Log:Finding Rei, Scene 3

Finding Rei 2015/04/06 	 Rei Yutaka 3

Dining Out
Dessert comes and there are at least 10 different desserts on the cart that comes by. There is a creme brulee of some sort, simple ice cream made from the famous cows of Kobe, there are cheesecakes, and lava cakes, and almond jellies, fruit parfaits made from exotic fruits, simple to extraordinary are available for the two to try.

Rei settles for a dish of icecream. "It's almost a crime to not try everything but I just don't have room. This meal is the best I've ever had." she tells Yutaka.

Yutaka nods, "I'm not eating any, I have to keep up my girlish figure.." he says with a grin, "Maybe some of your friends would like some of this to go?" he ignores the comment about the meal being the best, she will have better in the future he's sure.

Rei nods enthusiastically. "Can I take some of this back to them? That would be wonderful. They are probably worried about me. Taking some of this back will repay them for their worry."

Yutaka chuckles, "Get some full meals as well..I'll get what? 3? 4? will that be enough for them?"

Rei nods again, "Yes. They can share it between them." She smiles, "I don't think I'll need to eat again for a week."

Yutaka nods "Give me a moment, I am going to have a conversation with the kitchen." he stands up and heads back towards the kitchen.

Rei watches you leave and then returns her attention to the icecream. A spoonful, another, and then she regretfully pushes the mostly emptied bowl away. She's completely full.

Yutaka goes in back and finds the manager, making the order, its now become an order for 6 to go, with fresh desserts. He tells the manager it needs to be packed in a way that nothing gets cold that should be hot, and nothing is hot that should be cold and it needs to be resistant to spills. He then texts Yushio with a simple message. ** I found her, and she seems to be a good kid **

Rei is alone at the table now Yutaka has gone to speak to the kitchen. Seated at the best table in the restaurant. And she still looks like a street kid. So maybe it's not all that surprising, just as Yutaka is returning but hasn't reached the table as yet, that a overweight bureaucrat takes offense when he's told he can't have his usual table because it's in use. Storming over he looms over the seated Rei and shouts, "What is this wretched urchin doing in here? Toss her out into the street where she belongs!"

Yutaka puts the pda away and runs, doesn't walk back to the table, interjecting himself between the table and the fatcat, he says, "She's my guest, I think you need to piss off." he's literally 2 inches from the bureaucrat's nose his face angry.

Like most bullies the bureaucrat is a coward. He takes a step back away from Yutaka's angry face. A step that takes him into the trolley with the tea service. Fatcat, trolley, and tea service end up on the floor, the hot water pot landing on his ample waist and soaking his clothes. Rei brings a hand to her mouth to try not to giggle but she fails and her giggling is audible.

Yutaka shakes his head, "Where's the manager?" he says audibly..

The manager comes hurrying to the table, and to the shock of the bureaucrat he immediately apologies to Rei, "Your pardon. I'm extremely sorry for this." Then he turns to the fatcat, "Leave. You are not welcome in this establishment any longer."

"But... but..." the fatcat stammers, disbelieving that the manager is taking the side of the wretched street urchin.

The manager turns to Yutaka, "My apologies. The bill for your meal will be waived as partial compensation."

Yutaka looks at the manager then to the fatcat, and then back to the Manager, "I am not certain what has happened to this restaurant..I brought a guest to this establishment, at her request, and first your doorman attempts to bar MY guest, and now this? We are done with the meal, but I would like one of your private rooms, my guest and I have some things to discuss and would like privacy. I am not worried about the bill, but I am worried about my guest's dignity. Think about that while she and I speak."

Rei is once again wondering, who /is/ this Yutaka Yamaoka? Because he seems to have an incredible amount of influence and authority.

The manager nods, "Of course Sir. Please forgive this unfortunate incident. I assure you, the offending gentleman will never set foot in this establishment again. And allow me to take you to a private room."

Yutaka turns to Rei, "I'm so sorry Rei-chan, this should never have happened." he says it louder, "This is so insulting.." he offers a hand to Rei, as if she were the most important person in his world and walks her to the room following the manager.

Rei takes Yutaka's hand but says nothing until they are in the private room and the manager has left. Then she turns to look straight at Yutaka, "Who /are/ you, Yutaka-sama, that you have such influence?"

Yutaka chuckles again, and motions for her to have a seat. "I'm nobody. You'll come to see that its not me who has such influence. Certainly I have some money, and yes, I am somewhat well known in certain circles, but..we're here to talk about you right?"

Yushio texts back after a few minutes  ** Excellent. I look forward to meeting her but I'm tied up in a meeting I can't get out of. It will be another hour or so before I can get free. **

Yutaka's PDA vibrates, but he doesn't answer it, its Rei's time and he is going to respect that. "I promised you answers, if I can't answer them, then I will make sure you get answers. So.." he says with a smile, "Please ask away."

