[20:31] [Day: Wednsday. Time: 3:00 P.M.] [20:34] [It's been one year since the incident at the Kunoichi residence. The incident has pretty much been pushed to the back of people's minds as they try to get on with their lives.] [20:38] [In that time, Jiro transferred to Sakuragaoka High, Katie's school. Things were finally beginning to return to normal, until about a month ago. Recently, high school students in Tokyo have been inexplicably vanishing, including two from Sakuragaoka and one from Jiro's old school. The community is beginning to worry.] [20:38] [Present: Class has just ended, the GM is lagging, and Katie happens to run into Jiro in the hall.] [20:38] ( Is this... nevermind ) [20:38] [Session Start] [20:39] * Katie runs into Jiro in the hall. Literally. "Oof!" [20:39] * Jiro is run into. "Whu? Hey, watch where... oh, hey Katie." [20:40] * Katie blinks up at Jiro. "Hi. Sorry about that. Wasn't paying attention." She smiles sheepishly as she gets back up. [20:40] * Jiro helps Katie back to her feet. "Uh, don't worry 'bout it. How're ya'?" [20:40] * Katie shrugs. [20:41] Okay, I guess. Life is life, grades aren't that great. [20:41] All that, huh? [20:41] Yeah. You? [20:41] * Jiro nods. "Yeah, same here." [20:41] * Jiro chuckles nervously. "Especially the grades bit." [20:42] * Katie blinks. "Yeah? Having trouble?" [20:42] * Katie starts walking towards the exit. School is out, after all. [20:43] [A few girls pass the two on the way out, gossiping. Girl1: "Hey, did you hear?"] [20:43] * Jiro follows. "Er, yeah. I've never been great, but usually I'm at least in the passing range." [20:43] [Girl2: "You mean about Junochi-kun?"] [20:44] * Katie winces. "You're *failing*? That's not good." She considers. "Y'know, I'm not doing as well as I used to, but I could probably help you out." [20:44] [Girl3: "He vanished two days ago. You think-?"] [20:44] [Girl1: "Yeah. Probably got kidnapped with the others."] [20:44] [Girl2: "Kidnapped? I thought they ran away."] [20:44] * Katie blinks and starts paying closer attention to the girls. [20:44] * Jiro half-listens to the passing gossip, but keeps talking to Katie, too. "Hey, sounds good to me. I could use some help." [20:45] [Girl3: "Actually, nobody really knows."] [20:45] [Girl1: "Come on! It's fun to at least guess!"] [20:45] * Katie nods and keeps listening. [20:45] [Girl2: "Who do you think's next?"] [20:45] [Girl1: "I hope it's Saki."] [20:46] [Girl3: "Shhh! What if she hears you?"] [20:46] [The conversation fades as they pass out of earshot.] [20:47] * Katie shakes her head as she walks. [20:47] * Jiro chuckles. [20:48] Why'd somebody wish that on anybody? So stupid. [20:48] ( You likely both know about her reputation, by the way. :P ) [20:48] ( Well, Katie would. Jiro's kinda new. ) [20:49] (Katie does, yes. ^^) [20:49] * Jiro shrugs. "I dunno. Frankly, if Saki got taken, I'd feel sorry for the kidnappers." [20:50] I wouldn't. They'd deserve what they got. [20:50] * Katie hums. "Anyway, I can help you with that schoolwork, if you want. Are you free tonight?" [20:51] * Jiro nods. "Yeah, I think so." [20:51] [Girl's voice: "Are you going on a date? That's so cool!"] [20:51] *** Kirby is now known as Chikako [20:51] * Katie nearly falls over. "Chikako!" [20:51] * Jiro blinks. "Huh?" [20:52] * Chikako bounds up to the two. "Wow, Katie, I thought you'd be all broken up over Taro, but you've already found a new boyfriend! That's so cool!" [20:52] ... [20:52] * Katie sighs. "Jiro, meet Chikako. Chikako, Jiro." [20:52] And it's not a date. I'm just helping him with schoolwork. [20:52] Uh... hi? [20:53] * Chikako waves. "Jiro? I like that name. It's cool." [20:53] * Chikako winks. "Right, just schoolwork. Cool." [20:53] * Katie snickers. "Seriously, it is." [20:54] ( Chikako is pronouncing "Cool" in Engrish, for your information :P ) [20:54] Uh, yeah. [20:54] (Which amuses Katie to no end, let me assure you.) [20:55] Well, have lotsa fun! I gotta go write up an article about how Junochi-kun disappeared. It'll be cool! [20:55] ...right. [20:55] * Chikako waves. "Have fun "studying"! [20:55] I bet it will. I'll look for it in the paper. [20:55] * Chikako runs off. "They're dating. That's so cool!" [20:55] *** Chikako is now known as Kirby [20:55] * Katie rolls her eyes. "Cool," she says, imitating Chikako's accent. She giggles. [20:56] ( Whee! It's meet the cast session ^_^ ) [20:56] * Katie goes back to walking. [20:57] * Jiro chuckles. [20:57] * Jiro follows, too. [20:57] ( We