RPG: Nightmare Hunt (A Supernatural/Mystery RPG)

[Kotomi Ichinose]

Location: Southern Clocktower
Role: Guardian
Status: Day [Raining]
Items: Empty Backpack, Katana

Kotomi looked beneath her, from the very top of the clocktower. Some strange noises, and other things were going on below her, or so it seemed. She swore she also heard faint talking. As the slight fear within her began to creep out, due to the situation at hand, her nightmare appeared beside her. Eternia. Rather than sharing Kotomi's reaction, she was both curious and amused. As the nightmare walked off the clocktower, and towards the sounds of the fight, Kotomi could do nothing other than watch.

Her nightmare was tame and couldn't do anything to her, but she feared what might happen here, if Eternia saw these people. Knowing her innocent appeal, and absolutely sadistic personality, Kotomi stood up on the clocktower. Once more somethings going to happen, and it's not my doing.

Eternia reached the area the nightmares were at within a minute, and Kotomi's signal remained active. She glared at these two that she saw. Nightmares. Pathetic, weak, nightmares. As she approached she said only one line to them, with a completely emotioneless voice.

"Why do you bother the resting place of my master."

[Cross Avantgarde]

OOC: Kotomi, I would like to know more about your "signal" so I don't overlook anything; is it a "signal" to HQ? Just making sure I stay on task!

Role: Guardian
Items: Med kit, Guardian radio, cell phone
Location: Guardian HQ
Status: Day (raining)

“Finished,” Piers announced as he completed his log entry. He turned to Ika and stared for a second. “Are they still examining Melinda?” he asked. He stood and stretched.

Pulling his radio off his belt he held it up and radioed the control room of HQ. “This is Piers. I’m not sure which room they’re examining Melinda in, but please have her escorted to the front when she’s done.” Piers placed the radio back on his left hip, snapping it into the small holster on his belt.

He turned and picked up the med kit that was encased in a rectangular metal container. “We’ll keep this with us just in case,” he said to Ikazuchi, even though he knew he would have to doctor his own burns for a while. They were less painful, but annoying enough. The pain from his cut was always eclipsed by their nagging aches.

“Alright, Ika. Melinda should be meeting us out front soon. I’ll pull the car up and you can meet me out front if you’re sure you’ve got everything.”

He walked out to the parking garage, his mind racing due to the task at hand. He found his car in the parking garage, no doubt placed there by a tech who retrieved it from the hospital when he was incapable of bringing it back himself due to his injuries.

He got in, flipped open the middle console to see Glaiza’s location, and smiled when the small dot blinked on the screen. She was at the Teaberry. Another dot appeared as well, this one in HQ; it was Melinda, who still had the bracelet on her as well. He took a deep breath, knowing that the stakes of this entire endeavor were high. He cranked the car, threw it into gear, and drove to the front where he awaited the arrival of Ikazuchi and Melinda.

[Kotomi Ichinose]

OOC: Just quickly dropping this OOC post, so you can repond or edit your post accordingly. It's basically a signal that distributes a pre-recorded radio message from Kotomi to individual guardians' radios as well as the HQ. The message gives off her current coordinates, and she also says them within the message.

[Keisai]

Role: Guardian
Items: Sword Handle,Guardian radio
Location: Guardian HQ
Status: Day (raining)



Ika Stood up and headed to the front.He was making his way to the front he saw people running around."Normal day i guess." He is never really around to see this much chaos during the day. as he made it to the front he waited for melinda to finish her scan.

[Valkarma]

Jace
Location: Southern Clocktower
Role: Vagrant
Status: day (raining)
Items: N/A

Jace's wondering found him in a most strange location. It had been a while since he had been to the old clocktowers. They used to be scary when he was a child. Now they were merely something there and nothing to fear at all. Why should he fear them? Why should he fear anything? But he longed for some exictment in his life. Something to fill that void he felt once. When did he feel that? What was her name?

Jace felt a similer presence and was surprised to see his old friend preparing to fight another person he had never seen before. Well Jace called him friend. More someone he knew. Well more someone he didn't want to know. That was a lie. Truth be told, he forgot the guy existed till just now. Jace shrugged at himself. However a fight would cheer him up. But then he saw a girl going to ruin it all. He tutted to himself as he crepted up behind the girl. He didn't want this ruined.

"Why do you bother the resting place of my master."

