[August 10, 2020. 1700 GMT. Training is wrapping up at the lower floor of the SAB facility.] [There's places to work with most any weapon, and programmable robotic targeting dummies for your targeting pleasure...] [Advanced training is in separate private rooms, where a psychic in the employ of SAB gives a holodeck effect, allowing use and stretching of even unusual or highly destructive powers under all range of circumstances, as the use is limited to your mind.] [Since there's a mission tonight, and trainers have places to go, it's largely shutting down at this point.] [Start] * Kurt walks out of one of the Advanced Training rooms, absolutely drenched with sweat. * Jex is now known as Richard * Richard has left #sab2020 * Miles is sitting down, reading over an ancient-looking Japanese scroll. He's playing with a bright-white ball in his right hand, and concentrating on a small flowerpot in front of him. He waves at Kurt and smiles. * Ari , surprisingly enough, also walks out of one of the training rooms. She doesn't look like she's undergone any physical exertion, though. She gives Kurt a polite nod. "Good evening." Morning. Whatcha in here for? YOu don't look like you've been working out. * Red is just putting her rifle away. Her target-bot only has one hole through it, but she seems quite happy with that. The last mission made me realize that I could use some increased protection against certain types of mental infiltration. [Around now a later middle age guy whose quite translucent and wearing a bathrobe floats out through one of the walls.] Right, g'night all, good training. * Ari nods politely to him. "Good night, and thank you." Oh. I didn't come up against any mental shenanigans. * Red shoulders her duffel bag, and is about to walk over to someone when she notices the ghost. "Er... right." Lucky me, ya? Far luckier than many of the others. [He's the voice of psychic training, some may have met before, but not necessarily, tends to stay seperate.] * Ghost smiles back at Ari. "My pleasure." * Kurt waves to the psychic. "Hey, thanks for the workout, man." * Red walks over to the others, smirking as she catches some of Kurt's comment. "What's this about you not being mental, Kurt?" I was remarking on my luck at not running into any mental shenanigans. * Ghost nods and grins slightly at Kurt. "Right, and sorry about that mop bucket earlier. I'll have to ask the custodial staff how that got left there." Ah. Yes, that was quite fortunate. No worries, man. Happens all the time. * Miles appears to be a sixteen year old japanese boy with average build. His face is rather emotional with dark golden eyes and well-combed hair, and he holds one of his fox-tails with his other hand. Two more are left streaming behind him. His clothing right now is a green shirt with blue pants and a pair of white sneakers. * Red shakes her head. "Interesting place, yes." Oy, anybody know who the fox kid is? You get used to it after a while. ( Fox! ) (^_^_v) * Ari looks over and blinks. "No, I don't believe I have ever seen him before." She walks over to Miles. Eh? Oh, no. I suppose I'll ask. ( We've got a werewolf, a ghostly cat, and a half-fox. Any more animals? ) * Guy nods and seems a bit pleased by Kurt's response. He then floats up through the roof. ( I'm rather catty. Mrowr, baby. ) * Miles looks up at Ari and smiles. He's... really cute. "Hi! I'm, um... Miles. What's your name?" ^_^ * Red walks over to Miles. * Ari holds out her hand. "Ari. You're new here, are you not?" * Miles folds up the scroll as the flower he was concentrating on goes into full bloom instantly. "Kinda. I don't spend a lot of time here." ^^; I don't recall you. * Red smirks. That's because I never met you! Anno... * Miles looks over the rest of them. "And who are your friends?" ^_^ * Red waves. "Red, nice to meet you." She holds her hand out for a shake. * Ari steps aside so they can introduce themselves. * Kurt waves from afar. "Heya, kid. Whatcha