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Post by Kino Makoto on Dec 17, 2008 12:52:56 GMT -5
Makoto had turned her attention away from the two men by the door and back to her fellow senshi, but she couldn't help but wince at Lucan's words to whoever this man was. Something tugged at her, did she actually feel sorry for this guy? She shook it off, and listened as Rei and Mamoru spoke.
It took everything in her power to stay focused on the matter at hand. She could still see the entrance to the chambers from the corner of her eye, so she forced herself to turn away. Even still, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched.
Ami spoke up, she was going to call Haruka and Michiru while Rei called Minako. Mako had completely forgotten that Mina was due to be home this week. 'So that's why Pluto mentioned calling her...' she thought to herself. At the mention of heading into the city on their so-called 'shopping expedition' slash search for Usagi, she looked down at herself then looked back at Ami & Sailor Mars and said "Um, you know I'm not usually one to worry too much about appearances, but..." she pointed at her current garb, "I'm not exactly sure the 'I just rolled in the dirt' look is 'in' these days. While you girls are making phone calls, I'm going to haul off and at least throw something clean on." 'And see about getting my hands on that damned Tylenol' she thought to herself. "I'll be right back."
She headed for the door, trying her best to keep her eyes straight ahead and not on the mysterious man held at bay by Lucan. Unfortunately her best wasn't enough, and for one brief moment her bright green eyes met the deep blue of his as she passed him by. She was immediately met by another sharp pain through her skull and she took off into a sprint to get out of there.
As she ran, she thought back to what had been said. 'He's psychic... Oh my god! That bastard was trying to get into my mind!' She was livid at this thought and instantly decided that she officially did NOT like this guy one bit AT ALL.
'If I go the rest of my life with never seeing him again, it'd be too soon.'
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 17, 2008 13:33:55 GMT -5
Rei nodded at Ami and a small flash of red light came from her hand as she called her communicator to her. That was what bothered her most about this--they really had to work to lose their communicators, no matter that they looked like mere cell phones. Rei looked down at the device, then her eyes followed Makoto out of the room. A small frown appeared on the Fire Senshi's face... but she had to agree.
"I need to change as well. I'll call Minako while I'm gone." It wouldn't do to be traipsing about the city as either the Senshi Mars or the Priestess of the Palace. This would call for some amount of "disguise" on their part as well. With that in mind, she too fled from the room at the fastest pace walk she was capable of. As she passed him, she gave Nathanial one last glare, then hit the button to call their missing sister. It wouldn't take her long to dress, but multi-tasking was always a good idea.
((going to put her phone call in the other thread))
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Post by Mizuno Ami on Dec 17, 2008 13:44:07 GMT -5
Ami's eyes widened slightly as Makoto and Rei both left. Admittedly, it was because of her suggestion that they left, but that still did not change the fact that there was less of a buffer between her and Mamoru and already far too many rumors. She managed a quick smile and to actually look at Mamoru. Honestly, it was not his fault that the rumors were going, but once Ami was embarrassed, it was really hard to pull her back out.
"I'm just going to call Michiru and Haruka now..."
Since she was not in her Senshi form, her communicator was in the pocket of her simple dress. She pulled it and flipped it open, pushing the button that would send the call to Michiru and Haruka both, though she figured that the two would be together.
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Post by Meiou Setsuna on Dec 17, 2008 20:54:55 GMT -5
Pluto stood there stoically, while Ami and Rei contacted the missing members of the Senshi, patiently awaiting the answers she already knew. Even though her outside didn't show it, her mind was racing frantically, figuring out how she would deal with Nathaniel. His soul was restored, so that meant some part of his memories must still be there. Just how much, was the question of the hour. If Nephrite was reborn... the others must be as well. There were even things Pluto didn't know, and it bothered her. Her grip tightened so much on her staff, you could make out the individual knuckle bones underneath her pristine white gloves.
She would have to bring this matter up in more detail with the Senshi and Lucan once everything was back in order. This wasn't something she could simply ignore. It was slightly obvious that she was lost deep in thought, the whole room seemed to fade away from her and she closed her eyes, bringing her gloved finger to her soft burgundy lips. It was rare to see Pluto like this, dazing off getting lost in her mind; silently arguing with herself.