Jace clasped a hand over her mouth and an arm around he waist before she could continue. He stepped back with the girl. Then he whistled slowly, a noise not unlike the wind, and he whipped up an illusion around the pair of them that would hide them from sight. As he did his illusion to change himself disappeared. He whispered slowly into the girls ear.
"Now now. Best not spoil all this." He let go of her slowly, "Thanks to me we can't be seen or heard. Smile, it was my pleasure." He stared at her. "I haven't seen a girl with eyes like yours in a while." What was that girls name? Why did it shake him? "How about we talk rather then disturb those two?"

[Solsaiden Hel]

Chinatsu

Role: Watcher
Location: HQ
Status: Day (Raining)
Items: Bag

-"First, would you rather sit front row through an extremely boring opera or a hardcore wrestling cage match?"

Where did Seda get that question from? Suddenly she realized Seda was the kind of person who would take on ten beefy guys at once in that wresting cage match, and she'd make them all bawl like babies.

"Well... er... Opera, I guess. I've never seen an opera. And back in the hospital when I was younger, the guy nurses would change suddenly the channel on the TV in my room from Dora the Explorer to WWF. At least, when they thought no one was looking. Anyway, it was all so ugly that I'd cry. So I'm not very fond of wrestling at all."

-"Would you rather have your hair dyed a shocking shade of neon pink or have no hair at all?"

"Pink hair! Pink hair!" Chinatsu almost shouted.

-"Would you rather be strapped to a luge board and then sent down the highest hill in town or strapped to jet skis and get dragged through shark-infested waters?"

Chinatsu imagined both situations. She remembered a Discovery program featuring sharks and how they can leap out of the water like bullets to grab unsuspecting sea lions. And the highest hill in town wasn't actually too steep.

"I'd rather take the highest hill, thank you."

-"Would you rather be made to eat your way out of a pool of lime gelatin or a vat of cotton candy?"

Now that was a nice question. "I think I'll get sick of gelatin quicker than cotton candy. So, the vat sounds better."

"Would you rather deal with a dozen angry tourists or a dozen angry island natives?"

Again, a certain pirate running away from native cannibals in her favorite movie materialized in her mind's eye.

"I'll take the tourists. At least they won't eat you like cannibals."

Her cellphone rang. It was her alarm telling her she had to go.

"Oh I'm sorry, Seda. I have to go. Let's continue this chat sometime?"

She smiled, waved goodbye and left the mess hall, very glad to have made a new friend.

((There you go. Thanks, Akira. Please have Chinatsu back. ))

[Kotomi Ichinose]

Role: Guardian
Location: Southern Clocktower
Status: Day (Raining)
Items: Empty Backpack, Katana

Kotomi looked down from the clocktower, and saw a strange figure holding onto Eternia. She sighed a little, and knew that she'd have to get involved in this to an extent. Eternia under her current state would most likely go uncontrollable. When she did, she wouldn't stop until her opponent was dead. She made sure they were dead.

She jumped off the very top, to the next closest visual point. It was a rough jump, and she almost skittered a little, but she made it. Eternia glared forward, and watched as jet black rose petals came floating lightly into view. One came straight across in front of her face, and sliced across his hand. Eternia forced the man's hand off of her, and fractured it lightly.

"Never touch that which you don't know. As for talking, i've got all the time in the world."

Kotomi slid down the remainder, and went to Eternia's position, but a little upwards. She stared down at the two of them, and nodded at Eternia, her eternal nightmare. Kotomi began to spoke, only putting out one line to the strange man.

"She isn't as light, and easy to touch as you think. Now then, let's all talk."

She chuckled, and then smiled a bit.

[Luka Megurine]

(thanks sol!)

Role:Watcher
Location:Guardian HQ
Time: Day (raining)
Items: Bag, Pill capsule.

Chinatsu walked down the halls with a smile on her face. She was glad she had a friend for the first time, who wasn't a doctor. She stopped at a mirror and looked at herself.

"Heh, I've never seen myself smile..I look weird..." She said to herself. "Wait a minute. Why am I worrying about stupid stuff like how I look?" Chinatsu sighed and kept walking down the hall way.

She felt a slight pain in her arm. "Time for meds." She said getting out the capsule. She swallowed down and noticed something. The techie who had a crush on her. "Damn...I just have to run into him..." Chinatsu went the other way and sat down, with her knees to her chest.

[Minyrama]

Role: Vagrant
Location: Park
Time: Day (raining)
Items:


Truthfully, Vierra only started listening to him after he confessed to his fear of dogs. So that’s why he was killing the dogs, she thought. Although it would make more sense for the nightmare to kill things Aiden liked…wouldn’t it?

