[Day: Thursday, April 1st. Time: 2:50 p.m.] [Weather: Cloudy and humid. Big puddles everywhere.] [Everyone gathers at the lockers, to discuss all kinds of fun stuff!] [Session Start!] * Haruko wanders down the hall. Slightly slower than usual. * Satoshi is at his locker, though he's sitting down instead of standing. He looks up at Haruko and sorta-waves at her. [Satoshi is in particular bad shape.] * Haruko sorta waves back. She sits down by Satoshi. "How are you feeling?" Honestly? Not all that great. * Taki comes walking down the hall from her usual direction, slowly, and looking like even the sleep she caught up with in class wasn't enough. * Haruko frowns and puts a hand on his back. "It'll still be an hour or two before I can do more. But as soon as I can I will." * Satoshi semi-smiles at her. "I know you will, and I'm really grateful for everything you've done." * Haruko smiles up to Satoshi. "And I appreciate it what you've done." She smiles sheepishly. "And next time I'll make sure you stop bleeding faster." * Satoshi laughs very carefully. "Thanks." * Kaede wanders down the hall, kaban in tow. His lips are pursed thin, silent, as he makes his way steadily towards his locker. * Haruko looks over to Taki. "How are you?" * Taki stops in the middle of the hall a few moments after Kaede shows up, and then visably forces herself to keep walking forward, "...I've...been better...Wh...Where's Katie?" * Katie comes walking along, farther behind Kaede than usual. Her expression is decidedly neutral, and now more than ever, she's really *not* looking at anything. The bruises on her throat have mostly healed, thanks to Haruko. * Satoshi turns his head slowly and watches Taki, Kaede, and Katie arrive. * Taki lets out a sigh, and finaly reaches the lockers, "...How's everybody else doing?" * Haruko waves to the rest. * Katie lets her eyes come into focus and matches her gaze to each one of her friends. Once that's done, it's back to nothing until she gets to her locker, where she starts the book swap out of habit. * Kaede changes out stuff in his locker, sets the lock and sits back slightly against the wall, head down a little. He speaks a little softly, but keeps his voice steady. "We've got to visit Fuyuko as soon as possible." * Taki nods after a bit, "...Spending too much time in the hospitals." * Katie winces, but just a little. * Satoshi blinks once. Slowly. * Kaede doesn't say anything more than that. He's just starring steadily at a tile at the floor, expression neutral. * Katie swallows. She finishes, shuts her locker, and has a seat. "Sorry." For what? * Taki glances down at Katie for a moment, but can't find the words she wants to say. ( I sold you out! ) * Katie shrugs. (Shh. Not in the halls.) * Kaede stands up and dusts his pants off. He glances at Katie for a moment before not quite looking at her. "I guess we can go after we find out what kind of a mess the paper has us in today." It wasn't...he must've she... * Satoshi watches Katie. Not stares, but just watches her. * Taki slides down somebodies locker..."I don't even know what I'm trying to say." * Katie looks down at her hands for a bit before digging out her sketchpad and pencils. * Katie takes a breath, flipping to a blank sheet, and gets to work. * Kaede paces. * Satoshi looks over at Taki. * Taki looks at her own hands, and then up at Kaede for a while, and then Satoshi, and then the wrong side of Katies sketchbook, and then back at Satoshi. * Satoshi exhales, then looks up at Kaede. "Do you want to get going?" * Kaede stops and looks down at Satoshi. "I was waiting for the paper first but I'm a bit anxious." * Kaede puts his hand on his forehead and sighs. "I don't know what we should do, Satoshi." Neither do I. But if you think waiting's the best thing, then we'll wait. * Kaede rolls his eyes. "Since when was I designated leader?" * Satoshi looks frustrated. "You weren't, but nobody else seems to have an opinion." ...no. I guess they don't... * Kaede looks at the other two in turn before continuing his pacing. * Taki doesn't meet Kaede's eyes. * Taki starts to fidget, running her fingers up and down her braid. * Katie doesn't look up from her sketching. "If you want to go now, you can. I won't stop you. But..." * Kaede stops and folds his arms, looking away from everyone. "You do realize this probably means another visit from Temperament as well.." * Katie shrugs. You're not going to go, are you, Katie. I don't know. Do you know anything anymore, Katie Andrews? * Kaede sighs and rubs his forehead. "Sorry...that was unfair." * Taki ... freezes up. What's fair? What we haven't been going through for the past month.. * Haruko returns from the bathroom. * Taki swallows and lowers her arm. * Satoshi casts Taki a worried glance, although most