<@Ciara> [Date: Friday, February 13th. Time: Late Afternoon] <@Ciara> [Kyon returns to his apartment after a day of doing what a Kyon do.] <@Ciara> [Session Start!] * Kyon sets down his sports bag, and then unlocks the door to the apartment, calling out, "I'm home." <@Ciara> [There is no answer.] <@Ciara> [Or at least not an immediate one.] * Kyon isn't that surprised by this. He takes the bag in, removes his shoes, and makes his way up into the apartment proper. <@Ciara> [Kyon drops his bag in his room and heads to the kitchen. Still nothing.] * Kyon puts on some water to boil, and heads into the living room to go for his computer! <@Ciara> [So, the living room...] <@Ciara> [...kind of looks like a tornado hit it. A small, localized one, but a tornado nonetheless. Furniture is disturbed, books are knocked over, and there's a ton of pages spread out all over the floor (and some on the furniture, and some possibly even behind things). Kumaguro is curled up behind the couch and yowls at Kyon when he walks into the room.] * Kyon stops in the doorway, and tenses his shoulders. He crouches down and makes a couple of noises to summon Kumaguro, as he looks over the space. <@Ciara> [Kumaguro walks over to Kyon and rubs his head against Kyon's legs, making a little mrr! sound.] * Kyon scratches him between the ears, and then kneels the rest of the way so he can tug his phone out of his pocket with his other hand. He flips it open and stabs a couple of buttons to call Katie. <@Ciara> [Kyon hears the faint sound of Katie's cell phone ringing. It sounds like it's coming from her room.] * Kyon scowls, gives Kumaguro one last little pet, and then pops up, steps over, and pulls the door open. <@Ciara> [Kyon can hear the cell phone continue to ring. If he looks, he can see that it's plugged in and charging on her desk, right near her laptop, which is open. Her bag is sitting on the end of her bed.] * Kyon makes his way inside, standing over the bag, and flips his phone shut. He does a quick scan of the room for anything weird. <@Ciara> [On first glance, there really isn't anything weird.] <@Ciara> [The laptop is on, but that's about it.] * Kyon will totally look at the laptop. <@Ciara> [There's a chat window open with Watanabe9, whose status is listed as Offline.] * Kyon drums his fingers by it for a beat. Then he goes and looks at the bag. <@Ardweden> [It's the bag Katie usually takes with her when she goes out, and it has all of the standard things he expects to see in it: wallet, pencils, sketchbook, pepper spray, knife.] * Kyon scowls at it, and then stalks out of the room. Time to search the rest of the apartment, see if she's somewhere else here. Or if anything else is wrong besides the living room. <@Ciara> [There is nothing wrong with any of the other rooms, though Katie isn't in any of them. If Kyon goes all the way to the entry, he'll notice that Katie's coat and shoes are missing.] * Kyon regards that for a moment, and then goes back to the living room. He surveys the space, looking over the papers. Trying to see if there's blood or signs of attack style that's not just wind. <@Ciara> [There's no blood, and no obvious signs of anything that's not wind- related.] * Kyon goes into the kitchen, and turns off the fire for the kettle. Then he takes his phone out again and calls Kaede. <@Ciara> [Kaede's phone goes immediately to voicemail. Do you want to leave a message?] * Kyon grinds out, "Takeuchi. It's Sorata. Something's wrong with Katie. Call me when you get this." <@Ciara> [Voicemail successfully left! Now what?] * Kyon stabs a couple more buttons to call Haruko next. * Haruko's phone rings thrice before she picks up. She fumbles with the phone for a moment before answering with a surprised, "Kyon?" * Kyon thins his lips, and then says curtly. "Hey. Where are you?" * Haruko's tone is still confused but is also quick. "Dorm room. About a minute from my bike." * Haruko holds the phone between her ear and her shoulder and repacks up her purse. * Kyon nods quickly, and then says flatly, "Come over. I'm at the apartment. Looks like someone attacked Katie. She's gone. Her bag's still