424/Kitty Times and Take Out Times!

Kitty Times and Take Out Times!
Date of Scene:	02 October 2015
Location:	Plot Room #1
Synopsis:	Gaofelle is back! and so is Mistpaw! Guardian Knights and Princess Runealy discuss important matters such as 'What do you want on your side of the pizza?'.
Cast of Characters:	Runealy Waldia, Gaofele Doiru, Hinote Kagari

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Hinote Kagari has posed:
Gao's probably been spending some time camped out near the portal. During this time, Runealy had gone through some things and Hinote urged her to start talking to Tuxedo Kamen about things. What resulted was a bunch of discussion, a change of plans and a new apartment. Gao's probably been kept in the loop via texts/phonecalls, etc. Gao's been given the address and he's expected! Gao even has a bedroom and not some big dirty convience store main area.

Hinote Kagari is currently kneeled in front of the coffee table and balled up paper seems to have exploded around him because he's trying to write with a quill pen. He bought a fancy feather pen and some ink and was practicing. He keeps making large spots as he gives too much time for the ink to bleed out. He looks like he's about to give up for the day. "This is... harder than it looks." he says as he falls backwards against the couch.

He peeks over at the Princess who is probably nearby. "You know." he says. "I'm going to be entirely helpess for the first few months over in Waldia." he grins teasingly.

Runealy Waldia has posed:
Rune's demeanor has improved markedly in the last few days. She is by no means happy or cheerful, but she is calmer and her mood is closer to 'quietly sad' instead of breaking down into sobbing fits or terrified outbursts. After all, while things still aren't fixed yet... they're better. Less bad. Less bad by far.

She's no longer sleeping among trash in an abandoned store. She doesn't have to watch her friends sleep among trash. Rune isn't attacking innocent people any more, and doesn't have to ask her friends to do it either. The response to discovering her failing health was due to her doing something very risky - and very illegal - in using dark crystals was one of concern and help; far better than the scandal, shock, and abandonment she feared.

Virtue's various members and allies, along with an enemy or two and a few unaffiliated well-wishers have finally gotten through to her; she's no longer expecting the slightest gaffe in diplomatic meetings to result in Earth launching an invasion on their homeworld.

Blue has begun sessions treating the darkness within her. Painful work, given demon energy likes to 'detonate' into smaller sub-infections when treated just to spite those trying to help, but the princess endured what she could in the first session and promised to return for more sessions whenever Blue was up to seeing her. It has left her tired, but the road map to her not dying from this dark poison, visited upon herself as part of a months-long desperate mistake, is well established. And she had to admit the Cross Mirror Room was a nice place to be, thanking Blue for letting her be there to rest and heal.

So by all accounts, while she's not bouncing with enthusiasm... Runealy is doing okay. Now she sits on one of the living room couches, fiddling with the TV remote to varying success. "This is so weird, why does Earth have a cell phone for controlling other cell phones?" That's when Hinote flops nearby on the same couch. "You know, we had no idea what we were doing for the first few months on Earth." She is intentionally using a mirror of his word choice. "It's okay. We'll help you figure things out and get to where you need to be. And Gaofele's really good at outdoor things," He's very much on her mind now that he should be rejoining them soon, "so he'll have that covered. You're going to be just fine."

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
There's a knock, then the door opens and Gao walks in. "I'm back," he says, smiling to the other two as he takes off his shoes in the entry. Mistpaw hops off of his shoulder and trots over to Rune, rubbing against Rune's legs.

"I think she missed you," Gao chuckles as he sets his back down for a moment, nodding a hello to Hinote. "I know I have."

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari yay! Kitty! "We moved Mistpaw's things into your room... um. That's..." he points to a door. "That's your room there. I unpacked everything." He says softly. He taps his hand against the floor to call Mistpaw over for pets/noserubs. He looks to Runealy and blinks. You know. He's noticed that... and now he's finally getting what Runealy means when she's been calling things... cellphones.

"Oh dear." he says with a little smile. "Not everything is called a cellphone. A cellphone is what we use to talk. That thing there is a Remote Control. The thing on the wall is a Television, or 'TV' (Tee-Vee.).

"I mean. You can call em what you want, to, too~" he says.

Hinote more his old self properly. He's kinda glad Gao wasn't around for his own crying fits and nervous breakdowns after well.

That stupid evil Mana Battery.

