[Kaede leaves! Haruko goes after him! When you get far enough away, people appear!] * Kaede stomps off down the alleyway, cursing under his breath. "I'm sick and tired of this..." * Haruko follows after. "Knowledge is everything Kaede, you deal in computers, you should know that." * Kaede swirls around, almost glaring at Haruko, pointing an accusatory. "Yes, where did that get us last night, can you tell me?" * Kaede looks like he's almost seething. "We get everything planned out, to talk to them calmly, and one of those bastards is nearly raping my sister. On top of that they don't even listen!" And now...I try to track them down, I end up here, with some screwy little girl trying to tell me what to do..what does knowledge say about THAT? * Haruko backs off. "Yeah, and your exercise of free will was admirable for not destroying him." Track them down? It was...hard..believe me... * Kaede lets out a deep breath and deflates a little. I do. I'm an only child, but I can guess, I had enough trouble and she wasn't my sister. Whatever you find out, you'll be better prepared, you may learn something to help you or Nanami better cope with the future. But... * Kaede punches a nearby wall..hard. My world gets turned upside down because of what I am..and what's worse is now they know she's my sister... Your sister is strong and knows the lay of the land now. And if anyone tries to go after Nanami, we'll all be there to protect her. * Kaede wrinkles his nose a bit. "I... shouldn't need to ask for your help though." * Haruko smiles. "You didn't ask, I offered. And if you feel bad about it, you're welcome to protect me if I need it." * Kaede sits on the ground and rocks a little. "Every time you ask someone else for help, you get disappointment..." * Haruko sits by Kaede. "I'm sorry to hear that, you don't deserve disappointment." * Kaede looks into his knees. "So you really want to save the world, do you..?" * Haruko laughs. "Besides, remember Remi, she's at least as prideful and stubborn as you, more so even, we helped her." * Kaede doesn't seem to quite be listening. * Haruko looks over to Kaede. "I dunno, if the world needs saving and I can, sure. Mostly I just want to protect people I like, anything else is bonus." * Kaede looks down, after thinking. "Do...I really still think that way?" * Haruko waits. * Kaede looks over at Haruko slowly. "I'm sorry, I messed up..." * Haruko blinks. "Sorry for what?" I just...I can't seem to do it... * Haruko looks sympathetically. "Do what? This life?" * Kaede looks up at the sky. "No...that's not it...I just..." * Haruko waits. * Kaede chuckles. "I'm not as proud as you might think..." * Haruko adopts a slight smile. "Oh?" * Kaede stands up slightly. "I guess I can wait to find Takeo another day..." He holds out a hand for her. * Haruko takes his hand and stands up, "That would be wise. And did you injure yourself again in your battle against the wall?" * Kaede wriggles his fingers. "I may be upset, but I'm not stupid." I try to know my limits. * Haruko laughs. "Good, let's get back then, I'd hate to miss the part where we find out if Katie's going to kill us all." Alright...I guess we'd better in case that girl was Ryo in disguise. * Haruko begins walking back. "Good disguise that would be." * Kaede heads back towards the girl.