2505/Memories of Norie

Memories of Norie
Date of Scene:	24 February 2017
Location:	Mitakihara/Pikarigaoka - King Penguin Park
Synopsis:	A intersection of Sachiko, Sayaka, and Kukai in Norie's body. A lot of people learn things that are various degrees of uncomfortable.
Cast of Characters:	Sachiko Hayakawa, Sayaka Miki, Kukai Souma

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Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Friday afternoon. School is out, and most children have run off to begin their weekends early. The park is bustling with kids running about, playing, and making a general ruccus. In the sandbox area, getting a swing is an unlikely proposition without a long wait, and yet one girl seems to have been given priority access, although whether it's out of pity, fear, or respect is somewhat uncertain.

That one girl is small, even for her age, with cinnamon coloured hair, and dressed in a beautiful lolita-fashion dress with more layers than a birthday cake.

Hayakawa Sachiko is out of her wheelchair, at last, although she still can't travel terribly far on her own. She limps along through the sand leaning on her walker, grimacing her teeth determinedly as she fumbles towards the swing that's been left open for her.

When she reaches it, Sachiko briefly dithers on letting the walker go and moving to the swing. Eventually, she reaches out with one hand, stumbles to grab the chain, and hisses in pain as she tears the palm of her hand up just a little.

But she does get a solid grip. Pulling herself up by the metal links, Sachiko adjusts herself, then slowly falls into the rubber seat.

And there she sits, not kicking her legs to swing, just hanging onto the chain with one hand with the other draped in her lap. Her walker is too close at hand for her to swing effectively anyways; she'd likely hurt herself if she tried.

After a few moments, some of the kids begin to jeer at her, calling for Sachiko to swing or make room. But she ignores them as she sits alone on the swing, as if no one else in the world existed.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Well, Sayaka is hardly a studious student, and once the bell rings, she's too eager to leave school behind and enjoy the weekend! Now that it's getting a bit warmer, she decides to head for the park and listen to the latest CD that Alexis had bought her. Heck, maybe she'll even sit on the swings for a bit!

    It's nice not to have to rush off to cram school for once, and so for once Saya doesnt feel like she's being a delinquent as she skips towards the park, peering towards the swingset. Looks like there's still a free swing, but she slows her gait when she sees a familiar girl..With a walker..

    Wait a minute, isn't that...

    "Sachi-chan..?" it's then that she notices the mean girls who start to jeer at her and she glares at them, stepping in between Sachi and the bullies, putting on her meanest face. "Hey you brats! Back off before I get mad! And trust me, you dont wanna make me mad! Let this girl enjoy the park like the rest of you bozos! Now move along!"

Kukai Souma has posed:
Friday afternoon, and school is out, and Kukai-in-Norie's-body (herefore known as Kukai-N) is in disguise and glad she had several large meals donated to her recently, because keeping the disguise up for that long was an effort. The park full of kids, with life and heart and energy, draws at her attention - the concept of hurting any of them makes his brain wail in agony, but the idea of perhaps finding someone intent on causing them harm is quite a bit different.

That being said, when she sees Sachiko limping along on her walker towards the swings she nearly stumbles across her own feet. She stops, staring across the park as the other children begin to jeer and call at Sachiko. Kukai-N hmphs, frowning at them as she finds herself marching towards the swings. It takes her a moment to see a blue haired girl sitting near Sachiko and protecting her as well. She cocks her head, but continues walking, curious. Had she seen the bluenette before? Maybe...?

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Sachiko still hardly seems to even notice Sayaka's antics, but of course the hopeful children all do! They scatter like flies, hastily rushing to get away from the terrifying bluenette who is promising violence. Move along they do, towards the other swings and the line to get them, and thus Sachiko is left alone, sitting there in silence, staring at nothing except the backside of her savior.

