Susannah Chinwe: *The girl appears to be in her early twenties, a lovely rich cocoa color to her skin. There are laugh lines to her face, though, and age marks that should not be visible on someone her age. A street rat whose face speaks of experiences she shouldn't have. From her dark, soulful brown eyes to the thickly braided black hair, trapped beneath a large-brimmed straw hat, to the dirty pale-blue dress, adorned with sunflowers, nothing about this girl is what is expected. Her sandaled feet seem out of climate for anywhere within the city, no fear of broken glass on her smiling face.* http://www.wodnyc.net/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=1&pos=107

Susannah Chinwe: *The slight breeze from the ferry causes her hat to move, and she grips to the brim of it. HEr eyes wide, and eternally bright. She stays away from the edge of the boat, however, instead choosing to sit cross-legged near the middle. Not near the cars, either. She remains almost... well... small.*

Keiko Moroboshi: DD>Keiko stands an even five feet tall, and looks to weigh at most one hundred pounds. She’s a small, Japanese woman, and rather looks the part. She has short cut brown hair, and dark eyes, and is fairly flat chested as well. She’s nothing terribly special to look at, though she’s also not ugly…just average. She walks around wearing a skirt that goes down just below her knees, and a matching shirt, though what colors they are varies from day to day. She also wears a locket on a necklace, it is shaped like a heart, and always kept closed, often tucked into her shirt.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she seems almost bored...very little has come of her Watching recently, so she's taking a bit of a break...going for a walk, specifically*

Susannah Chinwe: d10: per+alert: 2,8,2,1,4,3,

Susannah Chinwe: *She surprisingly enough notices near nothing. She waits, however, until the Ferry itself arrives to Staten island. She slowly moves off of the boat, past the cars and the people. She pays the small toll with crumpled bills, and wanders. A bit of exploring never hurt anyone, after all.*

Keiko Moroboshi: DD>Keiko stands an even five feet tall, and looks to weigh at most one hundred pounds. She’s a small, Japanese woman, and rather looks the part. She has short cut brown hair, and dark eyes, and is fairly flat chested as well. She’s nothing terribly special to look at, though she’s also not ugly…just average. She walks around wearing a skirt that goes down just below her knees, and a matching shirt, though what colors they are varies from day to day. She also wears a locket on a necklace, it is shaped like a heart, and always kept closed, often tucked into her shirt.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she seems almost bored...very little has come of her Watching recently, so she's taking a bit of a break...going for a walk, specifically*

Susannah Chinwe: d10: per+alert: 2,8,2,1,4,3,

Susannah Chinwe: *She surprisingly enough notices near nothing. She waits, however, until the Ferry itself arrives to Staten island. She slowly moves off of the boat, past the cars and the people. She pays the small toll with crumpled bills, and wanders. A bit of exploring never hurt anyone, after all.*

Laurel Hensley: She's leaning on the edge of the Ferry, watching the watter go by with a soft smile. The girl is best described as "cute"...the all-American girl next door sort. Tall and thin, with shoulder-length, dark chestnut hair and cool blue eyes, one would imagine that if she gave a big, bright smile, she'd light up the room, and then some. However, she doesn't much seem to be the type to give those wide smiles...her expressions are a bit more muted, softer. A pair of simple, unadorned glasses rest on her nose. The rest of her is fit, and well-proportioned enough...certainly not so much to be voluptuous. More athletic, though she seems to have a more scholarly look to her then a sporty look. She gives off a general feeling of being quite approachable, even if there is a keener, more discerning look in her eyes.

Susannah Chinwe: ((Ack... sorry, Laurel-p about the rush job to get off the Ferry... Keiko was going for a walk, so I figured we'd meet there. *wince*))

Laurel Hensley: ((It's cool...I can deal. :) Just put my post before yours. I'm flexible like that.))

Blind: The sky being over cast most people seem to be walking to somewhere, but not in the normal bustle of the streets, there's something a little calmer about sunday. none the less few people seem keen on letting the threat of showers catch them off gaurd.

