[AQ] Galactic Fighters [Miuna/Daichi/ADMIN]

[Miuna]

It was a familiar door that stood before her, one that she had visited all too many times.  A pulled muscle from archery, a broken body from fighting - she'd been to the infirmary on more than one occasion for various reasons.  She'd never had a problem with admitting herself to the nurse's care, but for some strange reason she now stood still.  She'd heard word that Kirishigi might be in there and had finally worked up the nerve to speak to him.

She hadn't touched the planetarium since she'd made up with Junko.  The bond between the two of them had ended her reign of terror on the poor Guardian's leader and she was more than content with leaving the caretaker alone.  She hadn't even seen the man since the whole faction event.  These were troubling times and she had plenty to deal with on her own.  Besides, she really had no reason to harm the Guardians any further.  She was never out to get the Guardian faction, she was merely looking out for her best friend.

Now there was a new threat on the rise, and for the same reasons as before she sought out the advice of the older man.  If there was anything he knew about these new villains and this supposed 'dust', then she had to suck it up and truly ask him for help.

Well, with Daichi by her side of course.

Daichi

[Daichi]

The boy wasn't a stranger either to this place, many times he ended up here from his own egg adventures. If you could call them that, that is. Though most the time he tended to his on scraps and bruises. Thankfully this time around he wasn't here due to that, no- He was here for answers. That was the running theme as of late. Sneaking- Wait no discovering the secret room under the storage room on his search for answers to the questions that piled up in his mind. Standing in front of the door, beyond it his faction leader with the victim who found their way here. To his right one, Young lancer.

Egg hunters. A new 'enemy' walking around. They just showed up, the tension from the last weeks was from there arrival. He wondered if all the meetings and all the talking was to prepare for them. At least an attempt to get all the new heroes, the new generation to understand just what they had to do.  Daichi always had a habit of over thinking things, this was no exception. Maybe it was just how his brain was wired. Overthinking, looking in between the lines, thinking and thinking of what to do, what it means, what kind of story it would end up like-- What this reality would end up being.

What was it like for egg hunters? Why do they even do this? What was their reason? He always like to have both sides of every story before he put together the big picture but-- He did think it was going to be easy this time around. Well no more stalling. They needed to talk to Kirishigi-sensei, He had just been standing their thinking, lost in his head again. Standing up a little straighter he turned to Miuna looking at her carefully.

Before he actually knocked on the door a few times to get the attention of the man inside. 




Juon Keiko )))

[Juon]

The door to the infirmary had already been ajar; it creaked open as Daichi knocked. The small waiting area was empty, the chairs lined against the walls and the magazine-filled end tables solitary and desolate, feeling cold in the twang of medical sanitation.

Moving further in, the front counter would be discovered deserted, and the nurse's office was empty with door firmly shut, procuring the idea that she seemed to be out for the moment, possibly to lunch, possibly to deal with something elsewhere. With all that had been happening lately, it likely wouldn't come as a surprise anymore to hear of students ending up requiring her aid.

But past the counter, behind it was the open care area, beds lined up with perfectly-stretched sheets and curtains sitting ready to be drawn--aside from one that already was, in the far back corner, where Kirshigi Notsuka was sat beside it, back to the window.

He'd had a delayed reaction to the sound of the door swinging open; he was still for a long moment, staring blankly into the bed in front of him, where the recently-admitted Honda Kokori was asleep and resting, injuries tended to and beginning to heal. He looked tired, as if he hadn't slept since she'd gotten there, though the look that sat in his eyes was the same as ever.

Eventually he rose, slowly looking up as he'd realized that a sound had entered the space. He didn't immediately seem to have the initiative to take action about it until he came to recall that he was the only one in the infirmary at the moment, and that he should probably move to greet whoever was entering.

Though his expression made no change, he blinked upon laying eyes on who had appeared at the door; Daichi, who was perhaps less unexpected, but beside him, Akiyama Miuna.

All he offered was a, "Hello."

[Miuna]

The nurse seemed to be absent at the moment, a single fact that left Miuna breathing a sigh of relief. She held no doubts in her mind that if the older woman saw her she would definitely assume something was wrong. Instead Miuna was allowed to freely roam the space that was the infirmary, moving over to the girl's bedside almost immediately. She bowed first to Kirishigi, then reached into her bag to pull out some essentials.

Whether or not the patient before her would be staying long term, the young Seiyo student had decided to provide what would be some well-needed necessities when she woke up. Her bag was bulging and she cleared off some space on the side table to leave some items in the teacher's care. A homemade lunch with enough protein and carbs to restore some of the girl's energy, a change of clothes and a toothbrush in case she didn't have any to leave with. She added some Faberge magazines to the pile as well, unsure of whether or not she had anything to keep her mind busy while she was bedridden.

