[ At least Kaoru got some prizes out of that first encounter, right... one of those useless jelly hand-toys that get disgustingly dirty the moment you tear them out of their plastic packaging. Thanks, Cereal.

Mercifully, they manage to skedaddle on out of there with their limbs intact (but not Adolf's pride), and once they're out into the non-safety of the street, eelkun takes a step away to dust Kaoru off.

Sorry about the sanitizer streak on your nice kimono.... ]

Yeah. It doesn't seem like they want to pull their punches, either. [ you know, the whole 'murderer' thing and all. ] ...Can't say I blame them, but if there's a way to avoid getting involved, that's the best option.