“You’re…afraid of dogs?” Vierra asked hesitantly, violet eyes staring at the boy next to her. “Would you tell me why?”

She didn’t want to ask the reason if she could avoid it; she knew what it felt like to fear. But the underlying reason could tell wonders, and if possible any way to subdue the nightmare from taking over his body.

“Is there anything else you’re afraid of?” Her voice didn’t include any sarcasm or malice, it was only concern. She hoped the boy wouldn’t think she was making fun of him or putting him down.

“What about things you like?” Vierra knew that her own nightmare Tira, was weak to the Truth and Honesty, as well as Innocence. (Which is probably why Aiden had such an impact on herself) So if he was afraid of dogs, the opposite thing just might be a weakness to his nightmare. The raven-haired girl tugged on her earring again.

“Could it be…you like cats?” She concluded, going with the logic that the opposite of dogs are cats. Vierra was spouting things on a whim, hoping to find some way to weaken Aiden’s nightmare. She needed more time than a day to be able to find a way to save him.

But what would happen after that? After the boy realized his powers, he could completely crumble under the truth. Or he could become like her, a stray cat. God forbid he became a Guardian, that would just be horrific. Those damned home cats, pretending to be justice. It sickened her.

Not that she was one to talk.

Because the stray cat had been tame, once upon a time.

[kei of the flame]

Location: Guardian HQ
Role: Guardian
Status: Day (rain)
Items: Pc's, Phone, Guardian Radio

Duo Lifted up from the computer placing his hand on his chin. "Karn since the

last time I broke into the mainframe a lot has changed. It's like it isn't the same

program anymore." Duo turned his chair away from the computer. "It's like you

have to have a password for everything."

[Valkarma]

Jace
Location: Southern Clocktower
Role: Vagrant
Status: day (raining)
Items: N/A

The cut bothered Jace in no way. In fact the cut healed quite quickly on his glossy black skin, yet he kept it hidden behind the bandages that covered his arms. That nightmare was in no way fun to talk too or to tease. She took everything to seriously. He picked out one of the petals now floating down and crushed it in his hand. A sharp skin rang through his palm. His own blood dripped down with the sharp object.
"Pretty sharp." He thought.

Gracefully he slid over the girl that had appeared. The owner of this dear nightmare. Jace stopped short of her and bowed deeply, like he was before a queen.
"It is a pleasure to be able to converse with you." He raised just his head, "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Jace." He stood up straight now. He found himself staring into the girls eyes. They captivated him for a moment, snared like a mouse in a trap. She had had eyes like that. Eyes that stole his sense for a moment. Was it possible for another to do the same. He shook the thought from his head. He wasn't to be having thoughts like that. Only his revenge matter. Not how he felt.
"My I ask as to whom I'm talking to? Why it is that such a beauty like yourself should be here with your..." He coughed sickly, the cold of the rain had reached his skin now, but continued. "Nightmare. Shielded from this rain only by the tower above."

[Infinita]

Role:Vagrant
Status: Day
Items: Cellphone
Location: Library

Meril looked up from her book at one point in time but didn't realize that time had passed that fast. Moir had seen Meril's reaction and began picking up a few books. Meril walked towards the front desk and placed a few books on the desk. The librarian glared at Meril and looked towards Moir's direction. Meril knew she couldn't see Moir but she must have been looking towards another young person in the book section not too far near the door. She stamped the books and Meril left the library with Moir at her side. As the door closed behind them, Meril sighed and Moir rubbed her eyes.

"You don't think she was looking at me?" Moir asked as she continued to rub her eyes till she noticed she was sleepy. Meril chuckled and smiled at Moir.

"No silly. No ordinary people can't see you. I would tend to think you would know that by now." Moir nodded silently as she followed Meril to there next destination. She grinned when she seen where they were headed too.

Location: Teaberry Coffee Shop

Meril opened the door and took the same seat near the window when she always came.

[Kotomi Ichinose]

Kotomi Ichinose

Role: Guardian
Status: Day
Items: Empty Backpack, Katana
Location: Southern Clocktower

Kotomi stared at this man for a moment, and found him intriguing. She was standing right in front of a vagrant, she was finally sure of that. Of course, this man could harm her and expect no consequences except the action of her nightmare. She got the impression this man had feelings deep inside, and wasn't just a freak of nature, but retained some sense of humanity within him deep inside. The way he must have been received by Eternia had probably thrown him off a little, along with her bizzare appearance at the clocktower, in the midst of rain, no doubt.

