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*We return you to our intrepid quartet of arrow-hunters.*

Shi-rin: If we do not stop for food in the next five minutes, I'm going to start taking bites out of the three of you at random.

*Things do not appear to be going very well.*

Shi-rin: *Coming to a halt* I'm not going any further. This is stupid.

Saika: Er...but we've really only just started! It is a big city. C'mon, you're worrying too much.

Shi-rin: Hmmmph, now you're on Orihime's side in this?

Saika: ...Side...?

Shi-rin: Whatever. The point is, we've been here over a day and we haven't found a single damned thing of use. No leads, nothing. Not even other Stand users!

Orihime: Stop whining! We can get some food or something, but we're not stopping for long, okay?

Saika: Hmmm, while we're stopped...YOU! *She grabs the collar of a random passerby, pushing the unfortunate woman rather roughly against the wall of a building* What do you know about golden arrowheads?! Have you seen one? Been cut or stabbed by one?! Talk. Fast.

Woman: I--ah--I mean--

Orhime, Shi-rin, Kurenai: *Groan in unison* Saikaaaaa...

*Saika's victim, who is currently on the edge of tears, is a woman in her early thirties, with auburn hair and soft green eyes. Her appearance screams "housewife", what with the formless cornflower dress that keeps one from seeing any of the particulars of her figure, the sensible matching pumps, the simple purse slung over her shoulder...and the simple gold wedding band on her finger is a pretty big hint, too. She blubbers incoherently for a few moments before managing to choke out a few more words.*

Housewife: Y-You...you don't see me!

*And Saika doesn't. Her grip relaxes, and she blinks, glancing back and forth--looking right past the woman as she does so. The woman, meanwhile, wastes no time in skittering away, hiding behind a companion--a younger woman, mid twenties, with dark brown hair and brown eyes, dressed sharply in a navy blue business suit.*

Suit: Want this back? *Rolling her eyes, she hands the cowering woman a skillet*

Housewife: I-If I hit her, though, the power wears off...*Takes the skillet anyway*

Suit: Right. Man, that's a silly power. *She approaches Saika* Hello. I'm Ashley Goldman, and you were just manhandling Delores Sage. Seeing as how Delores is a friend of mine, despite being something of a limp noodle, I'm going to have to either ask why you did it or brain you. Er...your choice!

Saika: *Still trying to add up how that happened* She was here--then she was--*Notices Ashley* Oh! Uh...why...well, my friends and I are looking for something.

Ashley: *Scowls* And what the Hell right does that give you to go slamming my thrall into buildings? Does she look like the kind of woman who knows anything about--what was it again?

Saika: Um...golden arrowheads...*Shoots a questioning glance back at her compatriots*

Shi-rin: *Sighs* Don't.

Kurenai: *Just shrugs*

Orihime: Deck her, Saika! Deck her!

Saika: ...Orihime wins.

*An arm swings out at Ashley. But it is not Saika's arm, even though it pivots from Saika's shoulder. The limb seems to rise up like a phantom, becoming blurry and translucent near the shoulder, but quite solid-looking from the elbow down. It strikes with speed beyond human limits, and Ashley cannot dodge in time. She hits the pavement hard, blood dribbling from her mouth.*

Delores: Ashley...! *Runs to her side, kneeling down*

Saika: *The extra limb vanishes* If you don't know anything, don't mouth off. Mind your business. *Turns, shoving her hands in her pockets, to walk back to her friends*

Ashley: Ugggh...*Sits up, wiping her mouth* Where the Hell do you keep that extra arm, anyway?

*Saika freezes. So do her companions.*

Saika: *Turns back* ...You can see it?

Ashley: I only need glasses to read. A fucking extra arm is kinda hard to miss on a person.

Saika: You can see...Stands...*Scowls* Show yours!

Ashley: *Blinks* Stands? Like food stands?

Saika: Don't play dumb...!

*This time, it is more than just an arm: it is an entire figure, a bizarre humanoid that seems to phase out of Saika like a ghost, moving in a detail-swallowing blur. Its fists pound into the pavement mere fractions of a second after Ashley rolls, tackling Delores away.*

Ashley: Our first true resistance since entering this place! *Grins down at Delores, winking* A little exciting, eh?

Delores: ASHLEY--

*Another split-second dodge, but this time Ashley scoops Delores into her arms, hurtling forty feet away in a leap*

Saika: Shit...! *Draws her Stand back into herself*

Shi-rin: Oh, would you let her go! It's not worth it!

Saika: But her Stand--

Shi-rin: --May not exist. They didn't know anything about the arrow, after all.

Orihime: I say they were lying. Let's beat them into honesty!

Kurenai: *Touches Orihime's arm lightly* Um...could we not...? Surely talking to them would be a better option.

Saika: *Points* Well, it would be if they weren't gone already.

*Sure enough, the two women have vanished from sight.*

Kurenai: ...Ooops.

*Meanwhile, in an alley several blocks away, Ashley's skin is losing a marble sheen and eagle's wings are disappearing into her back, soon leaving no evidence of their presence beyond a few drifting feathers. Her clothes reform a second later.*

Ashley: Phew...well, that was fun, right?

Delores: *Shivering, slumped against the alley wall, her skillet clutched in white-knuckled fingers*

Ashley: ...Guess not. But at least we're unharmed...right?

Delores: *Nods slowly* Thanks to you...I-I'm sorry I wasn't more help...

Ashley: *Shakes her head* I was surprised myself. I've never seen power like that before. *Frowns slowly* That thing she summoned...maybe that's what she was calling a "Stand"...?

Delores: It looked...demonic.

Ashley: *Sticks out her tongue* I resent that!

Delores: *Sighs* You know what I mean...

Ashley: True enough. *Grins* C'mon, let's get you some coffee or something, calm your nerves.

Delores: *Smiles* That sounds nice. *Pause* Are we still here to, um...

Ashley: Scout out a suitable imperial capital? Yes. But that can wait until you feel better!

Delores: *Shakes her head wearily* Eh...?

*Delores looks down as her foot bumps into something on the alley floor.*

Delores: Er...Ashley...I found something. *Kneels down to pick it up*

Ashley: Yeah? Something interesting?

Delores: Well...you tell me. *Holds it up for Ashley*

*It is a flat, wide, sharp-looking golden arrowhead.*