Jessica nods, slurping up a bit of noodle.  "Pardon me," she says behind a napkin.  "Yeah, some guys all kitted out like they'd just stepped out of a video game used it as a portal of some sort.  And my interest?  Well, I just today discovered that there used to be four shrines.  And the school I'm going to is right, smack dab in the middle.  And we've had some problems with disappearing students lately, so..."  She shrugs.  "Besides, I came to Japan to enjoy its traditions.  It'd be crazy to come all this way and not visit your shrines.  I hope that's not a problem?"