Yoromatsu huffed, clearly annoyed. "Let's go ahead. They should be here soon." As he got up and walked into the next car, Youhei would hear him mumble, "I swear, they'll all be scrubbing bathrooms for a year."

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Takahiro paced around outside. "Where the fuck are they?" He asked himself, stopping and facing the station. 

"Hello there." A male voice said. Takahiro froze. He didn't sense this person until just now. Just as he was turning around to see who was addressing him, his vision went dark.

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As Yoromatsu walked through the car, he noticed that Takahiro had been strangely quiet. "Hey, Tak, talk to me. What does it look like ahead?" No response. Yoro glanced at his communicator. Tak's was off, according to the display. "Did he forget to charge it...?" Yoro wondered. Just then, two rather large Shadows dropped in Yoro's path, protected by a cube-shaped barrier of paper. On instinct, Yoro pressed his Evoker to his temple and called forth Ares. He looked back to where he came and noticed Youhei had not yet followed. He turned back to the Shadows. Why didn't Tak warn him?