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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 11, 2010 23:29:09 GMT -5
Minato gave a few more gasps. "Just... fine... I need to catch my breath, that's all..." Which was entirely missing the point, which Minato was well aware of. Fact was, he was afraid about what was going to happen to Souji. From how that officer had acted, he was likely going to be arrested the moment he was able to leave the hospital.
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Takahashi's cruiser pulled up and parked in front of the New Hospital. Fire lines be damned, he had a goddess and a bear to take to the Hospital. He stepped out of the cruiser and waited for Izanami and Teddie to step out before speaking.
"There's a teleporter thing in there. It'll take you right down to the lobby. The ambulance with Seta in it should have beaten us here, so he's probably getting stitched up right now," Takahashi said. "If you're gonna do anything about Seta, you better do it fast. From the sound of things on the radio, Nekoi-san was the one who found him, and she's a bit crazy about things like this."
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 12, 2010 0:07:49 GMT -5
Yuugi didn't look convinced. Honda sighed and walked over to Minato offering his hand. If Minato took it, he'd let the blue haired teenager use him for support. He looked over to Yuugi as he did so.
"You should ask about Souji."
The short teenager nodded quickly. He turned towards the receptionist and noticed he was typing something into the computer. The man's eyes flicked towards Yuugi for a moment before he hit a few more keys and sighed.
"Seta Souji?"
"Y-yeah! Can we see him?"
"He's getting stitches at the moment, and..." the man hit a few more keys, "He's not allowed visitors until the police arrive."
It was about this time Ryoji appeared at the other end of the reception room. Before his vision swam and he stumbled against the wall right behind him. He was gasping for breath and his legs were wobbling. Maybe... he shouldn't have pushed himself that hard. He was going to pay for that for days, he could feel that already. Enough sweat had gathered that his cowlick was actually hanging down to the left of his nose, a few beads of sweat dripping off it. His shirt looked soaked. His eyes were closed.
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Teddie all but fell out of the car for his impatience. Izanami seemed to take her time undoing the seatbelt. She swung her legs to the side and stood up. She frowned as Teddie straightened himself using the car as support. She glanced around the outside of the building and then looked at the ground a moment. Her first reaction was a frown.
"Either my brother has returned to him or Adachi is here," she stated. She looked at Takahashi, "It won't be that simple if this Nekoi woman doesn't want him to have visitors."
Teddie watched as Izanami walked towards the building. She looked around and put her hand on the ground just outside it. After a moment of closed eyes she stood up. She seemed to be talking to herself rather than either Teddie or Takahashi.
"There doesn't seem to be any sort of spiritual barriers, and there is a close connection to Yomi..."
"What are you doing!? We need to see Sensei now!"
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 12, 2010 0:49:46 GMT -5
Minato looked up at Honda as he offered his hand and took it, finally straightening up. "Thanks..."
He looked toward the receptionist as he spoke to Yuugi, and sighed. That one officer must have called ahead while he was running to the hospital with Ryoji. Besides, Souji was still busy getting stitches... They couldn't exactly see him right now even if he wasn't in trouble with the police.
It was about this time that Minato saw Ryoji run into the lobby... or at least attempt to before he collapsed against the wall. Minato's eyes widened and he ran over to Ryoji's side. He hadn't missed how Ryoji was drenched in sweat or how exhausted he seemed to be. That... was probably from attempting to keep up with him.
"Ryoji! Oh god, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to leave you behind like that..." Minato cried. "Are you alright?!"
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Takahashi groaned. She probably didn't want Seta having any visitors. It was typical procedure, but Chisaki could get annoying about these things. He frowned as Izanami put her hand on the ground.
"What're you doing?" Takahashi asked. The bear was right about one thing; they needed to get in there before Chisaki was if they were going to do anything about Seta.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 12, 2010 1:23:31 GMT -5
Yuugi had frowned at what the woman had said. It was possible Souji was being detained. He hadn't seen what Souji had done to Adachi, but he'd seen the aftermath. He looked away in time to see Minato dash forward. His eyes followed the teenager and he looked shocked at Ryoji condition. Honda, in the mean time, stepped up to the desk.
