Session Start: Sat Oct 25 14:29:32 2003 Tokyo. Tomorrow. The world is not what it seems. Below and beyond the everyday lives of the millions of residents, a new battleground has emerged. Growing legions of Magical Girls do battle with a seemingly endless tide of Ningyo. So far, they have won most of their battles. But the sea is rising, property damage is soaring, and the normal world can no longerignore the raging conflict in their metaphorical backyard. And as the two worlds merge, there are problems. Problems that your normal hero can not handle. Problems that your normal hero wants nothing to do with. Problems that require... Hunters. The Queen of the earth has called six of her subjects in for an audience. This very afternoon, they are to present themselves to her at her mansion - or is it a palace? - in Ichihara, as Ladies. The six have taken the train or the ferry around or accross the bay, and are gathering at the appointed hour. [session start] The Queen's mansion is a vast estate, vaguely resembling the Imperial palace, though not quite as immaculately groomed. It sits right on the edge of Tokyo Bay, just at the top of a short cliff. The girls are escorted as they arrive to a small waiting room, filled with short, uncomfortable wooden chairs. It does have a nice view, though. * LadyHeat walks into the room, looking out the window. She is of medium height, and her hair is black with a tinge of blue. Lady Heat wears a grey wetsuit and carries a backpack and a belt with waterbottles attached to it. Hmm...the waves are big today. * LadyHeat sits in one of the chairs, shifting uncomfortably. Just a minute later, Lady Mallet steps in. A uniformed servant quietly shuts the door behind her. * LadyHeat hums a bit of Rosier as she looks around the room. * LadyMallet almost walks in. There's a slight hop to her step. She's 'bout 4'3, and her silver/grey hair is thick, curved around her face, accentuating it. She's got a rather excessivley frilly outfit on, which consists of a black skirt, outlined and striped in silver, the shirt an aquamarine. Two wavy , lacy red long ribbons flow from either side, and she has a rather young look to her. * LadyMallet 's eyes are odd; one is a hot pink, the other is a neon red. Hi... * LadyMallet waves cheerfully, smiling. ^_^ I'm Lady Heat. * LadyMallet bows. "Lady Mallet. I'm pleased to meet you." Nice to meet you too. I guess you...mallet things, right? * LadyMysteria walks on in, but seems more intent on getting a cardtrick right than noticing where she's going. Her uniform consists of a far-too-stylized tailcoat and leotard combo (both a very PVC-shiny black) along with a matching tophat, boots and glitter-shot stockings. Oh, and a smile. ... darn, flubbed it aga--ah! Oh, hello, hello. ^^; * LadyMallet nods. "Well, not a whole lot. It's hard to mallet just the Ningyo." * LadyHeat does a small wave at Mysteria, LH thinks Mysteria looks...interesting. * LadyMallet waves at Mysteria. "Hello!" * LadyRoyal walks in quietly, her boots making little noise. Her uniform is almost a traditional sailor fuku, with a red and white theme and black highlights. A spade-diamond-club-heart motif runs down the side of her uniform, and her front pin is in the shape of a joker. Along her shoulders, the sequence of cards runs in letters and numbers (AKQJ109, etc). She is also wearing a translucent black dealer's visor with red trim. Her hair is long * LadyMysteria sits down and tucks the cards away for the time being. "Well, so far, so good, I suppose... and hello there!" * Her hair is long and dark brown; her eyes are the same color, wide and vivacious. * LadyRoyal grins at Mysteria. "Hi. Like your uniform." Why thank you! I like yours, too. * Lord_Darkmoon steps into the room, his dark eyes scanning it briefly. Traditional wooden sandals click quietly with each step. Long black hair is pulled back in a ponytail hangs to the small of his back, and he looks every inch the medieval samurai, if said samurai was in his mid-teens. His black hakama is lined in dark purple, and a katana with a black handle and sheath hangs from his left hip. * LadyHeat shifts some more in her chair, the uniform doesn't provide all that much padding. * Lord_Darkmoon bows briefly to the assembled. "Good afternoon, Ladies." * LadyRoyal raises an eyebrow. "Well, hello there." * LadyMysteria pauses to get a good look at Darkmoon before offering him a smile and a nod. It's not everyday she gets to see a Lord, after all. * LadyMallet eyes Darkmoon critically. With the red eye, especially. * LadyHeat waves again, staring at Darkmoon as covertly as she can. As they get a better look at the man, the assembled Ladies involuntarily gasp at his sheer beauty. Yes, he's young, but what a MAN. * LadyHeat blushes as she stares rather unsubtly, no matter what she thinks, at Darkmoon. * LadyRoyal quickly covers up that gasp with a mock coughing fit. "Not every day we see one of you around." * LadyMallet looks away, herself. Not really, no. Veeeeery interesting. No, Lords are rather uncommon, I understand. I am Lord Darkmoon. The door on the opposite end of the room, and a head peeks around it, counting those present. * Lord_Darkmoon 's voice is quiet, reserved. "I take it you, as well, were summoned by the Queen?" Hmm. * LadyMysteria stands up and politely bows, taking the simple-looking 'magic wand' from underneath her arm and holding it. "Might as well... Lady Mysteria. Pleased