here." * Haruko grabs a jacket and after a moment Kyon hears a door shut behind her as she scurries. "Moving. Will text Taki to meet there. If..." She grabs the phone and opens the stair door before starting down at rapid pace. * Kyon shakes his head curtly. "Don't bother. I'll call her. Just come." Done. Consider Yamada-san if you don't have time to do a reading. * Haruko hangs up. <@Ciara> [It normally takes half an hour to get there, but this is Haruko and it's an emergency, so she'll get there in 15 mintues.] * Kyon scowls at his phone at that advice, then goes into a different list in his phone and calls Taki. * Taki picks up on the fifth ring. "Moshi moshi?" * Kyon gazes off into the living room, and says, "It's Sorata." * Taki makes a sound that may or may not be her sitting up suddenly and a book falling on the floor. "Ah, you don't usually call me. What's up?" I'm at the apartment. Someone's attacked Katie. She's not here. Haruko's on her way. Wha? Is there anything in the entryway? I'll be there as soon as I grab my shoes! * Kyon looks down the hall at the entryway. "It's clear." <@Ciara> [Taki grabs her shoes and successfully ports to the Soratandrews Apartment!] * Taki's call gets disconected at the same moment she appears in the entryway of Kyon and Katie's apartment. "What happened?" * Kyon shrugs quickly. "Can't tell. Go look. It's the living room." <@Ciara> [Taki sees the same things Kyon did: scattered papers, dislodged furniture. All signs of a localized whirlwind.] * Taki nods, drops her shoes and goes over to look. "Fuuuuuuuuuu...." * Kyon nods quickly, and then turns to the cabinet and gets out the teapot. And some tea. "Just looks like she blew it up. Not what else happened," he says, voice still flat. * Taki picks up a piece of paper. "Maybe her powers are going weird like mine did and she went someplace that'd be less messy for a windstorm? ... Have you called her?" Her phone's in her room. With her bag. * Taki looks down. "Oh..." Is it messed up in there too? No. It's all normal. * Taki starts to pace. * Kyon pours water into the pot. * Taki goes back to the hallway and looks to see if anything has been blown around out there. <@Ciara> [Hallway is clear. Nothing looks disturbed.] * Kyon gets down some cups. "And she'd have said. Anything that was her walking out of here normally. She'd say something." * Taki nods. "Yeah. It's not like she's Takeuchi. She's usually the one on top of everything." She then makes her way to the table and sits down to wait for tea or a better idea. * Taki then remembers the paper in her hand and looks at it. <@Ciara> [Taki recognizes some of the names. This is... from the Council of Mysteries books? But she doesn't remember reading this particular part.] * Taki stands up and picks up another page. "Ugh, more of that book." * Kyon pours out a bit of tea, and then lets it steep a bit longer. "It's what she was reading." <@Ciara> [The page is also from that book. It's not actually a page from a book, though; it's more like pages from an unbound manuscript.] * Haruko tears down the street, generating a bit of a racket outside for a minute. She grabs a not entirely legal spot and rushes to the elevator. * Taki puts it down. "I'm pretty sure her powers don't work on emotions, so she woudn't have exploded it out of anger... You've told Haruko and Kaede right?" * Kyon nods quickly. "Haruko's coming now. Got Takeuchi's voicemail." He pauses, and then adds, "Haven't called Maine yet." * Haruko stares at herself in the elevator doors as she rides up, shivering and making adjustments to try to look like less of a fright. She goes to send a text but her phone crashes and she frustratedly stuffs it in her purse before closing it up. * Taki stands up and starts to pace. "Mhm, unless he was talking to her when it happened, I don't think he can help. AH! That new kid! He's supposed to be good at readings, maybe he can help... Have you done one yet?" * Kyon scowls. "No. Just been calling people." He pours out some tea, and then hands it to her. * Haruko knocks on the door. * Kyon stalks down the hall, calling out, "Haruko?" Yeah. * Taki takes it and