Susannah Chinwe: *She smiles brightly, too, as she takes a look around, her sandals flopping against the flats of her feet. With her, she holds a card table, folded, the handle in her hand. She ponders for a moment, and reaches into the pocket of her dirty sundress.*

Keiko Moroboshi: *Keiko's going at a leisurely pace, the sort of walk one takes to clear their head. She happens to have, in her wandering, approached the ferry, though she's not heading off of the island yet*

Laurel Hensley: She nods to the Ferry staff, giving them a slight smile, and pays before slipping off the Ferry to touch her feet on land. A last, fond look back to the water, and she starts moving along, looking around as she does. And she certainly doesn't mind the idea of a shower. Little storm never hurt anyone...oh. Wait. Well, not most.

Susannah Chinwe: *She stops, and looks up to the sky, pulling out half a cigar, remaining, and shoves it between her lips. The small lighter, too, follows. A cheap thing, probably gotten from a novelty store or dropped on the street. She manages to get the old thing flaming, at the very least, and the smile remains.* Oh! I'm sorry, honey, *she offers pleasantly, as she stops in front of some poor person.*

Laurel Hensley: d10: Per+Alert: 4,6,9,6,4,

Keiko Moroboshi: d10: Per+Alert: 9,7,1,7,9,4,

Keiko Moroboshi: *alert as ever, Keiko wrinkles her nose a little at the faint smell of tobacco smoke, and sees that the Ferry has just come in*

Laurel Hensley: She looks over to Samantha as she lights up the cigar, and then around. Her eyes fall on Keiko, and she pauses briefly, watching her as her lower lip catches lightly in her teeth.

Susannah Chinwe: *She looks fascinated by Staten Island, as if seeing it for the first time. She smokes, quite cheerily. Horrid-smelling thing.*

Keiko Moroboshi: *she pauses a bit near the Ferry, and looks around to see if there's anything of immediate interest, but alas, no, there is no one she knows, so after a moment, she begins walking again*

Laurel Hensley: She takes a deep breath, and with a brief look to Susannah and a little smile, she starts to walk toward Keiko. The canvas backpack over her left shoulder is shifted to sit better as she picks up the pace. "Keiko."

Susannah Chinwe: *She beams, seeing people. It seems she rather enjoys the peope around. So fascinating. Like ants in a large experiment. She walks off of the pier, finally, and drops the dead cigar butt to the ground to crush it out. She does not pick it up.*

Keiko Moroboshi: *she stops upon hearing her name, and looks to see who it is...no recognition, and she's quite evidently a little confused* "Yes?"

Laurel Hensley: She stops up short, a few feet back, and reaches up to absently adjust the glasses on her face. "I...hey." She offers a faint smile. "I'm Laurel...uh, Laurel Hensley. You know--knew--my cousin. Jarod." She smiles a little bit, and focuses herself to do a little change. Just something Keiko would be able to see...an eye color change. Brown to Blue.

Laurel Hensley: d10: Alter Appearance: 9,8,8,2,10,

Laurel Hensley: ((Blue to Brown, rather.))

Keiko Moroboshi: *her eyes widen for a moment before she manages to clamp down on herself and reassert her self control* "Oh! Umm...hi, it's nice to meet you." *a slight bow*

Susannah Chinwe: *All senses blind, she unfolds her card table, and sets it up near the docks. She pulls out her pack of cards, and begins setting up her favorite game.*

Blind: A few rain drops splash down, hardly noticable yet.
A young man in his late teens walks up to Susannah's table aas she starts to set out the game, watching curiously. he has a slight stubble and short hair both a dark brown in colour. He wears a leather jacket and a pair of jeans with ripped knees. the shirt he wears is white but stained with browns. He wears blue trainers. He's not much to look at really, a young man from a rough neigbourhood.

Susannah Chinwe: *She smiles faintly as her first vict... err... first customer comes up.* Hey, there, honey, *she offers.* Can I help you?

Laurel Hensley: Her smile widens just a little bit, and she nods. "Nice to meet you too." The raindrops land on her, and she smiles a little bit more, even. The girl is not one to mind the rain, at all. "How are you?"

Keiko Moroboshi: *she's silent a moment, trying to actually place words on her thoughts...* "I suppose the best way to put it is...bored. Feels odd to say that after waiting days for something to happen...especially considering how long I've had to wait for things in the past...how about you? Umm...adjusting well?"

Blind: "just working out the game, don't mind me." he says watching the cards very carefully. not looking up as he speaks to her.

