Start of #Youkai buffer: Thu Apr 16 19:26:46 2009 [17:06:01] [When last we left off, Friday arrived. Morning went by alright, but now lunch approaches, and you're all hungry.] [17:06:06] [Today is Udon.] [17:06:08] [Session Start] [17:08:14] * Kentaro stops at the lunch line to pick up a bown of udon before heading to the group's table. He begins rearranging the noodles in his bowl, looking down into the soup introspectively [17:09:11] * Berny eats her usual lunch and is peeking over her lunch bag at the redscarves, wondering. [17:10:44] * Shizuru and Natsuki eat lunch and chat amiably about something or other. [17:11:24] * Megumi grabs her unon and plops down in her usual seat. [17:12:08] * Berny waves to Megumi when she sees her. [17:13:34] Hey, Megumi, Berny. [17:14:55] Heya, Kentaro. [17:15:57] * Berny lowers her voice. "Did you learn anything about the...you know what?" [17:16:11] Hey guys! [17:16:36] * Berny looks up over her sandwich. "Hmm?" [17:17:41] What? Just saying hi. [17:19:27] * Kentaro shakes his head. "Nothing. Nobody really knew what was up, though I got a few people saying they'd help me look into it." [17:21:30] * Berny nods. "That's a start. I wouldn't even know who to ask that kind of thing." [17:21:56] * Berny taps her bottom lip thoughtfully. "I mean, I don't know anyone who'd know what I was talking about except for you guys." [17:22:39] * Kentaro nods. "It's hard meeting special people, you know? I think I just got lucky with the nose." [17:23:04] * You overhear some students talking while you eat. "I heard there was more fighting yesterday too." "How many?" "I think it was 4 yesterday." "Four people?' "Nah, four fights." [17:23:05] * Berny laughs. [17:23:23] * Berny stops and listens. "Hey, you hear that, Megumi? More fights." [17:23:35] * Megumi 's ears perk up at the conversation. "Dammit, I miss ALL the good stuff." [17:27:46] Maybe we should stay after today and see what's up? [17:28:07] I mean, I don't think we're gonna get any more ground talking to plants until we figure out what the problem there is [17:28:18] * Berny nods. "Sounds good. It might be related." [17:28:33] I wonder if the mouse-dog has something to do with it, too. And the white fox. [17:29:37] Ya think so? [17:30:23] Dunno, but those are some of the unusual things we've heard about and seen about since school started. [17:30:31] (( oops, take out the second about )) [17:32:20] * Kentaro nods. "Might be, yeah. I don't know what to make about the skeleton, though. Like, even if we take it, can we really make anything of it?" [17:34:22] Aside from a necklace, I mean. [17:35:11] * Berny laughs at that. "Um. I've got no idea. Did it, uh, smell unusual to you?" [17:37:19] * Kale (mattyqwill@c-75-67-221-215.hsd1.nh.comcast.net) has joined #Youkai [17:39:48] A little, but then, I don't really smell many skeletons, you know? [17:41:07] * Berny nods thoughtfully. [17:42:14] * Megumi folds her arms. "Huh. Maybe that Daisuke guy has found something else? Longshot, I know, but I guess it couldn't hurt to ask." [17:42:30] Yeah, where is he, anyway? [17:42:34] * Berny looks around for Daisuke. [17:43:19] * Daisuke shows up, right on cue. "Ah, hi." [17:43:37] * Kentaro nods at Daisuke. "Hey, kid." [17:44:11] * He has a seat. [17:46:17] Yo. [17:46:40] Hi, Daisuke. We were just wondering where you were.' [17:47:02] * He gets his food out. "Hi. How'd yesterday go? I was kinda held up a bit after class... spilled some papers, so I had to reorganize everything, real mess." [17:47:25] Oh, sorry to hear. Yesterday was...interesting. [17:47:52] * Berny glances over at Kentaro and Megumi. "We were sort of wondering if you'd found anything else unusual besides the skeleton from last time." [17:50:16] Um... not really. About the skeleton itself, at least. Why? [17:51:32] Just...a lot of weird stuff's been happening around here, y'know? And finding the skeleton was one of 'em, right? [17:52:35] Well... I guess it's weird, but it's a good thing, right? [17:53:17] * Berny thinks. "Why do you