to meet you all." * LadyMallet looks back at Darkmoon, trying not to blush. "Yes." Has the sixth visitor arrived? * LadyRoyal nods. " 's right." Yeah, me too. I'm Lady Heat. * LadyRoyal glances over at the head. "Unless I lost the ability to count, no." * Lord_Darkmoon gallantly fails to notice Mallet's reaction, and also seems to be failing to notice the Princess. Lady Mallet. Pleased to meet you all. Oh, dear. She's doen it again. * PrincessSqueegee frets visibly. * LadyRoyal touches a knuckle to the tip of her visor. "Lady Royal here, and the same." * LadyRoyal looks over at the head again. "Done what?" *muttered* Nothing. * LadyHeat stands up and blinks at the Princess Huh? Heat... Darkmoon... Mallet... Royal. And... another one? I'm sorry for the delay. Could you stand to wait just a few more minutes? * LadyMallet giggles. "Something would be wrong if one of us wasn't late." * LadyRoyal shrugs a shoulder. "Sure." * LadyMysteria glances over, then shrugs and goes about messing with the adjustment on her odd-looking bubble-shield eyemask. "This thing's so... bothersome sometimes. Oh, of course." * LadyHeat sits back down, moving waterbottles out of the way and nods "Okay." * PrincessSqueegee ducks back through the door, and you can see a glimpse of a very large, well-lit room beyond. * Lord_Darkmoon shifts, and stands with his feet shoulder-width apart, arms crossed across his chest, head bowed. His stance indicates he'll wait there as long as necessary. After a few seconds, there is an audible feminine snarl from the room beyond, though none of you can quite make out the words. * LadyMysteria gives Darkmoon another look, then stifles a tiny little titter before busying herself with wand-twirling and... posing. Well, practice-posing, anyway. * Lord_Darkmoon 's right eye twitches briefly at the sound of the voice. ---someone's in trouble. * LadyHeat fiddles with the hems on her outfit, straightening them out as she waits. * LadyRoyal glances at the door, but does nothing. * LadyMallet fiddles with the big, thin, lacy ornamental butterfly wings on her back, and adjusts her neon-blue tiara, which has a glowing white gem in it. She then kneels down to tie her shoes, which would be oversized even on an adult. Big black shoes, that have a Disney-esqe appearance to them. A servant quietly enters through the door you came through and bows. "Do you desire some tea as you wait?" Yes, thank you. * LadyHeat nods "Yeah, I'm thirsty." Thanks. Yes, please. * LadyRoyal shakes her head. "No, thanks all the same." The servant exits, then comes immediately back with a tray. The setting isn't quite right for a proper tea ceremony, but as she pours for each of you you almost feel as if you are watching a ritual. * LadyMallet politely declines. "No thank you." * Lord_Darkmoon accepts the tea as if it were, indeed, a ritual. He sinks to the ground, cross-legged, and sips carefully. * LadyMysteria seems rather flattered by said not-quite-ceremony, and accepts the tea with a nod and (natch) a big ol' smile. "It's the little things, I suppose..." * LadyRoyal sinks down into a chair, producing a deck of cards from who-knows- where and shuffling. Seems to be a habit. * LadyHeat takes her cup, sipping the steaming tea, which must be rather hot, without flinching. * LadyMallet stands there, glancing around. She looks nervous. "So what's this about?" I wish I knew. * LadyRoyal shrugs, still shuffling. * LadyHeat continues drinking her tea as she shrugs. * Lord_Darkmoon takes another precice sip. The door fies open, and a tallish, slightly-older-looking girl stomps in. The impossibly pink - I should say Pink - seifuku she wears is even more absurdly lacy and frilly. It clashes awfully with her black hair and dark complexion. The opposite door opens at the exact same moment. * LadyMallet looks up. Everything is 'up' for her. Ah. * LadyRoyal raises an eyebrow at them both. * LadyMysteria almost winces from the sheer amount of PINK, but powers through the color shock. * Lord_Darkmoon sips again. About time. * LadyHeat looks up at both the other Lady and the Princess as she finishes her tea. * LadyMallet winks at the newcomer with her hot-pink colored eye. The new girl mutters something about mixing up the subway schedules. Hi. Hello. Whatever. The Queen has been waiting. Follow me. * LadyRoyal shrugs, puts the cards away, and strolls along. * Lord_Darkmoon rises smoothly to his feet, placing the teacup carefully on the tray (or out of the way, if hte tray is gone), and follows the Princess into the room. * PrincessSqueegee opens the door fully, then leads the group into what can only be described as a throne room. * LadyMallet glances from the newcomer to the Princess, blinking confusedly. "Oh, right." And then follows the Princess. * LadyHeat puts her teacup on the tray and she gets up to follow the others. * LadyMysteria frowns slightly, then stands and follows, leaving her unfinises tea behind. It is a massive hall, larger than some apartment buildings, with windows that completely fill the east and west walls. * LadyMallet still almost-walks; she's got a bounce to her step that differentiates it just enough from walking to not call it that. To the west is Tokyo Bay. The mild chop and gleaming reflections of the sun somehow seem meancing in this setting... * LadyHeat stops for a second to stare out one of the west windows out at the ocean. "It looks so beautiful..." * LadyMysteria pulls