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Post by Chiba Mamoru on Dec 17, 2008 23:11:14 GMT -5
Mamoru felt somewhat calmer now that the senshi were actually doing something to find Usagi. True, just calling the other senshi wouldn’t guarantee that she would be found but it was doing something. Besides when he actually thought about it he still believed that Usagi was relatively safe, at least at the moment. That didn’t mean that something couldn’t happen to her while she was outside the palace alone, but right now he believed her to be safe. It was only a matter of time before her sisters were able to find her.
He watched both Makoto and Rei leave the room before turning his attention to Ami. Although she did manage to smile and actually look at him, Mamoru was not fooled. There was something wrong here and he intended to find out what it was. Now that his heart was somewhat calmer he was able to concentrate on something other then just finding his missing queen.
Mamoru glanced at Lucan, but he was still busy with the intruder. Setsuna seemed to be lost in thought, something that happened so rarely as far as he was concerned to actually give him pause for a moment. However, as she was probably not inclined to talk about whatever was bothering her at the moment he decided not to worry about it just yet. Haruka and Michiru didn’t seem to be answering their communicators and so it seemed like a prime time to ask Ami what was bothering her.
He walked over to where Ami was standing and asked softly, “Ami, is there anything wrong? You’ve barely even glanced my way since you’ve entered in this room. Is there anything bothering you?”
Mamoru tried to keep his tone soft enough that the others in the room wouldn’t overhear his conversation. He certainly didn’t remember doing anything that could have bothered Ami, but if he had he wanted to know so that he could take steps to fix whatever it was. He really didn't want to think that he had done anything to upset one of Usagi's closest friends.
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Post by Mizuno Ami on Dec 17, 2008 23:25:14 GMT -5
Ami blinked and blushed softly, looking to the floor. Perhaps she, like Rei, should have transformed. There were things that were so much easier for her to face when she was Sailor Mercury than when she was just Ami. She did not want Mamoru thinking that he had done anything wrong, and he did not even want to admit what it was that was bothering her.
She could not look at him while she answered, and part of her desperately hoped that Michiru or Haruka would answer their communicators. She closed her eyes, and her voice was very soft as answered him. "The... there is a.." she sighed, "a rumor..." This was more difficult than she thought it would be, "a rumor that we were... doing more... than swimming this afternoon."
She prayed quietly to whatever deities that might be out there that Michiru or Haruka answered their communicators now. She let out a sigh of relief when that prayer seemed to be answered and turned her attention from the embarrassing situation back to Usagi.
Her voice was calm as she responded to Michiru, "Hello, Michiru. I'm sorry to bother you, but we have a slight situation at the palace. Usagi is missing. We believe that she just needed to escape, but there are a few credible threats against her. Could you and Haruka go into the city and see if you can find her? Just make sure she's not in any danger? We're going to be doing the same."
"Ami, Haruka here. What is going on back at the palace? You should slightly harried and it didn't take you long to find out I had snuck Usagi out for a much needed break. I apologize for that, because I had forgotten about the delegates coming today."
Ami frowned slightly, though they wouldn't know that. From what Lucan had said, there had been no indication of Haruka sneaking Usagi out. However, if Usagi was with Haruka, then she was fine and Ami was not overly concerned.
"Lucan discovered that Usagi was missing and put the palace on lock down." That would be enough of that, Ami had no desire to make Usagi feel guilty if she was with Michiru and Haruka. "So Usagi is with you? I'll let the others know." She didn't say that she would try to stem off any lectures, but she would.
[modified to reflect that Michiru and Haruka did answer and there was at least a brief conversation]
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Post by Kino Makoto on Dec 18, 2008 10:56:36 GMT -5
Makoto had never dressed so fast in her life. As soon as she'd reached her quarters she stripped off her dirty gardening clothes and made a dash for her closet. She grabbed a clean sweater, green of course, and a pair of blue-jeans. She also stopped by her medicine cabinet and grabbed the little white bottle containing her beloved Tylenol. Mako popped two pills and stuck the bottle in her purse, just in case. She slipped on her shoes as she headed out the door and took off in another flat out run back to the chambers.
When she arrived, she managed this time to ignore Lucan and the intruder he still held in a death-grip and headed straight for Ami who she noticed was talking to someone on her communicator. She only heard the last words of the conversation as she approached.
"Let the others know what, Ames? Is everything OK?"
