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Post by Keith on May 21, 2007 14:26:06 GMT -8
Keith was a bit unnerved at this mysterious meeting with the person known as Kazuma Kazahana. It was the first time he had ever heard of the Rama Corp. But he has heard of Brimstone Cola that Asiv was handing out to people for some unknown reason. Keith would've inquired, but he didn't know anybody at the school that tried out the stuff.
Perhaps he would ask that drug dealer should he run into him again. Keith was going to have to ask around for clues regarding Asiv's plans for the Brimstone, Brimstone itself, Rama Corp, and Mr. Kazahana himself. All that Keith knew was that he didn't like Kazahana one bit. But, he needed to get a batch of the new Brimstone.
Of course he sounded like a junkie needing a fix. But hardly the case. What Keith was going to do with it was none of anybody's business. But Keith sure as hell wasn't going to put that stuff in his body. Honestly, Keith preferred his Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Sprite, 7-Up, and so forth. He wasn't willing to try out any of that Brimstone that Rama Corp was producing.
There was something fishy about that Kazahana guy. In that meeting, Keith saw that Kazahana has some sort of past with the person named Mouse Astorian Pyronan. She was that girl with amnesia that Keith ran across in the park that one time a few months back upon his arrival in SoCal.
Keith hadn't run into her for awhile except for that meeting. Why did Kazahana summon them all into this meeting? Something big was going to go down and Keith didn't like to be blindsided. He enjoyed blindsiding people. But blindsiding and being blindsided are two very different things. Keith preferred blindsiding people than having people blindside him.
First thing's first, he would have to find Mouse. Keith wanted to know everything. He wanted to know what she knew and he wanted to know the past between her and Kazahana.
Which brought him back to that very place where Keith was waiting for someone to bring him a spare tire for his motorcycle. In which he met Mouse Astorian Pyronan by chance. Of course Keith didn't know her full name until Kazahana himself blurted it out in that room.
Perhaps she was still around this area. People with memory loss tend to hang around specific places they're familiar with. That was what Keith could recall from this girl, was that she had amnesia. Didn't know if it was short term or long term.
There was only one way to find out, Keith would search that same area again.
With his English accent, Keith would call out, "Mouse Astorian Pyronan... Are you here?"
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Post by M.A.P. on May 21, 2007 15:44:37 GMT -8
She had been dozing, dozing enjoying the sunlight, enjoying the rustle of th leaves in the wind. But slowly the sound of somthing close to her name. Looking down, she raised an eyebrow and slid eaisily from the tree.
Coming to the ground with barely a sound, she stood and cleared her throat, keeping her eyes on this person, "It's 'Astrarian.' And M.A.P. is best used. Thank you."
She looked him over, blue violets considering him, "Do I know you?"
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Post by Keith on May 21, 2007 16:02:16 GMT -8
"It's 'Astrarian.' And M.A.P. is best used. Thank you."
Astrarian and M.A.P... Check...
Yup, she was in the park alright. Keith got lucky. But he was going to milk this for all it was worth. He needed as much information as he could get out of this person.
"Do I know you?"
Keith calmly answered, "yes you should. But first time I met you, you were suffering from some sort of amnesia I recall..."
There was a chance she wouldn't remember him. But he remembered her dog, Honcho. Perhaps that could jog her memory.
"First time I met you, a few months back. You were looking for a school called PHS 499. Don't know if you remember that or not. We met by coincidence. You had your dog with you."
Hopefully, she could remember.
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Post by M.A.P. on May 21, 2007 16:23:30 GMT -8
It took her a moment. At the peak of her wandering, she had been at her worst- even now her mind still played in fragments and pieces. To the days of sunburn she remembered many many things and faces and slowly she found his.
She took a long moment, tilting her head slightly to the side, "Keith."
At this, she back tracked slightly, taking a few steps backwards, she remembered him as the one who wanted to take her to the hospital- to those people with needles and white clothing.
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Post by Keith on May 21, 2007 16:35:09 GMT -8
"Keith."
