2220/A little Dash of excitement

A little Dash of excitement
Date of Scene:	14 December 2016
Location:	Plot Room #1
Synopsis:	Sakura meets Dash's new owners! They're nice. Sadly, Ayana doesn't get to perform her punishment before it's captured.
Cast of Characters:	Sakura Kinomoto, Ikiko Hisakata, Ayana

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Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Dash was, for once, rather calm and relaxed. Lounging on top of Ikiko's lap, occasionally giving one of its playful little chirps as it nestled into her stomach late in the evening. Though... Was it possibly Ayana's imagination or was that little monster occasionally giving her little knowing smirks whenever Ikiko wasn't looking? After all the destruction their little chases had caused? Mayyyyybe.

Sakura, meanwhile, was dressed as a... really big snow bunny. Why? It was still really, really cold and rainy lately and she'd made the mistake of telling Tomoyo that she was cold. Which was why she looked like some kind of weird cosplayer. She looked up and down the street, Kero on her shoulder and Tomoyo walking behind her, recording it all. She SWORE she could sense the card. Kero was, grudgingly, letting her do the sensing. It was her training, after all.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
"Behave, you two," Ikiko sighs automatically. It had taken a bit of time to pick up on its mannerisms -- Dash is a magical animal, after all, and not exactly a canine -- but she had gotten moderately good at picking up on the inflections in Dash's voice. Namely, the heightened lilt that indicates when it's razzing Ayana... again.

Even on her patrols as Tsukiko, things have been somewhat different. Dash might have been back at home, but something caused her to go extra fast whenever she tried using her Silver Wolf Tackle. It had been a bit of a rude awakening the first time, when she had used in on the shore in eastern Uminari City and found herself in the midst of downtown Mitakihara!

Still, what was she supposed to do? Walk up to every magical girl she knows and ask 'hey, any idea where this magical critter came from'?

Ayana has posed:
Life for Ayana has become somewhat miserable. That thing has occupied her girlfriend's lap, bed or head for weeks, and no matter how hard she tries to catch it and throw it out, it runs just a little faster.

The nerve. Even her illusions--clever as they are--only managed to temporarily confuse the little critter, before it dashed away again to safety! Mama and Papa Hisakata were not forgiving when things started turning up broken in the house because of the many chase sequences. And no matter how many times Ayana tried to blame the monster, it was always her who wound up in trouble for it!

Now, Ayana is busy laying on her stomach in the livingroom, a pen in one hand and a sketchpad in the other. Her drawing is mostl y useless scribbles, because every time she puts the pentip to the paper, she feels a driving urge to look up at the creature--and every time, he's staring right back with that sneer.

And yet, Ikiko scolds them equally! "I didn't even do anything!" Ayana fumes unhappily, then stabs he pen into the paper, causing the body to crack just a little. "Ugh, why are we keeping it? Just throw it out in the street and it can survive on its own. It's not an animal! It's a stupid magical jerkface!"

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Dash, meanwhile, is a little brat and knows how much it annoys Ayana. At her words, it begans to snuggle up a little more, its little tail flicking out to tickle at Ikiko's arm. "Kyu," it chirped, nuzzling her stomach. Why, it was possible the little critter had spent more time in Ikiko's lap lately than Ayana had!

And of course they blamed Ayana for it. Why, it was just an animal. If ayana decided to chase the little creature, then of course it would flee. And as much as the illusions might startle it, in the end they were just a distraction.

It probably hadn't helped that she was also warm and affectionate with Ikiko's parents. And would often give Ayana sudden speed boosts whenever the young lady had to make a sharp turn in pursuit, likely to comedic results.

Sakura frowned as she turned onto the street, looking around. "I... I think it's here," she whispered. "I can sense it from... this direction."

Kero nodded. "Good, Sakura. You're doing much better this time. Come on, let's go."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata gives her girlfriend an apologetic shrug. "My parents said that we can't just let it wander around," she reminds the foxgirl. "Something about making sure it doesn't wind up inadvertently spreading curses or the like."

