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Topic Started: Jun 21 2017, 04:22 PM (522 Views)
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Kat had a feeling that folks here had a bad habit of jumping the gun. She was asking for help and now things are going down in a knife fight? Even Jumper Jordan didn't take this quick, and that guy had augmented jumping shoes.

As much fun as it would be to try to see how things could go down, she honestly was not in the mood right now. That and to be honest, she kinda liked the girl. She spoke English about as well as any kid back in Reno for some reason.

Slowly taking a step back, she slowly raised her arms to the air as she attempted to clear the air.
"Y'know, as fun as that'd be, I think I should clarify: I just want to know if you know him and can help me get in touch with him. It's for... It's for..."

Taking a deep breath, she tilted her head down for a moment before bringing it back up to tell the girls:
"It's... for his sister. She wants to talk to him."
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And here it was. Isoroku feared that it would come down to this. Hanako had been nothing but antagonistic so far, and Kat had been, at least from Hanako's perspective, sending wrong messages. "Hanako, please..." Isoroku said, stepping forth to stand between both Hanako and Kat. She didn't understand why Hanako was being hostile like this. "You're being unreasonable..."

Then, she turned to look at Kat. "I'm sorry. I don't think we can tell you more about him, at least not when she's like this..." she tried to reason with Kat, hoping that they could just drop the subject. She tried a diplomatic approach to ensure that both Hanako and Kat wouldn't end up clashing against each other. She definitely hoped that it wouldn't happen, or else she might have to do something that she might regret later.

If the situation ended up worsening, then Isoroku would have to make sure to minimize the damages with any means necessary. In a way, she kind of regretted stopping by, or else she wouldn't have to deal with this kind of shenanigan.
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Hanako was perfectly aware of what was the matter with her. Knowing it didn't make it any easier to to cope with. She was expecting the worst at all times, and constantly prepared for a fight. A normally awkward situation was otherwise the kinds of sparks needed to light a powder keg.

But even with the situation that left her aggressiveness turned to maximum, and then with the knob turned off, a sliver of common sense remained. She paused when Kat did a better job of explaining herself and her motives that couldn't have been misinterpreted as an invitation to get into a bloody conflict. Shari was no doubt left mute and watching if this was going to get worse, Isoroku tried to explain she didn't know Harkens.

Meanwhile, her better angels were screaming in her ear to try and dial it down a notch or two. She took a deep breath and put the weapon away. ”…one second.” She took out her smart phone and the glare she was reserving for other people was instead focused on the screen as she poked though her contact lists. She did bother even saving his contact information, right? Even if he was a slimy, smug little sonnuva… Ah! There it was! She pressed the call icon and held it up to her ear. She actually regarded Kat somewhat ambivalently. ”It's ringing, said your name was 'Kat', was it? You can just speak to him yourself if he picks up” That would have managed to settle the dispute without the need for someone to bleed, yeah?
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Kat put her hands down as well when Hanako proceeded to do so.
"Glad we can settle this like big girls. And... I'm glad I didn't have to cut any of ya."

Soon enough, a voice came from the phone.
"How the hell did ya get this number? Who the-How... When did I give you this? Was it back when-Anyways, whatddya want?"

Even through another language, Kat could recognize that same high-pitched voice. Hopefully he still knew how to speak English. With a toothy smirk across her face, the girl snatched the phone from Hanako with her free hand and answered with,
"Hey ya, Stan. How's things?"

A short period of silence preceded with the sound of a dropped phone and fumbling passed before the voice responded in a nervous tone,
"... Is Captain Whatever there?"

"It's Legate Whatever now, and it's just me... Konstantin."

Kat gave a wink over at the rest of the girls, including a confused looking Shari, who has been watching the whole proceedings from her bench. She had thought about leaving earlier, but wanted to see the two girls fight. It would have made for something interesting to draw.

The voice on the phone soon answered, this time in a restrained and overtly formal tone,
"Could you please hand the phone back?"

The clawed girl held the phone between her and Hanako as she put the call on speaker phone while gesturing for her to answer.
Edited by Vect, Jul 10 2017, 08:07 PM.
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Isoroku sighed when common sense finally triumphed. She looked at Hanako browsing through her contact lists before she called someone. Then she handed her phone to Kat, and Kat did her thing. She did not say anything else as she looked at both Hanako and Kat alternately, feeling like her presence here wasn't really needed. Hopefully nothing bad would come out of this.

