Miyamoto Herbal Store
As you walk in, the first thing that strikes you about this 20'x20' room is how
orderly it is. The door that leads back to the street has a small bell attached
to it, so it jingles when someone comes in. There are three aisles, each one
neat and tidy, some having labeled glass jars on them while others have wrapped
bundles of herbs. The air smells faintly of vanilla, and suddenly, you see why.
The counter, which is located by the left wall of the shop, has an incense
burner resting at one end, a faint flicker of smoke rising out of it. Just
behind the counter is a set of steps that leads up, probably to the owner's
living quarters. There is another exit at the far end of the shop, and one can
see multitudes of plants through the doorway. Four lamps, one in each corner of
the shop, illuminate everything with a very relaxed, homey light. Makes you
feel like browsing for a while, as there's definitely plenty to look over in
here.
[Exits : (O)ut, (Up)stairs, and (G)arden ]
[Players : Owen(Pup), Sakura, Rachel, and Yuri(Pup) ]
[Sleepers: Sakura-chan(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Rei peeks in ^^;
>Yuri steps out from behind one of the aisles. When she spots Rei, she puts a
hand on her hip, "Well, hello again."
>Owen takes two steps closer to Sakura, letting Rachel possibly shrink, blush,
feel a little stupid or all of the above... He offers Sakura a hand, "Owen
Sternmeyer." and a little more sternly comes the reference to his occupation:
"Justice ministry." Still, there's not a hint of a threat about the man.
>Rei sweatdrops. "Aheh..."
>Rachel does blink...and does blush, watching Owen . o O ( How stupid of
me...he's never been like Shinra before... ) *u.u*
Yuri
The woman before you seems to have a motherly sort of wisdom about her, and
despite probably being in her 40s, still has signs of once admirable beauty.
Her dark brown hair is starting to gray a little, but her almost black eyes
have a youthful spark to them. She's wearing a simple white blouse, the long
sleeves buttoned around her wrists. A black vest, colorful embroidery of
flowers decorating it, is worn over the blouse, open at the front. Black slacks
cover her legs, and she wears black sneakers on her feet. A flash of gold
catches your eye, reflected off the band worn on her left ring finger.
Carrying:
*** Yuri sees you looking at them ***
>Rei walks towards the counter. ^^
>Sakura blinks at the hand, eyeing it warily, then shakily reaches out with her
own. "H-hi..."
>Owen says, "Good evening miss 'Hi'..." his humor is horrible, he says it with
such a straight face.
>Sakura doesn't say anything to refute her new name. She just nods, fearfully.
>Owen hms, "You do look remarkably like that person in the news, but then I
suppose many schoolgirls do. I suppose I would have to investigate further."
and he looks at his watch, "...But I am off-duty." he then turns back to the
counter and to Rachel.
>Rachel is watching Owen, still looking rather ashamed...
>Rei blinks, looking over at Owen, finally registering his title O_O c_C
. o O ( Justice ministry...? )
>Yuri walks over, "So did my daughter explain things to you, Rei?"
>Owen's thin lips show a tenuous smile, "Well miss Gainsborough, do you have any
Jeshong tea?"
>Rei blinks, looking back at Yuri. "Oh, good, she told you. Yeah, she did." . o
O ( I hope. )
>Yuri nods once, "Yes, we spoke about the matter. She seemed enthusiastic about
it." Her lips curl up just a little in a smile, "We'll see how things work out."
>Rachel blinks, "Tea? Ahh..." Looking over at Yuri, she nods, "I can make some
if you're not in a hurry..."
>Rei gives Yuri a thumbs-up.
>Rei exclaims, "Don't worry, I'm QUITE trustworthy!"
>Sakura steps away from Owen, still looking uneasy.
>Owen actually turns to Rei at that particular line, he doesn't say anything
though... Juuuust the light bouncing off his glasses...
>Rei nearly crawls out of his skin o_o
>Yuri just watches Rei. As she sees Rachel's glance, she nods affirmatively and
then looks back at Rei, "Good."
>Rei smiles at Yuri. "Does that mean it's official?"
>Yuri smiles slightly and suddenly holds out a broom to Rei, "Be a dear and tidy
up the floor for me, will you?"
