Intersection: Thor/Tyr



This intersection is relatively nice, if not for the lingering darkness to the 

west on Thor Street.  Luckily, all the streetlamps here are replaced 

regularly..any graffiti is cleaned up almost immediately..and a neighbourhood 

police patrol keeps an eye out for any shifty and suspicious types wandering 

about.  To the east, Thor Boulevard is a much more lively and light 

place..housing many people in small housing complexes, and a few larger, 

upper-middle class homes.  To the South, Tyr Road continues in that direction, 

with a mixture of hotels and apartment buildings.  To the north, it seems to 

disperse at an obscure point..though a few eateries catering to myriad tastes 

can be seen.

[Exits   : (C)orner Cafe, (E)ast, (N)orth, (S)outh, and (W)est ]

[Players : Jessica ]

[Sleepers: Kosho, and Jon_Talbain ]

[Things  : None ]


>Ryan strolls in, heading towards the cafe.

>Jessica looks to Ryan, from where shes sitting up agianst the wall



Jessica





A young girl stands before you, apparently at the age of

ten, her body appears to be skinny, usual for a ten year

old girl. Her eyes are ice blue, they look around 

cautiously and quietly, with no emotion in them. She 

might be found smirking once in a while, but other then

that, this child reveals no current happiness. It appears

to be ripped from her a long time ago.. her hair is short,

blond, cut to end right below her neck. Her skin is fair,

if not just slightly pale, not of japanese heritage but

caucasian.

Her clothes appear to be borrowed, she wears a long

sleeved black shirt, buttoned up all but three buttons.

the sleeves are the shirt cover her hands a bit, 

its obviously not hers. She wears a pair of loose black

shorts, ending around her knees. She walks around

barefooted, and to top the outfit off, carries a black

sheathe with an romanian sword in it with her at

all times. her nails are painted black to match her 

clothes. She has kawaii fangs, if she actually shows 

them.







Carrying:



>Ryan nods to Jessica as he walks by

>c

You enter the cafe.



Main Room



This is a sizable and comfy room of a relatively small cafe on the corner of 

Thor East and Tyr.  Tables are lined about neatly in an L coordination about a 

likely L-shaped counter, where foot stools are placed for extra seating.  

Behind the counter, a large cutout in the wall allows communication between the 

registreers and the cooks, and the waitress or waiter on duty moves back and 

forth from this room to the kitchen through a wooden door placed to the side of 

it.  Set into the northeastern corner, are two public payphones, the restrooms, 

and some stairs, apparently leading up to an apartment above.  There is little 

to know decoration of the mostly wood-furnished structure, and what there is 

seems to be following a 50s theme.  With a few nostalgic objects of yore, most 

notably a jukebox.  (Use 'menu' and 'order' to order things.)

[Exits   : (O)ut ]

[Players : Kei, and Derek ]

[Sleepers: Sanban_Ryu, and Rudy ]

[Things  : None ]


>Ryan blinks   . o O ( What're they doing in here...? Oh well, not my problem. 

Just hope Lyrae doesn't find out... )

>Kei giggles as she takes her seat. "Thank you." She winks at Derek teasingly.

>Ryan sits down, luckily for Derek, across the room.

>Derek pushes the chair in as Kei sits in it, "You're welcome." He pulls out a 

chair for himself and sits, not seeing Ryan at the moment..

>Ryan orders a hamburger.  Kaori-chan smiles, "One hamburger, coming up!"

>Kaori-chan yells in back to the cook, "Hamburger!"  The cook nods, "Hamburger.."

>Kaori-chan finally comes out, Ryan's hamburger in hand, and sets it before him, 

"There ya are, sugar."

>Kei beams, looking for an menu. Hope they have cappucino. *.*

>Kei orders some coffee.  Kaori-chan smiles, "Be right there!"

>After a short wait, Kaori-chan walks back out, and sets the steaming coffee 

before Kei, "There ya go, hon."

>Kei smiles over her coffee. "Aren't you going to get anything, sweetie?"

>Ryan . o O ( How that that geek manage to get all the girls, anyway? It's 

always the ones that are going steady   =.< )

>Derek (OOC) isn't going steady! >_o 

>Ryan (OOC) thinks Lyrae would argue with that  c.c

>Derek (OOC) scowls, "Listen, I'm trying very hard not to lose my mind with all 

the shit going on, so please cut me a little slack, okay?"

