I'm glad I can be of so much help! ^_^

Sailor Minerva: Well, we sure showed them, didn't we?

Falora: Yeah, but it's not over yet.

Sailor Minerva: Probably not. (sighs) Bad guys are just so damn persistent, aren't they?

Falora: Yup.

Sailor Minerva: So where to next?

Falora: Back to EGC City, I guess.  We still have to protect the city.

Sailor Minerva: Right.

Falora (extending a hand): It was great working with you.

Sailor Minerva (shakes warmly): Same here...(eyes widen) Wait a minute...do you mean this is goodbye?

Falora: Sorry, but I've got other things to attend to now.  (brightly) But I'm sure we'll meet again.

Sailor Minerva: Of course!

Even so, their parting is with great reluctance.

Ryouga: We're close...this time I'm absolutely certain!

Without warning, Elaine suddenly flops down.

Ryouga: Just a little further and...(notices Elaine) Hey!

Elaine (stubbornly): I'm not moving.

Ryouga: Aw, come on! We've already made it this far!

Elaine (as before): No.  I'm hungry, I'm tired, and my feet must have gotten three shoe sizes bigger! ;_;

Ryouga (noticing something): But...

Elaine (crossing her arms): No, no, no! NOTHING, and I do mean NOTHING, will make me move from this spot!

Ryouga (pointing): How about...those things?

Elaine: Huh?

Elaine turns to where Ryouga points and turns several shades paler.

Elaine: Eep... O_O;;;;;;

Alex: Take that! And that! And that!

Various Roaches: Aiee!

Powered by adrenaline and a burning thirst for revenge, Alex goes through the roaches at an eye-bulging speed, considering all he has is a giant slipper.

Alex: How dare you molest my beautiful girls?!?

More roaches meet their doom.  From the other side of the battlefield, the Roach Leader is rather impressed with this display.

Roach Leader: Not bad, not even for a human! No wonder the Glorious Leader (Long May He Live) said not to underestimate them.

The Roach Leader's expression changes to one of anger as more roaches get massacred.

Roach Leader (shouting): Don't just throw yourselves at him, idiots! Use your heads! (aside) So much for studying The Art of War...then again, what should I expect from humans?

Alex: DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!

And so on and so forth...let's move on, shall we?

Falora: Mr. Sutedja? Mr. Sutedja? Where did you go?

All traces of Joseph are gone, except for a small towel and some wet clothes.

Falora: Oh, no! ;_;

Joooooooooooooseph! Where are you?

*Woohoo! :D Look who finally decided to drop in.  ^_- Welcome to the club, RA-san!!*

*That being done, on with the scene, ne? ^_^ The time: mid-morning.  The place: Hugh & Rei's apartment above the EGC Bar.  RL-VoidStar's avatar is just waking up....*

*Yawns* Mmmm....*Blinks, returning slowly to full wakefulness*

Rei: *Brightly* Ohayou! ^_^ Sleep well?

Yup! Feeling much better....still a bit weak, but otherwise fine....

Rei: *Smirks* A "bit weak?" Care to spar a little, then? We can see just how much strength you've recovered.

^_^;;; Ummm....maybe later.  For now I think I'd stick to slightly less strenuous activity.

Rei: Whatever you say.  ^_^ Planning on getting up, or will you be napping more?

Hrm....*Stretches* Getting up.  I need to get outside, dammit.  o_o

Rei: Agreed! Besides....*Conspiratorial whisper* We've got plans to make.

*Nods* Already fed Kyuu-chan, I take it?

Rei: Hai.  Aoi and Kaworu gave agreed to look after him for a bit.

Heh, planned ahead, I see.  ^_^

Rei: ^_- Well, I expected you'd want to go out....

You know me too well, Rei....^_-

Rei: *Laughs* Whatever.

*After leaving Kyuusaisha in Aoi and Kaworu's care, Hugh and Rei head off for a portion of the city untouched by the Roach Wars....and no, they don't run into any more mutant rats this time.  ^_-*

Rei: You can feel him, can't you?

