[It's the night after you left Rohan. There's been quite a stretch between that town and the next, so you decided to set up camp in a convenient clearing. Currently Jinx, Mikoto, Millie, and John are sitting around a campfire, enjoying the stars (or not, depending). Everyone else is getting their beauty sleep. We all know how touchy Tairan is about his appearance.] [Mini Start.] ( I can see Gondor from here! ) * Jinx has taken the ammunition out of his shotgun and is currently checking it over for maintenance purposes. * John looks up at the stars. "So, how far behind do you think we are?" * Mikoto is studying the blade of the naginata. "It really is an... evil-looking thing, now that I really examine it." He blinks at John's question, looking up. "We can't be too far behind, it was only a few hours." * Sakura wakes up with a slight rustle, sitting up, breathing hard, and if you could see her skin, she'd probably be sweating. * Jinx doesn't look up. "I'd have thought less than a day, but more than that. You think we're actually that close Mikoto?" * Millie is standing up near her horse, humming a light tune and holding a brush in her hand. She's looking over her horse at the rest of them, drawing it idly across the coat. Yeah, I guess so. *He begins to check over his pistols (all three of them), when he looks over to the moving Sakura* I hope we don't have another light sleeper. * Millie looks over slightly at the rest of them, then back to her brushing, commenting idly. "Well, if any of 'em are walkin', then we should make it up now if we ride proper an' don't push." * Sakura stands up and smooths over her clothing, finally noticing the rest of the crew. "Is something wrong?" * Jinx hurries his work with his shotgun. "No, just sitting by the fire. I caught up on our sleep last night so I'm not too tired." * Mikoto mmms, laying the weapon in the grass next to him. "I meant that we only left a few hours behind them. As for our location relative to theirs... they know where they're going. We don't." * John finishes with his pistols and starts working on the long-arms. "That could be a problem. I hope our trackers are up to the challenge." He smiles. *ting* * Jinx nods puts two shells in his shotgun, and puts it down by his side, pointing in a safe direction. * Millie shrugs, going back to humming and brushing. "If not, we go ta town. We get information. They can't hide THAT well if they're so famous." * Millie puts down her brush and pats her horse gently, almost soothingly. "All done...um....huh." Jus' realized I didn't think of a name for ya yet. * Sakura sits next to the fire quietly. * Mikoto nods. "We're very lucky. Thanks to Sakura and Fanfan, we know a bit more about the people in their group." He mmms. "An Injun male, a SHomuran female figher, and a ninja..>" Wasn't expectin' ta get one so early. Must be Millie's day. * Millie 's eyes sparkle a bit as she clasps her hands together. ( Does anyone in this group NOT have a bodypart that shines? ) ( Jinx doesn't ) (Most don't actually, it's just John and Millie are that pretty ^^;) * Jinx glances up at Millie. "Gunpowder maybe? Course, if I was good at naming horses, I wouldn't call all of mine Lightning." * John smirks. "Ya haven't figured out a name for your horse yet? Ya seemed so eager to name my rifle, ya can't have that much trouble." * Millie looks at Jinx blankly, deadpanning. "...yeah. Any suggestions I can USE?" (And yeah, at lvl 4 appearance you automatically get one shining body part for free.) Horses are different. An' don't bring Sidewinder inta this. She's innocent! (Shinyhair.) * Jinx ignores Millie and turns over to Mikoto. "We get any description on the Injun? Wonder if I've ever met the guy before." ( Shinyfoot! ) ( Dawn is in this group? ) * Millie puffs out her cheeks and glares at Jinx. * John finishes checking over 'Sidewinder' and loads the weapon. "Why shouldn't I bring my rifle into it?" * Mikoto shakes his head. "Other than 'a man who had skin like she does'," he points at Millie, "we didn't learn anything." * Millie hmmphs and looks her horse over. "I think...Pepper might work. Ya like it?" * Jinx gives a ver slight grin. "Yeah, that doesn't really narrow it down much." It is a horse. Why not call it Horse? * Mikoto looks at Sakura,then chuckles. "There's a certain efficient logic in that I can appreciate." (Now that we all know what Sakura's horse is named...) * Millie looks over at Sakura like she's got rabbit ears and a tail. Which, with the mask she just might. "Is that what ya name yours? I feel sorry for