Nathan and Moira, Monday night

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They're both having nightmares. What a pair they make. They do manage to talk about it, though, and come up with a strategy to address their similar if somewhat different problems.

( The main course on my plate... )

Yesterday afternoon: Sarah, Oscar, Nathan

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Sarah goes out with Oscar to walk. They run into Nathan, who's a little loopy. They actually have a conversation without trying to kill each other, but maybe that's because of the narcolepsy.

( No wonder Sarah doesn't have any faith in the adults at Xavier's. Every time she talks to them, they're three crayons short of a full box. )

Nathan and Illyana, Tuesday

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Nathan and Illyana chat for the first time since the art exhibit, in the kitchen, sometime around lunchtime. Illyana is not visibly relieved and Nathan does not fall asleep, so we'll call it a success for both of them.

( Maybe the narcolepsy wasn't so bad. )

Amanda and Nathan, Tuesday night

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Backdated to Tuesday night. Amanda makes the promised visit, but she counts on Nate still being somewhat out of it to help her hide the fact that she's chosen a bad way of not-coping with the events of the summer. He misses the signs entirely, but still almost manages to get through her defenses.

( Just a little... )

Two logs from yesterday: Angelo and Amanda; Angelo and Madelyn; Angelo and Nathan

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Angelo goes along to visit Nathan and finds him out, so he decides to wait. Amanda arrives, having had the same idea, words are exchanged and Amanda bolts, just as Madelyn arrives. She dispenses advice, then leaves Angelo to wait, which he does until Nathan shows up and invites him in. They avoid talking about anything significant, and the Animal Conspiracy is discussed.

( But you tell me, t' me face, that it don't change anythin', that you weren't horrified at what you saw. )

( Don't think you're gettin' any dancin' right now, Bella. Good to see you remember her, though. )

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Yay! Character development (or at least the beginning of it). All four scenes took place on the afternoon Tuesday, August 24th in Japan, which is actually reallyearly Tuesday morning in the States.

First, around 4PM, Shiro and his cousin Keniuchio Harada, the Silver Samurai, catch up during a duel. Harada makes an ultimatum that Shiro cannot accept, and in turn is humiliated, stripped of his honor, and cast out.

( Hear me, Yoshida Shiro. You are hereby cast out. You are disowned. Any and all bonds between you and me are broken. And if we ever meet again, you will be greeting King Enma. )

While Shiro and Keniuchio talk, Alex approaches Leyu about her feelings for him, and tries to let her down carefully. It's all ridiculously cute and sweet until Shiro cuts in and tells them they're leaving. Alex and Shiro talk, and Shiro sheds tears for the first time.

( I am ronin. I am masterless. I have no path in life, no guide, no anything. The Yashida Clan has always been proud and powerful. I am the first one to be cast out. What does this make me? )

Half an hour later, the three try to board a plane for Hiroshima so they can get advice from Mariko. Akira Takachiho, one of Harada's Yakuza men, tries to stop them. Big fight between Baymax and Sunfire ensues.

( Up until his brief stint as divine champion, the aura that accompanied Sunfire when he used his powers was rather unimpressive: a golden nimbus, sometimes accompanied by small flames licking his body. But now it looked like he’d been dowsed with kerosene and set on fire. )

And finally, an hour later, the three land in Hiroshima and receive some unexpected help from Hikari Akuno, another of Harada's Yakuza girls.

( Family always looks after each other, Yoshida-san, for better or for worse. )