Easier to Run [Jay]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]For once, Kali took little to no comfort in Ami's touch, let alone her words. She just stayed frozen, a doubtful look etched into her face. How? How could they make it all right? How could she know they could do anything at all? Nothing could make things like they were. It hadn't fully set in yet, but somewhere deep down in the back of Kali's subconscious, she was vaguely aware that this was about much more than her missing Pokemon. Even more than her missing friends and partners. Something was.... broken. Though this didn't really surface, the subtle feeling that the problem was bigger than it seemed did finally remind her, "I-... guess I should say Siavush- Sia's gone, too." She swallowed a bit, and took a deep breath. "He.. took most of my money.. Stormy and Sia.. what makeup I was carrying... and-...." ...You know, the tampons really weren't worth mentioning... >///< "Somerandomstuff.." she muttered, just to avoid leaving the 'and' hanging. .... =3= Ami probably read her mind anyway hadn't she... Kali sighed. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]The doubt that was radiating off of Kali only caused Ami to frown that much more. She wanted to do more and would probably have beretted Nathan into saying something if Kali hadn't started talking and explaining all that she had lost. The look of D: went to D8 at the list up until the last part when the Gardevoir's face turned red and all she could do was fight off a laugh. That was horrible! Yes hat was right. It was horrible. She'd fix this somehow! Looking sideways, Ami didn't even have to catch Nathan's eye to feel and understand his thoughts. That would work. Looking back quickly at Kali, Ami forced a calm and determined expression onto her features. 'Kali, can you think of what exactly he looks like? I can transfer the image to Nathan but I need an exact image...the best that you can make,' she explained quietly. It would be better than a sketch if it was done right. Meanwhile, Nathan coughed a little before offering a smile at Yue. Yue just stared back at him before retreating behind a very weakened mask that lasted only a few seconds before failing completely. "Nathan," was all that was stated. Nathan simply returned the gesture with an "Yue." A soft sigh escaped from Yue, and a surprisingly sincere smile set itself on Yue's face. "......Thank you for coming," was a quiet sigh that followed. Nathan ended up breaking eye contact first and found himself looking towards the girls women. "Of course." [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]The girl- the scared and helpless little girl- flushed nervously at Ami's request. Coughing slightly, she lied, "I.. didn't get a great look but I'll try?" Almost immediately she wondered why she bothered trying, but prayed it wouldn't come up. If the damned mind-reader had any question to start with as to what Kali could possibly be dodging, it should have quickly dissipated as the mental image was projected: long-ish red hair, longer than Yue's but shorter than Nathan's; light misty gray eyes; some.... pretty vague features.. more to go on than her verbal description, but... not much better than a basic shape.. His face seemed.. out of focus, really. What was in focus was a broad pair of shoulders, deep chest, and strong arms that could certainly have been more defined, but clearly hid a good amount of muscle under their.. 'padding'.. The image of the man was undoubtedly tall and stocky, but aside from a few select such details, it was blurry and non-descript.. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]As the mental image brought itself together for the Gardevoir, Amina ended up tensing. Just w-.....wow....... really? It wasn't even a skeptical thought so much as a quiet 'meep' of sorts, maybe. After a few seconds, Ami shook her head rather quickly before looking sideways at Nathan again and projecting the image at him. The redhead blinked a little before looking almost cross for a moment. 'I didn't alter the image' Ami's thoughts reassured though Nathan's rolling emotion certainly didn't help the psychic's resolve. "I see," Nathan replied before frowning a little. That wasn't much to go off of, but before he said any more, Nathan pulled a book from under his arm and began to flip through a few pages rapidly. The book itself was actually an updated version of the lists of various criminals that he had given Kero quite a while back bound in a new red leather binding to make things a bit easier. "Any of these look familiar?" he hummed holding out the book for Kali to see. Yue looked sideways at the book and raised his eyebrow. Nathan... kept weird things... weird but useful, very useful things. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali flushed brighter as she could literally feel Ami judging her. Shut up shut up shut up. She was allowed to look, dammit; it was called eye candy for a reason. It wasn't like she'd known he was a thief. It wasn't like they didn't all know and trust plenty of thieves, really; wasn't even like she'd never--- OH GOD. ;-; Had Siavush or Coco's old owners been so attached to--..... Arceus she prayed she hadn't done to someone what Kelsy had done to her. When Nathan brought out the book, Kali was grateful for the distraction, but it didn't last. Looking through, she didn't spy anyone that looked like Kelsy.... However, a few pages in, she did see one 'criminal' she recognized, and instantly she burst into tears again. A small but piercing whine escaped her; as incomprehensible as it was, if one listened closely, they might have realized it was actually a word: "Sssssseeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnn......" Again her throat set alight, and she couldn't have set her lips to a neutral position if she'd tried, her muscles intent on remaining strained to a point of mild pain. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]Ami flinched a little as she could feel Kali's emotions escalate, and she wished nothing more than to soothe her then and there. Ami, what's wrong? Nathan's thoughts were rather well aimed at the psychic, and she picked up on them instantly. Rather than say any words, she ended up sending more of an emotional rush down the line causing Nathan to frown. Yue fidgeted a little but kept a smile up until Kali burst into tears again. Flinching, he reached sideways stopping for a moment at the whine before wrapping one arm around her. Ami blinked. Having heard Kali's words but getting nothing more than raw sadness from her, she could only think of... 'Tret?' Nathan looked down at the picture on the page and then up at Kali before looking down again. "Ahem....is...he the on who robbed you?" was the question posed. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]The shock at the mere idea as her gaze snapped to Nathan was evident; she needn't even say the 'WHAT' she was thinking. "H---He's m-...." She choked and teared up a little harder. Weaker, she corrected, "He... was my best friend.... next to L-Yue..." Huff, huff, hu--breeeathe. "He w-...as'posed t'help me pick out my dress andnd..." Her vocal chords failed her, but the thought resounded; whoever Ami shared it with was up to the psychic. WHY CAN I NOT KEEP FRIENDS? [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]Kali's emotions ran higher, and Ami was once again feeling the compulsion to wrap her arms around her and tell her that somehow everything would be ok. However, as the girl began to speak, Ami listened, and for a good few seconds she was actually offended. Her lips pressed together, and she ended up sighing quietly unable to say anything that she knew wouldn't come off as horrible. The look of surprised that flickered on Yue was mimicked in that of Nathan, and though one looked sideways as though expecting the other to glance over, the latter did nothing but stare. "He recently did some heavy damage up East," Nathan sighed shaking his head. Yue frowned and looked at Kali worriedly. It wasn't even the fact that she had befriended a criminal, considering he had seen the wanted ads for Hatter and hadn't done anything about them, but it was more the fact that she was crying more. A red eye shot accusingly at Nathan if only for a moment before looking back again at Kali. "Kali..." was all that was mumbled before Yue made to hug her again. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Everything was confusing. Everything. Just- Why was Ami suddenly quiet? Why didn't she feel anything from her? Usually when Ami was around there was a certain... feeling? Like, Kali could sort of feel.. sense? Something? That her thoughts were being touched at. Was she imagining that usually? Was she imagining its absence now? What could she have done to change it if she wasn't? ..Why would it change now if she was? And why was Leon looking at her like that? What did that tone mean? Was he mad? Sympathetic? For all the pride she took in her usual ability, at this moment Kali couldn't read him, and that scared her. Worst, what was Nathan talking about? Damage? Sen?? "Wh--wha'd'you mean??" Sen was kind of a dick in ways, but didn't hurt people. Or.. well.. Kelsy had hurt her pretty badly.. <_< B-but Sen didn't physically hurt people! Dx> He--he'd never! Surely he just meant some kind of.. political or economic or-- something! Not damage damage. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]Kali's question left was answered with a sigh followed by a "He nearly killed the Eastern Duke," Nathan replied keeping his voice level all the while. "Stabbed him..." Nathan stopped before making a motion to his stomach. "In order to give himself time to escape prison, more or less," he finished. Ami glanced sideways at Nathan but said nothing audible to Kali, at least. Nathan just nodded with some unknown reply. Yue's expression was mixed at hearing exactly what this friend had done. True he didn't care about politics, but it was this apathy that was now making him a little irritated. Hatter never brought any political issues to their doorsteps and seemed pretty clean about whatever the heck else he did. However, to be recognized and tied to a political scandal, this Sen wasn't very smart was far as Yue saw it. If there was any trace back to Shadow Pokemon, Yue was sure he could have nobles jumping down his throat even with Adrian's endorsements to his program. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]DDDDDD"B> ................... Kali was.. stunned. Just... "How-" The word barely qualified as a squeak. That... that was.. why she hadn't seen him? ..why he never got back to her? Because he was.. in prison? And attacking nobles and--... There really wasn't much left of Kali to break at this point, but a sudden realization hit hard enough to start grinding up the pieces. .........Did he lie to me? She'd always know he was a 'bad' guy. But she--.. He'd said-... He'd given her the impression anyway... that he was just out for himself? Selfish wasn't so bad, at least most of the time. If he stole some food here and there and enough cash to take care of himself, it wasn't good, but it wasn't too bad, right? That's... all she thought he'd been doing. All he'd mentioned. B-but-.. how-... how long had he been in prison to not contact her for nearly a year? What could he have done to get put away for so long? Had he been fooling her about who he was and what he wanted all along? Was he some sort of revolutionary? A secret noble himself? An usurper just looking to cause unrest? A madman? What-... Why-... Kali had a feeling Nathan would know, but.. in a way... she didn't want to. As long as she didn't know the truth for sure, she could keep trying to pretend it must be a mistake or a misunderstanding. But that wasn't the worst, even. I-...if he'd lied about-... then.... What else had he lied about...? Was-.... Was he ever even my friend..? She suddenly felt so.. used... She knew in all reality it wasn't really comparable to the naive schoolgirl who realizes a guy has just been using and manipulating her, for sex or anything else, yet Kali in her current mindset couldn't help but make the analogy. So all he'd ever gotten out of her was some time and energy and relatively minor monetary gain that she'd insisted he take herself? He'd still--- He might have still, dammit, she didn't know for sure! But he might have still been playing with her heart to get that. She--- Does.... anyone..... ;-; NonononoNO she couldn't think that. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]Though it persisted for a moment, Ami's irritation crumbled again as Kali just seemed to get worse. Flinching, she reopened that connection of sorts and tried to send a soothing feeling towards her as best she could. 'Kali....' she projected quietly. Nathan said nothing and simply sighed. "Anyways," he started before stopping for a moment having lost what he was going to say for a brief moment. "Please look through the rest of the pictures," he sighed as his face reflected something a lot older than he normally wore. Yue was still seething as his thoughts rushed over worry and spite. He needed to make more allies in the south. Adrian was again, never much help, and if he got attacked... Well... it wasn't like he wasn't sure the pokemon he had couldn't defend his lab, but any threat to his lab was intolerable. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Wreck though she was, Kali kept forcing herself to skim through the pictures, though she got progressively faster and more fidgety with each page. "No..." she'd mutter weakly on occasion. "No.. no, no.. no.." It was no good.. No good, no good. She'd scoured and scoured in the same city and she still couldn't find him. Who knew where he could be by now. "He isn't here," she choked out. In her wallowing despair, Kali had actually simply missed his picture, which hadn't been far from Sen's. Of course one had been taken when they were imprisoned together. In her defense, the name didn't match what she'd been told, and he did look a good bit different now than when the picture was taken; but mostly it was just Kali's own hopelessness and general instability that did her in. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]Nathan didn't hold back the critical scowl that escaped onto his features when Kali said that the person who had robbed her wasn't there. That certainly didn't help things. Closing his eyes, he tried to draw back the mental image that Ami had passed on, but there was a certain level of distortion that was seeping into it due to the fact that his entire family had red hair-- except Lotti. "Maybe his first crime then..." he mumbled drawing a hand to his chin and opening his eyes again. "That certainly makes things a bit more difficult then," he sighed trying to think of what else they could do about the situation then. At Kali and Nathan's words Yue's lips pressed together before formulating into sigh. "What can we do about, exactly?" he asked wrapping one arm around himself. Nathan continued to look thoughtful before finally returning to a relaxed position. "I can put up a notification to hunt down the pokemon. If he's sold them or uses them, it'll be easier to track him," he explained. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali gasped as she frantically grasped that strand of hope. "Yes!" Any other time, she might have cringed in embarrassment at this point, but it didn't occur to her in the slightest how she might look right now. "Do-- Do that! ...How many Shiny Electivire can there be?" Sia'd be harder to track, but.. As much as she loved the little devil, she'd be just fine if he never came home. She stole him; he was stolen from her. That was karma, and while she did want him back and would still at least search if he'd been the only one stolen, she could find peace with this. Stormy though. Stormy she needed, far more than she'd ever realized, at that. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/YueNathan3.png);color:#8c6666;][atrb=height,310][atrb=width,447][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(235),w(255),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-left:90px;)]Nathan looked from Yue to Kali before nodding his had. "Era seems to have quite a bit of diversity, but a fully evolved shiny pokemon tends to stand out," he mumbled more to himself than to anyone else. "Right then... I'll get on it... Ami, if you would," he asked slowly smiling towards the most wonderful gorgeous wife ever. For all the years they had known each other, and despite the fact that she was a psychic type, Amina could never tell if Nathan was just buttering her up or what exactly. However, after a moment, she smiled a little before looking back towards Kali. 'Don't worry. We'll find them' she projected as gently as she could before stepping back and taking Nathan's hand. In another moment, white light consumed them both, and they were gone. Yue breathed a heavy sigh out as soon as they were gone before looking towards Kali. "If anyone can find them, it's that guy..." he sighed before smiling a little. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali tried to force a smile for Ami, but it degraded into something more pained the moment she was gone. At Leon's words, she nodded and, if a bit hesitantly, replied, "I know.." Somehow, it didn't seem to comfort her in the least. She still hadn't pinned it yet, but she was becoming increasingly aware there was something else wrong here, and her anxieties were getting ever-closer to homing in on just what it was. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/yuetable.png);color:#111111;width:492;height:400;line-height:14px;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(230),w(271),sy,as(padding:9px;margin-top:130px;margin-left:204px;)]Inhaling and Exhaling, Yue nodded, not exactly enthralled by Kali's response but aware that she wasn't just going to get back to normal after losing her pokemon. The only thing he could actually relate such an event to was--- IASPCIASNCIOASCN. Yue habitually smiled in irritation at realizing what it was that he could technically relate having lost pokemon to -- Damn Wes. Damn him. Damn him. Damn him. He'd stolen all those pokemon with that machine, and it was just such a mess. Poor Master....having his powerful Raikou taken away.... "Hmm.... you know this situation needs cake," he said after a moment before reaching to take her hand and tug her along towards the kitchen. [/scrolly]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali was a bit too out of it to protest at first, but after a few stumbled steps at his lead, she managed to dig in her heels and retract her hand. This came to her chest, her other hand covering it as if nursing an injury; her eyes belied what might have been merely hurt or even.. fear? Swallowing, she calmed a bit more and replied numbly, "I really... don't feel like cake..." She didn't feel like.. anything. She wanted to be alone, and she didn't want to leave his side. She wanted to curl up and die, but that idea felt slightly lonelier than she felt right now. [/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/yuetable.png);color:#111111;width:492;height:400;line-height:14px;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(230),w(271),sy,as(padding:9px;margin-top:130px;margin-left:204px;)]Yue stopped as Kali pulled away and looked back at her expression. As she explained she didn't feel like cake, stared and turned his head to one side before bringing it upwards again. He really had no idea what to do in this case, but after a moment he brought his hands over hers and half smiled. "Alright... what do you feel like doing then?" he asked not releasing her hands. "You need something to take your mind off of this, Kali..." he mumbled. [/scrolly]