"In case she needs something when she wakes up," Miuna explained, setting them up all nice before placing a small bundle of flowers on the very top. There weren't many but they were fresh, wrapped up in plastic with the ends still wet with moisture. In her haste to get here she'd completely forgotten to bring a vase.

It might have been a bit much, but in her times in this place she'd mostly been visited by guys. Not many were able to grab what she needed from her room and she figured the same could be said for the one before her. Whether or not the girl's parents were in contact with Kirishigi was a mystery, but she couldn't imagine they'd have much time to visit while investigating the perpetrators.

Even if they did, she couldn't wrap her head around them visiting at all.

"Is she... going to be alright, Sensei?" Miuna asked quietly, closing her bag once more and wringing her hands around the strap. She wanted to believe that the girl would wake up in a few minutes all cheerful and energetic, but even she knew the wounds sustained wouldn't make it easy. Not to mention her egg being broken of course.

Miuna shuddered at the thought. That was the kind of fate she hoped to never experience.

[Daichi]

Daichi wasn't a near as prepared as Miuna was he brought nothing-- Well expect for two Leda's Locks, his phone, keys and wallet. He followed the other as she set down her gifts trailing a bit behind her. While Miuna asked her question he looked carefully at Kirishigi-sensei. The man looked tried. Maybe even kinda of out of it.

" Sensei... How long has it been since you slept?" He asked. Pushing his hands into his pockets. Eyebrows drown together in worry. Sure he had questions, a few, one about 'dust' that seemed to rest on egg breakers. A few more about egg breakers themselves, and just who are they and why do they do what they do. Has it happened before how do they proceed? What is at stake and how long will it last?

Before he could ask any of that though he wanted to make sure Kirishigi-sensei was in a stable condition to do so. Taking his eyes off the other he looked to the girl resting in the infirmary bed. What was her story? What happened exactly? What was the reason for all this...

To break someones heart's egg, their dream, their hope-- It made him feel sick. He didn't know what he would do with out Taiki. He couldn't even being to comprehend the thought of loosing him. He didn't like to think about it happening to his own friend's-- But the possibility was there. The idea was there. It was possible-- He wasn't blind to it, there were always risk. Always danger.

The boy breathed in and out again. This really was a mess of a year.

[Juon]

Kirishigi watched as Miuna approached, immediately getting to work with setting things on the end table for Kokori; he seemed numb as he watched, the reality of what she was doing only hitting him after she had finished. 'In case she needs something when she wakes up,' she'd said; he looked up toward her, offering, "That's very kind."

He wasn't sure if Kokori was quite in the state yet to realize what had been done for her when she woke, or to acknowledge any of it in the first place, but he tried to stay hopeful toward the idea. She'd have to recover eventually, and she was making progress--the whole event had hit her very hard.

"She'll be fine," he then assured, returning her attention to the second year in the bed below him. "More or less." Another pause. "In time."

But Daichi's first words came as a surprise, and he looked to his Guardian member with a twinge of confusion. "I've slept," came his simple answer.

He seemed to be trying to redirect his attention again, clasping his hands in front of him and making an effort to push up into his usual posture. "Is there anything I can..." he started; he still seemed out of it, but he was trying. "... help the two of you with?"

[Miuna]

Miuna puffed out her cheeks and put her hands on her hips at his response. Though he was trying his best to be attentive for his students, the affects of the accident were clear. She didn't speak to the man very often but his disposition was a complete turn-around from the Sports Festival. Granted he had been more irritated than upset at the time, but she still didn't believe he was taking care of himself properly. Almost immediately going into her usual mothering mode she shook her head and made a quite 'tsk'ing sound.

"You've slept?" Miuna repeated, emphasizing his answer as she pulled out her phone, "And how much have you slept? Have you eaten? Do you eat? I haven't actually seen you eat anything other than like... tea. Tea vampire? No wait, I'm getting sidetracked." She jotted down a few notes on her phone, making sure to remind herself to bring enough food for two the next time she visited. She wasn't often this responsible, but when it came to the livelihood of the adults around her she suddenly took charge. God, why was he such a baby?

Leaving one final comment to leave 'eggs' out of her next meal for him she slid her phone back into her pocket and resumed her puffy cheeked stance.

"We just wanted to check on her," Miuna said, nodding her head towards the one on the bed, "I mean, it's not every day that someone's egg breaks...." Well, someone's egg breaks and they're assaulted in an alleyway... "Like jeez! What I wouldn't do to break a few bones right now, let those egg hunters get a taste of their own medicine!" She punched her own palm as if to emphasize her point, sighing angrily as she continued. "Was it... the same as before? The ones that showed up in front of the planetarium?"