Runealy Waldia has posed:
Rune leans down to pet Mistpaw, smiling a bit and quickly losing interest in the 'cell phone controlling cell phone'; the remote gets put on the table as she then looks up to Gao. "Missed both of you. You and Mistpaw... glad you're here. Everything's still stable by the portal, right? Can still see some blue sky from what you're able to see on the other side, everything's okay?" She worries about the spreading red sky, centered above the Barrier Shrine and spreading a little further each day as the Barrier weakens; eventually it will go too far and become impossible to hide from the public. She has to hope 'eventually' is 'not yet' and that Gao has good information on how things are situated.

Hinote points out her questionable grasp of electronics. "...Oh. I didn't realize." She looks a little embarrassed about that, but mellows out quickly. "Okay... I'll work on it. Just bear with me if I keep 'cell phone'-ing it up for a while?"

Then she nods over to Gao again. "He did. This place is pretty nice, it even has the electricity and air conditioning and water that the old store did." She acts like these are not standard features on most homes, but instead something to be very impressed by. "And we get our own rooms and it's clean and there are no weird noises at night or anything. Go ahead, poke your head in there and take a look."

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
Mistpaw leans into Rune's pettings, then trots over to lean into Hinote's pettings. Happy kitty is happy!

"Still some blue in the sky, yeah," Gao nods to Rune. "Haven't heard any noteworthy worry, although the foresters are starting to get a bit more nervous than they were. No panic, but definitely concern."

He hauls his stuff over to his room; the bed looks tempting, but he's not exactly tired right now. Instead, he picks up one of the cat toys and brings it out, darting the tip of fabric around to catch Mistpaw's attention.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari listens. Runealy only told him about the 'sky' situation the other day. Still 'some' blue? He closes his eyes and leans back up and tries to practice writing again. He just makes a big ol' inkblot on the paper again. "Okay. Enough of that for a day." he says.

Mistpaw gets all the pets, all of them, and then he let's Mistpaw go chase Gao.

He begins to clean up his paper mess. Getting up to get the waste basket, and then chucking balls of paper. All those poor trees falling to the wrath of Hino's ineptitude with a traditional quill pen!

"Oh right. Now that we're in a proper apartment...."

He walks back into the kitchen to places down the basket, before coming back with a few takeout menus that he found in the breadbox.

"These are takeout menus. It's like ordering from a resturant, except they bring the food to your apartment for you. It's probably nicer food then uh. What we've been eating outta cans and all that." he pauses.

"I should teach you how to operate the oven too maybe eventually, too." he ponders tapping his chin in thought.

"Oh.. right. Um..." he says.

"I guess I should talk about this too..." he says a little more sadly.

"I... /think/? I've been having nightmares about... the missing gap of time I can't explain on. Well. That night." he says at Runealy. It's strange and scary. He admits.

Runealy Waldia has posed:
This visibly relieves Rune; she sags into the couch, tension draining as Gao makes that report. "That'll have to be good enough. We're making progress, actually. Virtue says some of their people have ideas on some other methods, and once I'm healthy enough we'll be meeting with them to see which ones might work. So... thanks for keeping on top of things closer to home. Sounds like we still have time." She makes a note soon to speak with Gao, to thank him for having been so stable and helpful throughout this situation while she kept having nervous breakdowns. Not right this instant, not while he's moving in and playing with Mistpaw, but soon; she thinks he deserves to hear that things are getting better and she won't keep piling 'emotional waste' upon him like that.

She quiets down for a moment to watch him play around, then... looks up as Hinote pipes up. "Really? That sounds pretty close to what we do at the castle," she likes that prospect, and decides to take a menu in hand to browse through.

Yet other topics soon override her interest in food-on-demand. "Whether it's 'that gap' or not, nightmares are awful." She sets the menu aside, facing Hinote with quiet concern. "You're meaning nightmares, plural, happening over and over? Same basic topic when you have that dream?"

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
Gaofele Doiru keeps playing with Mistpaw. The time outdoors seems to have been good for the young cat; she seems to be pouncing faster and cornering sharper, although after a few minutes she curls up out of the way and rests -- it's been a long day, after all, and she's still a growing kitty.

Gao picks up some of the menus and starts looking through them, more out of curiosity than actual hunger. He looks up at Hinote's comment about nightmares, not saying anything but looking attentively.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari quickly adds. "Well, you need to pay the people for the food and some places have a labor charge sometimes, but yes, you can do that. Having an actual address you 'live' at opens up a lotta fun possibilities like that." he smiles. Emotional Waste...Emotional Garbage. Hino's already dump that on Runealy and still feels mostly bad about it, like he was texting at Mamoru the other night. At least it got her to hand over the crystals. Mamoru also said he shouldn't be calling feelings like that garbage. He really didn't WANT to bother Mamoru ever again..... but... he's a nice person. He also said he knew someone who dabbled in fighting Nightmares.

