[Day: Thursday, February 6th. Time: 2:50 p.m.] [Weather: It's just starting to snow outside. And it's cold. Sense a pattern?] [Yesterday, the group did lots of stuff, amassing in following Yuji to a mystreious mansion, where he was seemingly replaced by a girl. They convinced Remi not to barge into the place, deciding to follow other leads first.] [Everyone is at, or headed for, the lockers!] [Session Start] * Satoshi wanders down the hall, looking for Katie or any of the others. ( Satoshi is shot by the motion snipers! Anyone ELSE want to do something? :P ) (Ow! *dies*) * Taki staggers down the hall mumbling to herself about too much homework, and misses her locker on the first pass. (*Taki trips over Satoshi's body) Err... Taki? HowmIsupposdta..Yeah? * Satoshi points to her locker. * Taki blinks and blushes and hurries over to it. "Thanks, I had a long night." Oh. Um... it's no problem. * Kyon stands at towards the end of the hall, talking with a couple members of the baseball team spiritedly. He shoots a glance down towards the lockers, rolling his eyes at Taki. * Haruko enters from the other direction, deep in thought, only noticing Taki and Sato when she gets within five feet of them. * Satoshi waves to Haruko. "Heya, Haruko." * Haruko glances up with a slight smile, "Hey Satoshi, hi Taki." * Taki opens her locker and starts shuffling the contents of her bag and the locker. "Hi Haruko, how are you doing?" Pretty good, though with all this adventuring I'm gonna have to make up time at the shrine this weekend. Shrine? Shri..what he said. * Katie walks down the hall, typical distant look on her face. A boy is with her. I do part-time work as a miko, my Dad's a priest. I normally go there after class two days a week. Not lately though. ::shrug:: * Kaede walks down the hall, half looking at Katie, kaban in tow. "I'm sorry, will this take long? I have to get home still.." Wow. Didn't know that... oh, hey, Katie. Who's your friend? * Taki looks up and over at Katie and the boy. * Satoshi seems to be feeling a lot better today. Hope not. Hi Satoshi. * Kaede looks up at the owner of the voice, not saying a word, adjusting his glasses and looking over the speakers. * Katie stops at her locker and starts on the combination. "This is Kaede." * Kyon nods curtly to his teammates, and quickly demonstrates a pitching motion. He glances down the hallway again, and looks over the new guy. * Satoshi catches a glance at Kyon. "Huh, didn't know he played baseball." * Satoshi then turns back to Kaede. "Hey. I'm Satoshi Watanabe. Nice to meet you." * Kaede is a japanese student with dark brown hair, cut short and conservative and hazel eyes, of average build, with a bit of a worried look on his face, wearing the standard uniform, he's swinging his kaban back and forth idly. * Taki smiles at Kaede. "Hello, I'm Taki." * Katie flicks her eyes to Kyon. "He wants to know who'll make the, um, pitch." (Question: What's a kaban?) (the japanese suitcase/backpack thingies) (Ahh.) Pitch? * Satoshi looks at Kaede, then Katie. "You mean he's...?" * Haruko bows. "Haruko Kinsha, pleased to meet you." * Kaede nods a bit in reply, catching the stare from Kyon but averting a little, turning back to Katie. "So what was that guy all about anyhow?" I'm what? * Katie shrugs and smiles slightly. "Aren't they all?" * Katie swaps books as she speaks. "He wanted to know if you'll help him. And you're an Arcana." * Satoshi sighs. "Yay, another for our merry band... please tell me he's a real person." * Kaede sets down his kaban and looks over Katie with a stunned look for a second. "You mean like..arcane? Magic and such?" * Kaede blinks and looks oddly at Sato. "Real person?" We've had a bit of a problem with that lately. More? ::looks at Kaede:: You wouldn't happen to have to power to give me a few extra days before next week would you? * Satoshi 's gaze drifts ever-so-briefly to Taki before he looks at Kaede again. * Kaede laughs a little, though it seems nervous. "Well...not legally..though I don' know what you're talking about honestly." * Satoshi walks over next to Katie and softly asks her, "Has Kyon pulled his card