of his attention is focused on Katie and Kaede. So if you don't want to go, what are you going to do? Stay here? We're not leaving you here alone...I hope you realize that... I can go. But I want to see the paper. * Kaede sighs. "I do too." And Kyon's not here anyways. * Taki blinks...and then blinks again, "...I forgot to call Chikako." * Taki pushes herself to her feet. I...I'm going to go check her office, can find a copy of the paper there. * Satoshi looks at Katie and Kaede, then slowly stands up. "I'll go with you." * Kaede closes his eyes slightly, then opens them. "That's a good idea." * Taki nods a couple of times, "Katie?" Hm? * Katie blinks, then looks up. "Yeah, okay." She finishes what she was doing and starts putting her supplies away. I..we...yeah. Katie? * Taki nods and waits. * Kyon turns the corner at the end of the hall, and stalks down towards the group. He holds himself a bit stiffly, and is wearing his grey leather jacket. He's got his bag over one arm, but the opposite one from usual. * Katie turns her head sharply to look Kyon in the eyes. * Haruko glances around the group with a slightly worried expression, she then rapidly walks over to Kyon putting a hand on his back. * Taki looks up at Kyon, but doesn't move otherwise. * Kaede looks over at Kyon and pushes up his glasses, letting out a hmmph. * Haruko works on healing Kyon as they walks. She largely has a concerned look. * Kyon stops at the others, and looks around over them with dark red-brown eyes. "Close up well?" Fuyuko got emergency care. ...So...is everybody going to find Chikako? * Satoshi gives Kyon a level gaze. * Katie makes sure, then looks away and stands. "Yeah, okay." * Kyon nods quickly. "And the other one?" He looks over at Taki sidewise. "Yeah, should try finding her." * Kaede slowly shifts his gaze from Kyon to Katie. "...yeah..." * Haruko looks curious, but tries to contain it, she never did get the details last night. * Taki nods. [Y'all get to the newspaper office.] * Katie is there! And she looks in. "Chikako?" (Yay us) * Taki would open the door, but Katie got ahead of her. * Kaede looks a bit abashed as Katie looks away and stays out in the hall. * Haruko comments quietly to Kyon while they walk. "When you're this hurt you can call me, I'd gladly come." [Chikako is not there. But Arisu is.] * Kyon peers through the open door as well, and speaks softly back to Haruko. "Right. Just couldn't do it after dragging myself back from the portside." * Satoshi makes his way into the newspaper office. * Arisu looks up from... whatever it is she's doing... and watches you. * Haruko nods and keeps healing Kyon. "Hi Arisu." * Taki walks nerviously around Katie and into the office, glancing at Chikako's empty desk befor turning to Arisu, "Ahm...." * Kyon blows out a breath irritatedly, and shoves a hand into his pocket, tugging out his cell. He flips it open and stabs the button to call Chikako. Have you seen Chikako? ...I kinda promised to call her and then forgot and I need to apologise. Good day. Actually it's not that good. It's rather bad, really, what with the weather and all... as if the weather was the least of our worries... * Taki just blurts that out. * Haruko nods and waits to see what Arisu's saying. She keeps healing Kyon making sure not to get in the way of his phoning. * Katie waves to Arisu. "Have you seen Chikako?" * Arisu blinks. "Chikako? She left rather abruptly today. I can't imagine why. Perhaps she has a date. A date with a handsome man; a prince on a white horse, who came to take her to his magical kingdom in far off lands... Like Europe; that's pretty far..." She rambles. * Katie blinks. Did she say why? Hm? * Kyon scowls, pulls the phone away from his ear, and stabs another couple buttons. ( The phone dies ;_; ) Di...did anything happen before she left? * Kyon straightens up a bit. "Hey. This is Kyon. Is Chikako there?" * Arisu says, "Well, I didn't talk to her much; she stopped by here briefly and almost ran me over as she was leaving. She didn't apologize, even though I might have been trampled or sprained my ankle or have gotten some cracked ribs or in a worst case scenario hit my head on the wall and have to go to the hospital for surgery..." she rambles. * Taki looks at Chikako's desk again, "...Oh." [Chikako's desk has papers!] ...odd. * Taki looks at the papers, but they're probibly upside down for her, "...Big story?" * Kyon rolls his eyes. "Right. Any idea where she went?" * Haruko stays by Kyon's side as he makes his calls. * Katie blinks, then shakes her head. She goes to pick up a paper and read. [Right on the front page is a big headline: Murder!] * Katie twitches. A little. She reads. * Satoshi walks over to get a better look at the paper. * Taki takes a few steps and picks up copy