doin' here?" * Miles takes the hand and shakes it encouragingly. He waves to Kurt. "I kinda work here sometimes." ^^; * Red raises an eyebrow, grinning. "The littlest merc, eh?" I've got a feeling he's a tad older than he looks. I'd agree. Hm? Well, we can always ask. How old are you, Miles? * Miles counts on his fingers, then looks up confusedly. "In this body or total?" ^^; * Red shrugs. "I don't rightly know how to answer that, so it's your choice." Total, kid. You've only got three tails, so you can't be THAT old, as far as these things go. Uh... I think two hundered and sixty-something. * Kurt nods as if that was about what he expected. "Figures." * Red snickers. "Well, then, you're old enough to drink!" And you've aged so graciously, too. My, my. * Miles blinks. "Is that like saki?" ^_^; And thanks! * Miles beams a smile. Yeah, kid. Pretty much like saki. Yes, exactly. Although not as much of that over here. (/me gets back.) (Sake. Saki is something else entirely. ;p) ( Saki is some_one_ else entirely. :P ) (Sake?) ('cuz it can be spelled either way. ^^;) ( Yeah, it can. :P ) (It can?) (Sake. The drink.) ( Personally, I don't find Saki particularly intoxicating, but hey. ) ( :P ) (Check it under dictionary.com.) (Huh. Learn something new every day. ^_^) ( Yeah, they're both legal. ) Amm... Sure. ^_^ ( You are not alone, Kurt.) ( And spelling it saki can lead to some... interesting conversations. :P ) We're not going to one of those smoke-filled places, are we? God, no. Who said we're going anywhere in particular, yet? Oh, good! I don't handle alcohol very well. Certainly not me. I think we've got to vacate the training area, though. Ah. Yes. I believe they wish to close it for the day. * Ari starts heading for the exit. That's true. Well, we could go get a bite to eat, perhaps? * Miles vanishes and appears right next to Ari, standing up without the tails. The scroll's gone too, as well as the plant. "So, if we need to go, then let's go." ^_^ [The custodian bots look grateful, well, not really, they don't give a damn when you leave. The human custodian isn't working tonight, his job, to help torture Kurt, is done. :P] * Red walks over to AriMiles. "Alright. What sounds good, all of you?" I like fish. ^_^ One vote for seafood. Anyone else? C'mon, don't be shy now. * Miles is rather short as well, standing 5'4" at the moment. I'm always up for fish. As long as wherever we go serves beer. * Ari shakes her head. "I have no real preference. In fact, I should really go back to preparing for the next mission." Shouldn’t be much of a task to find a place with fish and beer here, though. (So long as you don't exclude places that serve chips. :P) Aww, com'on Ari. We just met and you don't want to go eat? ^_^ * Red nods. "Plenty of those." She grins. "And you're coming, too, Ari." * Ari blinks. "I am?" ( Chips are yum. ) * Miles wiggles his index finger. "'First impressions are the most important.'" * Miles smiles. Yes, you are. It is essential to your mission duties to know who you're dealing with, a goal best reached through going and drinking with us. (I like Red.) (Me too. ^_^ ) * Ari looks uncertain. ( ^_^_v ) As if that weren't enough, you will have a chance to relieve yourself of the burden of stress, which will increase your mission performance. Two birds, one stone! I rarely ever experience stress. However, if it will improve performance... A high moral is important to any idea! * Miles points his finger up dramatically... And in front of Ari. ^^; * Red nods. "Foxy's right, y'know." If you are certain... I suppose I can be away for a short while. * Miles realises where his finger is and takes it down. "Sorry." * Red puts her arm around Ari's shoulder and leads her out. "Fun can be such a useful tool, really. Come, now, and let us venture forth! To seafood!" * Ari is led. This is a new experience. * Kurt hops along after the ladies. * Kurt slips an arm around Red's shoulders and starts skipping lightly. "We're