[Sodium_noir] Saturday Evening - En route to the Sinclair Party

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> Jack, Aurora, Christine, Mara, Mitsuko
> Temple of the Five Dragons
> > It was an odd feeling having to catch her breath like that, she
> normally didn't have to, but the extra raw power of Life was still
> coursing through her, and in a moment she allowed the aftereffects of
> Life 2 to wash over her, recovering her breath much quicker than
> normal, and then sitting up.
>
> >"Now that I know for sure he'll heal on his own, I would still like to
> accompany Mara," this time she speaks with a newfound confidence, as
> though whatever she'd just done and gone through had given her an
> extra bit of strength.  Life was most certainly a Sphere she would
> have to continue to study.
>
> Mara smiles at Aurora.  "So I have my answer."  She replies.   "Ladies, hopefully, my car is still parked where I left it."  Mara offers jokingly.  On the other hand, Mara muses, this was Chinatown.
>
> >She rose, brushing herself off as best she could, fortunately the
> monks kept the temple, even the floors, nice and pristine.
>
> Mara watches Aurora brush herself off, visibly wincing as she does so.  Such abuse was not proper for a lovely vintage gown like that, and she hoped that the gown wasn't hurt.  She doesn't notice any beads falling onto the floor though.
>
> With that, Mara starts to walk back toward the temple entrance, not waiting for the ladies.  They were either coming, or they weren't.  In the end, she didn't care either way, for she had lost this battle.   She pauses, and steals one last sad-eyed glance at Christine in her dragonfly ensemble, then walks away as quickly as she could without relying on the crutch of Celerity.

"Be sure to meet us there if you can," Aurora smiles at Christine as
she follows Mara out.  "I feel like a fish out of water..."

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