Although the coma has faded, the signs of life are still faint in the poor girl. She's too pale, too quiet, too still, too calm. It's like she's relapsed, and yet her eyes are open and she's clearly not gone. It's more like she just doesn't care.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka smirks, hands on hips as she watches them flee before her fearsome might! "Yeah! You'd better! Hahahaha...What brats.." she murmurs, before turning to face Sachiko, features softening considerably, transforming instantly into concern at the sight of the suddenly sad looking girl. How very..Different she is, from before..

    "Sachi-chan! What happened to you? Are you...Alright?" she seems so very sad. A curious glance is given the walker, before peering back at the girl, clearly seeking answers.

    And then, out of the corner of her eyes she sees Norie, and it causes her to frown a bit. She'd have a mind to lecture her, probably yell at her some more, but she IS Alex's friend and she respects him enough to respect her. In fact, Saya kinda feels bad about yelling at her the last time.

    "Heya, Norie-chan..How're you doing?" she summons a small smile and wave her way, a little too focused on Sachiko to muster more than that.

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N is glad to see the children scatter, but she also knows how Sachiko is supposed to look, and she looks... bad. Soulless, heartless. Not that Kukai-N's heart is the most pure thing at the moment, but at least she has something there that remembers happiness. Sachiko appears to have forgotten life completely.

She approaches the two of them and then nods to the bluenette. What was her name... Kukai-N tries to cast his mind back and draws a blank. "Oh hi. I'm... well, not as well as usual. But I'll live, somehow." She shrugs at Sayaka and then moves over towards Sachiko. "...Sachi-chan? Are you in there, hon?" She leans down, curious. Then sniffs. Why does everything smell like cinnamon rolls?

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Addressed, Sachiko looks up towards the speaker and blinks once, then blinks again. "Norie-chan?" she asks, confusedly. She hesitates a moment, then moves her free hand to the other chain.

For a moment it looks like she might try to start swinging, but her walker is in the way, and Norie (not Kukai!) is in the way, and she doesn't quite even manage to lift her feet off the ground. "An-chi used to push me on the swings," she says quietly. "This is where we met Greta-chan. I haven't seen her in a long time, though."

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka arches a brow at Norie..She's only met her once, maybe twice, but her impression at the time was of a bitter, creepy little girl. This time she seems..Not so bitter? Or maybe she's just not holding a grudge after Saya yelled at her and threatenned her with a sword.

    Or maybe she forgot..

    "Oh...Heh, well you seem better than last time. Uh. I just wanted to..Apologize for some of the stuff I said last time." she bites her lip, "But..Maybe we can discuss that another time.."

    Right now, she's concerned about Sachiko and she peers back at the girl, kneeling to her eye-level. "Sachi-chan...Are you alright?" she repeats the question, uncertain if she heard the first time, flinching visibly at the mention of Anshi. And sighs, still remembering that terrible night when the Puella Magi turned...

    "Hey! Do you want me to give you a push? Hold on tight!" she says brightly in an attempt to cheer the girl up, and running around behind her, she gently pushes on her swing.

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N frowns, then nods to Sachiko. Best she not be even more confused than usual. "...Yeah. Hi." She smiles to Sachiko, the kind of smile without much heart behind it, and kneels next to her. "...She did? Do you want us to push you on this swing? I can move your walker around for you." She looks up as Sayaka has the same idea and nods, moving the walker over and looking to Sayaka. "Be gentle with her, she's not strong at all right now."

She sighs and looks up at the sky. "Yeah. I haven't seen Greta in a long time. I don't know where she is." She looks over to Sayaka and then shrugs, waving a hand. "I probably deserved every bad thing I got. Still do, really, but that's life. You do good and then you get bad." She hmphs.

She steps to one side, letting Sayaka push Sachiko on the swing. Sayaka! That was her name, right. They had met, once before, and Kukai-N remembered her profile on HeartNET vaguely. Something stirred in the darkness at the memory of HeartNET, and quickly Kukai-N shoved it away, looking back towards the playground for the moment. All that lush, succulent young energy. And the smell of cinnamon rolls. Her stomach rumbled, light but warning.

