Meduka 4: Talking About Murder

[16:15] <Sakata_Ginko> THE YEAR IS 20XX
[16:15] <Sakata_Ginko> THE INQUISITION IS STILL NOT EXPECTED.
[16:15] <MidorikawaMisao> pls
01[16:15] <Genshuku> HOWEVER, IT IS EXPECTED THAT EVO WILL CONSIST ENTIRELY OF FOX MAINS.
01[16:16] <Genshuku> THAT'S HOW IT IS, IN THE YEAR 20XX.
[16:16] <MidorikawaMisao> "Not entirely of Foxes!"
01[16:16] <Genshuku> Yes, entirely of Foxes. Not even a Falco in sight.
01[16:16] <Genshuku> We have long since graduated past the point where people even bother playing for fun anymore
01[16:17] <Genshuku> it might as well be 'feature this character in training mode'
01[16:17] <Genshuku> But hey, some people don't like Bowser.
[16:17] <Sakata_Ginko> In any case, who gives a shit? It's another ordinary day in Mae.
01[16:18] <Genshuku> Sure is! The rest of the day passes by without incident...though you do hear something rather disturbing on the news.
01[16:19] <Genshuku> That is, a noticable spike of deaths...deaths unrelated to the incident in which a large portion of the western side of the city caught fire.
[16:19] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Someone found a game-breaking exploit for not-Fox?
01[16:19] <Genshuku> No, just a spike in use of Up-B as a recovery move.
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[16:19] <MidorikawaMisao> "Oh geez, this is bad..."
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01[16:20] <Genshuku> By the way, did you know? A large section of the western district caught fire. Apparently, the firemen weren't good at putting it out, and it's being regarded as one of the worst cases of firemen not doing their jobs properly.
[16:21] <MidorikawaMisao> "Okay, maybe /that/ wasn't as bad as /this/..."
01[16:21] <Genshuku> That all well and said, the spike of murders is definitely unrelated. People still don't quite know what happened to them, but needless to say, not much news channels actually showed that.
[16:22] <Sakata_Ginko> "Shit's going to hell in a handbasket," Ginko commented, leaning back on her couch with a can of beer in hand. The TV in front of her was blaring out the information to everyone in the room.
01[16:22] <Genshuku> The party, which I'll assume gathered in the apartment first, can't entirely ignore these things!
01[16:23] <Genshuku> It's not 4 PM yet, of course, so they're free to talk about it before they do anything else!
[16:23] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko hummed thoughtfully. "At least some of all this mess was probably thanks to youma, probably. Think the tsukaima would know anything about it?"
06[16:23] * YunaMizuno turns to Akiko, "Maybe..."
[16:24] <MidorikawaMisao> "Well, we're here for a reason," Misao replies, still with Ginko's appearance.  "And it's to fight these youma.  If anything, we'll need to get some briefing by them, before we run off."
06[16:26] * YunaMizuno looks between Ginko and Misao, still a little unsettled at there being two of them around
[16:26] <Sakata_Ginko> "I say we beat the bejeesus out of that little bastard," Ginko said, tossing the empty beer can into the garbage bin with a resounding clang.
[16:27] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Hmm, I think it's more likely thatthey'd have something like a group speech or something, as I imagine quite a few of us magical girls would want to ask about that. ...Or they might not confirm anything in public, if the whole thing is related to that youma Mizuno-san saw somehow."
06[16:27] * YunaMizuno "Somehow I don't think attacking Fate would help..."
[16:28] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...I'm not so sure about that. What if it can...take our magical powers back somehow?"
[16:28] <MidorikawaMisao> "I'm with Akiko-sama.  It's too risky to fight Fate."
[16:28] <Sakata_Ginko> "All for the fucking better if it gets rid of this syrup," Ginko licked her own finger. "But I'm sure they won't do that. We aren't of any use to them if our powers are gone."
[16:33] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "That aside, do you all feel like investigating this? I'm not sure about the big fire, but the series of murders which the news are largely ignoring probably has a youma or two involved, I think."
