68/Tea and Takoyaki

Tea and Takoyaki
Date of Scene:	14 June 2015
Location:	Uminari City - Tako Cafe
Synopsis:	Blue has tea with Amaya and Mari and talk about Pretty Cure and Cure Boost.
Thanks to:	Phantom, GMing as 'Blue'.
Cast of Characters:	Mari Katsu, Phantom, 53

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Phantom has posed:
Mari and Amaya both wake up this morning to find standup folded cards near thier respective mirrors, with brilliant fancy blue script. It is clearly an invitation. It reads. 'Tea Time and Snacks!', a respective time on the sunday afternoon and the location- Tako Cafe. It is signed 'Blue'. Tea time with friends is always important, afterall.

Blue is wearing a lovely sunhat- it too, a baby-blue color, as he's taken over one of the tables at the Tako Cafe truck. He's producing a tea kettle, and small china tea-cups from the bag. It becomes clear, the more he unpacks, the more someone may wonder how he packs so much into such a small bag! By the time he's done, he pulls out a small tea cake. He's humming something, waiting for friends to arrive.

Of course gods make time for tea with friends- new and old alike!

Amaya Naga (53) has posed:
    Amaya had spotted the card near her bathroom's mirror this morning, and was quick to get ready.

    She arrives at the Toko Cafe truck, and smiles when she sees Blue occupying one of the tables. Her ribs seem to be bothering her less as she is adjusting to the constant pain, and well they are also healing.

    "Hi, Blue! It's good to see you again." She gives him a friendly smile as she stops next to the table, inspecting all the tea equipment that he has. "Nice set you have going on there."

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Early morning, and Mari was being awoken by the docile tones of a cute little purple fairy flailing about, smacking her with whatever she could lift to try and rouse Mari from her slumber. Apparently Raquel had noticed the letter before Mari, and was doing her very best to get the usually energetic Mari out of bed and to the appointment on time!

    Like any good Pretty Cure, Mari has a miriad of potential mirrors for this - but it's likely one of the larger dress mirrors that Blue would have left the card near. What with the larger mirrors likely being easier to fit through and all. It wasn't often, but Mari wasn't ignorant to the situation just by the fancy blue script - Blue had left her a letter. Admitedly - she was a bit curious - she didn't often get direct contact like this... Okay that wasn't entirely true... Infact it's entirely possible that she was perfectly used to the concept of walking into her bedroom/dorm and seeing Blue sitting on the couch.. Most Pretty Cure probably were.

    Still - when someone like Blue makes a request for your presensce, you don't turn him down or say 'i've got other plans' - even though he'd probably be okay with it. Something like that is just disrespectful, especially towards someone of Blue's status. Not that Mari needed much encouragement. She was happy to meet with Blue whenever he deemed it necessary to check in on her... So today she dresses casually, just her regular kicking around clothes and slings her backpack over one shoulder, with her tennis racket's handle sticking out of the main pouch quite visibly.

    A quick trip later, Mari arrives just in time to see... someone she doesn't recognize - or maybe she would, upon closer inspection, being school mates it's entirely possible they may have bumped into each other previously but never been formally introduced.

"Yo, Blue-sama!" Mari calls out, throwing up one hand to the side of her head and shifting it into a tilted peace sign as she approaches. "Tea? Snacks? You're speaking my favorite language~"

    The extraction of the tea set causes Mari to blink a bit before she giggles softly and makes her way over to the other two, glancing to Amaya again as she tries to place the face.

"Who's your friend? She looks... kinda familiar... Do you go to Verone Academy?"

Phantom has posed:
Waking up and finding Blue on your couch , sitting there, smiling was practically a Precure right of passage. Most got used to it, routinely. This is because Blue just doesn't like entrusting Precures with power then saying 'so long forever, good luck!', nope, it's a burden he shares- and he does his best.

Blue produces Takoyaki from the bag. Akane over there in the truck would find money in the register and missing Takoyaki- though everything adds up. MAGIC.

He smiles as Amaya appears. "Hello Amaya. Please, sit down." he says as he motions to one of the seats. "There's someone I'd like you to meet--- and thank you! I take good care of this specific set. It means a lot to me." he insists as he pours hot tea into one of the cups.

Mari arrives- mostly on time. "Hello, Mari!" he says as he also pours some tea for her. If Raquel was around, the fairy would also get a cup of tea poured. Tea for everyone!

"Indeed! This is Amaya. Amaya, this is Mari. She's also a good friend of mine." he smiles.

"I figured we might have tea, and snacks, and discuss a few things- or just ask me questions." he smiles.

"Or just settle in warm company." he asks.

"I'd also like to ask how you two are faring so far. I know it's barely been a day for you Amaya, of course." he asides politely. "But it's been much longer for Mari."

He finally sits down and brings one of the tea cups to his lips, sip!

