Period 1: Homeroom
Theme 7: Bell
Words: 273
Author: Lillie Bell
"Pavlov."
"Papa who?" The girls turned to Ami who had mentioned the name in the first place.
"Pavlov's dogs," she repeated like that was all they needed to know to understand.
Luna cleared her voice when all Ami received was blank stares. "He used a bell to train dogs to salivate."
"Eww. Who cares when dogs salivate?"
"The point," Luna emphasized by throwing Usagi a particularly cold stare, "is that the bell was a catalyst."
"So," Usagi tried to put the pieces together. Her fingers worked as a slight bit of steam began to rise out of her ears. "Tuxedo Kamen drools whenever he hears a bell?"
"No." Luna growled with barely restrained impatience. "The bell is the catalyst that causes an action. The action is Tuxedo Kamen shows up to battles. We're trying to figure out the catalyst."
"Maybe it's good luck?" Makoto replied.
"Too coincidental."
"Maybe he has cute soldier radar like Batman?"
Another sharp look at the blonde. "No."
"Maybe he has a giant super computer that can detect when youma appear?"
"Can you do that, Ami?" Luna asked. Ami shook her head. "If the Mercury computer can't do it, no other computer can."
"Maybe he's psychic?" Rei chimed. "Maybe he can feel our energy when we transform?"
Usagi wrapped her arms around her chest. "You mean he can feel me when I'm naked?"
The other girls blushed, just barely restraining from wrapping their arms around their more sensitive areas as well.
Luna coughed, even her cat cheeks stained an obvious red. "Well, uhm, maybe we'll explore the possibility of that when we know a little more about his mission."