The Underside of History

[Riku]

i smile at hikari and put my arm around her, hugging her slightly, i look at larva. ... the note said he was sent.... and ikue just showed up..., but oh well...it makes her life less stressful, so it is good i suppose. i look at hikari. ...want to do anything?.

[Garret thingysure]

"Right, this will be cool."

I lead Linnea across town to this coffee shop that was an old Finnish labor temple. It is called Hoito.

This is where a lot of artists and rebels hang out.

It is kind of smokey, but it adds to the ambiance.

[Toivo Koivisto]

"This is it, the beginning of the end of Louhi."

I walk foreward with my axe toward the weakened goddess.

"It's OVER!!!"

I rush at her and swipe at her with my trusty axe.

[Linnea Korpela]

"Wow I love it. The atmosphere is filled with creative souls, I can feel it." Linnea smiled as her angelic insticts started to kick in.

[Ulgin Bilef]

Ulgin flips his sword over and plants it into the floor, cracking the ice. "He wants to be one of us?!" He strides forwards and embraces the smaller man, laughing loudly and crushing him in a bear hug before dropping him and clapping him on the back hard enough to throw him off balance. "Well, that's different!"

He sees Dmitri and laughs, walking towards him, arms open, "And this must be your son! He looks just like me!"

[Garret thingysure]

"Yeah this place is pretty awesome."

I pull out her chair for her and order a white chocolate cranberry scone and a iced cafe mocha.

"Linnea is a pretty name. Its finnish, right. Well I like it anyway."

[Linnea Korpela]

"Why yes it is." Linnea smiled. "And Garret sound very English but the last name...I'm not sure."
Linnea laughed. "That's your family's name."
She paused a moment, and took a sip from the arrived drinks. "Sorry for my rudeness. I apolgize."

[Larva]

Larva nods as Riku tells the girl why he was there. He presents the note and places it on the table. He shake his head at the question from the woman, and again when she offers for him to sit down.
Still standing, he looks around, wondering what he should do to make the room look nicer. It was already very well kept, he accounted that to the most beautiful woman in the world. She hadn't told him her name has of yet, that he could remember, but he assumed that she was the Ikue that this Riku man spoke of. He took off his mask and smiled at everyone in the room. He had to keep his power in tight rein. Being an arch demon made it hard enough to fit in, mostly attributing to the fact that his powers would sometimes fight him to get out. He put the mask back in place and the internal fighting ceased. He walked back to the kitchen, his deep blue robe went all the way down to the floor and it swept out behind him even then, it was very long. He kept his hood down and checked the coffee. He wondered why he'd be sleeping in the guesthouse again. His own thoughts confused him, as well as this beautiful woman he'd just met.

[Valodya Bassarov]

Bassarov leaves his apartment and decides to check on things at the rebel base. He got Zinn's email and was glad that the anarchist was opting for more non violent actions.

Although Bassarov was not a pacifist, he had little use for violence, and prefered the educational approach. Anyway, society was not ripe for revolution, so to plan violence would be unproductive.

He sits in the lobby and does some reading

[Brady]

After the third race I call up Bassarov on my cell phone.

Hey, have anything for Kisa, Kai, Usha, and I to do? Any missions or something?

[Kuja]

I lose contact with Lady violet. "Maybe the rebles will be less rude." I said as I contacted Bassarov. *Hello, Bassrov. I am Kuja from the planet Terra. I come here to explore the earth. Do you mind if we land at your base. I would much apperciate it.* I thought to him and waitied for an answer. I felt so evil sitting atop my throne thinking the diabolical things I'll do on earth.

[Riku]

i watch as larva goes into the kitchen. ..., you know you can take a break.... i hug hikari again with the arm around her and smile at her. *... so, he is a demon...., oh well, he still wont be a match for me.... but that does prove to be dangerous to have him around ikue and hikari if he loses control of his powers...*. i sigh and hold out my hand, a crystaline glass of rose wine appears in my hand and i take a sip, closing my eyes to clear my mind, then opening then again to look at the kitchen doorway. *... oh well, atleast he isnt as bad as that dragon.... if he had control of his powers all of the time or even most of the time, then i wouldnt mind him being here with ikue...*.

[Nigel Eckhart]

Nigel looks to Kayta as she tries to quell thier strife and explains to Ulgin about him. Nigel's mind falters slightly about the notion of being 'changed'. Nigel had consulted about it, but he didn't quite come to a conclusion. He wanted to try to become immortality without none of the drawbacks, such as the blood-thirst.

Nigel is a little confused at Ulgin's outburst, but returns his chakram to his belt as Ulgin returns his sword. Nigel cringes greatly under the pressure of the bear hug. As he tries to recover from the force, a hard hit on his back forces him to the floor.

"I do not know if I shall ever get used to such strength..."

Nigel stood up as he looked to Ulgin. He nodded.
"It is good that you think different of me now. I hope we can become well aquintances in the near future..."

Nigel's eyes followed him to see Dmitri, who seemed a bit vexed by the events that have occured. Nigel turned his attention to Kayta, returning to her side to see if she is alright.

"Forgive me for resorting to such violence, Dear Kayta. Seeing such pain and distress on you face coerced me to find a way to remove the bonds of depression that held you to the floor..."

Nigel comes a little closer, and says a little whisper to her in a formal tone.
"...Also, if it is no trouble. I wish to speak with you in private, when we are allowed to..."

[Katya]

Katya is relieved that Ulgin has changed his mood. For now anyway. She whispers to Nigel

"Yes of course..."

Then she looks to Ulgin and smiles.

"Yes this is your nephew Dmitri. He does favor you. Dmitri...go on say hello don't just gawk."

[Larva]

He had heard Riku's words before leaving to check the coffee and he sighed at those too. He couldn't stop, this was what he was from then on. He couldn't take a break, not even a little one. He set a timer for the coffee and hoped that the Lady would awaken soon. He'd never seen her in person, and he'd actully never seen her face. He was eager to make the aquantense of the woman he'd be serving now. He made another cup of tea and sat at the table. He took off his mask and enjoyed his own cup of tea. It was selfish of him, he knew, but tea helped him relax. That young man in the other room... something about him made the power want to come out. Maybe... was he reading his thoughts?
He finished the tea and put the mask back on. If he was, then he'd only been concerned with the safety of those present, and that was fine. But he knew that he'd never do anything to hurt that beautiful woman, or that nice young girl. She seemed really kind and warm. He found himself being comfoted by the thought that, maybe, his new mistress would not be so hurtful to him.