[Day: Monday, June 18th. Time: 2:00 p.m.] (Why is it always June 18th?) ( Gleeb ) ( Maybe it's like Groundhog Day, or something. ) (It's the longest day in history.) [Day: Monday, June 20th. Time: 2:00 p.m.] (Is it supposed to be Tuesday, June 19th?) (Well, last session took place on Monday, June 18th.) (But that was the wrong date, too.) (Ah, so it is.) [Earlier, you looked up a whole buncha information on a guy named Mai Shu, who works for Kanghua Enterprises, a branch of the happy corporation you all know and love, Asahara. You were all discussing what to do when Shig and Eoi left on a sudden call, leaving the rest of you to decide if/how you're going to infiltrate/assault/whatever you will to the place.] [And no, it's still Monday. Chomei gets hit with a potato.] [Session Start] * Rei points at Chomei. "Why's there potato in your hair?" (*cracks up*) ( *poses with Potato Cannon*) * Chomei pulls the potato out of his hair. "Maybe you'd know." He throws it in Rei's general direction. * Maria whistles. She certainly didn't have anything to do with it. No, sir. * Rei watches it splut at her feet. She blinks down at it. "Nope. Not one of my creations. It smells funny, too. I think you got beaned with rotten potato. You might want to look into changing your brand of shampoo." * Chie taps her fingers on Eoi's desk, which she's claimed in his absence. "So, guys, what's the plan?" * Lazar meditates. Ohm'n stuff. * Makoto certainly didn't have anything to do with it. In fact, he looks a little bored by everything except his yo-yo, at the moment. Aside from discussing the mysterious appearance of tubers. Plan? Oh. I forgot, is this one another obvious trap? Well, we're gonna look into this Mai Shu guy, right? Yeah! You guys should sneak in as escaped convicts from the local jail! Seek sanctuary! I'll sit back and take pictures. * Chie rubs the bandage on her arm. "Maybe a trap. And, no, Rei. I've actually managed to avoid havin' a police record so far, and I'd actually like to keep it that way, believe it or not." * Rei giggles before hopping into the chair at her Dad's desk and spinning in it. "Soooooo... how're you doing this? Need a map?" * Makoto frowns, though his eyes never leave the rapidly spinning toy as he sends it up and down and all around. "I don't think posing as felons would really help anyway, Rei. But a map would probably help us no matter what we do." I dunno. How *are* we doin' this? And a map would be good regardless. * Peter frowns. * Lazar stops chanting in Hebrew. "I still nowhere near healed, so any plan what calls for 'Lazar stand and take hits while we do something else' no is going to work." * Rei stops herself with a foot against the desk, sets up BOX next to her dad's laptop, and gets to work. I don't think we're gonna just go chargin' in. This is a supposedly legit place of business. Yeah, so a bunch of people shouldn't be too suspicious, right? Oh, yes. We're all so very not suspicious. Well, if I had a bit of money and a few hours' time, I could get some halfway decent disguises for you guys and we could go incognito. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-1) and gets 6. Hmm. Sounds good. Have we got said time and money? Call it a business expense! I no know about rest of you, but I look innocent as newborn baby. With Hebrew runes carved into forehead. Yeah, and about as big as a tank. * Rei clucks her tongue and presses a few buttons, and the printer nearby comes to life. "Maps are a-printin'! Get 'em while they're hot!" * Chie gets up and walks over to the printer. * Makoto grins crookedly and snaps the yo-yo back into his hand. "Lazar, you're going to have to have your illusion turned on, obviously. Can you change your wardrobe in your illusion form?" ... you know, I never try that. * Peter looks over the map, because he is boring and stuffy! * Chie takes the stack of maps from the printer, hands one to Rei, then passes the rest of them out to the group, keeping one for herself. * Rei takes it and puts it on her head, because she's already looking at the one on her screen. Hat. Never thought of using it that way. * Maria observes the maps. Observe! * Chie looks at hers, since she doesn't have a screen and therefore can't use the paper one