Start of #Youkai buffer: Thu Mar 12 23:08:50 2009 [20:12:01] [Today, the first day of school started. It's been a hectic day. During lunch, a kid named Daisuke accidentally got himself in trouble with a red-scarfed girl, who promtpy gave him some abuse. After Megumi chased her off, he introduced himself as Daisuke.] [20:12:40] [After a quick trip to the doctor's office, he left a box behind, and you took it upon yourselves to return it to him. And now he's at the Cryptozoology club room, showing it off. [20:12:54] [Session Start] [20:13:06] * Daisuke slowly pulls the lid off the box. Inside is a meticulously reconstructed skeleton, roughly the size of a mouse. But the ribcage looks a bit leaner. It almost looks like some sort of canid. [20:13:20] * He pipes up excitedly. "I was doing some exploring around town over the summer, and I found this buried near a riverbed." [20:13:26] * Berny stares at it and blinks a few times. "What is it?" [20:13:32] * Kentaro peers into the box, seemingly taken slightly aback [20:13:44] * Megumi looks at it and shrugs. "...so you found a skeleton? So?" [20:14:47] Well, look at it. It looks like... I don't know, a dog or something, but it looks fully grown, even though it's so tiny. [20:15:53] If ya say so. [20:15:54] A tiny dog? I've never seen a dog that tiny. [20:16:13] I mean, even my neighbor's teacup chihuahua was never that small. [20:18:12] * Some of the other students in the room are looking it over. "It's cute." "Wouldn't it be more exciting if it had horns or something?" "Poor thing." [20:20:14] * Kentaro frowns slightly, and looks away. "It's pretty cool." [20:21:31] So. Um. What's Cryptozoology, anyway, Daisuke? [20:23:57] * Daisuke grins. "That's a really good question. It's the study of weird animals. The kind you never hear about in regular science books. The loch ness monster and bigfoot and all that." [20:24:49] Oh. That's pretty cool, I guess. [20:25:25] * Berny looks like she might think it's cooler than her voice makes it sound, though. She's still staring at the skeleton. [20:26:57] There's all sorts of weird bones and fossils that got found... like, near Mount Hiei, there was some sort of horned ape skeleton... it got dismissed since they couldnt' piece enough of it together. [20:27:48] ...uh...huh. [20:28:02] Well, enjoy your, uh, dog. [20:28:12] * Megumi grabs her bag and makes for the door. [20:28:41] * Daisuke waves to Megumi. "Thanks! Bye!" [20:28:51] * Berny blinks up at Megumi and waves goodbye. [20:29:16] * Kentaro nods. "I ought to get going." He edges towards the door with a few uneasy steps, then goes for it [20:33:15] * Berny glances over at Kentaro questioningly. "Something wrong?" [20:34:22] Skeletons just... aren't my thing. I had a few bad experiences with them when I was a kid. [20:34:56] Oh. I'm sorry. Are you going home? [20:36:42] I was going to check in on drama club and then go home anyways, prolly. [20:36:46] * Kentaro shrugs, blithely [20:37:29] Ah. Do you think I could check out the drama club too? I haven't really decided if I should join a club yet. [20:38:39] Sure! [20:39:10] See you, Daisuke. Thanks for showing us your skeleton. [20:41:25] * Daisuke nods. "A-anytime. THe club here meets Mondays and Wednesdays if you ever wanna drop by again. Oh... and here's my cell... thanks for allyour help at lunch." [20:41:36] * He scribbles on a piece of paper and hands it over to you [20:42:10] * Megumi is already out the door and heading for the school gates. [20:50:20] * Some time later, Megumi arrives home. [20:54:54] Man, high school is DULL. What a letdown. [20:58:09] [Everyone does their own thing and eventually goes home.] [20:59:00] [The next day...] [20:59:46] [Class goes by uneventfully.] [21:00:20] [Lunch comes] [21:00:35] [The bell rings, and students start to drift around.] [21:00:40] * Berny brought her own lunch again. [21:01:42] * Kentaro did as well. "Hey, Berny, want to head down to the cafeteria?" [21:01:53] * Berny nods. "Sure." [21:02:45] * Megumi has, once again, made it to the cafeteria as fast as possible, which is to say, damned fast, to beat the rush. [21:02:48] * Kale is