out the handkerchief from her coat pocket, cleans off her eyeshieldmaskthing, then folds it up flawlessly and puts it back. "And yet... y'know, it's not." * LadyMallet glances worringly at Heat. "Don't say that so loud." Oh..sorry. To the east is some nondescript hills... but they are lush and green beyond all imagining. * LadyRoyal doesn't say stuff, just looks around. * Lord_Darkmoon walks in, arms in front of himself, hands hidden in the massive sleeves of his hakama. Each step of the sandals clicks lightly. In the middle of the room is a huge mass of pillows, precisely imprecislely arranged. At the top of the mound, almost as if it were a throne, sits the Queen of the Earth. * LadyMallet looks up at the throne. Which is probably 'up' for everyone else, too. * LadyHeat bows slightly to the Queen as she looks at her reclining form. * Lord_Darkmoon keeps his head somewhat down, looking at the floor about 10 feet in front of him. * LadyMysteria bows as formally as she can manage. * LadyRoyal flows into a curtsy, precise and graceful. "Our Queen." * LadyMallet bends one knee, kneeling, and bowing her head deeply. * Queen is a twentyish woman. Her most striking feature is her impossibly thick, impossibly long brownish-blonde hair. Somehow it manages to frame her entire body, and still be a inch-thick mass. It flows off her back and a meter down the rear of the stack of pillows. She has huge, wide brown eyes, that somehow look entirely innocent... but her mouth is twisted into a formal smile that tells of unpleasant depths to her personality. * Lord_Darkmoon stops behind the rest of the group, and finally bends knee himself. He says nothing. * PrincessSqueegee sits down on the front edge of the pillow pile, and delicately folds her hands in her lap. I see that we are all here. Finally. * LadyMysteria remains as quiet as humanly possible, just to be on the safe side. * LadyMallet looks up, now, and keeps her face carefully nuetral. Lady Nightshade, promptness is a virtue. You would do well to remember this in the future. The girl in pink mutters something that sounds vaguely polite. * Queen straightens slightly. * LadyHeat mumbles to herself "Lady Nightshade...with that outfit?" So. Lady Heat. Lady Mallet. Lady Royal. Lady Mysteria. ...Lady Nightshade. ...and of course, Lord Darkmoon. I trust that no one has informed you of why your attendance was required. Not yet. * LadyRoyal shakes her head. "No." * PrincessSqueegee nods sagely. No, ma'am. No... * Lord_Darkmoon barely moves his head in agreement with her statement. This is good. There are some things which we must keep secret. ... And you - all of you - are about to become part of one of them. ... ...? * LadyRoyal inclines her head, watching the Queen. * LadyMysteria perks up a little. Well, the less publicity I get, the better. * LadyMallet gets an annoyed look on her face. * PrincessSqueegee snerks. Quite. * Lord_Darkmoon shoots a glare at the princess before returning his gaze to the floor. You six have been selected to become part of a group... that has no name. * LadyMallet spares a glance of GLARING DEATH in Squeegee's direction, as well. * LadySakura steps up from the earth-windows where she had been waiting politely. She looks somewhat perturbed. Your Majesty... what is this? * LadyMysteria gives Lady Sakura a glance, then quickly returns her focus to the Queen. You've never given me more than two at a time. ...how am I supposed to train all of them? * LadyMallet glances at Lady Sakura, as well. "... train?" * LadyHeat steals a look at Sakura then also returns to looking at the Queen ... I thought that this way maybe a few would survive more than a month. ... That would solve a lot of your "training" issues, wouldn't it? * LadyRoyal blinks, but remains silent. * LadyMysteria pales a tiny bit upon hearing the 'survive' bit. * LadySakura looks the group over. And to be fair, this bunch is a little higher powered than your previous partners. That... Lady Nike, was it? She was truly pathetic. I should have never given her to you. They don't need powers. They need good sense. Anything else, experience will give them. But ... I can take on any Ningyo! Well, maybe not some of the bigger ones... but most of them! * LadyHeat wonders what's going. * Lord_Darkmoon rises to his feet. "If I may ask, what is this that we are being ordered to do?" * Queen shrugs. * LadyHeat mumbles again "I can hurt the Ningyo too..." * LadyRoyal just waits. There are threats... threats to us, and to the world, other than the Ningyo. * Lord_Darkmoon studies Lady Sakura as he listens to the Queen. * LadyMysteria cocks her head to the side. "More creatures of some sort, Your Majesty?" * LadyMallet stands up, fully. There are creatures... but worse than that. There are men who would oppose us, who would support the cause of the Ningyo, for some treasonous reason. ..What? * LadyRoyal narrows her eyes slightly, and splits her attention to watch both Lady Sakura and the Queen, watching reactions. Men whou would kill... nay, assassinate Ladies and Princesses. * LadyMysteria looks frankly surprised. "... people fighting *for* the Ningyo? That's... that's... but why?" I do not know. * LadyMallet glances at Lady Sakura again. "Thats what you meant by survive..." * LadyHeat looks shocked. * LadyRoyal looks startled at that piece of news, but continues keeping quiet. Make no mistake, it is a real threat. Just last week, a couple of hit men