[The trip there was uneventful, upside of this being an epilogue, and upon arrival they're told they can get a table with a short wait.] 06* Haruko glances around at the people in case there's any other students she knew. She doesn't notice anyone. Also the first years look so young. (I've never had.) Katie> (I've never had.) (Neither have I. ;_;) (It's super delicious... my favorite is mochi and cheese.) 06* Katie stabs a first year as she walks by- not really. 06* Kyon stands between Haruko and Katie, and looks over the crowd in here. He rocks back on his feet, and looks around, hoping no one recognizes him. 06* Taki walks with her hands clasped behind her back, looking around every so often. "This is begining to feel like one of the bad ideas." Well, a lot of places are pretty crowded with graduation. I don't mind waiting. 06* Haruko shrugs. "Yeah. It's not so bad." She looks over the youngins and normal crowd. "I wonder if Hirokazu ever figured out his power." 02* Grysar (Android@111.sub-75-196-131.myvzw.com) Quit (Ping timeout ) 06* Kyon shrugs quickly. "Doesn't need to now." 06* Taki nods. "It's over now. Over and done." 06* Katie is distracted by looking around at all the people... and possibly listening in on a few conversations. She steps closer to Kyon without really thinking about it. "Maybe he will when he's fifty." (Sorry, just got off the phone) 06* Haruko shrugs again. "True. But might be useful in real life." 01 ... Instead of fake life? 06* Katie looks at Haruko oddly. Yeah, she's missed this. More ordinary life, I suppose. 06* Kaede sighs slightly. "This probably isn't the best place..." 06* Kyon smirks. "Nothing about this is ordinary. Still." In the old days, this is when a field would suddenly show up. Just to emphasize how non-ordinary things were. [A few people that are waiting for a seat take a closer look at Kyon. They then seem to be conversing about whether he is who they think he is.] 06* Taki shivers and checks her watch. "I have an idea, let's talk about something normal. What's college like?" 06* Haruko lets out a breath. "Thanks Taki, wasn't sure what adjective I'd go with next. I like it a lot." 06* Katie notices them, as is her wont, and she nudges Kyon with her elbow. "" she tells him quietly in English. (Sadly, they think Kyon is Barack Obama. Man are they *way* off.) 06* Kyon nods at Katie, and starts shifting in his stance, cramming his hands in his pockets. He knew he should have brought his sunglasses. Not that it's such a big help. "Got its good moments. No one studies enough." 06* Taki nods. "So, not that different from high school?" 06* Kyon snorts. "Much worse than high school. Classes are a joke to most of them." That crew is starting to drop out of my classes. Apparently it happens every year. Huh. Man. Wonder if it'll be like that in the US? Probably more so. I hear at most schools they just drink. 01 Might just be what you make of it. 06* Kaede shakes his head. "It's not really a bother whether they decide to take things seriously or not, but it does get in the way of those who want to get something out of it." Well, if they're all drunks then you shouldn't have too much trouble passing your classes. [The male of a couple comes up, he's a highschooler. "Hey, uh, mind if I get an autograph. I'm a big, I mean, my girlfriend's a big fan. You've got a great arm."] [And about now a waitress comes up to show the group to a corner table.] I will get ahead just by not drinking? That's scary. 06* Kyon shrugs quickly. "Can always talk with the profs if you need to." He winces a little, and nods to the guy, business-like. "Yeah. Got something to sign? Just here for lunch." 06* Katie hangs back with Kyon, waiting for him to finish signing. She glances at the group of high schoolers the guy came from. 03* Grysar (Android@15.sub-75-197-54.myvzw.com) has joined #arcana * Dude looks mortified for a second as he realizes that he forgot that part. He quickly looks through his bag and hands offers a sports manga while bowing. [A girl among the highschoolers waves at Kyon with enthusiasm.] 