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. ]]

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text; un: threehorns

[ganashara]

We've got bikes. It's just a matter of prepping them for desert riding.

[neonleon]

[Hm.

yeah he doesn't care about faction nonsense.]

I know a guy. If you've got the equipment, he can do it.

[ganashara]

I'm doing it. I spent most of my life riding in the desert.

[neonleon]

Hey, okay. Sure. Just figure more hands the better, but all right.

[ganashara]

With things the way they currently are, non-Shuten mechanics aren't allowed in Shuten garages. More hands would be appreciated, but we don't have time to vet them. But I am confident the guys in the shop can handle it, under my direction.

[neonleon]

[Probably not a good idea to say he trusts his brother more than he trusts these guys. But boy this guy's defensive. One of the.................................. higher ranked guys. Not really the time to schmooze here. He has way too little information to make a viable plan.]

Sure, sure.

Guess when you have them ready, I can ride.

[ganashara]

Show me.

[ wait what. ]

I've still got a test course set up near the Arena. Show me that you can ride.

[neonleon]

[He'd feel a lot better if they had the tank.]

Fine. If you've got one ready, I'll do just that.

[ganashara]

[ He sends a photo. It's the most Leo's getting, but something tells Lio that's all he needs. ]

Tonight.