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[caesar]

Hey, Vatheon - lend me your ears a minute.

[He gives a short pause and then nods, once he's certain he's got the attention of a few people.]

These curses, huh? Vatheon's usually pretty safe except for those things and there isn't much we can do about that, huh? I know, I know - it's inconvenient but it's all part of living in this here bubble.

My friend, Ken, was spearheading- [He pauses as he says the word, smile breaking across his expression.] Heh... [He shakes his head, smile still present as he speaks] Ken was in charge of this project but it looks like it's fizzled out after he left. So I'm going to take up the gauntlet and pick up where he's left off.

Is anyone interested in learning how to fight? Like I said, curses seem to be our main threat here but you never know when you might need to defend yourself. I'm a boxer, so I can teach you anything you need to know about some basic hand to hand fighting or just be someone to spar with if you already have the small stuff down.

Anyone have any other skills? Spearfighting, archery? Swordsmanship? Maybe we can coordinate a whole training committee, for anyone looking to learn how to protect themselves? What do you guys thinks?

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[caesar]

Sure thing. [The replies seem to have slowed down a bit, at least.]

I'll meet you in a few minutes. Go ahead and start looking around without me.

[tsundyne]

All right, then.

[A brief nod as she ends the feed, and with a stretch, she makes her way down the stairs to the boys' floor. She finds Ken's room easily enough, and while she waits, she starts by fumbling around his desk.

...Kept fairly neat, for a kid's room.]

[caesar]

[It's only a few minutes later before Akihiko shows up, opening the door to Ken's room and taking a look around.]

Any idea where he'd keep something like that?

[tsundyne]

[Only mildly surprised; but after raising an eyebrow and making sure it was Akihiko walking in, she goes back to her search.]

Not really. But it's gotta be around here somewhere...

[It's not likely that he took it with him...she doesn't think.]

[caesar]

[Akihiko moves to one of the shelves in Ken's room, looking through them for anything that might have that list written on it - loose papers, something in a notebook, a notepad... Anything.]

Do you think he had it written in his communicator? Can these things save that sort of thing?

[tsundyne]

I think they can, but...

[She hadn't thought to ask him. Yukari is looking on the shelves on the other side of the room now, working towards Akihiko so they can meet in the middle somehow.

And then she spots something.]

Hey, is this it?

[A notebook of some kind. She picks it up and opens it...]

[caesar]

Hm?

[Akihiko looks over from where he's standing and sees he notebook she's taken out. He moves closer to her, looking over her shoulder to try and read what's written.]

[tsundyne]

I think it is.

[There seem to be names written, along with their various specialties they (unofficially, she supposes?) signed up for--but it looks as if some organization is in order here.

And evidently, he hadn't stored it on his SFC after all, but that's all right. They could easily input it if they needed to.]

We should be able to work with this, right? [holding it up a bit so he can see easier]

[caesar]

[Names, weapons, fighting styles... Sure looks like a list to him. He nods and gives a short laugh, bringing a hand up to give Yukari a small part on the back.]

Good work, Takeba. This'll make organizing all of this a whole lot easier.

[tsundyne]

[Sweet. Getting praised is always a good thing, so Yukari nods, laughing a bit, too, since it's kind of contagious.]

Yeah, that's what I think, too. You can go ahead and hold onto it if you want.

[He did kind of take this upon himself, after all, though she'll still help.]

[caesar]

I will - I'll make up a copy for Arisato and the Defence Force too. That way I'll be able to figure out where training can be fit in. Then again, Ken was a pretty meticulous kid. [He takes the notebook from Yukari, flipping through it.]

He's probably already got timeslots and everything figured out!

[tsundyne]

Maybe! [She hadn't gotten a good look at it, but she wouldn't put it past Ken to do all that on his own, no.] But either way, I'm glad his work won't be going to waste.

...And I'm sure he is, too.

[caesar]

[Yeah. Ken would have appreciated knowing Akihiko was putting his work to good use, wouldn't he? He would've felt good about being able to help out so much - and if he were still here, this whole project would still be in his hands and it would be Akihiko playing Yukari's role right now. Offering assistance if he would accept it.

He nods and closes the notebook, tucking it under his arm.]

Yeah... He would be. I'm going to make sure that when he comes back, everything will be ready and underway. After all, this wouldn't exist without him.

[tsundyne]

[He sounds really determined. It's quite admirable, really, though Yukari won't take being an assistant lightly.]

Good luck, senpai. And you better call me for help sometimes with this... [She wants to be a part of it, too.]

[caesar]

[Her words are all he needs to know she's in it for the long haul. It's not going to be a simple thing to organize but it will definitely take some pressure of Minato and the Defence Force. In many ways, he appreciates knowing he can count on her for this too.]

You're the first one I'll call on.

[tsundyne]

[Satisfied at hearing that, Yukari smirks; and then decides maybe it's best not to snoop around his room any more than they need to. If he does come back someday, he'd probably notice...

So taking one last look (albeit slowly), she walks towards the door.

A room could tell you a lot about a person, she thinks. She has to wonder what Ken's says about his.]