As Snake waits by the entrance to the Chancel from New York, there's a rustle as a door opens, and Rooster walks out, and favors you with a small smile. She's young, perhaps 20 years old, but she dresses quite a bit older. She wears a business suit and a pair of glasses, her hair done up in a bun, and she nods to you. " Snake, it's good to see you again, brother." She smiles, and walks up to you, pulling her hair out into it's full length, a long stream of gorgeous black, and meets your eyes with those rare green eyes of hers. Her family is second generation, an Irish father and a Chinese mother, and her own body falls somewhere in between, tall and slim, but oh-so-independent. " I hope the year has treated you well?" she asks, softly embracing you, giving you a kiss on the cheek. " Tell me, how have you been?" she asks, smiling lightly as she takes your hand, walking to the elevator down to the first floor.<br/><br/>Tiger laughs. " Hah! So you can go around bragging what an easy date I am? Anything worth having is worth paying for, and you know I'm not cheap!" she says, smirking as she chases along behind you, dancing after you, leaping along the sparks in the air as she follows you up the temple, smiling widely as she follows, enjoying the same simple joy of a fine night of running through the sky.<br/><br/>Horse smiles. 'Yes, we were nearly as surprised... but it appears they got a hold of something, and most likely do not know its true value. I can only hope that they don't know its true value..." He nods quietly. " If they do, then I do not know what we could give them that is equal in worth." He winks. " So I do hope that nobody spills the beans, hmm?" He smiles. " How are your overly salted prey fish?" he asks, smiling as he finishes the calzone, standing.<br/><br/>Should any of you care to check your watch, it appears to be an hour before the time when Seiryuu will talk with you, giving one kernel of knowledge from the coming year wrested from the depths of the bureaucracy, the miraculous energy that comes from that grinding mill of sanity, substance, and souls. It is held in the center of the city, in a small park, a relaxed place, quiet. Peaceful. And of course, off limits to all but Seiryuu and his Nobles.