>Rei sweatdrops. "Yes'm."
>Rei sweepsweeps nervously ^^;
>Rei . o O ( It's better then starving... )
>Rei sweepsweeps as everyone suddenly gets quiet. Rei's not THAT pathetic! ;_;
>Owen asks, "Tea?"
>Owen . o O ( A simple reminder... )
>Rei . o O ( ... I didn't expect this to get boring so quickly c.c o_o
She's watching me... I can't just quit ;_; )
>Rachel nods and smiles, "Right! Just a moment..." n.n;
>Burn walks into the store, the door chime ringing clearly...
>Rachel walks upstairs, one loose board creaking a little...
>Rei sweeps up
>Burn . o O ( Hmmmm.... )
>Yuri smiles, "Very nice job, Rei. Remember to get in the corners."
>Owen looks at his watch again, oh look, he's dressed like a Turk.
>Rei nodnods ^^;
>Rei . o O ( They're all watching me! I just know it! ;_; )
>Sakura is too traumatized and freaked out to watch. x.x;
>Not much help, there.
>Rachel comes down the stairs...
>Burn pokes Sakura O_O
>Rachel hurries down the stairs, carrying a tray with a steaming tea kettle on
it as well as a few cups, "Here we go, some freshly made Jeshong tea..." n.n
>Rei almost seems to be getting into it. He smiles (though it's a little faked),
whistling as he continues
>Owen says, "..."
>Rachel sets the tray on the counter and pours a cup, bringing it over to Owen,
"Here you are, Owen. Sorry it took a little while."
>Rei . o O ( I wonder how long I need to do this ^^ )
>Rei . o O ( And I hope that justice guy doesn't recognize me c.c )
>Owen accepts the cup, "Hm, I was expecting the teabags... Well, thank you very
much."
>Burn waves slightly to Rachel but still looking at Sakura...
>Sakura looks down at her feet, remaining silent.
>Yuri looks over, "Done yet, Rei? I have something else for you to do when you
are."
>Rei sweeps for a little bit longer, then replies, "Now I am, ma'am."
>Owen takes his cup, and nonchalantly heads to sit... Well, since Sakura is
already sits on a couch, Owen will use the other half, he sips a bit and
comments calmly, "Selling herbs and housing orphans, I must say I am quite glad
for you miss Gainsborough."
>Rachel blinks at Owen's comment, "But...I'm not." o.o
>Burn snickers...
>Yuri hears the comment and walks over, "One moment, Rei." She stops in front of
Owen, "Sir, this is my shop and home. These girls have had rough luck lately
and I'm only trying to help them a little."
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. At least miss Yuri isn't upset with hiring a
tiger.
>Owen says, "Ah, my apologies, I mostly saw miss Gainsborough behind the counter
and offering tea... I assumed wrong."
>Burn feels seriously out of place here.
>Yuri smiles, "She offered her help for a while is all. I try to treat my guests
like family, good sir."
>Rachel looks over her shoulder and waves a quick hello to Burn
>Owen nods to Yuri, "To your honor... I believe you will find miss Gainsborough
to be a good influence." he sips tea again.
>Burn @_@...
>Rei stands silently, shifting his feet nervously.
>Yuri nods, looking back at Rei, "Could you get that clipboard and make sure we
have the listed number of items, Rei? Most of them should be against that
wall.." she points to the far wall from the counter.
>Rei blinks, nodding to Yuri and snatching up the clipboard
>Yuri turns back to Owen, "You seem to know Rachel from somewhere. Perhaps from
her old job?"
>Rachel blinks and sweatdrops, "Mrs. Miyamoto!" o.o;
>Owen says, "Your intuition is remarkable."
>Rei . o O ( All these herbs look alike O_o )
>Yuri (OOC) says, "They'd be mostly pots, supplies, and whatnot, Rei.. n.n"
>Rei (OOC) has a prayer then n.n;
>Rei scratches his head. "Ah... are there supposed to be only 4 pots? The list
says 5..."
>Burn looks around for a seat to sit in.
>Yuri calls over, "There's one under the counter, Rei. I was going to use it
later. Sorry I didn't mark it down.."