06* Taki watches Kyon's fans. 06* Kyon nods to her curtly, trying not to keep the look too long, and then quickly signs the book, before turning to Katie and nodding. "C'mon, let's go to the table." 06* Satoshi ponders if someday people will be asking him for autographs. 06* Taki follows Kyon and actually voices Satoshi's thoughts. "If I ever become a famous chef, it's going to be so weird having people do that. Or normal. Or something." * Waitress shows you to the table and hands out menus. (Iron Chef Taki!) 06* Kyon speaks in a low voice. "Never is normal." If I become a famous engineer, I probably still won't be recognized. Which might be nice. * Guy goes back to his friends and shows his autograph. Yeah, he was cool and casual in getting that. I doubt you have many people asking for gears to be signed, after all. Maybe if you named a car after yourself? Depends on the kind of car. 06* Haruko looks wistful for a second as she sits down. "That would be nice. But I think I may focus on engineering mega-projects. Only real way to get my abilities to scale. Maybe I'll get a plaque or something. They normally name stuff like that after politicians." 06* Kyon sits next to Katie, and tries to regain his equilibrium. "Nah, should do cars. Golden cars." 06* Katie heads to the table and sits down as well, letting out a sigh. Ahh. I'd imagine you'll be avoiding working on boondoggles. ...sadly, I *can* see a car being named "The Kinsha" 06* Kaede rubs his head. "My work with Akemi has ruined me towards marketing." The Kinsha Project... Kinsha Works? You've got a good name for putting on things. 06* Haruko grins. "Thanks guys." 01 "The Kinsha Project" sounds evil. 01 You might want to save that for the doomsday device. I agree. 06* Kyon smirks. "Or the Japanese Hummer." The first or the second? 06* Haruko nods formally and makes a note of that on her phone. "Good call." 06* Kaede *eyes* Haruko. 06* Taki giggles and takes a menu. 02* Grysar (Android@15.sub-75-197-54.myvzw.com) Quit (Ping timeout ) Eh, Hummer engineering isn't exciting. Any idiot can make a powerful vehicle just by adding bulk. 06* Satoshi is used to Haruko attempting to plot world domination, and thus doesn't even blink. "Right, food." He also grabs a menu. 06* Kyon takes a menu from the stack, and puts it in front on him and Katie, flipping it open. And then gives her her own, too. 06* Haruko glances over to Taki. "So, Iron Chef to be Taki, what should I get?" 06* Kaede takes his own menu and looks it over. 06* Katie has her own menu; sweet. She starts idly looking through it. 06* Taki grins and then attempts to look serious. "Iron Chef Japan thinks that squid shall be tonights theme ingrediant." Mmm, can't really make up my mind. Anyone want to split a couple? 03* Grysar (Android@166.sub-70-208-142.myvzw.com) has joined #arcana 06* Haruko bows from her seated position. "Thank you for your august counsel." She looks to Satoshi. "Sure, so long as it's squid." I could do squid. Any other kinds? (You can have any flavor you like, as long as it's squid.) 06* Kyon shakes his head, scanning the menu, picking what he wants quickly, and closing the menu again. He looks over at Katie's menu to see what she's looking at getting. [Another random person looks like they many want an autograph, but they're intercepted by the waitress.] (Go waitress!) 06* Kaede makes a face. "Do we have to go with squid?" 06* Haruko grins. "Yes! Well, if you want to split with me. No one says you have to do that." Only if you wish to challenge the Iron Chef. 06* Haruko seems all the more satisfied with Taki's choice. ...how are we challenging? We're not the one cooking. And why am I arguing this? 01 (They get the waitress' autograph!) Well, as I'm not an Iron Chef yet, this fight will be by proxy. 06* Kaede looks back at his menu and orders his own stuff. 