Rei sits and looks puzzled, "You're someone. The skill you showed at the docks. I've never studied the martial arts but you took down two Yukuza in as many seconds. And your 'tech' has to be nano-tech, am I right? That's secret agent stuff right there. I'm the nobody. Just a girl on the streets. There are dozens like me."

Yutaka shakes his head, "No dear Rei, you are quite..well, possibly not quite unique, but certainly very special. Me? I'm just a man with a bit of training, some unfortunate circumstances that left me with maybe one or two advantages, and a benefactor with almost unlimited resources. I'm the one who's rather...unworthy of such claims of stature...but please Rei, while our time is not limited, I brought you here so that I can help shed some light on who you really are."

Rei smiles, "Are you sure you have the right person? I'm Rei. A street girl. I'm pretty smart, I think, but there's nothing special about me that I know of. Why did you seek me out and treat me to the best meal I've ever had?"

Yutaka smiles, "Rei, I sought you out because your sister asked me to. Your father passed away a number of years ago..I believe the last time he visited you was the year that he passed. Since then your sister has continued your father's work, and she did not know you even existed until very recently, and when she did, she asked me to try to find you. And here we are...I'm sure you are shocked..but that is the truth."

Rei fixes on one thing from that statement. She bows her head, "My father passed away? He didn't abandon me? He passed away?" Her shoulders shake and a sob escapes from her. Then she's crying, sobbing out her grief and her guilt for thinking for all those years that her father stopped caring about her.

Yutaka goes to one knee in front of Rei, "Hey..hey..I'm sorry..I should have been more subtle about that. Its ok.." he says offering a shoulder if she wants it.

Rei rests her head on your shoulder as she cries her grief out. There's a mumbled under the breath, "Father, I'm so sorry for doubting you. Please forgive me."

Yutaka rubs her back as she cries and he says softly, "I am sure he has never stopped loving you. I am sure he returns every Obon season to visit his two daughters to make sure they are healthy and well. I'm sure that what your sister is doing is truly the wishes of your father as well."

Rei sniffles as her crying eases over time. "I have a sister?" she says wonderingly.

Yutaka nods, "You do. She is very strong, very smart, and knows nothing about you, yet I would say she already cares deeply for you."

"I have a sister." Rei says smiling despite her sniffles. "Do you think I could meet her at some time, Yutaka-sama?"

Yutaka nods again, "Of course, that's why I sought you out, she is looking for you, and sometimes..well, like I said, I have a few resources of my own. Your friend Kami was a big help."

Rei smiles again, "You saw Kami? How is she? I miss seeing her. But the docks were too dangerous a place for her to come, and the police hassle us if they see us away from the dock area."

Yutaka nods, "I went to the temple, spoke to a monk, and he called Kami over, she helped me find you. I am sure she misses you too. We'll get cleaned up, and we can get you back to the temple to see your friends. What other questions do you have?"

Rei says, "I'm .. well ... just overwhelmed. I can't think. I can't go to the temple though. Not looking like this." She shakes her head, "I have a little money saved up from prize money for winning fights. I could spend it to get some better clothes."

Yutaka shakes his head, "I'll buy them for you. Are you ready to go then? If you think of anything else I'm more than happy to answer anything else you may think of..if I can." he releases her, "Your sister will answer most of your questions I think. I may have already overstepped my bounds, but you deserve to know."

Rei shakes her head, "I can't keep taking your money. You treated me to a wonderful meal. You don't have to buy clothes for me." She grins, "I might need your help to get to the clothing shop. The police chase us back to the docks if they see us away from there."

Yutaka shakes his head in return and stands, "Come on, lets go and stop arguing about money. Money is relative, something is only expensive if you can't afford it. Secondly, we need to get you ready to see your friends and your sister." he grins at her, "Come on Rei-chan, lets get the food and see your friends, let them know you're ok."

Rei nods, "Yutaka-sama, can we stop at a shrine on the way?"

Yutaka nods, "Of course.

Rei turns to face you, "I want to pay my respects to my father. Something I've neglected for too long. I really don't want to wait any longer than I have to."

Yutaka nods "Very honorable of you Rei. Very honorable. Yes, lets go to a shrine, and I can pay some respects as well. It has been too long since I too have honored those I love." he walks ahead and opens the door looking outside for the manager or anyone else.

The manager is just outside in the hallway along with a waiter holding two large bags of food. He apologises again most humbly to Rei and you.

Yutaka takes the bag, "Consider retraining your staff. Things like this can do irreparable harm to the reputation of an establishment. But thank you for trying to make it right. Please charge it to my account, I do not want your comp." he begins to lead Rei outside..