herself. * Haruko looks over from Kyon's side. "Could someone please hand me a copy?" * Satoshi rather stiffly hands Haruko a paper. * Kyon nods tersely, and holds out a hand to get one as well, as he waits for a reply. * Satoshi gives one to Kyon as well. Thank you Satoshi. * Haruko reads it over, biting her lip. * Satoshi reads, though his hands are shaking. Then again, they haven't been quite right yet today. * Kyon nods quickly. "Yeah. She have her phone with her?" * Kyon scowls again. "Yeah. I'll try her again. If not, I'll call back later tonight." * Taki fumbles with her paper for a moment and then joins the reading crowd. [The paper mentions: Yesterday, Sakuragaoka student Yushiro Kageri was discovered lying outside of his home, bruised and bleeding from multiple wounds. The paramedics were contacted by an annomyous caller, but by the time they arrived, Yushiro was already in critical condition... ] Right. Later, then. * Kyon rolls his eyes again, and stabs the off button on his phone. He presses another couple buttons again, and flips the paper up to read. * Kyon pulls the phone away, pushes the off button, and shoves it back in his pocket. [Upon searching the home, police discovered that Fuyuko Kageri, Yushiro's younger sister and a student at Shunyo High School, was also discovered lying in the kitchen of the family's home. She, too, had suffered injuries, but they were minor compared to her brothers (although she was unconscious when discovered).] * Haruko looks worried and slightly torn by the article, she reads the rest and looks fairly relieved by the news about Fuyuko. * Kyon reads through it impassively, a cool look on his face having replaced the more irritated one during the phone call. * Taki trembles slightly as she closes her news paper, "Uhm...Arisu? if you see Chikako before we do? Could you tell her I'm sorry that I didn't call?" [Fuyuko's clothing was burned and torn, but no signs of molestation were found. Police Sergeant Kenjii Sagara theorizes: "The suspect responsible for this probably escaped out the open window in the kitchen, fleeing when he heard the ambulance sirens. He didn't have a chance to finish the job."] * Katie stares at the article, folds the paper, and numbly says, "Thanks, Arisu." She turns and walks out. * Haruko bites her lip as she reads about the escape, but relaxs a little shortly their after. [The article goes on to say that Fuyuko is currently being treated in the General Hospital. Her relatives are horrified of what happened, but especially for their daughter. "Yushiro and Fuyuko were very close," says her tear-filled aunt, "I fear we may have lost both of them." She may be right; Fuyuko Kageri has been in a catatonic state since learning of her brother's death.] [Yushiro died in the ambulance, shortly before arriving at the hospital.] * Taki waits a moment in case Arisu speaks, and then hurries out after Katie, moving faster than she had the entire afternoon. * Kaede watches Katie go and follows after her. * Satoshi heads out after Katie, still moving slowly. There's a kind of numbness creeping over him. * Kyon finishes it, and looks thoughtful as he closes it up. * Arisu is, meanwhile, in her own universe. (Henceforth known as the Arisuverse.) * Haruko looks up to Kyon while keeping her hand on the right side of his back. She quietly comments up to him. "Katie's run off." * Katie keeps walking, though without a destination in mind. She's gaining speed as she does. * Kyon tosses the paper back onto Chikako's desk. "For her? Needs that right now, probably. * Taki follows Katie a few paces back, and loosing ground. * Kaede scowls and calls out. "Katie, wait!" * Kyon looks around and notes the other missing people. "Already has an entourage, too." * Satoshi can't really keep up with her, either. * Haruko bites her lip and looks after Katie, but doesn't rush off. "Well, we can wait somewhere that we can talk." * Katie doesn't wait. She's going! * Taki keeps following Katie silently. * Satoshi lags behind. Hopefully they'll stop at some point and he'll be able to catch up. * Kaede curses and slows down a little as he loses ground. His voice gets softer. "Katie..." He sighs and waits for Satoshi. * Katie keeps going, nearly running and completely aimlessly, until she more or less ends up in a deserted corner of the building. Now she slows and stops, setting her hand against one of the walls. * Satoshi catches up to Kaede and goes along with him. * Kaede sighs and looks up to where she's stopped, walking over rather slowly. * Taki catches up with Katie a few moments later and starts to reach for her shoulder, but stops, "Katie....I..I want to talk to you." * Katie trembles. The hand against the wall curls, her nails scratching against it like an uncomfortable