Transform, and Roll Out [Makoto, Elyss, Julian]

It seemed everything was in order and so Makoto gave a final stretch and tucked away her hair. It was annoying when it was free like this so she put grabbed the bag she brought with her and rummaged around until she found the distinct hairband in it. She wouldn't mind, would she? She did leave it for her and so she donned the hairband and tucked her hair back to reduce it's freedom. It was an alien feeling, she was used to just tying it back.

If anyone asked about it then she'd not answer, what was weird about her just wearing a hair accessory? People didn't need to know where it came from or who gave it to her. Once she was ready Makoto gave Julian a firm shake of the head.

"No concerns from me."

Julian was, in the moment, a bit disappointed he couldn't call his wife and just hear her voice for a bit. Not because he was homesick or anything, but because he felt like that would be the best way to bring himself back to a more centered state of mind. It was almost surreal, seeing Elyss go from so exceptionally competent to nearly being hit by a car. Either way, it wasn't his major concern, and he followed after her toward the bus stop. He didn't imagine it would take long to get here and, indeed it didn't, though the bus was near-empty as it came to the stop.

"Perfect."

That made sense to him, really. He was surprised so many civilians had stayed in the area after the war, but then again, he doubted a lot of them had anywhere to go. That was just the way things went when you were an everyday person, eh? Putting those thoughts aside as he entered the bus and headed toward the back, Julian was already mapping out most of this area in his mind, paying attention to both the area itself and also any signficant fluctuations of spiritual energy. Even if this would only be a relatively short ride, he wasn't one to just sit idly and wait.

"Whatever."

That was all she had to say about the hairband being cute, giving away too much about it would probably give the wrong idea. Better to just ignore it but it was hard to not slide in a sneer as well at Elyss that showed her displeasure at having something as treasurable as Shishiyuki's headband called cute by Elyss of all people.

"Please watch where you're going Elyss. It would be a shame to see you go flying, your gigai is keeping you restricted after all."

If Gamu's gigai broke, she did not want to imagine what would happen. She was sure that it was just being loaned for the sake of the mission and they were not actually made to be durable for stealth purposes.

The bus ride was relatively short, less than an hour, and by all metrics it was exceptionally scenic. The bridge went over what appeared to be the remains of previous bridges from centuries past, but of course, Julian paid no mind to the sights around him. If he had any interest in this place, he would return with Minerva another time. For now, all of his focus was on the spiritual signature of his Captain Commander, and as they came to Key West proper, he stood in impatience, quite ready for when they reached the first possible stop.

"Come along. The signature is quite a deal stronger now, and I do not believe that we will be able to suitably track it on this bus."

Off he stepped from the bus, attentions fully on the energy at hand. On one hand, he obviously wanted to track this down as quickly as possible for Abalia's sake. However...there was also the fact that he simply wished not to address the tension between the two women accompanying him.

"Right."

Makoto didn't give her quarry anything for the bus ride, it was easier to just ignore her and focus on something else. Anything else really which got rid of the disturbance to her serenity which was the pest known as Elyss, at least there was Julian. He seemed relatively nice to be around, hard to place exactly why she thought he was nice to be around. It was probably the way he didn't make excessive noise or break cordial behaviours. She liked guys like that. Elyss's attitude reminded her more of her ex, obnoxiously loud and incessant.

"This seems to be a nice spot to hide out."

Extending her senses out, she tried to avoid whining. If a fight broke out she didn't really know what to expect from herself, would she impulsively try and go for a kill? Did it matter that it might be Abalia? It was never a matter of her target being something related to someone close to her, no one ever was close to her until now right?

"Urban environments always prove more useful for hiding."

Julian walked with some degree of urgency through the streets, the more dense area certainly a far cry from some of the borderline empty islands they had crossed to get here. Were it not for the scent of the ocean and the breeze, one might almost have mistaken this for any other city in America. After a while or two, Julian walked toward a smaller hotel, out of the way and certainly not much to look at.

"It seems, whatever our quarry, it was here for quite some time. The question now is how we make our way in for more specific searches. I don't imagine we'll be able to simply ask for access to the rooms, will we?"

While Julian would have been more than willing to simply break in, he was always open to other ideas from his compatriots. Perhaps that would put things back onto a better track, as he had rather enjoyed their presences when not squabbling with one another.

Focus was important for things like this, some time away from the Soul Society was probably good for her since it made it much easier to channel her focus when she was in a new and uncomfortable environment. The street rat she used to be was really coming back out with what she took note of and influenced her thinking, who looked decent, who looked like they had stuff to spare and most importantly who looked suspicious. They were here on a hunt after all.

"It looks pretty run down, I can't imagine it's very guarded nor got a lot of surveillance going on. How specific a room do you have it narrowed down to? If you know where you are going I don't have an issue giving you an opportunity to get in."

Makoto was straight to the point and vague, if he needed to get in then she would get him in to continue their mission. Whether that was through force or subtly was up to debate but she wasn't one to disregard options in taking care of it. A woman of her will would try to get him into that hotel even if Mana herself wanted to come down and try and stop them.