06* Katie points out the cheese and shrimp okonomiyaki to Kyon. I think I'll get corn on the other one. 06* Haruko nods at Taki's comments. "Makes sense to me." [Waitress comes and takes your orders. Haruko goes with spicey squid.] 06* Taki nods and goes back to figuring out which peppers she wants, and then orders them! 06* Katie orders the okonomiyaki she pointed out. Would wonders never cease. That done, she puts her chin in her hand and goes back to glancing about the room. 06* Kyon nods curtly at Katie's choice, and then orders the mochi and cheese one, handing the menu back. Anyhow, I am thinking of working on tidal power plants. They're having trouble making them durable enough. Also, unlike dams, they're much less likely to be boondoggles. ::she nods towards Satoshi as she makes the last comment:: 06* Kaede goes for a pork and vegetable mix with a bit of cheese. 06* Satoshi orders one with peppers, cheese, and corn. 06* Kyon eyes Kaede oddly. Pork? * Waitress takes all this down and heads off. 06* Kaede catches Kyon's glance and shrugs slightly. 06* Kyon turns to Katie and frowns. "" 06* Katie responds semi-distractedly, "" 06* Haruko seems fairly energy and bops in her seat. "Anyway, in high school I always wanted to go in automotive design, but I'm not even the best at that at my school. Our auto club is up and coming though." 06* Kyon snorts. "" 06* Katie looks at Kyon and grins. "" 06* Kyon rolls his eyes, but smirks at the comment. "" He looks back at Haruko. "Yeah?" 06* Haruko doesn't feel like working to follow the english and so keeps babbling. "Anyways, gasoline or even electric powered conventional motors wouldn't be nearly powerful enough to run the Kinsha Project." Please tell me you're not planning on going nuclear. (Clearly she's going to use STEAM!) 06* Haruko then nods at Kyon. "Yeah, we came in second in the last competition." She shakes her head at Satoshi's question and looks back to Kyon. "Would have been first if half the club wasn't hungover." (The external cumbustion engin is highly underrated) 06* Kaede sighs at Satoshi's comment. "Why are you encouraging her?" 06* Kyon snorts a laugh. "That on you?" Of course not. ::she grins:: I made sure I was properly hydrated. Because it's fun. Of course. I told them to drink water too, but they wouldn't listen. Well, if you put it like that... * Waitress brings drinks, assuming people wanted any. 06* Taki aquires green tea. 06* Satoshi has water. Even when not drinking alcohol, it is important to stay properly hydrated! 06* Haruko went with Oolong tea. 06* Katie gets tea, yo. She puts her hands around it but does not drink, for she would burn herself. 06* Kyon opts for plain green tea, as well. It's the Japanese choice. 06* Kyon drums his fingers on the table. "Can't expect them to remember water. Beyond the reach of regular guys." 06* Kaede has green tea as well and takes a sip. He appears thoughtful. 06* Haruko scowls. "So it seems. Maybe we should make that an entrance requirement for the club." 06* Satoshi takes a sip. Obviously, he is not a regular guy, or he's had the importance of keeping properly hydrated drilled into him though countless practices. Drinking test? 06* Katie looks down at her tea. She seems kind of tired; maybe the energy from graduation is wearing off. (Or maybe that silence field drains energy like Taki's actuall Arcana field!) Right, except in addition to the current drinking games you've got to be able to perform in the morning. 06* Kyon glances sidewise at Katie, but responds, "Going to eliminate half the Japanese workforce." 06* Kaede looks at Katie as well and whispers. "You alright?" 06* Haruko looks thoughtful. "We could bring in foreign stringers. I was thinking of finally getting a passport anyways." She smiles over at Satoshi. "It'd be fun to visit you at some point. When I've got the money." 06* Katie blinks, raising her head to look at Kaede. She smiles weakly, giving him a slight nod. [Perhaps food will help Katie, let's find out.] [Food arrives!] (Food helps Kate when she is tired.) [And nobody even had to go to the bathroom first. I'm a benificent [] wielder.] (But Kate is not Katie!) 