*The Palace, Konan Country, the Dining Room*
Kerry: Thank you all for being so kind to me. I still don't quite understand WHY you're extending your hospitality to me, but I'll take it where it's given…*eats rice*
Tamahome: Well, if you have amnesia, then you could very easily get injured out there. In the Palace, you can recuperate without danger. It's like a controlled environment.
Kerry: Okay. That makes sense. I've got another question, though.
Chichiri: Shoot, no daa.
Kerry: I don't mean to offend anyone, but…why are all of YOU living in the Palace?
*the cricket chirps again*
Hotohori: *calling over a servant* Can you see what you can do to call in an exterminator?
Miaka: *scratches her head* Well, you see, about a year ago…
Tamahome: *interrupting Miaka* >BREATH< Well, a year ago, we had to summon Suzaku, but we all had to do it together. Because doing this helped the country, and therefore Hotohori, here, and because he was needed to call Suzaku also, we decided that it would be best if we all stayed at his place during the whole fiasco, because he has the nicest house out of us. Then, we all died except for Miaka, Tasuki, and Chichiri. Then I was brought back to life in Japan, and died again. Then I was brought back to life again as another person. >BREATH< But then there was this evil guy, Tenkou, who was stopping the others from being brought back to life, like I was. But then, Miaka, Tasuki, Chichiri, and my alter ego, and the Others' spirits all killed Tenkou, therefore making it possible for them to be reborn, and they were. But, luckily, or unluckily, depending on how you look at it, my alter ego died, and then I was brought back to life again, but here. By this time, Miaka was in Japan and then when she found out that I was here, she came back here, and that's why we're all living in the Palace. >BREATH<
Kerry: I'm sorry I asked.
Miaka: I'm sorry you asked, too.
Everyone: We are, too.
Miaka: Will you please pass the butter? *Miaka devours the stick of butter*
Kerry: That's so gross, Miaka. How could you do that? *Kerry tips the bowl of rice down her throat*
Miaka: Well, you're not all Miss Manners, yourself!
Kerry: Well, at least my cholesterol isn't going to kill me!
Miaka: Well, at least I'm not as fat as a house! *Kerry stands up*
Kerry: Well, at least I didn't drop out of high school because it was "too tough"! *Miaka stands up*
Tasuki: *standing between the two girls* STOP,GIRLS~! STOP~! I hate women.
Kerry: *to Tasuki* But she called me fat!
Miaka: *to Tasuki* And she called me dumb!
Tasuki: Well, neither one of you are either of those things. Just calm down, apologize, and sit down! I hate women.
Miaka: *under her breath* Sorry.
Kerry: *under her breath* Sorry.
Tasuki: *cheerily* See? Don't you feel better now? *under his breath* I hate women.
Kerry: No.
Miaka: No.
Tasuki: Oh, just shut up and sit down! I hate women.
*The Capitol, Konan Country, Market*
Kokie: So, which way, Amefuri?
Amefuri: *picking up a dress from a stand* Oh! Look at this! Wouldn't this go perfectly with my blue shoes?!
Tatara: Yeah! It would! It'd be perfect!
Kokie: Girls. Do remember the miko?
Tatara: *picking up a pair of light blue earrings from the next stand* And these would go, too!
Subaru: I'm gonna have to start kicking some FEMALE BUTT!
Tatara: What? You don't think they'll match, Subaru?
Subaru: WHAT!? ARE YOU CRAZY?!? I DON'T CARE ABOUT THOSE STUPID EARRINGS!!! I CARE ABOUT FINDING THE MIKO!!! *suddenly notices that everyone in the market is staring at him*
Toroki: I know how to fix this…Girls, there's a sale down the road~! *Tatara and Amefuri are already running down the street* See?
Kokie: That's really neat, Toroki? Where'dya learn how to do that?
Toroki: When you have a sister like that for sixteen years, you pick up a thing or two.
Kokie: C'mon, let's go…
*The Capitol, Konan Country, outside the Palace gates*
Kokie: THE PALACE? ARE YOU NUTS!?!
Amefuri: That's where she is! That's also where the eight other large chis are…but…
Toroki: How the hell are we supposed to get into there?!
Amefuri: Well, I could transport us all inside, but then they could spot OUR chis, because I'm using most of my power right now to guard our chis…
Subaru: We could always try to bribe one of the guards…
Toroki: And get caught, arrested, and jailed…no thank you!
Tatara: Why don't we just forget about this whole thing and go back to the market…
Kokie: We could always just go in the visitor's entrance…
Tatara: *looks over to see tourists going into the Palace* We could always do that, too…
Amefuri: I knew I could count on you, Kokie-chan! Good work, Lazy Bones!
Kokie: *his character, Stomach, starts to glow white out of anger* I'm warning you, girl…don't you DARE call me Lazy Bones!
Amefuri: Would you prefer Lazy-chan?
Kokie: *gives Amefuri a small electrical shock* SHUT UP!
Amefuri: OH (owwie.) NO!
Toroki: What?
Amefuri: Thanks to Lazy-chan, I let the chi guard down for a split second, I hope that no one was paying attention right then…
*The Palace, Konan Country, the Courtyard*
Chichiri: THEY'RE HERE NO DAA!
Tamahome: What?
Chichiri: THEY'RE HERE NO DAA!!!
Tasuki: Who? Who's here?
Chichiri: THE BYAKKO SEISHI! THEY'RE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE PALACE GATES!!!
Tasuki: Oh shit! *runs to front of Palace*
Hotohori: *to a guard* Go close the visitor's entrance and tell all the visitor's currently INSIDE the Palace to leave, NOW!
Guard: Ho. *NB: that means Yessir in Japanese*
Nuriko: I'll go help.
Chichiri: THEY DISAPPEARED NO DAA!
Tamahome: What?
Chichiri: THEY'VE COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED NO DAA! THEY WERE THERE A SECOND AGO, AND NOW THEY'RE GONE NO DAA!
Miaka: Are you sure they were there?
Chichiri: YES! FIVE VERY DISTINCT, LARGE CHIS!
Miaka: I'll go tell Kerry to stay where she is! *she runs towards Kerry's room*
Tamahome: I'll go help!
Hotohori: I thought you said that you were guarding Kerry's chi! How could they have figured out where she is?
Chichiri: I don't know no daa…but they do no daa! One of the chis belonged to a sorcerer monk, like me, no daa! He's MUCH stronger no daa! He must've been able to detect Kerry's chi, even through my guard no daa! It's like when you have a good guard, but an even BETTER spy…the spy will win every time no daa!
Hotohori: This CAN'T be good!
Chichiri: Nope, I don't think it is, no daa!