Susannah Chinwe: *She smiles faintly, and puts three cards on the table, with the slight fold. She moves them around.* Mmmh? Ohh, nothin' to work out, child. Unlike... others, I tend to rely on my own luck. don't need much, just enough to get by, but I'm earnin' my keep, you know? *She cants her head.*

Laurel Hensley: "So far, yes." She reaches up and curls a lock of hair behind her ear as her eyes look to the ground, fading back to cool blue as they do. "It's...very confusing. I'd forgotten about how confusing it is. But so far, so good."

Keiko Moroboshi: *she nods* "I hope I can avoid having to do it again for some time." *she looks as though she's about to say something, else, but changes her mind...that old habit of hers*

Blind: "Of course you do, an honest dealer." he rolls his eyes "I'm not that easy to con lady."

Susannah Chinwe: *She grins.* I know you're not, *she says, and she seems to mean it.* Auntie wouldn't trick you though, honey. It's not my style. If I win... I win. And I eat. And that's progress. If I lose, I lose. And I do not eat. And that's still progress. Yours. Yeah?

Laurel Hensley: She looks at Keiko and grins just a bit. A hint of the man who she was in that expression. "Still censoring yourself? You shouldn't. I'd like to hear what you have to say, not just see you about to say it."

Blind: He shakes his head "Not mine, some one elses." He turns and looks around, obviously waiting for something or someone. sitting down on the curb near Susannah when it isn't there.

Keiko Moroboshi: "It is how I am..." *she blushes slightly* "...I was about to say, though, that Tom and Victor are looking for Jarod's killer. Somehow the two are managing to work in concert, if not completely together."

Susannah Chinwe: *And the shocker of shockers... her smile turns into a frown, as she watches him. She breathes slowly, and watches, gagues how to respond.*

Laurel Hensley: "They're wasting their time," she says with a slight shrug, surprisingly apathetic about the idea. "They've got more important things to worry about."

Susannah Chinwe: d10: Empathic Response: 6,3,6,3,9,5,

Keiko Moroboshi: *she'll nod* "I agree...but this seems like something that they might manage to solve, whereas we've made virtually no progress on other things. Everyone needs a victory every so often to keep going."

Laurel Hensley: "More to it that they probably aren't understanding," she says with a slight frown. "They're going to make things messy."

Laurel Hensley: d10: Per+Aware: 6,8,4,7,6,

Keiko Moroboshi: d10: Per+Aware: 2,8,7,2,7,6,

Keiko Moroboshi: "Then they need to be told." *nods*

Susannah Chinwe: *She smiles brightly to the boy, and really, she's quite trustworthy. Really.* Tell you what. How about we play, but for no money. Just for fun.

Blind: He raises an eyebrow as if looking for the catch, but he shrugs "Go on then." he glances aroud once more before getting to his feet and watching the cards, though his attention seems a little less for them now.

Laurel Hensley: She glances over at Susannah suddenly, whatever she was going to say cut off completely. She goes silent, watching the girl.

Susannah Chinwe: *She smiles brightly.* There we go. *She flips back and forth through them, sliding each card with dexterous, if dirty and calloused hands.*

Keiko Moroboshi: *she turns and looks at Susannah, silently*

Susannah Chinwe: Now, *she says.* Find me the suicidal king, honey.

Blind: "Suicidal one being a specific king?" he says with a shake of his head. "Fine. that one." he points to one of the cards at random. his attention not on the cards any longer to be truthful.

Laurel Hensley: A glance goes over to Keiko, auburn brow raising slightly. "Someone you know, maybe?"

Keiko Moroboshi: *shakes her head*

Susannah Chinwe: *She grins at that, and flips it over.* ((Rolling three random dice. Highest one is the right one. We'll say... left?))

Susannah Chinwe: d10: Three dice: 1,5,2,

Susannah Chinwe: *She looks almost sad.* Ohh... sorry, honey. *She flips over the middle one.* But that's all right. *She beams.* It was fun, hmm?

Blind: "Yeah, bunddle of laughs." he gives a slightly strange look. "And here I was expecting to win so you could say "You're good at this, lets try again, want to bet this time?" he says sarcastically. but smiling

Laurel Hensley: "Hmm." She pushes the glasses back up on her nose and looks back to Susannah.

Keiko Moroboshi: *her eyes narrow slightly at the boy, however...she remains silent, watching him...it's what she does second best, after all*

Susannah Chinwe: *She grins at that.* Some win. Some lose. We don't have to play agin if you don't want. You just seemed down is all.

