[b]"Yes, it's just terrible."[/b] Sachiko matched Katsuro's sarcasm. [b]"Actually, I'm a little concerned about a friend of mine...."[/b] There was more to it than just that. She had gone through the most bizarre experience yesterday, had a terrible day in general, and just plain felt divided about a lot of things. She decided against speaking of the former of those, even if she imagined Katsuro would just think she was kidding if she told him she had been attacked by flying tongue monsters and shot lightning at them using a large, multicoloured man. That, or he would think she was on drugs. She still wasn't a hundred percent convinced she wasn't. [b]"You could say they're acting really....out of character. I don't think I should go into details, but it's made me worried. They won't tell me what's going on, either, and I've asked. There has to be something going on for them to act the way they are, but I can't do a thing about it when I'm in the dark like this."[/b] 

She wondered a little if it wasn't weird, going on about something Katsuro wouldn't know a thing about. She wasn't really expecting anything here though, she was venting more than anything else. [b]"So, any sage advice from the sagacious Katsuro Sakuma?"[/b] She figured that if nothing else, Katsuro would at least be able to put a humorous spin on things. It might help her take her mind off everything else, and that's about all she could do right about now.