Session Start: Sun Apr 24 15:37:14 2005 [Later that night at the agency] [mini start!] * Maya has long-since transformed back to normal, and is between sipping tea and filling out the latest incident report. She still looks a little jumpy, but nowhere near as frazzled as she was a few hours ago. * LadyNightshade emerges from the other room, hair still damp from the bath, her tattered coat is in her hands. She slumps onto the couch and sighs. "You know no matter how many times it happens I never get used to the feeling of the bullets coming back out..." I really don't think you're supposed to get used to it. * Maya glances up at Taki and offers a faint smile. "Feeling better?" I wish I didn't have to... A bit, I guess. I'm still not entirely happy, you know. Trust me... neither am I. Neither am I. * Maya looks down at the papers in hand, then sighs and shoves them aside. We're stuck again playing the waiting game. Waiting for them to make the first move. The highers-up know something. Something big, yet they either don't want to tell us or can't for fear or something. If Sakura's been ordered as hard as she was, it can't be anything good. No. I'm sure it's not. Not if Ladies are getting killed for it. Yeah... it's just too complex to be more than just the Ningyo. * LadyNightshade sighs again and looks down at her coat, her fingers poke through a couple of the dozens of new holes. * Maya looks up at the ceiling. "... still, it's just so unfair." Yeah, but we're stuck playing there game. Still, I thought Sakura would be different. She's supposed to be on our side, not theirs. She is, but the Queen has her on a leash that even she can't pull away from. * Maya shrugs. "If she weren't different, she'd be another Tiara or Purity." ... and then we'd really be in trouble. * LadyNightshade shudders at the thought. I can't imagine her ever being that bad... Which is why we need to be thankful we have her, even if she's handicapped. Yeah, I suppose you're right. ... Taki. Yeah? * LadyNightshade looks up from her coat at Maya. I don't want to pry too much, and if it's a problem, I can drop it without a word... but I can assume the whole boyfriend thing shook you a lot, right? ... I... It's really hard I guess. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to react. It just... hurts. Yeah... I can imagine. * Maya curls up and hugs her knees. "... really wish I could help." Well... You and Dar-- Rinada look like you're getting along okay. I'm worried about him, though. He's... about to let the Beast loose, and Sakura having to order him and us to not see the Queen stung him, a lot. I just... worry. But what can I do except be there for him? He... He wouldn't hurt Sakura, I don't think. Of course not. But he might hurt someone... ... But that's not him. It's the beast right? That's why he goes away cause he doesn't really want to hurt anyone... * Maya nods. "Mmmm..." Maya goes quiet, hugging her knees a little more. * LadyNightshade isn't quite sure how else to comfort the other girl and turns her attention back to her coat. "I don't know how I'm going to fix this. I may just have to replace the whole thing..." Taki frowns. I imagine that won't be a problem... Squeegee probably wouldn't mind a few side items on the expense account. Heh. I'm not sure why I grew so attached to this one. I have four other ones in my closet. *runs a finger along the stitched up X on the back.* Guess it just became my work coat. ... maybe it was a good luck charm? * Maya chuckles a little. "I think... you gain some sentimental value for things that've been with you though thick and thin." Yeah, that's probably why I keep you guys around. *smiles a bit* ... heh! * LadyNightshade stands up and stretches. * Maya chuckles. "Well, we have a bad habit of not staying down when we're supposed to." Well Sakura says we can't talk to the Queen without her. So we just have to bring her with us. One way or another. Yeah, seriously... but how? Hmm... Do you still have the Queen's private phone on your cellphone's call history? Maybe we should call her and just tell her we need a meeting to discuss the events of today. That there's too much to fit on a status report. I probably do, but I wouldn't call that frivolously... We saved a lot of lives today. She owes us at least that. I can try, yes. Still, it all depends.... On what? * Maya sighs. "If she's all together, since she supposedly fainted. It's a good idea, though. It's worth a shot. And all she can say is no." Hmm... This time of night probably wouldn't be good anyway. It can wait till tomorrow I think. I hope. * Maya nods. "... you going to go home soon?" Yeah. What about you? Staying here, finishing paperwork. Come on, the paperwork can wait. You had a long day. You should rest too. * LadyNightshade moves over to Maya, tugging on her arm. I can rest here... I really don't expect the Palace to wait for us to settle, so I'll just knock it down now... * Maya half-heartedly resists the tugging. Bah, they should do the paperwork for you as far as I'm concerned. Our job is to protect Ladies, not write essays about it. * LadyNightshade tugs a bit more insistently. ... yeah, you're right. * Maya stands up and stretches a little. "... it's just that I feel like I'm not doing my job sometimes if I slack off." I think Reaper and Handcuff would disagree with you about not doing your job. ... heh. Come on, I'll buy you an ice cream. *looks at her watch* If a parlor is still open... * Maya shakes her head. "You know Taki..." Her eyes widen a little. "There's bound to be somewhere. Ice cream sounds good right now." That's the spirit. I'm a sucker for sweets, what can I say? Heh. * LadyNightshade heads out the door with Maya in tow. The Agency goes dark as the lights are shut off and the door locked behind them. And then... ice cream. [Mini end!]