Blind: "Thanks, I'm alright, I'm sure you can find someone to play mind." he glances around again, stopping at keiko and Laurel for a moment before something seems to catch his attention, he starts to head off in that direction.

Susannah Chinwe: *She watches him, and again, frowns. For the second time in what is a very, very long time.*

Laurel Hensley: "Shall we go say hello?" she murmurs to Keiko.

Keiko Moroboshi: "I am going to follow the boy...I have encountered him before. Not one of us...but..." *shakes her head, can't really explain things right now, and she heads off after the boy, attempting to be stealthy* ((No stealth, so minus one die...but plenty of Willpower, so tossing one of those onto it))

Keiko Moroboshi: d10: Dex-+WP: 7,10,

Blind: d10: Per Alert: 6,3,7,8,

Laurel Hensley: She nods to Keiko. Keiko takes the boy...she'll take the girl. She smiles a little bit and makes her way over to Susannah...perhaps seeming a little shy. "Hello."

Susannah Chinwe: *She looks up, and smiles faintly.* Well, hello there, honey-child. *Thoguh her eyes remain on the boy, walking away. Rather... concerned, it seems. But she looks back to Laurel.* I know I just set up, but I was gettin' ready to pack up. Anythin' I can help you with?

Laurel Hensley: She gives a cursory look at the card table, focusing her attention quickly on Susannah. "You've got quite the skills, it seems." She gives the girl another smile. "I'm Laurel."

Blind: He looks back over his shoulder a few times as he walks he flicks out a mobile and presses the speed dial and begins to speak quietly.

Blind: d10: Wits Stealth: 6,5,2,4,4,

Susannah Chinwe: Susannah, *she says quietly.* Some call me Auntie. An' this old thing? I'm really not that good at the wrist movements. But it's all about the way you talk, connect with people, yeah?

Susannah Chinwe: *She looks up.* My my. It's rainin'. Lovely t'meet you, miss Laurel. *And she bustles off.*

Laurel Hensley: "Those were the skills I meant, actually." She nods slightly. "The talking. The connecting. It seems..." She smiles a little. "Quite the talent you have for that."

Laurel Hensley: She nods to Susannah as she takes off. "Good bye, Susannah." She watches the woman go, and then looks around with a slight sigh.

Keiko Moroboshi: d10: Per+Alert: 9,8,7,4,6,5,

Keiko Moroboshi: ((Woo! I got a straight!))

Laurel Hensley: d10: Per+Alert: 8,4,3,2,7,

Laurel Hensley: ((*G*))

Laurel Hensley: She looks up, picking out Keiko again, and moving to follow as she plucks a cigarette out of her jacket pocket and lights it up. New habit for Laurel. Old habit for the thing inside.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she mumbles a japanese curse under her breath...seems she's been spotted...great...she's trying to be hidden from Marcus while still beign able to see him, but she's just not terribly stealthy*

Laurel Hensley: She picks up the pace a little, trying to catch up with Keiko.

Blind: He starts into a turn off alleyway. headed down it and glancing back over his shoulder headed to the next road through them.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she's going to follow, continuing her feeble attempt at stealth*

Laurel Hensley: She goes for sneaky herself as she follows...she's a little more experienced at sneaking around then the pediatrician. Hopefully, it'll pay off.

Laurel Hensley: d10: Dex+Stealth: 2,8,9,9,4,

Blind: the light rain has become some what more persistant but still not enough that you'll get more than a little damp. and the warm weather means that it isn't so much of a burden.
He onto the street with fewer people since the rain began and then walks to a crossing, waiting for the lights, watching the alleyways exit, not even masking it slightly.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she frowns...and she decides to wait in the alleyway, hoping that Marcus hasn't spotted her there until he looks away*

Laurel Hensley: When Keiko stops, so does she, waiting with a slight frown. "What do you know about this boy, Keiko?"

Keiko Moroboshi: "He was involved in something...there were drugs that could be felt using OUR senses..." *she frowns* "I had thought we'd stopped that. Or at least his involvement...it appears I was wrong."

Blind: He doesn't look away though, not till the cars stop moving, where upon he turns to the road and heads across it quickly, like he's in some kind of rush not to be there.

Laurel Hensley: "All right...so what's the plan?"