as a hat. * Chomei takes the map and starts lookin' over it. "I'm dissapointed. I'm sure you've done that before." It's waterproof! Not really. But you could laminate it and then it'd be waterproof! As well as shiny and smelling bad when set on fire. [The maps are very maplike. Unfortunately, there are no arrows pointing to the secret labs, so you'll just have to find those yourself.] * Lazar smiles sheepishly. "This was all I wore back before became golem. So no ever thought to be wearing anything else." * Chomei hmmms... "How are we going to do this?" * Chie shrugs. "Haven't a clue. I'll freely admit that makin' sneaky plans is not my forte." * Maria shrugs. "I could go in there myself and look around, if you need it." * Chomei raises an eyebrow. "Are you sure you want to do that?" * Lazar eyes the map for a moment, then hmms, and grasps his pendant... there's a moment of fuzziness, and suddenly Lazar is wearing a Hawaiian shirt, cargo shorts, and sandals. Well, *if* we're going to try to be inconspicuous, Lazar will have to-- oh! Well, it works. Good, that will make things a bit easier. Now we have to figure out how we're getting in. * Maria shrugs. "Why not?" * Chie blinks. "Hey, nice, Laz!" .. That does not appear inconspicuous. No, but it proves he can change it. * Maria blinks at Lazar and giggles. ... this very silly shirt. It is! I think I've just the thing. Rei, can you get a telephone directory on this building? * Chomei glances up. "Interesting illusion." He goes back to reviewing the map. "You might run into trouble?" Try, uhm... black suit an' tie, and shades. Like those rent-a-thugs always wear. * Rei types a bit more. * Rei presses another button. " Printing! * Lazar shrugs, and tries that. Another moment of fuzziness, and Lazar's dressed to the nines in a spiffy black suit, tie, shades... and sandals. Excellent. Lazar, you'll have to do something about the shoes... * Chomei scratches his head as he looks up at Makoto. "What's your plan?" * Makoto takes the printed directory and scans it... Okay, we need to pick a department. No telling where these labs are, but... I'm thinking an audit of some kind. * Lazar blinks, and looks down at his feet. "... ah. That no right." * Chie laughs. "We're gonna pretend to be auditors?" Auditors? * Lazar concentrates again, and his sandals morph into... bright red clown shoes. * Chomei chuckles. "Yeah, the closest thing you can get to evil without being the devil himself." * Makoto grins and nods, though he keeps his eyes on the directory. "If this building has registered research activity going on, we can be safety auditors. If they keep inventory, we can be surveyors. Otherwise, we may have to be accountants." I thought those were lawyers. * Rei giggles. "You don't need me to make up fake documents, do ya? I don't know a whole lot about the Chinese law system." * Peter sighs. ... okay, that very much no right. * Chomei looks around as if someone could be watching. "It's all connected." He goes back to looking over the map. Absolutely, Rei. The more props we have, the better. [Makoto finds an R&D department. Bing!] Umm... hey, Prof! You've been doing this for a long time. Can we get somebody to do that for us? I mean, fabricate those documents and stuff. So... an auditor's some kind of demon? Accountants? I'd rather charge in that pretend to be... that. * Lazar pokepokes at his feet. "That definately no be sneaky..." Oh, wait... here we go. I don't think they'll be expecting accountants to attack. * Maria seems confused. They've got R&D. We can be safety inspectors. We'll need some nice clothes, clipboards, papers, and safety glasses. A few other odds and ends, but we can get everything we need at a few shops, most likely. ... do safety inspectors in China wear clown shoes? Safety inspectors? I can do that. No, Laz. Try for those nice black dress shoes. ... ah, okay. * Lazar concentrates again... and forms black clown shoes. Yes, I can. * Peter pulls out his phone and gets someone on it. * Rei beams. "Great! Then I have to do less work!" * Rei cackles. ... that still no look right. * Chie makes a face. "I'm not gonna have to wear a skirt, am I? There's no way I can fight in a skirt." ( No, Makoto will wear the skirt instead. ) ( Lazar