[45] Homeward Bound, take II

[smiling_samurai]

[Filtered to the 4423 // Unhackable]

Well that wasn't so bad. I hope the next prison we're in has better food though. I'm starving for something decent. You'd think they could serve at least a little rice with this stuff.

Gorobei, Katsu, Souji...you guys okay?

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[Filtered to Kambei and Hijikata // Unhackable]I need to tell you both

Comments

[imadoushin]

I don't think prison food is supposed to be appetizing, Heihachi, it is punishment.

I'm fine. Are you?

[smiling_samurai]

Don't the condemed deserve a little better though? And we're not even guilty yet!

Absolutely! Well, mostly. Actually I've been meaning to check up on you since I got back, but things have been a little hectic. I doubt this is what you expected when you signed on with us, huh?

[imadoushin]

They're acting enough like we are.

Mostly?

Hectic would be...one way of describing things. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but no, it wasn't this. I doubt many of us were.

[Locked to Katsu // Unhackable]

[smiling_samurai]

Oh, well, I might be a little worried. Especially for Komachi, you know? And Kambei...he's got a reputation here in Ivona. He's probably not the only one, either. It just makes things a little awkward. I don't know if we should start thinking of a contingency plan to get out of this or just hope for the best.

[Locked to Heihachi // Unhackable]

[imadoushin]

I think we probably all are. It would be silly not to be worried, in a situation like this...

At least...if they do end up convicting us, I doubt they can punish someone Komachi's age with the rest of us. It's not much of a consolation, I know, but I suppose it's something...

I'd like to think everything will turn out fine. But even if it does, it wouldn't hurt to have been prepared. A pirate ship sailing blithely into Ivonian custody without a contingency plan is asking for trouble.

[Locked to Katsu // Unhackable]

[smiling_samurai]

I hope so...I just hope they'd organise for someone to take her back to Kanna afterwards...not that she'd probably stay there for long. She'd probably go find Kiku and make sure he avenged us for her. That'd be kind of nice.

Well if it's a plan we need, I'm glad we have Kambei with us. I'm sure he'll come up with something, and I know you've been keeping up with your training. Are you ready?

[Locked to Heihachi // Unhackable]

[imadoushin]

Yes, I'm sure Sensei can come up with something...and the strategists and the Captain hopefully have ideas as well.

I think so.