>"Well, she has interesting fashion sense, really striking green eyes. She's passionate about government transparency, and something of an idealist in her way. We've been through so much together these past couple days, and she's never tried to back out of any of it. I don't know that I would have been able to do it without her. It's funny how quickly you can grow close to someone when you go through this kind of stuff together."
>She nods. "So you've been staying with her, right? What's her place like?"
>Much of the trip goes like this, as Satori prods and cajoles little bits of information here and there from you. You manage not to let anything particularly personal slip, but you suspect she's put little bits of it together.
>You're able to keep fairly high up this time, which leaves you feeling reasonably secure in being unobserved. The going is slow, you have to glide and rest a lot more with Satori in tow. You quickly learn to warn her ahead of time when you're about to bank or dive a little to pick up more speed. Just about every unexpected move makes her cry out; you start to count your blessings that she doesn't get airsick.
>As you fly over Uptown, you find that the police as still there, but not son concentrated as before. As you continue on toward the outskirts, you see they are focusing a lot of effort there; there are numerous barricades set up at the moment.
>Soon enough, you reach the shrine, doing your best to land gently enough not to rattle Satori any worse than she already is. Landing outside the torii, she is all too happy to be on the ground again. And you need to sit down.
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