tried to kill Princess Flare as she fought a Ningyo. I and my partner stopped them... but my partner was fatally shot. I am sorry for your loss, Lady Sakura. * LadyMallet slams one fist into the palm of her other hand. "That cannot be tolerated." That's horrible. And we were lucky - they actually hit the Princess with a weapon - only her luck in having immunity to that form of weapon saved her. I... I see. There are other menaces, too, and other things that you will be required to take responsibility for, but these assassins are your primary focus. * LadyMysteria grips her wand tightly. "Of course, ma'am." * LadyRoyal nods curtly. But... why don't you tell everyone? All the Ladies watching out for them would work better than just a few. But...who would believe them? * LadySakura frowns. They'd beleive the Queen. Don't we? Yeah, I guess. The Ningyo are the big problem. We shouldn't take their focus away from that... It is necessary. The Lady's first priority needs must be the Ningyo. We dare not lose that war. Any distraction is a weakness. And these villians are not yet so great in number that we must fear them daily. All of you have been chosen... because you are Ladies that may be spared from that war. * LadySakura crosses her arms, and very deliberately doesn't say something. * LadyMallet nods. Then blinks.... "What!?" We are to be guardians and assassins, then? *still watching Lady Sakura* * LadyMysteria wisely holds her tongue. * LadyRoyal 's mouth twitches a little, almost bitterly, and she shakes her head a little. Indeed. There may bee parts of this duty that you will find distasteful. * LadyHeat twitches slightly. It is, obviously, as you command, Queen of Earth. They are no less necessary, though. It's... all for the greater good, of course. And it will take up much more of your time than your previous duties. The Ningyo seem, for mysterious reasons, to be attracted to us - and Ladies may live their lives, simply fighting the monsters as they appear. .... Right. Take all the fun out of this gig. *sighs, and bows* As you command. Human enemies do not follow our schedule. We must follow theirs. ..Ah. And this will necessitate changes in your daily lives. Understood. ... * LadyRoyal nods a bit cautiously. what about school? You will transfer into the Takeuchi Memorial School for Gifted Girls. All of you will recieve full scholarships, as it is an exclusive establishment, and there your schedules will be... malleable. Ah. Okay. * Lord_Darkmoon 's gaze snaps to the Queen, looking at her for the first time. * LadyMallet looks annoyed, as she follows the conversation. I believe you will find that it is a highly regarded school, and that you will receive a superior education there. Make no mistake, I expect you to maintain good grades, though allowances will be made. Is this transfer really necessary, my Queen? Heh. * LadyMallet crosses her arms, annoyed. "But my grades are good." * Queen focusses on Lord Darkmoon, and her lips twist into an annoyed snerk. * Lord_Darkmoon returns her gaze, awaiting a response. * LadyHeat sighs. "I also do fine in school..." ...right. Well, we can make other arrangements for you, I suppose. * LadyMysteria doesn't say a thing, just nodding and taking in what she's told... although she doesn't look too terribly pleased with the news. * Lord_Darkmoon kneels and bows. "I thank you, my Queen." Yeah, you owe us. Again. Do you have any other questions for us? * Lord_Darkmoon winces. * LadyHeat wonders what the Queen is talking about. No ma'am. * LadyHeat bows. * LadyRoyal curtsies again. "No, Your Majesty." No more, ma'am. When do we start? * LadyMysteria makes with another formal bow, mood slightly dampened. You will start today, though the transfer will not happen for a week. Your previous assignments are revoked. This is your new and exclusive duty. * LadyHeat whipers to herself "It's not like I was doing anything anyway..." Y-Yes, ma'am... Is that all? * LadyMysteria glances over to Sakura again. Very well. I give you these orders. * Lord_Darkmoon again rises to his feet, not looking at anything in particular. Firstly: Lady Sakura is in charge - you answer first to me, secondly to her. No one else may give you orders affecting your duties. * Queen eyes Lord Darkmoon. * LadyMysteria nods, making sure to remember that for later. * LadyRoyal nods again, still keeping her attention focused both on Sakura and on the queen. * LadyHeat nods. This includes you, Lord Darkmoon - you do not have authority over these Ladies. Of course not, my Queen. I wouldn't presume. You had better not. Secondly: * LadyMallet eyes the Lord curiously. * LadyHeat looks at the Lord again, blushing some more. You will be required in your duties to kill human beings. But I require that you be absolutely certain of your targets - you must take every precaution not to mistakenly shoot an innocent. * LadyMallet looks sharply at the Queen. ..What? * Lord_Darkmoon looks away from the Queen, finding the floor facinating. .... a-ah. Right. Of course, ma'am. * LadyMysteria fidgets a little. You must verify your target. You must KNOW that he is trying, or will try to harm us. * LadyRoyal blink blink blinks. And finally: You are not to tell other Ladies and Princesses about your mission unless they are involved in an assignment and the moment requires it. Yes ma'am. * LadySakura looks impatient. Yes, your Majesty. * LadyHeat looks rather scared as she says these