got to meet Chikako! That's so so cool! ) [20:57] Shouldn't make fun of her, though. She's not so bad. [20:58] (Yes! So so cool!) [20:58] If you say so. [20:58] * Katie shrugs. [20:58] She's one of the few people that treated me like... well, like a human being. [20:58] * Jiro nods silently. [20:59] So, yeah. She's not so bad. Even if she is hooked on the word "cool". And she's taken a huge interest in everyone's love life. [20:59] [A male voice comes from behind: "She's an idiot. The whole school knows that." [20:59] ] [20:59] *** Kirby is now known as Ken [21:00] * Katie blinks and looks back over her shoulder. [21:00] Ah-hauh? Oh, Ken. Well, takes one to know one, and all that. [21:01] Eh? Is this a friend of yours, Jiro? [21:01] * Ken stands there, dressed in his soccer uniform and holding a soccerball.] [21:01] * Ken is the soccer captain at this school. ^^ [21:02] (I'm confused. Didn't Ken go to Jiro's school? ^^;) [21:02] ( Nope. Specifically says in Yu's background that he went to a different one :P ) [21:02] ( It happened to be this one ^^ ) [21:02] (Well, how was I supposed to know that? :P Okay.) [21:03] ( You weren't. I just made it up now :P ) [21:03] ( And if Katie's not a soccer fan, she might not even know. ) [21:03] * Jiro laughs. "Friend? That's rich. No, this is Ken, my arch-enemy or something. He hates me 'cause he has nothing better to do with his time. Hiya, Ken, how goes?" [21:03] (I still don't retcon my statement, yeah. :P) [21:04] * Katie frowns slightly as she mutters something in English. [21:04] Busy. Gotta go practice. I just happened to overhear. [21:04] * Ken turns and starts walking away. "Figures that you'd get together with a gaijin." He practically spits that last word out. [21:04] *** Ken is now known as Kirby [21:05] Wow. He sure is fast to believe someone he called an idiot. [21:05] * Katie calls after Ken in English, "Hope you twist your ankle, asshole!" [21:05] Like you said, it takes one to know one. [21:05] * Jiro blinks. "Huh?" [21:05] * Jiro chuckles. [21:06] * Katie smirks and goes back to walking. "If you want to know what I said, we're going to need to work on your English." [21:07] Well, I'll prolly need that if I plan to get into college, so sure. [21:07] [At this point, the two actually make it to the door :P] [21:07] * Katie nods and opens the door (or tries to). [21:08] * Jiro does likewise. [21:08] [Katie succeeds, because this is not TSoaC, and there is no hideously evil monster behind it waiting to eat her up.] [21:08] [Male voice: "Katie! Wait!"] [21:09] * Katie blinks. [21:09] * Jiro blinks. [21:09] *** Kirby is now known as Shin [21:09] Running into more people today than I did all week. [21:09] No kiddin'. [21:10] * Shin comes runing up behind. He's a short, scrawny kid with glasses. He was also one of the two kids with Taro on that fateful day. [21:10] * Katie smiles slightly. "Oh, hi." [21:11] * Shin gasps for breath when he stops. He casts a glance at Jiro before speaking. "H..Hi." [21:11] Uh, hey. [21:11] What's going on? Shin, right? [21:12] Yeah. I... uh... [21:13] * Shin casts another glance at Jiro, and frowns slightly. "Uh... nevermind. I'll talk to you about it later." [21:13] * Shin runs off! [21:13] * Katie blinks. [21:13] *** Shin is now known as Kirby [21:13] ... Weird. [21:14] * Jiro blinks. "Wha?" [21:15] That was Shin. He was, um, one of Taro's friends. [21:15] Haven't really talked to him much. [21:15] Ah. *nod* [21:15] * Katie shrugs and finally steps out of the school. "So, what did you need help with?" [21:15] * Jiro steps out, too. "Uh, math and English." [21:16] Math and English? Well, I can probably help you with the first, and most definitely you with the second. [21:16] (^ help) [21:16] *** Niki has quit IRC (Quit: ) [21:16] * Jiro nods. "That's good." [21:16] *** Atom has joined #Run [21:17] * Katie grins. "I guess." [21:19] * Katie checks her watch. "Okay. Do you want to stop by my place after dinner?" [21:20] Sounds good, I guess. [21:20] All right. One sec. [21:21] * Katie digs around in her satchel and pulls out a notebook with a pen. She scribbles down her address, then tears off the paper and hands it to Jiro. [21:21] ( This will likely be over shortly, by the way. ) [21:21] ( It's all up to you guys from here. ) [21:22] (Prolly end after they split up.) [21:22] * Jiro accepts the paper! [21:22] (Sure. Sooner the better. I still have to plan tonights game. >.> <.<) [21:23] [And they decided to do just that. Session End]