Session Start: Sat Sep 04 15:31:34 2004 Previously, on Hunters: A young Lady approached Maya with suspicions about a couple of new creeps at the mall her team hung out at. The team investigated, and found that while the two men were just run of the mill skirt-watchers, there were Sea Magic sources flitting about the mall as well. The team returned for a second day of investigation, in time to get sucked into a nasty confrontation between the local team, the Ningyo of the day, and a rather aggressive and large batch of Ninja, some of which Taki knew well enough to have emotion-laden conversations with whilst fighting. Leena was her usual aggressive self, and once again the Warabi mall got Malleted. This time, though, the collapse didn't stop until everyone landed in the basement. They found the corpse of Lady Snowball in the rubble afterwards, Ladies Reaper and Judo survived well enough, but Lady Goggles - the girl that had alerted the team in the first place - is missing. Princess Majestic Tiara, the local territory boss, was her usual abrasive self when she arrived on-scene, and quickly drafted a rescue squad to look for victims, but other than assorted dead ninja and noncombatants, nothing has turned up. She's still working the scene, and getting to pose for the cameras a lot, but the team has decided to retreat to the Agency to decide how to proceed. [Friday, January 30, 2004 - 1900 local time] [approaching the Blossom Agency] [session start] * Minami approaches, having detransformed at the first private opportunity. * Lord_Darkmoon 's teeth are almost audibly grinding as he stalks along, oblivious to the rest of the group. This obliviousness is evidenced by the fact that his long, angry strides take him from the back to the front of the group without him so much as noticing. * LadyNightshade trails far behind the group, dragging her feet and looking on the verge of tears. She has her trenchcoat buttoned up over her magical girl uniform, her pink boots poking out at the bottom. * LadyMallet has been dead quiet on the trip back, and that something's been on her mind. She's occasionally took of the tiara of her transformed state, and gazed at that before putting it back on. * LadyMysteria trudges along slowly, at the head of the group but not looking at anything but her feet and the ground in front of her. It's a dark, cloudy evening in Tokyo - the breeze makes for a little wind- chill, but it's not that bad out, if you like gloomy settings. * Minami just looks grim and focused. Well, grimmer and focusseder (more focused, whatever) than usual. * Lord_Darkmoon seems rather to match the gloom of the setting. * Minami blinks and twitches a little, then makes like she's doing extreme cracking of the neck to either side. * Lord_Darkmoon slows down just a bit, letting Minami, then Maya catch up to him. He mutters something to each of them, sounding bitter. * Minami says softly, without her lips moving. "Heads up. We're being followed." * LadyMallet doesn't respond. Walk, walk. * LadyNightshade is too far back to really hear Minami, so she continues dragging her feet. * Minami actually had slowed down more while surreptitiously "cracking her neck," so is closer to Nightshade and Mallet than Darkmoon and Mysteria. * LadyMysteria looks up finally, not responding save for a look Rinada's way. The team is in sight of the Agency door, now. * Lord_Darkmoon just looks angry. If anything, he's a touch -less- furious, as this distracts him. But his hand grips the Tessen tightly in his pocket. * LadyMysteria proceeds to... forego the door, heading off to the right of the Agency instead. * Lord_Darkmoon follows. * Minami does like Maya, without breaking stride.. * LadyMallet looks at the door... and lets her gaze slide past it. "... I'm going home." She passes it up, too. * LadyNightshade stops by the door and looks up at her group, wondering where they're off to. * Lord_Darkmoon looks back. "Hurry up, Goth-girl. You're too slow." A harsh gesture of "THIS WAY" accompanies that. * PrincessSakura sticks her head out the front door. Oi! Where are you going? * Lord_Darkmoon facepalms. ... what a day. * LadyNightshade raises an annoyed eyebrow at Darkmoon before turning to Sakura. ...hm. * LadyMallet stops, looks back at Sakura with ... empty eyes. "... home." Should I...catch our tail, m'Lady Mysty? *quietly* Not yet, Leena. Get in here. * LadyMysteria keeps her voice low. "Looks like we don't have a choice." * Minami keeps on going, taking a turn. "Back in a few." * LadyNightshade slips past Sakura into the building. * LadyMallet doesn't seem to have heard Sakura- she turns her head back forward, and keeps walking. * Lord_Darkmoon nods, and looks at the wall, eyes glowing purple. He's looking for a stray dog or something back behind the pursuer. * PrincessSakura