06[16:33] * YunaMizuno nods, "Yeah... definitely sounds like the work of a Youma
[16:34] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko tilted her head. "Murders, huh," she muttered. "I don't know. You think them little bastards would know about it?"
[16:35] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Well...to be honest, I think we'd still mostly be on our own unless they think that youma lord thing is involved.
[16:36] <MidorikawaMisao> "I uh... guess we should go investigating the murders, then?"
[16:37] <Sakata_Ginko> "How do you think we're going to do that?" Ginko turned and stared at her (hopefully temporary) copy. Damn, it feels weird to argue with herself. "THe police's probably gonna be all over it."
[16:39] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "You think so? When the tsukaima 'recruited' me, I started remembering a lot of destruction and similiar stuff that I apparently didn't pay any attention to previously. The youma might be able to somehow ward off media and police attention somehow. And it's still better than starting to look for our next youma from zero leads."
[16:39] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Though asking the tsukaima about the big fire first just in case might be worthwhile."
[16:39] <Sakata_Ginko> "Like you said, if it were from the youma, the media wouldn't have gotten their hands on the murders."
[16:40] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "I suppose that's true..."
06[16:40] * YunaMizuno "Can't hurt to ask," the priestess suggests
[16:41] <MidorikawaMisao> "Maybe we can piece together information, based on the people killed..."
[16:42] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "How about this. First, we ask the tsukaima. If that goes nowhere, we briefly check on those murder cases to see if the police is doing anything about it. If not, we assume a youma might be involved, and investigate. How does that sound?"
[16:45] <Sakata_Ginko> "Sure." Ginko stood up and stretched. "God, it's 26 degrees outside and I have to get all physical."
06[16:46] * YunaMizuno 's phone buzzes in her pocket. She checks it, lets out a sigh, then slips it back in. "Ahh dang, my mother needs me back home for a while," she says, "I'll catch up with you as soon as I can,"
[16:47] <MidorikawaMisao> "Take care, Yuna-chan~" Misao gives the priestess a parting hug.  "So uh... guess we'll be short one person for now."
06[16:47] * YunaMizuno hugs back, then walks back home
[16:47] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko nodded, looking up from her sketchbook briefly. "Alright. If you come back near or after 4 PM, just head to the fountain."
[16:50] <Sakata_Ginko> "Cool," Ginko walked into her room and back with her usual outfit. "Let's go."
[16:54] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko nodded, and began stowing away her sketch book in her bag and putting on her shoes.
[16:54] <MidorikawaMisao> "Um... won't people be suspicious if I'm wearing pajamas?"
[16:56] <Sakata_Ginko> "Go into my closet and pick out something," Ginko gestured behind her toward her room.
[16:56] <Sakata_Ginko> "Oh, and, don't touch the paper box in there."
[16:57] <MidorikawaMisao> "Um... a-alright!" Misao nods, and leaves the two to enter Ginko's room.
01[17:04] <Genshuku> TO THE FOUNTAIN, AT 4 PM SHARP, AT SOME POINT EVENTUALLY...AT 4 PM SHARP. A larger amount of magical girls are here than usual, likely due to the news...and in addition, the appearance of not just another tsukaima, but...what seems to quite possibly be TWO of them. That is, a white ball of fluff, one slightly bigger than Fate itself, wearing two metal chain loops around it in an X formation, with beady little eyes...that shine with aggression, as does its cute little mouth. The other one is...weirder. That is, it's not entirely white and fluffy, for it is mostly a sort of metal, featureless doll about the size of...a typical doll, made of a grey, shining metal...but it is not without the white, for it's got rather large fluffy white wings. Fate's still around, of course! (Anyone holding Oblivion Seeds will also see Shen the WHITE CHINESE DRAGON taking a nap. I'm pretty sure we went over this one. I hope.)
[17:13] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko was glistening with dried syrup. "So... hot..." she kept drinking from a water bottle and splashing herself with it. Syrup doesn't cool down the body as well as sweat could, after all.
[17:16] <MidorikawaMisao> "Whuh?  I don't remember these tsukaima..." Misao hides behind Akiko, afraid of the newcomers.