>Rei sweatdrops. "Gotcha." . o O ( At least I didn't get blamed. ) He reaches
down to put it on the shelf.
>Owen frowns verrrry slightly, starting with Rachel's last outburst... "Miss
Gainsborough..."
>Rachel looks over at Owen, standing quietly with her hands clasped in front of
her, "Hai?"
>Owen says, "Your reaction... Are you ashamed of your last job, miss
Gainsborough?" he asks, there is not threat or accusation in that tone, he is a
good diplomat, at least.
>Rei . o O ( Just count the stuff and ignore everyone else ^^ )
>Rachel blinks and then shakes her head, "No, not at all! I'm...just sorry some
unfortunate circumstances forced me to give it up..." u.u
>Rei scans the list, then looks at the shelf. "Everything seems set."
>Owen sips his tea, and after a moment, "Miss Gainsborough, I believe you will
find that Japanese do not resort to 'guilt' very easily, it is more a western
thing... Their policy is quite well-thought out, if there is a problem, they
solve it."
>Owen asks, "Now, you know what resulted in you losing that job, have you
thought what to do or not do in order to prevent a reccurence of that event?"
>Yuri nods and smiles, "Thank you, Rei. Could you do a little straightening
next?"
>Rei stands straight up, at attention O_o "Next?"
>Yuri cocks her head a little, "Oh, are you not done with that list yet?"
>Rei looks EXTRA confused. "List?"
>Rachel sighs, "Not attack a Shinra squadron intent on killing you or a
relative?"
>Owen arches a brow, "That is a start... But more generally?"
>Rei looks at the clipboard. "All the items are here, ma'am."
>Owen falls asleep.
>Burn says, "I guess I'll leave then."
>Yuri looks over, "Well, I suppose that's good enough for now, Rei. Would you
like paid by the day or at the end of the week?"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. "By the day, ma'am."
>Yuri nods and heads over to the cashbox. Opening it, she takes out some bills
and holds them out, "Here you are. Shall I expect you again soon?" (it's about
4000 yen)
>Rei nods to Yuri . o O ( Especially if I want to eat often. )
>Burn heads out into the street, the door chime ringing for a few seconds...
>Burn has left.
>Rei bows to Yuri. "... Does that mean I can leave?"
>Burn walks into the store, the door chime ringing clearly...
>Burn has arrived.
>Yuri nods, "Yes, dear, if you have somewhere to be, I won't keep you." n.n
>Rei bows. "Bye, ma'am." He dashes out.
o
** Off to the Gold Saucer party! **
Ghost Hotel Ballroom
This room is easily large enough to hold over a hundred people.
The floor is made of polished black and white marble, as are the series of
pillars that help to support the ceiling. The walls and ceilings themselves are
made of the same dark paneled wood seen elsewhere in the hotel, and have long,
moth-eaten tapestries hanging down to the floor. A beautiful chandelier hangs
from the ceiling, with cobwebs hanging from its various crystals. Carefully
detailed suits of armor stand at attention along the wall, carrying halberds.
A raised dais in the center of the room currently has sounds equipment set up
on it; a microphone, speakers, DJ's station, etc. On both sides of the dais are
long tables, loaded with candy and snacks, and a third table has a large
crystal punch bowl resting on it.
A sign hung near the entrance proclaims an important message.
[Exits : (O)ut ]
[Players : Kodachi, Hotaru, Tasuki, Anshi(Pup), Utena, and Katsuo ]
[Sleepers: Sana_Kurata ]
[Things : Sign ]
>Utena-ouji snarls softly. "No. NO WAY. NOT NOW. NOT GONNA HAPPEN!" She narrows
her eyes and GLARES into the darkness... "This isn't funny! Make it stop, NOW!"
Her voice frightened, but still holding command and power.
>The silence is slowly broken by a faint, hazy whispering, as if hundreds of
souls were calling out at once...
>Katsuo whispers, "You aren't affected. :)" to you.
>Rei stops in his tracks. That was an unusual greeting to a party O_o
>Katsuo whispers, "All you see is a bunch of people in the room seeming not to
see anything or anyone." to you.
>Katsuo whispers, "Unless you want to be. ^_^;" to you.
