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Dayshift 42: Morning - Magus Park

Senna stepped off the bus to wind blowing through the clothes she was given. A sad face at one of the nurses allowed her a long red scarf as well, and once she had draped it around her neck and let it hang down her back, she had trotted off.

The park she had saw last time seemed a good place to be on the look-out for the chicks from last night. It was close to the buses, and a big enough place that if they remembered that they had a race date, it would suit its purpose. The girl ran to a place in the middle of the field and waited there, shifting her weight from side to side. After a while, this wasn't enough, and Senna traded back and forth between jogging in place and acrobatics--the easy flips and cartwheels keeping her warm.

Her mind had changed in the night before. She had gotten a taste of what leadership entailed, and she wasn't sure she had rose to the occasion or not. She knew she had tried her best, and had been willing to give as much as she had, but it hadn't been enough. She knew this. Hokuto, at least, had gotten hurt, and in the end, they still hadn't explored more than the schoolhouse. They really needed a different approach with that place.

She went back and forth internally, body going through the motions and reflexes of her movements.

[for... Falis, Hokuto, Meche, and Soma?--and down to here]

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Soma's nurse had seen fit to swap her sweater for a slightly thicker beige jacket, despite her protests that she was perfectly fine without either. The air was pleasantly crisp, and she inhaled deeply as she stepped outside. While the ride had been pleasant enough, if somewhat bumpy, and she'd had the chance to meet someone new (she filed Rey's name away in her mind under 'Fellow Pilots'), she definitely preferred being on her feet. Besides, the park was surprisingly beautiful, and she found herself relaxing a little as she headed away from the buses.

Pushing her coupons into her jacket pocket, she spotted Senna a short distance away. She didn't seem injured, judging from the way she was doing flips; now the only member left of their team to check up on was Hokuto.

The attack last night had almost erased the suggestion of a race from Soma's mind, but now that she thought about it again, it didn't sound like a bad idea at all. Being cooped up inside all the time had started to grate on her nerves; a little friendly competition might do wonders for her. The jeans she had been provided with were less than ideal, but they were at least worn with use, and she doubted they would slow her down significantly.

She jogged up to Senna. "Good morning," she said, trying to make her voice sound a little more casual than it had the night before.

Senna had been in the middle of a cartwheel when the pilot walked up. Surprised enough to almost ruin the whole thing and fall, Senna finished it quickly, then bounced once in place. Yep. Good. Still had all of her agility, and the sore feelings she could ignore well enough. Her shoulder was feeling more out of sorts since she started her exercises, but hey. You win, you lose. As long as the people you cared about were okay in the end, that was enough.

On that thought, Senna smiled widely, looking extraordinarily happy. "Soma!" she greeted. "Hey, you're alright! I'm so glad." The girl kept up the smile as she shifted from side to side. "Did you come here for something in particular? Or did you remember about that race?" At this, Senna's smile slid into an easy grin. Soma had been the one to take her up on her challenge last night, so the girl got points. Soma was quiet, and seemed pretty formal, but she had what it took. Senna wasn't blind to the fact that Soma had followed her into the fray last night first.

"I just wanted to make sure everyone in our team is all right. I saw Meche on my bus, but I haven't seen Hokuto yet. Have you?"

Her initial awkwardness was beginning to slip away; Senna's cheerfulness, combined with the anticipation of a race, was infectious. Soma offered a tiny smile. "But I'm still interested in a race, if you are."

Meche kept her eyes on Soma as the bus stopped and everyone crowded into the aisle to get off. She got bogged down just before the steps when a nurse handed her a wool scarf, but when she stepped outside, she was grateful for it--it hadn't hit her at first how cool the weather was. It must have gotten colder since the courtyard the other day.

She caught sight of Soma's back as soon as she finished tossing the scarf around her neck--and with her was Senna. Meche started to run.

"Senna! Soma!" she called as she got close. The crisp air stung her lungs a little, but she'd made pretty good time when she reached them. "Are you both all right?" she asked urgently. "Where's Hokuto?"

