Good morning - Things begin again. (Ami thread)

[Anastasia]

"That's fine," Sakura agrees, mostly just worrying about Ami. "Though, I would like to ask....what manner of machine was that? I've never seen a medical device like it..."

And thus, as you go, Mom begins to drag some technical information from the Professor as you head to the nearest elevator. Your Mom manages to keep up a bit, but fumbles when the word 'magical analysis' comes up.

"Excuse me,"she asks plainly, as you go up, and up and up...huh. The Professor seems to have hit for the 60th floor. As far as you're aware, nothing has come of the majority of the upper levels of the school yet.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami closes her eyes and thanks whoever might be looking out for her that the professor is here to field these. Quietly, she looks and blinks at the button that's been hit.

"Professor?" Ami intejects timidly, almost afraid to focus her mother's attention on her in this particular situation, "What's on the 60th floor?"

[Anastasia]

"Ah, that. I have an office up there I never use, as most of our functions take place farther below. The plans to implement the entire building haven't been completed as of yet."

Nodding to your mother, "It has a wonderful view of the city, and provides a soothing backdrop for matters such as this."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods to herself, but the way they've been referring to the subject makes her a bit uneasy. Hoping it's just to relax her mother, Ami gives Artemis a sidelong glance, hoping the Mau can either tell her something, or re-assure her...

[Anastasia]

Artemis is paying attention to the scene, turning to Ami. "Something happen today," he asks, under his breath to you.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami shrugs helplessly. "She asked about yesterday...apparently I looked really bad when you brought me in....so I told her everything. It...was hard on both of us." she replies in the same low tone.

"I didn't want her to worry, so I invited her to come to set her mind at rest that I was at least in good hands. But...something's wrong, isn't there?" she guessed.

[Anastasia]

"Ah," Artemis merely nods to that. "Ah, we'll discuss it once we arrive," he says quietly, looking up as Professor Tomoe explains the concept of auras to Ami's mother. The latter is having a time with it.

"This sounds like junk science," she notes, rubbing her temple. "Auras, magic, girls in short skirts fighting evil..."

"It can be a bit much to understand at first," Professor Tomoe agrees. "It takes an open mind, but it really is there if you're willing to look for it. It's no different than our current science to a 19th century man experimenting with the laws of gravity of physics."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods to Artemis, giving in to the delay again and turning back to the conversation, nodding in agreement with the professor. "It's really a science on it's own." she chimes in softly. "It's hard to understand at first, but after some exploration, you can find laws and prinicples that apply to the field as well." she offers.

[Anastasia]

"Exactly, Ami," Professor Tomoe agrees, approval in his voice. "Modern thought hasn't moved to accept things it labels as supernatural yet, as most lack the technology to comprehend and understand it.

Even if you get a head start into the field, it takes a lot of work to begin to carve out the basic principals, but they are there. Though they may defy the normal scientific mind for quite some time, as it requires a new way of thinking. There are still the patterns and chain reactions at the base of it, but everything else is so different. Calling on a being beyond the stars may be absurd to most, but if one knows the proper methodology and have the proper tools and technology for it - or magic, to be accurate - it's no more difficult than any other scientific achievement."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods. "In many respects, it also has limits similar to regular science. What you can do is restricted by your available power, knowledge and materials..." she hesitates briefly. "Which is why the 'Juuban Sickness' crops up so often. Magical 'Engineers' look for parts and energy in the population of Tokyo."

[Anastasia]

*Ding* goes the elevator as it stops.

"I see," Sakura demurs quietly, thinking that over carefully. "You make it all sound so...scientific...."

"It is, in the proper light. The same way that in the wrong light, science can appear just as magic is."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods, falling quiet again as they reach the 60th floor. Curiously, she looks around, anticipation pressing her. She wonders idly if she's worrying too much, and tries to put it out of her mind until she discovers what's going on.

[Anastasia]

It's pretty barren up here. There is a rough floorplan, but most of the rooms are unfilled and dim. Only a single office is really here, opposite side of the floor. The door is open, a simple table, chairs, and a desk up here. It's very casual, the back wall taken up by a wall to wall window.

The city of Tokyo is below, snow falling to it from not so far above snowclouds. It's like a tapestry of white, most details muted and shushed. Yet it's serenity is undeniable, soothing to look at. "Please, sit," Professor Tomoe says, going to the only decoration on the table - a simple phone. "I'll have some tea brought up, and we can rest and discuss matters."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami pauses, looking out the window. The snow -was- pretty...after a moment, she moves over to one of the chairs, and settles into it, resting her hands on her lap.

[Anastasia]

The rest assembled do the same., Artemis going as far as to go to the window and take several seconds to enjoy the view.

In fact, he stays there for the moment. "As we were discussing...Miss Nakahime," Professor Tomoe begins. "You were correct, Ami. There was some sort of modification in progress, extending down to her cells. While I believe whatever the final gola of it was has been abated," Professor Tomoe pauses to take off his glasses, cleaning them with his shirt hem before going on.

"It seems that a degree of the changes are done and will remain short of a corrective measure, which is unlikely at best. Celcia's methods are unfamiliar, and trying to remove the effects blindly could be catatrophic."