"Why is it so bad for his friends to see him?"
Ryoji opened his eyes as Minato shouted out his name. He gave a smile, the forced nature of it causing a bit of a grimace. He wiped his forehead with his arm, managing to get some of the sweat and move the cowlick up to his forehead. He opened his mouth and drew in a deep breath of air.
"I-I'm fine... Don't worry... Ho-how's Souji...?" He sounded rather out of breath, and looked like he needed to sit.
The receptionist frowned in response to Honda's question. He looked at the screen again and hit a few more keys. He wasn't even looking up when he responded.
"I can't release that information if you aren't living with him."
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Izanami stood up. She had ignored Teddie, and she was ignoring Takahashi as well. She held up two fingers near her nose. It was rather similar to what anime miko would do as they cast a spell, really. Her outfit really only served to complete the illusion. She was muttering under her breath in early Japanese. Teddie sure as hell couldn't make out the chanting, and it was unlikely Takahashi would either. The language had evolved far too much for understanding.
What followed wasn't something Takahashi could probably sense. At most he'd feel an eerie chill and have his hair stand on end, the usual reaction to spirits and the like. Teddie, on the other hand, felt every hair on his body stick straight up. His eyes widene and he grabbed the side of the car. The energy flashed out and shot into the ground. A moment later it shot up in front of Izanami in a black swirl of mist.
The energy converged onto the point it was rising from the ground and seemed to form a black misty shape. The energy flashed out a final time and a demon Teddie recognized from Souji's use of Personas appeared. He'd called it Yomotsu-Shikome if the blond remembered right. Izanami lowered her arms after what had apparently been a summons. The demon bowed towards Izanami as soon as she solidified.
"You called, my lady?"
"I want you to check on Souji for us. He won't be hard to find, he is my brother's avatar. There are no spiritual guards up around here, your way shouldn't be hindered."
"Understood, Izanami-sama."
Shikome bowed, one of her hair like arms up agaisnt her chest. She sank into the ground without straightening. The descent made it seem like there was a small hole of black mist on the ground. Izanami turned to Takahashi and Teddie after the demon fully vanished. Teddie's eyes were wide.
"That takes care of Souji as well as the situation allows. We still need to go in if you want to cover body identification."
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 12, 2010 1:49:49 GMT -5
Minato frowned as Ryoji asked his question. He sounded like he was out of breath too.
"He's getting stitched up right now, but they're not letting us go see him until the police get here..." Minato said. "You need to sit down and catch your breath. Come on."
He put Ryoji's arm around his shoulder and started walking him over toward one of the chairs in the lobby.
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Takahashi realized Izanami was doing something mystical once she started chanting. He took a couple steps away as the energy shot out of the ground and formed into a demon, which Izanami then ordered to go check on Souji. Once that was done with, Izanami addressed Takahashi and Teddie. Takahashi nodded, and then started walking toward the teleporter before heading through it.
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Izanagi jerked in his rest. He'd nearly fallen asleep there, but a presence he knew all too well had awoken him. Had Izanami sent another one of her wild women after him?! He remembered to calm himself. Most likely she'd summoned it out of concern for Seta.
Part of him said he should just ignore it. The part that Izanagi was listening to said he should instead go get rid of that damn little nuisance right now. Adachi, due to being asleep, was unable to stop Izanagi from taking control and sitting up. Izanagi yanked a cord and a tube free from Adachi's arm before walking out of the room. It was unlikely his little adventure would go unnoticed.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 12, 2010 2:08:37 GMT -5
Honda glared at the man. The man glared right back. He was in fact a bit intimidated, but he was doing a good job at hiding it from the teenager. Yuugi, meanwhile, was taking some steps towards where Minato and Ryoji were. Had Minato chased the ambulance here? It was several city blocks from the Apartments to the hotel! Given Ryoji's appearance, that had to have been what happened.