your horse then." * Sakura looks at Millie. "Why?" Because horses have feelin's too. If ya don't realize that, then eventually it's gonna turn on ya... * John chuckles. "Maybe I should just call my rifle rifle. Oh wait, I do." * Millie reaches into the saddlebag and runs her hand gently along the back of possibly Pepper's front hoof, clicking her tongue. She takes a pick to clean out the hooves. As long as I feed the horse, it will have no reason to harm me. If it should try, I would simply kill it. * Millie comments offhand. "That your solution ta everything?" If violence is not the answer, I do not know the question. * Mikoto lays back on the grass. "Who's to say the horse doesn't already have a name of its own? Who are we to label it?" He closes his eyes. "It's been a long time since I worked with horses. People don't realize what independent animals they are." Ya really should learn to deal with conflicts in an easier fashion. Otherwise you'll end up regretting it in the long run. Obviously, violence is not always necessary, but it solves most problems. * Jinx looks into the fire for a bit. It can always come the other way though. * Millie hmms at her horses hoof and starts scraping. * Millie stops and releases the hoof slightly, letting out a slight grin and turning to Jinx, her wrist flipped in front of her mouth. "That reminds me...wasn't there somethin' 'bout a bet, Jinxy?" * Jinx comments before he hears Millies question. "We show affection for things by naming them, it shows a relationship. A horse named "Pepper" will in most cases have an owner that cares morea bout it than a horse named 'horse'." * John finishes checking over his shotgun. He pats Hazel on the side as he puts the firearm in the holster. * Jinx looks up at Millie. "Yeah, and you won. Want me to chip in for it?" * Mikoto sits up, hugging his knees and looking at Jinx. "When I was learning husbandry, I always tried to let the animal choose its name." * Sakura looks at Mikoto. "The animal does not talk. How does it choose a name?" * Millie chuckles a little. "Sure. It came out ta 325 kanmon ya know." * Mikoto chuckles. "Well, we offered suggestions. Usually, I suspect they didn't know or didn't care. But sometimes an animal would react positively to a particular name, so we knew that was the name it should have." Interesting. * John nods. "Yeah. My parents were a bit better with horses than I've ever been, I think that did something similar..." * Jinx looks over to Mikoto, "If you can learn my horse's name, I'll call it that. Lightning deserves that much respect I suppose." * Jinx then looks at Millie. "Alright, we agreed on a cap of a hundred, right? Just take that out of the funds you're holding for me." * Millie looks right at Jinx, and blinks. "Wait...that wasn't a gift?" * Mikoto laughs. "It doesn't work in reverse, Jinx." * Jinx laughs. "I'm not that generous." I thought we were splittin' that... (Heh. Heh. Heheheheh.) * John laughs. * Millie stops. And bites the tip of her thumb, pulling on her gloves a bit. "Uh...well..." You got bullets Millie. And besides, I'm chipping in for party purchases. Which reminds me. As of now, I'll cover everyone owning at least one health potion. * Millie snaps her fingers and looks up. "Uh...raight. Party purchase. Ah'm gonna be takin' Miss Mary on here after all. An' it's for the good of the group..." * Jinx grins up at Millie. "Ah, so you weren't intending on keeping Pepper, or whatever you end up calling her after this is over?" * Millie folds her arms and closes her eyes, leaning against Pepper and nodding sagely. * Millie stops and looks up at Jinx, giving him Pouty Eyed look #52. "Well...it ain't...uh..." * Mikoto stands up and walks over to Millie's horse, stroking its head a bit. "What do you think? Is Pepper the name you want?" * Millie stomps her foot a bit and looks pleadingly at Jinx. "Common, Jinnnnnxy. This is Millie's chance. Ah ain't gonna get such a good deal again. 'specially from Crazy Feathers. We both know it." * Jinx folds his arms. "Hmm.. Alright. Half of it out of my funds from our bet, half from party funds as we do need it. But only if you're willing to give me another game in the next week." * Millie stops and looks at Jinx with a relieved expression. "I can do that." * John smirks. "I don't know much about gamblin', but I can tell this is gonna be interestin'." * Millie turns to Mikoto and lets out a faint smile. "I think so...it really fits her...I think she'd approve." (John admitting he doesn't know much about something. Will wonders never cease.) (He's not as bad as Millie is.) (Yeah, but Millie's Millie ^_^;) * Mikoto chuckles and looks into 'Pepper's eyes. (He's honest when he doesn't know much about a situation. Unlike *some* people.) * Jinx nods. "If you don't object Millie, I suppose it could be an open game, doesn't particularly matter to me either way, I just want to play." * Sakura watches, apparantly interested. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mikoto (2d6-3) and gets 3. * Millie pats the rump gently, getting a faint ninny in response. She then laughs. "I think she likes it, don'tcha Pepper?" [The horse snorts, then nuzzles Mikoto, more or less forcing him to pet her.] * Millie smirks at Mikoto, barely containing her amusement. "I think she likes ya, Mikky." * John chuckles as he looks over at Mikoto. * Mikoto oofs and laughs, petting the horse obligingly. "I'll take that as a yes." He glances at Millie. "I've been told I have a way with animals." (Now all we need is Shar and Elfy.) * Millie smirks again, taking a step back and letting Mikoto bond. "Yeah...I've heard that 'fore..." * Mikoto doesn't even look at Millie. "That kind of insult should be beneath you, Miss Reinhart." He keeps petting the horse. * JesseLman is now known as Tairan * Tairan wanders up to the group groggily, rubbing his bandaged arm. "Ah, so I'm not the only one up." (Mikoto then points at Millie and says in an absolutly ICE cold voice. "Pepper, Attack.") * John nods. "Looks like we're not gettin' much sleep tonight." [And with this motion, Tairan skimps on his beauty sleep. Just look at him. Eew.] * Millie smirks wider at Mikoto, waving in an offhand gesture. "Oh please. Now yer jus' bein' paranoid. If ah was insultin' ya, I'd call ya a spineless shrimpy slot-eyed girly folk." ... that would definately be an insult. * Mikoto hmphs. "A bait I choose not to rise to, if it's all the same to you." * Millie shakes her head and chuckles. "Ya jus' don't get me, do ya Mikky?" Not at all...ah well... * Millie sways her hips slightly as she walks towards the fire to sit down. Always preferred "inbred son of a three-legged goat", myself. * Tairan adjusts his holster and scabbard, and sits down near the fire, still rubbing at his bandages lightly. * Jinx looks over to Tairan. "How are you feeling?" * Millie gestures slightly with her head towards Sakura. "So what's with the getup, anywho?" * Mikoto sighs. "Whatever makes you feel best about yourself," he mutters under his breath, giving the horse a last pat on the neck and then going to reclaim his place in the grass. * John looks up at the stars. "I bet she's got somethin' ta hide. Don'tcha?" He turns to Sakura. [The horse looks rather disappointed as Mikoto leaves, but it stays put.] It is simply clothing. Arm itches like hell, but don't hurt that much anymore. Foot, on the other hand, feels... well, like I shot myself in the foot, frankly. Yeah? Clothin' serves a purpose. An' it don't get hot? No, I am rather comfortable. * Tairan mutters. "Figures I'd get a richocet like that... s'what I get for concentrating more on talkin' than aiming." * Sakura rubs her clothing-covered arm lightly. You were too tense. Needed to relax... * Millie smirks over at John. "A girl who ain't swoonin' for your charms. I'm impressed, Johnny." * Jinx nods and grins. "I could understand if you did it after that talk with Mary Anne today, although this isn't a wartime army, you don't have to shoot yourself in the foot to leave." * Millie grins at Sakura, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "Course...we can only assume she's a girl." * John shrugs. "I'm impressed myself. And rather relieved too." * Sakura eyes Millie. "I am female." * Mikoto picks up the naginata blade and studies it again. "Everyone has something to hide. It's just a matter of where they're hiding it." ... nah, that whole thing was punishment enough without putting another hole in my foot. Now I know what a diplomat feels like. * Millie stretches her arms overhead, letting out a slight mmm sound. "Well that's a plus. I always thought this group could use more females. These guys are jus' far too mucha mooks ta be anythin' but trouble." ... aside from the luxurious accomadations, of course. *grin* They appear to be far less annoying then that woman. Ah. Mary..well...Mary's a bit odd. * Jinx smiles at Tairan. "I will remedy the accomadations at the next opportunity." * Millie blinks and puts her finger to her lip, thinking then looking up. "Make that VERY odd." * John nods. "MaryAnne is far too idealistic at times." * Mikoto looks up at Sakura with a bit of embarrassment. "Don't be too put off. She's been under a great strain lately and isn't used to the more, er..." He pauses. "...terse style of diplomacy practiced among warriors." ...Great strain. Yeah, that's one way-a puttin' it. Considerin' she gets kidnapped every few days. * Tairan blinks. "... should someone be keeping an eye on her?" * Fanfan stretches and looks around. "..mmph?" 