She then picks up Dash and gives it a mildly exasperated look. "Besides, when I try to focus on just telling Dash to behave, I swear it tries harder to avoid drawing my attention when it teases you," Ikiko adds to Ayana while still keeping an eye on the glowy mischief maker. She preemptively holds up a finger to Dash's mouth. "Don't think I haven't noticed," she warns the magical critter. "The first few slides, I thought were just a case of freshly cleaned floors not offering much traction, but the anchored rug? Easy to pivot on, even at a reasonable run."

Ayana has posed:
Ayana sticks her tongue out and pulls at her eye towards Dash when Ikiko comes to her defense. "Nyeeehhhh," she akanbes, then turns back to her paper. "I'm hungry," she says, as if that's somehow news. Pushing up to her stockinged feet, she smoothes out her red skirt over the thigh-high white cotton socks. Black tail wagging, she heads towards the kitchen. "Want something?"

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Dash kyued at her and licked her nose, at least tryingnto look apologetic. Its ears went up at the sudden mention of food. " Kyu?" It asked. even worse it was a picky eater. wouldn't touch the fox or cat food. o ly the table scraps.

Sakura stopped outside the house and frowned. "I think its here. should i knock?" Kero gave a nod. " Yeah. who knows what card it could be? Best to try and figure it out first." she nodded and knocked on the door, taking a deep breath.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata tilts her head as she hears a knocking at the street door. Since her immediate family lives in the part of the converted old-style mansion closest to the door in the wall surrounding the property, they're the ones who tend to answer it. "I got it!" she calls to the rest of her family as she stands up, Dash in her arms.

She gives the magical critter a skritch under the chin. "You're coming with me," she states to it as she heads down to put on her yard-shoes. "The simplest way to keep you out of trouble is to keep you from annoying Ayana."

It's a short bit of time before Ikiko makes it to the wall door. "Better stay hidden," she warns Dash, then opens the window-panel in the door once Dash has stepped out of the line of sight.

Her first thought is 'what is a bunny doing at our door?', but after a brief double-take she recognizes the person in the outfit. "Oh! Hi, Sakura!" Ikiko smiles, although there's a bit of inquisitiveness in her expression as well. "So, what brings you around here at this hour?"

Ayana has posed:
Ayana hears the door and starts to turn around to get it, only Ikiko's call stops her short. She skids on the hardwood floor as she comes to a halt, then reaches up to grab the door to stop herself. Tilting her head, the kitsune's ears twitch a little as she listens for the sounds at the door, so far away. But she's not listening idly; no no, there's already a piece of jerky in her mouth, which she's nibbling on with gusto.

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto smiled up at the girl, nodded. Okay, she could do this. Her hands were folded in her lap and she smiled up at her. "Hello, we're--" Then she paused and looked up at her. "Err... ummmm, do you go to my school?" she asked, blinking a few times. "I-I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't, err... sorry." well, this kind of threw her off. so of course tomoyo stepped in.

"Hello, miss. Sakura-chan and I are doing a neighborhood study on local familes in the area and their enjoyment of the local parks and zoos, for a school project. Would you mind if we came in and asked you a few questions." Tomoyo even had her camera, so official looking!

"Errr, right, yes, ummm, that," Sakura said nervously. There wasn't any hint of recognition from the girl.

Dash, meanwhile, was starting to growl...

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata blinks for a moment, then slightly squints at Sakura. Well, it has been several months since they last talked, and with how many magical mishaps have occurred in Tokyo since then...

A small shrug. Well, such things happen. "Yes, I'm a 6th grader at Seishou," the older girl smiles, trying to not let the seeming disconnect throw her too much. "And I'm sorry, but my extended family doesn't like unannounced visitors coming into the yard. However, I could probably come out and..."

The persistent growling finally became a bit much for her to ignore. Ikiko looks over at Dash and goes "Okay, what's got you so upset?"

Ayana has posed:
Ayana taps her socked toes on the floor a few times, then frowns and reaches up to smoothe her ears back, disguising them with a minor illusion. The tail, of course, must go as well, until she's just a normal looking Santa's Helper that emerges--still in her wooly long socks--from the apartment towards the main yard. "Iki-chan?" she calls as she makes her way to the front, a bag of jerky still in hand.

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto blinked and cocked her head to the side slightly. Her and Tomoyo-chan share a look, before nodding. Tomoyo nods and smiles to her. "Oh, that would be wonderful! If you and your friend could come out?"