06* Kyon wordlessly slides Katie her plate, and a pair of chopsticks. (No. This is probably for the best.) You'd defnitely be welcome. 06* Kaede looks only half satisfied with that but seems to take it and breaks his own chopsticks. They don't split evenly but hey. 06* Haruko smiles. "Thanks. Maybe I'll try for the summer. Or maybe get the full experience in the winter." 06* Katie gets a plate of food, gets chopsticks, and starts poking and nibbling. 06* Satoshi shudders. "Not really looking forward to that. On the other hand, pond hockey could be lots of fun." 06* Taki takes her own chopsticks and breaks them slightly cleaner than Kaede. "Mhm, I chose well..." She blinks as she finally notices something. "Not hungry Katie?"" 06* Kyon shrugs quickly. "Don't have to go so far for a real winter. Aomori's got one." I've visited, but it's not the same as spending months living there. 06* Haruko breaks her chopsticks and samples. "You also recommend well. Good pick Iron Knight." She glances over to Kyon. "Yeah, I should try that first. See if I like them. Also I should test if I'm at risk of freezing." 06* Katie replies to Taki, slightly annoyed: "I'm fine." 06* Taki glances at Kyon. "Ah, riight. Okay." 06* Kaede tries his own food, but he's eating slowly and carefully. 06* Haruko glances over at Katie for a second but doesn't say anything. She then tries the corn. Yay for sharing. 06* Kyon picks off a piece of his own, quartering it with his chopsticks, turning to Katie. "" 06* Taki starts in on her food, quietly. 06* Satoshi grabs a piece of squid. I will miss okonomiyaki. What do they eat in Maine? 06* Kaede takes a couple bites, not looking up, but commenting Kyonward. "You were doubtful but it really is a good combination." He tastes a little bit. "I do wonder a bit about the recipe myself though..." (Downgrade poutine?) Some things are universal, but from what I've been able to research online, okonomiyaki seems to be strictly in Japan. Or, at least, not in any restaurants within reasonable distance of the campus. 06* Katie quarters her own okonomiyaki and wordlessly gives Kyon an unpicked at piece. Aw... 06* Katie then says, almost out of nowhere, "Lobsters." 06* Kyon rolls his eyes. No such thing, in his opinion, as a good recipe with pork. He skillfully exchanges a piece of his for Katie's. Huh. Ritzy. (Kyon has no tastebuds then) 06* Katie now has a piece of okonomiyaki on her plate that's not the same as the other pieces! But it fits in quite well. How mysterious. Lobsters. Huh. 01 Not really. They catch lobsters there. It's cheap compared to about everywhere else in the States. 06* Taki slows down and starts picking at her food, but starts eating faster when Katie seems to reenter the conversation. (People don't know the story about Kyon and the pork products?) Makes sense. They've got to come from somewhere. (If I did, I've forgotten it.) 01 (Nobody knows the story! Except for me, for I helped write his sheet.) (Taki doesn't) (Took me a sec, but I remembered) (Her player is also clueless!) (Ditto on both ends here.) So what state has the cheapest eel? Kyon listens to this while he cuts off piece of his own first to eat. He doesn't know much about this. (Oh... Kyon is based on Kyo from Fruits Basket, and as you may know, the person Kyo's afraid of is Kagura.) (Kagura's the one that turns into the boar. And so I made Kyon have a phobia of pigs.) (But, well, that doesn't show up much in Tokyo, so...) (*laughs* Oh, that's cute!) (He doesn't get on so well with the cow either...) 01 Eel? ... I'm not sure? It's not eaten that much, outside of ethnic food. 06* Taki rather stiffly takes a sip of her tea. 06* Haruko looks over with pity. "That's too bad." They have lots of octopus in Detroit, I hear. That doesn't seem right. Detroit isn't on the coast. 