yet?" * Haruko grins. "Do you know how to give extra days illegally? That'd be impressive too." * Kaede gestures his head at Katie. "She just said there was something to talk about..and there was this weird.." He stops and looks at Satoshi for a second. "Cards? I don't play cards.." No. I'm pretty sure he's the Two of Pentacles, though. But I've REALLY got to get home, so if there's nothing more.. How'd you figure that? * Katie sighs. "This is more important, Kaede. Call home if you have to." Isn't that what that nasty little brat in the room said? I remember that... Sho's little brother told me. * Katie finishes with the books and slams her locker door shut. * Kyon nods to his teammates again, picks up his bag, and stalks down the hallway to the others, looking over the new guy again, now from the front. Sho has a brother? Gah... As if he wasn't enough. * Kaede blinks slightly at Katie, as if she'd asked him to jump off a bridge. "Um..I don't think you understand.." Please tell me they arn't at all alike... Look..I don't even know what this is..I don't know who this Sho is..what I DO know is that you're keeping me here and I've got to go..." * Kaede picks up his kaban. "If you'll excuse me.." * Katie sighs. (Cue the field! ;p) * Kaede almost bumps into Kyon as he starts walking. "Excuse me.." * Kyon rolls his eyes, and looks irritatedly down at the guy before turning to Katie. "Another fledgling? Where do you keep coming from?" * Haruko thinks for a moment. "We could walk him home and explain. Serve everyone's needs." * Kaede stops and glares at Kyon. "What...what did you call me?" That wor.. * Kyon smirks, and puts his bag down. "A fledgling. Who are you?" * Kaede pushes his glasses up his nose. "I'm Kaede Takeuchi. Sophomore. That's all you need to know." Who are YOU might I ask? ...This will not end well. (This will end in fire.) * Katie snickers and sidles up to Taki. "It's the male Arcana effect," she half- whispers to her. (Thank you Kosh) (Hey, I got along fine with Shingo and Jiro! Okay, so neither of them are around any more...) * Kyon waves a hand at Kaede dismissively, and shakes his head quickly. "Kyon Sorata. Your vice-president." * Satoshi turns toward Katie and Taki. "What'd you say?" * Taki stagewhispers back "Ahh yeah,I forgot about that. Shall we drag them outside before or after they try to maim eachother?" (Where are the bodies Satoshi?! ^_~) * Kaede blinks slightly. "Whose vice-president?" (In the locker room.) * Kyon smirks bemusedly. "You go here?" * Haruko interposes herself in the conversation. "Ours, we have a student government apparently, ::shrug:: there's a lot more you don't know, perhaps we could walk you home and tell you." * Kaede 's watch beeps suddenly and he looks at the time, his expression turning more and more worried. "What is this all about anyway? I've GOT to go.." * Katie grins at Satoshi. "Just an observation. Though you seem to be an exception." Thanks! ...I think. * Kaede turns to Haruko. "Walk? I take my bike here.." Well, we could walk you to your bike, and if you find what we say interesting, you could walk your bike for a bit. And... I don't know..I guess... * Haruko smiles reassuringly, "Don't worry, we're nice people." I'm really curious whose in on that little stunt the kid pulled..it couldn't have been done just by one person.. * Haruko glances at Kyon and ammends her statement. "Mostly at least." I can try to tell you about that, too. You'd be amaized by the things that one person can do. * Satoshi says quietly to Katie, "You'll have to tell me what happened with you and him and Sho's brother." * Kaede sighs deeply. "I guess I have no choice..alright, I'll go with you.." * Katie nods at Satoshi. "That's part of it." * Satoshi nods back to Katie. "Okay." * Satoshi looks at Kaede. "This is important stuff, and you should know it. I'm sorry, though." * Katie picks up her satchel. Sorry for what..? * Satoshi shoulders his backpack. "Holding you up. And... well, you'll see." * Taki zips up her backpack, "So, where did you park you bike?" * Kaede shrugs. "Alright.." He holds his kaban over his shoulder, dangling it behind