Sakura sighed. She couldn't believe she'd have to break into someone's house. AGAIN! She didn't want to do that! She was a good girl! She'd never even stolen a magazine subscription pull out paper before, and here she was, a burglar, breaking into people's homes to get cards!

"If that's okay with you?" Tomoyo asked with a smile.

Dash growled, bearing its teeth.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
"Sure! Just..." Ikiko's smile falters as Dash continues to growl. Well, she might not be familiar with Tomoyo, but with both Dash and Sakura acting strangely in different ways, well...

Maybe addressing one might help jog the other.

She picks Dash up by the scruff of the neck and holds it at eye level -- which just happens to be within easy view through the window of the door! "You're obviously upset about something, but you're not being very specific about what you're upset about," she sighs exasperatedly.

Holding a magical creature where a possible mundane can see it? Not something Ikiko normally does. Trying to encourage the memory of a magical friend who seems to have forgotten things? Very much the kind of thing Ikiko would do!

Ayana has posed:
The problem with Ikiko's plan is that Ayana isn't in on it. The moment she scruffs Dash, Ayana uses her illusions to transform it into a cat. It's not really a cat, but right now it really looks like one. "Stupid idiotic monster," she grumbles as she pads up behind Ikiko. "Who's this?"

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto blinked a few times. A cat? Why in the world was a cat so upset to see her?

Dash flipped out, scratching at Ikiko's hands and biting at her. It struggled to get free and, if it got free, would then try to flee! And fleeing meant bounding OVER the wall that surrounded the compound and dashing off.

Which made Sakura's eyes go wide. Wait, was that... that was the clow card she was sensing! She could still sense it! Running away! that was the clow card and it was running away! There was a look of confusion between her and Ikiko as she struggled to think of a response. Finally... "I-I'll help you catch your pet!" she said, lying through her teeth as she ran after it! Tomoyo raced after her, camera at the ready. Because of course she did.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata yelps as Dash fights her and runs off, then gives Sakura a cryptic little smile as the younger girl runs after the magical critter. "Somehow I think it's likely to be more your pet than mine," she quietly murmurs, rubbing her hand. Ow, that hurt!

Well, no major injury, at least. She smiles and gives her girlfriend a kiss on the cheek. "Clever idea with the illusion," Ikiko beams. "Not the best time for it, but that's because of special circumstances and not your fault."

She glances towards the rest of the Hisakata apartments, then nods; good, nobody else seems to be looking. "I'm pretty sure that Dash was trying to avoid Sakura, and even though she's acting kind of strangely I'm pretty sure Sakura was trying to find Dash," Ikiko remarks to Ayana as she steps towards a shadowy space near a building. "And I think I should be nearby to lend a hand if she happens to need it."

A murmured phrase and a silvery glow later, a certain wolfgirl starts bounding along the rooftops, trying to keep an eye on the pursuit from a distance.

Ayana has posed:
Ayana blinks in confusion and surprise as Dash runs off screaming and raising a racket. She almost grabs Ikiko's hand where the little creature bit her to inspect it, but her girlfriend is already moving and the kiss was distracting and Dash is GONE!? YES!

Ayana actually pumps her fist in the air and spins around, sending her skirt and tails flaring, her ears exultantly perked up--wasn't she supposed to hide those out in public?!

When she lands, though, realization sets in that Ikiko is also gone, straight after that stupid rodent. And maybe, just maybe, if she helps, too, she will not only get a reward, but the stupid-looking bunny-girl will take the even stupider-looking jerkface magical foxcat-thing away!

It doesn't take Ayana more than a moment to realize that she doesn't really have a choice, here, at all. So she grabs the little bead dangling from the choker around her neck, and whispers, "Inari-kami, grant me your blessing."

The bead explodes outwards, engulfing Ayana and drowning her in a pervasive nothingness. Within, her festive outfit melts away to nothing, only to be replaced by the chasings of the Cute Fox.

The sphere of nothing collapses back in to Inariko's necklace, and she races off towards the rooftops, bounding after Ikiko as fast as she can.

