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Dr. Sagi and 47 had just finished their scrutiny of the arbitrarily named Sector A-1, namely the area immediately to the north of the gates. According to the systemic plan the doctor had decided upon, the next secotr to be searched was none other than A-0, or rather, the gates themselves.
He strode purposelly forward, 47 following along silently. As he arrived, he saw what appeared to be a new student, a young girl who had just entered and was looking around while holding a necklace. A moment later a rather underhanded idea came to Sagi, as he approached the girl, pulling out a small photograph.
"Hello, newcomer! Welcome to Ria High School! My name is Tasuki Kageyama, and I teach chemistry. Would you like me to show you around?"
This was obviously a fake name, although she wouldn't know that, unless she had some way of reading minds. 47 stood silently just behind him, a shadowy presence as inobtrusive as a real shadow.

It seemed she believed he was a teacher. Excellent, the next step of his plan could proceed. He nodded and started walking at a casual pace to the left, holding up his own copy of the map to point out features in relation to the landscape around them. He made no mention of 47, neither who he was or why he was there, he just went smoothly on into his directions, his own previous perusal of the map led to a very well detailed explanation.
As he pointed out various features, he kept an eye out for his own target, but made no mention of his true purpose. No, of course not. Why would he? If he could gain the eventual trust of several of the students here, he'd have that much more of an advantage at a later date.

It took some time, but eventually the broad tour came to a close. Dr. Sagi had touched on all the basics of the surroundings, pointing out each building and some of the features of each one in particular. At this point they had returned to near the gates, having done what amounted to a full circle of the area. The entire time, he had kept up a steady flow of discussion, not talking constantly, but giving measured spaces for if Sakina had wished to ask a question about anything in particular. Coming to a halt, he turned to face her.
"And that will pretty much do it, was there anyplace else you wished to take a closer look at, miss-?"

'Ah, I see. It's very nice to meet you, Miss... Provatchi, was it? Odd, that sounds- no matter! Well, it seems the student I was supposed to meet here has not shown up, so I must resume my search. I hope you enjoy your stay here."
With that he turned on his heel to go away, although not at a full walk, he was actually waiting to see if his carefully worded reply would be enough to get her attention. Provatchi, that name caught him off guard. When he was younger and his father had drilled all matter of knowledge into him, it had included all manner of what other people may call esoteric at best, trivia at worst. Due to this, he almost recognized the ancestry inherent in Sakina's name, although further research would be required. As that was a fairly rare subject, he could hardly undergo any further inquiring here, it would have to wait until later. But, perhaps, if she chose to take the bait, he could get her to admit it under her own volition. Simple solutions.

It seemed she had not taken the bait. Maybe he had been too subtle? Ah well, nothing to be done about it now. It would only seem suspicious if he were to suddenly stop and return to her. His primary goal was more important, he had to find 36 without delay. He wrote down Sakina's name for future reference and study, however, in the event it became necessary.
Renewing his search, he moved on from A-0 to the next sector, moving along at a slightly rushed pace. He had no real regrets that Miss Provatchi had not chosen to further disclose her secrets, further interaction could always possibly lead to her discovery of his own real purpose, which would possibly lead to his quarry learning about him as well. That could not be permitted.

A frantic tapping could be heard as a figure dressed in white ran down the sidewalk. Her feet pattered on the pavement as she tried to hurry and reach the gates. There didn't seem to be any reason to hurry, but hurry she did. Finally, the girl came to a stop in front of them, breathing heavily.
"Kyah, I'm late! Papa-doc is going to scold me again!"
Hina rushed inside the school grounds, only to be stopped by an android woman. She looked at the robotic pseudo-lifeform and heard it ask for her acceptance letter. She'd been issued a forgery by Dr. Sagi, but it was buried in her backpack. She dug it out after making a bit of a mess, and handed it to the android as she started putting her things away. A bag of cookies, crayons, a stick and a small plushie all went back in her bag, which went back to her back.
Getting to her feet, she followed the android to a table, where she was given some supplies, which promptly went into her backpack. She saw something flicker out of the corner of her eye, and she was off! It was just a leaf being blown by the wind, but she chased it like it was made of solid gold, laughing and shrieking in joy as she cavorted across the grounds.
Coming to a stop after chasing the leaf down, Hina wavered and slumped against a tree, dizzy. She panted loudly, and her little chest heaved, and her bunny ears were all atwitch. Her white hair was slightly plastered to her head; she'd worked up just a little bit of a sweat. Wiping her forehead with one hand which was clad in a large anthropomorphized animal paw glove, she sat back and watched the clouds float by, having already forgotten her original purpose for coming here.