Ryoji didn't have the energy to fight Minato. He let out a grunt of annoyance, but he didn't fight. He felt like he was burning up, and his skin was hot and clammy due to the sweat. Honestly sitting in a freezer for about an hour felt like a good idea. Minato was getting sweat on him as they walked. He sort of fell into the chair once they got there. His breathing had become a bit less heavy. He looked up at Minato.
"You look like death... warmed over," Ryoji said with a chuckle. He felt a bit dizzy from the laugh though, forcing him to lift his hand up and grab his head. He lifted his other hand at Minato and waved it, "Worry about yourself..."
Before anything else could happen, a nurse was barelling down the hall. She looked very serious, and there seemed to be some scuffle near the end of the long hall...
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Teddie was frowning as Takahashi nodded and walked towards the building. They were pretty much ignoring him, weren't they. He couldn't exactly chew them out though. They did need to get in if they were going to check on Souji. Izanami seemed satisfied with the demon she had summoned, but he wanted to check on Souji himself. He let Izanami walk forward and enter the building before following. They'd materialize in the lobby in a few seconds... and Izanami still looked more than a bit like Mana.
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Shikome was having a bit of issue navigating the halls. It wasn't that she was worried about being caught, she had herself invisible to mortals. No, she was having trouble not focusing on Izanagi's energy signal. Izanami had worded it in a way that meant Izanagi and "Souji" were not together as they should be. With no unique energy signal of his own, the demon was having to search every room. She was flying through the walls (currently in a storage closet) to check the emergency surgery area when she stopped cold.
Izanagi's presence was... moving towards her? The demon's expression became unkind. If he was not in his proper avatar, she could fight back. Odds are the other was a human by its lack of signature... An animal was possible, but unlikely in such a location.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 12, 2010 2:41:45 GMT -5
Minato's concerned expression didn't change at Ryoji's words. In truth, he just looked more worried. He turned around and looked around the lobby. There was a water cooler in the corner of the waiting area with a few plastic cups on top of it. He looked back toward Ryoji.
"Hang on, I'll go get you some water," Minato said. He crossed the room over to the cooler and poured some water into a plastic cup. He was on his way back over to Ryoji when "Sayuri" entered the room... and Minato ended up dropping the cup from the pure shock of things. He didn't even notice the nurse who had run down into the lobby from the hallway, because he was too focused on the miko who looked a lot like Souji and especially like Izanami who had just walked into the lobby.
"I-Izanami!?"
Takahashi frowned as he entered the lobby. Well, not only did it look like all of Seta's little friends were here, but there was something obviously going on at the end of the hall. Takahashi walked over to the nurse before she could go very far.
"Is there a problem, miss?" Takahashi asked.
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At the moment, Izanagi was struggling against a couple of interns who had taken it upon themselves to stop him and take him back to this room. He growled as he attempted to push past them, but his godly strength didn't remove the fact that Adachi was still very injured.
"Adachi, sir, you need to return to your room!"
"Let go of me," Izanagi growled.
"Sir, you shouldn't even be walking around right now!"
"What part of 'let go' do you not get?" Izanagi snarled. As it was, he wasn't doing very good at getting past them. It would help if Adachi was in any condition to do... well... anything.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 12, 2010 3:31:05 GMT -5
"Minato, I-"
The blue haired teenager didn't give him a chance to say anything else. Minato was already moving towards the water cooler. Ryoji sighed and leaned his head back against the seat, closing his eyes. He didn't need to be waited on, and Minato looked pretty bad too. It wasn't like he felt like arguing. At least it was winter. The walk home could be taken slowly.
Honda was considering how exactly he should word things. He didn't know much about the situation, but it would hurt no one if they went to see Souji after he was handled. Yuugi and Minato seemed to stressed out to say much of anything. Honda glanced towards Yuugi, and something struck him as odd. Atem usually showed up during periods of high stress, didn't he? And he didn't like admitting it, but that former Pharaoh had a better chance of smoothly intimidating this man than he did.