him. "It's out in front of the gates tied to a pole." * Kyon shakes his head irritatedly, and picks up his bag again. "Don't have to do me any favors, kid. You don't want to know, it's your life. Your danger." He walks off in front of them, towards the stairs and his own bike. * Kaede watches Kyon go and sweatdrops a bit, looking over the others with a lost expression. * Katie rolls her eyes. "Come on, Kaede. Kyon has... issues." She heads towards the exit, too. * Kaede pushes up his glasses again and shakes his head, letting out a deep breath and walking after her. ( Ack. PCs are splitting up. It's time for an emergency NPC! ) I'd say don't let him bother you, but that'd be hypocritical of me. * Taki grabs her bag and hurries after K'n K. He doesn't bother me. * Satoshi follows the K-people. [Remi is waiting outside, leaning against the wall. She stops Kyon as he leaves (and indirectly, everyone else).] * Haruko trails the group. Satisfied with her success and tuned out. * Katie quietly speaks as she walks. "You, and all of us, are Arcana. They're people who represent-" She blinks. * Satoshi notices Remi and frowns. Well? * Kaede stops slightly and lets out a sigh. "Great..another interruption.." Remi's one, too. * Kyon stops outside the door, and rocks back on his heels as he regards Remi. "What, couldn't remember my number?" * Katie waves at the girl. I don't have the patience for that. Hi, Remi. Seems like a fairly big afterschool club going here...I've never gotten into those for a reason though, so if that's what this is all about... * Katie eyes Kaede. "If it was a club, I wish they got my letter of... um..." She frowns for a moment. "Resignation." * Satoshi mutters, in response to Remi, "No, you certainly don't." (Yes, but the activities are to die for...Oh hi Saki!) You said you had other leads. * Satoshi looks at Kaede. "Trust me, this ain't the hockey team." * Kyon barks a hard laugh at Kaede. "You don't get a say in membership." He turns back to Remi and nods curtly. * Kaede grumbles a bit at Kyon's response but stays quiet. So? * Kyon jams a fist in his jacket pocket and looks sidewise at Kaede. "There's someone new. A fledgling. Once he finds out who he is, we'll follow leads." * Kaede looks at Kyon, looking a bit irritated, but not much. "I told you, I'm Kaede Takeuchi..and people think *I* don't listen." * Remi stares at Kyon. Her eyes widen for just a sec, then narrow. It doesn't matter what your name is. He'll never use it. My friend is in danger! I am not going to wait while you tutor this guy, whoever the hell he is! Suits me just fine.. * Haruko notices the group came to a stop upon meeting Remi. "Perhaps we could have a fairly definitive demonstration of arcana power, that'd save time." * Kyon shrugs at Remi. "More people means an easier search. And you can't start with no knowledge." You said you had leads. * Kaede walks over to Remi. "I'm sorry about your friend, whatever happened..but I don't know about tutoring..I'm just heading home is all, sorry to cause so much trouble." * Kaede bows and walks on towards the gates. "I don't mean to keep you. * Katie considers for a moment, then calls after Kaede, "I guess you don't want to know what was up with Ryo, then?" Uhm er Akk! Remi, can you spare us about twenty min to get this sorted out? * Kyon nods curtly. "And following them up takes people. So let me do this. Then we'll go. Deal?" * Kaede stops slightly and turns around. "Well..I would like to know who helped him pull that off..it must have taken a bunch of people to clear the classroom that fast.." Though I'm not sure how YOU know...unless... * Remi clenches her hands into fists. They're shaking. * Kaede narrows his eyes. "Wait...you and him were in on it..weren't you?" Wait, you got caught in a field? * Katie blinks. "No. I just have a better idea than you do." What's a field? * Katie nods at Satoshi. "Two of them." Two? Geez. You have no idea. * Haruko looks to see if anyone is around. No, I don't..that's why I'm asking.. A field's what made all those people disappear, Kaede. * Kaede sighs and shuffles his feet a bit. So you all pull pranks like this