* Keiko floats down the hallways after the doorway closes, or doesn't, heading straight for her room with the duck. [To be fair, Heinrick likely catches her waiting at the elevator. Or on the stairs. He's a lot faster than she is.] (It is likely!) * Keiko is floating away towards her room, letting her hair float slightly behind her. It's not like she can outrun him, wherever he catches up. * Heinrick walks up quickly to her, arms behind his back and gives one simple, short word. "Stop." * Keiko doesn't stop comedically, but the forward movement stops fairly quickly. She turns around to face Heinrick, a frown on her face. she replies snippily in Japanese. * Heinrick goes up to Keiko and replies, also in Japanese. "" * Keiko looks up at him and replies, she trails off and then sighs, before murmuring, * Heinrick doesn't flinch as he looks at Keiko, but he does crouch down a little and look her more furtively in the eye. "Oh? Then tell me what I think." * Keiko tilts her head at him. She pets her bloody duck, then responds, ( If only there was some way to get from one place to another! ) (It's hard to go anywhere. Someone ordered me to stop moving.) (Technically maybe breakable but not worth it.) * Heinrick just shakes his head. ( Misparsed as "Heinrick just shaves his head." ) (Hey, bald with a goatee would be rocking.) [Annoying though it may be to have someone interrupt here, Karin comes down the stairs. "Hey, guys." She heads for the medbay.] * Heinrick rubs his head. ( Keiko is ordered to take a shower ) (Yes she is.) * Keiko replies, more annoyed, she cuts herself off, glances to Karin, looks back to Heinrick, and replies. [Karin doesn't respond! Likely because she doesn't speak any Japanese.] * Heinrick stands up and turns to Karin. "Good day, Ms. Oswald." ["Hi! How are you, Keiko?"] * Heinrick heads back for the medbay. He's not feeling all that social. And Keiko and her can have a bonding experience. * Keiko looks up to to Karin, smiles weakly, and then mumbles, "Alive." [She smiles back. "Better than the alternative, right?"] * Keiko replies, "Maybe." A small pause, then, "Didn't lose your bracelet. Is with my bloody dress." [She smiles. "I'm glad you like it."] * Keiko manages another weak smile, and then replies quietly, as she runs her finger along her collar, "I am not myself today. Can I go?" [Karin's smile turns into a look of concern. "Yeah..." She blinks. "Yeah, go ahead. But let me know if you want to talk, okay?"] * Keiko is silent a moment, and then she nods slightly and turns to float away to her room. * Keiko assumedly reaches her own room! Maybe it's occupied! Keiko probably hopes not. [Sucks for Keiko. She can hear the Death Metal as soon as she opens the door. Pavla's there. She's wearing a black tank top and dark green shorts, and playing one of Zarina's old video games. Her hair's also been changes: Now it's in a bob cut, with pink streaks in the bangs. Finally, she's got a studded leather collar.] * Keiko looks over at Pavla (how's she feeling?) and says, quietly, "New look." A very weak smile. "Like the collar." * Keiko floats over to their table, the chair pulling out for her, and then she sits down in it. [Pavla smirks. "Yeah, I found your old roommate's disguise kit. It's just about the only way I'm going to get a new look around here."] * Keiko blinks, and then smiles a little more. "I'm... glad someone's getting use out of it. I... didn't even think to look." She puts her duck on the table and rubs her shoulder, closing her eyes and sucking in a slow breath as she does. [She shrugs. "Not my area of expertise, but... well, she's not using it."] * Keiko murmurs, "Very true." She's silent a moment, then adds quietly, "It's good to have something be yours around here." Even if it's just hair. [She snorts. "Hardly counts. They took all the pigment out of mine."] * Keiko brings her fingers up to her own hair and says, "With the kit... it's your own for now." ["Yeah." She laughs. "Fuckin' Gabriel would flip if he knew." She pauses. "Or whoever he was."] * Keiko smiles and replies, "A good reason to do it, then." * Keiko then floats up and opens her eyes, heading into the bathroom with the door open, so she can try to get some of the blood off her duck. It might be a lovely shade of blood pink from now on. [Pavla calls, "They said they're going to give me to some other loser