sits down again. "Nrhg." * Kyon opens the door, and then heads back down the hallway. "The Knight's here. Check the living room." * Haruko nods and gives a quick bow as she rushes in, instinctually kicking off her shoes. She is a bit of a mess, but less so than a minute ago. She's got a v-necked haltertop on, although her arms and shoulders are covered by the men's blazer she's wearing that has Sakuragaoka colors. She looks slightly blue from the drive but focuses on the room. <@Ciara> [Haruko sees the same thing: dislodged furniture, scattered papers.] <@Ciara> [Kumaguro, meanwhile, notices all of these people and decides to go behind the couch.] * Kyon does actually look at her for a beat, but doesn't comment. He does pour a cup of tea for Haruko, though, in the kitchen. "Calling Maine next. Then Matthias." * Taki stands up again and aparently will never get around to drining her tea. "Hey. All I know is that there are print out of Council of Mysteries everywhere, and that I'm bad at being a detective." * Haruko kneels down to check out some of the papers. "I only skimmed the second book." She frowns. "Taki, want to help me see if we can find the ending?" * Taki checks the page she picked up for a page number. "The ending?" * Kyon frowns at Haruko. "Tea's here for you." He ducks into Katie's room, scrolls down the same list, and locates Satoshi's name for dialing purposes. * Haruko frowns. "I foolishly didn't want to read it first. Told myself it would help me understand it if I didn't skip ahead." Wait, you think the book did this? Can a book do something like this? * Haruko picks up pages, dropping them in piles based on which fifty page chunk of the book their in, keeping an eye out for pen marks or the like. "No... Maybe? I'm about to get out my cards or call Wataru. But sometimes... our friend can react strongly to certain stimuli. I don't claim to understand it but I should have screened it for her." * Haruko then corrects herself. "Yamada-san..." <@Ciara> [The paper-sorting proceeds apace!] * Kyon calls the Satoshi number! * Taki nods and starts to collect pages herself. <@Ciara> [It's the middle of the night in Maine. Satoshi Watanabe is asleep in his dorm room, when suddenly his phone begins to ring.] * Satoshi reaches out for his phone, eyes half-closed. He grabs it, takes a look at the caller ID, and his eyes snap open. "Kyon? What's going on?" <@Ciara> [Paul makes a noise and stirs.] * Kyon goes back over to the computer, standing over it. "Katie's gone. Looks like something attacked her here." <@Ciara> [Meanwhile, Haruko and Taki continue to sort papers. They seem to be getting a good chunk of it together.] What?! <@Ciara> [Paul makes another sound.] Some kind of fight happened. She's gone. But her phone and bag and computer are here. <@Ciara> [The papers do have page numbers.] * Taki starts to sort the pages into stacks of 20. * Satoshi climbs out of bed, whispers an apology to his roommate, grabs his keys, and heads for the dorm lounge. * Kyon leans on the chair in front of him, keeping his voice flat. "You were talking with her?" * Satoshi walks down the hall, keeping his voice low. "Yeah, we were talking earlier. She seemed fine when I signed off." * Kyon scowls. "So nothing weird." * Haruko's ear perks up at bit of conversation. "Right, phone and computer." She then listens for a moment. "Might be worth checking the phone for timestamps." * Satoshi reaches the dorm lounge and shuts the door behind him. "No, nothing at all. We were talking about... uh, let me think... my upcoming games, and the book she was reading, and stuff like that. I guess I stopped talking a couple hours ago?" * Taki nods and keeps up with her buisy work. "That sounds like a good idea." <@Ciara> [Taki thinks she's got it mostly sorted at this point. At the very least, she's got a good idea as to which pile should contain the ending.] * Kyon looks out the window now. "She say what she was doing next? Meeting anybody?" * Haruko sets down her current work, hunts down Katie's phone, shivers, and then takes it to the table with her tea. She checks it out quickly, assuming it isn't hard locked. She