[17:18] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko sighed. "Midorikawa-san, can't you tell your twin sister to not do that in public..?" She turned her attention to the tsukaima at Misao's prompt. "Hmm, indeed...Maybe youma WERE related in the fire after all..?" She commented, noting the unusually large crowd present.
01[17:19] <Genshuku> They do seem rather involved right now, and so they all don't entirely notice the party yet!
[17:22] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko splashed some more water on her. "I can't help it, all right? I might get heat stroke if I don't cool myself down!"
[17:23] <MidorikawaMisao> "Hm..." Misao looks left and right.  "I wonder if I can find Nezumi-san... and maybe Yuna-chan, too."
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01[17:31] <Genshuku> You see Nezumi, untransformed, conversing with a purple haired girl, ...wearing an especially bulky cape. That, and a blonde girl with blue eyes!
01[17:32] <Genshuku> You means Misao here, of course. She's looking!
06[17:34] * MidorikawaMisao waves at the monochrome girl.
01[17:35] <Genshuku> Despite them being deep in the conversation, she notices quickly and waves! ...Their conversation resumes, though it's too crowded to overhear anything over...well, everyone else!
[17:38] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Oh. There's Nezumi-san. She looks busy." Akiko simply nodded at Nezumi in acknowledgement, before noticing the girl she was talking to. She poked her teammates, "Um, if you two ever talk to that girl Nezumi-san is talking to, you should probably not ask about the cape." Yuna would probably not ask about it insensitively, but...Akiko had a feeling these two might!
[17:39] <Sakata_Ginko> "That looks nice," Ginko commented. "Think I can pick one up in a department store or something?"
[17:40] <MidorikawaMisao> "Aww..." Misao's head drooped a bit from not being able to ask about the cape.  "But capes are so... heroic!"
[17:41] <Sakata_Ginko> "Also villainous."
[17:41] <MidorikawaMisao> "... yeah, that too."
[17:42] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko facepalmed, and turned her attention back to the new tsukaima while the other two discussed their tastes. Were they waiting for all the local magical girls to arrive?
01[17:45] <Genshuku> While they do seem somewhat involved, their conversations are not too lengthy. ...And with many here, perhaps they're being told to stick around? You just don't know! The fluffball is, for what's mostly a ball of fluff, far too expressive, but you can't get too much details without actually interacting!
[17:47] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko almost casually strode toward the ball of fluff on the ground and nudged it--with her foot. "Oi," she said, her tone a bit harder than necessary.
[17:47] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Hmm..." It didn't seem like the tsukaima were going to address the crowd any time soon. Akiko poked her teammates for attention once again. "I guess they're just having direct conversations right now. We have to come up to them and ask directly. Let's go."
[17:49] <MidorikawaMisao> "Well, we can tell Yuna-chan later," Misao shrugs, and follows Akiko's lead.  "I wonder what they're like..."
01[17:55] <Genshuku> The ball of fluff promptly responds by not even moving a little bit from the nudge. Absorbed by the fluff, perhaps? It speaks in...a ridiculously gruff voice! "Get your foot off me, or I'll bite it off!" Somehow, the fluffball turns red! The metal doll promptly notes this, and speaks in a...how does a voice sound metallic without actually sounding like a robot? Somehow, it manages that. "Angering Emna is ill-advised."
01[17:56] <Genshuku> It continues. "We're busy addressing very pressing concerns, while also asking that everyone wait here. Magical girls are oftentimes late."
01[17:59] <Genshuku> "...The addressing is just to say 'yes, we know, and we know a fair bit, but we're not explaining it to everyone seperately, so please wait'."
[18:00] <MidorikawaMisao> "Can I hug the fluffy ball-thing?"
[18:01] <Sakata_Ginko> "I feel a lot better now knowing you know we're around," Ginko said with a sarcastic grin. "Take your time. It's not like it's incredibly uncomfortable out here."
[18:03] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...No," Akiko deadpanned. So, not explaining to everyone separately, huh? That would normally imply that they'd speak to everyone at once, buuuut...Might not be the best idea to make human assumptions with inhuman things. "Short question, so you are going to explain it to everyone at once? After everyone is here?" She added the last clause to not make it sound like she was asking just to make sure that they
[18:03] <Shirayuki_Akiko> /were/ explaining.
