Kaori had woke up first, or at least, first after Tia realized he wasn't alone, and took note that she was being held back. It was an odd feeling, to have someone holding her while she slept; but she didn't dislike it. Kaori had vanished from under the covers and reappeared in the middle of the room quieter than a ghost. Her first instinct was touching her face and making sure the mask was still there, much to her satisfaction it was. She had gone to the kitchen and made breakfast for everyone as a way to thank them for all they'd done so far. Tia would find a vegetarian omelette with a side of hash browns, and toast sitting on the desk in her room. Next to it was a cup of spice tea sitting on an electric heater, and a glass of water.
Kaori had visited the mammoth, making sure to get in its line of sight before touching it. The mammoth began fidgeting at the sight of the strange creature, and the froze up when it realized it couldn't move. Kaori had slowly approached and gently rested her hand on the base of its trunk, creating a body link and sharing her emotions with it. The creature's eyes widened at the sudden shift, but then it relaxed as it understood that Kaori had no intentions of harming it. She looked in its eyes and began stroking its fur, which was rougher than she'd expected. "You'll be lonely where you're going... but I'll ensure you're not harmed. After some time, I'll get you back to your clan my friend so be strong for the time being." she said in a soft voice. The mammoth had understood that she knew how it was feeling, that she too was a leader and was separated from her herd, and that her words were genuine.
The ship had begun landing above the zoo where the mammoth would be kept. The mammoth had a general trust for Kaori, but it didn't know any other humans and didn't want them coming near it. As the cargo bay door opened, it revealed a blast of frigid air and a hallway that would lead to a rather spacious enclosure. A large group of men helped pull the mammoth from the small room, into the larger hallway where it could stand up. It immediately swung its trunk to smack one of the men away out of fear, and Kaori ran in front it to calm him down. She moved slow to begin cutting the ropes, making sure to sing a soft melody so the mammoth could know where she was. With mammoths, it was hard to lose track of the others since they're massive; but Kaori was tiny. Once all the ropes were cut, she slid them off the mammoth's back and came back around front and began rubbing his trunk. "Come on, the sooner we get you to your home the better." Kaori said and began walking while holding the top of the trunk.
The ground shook with each step the mammoth took, and even though there was plenty of room to walk around in, the handlers had all stuck against the wall to avoid getting thrown like rag dolls. Kaori seemed to have a good handle on things, so they didn't want to mess it up. The mammoth winced as the lights for the enclosure had changed, giving way to a massive room with concrete walls. The top had a viewing platform with visitors already crowding it. Kaori felt the panic begin setting in and immediately turned around and began walking backwards. "It's okay. You're safe." she said while keeping the body link up. The mammoth was hesitant, but continued following Kaori to the middle of the enclosure. One of the handlers came in with a large cart filled with the same kind of grass the mammoth ate up north, something that Kaori was very adamant about stocking up on if they wanted her cooperation. Kaori took a large hand full of some and held it up from the mammoth to smell, after which it took and began eating it. The enclosure had the same grass growing in it, but it'd take awhile to grow; so hand feeding was all they could do for now. Kaori had taken the handler's hand and held it out for the mammoth to smell, and then guided him to touching the mammoth's nose.
A buzz came on Kaori's iLac with a message from the Arc, stating there were people waiting on her at the docks. Kaori left the mammoth with the handler to bond, and returned to the White Mermaid. Kaori would apologize to Tia for not immediately taking her home, and explain that there's a group of individuals waiting at the docks for her. She would state that she'd only need an hour or two with them, and afterwards she'd be able to take her home. However, after an hour and a half with the people; Kaori had found herself being asked to do more... "Miss Haiku, I understand you must be wanting to return to your clan; but my colleagues would like me to perform an errand for them. Lady Ceostra would implore me to seek assistance with this task, so would you mind accompanying me once more?"
If Tia would agree, Kaori would have Salty take them to the site of the artifact the scientists spoke of. She would be wearing a two-piece swimsuit that was white with a blue trimming. Tia would notice that Kaori had larger breasts than her normal attire made it seem. Kaori had several weapons strapped to her being. On her upper left arm was a set of five kunai, and five senbon strapped to her lower arm. She had a bag tied to her waist, just above where the strings for her bottoms were tied, that held her tactical and explosive items. Naturally, she was still wearing the cat mask. "Once we dive down we'll have a spell on us that lets us breath and talk under water, so we don't need any scuba gear. When you're ready, I'll jump first." Kaori would say as she stood on the cargo bay door, a hundred feet above the water's surface.
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