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Sachiko's eyes widen just a little at Sayaka's sudden excitement. "I'm oka--" she starts to respond, but Sayaka's rushing around behind her to push, and Kukai's removing the walker, and suddenly she's flying, soaring forward through the air with hardly any memory of how she went from sitting and staring to here and now.

As the swing reaches its apex, Sachiko briefly experiences weightlessness. Some part of her remembers to hold onto the chains, and she doesn't fall off, but she does marvel at a memory almost--but not quite--forgotten. When Sayaka catches Sachiko from her first push, the girl's eyes are glassy with the unrush of memories, but she's almost--not quite--smiling. Mabye another push will do her well?

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka smirks at Norie, "Yeah...You kinda did. Most of it anyaway. Except the parts about Alex. I mean, I totally understand why you did what you did. It was a touch choice to make.." She pauses, considering, "Heh, you're not half-bad, Norie-chan. Guess my first impression of you wasn't as accurate as I thought!" She nods, "No worries, I'll be gentle. Don't worry Sachi-chan, you're in safe hands!"

    She is careful not to let the girl swing too high, and is right there to catch her when she returns. Fortunately, Norie moved the walker out of the way in time and she pulls the swing back a bit, getting ready for another swing, "You ready? Hold on tight, here we go!" and she pushes her, a bit harder this time, but still getting ready to catch her should she swing too high or too hard.

    She peers curiously, carefully at Sachi, "How's it feel so far? Feeling any better?"

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N watches Sayaka push Sachiko on the swing, staying close to the front in case the small girl's hands give out. Even in this form, she had promised to take care of Sachiko, even as amazing as she smelled (she could tell it was her, now) and how her palms were itching at this point. "Hang on, Sachiko, don't fall off!" The almost smile is promising. Even if Kukai-N can't feel joy right now, she knows others can, and that's... something.

She blinks at Sayaka. Alex? Oh. Ooooh, damn. Right. She had turned Naru's old boyfriend Alexis into a vampire. Or half vampire. Or something. It saved his life, at least. "Alive is better than dead. Undead is better than dead. You can at least keep going if you have the chance. It was what had to be done." The cold, angry logic of dispassion makes the thoughts come easier. At the very least, if Kukai could make Norie's life easier, that was a good thing. He guessed.

She watches the swing go higher, and if her heart was beating, it'd be beating harder.

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Safe hands. Hold on tight. Here we go! Sachiko doesn't give any resonse to Sayaka, as she's pushed on the swing a second time. Higher she goes, and the weightlessness at the top lasts nearly twice as long. The girl closes her eyes as the memories overwhelm her--she closes her eyes, and her hands slip off the chain.

Did she let go? Did she lose her grip? On purpose? On accident?

It doesn't matter which, because Sachiko is flying, now--flying for real, for the moment, arcing forward through the sky, graceful as a swan, unaware of the danger of the bad fall she's about to take.

Good thing Norie (Kukai) is there to catch her?

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka frowns softly, trying to find the logic in Norie's words. "Huh..I..Guess so, although, only because there's still some humanity left in him. And I wont give up til I find a real cure for him. But I guess I have you to thank for giving me the opportunity of meeting him..." She's got a thoughtful look in her eye..Until she realizes what she's saying and quickly changes the subject.

    "Hmm, Look at you, Sachi-chan, you look better already!" she smiles, getting ready to catch her again, but this time Sachiko lets go..Or slips, and starts arching through the air. Sayaka gasps, "Sachi-chan! Look out!" but she's angled badly to catch her, and the walker's probably in the way too.

    "Norie-chan!!"

    Hopefully she'll be able to catch her in time?

