[Day: Monday, November 8th. Time: 2:50 p.m.] [Weather: Somewhat warm. Clear skies.] [We find our three protagonists all in class. The bell just rang, and school's out for the day. Students are getting up and going off to do whatever they normally do. How about you?] [Session Start] * Isamu gets to his feet, stretches, and grabs his stuff. He hasn't shown or talked to anyone about the scar on his palm and, in fact, has been antagonizing Mitsuru even more than he used to. (Has Chisato fainted since that day or anything?) ( No, not since then. ) * Hanase shuts down her laptop, which she's been taking notes on, and folds it up. She slips it into her backpack, then looks out the window for a moment while fingering the stone on a fairly thick silver braid around her neck. (I vomited up this stone that almost killed me. Now I wear it as a necklace.) (It is a sign of my triumph!) (It's a Lana Lang thing. Totally.) * Chisato gathers up her books, and heads over to her friends. (Heh.) * Hanase picks up her backpack and sighs, thinking for a second. [As usual, they gather around Shinju's desk.] Hey Chisato. * Isamu just leaves class. Screw places of learning! * Shinju waves. "Hi Chisato!" * Chisato congregates in the vicinity of Shinju's workspace, as per custom. "Hi!" * Hanase walks out of the room, heading towards the athletic grounds. * Shinju smiles. "I saw Mitsuru at practice yesterday. He's sooooo dreamy." * Naoko rolls her eyes. "Have you spoken with him yet?" Chisato asks, sitting on the desk beside Shinju's. * Shinju blushes. "Um... I said hi to him, and he looked at me." (Dude, that's a big deal!) (It means he likes you.) "Ooh," Chisato says, without sarcasm. "Was it like a *look* look?" I don't think so. But it was a nice start! Or more like an end. * Shinju glares at Naoko. "Hey! Just because he didn't say anything to me yet doesn't mean-" she's interrupted as a fourth girl makes her way to the crew. (Ah, the seemingly endless Chisato NPC friends. :) ) (Collect them all!) (Then have them duel for your amusement. "Yukiko! I choose you!") (ChisatoFriends! Like SuperFriends! This one has SUPER GOSSIP POWER! That one ... has SUPER GOSSIP POWER! ... uh, so do the rest of them.) (It's like flight.) (Ever read the SeanBaby thing about how Hawkman thinks he's such a big deal because he can fly when so can everyone else?) (No. I used to read SeanBaby a little but stopped.) * Natsumi Hatagami, age 16. She's a pretty girl who's always in on the latest trends and fashions. She frequently "helps" people stay as up to date on what's hot and what's not as she is. Her hair is parted down one side with a small braid, and dyed purple. Her eyes are blue, achieved through the miracle of contacts. ( http://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/hawkman.htm ) * Natsumi bounds over excitedly. "Omigawd! Girls, you've, like, gotta help me out!" "What is it?" (Timmy fell down a well?) There's like, this guy, you know? And he, like, thinks I'm totally chic. So, like, he asked me out on a kareoke date! Isn't that just too cool? (Taki fell down the well! Help us find a bigger rock! ;P) "That's great." Chisato looks puzzled, fiddling with a backpack strap. "So what's the problem?" Uh.... Yeah? Is he hot? Yes! He's totally hot! But, like, he wants his friends to come. And, like, he wants me to bring a few of mine so, like, it's not just me and three guys, you know? "Are they cute too?" Yeah, are they? Like, I don't know. I've never met them. But they might be! * Natsumi clasps her hands together. "Come on guys, pleeease help me out?" "Uh, is this an... *older* guy or something?" Chisato sounds a bit worried. * Naoko waves her hands in front of her face. "Ugh. Not me. Karaoke is stupid." No! Nononono! He, like, goes to our school! "Okay then." Chisato is visibly relieved. "I'm in." * Natsumi grabs Chisato's hands in her own. "Thanks! You're too cool, Chisato!" * Natsumi looks at Shinju. (Natsumi channels Chikako!) Oh, okay. I'll go. They might turn out to not be half bad. (So, it turns out to be Isamu's crew, is my bet.) * Natsumi grins and hugs Shinju. "Thanks, Shinju-chan! (the GM forgets suffixes!) You're totally rad." (That'll be awkward for Shinju and her ex, though.) * Natsumi rats off an address. "We're meeting downtown at 5:00, ok?" "Uh huh." * Natsumi starts to rush off. "I gotta go. I need to pick out clothes for tonight. See you there!" * Chisato grins at Shinju. "Thanks for helping her out." * Natsumi stops at the door. "Oh! If