All smiles, I know what it takes to fool this town

[lasergrenades]

Characters: Pepper Potts, Yami no Bakura and you!
Date: Throughout May
Location: Sky Sector, Jade Dojo, and around the city.
Situation: Things have been tumultuous lately, what with Milyn and Meisheng and the police force and family reunions. They don't look to be getting much less tumultuous any time soon.
Warnings/Rating: None yet, will add to specific starters.

A. Jade Dojo | Mid May | Bakura
Pepper is a loud person. It's a defining feature of her personality. The past few weeks have been... a little too noisy, even for her. The house hasn't exactly been bustling, but with everything that's happened in the city, it isn't quiet either. Plus, the family reunions (good and bad) had rattled them all in one way or another. The three of them together could, at times, be a recipe for a downward spiral of angst.

It's not terribly late when she decides to leave the house and head for the dojo, but it's late enough that the place will assuredly be empty. She hangs her coat up properly this time, and walks to where the swords are kept. Maintenance on the weapons would have already been done for the day, but she takes one down anyway, picking up a stone with her free hand and sitting carefully on the floor at the edge of the sparring mat. Folding her fingers against the stone, Pepper slowly runs it along the blade, hoping to replicate the meditative rhythm Bakura employs.

B. Fire Sector | Mid May | China
Well, things are moving right along on the government front. Or at least on the police front. But the problem of the cultists remains, and since China was so helpful in revealing one cell, she might be able to find others. There's more, though; more that China could be helpful about for her own gain as well as giving the government another boost. So, despite Pepper's dislike of the mage, she's going to see her again. With enough exposure, hopefully errands like this won't require several hours of mental preparation. The knock on China's door is far less annoyed than the last time the redhead stopped by.

C. Around Keeliai | Throughout the month | Open
With the growth of the fledgling police department, they're going to need a central location. The Sky Sector seems like the best option still, and so Pepper can be found scoping out possible options, asking about building sizes and functions. And for anyone who asks, she'll also explain why she's looking at buildings in the first place. Most of the time, she just gets skeptical looks, but some of the kedan engage in conversations longer than a minute.

Sometimes, she just wanders. Retail therapy occasionally features as the primary cause for an outing, especially at the start of the month. It might be obvious to anyone who has shopped with her before that she's not as enthusiastic as usual, likely because of the disappearance of her dad at the end of April. A few times, she might even be caught staring blankly into space while sitting in a cafe, a rare thing for her. Still, there's work to be done and a government to build, and she tries to keep busy - it's not difficult to achieve.

(OOC: let me know if you'd like a specific starter! :D)

Comments

A.

[denyamenti]

She's only there a few minutes when the air surrounding her gains a kind of ethereal static charge to it, that Pepper would now be able to associate with the ghosts' presence. It isn't long after that when Bakura comes to the door leading into the office, leaning against the frame, hands curled around a steaming mug.

"Evening, biahbenat."

B

[inkulcation]

China, as is her wont, taps a sigil at the door to turn it transparent from her side. She pauses to consider Pepper standing there, notes the lower amount of annoyance, and in a moment she turns the door opaque again and pulls it open.

She raises her eyebrows at Pepper. "How lovely to see you again," she says, with somewhat less effusiveness than the sentiment would normally warrant. "What brings you here, my dear?"