words. * LadyMallet blinks. "That seems a bit odd... But I will obey." * LadyMysteria nods yet again. "... yes, ma'am." * LadyNightshade sighs. Lady Sakura will instruct you further in your duties. Your parents and schools will be notified of the transfer on Monday. * Lord_Darkmoon looks at the Queen briefly again before averting his eyes. * LadyMallet tilts her head slightly. "But I'm already there." Yes, dear, you are. That makes it easier, no? * LadyMallet grumblegrumbles. * LadyMysteria purses her lips, this time to choke down a chuckle. I believe that is all... * Queen looks down at Princess Squeegee, who nods. You are dismissed. Take good care of them, Sakura. * Lord_Darkmoon once more turns his attention to Lady Sakura and gets ready fo follow her. "Where to, my Lady?" Yes, your Majesty. * LadyHeat bows and turns to follow Sakura. *quietly* Out of here. * LadyNightshade drags her feet in the back. * LadyRoyal gives a last curtsey to the queen and turns to follow Sakura. * Lord_Darkmoon smiles for the first time at Sakura's whispered reply. * LadyMysteria bows yet again, then moves to follow Lady Sakure, perhaps a bit eagerly. * LadyMallet glances at the Queen, grumbling. "Great. More people to pick on me there." * LadyMallet follows everyone else, still almost-walking. Maybe it's the shoes that cause the bounce. * LadySakura leads everyone out the door, through the ornate halls, and out to the front gate, before it opens, she turns around. * LadyHeat stops and looks up from the floor at Sakura. * LadyNightshade dons her robe at the first available opportunity. Hello. Um... hi. Hi... * LadyMysteria waves at Lady Sakura, perhaps a bit timidly. Hello. * LadyNightshade crosses her arms and leans against the gate. * LadyMallet looks up at Sakura. "Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease say you have the authority to get me back to the front line?" Nice to meet you all. ...a little surprising - like I said Her Majesty has never put more than three girl=s on this team at once before. * Lord_Darkmoon bows from the waist. ...no. No, I do not. The queen likes me, but she does not listen to me. * LadyMallet deflates. "Great... fighting people." *sarcastically* Lucky you. I'm not sure if she really listens to any Ladies... but one can hope. * LadyMysteria sighs softly. ...I don't want to kill people. ...honestly, we don't do that a great deal. And the ones we do definitely deserve it. Oh. You will see. * LadySakura detransforms. Should we detransform too? * Sakura nods. "We do things differently." Oh. * Kyouko detransforms and as she does her hair turns a much lighter shade of bluegreen that is only found in a bottle. Killing people isn't so hard. Secrecy and disguise are a large part of our assignment. I will not go in public dressed like... *that*. * LadyRoyal half-grins. "Can't say as I blame ya." * Lord_Darkmoon grips his katana briefly, and his hakama becomes a black school uniform while his katana turns into a boken. He is still not detransformed. "Will this do, my Lady?" * Sakura blinks. It will, I suppose... is there a reason you want to stay transformed? * LadyMysteria nods, then gives her wand a twirl before it goes poof, along with her uniform, leaving behind a rather plain-jane gal with curly black hair and... that same big smile, stuffed in a standard school uniform. "Alright... show's over." * LadyMallet detransforms, as well. Major changes: No goofy looking outfit; now is dressed in a long black skirt, (for her), and a pink shirt with white stripes. Also, her hair is *long*, b'out two feet. Which is a lot cmpared to her four feet, and is now blond, with highlights of silver. Her eyes revert to a fiery black. * Taki any sort of glow or redness vanishes from her face, and her hair seems to get even darker. Pink high heels you see under her robe are replaced by black boots that go up past her knees. *averts his eyes rather than answering* * Sakura frowns. (Gah, that was a * action...) * Leena still looks like a litte kid, too. 14, at most. Is there a... problem? * LadyRoyal powers down, her hair showing to be half-clipped back by a long barrette. Her clothes are a little snappy, but there're hints of them that seem a little makeshift; she's wearing a flared long-sleeved white vest over a red low-cut tank top and long black pants that flare at the bottom. This whole assignment. * Kyouko smooths out her black skirt, which is rather short, and her t-shirt which says "I hate myself and want to die" in english in bright rainbow colors. Her hair comes to the back of her neck and she wears green contacts. * Taki is rather tall for a girl. * Kyouko is average-ish and 5'4" I prefer to remain as I am...for now. ...Anyway, what now, Lady Sakura? Mmm. It is rather different. But I meant Lord Darkmoon... it would be nice to know your proper names, all of you. * Taki is rather well built and muscular, not that you can really see much under the robe. I'm Mizui Kyouko. Nice to meet you. * Taki 's face is rather pale, with black eye shadow, and black lipstick. * Leena smiles. "Leena Leena!" ^_^ Terazaki Minami. Maya Uzuki. Nice to meet you. * Kyouko also has a bit of a tan. Leena... Leena? * Taki doesn't say anything. * Minami has no real physical changes other than the hair being a little more bound. * Leena nods, still smiling. "Uh-huh." * Taki just pretends Leena isn't there. * Sakura turns to Taki. "What about you?" I'm Seishou