Hina hopped to her feet, more or less literally, as her mind finally pointed out what her purpose for being at the school was. Looking around nervously, she forgot all about the map she had in her bag.
"Oh no, oh noey noes, Papa-Doc's gonna be mad!"
With that, she runs off, choosing a direction pretty much at random. She charges through a small pile of freshly raked leaves, resplendent with oranges, reds and yellows, sending them flying all over the place, destroying the hard work of whoever had raked them. She continued, her instincts leading her first one way, then another, sometimes doubling back and sometimes veering around unseen obstacles.

Dr. Sagi and 47 had finished searching several sectors unsuccessfully for the missing 36 when a familiar white blur charged towards them. Dr. Sagi glowered a bit at the frantic bunny-girl. She was late, and lateness was not tolerated, especially for important operations like this one. Raising one hand, he struck the youth hard across the face, sending her sprawling.
Hina felt the blow and was knocked to the ground. Holding back pained sobs, she blinked tears out of her eyes as she got shakily to her feet. She wouldn't complain or cry, she knew that upset Dr. Sagi and would only make matters worse. So she did her best to remain impassive to the strike, instead, she did a salute and announced herself.
"Sorry for being late, Papa-Doc! It won't happen again!"
By this point, Dr. Sagi had already put the matter aside in favor of further scrutiny of the small map of the grounds, predicting likely areas to continue and direct the search. Hina peered at it carefully, not understanding it very well at all, but knowing it was important. 47 still stood passively behind and to the side of the doctor, ever ready.
By this point, Dr. Sagi had made his decision. With a firm voice, he announced they would continue on to the sectors along the grounds' edge, to ensure their narrowing circles of searching would corral their target at the center of the area. This being said, they proceeded at once to the next group of areas, all spreading out from one another while searching different sectors. They were all outfitted with small electronic voice relay devices, so they could stay in contact at all times. Hina went along the east side, and Dr. Sagi went west. As his bodyguard, 47 followed Dr. Sagi, leaving Hina to her own devices.

Ryan took a deep breath. This girl was speaking more than he was used to. And he grew up with two sisters and a mother. He sighed and thought about what she had said. He would answer most of her questions. Ehh... Maybe all of them. He just needed a little time to absorb what she said. Time for question number one:

"HALLO MOTTO!!! HOW ISH YOU DOING RYAN-KUN!?"

"I'm good, thanks for asking. And you?" he said. He smiled. He showed his white teeth. His lower ones were much smaller than his top row, and his canines were very sharp. He didn't know why. He didn't sharpen them or anything, and he wasn't a vampire. He just had big canines. He shrugged in his mind and twitched when she grabbed his arm. He wasn't used to clinging. Time for the next question.

"What kind of powers do you have, Ryan-kun!? If I'm allowed to ask."

"I'm a dream manipulator... if that makes sense. It means I can basically invade your brain and find old dreams and nightmares to find your vulnerabilities. And I'm a summoner... see?" he pulled out a small vial of water and held it in front of him. It was on a chain so it was held between his thumbs. "I summon the water nymph, Spirit of Water Undine!" a pentagram appeared under him and duplicated into two. The second one became an atom-like orb and the vial of water lifted off his thumbs. The orb consumed the vial and a few seconds later, the orb became a small water sprite. He smiled and Undine hopped on his shoulder. "Yes?" she asked. "Nothing... I just want you to meet my friend Emily" he said with a smile. Now for the next question.

"What are your hobbies? Mine are dancing, sing, acting, skating, swimming, drawing and playing with animals! Do you like Digimon!? What about Johnny Depp or Teddy Geiger? They're hot aren't they?"

Oh no. Too many questions at once. His eyes grew wide as he digested all the questions. He would answer them all at once too. He needed to think first... all right. He had it. "My hobbies? They're drawing, swimming, writing, playing video games and playing on the computer... Digimon? I used to love that show. I haven't seen it in a while though. Johnny Depp? I like some of his movies... but I've never heard of Teddy Geiger... and I don't have an opinion on their attractiveness. I'm a guy." he laughed. That was a lot of questions... but wait. There was one more.

"I talk too much... Don't I? I'm sawwy, kyuu."

"No, it's fine. I'm used to people talking too much." he said with a slight laugh. "Well... not too much. But people who talk a lot." he said so he didn't insult the girl. "You know what? You remind me a lot of this girl I met on the internet. She was exactly like you..." he chuckled. "So... what about you? What kinda powers do you have?" he asked.