Session Start: Sat Apr 17 15:41:24 2004 Last time, on Hunters: A new era began for the team as Maya led them off on a dangerous mission... to escort Princess to Tokyo Disney. The team checked into their suites with only a bit of conflict, the Princess led them out to Tokyo DisneySea, where much fun was had by all. Except maybe Taki, who maybe had a bit of an allergic reaction to the park's pink fetish. As the sun was setting, Princess wanted to check out a stage show before going back to the hotel for food. ...so she took them into the Under the Sea Theater, for a nicely staged musical revue of "The Little Mermaid". This was, in retrospect, a bad move, as the laws of dramatic irony dictated a Ningyo attack at the show's conclusion. Darkmoon and Leena got the girl away, far far away, while the rest stayed and brought down the house on the Ningyo. They are now emerging from the drowned, smoldering, twisted wreckage of the theater... [Sundown - Immediately following - Tokyo DisneySea] [session start] ....ow? * LadyMysteria does indeed emerge, looking a bit tired, all things considered. "Nice job... I suppose. And ow's pretty much right." There is a crowd of park workers and tourists a respectful distance from the theater, though as they see you emerge, they rush up. * LadyNightshade walks over toward Darkmoon and holds out his sword for him. "Here. Thanks." Cameras flash, camcorders hum, and there is a profound mixture of shock and respect for these heroes. * Lord_Darkmoon accepts his sword. "Thank you. It's taken care of, then, I guess." He looks at the others as they emerge, mildly concerned. * LadyRoyal winces and tries to cover her face. * Lord_Darkmoon , being in "street" clothes, avoids being photographed. And tries to keep Princess out of the line of publicity, as well. * LordChimera approaches the group quietly, covering his sore ribs as best he can with an arm. * LadyNightshade silently eeps and tries to make her way away from the crowd of people. Well... damn, there's a small problem. What if we become popular because of this? * LadyMysteria is roughly trying to do the same thing, moving *away* from the group of fawning-types in general. Darkmoon eyes the sword quickly, noting the multiple dull spots Taki's misuse has created. * LadyRoyal whispers to Maya. "You want I should give us some cover?" * Leena eyes the crowd, 'hmph'ing. * Princess stays silent, knowing better than to attract attention to herself for once. * LadyNightshade ducks around a corner and goes invisible just to be safe. * LadyMysteria just nods. * LordChimera nods as well. "yeah--" * LadyRoyal does a quick flurry over the group, trying to avoid hitting any non- magic peoples, and makes a break for it. * Leena glances about the crowd, glancing at the 'heroes'. She's obviously contemplating something. We should...get away. * LadyMysteria makes said break right about the same time. The flying cards make for a mild distraction, and the group is able to duck behind another attraction. * LordChimera watches the flurry, a bit open mouthed but nods second time and runs with the others. The crowd does see the team leave, but is polite enough not to follow. * LadyNightshade looks back to make sure the group makes it out safely. In the meantime, the emergency vehicles are arriving. * LadyMysteria manages a quick transformation once out of sight, back in her normal gear. "... whew." * Lord_Darkmoon winces at the damage to his weapon, but puts a slightly banged- up tessen in his belt again. He moves with Princess (possibly having lost track of Leena, if she doesn't follow him) to join the others behind the attraction, from a direction that the crowd isn't watching. * LadyRoyal demagicifies as soon as she's out of sight of scary peoples.. * Leena notes where they're headed, and takes a different route there, a few minutes later. Is everyone alright? I'm okay-- Yeah... everything went pretty good, all things considered... Kenji's kinda banged up. * LadyNightshade stays transformed and invisible in the cover of dusk for the time being, enjoying the feeling it gives her. * LordChimera takes a deep breath and winces. "I just- need a minute.." * Princess bounces up and grabs Kenji and Maya (vaguely at random) in a collective hug. I'm...not too bad. * Leena arrives, only lightly bouncing with each step. "... how'd it go?" She looks worried, and she's looking at everyone critically. You guys were okay? No problems? * LordChimera is hugged. "ARGH! *cough*" Ohmigod I can't believe youhadtokillaNingyo! I'mso sooooooooorrrrrrryyyyy! It's okay, Princess, it's what we do. Well, used to do. * Lord_Darkmoon holds out his slightly-banged-up Tessen to Kenji. "You probably shouldn't transform yet. But you may want to get less conspicuous." Turning to Minami... "We're fine." He spares a half-smile when Princess apologizes. * Minami tries to ease Princess away from Kenji. "Easy there, he got a little messed there..." We were fine. All the attention was over on you guys.... * Maya is hugged, hugging back a bit. * Princess sniffs. Everyone can see she's a little freaked out. * LordChimera smiles faintly. "heh- it's okay..." * Minami sighs in relief. "Phew. I was afraid it...might have been a distraction or something. Wouldn't be the first time she's been..." She glances over at freaked-out Princess, and trails off. * LordChimera looks at the tessen for what really is the first time up close and gently takes it into his hand. Heh, perfect way to spoil a trip, huh? Sorry, Princess. And relax... we're here to watch out for you, so you're in good hands. * Leena 'hmph's at Minami, when her gaze turns to see if Minami's hurt at all. "So... why'd you tell me to go?" * Princess lets go, and shudders a little. * Lord_Darkmoon lays a comforting hand on Princess's shoulder, still holding his tessen out to Kenji with the other hand. "It's okay, no one was seriously hurt." ....we're going to need to find out what happened to the team that's supposed to cover this area. Before we go back to the hotel. Now what? * Minami looks at Leena. "I wanted to make sure she'd be safe, in case...this wasn't just a random encounter." * LordChimera examines the Tessen in his hands. "Ah- uh-.. How does this work?" * Princess looks up at Minami. "Huh?" We keep doing the vacation thing... Just wave it at your clothes, and, er, 'will' them to be what you want them to be. * LadyNightshade trails casually behind the group, feeling a bit of relief. * Maya sighs, patpatting Princess on the shoulder. * Minami tries a grin at Princess. "Just lookin' out for ya, kiddo." ...do you mind? I mean, you know, not canceling? This stuff is rarely as simple as it appears, especially now that the Queen dumped us on this team... who knows what might've happened along with the Ningyo attack? Cancel? Why would we do that? Us? Cancel this? No way! It's gonna take more than Ningyo to ruin this. Cancel? Hell no! You should see our swim practices... We've got a luxury hotel to visit! And another day to play! ^_^ The Ningyo never stop those. * Minami tries to make "Not in front of the kid" signals to Leena. * Princess perks up a little, but stays serious. * LordChimera takes a careful breath and waves the Tessen in front of him, changing his clothing to a more usual jeans and jacket outfit. Okay, then. You good enough, Kenji? You're sure? I mean... you just had an awful fight. * Leena nods at Minami, wincing for a moment. Day in the life. We're sure. Now where to? * LordChimera looks up. "Huh? Sorry- I wasn't paying attention... Thank you-- Darkmoon." *holds out the tessen handle first. * Lord_Darkmoon nods to Chimera. "Good. Only thing you have to be wary of is that you don't have magical anonymity while transformed - people can recognize Chimera if they know what he looks like, even out of uniform." They're fine. Except for Kenji, maybe. *walks up to Kenji, and pokes him in the ribs.