Calling Minato's Chick Brigade/Posse (backdated to the 29th)

[onelastpromise]

Who: Minato, Naoto, Chou, and Kazumi (because Marie is at work probably)
What: Emergency meeting for the MegaTen good guys
Where: Minato's house
When: Sunday, later evening
Warnings: None at the moment.

He's doing a lot better, but Minato's neck is still bruised and he's still feeling a couple of those hits. Naoto of course is already here, and they've called Kazumi and Chou. He'd call Marie too, but she's working. he can tell her later. There's a lot of new information to cover, considering Seito just tried to kill him.

Still, he got a good look at the other guy's persona, and some idea of its abilities. He still can't pin down its arcana, though... In any case, it's beyond a possibility of hostility now and he needs to make sure everyone knows. Minato has his red SEES armband on, just to make it clear this is business. Maybe some of the others know more, got something Minato couldn't out of the silver-haired teen, but for now he has a lot to tell.

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[childofblue]

Naoto's attempt to call Chou had ended in Belladonna being the one relaying the message, and the message was anything but good: her poor partner was in a shape. And a very bad one.

After managing to get away from Seito, Chou had blindly scrambled until he couldn't anymore, sickness and pain and lack of breath all catching up with him and causing him to collapse. As it was, that ill feeling had completely taken over once he did, causing him to finally empty all the contents of his stomach before rolling over, curling in on himself.

So much Emptiness, and all thickly overlaid with that Lust for any feeling... even away from it now, he can't make the shaking stop, and with his current state -- clothing tussled, hair falling loose, tear streaks, messy face, and trembling like a frightened child -- he truly looks pathetic.

[buzzkilldetective]

Luckily for Chou, Naoto was already out the door with a "I'll be right back!" to Minato as she left.

It doesn't take long for her to get to Summer Forest, and she's in a full-on sprint as she searches for the boy. There's a thousand different things running through her head right now, none of them pleasant, and she's keeping her gun close, just in case one Seito Souzen was still in the area.

It's frustrating, knowing that this had happened while her back was turned, and she's going to have words for Seito next time she sees him... Not in person, of course. She knows better at this point. Not when he's already hurt two of her friends.

There were going to be words, and they weren't going to be civil.

... Unfortunately, she isn't watching where she's going.

[summitshore]

She really isn't. To make matters worse, the person Naoto runs into---

"Oof!"

-- is shorter than her, and also blue-haired. It's perfectly understandable not to have noticed her. Even so, now Kazumi is flat on her tail, rubbing one of her temples after having been bonked into.

"Um, hey, whoa, hold up! What's the big idea?"

... She wasn't even going the right way. Kazumi, what the hell.

[childofblue]

Belladonna, quite honestly, hadn't wanted to leave Chou alone in his condition. But she knows that there really isn't anything she can directly do to help him, and the more time passes, the more likely it is Seito's woken up. With him tucked carefully under the platform, at least, he's hard to see... meaning that both good and bad would have trouble finding him.

When she does fly out, she hears the sound and curiously peers over it. Relief floods through the poor little dragonfly at the sight of the detective and the other girl is currently ignored, Belladonna quickly going over and flitting in circles around Naoto.

With Chou in no state to get fodder, she's still that dull, dreary green that reflects her being on her last hit, chiming worriedly and frantically at the young detective.

[buzzkilldetective]

"Ah, I'm sorry, are you all right?" Naoto holds her hand out to help the smaller girl up. "I'm trying to find someone, I was in a bit of a rush. ... Are you Kazumi-san, by any chance?"

The detective's cut off when Belladona flies over. She watches the dragonfly flit around her for a moment before she holds out her other hand for Belladonna to land on.

[summitshore]

"I'm all right, don't worry!" With that, Kazumi manages to get back up on her feet, smiling briefly at Naoto as she does.

Upon hearing her name mentioned, though... Well, there's a lot less smiling and a lot more serious face. "Yeah, I am. I take it we're headed the same way after all? Proper introductions can wait for now, I'd think. Where to?"

[childofblue]

Belladonna continues to 'sing' at Naoto worriedly even as she settles tiredly in the hand, rambling about Chou's current state and fears. She seems to be exhausted, trying to give the directions to where he was currently situated.

She can barely fly anymore, even... but she wants Chou to be tended to first.

[buzzkilldetective]

"Here, rest a little, Belladonna." Naoto pats the dragonfly's head with a finger before turning back to Kazumi. "Well, I need to find Chou-kun first, and if his dragonfly's state is anything to go by... well, he's probably not in good shape. If you don't mind waiting or walking with me as I find him, I can lead you to the house in Idol Springs."

Naoto's own dragonfly lands on Naoto's hand next to the other, buzzing worriedly.

[summitshore]

"I plan to help if I can. That's why I came here in the first place. So - lead on."

Kazumi's own dragonfly... finally wakes up and starts fluttering around, buzzing in concern.

[childofblue]

Belladonna chimes tiredly at the other dragonfly, flitting her wings weakly. She repeats the directions -- down the ramp, under the platform nearby -- giving a melodic buzz to stress speed. Chou being alone in such a state is far from ideal, and she really doesn't want him to be that way any longer than he needs to.

She buzzes again, beggingly at Naoto.

[buzzkilldetective]

Right, no more time to waste. "Let's go then." She begins jogging to Chou's location based on the directions from Belladonna, motioning for Kazumi to follow. Naoto's dragonfly took off again, flying ahead to try to find Chou.

[summitshore]

Kazumi will be following along without complaint, without comment - it was business time, not chatty time.