>Kei (OOC) huggles. "Are you all right? o.o"

>Ryan (OOC) pouts s'more   ;_;

>Ryan (OOC) will sum it up for Kei. 'It sucks to be Derek'

>Derek (OOC) has Lyrae being totally schizo, you and Yuri after him, Aerith 

trying to play matchmaker, Esmerelda planning god knows what, Janus being an 

asshole, and who knows what else will happen next? So yes, it sucks to be him 

x_x

>Derek hmms, "Well, I'll get something in a bit. 'm not really all that hungry 

right now.." u_u

>Kei nods, taking a sip of her coffee. Then she beams at Derek. "So... about 

Yuri..."

>Derek looks over and nods, "Well, maybe you should start talking first, seeing 

as I've only known her for about an hour.."

>Kei grins, leaning back. "See, the both of us went to school together.  She 

was, like, a complete basket case when I met her, you know? Total fear of 

authority, focused on school and everything. I mean, what could I do but step 

in and save her from total dweebhood?"

>Ryan raises an eyebrow

>Derek leans back and listens, nodding to Kei, "So she was pretty shy, huh?"

Kei blinks, as an internal transmission comes in. . o O ([Nothing, Yuri! I'm 

just... you know, having coffee.])

>Ryan eats his hamburger, deciding to give Derek a break and leave him alone. 

He'll hit on Kei later.

>Kei blinks, then looks at Derek and grins, nodding. "Yeah. Poor thing, always 

getting her heart broken. You should've seen the guys she was dating.  Antonio, 

Rick, Steven..." She makes a gagging motion with her left hand.

>Kei . o O ( [I am NOT having coffee with Cloud! Though he has nice buns...] )

>Cloud pages, "I noticed, but since nobody else said..." to Alhana, Derek, Lyrae 

and you.

>Derek nods, the corner of his mouth curling up a little as he looks down at the 

table . o O ( Geez, she's probably mad too.. But..I didn't know.. )

>Kei frowns, trying to focus on Yuri's voice. . o O ([ I know your dress got 

ruined in the rain, but maybe it's not all his fault... ])

>Kei blinks, then smiles at Derek. "BUt you know, Yuri's really a very sweet 

forgiving girl. Maybe if you apologize to her..."

>Derek looks up at Kei and sighs, "If she was here, I would apologize.."

>Kei sighs at an internal message. . o O ([Yeah, two hours was a bit much. Three 

hours dollying up for him? Come o... wait. Hey... Derek wants to apologize!])

>Kei . o O ( Oops. )

>Yuri pauses... silence.  Then. o O ([KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI! ARE YOU TALKING TO HIM 

ABOUT THIS!?!] [another pause] [What'd he say?] ^.^)"

>Kei . o O ( [You heard me. The poor boy looks pathetic, like a little puppy. 

*giggles* He wants to apologize!] )

>Derek blinks and looks at Kei's cup of coffee, "You going to drink that before 

it gets cold? Or were you just thinking of what to say next?"

>Kei blinks, then looks at Derek and giggles sheepishly as she sips her coffee. 

"Oh, I think if you want to apologize, Yuri's gonna be very receptive, if you 

know what I mean." She winks with a sly teasing smile on her lips.

>Ryan raises an eyebrow again.

>Derek blinks at Kei, "Recep..tive?" the word trips over his tounge. He arches 

an eyebrow, "How do you know that..?"

>Kei giggles. "Feminine intuition."

>Derek sits up a little and actually chuckles softly, "Oh...right.." ^_^;

>Ryan finishes off his hamburger   . o O ( Whatever. )

>Derek orders some coffee.  Kaori-chan smiles, "Be right there!"

>Kei giggles. . o O ([Well, maybe just a little...])

>After a short wait, Kaori-chan walks back out, and sets the steaming coffee 

before Derek, "There ya go, hon."

>Derek . o O ( I need something to drink.. )

>Derek grabs the sugar container and starts pouring the contents into the 

mug..and pours..and pours some more..

>Ryan watches Derek. "..." Somebody here isn't paying attention.

>Kei blinks. "You okay, sweetie?"

>Derek nods and finally sets the sugar down, "Yeah, why? I'm just listening to 

what you were telling me about Yuri, Kei.."

>Derek stirstirs

>Want to add some coffee to that sugar?

>Kei points at the sugar in your cup. "Isn't that an awful lot?"

>Kei . o O ( [Why do you want him to meet Mughi? Isn't he usually a bit... hard 

on your dates?] )

>Derek looks down, "What, the cup is the same size as your's isn't it?"

>Ryan (OOC) c.c

>Derek (OOC) just realized he's talking to Kei about cup sizes *x_x*

>Ryan (OOC) pats Derek.  n.n

>Derek says, "(OOC) Say ANYTHING, Ryan, and you're dead.."