off to see the wizard!" * Miles skips along. "The wonderful wizard of Oz!" * Ari eyes the guys. "And now you're just being silly." Of course. I'm dead tired from training all day, every day, for the past week. Doesn't it show? [The way out is fairly simple. Few people are still working, and they mostly ignore you.] o/` Because because be-- oh. Do you object to silly? I like silly. ^_^ I have no objections to silly. Good! Just don't expect me to join in. Aww, okay. [Oh, and most of you weren't around at the start. The actually entrance to SAB is a subway station. You can skip that bit if you like. :P] Ah. Well, that's all-right; you can be the straight-person. Unless you dont want to. You'll join in. eventually. You won't be able to avoid it. ( That's a hell of an entrance. ) (You don't know the half. :P) * Ari smirks at Kurt. "Let's see how long my willpower lasts, then." (It's a wicked entrance.) * Miles waggles his fingers at Ari. "You will join the dark side." She smirked! That's a good sign already. And who says it's dark? It's dark because it's not light. Give up and let the yummy pink light into your heart. * Miles nods. * Ari blinks. "Yummy... pink... light?" Like bubble gum! Ah, but it is! For the brightness of our humor shall shed light enough. Yes, yummy and pink light. Mmmmmm, light. ( Why does Red remind me of MC2 Rei? ) * Ari shakes her head. "You are all very, very strange people." But she's actually smiling a little. Would I be here if I wasn't strange? [We'll say about now you get to the lead door that's the gateway to the station. A fairly elite looking security guard flicks a switch and it opens for you.] All this talk of light makes me hungry, you know. I know a place not far from here. * Miles waves bye to the guard. But it doesn't serve yummy light in any colour. * Ari nods to the guard. * Red salutes the guard jauntily on the way out. * Guard chuckles and waves back. Yo. Later, Wedge. Does it serve non-yummy light? (He's dead.) (Dead man walking.) * Ari eyes Kurt. "He isn't a pilot. (Well yeah, but first I have to make you care about him more. ;P) Is there non-yummy light? I thought it was one of those things you couldn't get wrong. I've seen non-yummy light before. It's very bad for you. Session Time: Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 2004 Ah. I'll have to avoid it, then. [Door shuts behind you as you go out. There's a fairly minimalist tiled subway station with an obvious security camera. And less obvious hidden panels behind which they hide the security turrets.] I'm told that it often originates from such things as nuclear reactors. [No one else there.] And orbital laser sattelites. And it glows green and makes mutants! Yeah. Mutants like you. Anno... My mom made me though. ^^; * Ari looks bemused. Or possibly confused. Or possibly wondering what she's gotten herself into. * Red smirks. "Oh, is that what you are, Miles?" Half man, half fox, all trickster. * Miles shakes his head rapidly. "I'm not a mutant!" Suuuuuure. * Red ruffles Miles' hair. "Now, I'm jus' teasin' yer." * Miles bats Red's hands away. "Don't touch the hair!" * Red grins like she's just been issued an entertaining challenge. He's a kitsune, not a mutant. [A subway car pulls up, coming to a fairly sudden stop. The doors open and inside the car are normal passengers, are froozen in place and bathed in a bluish light. This is par for the course.] A fox? Or do you mean-- well, this is nice. First time I've seen this. * Miles nods. "And she's right! Therefore, she gets to pay." ^_^ Hey, if I can be a figure straight out of Japanese legend, I don't see why the rugrat can't. * Red steps in. "Aww, not a problem, now. If she doesn't wanna pay, she don't have ter." * Ari blinks. "Pay? Oh. I... don't think I brought that much money with me." Relax. I've gotcha covered. * Kurt steps into the subway car. I'll pick it up, dear, don;t worry. * Miles smiles. "I'm just joooookin'." * Ari looks