*The Palace, Konan Country, Hotohori's room*
Tamahome: *busting in without knocking, obviously* Hotohori…do you know where Miaka is?
Hotohori: *getting dressed* Did you try her room?
Tamahome: Yes.
Hotohori: Did you try the kitchen?
Tamahome: Yes.
Hotohori: Well…um…then I don't know…did you try Tatara?
Tamahome: Yeah…she said that she doesn't know where Miaka could be…
Hotohori: Well, I saw her at the…no…wait! I saw her in the…no…
Tamahome: C'mon, Hotohori!
Chichiri: *rubbing his eyes, enters* What the…no daa? Why do you insist on making so much noise, Tamahome-kun no daa? Haven't you found Miaka yet?
Tamahome: No…and I've looked everywhere! Do you know where she could be?
Chichiri: Hold on no daa…*concentrates* *looks very surprised*
Tamahome: What?! Where is she?
Chichiri: She's…she's…she's not in the palace…she's not in Konan…she's not…she's not in this world no daa!
Tamahome: What?! Why not?!
*with a sudden burst of light, Taiitsu-kun and the Nyan-Nyans show up*
Tamahome: Sunakake-baba!!
Taiitsu-kun: *hits Tamahome* Shut up. I've come to tell you something important.
Hotohori: What's going on? Where's Miaka?
Taiitsu-kun: It seems there is a problem.
Tamahome: No duh.
Taiitsu-kun: *hits Tamahome* Well…there can only be four mikos in this world at one time…
Chichiri: Huh no daa?
Taiitsu-kun: Well…we reached our quota a few weeks ago…and just last night, we went over the quota…
Chichiri: Well…there's Kerry-chan and Miaka-san…and that's it, ne no daa?
Taiitsu-kun: Nope…there are three others now.
Tamahome: NANI?!?
Taiitsu-kun: Exactly.
Tamahome: Huh?
Taiitsu-kun: Apparently, one of them is nicknamed "Nani"…
Hotohori: Wait…so you mean that now there's a Byakko no Miko…and no Suzaku no Miko…and maybe even a Genbuu no Miko and Seiryuu no Miko too!?
Taiitsu-kun: No.
Tamahome: I don't understand.
Taiitsu-kun: There's nothing new about that. There is a new Suzaku no Miko.
*A small house, Hokkan Country*
Lauren: So…where am I?
Amiboshi: You're in Hokkan Country. And where are you from?
Lauren: New York. You know…big city…eastern seaboard…twin towers…empire state building…wall street…Broadway…c'mon…help me out here!
Amiboshi: I really don't know what you're talking about…I was following you up until the seaboard part…
Lauren: You've gotta be joking!
*A little inn, Hokkan Country*
Vanessa: I'm bored…
Namame: Me, too.
Vanessa: What do you want to do?
Namame: We should probably get ready…
Vanessa: Okay…I'll just change over there…if you'll…um…excuse me…?
Namame: Oh! Sorry…*gets up and turns around* I apologize that the accommodations aren't more to your liking…
Vanessa: *checks to make sure he's not looking, then starts to change* That's okay. Namame?
Namame: Yes, Vanessa-sama?
Vanessa: Who are we going to see?
Namame: I can't tell you.
Vanessa: Why not?
Namame: Well…I can't tell you that either.
Vanessa: Why not?
Namame: Stop it, please.
Vanessa: Sorry.
Namame: *stands up suddenly, and turns around, to see a half-naked Vanessa* Vanessa-sama!
Vanessa: *shrieks in horror, and tries desperately to cover herself up* What?!
Namame: I…I have to go…I'll be back. *he runs out of the room*
Vanessa: Well…I…I…I never…
