2/8/2003
01:11
AM
Logfile
from Ichijin.
Abandoned
Warehouse
You see
nothing special.
Nuriko
and Chiriko are here.
Obvious
exits:
Out
Michael
groans softly and stirs.
Sebastian
is back, again. Yes, he has come to torment the seishi -or something along
those lines. Either he really doesn't have much of a life, wants to avoid
Lexie's dogs, or... well, it is probably one of those two things. Anywho, the
tall man is back, and with a couple of bags in his hands. They are settled upon
a rather nondescript card-table, and a series of chairs are then pushed up to
it. *re*
Hiroshi
had been curled up as if asleep, though the chances are that the boy was awake
for most of the night. He doesn't stir
for a very long while, though a sigh does escape the boy as he glances over at
Sebastian. Without speaking, he simply watches the man, taking in the sounds of
the warehouse with only mild interest.
Sebastian
continues about his work, pulling things from the bags, covered plates if you
will but still the distinctive odor of thai can be smelled. Each one is settled
at a different side of the table. From the other bag comes plastic cups,
covered as well. When all of the settings are just right, he strides away from
the table and moves towards the cage.
Ichijin
picks up his phone.
Kourin
is sitting up against the bars, her back to the onisenshi when he enters. He
does get a glance from her when he arrives, but little else. Her gaze returns
to Hiroshi, her arms crossed over her chest.
<Phone>
Lexie says, "H--*click*"
Lexie
hangs up her phone.
You
hang up your phone.
Michael
glances over at Kourin and softly asks "Are you alright?" He doesn't roll over onto his back or get
up, but rather keeps still, maintaining his sense of balance and stillness.
Sebastian
blinks at his phone, and then blinks again as he is in mid-step to the cage. A
frown as he peers at the number on it, shrugs his shoulders, and shoves it back
into a pocket. A breath, then he moves on to the door, opening it with a click.
"If you all think you are up to it, dinner is served." A quick smile
is offered, and then the door is pulled open fully, hand waving to the table.
Hiroshi
sits up, leaning against the bars for a moment and looking at the floor. "If Kourin-san wishes to eat, I'll sit
with her, if you don't mind?" No, he's not at all hungry. "I think
that I may be a little thirsty, but that's all." Nuriko is turned a questioning gaze and the boy manages a smile. "Ne, Kourin? You're awake?"
"I'm
awake, Hiro-kun." Kourin glances over to Michael, giving him both a smile
and a nod, "Michael, are you feeling better? You were healed. We all
were." She shifts again, turning around to regard Sebastian, then slowly
climbs to her feet, holding onto the bars until she's standing. A hand is held
out to Hiroshi, "You should eat something, otouto."
Sebastian
takes a step back and watches the trio, still smiling just the faintest. No, he
isn't going to bite or anything of the sort. Just offering them a bit of
dinner. "I wasn't sure what all of you would like, so I simply picked up
something from the first place I came across. Hopefully, it'll do. I apologize
in advance if it isn't what you would prefer."
Michael
spins up onto his backside in a push-up turn and then stands. "Food would
be welcome. How long was I
asleep?" This is asked of Hiroshi, to whom he gives a brief smile. "I am more worried about Tama at the
moment. She probably hasn't had a bite
to eat since dinner before we went to the Museum." Turning to Sebastian he says "Did you
get the plate of the truck that hit me?" with a rather dull voice, more a
comment than question.
Hiroshi
giggles at Michael, shaking his head.
"You slept a very long time, Michael-san. I think that's a good
thing, though, because you and Kourin will be going home very soon. I'm sure
that Tama will be fine, and is smart enough to get into her food should she
need to. Cats are very smart in that
way." Dogs, on the other hand,
would just dig into the trash and get themselves killed. Nuriko's hand is taken and the boy
stands. "Hai, I'll try. I think
that I'm just a little nervous, but that's natural, ne?" Sebastian is given a nod of thanks. "Arigatou, .. Sebastian? I'm sorry, I
only heard the name once."
