Grendelkin

Nagato started to beat the drum, providing the beat. We could have found a tape that included drums, but Koizumi had vetoed that idea and said something complicated about 'evoking a primal response'. I let it go because I got the odd impression that Nagato wanted to do it. Three white-clad girls - Koizumi, Taniguchi and Kunikida - danced out into the circle, bowed to each other, turned outward, bowed to the audience I hoped and prayed they couldn't see, then turned inward again and clasped hands. The boombox started to play its tune; violins screamed, copper instruments droned, and the drum thundered under and over all. I could barely see N