>Kei blinks. "I think mine's bigger..."

>Kei . o O ( [You think Derek'd like Mughi? I dunno. Why not bring him with you? 

)

>Derek shrugs and lifts the mug up to take a few sips

>Derek says, "(OOC) News flash, this just in. A man has been mauled by what 

appears to be a giant panther. We'll bring you details as they become 

available."

>Kei . o O ( [Aw come on, he looks so pathetic. Have some sympathy. )

>Kei sips her coffee, and smiles at Derek in a mysterious way.

>Derek peers down into his coffee for a moment before looking over at Kei, "So 

you were telling me about you and Yuri back when you met in school?"

>Ryan leans back in his chair, rather bored    -.-   No unoccupied pretty girls 

to watch.

>Kei blinks, then looks at Derek. "Hey, what's your phone number?"

>Derek blinks back, "Phone number? Uhm, well, I don't really have one. I guess 

you could say either the old church across town or at Tifa's place.." 9_9;

>Kei says, "Tifa's?" She giggles. "The 7th Heaven?" . o O ( Cloud. *.* )

>Derek nods, "Well, I don't have one of those nice little phones like Lyrae 

does, so those are the two places I guess someone could get ahold of me at.."

>Ryan speaks up, finally deciding to interject, "Hey, I can get you a cell phone 

if you want one." He smirks.

>Derek blinks and looks over, eyes going wide, "Ryan?!?" He manages not to drop 

his coffee, "How long have you been here?" O_o;

>Kei blinks, looking over to Ryan. She blinks. Has she seen him before?

>Ryan smirks. "Just a little bit..."

>;_;

>Kei says, "(OOC) Have we met before? o.o"

>Ryan (OOC) Yes   >.<

>Kei says, "(OOC) When? @.@"

>Ryan (OOC) Day after your attack on Sensou...

>Kei (OOC) doesn't remember. o.o I remember talking to Vega.

>Ryan (OOC) Met THEN too, but I was unconscious   @.o

>Kei exclaims, "(OOC) Oh wait, you're the guy I was sitting on!"

>Derek frowns, "Why didn't you say something?"

>Derek says, "(OOC) Straddling, actually.."

>Ryan (OOC) REALLY wishes he was awake then  @.x

>Kei (OOC) giggles. ^.^  Sorry I forgot about you.

>Derek says, "(OOC) Didja hear that, Kei? He thinks you're cute."

>Ryan (OOC) needs to start wearing a neon sign flashing "RYAN TABBOT. NOTICE ME."

>Derek sighs, "Nevermind, what do you mean you could get me a phone?"

>Kei hmms at Ryan.

>Ryan blinks. "Thought it was simple... I mean, 'I can get you a phone'."

>Kei giggles. "Go get one, Derek... Yuri'll be happy."

>Ryan closes his eyes, interjecting, "Yeah, she seems to like you."

>Derek BLINKS and stares at Ryan . o O ( I can't believe he just said that.. ) 

o_o; He looks down into his mug again, "Well, it'd make it easier to get ahold 

of me.."

>Ryan puts his feet up on the table. "Yup. Makes planning and stuff easier too."

>Derek smirks a little, "So why not get me one then, Ryan? I can pay you for 

it.."

>Ryan closes his eyes. "Be a good idea, anyway..."   . o O ( What with both 

Sensou and Esmerelda gearing up for something...)

>Derek nods and goes back to drinking his coffee-flavored sugar water for a few 

minutes

>Kei grins. "When you get that phone, here's how to get in touch with Yuri." She 

rattles off some numbers.

>Ryan hopes Derek is taking notes

>Derek blinks, "Wait, I don't have anything to write with.."

>Kei blinks, then places two fingers to her lips and WHISTLES loudly. "Hey! 

Waitress! Bring a pen!"

>Derek looks at Kei, then at the waitress coming over, "So, you two ready for 

desert?" He blinks and shakes his head, "I just..uhm, need to borrow your pen, 

miss.."

>The waitress looks down at Derek. "My... pen?" Tick. Tick. "... You must be 

REALLY hungry."

>Derek shakes his head, "I need it to write something down.."

>The waitress sighs...   . o O ( Why do I get the weirdoes on my shift...? )  

She walks off, coming back a minute later with a pen and a sheet of paper.

>Derek nods, "Thanks.." He looks back to Kei again for the number . o O ( 

Sheesh..why me? )

>Kei repeats the number, smiling sweetly and knowingly.

>Rachel walks in from the street outside.

>Rachel has arrived.

>Ryan sits at a table, feet up. Kei and Derek are sitting together.

>Kei peers over at the newcomer.