* Dinner! You okay, Kenji? I... I had wanted to stay for the fireworks but... * Lord_Darkmoon takes his Tessen back, and slips it back into his waistband. * Princess looks back at the growing crowd of emergency vehicles and workers. * LordChimera nods. "Okay-- and yeah.. I'm fine. Sorry- I'd just never used that.. so I was kinda zoned out..." I think maybe they won't have them now. Then we'll find a nice spot and watch the fireworks elsewhere. All the people in there should be fine. Really, don't worry. * Leena pokes Kenji a couple more times, before she gives him a chance to respond. * Princess shrugs. * LordChimera winces. Okay then! Food! Foooooood, ho! ... food works. * Maya nods and points dramatically! "Foodward!" * Lord_Darkmoon gets ready to take the Too Cute Twosome's hands again, to reign them in to a sane pace. MM...food. I'm hungry for some lobster. I missed out on the fireworks. * Minami stops Darkmoon from taking Leena and motions her back a little to walk with her and Maya. * Princess happytrots back to the park entrance. * LadyNightshade sighs to herself and follows everyone to the food. * Leena hangs back with Mina and Maya, and drops her voice. "What's up?" I think we have reservations - we'll have to check in the folder. * Maya trots along, slowly looking like she's calming. "... eh? Mina?" * LordChimera keeps up with Darkmoon but stops and looks back when half the group doesn't come along. Yeah. Look--I didn't mean to insult you by sending you off. It's just...from what you said, Princess has been targeted before. And they probably kept the info from whatever was tailing her before you got rid of it. I was afraid...that the Ningyo was a diversion. * Minami is continuing, just talking quietly is all. ^^; Oh, yeah. I was considering that, too. But, well, my mind was on the people first, so... ... I thought that might have happened, but I thought I was just being paranoid. You're saying it's real? * Maya shrugs lightly, and is also talking quietly. I don't know. We'll just have to cross our fingers and hope not, I guess. I didn't think we'd want to risk it, especially with the Queen's cousin in tow. Yeah. And if something else came along...Leena, you're probably the one of us that could take on something alone, or with minimal help, and come out strongest. Darkmoon would be able to do it, but you know how unstable his other form is. * Leena nods. "They'll have to get through me to get to her." Hopefully they won't try, right? * Lord_Darkmoon lets the others have their private conversation as they talk behind his back, but he does keep Princess from getting -too- far ahead. So yeah. I didn't want you to think I was just sending you off because I didn't want you there. Although--Maya, I'm sorry for doing it without asking you first. * Maya smiles a little. "... but enough about that. Food. Foodfoodfood. And they better not, or we'll find something else to drop on them, too." * Princess is starting to get way ahead of the group. Hee. Food! It's okay. This is a team, yeah? Everybody's got their part, even if there's not time to explain. ^__^ ... oh, and Mina, it's alright. I was in one place when I should've been in two. The help helped. ^^ All right, cool. Thanks. ^^; * Leena eyes the advancing Princess. "I've gotta go rescue Dorkmoon again! Seeya!" Heh, okay. Good luck, Leena. ^^ Elly? Hold up a minute. We're losing the others. ^^; *still holding her hand and being dragged* * Leena dashes ahead, to catch up with Darkmoon and Princess. * LordChimera jogs a bit up to Darkmoon and Princess, catching up. ...why are they so slow? Though I guess the reservations mean we'll have to wait anyway. They're probably tired after all that unexpected exercise. * Princess halts abruptly. ... tired? As IF! *jumps onto Darkmoon's back from behind, giggling.* ... she's going to be the death of him. * Maya shakes her head and goes about catching up. * LordChimera can't help but laugh at that. ...She's not THAT heavy... No, not that way. * Maya smiles, Just So. * Minami catches up too. * Lord_Darkmoon catches Leena in a piggy-back, though he almost loses his balance. Regaining his footing, he holds her up with one hand, and retakes Elly's with the other. "Sorry, forgot about your extra energy reserves." * Kyouko hurries to catch up. Everyone ready? Born ready. Readier than ready! ...Yes? Ready like a mother of a...*glances at Elly and catches herself* ...mother. * LordChimera stands quietly and nods. Alright, Minami-obaasan. Let's go. *winks at Minami* Now, Rinada! * Maya wags a finger mock-admonishingly. * Lord_Darkmoon tries to look all innocent at Maya, but only manages to look like a mischievous bishounen. * Leena kicks Darkmoon in the side, lightly. "C'mon, hurry up! Get into a gallop already!" * Princess is starting to bounce again. "Gogogo!" Go it is, then. Onward! * Lord_Darkmoon starts moving. "As m'Ladies command." Yes! Fortunately for Rinada, Leena has to get off of him to board the trolley back to the hotel. * LadyNightshade sighs again and rubs her temple with her fingertips. * Lord_Darkmoon rubs his left arm (the one that was holding up Leena) surreptitiously. It must have been getting tired. The Disney Ambassador is even more spectacular at night, lit from the inside and outside to a glowing, friendly white. * LadyNightshade does the appropriate amount of ooh'ing and ah'ing. As the team marches through the lobby, some of them are disappointed to see that the pool has already closed. * Maya isn't, it should be noted. * LadyNightshade isn't! Pretty... * Kyouko is ;-; * Princess is. * Lord_Darkmoon enjoys the fine surroundings, but refrains from openly gawking. Very pretty. * Minami doesn't notice! So, what time is this reservation? *blushes a bit when his stomach growls* The elevator doll makes them present their room cards before pressing the button for the sixth floor. The lounge is starting to fill up, but it's more of an older crowd there, so it's to the rooms and time to freshen up for dinner. * LordChimera quietly stays with the group, his wounds having stopped bothered him. * Maya skedaddles to her gear and gets herself