06[18:04] * YunaMizuno arrives, hair looking a little messy. She frantically looks for her group before eventually spotting Ginko and the others, and darts over to them. "There you are! I almost couldn't find you," she says, panting a little bit.
[18:05] <MidorikawaMisao> "Yuna-chan!" Deemkng Enma to be not hug-worthy enough to disobey Akiko, Misao settles on Yuna.  "Are you alright?"
[18:05] <MidorikawaMisao> *Deeming
01[18:08] <Genshuku> The doll addresses Misao first! "No, unless you don't value your arms." And then Akiko! "Yes. Explaining it to everyone is the best course of action, and that would be the most efficent manner!"
[18:13] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko waved at her other teammate. "You could have texted us to ask where we were, you know...And I guess there's no choice but to wait, huh." Addressing Fate this time, she asked, "Do you have some time before, uh, those two start their explanation?"
06[18:15] * YunaMizuno squeaks as Misao hugs her, "Hi. Yeah, I"m fine... Mom just needed some help moving some stuff around the house... She was wondering where I kept disappearing to the past couple of days, so I told her I was studying with some friends after school,"
01[18:16] <Genshuku> Fate manages to catch a moment for answering, and it seems quite hurried! "A bit. If you're asking about recent events, please wait with everyone else. Otherwise, keep it quick, the less people that speak to me, the more Vale will tell people not to talk to Emna about it."
[18:22] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Alright. Well, we had a tough fight yesterday, and after that Ginko-senpai started sweating syrup and Midorikawa somehow transformed into her," Akiko quickly said, gesturing to the two Ginko standing nearby, identical except for their clothes (and all the water that Ginko had been splashing on herself). Akiko had an urge to ask why Fate never gave them the exact details of this whole "overusing magic"
[18:22] <Shirayuki_Akiko> things, but she refrained from it, not really expecting a meaningful answer. "Is there some way to...cure them?"
01[18:26] <Genshuku> Fate answers quickly! "Ah, that. These things happen, and come in both temporary and very, very persistent forms. You should be able to tell the difference if you're inflicted, but it usually takes about a day or so for the temporary, and...well, don't overdo things and you shouldn't have to worry about the other brand, but let's say it takes an incredible amount of willpower to even try it."
01[18:26] <Genshuku> "Either way, reaching that state means you should be more careful!"
[18:28] <Shirayuki_Akiko> ..This again..? These kinds of non-answers were starting to get on Akiko's nerves. "So, in the end...Is there anything we can do ourselves to get rid of them?"
01[18:29] <Genshuku> "Time or excessive willpower, depending on which it is. There are no alternatives." Well, that was to the point!
06[18:31] * YunaMizuno lets out a sigh, "Sounds like there's nothing to do but wait it out and see what happens," the priestess states...
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[18:33] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...I see. Thank you for your time." Akiko turned back to her friends, and sighed. "A case of prevention rather then treatment, it seems..."
06[18:34] * YunaMizuno nods, "So it seems... I don't think I've had any excessive build-up... Only thing I can think of was that unnatural outburst of anger after our first fight..."
[18:35] <MidorikawaMisao> "I... hope this is perme- um," Misao stopped herself before making it awkward.  "Well, I hope this isn't permanent..."
06[18:40] * YunaMizuno glances over at MIsao
01[18:41] <Genshuku> After a couple more minutes, a clear voice, that of the metal doll (who might be called 'Vale') speaks over the crowd. How it does this...you assume it's the same reason it floats. It doesn't ring in your mind, but it is certainly heard clearly, over all the talking, without being loud. "Attention. There have been several major disturbances in Mae that we would like to make you all aware of. Yes, both incidents were ultimately caused by youma."
06[18:41] * YunaMizuno "I knew it..."
[18:42] <MidorikawaMisao> "...Huh?  I didn't see that one coming."
01[18:46] <Genshuku> "First, the fire. The fire was ultimately caused by the actions of the youma pictured...here." A sort of hologram appears just above the fountain, below the slumbering Shen, showing http://i.imgur.com/0hWzOah.png , about 6 meters in diameter. It's a still image.