Runealy hasn't even made outbursts to have them back yet. He's ready to outright say no if she ever does. He made that promise. Part of him wants to just turn them to Virtue now since Blue is handling the whole poison thing. He may do that. Virtue probably has better ways of containing these things and keeping them safe than his parent's safe.

He answers though. "Yeah. I mean. nearly the same thing. But it's all...scary. Sky high skyscapers with fog and you can't see the road. Fire that laughs at me as I try to attack some shadowy dark girl, while I scream about the threat she poses to the Princess." he says as he sighs and leans back.

"It's not effecting me? Just. I dunno. It's been repeating a little."

He glances toward's Gao and Runealy. "There's a phone number on those things. You call the number. You tell them what you want on the menu. You give them the address. They come deliver the food- you pay them. They'll tell you how much it is before you confirm the order. Also-- yeah make sure you have Yen, not Silver coins." he winks.

Runealy Waldia has posed:
"Well, we'll worry about 'fun possibilities' when we get to it," Rune wants to keep the topic on what's bothering Hinote. It occurs to her this might also be an issue for Gaofele too, and she looks over to him: "You were there, right? Has it been hurting you like this too? If it has been..." She lets that thought linger.

Hinote's account causes her gaze to lower. "That's still pretty awful. You know, I met someone who can really go into your dreams and influence them. If you, either of you, are having trouble with that, let me know. Maybe she could work with you and figure something out? My nightmares are still happening, but last time she at least made it... 'less bad'. I can't really control my dreams, so she stepped up to change how a few things were going and it helped a little. Maybe they'll go away eventually, maybe she could do that for you too."

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
Gaofele Doiru frowns slightly and shakes his head. "No nightmares, thankfully," he remarks. "Of course, I didn't actually touch it, so maybe that's the difference?" Although it does possibly explain in part why Arf didn't want Fate to pick it up, if the other one was anything like the one Hinote had.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari head tilts are Runealy. Then he gets caught in a conumdrum? Is it Mamoru? or Tuxedo Kamen? He was talking to 'Mamoru' when he was discussing this stuff with him by text--- but Gao probably doesn't know that. Is that okay? Ugh this Secret ID Crap is confusing so he errs on the side of caution. "Kamen-san said he knows someone that can do that too? Maybe it's the same person." he says.

"I guess we can try that. It might help. It isn't bothering me too much? Just. It feels weird. For all I know, my brain is making shit up to destress." he smiles.

He looks to Gao. "I dunno if Runealy told you...but that thing made me try to drain a Puella Magi. I fucked up. (Yes, he swears at himself!) I'm sorry if you're upset at me for that." he says silently.

Runealy Waldia has posed:
"Well, that's good," Rune comments to Gaofele. "Still, if you ever do have something start to bug you... tell us about it, alright? We all made a promise, we're in this together."

Then she nods over at Hinote. "It might be the same person. Or someone in the same 'circle' as her, anyway. We'll find out." She's not too phased by his choice of language, it seems. "Even if it's 'made up', it's close enough to be bugging you and for you to be calling it a 'nightmare.' Not just a 'dream', but a nightmare. They're terrible, you know. If we can get rid of yours, even if it's not 'bothering you too much', it's worth it."

Then she winces as certain events are recounted. "We managed to return some of it, and talked with her... she's not going to come after us or something. We do need to help her find one of those Seeds though, to make up for this. At the very least."

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
Gaofele Doiru nods. "Preferrably two Seeds, for good measure," he notes. "And I'll be sure to mention if I start having nightmares." Finding the Witches might not be easy, but it will at least give him something to do now that he's no longer staying by the portal.

He thinks for a moment. "Any other major things I should be aware of?" he asks. "Or anything else that's interesting?"

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari thinks. "Not really. Unless Runealy remembers anything." he says as he taps the side of his head. "But yeah. We need to find some witches. Me and you can make that a priority, alright?" he says to Gao. "I..."

Nrg, he feels really bad when he turns to the Princess. "I want you to rest and sit this job out, okay?" he says as kindly as he can. He tries to add a cheerful twist to it. "Me and Gao can be the big handsome conquering heroes for this job." He says with a curt nod.

"When... when more of that poison is out of you--- I'm sure you'll be ready again. For now. Rest. Relax. I'm trying to be here a lot to make sure you're taken care of."