will NOT wear the skirt. ) I haven't worn a skirt since junior high, and I really *don't* want to start doin' it again. You can wear nice dress pants! Black ones! * Chie looks happier. "Good." But I think you'd look better in purple dress pants. Don't you think, Makoto? Purple? I can dress eveyone up! Yeah, safety inspectors. Pants are acceptable for everybody. * Chomei leans back. "A suit, eh? Hmmm... I might be able to improvise if you guys can't find a retailer in time." * Lazar concentrates again... and finally gets it right. "There. Is good. Now I look like penguin golem." * Maria nods, then frowns. "...I'm not gonna have to wear dressy stuff, am I?" You think I oughtta do somethin' about my hair? And take some of my earrings out? (Chie's hair is currently BRIGHT YELLOW, in case you've forgotten.) Yes, Maria, you are. The government seldom allows its agents the luxury of "casual day." * Maria pouts. "Foo." And no, Rei. Purple is out. I'm sorry. * Rei spins on the chair some more. "Awwwww." Pretty much black and white. * Chie ponders. "I could maybe lighten it a little and get it to look more blond... what do you think, Makoto?" * Lazar blinks, then concentrates. His suit turns purple. Blond works. Even auditors have private lives. I'm goin' with black, given that choice. I'll need somewhere to stash some of my stuff... maybe I can grab a purse somewhere. And I still dunno what an auditor is. So this no work, Makoto? ( They do? ) Oh, yeah, what about carryin' weapons? I probably can't lug my bag in, can I? Auditor's are people that the government sends to make sure guidelines are being mantained. * Makoto winces. "Er... no, Lazar. Purple is out. Try tweeds, if you want." * Rei stops and wobbles. "Well, usually checks accounts for- tweed! Like the prof! He's tweedy." ... tweed? Why I make suit out of small yellow bird? * Mechalink has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) ...checks accounts for tweed? That's insane! I don't suppose anyone's carrying any peroxide on them? Probably not, but it shouldn't be too tough to get. We all have to go shopping anyway. ( Everyone: Just dress like Peter :P ) Yeah, we can pick it up when we go get stuff. What about my earrings, Makoto? Try and cover 'em up or just take most of 'em out? Hydrogen peroxide? Sure, why? Not tweet. Tweed. * Chie turns to Maria. "Lightening my hair a little. So it doesn't stand out quite as much." *pause* "Did I just say I'm tryin' not to stand out?" She laughs. ... ah. Okay. *changes back to black* * Chomei hmmms. "So, pretty much get a suit. I can't really do anything about my hair, unfortunately... And would wearing gloves be a violation of the 'government dress code'?" * Makoto shrugs at Chie. "No dangling earrings, but the rest should be fine." * Maria pulls out a small plastic container that holds about a quarter-cup of h- peroxide. "Oh. this prolly won't be enough then? And hey, not standing out is my specialty." ^_~ * Chie grins at Makoto and points to her left ear. "Even though I've got eight in one and only one in the other?" ( I thought not standing out was Rei's specialty. ) * Chie looks back at Maria. "No, probably not enough. We can pick up a bottle when we go shopping." * Maria nods. "Alright." * Makoto nods, grinning crookedly. "Yeah, it should be okay." * Chie grins. Works for me! * Maria giggles. Hm. Hmmm. How much is all this gonna cost us? I can see about getting some discounts if it's more than we can afford. Chie, when we're out, help Maria dress conservatively, okay? And no, maria, we're not doing five-finger discounts. It's bad enough running away from *one* obsessive policeman. * Chie laughs. "You're askin' me for conservative, Makoto?" Don't worry. I think I can manage. Aww. * Chomei smirks. Mm.. * Makoto shakes his head. "Good. I'll be checking everybody's outfits before we pay. Peter, if I put all of this on my card, will Interpol reimburse me?" Hey, Maria... want me to do makeup for you, too? S'been a while since I've worn any, but we can pick some up along with everything else. Make sure to get a recipt. * Maria blinks. "Eh? Sure, I guess. Uhm, I don't think I've ever worn any, so I dunno if I can help you there." S'okay, I think I'll be able to figure out what