>Ryan blinks, sitting up. "Oh, hello again..."

>Rachel spots Ryan, and heads in his direction.  "Hello..."

>Rachel asks Ryan, with a smile, "Still willing to buy me something to eat?"

>Ryan blinks, straighening himself up. "Don't see why not."

>Rachel takes a seat opposite Ryan.  "That was all very strange, last night..."

>Kei grins, standing up. She winks at Derek. "Go on, get the phone and talk to 

Yuri."

>Ryan shakes his head. "Tell me about it."

>Kei turns to Ryan and waves to the cute little couple. "Yoo hoo, mister, make 

sure he gets that phone!"

>Derek folds the paper with the number on it and stuffs it in his pocket, his 

hand suddenly freezing in place, "Phone? You mean, like right now?" o_o

>Ryan speaks up, "I can lend him mine for now, if he wants it." Smug grin.

>Kei giggles. "That'd be great! Yuri'll be so happy to hear from him!" She looks 

back at Derek with a wink.

>Derek looks over at Ryan . o O ( Thank you SO much, Ryan.. ) He gets to his 

feet . o O ( Although I really should apologize to her.. )

>Kei wavies. "I've got to go! n.n"

>Ryan smirks evilly to himself   n.n   He blinks and looks over to Kei. "Really? 

Shame... you brighten up the place."

>Kei giggles and waves. "Thank you." She looks at Rachel as though gauging her 

reaction.

>Rachel's reaction is pretty neutral.  She does look at Kei as if sizing her up, 

but casually.

>Kei beams, then heads out. She blows a kiss to Derek. "Don't forget, hear?"

>Derek looks over dumbfoundedly, "Er, I won't, Kei.."

>Ryan. o O ( Lucky guy... don't eve know it. )  He turns his attentions back to 

Rachel. "So, what do you want to order?"

>Kei grins and heads out. "Bye now!"

>Kei has left.

>Rachel says, "What do you suggest?  I've never been here before."

>Ryan hmms, reaching up the scratch the side of his head. "I'd go for a 

hamburger... the hot dogs... ah, well, they're not that good."

>Derek walks over, "Okay, Ryan, lemme borrow your phone.."

>Ryan pulls a small cell phone out of his pocket, lobbing it at Derek

>Ryan . o O ( My ears are still ringing from last night   @.o )

>Rachel asks, "Okay, how about a burger, medium well, with lettuce and mayo, and 

a Coke?"

>Ryan snaps his fingers. "Sounds like a plan."

>Derek catches it and turns the thing on, going over to a far corner to dial the 

number..

>Rachel says, "Ryan, I wanted to ask you a few things, if you don't mind.  

Nothing personal, more just things I don't understand."

>Ryan blinks, and hmms for a moment. "Don't see why not..."

>Rachel says, "Well, you seem pretty straightforward and level-headed to me.  

Unlike some people who just seem to talk in riddles."

>Ryan sweatdrops   . o O ( Probably talking about Lyrae and Janus... eheh... )   

 "Well, I'm a direct kinda person."

>Rachel nods.  "Last night, before we caught the Buma spying, and would up 

killing it -- People were referring to this 'Esmeralda' as a '_goddess_' -- 

What were they talking about?"

>Derek talks into the phone for a minute . o O ( Got the machine  )

>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Got a little mistaken there... Esmerelda's a 

dragon... the goddess is someone else."

>Derek turns the phone off and walks back over, "Thanks, Ryan. Here's your phone 

back.."

>Ryan takes it back. "No prob."

>Rachel blinks.  Confusion.

>Eden walks in from the street outside.

>Eden has arrived.

>Ryan turns back to Rachel. Okay, no sign of comprehenshion. "Esmerelda is a 

dragon... not quite the same as the old storybook types, mind you, but still in 

the category..."

>Eden walks in the front door and over to a table, not looking at the other 

people.

>Rachel asks, "A dragon.  Okay, what makes her a dragon?"

>Derek waves and heads for the door, "Well, I need some air. See you guys 

later.." He heads back and leave some money for the coffees and walks out..

>Derek has left.

>Ryan rubs the back of neck. "Probably being born one. Or hatched. I don't 

follow Dragon reproduction closely..."

>Rachel blinks at that.  "Okay, very funny."

>Ryan sweatdrops. "It's all true..." More quietly, "Hey, you yourself said you 

come from someplace else... what makes you think she couldn't have done the 

same?"

>Eden looks over a menu.

>Rachel says, "You're saying she's _really_ something called a 'dragon' -- that 

that's not some kind of codeword or something."

>Ryan nods. "An actual giant reptilian firebreathing spell-casting winged 

thingy."