looks at the team like they're crazy. * LadyMysteria proceeds to fish out her cell and dial up Sakura's number. LEENA. NOW. * LadyNightshade heads into the back area and curls up into a ball in the corner of the room. * LadyMallet stops, and slowly turns around. * Lord_Darkmoon , head down, walks almost drunkenly back into the building. If you look closely, his eyes are still purple as he continues his search. * Minami glances at Maya and makes a "you stay here, I'll go around" motion. * LadyMysteria nods, waiting for Sakkie to pick up. * Minami then goes around! * PrincessSakura raises an eyebrow at the funky hand gesturing. * LadyMallet shuffles past Sakura, not looking up. She grabs Sakura by the fuku and (gently) tugs her inside with her, motioning to close the door. ... c'mon. C'moooon... The trailing figure keeps coming, and as she sees how a bunch of the group going into the building her strides become more confident. ... we're being followed... ...oh. * Minami keeps the same pace until turning the corner, then as soon as there's no way she can be observed, breaks into a run, doing her incognito-transform- and-change-on-the-run thing. * PrincessSakura sweatdrops. "Oops?" * LadyMysteria closes her cell in frustration and stuffs it back into her pocket, momentarily fingering her wand. * PrincessSakura draws her pistol and stands beside the door. * LadyReaper walks into the pool of light just outside the Agency door. * Lord_Darkmoon leans his head against the wall by the door, still eye-glowing. * LadyMysteria stops pondering blasting upon seeing who it is, and sighs heavily, turning back around. * LadyRoyal gets into a position, but it happens to be half a block behind Reaper. Oh well. * LadyMallet stands in front of the door, where she can easily be seen, eyes still staring at the ground. * LadyReaper eyes Lady Mysteria. "So." * Lord_Darkmoon 's glowing eyes show behind the girl, about calf-height, but fade with a surprised "meow!" as he turns himself around, eyes no longer glowing. * LadyRoyal lets out a breath and checks around for more unexpected visitors before heading up to join Reaper/Darkmoon/Mysteria. There's nobody else out there. ... so. * LadyRoyal heads up then! Woo. * LadyMysteria looks back with tired eyes. * Lord_Darkmoon huddles in his coat, looking sour. Something of his rage seems spent, leaving him merely dour. * LadyMysteria knocks on the door a few times. * PrincessSakura opens the door back up, and looks at Maya. The pistol is still kept just out of view. ...who is it? It's Reaper. Open up. Right. * PrincessSakura opens the door, and goes back and unlocks the rear section as well. The secretary is nowhere to be seen tonight. * LadyMysteria slips in and beelines for the back. "If she could follow us, though... Reaper. Come on in, I imagine you have lots to yell at us about." I guess... * LadyNightshade isn't paying the slightest bit of attention as her arms are wrapped around her legs and her face is down against her knees. She's not quite crying, but she's rather close. * LadyRoyal catches up and enters. "I checked. I'm not as good as Nightshade, but I didn't see anyone." * LadyReaper looks around as she walks in. The office front doesn't impress her in the slightest, but the roomy office/lounge/living quarters in the back certainly do. Wow, nice digs. Whose are they? Sakura, we have problems. Big problems. * Lord_Darkmoon strides over to an armchair, and falls into it, going into full uniform as he does so. He rests his black-sheathed Katana across his knees, and just watches, listening in dark silence. * LadyMallet looks up at Reaper blankly, her eyes covered by her hair. And just watches her. Yeah, I kinda got that. Tiara phoned me and screamed until I hung up on her. I figured you guys would come back here, so I came and opened the place up. * LadyReaper looks slightly peeved at being ignored. * LadyRoyal leans against a wall like it's her bed and pinches the bridge of her nose, looking like she's in pain. "Yeah, we fucked up." ...Tiara called you? Pity I wasn't here. * LadyMysteria collapses onto a couch, shutting her eyes. "They probably have Junko... and they'd be stupid not to try and work her for information..." She trails off, lips pursing. "... what's your name, Reaper?" ...let's just leave it at that. Do we really want to know that, Mysteria? At this point, -- exactly, Lady Reaper. Probably for the best. I'm certainly not telling you until you tell me who the hell you are. * LadyMallet sits down next to Darkmoon. It's only an armchair, but she's small enough there's still room for her. * PrincessSakura eyes Reaper for a moment, then turns to Maya. Give me a summary. * Lord_Darkmoon gets up and moves to another chair. He almost hissed at the human contact. * LadyRoyal shoves herself off the wall with some