Amaya Naga (53) has posed:
    Amaya looks to Mari, and tilts her head to the side, "Yeah, I've seen you around school a few times." She smiles, "Though, I am pretty hard to miss.. I practically tower over everyone else." She chuckles a little bit.

    "It's nice to meet ya, Mari." She sticks her hand out to the other girl for a hand shake before making an attempt at sitting.

    When Amaya does start to sit down after Blue invites her to do so, she takes extreme care in doing so, also taking her time trying to not use certain muscles that are around her ribs. Once she is sitting, she looks relieved..

    "Tea and snacks sound great!" She spots the Takoyaki, and grins almost ear to ear. "Ohh, Takoyaki..."

    "I can't wait to get healed up.. Just after two days, it seems like it has been years.."

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari just smiles a bit as she grabs Amaya's hand and squeezes it - apparently having the good sense to know not to jar Amaya since she doesn't shake the girl's hand.

"The fact that you're up on your feet and moving around like that tells me that you've got alot of spunk. Not bad!" Mari comments, giving an over the top thumbs up before she grins and takes her own seat, Raquel dropping out of Mari's hair to take her own seat near her cup of tea, a sight which Mari seems to giggle at before she glances back to Amaya.

"Sorry... I've probably seen you more than a few times, but... Well to be perfectly honest - most of the time my brain is focused on my passion." She states, thumbing slightly at the tennis racket sticking out of her backpack. "I can be a bit oblivious at times."

    Mari's eyes slowly examine Amaya before she tilts her head, curiously frowning before she sits back slightly and picks up her cup of tea, taking a sip slowly as she continues to give Amaya a once over. "Given Blue's comment, I guess it's a stupid question to ask how you managed to end up with broken ribs.. My earlier comment aside - shouldn't you like... Be laid up in a hospital bed healing that off? Like for a while...?"

    Her eyes give Blue a worried glance.

"I mean I know we're pretty durable, and my typical greeting for another pretty cure is to punch each other in the face, but...." She shakes her head, looking back to Amaya. "I think a few broken ribs might even slow ME down..."

Phantom has posed:
Blue ohohs! "Amaya was very brave and tried to handle a creature and some not very nice people on her own." he says. "That's one of the reasons I visited her yesterday. Actually." he asides as he takes another sip of his tea. "Amaya isn't Pretty Cure yet. She does, however, have her Love Seed. I can't wait to see what will happen." he says putting his teacup down. "But she needs to recuperate first. There's many things I can do, but I can't heal people so easily." he frowns a little regretfully.

He smiles to Amaya. "You'll heal just fine. Just relax, and rest." he says with a smile.

He motions to the Takoyaki. "Go ahead and dig in. It's still hot, afterall. And nothing is worse than cold Takoyaki." he insists.

Amaya Naga (53) has posed:
    Amaya smile to Mari, "Mind and body, and being extremely careful to not use certain muscles. It's hard, and believe me, it hurts when I use them."

     "I also kind of snuck out of the hospital, and returned home. My parents are worried sick, but I try to make it look like it isn't too bad."

     "Tennish, huh? I haven't helped that team or club out yet.. Then again, I can't exactly help any sports, or club that requires physical activity at the moment."

    "Thank you, Blue." She turns to look at the Takoyaki, and picks up one, taking a nibble of it to test to see how hot it is. Also, she picks up her cup to have a sip of the tea.

    "I can say my passion is to help, and motivate others. But if it comes down to physical activity, I am very strong in martial arts." Amaya's build might even be able to give that away.

     "Yes, but... Well... Miss White, I did talk to her yesterday. She said she doesn't like to harm innocent people, and she seems to have a good side. I am going to make it my mission to bring her to the light side as well. Despite her actions and everything else, I can see that in her. She doesn't like what she is doing, so there has to be someone forcing her to do such things.." She looks to Mari. "However, the guy I went after, he seemed truly evil, and he didn't seem to have a shred of ability to care in his heart. People like that... People like that must be dealt with.. right?"

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari nods her head with a smile, listening to Amaya and Blue reccount what happened before she gives a solid frown.

"Once you're back on your feet.. I'm going to knock some sense into you... Though I applaud you standing up for those people> That was... kind of reckless." She frowns a bit shaking her head.

"Wow, I've never been this combination of upset and proud before. That is a weird feeling..." She states before she shrugs her shoulders and looks to the Takoyaki.

    Taking one for herself, Mari quietly begins to nibble it as she considers what she was asked quietly, then nods her head to Amaya.

"Any time we can help our enemies see the error of their ways is a goal worth working for, but sometimes.. there are some enemies so consumed by darkness that protecting the lives and dreams of the innocent come first. It's... a hard decision to make. Luckily, I haven't had to so far."

Phantom has posed:
Blue merely smiles as he ponders the situation. "She doesn't want to. But she's still abiding by it. The longer she hurts others- the more she'll hurt herself. She may know this, but she doesn't understand it. Talk when you can, but she musn't be allowed to do as she pleases. The other, I cannot speak for. I saw what he did. It was heartless and cold. Without remorse. He may need the most help of all." he says as he sips his tea.