Kourin
points a finger at Sebastian, saying to Michael, "I believe he is the
truck that hit you, Michael. So you may want to talk to him about that."
She walks toward the open cell door, holding Hiroshi by the hand still. She
will not comment on the going home bit, although her fingers do tighten their
grip a little. "It smells like Thai," she remarks as they near the
table. "I like Thai."
Sebastian
doesn't quite look all that apologetic to Michael, but watches him with a wry
grin. "You can't fault my need to make sure there were no complications.
We all have our uses, sir. You just happened to get in the way of mine."
Head bows just the slightest as he waits for them to go to the card table. A
glance to Hiroshi and another nod, "Unfortunately, yes. Sebastian. Clearly
my companions haven't quite figured out the need for anonymity at times. But...
I can only work with what the gods have given, and make do." When Kourin
actually responds positively, his smile grows. "Excellent."
Michael
nods at Sebastian and says "No harm, no foul. We can't all be in the same place at the same time. At least my back took the brunt of whatever
it was you did, and no harm came to the girls." Of Kourin he asks,
"What happened to the chipper girl?
And how did we get here?"
Ok, he's not ignoring Hiroshi, he's just ... well ... she is a girl
afterall, and he does like girls, or so he seems to prove over and over. No further mention is made of Tama, or the
unfortunate mishap with the laptop.
Alas Hiroshi, a laptop he must have known well...
Hiroshi
shakes his head at Sebastian's words. "Ie, no need to worry. I won't give
your name to anyone. This isn't a battle that will be won through mundane
means, and we should keep those who do not know out of it if we can." At least he thinks of these things. Approaching
the table, the boy sits, looking at the adults. "At least the two of you are alright now. I was worried as I
couldn't tell what was going on in the next room." You know, because he wasn't worried about
being shot or killed. "Come and
sit, we won't get to talk to eachother for a while, ne?" Again, Sebastian is regarded. "Thank you for trusting us."
Kourin
sits at the table next to Hiroshi, eyeing her plate a moment then him,
"I'm really close to asking to stay right here with you Hiro-kun. No
matter what happens. Your damn complacency is starting to irritate me. Then I
remind myself that I told you I would trust your choices. And so I'm trying." She sighs, regarding
Michael next, "Miaka is fine and we were pulled here through a
portal." As if that explains it all.
Ichijin's
phone begins to ring.
Ichijin
picks up his phone.
S
ebastian
doesn't admit to trusting or not, but does bob his head to Hiroshi once more.
The smile that goes with it is nothing but window dressing. He nods to the
seishi as they begin talking... that is until his phone rings, again...
<Phone>
"Yes?" Sebastian is sounding a wee bit irate.
<Phone>
Lexie says, "BigMomma to base. Sorry 'bout earlier. Phone got taken off my
hands. How's tricks?"
<Phone>
Sebastian says, "Oh, it's you. Haven't they done something with you yet?
I'd imagine you'd have been thrown out by now, dead or alive." A long sigh
before Seb speaks again, "Well, I'm treating the seishi to thai, and
getting the most wonderful scowls from the larger fellow. He took exception to
his treatment in the museum. Ah well. Is there something you needed?"
Michael
finds a spot at the table and says "So, what happened after I got
clobbered? It's almost as if I got
smacked all along my back. How's my hair?" Um, ok, he's babbling, but that isn't
necessarily an indication that he isn't lucid.
He does find the food and it does make it's way into his mouth in a
rather elegant way - for a large man.
Not dainty, but certainly not like some - shoveling food in between
breaths.
<Phone>
Lexie says, "You jerk! No, they haven't thrown me out yet. Sungnocha on a stick, so help me, you'd
better be feeding my dogs, too.
Anyways, yeah. I need to update you to the sitation.. But if you're
treating them to takeout, you treat them better than your own damn miko!"