>Rachel says, "You're joking."

>Eden flags down Kaori-chan, and she smiles, "French fries, eh?  One moment."

>Kaori-chan yells in back to the cook, "Order of fries!"  The cook nods in 

acknowledgement.

>Ryan shakes his head. "Do I look like I am?"

>Kaori-chan brings the french fries to Eden, "There ya go."

>Rachel looks at Ryan for a long moment.  "No, you don't."

>Ryan sighs. "Well, it IS true... there're wizards and other such weird stuff 

here."

>Rachel asks, "Wizards?"

>Ryan says, "Well, not a lot. But a few. Of course, they don't wear pointy hats 

and run around with wands... but they're there."

>Rachel nods...

>Ryan . o O ( She thinks I'm a raving lunatic. )

>Rachel . o O ( Either this guy is raving mad or I'm stuck in a damned 

storybook... )

>Ryan asks, "... You aren't believing a word I'm saying, are you?"

>Rachel says, "You're talking about things that don't exist -- that _can't_ 

exist..."

>Ryan crosses his arms. "It's a paradigm shift, you better believe it. I'm sure 

a lot of THEM don't believe in mecha..."

>Rachel . o O ( GOT to be a VR, then.  Only possible explanation. )

>Ryan asks, "Whether you want to believe it or not is up to you... but it's 

true." He inhales. "Well, maybe we should start eating, eh?"


** I log off for a few minutes **

Main Room



This is a sizable and comfy room of a relatively small cafe on the corner of 

Thor East and Tyr.  Tables are lined about neatly in an L coordination about a 

likely L-shaped counter, where foot stools are placed for extra seating.  

Behind the counter, a large cutout in the wall allows communication between the 

registreers and the cooks, and the waitress or waiter on duty moves back and 

forth from this room to the kitchen through a wooden door placed to the side of 

it.  Set into the northeastern corner, are two public payphones, the restrooms, 

and some stairs, apparently leading up to an apartment above.  There is little 

to know decoration of the mostly wood-furnished structure, and what there is 

seems to be following a 50s theme.  With a few nostalgic objects of yore, most 

notably a jukebox.  (Use 'menu' and 'order' to order things.)

[Exits   : (O)ut ]

[Players : Katsuo, Eden, and Rachel ]

[Sleepers: Sanban_Ryu, and Rudy ]

[Things  : None ]


>Eden completely ignores Katsuo, looking up out the window for a moment.

>Rachel says, "Yes, we should."

>Ryan blinks. "Hmm?"

>Katsuo starts to pound his fist against the door in a desperate effort to get 

out.  With each blow, the door-frame shimmers red. . o O ( Why did I use that 

spell?!?! )

>Ryan slowly turns his head to Katsou. "..."

>Eden looks over to Katsuo.

>Ryan elaborates. "See? A perfect example of what I was talking about right 

there. If a weird one."

>Katsuo begins to whimper, slowly sliding to his knees as he pounds weakly on 

the door.

>Ryan . o O ( What's his problem? )

>Eden asks softly, "What is wrong?"

>Katsuo flinches at the sound of Eden's voice, then begins to pound on the door 

harder, with renewed strength.

>Ryan . o O ( ... Weirdo. )

>Rachel nods...

>Katsuo begins to weaken again, his breathing erratic as he begins to panic 

further, the door remaining locked magically.

>Ryan peers at Katsuo. "You okay...?"   . o O ( Maybe he needs a doctor? Or a 

shrink? )

>Katsuo's facial tattoos glimmer faintly as he continues to pound on the door, 

his blows growing weaker.

>( One of the water pipes in the ceiling begins to tremor... )

>Eden glances upward.

>Ryan blinks. . o O ( What's that noise? )

>Katsuo's skin is now quite pale as he claws at the door, gasping in fear.  His 

facial tattoos flicker again for a moment, then return to normal.

>Suddenly, the water pipe ruptures with a resounding crack, spraying cold water 

across the room.

>Rachel asks, "What the...?!?"

>Ryan turns back to Rachel. "Maybe we should order before things get any weir-" 

He's immediately cut off by a chilly spray of water   o.o

>Rachel springs from her chair, dodging the spray and taking cover under the 

table, as if moving before having to think about it.

>Ryan does the same, though in has case, AFTER he gets sprayed   x.x

>Eden gets wet. She shades her eyes, then resingedly slips under the table.

>Katsuo slides to the floor, half-huddling as he shivers, his phobia still 

holding over him.  *glimmer*

>Ryan says, "... THAT sucked."

>Several lamps in the cafe suddenly go out, their bulbs exploding.

