<strong>Kunoichi - The Lounge, Morning</strong><br/><br/>Kunoichi, if anyone was searching for her, was to be found in the Lounge.  She had had a simple breakfast fixed for herself, literally nothing but a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice, and she was sitting on her couch with the breakfast items on a tray, enjoying her meal and getting a good start to her day.  She was also currently not dressed for the day, feet bare and body covered by nothing but a set of flannel pajamas, but she didn't seem to care very much about that.  Instead, her attention seemed to be riveted to the Lounge's large, central television, the plasma screen displaying images of black and white, occasionally interspersed with bouts of colorful commercials.  Even now, a man was locked in a titanic struggle with a boxy yet somehow-intimidating machine...<br/><br/>"Jane!  Hurry!"  Even now, a length of metal pipe was being used to beat off cold, metallic manipulators, the steely titan ever advancing as it reached for the man's throat.  "You've got to get out of here!  Get to safety!"<br/><br/>"No, Henry, no!  Don't you see?"  A woman pleaded, tears rolling down her face as she witnessed the confrontation.  "He only wants to protect me!  Keep me safe!"<br/><br/>"And was he protecting you when he killed Dr. Smith?!"  The man demanded, even now becoming more desperate, as the robot forced him back into a corner.  "What about Dr. Brown?  Was he protecting you when he set all those fires?  Snap out of it, Jane!  Can't you see he's gone ma-aaack!"<br/><br/>"Why couldn't you just accept it?"  The tears flowed freely as the woman watched the life slowly leave the man's body.  "Why couldn't you just accept that I loved you both?  Oh, Henry, I'm sorry..."<br/><br/>Needless to say, the movie she was currently watching had Kuno's full attention...  And it would probably take something fairly drastic to shake her loose from the television's hold upon her.  Fortunately for the young assistant, though, she still had some time left before she had to start her day.