[18:48] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Huh. That actually doesn't look threatening, just...really plain."
06[18:48] * YunaMizuno raises an eyebrow, "It actually looks quite huggable... like a toy I used to play with when I was younger..."
[18:49] <MidorikawaMisao> "... It must burn."
01[18:50] <Genshuku> "If you find this youma, do not engage. Report to the roof of your school and call for Vale to report a sighting. Attempts to engage have resulted in several deaths. It is very ill-advised. We would like to organized a group of very experienced magical girls to attempt to defeat it before it claims anymore lives, so it would be good to know its location."
[18:51] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "....Oh."
06[18:52] * YunaMizuno "So I guess having us take it on would be out of the question, then..."
01[18:54] <Genshuku> The puffball speaks up, in the same gruff voice! "And if you think that beating it up will getcha a buncha seeds or tons of glory, don't even! It's those hunts for glory, or visions of being a hero, that results in you girls kickin' buckets. And that thing? It knows that. So, don't."
06[18:55] * YunaMizuno glances aroudn to see how many of the magical girls around them had disappointed looks on their faces
01[18:56] <Genshuku> ...About two-thirds. The others seem to have an understanding! Nezumi and co. seem to be part of the minority!
01[18:56] <Genshuku> "After all, one of the things it does is transform you INTO a youma. So really, don't do it. You'll save us a lot of hassle."
[18:57] <MidorikawaMisao> "This isn't for glory, for fun, or for my friends," Misao mutters under her breath.  "This is... for all of Mae!"
[18:57] <YunaMizuno> (AND THIS IS WHY YOU'LL NEVER BE GOOD AT SMASH)
01[18:58] <Genshuku> (Or at least just bad at Ike.)
[18:59] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Transform us...into youma..." Right, this was a /big/ deal. Seemed like they'd have to keep on their toes and watch out for this thing until the whole mess blew over...
06[19:00] * YunaMizuno facepalms, then stops dead as she hears what the Tsukiama said, "What... Youma can do that?'
[19:00] <Sakata_Ginko> "Yeah, yeah, stow it," Ginko dismissed her mirror image. "We're not going to touch that thing. I'd very much prefer to be alive and breathing and not an eldritch abomination by the time the day's done."
[19:01] <MidorikawaMisao> "Then we'll get stronger, until we can defeat it!"
[19:01] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...I'd rather it not be left alive /that/ long..."
[19:02] <Sakata_Ginko> "It's out of our hands," Ginko concluded, pouring the last bit of water over her. "Let's not stir a hornet's nest while naked."
[19:02] <MidorikawaMisao> "How about you, Yuna-chan?"
01[19:04] <Genshuku> The doll resumes! "Attempts to prove Emna wrong go badly. Next, the murders occuring all over Mae. ...This is the work of a youma we cannot properly show with standard measures. It is very difficult to render a void in any meaningful way, to take our word for it that you'll know it when you see it. There are a very, very large amount of these...void youma present. These youma are...much harder to ignore, due to their desire to...well, kill things. A lot. Individually, they are no threat, but they are very, very crafty and numerous."
[19:07] <YunaMizuno> ...
01[19:08] <Genshuku> "...Our current knowledge of this is because, as some of you are aware, they do this every so often. When their numbers thin, they seem to fall back, but we still cannot figure out where, for their nature makes them hard to track. Rest assured, we are still trying. We ask that you defeat these things when you see them, but only if you have failsafe escape plan or there is no choice. ...And be very careful about following them. Again, they are crafty."
06[19:08] * YunaMizuno "Wait, did he just say 'void'...?" she said, ,completely missing Misao's question, "We're expected to fight nothingness?"
[19:08] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Intelligent youma, huh. This keeps getting messier and messier."
[19:09] <MidorikawaMisao> "Yuna-chan, remember what Nezumi-san said?"
06[19:10] * YunaMizuno looks over at Misao, "Huh?"