>Katsuo whispers, "If you volunteer, the moment you enter the room, your world
is bathed in a whispering darkness." to you.
>Utena-ouji ooc grins at Rei: You know how these halloween parties go.. a
monster crashed and put a spell on us. n.n
>You whisper, "I'll leave it up to you >.> <.< But making Rei hallucinate
is a bad thing" to Katsuo.
>Arcana is not disturbed; she is no stranger to being alone. Nor being
whispered at by disembodied souls. As the senshi who represents Death, she's
all too familiar with both. Instead, she tries to pierce the darkness and find
where the cause of this has gone...
>Anshi-yome is not as in control. "Utena-san..." she says, voice tremulous...the
woman who was her rock now gone...
>Rei . o O ( ... Hoo-kay. Everyone's just standing there. )
>Death-chan . o O ( Why has everyone gne silent? )
>TasPunk snaps awake and LEAPs to his feet, only to crumble again. x_x
>As the whispering grows, images begin to form in the air, taking shape.
Dreams, nightmares, hopes and wishes, all begin to shimmer into existance, for
each individual, all mixing in a horrific chaos...
>Deis appears in a burst of bright, ILM-produced magical effects, which she
waves away with a hand and emerges from, coughing.
>Deis has arrived.
>Rei, not seeing all this, just boggles O_o;
>Katsuo whispers, "Now it begins to affect you. ^^ Delayed reaction." to you.
>TasPunk crawls toward where he thinks his corner was...
>You whisper, "Okay... the effect, in short?" to Katsuo.
>Death-chan looks at all the blank faces.. and frowns.
>Kagato teleports into the room.
>Kagato has arrived.
>Rei looks back and forth. "...?"
>Katsuo whispers, "Makes you see your dreams, nightmares, hopes, wishes, all
mixing in one." to you.
>Utena-ouji whirls around in the darkness frantically, as the whispering grows
and builds in a deceptively low and tumultous manner into a sineous wave of
silver light... silver points... a million of them... whispering, hissing,
swords that slide out of invisible sheathes... a ring, encircling... She just
STARES, her eyes opening wide... And then, dear god, that LAUGH... the deep,
low laugh she knows in her bones and blood.
>Death-chan is looking around at all the people here who seem to be in a daze.
>Arcana sighs, and in a burst of purple light - invisible to almost all in the
room, who are caught in the spell - is replaced by a different form.
>Rei begins to sweat nervously >.> <.< . o O ( ...!? )
>Deis LIKEWISE arrives amind much magical spectacle, although much of it can't
be seen.
>TasPunk continues crawling, undaunted by nasty imagry...
>Rei freezes in place... a look of abject terror on his face... what is running
through his head...?
>Sailor Saturn holds her Glaive tightly, and moves towards the corner - drawing
on the power of Saturn to try to break through the Waltz - where she can dimly
see Katsuo. He seems to be the cause of this, or at least involved. . o (
Can't I, just once, have time as Tomoe Hotaru...? )
>The whispering begins to warp, changing... losing its human nature and shifting
to a more musicle tone. The hallow sound grows into an eerie, haunting waltz,
as the images begin to swirl and twist in a surreal dance.
>Rei takes a step back, snarling...! . o O ( ... Ryu...? Teepo...? )
>Sailor Saturn is moving slowly, though. For the nightmares that are given to
the senshi of Death must be truly horrific. The screams of all those who lived
in Tau Ceti, burned away in a single instant of blazing power as Saturn
destroyed it to save Earth... The images of the Silence, the destruction that
is her birthright... No, the nightmares of Sailor Saturn are not to be envied.
>Deis blinks, looking around and just seeing a lot of dazed looking people and
one Senshi of Life and Death with a big @$$ pigsticker wandering around, and of
course the demon, who she focuses on quite unerringly.
>Katsuo looks up at Sailor Saturn's approach. He furrows his brow as he feels
the woman trying to break his enchantment, reinforcing it as his facial tattoos
glimmer red.
>Rei doesn't have a prayer of resisting this... His fur stands on end, and his
tail lashes . o O ( You WON'T hurt them! NOT AGAIN. )
>Kagato-sama hovers above Utena, wathcing with a smile on his face.