Keith nodded and adjusted his shades some. Good, Mouse had recognized him. This was a good start to get things going. Due to somewhat of a past, hopefully Keith could get around to asking questions to get to the bottom of that man's intentions.
"I reckon you've been doing okay for yourself?"
There was a reason this girl couldn't remember much. But what was the reason? Keith didn't know anything about 499. It was about time, Keith started digging up some skeletons from the closet.
This should be the first start. Keith would do the same once he runs into Jyo again after hearing about his return.
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Post by M.A.P. on May 21, 2007 17:37:32 GMT -8
"I have,"she answered. It wasn't his business in truth but she was always respectful enough. "You seem unchanged from last I saw you."
He didn't seem much different. Looked the same as he did before. Her blue violet's narrowed for a moment in thought before they returned to their normal lax and casual slight smile to them- though her face remained blank- unreadable.
"It is unusual for someone to seek out a person they met for a bare amount of time. In this day and age, no one checks on anyone else without a reason in mind. What do you want from me?"
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Post by Keith on May 21, 2007 20:45:37 GMT -8
"It is unusual for someone to seek out a person they met for a bare amount of time. In this day and age, no one checks on anyone else without a reason in mind. What do you want from me?"
She was straight to the point. Well, Keith didn't need to butter things up for M.A.P. At least Keith could get whatever answers he could get from her at the moment. Calmly, Keith adjusted his black shades and faced the girl.
"That meeting... That man, Kazuma Kazahana... What do you know about him? I saw you briefly at that meeting. He mentioned your full name and you left."
Something was definitely with her. Especially since this Kazuma Kazahana person knew quite a lot about her. Perhaps he might be one of the factors of her memory loss.
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Post by M.A.P. on May 21, 2007 21:45:00 GMT -8
She stepped foreward but only by a step- Keith had threatened white buldings once, he may mean it and follow through if she came too close. Eyes narrowing, tone taking on a sharp spike, "You should stay as far away from Kazuma Kazahana as you can. The King of Dangerous is too wise, even for himself." the bell in the ring, which hung at the end of her long braid jingled softly as she gave a slightly nod.
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Post by Keith on May 21, 2007 21:54:07 GMT -8
"You should stay as far away from Kazuma Kazahana as you can. The King of Dangerous is too wise, even for himself."
Too wise, eh?
Keith's question was now received with a warning to stay away from Kazuma Kazahana. Kazahana is too wise even for himself? Then again, Kazahana has never met Keith face to face except for that faithful meeting. Kazahana really doesn't know Keith. And Keith intended for it to keep that way.
Since Keith's still a student at PHS #259, running into Kazuma Kazahana again would be inevitable. And Keith couldn't just stay away from him. He was a gang officer. Keith wasn't a gang officer for nothing... There was a vast amount of knowledge that Keith possessed that would protect him from Kazahana.
So, Keith would have to take his chances with Kazahana.
"I appreciate the warning. As I'm still a student at 259, running into Kazahana again is inevitable. Only way I can prepare myself for this so-called "King of Dangerous" is to get as much information on him as possible..."
Keith adjusted his shades again.
"I'm no stranger to extremely dangerous situations. First question, who is he?"
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Post by M.A.P. on May 21, 2007 22:12:00 GMT -8
She shook her head, "He is a Japanese businessman- Kazahana. Researching the name would benifit you. Straight answers are not something you will get from him without being analized. He sees through you as opposed to seeing you."
Eyes closing for a long moment, "There is nothing sacred to him, no one he would die for and all around him he will sacrifice," eyes opened, "I cannot tell you much more on that."
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Post by Keith on May 21, 2007 22:22:05 GMT -8
"He is a Japanese businessman- Kazahana. Researching the name would benifit you. Straight answers are not something you will get from him without being analized. He sees through you as opposed to seeing you."
I guess I'm going to have to see through him as well...