<Phone>
Despite the fact that Seb does put his hand over the phone, there is a very
good chance that Lexie can hear him. A moment, and then Seb is speaking again,
"I'm sorry. What was that? /Feed/ your dogs? But I thought that they were
your responsibility. Really now, you should take better care of them, instead
of going off and getting yourself taken by Suzaku." A breath, "Treat
them better? They are here in a warehouse, living in a cage, eating thai... and
I let you and your canines live with me? You drink freely from by bar, and I'm
fairly sure it is you that is running up the phone tab with all of the numbers
to the phone sex lines. It simply couldn't be Reese."
<Phone>
Lexie says, "How in the bloody hell am I supposed to feed my dogs when I'm
A GODDAMN PRISONER BECAUSE MY ONISEISHI ARE A BUNCH OF TWITS?" Yes, she's yelling. She's mad. "So help me, if any of my dogs starve,
I'll shove you so far up Homasubi's ass that you'll be shitting bacon. As for phone sex lines, that's /so/ not me.
Maybe if you were more adequate to satisfy your girlfriend she wouldn't need to
call them." She snarls. "Keep
them in one peice and keep your hands off of them. /I'm/ going to go to the Met and work on getting that damn
scroll, and once they release me, we're letting the kids go.""
Sebastian
winces, holding the phone away from his ear for a very long moment. Can you
hear the shouts from there? He looks to the eating seishi, sighs, shrugs his
shoulders, and goes back to talking to Lexie.
Hiroshi
blinks, looking down and blushing just a touch. At this point, someone should
cover his ears, really.
"Anou.." Focus on your
water, Chiriko. "Ie, Kourin, I
have to do this. I don't want you to be angry with me, or disappointed.. I
don't want to be away from any of you. However, this seems to be the only
solution to the problem at hand. It's not complacency at all, it's simply what
must be done. I have no other choice. We have no choice. I'm certainly not
happy about it." Michael, however,
is given a smile. "Ie, your hair
is fine, Michael-san. I'm sure that you'll recover completely, though your
clothing will not."
Kourin
can only manage a nod back to Hiroshi, displeasure clearly evident on her face
as she picks at her food and tries to ignore the phone conversation going on in
the room. The Suzaku, they are not. No love lost with the Yin group it seems,
although Reese did express fondest for the miko earlier. "Such a happy
family, aren't you all? I feel more like an idiot now, knowing that we let you
get the advantage over us. Of course, we didn't anticipate things we should
have." That's an understatement.
<Phone>
Sebastian says, "You really cannot blame that on me, Lexie. It was your
choice to have those two with you over there. In case you didn't know, our side
of things did rather well." Another moment, "You do like to insist on
my being impotent, don't you? Don't you have something else to try to insult
me? It certainly couldn't be compensation on your end, could it?" A cough.
Okay, back to business. "Now, that isn't fair at all. Can't I just keep
one? I feel almost as though I'm missing out, what with Dylan and all of his
pursuits." A healthy sigh, "Ah well, I suppose. Do you need any help
there?"
Michael
seems startled by something, looks at Kourin and seems about to say something
but says "I'll tell you later.
It's not important now." he
continues to eat and says "The food is very good Sebastian. Thank you very much." He turns to Kourin and says "I seem to
recall that there is a lot of infighting in every family, at least from my
limited experience with families. To
expect them to be courteous and polite with each other, especially when they
have such interesting dispositions, is beyond rational thought." He smiles
again at Sebastian, gives a wave and says "Nevermind us, we have our own
little problems, as I am sure you have noticed." He winks at Hiroshi, and
says "Don't we?" in a very teasing way.
<Phone>
Lexie says, "I had to have them with me because they're unreliable. I
might add, you do nothing to help that.
Anyways, no, it's not... I'll work out a way to feed them. Dogs are so much more reliable than
oniseishi, that's for damn sure. Nope, once we get that scroll, they're all
gone. Period.""