tries to figure out the battery level and the most recent calls/texts. * Haruko never was great at respecting privacy either. * Taki passes Haruko the last 20 pages or so of the book. "This should be the last chapter." No. It sounded like she was planning on spending the rest of the afternoon in the apartment. <@Ardweden> [Phone log: There are a few to Kyon and one to Kaede, all logistics stuff, really. A couple to some people she doesn't recognize - a Moeta and a Hotaru - and one to a Naoki. Back a ways is scheduling with Wataru.] <@Ardweden> [Moeta and Hotaru are about some sort of study group, and Naoki's is about someone in the art department.] * Haruko frowns. "Nothing too recent." She sets it down, takes a sip of tea, and picks up the papers. "Right, let's see if there's a cliffhanger." Right. So no leads there. * Taki stands up. "There's gotta be something." No. Nothing that I'm aware of. I'm sorry. <@Ciara> [Haruko sorts the papers, and she thinks she's found the ending.] * Kyon sets a hand on the wall. "Worth a try. I'll keep you posted." Please. I'll... I'll be right here. * Haruko reads it over. She enunciates it her normal speaking voice. "Nothing on the phone. If this doesn't pan out, request permisssion to contact Yamada- san." * Haruko goes straight to the last page and then basically backtracks until things make sense. * Kyon nods curtly. "Talk with you soon." Yeah... * Satoshi hangs up. And then he dials Wataru. Completely missing the fact that he has a text from him. * Kyon closes the phone, and looks at Haruko, frowning. Before he says, "Right. Do it. I'm calling Matthias." * Taki starts to pace and look under furnature. Katie's resourceful, maybe she managed to leave something cluelike behind. * Haruko gets out her phone and reboots it. * Haruko givers her phone a look of frustration and proceeds with the reading. <@Ardweden> [Haruko reads the last few pages, and they're basically an epilogue-cliffhanger: Yukiko wakes up, and it’s pitch black. Wherever she is, it smells like mold and rust. The ground - concrete or stone - is also damp. Her hands are bound to each other; so are her feet, and she’s lying down. She tries to use her powers, but she can’t manage a good enough angle, and she can’t see, so all she does is make the room cold. (cont.)] <@Ardweden> [The last thing she remembers is going to bed for the night. Now she’s here, and in her school uniform - which... she can't see it, but it’s undamaged. She’s not gagged, though, so she starts screaming to be let out.] <@Ardweden> [And that's end.] [Just then, Kyon's phone rings. It's decidedly not Matthias's phone number at the other end.] * Haruko gasps as she reads but she keeps going. She squezes her eyes shut for a moment, holding the paper before it. "It ends in the closet. Or near enough." * Kyon blinks at that, and then down at the phone, before he flips it open. "Sorata." * Taki twitches. "He... published that?" * Kaede's hand is already on the phone on the other end. Two words. "Speak quick." ... Katie didn't get kidnapped. She's going to murder him. Kyon? Are any of Katie's knives missing? Okay... she panicked. Maybe she went and climbed up... or that. * Haruko picks up her phone and calls Wataru. Looked like some whirlwind here. Just in the living room. Her bag and phone are here. Coat and shoes aren't. Might have been reading the Council of Mysteries book. <@Ardweden> [Kyon is in Katie's room right now, so answering Taki would be tricky.] Haruko? I"m going to go check on the roof before I start freezing the plumbing in the walls. Smart. * Haruko notes to Taki where the closest park is as well. * Wataru answers the phone. "Hello?" He sounds worried. [There's some speaking on the other end and a muffled response as Kaede talks to them, then back into the phone with an annoyed breath. "Why is it always her, Kyon? Why is it always her?" He pauses. "An actual whirlwind? Like something she might do?" Yamada-san, It's Haruko, do you have a moment? "Satoshi just called me. Is this about Katie? I'm on the other line with him right now." * Taki goes to the entryway and puts her shoes on, horfrost is starting