Takano blinked. The girl in front of him obviously didn't buy his lie (he thought it was a pretty good lie too), and she seemed a little hostile. It was understandable, given the shock she just had, but Takano still thought it was a bit rude.
Again, just another sign that the priestess hadn't yet matured. An older woman (like his mother) would be more subtle in her brushbacks; this girl was much more blunt and open. In any case, Takano thought, he should try to ease her by continuing with the fortune telling, then maybe ask for information on the fight later.
Takano was about to say something, when suddently he heard a sharp ring in his ear. He couldn't miss it as a Rider; it was the unmistakable call of the Mirror World.
There were Mirror Monsters all around them. And, to his dismay, he could feel there was more than just one. There was a pack here... and they were a
VERY hungry pack.
Not good.
Takano needed to transform, and fast. If he couldn't get to a mirror quick, those Monsters would make dinner out of this priestess and the other people on the temple grounds. He needed to hurry and draw them away.
Turning to the priestess, he asked the girl, "I'm sorry, but is there a bathroom close by? With a mirror?"
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P.S.: Zaku, I sent you a pretty long PM. Please check your control panel and read.
So here's my attempt to coordinate the first massive scale battle.
To Kai Narukami and Argent_Hyo, if you want to join the fight, you may, but note that there're quite a few monsters around. I've just launched a large (I'm going to say 12) pack of Cockroach monsters at the four of us at the shrine temple. You two are at the shrine, but near the outskirts, so you get to freely choose whether or not you want to participate.
Some information on the Cockroaches. They look similar to the DarkRoachers from the end of Kamen Rider Blade. Here's a picture: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/blade/005_undead/43/main.html
The Roaches are comparatively stupid, but they attack in a swarm and they are aggressive. Each one of them is not strong by itself, but they like to gang up on their prey. You hit one Roach, another one might sneak up behind you and hit you from the back.
On the bright side, they are spread out all over the shrine, so the Riders who decide to participate in this battle don't necessarily need to face all 12 at once. How many monsters each Rider has to face depends on how many Riders participate. If all four of us who are currently at the temple fight, then each of us only fight 3 guys because the Roach monsters will split up. But if my Rider is the only one fighting, then he faces all 12 at once. Major ouchies
P.S. Part 2: Just reduced the number of Cockroach monsters. 20 might be too many...