Sebastian
rolls his eyes, looking over towards suzaku. Again, he is placing a hand over
the cell phone. "It is terribly easily to rile the woman up, but she does
bite back. In case your people ever kidnap her again, remember that."
Then, back to the phone.
<Phone>
Sebastian says, "I'll have you know that I'm the most reliable of your
oni, my dear. Or the best behaved, take your pick. Or I could be the lesser of
some of the evils you must deal with. No, your dogs are being fed. I gave them
the little one's arm, but I'm really reluctant to give up the pretty one. Must
we? Isn't there some way that we can trade them Dylan for her?"
<Phone>
Lexie says, "I know you're the most reliable. Which is a sad state of
affairs. Anyways, I can ask, but I don't think they'll go for it. Hold
on."
<Phone>
Lexie says, "Na, they only have one girl, as much as they'd like to beat
up Dylan. Sorry, bub. You didn't do
anything with her already, right?"
<Phone>
Sebastian says, "Alas, no. That and I fear that Reese would take such a
thing rather poorly." A sigh. "I've been the perfect gentleman, or as
much as the situation will allow me to be."
<Phone>
Lexie says, "Good, keep it that way. I'll call you back later. And make sure the kid has his arm back,
okay? You didn't seriosly tear it off,
right?"
<Phone>
This time the sigh is very long. "If you told them that I did, would your
captors feel poorly of me? And do you honestly believe me to be the type
that'll molest and dismember children? Clearly we need to sit down and have a
heart-to-heart, my dear."
<Phone>
Lexie says, "A heart to heart? If
you don't want people to think ill of you, don't go ripping off bodyparts! Now
tell me the truth. The who, the where, the when, and the /how/. Don't give me
any of your bullshit. I've been stripped down by seishi and held prisoner and
I'm damn well not in the mood."
Hiroshi
blinks at Sebastion, and then goes back to considering his water. "You
don't get along well, I take it."
It's a statement, not a question.
"Hai, Michael-san, we very much have our own troubles." The sentence is spoken flatly. Kourin is given his attention for the
moment. "We didn't, and I intend
to never make that mistake again. I have considered all of the options this
time." And he turned out to have
not as many as he would have liked.
<Phone>
Sebastian says, "Stripped? They /stripped/ you?" Yeah, now Seb is
chuckling. "We are talking about the Suzaku, right? And here I thought
that some of our members were twisted. For shame... No, all three are perfectly
fine and currently discussing family issues as they eat. I even let them out of
their cage to be hospitable."
<Phone>
Lexie says, "Then don't joke like that! And yes, I was parading around
topless in front of the whole cadre.
Just make sure they don't know where they were being held, and transport
them to somewhere in the middle of nowhere. That way they won't get back before
I'm released and before I have a chance at that scroll. Just do it now, I don't
want the frustration. Now /good-bye!/"
Lexie
hangs up her phone.
You
hang up your phone.
Kourin
does hear pieces of Sebastian's phone conversation. How can she not? Her
eyebrows arch at the mention of keeping the 'pretty one' and she even manages a
smile. Considering what she offered the man, she can hardly be upset. It's
flattering, in an odd kind of way. "Hiro-kun, we have much to learn still
this time, ne? Maybe, just maybe, we'll get the chance to make right our
mistakes." Michael is given a small smile, "We are a more loving
family usually. You really should get around to remembering, Mitsukake.
Honest."
Michael
looks directly at Kourin. "I do
remember. I remember your end, the
request of your fellow Seishi, what I did, and what happened to your clothing. That is what startled me a moment ago, when
Hiroshi mentioned my damaged clothing." He pauses, finishes his drink and
sets his tableware back on the plate. "I have begun to remember many
things, good and bad. More important, I
think I have him to thank. Whatever he
did appears to have shocked my psyche as well as my body." yeah, must have
been the blow to the head when he hit the floor... right, that's what it was...
sure...