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto raced down the street, catching sight of Dash as it leaped over to another wall. She pulled out her key as she ran. "Key that holds the power of darkness, I command thee! I, Sakura, order you under our covenant! Release!" she yelled, the key growing into a long wand that she twirled a few times.

Dash stopped on top of a roof top and glanced back. Sakura readied her wand. "Dash, you need to stop--" It ran. "Stop doing that! Windy, form chains to bind it!" she yelled, the winds lashing out and trying to envelop the creature. It nimbly dove to the right, avoiding the winds before disappearing over the fence and into another yard. She groaned and raced after it. "Through!" she yelled and phased right through the wall, appearing out the other side and racing after it.

Leaving tomoyo behind, who sighed and pouted.

She raced after the creature as it raced off at max speed, leaving poor sakura in its wake with ease. "Hold still!" she yelled after it.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Okay, so Sakura still has her magic, so whatever caused the loss of memory didn't affect that. Tsukiko relaxed slightly; one less thing to worry about. And it does look like Dash is related to the younger girl's magic; definitely a reason to help her out!

The wolfgirl increases her speed, trying to outflank Dash without being noticed by either Dash or Sakura -- the former to avoid tipping it off to another pursuer, and the latter to help keep the former from discovering that there are now two pursuers (or three, counting Inariko)!

It's not the fastest gain, but Tsukiko has the twin advantages of naturally swift speed and home turf familiarity. If Dash turns one way, it'll start drawing closer; if it goes the other way... well, they can slowly work on boxing it in.

Ayana has posed:
It's only about two minutes before Inariko realizes that chasing the little creature isn't going to get her very far. She bounds one more step, then grabs the bauble around her throat and shouts, "Twilight Inspiration!"

The cute fox doesn't have to be fast if she's not trying to catch it. Her mind can travel far faster than her body. It races into Dash's mind, quickly supplanting itself, and drawing Dash's mind into another realm, another place: a place where the mind is all powerful, and magic has no direct sway.

She drags Dash's consciousness out of its body, and focuses her will on being bigger, faster, and stronger than Dash. "I hate you," she informs the little creature in her psychic plane. "And now you're mine."

Of course, she's equally unable to move, her body just standing still unmoving on the rooftop.

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto raced after it and then... then the Dash just stopped. She blinked and slowly came to a gradual stop, moving closer. "Ummmm..." she whispered. Moving a little closer and then... nudging it. Well. That was... oddly... easy? She readied her wand. "Return to your true form! clow card!" she yelled, hitting the air with her wand!

Meanwhile, the dash was... confused. It was a little smarter than your average pet. But only a little. It had no real way of understanding the sheer complexities of what was going on around it. It looked around in confusion. "Kyu?" it said, before hissing at her and bearing its teeth. A magical animal, but an animal none the less...

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
The sudden deceleration catches Tsukiko by surprise, so she has to double back a bit to see what's going on. Okay, Dash is stationary, Sakura is doing something that sounds like a binding spell, and Inariko is...

Ah, that explains a lot.

The wolfgirl perches on a telephone pole where she can observe Sakura and Dash, while keeping a protective eye on Inariko. She doesn't expect trouble, but better to be cautious about it!

Ayana has posed:
Inariko's self-projection kneels down next to Dash, then notes, "We could have been friends, if you weren't such a jerk. I would have even shared my really tasty food if you'd been cuddly. But you tried t o get between me and Iki-chan. Not okay," she notes.

But then, she blinks in confusion as Dash's form begins to waver, as Sakura's magic starts to take hold. "W--what?" She has no idea what's really happening; all she knows is that somehow, some way, Dash is escaping. "No! Noooo!" she calls at the fading form.

And then she stumbles on the rooftop and falls to her knees, confused and unsure of herself as reality reasserts over her power.

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto lets out a sigh of relief as the card falls into her grasp, smiling at it. "I did it. I--" And then she blinked. "Oh no. Oh no no no," she said, quickly making her way to the street. Where Tomoyo was waiting with the pen. "W-what am I going to do?" she asked as she wrote her name on the card. "This... this was their pet! They're going to be freaked out! They're going to wonder what happened to it! They'll be heart broken!" she said softly, the worry evident on her face.

"I'm sure that's not true," Tomoyo said with a sigh, giving her a hug. "Come on, let's go talk to them. Let them know we couldn't find it."