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N just KNEW this was going to happen. She had moved over in front of the swings, just expecting Sachiko to go flying at some point. Sayaka's babbling about Alexis flew right out of Kukai-N's mind as Sachiko gets air. She shifts in, opening her arms, and plop Sachiko lands right into them, safe and warm and~

Oh, gods in all their heavens and devils in all the hells. Sachiko smells like the most delicious, warm, soft thing Kukai-N had ever encountered. Fancy dinners with Nagihiko, his mom baking in the kitchen, the amazing bakeries and fantastic restaurants all across Tokyo - hell, all across Japan - all of them fled her mind with Sachiko in his arms. It is practically an effort of will for Kukai-N to lean over and set Sachiko down onto her rear on the ground, her stomach practically chewing her ears off. "Aaaauuuh. Auh. Aahahah. Uh."

She stared down at Sachiko for a moment. She had done it. She'd protected Sachiko - from herself, mostly, but. With a grunt she stepped back and leaned over, taking deep, cool breaths of wind. "OK. ok. She's ok, I'm ok... Say.. Sayaka, can you help her with her walker?" Kukai-N turns and takes a few steps away, trying to get away just a little bit and get her head under control.

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
As Kukai steps away to try and get Norie's compulsion under control, he is assaulted--overwhelmed--by memory. Anshi's smiling face, giggling and excited as she pushes Sachiko on the swings. Sachiko's giggling laugh as she flies higher and higher, weightless at the top, and heavy through the arc. Memories neither Norie nor Kukai have ever had, nor should ever have a right to, assault poor Kukai in Norie's body. Here is the Anshi he has yearned for so long; the Anshi he never got to know. Here she is, right there in fleeting memories of Sachiko's last few years.

And there, sitting on the ground before the memory-wracked Norie, Sachiko is staring mindlessly towards the sand once again. There are tears in her eyes, not quite falling yet for all that the emotion must be there, she isn't sobbing, and her face otherwise shows no emotion at all.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    "Sachi-chan!!" Sayaka yells, clearly worried. But Norie's there, she'll catch her, wont she? And then...Phew, there she goes, grabbing her just in the nick of time! Sayaka breathes a sigh of relief, rushing to their side..

    But what's this? Norie's acting weird - again. What's wrong with her? Sayaka frowns a bit, peering at her intently, "what's going on, Norie-chan? Are you...Uh...Geez, you're not hungry..Are you?"

    Suddenly her eyes grow cold, "Give her to me, Norie." and she swiftly steps in, wrapping her arms protectively around Sachiko, "Sachi-chan, are you alright? Here, let me help you.." and she attempts to help her to her walker if she'll let her, frowning softly at the tears.

    "Don't worry, you're safe now, Sachi-chan, please dont cry..Here.." Sayaka searches her pockets and pulls out a cute blue handkerchief covered in deep blue raspberries. But how very strange, those tears..Like they're all pent up, afraid to let go. What's going on?

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N groans, holding her head as she is beset by someone else's - by Sachiko? By some unknown force? - memories of a girl he wished he had been able to know, but had only been able to watch die, even if he believed (foolishly, perhaps) in her as a guardian spirit. Where she was now, though... she must be gone.

Kukai-N whimpers, falling onto the ground as well, holding her head and trying to keep control of everything - of her hunger, of her disguise, of her sanity - and little trickles of each keep flowing through her fingers, her color shifting and little dark flecks pouring off of her. Here, in public, near the park. She has to go.

Kukai-N staggered to her feet, looking up at Sayaka, then growling. "Yes. Yes, I'm suddenly starving. But I wasn't going to hurt Sachiko - I was protecting her, you understand? I put her down. I moved away. But you, you I'm very tempted to take a big chunk out of! So... so you two need to go. You've got to go, and I need to go, and we'd both better pray someone has decided to rob a bank or burn an orphanage or something, because..."

She kicks to her feet and takes a few steps back, looking at the two of them, fighting her urges for one moment more. "Sachi...ko. Were those your memories?"