Sebastian
replaces the cellphone into his pocket, and happily. One can only listen to the
miko and her potty mouth for so long. He gives it a pat, sighs, and then draws
up to the table. "I apologize for that. The woman can be quite
disagreeable and vocal at the same time. Although, I do believe that your
companions are doing a very good job in making her even more hard to be around
than usual. Stripping my miko? Is this common practice for your seishi?"
Kourin is given an extra smile. Yes, he meant her. Nothing against the butch
Michael or the chibi Hiroshi or anything.
Hiroshi
just shakes his head. "We'll have
time," is said without much conviction, but he does take a few bites of
the food in front of him.
"Sebastian-san? I'm sorry for your miko's treatment, but I believe
that they may have felt it very important to check her for weapons. Have they
set a time for the transfer yet? I'm eager to begin my search for the scroll,
though we will have to travel to the museum for me to begin. You'll understand
if I say that I wish this over with."
Michael is given a surprisingly happy smile. "I'm glad you're remembering, but please try to remember
everything before we leave? I want to know that you can do so."
Kourin
blinks surprised eyes at Michael, then nods to him, eyes softening, "You
made sure I was beautiful again. Thank you, Mitsukake. It is good to know you
are returning to us. You have been missed." Now if only they were
somewhere other than here so they could all rejoice and talk of old times.
"I'm sure they did nothing that they didn't feel needed doing, Sebastian.
We are hardly the kind to torture anyone."
Michael
leans onto the table, looking at the food that was served. He doesn't seem to be focusing on anything,
but perhaps quite the opposite. "I remember best when I am not trying to. The memories come back to me at the oddest
moments. A phrase, a particular glance
from someone, a little of this and a little of that. The mind is the least understood of all human functions, and the
brain - for all it's importance - is at the same time the simplest and the most
complex organ." He says "I am
sure that I have been missed, if we have been gone as long as I suspect. I suppose there is nothing to be done about
it, I will lose my position at the hospital." There is a note of sadness
in his voice, as though he has been through something like this before.
Sebastian
nods his head to Hiroshi and then to Kourin, "Well, whatever your people
are doing to her, I'm sure it is warranted and well deserved. I only regret
that I cannot be there to witness it." He draws back over and to the side
to sit up on the corner of a desk, and watch them with idle interest.
Hiroshi
nods at Kourin's words. "Hai,
missed very much. It's good that you're remembering so quickly now, and I
regret that you may have trouble with your work. Perhaps telling them that you
had an unexpected emergency would help? These things do happen. I've put off my
degrees for the time being, to avoid such things." At least he should be young enough for that
not to make a difference. Sebastian is
given an odd look, but the boy shrugs.
"You.. dislike your miko?"
This is very strange, indeed.
"That's unfortunate, but conflicts of character often happen. Is
she well?"
Kourin
feels the need to offer something she too has given up. "I stopped being a
prostitute." There, does that make anyone else feel better? "Anyway,
it's not as if I have time for that sort of thing these days anyway. Not that I
miss it. I mean, why miss having sex with strangers when you can be kidnapped
by oni. Far more exciting." Yeah, so she's rambling.
Michael
seems to ponder for a while. He remains
silent for a bit and then says "My presence at the hospital was a direct
result of my racial heritage. I think
they were more concerned with my ability to integrate with the local population
downtown than they were with my ability to provide medical assistance to the
clients." Ok, it's probably something he heard, but that's apparently not
what's bothering him. Turning to Kourin
he says "I think you just redefined taking someone for a ride, for me at least." Looking around he notices the two oni
present, looks from Hiroshi to Kourin and sighs "An army can be stalled
for lack of ammunition, eh?"
Sebastian
blinks to Hiroshi, before shrugging his shoulders. "It isn't about
disliking a person. I respect her. I probably respect her more than anyone I've
ever come across. She deserves that respect and more, but that is not to say
that we don't have our difference of opinion." But, inevitably, his gaze
is drawn back over to Nuriko at her words, silently processing what she has to
say. "Or you could do both at the same time, my dear. There are plenty of
options." He follows that up with a teasing wink though.
