Carthrat Who Hunts Elves!

[Bean Bandit]

Worse. Tokyo.

Airi nodded. "If you're sure. Though I'm uncomfortable sending you off alone..."

[Carthrat]

What's the projected increase in property insurance looking like?

Ritsuko shrugs. "But it'll save us so much time in the long run, so it's ok."

[Bean Bandit]

Let's just say it's not an ideal place to move, at the moment.

Junpei eyed the schoolgirl with a suspiscious look. "It's not like you to do things like this without complaining." he observed bluntly.

[Carthrat]

Can we like, go now? Make up some 'time is pressing' excuse or something?

"I thought that was your area," shoots back Ritsuko.

"Celcia, stop being so damn slow! Celcia, you're useless! Useless mutt! Yeah, that and 'There's no curry!'."

She rolls her eyes. "Don't tell *me* about complaining. Moron."

[Bean Bandit]

Are you in a hurry? Give your body's friend's a few moments to collect themselves...

Junpei leaned forward irritably. "Listen, little miss 'Junpei, spend the rest of your life squeezing gas fruit for my usel-'"

Airi cut Junpei off with a wave of her hand, and moved forward, taking both Ritsuko's hands in her own. "Ritsuko-chan...this could be dangerous...are you sure about this?"

Celcia seemed to snap out of her fear induced trance, and moved up beside Airi. "Ritsuko-chan...that man is...enourmously powerful." she murmured, concerned.

[Carthrat]

Ritsuko blinks. "Airi-san, I havn't been sure about anything since I got here, what with meeting you, Junpei, discovering that magic really exists... it's like a dream, almost.

Maybe it will be dangerous, but what hasn't been dangerous since we got here? I think I'm used to danger by now."

She turns to address Celcia.. "And if he's so powerful.. then it must be important, or he wouldn't come out to find me, would he? It must be something only I can do.."

Hang on, has that tank not been possessed yet?

[Bean Bandit]

Only just recently. Junpei's a still a little testy.

Junpei gave Ritsuko a reluctant grin as Airi and Celcia nodded reluctantly. "Give 'em hell, kid."

[Carthrat]

Ritsuko nods, grinning. Or at least trying to do a credible impression.

"I'll be back as soon as I can be!"

[Bean Bandit]

Airi smiled at the girl, and moved forward, kissing her forehead in a motherly gesture. "Come back to us safely."

Celcia looked slightly uncomfortable, but nodded in agreement. "Good luck..."

[Carthrat]

Ritsuko gives an approximation of a bright and cheerful nod, before calling, "Mike! Come on!"

She then turns to Remy.. "So, what now?"

[Bean Bandit]

Remy was silent as the tank and Ritsuko followed him over the next hill, and once they're out of sight of the rest of the little group, Remy waved his hand, and a trail of sparkles seem to flow from it. Ritsuko didn't notice immediately any effect, but on closer examination, the trees seem slightly arched, as though blown by an invisible wind...but unmoving...frozen in that position. the same follows for the grass and plants...in fact, one leaf near Ritsuko herself is holding in place right about waist level, tossed by the breeze...

"We need to talk." Remy frowned. "Before you get where I'll send you."

[Carthrat]

"I'll let you speak, then," replies Ritsuko. "Then we'll see what questions I have. And believe me, I have a few."

[Bean Bandit]

Remy nodded. "We're actually a few days before the even is set to take place." he informed Ritsuko grimly. "But...one of your team was placed in an unfortunate situation by Chaos' chosen method of insertion."

He sighed. "We need you to find and, or awaken them before one of Chaos's avatars does...and, if you prove unable to awaken them, defend them until someone who does can be found."

[Carthrat]

Carthrat nods. "So who is he? I mean, which friend? And what body did he land? And where is he? And who is everyone else?"

[Bean Bandit]

Remy waved a hand impatiently. "For now, focus on the issue, please?" he insisted. "The final question can wait. As for who it was...We're not sure. We're still sorting out the landing points. For that matter, until I actually got a look at you, I wasn't sure who you were." he admitted.

"As for the issue of who it is now...Well, I'm not sure if background is needed. Have you ever heard of the 'Steel Angels'?"