Ri-- Rinada. *bows* ... *mutter* Taki. Taki...? Mmm. * Leena smiles at Taki. "You like pink, I take it?" Fucking hate it. That's too bad. Worst part of this whole damn thing. * Leena blinks. "You don't like pink, then." I see. Well, smile, you won't have to wear it in this job. You must like your outfit less than mine. My condolences, Taki-san. I like music. * Kyouko nods. You'll manage, Taki. It's part of the job, I guess... So, what're we looking at doing first? I'm Tayami Sakura. Yes, really. Or do we have to wait for intro time to finish up? I'm not here to be social. I'm here because it's my duty. Huh. Convenient how that worked out, eh? ... eh-heh. * Maya looks Taki over. "Well, if we're a team now, we have to learn how to put up with each other and work as a group." * Taki 's tone is full of apathy and annoyance. * Leena smiles. "A new team!" * Kyouko scratches her shoulder, which seems rather well developed. I work better alone. * Sakura looks older than her twenty years. She's dressed in a leather jacket and jeans. You see a omewhat grimy T-shirt underneeth the jacket, with some lettering on you can't read. She has short black hair, and untransformed, is wearing small, thin glasses. Looks like you don't have a choice--and neither do we. I've never worked with anyone....they didn't let me. Why not? 'causeiworkwithwater. *mumble* ... water? Interesting. * Kyouko looks at the ground. "yeah." * Leena blinks. "Eh-heheh. If we're going after something, don't be near it when I go after them." I'm a swimmer. Oooooh, I see, I see. Water... * Kyouko hums to herself as she looks uneasily at the others, especially Rinada. ...yes. This is not a pleasant thing to say, but you all are here because you're rejects. ... I see no reason why that should be a problem. Obviously, we were all assigned to this team for a reason...right, just as I though, Sakura-san Me? Why am I a reject? ;_; * Minami raises an eyebrow. "Always a bummer when you prove yourself right." * Maya pauses for a moment, then shrugs and nods. "As far as the Queen cares, I guess... and that's all that matters." Lady... Mallet? Right? * Kyouko sighs, she always knew she wasn't wanted. I don't mind being rejected. Better then having to stay with the girls I was assigned to. * Leena nods. ...the Queen was not very happy about your last encounter in the Ginza, I heard. You did more damage than the Ningyo. * Leena looks... elsewhere. But. Um. If I hand't stopped it, it woulda done more. ... oh, you're a collateral damage threat, huh? ^^; * Sakura purses her lips. "You're strong, and that's not something I've had on this team before. You will need to be careful." Oh goody. She's cutsie and she'll kill us all. * Sakura starts out the front gate. Come on, we need to catch the train back to my place. * Kyouko follows along. * Minami follows. * Lord_Darkmoon follows, as well. * Leena follows, almost-walking with a bounce to her step. Nope, not the shoes. * Sakura is mostly silent as the team rides back into Tokyo. * Maya tags along, hands behind her back. * Minami sits on the train, fiddling with a deck of cards that she still has. * Taki hangs in the back, acting like she's not even part of the group. * Kyouko stares out the window at the landscape moving by. * Lord_Darkmoon studies his new teammates, as well as the mentor and leader, as they ride back. Um... Ano. If the Queen isn't happy with me, then why did I get put on this team? It's not that simple. * Kyouko puts on a pair of headphones attached the minidisc player she has in her pocket and softly sings along to the music. I mean... if this is such an important assignment, why are only people she doesn't like put on? * Maya sits now too far from the others, eyes closed. "We're... disposable, I guess." This assignment is given to those that she doesn't think will work out well in the normal command structure, fighting the Ningyo. We're the bottom of the barrel. * Minami does a trick shuffle. "Heh, normal command structure." This is the only thing less than nothing she can think to have us do. ...but if you're here, it means that she still sees you as a valuable asset. * Kyouko pretends not to listen, but she can definately hear them over the music. If you didn't land here... mmm. ... I look at it this way. If we make it, that can only lead to good things. So... o/` Mama wa kokp no Jo'ou-sama o/` And some of my ex-partners have gone back to the normal teams eventually, too. A couple, anyway. * Maya opens her eyes and flashes the usual smile. "We're just going to hafta make it. All of us." * Leena sighs. "So just stick with it and bear it out, huh?" More or less. ^^; * Minami shrugs. "It's a duty like any other. Can't say as I've liked a lot of the stuff I've had to do,b ut what can ya do, eh?" That sounds like all we can do, really. We'll just have to do our best, and hope for the best. Perhaps this whole war will end, and we can go back to our normal lives... * Minami looks around. "Hey, anyone around play poker?" The train comes to a stop in Nakano. * Kyouko whistles along quietly. Maybe later. We get off here. Ah, a bit too late for that. Oh well, another time perhaps. * Leena nods. "I may not look like I'm old enough to play, but... Aww." * Lord_Darkmoon rises, slipping the boken back through his belt again. I do... but yeah, another time. * Kyouko gets up, using the handle bar to help her. * Maya gets up and gets ready to move. * Minami puts the cards away and stretches. * Leena bounces out! Of course she's not -walking- out. * Taki was standing the whole train ride. She walks out of the train, still lurking at the back. * Sakura walks briskly out of the station, hangs a right and is onto a side street, then immediately stops at a very small apartment building. There is a sign on the door: "Blossom Detective Agency". * Kyouko follows the others, swaying to the music. ... 