or is it just the kid? [There are people around, but too far away to be paying attention.] * Katie glances around. "Maybe we should talk about this somewhere else?" (eep, yeah, that'd be bad, talking about Arcana stuff with people nearby... *smacks self in head*) I wish pranks were all that happened. [The people suddenly vanish!] Fine. Talk. * Haruko turns to Taki. "Lets get out of sight, then teleport... or that'll work." Like that. This is a field. * Kaede looks around and sighs. "I have to admit, it's an interesting trick...I have to find out how he keeps doing it.." * Satoshi turns to Remi. "This one of yours?" Thanks, Remi. It must take a lot of mirrors or something.. * Remi nods. Thankyou Remi. Thanks. * Kaede looks around. Be quick. Be quick, or I swear... * Remi doesn't finish. * Kyon nods to Remi. "Right. Won't take long." He turns on his heel and stalks over to Kaede. "Fine. Try to keep denying it." He pulls out a deck of slightly worn tarot cards from his pocket, and offers them to Kaede. "Shuffle these." * Kaede frowns slightly, looking at Remi. "I told you, I don't mean to cause trouble for you..if you need to go, just do it.." * Katie walks over to Kaede. "Fields keep people who aren't Arcana out. Some let the people who started there stay, but they can't get back in. Others have people vanish." * Satoshi joins the group around Kaede. * Kaede shrugs and takes the cards, shuffling through them, then groans as he notices the pattern. "TAROT cards..? I don't have time for this mystical nonsense.." I can sense them, even though nobody else can. * Katie sighs. "" she says, almost bitterly. "" * Kyon scowls at Kaede, and takes back the cards. "See if it's nonsense." He fans the cards. "Take one." * Kaede pulls out the card and looks at it for a second. "Yes? Two of Pentacles.." He turns it around looking at it for a second, then hands it back. "So..I..." * Kaede blinks slightly, then looks at the deck. "Can I see that for a moment?" * Kyon shrugs disinterestedly, and hands him the deck. "That's you. Two of Pentacles." * Kaede flips through the deck, making sure it's not rigged with all the same card. You want proof? Fine. * Remi flings an icicle spike at the ground near Kaede's feet. There. Can we go now? * Kaede looks up at Kyon. "Well, it's the same card the kid said..but still.." He jumps back, dropping the deck. * Katie sighs. "Way to scare him, Remi." Ask me if I care. * Kyon looks down at it calmly, then irritatedly at Remi as he picks up his cards. "So. Believe or don't. It's your life." I've wasted enough time here already. * Satoshi sighs. Patient as ever, she is. What does that mean anyhow then..? * Kaede looks cautiously at Remi now out of the corner of his eye. That you're an Arcana. You represent a tarot card. That she is impatient and has powers that should jar your world view, dropping the skeptism and causing you to take this seriously. * Kyon shrugs. "You are Arcana. The Two of Pentacles. Welcome to the field of battle. And if you don't believe you're on one, take a look at the ground." * Katie turns to Kyon. "Can I pick one?" * Haruko grins. "Or at least, that's the hope." * Kaede sighs slightly again and pushes up his glasses. "Don't everyone explain at once..anyhow, I'm not saying I buy into all this..but.." * Kaede takes a deep breath and digs through his kaban for his cell phone. "I'll call home..maybe you can explain a bit more.." * Kyon shrugs, and hands the cards to Katie. * Katie takes a card from the deck, not really caring which one. She flips it for Kaede to see. "That's me. Page of Swords." * Satoshi holds out his hand for the deck. We each have one. Remi, too, but I don't know what hers is. * Kaede takes out the phone and looks at the card. "That kid..said you were the Page too.." * Katie puts the card back into the deck and hands it to Satoshi. * Kyon looks sidewise back at Remi. "Good question. Who are you?" * Kaede presses the button and puts the phone to his ear, waiting for a dial tone. * Satoshi pulls the top card off. Without even looking at it, he holds it up to Kaede. "Your phone's not gonna work in here. And I'm the Ace of