video; un: TIGER-STRIPED, LOCKED TO SHUTEN CLAN

[jigokumods]

[ The shot is Toraguma's desk. His sunglasses are on, so his expression is difficult to read, but the way he puffs on his cigar... kind of suggests what's going on.

On the desk in front of him is the remains of some sort of device, likely recovered from the explosion. Jiro is there as well, obviously having done his best to piece it back together and identify what it was, but it seems a conclusion has been reached... ]

The fox... She's a clever bitch, as always. She thought she could throw me off by having a mechanical bomb instead of a mystic one...

[ Toraguma gestured to Jiro, who nervously stepped forward and set down what appeared to be a ruptured container of some kind. ]

"B-but, well... she works with what she has, and it seems they used a combustion relic to cause the actual ignition. But it was tampered with. The seal on it shortened the fuse time, so..."

[ Toraguma cut him off, leaning forward ]

The fox has a spy in her house. So for now... I'm gonna let her put out her own damn fires and get my payback on this later. I don't want any of you losing track of what's ahead of us.

[ Jiro visibly swallows, stepping back and ducking his head, because he knows what's coming next. ]

"Iron Bear" is Kaneguma... my kyoudai... That means no matter what money is on the line, no matter who that Ringo girl is, it's our responsibility as the Shuten Clan to go out there and stop him. No matter what, we take care of him first... I'll deal with the fox bitch after that.

Listen up!

We've got a primary vehicle, but anyone that can ride, you're with us. We head out in two weeks. You have that much time to get ready. If you need to stay behind... so be it. But we're taking this war to Kaneguma.

[ Toraguma leaned back in his chair, once more and just... let out a heavy sigh. ]

And I'll deal with him myself. No one else touches him. Got it?


[[ooc: Characters are free to thread among themselves here. Toraguma will likely not respond unless directly addressed. Jiro may respond, as well. ]]

Comments

[frogmarched]

If I'm old, that must mean you're already one foot in the grave, obaachan.

[....coughs.]

[crimsonhorizon]

I'll live for over 400 years, you won't, go get your tea.

[:T!!!!!]

[frogmarched]

If I had to live for 400 years, I'd just die of boredom instead. But I guess being so shortsighted, you can find anything to entertain yourself while you work off all that karma.

[He grunts, holding back another cough. And he can't even make tea that well--]

[crimsonhorizon]

Kawase.

[Wait, she knows his name--?]

[frogmarched]

I don't believe I ever gave you permission to call me that.

[How dare you? And another thing, how dare you--]

[crimsonhorizon]

I don't care.

Drink your tea or I find someone who does.

[This is not...an idle threat.]

[frogmarched]

Must I point out you were the one nearly crushed to death. You can help yourself to your own tea, and I can take care of myself.

[Things he has never once done in his life but no one else needs to know that.]

[crimsonhorizon]

I'm not human anymore, and I don't believe you for a second.

You have an hour to prove me wrong.

[frogmarched]

Being inhuman doesn't seem to make you immune to falling timber. [He says dryly.]

Fortunately I don't have any interest in proving anything to you, so enjoy waiting by the phone.

[crimsonhorizon]

I think you've misunderstood what's happening here.

[She's hanging up.

And going to see if she can find someone who delivers tea.]