>Anshi-yome is not...not taking this well at all, tanned skin paling slightly,
hands grasping out...what is she seeing in her mind that makes her breathing
like that? What could possibly account for that kind of
terror..."Utena-sama...Utena-SAMA!"
>Death-chan looks at Katsuo..
>Sailor Saturn flinches back as Katsuo turns more of the force of the Waltz upon
her... seeing the images of Neptune and Uranus yelling frantically at Sailor
Moon to kill Saturn... seeing her own father's soul consumed by darkness from
another galaxy... seeing her own body used as a vessel for more of the same
darkness. But she gathers her strength and presses onward. Only now... she's
getting pushed to the edge. Beginning to lose that tight control she keeps on
the portion of her soul which is Saturn, the destroyer... and slipping towards
becoming the Silent Messiah.
>Utena-ouji is drawn into the whirling dance with a million swords, sobbing
hysterically, blue eyes rimming in red as that laughter pulverizes her body and
the swords circle closer and tighter toward her... "You think you can outrun
me, princess? You think you can become something other than what I MADE you?"
the million voices embodied in one sultry tone ask Utena... "You presume too
much... this costume.. this life... you STILL belong to me.. and you always
will; you KNOW it. I still feel the way your heart beats, and the way you dream
of me at night..."
>Death-chan says, "It's you, isn't it?" She's addressing Katsuo.
>Deis's garnet-colored eyes track Death(-chan?)'s voice, from the speaker to
Katsuo, who she focuses on a little more, magical staff appearing in her hand.
>TasPunk drags himslef along... No, that would never happen... Nuriko... NO!
Koji! What are you...
>Katsuo sweeps his gaze across the room... then finally notices Utena. He
blinks in surprise as a change comes across his image. For a split-second, his
hair turns silver, as his irises gain an azure glow. Then, the change is gone.
. o O ( Damn. I didn't know he was here... ) He turns to face Death-chan,
suddenly looking angry, but more at himself then anything. "... what do you
expect?"
>Rei just... doesn't... move... Rei, overreacting to a vision... would be a VERY
bad thing... not that he isn't affected, mind you. Reliving your friends'
deaths is never a pleasant thing... just hope he doesn't react in a physical
way to an ephemperal sight...
>Death-chan asks Katsuo, "I once before asked what you are. Now tell me."
pub Just do it before Rei goes feral n.n; I like the Gold Saucer...
>Hands clawing about for her, grasping, controlling, hating, biting...oh my, but
the dreams of the Rose Bride are not for the timid...
>Utena-ouji WAILS in the dream, the swords racing toward her, glittering in the
dark; her physical body, which has been immobile and silent throughout this
spell so far... suddenly CONVULSES. She slumps to the floor; perhaps the
briefest of flickers in REALITY would show.. that her body is skewered.. she
disappears under an endlessly flowing wave of swords... then that image is gone
and she lies there still, breathing in a shattered manner...
>Sailor Saturn blinks; as Katsuo is distracted, she can break through the Waltz
more readily again. She lowers her Glaive, pointing it at Katsuo... anger
flaring in her eyes. The senshi of Death... is NOT happy. Katsuo made her
relive many of the worst moments of her life - and many sensations from PAST
incarnations. Coldly, in a voice just as quiet as Hotaru's own, but somehow
sinister - containing the threat of oblivion without a chance of salvation, she
asks simply, "Why?"
>Kagato-sama's eyes narrow. He reaches into his mind for something....
>Katsuo smiles darkly at Death-chan. "I am Katsuo Oniryu, Demon 3rd Class
Limited." He turns to face Sailor Saturn, irises glimmering red, speaking with
haughty tone... yet, strangely, there are hints of pain and refusal in his
voice, "... and because it's my job..." Then, with that, he cuts the spell,
retaining his false smile before he steps back into his own shadow.
>The spell explodes in a brilliant swirl of dreams and nightmares, the music
reaching a fervored pitch as light and darkness mix for a moment, all becoming
visible to the people of the room. Then, in a flash, the spell ceases, leaving
behind silence...
>...And the voice of one ticked-off naga chick. "Um, wait just a minute here..."
