Start of #Youkai buffer: Thu Dec 17 21:57:48 2009 [17:57:19] [Saturday] [17:57:48] [A warm, rainy spring day] [17:58:02] [As your morning classes end, the bell rings, signifying lunch time] [17:58:04] [Session Start] [18:02:29] * Berny was staring out the window at the rain when the lunch bell rings. She blinks sleepily and gets to her feet. "Oh, lunchtime already." [18:04:15] * Kentaro is staring out the window as well. "What a nice day." He begins packing up his bag for heading down to lunch [18:05:26] * Megumi is already at the cafeteria, heading for the usual table with her lunch. [18:05:47] * Berny follows Kentaro down to the cafeteria as usual. [18:07:57] [Today, the cafeteria has yakisoba] [18:08:25] * Everyone seems to be inside, not wanting to be in the rain. Shizuru and Natsuki, Daisuke, etc. [18:10:28] * Choutarou's off in his own corner, eating proudly. People are giving him some distance. [18:10:38] * Berny plops down at her usual seat across from Megumi. "Hey, Megumi. How's it going?" [18:12:01] * Megumi looks up, mouth full of food. She swallows quickly. "Good! Practice was fun yesterday." She eyes Kentaro, smirking slightly. [18:12:46] * Kentaro nods, serenely. "They could have been bigger." [18:13:10] Huh? What could've been bigger? [18:13:53] Yeah, well, y'know, just wasn't enough room on your head. [18:15:04] * Kentaro shrugs. "I guess." [18:15:41] * Berny giggles. "Oh." [18:22:35] * Choutarou's eyes meet Megumi's from across the room. [18:24:19] * Megumi looks quizzically at Choutarou. [18:26:08] * Berny blinks at Megumi's expression. "What?" [18:27:02] * Emmy (senranda@74.12.127.179) has joined #Youkai [18:28:31] * Berny turns around slowly and finally sees Choutarou. "Oh. Isn't that Choutarou? What does he want?" [18:28:45] * Emmy enters the cafeteria. It looks like yakisoba today. It's also kinda rainy. [18:30:52] * Megumi shrugs, and goes back to her food. [18:31:57] * Berny unpacks her lunch and starts eating. [18:33:22] * Emmy as usual, had brought her own lunch with consists of rice and some form of strawberry. [18:36:17] * He stands up, lunch in hand, and starts mkaing his way across the room. Students get out of the way fast. [18:37:59] * Berny looks over her shoulder. [18:38:10] * He arrives. Then has a seat. [18:38:18] Oi, Megumi. You been keeping track of the tough guys at school? [18:39:16] * Emmy also walks to the others and takes a seat. "How's the day been?" She asks. [18:40:18] Huh? Not really. Why? [18:42:36] They say they're all gathering around Black Jotaro. Can you believe that? After you won that tournament and everything. [18:44:09] Black Jotaro? [18:44:48] * Megumi looks puzzled. "Who the fuck is Black Jotaro?" [18:45:47] Some third-year, I don't know. Something about a Platinum Star Punch, who knows. [18:46:13] * Berny turns to Kentaro. "Is he in our class?" [18:48:14] * He is not [18:49:36] I can't remember ever hearing his name. [18:50:03] But then again, I don't really talk to a lot of our classmates, so I don't know their first names. [18:52:09] * Megumi shrugs. "So, someone else to beat the hell out of. Big deal." [18:52:41] Yeah. I was mostly wondering if you might have any idea why the hell they'd fall in with him. [18:53:04] Is he around right now? What does he look like, anyway? [18:53:10] * Berny looks around the cafeteria. [18:53:36] * Megumi smirks. "Probably can't handle that a girl won the tournament." [18:53:58] * Kentaro frowns. "It's odd. I thought I'd heard of most people." [18:54:16] No idea what he looks like. [18:55:55] Ooh, now I'm getting kinda excited. A mystery challenger! [18:56:11] * Megumi doesn't seem to care that Jotaro hasn't actually challenged her yet. [19:00:23] Hmm, I wonder how to find him, though. [19:01:40] Funny that no one seems to know who he is. [19:02:13] Yeah, he kinda came out of nowhere, I guess [19:08:43] Is he a new transfer? Or an exchange student? [19:09:19] * Emmy is merrily