'Blossom Detective Agency'. * Maya eyes Sakura. It's a cover. Detective agency? So this is your cover, huh? If it serves its purpose...shall we go in, Sakura-san? What do you investiagte? * Sakura opens the door. Inside is a mildly dingy office. A young girl is reading a magazine at a desk. She nods politely to everyone. Stuff. * Kyouko nods back to the girl. Follow me. * Leena bows to the girl. "Pleased to be working with you!" Hey there. * Taki almost cracks a smile at the reply of "stuff". * Maya waves to the girl, but keeps going. * Lord_Darkmoon bows his head in acknowledgement of the girl and follows Sakura. * Minami nods at the girl and follows Sakura. * Sakura opens an office door using a key... and through that door is a large open room that is apparently a large appartment - even a house, really. ... wow, hel*lo*. * Sakura locks the door behind her. * Leena google-eyes at the apartment. "Must have pulled some strings to get this much... This is bigger than my house." * Minami blinks. "Nice setup." ...Huh. The secretary is just a secretary. She takes messages, and turns prospective customers away. She doesn't know what we do here. ...and this is where I live. * Taki takes up a spot leaning against a corner. * Lord_Darkmoon does not react, but merely stands to the side. Well, whatever works, I suppose. Nice place, Sakura. Doesn't that get a little...inconvenient sometimes? Not especially. * Leena bounds into the center, and spins around. "Is this where the training is going to be?" ... that would probably damage the apartment. ^^; I have to have some visible means of support, even though I work at this full time. A detective agency allows me a cover in the field, and a decent, though not entirely legitimate reason to carry this. .oO{Gah, she's kinda scary.} ^^; Yeah..that might be bad. ... oh. If we hurt it. * Sakura pulls out a pistol from her jacket as she puts it in a closet. You carry a gun? * Leena gets a sheepish look on her face. "Sorry. ^_^;" Absolutely. Why? Because I need one. Are the rest of us supposed to, too? ...not at first. So when are we going to begin our work? * Taki looks bored. Eventually, I may ask you to. But, well... it's a gun. Huh. I'm satisfied with this. *hefts his boken* * Kyouko takes off her headphones and stops the music. "I don't want to carry a gun.." * Leena crosses her arms. "Hmph. I've done fine without magical girl blasts, I can do fine without gun blasts." * Maya doesn't look too terribly happy to *see* the gun. Like I said, most of us in this group haven't had strong powers. So we've had to take other steps to make up for that deficiency. Oh. I need no gun. I can create a huge cloud of cherry blossoms. Nice cover, but it won't kill a human, much less a Ningyo. I boil water. * Kyouko looks rather embarassed she's revealed the fact. I imagine the gun is more effective agains humans than against Ningyo. Probably has less collateral damage than most blast attacks, as well. I can, um, cut stuff. I'm strong. And I have a big mallet that smashes ningyo real good. ^_^ * Minami coughs and mutters the last bit. "With cards." I can wrap things up and toss objects... oh! And I have my secret weapon... that's not all that strong. ^^; * Leena looks over at Darkmoon. "Are you all mysterious and saves the day like all the other Lords?" * Kyouko looks at Taki in the corner "What do you do?" Quite. It may be that some of you won't need a supplementary weapon. We'll see. * Lord_Darkmoon smiles at Leena's joke. "Let's hope I can save the day." I kill. And I am exceedingly efficient at it. Oh. * Sakura blinks at Taki. ... well. * Lord_Darkmoon eyes Taki nervously. How so? * Leena frowns. "Oh.... not one of the cool ones, then." ...right. Well, that can be useful. * Leena blinkblinks at Taki., Glad to have you aboard, I suppose. Do you have any flowers Rinada-san? I thought Lords has those. Nope. Just my boken. *does a couple short practics swings before putting it back at his belt* Mmm. Anyway, the Queen pays for all this. Must be nice. I have a pretty large budget, so if there's anything you need... and I can justify to Squeegee when she asks, we can get it. ....reeeally now? How'd that poor girl get such a silly name, anyway? ... Squeegee. * Maya pauses... then bursts into laughter. I wish the Queen had presented this to you guys differently. That whole audience was pretty brutal. * Leena thinks... "A dance studio?" ..... Squeegee? * Minami shrugs. "Seemed sensible to me." I... I was *wondering*... thanks, Sakura. That made my day much better. ...Princess Squeegee? She's another one of the original Ladies. She can push water anywhere, or make it disappear. * Leena bursts out laughing hysterically, rolling on the floor. Rather standard for Her Royal Highness. *his tone is just short of sarcastic respect* ....She's waterbased too. Against Ningyo, she doesn't get many kills, but tactically she's a huge asset. Pretty smart, too. But they like her. * Kyouko sighs. It's all about sucking up. Mmm. She's sort of "anti-water". And