[Suzu re-enters the building!] * Suzunosuke closes the temple door behind him and rests his head in his hands. * John frowns. "It ...damnation. * Jinx is standing and leaning against a wall. "Trouble?" It's not the nice kind of company, is it? * Millie looks up from her seat, blinking as she runs her fingers slowly along the barrel. "That don't look good..." * Suzunosuke looks back up, and smiles bravely. Trouble, yes, but only for me. [Ryoichi walks down the hall, accompanied by Kazue. They look worried.] * John thinks. "Rival clan?" The Iwahara have shown their true colors, and have come to... detain me. Aw geez Suz. What'dya do? [Ryoichi frowns. "Detain you?" Kazue shakes her head.] * John looks at Millie. "s'not his fault. His clan's at war with another..." * Jinx raises an eyebrow. "So long as you're in our group, your troubles are ours. I'll help resist if you like." I am a son of the Takame. Apparently the Iwahara are particularly put out with my father just now. * Millie looks over at John, losing her face into a deep frown. "Yeah...but I think he's gonna do somethin' stupid..." ...so, no. An' THAT'S his choice... [Kazue hesitates, then moves forward to take Suzunosuke's hands. "Your name is Suzunosuke Takame?"] * John frowns and nods. * Jinx verifies that his gun is loaded. "Sure? It is your choice, but..." * MaryAnne watches We are deep inside Iwahara territory. I might have the... clan standing to survive on the run, but you all would be branded as criminals. * John points at Suzunosuke. "That's him alright." * Millie turns her face to glare at Suz, though it doesn't quite have the impact she expects as she goes back to her rifle. Good rifle. I will not ask that of you. I can not ask that of you. ...I will be fine. * Jinx shrugs. "The choice is yours, but I've survived far worse than being branded a criminal, particularly as this isn't even my homeland." [Kazue looks earnestly up at Suzunosuke. "I know we're on Arita lands. But..." Ryoichi interrupts. "If there's anything we can do to help, name it. You are a good man, Suzunosuke Takame."] * Suzunosuke shrugs. I will be fine, or there will be civil war. Look, if yer gonna go, jus' quit the sappy namby pamby bullshit an' go. * John starts checking his pistols. * Suzunosuke looks over at Millie. But if ya want us ta back ya up, jus' say so. * MaryAnne looks at Millie Yeah. If ya want us to take'em out, though, I'll gladly put my gun on the line. * Millie snaps her rifle closed. "When I first see the / New moon, faint in the twilight, / I think of the moth eyebrows / Of a girl I saw only once." * John holsters his pistols after checking their condition. It was good to meet you, Millie. Good to journey with all of you. * Millie blinks and looks up at Suzunosuke. "...Wha..?" * MaryAnne watches. Suzunosuke? I still think this is a whole bunch of bull-shit. I will back ya up if you ask. * Jinx smiles and bows. "May good luck be your companion on your future journeys." "Haru no nu ni / Sumire tsumi ni to / Koshi ware zo / Nu wo natsukashimi / Hito yo nenikeru" Good luck. * Suzunosuke grabs his ruck, and exits the temple. But, if you're really goin', good luck. * Millie eyes the exit to the temple, still seated on the floor, just watching. "...idiot." * John frowns as soon as Suz leaves. "Dumbass." * Millie glances over at John. * Jinx shrugs. "Never thought it'd be easier to not have family." * MaryAnne says "I really don't understand what is happening." [Ryoichi watches him go and shakes his head. "I'll vouch for him."] * Millie stands up without a word and heads over to get a better look at what's going on outside. * John turns to MaryAnne. "Suzunosuke is being 'kidnapped' to stop some clan conflict. I can only see it getting worse from that, though." Hard to say, it can be nearly impossible to judge the merit of a play without knowing the rules of the game. * John smirks. "What do you say we give them the one-fingered salute, Mille?" * MaryAnne says "Oh, I've heard of such things where one clan gives care of an important family member to the other clan to proove they will be cooperative with the other clan, I can't asy as I really approve." (Coincidentally, the middle finger is a purely American idea. It means absolutely nothing in any other region of the world. :P) I never did approve of this bullshit. (Well, the meaning is pretty universal but the gesture is different. It's the "okay" sign in Australlia I think. And a thumbs up in some Euro countries) (My favorite is the V sign reversed) (It means absoultely nothing in eastern Asia, though.) (Well, I'm saying USING a middle finger is purely American, but the concept of a finger gesture having that meaning is pretty universal ^_^;) (Hehe.) * Jinx continues to lean against the wall and just listens for a skirmish. * John walks over to a window or something to get a glance at the idiots that are taking Suz away.