Kagato-sama frowns to himself, his eyes focussing on Katsuo. . o O ( HE must
be blocking me... )
>Rei drops to his knees, slowly breathing, in and out... he raises his head, his
eyes wide with anger. "..."
>Sailor Saturn very seriously considers following Katsuo, demon or no, and
destroying him. Her soul is in a GREAT deal of emotional turmoil right now,
and Saturn teeters on the brink between the caring human soul of Hotaru, and
the cold, remorseless persona of her alter-ego as the Silent Messiah.
>Utena-ouji continues to lie on the floor; her eyes are squeezed tightly closed,
denying consciousness, the RESPONSIBILITY of awareness.
>Death-chan says, "This is more than I'm prepared to handle. Demons.. spells...
I'm not meant for this. I'm ... I'm leaving.." -.-;
>Anshi-yome is left, pale and quiet, on the floor, on her hands and knees...her
head bowed, her every body movement the essence of submission.
>Death-chan strides toward the exit.
>TasPunk drags himself to his feet, the alcohol no longer affecting him.
"That... was the worst hangover I've ever had..."
>Kodachi has left.
>Kagato-sama lowers himself, picking up Utena's unconscious form. "I may have
use for you yet, Ten'jou Utena..."
>Rei slowly starts to recover, his hazy vision picking up the sight of Kagato...
. o O ( ...? ... ... ! )
>Utena-ouji's eyes SNAP open; just as fast, her hand bunches into a fist and she
SWINGS at Kagato- quite possibly a completely BLIND, purely reactive swing..
Bloodcurdling with a scream of sheer RAGE. "NO!"
>( A flash of black darts from the shadow, forming a dark blade as it streaks
for Kagato's hand. )
>Kagato-sama recoils as Utena STRIKES...
>Sailor Saturn gazes down at the floor, her Glaive held tightly... her entire
attitude radiating cold rage kept barely in check. . o ( Can't give in... )
>Rei stands up, holding his head in his right hand, his usual jovial demeanor
long since past... "What is going on here?"
>Kagato-sama floats back, a look of utter shock across his face...
>Utena-ouji SNARLS at Kagato... her blue eyes vacant of recognition but
overflowing with ANGER. "LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!"
>Sailor Saturn whips around to face Utena and Kagato, hearing Utena's
impassioned - no, enraged - exclamation.
>Kagato-sama sneers. "How dare you..."
>Deis's eyes look out into the darkness, darkness only she and a few others can
see....until she locks onto one part of it and narrows her eyes, raising her
staff whcih glows green. "Simoon!" she shouts, the area of intangibility around
>Katsuo flaring with dark red fire and wind.
>Gee, Kagato has quite a fanclub, don't he?
>Anshi-yome is kneeling quite darkly on the floor, her jade eyes brought up only
enough to see her enraged, dark-eyed Victor.
>Rei . o O ( ... Something... SOMEONE here was messing with my... with
everyone's head... and I can't STAND that... )
>Utena-ouji exclaims, "No. How dare YOU. HOW DARE YOU. You keep AWAY from me...
from US. I MEAN IT." She looks like she's about ready to burst; trembling from
head to toe. "Himemiya!" she cries suddenly. "Come to me! We're LEAVING! NOW!"
>Kagato-sama floats away from Utena, maintaining an appropriately safe distance
from her.
>Katsuo falls from the shadows with a pained grunt, smoke rising from his form.
>TasPunk shakes the cobwebs outta his head, and glares at Kagato...
>Anshi-yome nods weakly, standing...in need of support. Weak, and hardly the
woman Utena met only a few short weeks ago...
>Katsuo quickly rolls along the ground, moving to his feet as he darts a glance
at Deis. . o O ( A mage?! )
>Rei isn't quite clear enough to figure out who's fighting who...Kagato is here,
and he's seen him before... but his attention is grabbed by the explosion
around Katsuo
>Sailor Saturn whirls around at the sound of a body hitting the floor behind
her. Her eyes, already smouldering with rage, darken further, and she levels
the Glaive at Katsuo. Not even bothering to ask him to explain himself this
time. Hotaru's caring, rational soul is nearly gone, almost submerged in the
cold, passionless Silence...
