<strong>Location:</strong>Truth in Stone Library<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>All<br/><br/>She looked up slowly, keeping her voice down by reflex.  "Hey," she said with all the joy of Eeyore thanking people for noticing him.<br/><br/>Her eyes shifted a moment, torn.  On the one hand, she doubted that anyone could help her.  On the other, she did want to talk to people, and it showed.  "I don't think you can help me, but...thank you for listening."<br/><br/>She took a breath, never quite managing eye contact for more than a few seconds as memories kept tearing her gaze in various directions.  "I was off in Kyoto on summer break, and I met someone.  Yui.  If that's her name.  I don't know.  It's probably not."  She took a breath, doubting she was getting the story out well at all.  "So, I could tell about all the good times, but...eventually, I found her kitsune tail.  And I freaked.  I mean, I shouldn't have cared.  It's not that big of a deal.  Even when you think about it, like...foxes are cool.  But I didn't know, and, well, I guess I..."<br/><br/>Her eyes misted.  "I know what a kitsune is now.  I didn't then.  The books say that they're shifty and untrustworthy.  I don't know.  Maybe?  I think I had some money missing from my purse sometimes.  I don't care."<br/><br/>Finally looking into JD's eyes, she explained, "I just...I want to find her again, talk to her.  I looked all over for her in Kyoto, especially L'Escamoteur.  It's a cocktail bar where we used to hang out a lot, but I waited for days and she wasn't there.  If she'll have me back, if she wants to see me again..."  For a moment, hope came back to her eyes, but then she shook her head as she couldn't hold onto it.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry.  I should really get back to studying."  She looked again at the book she'd barely looked at for some time, but waited a bit in case any of them had specific questions.