munching on her lunch. "I've never heard of him before. And what kind of name is Black Jotaro? A Pokemon?" [19:09:58] * Berny chews thoughtfully. "Well, Jotaro is a normal enough name, but why Black? It sounds sort of pretentious." [19:10:40] Maybe if I beat up him and two more Taros I get a prize. [19:11:31] * Kentaro laughs. "I say go for it." [19:11:32] WAIT. [19:11:33] NO. [19:11:35] DON'T. [19:14:02] * Berny blinks. "Huh? Is that reverse psychology?" [19:17:31] * Megumi looks at Kentaro. "Pft, you don't count." [19:18:09] * Emmy focuses on eating. "Do you REALLY need more trouble?" [19:21:53] * Berny finishes off her sandwich. "Well...it's not really trouble if Megumi always wins, right?" [19:23:50] * Megumi blinks at Emmy. "Trouble? What trouble? This is just fun." [19:26:06] * Emmy pauses mid-bite, turns to look at Megumi, then just shrugs. "Whatever." [19:30:46] * Choutarou starts eating a big old meat sandwich. [19:35:06] * Megumi frowns. "I have no idea how to find this guy." [19:41:17] You could find someone who might know. Or just put out an official challenge and hope he shows up [19:42:05] Someone who might know? But...nobody seems to know this guy. [19:47:08] * Megumi sighs in frustration. After a few minutes she looks up and turns to Emmy with a slightly hurt expression. "Um...do you have a problem with me wanting to fight or somethin'? I, well it's not like I can really help it." [19:50:50] * Emmy shrugs. "I just remembered. It's also why you're going to my place before the wedding." [19:51:29] I guess we should get looking, though. This mystery man isn't going to find himself. [19:52:37] Well, it's not like you gotta do this like, right now. I just came here to let you know. [19:53:43] * Megumi nods, cheering up a bit. "Sure. Thanks, Choutarou." [19:55:08] * He resumes eating his sandwich [19:55:47] * Megumi goes back to her lunch. "It's not like I'm gonna fight anyone at a wedding. 'less they start it first." [19:57:22] * Emmy is clearly finishing hers up and packing up. "Yes, but conflict tends to collect karma. Well, anyways, it's just the sort of thing that needs to be purified from you." [19:57:43] Oh. Okay. [20:04:52] I, uh, didn't realize that karma was something that was that easily washed away. [20:04:56] * Berny scratches her head. [20:13:20] * Emmy giggles. "It's not... it requires a spiritual ritual to do that, and that's why you're staying over for that night." [20:14:36] I-I think my karma's kind of okay...I hope. I don't think I cause much conflict.... [20:14:36] I don't really get it, but you're the expert, Emmy, so I'll trust ya. [20:15:00] * Emmy just nods. "Don't worry about it. I've done this a few times." [20:15:08] Okay. [20:15:37] * Berny fidgets and still looks like she might be getting cold feet, however. [20:23:50] WHat's this stuff? [20:24:01] What's what stuff? [20:24:22] Wedding invitation? [20:24:31] * Emmy tries to think of a good metaphor. "Think of it as... washing your spiritual body, except dirt is as hard to find as uranium." [20:28:45] * Megumi cocks her head. "So...like...washing in a REALLY hard to reach place?" [20:41:36] * Emmy comments, "More like you rarely have to wash it often." [20:42:28] * Berny wracks her brain trying to figure that out. "'Rarely have to wash it often'?" [20:42:55] Doesn't that statement contradict itself? [20:43:44] You would think so, wouldn't you? Be some people just can't seem to stay away from bad karma... [20:44:22] But if they have a constant influx of bad karma, wouldn't they just have to wash it often? [20:44:27] * Berny looks confused. [20:50:30] Berny... how do you tell a person that they have a lot of bad karma? [20:51:23] * Berny shrugs. "Isn't that what you just told Megumi?" [20:53:29] Yes, but that's because she knows I deal with that kind of thing and I know her. How do you go up to an average person and tell whether their karma is good or bad? [20:53:44] * Berny shakes her head. "I