relax.
“It’s not really my decision. Tell you what, come back with us and you can talk to the ones that are in charge.”
D nudged Andrea gently with his elbow. “Are you sure that’s wise?” he muttered in her ear.
She turned to him. “What other choice do I have? I don’t make the calls in this thing. If she’s telling the truth, it could make the difference between winning or losing,” she whispered back. “Besides, you saw yourself that she’s not a half-bad fighter.”
Aki shifted back and forth on her feet nervously as Andrea and the green-haired man conversed briefly. I hope this works... she thought, gripping her bo a little tighter.
Andrea turned her blue eyes back to Aki finally. “Alright, let’s go, before they get worried.”
“We should send you out more often, Andrea. Every time you leave, you come back with someone new!”
Andrea crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the wall that separated the entrance hall from the dining area, a glare passing from her to Kanjou. He ignored the dirty look and smiled at her, then put a hand on Roni’s shoulder to keep her from running toward the newcomer and firing questions.
Aki set her bo against the wall and bowed. “Mezushi Aki,” she said, “Please, I’d like to join you.”
Kanjou looked at D and Andrea, one eyebrow raised. “She’s pretty good with that bo,” commented D. He went on to give an account of what had happened.
“Why were the police after you?” Roni asked, staring at the bo with a look of curiosity.
Aki snorted. “They didn’t need a reason. All they did was yell ‘ ochiudo !’ and surround me. I wasn’t doing anything but walking down the street.”
“While carrying a weapon,” muttered Andrea under her breath. “But hey, no one pay me any mind or anything. Weird people are just showing up randomly around here, wanting to follow us around, and no one thinks that’s something to worry about.” She pushed off of the wall and walked away, slipping past Roni and Kanjou and disappearing around the corner.
“Did Andrea or D tell you anything about us on the way over?” inquired Kanjou.
Aki shook her head. “No. Well, I had heard a rumor that there was a group of rebels going around. When I heard The Tiger had joined I decided I’d try to find you and offer my services. Are you all really trying to take down the government? You realize that there’s a ton of other ronin who would be willing to help with that, right? It’s something that all of us dream about doing, I’m sure!”
The tall brunet looked down at Roni, who nodded eagerly up at him. He turned his head back to Aki and extended a hand. “Welcome to the Aka Ryuu.” he said.
26 opened a cabinet in the small kitchen and peered inside, a frown across her furry snout. “Damn,” she muttered.
It had been about an hour since Andrea and D had brought Aki back with them. The stove was finally hot enough to do some cooking on, and 26 was trying to prepare a late lunch. She opened a few more cupboards, sighed, and pulled out a few canisters.
“26?” said a voice from behind her. 26 turned and looked at Kanjou, who was standing in the doorway that separated the kitchen from the dining hall. He raised his eyebrows, a look of concern on his face. “Everything okay?”
She opened one of the canisters and peered inside. “We’re running out of food, Kanjou.”
He looked over his shoulder and watched Roni talking to Aki for a second, then he stepped into the kitchen and pulled the door shut behind him. “Really?”
26 nodded. “Yes, really. We only bought food enough for 4 people when we last went on a shopping trip. Even adding Andrea was a bit of a strain on our reserves, now with both D and Aki here as well, we’ll be lucky to make it another two days.”
Kanjou sighed. “Great, we’re low on money too,” he mumbled, hanging his head a little.
“We could ask Shinrai-“
Kanjou quickly cut 26 off. “No. Shinrai has
“It’s not really my decision. Tell you what, come back with us and you can talk to the ones that are in charge.”
D nudged Andrea gently with his elbow. “Are you sure that’s wise?” he muttered in her ear.
She turned to him. “What other choice do I have? I don’t make the calls in this thing. If she’s telling the truth, it could make the difference between winning or losing,” she whispered back. “Besides, you saw yourself that she’s not a half-bad fighter.”
Aki shifted back and forth on her feet nervously as Andrea and the green-haired man conversed briefly. I hope this works... she thought, gripping her bo a little tighter.
Andrea turned her blue eyes back to Aki finally. “Alright, let’s go, before they get worried.”
“We should send you out more often, Andrea. Every time you leave, you come back with someone new!”
Andrea crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the wall that separated the entrance hall from the dining area, a glare passing from her to Kanjou. He ignored the dirty look and smiled at her, then put a hand on Roni’s shoulder to keep her from running toward the newcomer and firing questions.
Aki set her bo against the wall and bowed. “Mezushi Aki,” she said, “Please, I’d like to join you.”
Kanjou looked at D and Andrea, one eyebrow raised. “She’s pretty good with that bo,” commented D. He went on to give an account of what had happened.
“Why were the police after you?” Roni asked, staring at the bo with a look of curiosity.
Aki snorted. “They didn’t need a reason. All they did was yell ‘ ochiudo !’ and surround me. I wasn’t doing anything but walking down the street.”
“While carrying a weapon,” muttered Andrea under her breath. “But hey, no one pay me any mind or anything. Weird people are just showing up randomly around here, wanting to follow us around, and no one thinks that’s something to worry about.” She pushed off of the wall and walked away, slipping past Roni and Kanjou and disappearing around the corner.
“Did Andrea or D tell you anything about us on the way over?” inquired Kanjou.
Aki shook her head. “No. Well, I had heard a rumor that there was a group of rebels going around. When I heard The Tiger had joined I decided I’d try to find you and offer my services. Are you all really trying to take down the government? You realize that there’s a ton of other ronin who would be willing to help with that, right? It’s something that all of us dream about doing, I’m sure!”
The tall brunet looked down at Roni, who nodded eagerly up at him. He turned his head back to Aki and extended a hand. “Welcome to the Aka Ryuu.” he said.
26 opened a cabinet in the small kitchen and peered inside, a frown across her furry snout. “Damn,” she muttered.
It had been about an hour since Andrea and D had brought Aki back with them. The stove was finally hot enough to do some cooking on, and 26 was trying to prepare a late lunch. She opened a few more cupboards, sighed, and pulled out a few canisters.
“26?” said a voice from behind her. 26 turned and looked at Kanjou, who was standing in the doorway that separated the kitchen from the dining hall. He raised his eyebrows, a look of concern on his face. “Everything okay?”
She opened one of the canisters and peered inside. “We’re running out of food, Kanjou.”
He looked over his shoulder and watched Roni talking to Aki for a second, then he stepped into the kitchen and pulled the door shut behind him. “Really?”
26 nodded. “Yes, really. We only bought food enough for 4 people when we last went on a shopping trip. Even adding Andrea was a bit of a strain on our reserves, now with both D and Aki here as well, we’ll be lucky to make it another two days.”
Kanjou sighed. “Great, we’re low on money too,” he mumbled, hanging his head a little.
“We could ask Shinrai-“
Kanjou quickly cut 26 off. “No. Shinrai has
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