Keiko Moroboshi: ((correct that...guns, not the drugs)) "I'm not sure...he called in to reschedule whatever meeting he was making, so even following him might be worthless...he already saw me. I'm going to keep going though, for a bit longer." *she goes to follow him* ((Blind: does Keiko have his last name, by any chance? I don't recall OOCly))

Blind: ((No she hasn't.))

Laurel Hensley: She reaches out to stop Keiko with a hand on her shoulder. "Okay...well, hold on a second. You might as well not be so obvious. Let me fix you up some."

Keiko Moroboshi: *she stops when Laurel grabs her, and nods*

Laurel Hensley: d10: Alter Appearance: 1,4,6,4,4,

Laurel Hensley: She frowns when it doesn't fly on the first try, and shakes her hands a bit. "I'm losing my touch," she mutters, before reaching out to touch Keiko's face lightly with her fingertips.

Laurel Hensley: d10: Alter Appearance(WP): 9,9,2,2,9,

Keiko Moroboshi: "It happens. We all have off days."

Laurel Hensley: And lo and behold, Keiko's skin darkens to a dark chocolate color. Her eyes shift color, hair growing out to be about waistlength and black. Laurel smiles and nods. "That's better. Now, my turn."

Laurel Hensley: d10: Alter Appearance: 6,4,3,7,6,

Laurel Hensley: And Laurel becomes a short-cut, ebony-haired Hispanic woman with brown eyes. She nods and looks to Keiko. "Shall we?"

Keiko Moroboshi: *nods, and heads out, attempting to follow Marcus if it's still possible to find him*

Blind: By this point marcus is a fair ways off down the road... and doesn't seem to have taken there being no sign of them to mean he should slow down. But he's not yet out of sight.

Laurel Hensley: She looks to Keiko, and then steps out with the Scourge, moving to follow Marcus and keep him in view.

Laurel Hensley: ((Jano had to reboot, he's coming right back.))

Blind: ((K, no worries))

Blind: ((Apparently Jano's having problems getting back on site))

Laurel Hensley: ((Yeah...I think it may be connection problems.))

Blind: ((hmmm, ok it's messing about with me aswell, if it's not one thing it's another... lol))

Blind: ((Rav, you still here?))

Keiko Moroboshi: ((Three reboots, clearing Cache and Temp Internet Files, a few other techno tricks...and five minutes of Nocker-level cursing at my computer, and finally I'm back!))

Laurel Hensley: ((WHOO!))

Keiko Moroboshi: *so...yeah...Keiko's following Marcus*

Blind: ((woot woot, lat us continue then *G*)) Marcus turns off into another set of alleyways ahead, across and down the street some ways.

Blind: (let... they're not even near one another on the key board, yeash))

Keiko Moroboshi: *Keiko glances to Laurel to see if she has any ideas, heading up to the entrance to the alley, but hesitating before going in*

Laurel Hensley: She looks back over to Keiko and shrugs a little bit, before making her way in. No guts, no glory.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she heads into the alley as well, attempting to look casual*

Blind: The alley leads straight through to another road, though turns off in two places, one to either side between buildings, it's only short and by the time they get there he's not there.

Laurel Hensley: She sighs. "Son of a..." A glance to Keiko, before she hoofs it to the the turn off, and looks both ways.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she curses under her breath, looking at the turnoff that Laurel didn't go to to see if there's any sign of Marcus*

Blind: d10: Stealth Dex WP: 9,4,8,1,1,

Laurel Hensley: d10: Per+Alert: 4,10,2,9,10,

Keiko Moroboshi: d10: Per+Alert: 7,3,5,3,4,7,

Blind: As they walk down they hear a shifting behind them, in the space between a dumpster and some bags that came in excess of it, looking closer attention now there he's sat in the shadows between. noticing their eyes he makes a shoeing movement as though they're going to attract attention to him and telling them to go away.

Keiko Moroboshi: *Keiko looks to Laurel...her House is better with people than Keiko's.*

Laurel Hensley: She looks at the kid and tilts her head. "What's going on?" She affects a concerned look. "Is someone after you?"

Blind: "Do you mind, I'm trying to hide here, fuck off." he says quietly with dagger eyes.

Laurel Hensley: She looks around, a little skittish, perhaps, and then looks to the boy. Offering a smile.

Laurel Hensley: d10: Empathic Response: 3,3,8,2,1,7,

Keiko Moroboshi: *she bites her bottom lip a little bit, and lets Laurel do the talking. She's also looking around, making sure no one unexpected appears*

Laurel Hensley: "Maybe we can help..." She tilts her head a little and extends a hand. "At the very least, who's looking for you, and why? So we know who to avoid..."