Hiroshi
facepalms, literally.
"Anou...." The scary
thing should be that he understood Michael's joke. "You're saying these
things around a thirteen year old, you do know this, don't you?" Sebastian is given a rather defensive
look. "Kourin-san may make her own
choices, thank you. However, I would very much like to get this over with, if
we can. I have to maintain some focus while moving through the portal, and ...
I want to be done before bed time."
Well, it's an excuse!
Kourin
makes a face at Michael, almost but not quite sticking out her tongue at his
joke. Hiroshi though is told, "You are thirteen, aren't you? There are
boys your age out there having sex. That being the case, I think you are old
enough to hear about it frankly and besides, you already knew that about me.
Trevor knows it about me. He's still dating me." Oh yeah, that's right. She
has a boyfriend. "Don't get my wrong, Sebastian. I would have slept with you in exchange for my friends. You're
gorgeous and not as screwed in the head as some of your fellows, but in truth,
my current boyfriend is incredibly gorgeous and sweet to boot. I don't think I
want to willingly cheat on him before I've gotten to have sex with him. Call me
fickle, I know."
Michael
shruggs "Nine year olds are having sex.
It's not the point. Hiroshi, you
are old enough to understand the consequences of your own actions, and those of
others. You are a lot more mature than
some people your age, in some ways. You
sure have courage." He smiles at
Kourin "I didn't know that you and that singer were hitting it off? Well, I kind of did, but... that's
great. He is nice, isn't he?"
Sebastian
chuckles softly, getting up off of the desk to stand. Hands dust off slightly
on his thighs, nodding heavily to Nuriko. "I'll remember that well, lady,
and try no to be too broken-hearted over such." He sighs though, stepping
into the middle of the room, looking to the other seishi, "I trust you all
are full and ready for a bit walk? I'm sorry that I won't be able to send you
directly to wherever you live, but I'm sure you understand that we need to make
sure that it'll take a little bit before you can reach a place that'll enable
you to contact your friends?" Aka, he is going to send them to the Middle
of Nowhere.
Reese
comes in brightly, but Kourin's comment, carrying very nicely in the open
warehouse, takes the skip out of her step. The reason for her initial cheer is
quite obvious - slung across her back is the result of one of the area's gang
wars, and her shoulder bears not only her own fodder, but a prize and thank you
gift for Minai. "Uh-/huh/," is her first comment, rather loud and
through gritted teeth. Her second is punctuated neatly as she drops the dead
man to the ground, and slips an AK-47 down to her side. "Whatcha all
talking about?"
Hiroshi
did NOT need that information, folks. Really. "Thank you for that insight,
both of you." He's just going to
slink down into his chair now. "Hai, I knew, but it makes no difference in
who you are." A concerned look is
given Sebastian. "If they are
harmed, the scroll will not make it into your hands." The dead body causes the boy to blanch, and
he turns away from the sight. "I understand your need for.. supplies, but
could you please cover him? Even the worst criminals deserve some sort of
dignity in death."
Kourin
pushes away from the table, "I guess sharing time is offer." She
moves up behind Hiroshi's chair, draping her arms around his shoulders,
crossing across his chest as she bends over to hug him close. "Be safe,
otouto," she whispers into his hair, before glancing from Sebastian to
Reese and her recent bounty. There's the barest of flinches. "Looks like
someone had fun tonight. And yeah, we're find about walking, Sebastian."
Minai
slips out of whatever hiding place she had accosted for herself, finding the
nooks and crannies amongst the warehouse crates a lot more comforting and
concealing. Just sitting out in the open when there are questionable folks
around does not sit well with the scrappy little streetrat. "Whatcha
got?" she pipes up suddenly, appearing as quickly as a breeze through a room.