>Ryan blinks  O.o   "What the hell's going on!?"

>Rachel exclaims, "I don't know, and I don't want to!  Let's get out of here!"

>Ryan nods to Rachel, creeping out from under the table, and dashing for the 

door, getting further wetter   @.o

>Katsuo lies before the door, having been unable to obreak his own spell.  He 

shuts his eyes tightly at the sound of Rachel's voice, hiding his face as his 

tattoos glimmer again...

>Ryan skids to a halt. "Move it, we're getting out of here!"

>The jukebox's electrical cord begins to spark, its protective rubber covering 

beginning to melt away...

>Katsuo doesn't appear to hear as he curls into a tigher ball, his fear having 

entered full swing.

>Rachel breaks cover, sprinting for the door.

>Ryan reaches over Katsuo to fiddle with the knob then   @.o

>The knob turns slightly, then stops, confirming that the door is strangely 

locked.

>Ryan turns harder   >.<

>Eden gets up from under the table, walking up behind the others.

>Rachel exclaims, "Forget that!"

>The copper wires within the electrical cord are revealed, giving off sparks.  

Slowly, the growing puddle in the center of the room begins to near the cord...

>Ryan takes a step back. "Hell with this... through the window!"

>Rachel picks up a chair and hurls it through the glass.

>A tiny spark of electricity hits the water as it gets dangerously the uncovered 

cord.

>The glass explodes outwards as the chair is hurled through the window, causing 

the pedestrians outside to dodge, frantically.

>Ryan takes a flying leap through the now shattered pane of glass.

>o





Intersection: Thor/Tyr



This intersection is relatively nice, if not for the lingering darkness to the 

west on Thor Street.  Luckily, all the streetlamps here are replaced 

regularly..any graffiti is cleaned up almost immediately..and a neighbourhood 

police patrol keeps an eye out for any shifty and suspicious types wandering 

about.  To the east, Thor Boulevard is a much more lively and light 

place..housing many people in small housing complexes, and a few larger, 

upper-middle class homes.  To the South, Tyr Road continues in that direction, 

with a mixture of hotels and apartment buildings.  To the north, it seems to 

disperse at an obscure point..though a few eateries catering to myriad tastes 

can be seen.

[Exits   : (C)orner Cafe, (E)ast, (N)orth, (S)outh, and (W)est ]

[Players : Foil_Riposte, Jessica, and Chu-Chu ]

[Sleepers: Kosho, and Jon_Talbain ]

[Things  : None ]


>Ryan jumps out of the cafe's window, shortly after a chair flies through it. He 

sprawls to the ground, barely managing to keep his footing. "...!"

>Jessica watches Ryan, blinking a moment as she does.

>Rachel has arrived.

>Eden has arrived.

>Ryan staggers back to his feet, soaking wet   @.o

>Chu-Chu chuus, "Chu..." The creature seems perplexed at all of the people 

suddenly migrating to this place..

>Ryan nearly topples over as a bright flash of light comes from inside the cafe  

 @.o

>Rachel dives out through the shattered window, curling into a roll and 

finishing on her feet.

>Foil erks as he watches the crash.. blinking his emerald eyes as he lets his 

bag drop from his shoulder..removing his hand from it's idling pocket position 

. o O (Wow..I didn't think this was texas...)

>Eden lands gracefully on her feet outside the broken window. Perhaps 

unsuprisingly, she looks perfect even when dripping wet.

>l foil



Foil_Riposte



Standing before you is a vigilant figure.  The first impression you have is one 

of passing

curiousity.  Bishounen enough to catch your attention, but his youthful 

inexperience

doesn't hold it for long.  But in the time you look upon him you notice some 

interesting

traits.  His face is suspiciously rounded and youthful looking for such a well 

developed

young man.  His eyes are full and luminous, almost effeminate if not for the 

constant

hunting edge to their dark emerald depths.  Eyes always shifting about, as if 

searching.

His hair is a dark emerald, so dark that it would seem black if not for the 

occasional

flaxen shine of the silken strands.  Short cropped in the back, but his 

luxiourous bangs

curtain just low enough to be troublesome about his eyes.

His stature is a moderately tall 5ft 9in, but his frame is lanky and wirey 

rather than

bulging with muscles.  But built he is, as his arms are completely crafted of 

fine muscle

beneath a pale sheen of smooth skin.  He wears a black T-shirt over his broad 

shoulders,

the short sleeves ripped off to expose his powerful shoulders and increase 

freedom of

movement.  Three slashmarks open along his chest, revealing just bits of the 

finely toned

flesh beneath the torn fabric.  On his back is emblazoned a suprizingly 

romantic and

emotive emblem of a Dark Red rose, in full bloom.  A few of the petals of this 

symbol

are cleaved by a grey fencing foil lying among the blossoms.