you girls need to know what to wear, call me, 'kay? Peace out!" She's off. * Shinju grins. "Sure! Maybe we'll get lucky, and these guys won't be half bad." Or maybe you'll get unlucky and they will. * Naoko shakes her head helplessly. "Well, good luck." * Chisato ignores Naoko's negativity out of long practice. "We'll let you know if you missed out." Yeah. [Meanwhile, Hanase is at the school's archery range, along with her fellow students. Unlike the male-dominate kendo team, the kyudo team has a majority of female members, of about 2/3rds. They stand in lines of 3 people and take turns firing at the targets.] [Hanase is sharing her target with a guy and a gal.] * Emi Maeda, age 17. A second year student with black hair, cut unfashionably short, and hazel eyes. She doesn't particularly stand out, appearance wise, and the hair is actually a bit of a turnoff. She's a member of the student council, and a decent archer. * Ryoma is Ryoma, from the Kendo team :P (Yay Ryoma!) * Emi takes a shot, hitting the target on the second ring from the center. There's five rings. * Emi then moves back, allowing Ryoma to go. (Wait, I mean Boooo, Ryoma.) * Ryoma grins at Hanase. "Here goes nothing, Inoue-san!" Nothing is right. His arrow doesn't even make it halfway to the target. By the way, he has zero talent at Kyudo, too. .... an excellent miss, Ryoma. * Ryoma walks to the back of the line, chuckling, blushing and rubbing his head. "I guess I need more practice. Good luck, Inoue-san!" (Ryoma is stalking Hanase!) * Hanase steps forward and pulls the bow taut, sighting along the arrow. She adjusts her fingers slightly, then releases, the string thwacking against her arm guard. [Hanase fires! Her arrow strikes the third ring.] * Ryoma looks amazed. "Wow! Good job, Inoue-san!" * Hanase frowns, and utters a curse under her breath. She turns to eye Ryoma. "Not particularly." Sure it is! You hit the target! * Emi takes her next shot. She misjudges the wind, though, and hits the fourth ring. (Ryoma has a Hanase fansite.) * Hanase silently turns back to eye Emi's shot, with a definite disdainful sniff. * Ryoma walks up again. "Alright! Now it's time to show what I'm really made of!" He loads his arrow wrong, and when he fires, it only goes about two feet. Not to mention he nearly drops his bow. (Pointy end TOWARD target, Ryoma.) * Ryoma chuckles again. "Wow... This is hard. I envy your talent, Inoue-san." He moves back. Tell me, Shibara. What foul omen or dream prompted you to select this as a sport? * Hanase steps forward to the target again, only mildly paying attention to the answer, since she's already delivered the barb. * Hanase draws, sights, and releases! [Hanase's shot lands dead in the center.] * Hanase smiles and gives her head a little flip as she walks back from the line. * Ryoma rubs the back of his head. "Well, my dad said I should join a lot of sports since my grades aren't very good, but I- wow!! Great shot, Inoue-san!" * Emi walks up and takes her shot. It also lands in the center, right next to Hanase's arrow. Woah! You too, Maeda-san! Nice shot! * Hanase tightens her grip around the bow. * Emi heads to the back. "Thanks." * Hanase delivers her compliment served cold! "Yes. Excellent shot." It's very icy. (Brr.) (Also, Ryoma is soooo pathetic.) * Ryoma chuckles. "Okay! This time, I'm definitely going to hit it." He fires! The arrow gets about eighty percent of the way there, and lands on the ground. (Ryoma is our one hit meat shield.) * Ryoma laughs again. "Heheh... Well... I got farther that time!" He moves back. * Hanase steps forward. "In a month you might actually be hitting the target." She fires, being careful about her motions. [Hanase pulls back, but as she releases her string, it snaps.] * Ryoma stares. "Ack!" * Hanase sighs in disgust. "Oh, shit." * Emi looks around Ryoma. Oh no, Inoue-san. What are you gonna do? The string snapped? Strange... Very. * Hanase takes a closer look at where it snapped. [A bit above the middle.] You'll have to get a new one. I can give you the address for a good shop, if you like. * Hanase looks at Emi for a second. "... Thanks." * Emi pulls out a pen and a pocket notebook. "No problem." One would wonder if she kept those on her at all times. She writes something down and tears off a sheet, handing it to Hanase. "They're open until seven, so you might want to go soon after class." * Hanase takes the sheet and nods, then grabs her bow and walks towards the lockers to change. As soon