looks good on you. Okay. We gotta look professional and all. This is gonna be pretty fun, actually. * Chie grins. Haven't played dressup in years and years. * Peter sighs and rubs his head. Or ever, really. * Maria nodnods, then grins. "Yeah. Dig it we're playin-- exactly." XD So. Anything else we need? ... as long as nobody ask me to wear tutu, we okay. Anyone ask me, get noogied. * Chomei shrugs. "Going to be 'dressing up' for this job... Can't say I like wearing a suit, but it shouldn't be too bad." * Chie laughs. "I know better than to risk that temptation, Laz." * Lazar grins. Okay, are we ready to go shopping? I'll prep you guys on the finer points of acting like auditors on the way. Do auditors give wedgies if no tell truth? I'm ready. I will stay here and do some research while you do that. No Lazar, they don't. And, no, Laz. Okay! Will you tell me what an audito is, too? ... well that no fun. * Chomei wonders if anybody heard him earlier. Chomei, I liked your explanation. Care to give it to Maria again? Okay, Peter. I'll try to have us all back as soon as possible.) Auditors are people sent by the government to make sure their laws and guidelines are followed by those who agreed to them. Oh. ...eew. It's okay, Maria. It's only an act. Just for today, we're all gonna be nice, law-abiding citizens. We can go back to having fun tomorrow. * Makoto smirks. You sure you can stand it? Well... I suppose I can abide by the law for just a day. Yeah. It'll be tough, but we can take it! * Makoto looks over the list again. I dunno. But I'll try! * Maria poses! I wish I had another one of me. I need to call one of the middle managers on this list and let him... or her... know that we're coming. You can't do it while we're out? ... no suppose there is Chinese Department of Inspecting Evil Lab? Sadly, I doubt it, Laz. * Chomei gets up and stretches. "I'm sure Rei can print you another one." ... China even less fun than Japan. Oh, I can do it while we're out. I just need to slip away to a quiet place while you guys play dress up. Let's go. * Chie nods. "All right." * Maria nods. "Right." * Chomei eyes Makoto. "... Right." * Lazar mutters. "So much easier in Transylvania. No need to sneak. Just kick down door, charge in with swords and torches and occasional pitchfork and angry mob." Not everyone lives in a world where the bad guys are obvious, Laz. What, the demons and monsters we've been fighting aren't obvious? ... they Asahara. How much more obvious there be? Flashing sign what say "Evil Lab Below"? * Chomei nods. "And I'm sure that'd be nice and easy to explain to the guys who are on top just going to work and trying to earn an honest living, right?" ( Well.. uh.. hm. ) * Lazar hrms. "... that be pretty neat. Flashing sign for evil lab. I like." ( Evil had a little lab, little lab, little lab o/~ ) (*snerk*) (Heh.) * Makoto rubs his temple thoughtfully as he heads toward the door. ... but still. Ever wonder why Interpol need us to fight demons? Why no get big group of hundred men with tanks and flamethrowers? * Maria follows. Because we're subtle? * Chie grins. ... we subtle? Why nobody tell me these things?! *grins* Well, now you know! Heh. Because those hundred men with tanks and flamethrowers would be too expensive to hire. Duh. ( So, instead, they entrust the fate of the world to a bunch of teenagers with suppressed personality disorders. Hey, it worked so well in EVA, why not? =P ) ( Hah! ) (I'm not a teenager! I'm twenty!) (Well... Yeah.) [And so they go shopping, then they come back with new threads.] * Lazar is dressed as he was before. Spiffy black suit, tailored for his frame, black time with Hebrew writing in silver, and shades, He looks pretty darn good, as the suit shows off his rather impressive build well. * Chie is still off in the ladies' room with Maria, working on things. ^_~ * Makoto returns with a few clothing bags in hand, because they make such useful containers for everybody's normal clothing. He's dressed in a conservative wool jacket that's the color of charcoal, matching slacks, a cream button-down shirt with a buttonless collar, and a wine colored tie. * Chomei is wearing, plain and simple, a black suit. His tie's a dark blue, similar in color to his