effort, and stumbles into the kitchen. Junko gave me the tip a few days or so ago, and we looked into it. Mobile Sea-magic feelings... so it had to be something. We went back, felt it again and spotted the assassins before the Ningyo showed. Naturally they jumped in. * LadyRoyal makes tea! Or at least, that's probably what those sounds are. * LadyMallet falls over onto the cushion proper now that her support- Darkmoon- moved. She curls up into a ball. * Lord_Darkmoon averts his eyes from Mallet, looking a touch guilty but unrepentant. His teeth -are- audibly grinding now. We lucked out, really. If Leena hadn't wrecked the place, we might've not made it back. We were pretty badly outgunned. ...were you? I thought it was looking like you had the advantage. Not when our goal is protection. We could have killed them; with time. But not keeping you all alive. As you saw from our failure. * Lord_Darkmoon snaps off something dark about a certain useless, late-coming princess. Yeah, we're not there to kill them so much as to keep them from killing you. Those kinds of people... they're our targets. Figure you can know, since you saw it all. ...let me get this straight - this "Junko" tipped you off ahead of time? And she went to you... * Lord_Darkmoon nods, sharply. She said she wanted to tell me about something, before me and Leena went to make peace with Athena. * PrincessSakura smiles a feral smile. * LadyRoyal returns with a tray of tea. "That's what I thought at first, when Maya told me about it." Ooooh, this is good. * LadyMysteria looks at the ceiling. "Something about the others not believing what she felt. And... what's good?" * LadyRoyal continues talking as she hands out tea. "But then she got hit pretty bad too, and--what?" Yes...Sakura. What is so 'good' about this fiasco? I'm going to hammer this right up the... uh... never mind. Let's just say I may be able to get certain policies changed. * LadyRoyal looks preoccupied. "....ohhh...maybe..." * Lord_Darkmoon hmphs. And it's hardly a fiasco - you were there, and you saved lives. * LadyNightshade doesn't react it all when Royal presents her with her tea. * LadyRoyal puts it next to her hand anyway, so there. But still. Everything came down, and we tried to find survivors. Apparently they made off with Junko, and... I guess I feel really bad about this happening to her after what she did. * LadyMallet shudders from the ball she's in. * Lord_Darkmoon takes the tea almost automatically, with a formal nod that lacks his ire. * LadyMysteria closes her eyes again, quiet. "Didn't deserve this." No-one does. She was always a little brat, but yeah. * LadyMysteria looks Reaper's way, sourly. That 'brat' pretty much bought you and Judo a ticket to tomorrow. Have more respect. ...they TOOK her? We didn't find her in the rubble, dead or alive. * Lord_Darkmoon looks at Reaper appraisingly. And seems to be finding her wanting as he replies to Sakura. "Yes." * LadyMysteria makes an affirmative sound. "It would seem so." And in the state she was in when she fell...I don't think would have been able to make it far if she'd gone off by herself. They never kidnap! Well, we never did up until now either. * PrincessSakura looks like her brain is melting. * LadyRoyal purses her lips and glances at the oblivious Taki, not saying anything. They never attack WHILE THE NINGYO is there, either. ... Sakura, I didn't tell her much of anything, but if they know even a little, then can connect dots. This is bad. Then we ask Taki where they are, and we go eliminate them. Now. *blink* Taki? * LadyRoyal winces at Darkmoon's comment. ... yeah. Taki seemed to know some of them. * LadyNightshade doesn't respond to the mention of her name. * LadyMallet shifts position, wiping some hair from her face. * LadyMysteria says as much without pause. "And... one of them noticed her. Another dot to connect. Sorry, Taki, but this has to come out." * LadyReaper is somewhat nonplussed by all this - there's a layer of reality here that she never even suspected. I'm going to spit that bitch Mitsuko on my sword, and serve her up next to Tiara's HEAD on a platter if I get the opportunity. *throws himself out of his chair and starts pacing the room furiously, his teacup forgotten on the table* ... not if I get to them first. ...Taki? Who were they? If I can...then Mallet and I can take them down between the two of us... *muttering almost to himself as he stalks around the room, hakama swishing ominously as he moves* * LadyNightshade raises her head a bit. "I'm not going to let you hurt them." Darkmoon. Siddown and shuddup. You're not helping. Taki, they work with the Ningyo. They had EVIL WEAPONS. * Lord_Darkmoon shoots a glare at Royal, and falls silent. But he doesn't stop pacing angrily. * LadyMysteria looks at Taki with renewed anger. "I didn't