[h2][center]Jin Kisaragi[/center][/h2]
"...Hm. So be it," Jin stated, turning back to the girl for a moment before introducing himself. "Jin Kisaragi. Major. I'll be making use of your abilities for the near future, so I'll be in your care."

The girl's decision to join him on his hunt was a tad expected, but Jin felt no reason to push for her to stay. To refuse help at a time like this was foolish, though the Major himself had to question if her clothing was appropriate for trying to explore an unknown town in the middle of a blizzard.

Not that he would fare much better, of course.

With that in mind, the Major took a step out of the dome of ice he had created and was promptly assaulted by a barrage of snow. With a frown, he pressed ahead, shielding his face with his arm as he moved out into the city. What had gathered at his feet was enough to make progress slower than he would have liked, though, but there was at least one destination in mind.

Before the duel earlier had begun, there had been one feature of the area that stood out to him: the large tower that stood well above the nearby buildings. If there was anything to check out, it would be that.

The few minutes that Jin estimated the walk to take were hampered by the snow that was rapidly piling up in front on him, and by the time he had finally made it to his destination it looked as if there was a good two inches of snow that he had just forded through. The tower itself seemed to have a lobby of sorts—a reception hall, if anything. The lack of staff at hand, though, meant that something was distinctly amiss.

"Stay on guard."

It wasn't necessary to say any more than that at this point.

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[h2][center]Yukine Chris[/center][/h2]
After her momentary outburst and a few odd glances her way, Chris took a deep breath to calm herself before walking back over to Hibiki. At the very least, whatever odd plushie she had managed to procure was still intact, which meant that despite everything that had just happened (people and all), they were back to right before that fake Tsubasa had arrived. The gem was still in her hand, wrapped in the cloth, though, which meant that everything that had just occurred probably [i]wasn't[/i] some odd fever dream.

"Yeah, it seems like everything fixed itself," she said, walking back over to Hibiki before taking another glance at the gem in her hand. It still seemed to be pulsing with an odd light, but it didn't seem as if anyone else was noticing. With a curious look on her face, Chris started moving the jewel around, watching as it seemed to light up as it moved one way and dim as it went the other.

"Hey, Hibiki, do you think we should follow this? That weird jewel is acting like one of those trackers, and I'm not sure what it'll guide us to, but..."

It was better than blindly wandering around and watching her friend burn all of her money on UFO Catchers, at least.

[@Raineh Daze]