a bit less post-battle grimy. "I really wish we could have more vacations like this." * Minami grins as she wipes off. "Well, maybe not *exactly* like this..." * Princess digs into the pile of stuff she made when entering the suite earlier. It looks about five times larger than the duffel she brought... * Leena bounces on the bed. "Hey, Darkmoon! Lemme try out that tessen of yours!" Ah! Here we are. Reservations for eight "Empire Dinners" at the Empire Grill. * LordChimera takes the opportunity to detransform and relax a bit in a chair. * Lord_Darkmoon laughs. "Just don't beat it up like Taki did," he says as he waves it over his own garb, dressing in a slightly nicer pair of slacks and a black button-down collared shirt. He then tosses it to Leena. That's... uh, second floor. ...That sounds interesting. * Leena blinks, glancing at Princess's pile. "Err..." Yeah, the lack of Ningyo would be the icing, wouldn't it? ^^ * LadyNightshade ducks into the restroom and detransforms. And that's in... thirty minutes. Good thing we came back. * Princess ducks around and into the restroom carrying a change of clothing. "No peeking!" * Taki steps out of the bathroom and finds an empty spot on the floor to sit a bit. * Leena glances from the pile, to the tessen. Which has now become a squeaky- mallet. She stands up on the bed, twirls on one foot like a ballerina, and says, "Squeakymallet makeup powah!" Cue Leena in a glittery blue dress, with the occasionally purple sparkly. It's outlined in purple, too. o_O * Maya steals into the bathroom for a quick change of attire. "Nice work, Taki." * Kenji stares blatantly. "uh-.." I really need to figure out how you guys change it to something other than a sword. It was nothing... Yeah, that idea with dropping the rigging on the thing was really good. * Taki smiles quietly to herself. Maya...the restaurant, is it fancy dress? * Leena lowers the tessen-turned-squeakymallet, twirls once, and bows. "You like?" * Princess comes out in a very short blue velour mini-dress. I'd assume so. * Kenji looks around uncomfortably. Heh. It's certainly pretty on you, Leena. *notes Princess's dress* Very nice, Elly. The girl is just starting to, uh, develop, so it's not too outrageous- looking. * Maya comes outta the ladies' room in a simple cream sweater and black skirt. Oh, and mid-heels! Scary. * Kyouko digs through her bag, looking for a dress. I don't think they enforce really fancy dress, but it is sort of pricey so it would be good to look nice. Never waste a chance to look good. You never know who might be watching. *nods sagely* * Taki grabs her bag out of the closet and digs out a semi-fancy looking black lace top and switches her leather long coat for that. * Leena winks at Kenji. ...going to wear that to dinner, Leena? You may want to not take the Squeaky-Mallet. ^^; * Kyouko goes to change, after pulling out a bluegreen dress with a gauzy overlayer * Kenji 's face turns a few shades pinker. "Uh-- I don't.. can I see that tessen again?" * Princess is pacing around the room, now. * Minami looks down at herself, blinks, and pulls out a slightly less scummy pair of shoes from a bag in her satchel. * Taki goes back to her spot on the floor and takes up a meditative position. me blinks, and holds the squeaky-mallet protectively. "But... but..." Okay... *tosses the squeaky-mallet to Kenji* * Taki closes her eyes and sits still there while she can. So... I'll go crash with the others. Meet you all there! * Minami then buttons her jacketish thing up halfway, then flops across the floor and starts shuffling idly. * Maya skips over to the other room door and knocks three times. "Hellooooo." --huh? Er, okay... * Kyouko comes out changed and goes to pull out her simple blue pumps. * Kenji prepares to catch the large mallet but almost drops the Tessen when it suddenly reverts back into it's weapon state in mid-air * Lord_Darkmoon goes and opens the door, since everyone's decent. "Hey, Maya. Seems reservations are in about 20 minutes or so." I see. How's everything coming in the dress-up department? * Maya peers around. She blinks at Princess and patently gawks at Leena. Hiiiii, Maya! They're, er, borrowing my Tessen. * Leena hops off the bed, and waves at Maya. * Lord_Darkmoon rubs the back of his head self-consciously as he says that. Hi! Heya, Princess. Heya, Pretty Pretty Miss Leena. And Kenji, hey! * Maya gives Rinada a look for his choice of wording. * Kenji stares at it for a moment before looking at the others in the room. Waving it possibly a bit too much his clothes change to dark blue slacks and a matching vest over a dress shirt. * Kenji looks down at himself, then up at Maya. "Uh- Hey." * Leena curtsies as Maya says that, turning up the Cute as much as she can. *^__^* * Lord_Darkmoon takes his Tessen (politely) back from Kenji, obviously a touch possessive, though. "So, uh, we all ready to go?" * Princess zooms for the door! I believe so. You guys back there ready? * Kyouko heads over to the other room. She is...very, very blue and green, she even added a green scarf. * Maya directs the latter half at, well, the others. I'm ready! Let's go! * Lord_Darkmoon nods, and steps out of the room, making sure to take his key- card with him. * Princess is already halfway to the elevator! * Leena chases after Princess! * Kenji follows the group quietly. * Taki opens her eyes slowly and rises. * Minami looks up, blinks, and heads out, pocketing her deck and her card. * Taki trails Mina and Kyouko out of the room. Let's go... ... she's a blur. * Maya follows! * Lord_Darkmoon catches up to the duo at the elevators, where they must actually wait. How can she run in that? * Minami blinks again, and holds Maya back. "Er. Did Sakura leave a contact? I mean, can we check to find out what happened to the other team? I hate to sound like a broken record, but it's kinda making me paranoid." Very carefully, I imagine, Kyouko. ^^; Gwah... um... lemme check. ...I still have her cell phone number on the one she gave me... The elevator dolls have changed shifts. The new one eyes Rinada and Kenji as they enter the elevator. * Maya darts to her stuff and momentarily fishes out all the Important Things before she returns, checking for a contact number. * Princess limpets Rin. "MINE!" ^^;; * Maya laughs momentarily, then resumes rummaging. * Kenji avoids making eye-contact with the elevator person. * Leena waits patiently. She can wait patiently, believe it or not. Maybe it's the dress. * Taki stands awkwardly in the crowded elevator, trying to distance herself from the group. * Maya pulls out her cell, along with a number, and gets to dialing. The doors finally close, and you are soon deposited on the second-floor mezzanine, leaving the swooning girl to crash the elevator for the next group. There's a line in front of the Empire Grill. ...i hope we can get in.. Someone check the reservations to see if we're VIP-ish like before. * Maya smiles. "Heya, Sakura. Um, quick thing I need to ask about." * Taki eyes