The Nexus

[Paternity Problems] "...all night, the poor thing. Even after I fed her." Rein, and presumably Atya, will promptly be joined in the infirmary by Braon and a red-haired woman they've yet to meet; presumably one of the staff here at GLoG. They're still deep in conversation when they enter ...

[Aiko's Bell Day] Koko sniffs and lets out a little sob-laugh as the handkerchief is offered, despite herself. Silly Darko, that's not hers! But she'll use it anyway, dabbing off her eyes and loudly blowing her nose. Pnnnnooouuuu! It looks significantly less cool when she's done with it. "...I...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "There is not, and has never been, anything between us ." Sigil Aiko replies evenly, once again folding back the cover of her book. "If I am the personification of our gestalt form's principles- which I assume to be the case- we have had minimal interaction, and few ...

[Zany Antics]

"Sure! I can go have a look. You know what, I'll even go right now!" Koko waves in the general direction of the trash can. "Okay I love you bye bye!"

And with that, she turns and darts off.

Right into a wall.

"...I'm okay! Bye though!"

[Zany Antics] "Oh! Okay!" Koko chirps, smiling almost as brightly as Asami is glowing just now. "Glad to hear that! You had me worried for me a minute!" She then starts to climb back out of the can, stumbling a little as her ankle catches the rim, and she lands face-first on the...

[Ecbatana] Ooh, a magic statuette, huh? Isn't that interesting? ...It really is, but Aiko isn't actually here to shop. This is very much a social visit; she wants to know more about the buyers and sellers than what's being bought and sold. But, the actual people here seem a bit... well, impenetrabl...

[Aiko's Bad Day]

"Very well. Keep us up to date."

...

"And I have been instructed to tell you; good work, Lord Hamilton."

click!

[Aiko's Bad Day] "I was not imitating anything. That is the logical way to answer the phone when the majority of inbound business must be put on hold." Babaz replies evenly. "So long as there is not an unacceptably high chance that Koko might disappear, or that she might be put in da...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "...That is unfortunate." It might occur to Eddie that the beep never actually came , and Old Aiko (or Babaz, as Koko had called her) did have a rather monotonous voice. "...But not entirely unexpected. Our wayward fragment did seem to carry our more erratic tendenci...

[Aiko's Bad Day] click! "You have reached the phone of Aikobaz Bloodplunder. Unfortunately, we are in the process of dealing with a rather urgent crisis, and as such will not be able to go about our usual business for the time being. However, if you leave me your name, number, and the nature o...

[Aiko's Bell Day] Had Koko thought this out a little more, she might have guessed that there was genuine magic involved. How did she get here so quickly? Why was it that she wasn't out of breath from running harder than she ever had in her life? Why was the pathway up here, which would have taken h...

[Zany Antics]

"Asami-kun I'm pretty sure they could see you from space." Koko points out. "And, um... I can't make out your face, but you do still seem upset. I don't think you set things on fire when you're happy."

[Aiko's Bad Day] "Yes. Well." Sigil Aiko stands and starts unbuttoning her blazer. "Partnership has never been an intuitive concept for me. Ironically, had there been three of us, I expect that would have gone much better." "...There are three of us ." Old Aiko points ...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "You say that as though I intended to be an authority for the entire school." Sigil Aiko sets the book in her lap. "And while I applaud the ambition of any who would attempt that, our sights have been set lower. We are a club president . Our responsibilities are to t...

[Aiko's Bad Day] For the most part, Koko seems to have tuned out Eddie again; what he's putting forward, about taking her to be looked over by a doctor or something, doesn't really quite seem to click. Instead, she preoccupies herself with continuing to hug Darko, once again hiding her face somewhe...

[Zany Antics] Asami will find himself with a succubus sitting opposite him (inasmuch as is possible within the confines of the trash can). Koko stares at him for a moment, not seeming to know whether she should get any closer or not. "...Are you okay, Asami-kun?" She asks, still watching ...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "...And you would be right." Both the Aikos stare back at Mary, with an identical set of stony facades. "No. We were not popular." Old Aiko begins. "And you would be correct to attribute our unpopularity to that incident. It had the desired effect of terrif...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Sigil Aiko finally looks up from the page and at Mary, the expression on her face one of sheer disbelief. "I am not 'free from responsibility', therefore I cannot enjoy said freedom. It is a moral imperative that I return as soon as possible, as ready as possible. I could no m...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "Of course it doesn't help me . It has never been about helping me ." Sigil Aiko frowns, staring at the page. "Are you under the impression that I get some manner of pleasure from being empress? That having people to whom I may give orders and reasonably expect those...

[Zany Antics] Koko watched as Mac pulls out the prism, then gives a delighted little round of applause when she sees him change. "Wow, Macan-kun!" She cheers. "Great trick!" And then Asami. Koko watches with concern as Asami heats up, then full-on panic as various students and t...

[Cessie's Office] "His official business- insofar as the label applies- was a follow-up meeting with regards to the mental state of mister Quire. That portion of our meeting was not especially lengthy. Before I met him in person, however, he showed a keen interest in the cogniforms I am studyi...

Skybase Henry smiles, which hopefully isn't scary. He does have a way of making that toothy shark grin look mostly harmless. "Oh, I think that'd be swell. I haven't wanted to press the issue since most people in the organization seemed to not be the fighty type. Or used guns." And guns ar...

[Khafir's Lab -> Cessie's Office] It's a little unexpected, how readily Cessie sees her. Not because there's nothing else occupying her attention; Khafir could always scout that out ahead of time. Really, the surprise was that Cessie was still willing to see her, given how many of their meetings te...

[The Battered Shield] "Ooh, yeah, that's... sounding familiar." Angela grimaces. "Seems like every week or so, we get somebody in here asking the same question. Usually a rookie. First time I've seen someone with as much seniority as you get down in the dumps about it." She paus...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "That one was not my decision." Sigil Aiko replies, with an accompanying temperature drop. "Had I been the sole executor of our extracurriculars, I would have left well enough alone at three different clubs and not split my attention further with a fourth. It serves ...

[Aiko's Bad Day] Sigil Aiko says nothing, but gets up from the bench and steps onto the train, with her older counterpart not far behind. It's a little quiet today, but sigil Aiko still feels the need to give a polite bow to the disembarking passengers as they cross paths. It's not until several mi...

[The Battered Shield] "Hey there." Mia will promptly be joined by one of the waitresses; a blonde woman with what appears to be a VR headset over her eyes. She takes a seat opposite the priestess, folding her arms in front of her on the table. "You all right, miss?" Angela asks,...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "Of course I can hear you." Koko responds to Eddie almost immediately, still wrapped around Darko's neck. "But you've been mean this whole time and I'm trying not to be mean back. Like mum always said; 'If you can't be polite, be silent'." She leans back, dramat...

[Aiko's Bad Day] "Nobody ever accused me of leading a charmed life." Sigil Aiko comments, continuing to stare blankly at the sudoku in her hands. "But it is my life, and that is how I live it." "...Perhaps she has a point." Old Aiko interjects. "Clearly, that life...

[Khafir's Lab] ...And in all the excitement, he still didn't delete the photos. Hm. Khafir watches him leave, and then continues watching him after he leaves. She'd promised to take care of those photos herself if he didn't; now she'd have to make good on that, or else he'd be under the impression ...