Wands." * Remi shrugs. "Five of Cups. Not that I particularly care." * Satoshi hands the deck to whoever is currently wanting it. * Haruko sticks out her hand to take the deck. * Kaede looks at the phone and shakes it, then looks at Satoshi curiously. (hands it to Haruko, then) Non-Arcana related stuff doesn't work in a field. We discovered that a while ago. So, phones, tape recorders... things like that. * Haruko pulls the first card. "Queen of..." glances at the card. "Cups." Hmm, my turn! ::teleports over to Haruko and holds out her hand:: * Kaede blinks and looks worried. "It doesn't mess any of it up, does it?" Nah. * Katie shakes her head. * Haruko blinks then smiles and hands Taki the deck. * Kaede jumps back a bit more at Taki's teleport, looking more than a bit weirded out. * Taki pulls out her card and mock-bows to Haruko "The Knight of Cups, at your service." ( Done with mirrors. And Remi has a mini-ice machine up her sleeve. ) (hides the batteries to Kaede's cell phone behind his back) (Well of course..there's a logical explanation to everything..) * Kyon nods at Remi, and looks coolly at Kaede. "Enough?" You're...all very good.. * Kaede rubs his temples, looking at the ground. * Haruko widens her grin. "You should see me with a car." * Katie tilts her head as she continues. "It's thought that all Arcana have powers. I don't, as best as I can tell, but that doesn't mean I'm not one." I just sense fields. Which, when you consider that everyone around you has just disappeared, isn't the most useful of powers. But it works. * Remi shrugs. "You're here. You're one." * Kaede looks up. "Well, I can tell you I don't..except the power to keep people away.." He shrugs slightly. "Not that it matters.." You've gotta have something, we probibly just haven't noticed it yet. Well..can you..do whatever you have to to get my cell phone to work? If we're going to talk about it, I need to call.. Though I don't know how often I can do it..I'm pretty busy.. [The people come back.] * Kaede looks at the people, then presses the button, waiting for a dial tone..taking a deep breath satisfied, starts dialing the number. * Satoshi rubs the back of his neck. "Field's down. Not that you need me to tell you that." * Kyon rolls his eyes, and blows out a breath. "Yeah. You're busy." He shakes his head, takes his cards, and stalks back over to Remi. * Katie smiles a little at Satoshi. "If someone uses a weaker field..." * Remi folds her arms in front of her. You can tell us when somebody's got a field up and we're not in it. That's true. And if nobody else is around, it's a lot more helpful. * Kaede perks up as the phone picks up. "Hey Nanami? Can you tell Grampa Shiro that I can't come tod..." He frowns. "What do you mean? No, you need to, I'm sorry this is.." * Satoshi considers Taki's statement. "You know, I don't think I've sensed a field that we haven't been in yet." That's something to think about. * Kaede winces. "Nanami, you don't need to say it like that, I know...you know how to do that by yourself...no, I'll check it when I get home." You haven't? Don't think so. * Remi shrugs. "I don't know about other people, but I can only do it when another Arcana is around." We could have Remi check, once we've got this Eiko situation resolved. Alright, I'll try...I promise it won't take too long...yeah, bye.. * Kaede puts down the phone and turns it off, tossing it in his kaban with a sigh. Okay. How about we take Kaede with us and go check things out before Remi skewers us all? * Taki glances over at Remi before nodding, "We can talk on the way." Wait..take me where? You still haven't said where we're going.. Right. Kyon, where are we going? Fine with me, as long as we start doing something. * Kaede frowns slightly at Remi. "I know the feeling..I really didn't mean to cause so much trouble. I don't even know what I did." But..why would Ryo want me to join whatever this Arcana thing is..if that's what he really wanted? Especially if I don't have a clue of what's going on. You didn't do something, you are something. If you don't have a clue, then you'd be easier for him to influence. And I'd imagine