the crowd at the restaurant. * Kenji looks towards the doors of the restaurant. "Uh..." * Lord_Darkmoon takes Princess's hand to keep her from running off. Only takes Leena's if she looks like she's going to run off, too. He otherwise stays with the group, looking almost like a young businessman in his outfit, with his hair neatly tied back in a long pony tail. * Minami checks the reservations. The reservations can't get you past the line to get in. But it is moving... Pretty much, pretty much. We ran into a teensy little snag, though, and I needed to ask if there are any... groups that normally work where we're at. Well, we can't get in faster, but at least it's not a deadlock... Well, like I said. Tiny snag. Fish-related. Handled, though, but I'm wondering why it had to fall on us. * Kenji pays attention to Maya's end of the conversation. At least we'll get in eventually? * Maya makes a little scowly-face as she remembers things. Patience, patience. Geez. Not right away, but park workers were involved, and I didn't want to wait or let them get in, er, deep. * Princess bounces patiently in line. That would be nice. Oh, and how're things on your end? Dull, boring, annoying? * Taki lurks around apart from the group, eyes wandering around the mezzanine. * Lord_Darkmoon stands with stoic patience, almost unblinking, taking only minimal steps to keep his place in line when the line moves. * Leena waits patiently. She's starting to bounce in place herself, though. I can imagine. Well, it's almost food time, so I'll let you go. If anything else comes up, you'll hear from us. Seeya, Sakura. Miss you. * Kyouko hums to herself and taps her foot. * Maya folds her cell up and tucks it away. "She's going to look into things for us. Sounds like they're working her hard from the get-go, too." The team reaches the head of the line, and a snooty-looking greeter sniffs and asks if you have reservations. * Kenji nods. "That's good..." * Minami winces. "Eww..." I wonder what sort of food they serve... * Minami answers the snootmaster in the affirmative. * Lord_Darkmoon smirks at the sneering greeter, and lets Princess or Maya show him the reservations. I like them big / I like them round / Those tiny hammers don't got nothing when it comes to fish-smashing o/~ * Maya presents reservations, then! These will do? * Taki tries her best to not slap the greeter guy. * Greeter examines the sheet of paper critically, then blinks and summons a waiter. "Seat them immediately!" ...Leena, that's really weird. * Minami smiles sweetly at the greeter. Oh? *blink* I thought it was funny. Well that's good to hear. ^^ Whee! Are we finally going to the table! Wai! * Lord_Darkmoon , somehow, manages to look superior to this practiced snooty greeter. And then ignores him when the waiter appears to lead them to their seats. He smiles at the waiter, politely. The team is led to a large table in the back. The Empire Grill is a funny mix of art-deco chic, high-end restaurant arrogance, and cheap-looking furniture. You are all seated quickly. The first course will be out soon - would you like something to drink? * Kenji takes a seat and takes a cursory look around the rest of the room before fumbling for a menu. Just some cola, thank you. Just water, thank you. Just water, please. Cherry soda! * Leena sits next to Darkmoon. Hopefully someone 'sides Princess will take the other side of him. I'll have a clear soda, please. Water. Please. And some water. Uh-- * Maya incidentally sits next to Kenji and... waits. * Kenji looks around the table. "Uh-- er.. cola?" Root beer! ...you are all... under 18, correct? ... root beer-- yeah. ...Yeah. * Minami nods. * Lord_Darkmoon nods affirmation. * Kenji doesn't answer that question, instead examining his table setting. Uh-huh. I'll inform the cook, and he will adjust the menu to fit our alcohol-free wine. Enjoy! Boo. Why thank you! * Maya eyes Taki. * Taki looks down and blushes a bit. * Lord_Darkmoon blinks, but hides his startlement with a small nod. * Princess only looks miffed for a second. ...so. So. I guess it's time to make idle chatter about something... I guess. * Minami brings out The Cards. "Elly, d'you play po--er, Go Fish?" Uh-- actually.... * Princess looks around. The place is pretty close quarters, but you are afforded some privacy by the general din. Oh, no think you. * Minami shrugs. "Any other card games, or not in a card mood?" ...you know, my cousin is going to be pissed off that you know even my nickname. * Princess shakes her head ruefully. We won't tell. Promise! Which is silly. I mean, you know where I live! My lips are sealed. Hard to be friends if you don't know each others' names. I assure you, Princess, we won't tell. ^_^ *pats her on the head affectionately* * Taki's eyes wander about the crowd in the restaurant. It is, kinda. And it sorta is. Then again, I guess she really worries about you, and that's good. I'm sure Miss Sakura has looked it up by now. But it's her job to know those things. ...so she made Princess? How did that happen? * Lord_Darkmoon looks at his hands on the table. "...hard work. And desperation." A pretty nasty fight broke out during one of our jobs and... yeah. Pretty much what Rin said. Oh... I guess she had what it took, and it just took us getting in a bit of trouble to dig it out. ... it was awful. I suppose you can't tell me about it. If she hadn't, I don't know where we'd be. We really can't, no. I could... gah. You wouldn't want to know. Just... trust us on that. * Maya nods slowly, but she's still smiling a bit. * Princess looks away. "It's just not fair, that 'coz gave me this title when everyone else has to fight and bleed for it." Well you asked for it. If I may, Elly... you seem much nicer than most who hold it. You're one of only two Princesses I've ever met and liked. Sometimes, when I have the opportunity to spend time with some of you, I feel guilty. Especially since I *can't* help out. You're a sweetheart, Princess, and... I'd rather you never had the capability to help, because it's dangerous stuff, even for a Princess. There's no guarantees. You could give it to me. ^__^ * Maya reaches over to lightly bop Leena on the noggin. Silly Leena. Anyway, thank you for this afternoon. I owe you all - again. And, well... you're unique, and the Queen apparently wants us to keep an eye on you, so that's what we do. And no, no, you don't. Don't worry about it. The lack of waiting for the rides made it more than worth it. ^__^ * Maya waves a hand dismissively. "Just enjoy yourself. Payment enough." * Lord_Darkmoon smiles. "Consider this," he waves his hand at the posh surroundings, "and your company payment enough." * Minami joins Taki in just looking around. * Lord_Darkmoon glances at Maya as she says almost the same thing, then glances away, looking mildly guilty. * Kenji nods. "I'm glad that I got to come..." * Maya looks at Rinada for a moment, curiously... then giggles into her hand. I... I do, though. When I'm around 'coz I see how she treats you