Good morning - Things begin again. (Ami thread)

[Anastasia]

It's hot and wet, which is about all that can be saidf or the tea, you find. You're too nervous to really enjoy it.

Mother takes the cup you offer, sipping once at it while regarding the Professor. "WELL?!" is the unspoken question in her eyes, as he reads.

And reads.

And reads...

Artemis turns, waiting and frowning...

"Ami," he finally looks up, smiling. "The good news is that there was no detection of any of the bodily changes in Miss Nakahime in your own. Unless the changes are too miniscule to obverse, there was no effect in that regard."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami sighs, smiling a little in relief and relaxing slightly, "That IS good news." The phrasing of the announcement sinks in and she looks up, frowning. "Uhm. And...the bad news?" she asks, guessing at the Professor's point.

[Anastasia]

Sakura lets loose a deep breath she was holding, almost deflating from that mere motion. She smiles then, turning to you and taking your hand. "I'm so relieved for that," she says honestly, relief painted in buckets on her face.

"But yes...is there bad news," she asks a moment later at the phrasing.

Professor Tomoe shakes his head. "I'm not sure of it's BAD news, but we still seem to be at a loss about your Talisman, Ami. The energy is too dense and difficult to read without customizing a scan just for it.

And if anything will come of this..." he gazes down at the bracelet on your slender wrist, "That will be it. It's energy has increased considerably in it's own way."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami smiles in relief at her mother, the load off her mind almost visible as it's removed, and feeling a little embarrassed about worrying about the lack of cold. That's what I get for letting paranoia run away with me. she chides herself.

At the news of her Talisman, Ami frowns and sighs. "Disappointing, but not entirely suprising." she admits. "Celcia herself was extrememly difficult to get readings on..."

[Anastasia]

"Speaking of such, I'd like to see your readings for that to use them to help analyse your Talisman," Professor Tomoe notes.

Sakura is just smiling now, most of her tension fading away....

"They should still be in the Mercury Computer," Artemis throws in. "We'll get this Talisman mess sorted out soon enough, I'm certain."

[Bean Bandit]

Ami nods. "Mm. I can file dump to the Labratory computers whenver you like."

[Anastasia]

A nod from the Professor. "In that case, we can go now. If you excuse us...you can stay up here awhile, this shouldn't take us long."

Sakura blinks, but nods. "Actually...I want to talk to you," she speaks up. "Would it be possible for Ami to do it herself or with Artemis?" Mom seems intent suddenly, strangely so.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami blinks, taken slightly aback by the suddenness of the request, but nods to herself, and glances at the professor.

[Anastasia]

A nod, reasonably enough. "Ami should be capable of it, and if case there are any difficulties, Eudial should be down there. Go ahead, Ami. Artemis, too," he asks, turning his attention to your mother.

Artemis shrugs, walking up besides you..then after a moment, becomes smaller, whiter and furrier, hopping across your shoulders and backneck. "Let's go, Ami," he says, warm to you.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami smiles warmly at Artemis, petting the Mau gently as she leaves the office, heading down to the level's elevator.

"That went...suprisingly well." Ami fairly beams, relieved to have gotten a clean bill of health. "And Mother...had an easier time than I'd feared..."

[Anastasia]

"It could have been much worse," he agrees, as the elevator arrives. "I'm glad you're going to be fine, Ami-chan."

Taking a moment to remember, "I'm really glad. How would I be able to face Luna if I'd let something happen to you after Minako?"

[Bean Bandit]

Ami gently pulls Artemis off her shoulder to look him in the eye, cradling the feline form gently. "Artemis...I can only imagine how hard I must have made it for you...But you're not responsible for my recklessness yesterday, or for what happened to Minako." she told him softly.

"I'm not saying this because I don't value you, either." She murmurs, stepping into the elevator, and pressing the button for the basement laboratory. "You're an excellent advisor...and my best friend." she admits, blushing. "No matter what happens, you can face Luna or anyone secure in the knowledge you did you best...." she smiles, hugging the small form.

"But, on the other hand, I'll do my best to make sure you don't have to worry about that, too." she amended, embarrassedly.

[Anastasia]

"Yeah, but..." Artemis begins, but doesn't get a real word in edgewise as Ami makes the Mau her hugging toy. Coughing a bit at the full Ami-chan press and experience, he just is silent until she finishes.

"Thanks, Ami," he finally says into your ear, as you make Artemis your improptu plushie. Sounding somewhat more bouyant after your words, "But still...let's make sure it doesn't come to that."

Letting himself stay in the girl's embrace a little while longer, "Speaking of worries...I wonder how it's going upstairs," Artemis muses, thinking of a few possible scenarios for Ami's mother.

Either she's tearing him a new one or she's just breaking down....heh, unless...

GAH![/size]

Get your mind out the gutter, Artemis! I don't even want to THINK of Ami's mother doing THAT! Stop being so...

"Yeah, going alright," Artemis says again a few moments later after a rythmic pause, sighing and scrunching up his cute cat face. "Hopefully it is, anyway...but not too good..." The last part is muttered, but audible due to your closeness to him.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami blinks, giving Artemis a curious look. "Why wouldn't we want it to go too well?" She asks, loosening her grip on her Mau jus a bit, but not moving to put him back on her shoulder just yet, cradling the small cat to her chest.

[Anastasia]

"Nevermind, Ami-chan," Artemis demurs, putting the matter aside. "Just nevermind that. I was...um...just half thinking outloud about something else." Laughing a bit nervously, he tries not to give away his position. "Regardless, we need to focus on your Talisman now. How it interacted with Celcia and the effects one will have on another is something we'll need to figure out."