starving; he's already out the door, heading for the cafe. "Fooood..." [21:03:33] * Berny isn't in any particular hurry, though like yesterday, she glances around somewhat anxiously as they walk. [21:04:44] What's wrong? [21:04:53] * The cafeteria is a little crowded like usual. Today they've got omurice boxes. [21:05:05] Hmm? Oh, um, nothing. Just thinking. [21:07:04] * Kentaro nods, and looks for the table Megumi's at, since that's bound to have free seats! [21:07:18] * Berny follows Kentaro. [21:08:27] * Megumi looks up. "Are you guys...following me?" [21:08:47] No, it's just that nobody else wants to sit by you, because you're terrifying! [21:08:58] * Kale drops his food down at the table, and sits. "I might be following you." [21:09:20] * Kentaro is, as nearly always, smiling broadly [21:09:48] * Megumi blinks at Kentaro, then grins. "Works for me." [21:10:24] * Berny quietly unpacks her lunch, another veggie cheese sandwich. [21:10:52] * Megumi goes back to devouring her lunch. [21:11:30] * Berny says after a while, "Well, I wouldn't call you terrifying, but why do you like picking fights with people?" [21:11:45] * Kentaro unpacks an eclectic meal and begins tucking into it [21:13:01] * Megumi looks up. "'Cause I love a good fight. Not that it looks like there'll be many a those here." [21:13:47] * Kale pokes at his food. "I dunno. You were pretty close yesterday." [21:15:14] Pft. I said _good_ fights. [21:15:55] I don't fight people who aren't strong enough to give me a challenge. [21:16:26] * Berny listens attentively. "Who've you fought that put up a good fight? Anyone here?" [21:16:37] * Berny looks around the cafeteria. [21:17:43] Nah, nobody here. This place is boring. [21:17:45] * Megumi sighs. [21:19:20] Isn't there a judo club or something that'd be fun for you? [21:22:02] * There is a Judo club. It might meet later today. [21:23:50] * Berny has finished her sandwich and crackers and fruit and is now doodling mouse-dogs on her napkin with a pen. [21:27:08] Naw, I could never go all out in a club like that. [21:27:44] Yeah, I understand. It's hard when most people are bigger. [21:28:18] * Megumi slowly turns towards Kale. "What. Did. You. Say?" [21:29:26] * Berny eyes Kale, then Megumi, and busies herself drinking her juice. [21:29:34] * Kale taps at his box. "I mean, when everyone else is gonna be tall-" He sweats. "Oh." [21:29:39] * Kentaro looks at Berny's napkin. "It's got a longer tail, I think." [21:30:09] * Berny turns to Kentaro. "Huh? Oh, haha. Maybe." She draws in a longer tail. "Think it's really a dog?" [21:32:43] I don't know. I mean, if I had a secret tiny dog, I definately wouldn't bury it by the river. [21:33:19] Secret tiny dog? Do you have one? [21:35:14] * Berny finishes her juice. "And why would you keep it secret?" [21:36:32] Well, the reason for keeping it secret... [21:36:35] Is a secret. [21:36:57] ...Oh. [21:37:20] * Megumi gets to her feet as she stares Kale down. She grits her teeth (which seem unusually sharp). "So are you ready to take this outside now?" [21:37:34] * Berny mulls that over as she scribbles out a few more deformed-looking mouse-dogs. [21:38:47] No judo club after school, then? [21:40:14] * Kale looks to Berny and Kentaro for some kind of support; then he looks back up to Meg- Well, he looks AT Megumi, raising his hands in surrender, "I- um- I don't think I could take you." [21:43:17] * Megumi plops back down in her chair. "Yeah, probably not." She looks dissappointed. [21:44:13] * Kale rubs his brow, "I mean, it would be an unfair fight anyway." [21:45:47] * Megumi narrows her eyes. [21:46:26] * Kale recovers, "Uh, uh, because you're clearly much stronger!" [21:47:02] * Berny cringes behind her lunch bag. [21:48:33] Do you seriously have nothing better to do than try to make fun of me then chicken out? [21:49:09] ...Maybe. [21:50:37] No, you're right. [21:50:39] * Kale sad. [21:50:42] * Berny peeks out from behind the crinkled brown bag. "Maybe you ought to just fight it out and see." [21:51:09] I think that's a fight everyone would win! [21:51:11] Except Kale. [21:51:30] * Berny covers her smile quickly. [21:52:34] * Megumi