to form on the walls and the floor near her. * Kyon pauses for a second, and continues, "Yeah. And Haruko's saying it ends on the closet scene. Might not be an attack on her. Might be she's gone to do something." * Kaede's end goes dead silent at that. Then, after a moment. "...how much detail is there in that scene?" * Taki runs down the hall to the stairs and starts climbing. * Haruko blinks in surprise. "Yes." She thinks for a moment. "So, Satoshi may have already asked, but could you do a reading on her location? Kyon's not half bad, but we've got our hands full here. Ace of Wands might be involved." <@Ciara> [When Taki reaches the rooftop, she's not going to find anything, but it's a great place to vent. Or freeze.] * Wataru grits his teeth. "That Masaru guy? Fuck." He exhales. "Yeah. I'm on it. Who do I call when I'm done?" Any of us. I probably work, but if it doesn't go through, try someone else. * Kyon grinds out, "Haven't read it. Don't know. Enough that Haruko was gasping." * Taki takes a moment to scream obscenties at the sky and vent. "Got it. Okay, let me get back to Satoshi, and I'll call you in a few." * Haruko bites her lip for a moment before continuing. "Thank you Yamada- san." She then hangs up. ...that tells me very little, Sorata-san. Haruko gasps at the drop of a hat. * Kyon looks over at Haruko as she finishes up. "Haruko. How detailed was the story?" * Kaede snorts, then replies. "Do you need me there? We're in the middle of a shoot..." He covers the mouthpiece and rattles off some quick directions and shooing motions, stepping further away. First person perspective. Evocative. Yukiko is hands are bound behind her, she can't use her powers. It happened after she went to bed. All she can do is scream. * Taki goes to the edge of the roof to see if she can see the the park from here. * Kyon takes this in, and then replies to Kaede, "Detailed enough. So just be ready. If we need you, I'll call back. Need to get more information." * Haruko flips through the pages. "It's dark, so there's not a full sense for the room. The place smells of mold and rust, cold and dark. Stone or concrete floor." Could be the closet or could actually be the basement. Takeuchi-san saw the closet in person, but not the distinction matters. * Haruko frowns. "Well, it matters, but it might not be pertinent now. But might be worth asking, your call Kyon." <@Ciara> [Taki can't really see the park, even from up there.] * Kaede nods, not that Kyon can see it. "See if there's anything to track. Anything I can do a trace for. Any new messages. I'll call you when this is all over." * Taki wishes she actually had spent time stalking Katie so she'd know where these places are as she runs down a flight of stairs and then waits for an elevator to the ground floor. * Kyon nods quickly. "If there's anything you can help with, I'll let you know." "I'll relay the message to Shiraishi-san once it's okay to talk. She'll need to know." And then there's the beep of the phone. * Haruko lays down her tea, picks up the chapter, and brings it to Kyon. "I assumed the closet at first, but it could be referencing either kidnapping. The character takes something from me, but this doesn't sound like mine especially." * Kyon tucks the phone away, and looks at Haruko, lips thinned. "So you think she went to find him." He moves around in the room to go for her weapon stash. He takes the papers from her, but doesn't read them yet. * Haruko shakes her head. "That was Taki's guess. I don't disagree, but I just don't know. She may have just needed to get away." <@Ardweden> [Katie's phone rings again. Caller ID says it's Kaede.] <@Ardweden> [The weapon stash is locked in Katie's desk, and it actually is locked. She's never given Kyon a key.] * Taki remembers to text Haruko that Katie's not on the roof after walking a few blocks. * Haruko goes over to check the phone and calls out. "Takeuchi-san on Katie's phone. Does he know it's here?" * Kyon looks at the phone for a beat, and then crosses over to answer it after two rings. "Takeuchi, I said her phone was still here. She doesn't have it." * Kaede snorts over the other