She continued to run her thoughts through her mind, and watched as Eternia nodded to the her master. Eternia wasn't exactly completely obedient, but had found a bit of sympathy for Kotomi, and continued to guard her a such. Of course, Eternia also had no general sympathy, so accomplishing such a thing even to that extent was hard for her. She viewed pain as just another tool to protect her master, and get what she wanted out of people.

Kotomi finally gathered her words, and prepared to speak to this man.

"Why, you ask are we in the rain. That's a good question, really. For the most part, i'm in the rain because I can be, and it's enjoyable. I'm sorry if my nightmare has thrown you off guard, or caused you any small amount of pain. I might as well just let you know that your lucky she didn't venomize the tip of that petal, she sometimes does. So, let's talk, but first, we might as well give names."

She chuckled politely a little, and waited for this mans response.

[Solsaiden Hel]

Role: Feral
Location: Park
Time: Day (raining)
Items: Notebook, pen, The Super Spy’s Guide

They sat on the fountain even though the fountain stones were wet. Aiden gave a mental shrug – Vierra won’t hear him make a fuss about it. Besides, it was all right for boys at his age to be sweaty and wet.

- “You’re…afraid of dogs? Would you tell me why? Is there anything else you’re afraid of?”

Aiden tapped his chin, looking up at the dark skies, “Well, they’re not my favorite animals. Once a bunch of bullies locked me in a crypt in North Willow cemetery back in 5th grade. Then this big black Labrador kept barking at me all night. I was so scared that I wet my… eyes.” He added hastily, “I … uh… cried until I couldn’t cry anymore. This story is kinda embarrassing. Can I not say it?”

- “What about things you like? Could it be…you like cats?”

“Yup!” Aiden grinned, “My favorite breed is the Turkish Angora. Although they’re not very docile, they are highly intelligent and are very affectionate. Says so on this website. It’s my dream to own one. Did you know Angoras can swim?” he realized he’s gotten way off track, “So… does this have anything to do with my sleepwalking? Sorry… I like cats and all but I don’t know if that’s going to help.”

He slightly swung his knees outward and inward in beat. A long time ago when he was smaller he could swing his legs on this fountain as if on a swing, but not anymore, “Maybe… I dunno … but maybe I’m subconsciously killing the kinds of animals I’m not fond of? Like dogs. I don’t like dogs… whoah, that Labrador must have scared me more than I think it ever did.”

[Valkarma]

Karn
Location: Guardian HQ
Role: Guardian (?)
Status: Day (rain)
Items: Pc's

"Your right but this isn't." He leaned back trying to relax himself, spinning a pen with one hand. Something was up and he could put his finger on it. He reached out with the other hand trying to touch something not there. All the while he pondered why he couldn't get those files. What was worth hiding that even high ranked guardians such as himself and Duo couldn't get too? Who could? The highest ranking guardain that was ever deployed here was Mark. Karn moved that thought aside. His anger boiled again.
"What are they hiding?" He said outloud. "Duo what in the world could be so important that they can't trust us with it?" He slammed his hand down hard. "What is it?"

All the while Karn didn't relaise how the pen he had been spinning had melted away.

Jace
Location: Southern Clocktower
Role: Vagrant
Status: day (raining)
Items: N/A

Jace smiled.
"Vemon would do me little harm." He gave a slight twitch to his side, his hand flickered as if it wanted to reach for the girls throat, but he ignored it. "As I have have already said. I am Jace. Guardian of the slums area and the strongest weilder of a nightmare to exist since the days of old." He gave a smaller bow this time. He was truely courious about this girl. What a sad look in her eyes. Like she had seen the death of a loved one. Oh to see that pain reflect in her eyes again. His hand twitched again. This time he realised and cupped them both together. The rhyme of the rain around them both was in pitch to the tune he could hear float through his head. What a wonderful tune. Someones song is calling. Is it hers?
"May I inquire once more to the name of such a beauty as you."

[Kotomi Ichinose]

Kotomi Ichinose

Role: Guardian
Status: Day
Items: Empty Backpack, Katana
Location: Southern Clocktower

She sighed a little bit, and realized that like she could see some of the loneliness in his eyes. It was almost like to an extent, they connected. Her own deep past, her own sorrow, it all seemed surreal even now. She considered even this little moment to be somewhat beautiful, considering the difference in roles between her and him. It was almost like a dream.

"My name, is Kotomi Ichinose, Guardian of Eternia."

