Log cast: Rosuto, Ayanojou, Touga
Log date: 4/14/99 

Rosuto knocked at Kiryuu <903>.

From afar, to (Touga, Rosuto): Ayanojou opens the door to the apartment,
 after looking out the peephole.

You step into apartment <903>.

Kiryuu Apaato -- Koei Building

	The deeply stained cherrywood floor greets your feet, especially
 if they're bare, as you walk into the main room of Touga and Ayanojou's
 apartment. The room is quite open, the furniture mainly consisting of
 large leather beanbags and short end tables. A short wooden coffee
 table centers the room, panels which open to reveal a gaming board,
 ready to play all sorts of traditional games. The kitchenette is set
 tidy, black plates and cups decorating the walls. A tiny dining table
 splits the kitchenette from the main room, a vase of fresh red roses
 giving a gentle feel to the room. 
	Two fencing swords cross in an X over the small gas fireplace.
 Sitting on the hearth is a small bowl of rose petals, that lilt and
 lift slightly when a breeze is let through. In one corner of the main
 room stands a shrine of come sort, a wallhanging with a pentacle
 standing guard over it. The opposite corner holds the entertainment
 center, which is the latest in Japanese technology. If one should look
 through the CD tower, they'd find musicians like X Japan, Yohko Kano,
 and Andy Won (for make-out music).

Contents:
Touga
Ayanojou
Touga's Epee
Phone
Obvious exits:
Ayanojou no Heya   Touga no Heya   Hallway 

                    OOC: +lhelp for commands available here                   

Ayanojou glances back to Touga, after opening the door for Rosuto.

Touga looks up and recovers as he sees Rosuto. He smiles. "To what do we
 owe this honor, Rosuto-san?"

Rosuto pokes his head in, chiming, "Ohayo! I do hope I'm not intruding
 at a bad time."

Ayanojou says "Good morning, Rosuto." He pauses, before smiling, and not
 as much as he normally does.

Touga shakes his head. "No we were just discussing my having probably
 permanently scarred Musei emotionally."

Rosuto tilts his head towards Ayanojou, looking at him, then past him
 towards Touga. His amber eyes widen, then blink twice. "...oh my..." He
 hesitates. "Perhaps this is a bad time...?"

Touga smiles evilly as he sees Rosuto, an idea gestating in his twisted
 mind.
Touga says "No, not bad at all, come in, sit down, have some tea."

Rosuto blinks again, faintly. "Aa." Giving Ayanojou a brief questioning
 look, brows drawn, he steps further into the apartment.

Ayanojou nods absently as he glances to his roommate. He pours Rosuto a
 cup of tea. "Oh oh.. What are you thinking, now, Touga-san?"
Ayanojou glances back to Rosuto. Question returned.

Touga says "Just thinking of asking Rosuto-san here to help me fix what
 happened with Musei."

Ayanojou raises a brow.

Rosuto arches one of his own, amber eyes inquisitive. "Oh?"

Touga asks "Rosuto-san, my friend, how would you like to help patch up a
 shattered realtionship?"

"Me?" Rosuto glances at Ayanojou again, then back to Touga. His brows
 arch higher, his fingers interlacing and touching to his chin. "I'm not
 sure I'm the one to be talking to. Mending things isn't really my
 forte." This, of course, hints that breaking things is, but he needn't
 say that, right?

Touga says "Well, I thought that in yoru past life, you were into a
 little creative mischief, guess I was misinformed."

Rosuto snorts, then smirks. "Mischief is not the word I'd use," he
 comments dryly.

Ayanojou sips his tea and looks from one to the other. Not one word.
 
Touga asks "Well, will you help me make Musei forgive me or not?"

Rosuto shrugs lightly. "Yes. Though I don't know how I can help without
 tramautizing the girl."

Touga smiles. "I know of your powers, I just want you to use them on
 her. I will provide the details, or you can make it up yourself. I just
 want her to forgive me and get over her heartache for Andy Won-san."

Rosuto nods slightly. After a moment's pause, he reaches into his
 pocket, unearthing a small clam, its shell closed. Brushing his
 fingertips over it lightly, he focused a wry smile upon Touga. "What do
 you have in mind?"

Touga says "Have her think she's going to Sairou. Have her appear on a
 boat at sea with Hotohori and Suzaku no miko. Let the boat begin to
 sink and only one lifeboat that holds three people. Hotohori gets off
 with his miko and does not even try to save Musei. That's where I come
 in."

With a slight nod, Rosuto closes his eyes, then opens them a half-moment
 later, partially lidded. His irises are clouded, the gold and brown
 flecks melded together. In his hand, the clam glows faintly, then
 brightens, a blue warmth reflected on the faces of all those here as
 the shells part.
"Keep going," Rosuto coaxes after a moment, lifting his distant gaze to
 Touga. "I'm just recording. Shin and I can play around with the idea
 later."

