<Seri> Satsuki's room is normally quiet, organized, relaxed... Not today. Today Ryuuko looks PISSED, as she slams open the doors. "THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?"


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<RickDominated> She finds Satsuki denuded of the outfit she'd just wore out there, the sheer, pure white of it drinking in the other colors of the room, making even her brilliant white walls look dull and dingy next to them, the collar's eye lot spots almost following Ryuuko as she kicks down the fine oak doors in the room as the President of the Student Council holds up on dainty hand, sliding on her evening robe and pulling her hair


<RickDominated> through. "I am getting dressed, Ryuuko." She says, smugly.


<Seri> The outfit makes Ryuuki cover her eyes with one rough hand, as she marches toward her sister. "...You know damn well what I mean. What was with that whole declaration of war business!?"


<RickDominated> Satsuki adjusts her robe for a moment and sits down in her chair, looking up at her sister in turn, her flinty, slate grey eyes meeting Ryuuko's and not looking away. "The first step, of course. Even if Ranka forced my hand slightly... it is something that had to be done regardless."


<Seri> "Are you stupid?" Ryuuko narrows her eyes, trying to judge her sister's mindset. "You're doin' this, when we could easily be making powerful allies instead."


<RickDominated> "And you think they're ready for that? To stand against the darkness as we have so far?" She narrows her eyes and leans forwards, just slightly. She brokers little debate at the best of times, and though she's told her sister to speak freely around her...


<Seri> Ryuuko puffs up, looking confident and strong... "I do. They stood up to the darkness that killed Our father after all, didn't they? The evil that attacked Nui. If you think they lack strength, then we'll make them stronger... but we should do it as allies, not manipulating them this way." She almost sounds as regal and professional as Satsuki for a moment. Almost.


<RickDominated> "Yes, the darkness at the gates, behind the door and dwelling in every corner you could see... it is not something to make a snap decision upon. The hands closest to you are the one ones most able to drive the knife into your back. No, they could BECOME Allies, in time... but it's not right yet."


<Seri> "And you think they'll just.. casually accept everything, if we wait until you think they're ready? After being at war with us for... who even knows how long?!" She knocks on Satsuki's forehead with two knuckles, to see if it's hollow. "This is such a stupid plan, and it'll probably backfire too. Better to train them ourselves, than to have them as enemies."


<RickDominated> Satsuki rises out of her seat with a flourish of her arms wide, eyes burning. "Our foes writhe and live in deception and false hopes, of honeyed traps in words and deed...and you'd trust any of these people so blindly? They are strong, yes. They know nothing of the world, of what to look for, whom could be listening. Every door we open to them is another that REVOCS, the Lodge or Other could slip into."


<RickDominated> "And as we have seen...if I cannot make the proper choice on trust... we can grow this circle no further."


<Seri> Ryuuko just pulls out her phone, showing a picture of a certain girl. Someone who was recently kidnapped. "And what of situations like her? Can we be sure they'll be protected from those things, by leaving them in the dark? She was attacked and kidnapped. Bikkie was made a target... did we open those doors? No! The Lodge... the Other... those things don't know boundaries!"


<RickDominated> "That is exactly my point." Her flinty gaze seems to be even harder, even colder for a moment. "Sacrifice is also nessecary, Ryuuko. Hino's prediciment was unfortunate, but you are right... and if we extend. They'll only have more targets. More lives to ruin."


<Seri> Ryuuko leans back and slaps Satsuki across the jaw. The sound echoes... for what feels like an eternity before she speaks. "No, you're wrong. They'll target people one way or another, and the only way to protect them... the only way to win this, is to make sure people are aware of the dangers... Besides... aren't you being a hypocrite? You say we can't expand... but YOU... you brought that THING. That OTHER into this room.