relieved. "Oh, thank you. I wasn't expecting to leave this afternoon, so I did not prepare." Let's not keep the people in temporal stasis too long, now. * Miles vanishes and appears in one of the empty 4-seats, so they can talk as the train goes on its merry way. * Kurt sits down opposite the rugrat. [Once everyone is on, the train starts moving again and once it reaches speeds everyone unfreezes. No one seems to notice they you've arrived... almost as if they've been fooled by magic! MAGIC! AAGGH! Wait, you probably assumed that.] (*snerk*) * Ari sits next to Miles. She's brave, apparently. ( Any sufficiently cool technology is indistinguishable from religion. ) ( Ah, but technology doesn't require faith. ^_~ ...unless it's running Windows. ) ( That dosen't need faith. Just a hammer. ^_^ ) So, um, if you know what I am, what're you? Shouldn't be far, now. Good seafood, and-- roight, what are you, dear Kurt? * Kurt grins. "Here's a hint. I don't exist. If you saw me, you couldn't have seen me." Ninja! Swift, kid. You're good. Thanks. ^_^ ( Kurt still doesn't have a bio. ;_: ) (<.<) Aww, but that's not the same. I mean, are ninja born ninja? (I did 266 years of history for Miles, and you can't finish a bio for Kurt?) ( ...I mean on the bio page, dip. :P ) [The subway car jerks suddenly, and a waterbottle a passenger had been slipping suddenly sprays Kurt. The passenger looks horrified.] ( Just say the bio was destroyed by a rival ninja clan. ) (ooooh.) * Kurt sighs and tosses what's left of the bottle back to the guy. Oh well. I needed a bit of a shower anyway. In a way, yes. You did. You were smelling stinky. I didn't really have much of a choice about becoming a ninja. [Guy mutters some apologies and slips away.] How did you not have a choice? * Red giggles. He said 'stinky'. (See, they're writing Kurt's bio right now. Aren't they helpful? ;P) I was born with a... birthmark, you might say, and once it was discovered, I sorta HAD to be trained. Well, that's no good. Were you happy with being a ninja? * Miles nods. A birthmark? Izzit like a tatoo or something? How could I _not_ be happy. I mean, I get to flip out and kill people. Er... sorta. * Kurt looks sheepish. (How tall is Kurt?) * Red chuckles and shakes her head. ( A couple-three inches short of six feet. ) (Jason gets to flip out and kill people, no sorta involved. :P) (So he's lots taller than Miles.) ( The sorta was to the "like a tattoo" comment. ) ( MUCH, yes. ) (Miles = 5'4" right now. I don't think I mentioned it.) ( He's only an eighth Japanese, and something like five eighths German. ) * Miles smiles. "S'okay. We all have secrets." (Red=5'8", just in case.) More or less, yeah. ( There is nothing secret or suspicious about me. Not at all.) ( In a pig's eye. ) (Uh-huh.) Anyway, yeah. I don't find it particularly surprising to run into a kitsune, of all things, after having blown up an invisible vampire. Oooh, vampires! Like dracula? Yeah. Like Dracula. * Ari looks around to make sure people can't really hear them, then speaks. "One of the worse elder vampires, yes." Sorta', yeah. That was new to me, I'll say. (For the record, Vlad the impaler, nasty guy, thought dead, associated with Dracula legend. Dracula, book character and nemesis in the castlevania games. :P) * Red blinks at Ari. "Yer mean 'es real?" ( Vlad the Impaler rocks so hard. He's in Ravenloft. ) (At least in this universe. :P) (Yeah, he put people on stakes. Which is kinda ironic given later vamp legends. :P) Well, Dracula isn't real. But the one you fought was, and is certainly as bad as the legends made Dracula out to be. Anno... What'd you fight? You didn't fight a vampyre, did you? * Red nods. "I see. I need to study up on all this." They did. [Train stops regularly at various stations. Many of which have Fish n Chip places. ] We sure did! I shot the poor blighter in an embarrasing spot, too. (Feel free to make up the specifics of one. Red's a local, she can pick a favorite.) And we