Nui had just finished up sewing a patch over her eye. "Damn old man. I can't believe he cut me. Sure, I probably would have killed him anyway, but at least...well, it would have gone better if he just gave me the Kamui."

Nui blinked, then slammed her head into the wall several times. "Double damn! I can't believe I forgot that part! Maybe if I'm lucky, it burned up with the rest of his house. At least he's just a lonely old man."

Nui heard the bell ring. Only one person bothered to visit her apartment because Nui usually visits her boss. Nui opened the door. "Ryuko, you're back!"

Usually, Nui and Ryuko were on a first-name basis, a risque relationship between the strange girl and the deliquent sealed with a kiss . However, Ryuko simply walked in, ignoring her. "Ryuko?"

"Not now." Ryuko muttered. "My dad was killed."

Nui wouldn't be bothered by death, but she still had to act concerned for her sake. "Killed? That's horrible."

"Yeah, someone cut him up and then blew the house up. I don't know what to do."

"You should totally kill the killer." Nui nodded. Just because she killed one Dr. Matoi by cutting him up and then blowing up the house doesn't mean that she should stop her girlfriend from going after the killer that cut...and blew up...

It should be noted that, on a first-name basis, Nui never bothered to ask Ryuko's last name. She paled as Ryuko pulled out a red half of a scissors that would match the purple half conviniently hidden in her dress. "Yeah, I should kill him. I have to avenge my father by finding the one who has the other half."

"Woah, woah, woah! Let's not go that far!" Nui waved her hands frantically. "I mean, she or he could alreay have left the country."

Ryuko sighed. "You're right. I'll head out tomorrow. Maybe I'll find a lead. I'd like it if you come too."

Ryuko gave Nui a peck before she left the apartment. Nui just blinked, wrapping her head around the situation. "Triple damn."

((I wonder how Satsuki is going to take advantage of this situation.))