The body is glanced at curiously but apparently its no one she knows so the
girl remains rather unflappable about it. Don't ask how many dead bodies she's
seen already. "Ah, they're leaving already? Phooey." She shrugs and
drops a backpack off her shoulder. Chiriko might recognize it.
Michael
looks at the body and ponders a moment, perhaps a quick prayer lifted or
something, though it does look more like he is thinking. "Death's last watch, the husk of man
lain down in the heavy dew of dawn, listless, lifeless, limp, soon to be
rejoined with the earth from whence it drew it's sustenance, providing, in
kind, it's own sustenance." He
shruggs. "Some Goth I met in
college." he gives in answer to the unasked question of source.
Sebastian
is actually finding all of Hiroshi's responses to the 'adults' in the room
rather amusing. Maybe they should actually keep him around. Along with the
pretty one. Mr. Butch though... dunno. Dylan could possibly have a use. Ah
well. Reese's presence is noted with a broad grin. Alas, he shrugs his
shoulders, turns around and then draws a finger down through the air to rip
open a portal in space. It opens, showing what could be a forest? A rather dark
forest. Scary, eh? Just wait 'til they find out where it really is.
Reese's
temple twitches; her mental connection to her fellows makes possessiveness
innate, and suspicion, horror, and some extreme of jealousy flare. Evidence of
her upset is found in her skill, as the young man, blood and all, just stands
up and walks past the girl. Everyone take a deep breath - she hands the gun
over to the dead man and it, in turn, gives the assault rifle to Minai in a
ballet of carefully concoted motions; the dead guy almost looks alive.
"That's for the save, chica, and a nice raid well-done." Sitting down
heavily, she watches Sebastian work, crossing her arms. "See y'all some
other time."
You
open a portal to Central Park Zoo.
Abandoned
Warehouse
You see
nothing special.
Kyoufuu,
Akurei, Mitsukake, Nuriko, and Chiriko are here.
Obvious
exits:
Out
There
is an open portal to Central Park Zoo.
Hiroshi
moves to stand beside Nuriko, keeping within contact of the seishi. "Be careful, but at least the two of
you are together." Again, he hugs the woman, clinging to her for a moment
before moving away. "And just
pretend I'm there, ne? It won't be so hard, really." A knowing look is given the woman before he
turns to Michael, hugging him as well.
"Keep eachother safe. I'll be back with you soon, so don't get used
to the break." There. To Sebastian, he nods, not looking at the
corpse or its movements.
"Alright." He'll just
move away where one of the oni can hold him hostage while the other two leave.
Minai
coos like a child on Christmas morning, cradling the assault rifle like a toy. However,
she strips down the weapon and notches the weapon checking it for rounds.
"Oooh! Thanks Reese!" she chirps, then waves at the departing Suzaku
as if nothing were odd about it, but the gun is pointedly trained in Chiriko's
direction as they leave. Just in case, that's all.
Kourin
eyes the portal, then Hiroshi. He gets one last hug before he steps away, her
hand ruffling his hair for good luck. "Keep him safe," she says to
the oni present. "If you don't, trust me, I can be a real bitch."
Yep, she can. She turns and holds a hand out to Michael, "C'mon, let's get
the hell out of this place."
Michael
chuckles "Right, executing the getting the hell out of here
maneuver." Too much sci-fi, obviously. "This is the second time, but
at least I am not being floated into it this time. Quite disconcerting."
He waits for his /hosts/ to provide direction as to when and with whom
they may move.
Sebastian
smirks slightly at his fellow oni after he opens the portal... Oh? hear that in
the background? Is that a... bear? Looks like a fun piece of wilderness, ne? He
moves away from the hole though, and instead draws up to Hiroshi,
"Actually, my little friend, you
all are leaving. As much as I'd rather have you all stick around, it seems as
though every one of you are going to be released. Enjoy it and don't
question." He moves back to the portal, ushering the way for them,
"Speak well of us to your friends. We'll be thinking of you... one of you
needs to be touching me, and link hands please."