Ladies, and I just can't believe how little regard she has for them. You. Tell me about it. Heh, yeah. It's... it sucks, quite frankly. Meh. You get used to it. * Lord_Darkmoon looks at the girl, seriously. "Just remember that, as you grow up. Rulers have a responsibility to treat their subjects and retainers well. Don't ever forget that, and treat everyone with the respect they deserve. I'm pleased you already notice it, Princess." I guess I'm starting to get used to it, and it scares me a little. ... couldn't have said it better, Rinada. * Minami answers rather absently, still looking off. "Ladies die in this job more often than Princesses do. Maybe she's just trying not to hurt herself in future, and to make it easier for herself to have to send them out on this kind of stuff. It's harder to send someone you like out on this kind of stuff." Just don't turn out like.. *bites off what she was going to say* ... the Queen. * Minami shrugs. "Or maybe she's just an arrogant jerk." Mina... *slight, whispered scold, with a head-jerk towards Princess, reminding that she's related to the 'arrogant jerk'* I guess we'll never figure out the Queen. Well... you're related to her. What's the Queen like, really? * Minami gives Darkmoon an exasperated look. * Maya shrugs lightly. "And Rinada, she's entitled to her opinion." ...I do love her. And I think she's doing the right thing. ...she just scares me sometimes, and I don't ever want to be like her. She's....interesting. ...the first year or so, when she was only a Lady, she got beaten up all the time. I share it, Maya, but still, tact. ^^; Like I said. It's an *option*. I don't know her anyway. * Minami barely refrains from kicking Darkmoon. At least I don't say the kind of things about her that some people do. * Maya seems to be paying attention to Princess. "Mn. Doesn't sound like she had a fun start." * Minami doesn't look at Darkmoon. And she didn't know to stay transformed so she could heal. A few times she collapsed at my house, and one time we thought she was going to die. * Leena blinks. "By the Ningyo?" ... * Minami starts paying attention to Princess' story, and winces. * Maya winces sympathetically. "Ow." ...and I asked her, like, why not just not transform? It's not like any of us *have to*. * Kenji stares down at the table as the tale continues. ...i wish... Someone has to do it... Yeah, that's the line. Someone's got to. And she... oh, I can't remember her exact words, but she snarled at me and asked me how *I* could be so callous? It was her duty, and her privilege, and by gods she would fix things the right way since she could. * Princess sniffles. "And she's right, you know?" * Minami hands Princess a tissue without comment. * Taki looks down at her hands. She is. So now it's us. But... what happened from then to now? ...she became Queen. And she didn't change, I don't think. It's just her role is changed, and sometimes I think her sense of what is *right*, as she put it back then hasn't changed with it. .. Sakura told me that she thought she cared too much. Maybe that's what the Queen's trying not to do. ... you shouldn't ever not care. I dunno. It's hard to explain. And I probably shouldn't be telling you about this. You... probably shouldn't, no. But we're too deep into a lot of things as is, so I guess it doesn't matter. Just... I wouldn't do things the way she does. Even if it's just a pet mouse, a dog, or a team you're telling to do stuff... you shouldn't ever not care. Could you imagine how horrible her life would be if she did, though? * Princess smiles wanly, then bounces almost out of her chair as the first course arrives. "Fooood! ... well... ah, it can wait, I guess. Food's here. Oooh. * Maya sighs, almost with relief. .... Not that I'm saying there wouldn't be a better way to act. Still, you can't hate her for it. Or I can't, at least. * Minami shrugs and shuts up. * Kyouko digs into her pasta. * Lord_Darkmoon picks at his food, preoccupied. * Taki eyes the food. * Maya eats rather heartily. Ningyo-fighting helps. * Minami waits until everyone's been served, and starts eating. * Kenji pokes at the food noncommittally. "..." I dunno. I thought she was a self-righteous bitch up until now. Maybe... I dunno. Maybe she still is, but she has a reason for it? It wouldn't bother me so much if she wasn't so -cold-... *blink, at the food* Oh, food! The first course is an odd rice dish - you think it's oddly seasoned fried rice at first glance, they you realize it's been boiled with tomato and something... else, something good. * Leena digs in. ^__^ ... not bad. Not bad at all. I think I was here once before, maybe when I was four or five. I remember good food, but being silly because it looked funny and refusing to eat it at first. Mmmmmm. * Lord_Darkmoon 's picking becomes somewhat mechanical, and the food starts disappearing, not quickly, but not just being pushed around on his plate. He seems to be staring into space between Maya and Minami. ... still miss Sakura. She should be here, too. * Taki looks up at the waiter. "Umm... do you have just plain white rice?" * Minami sighs a little, and nods. * Princess is entirely distracted by the food as the second course arrives - this is some sort of meat - you think it's beef - boiled down to absolute tenderness in a sharp, peppery sauce. * Maya pretty much doesn't stop chowing down. * Kenji decides to try the meet from the second dish with the rice from the first one and eats it that way. So good. ;_; The waiter ignores Taki - this food is too good to substitute. Hm? *blinks, and seems to actually taste the food for the first time* Oh, wow, this is good. *starts eating with a bit more gusto* * Taki looks annoyed. "... Hello?" * Minami just eats. * Leena elbows Darkmoon. "Geez. Put some heart into it." ...you just - *gulp* - noticed? * Minami blinks, looks at Taki, and pauses. "Are you allergic?" If you don't, you don't deserve to eat! And I'll be the one to free the food from you! Er, sorry. Thinking 'bout somethin'. *visibly brightens, grins, and digs in* No, I just... don't like all the stuff mixed together... and... Ohhh. * Maya seeming to be watching in silence, for the most part, all while making the nice meal vanish. * Minami leans close, looking around conspiratorially. "Wanna pretend you are, then?" * Taki looks down embarrassed and scoops up a bit of rice onto her plate. The third course is chicken-kabobs and (for you, imitation) white wine. No, I don't want to cause a scene... Well, okay then. * Taki makes a good effort of pushing the rice around her plate though. * Lord_Darkmoon Mmmms at the wine. "Wow, better than the real stuff." I just feel kinda bad since the rest of us are chowing down and you're, well. You worked as hard as the rest of us, you don't deserve to starve. ^^ * Maya gives the wine a testing sip. "... hmmm." Well, if she doesn't want any, let me have it. Can't let good food like this go to waste. So good. ;_; * Kenji puts in, "She's just used to her normal food.." I'm