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6-2) and gets 5. (Considering she's sleeping right next to you, uh. :P) * Millie blinks too, and scowls. "Dammit...yer probably right." She stands up and goes over to check on Mary. (She was when she got kidnapped by the mughs too ;P) [Mary's right where you left her, sleeping like the adorable young woman she is.] * Millie pokes Mary lightly, but not hard enough to wake her. We may have to handcuff her to Millie if things keep up like they've been. * Jinx grins over at Mikoto as everyone else frets. "Not me, I've got no secrets." He reachs in his jacket for just a second than flicks out his hand, showing a royal straight flush poker hand. "All my cards are showing, I'm an honest man after all." [She makes a cute little mumble sound and curls up on her other side.] At least that'd make her stay in one place. * Millie doesn't turn to Tairan, but comments honestly. "Ya do that, I'll shoot ya in the OTHER foot, lanky." She's here. She's not an illusion too. (THIS TIME.) ... or we could not handcuff her to Millie. * Millie stands up and goes back to the fire. * John chuckles. "As honest as the day is long, right Jinx?" * Jinx nods and smiles. "Longer even." Hm. * John smiles. "'s what I thought." *ting* * Mikoto shakes his head. "It's not a bad or evil thing, having something to hide. Everyone has things that only they themselves can really understand." He grins at Jinx. "Sometimes even we ourselves don't know them." * Fanfan looks around, confused. "I'm sorry, has something been going on?" We're jus' talkin'. Mornin' Cancan. ... * Tairan facepalms. * Jinx puts the deck away with a flourish. He gives a nod at Mikoto that seems to indicate that he's in absolute agreement with him. * John eyes Millie. "You can't really talk to someone with insulting them, can you?" * Millie looks over at John blankly. "Huh? What'd I do?" I assure you, my reasons for wearing a mask are mine alone. You have no need to know it. Excuse me, Millie Reinhart. I am called Fanfan, not Cancan. * Millie blinks at Fanfan, then blushes a bit, looking down. "...oh." * Millie scratches her head a little, then smiles. "Sorry 'bout that. Shake?" She holds out her hand. Again. ...is this some sort of western custom? Could say that. * John nods. "Yeah. It's a form of agreement, and greeting. To accept, you simply grasp the other person's hand and shake vigerously." He grins. Ohhh.... [*ting*] S'like bowing, but without the neck strain. * Fanfan tentatively takes Millie's hand and jiggles it a couple of times. "Like that?" * Jinx looks at the fire, as he doesn't need to learn from this particular cultural exchange. * Millie snickers slightly at Fanfan's shaking. "Almost...not quite. Come on. Here." She shows her how to make a stronger grip. Ohhh, I see. * Millie lets out a solid shake. And she doesn't emit bone-crushing pressure either. Isn't she nice? * Fanfan shakes back. There ya go. And...what does that mean, in the West? Think like Tairan said. Kinda like bowin' here...though I'm still not sure what all that means. (Please to teach me your strange and modern west-customs!) Bowin's the same thing as handshake, just with less hand strain. * Jinx chuckles at Tairan's comment. Well..do ya bow ta make deals an' such too? * Millie lets go of Fanfan's hand and turns to address him. * John would push up the glasses if he had them, but he doesn't. "I'd say you're on the right track." Hmm. Interesting. * Millie starts to say something else, then glances over at Sakura, tilting her head to the side slightly and pushing a pigtail back further. "What's that?" * Mikoto sighs and lays the naginata down in the grass, lying down on his back next to it and looking at the sky. That .. handshake ritual would be a perfect way to stab someone with a poison needle. Are you not worried? * Mikoto chuckles without sitting up. "Perhaps it's just a way of showing that Teckians are naturally trusting. A Westerner won't shake hands with someone he doesn't trust." * Millie smirks slightly. "An' isn't the bowin' ritual the perfect way ta give access ta choppin' someone's head off?" Or shootin' them