boggles for a second, then cracks up. [21:54:01] * Kale blushes, and fumbles with his food. "So, yeah, what about the dog... fox... animal thing?" [21:54:55] * Berny shrugs. "Kentaro has one. Secretly. Maybe." [21:54:59] Who said anything about a fox? [21:55:58] * Megumi leans back in her chair. "I don't see what the big deal is. So he found a skeleton that he thinks looks a bit funny. So what?" [21:56:03] You meant the tiny dog thing, right? [21:56:29] Yeah, yeah. Daisuke's whole deal. [21:57:18] * Berny shrugs again. "Maybe it's just a deformed mouse." [21:58:31] [Almost on cue, Daisuke shows up, with what's left of his lunch.] [21:58:45] Ah, hi everyone. [21:59:58] Oh, hi, Daisuke. [22:00:07] Mind if I have a seat? [22:00:07] We were just talking about your...mouse...dog...thing. [22:00:14] * Berny moves over to make room. [22:00:27] Sure, whatever, everyone else makes themselves at home anyway. [22:00:40] * Daisuke sits down next to Berny. "Thanks. What do you think of it?" [22:00:51] It's really- small. [22:02:53] And weird. [22:03:15] Kentaro says he might have one, though. Secretly. [22:03:27] * Daisuke looks skeptical. "Really." [22:03:40] * Berny glances back over at Kentaro. [22:03:55] No, I just said that were I to have one, I wouldn't bury it by the river. [22:04:48] But if it's secret, you might have one. [22:05:15] And maybe you would say that you wouldn't bury it by the river, just to throw us off. [22:06:38] A lot of things are secret, but I'm not in posession of those! [22:06:42] * Berny thinks for a moment. "Why wouldn't you bury it by the river, by the way?" [22:07:17] Well, the waters would erode away the dirt during heavy rain and expose it... [22:07:30] And then people like Daisuke would find it. [22:08:31] People like me? [22:08:40] But why would you have to keep people from finding a tiny mouse-dog skeleton, anyway? It's just a skeleton. [22:10:03] Yeah, you know. Dirt people. Who like digging and stuff. [22:10:06] * Kentaro frowns. "It's a-" he pauses. "Nevermind." [22:11:19] * Berny turns toward Kentaro. "It's a what?" She gasps. "You do have one!" [22:12:29] * Megumi also turns to look curiously at Kentaro. "What, you know what this thing is?" [22:13:32] * Kentaro shakes his head. "Nope." [22:13:42] * Kentaro leans down and begins eating faster. [22:13:52] * Berny frowns. [22:14:13] H-hey. I wasn't digging around for nothing. I just... saw a bit of it, then started trying to take a closer look... [22:16:04] * Kale shrugs. [22:16:07] I'm not here to judge. [22:17:11] * Daisuke looks at Kentaro, a bit confused. [22:17:33] * Berny looks a bit apologetic. "Sorry, Kentaro. Didn't want to pry or anything. I'm just curious about it is all." [22:18:55] I just remembered that you said you had bad experiences with skeletons, though. Sorry I brought it up. [22:19:26] * Kentaro looks up. "It's alright, I guess." [22:21:31] * Berny smiles faintly. [22:21:43] Daisuke, did you talk to anyone else who knew what it was? [22:21:48] * There are a few footsteps, and someone approaches Daisuke. The orange-haired girl with the red scarf from yesterday. [22:22:03] Knew what what was? [22:22:14] Fine, whatever, just be all vague and don't let me in on why this is a big deal at all. [22:22:39] * Berny blinks and looks up at the girl without saying anything. [22:22:39] * Daisuke visibly shrinks in his seat, hoping not to be noticed. [22:23:09] * Megumi notices the girl. "What, you again? Go away." [22:23:39] * Kale tsks at Megumi, "Now, now. We shouldn't be rude. Maybe she's here to make a peace offering." [22:23:50] * Kale turns his stare on the girl. [22:23:50] Well? [22:24:18] * Kentaro returns to his lunch, keeping his head low and eating with intense concentration [22:25:11] Not so fast, first year. I just came here to let this kid know he's off the hook. For now. The stain came out just fine. [22:25:19] * She gestures to her scarf. [22:26:53] Oh, wow, you're sooooo generous. [22:28:16] Just be thankful for that. Don't screw up like this again or you'll have to find a job. So long. [22:28:19] * She walks off. [22:28:34] * Berny waits for the girl to be