He nods at Mari. "I do not know the young man that was there. But he had no problem blasting Amaya, and the other , smalled red girl there." he says with a frown. Blue doesn't frown much, so it means something when he does. He smiles, however, when the cup comes away from his lips.

"Regardless. I wanted you two to meet one another. Amaya will need help when she becomes a new Cure. It will take some getting used to. You remember, don't you, Mari?" he asks curiously.

Amaya Naga (53) has posed:
    Amaya tilts her head to the side a bit, and then listens to what Mari is saying, then Blue.

    "Knocking some sense into me? I didn't know he was that powerful." She looks to Mari after speaking up.

    "I guess in the mean time, I can try and talk to her. She did give me her phone number. I don't want to give her my exact number, so I have been thinking about getting another cheaper phone to call her."

    She grabs the Takoyaki she was nibbling on and takes a bite out of it this time, figuring it has cooled a little bit, then takes another sip of her tea. "Th.. This is good tea..."

Mari Katsu has posed:
    Mari glances to Amaya at that, looking her over again before she smiles and nod sher head.

"I think..I can look after her. Show her the ropes. Between me and Cure Boost, she's bound to learn a thing or two..." She states before she smiles giving another thumbs up, then slowly starts to sweatdrop ever so slightly.

"Although.. I hope it doesn't take being the center of a six way magical girl pile-up for me to introduce Amaya to Cure Boost..." She replies before shaking her head dismissively then smiles holding out her hand to Amaya. "Whatever, we'll hash out the details later. Allow me to introduce myself." She offers, while taking Amaya's hand again. "Mari Katsu, also known as Cure Victory. It's a pleasure to meet you, Amaya. I look forward to working with you. I'll do everything in my power to help you learn the ropes as quickly as possible, so that you don't end up with any more broken ribs." She teases, with a slight wink before she looks to Blue and smiles. "Don't worry about a thing. I'll take good care of her. Nothing like the last three I promise." She jokes, mostly to give Amaya a bit of a scare before she snickers.

Amaya Naga (53) has posed:
    Amaya blinks a couple of times, "Six magical girl pile-up?" She seems confused, "Is there something about me that is off, or...?" She leans her head to the side a little bit. She doesn't really seem to be all that worried about anything though.

    She just seems to be taking in what Blue is saying, then nods a little bit, "Cure lines?"

    She doesn't have too much more to ask or say at the moment as she is starting to drink more of her tea, and eats more Takoyaki.

Phantom has posed:
Blue just smiles as Mari makes the joke, and gives a nod. Is he agreeing!? Did Mari really have three Cures she didn't take care of!? Amaya will need to figure that one out for herself. Because right now his mouth is filled with lovely tea and Takoyaki for a moment. The cup gets placed back down.

"You should introduce her to Cure Boost when you get a chance." he asides. "You three would make a lovely team together. You'll be a lot stronger together, too!" he says. "Then I'd have an excuse to give you three Cure Lines." he says as he sips his tea again- quite happily. "They're not very useful for a small team, but a team of three or more, would find them quite useful!" he asides.

"Also, without a silly cellphone bill." he asides jokingly, still smiling.

Phantom has posed:
Blue smiles. "A Cure Line, is a communication device. It'll let you speak with other Cures I've helped before." he asides. "Though only a few. Think of it like a specialized cellphone." he asides as he smiles.

"Oh! Yes, many of you, meet for the first time in chaotic circumstances. Sometimes these can get out of control. But really, it is nothing to worry about." he smiles. "Boost likes to take on many opponents at once. She's very good at it. Her shields do her justice." he asides to Amaya. "But she musn't overdo it all the time." he sighs a bit. "But-" he smiles. "That's what friends are for." he smiles, motioning to Mari.

Amaya Naga (53) has posed:
    Amaya nods slightly, "Oh. So it is like a cell phone, but we are only able to contact other Cures?" That's what she got out of it at least.

    Amaya gets a smile that goes from ear to ear almost, "Oh? Taking on multiple opponents can be pretty fun. My martial arts instructor had us do two on one spars for a while to help us with self defense. I always enjoyed it, but then again, my size helped a little bit." She leans her head to the side. "I don't have an issue getting along with anyone. I'm pretty easy to get along with."

Phantom has posed:
Blue gently finishes his tea and begins to pack things back into that incredibly small bag of his. The empty tea cups, are taken away to be placed into the bag as he speaks up, a little sad, a little hopeful. "I belive I do need to go now, however." he says as he closes the bag and places at his side. He grips his sunhat a moment and smiles. "If you see Boost, please give her my well wishes. I will need to meet with her again personally. For now, I have more pressing concerns to attend to." he says a little sadly.

"Farewell." he says as he walks off. Yes. Gods walk! But he probably dissapears into the nearest bathroom mirror. Mirror Travel is weird.