with a very soft curse in Chinese. [Katsuchiyo Iwato! (Well you're not getting one! ^^)] (Ha!) (I think it is the Ramen shop guy wearing a mask) * Katie lets her eyes adjust to the light, then smiles at Katsuchiyo. "Hi. Sorry about repaying your hospitality like this." * Katsuchiyo is dressed in white. He's holding a glass of red wine in one hand and a longsword in the other. He was watching the TV, but turns as you enter. * Haruko leans against a wall just inside the room murmuring prayers to herself. It's quite alright. From the moment you walked in, I suspected you were up to something. My poor fiance was so intimidated that she couldn't find her voice. So she can talk? That's good to know. I was a little worried about that. Ahh, sorry about that...and this. [Remi is lying in a chair, staring towards the TV openmouthed, with unblinking eyes.] Oh yes, she told me a great deal about you. * Katie blinks as she notices Remi, and she rushes over to the other girl. "What did you do to her?!" Re..Remi?! How could you? * Kyon looks over Remi clinically from across the room, and rocks back on his heels, waiting. "And who are you?" 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-1) and gets 6. * Katsuchiyo shrugs. "She was waiting outside my home for some time after you all left." * Haruko rushes forward to Remi and tries to figure out what happened to her. * Katie checks for Remi's pulse. "She's not dead, Haruko." * Katsuchiyo sips the wine. "I figured she wanted the drugs. That's what people usually come for. So I gave her some." * Katie blinks, then whirls and glares at Katsuchiyo. "You WHAT?!" * Katsuchiyo turns his gaze to Kyon. "Well, you're new. Katsuchiyo Iwato, at your service." You...You're behind thoes? * Haruko looks rather angry and tries to tend to Remi. Well, not exactly. * Kyon narrows his eyes, and looks the man over. "So you're just a dealer, then?" * Taki stands between Kats and Katie. (Taki! My hero!) I merely noticed how the market was heating up, so I took advantage of a chance to jump into the business. I must say, it really paid off. * Thisotherguy is now known as Remi * Remi lies there. :P * Haruko curses quietly. * Kyon shakes his head. "Quite the businessman, aren't you." [People, go ahead and make a psychology roll... I forget what skill it's under.] 2d6 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 7. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 5. ( Social sciences ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 9. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-1) and gets 5. You don't think we bought this house off of dad's crummy books, do you? Who would? * Haruko stands, continuing to look angry. "Alright, there isn't a subtle way to ask this and I'm rather curious. You're fiancee like to spend time as a high school boy?" Mmm... That's a tricky one. She doesn't have much choice. Neither one of them can occupy the same space at the same time. * Haruko nods. "OK, that's actually a vaguely comforting answer." * Taki glares at Kats, "Most people can't do that...I have nightmares where I wind up doing that...how does that make her special?" (God, Brett, I'm going to have headaches updating the Arcana profile thing.) ( Sorry ^^ ) ( Look at it this way: if it's that hard to do it, I must be doing a good job ^_^ ) (Jerk. :P) ( ;_; ) * Katsuchiyo shrugs. "Because she can." Or he can. Take your pick. Ahhh.. So they're the same person? Great. Where's Eiko? * Kyon shrugs. "And does this fiance of yours know where the girl who killed the Seiryuu girl is?" I prefer to think of Yumi as female, though. * Katie shrugs. "You would." * Haruko snickers. * Katsuchiyo laughs out loud at Kyon. Please, you think she's guilty? * Kyon shrugs. "Not really, but it's enough to find her for now." Alright, so would we be correct in assuming that the victim got involved in drugs, probably with Yuji as her connection. Better than that. She was Yuji's connection? You still don't get it? Nope. But I wasn't really paying attention. Maybe you never figured it out, but Yuji is in love with Eiko. * Taki blinks. * Katie blinks, then frowns slightly. She doesn't like where this is going. Eiko was never willing to get involved with him, though. Luckily, Yuji's alter ego likes to talk, as I said. My dear