The manager bows, "As you instruct, Yutaka-sama." he says to you. Then he turns to Rei, "Please don't hold the unacceptable behaviour of a guest against us, Takaga-sama."

Yutaka refrains from killing the Manager...barely...

Rei looks at Yutaka. Looks at the manager. Then back at Yutaka. "What did he just say?"

Yutaka shakes his head, "I am not sure, I wasn't listening, probably something incompetent...like this entire meal." he motions for them to leave. "Come Rei-chan, we should go."

Rei leaves the restaurant with you. Once outside she looks at you with a grin, "You told them I was related to the Takaga family, didn't you? That's why they were so nice to me." Rei seems amused by the ruse.

Yutaka nods, "Yes..that is exactly it." he hasn't lied at least. The cab still waits outside from earlier, "Lets make it to a shrine." he says to the autocab, "Nearest Shinto shrine please." and soon enough they are in a small suburb, at a local very small, but well attended shrine. There are only 2 priests who maintain the shrine. Yu asks the driver to remain while they visit. As he enters the shrine he goes to the purifying well, washes his hands and takes a mouthful of the holy water rinsing his mouth out and spitting out the water into the trough next to the well, before entering the grounds proper..

Rei follows Yutaka, performing the correct rituals as she pays her respects to her passed father.

Yutaka pulls on the shrine's bell ringing it three times, and he claps his hands together and prays to the ancestors and the spirits of those lost. After a short time he opens his eyes and bows to the shrine before stepping back and waiting for Rei to finish.

Rei does the same in turn and bows deeply at the end of the ceremony. When she turns to you her face indicates a weight has lifted from her mind. "Thank you, Yutaka-sama." she says

Yutaka cocks his head to the side in question, he says with a soft smile, "For what Rei-chan?"

"For telling me about my father." she answers simply. "I thought he had abandoned me and that hurt. I couldn't understand why he had been so caring when he came to see me on my birthdays and then just stopped coming. Now I understand why he stopped coming to see me and it wasn't because he didn't care."

Yutaka nods, "No..it wasn't that he didn't care. Come..lets get you to your friends, the food will be getting cold soon." he says again with that same compassionate smile. "And that simply won't do." he leads her back to the Taxi.."Yokohama Docks please." he says to the Taxi Driver.

Rei nods and grins suddenly, "I left my fighting suit at the restaurant." she says. "Not that I'll need it for a week or so anyway." The taxi arrives at the docks and Rei gets out. Almost immediately there's a couple of the children you saw with her rushing forward and asking if she's alright. You get some angry looks until Rei explains she's fine and you're a friend.

Yutaka hangs back, kids hate adults, he just leans against the nearest crate and waits for her. he has a feeling she will not be needing the suit, but he messages the manager to have it sent to his Tokyo residence via courier, then sees the message from Yushio. He replies back  ** Take your time, she is busy with some friends, and we will be a few hours. Where would you like me to take her? **

Rei reaches out with a hand and tries to tug you along with her as the kids grab up the bags of food. It seems they have a little den in the middle of some old empty crates complete with tarpaulin roof. A few whistles brings the rest of the gang to the den. There's just over a half dozen kids ranging from fourteen to seventeen years old.

Yushio texts back  ** I'll come to you. Where would be suitable? **

Yutaka comes over with her, he feels a bit out of place with his designer clothes, and he hopes he doesn't make the kids feel bad either.

The kids are far more interested in the food than Yutaka. Although, with only a little nudging from the older kids, they all thank you for the food.

Yutaka pages Yushio back  ** My Tokyo loft will likely work, I will send you the address, I think 2 hours will be sufficent, there are some loose ends she wants to take care of before meeting you. **

Yutaka looks up from the PDA and smiles, "Its no problem, just enjoy." he says genuinely to them.

Yushio texts back immediately  ** See you in two hours. **

The oldest kid asks Rei why she isn't eating. She grins and points to you, "We had a wonderful meal in the Tokimeki restaurant. I'm full."

Yutaka goes back to his PDA  ** 2 hours ** and he signs off again. After a few minutes he edges over to Rei, "We should be going..we still need to get you some new threads and go to the temple."

Yutaka he grins, "Oh..and your sister would like to meet you."

Rei nods, "I've got to go." she tells her friends. Going to a crate she reaches inside and pulls out a small roll of Yen.

The oldest kid asks Rei, "Are you coming back?" when he sees her taking her money.

Rei nods, "Count on it." she assures her friends.

Yutaka nods, "Lets go...I'm going to make a call to a contact, see if we can't get you cleaned up quickly." As she is making her goodbyes, Yu is on the phone to some of the Jetsetting crowd getting the name of, and pulling some strings to get the top salon in Yokohama to take Rei. Its back in the Bay Tower, but they are the best, everyone in his crowd knows of it.