out of ear shot. "What does that mean, anyway?" [22:29:01] Hey, watch where you're going this time! Your fat ass is a big target for people to walk into! [22:29:54] I think she meant he'll pay, literally. [22:30:01] * Kale blinks at Megumi. [22:30:08] * The girl is, perhaps luckily, out of earshot. [22:30:53] * Kentaro looks up and exhales. [22:31:25] * Kale scratches his nose. "Hmph." [22:31:25] * Berny sighs and says quietly, "This school is weird." [22:31:34] You can say that again. [22:31:51] * Daisuke looks to Kentaro. "I-Is it always like this?" [22:33:17] * Megumi scowls as she watches the girl leave. "I know I already said it, but what a bitch." [22:33:39] Usually, the redscarves aren't that bad. Maybe they just don't like the way you smell. [22:33:45] * Kentaro looks entirely serious. [22:34:13] * Berny sniffs Daisuke experimentally. [22:35:07] * Daisuke doesn't smell particularly notable. [22:35:23] I don't smell anything. [22:36:33] * Kentaro shrugs. "I think the best thing to do with them is to keep your head down. Unless you stand out, they won't really notice a guy like you. [22:36:52] What's their problem, anyway? [22:36:59] Guys who... dig stuff up? [22:37:18] * Kentaro sighs. "It works for me, at least." [22:37:30] See? [22:37:33] It's all about the dirt. [22:38:04] But still, Daisuke, you shouldn't let people walk all over you. [22:38:14] Besides, you have friends. You have nothing to worry about. [22:38:48] * Megumi shrugs. "Or maybe they can just smell fear." [22:40:31] Dirt and fear. Got it. [22:40:48] * Berny looks around the cafeteria to see if she can spot any other redscarves. [22:40:52] So... I just gotta lay low for a bit,and she won't go after me any more? [22:41:47] Maybe. If she comes around, Megumi'd protect you. [22:42:21] Yeah. You wouldn't think it from looking at her, but there's power packed in there! [22:43:33] Only if she's looking for a fight. Which isn't gonna happen with a coward like that. [22:44:25] Maybe you should just man the hell up and stop taking her shit. [22:44:31] * Kale nods. [22:44:31] Yeah [22:44:34] We've got your back. [22:44:41] Well [22:44:50] * Berny nods. "Or...that." [22:44:55] Yeah. [22:46:14] I'll try to keep that in mind... Kentaro-senpai, any other advice here at school? [22:49:06] Well, let me think... [22:49:28] * Kentaro rests his chin on his hand in an exaggerated posture of consideration. [22:49:31] Kick a guy's ass on your first day. Well, I guess it's a little late for that. [22:49:50] Honestly, I haven't been paying much attention the last few years. [22:49:53] * Kale shakes his head. [22:51:01] N-nothing? [22:51:18] * He looks to Berny and Kale for help [22:51:32] Um...This is my first year here, so... [22:51:40] * Berny shrugs. [22:53:17] Well, I'm new at this school. But back in America, well. I would say just make sure to stay true to yourself. And to your friends. [22:53:22] * Kale taps his chin. [22:53:36] To be honest, kick a guy's ass was a probably a pretty good idea. [22:53:38] * Kentaro nods. "That's a good idea." [22:53:55] Also, don't date girls from the drama club. They're *crazy*. [22:53:58] Though, I wouldn't, Daisuke. [22:54:02] * Kale nods sagely. [22:54:11] Is that why people leave Megumi alone? [22:54:31] * Kale goes red. Really red. And clasps a hand across his mouth. [23:01:43] * Berny pretends she didn't hear that. [23:01:45] * Kale coughs. [23:01:46] Any way. [23:02:05] * Megumi doesn't seem to care. Or maybe she's just not paying attention. [23:04:09] * It's nearing the end of lunch time [23:05:48] * Daisuke heads off to his next classes. [23:05:58] * What are you doing after school? [23:06:02] * Berny cleans up her area meticulously and prepares to return to class. She decides that she'll be scouting out whatever clubs are meeting after school. [23:06:14] * Kentaro heads off to class, and then spends the afternoon at drama club. [23:07:34] * Megumi wanders back to class, heading straight home again afterwards. [23:08:23] * Kale sticks around after class, getting ready to show off his rad baseball skills. [23:08:32] [Session End] End of #Youkai buffer Thu Mar 12 23:08:50 2009