>Kagato-sama says, "I will come for you someday, Ten'jou Utena. For when I
come, you may very well perish."
>Kagato-sama disappears through a wall.
>Kagato has left.
>Sailor Saturn tracks Katsuo with the Glaive as he scrambles to his feet. A
purple glow begins to form around the blade of the weapon.
>THAT does it. Himemiya Anshi rises, looking at Kagato with eyes that could
slice anything in half. And her voice is as sharp as a blade cutting through
the night air, fiercer than has ever been before as she walks toward Utena. "If
you hurt her...I'll kill you..." she intones darkly.
>Katsuo's cloak flares out like some living creature, casting a large shadow
over the room as it blocks the artificial lights.
>Rei repeats... as it wasn't answered before... "What's going on in here?"
>Utena-ouji hastily puts her arm around Anshi's lower back, supporting her, oh
yes.. as much as leaning on the other girl herself... she too is NOT the woman
that walked in the door... her dignity, her calm, gone. Thinly controlled rage
and little more right now, as she pulls her once-Bride with her, away...
"Better men than you have taken me away..." she snarls, and staggers out with
Anshi...
>Utena leaves with Anshi following behind.
>Vaporous shadows begin to rise about Katsuos feet as he finds a medium for his
transport. As Belldandy travels through mirrors, and Skuld moves through
water, this demon finds his way through shadows... and he's about to escape.
>Rei focuses in on Katsuo... . o O ( ... Him...? Again? )
>Katsuo sinks through the shadows cast by his cloak, the vapors rising to screen
his form behind a blur of dark haze.
>TasPunk stumbles out the door. (OOC - Sleep sounds good)
>Tasuki has left.
>Sailor Saturn moves forward towards Katsuo... barely restraining herself from
destroying him on the spot.
>As the demon leaves, you can hear a faint whisper, so quiet that it may not
have been meant to be heard. ".... I'm sorry..."
>Rei asks, ".....?"
>Katsuo has disconnected.
>Rei falls to the floor, exhaling heavily, now that the threats seem to be gone.
Well, the party too, but that's something else entirely.
>Tsukino_Shingo has arrived.
>Sailor Saturn takes a deep breath, trying to regain control; to force the cold
and impassionate Silence back down where it belongs. Regaining her wits to the
point where she's rational again, she fades out; simply removing herself from
the area.
>Peering around numbly, all five feet of Shingo Tsukino saunter their way in.
>Hotaru (OOC) hangs around to watch, but Saturn's bailed.
>Rei . o O ( ... THAT was not a good way to spend an evening... )
>Rei finally notices Deis. "... Deis-sama?"
>Deis shakes her head, staff still in hand as she turns to Rei, looking rather
grim considering who we're talking about. "Rei-kun...take care of yourself."
Her eyes flicker between Katsuo and Kagato's points of exit, before she turns
and slithers off into the shadows herself.
>Rei blinks, still confused, but not able to do anything about it. "... Hai."
>Hotaru has left.
>Deis snaps her fingers, and disappears in a blinding flash of overpriced
special effects.
>Deis has left.
>Rei blinks, looking up, then down at himself . o O ( What costume? )
>"I guess they're celebrating past Halloween here, ne?" Shingo continues,
nodding.
>Rei stands up, nodding
>Shingo smirks slightly, striding forward, he profers a hand,"Boku Wa Tsukino
Shingo Des."
>Rei blinks, still rather confused by the events you just narrowly missed. He
reaches down (he's a tall fellow) to shake your hand. "... Rei."
>"Hai." Shingo replies, nodding,"is that costume based on a videogame?"
>Rei sweatdrops, but decides to roll with it. "Yeah!" . o O ( What's a
videogame? o_o; )
>Shingo says, "Hai! I think it was an RPG I played, it was really good, but I
can't remember it's name."
>Rei snaps his fingers. "Gotcha."
>Shingo shakes his head, perplexed,"No, that wasn't its name, but that's okay, I
like action games better anyway, speaking of which, I think I'll go play some,
Jya!"
>Shingo waves, turning away to rush out
>Tsukino_Shingo has left.
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