fiancee... Well, she wasn't at the time. * Kyon stands impassively, an unreadable expression on his face, and listens. But you see, that's where my plan came in. * Katsuchiyo thrusts his sword through the air. "Stab! Like that! One clean shot!" Eiko gets framed, and has to go into hiding. The only person she can trust? He old friend, Yuji! And me? I suddenly have a fiancee! * Katsuchiyo laughs. "It works out perfectly!" * Kyon tilts his head. "So... you killed the girl in Sakuragaoka?" * Katie clenches her fists and looks like she's visibly trying to keep herself from throwing herself at Katsuchiyo. "" Did you considered dating? I hear its popular among the kids these days. I just keep promising to shelter Eiko, and my fiancee will never leave! And with the money I make from the drugs, I can support her in secret forever! * Taki shakes her head, "You...." * Katsuchiyo laughs. "You're Arcana, like me." Haven't you ever realized what you can do with these powers? It's so damn easy! * Katsuchiyo laughs again. * Haruko stares at Katsuchiyo. "Thing is, we're humans, unlike you." And once I figure out where the other drugs are coming from, I'll shut down their operations, and have enough power to rule all of Japan! * Katsuchiyo laughs at Haruko. "No, I'm MUCH more than a mere human!" * Kyon shakes his head. "Yeah, we have powers. Sure. But there are bigger things in Tokyo going down to worry about wealth now. I don't need that." ...And then the world right? You think every other arcana is just going to stand around and watch? Perhaps. Perhaps not. * Katsuchiyo sips the wine. But so far, I'm off to a great start! * Haruko takes a defensive stance. "So what now. You kill us?" * Katie stares at Katsuchiyo and, gradually, she forces her fists to unclench. Probably. I'm thinking about it. It's not like you can harm me if I let you leave. No proof! Aren't these fields great? * Katie spins and runs out the room, for the stairs. ( ... Well, didn't expect that @_@ ) * Haruko blinks, but keeps her defensive posture and watches to see what Taki will do. * Kyon looks over Katsuchiyo, and shakes his head. "It's hard to consolidate power like that, and you don't need proof for everyone that can be talked to. But you're right, letting us leave is the right way to go." * Katsuchiyo doesn't even try to stop Katie. Well, I don't know about that. I never know what you might do. * Katsuchiyo taps the sword on his shoulder. "If I kill you now, that will save me the trouble. * Taki walks back to where Remi is sitting. "Don't mind me, I'll be right back." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6) and gets 11. (I hate you Di...I realy do) [Actually, Taki's not going anywhere :P] * Kyon shrugs. "It won't, you know. Other people will come if you do. If you don't, then at least there's a chance they won't." * Katsuchiyo shrugs. "Go ahead and take that one. She's got her fix anyhow." * Taki blinks as absolutly nothing happens. * Katsuchiyo snorts. "Nobody knows! There's no way anyone else would come." * Haruko looks worriedly at Taki. * Taki looks very worried and then determined as she lifts Remi and tries carry her out. * Haruko helps Taki. * Kyon smirks. "You think we don't have our own connections? Our own allies? That it's just a quick look from us and that's all?" He watches the others go around Remi quietly. * Katsuchiyo watches the girls go while trying not to look. You're right. * Katsuchiyo drops the glass. It shatters on the floor. "I'd better kill you now before you can!" * Katsuchiyo raises the sword. ( init rolls all around ^^ ) d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (d6+6) and gets 10. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (d6+7) and gets 10. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (d6+6) and gets 11. ( Taki and Haruko get to arrive next round, assuming they're just carrying Remi out the door. ) d6+5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (d6+5) and gets 6. (Well, that sucked royally. :P) (Where was that one when I was trying to leave?!?!) [Haruko, Taki, Kyon, Katsuchiyo, Katie] [Haruko and Taki are coming back. Kyon's turn] * Kyon scowls, steps back, and waits next to the door, rocking back on his heels defensively. * Katsuchiyo charges across the room, smiling widely in anticipation. He slashes diagonally at Kyon! "Prepare to die!" 