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Held in Sayaka's arms, Sachiko's tears grow large enough to fall, big drops of water that fall down her cheeks. They're caught in that raspberry kerchief. Sachiko glances up at Norie's question, staring confusedly at her past her tears. "Memories," it's not a question. It's not an answer, either.

Sachiko sniffles, trying to contain her tears. But her shoulders sag, and her body withers. She turns to bury her face against Sayaka's belly, clutching the bluenette's shirt and holding on for dear life. "All I am is memories," she says, voice muffled against Sayaka's stomach.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka blinks at Norie as she gives that warning. Unfortunately, Saya's not the type to turn tail and run, especially with Sachiko so vulnerable right now. Instead, her hand brushes over her soulgem ring, transforming instantly into a Puella Magi as she continues to wrap her arms around the girl protectively.

    "I cant leave her in this state..But I cannot forgive you if you feed on an innocent either." Glancing back at Sachiko, she smiles softly, stroking her hair gently, "It's alright, you're safe now..What's all this talk about memories, huh? You're more than just memories, you're you, Sachiko Hayakawa, a friendly cheerful girl who wants to be a heroine one day. A sweet, kind girl who always puts others first. Whoever you are is who you are now, not just a memory. C'mon, don't cry.."

    Glancing back and forth between the two of them, she's uncertain of what's going on as Norie's color shifts, seeming to change into something else..?

    With a sigh, she rises to her feet, stepping in front of Sachiko. "Alright then. I dunno what's going on with you, Norie, but..If you're hungry, then take my energy. At least it's energy given voluntarily and not against one's will. That's something I could never forgive. Just as long as Sachi-chan is safe.." She steps towards Norie, holding out her hand, "Go on, I've got plenty to spare."

    Of course, she'd been warned before, about freely giving out her energy to psychic vampires, as a Puella. But at least Saya has a steady stock of grief cubes and even a grief seed these days.

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N blinks back at Sachiko, trying to figure out what she is saying, one arm around her midsection as she focuses on keeping her disguise from shattering. "... I don't know what she means.."

Kukai-N glares at Sayaka as she henshins into her Puella form, gritting her teeth. "I don't forgive myself for feeding on innocents either, but it's not always easy to find a criminal when you need them." She watches Sayaka try to pry more information from the small girl, then nods. "I'll agree with her. You're more than memories."

Kukai-N arches an eyebrow as Sayaka stands up and offers her her energy. "Well. ...True. Believe me, I have no more interest in fighting my way out of a witch's labyrinth than you do being one. And I said I wasn't going to hurt her. But anyway." She eyes that hand, then reaches out, taking it in hers. "Drain." There's a lurch, and then an icy cold emptiness that enters Sayaka through her hand as Kukai-N begins pulling energy out of her. It's steady - perhaps a little lurching, as if though she's trying to go slow but instead is just pulling out slightly less big chunks at a slower rate.

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
As Sayaka moves in front of her and transforms, Sachiko's tears don't stop. She's still overwhelmed by the sorrow of her memories, but not all of her memories are of Anshi. Some of them are of Norie, and their dances together. Very few are of Sayaka, which means the real Sayaka is filling in another role in her waking nightmares, for now.

And right now one of those waking nightmares is the realization that something is very wrong.

"No!!!" Sachiko reaches out to grab Sayaka around the waist, then pulls with way more strength than a tiny girl her size--especially an invaliid confined to a walker--ought to have. She tugs Sayaka back away from Norie, doing her best to prevent the drain. "It's not Norie! She's going to eat you, and she's not Norie! An-chi don't let her eat you!"

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka arches a brow as Norie so willingly takes her energy. The last time they'd met, Norie had recoiled, making a point that she never touches people she doesn't know. However, right now perhaps she is simply more desperate and less picky.

    Still, a promise is a promise! Sayaka's eyes widen a bit as she starts to drain her energy, and it's an unpleasant feeling, perhaps moreso than when she allowed Alex to draw upon her reserves - perhaps due to his being a bit more..Human than Norie.