Beneath this he wears black slacks, held in place by a thin leather belt around 

his slender

yet powerful waist.  His clothing just one size larger for increased freedom of 

movement.

The bottom of his pantlegs are held down by calflength boots.  The dark emerald 

footware is 

fastened in place by half a dozen straps as they provide silent yet flawless 

traction.

All in all, this figure seems wary, a fighter prehaps?  Even in such a casual 

dress

he seems ready for action at any given moment.  But his relatively benign and 

innocent

expression means he won't be looking for one anytime soon.  Or is that just a 

careful

facade?  Only one way to find out...

Carrying:



>Ryan slowly turns back to Eden and Rachel. "You two okay...?"

>Foil . o O ( Must be a bar fight.. how... Western. )

>Jessica shakes her head and just watches a bit more, blinking a bit at the 

situation to try and figure it out.

>Eden pushes her hair back from where it covered one eye. "I am."

>Ryan walks over to Eden and Rachel, saying as he does so, "Well, I think we're 

okay no-" Hmm. Cut off again. This time by the door to the cafe glowing a 

bright red, and exploding outward in a shower of crimson sparks.

>Eden turns to the door, staring.

>Katsuo has arrived.

>Ryan O.o;

>Katsuo stumbles out of the open doorway, his form covered in soot as he coughs, 

violently.

>Foil watches this somewhat distantly..blinking . o O (Ok.  One less bar I can 

go to.  Geezus and I thought the SHEN were bad.)  He hefts his bag back over 

his shoulder idly..

>Jessica sits down, deciding to watch more carefully.

>Ryan blinks. "..."   . o O ( I am going to have to talk to him later... )

>Ryan says, "..." He looks at Eden and Rachel. "... Maybe we should vacate 

before something ELSE happens..."

>Foil . o O ( Speaking OF Shen....  speak of the devil..got a reading.... )

>Foil slooowly turns his gaze to and fro...until it comes across the seated 

>Jessica not too far away . o O (Uhh huh.  Oohyeah.. there's one.)

>Katsuo snaps open his eyes as he regains his footing, coughing out a large puff 

of smoke.  His eyes gleam red, then return to normal, his pupils fading back 

into view.  "... that... hurt..."

>Katsuo then collapses without another word, a faint trace of electricity 

crackling along his darkened form.

>Rachel nods.  "Let's go."

>Jessica doesn't notice Foil, seemingly, just watches the other three, like they 

are the most important things in the world.

>Rachel falls in line behind you. 

>Eden looks over to Katsuo, and steps over to him. "He's hurt."

>Foil erks as he suddenly looks back...seeing  Katsuo . o O (there's another.  

Damn...  jackpot.)

>Katsuo's body gives off faint wisps of smoke as he remains where he is, his 

eyes having fallen shut.

>Luna has arrived.

>Ryan starts to jog off, but stops. "... It's that crazy guy...?" He sighs. 

Looks like the bizarre stuff isn't over yet   -.-;

>Rachel asks, "Call an ambulance?"

>Ryan pulls out his (now soggy) cell phone. "No dice, this's busted..."

>Luna looks around...o.o; (Well..they aren't here...I wonder where....) ...of 

course, then she sees Katsuo. o.o "Oh! It's you..are you better yet? ^^"

>Eden kneels down to take Katsuo's pulse.

>Foil whistles as he wanders over towards Katsuo... he speaks up suddenly, 

"Ooh..I'll take care of it.  YOu guys run along.." . o O (heheh..lets slit his 

throat and see if that gets him.)

>Jessica shrugs slightly, looking to Katsuo and wondering who he is....

>Foil waves Eden away, "Go on.  I got it covered."

>Chu-Chu chus. o o

>Katsuo's pulse is strong, if a bit odd... it seems to stop beating every so 

often, then starts again, as if remembering to do so.

>Foil . o O ( Being a Demonhunter is cool when Demons suddenly drop halfdead 

infront of you..  Hehhee. )

>Luna o.o; and notices that he's..well..out of it. o.o; "I...guess not. I must 

be going, then..."

>Luna leaves south.

>Eden blinks, and stands, stepping back.

>Chu-Chu hops over onto Katsuo's stomach...o o "Chu...?"

>Foil whistles as he wraps his bag around his arm.. then kneels down by Katsuo . 

o O (Lessie..Primium dagger in the heart should kill it.  I won't bother 

slitting it's throat..) looks back up to the others to make sure they're all 

going off on their ways.  Ignores Chu for the moment

>Ryan says, "I guess that guy's got him..."

