[When Saya stops in to check on Riku that day, she finds him noticeably different. She only had a year and a half with him, but Riku is her little brother, and she knows him the way only a sibling can. But this boy who looks so exactly like Riku is nothing like him: he's still cheerful, still kind, but there's an emptiness there. Riku is gone ( Read more... )

1. [Neutron Diner: Saya has been in Mayfield for two months now, so she certainly wasn't expecting to get a phone call from the diner demanding to know why she had been missing work. Waitressing isn't something new to her; she helped out in her father's restaurant all the time. But waitressing on roller skates? Definitely a new experience. ( Read more... )

{voice † filtered from Diva and Charles}

[Saya makes this call from not from her house, but from a phone booth in town. She doesn't want to run the risk of Diva overhearing, although Diva disappeared last night and hasn't been back to the house since. Saya's not stupid; she's sure Charles has found his queen. But better safe than sorry.

War--this ( Read more... )

[There's a familiar girl wandering around town. A very familiar girl. In fact, she looks exactly like Saya, but her hair is longer. For the most part she looks pretty bewildered, but at times she'll stop, give a huff of annoyance, and call out.]

Joel? Amshel?

[She stomps her foot.]Hagi, you better answer me! If this is some sort of new game you ( Read more... )