Blind: He blinks for a moment looking confused before murmering to himself and getting up glancing back towards the allies entrance "Some Chinese police woman, least that's what she said, they didn't seem much like fucking police though." he brushes himself off.

Keiko Moroboshi: "I saw her...she passed this alley." *softly*

Blind: He narrows his eyes suspiciously at Keiko, and glances back towards the entrance again. "K, thanks." he starts walking back towards it slowly keeping an eye out to see if he can spot her having missed him.

Laurel Hensley: She nods a little bit to what Keiko said. "I think you're in the clear. What's your name?" She reaches out a hand to the boy, as if to help him up.

Blind: he turns back to laurel, "Marcus." glancing out again, obviously not seeing her, which doesn't seem to put his mind to rest much, but a little so.

Laurel Hensley: When the boy goes off on his own, she looks to Keiko, then back to the kid.

Keiko Moroboshi: "Why is she chasing you?"

Blind: "Fucked if I know." he says "Maybe the whore gets kicks outta ruining my life or something." he shrugs.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she frowns and looks to Laurel...and biting her tongue to prevent her from saying anything*

Laurel Hensley: "Well, look..." She reaches into her jacket and pulls out a card for Sanctuary, handing it to the kid. "If she gives you any problems, give me a call. I've got a couple friends on the force, and I'll be happy to report her. If she's legit, then she'll get in trouble. If not, then she'll get in real trouble."

Blind: "Yu hu, sure whatever." he reads the card and looks up to her and shrugs "Anyway I've gotta get outta here before the woman realises I ain't there and comes back looking for where I went. Thank you ladies for letting me know she'd gone." He looks back and begins to walk off quickly back down the road the way he came, fishing in his pocket for his mobile.

Laurel Hensley: She nods a little bit and smiles to Marcus, waiting until he's gone.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she nods slightly, silent to make sure she doesn't say anything stupid*

Blind: He glances over his shoulder once before turning the corner out of sight.

Laurel Hensley: The smile becomes a little grin. "Stage One complete."

Keiko Moroboshi: *blinks* "You have a plan?"

Laurel Hensley: ((Sorry, my fault))

Laurel Hensley: "Yes. Get him into Sanctuary."

Keiko Moroboshi: "And then?"

Laurel Hensley: "How many Ishhara do we have in there at any one time, Keiko?" She looks to Keiko and smiles a little bit. "I think we can get answers from him at that point."

Keiko Moroboshi: *she nods, now it's making sense* "Of course."

Laurel Hensley: A little shrug, and she looks around, readjusting the glasses. "Speaking of Sanctuary...would you like to walk me there? I'm thinking I'd like to get home."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Sure." *nods* "Umm...how long does this transformation last?"

Laurel Hensley: "Hmmm?" She looks at Keiko, and then blinks. "Oh, yeah. It'll wear off by the time we get to Sanctuary. If I want, though, I can make it permanent. Don't worry, though...I like you better the other way." She grins a bit and gestures with her head. "C'mon."

Keiko Moroboshi: *she blushes a bit, and starts walking* "So...umm...who knows that you managed to stay up here?"

Laurel Hensley: "You, Brigette, Delaney, Victor so far." She walks along with Keiko, lighting up another cigarette.

Keiko Moroboshi: "Delaney? I don't know Delaney."

Laurel Hensley: She keeps looking straight ahead as she walks. "Nia."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Ahh...I've only met her...perhaps twice." *nods*

Laurel Hensley: "She's lovely." She offers Keiko a brief smile, and nods. "Come on, this way."

Keiko Moroboshi: *Keiko keep walking pace with Laurel, and follows in the direction she goes. Keiko also seems to be very rapidly running out of things to say*

Laurel Hensley: "How's Thomas doing?"

Keiko Moroboshi: "Fairly well. As I said, he has been looking for the person responsible for Jarod's death...well, and getting ready to talk to that new guy...Urian."

Laurel Hensley: She frowns. "I heard. I suppose the whole 'Keep you guys as our secret weapon' thing went out the window?"

Keiko Moroboshi: "Yeah. Completely. I don't know the details though." *frowns as well*

Laurel Hensley: "Did Urian find out about Thomas, or did Thomas try to introduce himself to Urian proactively?" She sighs, kind of assuming the latter. The Devil wasn't one to hate the spotlight.