claw. "About what?" Ev...everything? ....I don't know where to start anymore...I just... * Katie laughs. It's high-pitched and just sounds wrong. "You've got to start somewhere." * Kaede walks up tentatively towards Katie. "Katie, I..." He stops himself short and looks at the ground. * Taki sighs and then swallows again, "I...I keep...Keep trying to help you...and every time I do...things get worse, but I can't stop wanting to help. So...what...what do you want? NO, that's not what I want to ask, it...We...." (... can't exhaust our supply of ellipses?) * Satoshi brings up the rear. He's silent, and his attention is completely fixed on Katie. (No ellipses here!) I can't even talk to you anymore without messing it up. ( The world is made of ... ) (Hey, ellipses are MINE to control!) It's not you. * Kaede swallows a breath and speaks out a little hesitantly. "It's--it's not you either, Katie." It's got to be something. It is me! If I hadn't listend to the fake that night she couldn't have.... If I hadn't decided to stay inisde the house and mess things up there... If I had done a hundred thousand little things differently. Then you wouldn't be you. * Kaede sighs and pushes his glasses up his nose, looking over at Katie. * Taki turns and glares at Kaede, "So I'm not allowed to try and change?" I didn't say that. I'm just saying, what's happened has happened...and we try to deal with it the best we can.. * Katie flexes her fingers, so they're straight again. She takes a couple steps away. "Just- I-" * Satoshi slowly moves forward. "You what?" There's no way out. There's no right way. Whatever I do, it all ends up- it's not right. * Katie shivers. "It shouldn't be about hate and poison and picking the least painful way. I shouldn't be about that." * Kaede lets out a long deep sigh, glancing at Satoshi. * Satoshi closes his eyes and exhales softly. "I know." It's...We...There has to be a way. There has to be a reason! * Satoshi opens his eyes. What if there isn't? Then we just be. * Satoshi takes another step towards her. * Taki looks like she wants to say something, and cannot find the words anymore. * Kaede looks up at Katie slowly. * Taki sounds as if though she has no belief in her own words, "There is, there has to be, we...He said the Arcana were created....You don't do something like this to a hundred people for no reason..and if it was a stupid reason...we need to find a new one...I am wrong about many many things, and I will keep failing. And I will keep tying." (Taki is the most pessimistic optimist ever >_>) * Katie turns and looks at them. She's been crying, yes, but she's also angry. "But what if there isn't? What if it just is? What if it doesn't mean any- What if I was wrong? I didn't need to do it!" Her voice raises in volume and pitch. "I didn't *have* to!" ( You were created to solve the famine crisis! ) * Kaede keeps looking at Katie. "You didn't finish him off." ( The priests were drunk at the time, so they didn't know what they were doing... ) * Taki trembles, and when she finds her voice again it's nearly a whisper, "you didn't cut his throat, you stopped...and I saw your neck...Would he have stopped?" He wouldn't have stopped. I know. * Katie winces and looks away. * Kaede looks at Taki and sighs, pushing his glasses back up his nose, taking a step forward and adding. "I don't know what Arcana were created for. And I don't really care. I'm not going to let my whole life be tied to a damned card." But if it's going to put us in danger, I know I'm going to do what I can to find out why. So I can put a stop to it. * Taki looks down at the floor. But I- I didn't have to. * Taki looks up again, and directly at Katies back, "if you hadn't stopped him...one of us would have." * Kaede sighs and walks forward, kneeling a bit next to her as he puts a hand on Katie's shoulder. "You're only human, Katie Andrews.." I...don't know what I'd do if something happend to you...I might not have stopped with just him." * Taki whispers somethings to herself. * Katie twitches at Kaede's touch. "I don't know." You are. I am. Satoshi is. Kaede is. All of us. * Kaede sighs and says softly. "Now you see why I didn't want you to go through with it. If you're beating yourself up over an accident..." * Katie glares at Kaede. * Kaede winces and backs away. I'm only useful if I work. I see. No. ...What? No! Where the...what makes you even think that? I am not here because of anything like that I'm here because... * Katie continues, clipped and angry, "I'm beating myself up over an accident. It doesn't mean anything. Why am I thinking this way? Why should I care? I'm just too..." She wavers. "I'm..." * Taki trails off and swallows again, "I'm here because you are my friend and I am frightened." You care! I don't *want* to