Minato dropped his glass then. Yuugi stood there with his mouth hanging open. That looked... that looked a heck of a lot like Mana. He had seen Mana's dead body. Her hair was longer, but... Minato clearly thought so too. The cup lay on the ground, and the water continued to spread on the floor. Ryoji had opened his eyes at the sound of the cup hitting the ground and followed Minato's gaze to the miko. He blinked in surprise.
"You will call me as Shin Sayuri," Izanami stated. She ignored any responses and looked towards the hall. Izanagi seemed to be flaring his energy a bit. For what reason she didn't know. If he was still in Adachi, however... if the body was unconscious he would have to use more energy to move it.
"A-are you... Izanami-san...?" Yuugi managed to get out.
"Pl-lease get out of my way!" The nurse side stepped and continued down the hall, granting no answer to Takahashi's inquiry.
Honda had turned by this point. He still felt clueless.
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Shikome relaxed as Izanagi's presence seemed to stop. There had been a flare of energy, but it wasn't moving. She passed through more walls until she came to the operating rooms. She had to pass through three. She almost passed right through one into the fourth when she noticed a silver haired teenager. She stopped and turned. He was unconscious, but there was little doubt about that being Izanagi's avatar.
The doctor's were finishing up stitching his arm. Shikome frowned at it. Even with the stitching, she could tell it had been quite the cut. She didn't know what had possessed the teenager to do that. Frustration at not being able to throw off Izanagi, perhaps? Izanami had informed her of some of the smaller details while her new avatar's fetus had been growing. She floated to a wall and kept observation. Izanami would want to know when he awoke.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 13, 2010 0:47:05 GMT -5
Minato bent down and picked up the cup he had dropped before looking back toward Izanami as she spoke. Shin Sayuri...? She did look slightly different... Oh hell, she'd made a new avatar in the short time since her death. That had to be it. He turned to glaring at Izanami at that thought. Minato wasn't very fond of the avatar concept as a whole due to certain hells that Ryoji had gone through and that Souji was still going through, and the fact that someone else had lost themselves just so Izanami could have another body to walk around in infuriated him.
"Why are you here, 'Sayuri'?" Minato asked. He looked toward Ryoji, and looked embarrassed for a moment. He had kind of spilled that cup of water when he dropped it. Right now the situation with "Sayuri" was a little more important, but Ryoji was in pretty bad shape. Minato felt a little tired himself, but that was likely dehydration... he probably needed some water himself.
Takahashi frowned as the nurse ran past him. She seemed in a bit of a hurry. Ignoring her, he walked over to the receptionist.
"I'm Kenji Takahashi with the Void City Police Department. I'm here with Sayuri Shin to identify the body of the woman we believe to be Mana Tadoru. Would you mind showing us the way to the morgue?" Takahashi asked in the politest voice he could manage.
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Izanagi's expression changed to a much more annoyed one once the Shikome reached the room Souji was in. There was nothing he could do now that she was there. It was bad enough the implications if Adachi's body just ran into Souji's room while he was being stitched up. It was still infuriating that Izanami's servant was in there with him. Especially that particular one.
"I said let go of me! I can get back to my room by myself," Izanagi snarled, which really wasn't helping things.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 13, 2010 0:57:24 GMT -5
Izanami noted but did not respond to the sarcasm. She stepped forward to where Takahashi was now standing. Ryoji gave a chuckle at Minato's expression, his shooken head indicating it wasn't anything to be concerned over. He didn't seem to care about Izanami's presence all that much at the moment. Fact was he knew it was kind of pointless to fight, and he was just now starting to get his breath back. He wasn't getting up unless he had to.
Yuugi scooted to the side to allow Takahashi past. Izanami hadn't answered him, but it seemed apparent what was going on. What confused him the most was how she was there. Did Izanami keep spares? That girl had to be at least eighteen, after all. Yuugi didn't make the connection with the Island time flux.
The receptionist looked up as Takahashi flashed his badge. He typed in a few things into the keyboard and nodded. He stood up, a moment of glare passing between him and Honda. The two clearly had not developed good feelings in their limited interactions. The man walked from behind the counter and pointed to a set of doors marked for hospital staff only.
