[Day: Wednsday, March 19th. Time: 5:30 p.m.] [Weather: Warm, sunny and clear.] [Kyon and Kaede are outside the school. Why? They're getting ready to go rescue Haruko and Eriko, who have been kidnapped by mean nasty bad bad people. Ryuji has already taken off for the subway (the 8 out of 10 preferred Arcana travel method!) leaving the two of them... well, outside the school :P] [Session Start!] (Wouldn't that make it four out of five?) (So everybody who can't fly, teleport, or drive.) * Kaede heads to go get his bike. He's in a rush, can't talk. ( That's right Taki. It's the Satoshi method of travel :P ) (Dang. Need to work on that. ^_~) * Kyon looks irritatedly off towards Kaede before stalking over to his motorcycle. He stows his bag on the back, then affixes the helmet to his head and heads off. (Kyon uses superglue.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 8. (Which he stole from Katie's satchel.) (The jerk! I was wondering where that went!) [And you take off! ... This'll be a sec.] [Kyon is driving at high speed, when...] (... he runs over Haruko running around naked?) ( Gimme a hearing roll at +4, Kyon! ) 2d6+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6+4) and gets 8. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 7. ( Kyon, gimme a sight check! ) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-2) and gets 8. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6) and gets 7. (Haruko=pancake) [Kyon runs into a truck! Just kidding. :P] * Kyon rides along on his bike, cruising along towards the holding place. * Kaede pedals as fast as he can. He's not going to leave his bike behind. (iTunes is frightening me, it's on random, in a 760 song playlist...and with three exceptions it's picked song that either are on the Arcana soundtrack, or I thought about giving to Arcana chars @_@) [Kaede, gimme a sight check!] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 5. [Kaede sees an unusual sight: Two people arguing over who gets to use a phone booth. They're tugging at each other and one of them doesn't seem to have any clothes on.] * Kaede blinks and skids to a stop at the bike, assessing the situation. I mean he's seen weird things before but... [Yep, one of them definitely doesn't have any clothes on.] * Kyon notices nothing, and zooms on. Maybe it's the helmet. * Kaede gets off his bike and walks over to find out what this argument's about. [Meanwhile, Kyon arrives at the jazz bar, not far away, only to meet up with Ryuji at the same time.] * Kyon tugs off his helmet, and stashes it in the bike's trunk as he unhooks his bag. He looks over to Ryuji, then around for Kaede. "Must've gotten lost. Only two of us, not good odds." He smirks. "Don't know if he'd have made much of a difference." * Ryuji says in his ever calm voice. "There isn't time to wait." * Kyon looks towards the door. "Summoning reinforcements quickly ahead of time is good strategy. You want to go in before they show, fine. But we should get something." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 5. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 10. Yet if we do nothing, it puts Haruko and Eriko in more danger. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 9. * Kyon shrugs tersely. "Takes under a minute." He tugs the cell phone from his pocket, flips it open, scrolls for a second, and hits the entry that dials Satoshi. [No answer!] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 10. * Kyon shrugs quickly, scrolls again, and hits the entry for Matthias. [The phone rings, then there's an answer. "Matthias."] * Kyon speaks rapidly. "Kyon. Got time now to do me a favor?" [He sighs. "I suppose. What is it?"] 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-4) and gets 1. Going to be trying to rescue one of my allies being held hostage at this jazz bar. Could use some backup in case things go wrong; I'll owe you one. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 3. [Matthias doesn't say anything for a minute, then, "All right, where is the bar?"] * Kyon rattles off the address quickly. "Going to head in now, though. I'll call if the situation changes." ["It's going to take some time to get there."] * Kyon pulls the phone a bit away and speaks to Ryuji. "How long are you willing to wait?" 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-2) and gets 9. 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Taki (2d6+1) and gets 7. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Satoshi (2d6-1) and gets 7. 2d6-7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katie (2d6-7) and gets -2. Not very. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-3) and gets 3. * Kyon talks back into the phone. "The guy I'm with now won't wait. Check it out and come in when you get here." He rolls his shoulders quickly. "Just want to make sure there's someone in reserve." "I suppose so." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 4. * Kyon nods quickly. "I'll repay you if I need you or not. Anything else?" "No." * Kyon nods again. "Right. Later." He flips the phone shut, and looks down at Ryuji. "So. There's someone to cover our backs." d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (d6+6) and gets 7. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (d6+6) and gets 12. * Ryuji nods. "Then so be it." * Kyon looks to the door, and gestures curtly for Ryuji to move. * Ryuji enters the bar! [The bar is empty, and the chairs are stacked on the tables, meaning it's not open for business. There's a room in the back.] * Kyon follows in along behind him carefully. He adjusts his bag on his shoulder, and looks around. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 7. [It looks like the bar is regularly used, so it must be a nighttime only thing.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6) and gets 7. * Kyon steps up towards Ryuji, and nods towards the door. He speaks in a very low tone. "See anywhere else to go?" [Kyon's phone rings!] * Ryuji shakes his head and moves towards the door, hand on his sword. He looks back when Kyon's phone rings.] * Kyon tugs it out and answers it in one smooth movement that takes about 3 seconds. He bites off, "Yeah?" (Sigh. Should've turned on manner mode.) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-3) and gets 3. * Haruko says over Kyon's phone. "Eriko and I were kidnapped by Tenjirou, Shingo, and Miho. I escaped." * Haruko is speaking fairly quickly, but not at her fastest clip, she seems to be trying to slow down to make herself understandable. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6+2) and gets 4, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "Hey, a crit! Remember this next Christmas." * Kyon scowls, and speaks softly but in hard tones. "I knew the first part. I'm in the bar where you were. Trying to get you and her out. With your kendo captain." He stares at the door as he opens his bag. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 3. * Haruko replies. "Shingo's obessessed with someone, probably Ryuji. He thinks he can win." * Kyon nods quickly as he pulls his sword from the bag. "I know. Got told that before I went along on this mission. Got Matthias coming for backup; couldn't get Satoshi. Hanging up now; they probably heard the phone ring." Wait.. I'm fighting Miho outside with Kaede. Just two left inside. We can stall her. * Kyon nods quickly. "Right. 2 on 2. Fair enough." * Haruko speaks no more over the phone, but there isn't a dial tone. * Kyon smirks, mutes the receiver, and shoves the phone back in his pocket. He looks at Ryuji. "Right." And that was? * Kyon smirks. "One of the former captives. Seems they just can't keep people in place any more. So your friend's the only one still in there." * Ryuji nods. She and the bike salesman might be along soon. Gives us nice odds. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 7. (dr) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 9. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-3) and gets 3. As it is, they're undoubtedly aware of us, now. We should act quickly. * Kyon readies his sword, and nods quickly to Ryuji. * Ryuji nods and thrusts open the door. Immediately, he raises his scabbard and half draws his sword, parrying a led pipe coming from overhead. ( Roll init ) d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (d6+6) and gets 10. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-4) and gets 7. [Inside is a room with musical equipment. Shingo, mask and all, is standing near an unconscious, tied-to-a-chair Eriko with a sword in his hands. Nearby is another empty chair with a Sakuragaoka girl's uniform and some loose ropes upon it. Tenjirou is also there; he's the one who attacked Ryuji. He's got several bandages all over his body.] * Kyon smirks viciously. "Well. Look who we have here." He waves quickly at Tenjirou with his free hand. [Order is Shingo, Ryuji, Kyon, Tenjirou.] [Shingo points his sword at Ryuji. "At last. Now's my chance for revenge." With his free hand, he pulls off his mask, revealing the hideous scar across his face. "Ryuji! Today I will defeat you."] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6) and gets 11. * Ryuji pushes with his katana, causing Tenjirou to stumble back. He turns and moves quickly towards Shingo and Eriko. "You're deluding yourself." [Kyon's turn!] * Kyon steps forward into the doorway and moves into a defensive stance, watching to see what happens. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Haruko (2d6-2) and gets 5. [Good, because what happens is Tenjirou takes a swing at Kyon!] 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-4) and gets 5. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-4) and gets 7. (Hmmm. DR?) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-4) and gets 7. [Is almost totally unprepared for the attack, and takes a led pipe to the gut.] [Shingo's turn!] * Kyon grunts softly, and doubles over, keeping his sword up as he does so. [Shingo slowly lowers his sword. "You're right, I know now that I can never beat you with a sword. Your power would keep me from doing that."] [He suddenly brings his other hand up, the mask falls to the floor, revealing a pistol behind. "That's why I won't use one." He fires, and Ryuji reels backwards.] [Ryuji's turn!] * Ryuji falls to the ground. Slowly he starts to get up. He grimaces, putting his weight on his sword. "You've lost track of your own ideals. You were always trying to surpass everyone with the sword." [Kyon's turn!] * Kyon straightens up most of the way, and clenches both hands around the sword pommel for a few moments. The flames start to swirl around him, pulling up, until they surround him on all sides. He stares through it at Shingo and Tenjirou, and his eyes flash red. (I'm vaguely getting the feeling from #escape, that next time Haruko and Kaede fight on the same side, they may call a time out to duke it out amongst themselves while the opponents watch. ;P ) (That'd be fun to watch.) (Dang, I want to see that.) [Tenjirou takes another swing at Kyon!] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-2) and gets 4. [Kyon avoids this one.] [Shingo points the gun at Ryuji. "It stopped being about that when you did this to my face! But I don't care. Today you die!" He fires again.] [Ryuji takes another bullet, but gets up anyhow in a run.] [Kyon's turn!] * Kyon gives a quick worried glance towards Ryuji, and then turns to make a hard, fast thrust at Tenjirou, aiming for whichever arm has the pipe at the moment. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-3) and gets 4. [Kyon puts a hole in that arm. Tenjirou curses as he starts to drop the pipe, then quickly changes hands.] [Meanwhile, Kaede arrives. Gimme an init roll, Kaede] d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (d6+6) and gets 11. * Kaede flies in, jacketless and holding his wrench. As his eyes settle on Tenjirou, he smirks. But it's an odd, cold smirk. "You. How did I know it'd be you?" (Haruko mentioned him specifically, for one. :P) (Shh! You'll ruin his entrance!) (Details, details ;P) [Order: Shingo, Ryuji, Kaede, Kyon, Tenjirou.] * Kyon smirks. "Wonder how many people we can get in a room that have beaten you up, pipe boy." (HA!) (Call me in! ;p) (It's like the night before the big battle in richard the third, where is dead enemies show up to say 'despair and die' except Tenjirou's enemies are still alive and attacking. :P) (I smacked him with a snowball once, does that count?) [Shingo fires again, and Ryuji takes another bullet, but he doesn't slow his speed at all. The younger boy stares in shock. "Three bullets and you're still-"] [Whatever else he was going to say is cut off by a scream as Ryuji strikes the back of his wrist with his scabbard he drops the gun and pretty much loses the use of his hand. "How-?" He starts, but Ryuji cuts diagonally with his sword, opening a large wound in his chest.] ( He had two weapons. ^^ ) You still don't understand the nature of my power. Being one with the sword means being able to overcome all obstacles with the sword, not just being the best with a sword. [Shingo just looks speechless before falling over.] [Meanwhile, it's Kaede's turn!] * Kaede doesn't notice the dramatic speech. It's hard to notice if he notices Ryuji and Shingo at all. He just sees Tenjirou. And he hopes the wrench swinging towards him does too. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kaede (2d6-2) and gets 8. [Nope, sure don't.] [Kyon's turn] * Kyon turns off his sword side, swings forward towards Tenjirou, and throws a punch towards his head. It looks like his fist catches fire as it goes through the shield. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyon (2d6-2) and gets 7. [Not Kyon's night! He misses.] [Tenjirou sneers. Then all at once he turns and runs, flinging the pipe into a window. The window shatters and he dives through.] * Kyon barks out a laugh. "Know when to give up. Better at tactics than I thought." * Kaede wrinkles his nose and lowers his stance with the wrench. "Fucking coward..." * Ryuji takes the opportunity to cough up blood before falling forward. * Kaede then looks over at Ryuji. "...damn. That stupid goth girl took up too much of my time." * Kyon turns to look at Kaede over his shoulder. "Go call an ambulance using the bar's phone." * Kyon closes his eyes, and slowly lowers his flame shield. He breathes in and out measuredly after it's gone. [Eriko moans.] * Kaede blows out a breath and walks over to the phone. "Great. That makes two ambulances in one day. We're on a roll." [Session End]