say that, Daisuke?" [17:54:06] Well, it's a great discovery. [17:54:49] Even if no one's really impressed.. [17:55:11] People aren't impressed by it? [17:55:47] Not... really. Maybe if I had a live one, but this is all I've got. [17:57:37] Hm. Where'd you say you found the skeleton again? [17:58:03] It was buried by a river. [17:58:35] * Berny taps the side of her face. "Hmm. Where's the river in relation to the field we went yesterday?" [18:00:39] It's a little distant, but people used to have boats going down it at a decent pace... not that this'd help us now. [18:01:10] Would that count as...'near, but distant'? [18:01:33] That's a weird phrase. [18:02:58] Yeah it is. [18:03:04] * Megumi blinks at Berny. "Oh..." [18:03:21] * Kentaro blinks. [18:03:25] Uh... [18:03:30] * Kentaro blinks. [18:03:54] * Berny claps her hands together. "Guess we should go check out the river later?" [18:03:58] * Daisuke starts eating. :9 [18:04:34] * Kentaro nods. "I'll tell Miki that I can't hang out today because I'm playing at a river." [18:05:59] * Berny stifles a giggle and eats her lunch. [18:06:09] * Megumi rolls her eyes and goes back to eating. [18:06:48] Who's Miki? [18:07:23] Oh, she's the girl who goes out with me sometimes, when she's not breaking up with me for stuff like playing at a river instead of going out with her. [18:07:49] Are... you sure you want to do that? [18:09:41] Probably not, but I bet he'll do it anyway. [18:09:54] Well...would it be weird to invite her along? [18:10:07] * Kentaro frowns, in serious consideration, apparently engaging in some kind of relationship calculus. [18:10:22] * Berny watches Kentaro's face with curiosity. [18:10:47] I guess it might be okay! That way, at least if she doesn't want to come at least I'll be a totally considerate guy anyways. [18:11:39] * Berny nods. "Problem solved!" [18:11:47] I...guess that works. [18:11:49] Besides, we haven't met her yet. [18:12:32] * Kentaro nods. "She's pretty alright, if you're into human girls." He pauses. "No offence, human girls." [18:12:49] Huh? [18:12:50] * Berny purses her lips. "...Should I be offended by that?" [18:13:04] Oh, uh, Daisuke. He's just joking. [18:13:06] * Berny laughs nervously. [18:14:06] * Megumi buries her face in her hands. [18:14:50] Oh... okay. [18:14:55] * Kentaro nods, grinning. "Yeah, I'm being a big, silly guy, telling big silly human jokes." [18:15:09] * Berny laughs again, nervously. "Yup, that's all." [18:19:38] So what's this about the river, anyway? [18:19:55] Just wanted to check it out. Thought it might have something to do with the messed up vegetables. [18:20:24] That's downstream, though... I think. [18:23:41] You need me to tag along? [18:24:38] ...Now, I didn't want to say that before, but do you mean that might have been a load-bearing skeleton, Berny? [18:25:16] You can come if you want, Daisuke. [18:25:21] ...a what? [18:25:44] * Berny puzzles over what Kentaro said and blinks at him blankly. [18:25:53] Like, all I'm asking is wether we're considering the idea that the skeleton was, uh... [18:26:03] Integral to the feng shui of the fields? [18:26:41] * Berny shakes her head. "I have no idea, but I figured we might as well keep the possibility open." [18:28:17] ....riiiight. [18:29:11] * Berny glances over sheepishly at Megumi. "I don't really have any idea either." [18:29:25] Uh... that's kinda weird. [18:31:02] Says the guy who digs up mouse-rats. [18:31:14] Hey, it's for science. [18:33:47] This is for science too. Sorta. I mean, it has to do with dying plants. [18:33:49] And stuff. [18:34:38] True [18:38:16] I got some stuff to take care of after school. I took a photo of the site, though. I'll mail it to your phones. HOpefully that'll help you find it [18:39:02] * Kentaro nods [18:39:11] [After School] [18:40:04] * Berny studies the photo of the site that Daisuke sent to her phone. "I hope this place isn't hard to find. Do either of you know how to get to the river?" [18:41:24] I could probably find my way there [18:42:13] Yeah, I go running