should get off here, I think. Good place I know nearby. * Kurt winces. * Miles frowns a little. "That, um... That wasn't very nice." He gets up. ( In london, I don't think you can spit without hitting a fish & chips shop. ) That's a low blow. (Because it's the only thing that's good?) * Ari looks slightly puzzled, but follows the others off. * Red stands while the train's at a stop. "No, it wasn't, but I was high on painkillers and wasn't thinkin' 'bout that, so." Oh. Okay! ^_^ * Kurt follows Red off the train. Normally I don;t do such rude things to people. Even if they're ancient vampires who prolly deserve worse. No man deserves that. * Red leads! (I'll also let Red handle any description on the way. Not all that much is necessary. :P) * Red leads up the stairs! * Red leads up the stairs! Down the street! (Good show!) * Red leads up the stairs! Down the street! And then across! To a restaurant! He was no man. * Miles follows! "Lotsa bad stuff happens that people don't deserve..." Yeah, but... GAH. Good point, Ari. * Kurt eyes Red. "I'm not sure I can trust you, knowing that." I don't believe she is on painkillers now. * Red sniffles. "I'm hurt, Kurt." * Kurt sticks his tongue out at Red. * Red looks up at Kurt, her hands clasped. "Does this mean yer don't love me anymore? Is it over, Kurt?" (*snerks) ( *snerk* ) * Red wraps her arms quickly around Kurt's torso. "Say it's not over!" * Miles enacts the audience. "Don't leave her Kurt!" * Kurt blinks. Uh... sure. It's not over. What's not over, though? I didn't realize you two were together. * Miles laughs. * Kurt grins. "Neither did I. I must've gotten really, REALLY drunk." It isn't? Yer sure, now? * Kurt noogies Red. Well, that's what happens when one consumes great amounts of alchohol. Good! Then you get to pa-- hey! * Ari nods and looks satisfied with her explanation. (*resnerk) I'm always happy to pick up the tab for pretty ladies. * Miles smiles. Oh, well, then. You hear that, Ari? Isn't he nice ter say such things about ye? [Place is open and has a seat yourself policy.] * Ari shakes her head. "He wasn't speaking about me. He was speaking about you." * Red leads into "Miles' SEafood House". No, the other Miles. No, I think he was talking about you. Nonsense. I was speaking about both of you. And myself, while we're at it. Do you feel pretty, Kurt? Oh so pretty? I believe I'm considered average by most standards. * Red waves hello to a waiter she seems to know well, and you're all at a seat sooner than you know it! * Kurt bows and holds seats out for Red and Ari. I've never met a woman that wasn't beautiful. [Red for some reason gets much quicker service from male waiters than serverbots. Go figure.] Psh, don't put yerself down such, Ari. And thank ya, Kurt. * Ari sits down. "Well, thank you." * Miles sits in one of the seats. "I'll have to keep that in mind." [Waiter takes drink orders once you're all seated.] I require... BEER. * Red orders red wine. Go fig. I shall just have a glass of water. German beer, if you've got it. Anno, I dunno what kind of drink's good. ^^; For you? A shirley temple. Well, if nothin'else you can get water or juice. If ye don't want alcohol, anyway. * Miles blinks. "Can I get some watermellon juice?" * Kurt shudders. * Ari blinks. "Does such a thing exist?" I think that'd just be water, really. We don't... ::he glances over at Red:: I'll send out for some. * Waiter heads off, doesn't need to write down the orders. * Red chuckles. They had it in China, and it was really good there. ^^; Really? Artificial flavoring or the real stuff? Disgusting. Real. Even had seeds in it. The key is to grind the entire mellon, not just the inside. (It is in China. Watermelon juice is velly good.) (Yup.) * Red chuckles. "Let's see if they get it right, then. I trust the waiter, tho." (Note: Hong Kong has really good fish & chips.) ( Is that any different from watermelon juice you get from watermelons? Cuz that's good. ) (It should, it was