as she gets out of Emi's sight, she starts glowering. "Sabotage. I know it." [Some time earlier, Isamu has just left class!] * Isamu did! He also went towards his locker! Since we're rewinding time, he's doing that now. [Isamu bumps into Shin on the way there. "Yo." * Isamu nods to Shin. "Hey. How's it going?" * Shin walks with his back bent, hands in his pockets. "Not bad. You?" * Isamu shrugs. "Okay. Another boring day. Why do we go to this school again?" They make us. Fuck. Hey... * Isamu works on opening his locker. "Yeah? You're not looking for money again, are you?" * Shin starts to ask, hesitantly, "On Friday night..." He suddenly seems to change his mind. "Eh, nevermind." [Suddenly, Youji shows up!] * Isamu looks at him. "What?" * Isamu waves offhandedly to Youji. Hey guys. Guess what? Girl turned you down. * Shin glances at Isamu. "This oughtta be good." * Isamu grins at Shin. What? No! Just the opposite. I found a good one. Yeah? Why's she better than the last one? ("This one has TWO arms.") You know Hatagami, from Class 1-6? Purple hair, kind of a freak, but pretty sexy. * Isamu ehs and makes a so-so gesture. He looks at Shin. * Shin shrugs at Isamu. I dunno, man. She looks like she's trying to be in one of those cartoons, y'know? * Shin snickers. So? She's still hot. That's all that matters. Anyhow... look, I asked her out, but she was kind of hesitant. So instead I got her to agree to go to a karaoke place. So you're gonna sing to her? Probably. The thing is, she won't go if it's just us two. So I told her I'd bring some guys if she brought more girls. An' she said yes. So... guess what? * Isamu eyes Youji. "Who's the other two girls?" * Shin groans. "You want to use us to get to her. Oh man." I don't know. Some of her idiot bubbly friends, probably. Fuck, you don't even know who you set us up with? * Isamu looks at Shin. "Remember last time that happened?" * Shin shudders. "Ugh. Yeah. I got stuck with that four-hundred pound woman who must have been in her forties." She was twenty-seven! Sure looked like she was in her forties. * Youji sighs. "Look, it's not like you guys have anything better to do tonight, right? Besides, she wants to impress me, so she wouldn't bring ugly chicks." Are you sure? Yes. Are you SURE? YES! * Shin sighs and looks at Isamu for his opinion. * Shin glances back at Youji. "... Are you sure?" ... Well... probably. * Isamu rolls his eyes. "She'll totally bring ugly chicks. She'll look better with 'em." I dunno about this, man. Look, worst case scenario, we milk 'em for cheap drinks. ( Boggles. That didn't come out right >.> ) (OH GOD SO BAD.) (*snerk*) (Hang on. Busy laughing.) (*laughs*) (... Hehheheh) * Shin sniggers. * Isamu laughs. * Youji makes to punch Shin, who steps back, still laughing. "You know what I mean, idiot!" * Isamu keeps laughing, clutching at his stomach. "Sure... milk 'em..." He bursts out laughing again. * Shin sighs. "Ah, man. I'll come, if only so I get to watch you dig your own grave, Youji." (*is still laughing*) Yeah, just don't make me look bad. * Isamu eventually calms down. "Okay. Okay." I don't think you'll have to worry about us making you look bad. You in, Isamu? (Also, whoever one day makes a quote file: that one's a winner.) ( >.> ) (I nominate Cham.) Yeah, sure. Could be fun. ( I second ) * Isamu snickers. (Third!) Yeah, well... (Fourthed and I'm not even in this game) * Youji gives an address. "Be there at 5:00." He walks out of the school, looking pretty pissed. * Shin shakes his head. "Oh man..." * Isamu keeps snickering. He dumps his books in his locker and switches shoes. * Shin walks towards the door. "I'm going home. See you there, I guess." * Isamu waves. "See ya." [Time: 5:00 p.m.] [Isamu and his friends meet with Chisato and her friends on a sidewalk in downtown Izumo, outside the karaoke place. There's a lot of shops in this area, among them an archery shop.] [Both sides are likely disappointed. Chisato and her friends see that only one of the boys is at all attractive, and only a little bit. Youji is a big guy, and not nearly as hot as Natsumi made him out to be. The other guy looks like a thug, with his bad posture and hands in his pockets.] [Isamu and his friends see that Natsumi is dressed in this gaudy frilly short skirt and a diamond-shaped top. She's got two earrings in her left ear and purple lipstick. Of the other girls, one is rather on the chubby side, and the other, while gorgeous, suddenly doesn't look very happy to be