order you in the fight. I can and will here." * LadyMallet rolls to her feet. ... They KIDNAPPED ONE of US. They had to have been tricked. If they won't give her back, I'll take her back. * LadyRoyal notes but doesn't respond to Darkmoon's glare, and moves over to stand somewhat nearer to Taki. "Why d'you say that?" ... Taki. I'll be honest. I can understand what you feel, kinda. But... this is a war. And we can't let the Ningyo take any advantage. If you lead the way, they've got a much better chance of surviving. There is no trick here. These people think we're as bad as the Ningyo, if they care at all. They're wrong, and must be stopped. And I WILL NOT LEAVE A LADY IN THEIR HANDS! If I have to find them myself, I promise you it will be bloody. Because they wouldn't do this sort of thing. They... did. I was there, Taki! I saw them! I heard you talk to that man, and that's all you did! Hey. Give the girl some time to talk. I was trying to figure out what was going on! * LadyMallet stares at Taki with those empty eyes of her, fists clenched. I don't think any of you would be any better off if this happened to *you*. * LadyMysteria bites her tongue, midway between standing up. "... you're right, Minami, but that doesn't change how I feel. Taki... go ahead." She sits back down. * Lord_Darkmoon glares at Royal again, almost like he'd kill her with his eyes if he could. Taki, just tell us. ... I'm... I'm part of a ninja clan. They were from my clan. * LadyMysteria is nonetheless massively tense, eyes closed tightly. ...real ninja? Something must've happened to get them involved. They... They would never do something like this... normally... * Lord_Darkmoon rolls his eyes in disgust at Reaper. * LadyMallet ignores everyone but Taki. Didn't I hear one of them say something about not working for you any more? I've been trying to figure out what that thing is... these past weeks. I... knew about them since the fight with Deer. I knew they were involved... * LadyRoyal doesn't exactly look relaxed either, but at least she doesn't look like she wants to kill Taki. And you didn't tell us, Taki? I didn't want anyone to get hurt... * PrincessSakura sits back and folds her arms, but remains silent. They're my people... I thought there had to be a reason... That's irresponsible, Lady Nightshade. If you don't want them hurt, you'll NEED our help. I told you everything I knew when I knew it. Do you think I want my Father hurt!? ... okay. What do you know, then? * LadyMysteria seems to be letting her mind overrule her heart for now, but it's obvious that she's fighting off tears when her eyes open again. * LadyRoyal twitches a little at that, but keeps her face still and takes a sip of tea. Mmm, tea. *pace, pace, stalk, pace, glower* I only know they are involved, all my leads so far have only ended in more unanswered questions. I went to the location the man I captured told us about, and it looked like they were the ones that cleaned the place out. I should have never left them... I was being selfish... It's not like the bloody Queen gave you a choice. * LadyNightshade rambles a bit as she's holding back her tears. ...I don't think that's what she means, Rin. Is there a reason you can't go to the source? Talk to someone directly? * Lord_Darkmoon growls. No, I was on my own before I found out I was a magical girl. Taki, are you going to go back and... yes, talk to them and just try to find out what's happening? ... I was trying to avoid that. Ah. I see. Might not have a choice, now. Definitely don't. I didn't leave on very good terms... but... They're still the people I grew up with, you know. I don't want them to get hurt. * LadyRoyal looks worried. ... if you can't get her back... * Lord_Darkmoon looks up at that, and forces himself to take a seat in his chair again. He sips his tea, seeming to calm quickly. I guess I have to now though... ...Taki, you're from around Maebashi, right? I will go with you. What he said about my father... I have to know what happened. * LadyRoyal glares at Darkmoon. * LadyMysteria stares at the ceiling again. "Are you going alone?" I don't know. I suppose you all want to go too now that I've told you... That would not be wise. She may not find a...warm welcome. And, I would know what they have to say, as well. It may answer some of my questions, as well. I think...some of us should definitely not go. But too many going would scare them away. * LadyRoyal doesn't look at Darkmoon or Leena as she says that. We need to try and get Junko back. But... ...no, you all should go. ... if you don't get her back, I will go. Please let me talk to them first though... * LadyRoyal glances at Sakura in surprise. "Are you sure?" * LadyMysteria looks Sakura's way. "If it turns into a brawl, Sakura... what then?" ...are you sure, Princess? *he says "Princess" much the same way he says it normally, this time. With utter contempt. But still not as badly as he reserves for Tiara* You don't all have to be with her when you make contact. But if some of you are going, I want all of you to be there. I don't want anymore unnecessary deaths... ...ah. Right. * LadyMallet shrugs. Okay. * LadyMysteria nods, slowly. "I can understand that. We're a team." Dividing forces is seldom a good strategy. ... and if it does get messy... there's definitely the potential for it, given the situation... we'll want to be all there. * Lord_Darkmoon looks over at Reaper again, eyes narrowing. "And what do you want here, Lady?" he asks coldly. Do you want to come, too? ...what I wanted was to know what you people were doing there, and what happened to my team. May as well make it a bloody party. Perhaps her Highness the Overblown Tiara wishes to come, as well? Darkmoon. No, of course not. That would take effort. * LadyMysteria shakes her head slowly. ...*takes a deep breath* Yes, my Lady. *snerk* She's a city girl. The bile... it can wait until this is resolved. ... But... no. I need to be with Judo. * LadyNightshade seems to draw back into herself with all the anger in the room. * LadyMallet turns her gaze from Taki to Reaper. "... any questions?" * LadyRoyal reaches out to Taki, but shies just away from touching her, instead just moving the forgotten teacup closer. "Here. If nothing else, because you need to be hydrated." * Lord_Darkmoon looks at Maya with an unreadable expression, and says mechanically, "Yes, my Lady." I suppose the "what" has been answered, though. Not that it wasn't entirely obvious in the first place. But the question I'm left with is "why?" ... Rinada. * LadyNightshade slowly picks up the tea cup and holds it in front of her with both hands. "Thank you..." * LadyMysteria looks Rin dead in the eye. "Be honest with me. If not with anyone else, just me. This coldness doesn't suit you." You're welcome. * LadyNightshade sips some tea. * Lord_Darkmoon looks away, as if slapped. Do you need a little time by yourself, T-Nightshade? *gently* Rinada... the sad part about this job is that you can lose... and still live. .... why. I wish we knew ourselves. * LadyMysteria keeps looking his way for a moment, then stands and walks over to Sakura. "Where's miss Secretary, Sakura?" I'm... I'm okay for now. Don't worry about me. * LadyRoyal looks at Taki for another beat, then drops it, nodding. Nnnn- Oh, I sent her off to do some errands. I figured this one would be pretty intense. * Lord_Darkmoon looks at Sakura darkly. "If we are not dead, we haven't lost yet." Why, do you need something? * PrincessSakura grins at Darkmoon - "That's the spirit. But you know what I mean." Her helping me with the report would be nice... it's okay, though. Let's not worry about the report. But---alright. * LadyRoyal glances at Maya. "And if it comes to that, I'll help." * Lord_Darkmoon does not return the grin as he averts his eyes again. You and I have this little meeting with Her Majesty tonight. ... * LadyMysteria pales. Don't worry. * PrincessSakura starts to say something, then looks over at Reaper and stops. ... ...what? I imagine this is a private sort of thing, Reaper. Sorry. We should go tonight. Her Overwhelmingly Sel-- Her Majesty will have to wait. ...no, she won't. ... The Queen won't wait, Rin. She's the Queen, like it or not. So... if you do go, go without me. Mmp. Are you sure we should go tonight at all? It would do the royal brat some good. *spits into his tea before taking a sip* Although...we do want Junko out of there as soon as possible, that's true. * PrincessSakura looks back to the Lord, and her face hardens. "This is the best opportunity to get the rules overturned in years, and that's even more important than Junko." ...as you say, Princess. * Lord_Darkmoon did have some grudging acceptance in that, though it was well- hidden. The sooner, the better. They won't let her live, I imagine. It wouldn't take all of us... ... I'd think it'd up to Taki whether we go tonight or not. ... still, it would be best for us to go as a unit. ...but if one of you wants to pack some stuff for Maya, then she can meet you at Tokyo Central Station afterwards. If they were going to kill they could have done it when they picked her up. ... Every hour we wait is another hour they have to get what they want before she's of no more use to them. ...unless... * LadyRoyal gets a sick look on her face. Unless what? Nothing. Sorry. * LadyMallet shifts her gaze back to Taki. "... you know the way. ... and you're their best hope for survival, from us or from... them. ... you know what could happen if we go, too. Will you be ready by tonight?" No. They would be crazy to not try and get something out of her. Even the littlest thing. Especially