Now, she was looking for a chance to slink away from this little shindig, but she wanted to make sure that none of the girls decided to do something that required her do something drastic. And she wanted to ensure that Shari was alright as well.

In the meantime, she took out her own phone. She would remain there for a while to be a potential damage control in case something bad was to happen.
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There was a very strong impulse of Hanako to react very violently to having her phone just plucked away like that. For the sake of just getting things settled quietly and quickly, she suppressed it. Her hand that was holding the phone balled into a fist tight enough that her nails struck blood against the areas of her palm where they dug in. But they were lowered and she did nothing more.

She took a deep breath and tried to push back the negative feelings as the phone was handed back. ”Who's 'Stan?' Is that what the S. is supposed to stand for?” Everyone was at least fluent in English, so it would have been simpler just to keep the conversation in that language.

This was some ridiculous family squabble for Harkens, wasn't it? She needed to remember to think of some appropriate retribution for him getting her invovled in this. Or at least demand some recompense this time. She held the phone at her palm so as easier to hear and be heard. She ignored the rivlets of red that were currently flowing down her wrist.

”So…Are we getting close to a point to all of this?”
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"... Thanks for finding my evil bitch ex. Toodles."

Harkens quickly hung up the call, leaving Kat holding the phone in incredulity.
"Huh. Well then. So erm... Thanks. And shit, you better get that looked at."

The tanned girl couldn't help but notice how Hanako's hand seems to be bleeding simply due to clenching her fist. That's legit impressive. Unhealthy, but impressive. Either way, she decided to give the phone back by placing it upon her head.

Stretching her arms, Kat began playfully pointing at the girls as she stated,
"Yeah... So anyways, thanks for erm... Helpin'. Both of ya."

Extending her fingers on both hands, the girl quickly hooked her arms around both Hanako and Isoroku's shoulders in a classic demonstration of American affability. Or at least that's what she called it.
"Wanted to treat ya both to somethin'. My treat. Swap some stories, have some fun..."

Kat turned her head over at Shari, seeing the girl still staring off into space with her pen hovering over her sketchbook. She thought about including her, but she thinks she's got enough for a crew. That and she reminded her too much of Lunar Patrol.
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When Kat finally finished her phone conversation, Isoroku let out a sigh of relief, thinking that it's all over soon. She was worried about Hanako's bleeding hand, though. She was certain that she shouldn't be out here if she continued being so hostile, and she wished that things would be done soon.

Well, her hope was dashed when Kat hooked her arms around her and Hanako's shoulders, which made her certain that this foreign girl didn't know how to read the atmosphere. Forcefully slipping herself out of it might seem impolite, so she didn't do a thing, but she looked at Hanako, worried that she might do something unexpected.

So, she looked at Hanako cautiously, looking for any sign of trouble rearing its ugly head. In case if Hanako did something totally unexpected, it's up to Hanako to take a drastic measure to prevent any of them from being arrested or sent to hospital.
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Harken's problem, she supposed. She wasn't too broken up about that. She was more concerned about Kat's total lack of respecting personal space. She didn't really make any overt moves. Not when the phone was balanced on her head like some manner not unlike a trained pet. The attempt to be 'chummy' caused it to slip from its perch, and Hanako caught it in her free hand without too much trouble.

”Isoroku, if this bitch doesn't get her hands off me right now we're all going to see what she had for breakfast this morning after I slit her belly.”

She wasn't bothering to switch back to English, but even someone who had no experience with the language could have puzzled out that she wasn't saying anything good with the gravelly and ominous tone her words took.
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While Kat's grasp of the Japanese language can be described as rough at best, she's watched enough series as well as played a few games or so to know what "pissed off" sounds like in a foreign language.

Taking the arm off of Hanako, she slipped her hand down her own pocket to dig out her phone. Quickly raising it above the group, the girl twisted her face into an exaggerated smile with a tongue sticking out as a flash emitted from the phone. With that, she took her other arm off of Isoroku as she smiled contently at the picture taken.
"Well anyways, I have a souvenir of this moment. I'll take care of the rest but maybe we can hang some other day. Toodles."


With that, Kat gave the girls a wave with her gauntlet and walked off.

But not before walking up to where Shari was sitting and taking a picture with the both of them. Unfortunately, the sudden flash jolted the clawed girl out of her trance as she spastically lashed out with her limbs, which Kat just narrowly avoided. She held her claw up in an aggressive stance, briefly considering taking a retaliatory swipe.

Instead, she chose to leave the girl to her blind panic, walking off and back into the fold.
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