Runealy Waldia has posed:
"Two Seeds, huh... 'restitution and then some.'" Rune offers a tiny smile to Gaofele. "I like it. We'll try for two if we can, but that may be ambitious. We'll see if she'll let us go with her to do it, in any case."

She thinks on his question, then offers some less than delightful news. "I found out what's going on with that 'Queen Mirage.' Turns out she leads the Phantom Empire, which already controls a world or two at the minimum," Rune isn't totally clear on the details, "and looking for more. Seems they want to... 'destroy the ideas' of love, courage, and things like that. I can't imagine how you'd do that, but they sure look like they're giving it a try. So if you see them? They're a threat to Tokyo, a threat to us. Everyone's enemy, so we should help out whoever's going against them. Other than that?"

She takes a breath. "I'm working on getting better, and we're going to figure out some new plans to save everyone. Gaofele... you're amazing for helping us get this far. I know it has been really rough, and I've made that worse on you in a lot of ways... but thank you. It's going to be worth it, and we're making /real/ progress now! We wouldn't be where we are right now without some of the things you've done."

She makes a few slow headshakes to Hinote. "I remember a lot, but I'm trying not to pile that on when it's obvious you already feel bad about it. Doesn't sound like it'd really help to know the exact details when your nightmares are getting close enough, so... if I end up needing to fill in the blanks, fine, but we'll deal with that when we get there."

She ponders the request to rest and heal. "Leave helping her, finding these Seeds, to you, huh? You know, 'sit back and let my Knights handle this' is what got me so worried about holding up my own end of this... are you two really willing to do that, while I just lounge around?" She's dubious of this prospect; it sounds very unfair to her friends.

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
"Of course!" smiles Gao. "You're recovering and getting better, which means we can focus at the tasks at hand without having to worry." He walks over and gives Rune's hands a squeeze. "Your health is the important thing," he points out. "If you push a tool too hard, it will break. The same goes for people -- if you constantly work far beyond your limits, all you'll find is pain and exhaustion, or worse."

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari looks down. "Honestly...?" he says.

"You know... you saw... what those things did to.. those people..." he whispers. "In your current state... I'd be worried about that happening to you. Coming under the sway of one of these things..." he says softly. "And as Gao says, you need to rest and recover now." he smiles.

"Don't worry~ I'm sure you'll be much better soon!" he says with a soft smile.

Runealy Waldia has posed:
Rune proves to be pretty easy to convince, taking Gao's handhold in good stride as she looks up at him from her spot on the couch. "...Okay. If you're really okay with this," and it sounds like both he and Hinote are.

Rather, Hinote confirms it in very vivid fashion. A chill slices through her emotions, as she visualizes exactly where that could lead. She doesn't think she'd go through with that, not when she's well aware the fate of at least one world rests on her surviving to ensure a demon army doesn't get unsealed, but...

...The prospect is worrying enough that she concedes the point regardless. "Alright. Just be careful, both of you. I don't want you winding up like that either. We've seen how deadly those things can be, so be at your best and if she has advice, listen to it."

She sags into the couch, her demeanor one of someone whose emotions somewhat disagree with this decision but whose more rational thoughts accept that it's the correct choice. "I'll talk to her and see if she'll let you come along for a few hunts." Her mood isn't rebounding as quick as Hinote's is in light of what has just been said, but she's silently impressed; he managed to find a very, very good way to dissuade her from venturing out to go fight a Witch in her current condition. "Maybe we should look into ordering food first, and get Gaofele and Mistpaw settled in."

A nod over to Gaofele. "You're going to like it here. The people of Tokyo, or the ones working with Virtue or sharing their beliefs, are being... goodness, they're just being completely amazing to us. You should go meet them."

Gaofele Doiru has posed:
Gaofele Doiru smiles. "That sounds like a good idea," he admits. "I should probably catch up with a few people as well, now that I'm back in town."

It might be too early to call it 'relaxing', but as far as he can tell there's going to be fewer things to worry about and stress over -- less pressure, instead of more of a break.

Hinote Kagari has posed:
Hinote Kagari isn't taking this lull as a break. He goes out once a day on a patrol. It feels good to not have to throw yourself at random magical girls. His patrols are now attempts to meet people, or train. He wants to be on his 'A game' when he gets to Waldia.

He smiles at Runealy. "Don't worry, you'll be back soon~" he smiles. "Don't feel bad. We know you'd be there if there wasn't a serious danger like that to you." he says.

"Food. Right. Let's get that Food." he grabs a Menu. "It'd be easier if we all order from the same place." he says.