there at all.] * Isamu nudges Youji. "Hey. Didn't you used to go out with her?" He indicates Shinju. "Didn't you used to date that guy, Shinju?" Chisato asks as she spots the three guys Natsumi is leading them toward. [Natsumi waves. "Hi Youji-kun! This is Chisato Kotani and Shinju Mimura."] [Shinju nods, glaring at him. "Used to."] * Chisato is wearing a loose dark red shirt and a dark brown skirt that goes well past her knees. [Youji tugs at his collar. "Hi Natsumi. This is Isamu Kobayashi and Shin Kotohiki." He side-whispers to Isamu. "Yeah." * Isamu is wearing jeans, a decent pair of sneakers, and a dark blue shirt. His leather jacket was torn, so he's wearing a black trenchcoat now. He idly waves at the girls. "Hey." [Shinju is wearing jeans and a tight tank top. Youji is in jeans and a red T-shirt. And Shin is wearing khakis and a long-sleeved black T-shirt. Natsumi bows. "Nice to meet you!" "Hi!" Chisato says, waving. But she's clearly distracted by the potential disaster, and her attention is on Shinju. (Then Hanase shows up, and proves, for the first time EVER, to actually be a welcome distraction from the tension.) (GO HANASE OUR HERO!) [Youji also bows. "Nice to meet you, too." Shin waves. "'Sup." And Shinju doesn't do much of anything.] [Shinju suddenly says, "I just remembered, I have something really important to do. You guys have fun." She walks off. Youji visibly sighs in relief.] * Chisato turns to look at her departing friend. "I'll be right back..." She turns and starts to jog after Shinju. * Isamu watches her go, then looks back at Youji. He runs his hand through his hair. "So, uh. Yeah." [Natsumi turns in surprise. "Shinju?" she calls. "Shinju!" She turns back, giving Youji a helpless look. Then she turns around and grabs Chisato's arm. "Wait, Chisato-chan!" [Shin shakes his head. "Oh man..."] * Chisato stops. "I'll come back, I promise. I just want to make sure she's okay." * Hanase rounds a corner, holding her bow in one hand and her other one clenched in a fist. She's wearing a pair of jeans and a red windbreaker. Upon seeing the group of people from her class, the scowl deepens. She walks towards the archery shop. [Natsumi doesn't say anything, but she has a mildly desperate look in her eyes.] ( No! I almost have you ALL TOGETHER!) Uh... look, I'll check if you really need someone to go. That okay? [Shin shakes his head. "Nah. I'll go. I'm not much of a singer anyhow."] [Shin walks off, waving without looking back as he goes. "Have fun, kids."] ( I'll... wait. Okay.) Yeah, like I am. * Isamu frowns. Damn, he's stuck with the chubby girl. [Natsumi tugs on Chisato's arm. *tug*] * Hanase walks, with what might be described as a stomp or perhaps even a tromp to the archery shop. She's studiously avoiding looking at the group, or trying to. Her eyes keep disobeying every ten seconds or so. * Chisato looks from the departing Shinju to Natsumi. "Okay. But we have to call her later." * Isamu ignores Hanase. It doesn't even take effort. [Natsumi's frown turns into a smile. "Okay." She turns back to the boys, grinning.] (*shakes her fist* Ignore me again, fool! But this time, I have procured BANANAS.) (BANANAS?) (Natsumi's a sociopath who cares nothing about her friend's pain.) [Meanwhile, Hanase gets to the archery shop.] * Isamu shoves his hands into his pockets and ditches the frown. "So, we going in?" * Hanase enters! [Youji nods. "Yeah, let's go." He takes Natsumi's arm and leads the way in.] [Hanase goes off camera for a bit!] * Isamu shrugs at Chisato and walks after them. [Chisato is left alone outside!] * Chisato follows, casting one last glance in the direction Shinju and Shin left. [The four enter the karaoke place. There's a reception area with a counter, and a path towards the karaoke rooms in the back. But nobody seems to be there.] [Youji folds his arms. "Hey, where's the guy?"] [Natsumi adds, "That's strange. It should be open now, right?" She calls down the hallway, "Hello?"] (Let's split up to investigate!) (How come I have to go with the dog with horns sticking out of its head?) * Isamu looks around. "Maybe he's on break or something." "Where are the other customers?" Natsumi: "But it opens at 5:00! He should be getting ready for business." Youji shrugs. "Probably not here yet." Could be running late. I can check out the rooms back there. ( Alone. And without bothering to turn on the lights.) (Come on, I made my ONE sensible move today.) [Chisato hears something behind the counter. It