"It is not fair! Not fair at all!" Rose pouted with her face buried in her pillow as she lay on her bed. She had been brooding in her room for the last 3 hours and already the boredom was starting to settle in. She exited her room and went down stairs to see if her older brother Adelheid was there. She thought maybe he would like to join her for a piano duet or maybe even a fencing session.

"Adelheid! Where on earth are you? Adelheid! Brother, answer me!" Rose called out for her brother but he was nowhere to be seen or heard. After a few unsuccessful minutes of searching the entire ship she tried his cell phone. To her disappointment however, the call went straight to voice mail. She was now fuming

"I cannot believe this! He is probably out with those good for nothing ruffians! The nerve of him to be with them when he could be here spending time with me! He will surely get a chastising when he returns."

Rose remained in the main common room sitting and waiting. The loneliness and silence were quickly adding to her anger up to the point where she couldn't stand it much longer.

"This is not befitting for a lady of my stature. As much as it pains me to do this, I will do what I swore I would not: set foot in South Town. Anything is better than being alone and unappreciated. It would do the people of South Town well to gaze upon my majesty. Perhaps some of my greatness will infect those lucky enough to be in my presence. Those urchins should be grateful for my generosity."

"Keep 'em coming," Shingo said as he downed another shot of ginseng flavored wheat grass. He sat at the bar of Chang and Choi's newly opened Korean restaurant. It was near closing and he was the only customer in the place.

"Slow down there Shingo," Chang said, filling another glass. "That stuff will shrink your balls if you drink too much of it."

"How bout a plate of Korean beef with veggies, buddy boy?" Choi asked as he rubbed his claws together. He was always excited when an opportunity to slice things up presented itself.

"No thanks. It's near closing anyways, and I don't want to hold you guys up." Shingo finished his last glass and slowly got up from his stool.

"Hold on," Chang sensed there was something wrong. "Normally you're happy and energetic, up to a point where we have to drag you out of our establishment. But now you're glum, un-talkative, and not nearly as annoying. And honestly, I prefer the old you better. If there's something wrong you can always talk to us about it."

"It's all right. I just wanna go home. Thanks for the meal and the drinks."

"Wait, come back. It's too dangerous to be out on your own at this time of night. You know how bad this area can be. At least let us drive you home, buddy boy!"

Shingo was already out the door walking along the dimly lit sidewalk with his head slouched downward. As he passed a dark alley he collided with man in a dark jacket and a ski mask. Shingo was knocked out momentarily.

"Hey watch it kid!" the man said. He used Shingo's head to prop himself back up and continued his run.

"HELP! Come back here you thief!" Shingo heard a high pitched shriek. A girl emerged from the alley went up to Shingo and helped him on his feet.

"Wha- what happened?" Shingo was slowly coming to his senses. He looked up and was surprised to see the person standing next to him. "Rose Bernstein, is that you? What are you doing here?"

"There is no time for that now, young man. I was robbed by that crook over there. He has my purse!"

"Oh crap! Wait here, I'll get it for you."

"That is a custom made Louis Vuitton hand bag that is worth more than your life. If you think I am going to wait on you to retrieve the bag and entrust it in your care, then you are grossly mistaken!"

"(Yup, it's Rose all right) Okay, let's get it together. Come on!"