Hai....where do you think he's holed himself up?

Rei: I'd be willing to bet he's in the City of God.

Oh? Wouldn't that be a bit obvious for him?

Rei: No, it's his kind of obvious.  He probably considers it some sort of grand symbolism or something like that.

Well, he always has been a bit melodramatic, even for an Angel.

Rei: Indeed.  It'll be the attack itself that comes from an unexpected direction.

Well, I guess.  But he's already pulled some weird stunts on us.  How could he possibly top an entire illusory world?

Rei: *Grins* Well, that was only his first trick, remember? He did subsequently better each time.

True enough.  ^^;; Heh, well, knowing Adam, it won't be boring.  ^_^ So what're we gonna do about this, anyway?

Rei: I figured it couldn't hurt to take a bit of a trip to sort of case the City of God.  Adam won't strike immediately, if my hunch is correct.

Unless he decides to be evil and bitchy.  ^^;;

Rei: You're thinking he's listening in on us right now, hmmmm? Possible but doubtful.  He's probably too engrossed in planning.

If you say so.  *Grins* You know him better than me....

Rei: Yes.  ¬¬ And you have no idea how lucky you are to _not_ know him on a personal level.

o_o I can imagine.

Rei: *Snuggles closer to Hugh* ^_- Don't let it bother you....that was _quite_ a long time ago.

Hai hai....*Smiles, but stumbles a little at Rei's semi-glomp* o.o;;;

Rei: Oops, forgot....^_^;; Still a bit weak.

Heh, no big deal.  ^_-

Rei: So, that's enough planning for now....*Smiles*

Aoi: Aye, and a good plan it be, too.  ^_^

Rei: O_o;;; Aoi! Kaworu!

Aoi: *Carrying Kyuusaisha in her arms* ^_^ Hey.  Didn't think you were gonna go casing without us, did ya?

Kaworu: Tsk tsk, you two.  ^_^ After what Hugh just went through, do you think we're really going to let you take solo actions now?

Rei: ^_^;;; Well....this is our problem, not yours....

Aoi: Nonsense, nonsense! Here, Rei, this is yours I think! *Hands Kyuusaisha to Rei*

Rei: *Smiles nervously* So, um, I take it you two heard the whole plan....?

Kaworu: Naturally.  ^_^

And where's Tenkei-chan....?

Tenkei: *Pops up behind Rei and Hugh, burbling happily*

^_^;; Of course.  Well, um, we really _could_ use the help....

Rei: *Laughs* Hey, I wasn't seriously planning on turning this down, so there's no need to convince me to accept....^_^

Aoi: That's the way! ^_^v So when do we start?

Rei: Oh, I figured we'd head off in a few days....we should wait for the roach conflict to sort of blow over a bit first.

Shito Sentai: Hai hai!

*Well, that's all for now....of course, the conversation (and the walk) continue, but the important parts have ended for the time being.  ^_^ So, until then, here's some Elemental Commentary!*

Seraphita: Neeee, Tolone-chan....

Tolone: ¬_¬;; Hai?

Seraphita: Well, um....I get most of this post.  But why'd RL-sama end it this way? He could've gotten some of that....comic relief stuff out of it if he'd gone longer, ne?

Tolone: Well, _maybe_ he has a _reason_....

Kelvena: Indeed.  It's probably a setup for a future post.

Seraphita: What kind of setup? O.o;;;

Dominia: That's for RL-sama to know and us to find out, Bunny-chan.

Tolone: >_< Great job, Dominia-sama, now you've done it.

Dominia: Nani? ^^;;

Seraphita: *Building up a rather impressive battle aura* Grrrrr.....>.<;;;;

Dominia: ....Oh.  ^^;;; Ooops.

Seraphita: *Torches Dominia*

Dominia: *Burned and blackened in a standard cartoon manner* o_o;;;

Seraphita: >.<;;;

Tolone: Word to the wise, kids....don't taunt the fire elemental.  ^^;;

End communication.