Keiko Moroboshi: "I think the former. At least, based on what I've heard and been told."

Laurel Hensley: "Interesting." her brow furrows, thinking about this. A concerned look on her face as she takes a drag of smoke, and her glasses slip forward on her noce a bit.

Keiko Moroboshi: "My understanding is that he showed up immediately wanting to talk to Victor...and that after talking to Victor he wanted to talk to Tom. If Victor said anything, or if he already knew about Tom, I don't know."

Laurel Hensley: "Got it." She nods and pushes the glasses up. "Well, I'm giving him a chance, if a wary one."

Keiko Moroboshi: "That is probably what we're going to be doing too. I would prefer to know more about him though..."

Laurel Hensley: "Well, we'll get there," she says with a little smile. "We've learned his real name...Brigette, Victor, and I. That's a start."

Keiko Moroboshi: "That's good." *nods* "After Tom and I meet with him, I'll pass along what we remember...both of us seem to have particularly sharp memories of the old days."

Laurel Hensley: "Good." She nods slightly, and looks up, as Sanctuary comes into view. "We could use everything we can find out."

Keiko Moroboshi: *nods silently*

Laurel Hensley: She smiles a bit and looks back to Keiko. "Coming in? Or do you have somewhere to be?"

Keiko Moroboshi: "I'll come in. It's my day off...even turned off my cellphone...the people who might need me really desperately know how." *she smiles a little bit at that*

Laurel Hensley: "Lovely." She reaches out and takes Keiko's hand, then moves to lead the other woman into the club, past William.

Keiko Moroboshi: *heads on in* ((Move to Sanctuary room?))

Laurel Hensley: ((Yush!))

SANCTUARY

Keiko Moroboshi: *is led into Sanctuary by Laurel*

Laurel Hensley: She walks in with a smile to William, still holding Keiko by the hand. A little smile to people here and there, a faint nod...she's not the socialite that Brigette is, or that Jarod was. But she's definitely warm and friendly enough for the people, moving toward the bar and nodding to Amy.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she's even led to the bar, and nods to Amy...after all, Keiko's spent quite a few nights at Sanctuary in the last couple of weeks, people know what she looks like*

Laurel Hensley: She slides up onto a barstool and orders a Cosmo from Amy, and then turns to lean against the bar. She's a little more relaxed her, less shy. It's a safe place. "So, then. What else have you been up to, besides the upstairs talk things?"

Keiko Moroboshi: *she'll order some random mixed drink or other, the player having only limited experience with alcohol...well...that he remembers* "Not terribly much...running my practice takes up most of my free time."

Laurel Hensley: "You should get out more." She gives the woman a warm smile. "All work and no play. That was Jarod's curse."

Keiko Moroboshi: "I don't know..." *she shrugs a bit* "I wouldn't have any idea what to do with myself."

Laurel Hensley: "Sure you do." She sips at the Cosmo. "You've just forgotten."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Were you there the time that Brigitte decided to try to take me out dancing? It was a disaster."

Laurel Hensley: "That's because it's not what you wanted to do, sweetie."

Keiko Moroboshi: *nods* "I guess. I still have no idea what I would want to do." *shrugs* "Perhaps I'll figure something out in time."

Laurel Hensley: "Everyone knows what they enjoy," she murmurs with a shrug, cool blue eyes scanning around the floor. "The things they love. They just need to be reminded of it, sometimes."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Then yes, I have forgotten...and long ago. I've been like this for over a decade now."

Laurel Hensley: She tilts her head a little bit, watching Keiko with a bit of curisoity behind those lenses perched on her nose. "What were you like before that? What changed?"

Keiko Moroboshi: *she thinks, it's been a long time...* "Eh...I've never been really social...just took a nice sharp turn down when I went to college and started focusing on my work."

Laurel Hensley: "Did you have any activities that you cut out when you started focusing...elsewhere? A boyfriend, maybe? Things you liked to do?"

Keiko Moroboshi: "Cut him out for entirely different reasons." *Bitter? Keiko? Naaaaaah* "I liked to study though...and I was pretty much always a nose-to-the-grindstone kind of kid. You know, hung out with the other antisocial nerds."