now. Great news, huh? Just bounce from one to the next, until they decide I'm useless to them."] * Keiko suddenly lets out a sharp laugh, then says, "Aah--that was not you. Luana." She floats around the corner and looks to Pavla. After a few moments she replies, "I wish I had better things to tell you. Guardians are all luck." [Pavla's focussed at the video games. "This place sucks." She pauses, then shouts at the ceiling. "Yeah! You heard me, assholes! This place fucking sucks!"] * Keiko smiles a bit more, and then says, more loudly, "She's right, you know." [Pavla snickers. "They'll probably want to lock me back up. God, what I wouldn't do for a can of spraypaint."] * Keiko tilts her head. "What would you do with spraypaint?" [She grins. "Cover this place in graffiti."] * Keiko smiles slightly, and says, "That might be nice until you have to clean it up." ["Yeah... Guess they would make me do that." She loses the game. "God dammit. I'm no good at these things."] [Then she shuts it off and folds her arms. "But I see why she played them. There's fuck all else to do around here."] * Keiko walks over and touches her shoulder, murmuring, "Yeah." [Pavla glances at Keiko.] * Keiko looks to her and then pulls her hand back. "Sorry." A small pause, then, "I can fly two people now." ["How far do you thing we'd get?"] * Keiko glances out the window. "Escaping? Not far enough." [She sighs. "Probably not. Bastards."] [She glances at Keiko again.] * Keiko is silent a long moment, looking down at her. * Keiko finally says, "I need to finish washing Kioshi," as she floats away into the bathroom again. After a few moments she adds, "Escaping on a mission would be easiest." [Pavla stands up. "Look, I know everyone liked the one I'm replacing, but I'm not her."] * Keiko replies, "Of course you aren't." * Keiko peeks around the corner at an angle you just can't get if you're not floating. "You're someone else." [She frowns. "Yeah. Everyone keeps reminding me."] You're the one who mentioned it. * Jamie has joined #keikoroom * Keiko turns back to her washing. "I like your anger. I haven't got enough of my own." * Roseli has joined #keikoroom [Pavla nods. "Well, I think I have a right to be angry. I'm sick of being stuck in here! I want to go out and go to a rave, do some shopping, get a tatoo, have some cheap sex." She glances at the game console. "Not just be stuck inside playing video games for the rest of my life. When I'm not dying for someone else's sake."] [Meanwhile, Rose and Jamie arrive outside the room.] * Keiko shivers in the bathroom and murmurs, "You make it sound like you believe it's fun." * Roseli knocks on the door. ["How the hell would I know if it's not? Not like I can go find out." Pavla walks to the door and opens it, looking Rose up and down first, then Jamie. "Yeah?"] * Roseli looks to Jamie. "Go on." [For the record, her white hair's now in a bob, with pink streaks in the bangs. She's wearing a studded leather collar, a black tank top and dark green shorts.] (Ah, personality makeover 3 for her.) * Keiko is running water from the bathroom! Probably. * Heinrick sends out a message on the intercoms. "Ms. Tavares. Ms. Oswald. Could I kindly see you in Briefing room #2? Thank you." * Jamie steps in and glances at Pavla before heading over the bathroom door. She actualy raises her voice a bit to be heard over the running water. "I... Rose... wants to know if you want to go to an Italian place, with us." * Roseli sighs at the sound of the intercom. "Will you be okay by yourself, Jamie?" ( Pavla cracks her knuckles. "She'll be juuuuuuuust fine." ) * Keiko turns from the sink and its slightly pinkish bloody water. Either she killed someone or she's washing her duck. * Jamie glances around the room and then at Rose. "I ... yes?" * Roseli nods. "Back soon." She heads off to briefing room two. * Keiko is silent for a few moments, waiting for Jamie to respond to Rose, then she thinks at her, ~No. But I probably will. Who else is going?~ [Pavla looms over Jamie. Well, they are both standing by the door.] ( Rose! To #office ) * Jamie swallows before responding. ~ Luana, Togo, Karin...~ she shudders. ~and Crya.