06* Kyon nods at Haruko's comment. "Where would they get it from?" 06* Haruko knows Detroit better than most American cities. I'm not sure I want to think about that 06* Katie sips tea and has a bite of Kyon's okonomiyaki. I'm not sure it's actually *from* Detroit, just that they have a lot there. Large Greek community, apparently. Huh. I didn't realize the two were connected. It's like the eel, not eaten much outside of certain ethnic food. 06* Kyon cocks his head to the side. "Lots of squid, though, right?" He glances at Katie for confirmation. Also I don't see what's ethnic about eel. It's kind of expensive but not weird or anything. 06* Kaede shrugs slightly. It's not like he really knows much about ethnic stuff. 06* Katie nods. "There's squid. Calimari's pretty popular." 06* Haruko smiles at Taki. "Well it's tasty." She offers some of the spicy squid to the aspiring chef. 06* Taki nods and offers some of her own, having gone for a couple of slow burning peppers for hers. 06* Haruko takes a couple and gets them to her plate successfully. In only two tries. ^^; 06* Kyon tries some from Katie's okonomiyaki, and decides he likes his better. So, good choice. "That different from squid?" 06* Katie eats her own food and lets out a distracted "Hm?" 06* Kaede is fairly quiet, but at least seems to be listening as he eats. "Calamari. That different from normal squid?" 01 Not... really? It's squid cut into small pieces and fried. It's an Italian thing, but it's pretty big as an appetizer. 06* Taki takes a bite out of Haruko's chosen spicyness. Her eyes widen a bit, but she doesn't comment as she wants to hear more about American cooking from Katie. 06* Haruko has a bite of Taki's. Not so bad. She has a couple more before getting hit by the slow burn. Time to drink some tea. 06* Kyon nods curtly. "Should try that. Sounds good." 06* Katie replies, still sounding a bit distant, "It is. I haven't gone back since we moved here." 06* Kaede pokes idly at his food. "Have you ever wanted to go back?" 06* Taki puts down her chopsticks and reaches for her tea again, taking a long, mechanical sip. 06* Haruko has some corn to cool down a bit. "That must be hard. Not sure how long I could leave Japan. I mean I want to start traveling, but not for years at a time." 06* Katie shrugs at Haruko. "When you move, you move." And then she looks to Kyon. 01 Sometimes... a lot. More before than now. I mean, I'm more used to being here now. 06* Haruko considers that response and doesn't add anything. 06* Satoshi looks down at his remaining okonomiyaki. It...takes a while, I'm sure. I'm not entirely sure *I'd* be comfortable living elsewhere. 06* Kaede sighs slightly and takes a bite. 06* Taki takes another long sip. It's what I'm worried about the most, to be honest. 01 You're at least moving to the coast. They have seafood. 06* Satoshi half-smiles at her. "Seafood makes everything better?" 06* Kyon frowns, and looks sidewise at Katie. "Can go some time. If you want. During the offseason." 06* Haruko nods at Satoshi's comment. "And we can talk. And work on my English." 01 There's a lot of seafood here. Think about moving to the midwest. Then you wouldn't be eating much... Yeah. 06* Kaede looks at Satoshi. "I thought that you thought you'd been there already once anyway." 06* Katie gets distracted by Kyon, and she blinks at him. "... You think so?" 01 It takes a lot of money. It's a really long flight, I'm not good at planes... To Maine? No. I thought I'd been to LA a few times, when I thought my dad worked out there. 06* Taki manages to spill some of her tea on herself. "Ack." 06* Kyon shrugs quickly. "So we take a boat. And I can afford it." And I may have been in New York once when I was younger. It all sort of runs together. I meant the States in general. 06* Kaede smiles vaguely. "I mean obviously not the same, but it might make the transition easier. A blessing in disguise, oddly enough..." 