Sakura sighed and started making her way back, a look of shame on her face.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Cute Wolf Tsukiko smiles gently. Sakura's still a good person, and even if Tomoyo doesn't have magic, she's obviously aware of it.

Perhaps a bit of truth will help calm Sakura's fears?

She bounds homeward, pausing near Inariko long enough to kiss the kitsune and whisper "Thanks for stalling Dash long enough for it to go to its proper home" before continuing onward, eventually coming to sit on a lightpole half a block from home along the likely path of Sakura and Tomoyo.

When the younger girls come within conversational range, the wolfgirl calls out "You look worried about something, Sakura-chan" with a soft smile.

Ayana has posed:
Inariko looks up just in time to get kissed, and then she's closing her eyes and leaning into it tenderly. Those are the rewards that make all the Dashes in the world worth it. She sighs as Inariko rushes off homeward at a faster pace than she can follow, and drops down to the street level. Ditching her henshin, she starts to walk home, utterly heedless of the fact that she's outside in her stocking feet. Poor Mama Hisakata's going to have such frustrating laundry to do.

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto blinked a few times and looked up at the girl. And then froze as she tried to piece it together. The voice and-- Her eyes went wide. Wait, it couldn't be. "Are... are you... Oh. OH!" Then... "I'm so sorry I know it was your pet but I HAD to seal it it's for the good of the world I swear! If I don't seal them up then bad, bad disasters can happen and they can end up destroying a lot of things!" She pulled out the card and held it out.

"H-here, you're magical too, right? I-I would have just told you if I knew, I swear, I-I didn't want to get you involved in all this if you weren't and make you scared or anything and I swear I-I never meant to upset you or anything!" She held the card out in both hands, offering it up to the older girl. Probably not the reaction she was expecting. Tomoyo of course recorded it all. Miss a chance to record apologetic bunny Sakura? NEVER!

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Cute Wolf Tsukiko smiles and hops to the ground, dropping her henshin as she touches down and hugs Sakura. "It's okay, Sakura-chan," she murmurs comfortingly. "I'm pretty sure something odd happened within the past couple of months, because we have met before and we both knew that other one was magical."

The sometimes-wolfgirl gives the younger magical girl a wry grin. "But, nothing wrong with a fresh start, is there? I'm Ikiko Hisakata, also known as Cute Wolf Tsukiko; pleased to meet you!" There's a bit of a giggle, and she adds "Or meet you again, in this case."

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto blinked a few times. Then... she looked sad. "Wait. So... I knew... you... too? I lost all my memories of--" Then froze.

Tomoyo lowered her camera and looked confused. "You've met her, Sakura? Was I not there?"

And then Sakura's eyes went wide. "O-oh! Yes! I errr, I rmeember you! Ikiko-san! Right! H-how could I forget! It was, errr, when I caught the mist card! That's it, you weren't there for that one!"

Tomoyo blinked and looked confused. "Sakura-chan... you're lying."

Sakura sighed and then... "I... ummmm... was trying to... keep it from you. But, uhhh... well... s-something... happened. I think. All the cards and... apparently... all our memories, and the cards, were wiped out. A few months ago and... I'm not sure why."

"WHAT?" Kero yelled, popping up. "That's impossible! Why didn't you tell me? OnlyYue could--" He froze. Sakura blinked.

"Yue?"

He blinked and shook his head, before looking between Tomoyo and Sakura. "No. It's something else."

Sakura just looked confused, before turning to Ikiko. "So... you... know me, then?"

"Wait, so you mean we did all this before?" Tomoyo asked. "And we just... forgot it?"

"Yeah..."

"That's wonderful! That means I can record you all over again!" Tomoyo said as if christmas came early. Sakura blinked, then hung her head in a sigh.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata raises her eyebrows when Kero pops up, but shrugs slightly -- introductions will undoubtedly happen eventually. "Given all of the magical troubles that have happened in Tokyo over the past year or so, I'm not surprised some people got affected worse than others," she notes. "And we didn't hang out much before, or do all that much in teamwork back then, so it's not like I knew you super well."