She allowed herself to think, and glance almost whimsically through her own thoughts and feelings. Shattered images of her own past came up, images of a broken family, a burning house, and her parent's sudden exit from her life. Their death still shocked her, and the reaction in her face was visible at this moment. It didn't hold much impact as it once did, where she'd break down and couldn't control herself, but she felt a tear or two drop from her face. She remembered even now, that she was alone. She'd always be alone, even with Eternia there, she was still alone. Eternia was nothing more than an emotioneless shell, not even really human. She represented her pain. She wiped away the tears calmly, and heard her own song play in her mind, and the quote she once read from a book passed through her mind with it. She recited it openly, but with a low voice, almost like she was holding it back.

"Day before yesterday I saw a rabbit, yesterday a deer, and now, you. Our meeting must truly be unique, in it's own way. Such memories of my past, and even me crying to any extent haven't happened in years. It's almost as if this was destiny or fate, or something surreal. I apologize if i'm a little emotional, it's just that some bad memories passed through my head."

Eternia walked off for a moment, allowing the two to remain there alone. She remained close however, so she could protect Kotomi if needed.

[Valkarma]

Jace
Location: Southern Clocktower
Role: Vagrant
Status: day (raining)
Items: N/A

"My name, is Kotomi Ichinose, Guardian of Eternia."

Jace spun the name through his mind like he always did. It whicked and twirled in patterns he didn't realise he could make. Bit by bit he spoke it outloud, then sung it outloud.
"Kotomi Ichinose." He said it again, "Kotomi Ichinose." He sung it again. "Such a sad name. It holds low notes, somber, like they were suffering." He looked at her a moment. She was almost lost in thought, he would have guessed she might not hear him. But her eyes. Again that feeling, again that twitch. Was that twitch his? "What a unique name though." He looked at her again as she suddenly wiped a tear from her eye.

"Day before yesterday I saw a rabbit, yesterday a deer, and now, you. Our meeting must truly be unique, in it's own way. Such memories of my past, and even me crying to any extent haven't happened in years. It's almost as if this was destiny or fate, or something surreal. I apologize if i'm a little emotional, it's just that some bad memories passed through my head."

He tilted his head without realising it as he listened. He took a few steps so he was next to her but not able to look into her eyes.
"You lost them didn't you?" He said the words slowly. He could feel the truth. He always could. Death reeked from her as he spoke. Death that thick only came from the death of a certain person. The miasma of pain made him flicker a smile. A sign of madness. He moved it away from his thoughts. Strange how he wanted to hold the girl, to comfit her. His hand twitched again and he dug his nails into his palm. Not with these arms. Cursed in blackness. The pain faded quickly but it stopped him thinking of hugging her. What was with him right now?

"I lost them too." He said slowly close to her, "It hurts doesn't it." He spun and stood behind her a moment. He cleared his voice. Then spun together her words into a song.
"Day before yesterday I saw a rabbit. Yesterday a deer. And now, you." As he sung the words he spun an illusion around them both to hide the dark of the sky and replace it with a sun. He changed the hard ground to flowers and the clocktower to a tree. Everything became bright for a blissful moment. Yet it added no warm and the cold wind flew through, causing him to shiver. He sighed. He walked ahead of her and stood just under the tree. Water dripped down his face as the rain came though the illusion.
"Don't ask me why I did it, nor how. I assume you can guess that part." He waved his hand and the illusion vanished leaving only the unseen one that blocked them from line of sight. "I can't change everything. But maybe for a moment it could make you..." He words trailed off. He could feel a pulsing behind his mind. Thanatos! It was rage. He surpressed it as much as possible and then questioned why he did. In that moment of weakness he felt a snap inside. He clutched his head with both hands in pain and fell to both knees.

[Keisai]

Role: Guardian
Items: Guardian radio, Sword Handel
Location: Guardian HQ
Status: Day (raining)



Ika waited there and looked around.Nothing, He waited long enough as he walked to piers's car he got into the front seat and sat down." How long do you think she will take?" he was getting impatient as he looked around through the window. It was surprising, he thought to him self."It had not rained like thins for a while. it felt like every person connected to this nightmare is suffering in some small way, weeping at there horrible fate.""Hey now! What's with all the sad talk here?""What do you care Kage?"'Hey man i always care about you.""Only because if i get hurt you do to." Ika was tired of Kages antics he was always up to something,something that would be a catch. He decided to shut Kage out and continue thinking with out him interrupting.