British for 99 years. ) Juice made just from the inside of the melon is basically sugar water. * Miles smiles. * Ari looks intrigued. "How do you keep from drinking the seeds?" Mmm, sugar water. Just the thing for the hummingbird on the go. They're not hard seeds, only soft. Ah ha. * Red looks at the menu idly. * Miles glances over it as well. What's the lightest thing there? So, how long yer been with the bureau, Miles? (Prolly baked fish. :9) Anno... less than a year? (Red's right. :P) I don't remember exactly. It all runs together. ^^; (Grilled is also available on the lighter side) Eh. Longer than I've been in it. * Miles blinks. "Really?" How 'bout you, Ari? Oh, yes. I've been in less than a week. Same here. * Waiter comes back and distributes drinks. All quite good, Kurt gets his German beer, and the watermellon juice is just right probably made off-site. I've been working with SAB for about a year now. * Kurt grins and drains half his beer in one gulp. * Miles sips it. "Oh, this is good!" ^_^ * Red has a sip of her wine and sets it down. "Mm." ^_^ * Ari takes a very, very small sip of water. 'Bout a year, eh? Now, you're not a mercenary, right? You're actually part of the bureau? * Waiter slips off for now, as you don't look ready to order. (Good waiter.) I work on their computer systems as well as go on missions. * Red looks surprised. "On missions? I assume not in a strictly combative capacity?" Anno, I usually help out. But this upcoming mission is going to be one of my first. ^^; When they need help with computer-related problems. I am not much of a combatant. Yeah, well, I'm not much help with computers. So it all evens out. * Red nods. "Didn't think so. An' that's fine, really." Computers? SAB is very good at balancing the capabilities of its teams. I'm a fair hand at computers, but I doubt I'd measure up favorably against a professional like yer, Ari. I mostly use 'em for leisure and fact-checking. * Ari smiles. "You're always welcome to try." * Miles looks, confused, then shrugs and drinks more watermellon juice. (Err, looks confused,) * Waiter keeps serving other tables in your area. Easy to signal whenever you want him. Computers are technology, Miles. It's the magic a numbers. Oooh. ^_^ In the end, it's all ones and zeroes. * Ari looks contemplative. It's all greek to me. Amazin' how it all works out, rilly. Everyone ready to order? Binary, Kurt. Not Greek. * Miles nods. "Anno, if it's ones and zeros, wouldn't it be English?" Fish and chips. And a deep fried pickle. * Miles smiles to the waiter. "Grilled fish please." * Red snickers. Grilled fish for me as well. * Waiter nods and looks over to Red. Well, at least you didn't ask for it raw. I was tempted. ^^; * Red orders spicy grilled fish for herself. Well, the ones and zeroes actually have their origins in the Phonecian number system... But it really has to do with digital signals. * Waiter smiles as he takes Red's order, and goes off to inform the cooks. Raw? Ah, sushi. That gets me thinkin, Kurt. Were ya trained in Japan? ( German ninja! ) ( That;s what she's thinking. ) Yes, yes I was. Why? Ah, alright. Was wonderin' if there were German ninja. ( ... I like Red. ^_^ ) (Most people do. What type is she?) Technically, I'm American. Mostly german, sure, but also partially Irish and Japanese. ( No idea. Extrovert something. ) * Red nods. "Good healthy mix, there." * Miles looks a little uncomfortable with the talk of nationality. I need ta getcher autograph sometime. Just so I can have something signed by a ninja. *grin* Yer okay, Miles? You can't have something signed by a ninja. There's no such thing. * Kurt grins. * Red chuckles. "Well, that dashes my hopes, then." * Ari laughs softly. Um, it's okay, really. ^^; * Red tilts her head. "Yer sure? Yer sweatin' all of a sudden." Yes, you don't look well. (Yes, she actually noticed a sweatdrop.) (*snerks) (Hey, he's japanese. He can do it. :P) (A sweatdrop flies off Miles and hits