What's stolen

Reunino

She had been smiling throughout the whole tour, which had made Carmen smile herself. The worry she had been feeling about meeting with Shadowsan is completely worth it, seeing as how much Julia is enjoying her time off from ACME, even if the rest of her team thinks she's been kidnapped. Again, not her idea so if her team want's to be angry with someone, they can direct that anger towards the Chief. Carmen founds that she has no problems about that part, even if they have come to terms with one another at this point.

Seeing Julia being in her element was worth anything in this moment and Carmen was happy to see her get along well with Hideo, knowing deep down, she knew they would. After a complete tour of the castle, Hideo showed them the way to where they would be eating that evening., Julia made sure to stay close to Carmen's side.

"Did you have a good day?"

"It was a very interesting one."

The woman beside her was practically glowing in that moment, but a look of worry and concern slowly takes over.

"How are you holding up?"

Her voice was low, and her hand found Carmen's. Taking a firm grip on Julia's hand Carmen gives her a smile. She doesn't have to answer the question since she knows the woman beside could already tell that what her answer would be. Feeling how Julia takes a step closer to her, Carmen takes in a deep breath to calm herself, Carmen finds that Hideo is looking over his shoulder. Lifting one eyebrow, Carmen sees how the older man smiles slightly and shakes her head. If she weren't as worried as she already is about seeing Shadowsan, she would have worried about that reaction.

"So, how long are you two staying?"

And there it is, the questions Carmen had hopped wouldn't come.

"At the moment, we are here for Carmen to meet with Shadowsan. After that, we will let VILE and ACME decide on where we go. We still have to make sure my team wouldn't do anything reckless when looking for me and trying to take down VILE."

Julia told him, hearing the explanation, Hideo turns to look at us.

"Carmen wanted to go on a vacation, my boss thought it was a perfect moment to test out my team when the brain was taken away."

Julia quickly explains, the lift eyebrow from the older man made her stay quiet after that. Now wasn't the time to go over everything that have happened, at least it's enough that she will have to explain quite a few things for Shadowsan when meeting him once more.

Reaching the dinning room, Hideo points her and Julia to sit. Taking the seats, they let silence fall over them. The longer they were waiting, Carmen could feel how she's growing more and more worried. Feeling Julia's hand on top of hers, Camren takes a deep breath, there was nothing she had to worry about or work herself up about. It was just Shadowsan after all. Hearing the door open behind them once more, Carmen can't help it but to freeze up.

"Ah, brother. We got some company for the evening."

Hearing Hideo speak, Camren can see from the corner of her eye that Julia half turns where she's sitting, head nodding and smiling as her eyes lands on the man who have entered behind them. Feeling a pair of eyes landing on her, Carmen takes a deep breath and is happy that Julia's hand is still on her as she turns around herself. The look of complete surprise in her old teacher and the man who had grown into a father figure was something Carmen never thought she would ever see. Feeling an encouraging nudge from Julia, Carmen stands up to great Shadowsan properly.

"Shadowsan, it has been a while."

"Carmen."

Knowing that the conversation isn't one they should be having with at least Hideo in the room, Carmen quickly looks towards the doors Shadowsan had entered through, seeing that the older man understood what she means, he turns to walk out once more. With a quick look at Julia and seeing her nod her head, Carmen follows after Shadowsan. As the door closes behind her, Carmen tries to keep herself calm.

"You're in action once more?"

"Not fully, I helped take down Paper Star when VILE first showed up. Both Player and my mother pushed me to join in on the action. I did however decide to take Jules on a vacation."

"But something else is at play?"

Carmen can't help but to smile, at least the man in front of her is still able to read her and read between the lines, she's at least he hasn't pointed out the Julia part just yet.

"Chief saw it as an opportunity to test out how well Ivy, Zack and Chase would handle themselves if Jules isn't there to push them in the right direction, the only thing is..."

"They believe that Agent Argent has been kidnapped?"

Carmen nods her head; happy she didn't have to explain it all. He was the one to deal with Chief after she got her memory back after all, she had been kept on bed rest for as much as possible. Shaking his head, Shadowsan then takes a proper look at her.

"So, what's the plan?"

At this, Carmen blinks. She had not thought about him joining in on all of this. She had come here only to meet with him again, to see him and have a talk before going back out there once more. Having him ask about the plan, being interested in joining in on all of this had not crossed her mind. Thinking about it more closely, she should have seen it coming, they share the same restless soul and knowing that VILE is out there again, it would be best for Jules best if there is another one around that can keep her safe.

"For now, we are going to keep a low profile, we go wherever ACME and VILE goes. I will jump in if Ivy, Zack, and Chase ends up in a tight spot or I realizes that they will not be able to handle what VILE is after. Other than that, I will make sure Jules gets a well deserve vacation."

Shadowsan nods his head at this and Carmen can see how he's thinking, knowing that it was best to stay silent in that moment, she let her eyes wounder around her.

"Who else knows about this little plan?"

"The two of us, Jules and your brother, my mother, Player and Chief. Ivy, Zack, and Chase haven't figured out I'm the one who kidnapped Jules, even if I left a clear hint for them when it happened. For now, we are just waiting to see who will be the first one to realize what has happened."

"Any news about where VILE is at the moment?"

"So far, they have stayed silent, no movement or anything. Player is keeping a close eye on anything. All I can guess we could do is to travel to places where we know VILE use to have hidden bases to see if any of them are being used once more."

"But you are worried about your girlfriend's safety if we do that."

Carmen's head snapped up quickly at that, eyes growing slightly big when she hears what Shadowsan had just said. The ninja doesn't show any sign of taking what he had said back, and Carmen let's out a heavy sigh. At least he wasn't asking questions yet.

"It's a risk, but at the same time. Jules would love to see what those places has to offer."

Shadowsan nods his head at this and Carmen could see that he had made up his mind, she didn't have to ask what his new goal is. Smiling slightly, she turns to enter to dining room once more. Seeing Julia turn her head and Hideo looking up, she could see it in their eyes. They both knew what is about to happen the moment Shadowsan steps in after her.