down there now and then. [18:43:04] Oh, cool. I guess I'll let you guys lead, then? [18:43:39] * Kentaro nods [18:45:53] Sure thing. [18:46:24] * Berny follows along. [18:47:05] * Kentaro follows Megumi [18:47:56] * A pretty and slightly skinny girl runs up. She has long hair. "H-hey! Kentaro!" [18:48:05] * Megumi leads the way down to the river, though she keeps running ahead impatiently. [18:49:14] * Kentaro turns towards the girl and throws his arms open, running towards her in an exaggerated gait. "Miki! Good to see you, lady." [18:49:56] * Berny blinks at waves timidly at Miki. "Hi." [18:50:04] It's good to see you too... I thought you told me the meeting time was a little later. I almost missed you. [18:50:10] (( blinks AND, not at )) [18:50:49] Oh, uh. [18:51:18] * Kentaro checks his watch. "Sorry, I try to keep ten minutes ahead, my bad." [18:52:09] Well, I'mglad you're around anyway. So you said you wanted to look at the river? What's so special about it? [18:52:51] * Megumi slows down a bit, noticing Miki. She nods, but doesn't say hi. [18:54:17] Oh, well, I kinda got wrapped up in this project for the doc, about why all the vegetables at the farmer's market are suddenly terrible. And we figured out that the problem was something distant but nearby, so the river sounded like a good place to look, you know? [18:54:30] In terms of things that're both distant from, and nearby to, the fields. [18:54:39] Um... I don't really get it, but I'll go along. [18:55:10] * Berny resumes following Megumi. [18:55:42] * Kentaro shrugs. "Neither do I, lady, neither do I." He follows Berny and Megumi, matching his pace with Miki's. [18:59:13] * Some time later, you arrive along the river. The grass in the area is brown and dry, and trees are pale. The leaves have fallen off, but you can't find any on the ground. [19:00:23] Well. It does look like this place has the same issues as the veggies, wouldn't you say? [19:00:42] * Kentaro nods, looking around. "Definitely." [19:00:54] What... happened here? [19:01:03] * Berny looks around more carefully. [19:02:21] * Berny ducks out of sight as soon as she can and finds one of the weak kami. "Hey. Are you okay?" she whispers. [19:03:47] * Megumi looks around, frowning with her arms folded. "Yeah, this can't be normal." [19:04:11] * The kami looks up at her. Aside fromthat, it doesn't seem to respond. [19:05:21] * Berny continues to whisper to the kami while she's out of sight. "Can we help you? What's making all of you weak like this?" [19:06:04] Hunger [19:06:12] Who's she talking to? [19:07:15] What's taking your food? Can you point it out to us? [19:08:05] The tree, I think. [19:08:36] * THe kami points at a tree further down the river. [19:08:45] A tree? [19:09:05] I'll go take a look. Take care, okay? We'll try to help. [19:09:14] I guess some people say plants grow better if you talk to them... [19:09:38] * Berny slips back out from behind the tree as if nothing happened. She smiles anxiously. "I'll, uh, I'll be right back." [19:09:56] * Berny goes to check out that tree further down the river. [19:11:15] * Kentaro nods, full of faux-wisdom. "It's really powerful. It just goes to show that if we reach out and try to understand each other, we can solve anything." [19:12:22] * As Berny approaches, she gets a better look at the tree. It is a tall, thick, gnarled, black thing. Its branches bend and curl at unlikely angles and waves. The roots that can be seen poking out of the soil, on the other hand, are jagged and sharply angled, almost like claws. Or teeth. [19:12:50] * Megumi shrugs. "I saw some guys hook a lie detector up to a plant on TV once. It was pretty funny." [19:13:07] What happened then? [19:14:00] * Berny (mahamari@adsl-67-116-237-202.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) Quit (Quit: :o) [19:18:46] They had some guys trying to guess if the plant was lying or not. For fabulous prizes. And to not get pushed into a pit of garbage. [19:26:18] [Session End] End of #Youkai buffer Thu Apr 16 19:26:46 2009