    Either way, this is gonna hurt, specifically for a Puella, grief seeds or no. Let's just hope she can hang in there. Then suddenly Sachiko pulls her back with surprising force, calling her by her sister's name..? "Ugh..." she blinks, disoriented as she stumbles back, "Sachi-chan, don't worry! I need to help her, or others will get hurt.." Although she does give pauses, peering back and forth between Norie and Sachiko.

    "Wait, what? What do you mean, it's not Norie?" Unfortunately she doesn't know the girl well enough to know whether it's her or not.

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N holds onto Sayaka's hand as she drains at the bluenette's energy. She intends to let go any time now, but then suddenly Sachiko yanks Sayaka away from her, breaking the connection of the drain! The sudden loss of power is wrenching as Kukai-N gasps, staggering back, and glares at Sachiko. Oh why do you have to be all weird NOW, Sachi-chan? "Sachiko, dammit, I wasn't going to hurt her, and she's not Anshi! You know that!"

She stares up at Sayaka and then growls, rubbing her arms. At least the energy helped her keep the disguise up. "I am so Norie. I am more Norie than I wanna be. I am all the Norie you've got right this second. And see? I stopped draining her and haven't attacked anybody. I'm probably less harmful than Norie. Just hungrier."

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Sachiko keeps tugging Sayaka as far as she'll let her--up until her weak legs give out. She collapses backwards into the sand again, her little dress splayed out around her. She looks up at Sayaka through her tears and her confusion, then past her to 'Norie'.

She looks between the pair, then back to Sayaka. "An-chi?" she asks worriedly. Isn't it Anshi? It has to be her, right?

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka blinks, rubbing her head. She's uncertain if it's safe to de-henshin at the moment, considering Norie's unpredictable nature, and the fact that she neither knows nor trusts her well enough to not expect a sudden move.

    Still, she climbs shakily to her feet, still in one piece but clearly exhausted. Sachi may have prevented something terrible from happening, but Saya is still a bit under the weather.

    "Norie-chan, are you alright? At least I hope it's enough to keep you going for a little while longer..." She pauses however, glancing back at Sachiko. "Sachi-chan, why would you say that's not Norie-chan? It certainly looks like her.."

    But even as she speaks, the other girl falls again, and Saya gasps, rushing to her side, one arm wrapped around her back, supporting her. "Hey, hey, hang in there. Are you alright? What was that all about?" And then its that dreaded question. Is she still delusional? Did she refuse to believe Sayaka even now when she told her that Anshi had died?

    And yet Sayaka is afraid to break her heart again, to make those tears fall harder. But she's even more afraid of lying to her. That would simply be dishonorable - and unforgivable. With a sigh, she shakes her head, "I'm sorry, Sachi-chan..I'm not your sister. I'm Sayaka. Don't you remember who I am?"

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N hmms. Seems today's lunch plans have been cancelled. And as for caring about Sachiko's delusions, well, she just can't dredge up the care. It's probably time to leave.

She raises a hand to Sayaka and Sachiko. "OK. I get the picture. And yes, I'm fine. Really, I should be going. If you can take care of her?" She nods to Sachiko, just about the time she collapses. "Oh.... dammit." She growls, really wanting to leave, but not wanting to go until Sachiko was on her feet. But Sayaka's taking care of her...

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Sayaka. The puella. Visions of a little white rat, cuddling her to sleep, flash through Sachiko's mind. Memories of a wish she didn't make.

She could have wished for Anshi to come back.

With a shiver, Sachiko's tears take hold, and she closes her eyes against the pain. But the memories are there, too, waiting for her as she closes her eyes.

Better to sleep. To just forget it all.

Sachiko lets out a little whimper and reaches up to wipe the tears from her eyes.