An idea comes to her mind, and she fishes her cellphone out of a pocket. She goes to her address book, then frowns as a suspected entry turns out to not be there. "Well, that certainly fits with what was described," Ikiko mutters to herself. Shaking her head, she looks at Sakura and gives the younger girl a smile. "Want to exchange phone numbers so we can keep in contact?" she offers.

Ayana has posed:
Ayana rounds the corner then, munching on her jerky as she approaches. Her wooly white toes are more dun grey, now, from the dirt her soles have picked up. When she spots Sakura, she immediately hides her ears and tails behind an illusion again. The stealthy foxgirl makes hardly any sound as she approaches the pair.

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto nodded, pulling out her own phone and exchanging the numbers. She then glanced back. "This, errr, this is Kero-chan."

"Keroberos!"

"Kero-chan, guardian of the clow cards. He helps me with the cards! And this is Tomoyo-chan, my best friend. If you knew me, I'm sure you knew them, though. I ummm... thank you. I'm really sorry and ummm... I do hope Dash hasn't been any trouble. I failed to catch it and... well..." she sighed and glanced down at the card. "It's such a fast card. I wish I had known it'd come here. And that you were magic. It would have been so much easier if I could just tell you what was going on." She then blinked. "I've... met so many magical girls with these cards..." she mumbled softly. "I've been so lucky. I... I'd like to get to know you, if that's okay! I ummmm... you helped me, so ummm...I could ummm... I don't really know. I'm sorry I stole your pet..."

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
"Dash is cute, but a bit of a brat," Ikiko remarks. "I swear, half the time it was being cuddly, and the other half of the time it was teasing my girlfriend, and I'm not really sure which it preferred, to be honest."

She gives a slight bow to Kero(-chan/beros), then one to Tomoyo. "Pleased to make your acquaintance again, at any rate," she smiles to the two of them, then widens her eyes as an idea comes to mind. "Given that bout of forgetfulness, I think that means I can re-introduce you to a late-night burger stand that some of the magical girls occasionally visit."

Her expression turns rueful as she adds "I haven't been there in quite a while, but that's a long story, and as long as Ayana is with me there probably won't be any problems..."

Ayana has posed:
Ayana's ears perk up very suddenly--visible no matter how she tries to hide them--as she comes up behind Ikiko. "Burgers?" she asks excitedly, tail wagging beneath her red wintry skirt. "We get burgers and we get rid of that little monster? This is the best day ever."

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto blinked, nodding. "Oh! I-I love burgers, that sounds wonderful! Is it nice? I--" And then froze. Her eyes widened on ayana. She stared up at her, little hands clasped under her chin, eyes sparkling. "Can... can I pet your ears?" she asked softly. Yes. More puppy ears. They must be scritched!

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
Ikiko Hisakata giggles slightly. "Sakura-chan, Kero-chan, Tomoyo-chan, this is my girlfriend, the kitsune Ayana Tasogare; Ayana, this is Sakura Kinomoto, a fellow magical girl; Keroberos, her companion; and Tomoyo, her friend, camera girl, and apparently costumer,"

Ayana has posed:
Ayana blinks in surprise at Sakura's quesiton. "E--" ohcrap, her ears are showing. But then, Ikiko's introducing her as a kitsune. Maybe it's not so bad. Right? She reaches up to touch her own ears, then sighs a little, and they droop with the sigh to either side. Then she shrugs at Sakura and says, "I like having my ears petted. You can pet them any time, as long as you're gentle. But um," she says, then looks to Ikiko, "We're having burgers?"

Sakura Kinomoto has posed:
Sakura Kinomoto was suddenly there. Reaching up on her tippy toes andvery, very gently stroking and massaging the ears. Giving them lil tiny scritches. "Eeeeee. There are so many cat and dog and fox and canine and unicorn girls in Tokyo... this city is the best," she said so happily.

Ikiko Hisakata has posed:
"We should probably check in with Mom and Dad first, but then we should be able to go get some burgers, sure!" Ikiko beams. "Besides, I think we could all use a snack after that chase."

Ayana has posed:
Ayana looks almost tense as Sakura slowly edges up towards her ears, sapphire eyes following the petite girl as she edges up. But as soon as her ears are touched, her eyes go cross, then slowly close, and her tails start wagging excitedly. "mmmmmmm pettings," she mumbles happily.