sounds like a snap.] (It's Hanase's bow!) (Curses! Found out.) * Chisato turns toward the noise. "I thought I heard something coming from there. Like a snap." [Natsumi blinks. She goes over to investigate.] * Isamu blinks. "I'll check it out." And he goes to do so! Who cares if you're not technically allowed behind the counter? (Nice knowing you, Natsumi.) (Hey, you have seven friends for a reason.) "I don't think you're allowed-" Chisato just trails off, shrugs, and follows. [Not one to be left out, so does Youji.] [Behind the counter is a mess. There's a corpse. Its skin has been eaten away by something, and all that remains is bone, blood and bits of organs. Isamu panics and feels like throwing up! Chisato is probably pretty freaked out, too, but at least she keeps her composure.] "We should call the police," Chisato says in an oddly calm voice. [Youji backs up until he trips on an ashtray and falls to the floor. "Oh my god!" And Natsumi steps back, her hands covering her mouth.] "Do you have your cell phone, Natsumi?" [Natsumi doesn't respond. She just stares at the body.] * Isamu covers his mouth and backs away. He looks away. Away! And he takes a few breaths. "Uh, I got one." "Let's go outside and get some air." * Isamu keeps looking away, trying to breathe, and pulls out his cell. He flips it open and dials 110. [Isamu perfectly dials 110.] (Wouldn't a crit success be like a wrong number that was even better?) (I crit dialing on the phone, but I fail an awareness check. Life hates me.) (But the phone loves you.) * Isamu puts the phone to his ear. It loves him. ( "Hello, you've reached the top-secret Omega foundation, where we obliterate supernatural monsters. How may I help you?" ) (Sweet.) (Hello, this is Chie. You've reached Japan's Interpol anti-monster whatever...) ("Yeah, I got an incident over here, and uh, bring in the pound while you're at it. You know, for the demon cats.") [Out of the corner of her eye, Chisato sees the corpse move.] * Chisato steps away from the corpse. "Uh, guys, I think we should get out of here until the cops arrive." ("It's a trick. Get an ax.") * Isamu says, distractedly, "Yeah, okay." He looks back to see if the others are moving. And waits for the cops to pick up. He dialed the right number, he's sure of it! "Come on, you'll get better reception outside," Chisato says, halfway to the door. [All of a sudden, there's a screeching sound, and the stomach of the corpse explodes as a giant rat busts out of it. By giant, I mean it's at least three feet long and a foot high. It's got three eyes: two on the left, one on the right, and it's got spikes on its back.] (Meanwhile: "You gots some real purdy bowstrings, mishter.") What the fuck! [Isamu continues to panic as Chisato continues to keep her composure.] "Run!" Because composure equals the sense to say it. [The rat leaps at Natsumi, and she screams as it knocks her to the ground. Youji also cries out, and flees from the building. Fittingly enough, Hanase sees him running away from the karaoke place as she emerges from the archery shop.] * Isamu backs away, eyes wide. He nearly drops his phone. "Now it's rats! I swear they're out to fucking get me!" * Hanase blinks. "... someone is a horribly bad singer. Or perhaps..." ("Or perhaps it's a giant demon rat bursting out of a corpse." Hanase's always been a very good guesser.) [Player turn!] (It's 'cause of her high mind score.) (I need to know if there's anything that can be grabbed and used as a weapon.) * Isamu glances around, then just rushes for the rat. Er, Natsumi. He grabs her and tries to yank/carry/throw her out of the way, depending on what'd be easiest. [There's an ashtray and a slightly bloody wooden chair behind the counter. That's about it.] * Hanase takes off at a trot for the karaoke place. * Chisato takes a couple of quick steps toward the wooden chair, and tries to pick it up and swing it at the Stupid Stupid Rat Creature on her friend. [Isamu drags Natsumi out from under the rat before it can hurt her. She cowers behind him. Meanwhile, Chisato brings the chair down, but the rat swerves around it and leaps at Isamu, trying to bite him with sharp pointy teeth.] [Isamu blocks with his forearm, but the rat bites a good chunk of skin off, leaving bloody teeth marks.] [Next round! Hanase arrives!] (Hanase arrives inside the rat) * Isamu screams. He tries to kick the rat away. * Chisato swings the chair again, trying to bat the rat down to the ground. [Isamu kicks the rat