that this Ryo has some pretty strong ulterior motives. * Kaede scowls slightly. "He said he was better than his brother..but I find that hard to believe." He just seemed like a little goofy snotty brat to me.. * Kyon nods tersely, and leans on the wall a couple feet down from Remi as he keeps his eyes on Kaede coolly. He presses a number quickly. The vast majority of the people on the face of this planet are better than his brother, and I've never even met him. That's because you haven't met his brother...then again I haven't met Ryo, so I don't know which is actualy worse... * Kaede points his thumb over at Kyon while looking at Satoshi. "Vast majority? Even him?" * Satoshi sighs. "Yes. Even Kyon." * Haruko giggles at Kaede's comment, then frowns for a moment. ( Isn't that funny ^_^ ) * Kyon moves the phone away from his face, and looks at Kaede. "Who's his brother?" * Kaede scratches his chin a bit, then frowns, remembering something. "What..happened to your friend anyways, Remi? I never found out." Some guy who called himself Ryo Shinjo..according to Katie, he popped up a field, but we don't really know... If you're meaning like the card thing, I mean. * Remi stares Kaede in the eyes. "She was murdered." Mur.. * Kaede pales. Well..I...I'm sorry.. * Kyon blinks a couple of times, hard, purses his lips, and moves the phone back to his face. He rattles off an address. * Kaede blushes a bit at the intrusion and looks away. He didn't just pop up a field. He also made it impossible for... Not as sorry as the murderer will feel. Oh yeah..he locked the doors and windows. * Katie trails off for a moment, her eyes going distant. She surprsesses a shudder. "For Kaede to get out. I didn't try." He trapped you guys in there? During class. Apparently. Geez. Maybe he is as bad as his brother. What did he want? * Katie shakes her head. "I don't... get that feeling, at least." Us to join him, like I said He's our age. Said... yes, what Kaede said. He looked like he was trying to be mysterious and secretive, but since I got who he was and what he wanted out of him... * Kyon nods tersely at the phone, hangs up, and quickly inputs a name and number into the memory. Then he hits a familiar number in as he listens to the group. Then he's not very good at it. I wonder if he'll be trying to recruit all of us. * Kaede blushes again as he makes a realization. "Oh wait, you're the girl I bumped.." He bows deeply to Katie. "I'm so sorry, I was in a hurry." Well, now we know to look out for him. * Taki nods. "What does he look like?" * Katie smiles at Kaede. "It's all right." * Kaede gets back upright and straightens his jacket. He wears black, like Sho. A blue jacket, too. * Katie considers. "Brown eyes and messy brown hair." Oh, and he smiled the entire time. THAT was creepy.. Well, that settles it right there. He's definitely evil. * Kyon speaks quietly into his phone. "Hello. I'm looking for the manager." * Remi taps her foot. * Katie snickers. "What, like Chikako?" She sobers up a little. "It was creepy." * Kyon waves a hand at Remi, and mouths, "Wait. Almost done." * Kaede frowns slightly and pushes his glasses up, turning his head towards Remi. "How did she..? I mean.." Magic. Like the fields and Taki's vanishing. * Kyon scowls. I don't believe in.. It believes in you. I don't want to talk about it. * Kaede groans and rubs his head again in evidence to the contrary. * Taki stifles a giggle at Satoshis comment. * Satoshi sighs. * Katie snerks. * Haruko doesn't stifle her giggle. Look, I felt the same way you did when this all started for me. * Kyon straightens against the wall. "Hey. Get my message yesterday?" I thought that there had to be some mistake. A lot of times, I wish it was. But enough stuff's happened that I can't deny it. Nanami's going to kill me if I'm not back before 6 though... Then we'll try to get you back before six. This is important. * Katie takes a deep breath. "You're stepping in a war, Kaede, just because of who you are." * Satoshi nods. "We're not completely heartless - they do let me off for hockey practice most of the time." * Satoshi then sobers up and nods. A..a