Finally, after Kyoko changed back to normal and sat by Assistant Director Takahashi on the grass, the rest of the cast arrived and they began.

"Hello and welcome to the cast meeting for AGENT 00FAYE. I'm Director Su Lian. Now, I'm sure you're all wondering why we're meeting in a forest. Well, long story short, it's to see how well you guys interact in your 'natural environment'. First off, meet my assistant, Takahashi Kin. Now why don't you guys introduce yourselves?" Sitting back down, she motioned for the first person on her right to stand up.

"U-um, hello. My name's Kobayashi Akahana and I'm playing Princess Inkeri. P-pleased to meet you." Akahana was surprisingly small and petite, with shoulder-length ultra-blond hair and light blue eyes. Her skin was almost unnaturally pale, and the yellow sundress she wore only made her look younger. Kyoko had to double-check that she wasn't drooling at the fairy-like girl.

"Hello, my name is Suzuki Akihito, and I play King Hreidmar. Nice to meet you." A tough-looking burly old man stood for a moment before plopping back down. His white beard and kind eyes certainly made him look like a king fairy . . . though probably not as powerful as Corn's father.

Next was a young man that looked as fairy-like as Akahana, with pale skin, brunette hair and soft brown eyes. "Hey, I'm Ebisawa Daitaro. I play Romulus, the wolf spirit prince." Kyoko smiled. He'd be playing the love interest for Akahana's character. Good. They looked sweet together.

The others introduced themselves and Kyoko politely nodded to each of them until the last person in line. "Hello, my name is Nakamura Chi and I play Maurelle." Though she spoke perfectly and bowed politely, as she swished her hair over her shoulder, all Kyoko could see was coldness in her eyes as she continued, "It's a pleasure to be working with you." And suddenly it was Kyoko's turn.

"Hi! It's nice to meet you all. I'm Mogami Kyoko, and I'm playing Tenanye."

"Well, now that we're all done with the knowing each other part, we need to . . . " As Director Su continued, Kyoko lost herself inside Tenanye, the tom-boyish Faye character her only protection against the evil aura coming from Chi.

"Holy cow . . . I never thought a read-through could be so exhausting . . ." Kyoko admitted to Corn in the privacy of her own room. "I don't mean to be rude, but knowing when your cues are is professionalism, even if you haven't memorized your lines." She had returned home after going through the script, with a few notes made by Director Su on how she wanted people to pause and speak, rather uneventfully. "But . . . there was something that bothered me. Ms. Nakamura seems very nice, but she gives off an aura that almost beats my demons." At the mention of their name, said demons came out and began to whisper to each other.

'What haven't we done to Shotaro's poster yet . . .'

'We could burn it'

'Or we could shoot spitballs at him'

'We could drown him-'

'We already did that, stupid!'

Pointedly ignoring them, she spoke to Corn stone again. "But despite Ms. Nakamura's aura, no one else could sense it. I think she's not much of a threat. However!" She smiled and the demons returned to circle around her, enjoying the sudden burst of energy. "I get to fly, even if it's without wings. But I can't believe we'll need to do it with CG . . . " Her face turned cat-like and if she had been in a cartoon, a light bulb would've appeared above her head. "You know . . . " She turned to look at her demons, which had lined up and were saluting her.

'Ready when you are, commander!'

'What are our orders, Sir?'

'I wonder. When I fought that Beagle, I floated and caused an explosion. If I could do something like that again . . .'

"Stand down, soldiers. I need your opinion on something. I'm sure you all heard the hoverboard idea earlier, right? Well, I was wondering if you guys could power it." Quicker than silver lightning, they group together, considered.

'I dunno . . . '

'I dunno . . . '

'I dunno . . . '

'We'll give it a try!' They huddled up next to her again, purring and winding around her.

"Okay! First, try and lift my I.D. card."

'But sir . . .'

'It's pink!'

"It the pink of shame. Wear it with pride." Her face was solemn, and the demons went towards it, powered by these words and her next ones. "I bet if Shotaro saw it, he'd be blinded for life and never able to see music or hurt people again."

The I.D. was soon spinning in circles around her.