~ * Keiko shudders slightly too, and then thinks, ~ I'll go. Pavla is feeling alone. ~ * Jamie nods and turns to Pavla. "I ... she said she was inviting everybody." (Why is that I do stupid things like ask questions to chars who are AFK?) (That was dumb of you!) (...Brett went AFK?) (Oh! So he did!) (Scroll up a bit in #mc4) (That would explain why we're stuck in our channel too!) * Keiko goes back to washing her duck and looking more like a murderess every day. * Jamie glances at the door and wonders when Rose will get back. She also doesn't care in the least about how red Keiko's hands are getting. [Pavla folds her arms. "Huh, well, don't let me get in the way."] * Jamie blinks up at Pavla. "I... is that a yes or a no?" ["It's pretty obvious you don't want me there."] No? [Pavla raises an eyebrow. "Really? Even after the train?"] ( Even though I'm you v.2.0?) What does the train have to do with anything? * Keiko scrubs at a spot for a moment. "You were under orders." * Keiko is smiling down at her duck for some reason. ["Well, yeah..."] * Jamie shakes her head. "Some... sometimes when I look at you, I can... I can see..." She grimaces as her orders and reality clash. She finaly blurts out with "Her behind you. And that... that makes me afraid and my head hurt, but that's not happening right now." * Keiko glances to Jamie with slightly widened eyes. This is her first clue as to the 2.0 angle, after all. [Pavla blinks. She looks behind herself, then back at Jamie. "I have no idea what you're talking about."] Do... do you remember when you were Hotaru? * Keiko 's eyes widen more, and she says quietly, "She--what?" * Keiko pulls her hands from the water, moving over to look at both of them. ["No? They took all my memories. Who's Hotaru? I mean, why was I Hotaru? That's a damn weird name."] Oh. * Keiko is silent a moment, then she thinks at Jamie, ~From... from the tank? Please tell me that is what you mean.~ * Jamie sits down heavily on the floor. ~When she was in the tank... she was like I was before Rose. ~ ["The hell are you talking about?"] ( Oop ) ( Nevermind that ) * Keiko looks over to Pavla and says quietly, "We... ah... the train was not the first time you fought us." [Pavla raises an eyebrow.] (Is the door open?) (Don't believe so!) * Keiko murmurs, "Can you just let me in?" [There's a knock on the door!] Your mind, I mean... * Jamie starts as she was too buisy with the past to pay attention to the present. * Keiko TKs the door open as she says flatly, "Heinrick, Rose." We're not interrupting anything, are we? * Keiko steps forward, flatly replying, "We were just being invited to eat." * Roseli says to Heinrick, "We're interrupting." [Pavla shakes her head. ] * Jamie looks up at them from the floor and stands up. "Keiko.... Keiko said she'd go." Well. You did invite me to interrupt after all. * Keiko just looks between the both of them. Her hands are pinkened by the watery form of dried blood. She continues, completely unemotional, "Just say what you wish to say." (I'm trying to get it to go faster! Honest!) * Roseli nods slowly, then says, "Why don't you ask Jamie, Heinrick?" She looks at the other girl. "Pavla, I didn't know you were about." * Jamie blinks at Rose and then looks at Heinrick. (I can't say what I wish to say because I'm not even sure why I'm here?) * Heinrick glances at Rose a bit confused and raises an eyebrow. ( DANCE MY PUPPETS DANCE! ... Sorry, it's just that I've always wanted to say that.) * Heinrick nods. "Ah." He turns to Jamie. "Roseli said there was something you wished to ask me?" (Oh, sorry.) (It was supposed to be why don't you ask Heinrick, Jamie?) (Can you fix that?) (Sure! And you can take away my replies!) (And mine!) [Pavla frowns at Rose. "Yeah, well. Here I am."] (### ALL AROUND) (HOORAY) (Rock you like a hurricane?) How have you been? (Be nice to Rose, Pavla. She's the way you can get into drugs.) * Jamie looks at Heinrick and is getting alot of practice at this. "Ro ... Ah. Wou... Do you want to go to an Italian place with Rose and the others?" [She shrugs. "They didn't wipe my memory and I found a disguise kit."] * Roseli cracks half a smile. "Apparently. But how have you been?" Glad your memory wasn't wiped. When we stopped you, I was worried that it would be. * Keiko remains flat emotionless, hands dripping slightly. * Heinrick looks at Jamie for a moment and seems to be considering it. "Well. I would love to be invited..." He glances at Keiko. "But I'm not sure if I'd totally be welcome there..." ["Really."] * Jamie blinks and looks at Pavla in