Warm Front - Aftermath (Now mainly Natsume)

[Anastasia]

Haruka and Viluy settle into silence, both tired, hungry and lost in their own thoughts as Natsume makes her call.

"We are sorry, but phone service in the dialed area is down. Thank you and please use Tokyo Bell again." The automated voice in the machine repeats to you for the second time.

It figures. The moment an inch of snow falls, half the city goes to hell. Even without an ice queen's help.

[Midnight Sun]

"Of course," Natsume sighs. "Looks like I'll have to wait until I get home..."

As she returns to Dr. Tomoe's clinic, she briefly notices the continued silence between the two, now civilian, senshi. Her eyes then turn to Miss Nakahime, still blissfully unconscious....

"If I understand it right...she allowed that ice spirit Celcia to take her over right?" Natsume asks.

[Liddo-kun]

"If what she said out loud is correct, yes," Haruka replies with a nod.  "There was mention of cancer and extending her life," she adds.

"Exploiting weakness and desperation..." Haruka mumbles, rather disgusted with the thought.

[Midnight Sun]

"Hmmm...I hear that in alot of western religions, there's a spirit that feeds off fear and uncertainty. It whispers in your ear, telling you what you want to hear...giving you what you want to have, all so it can get a taste of your soul," Natsume says quietly. "I think they call it...Satan? The more I hear of this Celcia, the more she reminds me of it."

[Anastasia]

Viluy nods as well, her unpleasant facial expression only mirroring Haruka's opinion on the matter.

"It's vile wish mongering...taking advatage of someone dying of cancer..." she says, giving the sleeping woman a sad look. "Celcia and Germatou would probably feel right at home with each other. And I hope they do in hell..." she murmurs a second later as a vicious followup, one that just barely reaches the ears of Haruka.

As this happens, "Hey, missed the action," Eudial calls, entering. Clad in a red jacket and looking somehow...out of sorts, you suppose, she quickly surveys each of you. "Get going...I got interrupted in the middle of something," she says sourly. "Let's get each of you home before it gets any nastier out there."

[Midnight Sun]

"Thank you for going out of your way like this," Natsume says while bowing. The sooner she got home the better.

[Anastasia]

"It's not an uncommon thing," Viluy comments to Natsume, recalling the story of the Senshi's past...and of one valiant girl....and her own memories. "It seems that many monsters use words and feelings as much as claws and magic to get their way."

Eudial nods to Natsume, giving her a quick once over. "Eudial Kawashima," she introduces herself half automatically. "New girl?"

[Midnight Sun]

"Natsume Kusanagi, its a pleasure," she says, bowing again.

[Anastasia]

"Right," she says, turning to the two Senshi. "Ready?"

Getting Viluy's weary nod, Eudial gets going. Lead along by the other three, Natsume sees the hallways of this school - Mugen, the Infinity Academy. Known for it's super elite status as a private brain school, it has a very good reputation...

Yet instead of outside, you head through a door that requires a keycard Eudial has, into what looks like an ill lit and unused part of the first floor. Continuing on here with purpose, you come to an elevator. You go down a bit, down into a part of the school that defies your senses and confuses you. It's built like a maze of underground passages and only lit middling well. Pipes run along the walls and ceilings as you go through illogical hallways, twisting curves, and see paths that seem to go do dead ends. This goes for five minutes, before, "Oh yeah. Professor Tomoe told me about Ami just before I caugh tup with you," she says, making a small detour to a metal door. Inside is a well light a huge laboratory, all sorts of strange machines about. Near the center of the room is Ami and Artemis - the former sleeping on some sort of exam table, the latter waiting for you.

"Ready," he asks, starting to pick up the extremely comatose and slumber Senshi of Mercury.

[Midnight Sun]

"Where is...What are...," Natsume stutters after walking through such a complex labyrinth, and then winding up in this place. "What is this place?"

[Anastasia]

"We're in Mugen's underground areas," Viluy explains quietly, as the Senshi hauling Mau approaches. "There's a lot of underground construction here, it's a long story."

Artemis nods to all, "Let's go...don't think you need to worry about waking, Ami, though. She's out pretty deep."

[Midnight Sun]

'Underground areas? What use would a school have for that?' Natsume wondered, but given Viluy's response, she thought it best not to ask outloud. She then catches wind of Artemis' comment about Ami. "Is she alright? Is she going to be alright?"

[Anastasia]

"She will be," Artemis smiles a bit at his load. "Ami's just worn out. She's had a terribly long and hard day."

With this, you are lead a bit deeper in, to where, amid linking, dark driving tunnels, is a single converted station wagon. It's a strange thing, with a fresh coat of red and white paint. Should have plenty of space, but...something about it...nah, it's nothing. Everyone piles in, Artemis becoming a cat again due to space concerns after putting Ami gently in the shotgun seat, hopping into her lap after.

And thus, the drive begins, an eager smile on Eudial's face...

OOC - And off to new threads. Natsume's is first.