[IC] Catalyst: The Trading Card Game RP

[TaroAndSelia]

"Ah, I'm sorry. It is rude of me to suspect your classmates. I just hope we can continue to keep each other safe, now that we know about these battles..."

Hiroko giggled on the inside, though it only translated to the surface as a faint smile. That Kyogi wanted to be so polite made her happy. Indeed, she was the class representative and didn't want to suspect any of the students she represented; but ruling out potential dangers for her selfish wish would only endanger them both. Reaching up to straighten her glasses (a gesture she used often to communicate that she was contemplating), Hiroko answered her ally as best she could. "If it is anyone I know, the 'clumsy one' would be Saihara-san. He does have a ring, but... Well, I can't see him as being someone dangerous. On purpose, at least."

There was a lot to think over. There was even more that they needed to talk over, but there simply wasn't time at present. "I have to go see Nishikii-sensei right now--I think he learned something about the rings--but we do need to discuss. Genjitsu-san, may we walk home together after school?" That would give them plenty of time to converse, hopefully without interruption.

[Ammokkx]

In response to Yamada telling him about Saihara, Kyogi had put a finger to his lip, averting his eyes from the girl. He rattled the name around in his head a few times, trying to picture who that was again. The boy wasn't all too familiar with Yamada's class, but he knew two people in it that the boy certainly wasn't: the foreigner, Johanna and Katsunosuki, who had rumors about him spread all around the school. That had left only one other person Kyogi had seen wearing a ring, a green haired boy who's clothes were always a little messy. As far as he knew, that boy was completely harmless. Any time Kyogi spotted them, they had tripped over one thing or the other. Maybe that clumsyness was a front, meant to hide malice, but Kyogi would need to find this boy and see for himself what they were really like.

Yamada snapped Kyogi out of his thoughts when she mentioned Nishikii, one of their teachers at this school. Apparently, they knew something about the rings and wanted to reveal to Yamada what he had learned. It made the girl unable to stay, but she extended an offer to walk home together after school. Kyogi's lip twitched in amusement, but he regained his composure almost instantly and changed his facial expression to one of elation, playing along with her.

"I would love to accompany you. It is truly an honor to receive such a request. I do not think I would have the heart to turn it down, even if you had asked me outside of this situation."

Kyogi bowed and withheld the temptation to burst out laughing at what he was saying. Flattery got you everywhere, but he wondered if he was laying it on a bit too thick. Still, he had another person to seek out and had probably best cut this short.

"Be careful on your way to Nishikii-Sensei, Yamada-san. I may have fended off that man from earlier, but I do not know if there are more like him wandering around. I would accompany you, but Sensei must have had a reason to not tell me about this. I do not wish for you to look suspicious because of me coming along. However, I will see what I can find out around school."

Kyogi waved goodbye to Yamada and left the classroom soon after she'd left, walking through the hallways. He'd spotted this 'Saihara' going up to the rooftop a few times during lunch time in the past, so that's where he was headed. It was the only clue Kyogi had to his whereabouts, but he didn't have to wander far to see the boy. He spotted them talking to one of Kyogi's classmates: Akira Uematsu. It was an odd duo to see together as Kyogi couldn't see the link between them right away. However, a poster to his left clued him in to what this might've been. It looked like some kind of new club, probably recruiting members. Kyogi figured he could use this to his advantage.

"Ah, excuse me? Is this where I can find the board games club?" Kyogi asked to grab the boys' attentions, walking over to the two of them. He pretended to look surprised when he got near them, dumbfoundedly staring at Uematsu.

"Ah, Uematsu-kun! I did not expect to see you here. I hope I am not interrupting anything?" the boy inquired, then looked over to Saihara.

"Oh, are you not Saihara-san? I am Genjitsu Kyogi, a classmate of Uematsu-kun." Kyogi adressed the green-haired boy, smiling politely.

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