[martinchaen]

Takashi waited for Tantei to ask any follow-up questions about the venue before bowing deeply and thanking their new employer for the opportunity.


Once they were outside of the teahouse, Takashi introduced himself.

"Tantei-san, it is good to see you again," he said, bowing informally to her as one would an acquaintance. Addressing the two others, he spoke softly. "You may call me Seijin. I am a follower of Bushido and a samurai trained in the art of Kenjutsu. My blade is yours." While speaking the last phrase, he bowed deeply to each member individually as one would to honor a stranger, and continued. "For those who do not know Bushido, know that I will not attack an unarmed or defenseless person, nor strike an unaware opponent, as these acts would be grave violations of both my honor and that of my mentor, Hachiman."

He locked eyes with each member of the team in turn as he spoke next. "Also know that I will not allow any of you to do these things; if combat is inevitable, I am more than capable of handling several opponents by myself, and any who underestimate a swordsman of my skill will find themselves sorely lacking. I will leave dealing with our client to you, Tantei-san, and focus instead on keeping him, and all of you, safe." He bowed once again bowed to everyone, more informally this time, indicating that he now viewed everyone as closer companions than he had before.

[HydroRaven]

The idea of all expenses paid pleased Roger. "Alright, what are we waiting for then?" said the elf, standing up and waiting for the rest of the team to be done with their business before following everyone else outside. Once away from the tea house, he introduced himself as a driver that knew how to mend wounds in sure times, and made sure to remember what everyone's role was on this run.

[farothel]

"Very well, we'll be leaving immediately," Mariko said to the fixer, bowing before leaving the room, but after she got the stadium name, as neo-Tokyo had quite a few of those.  Outside she introduced herself as Tantei to the others, a name Sejin had used.
"I'm a mage, following the kami Fukurō," she said, "I follow Sejin-san here, up to a point.  I don't kill, but I don't see any problem in dropping a stunbolt on someone who doesn't see it coming.  Now, to something more practical.  I have the address of the stadium we have to get to.  I don't know who has transport, but I normally use the monorail or Shin-Kansen lines."

[Isane]

Yuri shuffles along outside with everyone else, already tapping a few commands through her commlink and having her truck pull up a bit closer.  She lets out a nervous giggle once everyone says their piece.  Probably not appropriate at all, but she just couldn't help it.  The nervous tension she was feeling about Seijin's vow was so thick she could cut it with a vibroblade.  He was like something from one of her comics.  "I-I'm sorry, but are you going to be challenging people to duels or something?"  She rubs the back of her head nervously, still half smiling. 

"I'm Yuri, and y-yes that's a streetname.  I do uh, matrix and drone support.  I can do less than lethal, f-fine, but I don't have any qualms taking out people who are trying to take out me or my team.  So, ya know... keep that in mind... when people are shooting you..."  She trails off awkwardly, and glances down at the sidewalk for a moment before looking back up at Tantei.  "Oh!  Uhm, if you need a ride, I have room in my truck.  Seijin can go with our 'Driver' I guess."  She jerks a thumb over at the other elf.

[martinchaen]

Takashi smiled at the young hacker when she mentioned duels.

"There are many honorable ways to die, Yuri-chan, few more so than single combat," he said, using an honorific he felt was appropriate for the youthful woman and her curiosity. "If any of our opponents wish to die with honor, I will not deny them," he finished.

"I wonder how much time this one spends in the real world," he thought. "No matter; everyone has their interests and skill sets; and who knows, she might surprise you yet" he thought, reminding himself of the lesson he had been taught just a short while ago.

He nodded at the elf beside him. "I am ready to go when you are, hakase." Takashi wasn't sure if the man had received formal training as a doctor, but if he was a healer he deserved the title as far as he was concerned.

[HydroRaven]

Dubs put his hands up in the air and shrugged at Seijin's use of a title for him. "I know how to stop the bleeding if we get into an accident omae, don't expect me to do bypass surgery" joked the elf, announcing that he would get his car around to pick up his passenger.

[Isane]

"Yeah, but like... why?  What if they don't."  Yuri raises an eyebrow at Seijin, and begins tapping away at her AR keyboard.  "No look, see, there's this hilarious video from an old movie where a bad guy is facing down the hero with a sword and the hero just pulls out a gun and shoots him and..."  Her truck finally pulls itself up to the curb, and she looks up from her screen at its arrival.  "N-Nevermind, I'll find it later, let's get going Tantei-senpai."

She pulls open the driver's side door, and lets out a sudden flurry of curses as the obnoxious J-pop she left on comes blaring out of the vehicle's sound system.  Flustered, she pulls herself in and grasps at the center console, eventually silencing the music.  Blushing as she looks at Tantei through the side window, she somberly gets herself seated and nervously drums her metallic fingers along the steering wheel.  "S-Sorry, ah, let's just ignore that... you ready?  And seatbelts please." 