<RickDominated> Satsuki barely flinches, and wipes the soft flow of blood from her lip with the back of her hand...though as if called, it almost seems like the garment next to them is straining at it's hanger for a moment before it's still. "Aware? Aware of Humanities status as Vermin upon this world? Cursing the names of beings that can manifest at that sheer mention? We already have a champion that prides herself on stumbling into any mess


<RickDominated> without a single care of who it harms. You speak of knowledge not MEANT to be shared, not meant to be discovered in the first place." She snorts, looking to the strange thing on it's hanger. "Junketsu is bound. I required it in the event that Ranka would have needed put down."


<Seri> Ryuuko stares at her sister with a look of pity, then wraps her in a hug. "You really are an idiot. A prideful idiot who wants to make the world hate her, just to try and protect them. You don't have to do this though. Just... listen to me." It's unprompted... and certainly uncharacteristic, but she begins to sing. A quiet, peaceful melody, like a lullabye, but she's singing about the people she's met since her childhood. Her sisters... the friends she's


<Sandwitches> As she sings...  the jewel on her scarf shimmers...


<RickDominated> Satsuki for her part seems to slightly relax, but she doesn't reciprocate...not that she usually does, of course, so that's nothing unusual, more akin to the pairs normal time together. "...and what exactly would you have me do, Ryuuko. This course is as set as the stars themselves, and they're coming right..."


<Sandwitches> "...  Hmmph.  It looks like I lost this round to the witch after all."  An aged, male voice that is very familiar to Ryuuko echoes from between the pair.  Her scarf shifts somewhat in confusion....


<Seri> Ryuuko blinks, looking as confused as the scarf.


<RickDominated> Satsuki seems nonplussed. "My point stands about not knowing what lurks even this close is shown true."


<Sandwitches> "Ryuuko, I will admit.  I had my doubts when I handed you off to that Witch all those years ago.  And...  I am pleased to see how you have managed to shape the paths of others around you..." [...]


<Sandwitches> "And to see you being willing to take a stand with your sister, when she is being as stubborn as I can be."


<Seri> "Wait... you... POPS!? WHAT'S GOING ON!?" Ryuuko looks like she's panicing and really upset, now that she's realized who it is.


<RickDominated> "...now this is interesting."


<Sandwitches> "Ryuuko, I'm sure you're already screaming at me to explain myself...  but for now I need you to stop shouting.  It's not like I can hear you anyway.  Reports of my demise...  May or May not have been exaggerated.  What you're hearing now, is a pre-recorded message that I forwarded to the Witch, that she in turn stored in Senketsu's data storage." [...]


<Sandwitches> "The fact that the trigger that Witch set actually went off...  means she's had more of an influence on you than I suspected.  For the better."


<RickDominated> "Cheeky." Satsuki mutters, shrugging slightly. "...it must be tied to phonic gain..."


<Seri> "...Well then. Let's listen to him. Then I'll answer you." She's slowly calming down.


<RickDominated> Grace O'Conner not being what she appears though would be obvious even to a toddler."


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<Sandwitches> "Satsuki.  I owe you both praise beyond what I can express over this connection...  And an apology just as deep."  The old man sounds tired, and sounds like its getting harder for him to breath.  "You have been alone for some time.  Planning, and biding your time for your fight.  I...  should have tried harder to bring you with me.  Instead I left you alone.  But even on your own, you've managed to blossom into the figure st


<Sandwitches> anding before your sister."


<Sandwitches> "But...  I need to tell you.  I made a mistake by leaving you there alone.  I made a mistake by isolating myself."


<Sandwitches> "Your sister, who is too much like you in all of the worst ways, has shown herself to break any and all expectations over her knee.  And shes done this by NOT isolating herself.  By allowing her experiences and opinions be spread across her companions and her new family.  The fact of the matter is...  The way that you and I were going to do this originally?"


<Sandwitches> "It may not work."


<Sandwitches> "On the other hand...  Ryuuko, being TOO open, and spreading trust far and wide can cause what you've built to come tumbling down...  So the two of you need to stop acting like me, and work together to come up with something in the middle."


<Sandwitches> The voice coughs a couple of times...


<Seri> Ryuuko takes in a breath, listening to what's being said. Honestly... she knows it's right, that she can't just blindly trust everyone... After all, she's met some horrible people too...