fine, don't worry about me. * Lord_Darkmoon leans in conspiratorially to the others. "Real wine tastes more rotten than this." * Taki blushes a bit from the attention. The courses are starting to come fast and furious now - fourth is a communal sushi plate, but with North American fishes that none of you have tried before. ..This fish is good.. Well, if you're sure....ooh. * Lord_Darkmoon illustrates a remarkable skill with chopsticks on that communal sushi. * Leena grins. "FISH! YES!" Probably said a bit too loudly, and a bit too enthusiastically. Ooh, sushi. I like that. * Maya looks ready to say something to Taki, then just shrugs lightly. "... ah, if there's one thing the job doesn't kill it's the love for seafood." * Minami tries the sushi! Well, it smells good after I...cook them. * Taki takes a small share of the sushi. * Leena starts on the sushi, too. She's obviously immensely enjoying it. * Princess is only slightly enthusiastic about the sushi. "Not my thing. * Kenji leaves the sushi alone as well. * Maya attacks as well. * Kyouko attempts to hoard sushi as the others fight for it. Fifth is a semi-dessert, strawberries and peach slices sprinkled with a little glittery sugar. ....How pretty. * Taki politely eats her sushi. * Lord_Darkmoon actually gets nearly starry-eyed over this, and downs it with alacrity. * Maya avoids the peaches, oddly. Mmmm. I had something like this at the... at my cousin's. I wonder if she got the idea for it here? * Minami eats like she can't afford to be picky. * Leena blinks, staring at Darkmoon in surprise. "Uh... um." *blink* "I guess you like strawberry?" * Leena digs in, too, favoring the peaches. * Lord_Darkmoon nods with a huge closed-mouth grin as he swallows the last bite. * Taki eyes the sugar and tries to remove it from the fruit as best she can. Maybe... not much of a peach fan, though. * Lord_Darkmoon eyes Maya's uneaten peaches. Then, in a fit of culinary whiplash, the main course is a plate of roasted pork, dressed excessively with Italian spices. ...whoa. Ooog. I'm getting full. But this looks so good... * Taki avoids the meat dishes all together. Help yourself, Rinadagyah. Thanks! :9 *takes Maya's peaches* * Maya eyes the pork and gives it a taste. "... strong." * Lord_Darkmoon moves on to the Roast...but only gets half way through it before he has to push it away, and lean back. "I think that's more than enough." * Leena eyes the pork, then tries it, tentatively. There's a dark red wine-like beverage to go with it. * Minami scrapes off the top layer of spices, but otherwise seems to be fine with it. * Leena hmms, seemingly satisfied, then starts digging on that. She's slowing down, though. ...yick! Mom always told me red wine was awful. * Maya follows Minami's lead and resumes eating. After a few tastes of the red wine she's through with it, and looks to be slowing down. * Lord_Darkmoon sips. "Would have been better if they'd just used grape juice." When it becomes obvious that this course is stalling out, the wait staff arrives and presents the final dessert with much fanfare. I wonder if they've got some really expensive pocky here, as one of the dishes. That'd be perfect. * Taki eyes the final dish. * Kenji doesn't think he can eat anymore. * Lord_Darkmoon samples only one bite, just to try it, but can't eat any more. * Leena squeals. "Oooooh! Dessert!" The previous courses at least pretended to be healthy food - this, however is obviously not. It's a frozen pie made out of dense ice cream, over a cookie- crumb crust, with a firm, almost caramelized, fudge crust on top. ...whoa. ... I've got room. * Princess goes all googly-eyed. Me too. * Maya helps herself to a slice. "... Mmmmn! Absolute sin!" A bit too rich for me, especially anymore, I fear. * Leena eyes widen with delight. "Now we're talking." * Minami goes for a slice. * Leena gets two, and starts eating, slowly. "Soooo good." This.. was a lot of food.. * Kenji stares at the dessert in front of him. * Taki passes on dessert. * Princess is rocking back and forth in sugary bliss. * Lord_Darkmoon , despite his earlier comments, seems to absent mindedly take a bite from time to time. He's got that pensive look again. Taki, you GOTTA try this! Just a little bit! No thanks. ^^; Not a sweets person, I take it. Really! This is heaven! You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't try a little bit! * Maya wags her ice-cream-demolishing utensil at Taki, then smiles and digs back in. "Oh, the things I have to do to burn this off..." No, I guess I'm not... Oh, boy. This almost makes up for this afternoon. I'm not either, usually, but this...this is actually pretty good. ... someone hold down Taki. She -needs- to try this. Leena, don't force her though. * Kenji decides to try a taste after Leena's sales pitch. It's good, but he's full. "Anyone want this?" Leenaaaaa... What? She does! Aw, be nice to Taki. But... but... If Taki wants to, she'll try on her own time. * Maya nods. "So just eat her share." I imagine she'd be able to get a slice or two later on if she wanted. * Lord_Darkmoon blinks at a *clink* sound, and is surprised to see his fork impacting an empty plate. * Kenji pushes his plate towards the middle of the table and rests propped up on his elbow. * Taki looks down and blushes from all the attention. * Leena shakes her head, mock-sadly. "Man, she's just hopeless." No, she's Taki. And I am done like, well... dinner. I'm sorry... * Maya shoves away the dessert plate as well. "Well worth it. And Taki, nononono. No sorry. You're you, so... we'll be okay." You've got nothing to apologize for. Don't let Leena bully you. Don't be sorry! Be hungry! Or just at least try one, teeny, tiny little bite! * Minami winks and sticks her tongue out at Leena. * Lord_Darkmoon smiles distantly at the antics of his tablemates. Hey! I am not bullying her. I'm just trying to keep her from making the worst decision in her life! And, as the pie is all gone, a number of chefs and all the wait-staff that served you through this meal come out and bow politely to your table. * Kenji watches the pie drama quietly and smiles. ... it's too late. * Maya nods back, because it's polite. Give your... sponsor our regards. * Minami raises her eyebrows. * Lord_Darkmoon offers a polite bow of approval. "We shall." * Kenji politely lowers his head to the staff. It was great! * Taki looks even more embarrassed about all the food still left in front of her. It has been an honor. * Maya nods once more. "We will." * Leena thumbs-ups the wait-staff. The crowd breaks up, leaving the other patrons staring at your table, mystified. Oooooh, they're all looking at me! * Minami ducks her head and thanks the staff politely before they leave. ... hooboy. * Kenji looks away from the other guests. "uh---" * Princess looks like she wants to crawl under the table. It'll pass. Just act like you're used to the attention. ^_^ * Taki stands embarrassed. "I need to uh... use the um... The..." *wanders off* They can't stare forever. They