[center][img][/img] [color=f49ac2]Sakura Level 8: 15/80[/color] [color=fff200]Karin Level 3: 3/30[/color] Location: Alcamoth Word Count: 931 Points Gained: 2 New EXP Balance--- [color=f49ac2]Sakura Level 8: 17/80[/color] [indent][color=fff200]Karin Level 3: 5/30[/color][/indent] [/center] Riding around on her bicycle, she was happy and slightly confused at Cadet’s joy at seeing the simple contraption.[color=f49ac2]”Y-yeah! It [i]is[/i] pretty radalos!”[/color] She smiled. Meanwhile, Karin, disinterested and still mildly in her own head after all this Galeem business, decided not to buy anything. She had no idea what she was in for, and until then, she was going to have to travel light. Karin was no spoiled brat- she had what it took to survive in the wilderness, and to rough it out. Yes, luxury and comfort were befitting of a woman of her status, but by no means was a Kanzuki ever complacent! No, this journey would be far too dangerous to bring her staff along like she used to back on Earth. She would rely on her fists, her wits, and she supposed, her allies (and her dimwitted friend) to guide her to victory. If anything specific was to be needed, she would return and buy it depending on their destination. In the meantime, she wasn’t going to slow herself down with pouches and backpacks and belts with items on them. [hr] Sakura woke up bright and early and took her new bike on her first joy ride around town. Karin arranged her affairs at her estate, leaving it in the charge of her more than capable staff. Birdie would protect it from ne’er-do-wells. He understood the mind of a ne’er-do-well, given that most of his professional career experience was being one himself. Ishizaki-san would make sure Galeem’s curse caused no trouble, and was on the lookout for opportunities to give away his own Friend Hearts. Alcamoth was an impressive structure for sure. As far as military outposts went, Karin was quite pleased with the decor and the level of cleanliness. Sakura was riding her bike in a meandering path as they made their way into Seeker HQ. Sakura spotted a familiar face as she made her roundabout path. It was Bella! Sakura’s Abyssal friend! She wheeled over. [color=f49ac2]”Hi, Bella-san! Told you’d I visit! Look who I found! Look [i]what[/i] I found! Er, bought. Okay, I bought this bike, and I found Karin!”[/color] Sakura said. Karin was one of the few people in the world who Sakura didn’t use a suffix for. Karin glanced over and waved politely with her fingers. [color=f49ac2]”Remember? She smacked my head really hard into the ground.”[/color] Karin cleared her throat. [color=fff200]”All right, Sakura. You can’t just say things like that. We’re sparring partners, and we treat each other with respect by not holding back. ANd besides, [i]you[/i] were the one who cheated.”[/color] Sakura seemed a little confused at Karin’s objection, but she just nodded along. After their brief encounter with Bella, the pair continued on (possibly along with Bella if she was going as well) to the meeting. [color=f49ac2]”So, yeah, Karin, basically that’s it. Thirteen big bad bosses, one Galeem. We destroy that, and, I guess everybody goes home! There should be a pamphlet around in here somewhere…”[/color] Sakura had gotten off her bike and was walking it along her side. [color=fff200]”You guess?”[/color] Karin asked, raising an eyebrow. Sakura handed a pamphlet to Karin, who began reading through it. [color=f49ac2]”Yeah, I guess. I don’t really know for sure, but if Galeem put us all here, it makes sense that getting rid of him would put us back, right?”[/color] [color=fff200]”Not necessarily.”[/color] Karin muttered. [color=fff200]”We may just be stuck here. Or have to find another way to get home. I imagine the most likely outcome will be a mass undoing of Galeem’s curse. And then we’ll have to find our own way home.”[/color] Sakura’s face fell. [color=f49ac2]”Oh…you really think so?”[/color] She didn’t like the thought of that at all. She had hoped, secretly, that upon reviving Galeem, all the lives that had been lost would be restored. [color=fff200]”I do. Now, one thing I am impressed by is this door stopping system. Did you catch that ruckus earlier? The door guards defeated that Rubick wizard and also, a child. Rather clever, actually. Perhaps I should have brought Birdie along after all…oh well, another time, then.”[/color] [color=f49ac2]”Hmm…”[/color] Sakura pursed her lips. [color=f49ac2]”Yeah, that is pretty smart. Plus, it’s always a nice ego check to get trounced in public.”[/color] Sakura said, smiling at Karin. [color=fff200]”I don’t know what you mean.”[/color] Karin said, flipping some of her golden coils over her shoulder. Once inside the main meeting room, Sakura ‘ooh’d’ at the large digital map in the center of the room. She set her bicycle against the meeting room table and propped herself up on her palms, gently bouncing herself up and down. Karin took in the sight with a smirk. [color=fff200]”I suppose this will do, for a meeting room. It’s serviceable for our purposes, if a little understaffed.”[/color] She rubbed her chin, thinking of her own intelligence room. Plus her satellite. Damn, she really missed her satellite. Sakura was wrapped up in Bowser’s retelling of the story so far, though she waved to the others, such as Cadet as Rubick, as she spotted them. [color=f49ac2]”Yup. Back to business.”[/color] She laced her fingers together and stretched her arms out, moving her upper body side to side. [color=f49ac2]”I’m eager to get back out there, I gotta admit. Especially with Karin here. I’m itching to put a real dent in the bad guys.”[/color] Blazermate spotted something interesting- a place called..Japan? [color=f49ac2]”Eh? Japan? That’s the English name of where I’m from, too! That’s so weird! What? ‘Japan’?”[/color] She looked, bewildered, at Karin. [color=f49ac2]”Japan!”[/color] [color=fff200]”Right, I noticed.”[/color] Karin said. At Sakura’s continued staring, Karin offered up a condescending shrug of her shoulders.