06* Taki grabs a napkin and starts to pat herself dry. 06* Haruko idly waves a hand and most of the tea subtly flows down off Taki and is deposited under the table. Yeah. I don't know, I think part of me is still trying to talk myself out of doing this. 06* Katie grins suddenly, and she switches to English, still talking to Kyon: "" 06* Taki very firmly sets her napkin back down and tries not to look around. "Thanks." You would not believe how hard it is to resist doing that when I spill things on myself around the wrong people. 06* Kyon smirks. "" It'll be good for you, Satoshi. You *need* this. 06* Katie laughs and gives Kyon a hug. Spontaneous hug! She nearly knocks over tea in the process, too, Taki style. 06* Taki nods. "Physical distance is very helpfu..." She trails off as Katie moves. 06* Haruko looks ready to help there too and is almost disappointed that she doesn't get to. 06* Satoshi smiles slowly at Kaede. "Time for me to-" He's abruptly cut off by the hug and the tea-spilling! 06* Kyon is rather surprised, and drops his chopsticks before awkwardly patting her lightly on the back. 06* Kaede chuckles and adds softly, mostly for Katie's benefit. "Well, I never thought I'd see *that* a year ago..." 06* Katie kisses Kyon quickly and pulls away, sticking her tongue out at Kaede. 06* Haruko giggles. "Yeah, Kyon accepting that much physical contact. Who would have thought?" 06* Kaede smirks at her. "Oh come on now. It's the same with me and you know it." 06* Taki starts to say something, catches herself, and then laughs softly. 06* Satoshi smiles. 01 Be nice. He could hug people a year ago. 06* Kaede grumbles. "Sure. Bring *that* up." 06* Kyon colors around his ears and high on his cheekbones, and looks back at the group with a smirk. But he's not saying anything to that. 06* Kaede pokes at his food, idly. "I'm...not really sure I've gotten any better..." 06* Haruko grins. "Nice? What's the fun in that?" 06* Taki turns to Kaede. "Well, how long does it take Akemi to make you blush now?" 06* Kaede tilts his head at Taki for a moment and just stares. "It's still Akemi." he responds, as if that explains everything. 06* Kyon shrugs quickly at Haruko, still smirking. "Not much. I should know." Aaah. 06* Haruko nods. "I learn from the best." 01 How's Akemi doing? Did she get the contract you guys were going for? 06* Kyon fixes his armwarmers, and retrieves his chopsticks from where they were besides his plate, giving a strong nod to Haruko. 06* Haruko glances over with interest. 06* Haruko sits up a bit straighter with pride upon having received that nod. 06* Katie lets Kyon recover his composure. It's his fault, really; he shouldn't have made her so happy. 06* Satoshi snags the last bit of corn and munches. 06* Kaede shakes his head. "Negotiations didn't pan out. We're waiting for something better to come along." Aww, that's too bad. 06* Taki takes another bite of Haruko's spiced squid. Do let us know if she makes it. I'd happily support any products she's endorsing. Akemi is awesome. 06* Katie picks up a piece of okonomiyaki and pops it into her mouth. * Waitress stops by and clears away any empty plates. Well she's planning on going more the acting route soon. She might drop off the scene for a little to concentrate on her studies. 06* Kyon eats his own okonomiyaki again, having a little tea, too. It's easier to relax this way. 06* Kaede smirks slightly. "Of course, she's also been talking about it as a "fabulous career move for her stunning comeback." * Waitress also refills water and green tea. 01 If there's one thing Akemi's good at, it's bouncing. 06* Katie managed a straight face. 06* Haruko snickers. 06* Kyon doesn't. 06* Taki doesn't. 06* Kaede spits at that. "Katie!" (Manage a straight face, that is.) 06* Kaede *is* red now. 06* Satoshi grins. (What Kyon said) 06* Katie grins. "Got you to blush." 06* Haruko glances over at Satoshi, as if sizing him up. 06* Kaede mumbles, a bit crossly, but probably not seriously upset. "Fine. Congratulations." 