"Its through those doors, take a left, a right, and then another left. The walls are marked, but you should be able to find someone if you get lost. I'd show you but I'm dealing with something at the moment. Just make sure you have your badge ready, I'll call ahead for you."
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The staff didn't seem convinced, but they slowly released their grip. They showed no signs of going anywhere though. The direction that lead away from Adachi's room was blocked off by how they were standing. It was clear they were ready to jump the man again if he acted odd. The concern about him doing something like that again was evident on half their faces, though.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 13, 2010 1:19:47 GMT -5
Takahashi took note of the directions and nodded at the receptionist. "Thank you." He looked toward the doors into the lobby and frowned before looking toward Yuugi.
"You might wanna go look for that blond haired kid, the one with the weird bear costume. I brought him with me, but I think he got lost on his way down here," He had a rather annoyed look as he said that. Considering how the teleporter worked, you had to be rather special to not figure out the way down here in Takahashi's opinion.
Takahashi motioned for Izanami to follow him before heading for the staff only doors. Minato frowned as Takahashi walked toward them before heading back over to the water cooler and pouring Ryoji another cup of water. This time he grabbed one for himself and poured it before heading back over to where Ryoji was sitting and sitting down next to him. He handed Ryoji one of the cups of water.
"Sorry. Here," Minato said.
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Izanagi glared at the hospital staff before limping back toward Adachi's room. He was probably going to catch hell for this... well, Adachi was in any case.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 13, 2010 3:05:53 GMT -5
Teddie hadn't had any issue with the teleporter. The issue had resulted with where it had deposited him. It had deposited him in the morgue. Teddie was now very chilly due to the air around him and wondering where he was. The blond had never seen a morgue, and for all he knew it was just a refridgerator with a bunch of cupboards. The teleporter had done a body scan, and being what he was... it hadn't read life signs. Or machine signs. Or hell, given the Island the thing was even programmed to pick up signs of undead. It hadn't. No one was in the room at the moment, either.
Teddie sneezed and wiped his nose. So... was this even the hospital?
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Yuugi looked up towards Takahashi as he spoke. Teddie had come with them? Teddie hated Izanami, so it didn't seem very likely. Then again, Souji was injured. That explained a lot. He nodded as Izanami walked past him and they disappeared past the door the receptionist had indicated.
"What are you apologizing for?" Ryoji said, taking the glass and downing in a manner of seconds. He let out a deep breath and looked towards Minato after a quick glance towards Honda, "I don't think we're gonna get in to see Souji-san any time soon..."
"Yuugi, does Atem-kun have any ideas?"
Yuugi blinked. He shook his head, "He's not in the Puzzle anymore, Honda-kun."
"Wait, what?"
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A few people followed "Adachi" and made sure he got into the room. Providing he didn't fight them, they'd have him hooked back up in a few moments. A nurse was giving him a rather firm lecture about running around in his condition. Those that were left behind exchanged a few thoughts, and it was decided they should keep an eye on him.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 13, 2010 3:39:32 GMT -5
Minato frowned down at his cup of water as Ryoji spoke. "Yeah, looks like it... Dammit, I just wish I knew what all had happened while we were gone. I guess while we were watching Goggalor vs. Papillion, Izanami was getting shot and Souji tried to kill Adachi..."
He kind of stared down at his drink for a few more moments. It was when Yuugi finally informed Honda Atem wasn't in the Puzzle anymore that Minato looked back over at the two of them.
"He's got his own body now," Minato explained. "It's a bit of a long story..."
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Takahashi and Izanami had managed to get to the morgue easily enough. However, Takahashi did not expect to see the blond haired kid in the morgue too. Kid looked just as confused as he did, too.
"Well, that explains where you went off to," Takahashi growled.
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Izanagi had sat through the nurse's lecture and lay back down in the bed once he was hooked back up to the machines. He didn't miss that they had him under watch now. Well, they didn't want him wandering around the hospital, especially after an outburst like that, it was understandable.
Once he lay down in the bed again, he exited Adachi's body. Adachi looked around in confusion for a moment, sighed, and went back to sleep. Izanagi smirked... and then decided to pay a visit to his other host.
