I just… Wow.
Released June 4, 2013
In the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, many wondrous sights of cities, landscapes, and others have caught Tori's eyes to look at the marvelous things this universe had in store.
"I've never seen a more beautiful city in my whole life, Carl. Your universe really amazes me." Tori awed at the magnificent sightings as they passed through many landmarks.
"Well Tori, there are more cities far more beautiful than this one. Though, I would like to see your universe too." Tori paused for a moment when Carl had said that.
Tori thought that Carl wouldn't believe how plain his universe is and realized the Chasers would be looking for him. He didn't want to tell the truth about what he really is and the others, but his tummy growled again as time flew by.
"Wow, you're really getting hungrier by the minute, aren't you?" Carl laughed as Tori laughed along with him. They continued to walk and talked a bit of information about themselves. 'Good thing Carl forgot he ever asked that question' Tori thought.
"So Tori, how old are you?"
"Well since I'm the youngest in my team back at my universe, I would say... 9."
Carl was actually surprised that a 9 year old could reach the same height as him. And he was only 12!
"Say Carl, what hobbies do you have?"
"Mostly playing violin or chess. I could teach you how to play properly some day."
Tori was right. Carl was classy as an elite member of a club of some sort.
"Um Carl, do you have any members in your family?"
"Well..." Carl had to put it simple since Tori had a young mind. "You've already met my sister, Ada. But the reason why Ada looks like that is my father."
"Y-y-your f-father?" Tori had whimpered at Carl's mood begun to change suddenly.
"He used my sister's soul to replenish Deus Ex Machina: Nirvana back to its original state. Unfortunately, my mother had turned into a puppet like my sister, so she too suffered the consequences." Carl kept talking on the way to the restaurant about his past memories.
As they arrived at the entrance, Tori had felt Carl suffered more than him than being an orphan for your whole life. His head swirled with thoughts of Carl's recitation of horrid family troubles, seeing your sister in bits, and your life ruined.
By a monster.
Carl noticed something was troubling Tori. "Tori, are you alright? Was it something I said?"
"Huh? Ah, n-no. It's nothing." Tori reverted back to Carl and showed a measly grin.
They entered through the quality Chinese restaurant and sat in an open table. Carl ordered a plain bowl of ramen and Tori ordered jajangmyung (black bean noodles). "Good thing they speak my language," said Tori as the waitress took both their menus.
"No wonder I couldn't understand what you were saying. Ms. Litchi never told me this was a part Korean restaurant."
"..." ("Maybe Tori could teach you some words in Korean. *laugh*")
"Aw Sis! You're just playing with me!" Carl snuggled with Ada with care and she did the same thing back.
As the waitress handed their food to them, they were about to touch the chopsticks until a window shattered nearby the other side and a cat-like figure zoomed past table to table; snatching every delicacy in sight.
Another waitress (well, the one who owns the fancy-swanky restaurant) grabbed a broom from the dirty janitor's closet and swung it around to flee the food thief.
*sigh* "I'm guessing Miss Kitty is at it again with her appetite, Sis."
Ada nodded in agreement.
"So, the food thief's name is Miss Kitty? That's what you call her, Carl." Tori was a bit puzzled about the food thief zooming past each table then stopping at him.
"Nya? Two Shortys?" The cat-like figure closely examined Tori while balancing the plates on her tail. She sniffed him a bit and licked his cheek.
"Looks like Shorty has a new friend! I'm gonna call you..." Just as Taokaka was going to give her nickname to Tori, the waitress was blazing right by her and missed Tao by an inch.
"Sorry Shorty's friend! I'm coming back to give you a name later!" Tao leaped out of the entrance and took the food with her.
The waitress took her broom and snapped it in half between her leg in anger. As she fumed all over the place, Carl, Ada, and Tori decided to leave the restaurant without being noticed and left a huge tip. (For the damage, stealing the food, etc.)
"Well, now that's done. But your answer to your previous question was no. Her real name isn't Miss Kitty, but I like to call her that."
"Well, what is her real name then?" Tori wanted to know out of curiosity.
"I actually don't know, Tori. My memory isn't good for memorizing certain things."
"Oh..." Tori was awfully disappointed that Carl couldn't remember the cat lady's name. Then he realized his jajangmyung was getting cold.
"Um, Carl? Can we find another place to eat since the restaurant we just got out of is now having customers running with fear and being destroyed by the lady who owns the place?" That was quite a mouthful for young Tori.
"Of course. There's a clearing high up on the hill on Ronin-Gai. It may take a while to walk, but maybe Sis could leap us there."
"I'm in! But can your sister really jump that far?" Tori said with curiosity and a bit of doubt.
"Of course. Sis can jump that far and besides, she won't mind us being on her back."
"I guess so..." Tori climbed up on Nirvana as he held tightly on her back, Carl rested on her arms, and Nirvana leaped into the air; heading straight to the hill up high.
Meanwhile back in Tori's universe...
"Donha, how could you have lost Tori in a game of tag!? I was having the time of my life until you had to spoil it saying you lost Tori in the forest and now we're busy looking for him in the dense forest!" Sena yelled at the top of her lungs as the Dragonoids somewhere were having a vacation and heard a distant noise.
"Did you say something, Luka?"
Luka shook in disagreement to answer Jahara's question.
Sena's screech had blew the boys' hair behind as if they were blown by a wind turbine. "Sena, I thought you were resting your voice. But I think you blew my eardrum out of existence." Rai picked inside his ear with his pinky finger to feel if any ear wax was still in his ear.
"I'm s-sorry, Sena. But we have to look for Tori in the forest. He could still be in there!" Donha clutched all of the Chasers into a bear hug and sniffled as if Tori was lost forever.
"Okay, okay! Just let us go, Donha!" Donha released them from his grasp, but still sniffled a bit.
"All Chasers, we have to find Tori no matter what happens to us and quickly since Tori could be hurt." Sena said it as an order and the Chasers boarded the Tigeroid ship to search Tori in the forest.
Ha-ha, I put such humor in this. Much humor. Too much OOC.