If it was then she was at fault. She'd been too involved trying to protect her classmates, she should have taken them down when she had the chance. Who knew when she'd see that group again. A best case scenario would be running into them with Takeo or Daichi. A worst case scenario would be... well... she didn't want to think about it.

[Daichi]

He found it kinda of funny how quickly Miuna fit into the role of 'mom' so suddenly. Fretting over Kirishigi-sensei while at the same time calling him a tea vampire. The boy watch her outburst and listen to her statements. Daichi did want to check on the girl, sure, he knew she was in good hands. While it was rare to find someone with a broken egg around, he did remember that one instance with the girl burying her broken egg near a tree. The one Miuna gave the charm to and made a promise with. It wasn't something Daichi could easily forget.

" Easy tiger." Daichi started, " Lets not get carried away in fighting people we know nothing about." While he wasn't as hellbent on revenge he still understood the danger of it all. He still found what happened to the poor girl heart wrenching.  He still wanted to do something but... Eyes drifted around the room till they settled back on girl in the bed, though not totally focused on her. He waited for Miuna's questions to be answered before he offered a few of his own.

"Sensei. How long have these egg breakers been around? I'm assuming all the faction leaders already knew about them... You dont seem very surprised to say the least." He began, Crossing his arms in front of his chest. He waited a bit before he kept going. " Those meeting we had, the one were you talked about heart's egg, and the other leaders talk about curing and X-eggs... Was that prepping us for all the negative vibes coming our way? I would think... When a gang of egg breakers come to town the negativity would spread right?" Was he right to assume all these things? It was pretty easy to piece together if you just thought about it. Still he had no idea if he was right... He was just guessing, just asking, trying to figure things out. 

If he wanted to be a hero, he needed to know what was going on. That is to say, have more of an idea-- Have the reasons, the ' why's' and the 'who'. He need the context to this whole mess so he could act. Though he would never admit it he doubted he would get any answers to his satisfaction. 

[Juon]

Tea Vampire? Kirishigi would've found himself exhausted by Miuna's doting questions, had he not already been by the scenario at hand; which, at least, allowed him to brush it all off in stride. "I've eaten," he followed up, just as unconvincingly. But the topic of conversation quickly moved elsewhere, which was perfectly satisfactory to him. Granted, the topic was a grim one, but it was one that had become too relevant to ignore any longer.

"She'll appreciate your concern when she comes-to," he then went on to answer, at the mention that they were there to check on her. Indeed, students of another school that didn't even know her coming to see her and bring her some luxuries; it was a kind idea to anyone.

He had nothing to say about her intentions to punch in some egg hunters, though his lack of argument was enough to confirm that it wasn't an idea that he was against. His brow furrowed as she mentioned another event, though. "In front of the planetarium?" he echoed. "Do you mean, the X-eggs that appeared? I'm unsure they're related; I would doubt it, though."

Turning then to Daichi as his own inquiry was voiced, the astronomer drew in and out a long, slow sigh. "They've been a threat since I was your age," he admitted, deflated. "Actions had been taken in the past to keep students from both schools as separated as possible, so it was the ideal that you would never have to encounter them at all, and thus it was... better for you to go without knowing and simply attempt to prepare you as best as was possible, lest someone learn and go there themselves to attempt to take action, and end up..." his gaze trailed to Kokori, pausing on her for a moment, before he returned his attention to them again. "However, it seems those actions have been undone, and so history is doomed to repeat itself."

[Miuna]

Miuna was like a tiny chihuahua, revved up and ready to kick the ass of whoever came too close to her favorite school. It was bad enough they had egg-breakers roaming these very halls, now they had to go out and deal with them as well? How was she supposed to keep up with all of these trouble-makers! Still, this was a serious matter. She couldn't just brush it off and punch her way through as though that was the answer to everything. She had to seriously consider the implications of this new group.

They existed before, back when Sasaki-san was a student. She was afraid of asking her own faction leader about them, afraid of the answer she might hear. Kirishigi was secretive but the enemy of her enemy. Whether she liked it or not that made them allies. Faberge was different though, always held in high regard and never once corrupted by whatever other people said. To begin bringing in problems other than X-eggs just felt wrong. This was a school matter, two groups of students fighting to stop the actions of the other. For her peace of mind she wanted to keep them as separate as possible.

That made Kirishigi - and possibly Ohno - her only reliable sources of information. Crossing her arms, she stared down at the beaten girl in the bed. She liked to think if they'd met under different circumstances, they would have been good friends.