end. "I know. I wanted to talk to it." * Kyon stops for a beat, and then says, "Right. I'll hang up then. See if you find anything." And he stabs the hangup button. * Haruko sees the text from Taki. "Taki's checking the closest park." She looks at Kyon. "Maybe I'm naive, but." She picks up her tea. "I don't think she goes for him first unless she's done her homework." She frowns. * Kyon shrugs quickly. "So she could be staking him out. But there's only two ways she doesn't call for backup. Either she's been attacked. Or she's raging and can't see right. Neither's good." He goes back to the drawer, and tests it. <@Ardweden> [The drawer's locked, still, and the desk is reasonably sturdy.] <@Ciara> [When Taki reaches the park, she starts scanning, but there's no obvious signs of Katie. Yet.] <@Ardweden> [Haruko's cell phone rings! Caller ID says Wataru Yamada.] * Haruko is starting to comment. "Unless she thought I would stop her..." She then picks up her phone. "Haruko here." "Hey. I've got a lock on her." Wataru exhales. Thank the Kami. What have you found? * Taki spends a bit too long looking at ground level before remembering that she likes to climb trees and starts checking up the larger ones. "I can't know for sure until I get closer, but all signs point to the clock tower on Waseda campus. I'm heading over there, if you want to join me." * Kyon shakes his head, and he says quietly, "She'd still tell me. Or Takeuchi." He leans on the desk, and looks at Haruko, scowling. * Wataru stands up, and starts getting ready to head out, while he continues the conversation. * Haruko looks up to Kyon, relief in her eyes. "Waseda." <@Ciara> [Taki: Sadly, you're tracking an expert climber who didn't bring most of her stuff with her, so chances are you'd not be finding much.] * Haruko speaks back to Wataru. "You're much better at the cards than I am, though I guess that's your campus so you can make the connections." <@Ciara> [...however!] <@Ciara> [Fortune smiles upon thee, Taki Shimiru, for thou hast found one (1) Scarf!] * Kyon scowls more deeply at that, if anything. <@Ciara> [It's hanging in the tree, caught on a branch. Dost thou wish to retrieve it?] * Wataru chooses to kind of ignore this comment. Easier that way. "I can be there in ten, I'll take a taxi. Want me to call when I get there?" Keys, wallet, phone, where's the -- oh he's *on* the. * Taki looks for a way up the tree, or if there's anybody watching and she can get up there the easy way. <@Ciara> [The park is fairly empty. Might have been part of the reason Katie came this way.] <@Ciara> [Assuming that's her scarf.] <@Ciara> [It's a reasonably safe bet.] * Haruko nods. "Alright, where on campus? And I'd recommend you don't approach if you beat us there." * Taki looks for a good spot in the tree and takes a stance before the teleports up because falling right back out would be bad. "Clock tower. I won't go up, assuming I can confirm that's the right location. If anything changes I'll call you right away." Coat, shoes. It isn't that she's dangerous, she's not, but if she wants to be alone-- Yeah, you get it. <@Ciara> [Taki safely gets into the tree and retrieves the scarf.] * Haruko lies a little bit with "she's not" but she doesn't think Katie's a danger to Wataru. * Taki looks around for any other signs of Katie while she's up here. * Haruko looks to Kyon. "Meet at the clocktower. Anything before he goes?" * Wataru acknowledges Haruko, and locks up after he leaves. "Call you in 10 minutes or so. Let me know if anything happens on your end." <@Ciara> [There's no other signs. And you're not 100% sure it is her scarf, but it seems like one you've seen her wear.] * Kyon shakes his head silently. * Taki pockets the scarf and calls Haruko from inside the tree. <@Ardweden> [Haruko's phone beeps as Taki goes to call waiting.] * Taki drums her fingers on the tree trunk. * Haruko says farewell to Wataru, hangs up on him and picks up. "We've got a location. She's probably alone. Come back here and we'll go together." * Wataru runs down the stairs and hails a cab. He hails a cab with all his might! She's no.. buh, What? Sorry, could