dunno. I wouldn't even be able to tell." [20:57:03] Exactly. I can't just look at a person to determine whether they're a good person or not, but I can tell what kind of karma they collect by knowing them and understanding their interests. [20:58:33] * Berny still seems confused, and she shakes her head. "Nevermind. Forget I said anything." [20:59:49] It's not really that hard to understand once you figure out how certain people attract certain kinds of karma and whether it is good karma to them or not. [21:00:28] But Megumi likes fighting. Wouldn't that make it good karma to attract fights? [21:01:09] Fighting itself doesn't really attract karma, but the reasons behind looking for a fight does. [21:03:00] So...uh...I attract bad karma because...I do it for fun? [21:04:20] * Emmy glances around. "Wellll.... no... In your case, you would attract bad karma if you look for someone you thought was weaker or continue to fight someone after finding out they're weaker. If you fight. I think. It's really harder with you." [21:06:00] * Megumi frowns in thought. "Well, not somethin' I'd do, except...what if I fought someone weaker than me cuz they were fightin' someone weaker than them?" [21:07:20] I don't think it counts... but really, karma is not something easily calculatable, so that's why there's purification rituals. [21:07:45] So how do you define karma? [21:08:44] Me? [21:10:47] Oh, well, it's very easy for me. Every time I do a good deed, I'm get a +1. Everytime I do something selfish, I get a -1. [21:11:48] And that gets reset when you do the purification ritual? [21:12:36] Most of the time. Unless you anger some god, but I don't think either of you has done that, right? [21:15:17] ...Not that I know of. [21:15:25] * Berny knocks on the table for luck. [21:16:23] I think I've said I wanted to punch a god before, but I never specified which one. So hopefully none took offense? [21:16:56] I don't think so unless some wandering god passed by. But if there was one, I'm sure you would know you're cursed right away." [21:25:00] Yeah...I'd like ta think I'd be able to tell if I was. [21:26:16] If you're not sure, I could try cursing you so you can experience it yourself... [21:28:00] * Berny shifts nervously. "Maybe it's better if you don't do that, Emmy." [21:31:41] * Emmy giggles. "Right, right. Anyways, I think we should leave more about that later till you come to my place. There's really nothing you have to prepare except for maybe a dull time during the purificiation ritual." [21:32:30] Okay. [21:32:51] * Megumi nods. "Fine with me." [21:35:59] * Megumi looks thoughtful. "I wouldn't mind being cursed sometime, just like a little one, just to see what it was like. I bet I could take it!" [21:36:45] Really? You probably could...but even if it was just like a stubbed toe or something, wouldn't that be unpleasant? [21:37:04] * Emmy became thoughtful. "What if it's a curse that made that little point at the back where it's just barely reachable ichy for 24/7?" [21:37:47] Concentration training! [21:38:27] How about a curse that makes you sneeze uncontroablely whenever someone calls your name? [21:40:15] ...That seems like the sort of thing that Kentaro would make unbearable. Cause you just know when he figured it out it'd be "Megumi! Megumi! Megumi!" all the damn time. [21:40:50] * Emmy pauses and thinks for a moment. "Ya... ya. That does seem like something he'd do. But you could sneeze in his face if he does that." [21:41:03] * Megumi snickers at the thought. [21:42:00] * Berny laughs too. [21:47:15] [Session End] [21:48:06] * Megumi (dlarmour@wnpgmb1307w-ad02-37-87.dynamic.mts.net) has left #Youkai [21:55:17] * Berny is now known as Cheeseball [21:55:19] * Cheeseball (mahamari@adsl-67-121-125-76.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net) has left #Youkai [21:55:41] * Emmy (senranda@74.12.127.179) has left #Youkai End of #Youkai buffer Thu Dec 17 21:57:48 2009