care! * Kaede growls at Katie, looking straight at her. "STOP IT!" It probably hurts her ears. * Taki gets silenced. * Katie grimaces and claps her hands over her ears, backing away from Kaede. * Kaede steps forward, angrily on Katie. "I don't want to EVER hear you saying that. You hear me, Katie Andrews? NEVER! * Katie stares at Kaede and shrinks away. She looks like she's about to burst into tears. "But I- I-" You care. You said you don't know anymore what makes you you? THAT'S what makes you you. It's not about 'working' or some nonsensical garbage like that. It's *you*! I've tried to surpress it. Do you know how much it kills me to do it? Do you? No one should have to live like that. No one! * Kaede huffs as he looks at her then slowly loses the glare, deflating a little as he turns and walks/stomps down the hallway. * Katie forces her hands down. She blinks a couple times, but amazingly no tears come out. "Then why do you?" * Kaede stops a few paces down the way, back turned to her. He just stands there silently. * Taki speaks flatly, "fear." * Kaede winces at that but continues to say nothing. * Katie glances at Taki, then back to Kaede. She takes a step forward. "Is that true? Fear?" * Taki contines in her monotone, "I don't speak for Kaede, I'm the one who was afraid....Who is." * Kaede gulps. "It seems...easier to shut people out from the start. If you don't get attached...don't get involved.." He sighs deeply. "But I'm already too involved, aren't I?" * Katie tilts her head. "You waited this long to ask?" * Kaede doesn't respond to that. * Katie laughs. It's on the edge of hysteria. "I can't believe it. And then, I always knew." * Kaede turns around to looka t her. "Knew what?" * Taki lowers her head. ( Katie realizes Kaede really can't handle girls. ) That you wanted to shut me out. (Wow, she's *slow*) * Katie glances at Taki. "People out. Because you're scared." * Kaede winces at that, but still doesn't respond. * Taki blinks and looks up. So maybe it's happening to me, and you're going to tell me I'm wrong if I don't want to care anymore? It...doesn't work. * Kaede looks up at Katie. "Yes." * Katie shifts her gaze to the distance. "I don't know." * Kaede looks off to the distance too, possibly the same distance Katie's starring off to, but a little off. "I don't want you to end up like me.." ( End up like Remi instead! XD ) (All it takes is a little whack.) * Taki snorts and shakes her head. I wouldn't end up like you. * Katie forces herself to start walking again, and so she does. * Kaede looks down a bit, softly. "I hope not..." * Taki snorts again and then wipes at her eyes, "Then what will you wind up like?" ( A clock ) * Katie walks by Kaede and smiles half-heartedly at him as she goes. "I'd be worse." Think they're still at the office? (*reists the urge to club Brett with Sir Tick Tock.) ( ;_; ) We can call them. * Kaede winces at that. * Katie nods. She pulls out her phone and dials Haruko. * Taki wipes at her eyes again, "Wherever they are, they will wait for you." * Katie blinks. "Hi, Haruko? Where are you?" No, I... was just wondering. I'm all right. * Taki glances at Kaede. * Katie glances back. "We're all right. We'll meet you there, if you want?" * Kaede looks, delayed, at Taki, eyes half-drooped. ( A delayed look! ) * Katie swallows. "Yeah, I'm sure. We'll be out." She hangs up. They're at the ramen stand. Kyon's talking to somebody. * Taki closes her eyes and nods. * Kaede keeps an eye on Taki before nodding and heading out that way. * Katie takes a breath, then heads out. * Taki opens her eyes again and glances at Satoshi for a moment and then tries to walk next to Katie. * Katie kills Taki! Not really. She doesn't do anything. ( Katie is suddenly accosted by Jin and forced to play a part in Inherit the Wind! ) I want, to try and talk to you again...or maybe Kaede should, but only one of us because we keep trying to tell the same story, and interupting eachother and never quite saying what we want to. [Y'all get outside the school!] Nothing's stopping you from talking to me. * Katie glances at Taki. "At least, nothing should be." She heads to the ramen stand. * Haruko sits at the ramen stand, waving as you come into view. I am. I am very good at stopping myself, which is part of the problem...Maybe I should just wait untill I'm too tired to care. * Kaede isn't listening in on the conversation. Really. He's heading for the stand. * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Can tell you now, if you want. If not, some time later today. Got other matters to talk about, too." * Katie waves back. She looks back at Taki. "If you want to talk to me, I can stop now and you can." * Kyon nods quickly. "Where are you?" * RamenGuy smiles at everyone. "Hi every-bo-dy! What can I get