[The Rogue Devil]

Location: Southern Clocktower
Role: Nightmare
Status: Day(Raining)
Items: N/A

Zen and Ozman were fighting with such strength that was only seen in anime movies. Their moves were fluent like water as they countered each others moves. Out the corner of Zen's eye, he saw a woman and could've sworn he saw Jace there as well.

" Keep your eyes on me, not the ones who are on the sidelines." Ozman said landing a punch thrown at Zen's jaw, " You're getting better, but not good enough."

" Talk is cheap Master Ozman." Zen said recovering from the blow, " Get ready for my most deadly attacks."
Zen channeled his power to his hands and feet and became two times faster and stronger. Ozman couldn't keep up with his attacks but managed to counter him each time. Zen connected with one the strongest punches he could throw and landed it. The punch caused an explosion and Ozman was on the floor. Ozman smiled as his body faded away and spider silk was laying there.
" A web clone?" Zen said with a grin, " So he's that strong that he can make a clone of himself that's just as strong as he is."
Zen sat down and meditated and saw that Rod was still sleeping but stirring a little.

[Nespa]

Role: watcher
Items: tracking bracelet, inhaler
Location: Guardian HQ
Status: Day (raining)

Melinda threw the bag over her shoulder and walked out of the room. There were no techs around but a man in a doctors coat carrying a small book walked to her "there you are, come on i have something to show pierce". Melinda assumed he was hers or Pierce his doctor and followed him. Outside she dropped her bag in the car as the doctor spoke to pierce "i found this book in the library" he handed him the book with 'watcher deaths on it' "read it when you have time, specialy page 12" he waved at melinda and walked back inside. He had at staring at the book for hours pondering wether to or not to give to pierce but eventualy he choose to give it 'he has a righ to know' he went back to the lab.

[Kotomi Ichinose]

Kotomi Ichinose

Role: Guardian
Status: Day [Raining]
Items: Empty Backpack, Katana
Location: Southern Clocktower


Kotomi watched as Jace broke down in front of her, almost reminding her of herself when she had incidents like it. It even reminded her long ago of when she broke down in front of her friend, Tomoya, and almost caused him unrest and pain. She felt a string inside her mind twitch, almost as if it wanted to break again. She held in the tears, as the memories filled her, and darkness enveloped it as it followed. It was like walking down a trail started by a true nightmare, by something that wouldn't let her free. Eternia broke it, just barely saving her from breaking down like she had done before. She let the tears flow, and let herself vent.

As she approached the man, and understood his pain. It was very real like her own, and obviously haunted him deeply. She walked up to him, and placed her hand on his forehead and smiled.

"Your not alone in the world."

Eternia moved towards her to make sure that nothing occured, as the situation made her feel wary. Even though she was smiling, Eternia could see she was holding back the pain, the sorrow. She still felt no empathy, even for her own master, and Kotomi would understand that. Eternia was pain, she wouldn't subside for human feeling. For this moment, Kotomi felt like she'd connected with someone, someone like her who knew her own personal demons and the ones that especially tormented her.

[Cross Avantgarde]

Role: Guardian
Status: Day (raining)
Items: Guardian radio, cell phone, med kit (in backseat of car)
Location: Outside main doors of Guardian HQ

Piers took the book with a grim face. “You couldn’t think of a better title, doc?” he said, trying his best to make the best out of what he’d just been told. This was terrible…and why had the doctor seen fit to give the book to him now? Was something wrong with Melinda? Was she in some peril he didn’t know about?

Piers looked over to Melinda. No. There was no way he was going to let anything happen to her. And they had to get her memory back.

He opened the back door for her and remembered that this was probably all new to her. “I’ll be your chauffeur today, Melinda. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and find a girl named Madeleine for me,” he said in a tone marked with understatement. “Yeah…it could only be so easy, right?” He smiled then walked back to the front of the car, sat down, and sped off in the rain towards town.

Location: Teaberry Coffee Shop

“Guh…hope this rain’ll end soon. Can’t see how it’ll help the search,” he said, thinking aloud to himself. He looked over to Ika as he began speaking. “Ika, the console screen is telling me Glaiza is in here, so she must have come back when you left. I need to introduce you to her so you can get access to this shop whenever necessary. And, Ika…promise me to take special care of her, okay? When Melinda and I leave, just…well, I know you’ll know what to do if something happens.”

He felt guilty for the request. Ika already had a hard job ahead of him, his search being more dangerous than Piers’s…it seemed that way, anyway. Unless Jigsaw was tired of riddles and had other plans for Piers. In that case…what would Piers do with Melinda? He’d have to figure that out before anything happened…

He had also told Landy that he’d meet her here, but it seemed she was busy. That was fine, they’d make more plans later. Piers wanted to know if she’d had any experience with Sigataph since they last met.