Immediately, the scene shifted for him. Now he was sitting on the end of Souji's bed. They had finished stitching his arm up, and sadly enough, there weren't any sharp tools left nearby for him to force Seta's hand to grab. Well, with how sedated he was, Izanagi doubted even all of his power would have been enough to force him to move.
However, that wasn't what Izanagi was concerned with right now. What he was concerned with was Izanami's little spy. She'd hidden herself from humans, but a god like him could see her easily.
"Get away from him," Izanagi snarled. "This isn't your concern, wild woman."
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 13, 2010 21:11:13 GMT -5
Honda looked very puzzled as Minato spoke up. Had his own... body? As the thoughts of how that didn't make a lick of sense looked through his head, he just looked very puzzled. From what had been going on before, the only outcome he was seeing was Atem dying. He hadn't said it out loud, but Anzu had been aware of it too. Probably Yuugi as well. All of them to some degree or another had understood that once Atem did what he was supposed to do, he'd go away. If he hadn't, Honda would have bet money he would have stayed in the Puzzle. But his own body?
"Honda-kun?"
"Jounouchi been giving you a hard time?"
Yuugi smiled and shook his head, "Not at all. Hey, Minato-kun. If they aren't gonna let us see Souji-kun, maybe we should go back. You and Mochizuki-kun look like you need to lay down."
"You know, you can call me Ryoji. You use that this guy's given name," Ryoji had a slight smile, and jerked his thumb towards Minato as he finished.
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"Takahashi-san, Izanami! How did you get here?" Teddie looked very surprised at their sudden arrival.
"Sorry this took me so lo... wait, three? I was told to only expect two people..."
A woman in a lab coat had come through the doors before Izanami or Takahashi could respond to Teddie's inquiry. She had cut herself off and pointed at each of them, looking at her gloved hands as if to confirm the count.
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Shikome had tensed up at the arrival of Izanagi's presence. There was a rather human effort put forth to project his presence in a manner more than energy. It wasn't one she was doing herself, and the only reason Izanagi could see her was because he was a god. Most sensitives would have just known her presence.
The demon's first concern was Izanagi seemed to be looking for something. Exactly what she didn't know, but he didn't seem to find it. After that came up empty, Izanagi turned his focus to her. Her frown at least matched his scowl. She returned his comment with a snarl of her own.
"I take no orders from one whose domain is that of the living. Souji is my mistress' concern, and therefore he is mine. Do you fear me?" Shikome paused to chuckle, "Poor little Izanagi, spurned by the one you betrayed first. I am not here to drag you to Yomi, you may relax."
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Jul 13, 2010 23:44:32 GMT -5
Minato looked back down at his drink as Yuugi spoke. They weren't likely to get to see Souji any time today. If he wasn't out of the hospital by tomorrow, they could go see him then. That was disregarding that whole thing involving Adachi's assault, of course...
Minato stood up. "Yeah, let's go." Whatever was going on at the apartments was probably done by now, and besides, they needed to get Honda settled into somewhere. Minato doubted there was room in Yuugi and Atem's apartment what with Anzu and Jounouchi both staying there still.
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"We walked. You didn't show up in the lobby like you should have," Takahashi said. He turned as he heard another voice, and looked toward the woman in the lab coat who had just walked in.
"Your teleporter glitched and dropped our friend off here," Takahashi growled. "We're here to identify that body that should have just been brought in. The one we believe to be Tadoru Mana."
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Izanagi continued to glare at the Shikome. Souji was Izanami's concern, meaning she was observing him once again out of her inane infatuation with him. Perhaps it was genuine concern, but to Izanagi, it was all the same. His sister just didn't know when to stop.
Izanagi looked over toward Souji. He still had some control over that shell. He sent a bit of energy into Souji's body to activate a few synapses in his brain and help bring him out from the lingering effects of the anesthesia. Souji winced and gave a light groan.
"Sounds like the Shadow's waking up. Shouldn't you report back to your master?" Izanagi said with a smirk. "I'm sure she'll want to know her little crush is awake."
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