hair. The undershirt is white, and his left hand's in his over-shirt pocket. The suit fits him perfectly, but doesn't make him stand out at all. His hair, on the other hand... Well, it's the same as before. * Chie walks into the room. She's wearing a cream-colored shell, black slacks, and a black jacket, along with dressy black boots that actually add an inch or two to her height. Her hair's been lightened to a slightly more normal blond shade, and has been neatly styled. She's also wearing a silver and amethyst pendant and matching ring. And, yes, she's got a tasteful amount of makeup on. * Chie poses slightly. "So, how do I look, guys?" * Chomei blinks as he looks at Chie. "Um... You look great." ... is phrase in Hungarian. Daaaaaaaamn. * Chie smiles at the guys, and especially at Chomei. "Thanks." * Makoto grins a little. "Yeah, very pretty." You're all lookin' pretty sharp yourselves. And Mari- oh, for cryin' out loud... * Chie turns back to the hallway. "Maria! C'mon in!" * Maria can be heard from the hallway. "...no!" * Chie sighs. "Come on! You look *good*! C'mon and show off a little!" ( But not too much in front of Chomei. Not that I care or anything.) Come on, Maria! Arr. * Makoto glances at Peter. "Hm?" * Chie looks in Peter's direction. "What's that, prof? I've struck you speechless?" She grins. * Rei grins madly from her dad's desk. She's wearing oil-stained jeans, a bright tie-dye t-shirt, horribly messy black hair, a dark brown tail, and green sneakers. Never woulda guessed, huh? (*laughs*) * Chomei looks like he's about to say something, but stops himself. Or is it he doesn't have anything to say? * Peter rubs his head. "Nothing." * Maria comes in blushing and having to work to keep from running back out of the room. She's wearing a dress outfit with black button-up blazer, white shirt, black skirt, hose, and high heels. The skirt is short and tight, the shirt has a very low neckline, and even the blazer is rather snug. All in all, it does a *great* job of showing her figure off, much to her obvious dismay. ... is word in Yiddish. Daaaaaaaamn. Oh, cute! * Rei throws a pencil at Lazar. * Chomei again would say something, but seems cut-off... * Rei makes a v-sign. See? You're a hit! * Lazar blinks as the pencil gets stuck in one of the cracks in his chest. He blinks, and pokes at it idly as, with the illusion on, it looks like it's sticking out of his chest. * Chie smiles at Maria, but for some reason, she keeps glancing in Chomei's direction out of the corner of her eye. (Chie and Chomei, sittin' in a tree o/~) * Maria even has a cute little purse. Her hair is done up in a bun held together with hairpins. Or they might be lockpicks. Y'never know. ( Aww. So cute! ) * Makoto arches an eyebrow at Maria. "Well. That's certainly acceptable. I have to say there will be many a male in this office who will have trouble thinking about his work, and that will help us. Very nice." ( Hee! ) * Maria fidgets in response to Makoto's compliments. * Chie sets her duffel bag on the floor. "Hmm. I don't know how I'm gonna carry my stuff in." I'm kinda thinking they'd be suspicious about somebody who had a sword in a briefcase, but I don't really wanna go unarmed, just in case. (Tell them that it's to commit ritual suicide, in case of an emergency.) * Chomei blinks one or two more times, shakes his head, then stops looking at the ladies too much... ... if have duct tape, can tape to my chest under illusion. Unless has metal detectors. Good point. Makoto? Metal detectors or no? * Chomei hmmms. Mmm, I'm not sure. Some bigger offices have them nowadays. Hey, Chomei, you've got the map now, right? How big is this place? * Chomei pulls the map out of an inner pocket in his jacket. "Scale, scale..." * Maria frowns. "I'd take care of the metal detectors, but I'll be much too conspicuous. MUCH. MUCHMUCHMUCH." * Chie grins at Maria. "Yeah, I'd say you'll cause a few distractions." * Chie walks over to Chomei. "Need help with that map?" Maybe Rei can? If really need distraction, can make illusion remove clothes and run naked through lobby. .. Please don't. Well, it's sixteen floors. It looks pretty average for an office building, actually. * Lazar flexes! ... causing the pencil in his chest to