confusion. * Roseli nods, judging Pavla's reactions. * Keiko replies flatly, "Don't act as if I can exert pressure on you." * Keiko turns and heads back into the bathroom. * Heinrick shakes his head slightly. "Ms. Hanano. You presume to know exactly what my "act" is.." He turns back to Jamie. "I'd be delighted to come." [Pavla shrugs. "Guess they don't want me forgetting what a bastard Gabriel was."] * Jamie looks back at Heinrick. "Ah. Thank you." * Roseli lets out a small sigh. "He was a bastard to you since he got you." She looks past Pavla for a moment, then snaps out of it and shakes her head. "You eaten lunch yet?" [She shakes her head. "I was planning to nuke some soup in the cafeteria."] * Roseli nods. "Want to come with us?" ["You really want me there?"] * Roseli smiles a little. "Wanted to get to know you since you came here." Gabriel made it tough. * Keiko runs more water in the bathroom. [Pavla blinks.] After all, You seem to be getting along well with the group. And I pray that Keiko's at least been a more pleasant roommate. [Pavla blinks again. "You're kidding, right?"] * Heinrick shrugs slightly. "It's really hard to tell with her, quite honestly." * Roseli chuckles. "She dislikes all of us by nature." But I'm serious. Do you want to come? [Pavla shurgs. "I guess. Not like I have anything better to do. When are we goin'?"] An Italian place, off base. All of my team is going, and so are Karin and Cyra. (That's where, not when, Rose.) * Jamie shivers. * Roseli puts a calming hand on Jamie's arm, because goodness knows she needs it. (Blah, when. I'm totally blind.) We'll be leaving as soon as possible. ["Cool."] Us older folk, unfortunately, do have some errands to run first however. Speaking of which, Karin's probably waiting. (Poor Crya, she just wants to be Jamie's friend and Jamie would rather jump head first into hell without direct orders to do so than face her.) (Cyra. Cyra. Why do you keep saying Crya?) (It's not like she has freeze powers.) ( Or whines a lot ) (Gryph's Lysdexic.) (I don't know!) * Roseli nods. "See you girls in the garage when you're ready." * Roseli gets her move on. * Heinrick starts to walk away, then stops for a moment, back turned a few feet away from the door. "Oh. By the way. Pavla?" (And going to stop by Togo and Luana's and tell them to get ready when they can!) [Pavla looks at Heinrick. "What?"] * Keiko remains in the bathroom with her duck and her water. Too bad it's not rubber. That'd make this so much easier. ( If they haven't fallen asleep :X ) You have good taste in music. * Heinrick walks away. (Hahaha.) * Keiko waits a few moments before coming out, drying her hands (and her duck) on a towel. She grits her teeth and presses her fingers into her shoulder, causing her to gasp, and then squeeze her eyes shut. "Okay, I'm back. Didn't want to deal with them." [Pavla stares back after them. "Man. I hate it when old people try to act like they get it."] * Jamie doesn't say anything. * Keiko shakes her head. She glances to Jamie and says, "Don't worry about it." * Keiko then floats over to the table to sit in a chair, looking at Pavla as she says quietly, "Anyway, Pavla... if Jamie's right, you used to have her powers before you got genemodded to who you are." [Pavla moves further into the room. "Guess I better change."] * Jamie nods and sits back down on the floor, more carefully this time. [She hesitates. "Her powers? Like talking to computers?"] * Keiko nods slightly. "Yeah. I... really don't know. I only knew you like that for a minute." * Jamie nods. "We... were trying to controll the same bot." (Anybody remember what session the testing of everybody vs Pavla was in?) (56!) ('Beat up on Pavla.') (Thanks!) ( Whereeeeeeeee did Heinrick and Rose go? ) (They went to #mc4 I hope!) (Yup!) ( I'mmm trying hard to stay wakeeee ) (That is where I am!) (Could just end once the girls are done talking here. ^^) (Clearly, we mini on MLK day ha ha.) (GIANT MINI.) [She shrugs as she rummages through a dresser. "Good to know there was life before this place."] Sometimes. (Huh, 56b is empty) (Yeah. We'll need two minis probably.) (Huh. Weird.) (I'll have to re-fix that. Sigh.) Ahh. * Keiko sighs as she looks at her duck, and then mutters, "At least it didn't get tore up again." * Jamie watches Pavla rummage and complane. * Heinrick is now known as Rowyn [Session's done yo]