Laurel Hensley: She nods a little, smiling slightly. "Laurel always liked the antisocial types. They were good people." She looks down at her drink, tucking some hair behind her ear. "So we need to find you some form of stress relief."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Eh...I'm not all that stressed. One of the perks of being a follower is that you get to dump all of the stress onto the leader."

Laurel Hensley: A small, pained smile crosses over her face as she looks to the drink in her hand and nods. "Yeah. Nice perk."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Well...it's true...and it's part of why I have no interest in being a leader." *shrugs* "Well, that and the complete lack of leadership skill."

Laurel Hensley: "Fair enough." She nods and finishes off the Cosmo, looking at Amy for another one. "Leadership isn't for everyone."

Keiko Moroboshi: *she finishes her drink, but doesn't ask for a second one* "Yeah. I'm better at being the field medic anyway. Have been for...oh...an eternity, by my best guess."

Laurel Hensley: She sets the empty glass on the bartop and pushes it away with the tips of her fingers against the base, and then picks up the second. "Yeah." She flashes a smile in Keiko's direction. "Can't ask for a better resume then that for a job."

Keiko Moroboshi: *and that reminds her...* "Oh, if you're in Brooklyn, keep alert...there's a woman there...used to be one of Abby's, and she has some dangerous pets. And either she can't always keep track of them...or worse."

Laurel Hensley: "Pets?" She looks over to Keiko, frowning a little.

Keiko Moroboshi: "You follow the news? The guy, and the little kid who were bitten by the snake?"

Laurel Hensley: "Oh." She nods with a frown. "Yeah. Sorry, my mind was focused on other news stories."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Which ones?"

Laurel Hensley: She fixes Keiko with a raised brow, perhaps as if it should be obvious. "Jarod and Nia's death articles?"

Keiko Moroboshi: "Ahhh." *nods* "Was wondering if there had been someting I missed."

Laurel Hensley: "No...just that." A shrug, and she downs her Cosmo.

Keiko Moroboshi: *nods* "...so the woman in Brooklyn may or may not be a problem...thought I'd give the warning to you guys while I was thinking about it."

Laurel Hensley: "Appreciated." She nods. "I'll get someone looking into it."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Umm...and you know how I'm not all that outgoing? Well...she's positively antisocial. When I went to talk to her about the kid that was bitten, I was worried she was going to attack me. Just fair warning...she hates company. I'm keeping an eye out to make sure she doesn't go to the local big baddie out of old loyalty...but not sure how much more can really be done without driving her to him."

Laurel Hensley: She looks over at Keiko. "She's that close to him that you think anything that we tried would drive her there?"

Keiko Moroboshi: "When I warned her about him, she smiled and mumbled that he was one of Abby's. That seems like a bad sign to me. Tom and I couldn't really come up with much other than to watch her and be ready to do something if she heads off in that direction."

Laurel Hensley: "Yeah, I'd have to think on that to come up with anything else." She watches a particularly attractive man walk by, then looks back. "Thanks for the heads up, though."

Keiko Moroboshi: "No problem." *well, she's looking too, and at both the attractive men and the attractive women*

Laurel Hensley: In no way is Laurel choosy about gender. That one was just...particularly attractive. She chuckles a little and shakes her head as she noticed Keiko watching too. "I've been out of the game for too long, I think."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Any particular reason?"

Laurel Hensley: "Melody." It's a simple word, said almost casually, though the undertone of gravity belies that.

Keiko Moroboshi: *she nods, though she can't ever remember having met Melody...but she understands*

Laurel Hensley: She sighs and shrugs. "Doesn't matter now. That was Jarod. Moving on."

Keiko Moroboshi: "Well, good luck." *she's sincere, and she nods*

Laurel Hensley: "Thanks." Just as sincere. She takes a deep breath and lets it out, smiling to Keiko. "I should...go. I feel like I need a bath. Unless you'd rather come with, which I doubt, I'll see you later. Drinks are on the house, of corse."

Keiko Moroboshi: *Well, Keiko blushes a bit, but shakes her head* "I should probably get going as well. It's good to know that you're...well...as ok as you can be given the circumstances."

Laurel Hensley: "Thank you, sweetie." She smiles and slips off the stool. "Come by more often. It's good to see you." A light touch to Keiko's arm, and she moves back, turning to head upstairs.

Keiko Moroboshi: *and Keiko gets up to head out the door* ((Thanks for the scene))

Laurel Hensley: ((You, too!))