03* Capdfox (capfox@dsl-67-230-149-193.tor.primus.ca) has joined #arcana (Alas, poor Kyon.) 01 (We knew him well.) 06* Katie eats victory okonomiyaki. At least she's not picking at it anymore. (Claimed by ping the ever hungry.) (He was a man of infinite jest!) (And no one can get rid of him, eh?) 01 (No one has the power.) 02* Kyon (capfox@dsl-67-230-149-193.tor.primus.ca) Quit (Killed (*.irc.sandwich.net (ghost)) ) (So... should I just stick with this and hope he goes away soon enough?) (Ah, that's better.) 01 (Calc got it.) 03* Capdfox is now known as Kyon Well, I suppose as long as Akemi's around, we don't have to worry about completely losing Satoshi to his American fan-girls-to-be. 06* Katie sighs, somewhat dramatically. "You're all going to be famous." 06* Taki snorts. 03* Capdfox (capfox@dsl-67-230-149-193.tor.primus.ca) has joined #arcana 06* Satoshi puts a hand to his forehead. "Oh god. I don't think so." (... You have got to be kidding me.) 02* Capdfox (capfox@dsl-67-230-149-193.tor.primus.ca) Quit (Quit: ) About the fangirls, I mean. Yes. Meanwhile Katie Andrews is going to be lost to the annuls of history. (I think I'm still here, no worries.) Hey, we can dream big, can't we? It's so sad. Rest in peace. 06* Kaede bows his head in prayer. 01 Dream away. You're a good cook. Maybe you'll get a TV show. 06* Katie eyes Kaede, then says offhandedly, "Yeah, pretty much." 06* Haruko glances at Taki and seems slightly relieved. "What, Hockey players don't get fan girls? Anyways, you're probably safer in America. Less risk of telepathy kicking in when making out." 01 Maybe I'll get a mention on Kyon's webpage, if we're still together. 06* Taki points at her face. "That'd be cool, but they'd probably go for somebody more photogenic... or maybe all the cameras would be on my good side." 06* Satoshi looks at Haruko and blushes. 06* Kyon glances at Katie. "Then scary fans will stalk you." 06* Katie also says, without looking in Satoshi's direction, "Point to Haruko." 06* Kaede takes a taste. "Maybe I can convince Akemi to drag you onto a photo shoot." He says *that* with a straight face and then takes his bite. 06* Satoshi takes a sip of water. "Yes." 01 I can go to the shoot with the scary fans. Maybe they'll be Akemi fans, too. 06* Haruko makes a minor fist pump and looks to Taki. "Naw, go with both sides. Scars makes you brooding and mysterious." No. They'll all be Remi fans. 01 ... That doesn't even make sense. Then I've achieved my mission. ... Fans of Remi, or fans like Remi? You haven't gotten her a contract or anything have you? Fans *of* Remi. Can you imagine how scary they'd be? Yes. Yes I can. That's why I'm asking. 06* Kaede sighs slightly. 06* Kyon nods curtly. "Much worse than mine." 06* Katie is silent for a moment as she looks around quickly, probably to make sure Remi isn't actually around, before she says, "Yes, but why would someone be a fan?" I don't know. You know I've never been great at jokes. I probably shouldn't have made it. I'm sorry. 06* Kaede dabs his mouth with his napkin and then stands up suddenly, going to the bathroom. Some people like crazy? And it's not like she isn't good looking, and... I should drop this. 06* Katie blinks as Kaede flees. "Kaede?" And then he's gone, and she sighs. 06* Haruko nods and goes for rapid subject change. "So, anybody hot at your new school Taki?" 06* Kyon watches him go off, and then mentally shrugs and goes back to eating his okonomiyaki. 06* Taki sips her tea and wills herself not to blush, she fails. 06* Haruko glances to Katie. "I wasn't even trying. Does that get me a point?" 01 (That's four so far!) 01 ... It's Taki. You need to go for the faceplant. 06* Haruko nods. "That's fair." Yeah, getting me to blush is worth fractional points. 06* Kyon nods tersely at that. "You not going to answer?" 06* Haruko smirks a bit at the follow up and awaits Taki's reply. 06* Katie seems interested as well, drinking tea while she waits. Anyway, yes, there are good looking people, none of which I have a chance with, and not even Nicola's as good looking as Akemi. (Sorry, I had to scramble to invent more NPCs. ^^;) Well Akemi's a pretty high bar. What kind of name is Nicola? 