if they know about us enough to want us gone. Maya, when we're at the palace I'll get a credit line from Squeegee. I... don't know. I don't want to put you all in danger... * LadyMysteria looks Sakura's way, confused. "Why?" Our job is danger, Taki. Attacking NOW, or even just trying diplomacy now, is safer than giving them time to prepare. Road trips are expensive, and I don't want there to be any snags to interfere with you on the road. ... right, right. I understand. * LadyMallet thinks for a moment, then reaches under her hair and takes off her tiara, and flings it away. ... eh? Leena? I hate to admit it, but you guys are incredible. I'd heard rumors, but... ... we've been in danger from day one. And once they know who we are, we'll be in more danger than we could be in a full blown fight. * LadyNightshade wipes her eyes. "Let... Let me see what I can do..." * Leena looks at Mysteria for a moment. Her eyes have a normal expression again. "... Mallet has bloody hands. ... I can't stand having them." * LadyMysteria pauses, then nods understandingly... and unconsciously looks at her own hands. ...Leena, tell me one person you've killed who did not deserve it. Everybody's hands are bloody. It's just that some professions are more honest about it than others. Even those who use words have bloody hands...its just that the hands they bloody are not their own. No one deserves it! * LadyRoyal just sips and watches. Tell that to Lady Snowball. ... it's the worst for me, though. ... I know my own strength... and it's not like I can look away when I attack... I see them die up close and personal. ... I envy Mysteria a little... she knows they could at least survive, and she doesn't have to see their face.... * LadyNightshade seems a bit embarrassed by her out burst. Leena... Nothing you say can make it better! Mallet'll fight and fight and fight, because she has to! * PrincessSakura goes over to Leena, holds her hand. There's a greater good, though. No one deserves to die, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made so that others can live. I did this for so long, I forget how it felt at the beginning. ...at least you can control your power. At least you were happy to be what you are, for a time. Dammit, now I want some saké. ... we have to fight. And maybe die. We have to make these choices to protect those that can't. * LadyMysteria looks up. "We have to look past ourselves, though. This isn't just for us. It never has been. Leena, I know how you feel, but... we have a purpose to... yes, to stand up for all those people who can't kill a Ningyo with Earth magic." * LadyReaper begins to look embarrassed. * Lord_Darkmoon sighs, and downs his remaining tea in a gulp. * LadyRoyal finishes off her tea, sighs, and stares at the ceiling for a bit. "I think we all definitely need something to calm down with before we go." * Leena blinks back tears, wiping them away with her free hand. "... I know. You don't have to remind me." She averts her face. * LadyMysteria looks Royal's way... then laughs sadly. "I'll need double. I'm sure meeting the Queen will be an experience." * PrincessSakura grimaces, and hugs Leena lightly. * LadyRoyal winces. "I don't envy you, that's for sure. Wish I could help." ...I cannot afford it. I'm...losing control. The fight before this one...I couldn't even transform. I fear that I will not be able to do this if I take time now. I'll break down, and not be able to get control again in time. We DO NOT HAVE TIME. Rinada. Forgive me for saying this, but you're wound so tight if I poked you you would pop. You really think you're going to be an efficient member of the team in this state? * Leena buries her face in Sakura's stomach, sniffling. * LadyNightshade shies away from Darkmoon. "That's not the attitude to have..." * Lord_Darkmoon turns black eyes with a hint of white crescents about the pupils on Royal. "It is not a matter of efficiency now - it is a matter of uselessness later." When the limb of a tree grows shaky under you, you do not remain and hope it will not break. You give it time to regain strength. There is no other limb to turn to...just the drop into the river below. Rinada, promise me one thing. * Lord_Darkmoon looks at Maya curiously, almost detached. "What is that, my Lady?" * LadyRoyal eyes Darkmoon. * LadyMysteria gives Rinada a profoundly sad look. "Don't ever... *ever* give up on yourself. I won't have it... you mean too much to us." ... Sakura, how long until the meeting? I will not. *bows* We need to leave in about a half hour. * PrincessSakura lets go of Leena slowly, and goes over to the computer. Alright. I'll arrange for train tickets - you guys had better get packing. * LadyRoyal nods. "Yes, Sakura." * LadyMysteria sits down, helps herself to some tea, and closes her eyes. [end session]