in the head? * Jinx raises an eyebrow at Sakura. "Naw, in the West people are normally murderously treacherous by shooting people in the back or while they're sleeping. Simpler really." Ah, but bowing leaves one's hands free. So if there is occasion to suspect foul play, a defense may more easily be put up. Hmm. How curious. * Millie smirks. "Westerners are more openly devious I guess ya could say. I guess ya could do it with either..." But it's a concept of honor I s'pose. * Millie shrugs a bit and settles back down. * Tairan snorts. * Mikoto sits up, shaking his head. "Bowing, in a way... let's put it this way. You can make obeisance, and you can keep your eyes on the other person, all in one gesture. A bow is a many-layered thing." Some are more open about it than others... Ya can do the same in a handshake. Ya don't leave their eyes...ya can crush their hand...and there's always a hand free for a pistol. But usually people don't do that...an' as for the poison needle thing... And anyone knows how to shoot with their left hand. * Millie grins and taps her hide gloves. * Jinx coughs. "So... While we're making cultural exchanges, I'm still curious, you play any games of chance in the East?" ( Can we have Chinchirorin? please please please? ) (What's that?) ( The dice game from Suikoden 1/2 ) (Next mini, Shiritori around the camp fire!) (I was just going to say dice, cards, mah jong and dominos. ^^) ( We need an old woman with an infinite supply of money! ) (That does fit, right?) ( Suikoden 1/2? "Ranma-airen! Welcome to Nekohaten! I feel so good!" ) * Mikoto laughs at Jinx. "Of course we do." He finds his bag and digs around in it, producing a small rice bowl and two dice. "I'm not really a gambler, but it does make for interesting conversation in taverns in Teck." * Millie smirks and sparkle-eyes at Mikoto. "Interestin' disputes too." I will sit this out. I should try to return to sleep. * Sakura stands up and bows. "It was an interesting conversation. Thank you." Night. * Millie shrugs a little. "Suit yourself." Actually, I think that sounds good for me too. Gotta get mah beauty sleep, y'know. * Tairan hmms. "Most of you didn't hear what I said about when we get into Ki territory, right?" I did not. * Millie starts to get up, and stops herself. "Wait, what 'bout it?" * John has already fallen asleep, oddly enough. Stars and the sky, and the... zzzz... * Mikoto hugs his knees again. "I did. It was good news, frankly... the question is, how are we going to be able to tell the difference? Will the hostile ones be cautiously diplomatic, or will they just attack us?" * Millie blinks and looks over at John, smirking a little, giving him a bit of an affectionate face. "Such a silly boy really..." Ah yeah. Fanfan, yer hearin' this for the first time, so... anyway. Generally speaking, the Ki clans that are psycho about hating guns and Westerners are, obviously, not gonna be friendly. My clan, in particular, will be distinctly unfriendly. Some of them. Ah. I see. That's not so much a problem. If they're psycho 'bout hatin' guns, then they won't have trained on how ta dodge 'em. But I do see what ya mean. Y'see, despite the craptacular circumstances of my exit, I still got a lotta friends among the warriors. I had a damn good track record for getting troops home in one piece, which needless to say earned me some favors among people, their friends, family, and so on. (How common are guns in Shomura anyway?) (He's got wanted and organizational ties with the same group.) Basically, from my former clan, maybe half the warriors we could run into might be somewhat sympathetic. Other half are complete psychos. (They're more and more common the further west you go. Everyone has at least heard of them.) (I mean, is it possible for someone to have lived their entire life without knowing what one is *without* having been in a box the entire time?) * Mikoto sighs. "I note, with a small amount of amusement, they will at least be psychos who won't snipe us off our horses from a distance." * Jinx suddenly nods and blinks and mutters, "Must have zone out. Uh, do be sure to teach me that game sometime." ... don't forget bows and arrows, Mikoto. ( Yes, it's possible. ) So. We avoid the ones who aren't friendly if we can, but shoot the ones who we can't. At least if they attack us first. (Hmmm....XD) ( Most Shomurans have at least heard of them, though. ) (*nods* Okay.) ( After all, they were used in the war :P ) (Come on. If Fanfan hasn't stared at the huge rifle strapped to Millie's back, she obviously knows about