Hiroshi
walks over to Nuriko, then, taking her hand and a bit surprised. "All?" Great, he doesn't have to go into the portal! Whee! "I.. I
can go?" He just didn't expect
this at all. "Arigatou, I won't
question it." No, he's thanking
his god for the good fortune, and the lifting of his sentence. "... I don't like the sound of
that." Ahem.
Kourin
isn't satisfied with just holding the teenager's hand. She instead grabs him up
and in fact, tosses him over a shoulder. "There, now you can't get away.
Okay Sebastian, we're readying to go. Do need to hold your hand or will
touching your shoulder do the trick?"
Minai
has the urge to wait for Sebastian to come back through the portal and when he
does, open fire through the opening just to see how fast they can run. She
wouldn't necessarily try to /hit/ any of them...but you know, just for laughs.
"Bye-bye!"
Michael
reaches to take Hiroshi's other hand "I feel like I am in Kindergarten
again. Don't poke me in the butt, or I
might lose my spot in line." He winks at Hiroshi, then turns to look at
Sebastian "Ready whenever you want."
Sebastian
nods to Kourin, "Either will do." He waits for her to do so though,
grins wryly to the group, and then he is leading them through the portal and on
to the 'wilderness'. Was that another bear growl?
You
step into the portal, sensing an odd disorientation for a moment.
The
sense of distortion continues, with a sense that your forward rush of motion is
much greater than your initial step into the portal...
Central
Park Zoo
The
'animal conservatory' is ostensibly split into two areas. First, is the
Children's petting zoo, which has recently undergone a major rennovation. The
entire upper area is now netted, so that free flying birds within the zoo can
spread their wings while remaining in the small area. A huge, fabricated tree
is the centerpiece, around which small, dirt paths lead the wanderer to view
and pet the animals available, including goats and sheep and a surprisingly
gentle ram.
The
other area is much larger and contains the main viewing spots for the larger
animals. An oval pool complete with a center island and large rock hideaway is
the first sight you see, with about six sea lions diving up and down within the
clear glassed-in tank. Around this point, there are several buildings
representing the different temperate zones where animals live - polar,
temperate, and tropical.
Obvious
exits:
Central
Park (EA)
There
is an open portal to Abandoned Warehouse.
The
distortion ceases abruptly as you step out of the portal.
Sebastian
leads them through. As soon as all three are out and into the wilderness area,
he takes a step back to the hole. "I hope you enjoyed your trip. But, I
must take my leave of you... you might wish to head north of here as quickly as
possible though." Looks like a forest? But he just dropped them off in the
middle of the bear exhibit in the zoo.
Hiroshi
waves to Sebastian, still safely slung over Nuriko's shoulder. "Arigatou, Sebastian. Thank you for ..
letting us go. Wherever here is." And that might be sarcasm, because he heard the bear. "Anou, Kourin? North is that way,"
is instructed as the boy points in the direction. "I think we should hurry, because.. I think I recognize
here, and it's just not good."
Kourin
gives Sebastian an almost dirty look as she too recognizes the local. "Ha,
ha," she smirks back at the oni before hauling butt northward, checking to
make sure Michael is also following. She does, however, actually wave to the
man as she and her fellow seishi find their way home.
Michael
smiles "Oh, this is nice." Turning to Sebastian he says "Yes,
quite a long walk, especially without subway fare, nevermind taxi
fare." He nods politely and says
"I hope we shall not meet again, but if we do, may it be in more amicable circumstances."
Sebastian
sketches a bow to the trio, calling out as they leave and in direct odds with
Michael's response, "Good luck in all things, but I'm fairly sure we will
be crossing paths more times in the future. It has been a pleasure." And
with that, he steps backwards into the portal to the warehouse, the light from
it quickly dimming as it shuts behind him.