ooc: Sounds good to me. Feel free to do the traveling section. I haven't really done much to describe my house or neighborhood but that I told you. Of course we could strike up a conversation as we travel too.

Sev looked up from the absent minded stirring of his coffee. "Sure, she can stay at my place. It's far out on the outskirts of town and should be safe. The train runs by and it can get noisy but the neighbors are nice and it's a nice place to live." He shifted slightly in his seat, "We can go as soon as you like."

Ume finished up eating and they stood up. Checkers thanked the waitress for her help and paid the now almost entirely pocket emptying bill. "Ah well, We'll need to head to the hotel to gather our things." They walked to the hotel in relative silence. Checkers explained the situation to the clerk and got the money back for the second night. Forfeiting the money he had already paid for that day. Walking back out the door he turned to his new companion. "Lead the way Sev." The three of them walked casually through the town. They chatted a little as they went. Checkers spoke a little of his wandering. The towns he has visited and the people he has met.

Sev in turn spoke a little of his childhood. Having to deal with bullies and worse. It seemed neither had lived very light hearted lives. Ume walked along side her guardian, holding his hand and listening to them talk. They crossed the Railroad tracks and began to follow them for awhile. Finally they came up to a cozy little house. They entered it and found a simple home. There were a few guest mats rolled up to the side of the entry room. It looked like he took in guests more often then Checkers would have expected.

Checkers looked out one of the windows and saw the last thing he expected. The young boy that had left him with his tab was sitting on top of an old train car. He was a ways away from the building, but it was the boy right enough. He hadn't seen a single other child with those tacky looking goggles.

Takashi stormed towards the exit of the precinct when he heard an annoyingly familiar voice. "Where are you off to in such a rush Takashi?"

Spiraling around quickly with a belieing smile and overly polite bow, "Chief Okani! Its so good to see you once again, I do hope your in honorable health today. I was just headed off to perform a daily search of the city."

"It's good to see that even in such a rustic town all the officers take there job so seriously." Okani slighted.

Takashi winced slightly as he bowed once more, "Well I better be off, even here we must keep order."

"That isn't a priority right now Takashi, your main concern needs to be the predicted Alter Attack."

"An alter attack Sir? Takashi placed a hand behind his head as he continued his bow.

"Yes, our reports say it will be one of the worst in years." Okani motioned to a nearby map, pointing out several sections. "These sector's will most likely take the brunt of the attack."

"I see." Takashi's look of shock was blantantly obvious to all those other then Okani, whom never took any real notice of Takashi. Ginji, his jumps go through all those sections. He's going to be in real danger here.

Meanwhile....

"Curry, curry, curry, eating curry, lots of curry, real real spicy. Who likes da spice, I like da spice." Ginji sang loudly to himself, completely out of key as he enjoyed his curry high atop the antique train completely oblivious to all that was around.

Goudaraby turned his head up to the sky and gazed into for a while, memories suddenly rushing back into his head that he had longed to forget. His hands clenched into fist and he took a deep breath, and relaxed before speaking. "I am but a simple monk, and I come from the shrine Anarabi near the Alter forest. My deal? I have no real deal I am but a simpler traveling monk wandering place to place and helping those I can. I have no other desire then this."

Nat lost the trail when it turned onto a paved road.

Sighing, Nathaniel continued to walk forward along the road. His legs were tired, but Nathaniel didn't stop, cause he knew as soon as he did, they'd stiffen up and make the walk even less pleasant.

The sound of an engine made Nathaniel turn. A man in rather old, rather rusty pick up pulled along side him. "Hey...don't see many people out here." the geezer said to Nathaniel. "Where ya going?"

Nathaniel's memory failed to bring up any names, so Nathaniel only shrugged. "Don't really know." Nat said. "This is the first road I've come upon in a while, so I just following it."

The old man nodded. "This road will take you to the main city. Where ya from?"

Nathaniel sighed. "Doesn't really matter anymore, it's gone anyways. There's a village a ways back. I had been gone for a long time, but when I came back, the village was dest...deserted. So, I just started walkin', then I found this road, and here I am." Hey, for all I know, I am from that village. Nathaniel added mentally to himself.

The old man nodded once more, rubbing his chin. "I'll tell you what," he said, "I'm on my way there anyways, so I'll take you as far as the city, if you're wanting a ride."

Nathaniel smiled. "I'd be in your debt, sir."

"Climb on in the back."

Nathaniel hopped into the back of the truck, which once more started down the road.

The fluid drained and Renor stepped out fully healed. He quickly got dressed before meeting the attendents. "So is everything ready?"
"Yes, however we find it highly unlikely we will succeed."
He smiles, "The strong will win and the weak will fall. Its called natural selection. It does not matter if it is us or them our people will be stronger from it, plus those that make it will be stronger then ever. Besides we all know what the mainland is planning. We must continue to fight so when the time comes we are ready."
He then put on some light armor. It was relatively knew creation. It is a special alter matterial that is light weight and can take minor dagame. "Its time, lets get into position."

"I'll be right back." Checkers growls, he leans down to Ume. "Now Ume I want you to stay here." Her eyes started to tear up. "I know you don't want me to leave you again. But Sev is here with you, He'll keep you safe and I'll be right back. I promise I'll always come back to protect you." Checkers sets down his bags and walks outside.

He walks slowly up to the train the young boy is sitting on. He quietly climbs the ladder on the side of the car and gets up onto the roof. "Hey, little boy. You owe me some money!" He shouts at him.

Ginji froze, nearly dropping his chopsticks when he saw the man from the restaurant reappear. Damn... how did that guy find me way out here. Ginji studied the man for a moment as he idly chewed his food. Yet another muscular country bumpkin, heh heh, I've got this. Ginji stood up slowly, sliding his chipsticks inbetween his teeth gripping tightly with a grin all the while holding them in place with his thumb. His middle finger rounded up to his goggles, a quick tug shifted them down over his eyes as he began to speak through his teeth.

"You shouldn't have followed me, no meal is worth your life." With his goggles in place, Ginji threw his hand out, a slow glow enveloped him as his hair raised up. "I'm not any punk kid, I'm an Alter-user!" Quackers formed in his hands as he smiled chopsticks still firmly in his mouth. "This is the part where you run bumpkin."

Checkers cocks his head to the side. "A punk kid alter user...guess I better be heading home." Checker says as he turns around. He then snaps his fingers, the alter glow fills the area as peices of the train disipate and form three floating stain glass eyes. Two of them floating off to each side and the third hovering just over Checkers head. "Oh wait...thats right." He says as he turns back around. "I have an alter power too. Can you SEE it? Cause I can SEE yours."

Aw shit... He IS an alter user. Was I lying or did I meet this guy in a past life? NO I can't worry about that now, I have to get serious. I wonder what his alter even does, its... its crystal eyes. Ginji's eyes jumped to his curry, The curry, thats it! Harumi knows I love my curry extra spicy. If I can blast it into the air he'll tear up and I can escape. Even Alter eyes need to cry right? So a sonic blast from quackers + super spicy curry = Him crying + My Escape.

Heaving his curry towards the man Ginji calls out, "Here take your stupid meal, TAKE IT ALL!!" Throwing Quakers infront of him as he screams the curry suddenly explodes forcefully creating a huge cloud of dust and debris, and a minute portion of curry. Ginji begins to laugh, "Ha ha ha ha, Now you'll never catc-" A sudden cracking noise takes Ginji's attention, below him the entire train appears to be breaking up. Uh oh, his alter absorption + my alter absorption + the sonic blast = shattered train. Ginji figured it all out right about the time the floor dropped out from under him.