The girl reached out to grasp Soma's shoulder. "You saw Meche? Really? Great." Relieved, she smiled, before it faded. Soma hadn't seen Hokuto either? "No, I... I haven't seen her either. I saw Momo, but...." Damnit. Where was she? At Soma's next words, Senna tried to smile. "Yeah, totally. We'll find the others and kick their asses in it, right? We just have to--"

And then Meche ran up. Senna turned, the small smile widening. Keeping her hand on Soma, she slung the other arm around Meche's shoulders, standing on her tip-toes a little. "Hey," she greeted warmly. That's two accounted for.... "We're fine. Are you okay?"

The last question she left for Soma. Hokuto was somewhere. Senna just didn't know.... Damn. Falis would kill her.

Soma tried to relax a little at the contact, nodding slightly in acknowledgment as Meche arrived; so she hadn't seen Hokuto either.

But Soma wasn't worried unduly. She was used to trusting her wingmates, and the women in front of her were no exception. While it normally took a while for anyone to earn Soma's trust, all of them had proven themselves capable last night, and she was a little surprised to find that she enjoyed their company.

"We haven't seen Hokuto either," she said in response to Meche's question. "But I'm sure she's all right."

Meche was grateful for that arm around her shoulders--if nothing else, at least Senna's spirits hadn't taken any obvious hits. Neither of them looked hurt at all, either. Maybe being so close to that monster had actually protected them from the worst of the falling debris.

"I'm fine too," she said with a reassuring smile. It was close enough to the truth for her conscience, anyway--the few knocks she'd gotten weren't so bad, and there was no point in worrying anyone any more than they already were. "I'm glad you're both okay, at least--and Soma, I think you're right about Hokuto," she added with more conviction than she really felt. "We really got lucky back there."

If the three of them had gotten out, Hokuto could only have made it too, right? Meche didn't remember escaping from the building, which had to mean they'd been transported back to their rooms (that had to be what was happening!) right after the fog set in. Hokuto must have been taken and fixed up, and the worst that could happen to her was a trip to the infirmary.

Where people vanished for a week at a time. Somehow that wasn't as comforting a thought as Meche had wanted it to be.

She didn't want to mention what she'd talked about with Mr. Taylor, at least not until someone else brought it up. Hopefully they hadn't noticed the blood in all that confusion--last night had been enough of a horror story already.

Senna nodded, a part of her relaxing in the presence of her friends. "Yeah, we're fine after everything." Except for some bad bruising. "So, she's gotta be fine, too. We just haven't seen her. She's probably--" Senna cut off, frowning. Then she laughed, stepped back to pull an arm up behind her head. Ah, man, Senna was probably already in trouble. "She's probably hanging out with her girlfriend. Those two are crazy about each other."

With an easier smile on her face now, she folded her arms against the cool air. "So until we can find out for sure, what do you guys want to do?" She glanced at Soma with a grin. "Wanna save the race for when we find her?" The Shinenju-Shinigami hybrid didn't mind either way. Her needs were simple. Existence, food, friends. And even as her stomach grumbled, she wasn't that hungry yet.

Senna's laughing confused Soma a little, but if that was the case, then it was understandable that Hokuto hadn't been seen yet. Anyway, Soma was still sure the other girl was fine.

"I'd like to look around the town a little, but you've both been here before. What would you like to do?"

Meche's first instinct would have been to say, "Oh, I didn't know Hokuto had a girlfriend," but she realized that was silly--she didn't really know all that much about any of the girls. That should change, she decided, especially since they seemed like they'd made a pretty good team last night.

"Well, maybe we'll run across them somewhere in town," she said. "As for where to go, Senna and I made a friend at the pet store last time; I wouldn't mind going back there again. Or if there's anything you want while we're in town, I have some extra coupons from last time. We could try to trade them for something, or even go to the spa." Donna was probably already there, having a field day.

The girl nodded again. "Yeah, I don't mind going there again--that horse was really nice!" Senna smiled. "Yeah, and it's close by, too. So we can decide what to do from there."

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Dayshift 42: Morning - Magus Park

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