need to eat too. ^_^ * Princess wanders off after Taki. * Leena waves at the various people staring. "Hiii~!" * Lord_Darkmoon returns the stares, until they stop or the group leaves en mass. * Minami ignores the staring. ... Leena. -_-; * Princess peeks out from the restroom corridor, making furtive gestures towards the exit. * Maya decides to follow, as this is kinda creeping her out. * Minami catches Princess' motions out of the corner of her eye, then looks and grins. "I think someone is suggesting we make a break for it, again." The crowd's attention wanders after a few seconds, distracted by the wonderful food. * Lord_Darkmoon rises, and walks (carefully - apparently he's a little over- full) out after Maya, Princess, and the others. * Minami leaves with the rest. * Leena grins, after the attention dies. "Toldja." * Kenji gets up and follows Darkmoon. Nonetheless, one wonderful meal. I think I'll be able to sleep well tonight. Yes, it was exquisite. This job does seem to have that perk - good food. Oh, most definitely. Excess of good food and, ah, exercise equals tired Mina. * Leena looks miffed, now that they're all leaving. She gets up, and heads over to where Princess and Taki are. Duly noted. I hereby designate the rest of the day for personal downtime. Now where's my stamp... ...and so the team finds their bloated way back upstairs. Nobody except Taki is in much shape to do anything active, so Princess convinces Minami to teach her poker. * Princess is absolutely awful at it, though she has a great time losing. * Lord_Darkmoon watches some TV, zoning out, for an hour or so. * Maya decides to just work on her stage tricks, pretty much worn out for the day. * Taki sits crosslegged on the balcony staring out at the park. * Minami teaches indulgently and tries to tone down the AWESOME CARDFU. And then Princess gets really, really tired, and decides it would be okay to go to sleep early. * Princess digs out her long pink PJ's, and collapses on one of the beds. She's out in seconds. * Leena is still awake and perky, but not at her usual hyperness. * Minami chuckles quietly as Princess collapses, then gathers up her cards and heads back to the other room. * Lord_Darkmoon goes to bed rather early, as well. He sleeps fitfully on his futon for a couple of hours, then wakes up and goes out on the balcony, staring pensively into the night. * Kenji spends the night on the couch. It isn't the most comfortable couch though, and a few hours into the night he ends up sleeping face down on the floor. * Maya stays up pretty late, all things considered, although she's mostly just tumbling a coin along her knuckles now and then. * Minami turns on one of the small lamps and does homework until she gets too tired to read. ... thanks a bunch, Mina. * Minami looks up. "...Huh? Oh, sorry, is the light bothering you?" * Taki gets her coat again at some point and then later her pillow and blanket and sits on the balcony most of the night. Nonono, I mean thanks for today with the fish. Oh! Ohhh. Uh. No problem. Part of the job, right? Heh, pretty much. * Maya finally quits her practice and casually crashes on the bed, not even bothering with changing clothes. * Minami works a little bit more, then puts her stuff away, turns off the light, slips into a sleep outfit and goes to sleep. * Leena stays up kinda late. She passes the time, once Darkmoon passes out, by playing with his tessen. She's drowsy when he reawakens, and passes it back, falling asleep in a less extravagant, extreme variation of her transformed outfit. * Taki props herself up against the wall and dozes lightly outside. ...and at about three AM, everyone is awoken by screams. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGHHHHh! * Leena sleeps through it. Like a rock! * Kenji darts up from his spot on the floor, his hair completely a mess. ... * Taki jumps up and investigates! * Maya jerks upright, snorks away and has adrenaline take over, barreling for the door even half-awake. * Lord_Darkmoon is on his feet in under a second, looking frantically around the room, tessen held like a sword. * Minami pops awake, flipping out of bed and turning on the light. * Princess pants. *hahn* *hhhhhaaaaaaagh* *hahhhn* *hahnnnk* * Minami follows Maya. * Kenji rubs the sleep from his eyes, trying to ascertain what's happening in the room. A-- are you okay, Princess? *looking around the room for what could have scared her* * Princess sits up, whimpering, and half-rolls out of bed, falling on the floor. * Lord_Darkmoon moves over to the child, and places a hand gently on her back. "You're okay...nothing's going to hurt you..." * Maya makes her way to the other room (barring the door being locked) and scans. "What's wrong?" * Taki hops balconies to see what happened in the next room. * Minami goes inside to Princess, also if she can get in. * Kenji opens the door for Mina and Maya * Princess looks up as Rinada touches her, and throws herself away from him. "No! No!!" * Minami goes inside, then, and over to Princess. * Lord_Darkmoon steps back quickly, giving her room. He looks worried. * Minami holds her hands up and to either side of Princess, not touching her. "Shhh, shhh....what happened?" ...noo... * Leena rouses, as people start coming in. She blinks sleepily. "Huh...? What's... what's going on?" ... Princess? Are you alright? * Minami speaks softly, slightly singsongy. "Hush, Princess....what's wrong?" * Princess looks at Minami, and her eyes go wide, and she shoves Mina away as well. * Kenji is still half-dazed not really sure what's going on. He closes the door again and staggers over to where the others are huddled around Princess. ...don't... don't... Is she sleep talking? * Minami moves out of her way. Don't know. ...oh gods. Shh... shh... it's alright... ... Elly? Elly, you okay? Not a clue. Princess? * Princess huddles and sobs. I'm... I'm... okay. * Minami gets the complimentary box of tissues that better be there, and puts it in front of Princess, then moves out of her way again, waiting patiently with her hands around her knees. You can talk to us, if you want to... After a second, the girl looks up. She's still frightened out of her wits, but she at least looks rational now. * Leena steps up close, sitting on her knees in front of Princess. * Lord_Darkmoon sits quietly near Princess, letting her get control of herself. I'm... sorry. * Princess bows her head. ...it was just a dream. You dream often? It's okay. ... just a dream? *blink, stretch, yawn* I always dream, but it's never this... this... real. * Kenji sighs and plops himself down on the couch again within earshot of the conversation. ...hm. Tell us, then. Maybe it will help, if you put it in words. * Minami nods. I was... And it doesn't have to go anywhere past here, on our honor. * Princess leans back against a wall. ... considering who you are, it's probably... *yawn* more than a dream. I was with a whole bunch of other Ladies and Princesses. I mean, maybe a hundred or more. * Lord_Darkmoon