Piers parked, walked inside, and looked for Glaiza. She was nowhere in the dining area, so he walked to the counter. “Pardon me, but is Glaiza here?” he said to several of the employees behind the counter, receiving a shake of the head. “I know that the display said she was here…” he thought to himself, too confused to watch where he was going as he walked back into the dining area. He was going to pick out a table to wait at with Ika and Melinda, but a waitress hurried out from his left and crossed his path as she made her swift way to a table.

Still confused over Glaiza’s absence, Piers moved out of her way just in time with a sudden step to his right to avoid the waitress. Though he avoided contact with her, he hit the gentleman who was seated to his right. He looked over quickly and said, “Oh, sorry…I almost ran into the waitr…”

There was something about the stare he received from the man. Something strange; he wasn’t angry, not really…it wasn’t a “furious” stare, but it was peculiar. Piers couldn’t quite place it. The young man looked like something out of a modeling contest, with a perfect complexion and flawless features. Piers had never seen him before, but he was too confused over Glaiza’s absence to think about it further. Plus, why wouldn’t the man stare at someone who’d just bumped into him?

“My mistake,” Piers said as he moved to a table in the corner, his usual spot, and motioned for Ika and Melinda to join him.

Just then, a beep informed him that a message was being sent to his radio. He turned it down low and placed it to his ear. Another Guardian? At the clocktower? “Glad we’ve got a new dispatch…seems the big shots have decided that we deserve a little help,” he said to himself almost cynically while replacing the radio on his left hip. It was a female voice, but the message was pre-recorded. It was not a distress signal, just an informative one, and Piers welcomed the aid and made note of the new addition to the force. Still, in the back of his mind resided the question: “Why isn’t Glaiza here? A satellite signal can be interrupted, but Melinda’s is just fine…”

[Nespa]

Role: watcher
Items: tracking bracelet, inhaler
Location: Guardian HQ
Status: Day (raining

Melinda followed Ika and pierce into the teaberry while pierce qeustioned about this glaizia girl she looked around wondering if something triggerd her memory. after it appeared pierce moved a bit to make room for some waitress he bumped into a male that give him a glare. Not knowing why but she suddenly felt like someone dropped a block of ice in her stomach at his sight and slight hid behind ikachi grabbing her inhaler as she started to wheeze. When she followed pierce to the table she told him "that male gave me the creeps, something is wrong with him i think" she shivert as she thought back to the look he gave pierce.

[Keisai]

Role: Guardian
Status: Day (raining)
Items: Guardian radio, Sword Handle
Location: Teaberry



Ika Sat down next to melinda. He looked at the man." That man looks like a run way model." He said aloud not really speaking to any one."Kind of odd to see some one like that here." He started thinking about it then he said." Piers Don't worry about Glaiza I'll make sure she will be okay." He looked around some more. but he couldn't shake the feeling something was wrong with that man.

[i_say_sabotage]

OOC: LONG OVERDUE!! So sorry!

Nerisa

Role: Feral
Location: Residential Area
Status: Day (raining)
Items: Bag, notebook

Landy giggled at Nerisa's semi-self-deprecating joke about the thumb. She was glad the tension between them lessened as they got off the bus.

Just then, Landy's phone blared with a song which can only be a by-product of the mid 90's fascination with the 'weird'. Oh Abba.Nerisa laughed and wanted to comment on this teenager's audacious fist jab on pop music today. She truly is different from teenagers her age. But Landy answered the phone and uttered the name "Lloyd."

Lloyd? You mean, hospital Lloyd??? Nerisa's heart began to race. No.. Uhm no. This complicated things that are already neck-deep in effin complications, thank you very much. Nerisa stopped dead in her tracks, unable to take a step as Landy conversed on the phone. Lloyd-semi-slimy-Lloyd, I shall run a full controversial article on your eating habits one of these days.

A puzzled look smeared into Landy's features. Nerisa deduced that Lloyd havent told her anything. If she was careful, if she was really careful, she still might have her chance at extracting some info about the forbidding possibilities enclosed in a glass shell made of ice. Landy started walking forward and her cat stared at Nerisa in indignity, her tail swishing back and forth like a pendulum.

"It's not a sword, you miserly kitty." Nerisa mentally sneered. But she had a do something, if not drastic. She honestly couldn't take the whole I'm-innocent-I-don't-know-a-thing schtick act anymore. It was just not her style.