snap. * Makoto chokes and laughs at the unexpected mental image. * Chie tries to peek at the map. "Any sign of metal detectors, though?" Well, yeah, I can disable detectors, but any guards playing a lot of attention would notice they're not functioning anymore. Most office buildings don't make you go through a metal detector, anyhow. Alright. And you could always reenable them once we're through, if it comes to that. Yup! Shouldn't be hard. Okay... anyone have duct tape? In my backpack, yeah. Lemme go get some. ... Why do you need duct tape, Lazar? Yeah, I got some in my pack too. * Rei reaches into her backpack, pulls out a roll of duct tape, and tosses it to Lazar. (Everyone needs duct tape.) Everyone needs duct tape. ( Curse you Ard. Curse you) * Maria starts headed out, heels clack clack clacking, then stops when Rei produces duct tape. "Okay, got that covered." (*laughs*) (I win!) Chie tape sword to my chest. I turn on illusion. Sword no be seen. * Lazar completely misses the tossed duct tape, and it too gets stuck in a crack on his chest. ... okay, this getting bit silly. *pulls out the duct tape* Unless you think we should try and smuggle it in in a briefcase instead. (You're enjoing this 'crack in chest' thing way too much Jesse. :P) Do any of us even *have* a briefcase? They'd probably check the case, really. Well... We could give that a shot. And I have one or two at home, some with hidden compartments. ( Zeg: Yup! ) * Chie walks over to her bag, kneels down, and pulls out her sword. "So, do we use Lazar or something else?" ( o/~ Some of them want to use you... some of them want to be used by you... o/~ ) Hm. ( ... and the Hungarian national anthem comes on on WinAmp. =P ) * Maria shrugs. "Your call." It all depends on if they have metal detectors. And do they? * Rei shrugs. I say I have plate in head. =P * Lazar knocks on his head. They will still insist on searching you. And I don't think they'll miss that. True. ( "...sir. You appear to have a sword in your chest." "Yeah. My fault for eating at the cafeteria." ) * Makoto nods when Peter speaks. "Yeah, so that's out..." Could carry it as part of new law to make people no want to lie... Uhm. Could we get it into the building after we're in? Hide it somewhere before hand, or have Rei sneak it in? * Chie looks over at Chomei. "Y'know, this is where I wish I had something like yours." * Chomei shrugs. "I'd say I'm lucky, but... I'm never too sure about that." Hmm... * Chie taps on the blade of her sword with her finger. "Hey, Nea? You awake?" Why not take it with you, and I can look before you go in, and then if there aren't any I'll just let you know and you can take stuff? And if not, I'll let you know and you won't take stuff? And it'll all be happy and done and simple. * Chie frowns. "Hmm. Y'know... I don't think she's in there. She probably went off to visit her relatives or something." *Now* I get the unpossessed sword. Anyhow... yeah, I guess that'll work. * Chomei smirks. "Yeah, let's go to 'work'." * Maria grins. "Sounds good to me." Understood. ... so now we Mystery Auditors? No. Auditing Club! * Chie laughs. "I guess so." (The Mystery Auditing Club!) (I was just going to say that.) (I WIN.) (You'd think, but I'm trying to memorize these handlers and listeners.) * Chie pats her pockets to make sure she's transferred her cell phone and a few other things. * Maria checks her cute little purse to make sure she has everything she thinks she'll need. (I also believe that "Mystery Auditors" should be the session title, but that's just me. ^_~) (Mystery Auditor Chieko? :P) (*powerpose* Oh, wait, you called me Chieko. *kills Chomei*) (Wah! ;_;) ( Wait. Lazar's jewish. How's he supposed to pass for an accountant? ) (Zing!) (And we're auditors, not accountants.) Hey, uhm... Chie? Yeah, Makoto? About your sword... Hmm? Well... do you have a mirror? * Chie blinks. "Yeah." She pulls out her newly-acquired makeup compact and holds it out. "Will this do?" Err... no, it's a little small. Well, here. Come with me. * Maria blinks. "Eh?" * Chie blinks. "Okay..." * Makoto goes out into the hallway and over to the bathrooms. He stops outside the men's bathroom and turns to make certain that Chie followed him. * Maria blinks and snaps