away! But it lands on its feet. It dashes for Chisato, quickly escaping the chair and making a lunge for her.] [Chisato's leg is bit as the rat passes by.] * Isamu is standing there as Hanase enters, one arm torn and bloody. And cell phone in hand! [Hanase is freaked out by the OMG Giant spiky three-eyed rat! [Hanase has the chance to do something, too :P] * Hanase's jaw drops as she enters the karaoke bar. She freezes, hand on the door, and lets out with ".... what the FUCK is THIS?" [Next round!] * Chisato lets out a shriek as the rat bites her, and tries to crush it with her chair yet again, slamming it down hard on the mutated rodent. * Isamu looks at Hanase. "Run!" He throws his phone to the floor and brings his palm forward, letting out a grunt of pain as a sword literally grows from it, point first. He grips the hilt when it finishes. [The rat makes another pass at Chisato, but when she brings the chair down it's forced take evasive action.] [Natsumi sees Isamu summon his sword! This is too much for her, so she faints.] (My superpower is staying conscious and coherent.) [Chisato doesn't freak easily.] [Hanase does.] [We've got a giant mutant rat and a guy who keeps a sword in his arm!] [Hanase stands there in shock! Next round!] * Isamu yells, running for the rat and grabbing the sword with both hands. He just tries to hack the thing, heedless of everything else. * Chisato joins in, clubbing at the downed rat with the chair. * Chisato tries to keep clear of Isamu's blade, giving him some room. [Chisato gives him too much room, but Isamu hacks right through its head.] Fucking rat! "Wow. You were... amazing." * Isamu hacks at it a couple more times, to be *sure* it's dead. (Heh. Every episode, Hanase will choke in a different sense.) (Every episode, I LOSE ANOTHER JACKET.) (Yes.) [Hanase just saw Isamu hack apart a giant rat. What's left kinda dissolves into a bloody mess.] * Chisato sets down the chair. The useless, useless chair. [The chair has blood on it.] * Isamu gasps for breath when he's finished, staring at it with wide eyes. He giggles. "Holy shit." And he staggers forward, leaning against the reception desk. "Fuck. Swear it's fucking PETA." * Hanase uses her bow to point at Isamu. ".. WHAT? Okay... what the FUCK is going on?" [And there's a girl lying on the floor.] [Hanase has no arrows!] * Isamu laughs at Hanase's pointing and doesn't answer. "There was a rat thing, and he killed it." (Not in a combat sense, more like just a stick.) With a sword he pulled out of his goddamn HAND! * Chisato nods. "Uh huh." (Chisato is unflappable! Whoo. It's almost as good as being able to hit the broadside of a barn.) ( Ryoma: "Hey! I can do that!" *misses* "Dangit!" ) * Isamu laughs. "Gotta love the goddamn sword. Could be dead now." (Ryoma's ready to be an Imperial Stormtrooper, okay?) * Hanase stares. "If this doesn't seem strange to you, you obviously get up to some shit in your free time that I don't want to be a part of." She waves her bow. "Fuck!" * Chisato looks down at her bloody leg. "We should all get medical attention," she says, still sounding utterly calm. Yeah. Uh, maybe you should call the cops. I guess we should get out of here if more rats show up. "You have the phone," Chisato reminds him. * Isamu points out the phone on the floor. Had to drop it to summon the goddamn sword. "I meant, it's your phone." * Hanase pulls out her phone. "Christ. Could have done it twice already." She punches the number. * Isamu walks over to Natsumi. He sets his sword down before scooping her up. "Oh, fucking use it already. You'll give it back." He hasn't noticed Hanase dialing. [Hanase calls the cops. "Hello?"] * Chisato has noticed Hanase dialing. She leans down to pick up his phone anyway. * Hanase speaks! "Yes. I'd like to report an incident at the ... hold on." She holds the phone away from her mouth. "Where are we?" * Isamu arranges Natsumi so she's over his shoulder and picks up his sword with his right hand. He grips it, and it slides back into his palm and arm the same way it emerged. He winces. ( Hm. Maybe I can reinsert the stone into my throat...) "Ma'am?" * Hanase gestures briskly at Chisato. "This place! Where are we!" "1592 Sakura Boulevard." * Hanase repeats the address into the phone. "Some kind of animal attack. People are hurt." "Animal attack?" "A large rat. Very large." "....A rat attack." Tell 'im there's a dead guy here, too. And apparently a corpse as well. "So the rat is dead, then?" [Session End!]