you to-day?" * Haruko stands up to stop taking up at the counter. * Kaede slumps in a stool and doesn't order anything. Boo. ( /me kills Kaede dead! ) ( Order! Order! Order! XD ) * Taki takes a deep breath, and then smiles at Katie, "Right now I want to have a bowel of Ramen, and talk with my friends, but thank you for the offer. I will soon." * Katie nods. "Okay." She keeps heading to the stand and has a seat. Katie's looking pretty lackluster, but she's not freaking out anymore. "Chicken ramen, please." * Haruko looks over to the slumped Kaede. "Takeuchi-san, would it help if you spent more time at the store? You seem to be getting more tired every day." * Kyon shrugs quickly. "If you want, but meeting up makes for better telling, right?" * Kaede closes his eyes and sighs. "I don't think anything can help me at the moment.." * RamenGuy gives people foodings! ( Your foodings are not named Mary Anne ) * Katie pays! She's a law-abiding citizen. * RamenGuy takes money. Katie gets food! She doesn't get arrested! All is wonderful! * Haruko paid earlier. Cause she forgot to say that. Right. Where do you want to go? * Katie picks at her food. * Katie eats it, too. * Kyon has a standing tab! ( You can have your food and eat it too! ) * Taki digs through various pockets and then winds up ordering the cheapest bowl of ramen on the menue. * RamenGuy gives Taki cheap but good ramen! * Kyon nods quickly. "Right. At the ramen stand now. Or back in the student council office. Want the people or not?" You sure about that? * Haruko queries Kaede. * Taki eats ramen, it's good. Not like you not to know. * Kaede sighs. "It doesn't matter. You need me, don't you?" * Kyon blows out a breath. "Where are you? I'll come see you." We could call you. Taki might be willing to teleport to grab you if need be. We could use your help, but it doesn't do any good if we run you into the ground. * Kaede looks lazily at Haruko. "You're going through an awful lot of trouble, Haruko-san. What's up?" * Katie eats her ramen, not looking at anybody. * Taki looks up from her sou...rame...it's mostly soup, "Only if he wants too." ( Taki ordered the ultra cheap ramen. It's got one strand of ramen in the bowl :P ) * Kyon nods quickly. "Right. Meet me at Angel's Heart?" * Haruko looks fairly embarrassed. "I try to look after my allies." * Kyon nods. "Right. See you soon, then." * Haruko shrugs. "Just think about it Takeuchi-san." She then looks over to Taki and Katie. ( Taki turns into cheese! ) ( Katie turns into Egg McMuffin! ) * Taki looks like she was crying at some point, but has a small smile and is a lot more awake now. * Kyon pushes away from the counter, and picks up his bag again. "Going to go see Chikako. Then probably to China." He smirks. "See you all later." * Katie continues poking at and eating ramen. She looks over. "China?" * Taki blinks "Chikako's in Chi...er what?" * Haruko nods. "Good luck." * Katie blinks, looks at Haruko, and looks back. * Kyon nods quickly. "Trying to find something over there." Wait, so you're going to China? And you're telling us... the day before you go to China? What? * Taki nods, "Uhm...When are you getting back...so we'll know if you show up too soon again?" * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Just got the reading last night. Taking Kyoko with me." (Does she even have a passport? "As luggage") * Haruko listens looking quite unsurprised. ... I see. What are you looking for? * Kyon shrugs quickly. "First Reiji. Then the Sword. They're connected." (Wah. Repetitive movements. =P) And you don't know how long you're going to be gone. ( Kyon does a lot of shrugging @_@ ) (He's just working out his newly healed shoulder) (And I do a lot of nodding) Week or two. All I know is what he's near. Need to find him once I get there, and go from there. * Haruko casually watches for Taki and Katie's reactions. * Taki is surprised and confused and worried, she's multitalented like that. * Katie nods, thinking for a while before she finally says, "Okay. Don't do anything stupid." And have fun with Chikako. I don't think she wants to see me. * Kyon straightens himself up. "Never do. I'll have the cell. Can't promise it'll get through, but you can try." * Katie rolls her eyes. "Never. That's a strong word. You'll keep in touch, too." Uhm...could you apolgise to her for me? For forgetting to tell her that I found Katie? * Kyon looks at Taki sidewise briefly. "Yeah." He turns back to Katie. "Right. I'll clear stuff up for you with her, too." Thankyou...Uhm. Have fun. * Taki looks down and then grabs her ramen bowl. * Katie sighs. "Just... yeah. Be careful." * Haruko bows. "I'll keep you updated via email, call me when you want me to pick things up." * Kyon nods quickly. "Yeah. See you all later." [End by demand!]