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-6) and gets -1. [Kyon is well prepared for the attack, and dodges it just by leaning to the side a bit.] [Haruko and Taki arrive! Haruko's turn!] * Haruko stands a good ten feet away from Kyon in a defensive pose. [Taki's turn!] Why do we keep getting attacked by crazy-drugged out people!? ::more defence!:: [Kyon's turn!] * Kyon steps up, grimaces, and drives a fist at Katsuchiyo's face, lighting it up on the way. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-2) and gets 3. [Kyon's flaming knuckles strike Katsuchiyo square in the jaw. He staggers back and quickly pats out the flames (using his turn in the process), glaring at Kyon with an auro of hate.] [Haruko's turn] (Aura of hate! Is taht a power? *takes notes*) * Haruko whimpers and puts another ten feet between her and Kyon, but keeps a defensive stance. ::defend:: [Taki's turn] (Aura of hate! Kyon's aura of snarkiness should be able to defend against that. =P) * Taki glares at Kats and then punches him...as hard as she can. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-2) and gets 8. * Sylvanas is now known as Demota ( It's -3, Taki. Forgot your specialty. ) (then I make it..) (been way to long since I've been in combat ^^;) [Taki throws an accurate strick, and Katsuchiyo staggers back from the blow.] [Kyon's turn] * Kyon scowls, leans in and follows up with another fire punch, this time towards Katsuchiyo's chest. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-2) and gets 4. * Katsuchiyo is more prepared this time, and scrambles out of the way as Kyon strikes. [Katsuchiyo's turn] * Katsuchiyo then spins and slashes, attempting to catch Kyon off guard. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-4) and gets 5. [Kyon reacts quickly, but doesn't quite escape the attack; he's forarm is cut.] [Katie's turn] * Demota is now known as Demotafk * Kyon grimaces, looks down at his arm, and uses his other hand to feel out the edges of the wound to see how bad it is. [The wound is wide, but seems shallow.] * Taki grimaces. * Katie sneaks in from the dining room enterance and around to Katsuchiyo's back. * Katie brings a ceramic lamp up and around to the back of Katsu-kun's head. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-4) and gets 0. [Katie breaks a lamp over his head! He stumbles forwards, but doesn't fall over.] [Haruko's turn] * Haruko gulps. "I'll heal you soon, Kyon and moves five feet forward." ::defend:: [Taki's turn] * Taki grabs Kats and tries to help him find the floor. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6-3) and gets 2. * Katsuchiyo steps to the side to avoid Taki's attack. [Kyon's turn] * Kyon lines up another punch, just for the variety. Still fiery, at that. And at his head again. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-2) and gets 4. [Kyon slugs him with a firey punch. He staggers back, gripping his face with his free hand.] * Katsuchiyo staggers a bit, then turns and leaps at Katie. "I won't die unless I take one of you with me!" 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-4) and gets 3. * Demotafk is now known as Demota * Katsuchiyo comes at Katie fiercely, who's too shocked to do anything. Just before he strikes, though, a fierce gale suddenly forms. (Everyone give me body rolls - acrobatics (tumbling)). 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6+2) and gets 7. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 5. (Lookie I can fly ::WAHM!!::) (Ah, wind, not my least favorite element ::Slams into wall anyways::) [The fierce wind swirls around the room, tossing the furniture aside like nothing. Kyon manages to keep his feet planted on the ground, but Haruko and Taki are lifted into the air and sent sprawling. Katsuchiyo is tossed into a wall, where he immediately coughs up a great deal of blood.] [Then the wind dies down.] * Katsuchiyo falls to the floor. * Katie stares at Katsuchiyo in shock. WhaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaK! D... Damn.... Can't end... Aaagh. Urk! * Kyon looks over at Katsuchiyo cautiously, then straightens and feels out his arm again as he looks over Katie warily. * Katsuchiyo coughs up some more blood, then lies still. [Session End]