06* Kaede returns from the bathroom. He seems to have lost a bit of the earlier humor to his face but on the plus side, he also appears to have calmed down. He sits, murmering, "...sorry." Well, the rumor is that her parents got married after he took a job in Russia and he'd had a bit too much to drink... 06* Katie nods at Kaede and keeps listening to Taki. "He?" Ah, well Russia will do that to people. 06* Satoshi looks at Kaede with mild concern. Her dad I mean. There's all sorts of stories, but the only one she'll confirm is that her mother's Japanese is very, very bad. 06* Kyon doesn't really pay much attention to Kaede. "She live here long?" 06* Taki blinks. "A few years? Nicola's still got a pretty thick accent but it isn't too hard to make out what she's saying.... Not that I've spent much time listening to her." She starts to turn pink again. 06* Kaede glances at Taki. 06* Haruko nods and grins. "Well you should listen. Chicks appreciate that, y'know." 06* Katie nods and says, seriously, "It's true." Cooking helps too of course. I think that's pretty much an equal opportunity skill these days. 06* Taki glowers at Haruko. "Now I know you're trying for that faceplant point." 06* Haruko smiles. "Yes, but it's still true." She grumbles. "Auto club boys could learn a thing or two about cooking. Having a high tolerance isn't nearly the attractor that they seem to think it is." 06* Kyon snorts. "Just haven't lived on their own long enough." I hope that's it. [And the waitress drops off the check, for whenever people are ready.] 06* Kaede eats. "Hard to say." 06* Katie sees the check, looks down at her mostly gone okonomiyaki, and she sighs a little. 06* Kyon finishes off one more of his quarters, and looks over at Katie. "" 06* Taki recovers herself for a moment and then grumbles. 01 06* Satoshi eyes the check. "I guess it's time, then. It's been fun. Didn't expect a reunion today." 06* Kaede looks over a bit at Katie's statement and then looks back down at his food. He seems to be eating a bit slower now. 06* Haruko smiles serenely over at Taki and finishes her tea. "I wasn't expecting a happy get together." 06* Kyon nods curtly at Katie. "" He looks at Haruko. "Should've figured. Most of us were there already." 06* Taki snorts. "What, I'm not all tears and depression all the time, and I can't belive either of you thought I'd miss something like this." I'm a bit more pessimistic than I used to be. Results in some pleasant surprises. 01 It's funny how that works. 06* Taki makes a face. "Bleh." I'm not mandating it for anyone. Anyhow, I'm glad we got together. We 'll all have to show up at Taki's next year. 06* Kyon smirks. "If we can find her school." 06* Kaede looks for a moment at Satoshi. "Are you going to be able to afford it?" Oh. Hmm.... We could bring him in via video phone. 06* Taki smiles. "I can dra..." she stiffens for a moment when Kaede asks his question. Then she manages to finish. "Draw maps." I'll eat cheap food for a month so I can afford the ticket, so long as one of you is willing to put me up for a few days. 06* Kaede snorts. "Well *I* can. It's Nanami you'd have to worry about." Sure, so long as you don't expect me to put up one of your American hussies. 06* Kaede points his chopsticks at Satoshi. "Besides. You put up with *Jin* as a roommate." 06* Katie smiles a little. "Flying internationally for a high school graduation. We have strange priorities." 06* Satoshi looks at Kaede, then Haruko, then Kaede again, and finally starts laughing. "It's true. And no, won't be bringing anyone back with me, I think." 02* Grysar (Android@166.sub-70-208-142.myvzw.com) Quit (Ping timeout ) Also true. But I wouldn't have it any other way. Yeah... 06* Kaede eats some more. "We're all still here. What better priorities are there?" (Call it? I'm good on my end) (That seems like a good line to end on to me?) 01 (Yup!) (Sure!) [The brackets deem that a rhetorical question. End!]