Moon Over Bourbon Street<br/>Something Wicked This Way Comes<br/>Drakon, Magister Mundi<br/>Alexandra, Apostate<br/>Jack the Saxophone Player, Mortal?<br/>'Burin' Elijah Warden, Thyrsus Free Council<br/>'Vulpes' Prof. Elliot Van Graaf, Obrimos Guardian of the Veil<br/>S.J. Jones, Acanthus Free Council<br/><strong>'Damon Jones' Tsutomu Fujimoto, Mastigos Silver Ladder</strong><br/>'Obsidian' Reine Valentine, Moros Adamantine Arrow<br/>'Áfriorda' Elizabeth Brown, Thysus Mysterium<br/>Mia Payroux, Mastigos Silver Ladder<br/>August 22nd, 2005<br/>Cafe du Monde<br/><br/>The summer air greeted Tsutomu as he exited the hotel with the others.  He felt a twinge of guilt when he saw the brat helping Afriorda with her things.  Although his feelings of guilt faded when they hitched a ride with a taxi and drove off leaving the rest behind to walk to the Cafe.  It wasn't a bad day for a walk, but it wasn't a great day for one either.  He listened politely to Vulpes as she talked about the heat and the latest news.  Tsutomu tried to engage her in some conversation but it didn't get particularly far before they reached the shop.<br/><br/>He was glad to get out of the heat and when Mia gave her half-hearted greetings replied in turn with an similarly disinterested tone.  "Pleasure to meet you, Miss...?"  When Vulpes announced the fact that the mysterious Magister had decided to send them off on another direction, Tsutomu wasn't terribly happy.  When things like this happened, it was either a test or the person they met was an overly paranoid wingbat.  He hated people who did the former as they always got their jollies off on making people jump through hoops and the second was worse because violence inevitably followed.<br/><br/>Tsutomu did a quick probe to see if his Shielding was still intact.<em>...Good</em>He nodded in satisfaction as he felt it push back against his probe.  "A little coffee never hurt anyone and it'll help us blend in if we carry some props..."  Tsutomu replied before he got on line to get a cup of black coffee.