>Eden falls in line behind you. 

>Chu-Chu chuus...and...bites Katsuo's nose. o o "Chuu, wake up!"

>Ryan shrugs, and turns, walking off slowly at first, then jogging to get the 

the heck outta here.

s


** Walk cut **



City Square: Fountain



Nearer to the fountain still, the sound of the softly cascading water overcomes 

most any other noise besides the people sitting and chatting.  There is a 

wrought iron barricade about the actual fountain, though it seems to be more 

placed to deter than to prevent climbing in, as anyone of moderate hieght could 

easily scale it.  The statue of Odin atop the large fountain dwarfs most 

everything else in the area..as well the seven trees planted in a circle about 

the fountain.

  There are benches here as well, though of a marble variety rather than the 

wooden ones found farther out in the city square.  There also seems to be less 

foot traffic here, apparently because of the lack of commerce.  All in all, a 

serene place to enjoy the evening and perhaps meet with friends for a night on 

the town.

[Exits   : (C)ity Square ]

[Players : Anshi ]

[Sleepers: Utena, Seventeen, and Chrono ]

[Things  : None ]


>Ryan arrives, with Rachel and Eden following behind. 

>Ryan takes a seat on one of the benches, pausing a moment to wring his hair and 

shirt out   >.<

>Rachel asks, "What happened back there?"

>Ryan shakes his head. "How should I know? Bet that guy was a wizard or demon or 

something, though..."

>Himemiya Anshi glances up briefly from a book she's reading, hms curiously, and 

goes back to her book.

>l anshi



Anshi



Before you, shyly averting wide emerald-green eyes, is a short and 

almost unnaturally slender dark-skinned girl. Her delicate dark hands are

clasped before her, long fingers curled about a pale white, wide-petalled

rose. She does not meet your eyes as you continue to examine her, but 

something, perhaps just a flash of the light along the rim of her wide,

thin glasses, seems to say that she *IS* aware of your scrutiny. Her hair,

a luminous violet in shade, is rigidly contained in a single round curl

that circles all the way around the back of her head from one ear to the

other; her bangs are heavily scrunched and hang slightly into her glass

rims.

   

She wears a new outfit! This is a simple, but elegantly cut green dress, 

with long, slender sleeves that go down to just about the middle of her 

brown hands. The dress is flatteringly cut to fit her body, but is not 

particularly tight or revealing in any way; the hem drops down to just above

the tops of her feet, which are clad in rumpled white socks and brown 

loafers. Her figure is small and delicate; you get an impression that 

*breathing* on Anshi wrong could snap this spindly girl in half. Something

about her just *screams* 'helpless maiden'. So why is it that the glitter of

light along her glasses, the play of light along her small brown lips seems

so.. ominous?

Carrying:

Mel Gibson Plushie


>Eden squeezes the excess water out of her hair...quite a task.

>Rachel smiles wryly at Ryan.  "Well, for what it's worth, after that I'm not 

questioning your sanity anymore..."

>Ryan says, "... Now what? I don't think we can get grab a bit to eat there..." 

He blinks. "Thanks. I think."

>Anshi has disconnected.

>Ryan sighs.

>Ryan says, "I guess we can head back to the church so you two can change..."

>Rachel says, "I managed to avoid most of it, I just got a little mussed diving 

out the window.  Which is a good thing, since these are the only clothes I have 

besides my skinsuit."

>Ryan hmms. "Really should go shopping... that isn't much of a selection. I'd 

lend you something of mine, but I doubt it'd fit."

>Eden says, "I only have my softsuit beside this as well."

>Rachel says, "the problem with going shopping is that I don't have any money."

>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Hoo-boy. Well, the money part can be fixed, I 

got a huge surplus after my last expedition..."  . o O ( *remembers fist-sized 

chunks of gold* )  "... but that doesn't help you now."

>Eden asks softly, "Have you found work, Rachel?"

>Rachel says, "Not yet, Eden.  And yes, of you could loan me a little to get 

myself started, that would be very helpful Ryan."

>Ryan shrugs. "No problem. I can certainly afford a change of clothes..."

>Eden sits on a bench.

>Ryan exhales. "... Well... uh... I'm out of ideas   c.c"

>Eden asks softly, "For what?"

>Ryan says, "What to do now   O.o   I guess I take you two back to the church, 

then I go home and change..."

>Ryan (OOC) decides to go to bed instead, and do all that 'off-camera'; Up 

AWFULLY late last night   x.x

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