[h3]The City That Never Sleeps - Philip and Shotaro[/h3]

[color=mediumpurple]”Thanks.[/color] Shotaro took the newspaper and gave the front page a glance over, looking for any sort of alarming headlines that might clue them in. And then the guy spoke up again, commenting on their obviously out of place looks. [color=mediumpurple]”Huh? Oh- Uh- Right we’re… we’re tourists!”[/color] Shotaro nodded affirmatively and gave Saber a quick look to make sure she’d roll with. Lying about their situation was a lot easier, and more believable, than explaining their unbelievable predicament. [color=mediumpurple]”Me and my friends we’re- we’re here for some cosplay show.”[/color]

He looked back down to scan the paper and continued, [color=mediumpurple]”Most of our stuff got jacked when we got here though, including our money and phones. We got a guy waiting at the police station to file a report, but we still gotta scrape together some cash for a ride back.”[/color] There. That sounded believable, right?

Back with “Jack,” Philip looked down at the girl with a quirked eyebrow. [color=lightgreen]”What is there not to understand?”[/color] he asked her, [color=lightgreen]”Killing’s just wrong. Especially over something as trivial as a newspaper.[/color] He tapped his chin in thought, thinking up another question in case the idea of it still didn’t get through to her. [color=lightgreen]“Do you have anyone important to you? Like your parents or any friends?”[/color]