"Landy, wait!" Nerisa shouted back. She grabbed both Landy's shoulders and feared digging her fingers too hard. The girl stared at her.

"NOW uhm. I'm not what you think I am. My name is Nerisa Megara. I'm a reporter. I'm a reporter for the newspaper, Town Tribunal."

Right.. She'll probably run away now.. Hurry and puke it out!! Puke what out? I dunno. Just talk!

Nerisa began to prattle to Landy's face, her fingernails burrowing heavily on the girl's shoulders. She mentally asked her forgiveness, but the words kept coming and the truth bubbled like froth in her mouth.

"Won't you please hear me out? Please hear me out. There is something... Something totally bizarre going on in this town. Not like good-bizzare like Santa Clause is real or Elvis is not dead. I think it might be the horrible kind. The menacing kind. I don't want to tell anybody, but it's really starting to scare me. I thought that maybe... Maybe if I find out things about it, I won't be scared anymore. But that will never be the case, I know. The truth is always either disappointing or horrible. And seriously, right now, I wouldn't know which would be worse."

There was a moment of awkward silence as Nerisa and Landy's eyes bounced off each other's faces.

Nerisa quietly relaxed her grip on Landy's shoulder, sighing to herself. "Nice. Veerry nice, Ner. Now, you're not suspicious-but-funny-bus-lady anymore. You are now suspicious-bat-poop-insane-bus-lady. Bravo."

She sighed and turned to Landy. "This wasn't my plan, Ms Norrett. Those aren't the things I wanted to discuss with you. But I know you might be in danger. Piers de Foe. Yes, I know him. Do you? How sure are you that he's telling you all you need to know? I'm sorry if I sound paranoid, but I have no idea who he is. He might be behind all this, or at least somebody who has a pretty good idea. And I need answers of else I'll go insane. Or maybe I already am..."

Nerisa sighed again and turned her back. She guessed as much that she had already scared Landy off from prodding on further. And now that she has revealed she knew something about Piers de Foe, it's most likely Landy will warn Piers about her. Tsk. Stupid.

"If you don't trust me it's fine." Nerisa finally said. "I'm an effin reporter, after all. Besides, your cat probably hates my cooties. So.. you know, maybe I should leave."

Nerisa resigned to this fact, pondering the possibilities of whatever future lay ahead. She probably has to take a leave from work now. The fatigue had only set in, with the rain and the cold, and the dark clouds looming ahead. Why did she suddenly feel so tired? Why just now? Why hadn't she noticed this before? The truth? Bah. The truth is nothing but a bunch of glossy text with good kerning. It doesn't exist. And even if it did, Nerisa wished so hard to pass her by.

But it won't, will it, Ner? You're part of it too. A conspirator like the rest of them. You're just too much of a coward to accept it. Gill is starting to accept it. Remember your weakling of a brother? He is... mine.

Where did that thought come from? Nerisa's eyes began to flutter. That wasn't my voice... Not mine--Headache now...

Nerisa fell on her knees as her world swayed with dizzying shades of gray.

++

Harue
Role: Guardian(trainee)
Location: Guardian HQ
Status: Day (raining)
Items: M.I.A. Report, notes, GPS

Harue sat up nervously as the aura insde the computer room began to flare up... Au Literal. The shift of temperature (especially near Sir Karn) felt obvious enough to form beads of sweat on Harue' brow.

"Sir Karn," Harue started to appease him, "It's nothing. Probably nothing. It's surely something that the Central Intelligence thought it best not to show us. It's isn't because they're hiding stuff. THey're probably just restricted for safe-keeping. After all, Vagrants are getting more cunning."

Harue looked at Duo for some help. He was quite sure he wouldn't be able to handle Karn out alone. Harue groaned inwardly when Duo expressed his additional regret at the files.

"Surely, it's not a big deal. Rio Hanayume might be the Director's daughter from a mistress, you know... Soap Opera stuff..." Harue laughed dryly and noticed his attempt at humor fell on barren land.

They were just not listening to him anymore. Harue' eyes widened in shock as a pen melted on Karn's fingers. And it was his pen too.

"Uhm.. Sir karn. Don't you think we're taking it a little too serious? We could probably be wasting effort on a totally mundane thing. It's not like we could just hack the Central Mainframe and extract secret files from it, right? I mean, that would be a huge offense, hahaha."

Harue studied Karn and Duo's faces respectively. "--ha.. ha... You wouldn't do that right? Right?