war? Yeah. * Kyon nods quickly. "Find anything?" There are two sides. Sho and company, and the Band. Both are Arcana. Getting home in time is important, but I'd rather eat my dads 'cooking' for the rest of my life than let something happen to one of my fiends. Possibly a third, now. We don't know what this Ryo's up to. * Haruko half-listens to this interchange, but her eyes follow the traffic. * Kaede looks at Taki and frowns. "You don't understand..it's..." He sighs. "Nevermind." And we haven't met any of the Band... wait... On top of that, there's drugs that seem to be targeting Arcana. Arcana vanishing without a trace. Kyon and Eiko being framed for murder. And, of course, nearly-random people trying to kill us. * Satoshi comes to a really bad conclusion. * Katie blinks at Satoshi. You don't think that... The Band is exactly what they say they are, right? A musical group, in addition to being Arcana? Oh yeah, and Meimi, The Moon. She likes playing with us. Playing? As a cat with mice. * Kyon grimaces slightly. "They've lost him, too?" Though she's more insane than evil I think. I don't follow.. * Satoshi sighs. She makes illusions so real, you'd think they're actually people. She had me fooled for about a month, and would have kept on fooling me, if another of her illusions didn't tell us what's going on. So... Which is why I asked if you were a real person or not. * Kaede blinks and narrows his eyes. She... Not that you yourself would have been able to tell us, but Meimi's fooled us repeatedly. Wait..if that's true..how do any of you know you're really Arcana...and she's not the only one making an elaborate illusion..which.. * Katie sighs and looks to the ground, considerably more downcast. * Kaede groans. "Which means, now I'd be caught up in it too.." * Satoshi looks very somber. Trust me, I can give you proof that I really exist. * Kyon nods again. "Right. Thanks. I'll call later tonight." I'm not saying you don't..but the powers could be illusionary..couldn't they..? ( There's a tag on Satoshi's foot. "100% real" ) * Katie snaps her head up and narrows her eyes. "What are you getting at, Kaede? That you'll accept one power over another? Either way, what's happening is *real* on some level." * Kaede almost yells back at Katie. "I don't know WHAT to believe! One minute I'm standing in class, getting chewed on by a teacher, the next some kid tells me I'm the two of pentacles.." Then I got you telling me I've stepped into a war I've got no say in..murders drugs..it's a little much to deal with don't you think?? * Kaede huffs in place and falters a bit. * Remi glares at Kaede. Of course it is, so feel free to check us out, be suspious, judge our character, ultimately it is all about who you can trust. I'm the one whose best friend is dead! My other best friend is being blamed for the murder! Don't you DARE beg for pity. It's... hard, yeah. I won't deny that. * Kyon says goodbye and hangs up the phone. He smirks at Kaede. "Then don't deal. End up like the others that died. All you can do is move through." He turns to Remi. "I got the name and number of the owner of the house." * Kaede looks at Remi calmly. "I'm not asking for pity..I've had close ones die too..don't think you're the only one who's dealt with THAT." * Remi blinks at Kyon. "How does that help?" * Remi looks back to Kaede? "Oh? Who killed them?" I...don't know.. * Kyon sticks the phone back in his pocket. "They went in there. One way or another. So the person whose house that is must know something." Nobody is going to die. Not if we can help it. Maybe it was the Nanami person you keep mentioning, or your grandfather. * Katie sighs and runs her hand through her hair. "I'm sorry, Kaede. It wasn't so long ago for me, either, but it feels like forever." * Haruko nods. After all, they're convinced that MY best friend did it. * Kaede scowls. "I don't like to talk about it.." * Satoshi stares at Remi. That was way out of line. * Kaede shakes his head. "I don't need this..I told you I'm sorry, I don't know what else I can do.." He starts heading off towards the gate. * Remi turns to Satoshi. "And what would you know about