<RickDominated> Satsuki just takes it all in, her stormy eyes unreadable, but listening intently. "...interesting."


<Sandwitches> "It looks like I'm jsut about out of time.  So...  this might be it.  What happens next...  thats on the three of you."


<Sandwitches> The recording ends.


<RickDominated> "...I see." Satsuki steps back, looking...contemplative.


<Seri> Ryuuko doesn't speak yet... for now, she just lets some silent tears roll down her face.


<RickDominated> Satsuki moves closer and softly, tenderly wipes them from her face.


<Seri> Ryuuko's arms wrap around her sister, to give her a light squeeze. "Together then... Let's make him proud, okay? Make the miracle they'll never see coming."


<RickDominated> "...fine, that much we can do. But we must obey caution, find our allies, and our enemies."


<Sandwitches> "...  He said...  three?  Why did he say three?" Senketsu asks Ryuuko.


<Seri> "Okay... we can do that. Betwee-..." She looks down. "...He did mention you, Senketsu. Maybe you're the third? But what would he have known about you...?"


<RickDominated> Satsuki politely allows for her to chat with her scarf, of course. "He clearly considers all of us to be equal partners."


<Sandwitches> "I'm not sure...  Do you think he helped Grace...?"  Senketsu's "Eye" Looks towards the the gem...  "Hmm...."


<Seri> "It's possible. I think the three of us need to have a talk with her... see what we can learn. As for allies... Satsuki, I think you need to try rationally talking to Ranka. Ask her why she left, first off. I think... mm... I wonder. Do you think letting Rin in on everything is okay?"


<RickDominated> "...She was among my first thoughts, actually." She goes...and totally ignores the idea to work out anything with Ranka though. "...and it pains me to do this, but Medaka as well."


<Seri> "Oh? Go on..." She'll press the idea later...


<RickDominated> "In another time, another way...we're quite similar, the two of us. ...she could be made to understand, if she doesn't already. She herself is Other, even if she tries to suppress that."


<Seri> She nods slowly... "Alright. Well... once you're changed, let's go have this talk with people."


<RickDominated> Satsuki chuckles, and simply doffs her robe, pulling back on the strange outfit beside of her, the way it squirms at it touches her flesh for a moment utterly disturbing...but after a moment or so it calms itself, looking nothing more than the most brilliant white possible afterwards. "...this however, will have to come with us."


<Seri> The whole thing makes Ryuuko recoil... though eventually she works up enough of her nerve to grab Satsuki's hand. "I keep worrying we might absorb it if I even get near it, like what happened in that fiber test."


<RickDominated> "Heh...no...it's not something you'd want to do that... this thing... is a Kamui. One Hundred Percent total life fibers... Mother Insisted that it was to be my Wedding Dress...and now that I've freed it, this is my cross to bear. Do not fear...it is totally under my control, and attuned to my blood alone. Right now it is dormant."


<Seri> "...That just makes me more concerned, given what happened during our tests, as we kept upping the fiber purity level. Still... if you're sure it's safe."


<Sandwitches> "...  Kamui..."  Senketsu stares at the outfit...  "It...  feels familiar..."


<Seri> Ryuuko glances down at him and nods. "Another question for Grace then."


<RickDominated> "...as much as I loathe to involve her as well, she's another natural ally."


<Seri> "We have to ask her questions either way. She knows a whole lot more than I do about all this, that's for sure."


<RickDominated> "There are others as well...groups that do not know they are sympathetic to OUR cause." She says brusky, and gently squeezes on Ryuuko's hand as they head to the door. "Those that think they too are alone in the opposition of life fibers, and the Lodge. ...perhaps you are right. ...also I shall see to it that Rin is given the finest hospital care we can provide for her. ...it's been inexcusable for me to not meet her yet."


<Seri> "I hope you two will get along well." Ryuuko glances away, thinking now, about how to make the entirety of her family get along. Well, excluding that woman, but she's an evil monster.