Kurt, wait, not, that's a tad excessive. :P) ( Flight of the Sweatdrop! ) I, um... * Miles looks around and makes sure nobody's listening. "I don't have a human nationality to refer to. ^^;" Well, aren't you originally from Japan? Well, yeah. You're a fox, right? * Miles nods to both of them. Not that I'm at all familiar with the legends of Kitsune, mind, but... You also look Japanese. Is that sufficient enough for you to refer to yourself in that manner? A-, u-, I guess? You're totally Japanese, dude. * Red shrugs. "Hey, you've got it open, Foxy. You can be whatcher like." * Red smirks. "Interestin' opportunity, that." I suggest NOT being a Brit. * Miles snickers. "I guess I sounded silly." ^^; Or an American. We're all arrogant bastards. * Red laughs. * Waiter comes back and distributes the food. Looks good. Oh, everyone is in the end, ey? * Red has some food! Yum! * Kurt flips a couple chips into the air and catches them in his mouth. YUM! * Ari looks slightly confused, but distracts herself with the arrival of food. * Miles cuts the fish with his fork and eats a small piece. "You think I should try being something else?" Only if yer wanna. I'm sayin yer *could*, tho. Makin; an assumption, mind. Hey, be what you wanna be. * Red nods. "Yeh. Mind, you're awful cute like you are, an' that's just dandy with me." Whatever is most comfortable for you is what you should be. Anything else would not make much sense. * Red has another sip of wine with her food. Mmm, wine and food. * Miles nods and smiles. Fish and juice. Don't get much better than this. (Except for maybe wine and food.) * Ari eats very slowly, and takes very small bites. Nationalities are like hats. Use the one that you need at the time. * Red chuckles. I guess I haven't had much experience with it. * Miles does look like he's had experience with a fork and knife, though. Well. What kin a Kitsune do, anywhoo? An' yer hold 'em like this, now, see? The question should be, "What can a Kitsune NOT do?" That good, eh? They're quite versatile, if all the legends and myths surrounding them are to be believed. * Miles smiles sheepishly and nods. (Oh hell yes are they versitile.) (Err, versatile.) Nice. This really doesn't tell me anythin' speciffic, tho. Anno... I dunno where I'd start. ( BRB. Need more ice. ) Shapechanging is a good start. Pretty much anything a good trickster could need, a Kitsune has. And shapeshifting is right at the top of the list. ( Sounds like Cheshire. ) * Miles nods and smiles. (Cheshire has nothing on Miles when it comes to pranks.) ( Not quite. Cheshire is bound. An unbound Cheshire would at least equal him. ) (Well, yeah. And Miles is only a three-tail. Fear the nine-tails. :P) * Red grins. "Niiiice." * Miles shrugs. "I dunno, it just comes to me. I can change into most anything, really... Except for really big and really small stuff, and stuff you find manufactured." * Miles smiles. "Tanuki are the real shapeshifters." * Ari just nods. She looks like she's thinking about something. * Red nods. "You can change into, for example, an adorable young man?" She blinks. "Hmmm, Tanuki? Not familiar with them, either." Damn, I'm just completely lost on legends. And now it's becoming important. * Red has more fish. :9 SAB has an extensive data library. I'm sure they would have no objections to you using it to familiarize yourself with various legends. * Kurt looks across at Miles and winks quickly. * Miles smiles and winks back. * Kurt raises his hands in front of his chest, both index and middle fingers pointing upward, hands clasped. "HENGE!" There's a small puff of smoke and suddenly Miles is sitting in his seat. * Ari blinks. * Kurt is now known as KMiles * Miles also disappears in this puff of smoke, and Kurt is sitting in his seat. * Red blinks, and looks around. And how many people saw that? * Miles is now known as MKurt [A few patrons glance over and blink. Mostly they seem to have the sense to mind their own business.] Good thing