you say that again? * Kyon stalks off to his bedroom. He knows how to get at his own weapons. <@Ciara> [A cab stops for Wataru!] I asked Yamada-san to help. Based on his reading, he thinks he has an idea where she is. It seems like she did get scared and go off alone. * Wataru YES-es! He tells the guy to get to Waseda campus ASAP! Politely and with copious money. Okay, is the entryway clear? * Haruko verifies. "Yes." <@Ciara> [The cab zooms off towards Waseda!] * Wataru calls Satoshi back as soon as the car is in motion. * Haruko then hangs up and sends a text message to Satoshi and Kaede. "We think she's gone to Waseda. Probably the clock tower. Will go with care." * Taki slips as she starts to pocket the phone and starts falling out of the tree, she arrives at Kyon's doorstep with a thuds and falls to her hands and knees. "SHITshitshitshitshit." * Haruko walks over to Taki and reaches down to help her up. "You're here. We've got a location. And it sounds like she went climbing." * Taki clings to Haruko's arm. "I'm not doing anymore climbing." * Haruko leans down and gives Taki a hug. "You don't have to. She's at Waseda's clock tower. We can go there together." I don't. I don't know where that is anyway. * Haruko gets a brief flash of disappointment, but nods. "Well, Kyon goes there most days, so he can tell us the best route." * Kyon calls from the bedroom tartly, "We have bikes. Like old times." There's a metallic clang. * Taki gets shakely to her feet. "Is my cup of tea still here?" * Kyon calls out again, "Didn't clean up. Should be where you left it." * Haruko shakes her head slightly and looks back to Taki. "You can ride with me, except it will be better than old times becaues I've had a lot more practice driving." * Taki forgets to take her shoes off before getting the tea and drinking it. "that's nice." * Haruko sits down besides Taki and puts a hand on her shoulder. She searches for words. * Kyon barks out, "Shoes!" ACK * Taki puts the tea down and takes them off quickly. "Sorry, sorry. I'll help clean after we find Katie!" * Haruko shakes her head slightly again. "Drink your tea." She waits for Taki to kick them off and then takes them to the door. * Taki drinks more tea. Taki, I just want you to know that we went through those papers and eliminated some of the logical places a lot faster with your help. Calming Katie down isn't something for you to take on yourself. We're just here to help each other support her needs. You're already on the right track to doing that. * Haruko's appearance is still a bit off, and might just notice that she's wearing Ken's blazer, which slightly undercuts her words but not completely. It's ... I'm not worried about what I'm going to say to Katie, I fell outta the damn tree. * Kyon closes the door to his room for a minute to get changed. * Haruko snorts, looking a little relieved. "Yeah, right, conservation of momentum. Alright, well, no more tree climbing simple enough. And if anything else disturbs you, just tell me. I'm here for you and I can tell a lot of stories about times I've fallen. My dance instructors almost despaired in me." * Haruko then gets herself bundled up. "Kyon, I'm stealing a pair of Katie's gloves and a scarf so I don't freeze out there. I'd take a jacket but that might throw her off. In Ken's she's more likely to just laugh at me." * Taki snorts. "I think there's a bit of a height distance... Uhm." <@Ciara> [Haruko gets a text back from Satoshi at some point. "Be careful, good luck, and keep me posted."] * Taki pulls the Katie scarf out of her pocket. "Think I found one of them." * Haruko replies. * Haruko looks back. "Well that should do nicely then." * Kyon says through the door, "Take one of mine." * Kyon opens up, with his sports bag in one hand and a spare jacket in the other. He's got a dark grey sweater on now, and dark jeans. * Haruko contemplates that for a second and then does so. "Thank you Kyon." She gives a sheepish smile and switches jackets. "And no way she sees me as a threat there. She's far too logical for that. I don't care what state she's in." * Taki puts the scarf on the table. <@Ardweden> [End!]