she was in the right group from the start. * Lord_Darkmoon nods at Taki's observation. But yeah, with that group, your suction skills help. So she's been at it for a while. I guess even the least powerful can get something approaching respect with time... ... and yes, sucking up, too. I didn't want to play the suck up game, so here I am. * Sakura blinks. Oh, don't think Squeegee isn't powerful - I once saw her lower the water level of the north half of Tokyo Bay by five meters. * Minami whistles. "Impressive." It was a real bitch keeping that one out of the news. Wow. I could probably do that. But it would take a while. ..and I would kill most of the harbor. Well, that's the Queen's specialty. Being a rea-- *cough* Mmm. Anyway, yes. Your duties. * Minami nods. ... yow. That is something--eh? We handle a lot of different things here. * Leena calms down, picking herself up off the ground, still laughing not-so- hard to herself. I spent two weeks tracking down the Queen's missing cat once. Do we have to do that? * Maya blinks a few times. "It doesn't get lost often, does it?" ...two weeks. That's one fast-moving cat. Probably not - but there will be some strange and trivial stuff you will be involved with. Like I said, I do this full time. * Minami snorts. "I can hardly wait." Is this the Queen's Pet...or just a pet? I handle a lot of the background investigation. You kids will have school every morning, unless there's a full scale war. It was just, you know, a cat. I see. Okay. .... Man. Am I gonna have some stories to tell Alfalfa. Will I still have time to swim? Afternoons will be somewhat more mixed. If I have - what? Who are you telling stuff to? Who is 'Alfalfa'? Swim. Will I still have time-- Oh. Huh? Oh, my friend. He's trustworthy, it's okay. ... * Maya listens in quietly, then gives Leena a look. "You're sure?" * Leena nods. Oh really. We do stuff here that's illegal, and might not go over as well as the normal Magical Girl heroics. Because, well, you know... a leak would be a bad thing. ^^; Oh, lovely. -_- I don't want you telling any stories that could cause problems. I don't want anyone knowing more about me than they absolutely have to. Uh... okay. *frowns* I'd rather my name was not brought up. Yeah...telling people can be bad. ...I suppose you'll have to say something to him, just so he doesn't wonder, but... gah. Taki the Pink? I'm sorry, what was your family name? * Leena blinkblinks at Taki. ... I don't think she told us one... It's... not important. Obviously, he knows you cannot tell him everything. Hopefully, he'll understand, Leena. *puts a hand on her shoulder, patting once, then moves away* * Leena GLARES at Darkmoon. "..." * Maya claps her hands once. "Then it's not important... er, anyway. Our other duties, Sakura?" * Lord_Darkmoon flinches from Leena's GLARE. "Sorry?" Anyway, afternoons will be mixed. If I need you, I'll call the school and they will release you on a special work-study program. * Leena loses the glares quickly, and smiles at Sakura. "Right. Anything else?" * Lord_Darkmoon coughs. Bring extra clothes. * Minami nods. "What if something happens during class?" ... I cam imagine why. We'll be operating in civilian clothes most of the time, even if we transform. * Leena blinks. "Ano... my outfit is hard to cover up." Thank God. During class - is not too likely given most of the Ladies' schedules. Cover? There is no cover. You just change out of it. * Leena blinkblinks. "We... can do that?" Haven't you ever done that? Trust me, it works. You can modify your uniforms. ... we can? Most can't, Kyouko. * Leena scratches her head. "Noone ever told me that." Yeah..but only a little. * Maya apparently never thought about doing that. I added the backpack and the belt to mine. No, this is totally changing to something nonconspicuous. * Minami shrugs. "I've never been able to. Not that I've tried much, mine isn't *that* bad. And I kinda like the visor. Snappy, yanno?" * Sakura looks at her watch. I like mine, too. Although it does kinda stand out, I'll admit... Can all of you find your way back here... on Tuesday? Yes, my Lady. Finally a group that requires me to get out of that... hideous get up. * Leena nods. "Mm-hmm." ^_^ Sure, I guess. D'you have a business card or something? Ask the secretary for one when you leave. Sounds good. Easily. I hope, anyway... And I'll get you keys for the house here. * Sakura stands. I have to go do some things... Lord Darkmoon, would you care to join me? As you wish. The rest of you, be here Tuesday after school, and we'll have something for you to do. Is that all, then? Yes. * Minami nods. * Sakura smiles, sort of sadly. Great. Okay. * Taki walks out. All of you - be careful. Men are just as dangerous as Ningyo. Never forget that. Alright, Sakura... and thanks for being, y'know, honest. Okay then, be seeing you on Tuesday. Unless something happens. Ano.... what about the training? Right. * Taki snatches a card off the secretary's desk. Training is in the field, dear. You'll see. * Minami nods again and walks out, taking a business card on her way. * Taki disappears into the crowd outside. I'll see you then. Bye. * Kyouko puts her headphones back on and heads out, grabbing a card as she goes. Okay. Seeya! * Leena snatches two business cards on the way out. Guess who the other one is for. * Maya sighs, then turns and heads out to grab herself a card and get on home. "What a day..." [session end]