them. Or she's oblivious completely ;P) * Mikoto sighs and nods at Tairan. "A bit harder to kill someone in a single shot with a bow, though. Unless you're very, very good." Oh, we'd heard of guns before. Know thy enemy and all. Never saw one until I found my pistol, though. *pats his holster* * Tairan nods at Mikoto. "Point." * Millie grins slightly. "I doubt they've encountered really good shots before either.." She strokes Greenpeace's barrel lightly with her fingertips. Other than the older ones who saw action in the war, yer prolly right/ Bows and arrows are not the only distance weapons, you know. Although I admit that some of the other weapons in use would not be as long-range. * Millie tilts her head at Fanfan. "How do ya mean?" * Mikoto mms. "Don't underestimate them, Millie. The Ki clan's warriors are among the most elite in the Empire." * Jinx holds up his Tomahawk. "Think she means this sorrt of thing." Something like that, yes. * Millie smirks slightly at Fanfan. "Greenpeace is good out ta at least 500 yards though. Bet I could push 'er farther too..." Although there are different types in the East I'm sure. And the ninja warriors are known to have a variety of specialized weapons of their own. If they can top that, mah hat's off ta 'em. * Mikoto nods in agreement. "Shuriken are the foremost, but those aren't much good at long ranges. You're right, though. The same principle applies, in terms of defense." Bullet's faster. I suppose for ninjas, the idea is not to be seen until they're at close range, or not to be seen at all. Exactly. And some of them can be *very* fast. * Jinx grins. "Deserts nice that way, it's possible to sneak on someone, but a lot harder." * Millie smirks at Fanfan. "Remind me ta show ya sometime. Though with the way we kind of encounter trouble, I don't think that'll be necessary. You'll see it." * Tairan nods at Mikoto. "And, unfortunately, my former clan rose to it's current semi-prominent status by providing some of the most elite troops in all of Ki." * Millie yawns cutely and lays down her pack, unstrapping Greenpeace and laying it on top of her. "But speakin' of shootin', if we encounter some trouble tomorrow, ah don't wanna be so deprived that I can't shoot proper. Not that I think that'll happen but..." * Millie tilts her hat down and lays her head on her pack, arms folded behind it, one knee up in the air. * Jinx grins. "Well, I'm only alive today thanks to my elite status, and I have a feeling I'm not alone in that." * Millie is now known as Rowyn * Mikoto shakes his head. "In an ideal world, we'll avoid trouble." He glances around and coughs. "I hope." * Jinx snickers. "Mikoto, I don't believe our band could avoid trouble even in a perfect world." * Mikoto nods sadly. "You're probably right. But hope springs eternal." * Jinx nods. "I'd hoped to make it through this trip without losing someone. Never had before so Suzo wasn't a surprise, but only losing one might just be statistically possible." ... just to be safe though. While we're passing through Ki territory, I'll be 'The Man With No Name'. *smirk* * Mikoto laughs. "'Nameless'. Got it." * Jinx chuckles. "The Man with No Name and but with Heavily Armed Friends." ( Pang Tong and the Defectees. Live in concert! ) (Bwahaha.) (Just you. And me. And my... GUARDS!) * Mikoto yawns and makes his way back to his... wherever the hell it was he was sleeping. "In any event, I'm not repeating the mistake last time of trying to run without enough sleep. See you all in the morning." ... and I better get try to get some sleep. Last time I went without sleep for a while... well, I got set on fire by a large angry chikin, and shot myself in the foot. (And the GMs laughed.) * Jinx stands up and stretches. "Do be sure to teach me that game some time." It sounds like you run into some interesting adventures. * Mikoto chuckles. "I will. And we do. And... goodnight." * Jinx thinks, "I'll take first watch tonight." He grabs his shotgun and walks to a good patrolling spot." * Tairan grins, and tips his hat at Fanfan. "Remind me to tell you about the fox spirit and the fire demon." I think I will. They sound like intriguing stories. * Tairan heads off to his place of sleep, still itching at his bandaged arm. (Or the cacti and flying axes?) * Fanfan stretches again, then curls up in her sleeping spot to...sleep. * Jinx grins. "I'll bore you with mine sometime when we both have watch." [And so, people dropped off to sleep. All except Jinx, who's stuck on watch, because he didn't snooze fast enough. Sucker.] [Mini End.]