we're not in the non-smoking section. This is not the best place to give a demonstration. Bah. Aww. People are gullible. If they ask, it's an impromptu demonstration of stage magic. * Red smirks. "Sure it is." * MKurt smirks. "I could always make them believe it's stage magic." That's true. People do tend to be able to easily rationalize that which they do not really understand. * KMiles grabs some fish and scarfs it down. * MKurt eats some fish and finishes off the watermellon juice. * Red has more fish. :9 * Ari eats a bit more. Most of the fish is still left. ( I gotta sleep. ) * MKurt holds out his hand and a fish appears in it. It 'swims' through the air, treating the table like a fish tank. Strangely, nobody but you notice anything. * Red eventually finishes her meal. "If yer want, we can go somewhere more private and yer can show off there." * MKurt finishes his meal. Mmm, good fish. * MKurt looks over at Ari. "You aren't hungry?" Now that's cute. And we're the only ones seein; it? * Ari watches the fish, then looks at Miles-Kurt. "I don't eat much." * Waiter stops by a few times and replenishes drinks if desired, clearing away plates as you finish. Doesn't really seem to be rushing you though. It's an illusion. I get to see who does and doesn't see it. ^_^ (Err, decide.) * KMiles drinks deeply. You can touch it, it won't bite. * Red shrugs. "Yer wanna doggy-bag or somethin', then?" She idly rubs the fish. Fiiiiiish. * Ari looks tempted for a second, then decides that she probably doesn't want to go poking illusionary fish in public. * The fish feels exactly like you think a live fish'd feel like. * KMiles finishes off his fish and chips, and the last of his beer. * It smells like one, too. <.< Well. We may as well go. But without the slime. Nice. * MKurt smiles. "I try. Making people upset isn't nice." Unless they deserve it. * Red nods sage-like. A very wise policy. * Waiter checks if anyone wants dessert, and brings the check if no one does. * MKurt doesn't want desert. * Red passes on desert, although a chocolate somethingorother is always tempting. * MKurt also has the fish swim up into the sky and vanish. * Ari didn't even finish her meal. No dessert for her! ( Deep fried mars bar. XD~~~~~~~~~~~ ) ( ? ) ( Mars bar = chocolate, caramel, nougat. Dip it in batter and deep fry it. It's... amazingly good. ) (Oh, I can imagine.) ( Call here? ) [The bill is quite reasonable, particularly considering the quality of the food.] * KMiles slaps down enough money to cover half again the check, and stands up. ( I'm good with calling here. ) * MKurt puts down the other half and tip. "I had fun." ^_^ ( I regret not taking part in this. ;_; ) (Silly Ren!) * Red is about to pay, but is beaten to it. "Well. And I thought I tipped generously." (Yeah, silly!) ( I thought KS was going to require my attention. Silly me. ) ( Red regrets it, too! The more the merrier, damn you! ) ( I concur. h_h ) * MKurt smiles. "I have little need for money, as you probably know." ^^; * Ari stands up. "I enjoyed myself as well. Thank you for inviting me along. Perhaps I should do this more often." ( _ ) (What are you looking at me like that for?) * KMiles gives Ari a thumbs-up and a big Good Guy(TM) grin. * MKurt smiles. "See? Good moral!" Anytime, Ari. Gimme a yell online, yeah? * Red snickers. ( Is Red southern? ) (Maybe a little?) ( Red's British. Red is her work handle. ) I may just do that. ( Cuz' Ren is, deep down. ) ( Her actual name being very, very long. ) * Red departs! Bye Red!. ^_^ See ya Kurt and Ari too. See yer later, boys an' girl! (End?) Seeya later, toots. ( z.z ) Goodbye. I shall see some of you later, I think. * Red laughs. * MKurt yawns. "I'm kinda sleepy, so I'm gonna head off. I'll see you around, although you might not see me." You too, Ari. ^_~ * MKurt walks out of the dinner, stepping around a corner and vanishing once he's not in plain sight. * Red takes the subway. Booooring. * Ari goes back to HQ! [End!]