"Sayaka-senpai," she mumbles out, voice a little croaky with poor memories. "Sayaka-senpai, can you take me home?"

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka frowns, holding the girl tight. What the heck happened to her!? She's in even worse shape than the last time she saw her. And of course she blames herself for not checking up on her, for not simply being there for her more. Perhaps she could have prevented..Whatever happened to her now. It's the least she could do, considering she failed to save Anshi.

    "Sachi-chan, it's alright, you're safe now, I wont leave you, I promise.." she gently strokes the girl's hair, peering back at Norie thoughtfully. "She'll be fine, I'll take care of her. You'd better take care of yourself. Get some rest, or..."

    No, she can't condone her preying on other unwilling victims. But at the moment, Sayaka can no longer offer up her own energy. As it is, she needs to protect Sachiko.

    "Alright, I'll take you home, Sachi-chan. Let's get your walker. Where do you live? Is it far from here?" Unfortunately she doesn't drive which means she may have to carry her there. Hopefully Saya still has the energy to take her home, provided it's not too far away.

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Where does she live. Sachiko's eyes widen just a little. Where does she live? This isn't actually an easy question for her to answer, because the address to the place isn't something she's memorized. She frowns, then shakes her head.

"I don't remember," she admits quietly. "An-chi ..." she trails off, as she remembers that Anshi is gone. The little girl gives a heavy sigh, and she looks up at Sayaka, miserable and quiet.

Kukai Souma has posed:
Kukai-N nods at Sayaka before standing. "Take good care of her, Sayaka? She is precious." She nods, then looks at Sachiko, leaning in towards her. "You be good. Dream of dancing, ok? Dancing, up on stage, for everyone. That's a good dream." She stands and turns, heading for the street.

Unwilling victims are still outside of her purview. Maybe she can track down another mugger, or all else failing, go poke around the back alleys for gang members or something. Puella energy is strong, and will keep her going for a while, but she's got a little Guardian Chara to support and that requires more. More, more, more....

Sayaka Miki has posed:
She nods, "Dont worry, I'll keep her safe. Norie-chan, you take care of yourself too, okay? I'm..Sorry we got off on the wrong foot."
    However, glancing down at Sachi as she seems to have no memory of where she lives. Sayaka sighs. Oh no, has she truly lost her memory then? "Sachi-chan..You dont remember?" she then glances desperately back at Norie. "Do you know where she lives? I cant just leave her out here.."

    But when she looks up again, Norie has already left. Dammit! She grits her teeth, carefully trying to help the girl to her feet. "Here, climb on my back. I'll take you to my place for now. Then we'll figure out the rest in the morning. Dont worry.."

    She smiles softly, gently at the girl, "My parents are really kind people. They'll help you figure stuff out tomorrow, okay?"

Sachiko Hayakawa has posed:
Sachiko gives a little nod, weakly. Climbing onto a big sister's back is second nature for the girl; Anshi's carried her that way dozens of times, and it's a memory she doesn't have to search for very hard. It is more challenging when your legs are still weak, but with Sayaka's help, Sachiko makes it onto Sayaka's back. She wraps her arms around the bluenette's neck and lays her head against her shoulder. Eyes closed, Sachiko hangs on for the ride.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
    Sayaka smiles, trying to be strong for the girl, even though she's worried sick. Poor girl. Did she even have a home to go to? Sachiko was a mysterious child in many ways..

    But for now, she'd better take her to her own home, and worry about the rest tomorrow. She grabs onto the girl's feet, looping them under her arms and making sure she's nice and secure before she peers around.

    "Alright..I'm gonna leap on the rooftops. I'm gonna go pretty fast, but we'll get to my home in maybe ten minutes at the most, maybe less than that. Once we're there, I'll come back for your walker, but I promise you'll be safe there. My parents are away tonight but they'll be back tomorrow, okay, Sachi-chan?"

    And with that, she takes a running leap, and jumps skywards, towards the rooftops..