He would have to research the name of Kazuma Kazahana then. From that meeting, Keith learned the hard way that he wouldn't be getting any straight answers from Kazahana. Not without the right bargaining chips in which Keith had plenty of. Without bargaining chips, Keith wouldn't even think about approaching Kazuma Kazahana nor anybody else.
"There is nothing sacred to him, no one he would die for and all around him he will sacrifice,"
This Kazahana person would've fit like a glove with the rest of the populace of 552 at NYC. But this was not the time nor the place to reminisce about the past.
"I cannot tell you much more on that."
It was established that Kazahana was opportunistic. Keith would have to show Kazahana the meaning of "opportunistic." It was a good thing Keith showed up late at that meeting. And it was a good thing that he remained quiet throughout the meeting.
"What is your past with him?"
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Post by M.A.P. on May 21, 2007 22:58:39 GMT -8
Her hands balled into fists, knuckles instantly turning a brilliant white. A tinge of anger she had not felt in so long- in forever shot through her so sharply, her heel dug into the earth without movement. Shaking her head, the bell silent, M.A.P. turned slightly away, "That is none of your concern."
She didn't like being questioned too much. It was uncomfotable and...annoying? Was that the right word? Yes. It was. Annoying. She wasn't the kind to yell, scream, or fight- she only did what she did in defence. Keeping a low profile was best for someone as useless as she was. It was odd to her that Keith thought what little information she had of her former employer and captor. This kind of talk was not done without proper bargaining. After all information from any party should never be given with compensation.
Blue- violets looked away, distant- almost exausted and enfuriated at the same moment, violet eyes rested on him, "If you have other things to ask of me, ask. Otherwise I will take my leave."
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Post by Keith on May 21, 2007 23:14:05 GMT -8
"If you have other things to ask of me, ask. Otherwise I will take my leave."
Keith saw that M.A.P. was getting highly uncomfortable with his line of questioning it was pretty understandable. That last question was definitely a sour spot with this girl from what Keith observed.
What reasons the girl was uncomfortable about explaining her past with Kazahana was unknown. It was understandable at the very same time.
He did have one big bargaining chip, but there was no reason to give this one to the girl. This bargaining chip that Keith held was something major. It was something that Keith wasn't going to hand out to just anybody. That was how important this bargaining chip was.
Keith could sense the anger in this girl. Yeah, that was definitely a sore spot with the girl. He would have to ask Jyo whenever they ran into each other.
"One last question, where do I start researching?"
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Post by M.A.P. on May 22, 2007 15:56:06 GMT -8
She thought for a long moment, looking up at the sky, "Without the right skills, you will have to settle for archives within public libraries and what you can find on the..." she tilted her head to the side, trying to remember the name of that place with all the windows to other places- she had, had it explained to her before but- web. Intranet. that was it.
"Intranet. The King of Dangerous is not as uncommon as everyone in this place seems to think."
She shook her head, "Only a fool seeks to touch the serpent's fangs and hopes to live the same life uneffected by its poison, " that said, she climbed back into the tree and settling up higher than before.
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Post by Keith on May 22, 2007 16:07:30 GMT -8
"Without the right skills, you will have to settle for archives within public libraries and what you can find on the..."
Keith was going to have to do some digging up of information on this Kazuma Kazahana person. Searching the archives it would be. Should Keith run into Jyo, he would ask the same questions as he had asked her.
From that meeting in the room, seemed that Jyo and Kazahana happened to know each other. Not sure hot greatly they knew each other though. But it wouldn't hurt to ask around. Hopefully, he could catch Jyo on the school grounds.
"Intranet. The King of Dangerous is not as uncommon as everyone in this place seems to think."
So, it was time to start digging up dirt on Kazahana.
"Only a fool seeks to touch the serpent's fangs and hopes to live the same life uneffected by its poison, "
I've touched a serpent's fangs so many times that I'm basically immune to its poison...
Keith looked up as the girl climbed up into the tree. Seemed that there was nothing more he could get out of her. There was no point in staying behind, it was time to do some research on Mr. Kazuma Kazahana.
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