nods, and softly encourages, "go on..." Mmm-hmm... * Minami nods, resting her head on her knees as she listens. A Magical Girl convention. *blink* We were standing in a field, it was all scorched and blasted. And the sea was creeping in from all sides except the north... * Leena shivers, despite herself. * Kenji sits up and pays more attention at that. *blink* How the hell did I know my directions? You know strange things in dreams sometimes....go on... * Princess relaxes a bit more at the apparent absurdity. * Lord_Darkmoon nods in agreement with Minami. And in that direction, there was an army. * Leena steps up, and backs off. It's okay, go on without me! We were outnumbered. They had thousands to our hundred or so. And they wanted to destroy us. * Leena -runs-, covering her ears, only uncovering them to open the door. That closes, and then she's gone. They started marching down at us, and we didn't want to hurt them, because they were just men and women. * Lord_Darkmoon listens, holding himself absolutely still and quiet. ... mmmmn. * Taki looks after Leena, worried. * Maya folds her arms, body language growing more tense by the minute. ...so we looked at escaping over the water, but there were Ningyo swimming out there, laughing and taunting us, and sinking boats! * Minami remains with head on knees, arms around knees, quiet. And the army started to charge, and they were almost to us, and I saw... *sniff* * Princess looks up at the group, then back down really quickly. It's okay...you can tell us. Y-yes? * Kenji leans in closer in anticipation. *whispered* I saw Rinada, and Taki, and Minami *in that army*. ... ... Me? * Lord_Darkmoon leans back, openly shocked. "Wha- what?" * Princess nods. * Minami looks shocked, but continues. "...And...and then...what happened?" * Maya remains quiet, but she looks spooked. I screamed. I mean, of course. ...and that woke me up, and all of you too. * Minami rocks back on her heels, a disturbed expression on her face. That's... * Princess sniffs again. * Maya just trails off, staring at the ground. Just a dream. Just a dream, just a dream, just a dream... * Princess stands up mechanically and walks to the bathroom. You hear her gulp down a glass of water. Perhaps not...it's ... but why would three of us be on the wrong side? *leaning back, muttering almost only to himself* * Minami stands up and waits for Princess to come back. * Kenji stays still for a few moments, soaking it all in. * Maya takes a deep breath. "... just a dream." * Princess comes out and goes directly back to bed, though she ends up in the wrong one. "Just. A. Dream." I... would never... Are you gonna be all right? None of us would, Taki. ...I'm sorry. Let me sleep. I just want to forget it. ...very well. I'm sorry... * Lord_Darkmoon shakes his head. "It must mean something else. It must." He makes to tuck in Princess, but pauses before moving closer, and backs off. "Sleep well, Elly." Goodnight, Princess. * Minami leaves quietly to go and toss and turn in the other room. Okay... goodnight. * Ked pulls the covers up tightly. You see she's still trembling, but her eyes are squeezed shut. * Princess does. * Maya shuffles out as well. She'll get to sleep, but it doesn't look like a peaceful one. * Kenji stays put on the couch, somehow not tired for the moment. * Leena is waiting out in the hallway, sitting against a wall, and hugging her knees, tired. She looks up as people file out. * Taki makes her way back across to her own balcony and curls back up in her blankets. Is she done...? And no... I don't want to know. So don't even think about telling me what she said. She's done. ...why do you fear it so? Not telling. ... maybe some other time. Some other time. ...Lee--... ...never mind. Go back to sleep. I'll be back in in a bit. * Lord_Darkmoon heads out to the balcony for a few minutes, to give Princess a bit to get back to sleep, since his presence seems to frighten her. * Leena fishes out her card, and tries a few times to get it in, before getting it right, yawning, and shuffles back in. She takes the bed she was in, not noticing Princess in it too. What could it have meant...? * Lord_Darkmoon returns to his room after about 8 minutes, and curls up on top of the covers of his futon. In the morning, everyone gets up fresh and well-rested. Good beds. Good couches and futons, even. Princess doesn't say anything about the dream, though she doesn't gloom Darkmoon at all throughout the day. DisneySea is closed for the day. No surprise there. The Disneyland is more crowded, but the VIP passes make that a trivial concern. The group gets in eight hours of solid funning before Maya decides that they need to get going home and back to the normal world. * Taki doesn't act anymore social the second time around, in fact one could say she was even more distant if that's even humanly possible. ...so it's back across the city by bus and train, then a short walk to Elly's home. ...so. * Maya tries to stay upbeat, but has been notably muted the entire day. "... so. Guess this is it." * Princess looks up at the team from her sidewalk and smiles. It was sooooo much fun! Yes, it was. ^_^ And so good to meet the rest of you! * Kenji manages to wave goodbye. * Leena nodnods enthusiastically. It really was... we should do it again sometime. Our pleasure. Tell your Pet 'hi' for me. ^_^ Get your dog out here so I can pet it! It's so cute! * Minami waves goodbye. * Princess actually meets Rinada's eyes, but doesn't acknowledge him any more than that. And can you get it to give me a ride? That'd be fun. ^__^ ...I'll bring Woofy to see you sometime. Is that okay? Okay! * Lord_Darkmoon seems marginally hurt by that, but doesn't let it show too much. * Princess edges towards the door. "Thank you! Thank you all!!!" Princess, you have our number, right? I'll be looking forward to it. Come by sometime! Soon, too! No, but that's okay. I do have Sakura's and she can get you. Yeah. If you need anything, we'll find time. * Princess waves one more time, then ducks inside. The door almost-slams behind her. ... curiouser and curiouser. * Maya wheels around and starts towards home. Worrisome, too. * Leena eyes Maya. And Darkmoon. * Taki comes out of hiding more or less. So now we just go home or what's the plan? It'd be nice-- if all our missions were like that... * Taki looks at Maya. Home for now. We need rest. We'll meet tomorrow and report and all that. * Minami nods. "Okay then." * Kenji nods. * Taki nods. * Lord_Darkmoon nods, watching Maya closely. See you guys later. ... report. To the Queen? Can I skip out on that? Pleaaaase? * Taki turns to head off. Come on Kenji. ... * Kenji turns. "oh- yeah...bye everyone" *heads out after Taki* No, Leena, you can't. ... * Lord_Darkmoon shakes his head once, then heads off, himself. If I have to, you have to. So there. * Maya then waves. "Take care, I've got parents to un-worry!" * Leena narrows her eyes at Maya infinitesimally. "... I have to, huh. Damn." We all have to... [end session]