Trying to focus on something else for the moment, she sends her Dalmatian ahead to the stadium, making sure it avoids any no fly zones.  She figured the stadium itself would probably have high security, but she still wanted some heavy firepower nearby just in case.  'Jeeze, I wonder how they'd react if they knew what that thing was armed with...'

[cr4kp0t]

Arriving at the stadium the car park is almost full. Eventually you find a space and as you approach the entrance to the stadium there is the unmistakable roar of bike engines.

Upon opening the doors into the stadium the foyer is empty it would seem the show may have already started. there is one man sweeping up the floor of all the dropped snacks. and one cashier behind the ticket counter.

There are some turnstiles that lead to the stadium floor and a door to the right with a maglock that leads to the VIP lounge.

[farothel]

Nobody to see, Mariko thought as she looked around, well, then they would probably be on the list of the guy behind the counter, so she walked that way.
"Good day, sir," she said, "I was told that there would be tickets waiting for us here?"

[cr4kp0t]

The cashier take a moment before looking up from behind the counter. He gives you and the rest of a party a quick look over... he pulls up the guest list on the AR display in front of you and as he flicks through the list.

It does't take him long before he come across the booking... and he suddenly realizes how rude he's been acting so bored and uninterested.
My Apologies the Gumi said you were coming.

If you would like to take your passes and proceed to your box,
The main event has not yet started we will make sure they wait until your in position.
He passes across four passes through the secured glass.
Enjoy your evening.

As you have a look at passes they are simple and understated with a lanyard. As you approach the door it unlocks automatically for you. It would seem that the passes are tagged with RFID to allow you in the relevant areas.

The box is up three flights of stairs and as you open it up there is a very modern styled room in front of you with several leather suites with titanium frames, holo-projectors and a vasts array of AR displays. The walls are polishes plascrete and there as a few tasteful modern art pieces decorating the room.

There is a feast of various cuisines on a tiered table to the left and right of the entrance doors. Renting this box for the night would probably cost more than most of your lifestyle would for a month. This really was the lap of extreme luxury in both entertainment comfort and necessity.

[martinchaen]

Since Takashi wasn't very good at chit-chatting he didn't speak much to the driver apart from saying that he thought his vehicle was nice. The ride to the venue was therefore fairly uneventful on his part.


Once at the stadium, the young elf simply followed Tantei's lead, hanging the access pass around his neck when he received it. He made sure to keep an eye out for possible chokepoints that would serve to hold of an attack, emergency exits, and anything that looked out of place.

[HydroRaven]

Roger, trying to make conversation but clearly in the presence of someone who didn't want to talk, drove the rest of the way keeping to himself.

Once at the stadium, he got the pass from the cashier and casually put it in his pocket, looking around at the surroundings as he was following the other runners up into the VIP section. Once inside the room, he immediately went for a few snacks to put in his hands, trying to take as big a variety of foods as he could without being overburdened. After he got what he could handle, he walked across the room, looking at the lavish accoutrements their mysterious Johnson had organised for them. "Not a bad set-up" said the elf, eating something as he was taking in the view. "You guys should try some of this stuff" continued Dubs, slightly raising his hands and showing off some of the delicacies he was eating.

[cr4kp0t]

Not long after you enter the VIP suite an announcement come s over the stadium PA and the tannoy's, below you the muffled cheers of the crowds through the security screen. echo in the box. Before being drowned out by the tannoy.
Give it up for the amazing gizmo!....
The crowd roars once more...
but now it's time for tonight's main event.
Our very own local boy...
A superb talent and thrill for all
the one the only...

RRRRUUUUUUSSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!!
The crowd goes absolutely wild and were it not for the security screen the noise would be deafening.The projector comes to life as do the AR displays. It would seem the main event for tonight is a good old fashioned stunt bike show. the stadium is filled with scolded ramps jumps and death defying feats for a bike rider to even think about let alone attempt.

The show is something else and whoever this rider is he's good, beyond good, he's an absolute biking sensation.

[farothel]

Mariko looked around as she took a bit of food, trying to see who they were going to meet.  She looked at her ticket to see if there was a seat number or a table number on it, and if so, she would head for that.  She also looked in the astral to get a feeling of the place and to see if there was some strange things.  It was something she always did.

[martinchaen]

Takashi pointedly ignored the ostentatious display of wealth even as Dubs grabbed as much as he could carry and began stuffing his face.

"Gaijin..." he thought to himself while taking a closer look at the room they'd entered. Then, something that had been nagging him since they got their passes finally clicked into place.

"The attendant said they'd hold the show for us" he said quietly, speaking in Tantei's general direction. "I wonder why it is important to our employer that we see this show. Unless... Is it possible that this Rush person is our employer?" He walked over to get a better view of the stunt rider. "Yuri, can you see what you can dig up on this Rush? It might be advantageous to know something about the person our employer paid what must have been an exorbitant cost just so we could see the performance."

The name was certainly familiar but Takashi couldn't quite place it, so he thought about it some more while waiting for their new employer.