it?" He did nothing to you. You had no right to do that to him. Kaede...what are you going to do if Ryo goes after you again? I... * Kaede looks over his shoulder. "I'll think of something.." But sitting around, bothering this poor girl isn't going to do any of you any good..I'm sorry. * Kyon scowls at Remi. "Stop picking fights with my allies. You want my help? This is a lead. So either let's take it, and I'll keep the name and the other leads, or let's go." * Remi sighs. "Your right." She turns to Kaede. "Look, I'm sorry." * Kaede blinks slightly, starting to say something but not knowing how to respond. * Kyon shrugs. "If your plan is still to just break down the door, you get nowhere. There's an in somewhere. We need to poke in the right place. Knowing who's there gets us closer to a weakness." * Remi eyes Kyon, but says nothing. * Kaede sighs and looks for a bench to sit down at. [No benches outside the school, unfortunately.] * Katie then turns to the conversation. "Remi, getting arrested is the last thing you want to do." So who is this owner, have any information on him or her? * Kaede leans up against the wall and pulls out his laptop, starting it up and resting it on his knees. [About this time, Saki and crew emerge from the school.] * Kaede doesn't look up, too busy checking his e-mail. (Hello, Saki, this is Kaede. He's much tastier than I am. Honest!) * Kyon looks sidewise at Haruko, and is about to answer before spying Saki. He leans back against the wall, and looks at her coolly. (;_;) * Katie blinks at Saki and involuntarily takes a step back. * Satoshi notices Saki and company. "Uh-oh." * Haruko notices the laptop and stares at it, loses interest in her question and paying no attention to Saki. * Taki tries to hide behind somebody, she's heard that Saki isn't all bad, but nobody's proved it yet. [They pass by your group. Saki and Eriko don't even look up. Ryuji nods politely, but doesn't say anything. They head for the parking lot.] * Kaede types away, his face changing from frown to scowl back to frown to look of concentration. * Katie breathes a sigh of relief. She even smiles slightly at Ryuji. Guess they didn't have anything for us today. * Remi keeps her eyes on Saki. "Geezus. I nearly forgot she went here." * Taki lests out big sigh of relief, "She ...didn't do anything." * Haruko maneuvers to get a better look at the laptop, though not overly interested in what is on screen. * Kaede stops for a second, staring at the screen, then looking up at Haruko. "Errm..is something the matter?" * Kyon shrugs at Remi. "Yeah, she does. But don't worry about her now." * Haruko blinks up innocently at Kaede. "Nope, just checking out your hardware, don't mind me." Oh....'kay... * Kaede goes back to typing, casting a sideglance at Haruko from over the tops of his glasses. (Haruko's favorite pickup line: "Hey, baby, wanna see my hardware?") (Kaede doesn't want to be picked up -.-) * Haruko shows no notion at being embarassed by Kaede's glances, and continues to observe for a minute or two. (Bah. She's cute.) * Kaede slowly closes the laptop and sighs deeply, slipping it into his kaban. (Yep ^_^) (*picks Kaede up* Now, where should I put him down?) So, Kyon. Now that you have a name, what are we going to do with it? * Haruko adopts a slight pout at the hiding of the machine, and leans against a wall. Yeah. * Kaede still isn't clear on what exactly they're doing but doesn't want to be a bother, so stays quiet, just looking. * Katie considers for a moment, then turns to Kaede. "Hey, do you have an internet connection with that computer?" Um..yeah. It's connected to a satellite hookup so I can check my email from the school.. Maybe you can look up the name Kyon got? I can sure try... * Taki boggles " A...A satellite?" * Katie smiles. "Great." * Kaede digs out the computer. "Not MY satelite...just a generic one.." * Kyon looks sidewise over at Taki. "We find out what he does. And how we can get what we want from him. And we go from there." * Kaede boots it up again. "What's the name?" * Kyon walks over towards Kaede. Ahh. [He'll have to do that next time, however. Session End]