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Post by Chiba Mamoru on Dec 18, 2008 15:38:02 GMT -5
Mamoru was a master at keeping his thoughts and feelings to himself when he wanted to and so even though he was taken by surprise at what Ami had to say, on the outside he seemed just as calm and composed as ever. On the inside however, his mind was not in the least calm and composed. He almost asked Ami to repeat herself, thinking perhaps he had misheard her somehow. However, the blush staining her cheeks and the way she was acting proved that he had heard right. Besides, as much as he would like to believe that he hadn’t heard correctly he was well aware of how rumors in the palace had a way of running wild. He was fairly certain of who had started the rumor, it had to have been that young servant girl that had met him on his way out. If he recalled correctly she had seemed unusually interested in looking over his shoulder to see into the pool area.
Still uncertain how to actually respond or react to what Ami had said, he too was greatly relieved when first Michiru and then Haruka answered their communicators. He immediately turned his attention away from this newest complication in his life and on to the one that mattered most, Usagi. His worries were quickly put to rest when Haruka said that she had snuck Usagi out of the palace, although he was fairly certain that Lucan would have mentioned seeing Haruka with Usagi. That particular detail wasn’t as important as the fact that he no longer had to worry about her safety. Of course now that he no longer had to worry about Usagi, his mind was able to go back to worrying over the situation with Ami and what to do about it.
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Post by Nathaniel Bernhardt on Dec 18, 2008 18:42:10 GMT -5
(shoehorns self back into the thread)
Harm a hair on Queen Serenity's head? The closest he'd ever gotten to the woman was seeing on the television. Maximum Security cell with Bruno? Oh, this guy was funny. Nathaniel might have even been intimidated if he hadn't faced down cops before, or if he was actually guilty of anything. Keyword being might.
Before he could respond to Super Cop's threat, the priestess had to go and open her trap again. First she berated him, and called him everything but his given name, and then she defended him. Nathaniel didn't know which way to take her which irked him even more and muttered to himself in English, "Christ, is that woman always such a pretentious little twat?"
His scowl tightened further at the King's words, but his already scattered mind was distracted by a flash of movement out of the corner of his eye. It was the pony-tailed woman and when her bright green eyes locked with his again he had to scrunch his eyes shut against the pain. Why did he always have to psychically poke at himself and leave himself so sensitive to things like this? And she was gone by the time he opened his eyes again.
Nathaniel was at the end of his rope, and he just shook his head up at Super Cop. "Look, if you want to get that close to my manparts you at least have to throw on a nice wig and let me call you Suzie first because I just don't swing that way. You try to prosecute me with anything and my lawyer will have your ass in a sling so fast your head will spin. I don't know a damn thing about Endymion's Moon Lady except the fact that she is missing. Okay? Do you understand that?" The priestess has apparently riled him up more than he'd thought, and now Super Cop was going to catch the brunt of it. Not like it would phase him much, the model thought to himself as he lay there still pinned to the floor.
He felt it as soon as Ponytail came back into the room. She didn't look at him at all this time, but he could still feel her like a storm on the horizon. As aware of her presence as he was, another corner of his brain listening to the surrounding conversations and filing them away, his expression never changed from one of haughty boredom as he looked back at Super Cop.
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Post by Meiou Setsuna on Dec 19, 2008 19:53:34 GMT -5
Pluto simply nodded to Lucan, taking a second to regather her harrowing thoughts on the situation. "Yes I would like to have an interrogation..." Interrogation was such a strict word, she simply had wanted to have a conversation with the man before he was let. "But first I'd like to have a word with you Mr. Felix." Her eyes getting lost in his sea-like orbs.
The woman turned, leaving the room her boots once again clicking against the hard floors. Her long deep emerald hair flowing behind her. It almost took a life of it's own swaying around and about with each graceful step. "You can escort me from my quarters, once you have dealt with him."
((Do you want me to start a new thread ?? ))
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Post by Hino Rei on Dec 19, 2008 20:04:29 GMT -5
Rei had had to go clear across the palace again to change her clothes. The entire time she kept dialing and redialing Minako's communicator until it was blatantly obvious that the woman was not going to answer her phone. "Fine," She muttered to herself as she reentered her quarters. Getting dressed wasn't difficult and it wasn't too long before she'd recrossed the palace at a fast clip.
Coming back into the royal chambers, Rei glanced about at those still remaining. "Did haruka or michiru pick up? Minako isn't answering."
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