Touga says "I save her and take her back out of the book. There, all her
 friends, everyone she cares about is waiting for her. She must know
 that she is not the cause of all out pain and that she does nto bring
 suffering to others." He smiles really big before going to the next
 part. "She should also realize that Andy is too caught up in his duties
 to ever truly let her be happy and that I will always be there for her
 when she needs me."

Ayanojou . o O ( Dangerous tactics you play, Touga-san... )

Rosuto doesn't bat an eyelash. "'Andy'? Andy Won?" He did mention him
 before, didn't he? And now Hotohori. But beyond that idle wonder, he is
 mostly silent. The blue glow fades after a moment, pulled back into the
 clam slowly.

Touga says "Everything else is up to you, that's just a framework to
 work with. And thank you Rosuto, I owe you a lot for this."

"Think nothing of it, Touga-san." Shin closes, the glow vanishing all
 together. The Seiryuu seishi's voice is amused, offering a tone that is
 far from kind. "It was my pleasure."

Touga smiles. "A chance to cut loose again after a long time?"

Rosuto . o O ( Consider your little slip payment, Touga-san. If 
 Nakago-sama's suspicions are true, then that little slip may come in
 handy. Yes indeed. )
Rosuto smiles demurely. "You may think that if you wish."

Touga says "Then, relax, have some tea. If this works as planned then
 all will be right with the world again."

Ayanojou . o O ( Right as rain. )
Ayanojou glances at the clock. Skipping school. Oh well. It's been
 boring this week, anyways.

Rosuto folds his hands together, keeping that demure smile. "Aa. How
 picturesque." He tilts his head slightly to the side, then leans back
 into his seat.

Ayanojou . o O ( Why do I have the feeling this is going to end up...
 BADly? )
Ayanojou might just fall into another cup of tea, Rosuto.

Rosuto keeps an eye on it then, just in case. Wouldn't want that pretty
 red hair of yours to get all soggy and brown now, would we?
Rosuto goes "Though... Ayanojou. I have a question about your cousin."

Ayanojou's hair is much better managed dry, indeed. He looks up from his
 teacup and blinks. "--Hai, Rosuto?"

Touga sips his tea.

Rosuto leans forward, elbows on his knees, chin posed over his hands.
 His amber eyes focus on Ayanojou, unreadable. "I'm concerned about her.
 I wonder... Is she still seeing Yuuki Keisuke?" Now how he found out
 about that is a mystery. It's fairly certain neither of them would tell
 him.

Ayanojou blinks at that. Keisuke. There's someone he hasn't seen in
 awhile. Just as well, too. "Seeing him? I was under the impression they
 were just friends." He looks truthful enough. . o O ( It's a good thing
 I didn't fall head over heels for him, if not, though... )

Rosuto tilts his head towards Ayanojou, nodding his head. "Just friends
 then? Aa." He pauses a moment, musing. "Close friends, ne?"

Ayanojou asks "She said he's her best friend, if I remember correctly.
 He's a nice guy, if a bit goofy." That must have been it. Reminded him
 of Takeo. He blinks, a bit confused. Why is Rosuto concerned?

Touga closes his eyes and leans back.

Rosuto nods once and offers a smile. It's not entirely reassuring when
 grouped with the coldness flickering in his eyes, yet it seems to be
 genuine enough. "Aa. That's good."
Rosuto . o O ( Best friends with the Suzako no Miko's brother, Soi?
 Che'. )

Ayanojou . o O ( I wonder what's up. )

Rosuto sips his tea quietly, looking between the two. Then, as the cup
 runs dry, he sets it down and rises to his feet. "Well, I won't keep
 you any longer. Excellent tea, Ayanojou."

Ayanojou goes "Arigatou... Everything alright, Rosuto?" He looks
 concerned.

Rosuto stops a moment, faltering, but recovers. He gives Ayanojou
 another smile. "Aa. Why wouldn't it be?"

Ayanojou shrugs and shakes his head. "Oh, it just seems to be an 'off'
 week, so far." He won't press the issue.

"Don't worry. Everything's fine." Rosuto winks at Ayanojou, then shakes
 his head. . o O ( Gomenasai, Ayanojou. But some questions are better
 left unanswered. ) He flicks his hair over his shoulder, shades of gray
 and black intermingling. "You have a good day, ne?"

Ayanojou says "I will, if you will."

Rosuto chuckles. "Hai... Jya ne, Ayanojou."

Ayanojou smiles. "Mata ne, Rosuto."

You step out of the apartment.

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