[Journal & Event Post]

[danse_etoile]

Mrs. Sakaki, I'd like to request your help with something, to hopefully make sure something doesn't blow up into a larger mess.

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[sakaki_family_values]

I'm not really sure what 'alternate means' there are for it but...
... I guess we can look at assigning you a tablet first.

But they're located in the library.

[duelacademynpcs]

::Crosses his arms, thinking.::

And how can I be sure you'll provide this miracle tool should I allow you to leave with the students you come for and then have this altered space banished?

[danse_etoile]

::Pauses, thinking.::

I'll stay while Mrs. Sakaki and the kids leave.

You can examine me, but not dissect me.

[sakaki_family_values]

*Yoko lowers her voice for a moment.*

Are you sure about this?

[danse_etoile]

A moment, let me talk to the woman with me.

[duelacademynpcs]

Of course, take your time, but not too long, if you may, or else I suspect you might be stalling.

[danse_etoile]

::Leans into Yoko to whisper.::

The way he's wording things, he's clearly from a place where hostility and backstabbing, i.e. failure states of the prisoner's dilemma are common. I've gotten some very basic negotiation training due to my husband's work. Based on that, Our 'guest' needs assurances, and I'd rather risk myself, ma'am, than you or the kids.

Someone needs to be the weight on the scale.

[sakaki_family_values]

*Yoko gives her a nod.*

Alright. I guess we don't have much choice here, either way.

I'll get the kids somewhere safe, then I'll grab one of the tablets from the library and return as soon as I can.

[danse_etoile]

I'll stay then.

Do you Duel... What should I call you?

[duelacademynpcs]

I've become fond of the nome de plume Akeley. Baron Akeley.

::He pulls out a Deck.::

Not my usual Deck, but if you're offering a mere means to pass the time, then this should suffice, madam.

[danse_etoile]

Baron Akeley, then, we'll duel and you can look and examine me as much as you want, as long as I've unharmed. If a hair is missing from my hair, Mrs. Sakaki reserves the right to deny you the tablet and call in reinforcements.

[duelacademynpcs]

I agree to your demands in turn for my own. If she refuses to provide it anyways, I'll take you for research in turn, but only if she's unreasonable.

::Snaps his fingers, as the whirring of chains is heard and the teenage students are, in a few minutes, brought to the visible part of the room. They looks. Mostly. Unharmed. A bit rough for wear but whatever Akeley was going to do, he hasn't gotten around to it other than securing the students.::

[sakaki_family_values]

*Yoko looks them over quickly. Satisfied that they are mostly unharmed, she looks back over at Akeley.*

Alright. I will leave with the students and will return with the tablet as soon as I can.

[duelacademynpcs]

Very well, and I will play with Mrs. Yuki to pass the time.

[sakaki_family_values]

Right.

I'll be back.

*She gives a nod to Asuka, then she begins to usher the students out of the room.*

[danse_etoile]

Right.

::Places her cards on a table, while Akeley does the same.::

DUEL!

[sakaki_family_values]

*Leaving the room, Yoko quickly ushers the two students to her office where she tells them to stay and lay low until she and Mrs. Yuki return for them.
Afterwards, she rushes towards the library, bursting in and going over to where they keep the tablets for the students to use.

She tries one, and then another.
They're not turning on.*

Damnit. I really need to talk to someone about making sure these are charged...!

*Finally, she tries one and it turns on.*

Good. It has enough battery life!

*She grabs the charger for it and rushes out of the library.
Now she needed to find that room again.*

[failsfromthecrypt]

::On the path to the room, which can only be found if you're lost, you find yourself crossing a girl with grey hair carrying mushrooms. She's a wee lil' bean.::

[sakaki_family_values]

*Yoko comes to a stop when she sees the small girl. There was another student here? Only two were reported missing.*

Hi, sweetheart. What are you doing here? It's after hours.

[failsfromthecrypt]

::... Tries to think fast on her feet.::

Haunting the school. Mushroom?

::Offers the container.::

[sakaki_family_values]

Ah, no thank you.

What's your name?

[failsfromthecrypt]

Aradia but everyone here seems to call me Hanako.

::Paused for the moment.::

[sakaki_family_values]

Alright, well, I'll call you Aradia for now, if that's what you prefer?

Do you know where my office is, by any chance?

[failsfromthecrypt]

No...?

[sakaki_family_values]

Well, you shouldn't really be walking around the school halls at this time.

There are another two students waiting in my office, I can take you there so you can wait with them, if you'd like? Then once Mrs. Yuki and I are finished with something very important, we'll make sure you all get home safe.