a finger. * Chie follows Makoto, her bootheels clicking slightly as she walks. * Chomei frowns. * Makoto holds his hand toward Chie, palm up and open. "May I have your sword for a moment?" * Chie hesistates for a second, then hands it over. Okay. I'll be right back. What are you going to do, if you don't mind my asking? ( Toss it out the window :P ) * Maria follows. If this has anything to do with smuggling things into buildings, she wants to know about it! I'm going to show you how we get your sword past a metal detector. [Maria goes into the men's bathroom.] * Makoto opens the door to the men's bathroom and goes inside. He's gone for a minute or two, and when he returns, his hands are empty. ( No, she'd stop next to Chie. :P ) * Chie looks at Makoto. "So... where is it? Mirrorspace?" * Maria blinks. "What'd you do with it?... don't tell me you ate it, or something?" * Makoto grins. "If you'll check the women's bathroom to make sure it's empty, I'll go in there with you and show you the rest of the trick." .. Interesting.. * Maria cocks her head to the side and does that! * Chomei looks back and eyes Makoto. "It's in the mirror, I bet." ( Why not just change into a woman, Makoto? :P ) ( Because, using Mirrorspace is tiring enough as it is! ;P ) * Makoto waits for the "all's clear." ( Is it all clear, O Gm? :P ) ( No, there's 20 women in there because I wanna make you guys take longer. Uh, I mean yes, it's all clear. ) ( Hee! ) ( Make them fight, they like that. ) * Maria pokes her head out. "Nobody in here." * Chie heads over. * Peter isn't going into a woman's bathroom. That's impolite. * Chomei doesn't either. But for much different reasons. * Makoto nods and goes into the bathroom. He promptly steps in front of one of the mirrors over a sink and runs his fingertips down the surface of the glass. The mirror ripples under his touch, like water on a pond, and the doppelganger slowly pushes his fingers into the mirror, where they seem to disappear behind their own reflections. * Chie watches intently. * Maria blinks. * Makoto furrows his brow in concentration for a moment, and then withdraws his arm from the mirror as slowly as he pushed it in. Now, though, when his hand comes free it is gripping the hilt of Chie's sword. He draws the blade out of the mirror, until it is completely free of the glass, and then hands it to Chie. Behind him, the mirror slowly stops its rippling. * Chie blinks a few times, then takes her sword. "Wow, that's... Makoto, that's *amazing*!" She grins. * Makoto smiles a bit wearily, and lets his hand drop. "Thanks, Chie. I've been working on my Mirrorwalking for a long time now but I've been afraid to show it off. I still need to work on it. Usually doppelgangers don't have to teach themselves how to do this..." * Maria grins wide. "Pleeease tell me you can teach me that." * Makoto seems to be more ashamed than proud. * Chie suddenly realizes why Makoto said once to cover the mirrors. "Ah, I see..." * Chie holds her sword out. "You want to put it back, or does it have to be a different mirror?" And no, Maria, I don't think I could teach you how to do that. It's a doppelganger thing. Oh. Well, lucky you, then. ^_^ I can put it back in this one, it's fine. We'll just get it out of another mirror once we're inside the building. * Maria gives Makoto a thumbs-up. This is the coolest thing she's seen all day. * Chie hands her sword to Makoto. "Got it. Thanks." ( Ah, but Lazar hasn't demonstrated NostrilSpace to you yet. =P ) * Makoto takes the sword and puts it back into the mirror, ripples and all. When he's done, he leaves the bathroom slowly. "Somebody else is going to have to drive. I'll want a nap on the way." The prof can. * Maria nods. Good. Ready to go? Yep. All set! Just lemme grab an empty briefcase so I have a place to stash my sword once we get it back. Cool. Alright. Let's go! * Chie walks out of the restroom and back into the office, where she snags said briefcase, then rejoins the others. * Chomei looks back at Chie. "So, how'd the mirror trick go?" * Chie grins at Chomei. "Works pretty well." * Chomei smirks. "Let's go then." Lead the way. * Chie heads out! * Maria follows! * Makoto does, too! * Chomei walks out! [And off they go! Session End]