01[19:11] <Genshuku> The fluffball speaks up! "How you hit nothing is simple: you hit it. Magic is a wonder! And for the selfish magical girls out there...sorry, they don't drop seeds. At least, none we've seen them drop, even in large groups. On the other hand, you kill one of those, you'll make sure that everyone doesn't die. We can agree on everyone not being dead, right?"
[19:13] <Sakata_Ginko> "I'd be happier if that 'everyone' didn't include you lot, but sure."
[19:13] <MidorikawaMisao> "Hey, that's not nice," Misao pouts at Ginko.
06[19:13] * YunaMizuno grumps at her as well
[19:16] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "...Um. Did you mean the tsukaima, senpai?"
[19:16] <Sakata_Ginko> "Yes," Ginko said bluntly, glaring at the two.
01[19:16] <Genshuku> The fluffball talks back, quite squarely AT Ginko, in the middle of a group address! "Well, look on the bright side! If we die, so do you! Youma'd overrun you guys without us, and you'd know it if you think. Do you think, girlie?" THE STARES COME FROM EVERYWHERE...and some of them are looking at Misao, thinking she was the one that said it.
[19:17] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well, you've yet to do much if anything at all to help us, so get your hands dirty if you got the... whatever you use to reproduce."
01[19:17] <Genshuku> ...The doll continues, trying to calm down the situation. "...That was all that we'd like to share. Good luck!" ...by disbanding it!
[19:18] <Sakata_Ginko> "See," Ginko turned and shrugged. "Evil bastards."
01[19:21] <Genshuku> ...A fair amount of magical girls start watching the shouting match, but another fair amount leave, knowing exactly where this is going. The fluffball doesn't stop. "Cause we gotta fight WITH you, right? Girl, the only reason you know what is going on is because we let you see it."
06[19:21] * YunaMizuno pulls Misao into a tight embrace, suspecting she's feeling quite uncomfortable with the sudden attention
[19:22] <Sakata_Ginko> "Well, don't expect a merry christmas card," Ginko said, turning around. "Let's go. We're done with this lot."
01[19:22] <Genshuku> "Go see another new year!" You can hear a vaguely mechanical sigh.
[19:23] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko sighed and shook her head. While she kind of agreed with Ginko's sentiment, she was never in the mood to be involved with any side in any shouting match, especially in public, especially if one of the parties involved wasn't human. "Alright, yep, let's go..." She practically shoved her team away from the tsukaima's vicinity!
[19:25] <Sakata_Ginko> Ginko was never shouting, in fact. She had a mocking grin on her face.
01[19:26] <Genshuku> Another portion of girls leave, satisfied. The ones left seem to be reviewing...which includes Nezumi's group. Of course, with the party walking away, that doesn't matter too much! The question is...where will they look for things?
[19:30] <MidorikawaMisao> "So if we can't fight that thing, what are we gonna do now?"
[19:30] <Sakata_Ginko> "What we've always done," Ginko snapped back, "wait and pick something that we can tackle."
[19:33] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko nodded. "So it's time to search again. Though with both that...slime thing and the 'void youma', I think it's best if we stick together while investigating for now."
[19:33] <MidorikawaMisao> "Um... right, yeah," Misao nods.
[19:46] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "You two didn't find anything other than Nezumi-san in the North District yesterday, right? We should probably check out either the Commerce or the Business District today, then."
[19:48] <MidorikawaMisao> "Uh... yeah, just Nezumi-san."
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[20:19] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "Let's check out the Business District, then? Not as many people frequent there, so I think youma are more likely to be hiding there somewhere."
[20:21] <Sakata_Ginko> "That, and blowing up a few businesses is good for... well, business."
[20:23] <Shirayuki_Akiko> "....Just so you know, I'm not going to support any shady side-motives."
[20:24] <Sakata_Ginko> "Have I implied that my motives were anything but pure?" Ginko made the best "innocent" face she could.
[20:25] <MidorikawaMisao> "I trust onee-san."
[20:26] <Shirayuki_Akiko> Akiko sighed. "...Either way. Are we in agreement? Business District?"
06[20:28] * MidorikawaMisao nods in concurrence.
[20:29] <Sakata_Ginko> "K, let's go."