"I'm sorry," She started, shifting her gaze from the girl to the astronomer. Her look had hardened, eyes cold as steel, "But I can't allow that. I have people at this school that I want to protect. Whether that means curing some eggs or getting blood on my hands I'll make sure I complete my duties. There has to be something we can do to stop them, something that could at least deter them while we gain more fighters. Don't they have a leader of some sort that we can target? Clearly they don't care whether an egg is X or not so it's not like we can race them to save all the x-eggs in the city. There's got to be something we can do."

She paused, biting her lip for a second before asking more questions. "You said they were a threat when you were in school. When did they start? How did you and your friends hold them off?"

[Daichi]

So even when Sensei was a teenager they were kicking, huh. Well that makes sense. It might have just been an inevitable factor and threat that came with heart's eggs. On one hand you had the x-egg's that come form peoples self-doubt and the feeling of being 'useless' or the feeling that there dream is hopeless. On the other you had people who had lost their hearts egg's, broken in some way or some form, by their own doing or others, probably. Daichi wondered how many kids accidentally broken a heart's egg having no idea of the effect it would have. Everyone is human after all and mistakes happen.

But how bad were they back in the day? We're the egg breakers a smaller group? How did Sensei and the others handle it? While he thought separating was a good idea, the more he thought about it, the less ideal the idea became. The fact of the matter is, they let it fester, the main problem was left unsolved right? Well they just left egg breakers stay in one place, one confined area, they size of the group would grow because of that, right? So sensei and the others cut it off. The hero wouldn't hold it against them, they were unsure of what to do, right? Protect this side, forget about the others? While it felt kinda heartless, what else could they have done? Had they not done this before Daichi might have come up with the same idea. Now, the train was back and so....

" No. No it's not." History wasn't going to repeat itself, Daichi didn't want that. If the cycle begins again then, then it will always be another generations problem. More kids, teenagers hurt and their eggs crushed. There's gotta be a good ending for this, not a happy on per say, but something better for everyone. " We have to learn from the past. We can figure a better solution to lessen the problem. We can't get rid of egg breakers, they will always be there. Like Miuna said they have to rally behind someone, maybe we can talk, figure it out... Do something useful. Without hurting the people who have hurt enough..."

Arms crossed still he looked to Miuna as he listened to her speak again.

Daichi went of into his own world for a second, thinking. You have Sensei who took care of Seiyo, Ohno whose arcade wasn't to far from campus, then the Faberge with Sasaki-san which was on main street. The three of them cover a large area of the city. Protect sections of the city, protect the kids in your factions, train them ready them to fight. Then when the barricade they or the people before them, made broke, Daichi and all his friends, the students, everyone would be at the center of the mess.

" Did you and your friends-- Were you guys the one who took the train offline connecting the schools?" he asked. " Or where there people before you that did it? "

[Juon]

"I never said don't. The situation has changed, after all," Kirishigi went on to make a point of, at Miuna's heroic--or, was it misguided?--speech regarding blood on one's hands. He didn't seem to care what it was she did (at least, in regards to this scenario, versus, say, continuing to vandalize his planetarium), but he tagged on a final warning of, "Just be careful."

But he paused. "Not a leader that often manifests itself. Or, not one that should be fought, rather. But the members themselves, are all... still human. They're just strewn down the wrong path, is... all."

He looked up, perhaps a little more alertly, when prompted about the train station. It seemed as if he were trying to remember something, time running backwards in his eyes as he tried to sort out details. "It was... via our efforts, yes," he explained slowly. "It took some time. I wasn't as involved as I would've probably liked." A slow, tired nod. "Revoking the ability for students to purchase long-term rail passes... it was justified as for the safety of students on both sides. An initiative taken by the Guardians, seventeen years ago." When he put it like that, neither of the two standing in front of him would've been born at that time; there was a shift in his expression as he realized this, but it was indistinguishable.

[Miuna]

Miuna just rolled her eyes at his statement. Her posture was stiff with worry and regret but she still held an arrogant air of confidence in her own abilities. She believed herself to be one of Seiyo's strongest and not a single student from West Otonoki would ever be able to change that. Even if they somehow took her egg, she'd still go down in a fight of broken bones and torn uniforms. Still, something that Kirishigi said resonated within her.

"So then, it did happen before," She was very vaguely aware that Kirishigi was an old Guardian along with the others. Bits and pieces of information that had leaked from other students to her via texts and other forms of communication all leading up to the final conclusion. Miuna didn't bother to question Sasaki-san; she still wasn't sure if she wanted to confront the older woman for the truth. "You said it was an initiative taken by the guardians, but it was for the safety of the students on both sides. That takes a lot of power, even if you guys were important members of the student body. Things are bad now, but how bad were they seventeen years ago?"

There was another question that pulled at the back of her mind and she spoke without thinking. "Sensei, what do you think about the egg breakers that go to Seiyo?"