Friday, November 5, 2004

Unmasked part 5 2:30 pm, Nov. 2nd KL: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Katsumi Liqueur; leader of the AMP. J: (shakes her hand) It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Miss Katsumi. KL: Same here. Yuki’s told us so much about you, Artukei. J: Oh, has she? KL: I’ll let the rest of my team introduce themselves. KP: (steps forward) Kiddy Phenil. (holds out her hand) Glad to meet you. J: Me too. (shakes her hand) I’ve never shaken hands with a cyborg before. NY: I am Nami Yamigumo. (bows) Nice to meet you. J: (returns bow) Kochirakoso yoroshiku. NY: Ah! Nihongo ga jozu desu! J: (shakes head) Ie, madamada desu. YS: ^_^ J: Now, you I already know. How’s it going, Yuki? YS: (hugs Justin, salutes) Yuki Saiko, reporting for duty. LM: Lebia Maverick. It’s a pleasure to meet you. J: The pleasure’s all mine. And you must be Lum Cheng. LC: You’re a lot cuter than Yuki said you were. J: Uh... LC: Hehe. Nice to meet you, Artukei. (shakes his hand) KL: So, about this Lucifer Hawk. Is that what did this to you? (points at the small scar on his left cheek) J: Huh? No. No, that’s.... something else. Actually, I wasn’t here when the creature attacked. Long story. A: But we were. It came into our room while we were sleeping. M: It clawed up the walls and everything! KL: Show us. (Makoto’s room) KL: (examining the claw marks) LM: You say knives came out of it’s hands? A: I think they were spikes, but he used them like knives. LM: Hmm. Most unusual. LC: How do you know it was a “he”? A: I kicked it. LC: Ooo, that had to hurt. M: Why would a Lucifer Hawk come here? KP: Lucifer Hawks don’t need a reason to cause terror, kid. Especially on Halloween. KL: We’ll worry about that later. Right now we need to make this place secure. (outside) NY: (sets up a barrier on the front door. Not a barrier like a fence or something. You know, one of those slips of paper with Asian characters on them.) KL: (with Justin) Lebia will be our lookout. She’ll be watching the ship’s scanners and she’ll alert us if they pick up anything. Lum, you stay out here with Nami. You’ll be our first line of defense. LC: Right! J and KL: (walk back inside) J: No offense, but how can that “post-it note” keep us safe? KL: Nami’s a Shinto priestess. Her barrier is an incantation that’ll protect this entire house, no matter which direction the Lucifer Hawk comes from. J: (nods) So desu ka. KL: And from what the girls told us, it sounds like we’re dealing with a pretty standard L-Hawk. If that’s the case, then it won’t stand a chance of getting in. J: Yokata! (Japanese for: “Thank the good Lord almighty!”) KL: But on the off chance that it does, the rest of us will be inside ready to take it down. A: Along with me. KL: What? Miss Aisha, are you sure? A: As an officer of the Ctarl-ctarl empire, it is my duty to protect this house and its occupants. J: Imperial Officer. Weren’t you stripped of that title? A: (glares at Justin) You’re already on thin ice, BOY. So don’t push it. J: (looks down) A: Plus, I owe him. (shows her bandaged side) KL: Hmm... J: If she fights, I fight too. KL: Huh? J: I may not have the title of an officer, but I do have combat skills. If anyone or anything threatens my friends and/or loved ones, I would defend them with my life. And if they were harmed, (glances at Aisha) my vengeance would be very swift. A: Hmph! Then where were you the other night? NY: (walks in) Excuse me, Artukei, but there’s someone outside. He says his name is Vashspiegel. J: Deej? DJ: (walks in) Hey Justin! J: Deej, this really isn’t the time. DJ: No, I heard about what’s going on and I want to help. J, A, and KL: What? DJ: (turns into cat-demon form) My cat powers and mastery of washi-yu-style kung fu may be of assistance. J: DJ, this isn’t just some play-fight. This is the real deal. Have you ever fought a Lucifer Hawk? DJ: No, but that doesn’t matter. I’m not the kind of guy who sits around while his friends are in trouble. J: *deep breath* OK, Deej. You can help. You do realize that you are getting involved out of your own free will, and that neither I nor the AMP are responsable for any injuries you may or will recieve? DJ: Yeah, yeah. J: Well, Katsumi, I’m fine with it if you are. KL: Very well then. DJ, is it? You can stay outside with Lum and Nami. Aisha, you’ll be stationed on the ground floor with me and Kiddy. And Artukei, you take the second floor. I’ll send Yuki with you so we can keep in touch.

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