[d20 Modern] Session One: Funky Martian Monks (CowBoy BeBop)

[Daiymo]

Gil inwardly smiles as the girl recognizes Chase. He remains quiet to let him play his hand. Casually he turns around on his stool and leans against the bar.

As Chase makes his inquiry, Gil nonchalantly watches the older man and the other patrons. He watches for any signs of trouble, as well as any spark of interest in them about the discussion of the temple and scroll.

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

Stuck outside the gate finishing a cigarette, Vincent arrives in time to see Bobcat talking to the guard. He sighs slightly, then puts on a grin.

"Of course what she means is, can you direct us to your C.O. or who we'd need to talk to about what happened? We can talk to them after the zazen if that's more convenient, and we wouldn't have to take up your time."

 

[KitanaVorr]

Horuka’s Neighborhood Bar
New Kamakura City on Mars

The girl shrugs, placing another glass of cool drink beside each man. "I don't know...some kind of temple treasure I guess." Her nose scrunches up in look of distaste. "I like jewels and other stuff like that for treasure if you ask me. Not some moldy piece of paper. The guy also took some other stuff they said, but they didn't say what else."

Out of the corner of his eye, Gil notices a young man, no more than a boy really, watching them intently while trying really hard not to look it. The fidgiting though gave him away to Gil, with the way he kept trying to pick up and put down his glass of beer, glancing at the two of them, then at the door, then at the two of them, then at his beer...only to begin the viscious cycle all over again.

OOC: GIL, CHASE

 

[KitanaVorr]

Horin-ji Temple
New Kamakura City on Mars

The guard didn't even look at the three of them again as he replied succintly though perhaps with a little more derision at the pretension that the three scraggly people next to him would be able to catch the thief..."The zazen will begin soon. Go inside if you wish to participate."

That's when the little group of bounty hunters realize that people were starting to trickle into the Zen temple instead of out of it.

OOC: THAL, VIN, BOB

 

[Krizzel]

Horin-ji Temple
New Kamakura City on Mars

"Hmph," Thalessa snorted, turning away from the guard. "Let's go," she decried, stalking towards the entrance. A long tail of blue hair bounced against the back of her white sleeveless shirt, seemingly trying to trail behind her headstrong speed like a kite's streamer.

"Don't break anything," she cautioned with a sigh. "I don't want a repeat of what happened on Ganymede. And Bobcat," the other woman drawled, turning to give her mechanic a pointed look. "Don't get lost."

 

[loxmyth]

Horin-ji Temple
New Kamakura City on Mars

Bobcat favoured her captain a wide, ear-to-ear grin. "You're the boss," she replied in her almost musical, sing-song way. She raised both hands in mock-gun style, thumbs and pointer fingers cocked out and pointed them at Thalessa. "I'm going to be sooo smooth."

Then she followed after the captain, swaying as if to music only she could hear, her twin pigtails making a swish-swish as they brushed her pristine overalls. The only way she could keep up with Thalessa's brisk pace was by skipping along, so she did so. "Come on, Vinnie, you're going to miss out on the zazen!" She threw over her shoulder at her other companion.

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

Vincent follows along with them. "I'd hate to miss the meditation. I think we could all do with some inner harmony."

As he heads into the temple, Vincent is looking around in the crowd for anything suspicious, particularly other people who could be bounty hunters.

 

[Tokiwong]

Well that was informative, he thinks as Chase continues, "I agree, a woman like yourself would deserve the finer things in life, I would think. I mean like the old song, diamonds are a girl's best friend."

Chase relaxes some, "Well I suppose, you get strange folk passing through here all the time, huh, I bet you have seen a few characters around here, come on... I know there must have been a few cats that caught your eye, for one reason or another."

 

[KitanaVorr]

Horin-ji Temple
New Kamakura City on Mars

The sound of gongs echoed through the temple area. It was 4:30am Earth time but late afternoon Mars time. Some habits die hard, and the Zen buddhists stuck to the old Earth ways. Here in Kamakura most of the practicioners looked more mature with only a few young faces here and there. Buddhism was more of an old-age passion than a New Age one in this rebuilt ancient city.

A large gathering of people worshiped in the temple, some wearing traditional Buddhist robes while others wore loose-fitting athletic clothes. The monks were all sitting in the lotus position, their eyes only half open, their legs crossed so that each ankle balanced easily on the thigh.

In front, a man with a gentle face sat on the floor beside a brass gong. From the way everyone was giving deference to him, the trio surmised that he was probably the abott, the temple leader.

As they walked into the beautiful ancient building that rose nearly five stories high with intricate carvings and graceful architecture, one of the monks greeting people at the door gestured for them to take a seat and join the zazen.

OOC: THAL, VIN, BOBCAT

 

[KitanaVorr]

Horuka’s Neighborhood Bar
New Kamakura City on Mars

"Well there's always interesting people plassing through here," the girl responds, leaning forward and trying to catch more of Chase's attention. "I just had a really striking woman the other day. Beautiful but scary, you know? She was asking a few questions about the temple too. Seems like its on alot of people's mind."

The man Gil noticed suddenly got up, threw some money on the table and headed out.

Not to far behind them, three old men were chattering to themselves, completely oblivious to everyone else.

"I've had better beer."

"Beer? Is this beer?"

"I don't know...it looks like beer."

OOC: GIL, CHASE