Last Frost
It was extremely early in the morning in Japan when the Council met. Four Asian men were sitting around a black table discussing their plans and ideas for the New York gang's takeover. Each man had equal powers on the Lotus advisory board, which was the highest level of leadership in the Black Lotus since there was no single leader in the organization. Veteran members and leaders and current councilmen would elect a new member to the Council only when an incumbent dies.
Since the Council had been formed the required number of members seemed to have dropped every couple of years from, sixteen, to fourteen, to nine, to eight, then five, and finally four. The main reason was to reduce infighting, but many inside the gang said it was also because the number of truly "qualified" successors began to wane over the years. The men of the current advisory board were Hiroji Takeyama, Akira Sasaki, Biri Hotsuma, and Jie Samatsuru.
"The American Lotuses are ineffectual, they are continuously being found and defeated by the mutant turtles. Even when provided with additional men and one of our best Chief Officers they still manage to be bested! We will need to take even more aggressive measures to killing the oversized reptiles," Sasaki said to the others.
"If we are to have any chance of establishing ourselves in the US, we must gain control in New York. In order to do this we need to expand out of Chinatown and into the other regions of New York and also we will have to go against tradition and begin recruiting non-Asian members," Samatsuru suggested.
The other members whispered to each other, trying to decide on this radical new proposal and Sasaki voiced their decision.
"Fine if it means success then it is done also, to avoid any more failure I believe we should travel to New York to personally oversee our new plans." Sasaki said.
After quickly conferring amongst themselves the others agreed unanimously to travel to New York.
"All right then, the Council has decided to pass all suggestions and the next meeting will be in New York."
The Council hurriedly chose Takeyashi Fuji as temporary decision-maker during their absence and left the Council chambers. They walked down the hall slowly and while waiting for the elevator Hotsuma smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" Takeyamo asked.
The door to the elevator opened so he did not answer right away but when they got inside and he said, "With the new strategy we have formed, I can't help thinking that the Black Lotus has planted the seeds to the turtles demise."
It was extremely early in the morning in Japan when the Council met. Four Asian men were sitting around a black table discussing their plans and ideas for the New York gang's takeover. Each man had equal powers on the Lotus advisory board, which was the highest level of leadership in the Black Lotus since there was no single leader in the organization. Veteran members and leaders and current councilmen would elect a new member to the Council only when an incumbent dies.
Since the Council had been formed the required number of members seemed to have dropped every couple of years from, sixteen, to fourteen, to nine, to eight, then five, and finally four. The main reason was to reduce infighting, but many inside the gang said it was also because the number of truly "qualified" successors began to wane over the years. The men of the current advisory board were Hiroji Takeyama, Akira Sasaki, Biri Hotsuma, and Jie Samatsuru.
"The American Lotuses are ineffectual, they are continuously being found and defeated by the mutant turtles. Even when provided with additional men and one of our best Chief Officers they still manage to be bested! We will need to take even more aggressive measures to killing the oversized reptiles," Sasaki said to the others.
"If we are to have any chance of establishing ourselves in the US, we must gain control in New York. In order to do this we need to expand out of Chinatown and into the other regions of New York and also we will have to go against tradition and begin recruiting non-Asian members," Samatsuru suggested.
The other members whispered to each other, trying to decide on this radical new proposal and Sasaki voiced their decision.
"Fine if it means success then it is done also, to avoid any more failure I believe we should travel to New York to personally oversee our new plans." Sasaki said.
After quickly conferring amongst themselves the others agreed unanimously to travel to New York.
"All right then, the Council has decided to pass all suggestions and the next meeting will be in New York."
The Council hurriedly chose Takeyashi Fuji as temporary decision-maker during their absence and left the Council chambers. They walked down the hall slowly and while waiting for the elevator Hotsuma smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" Takeyamo asked.
The door to the elevator opened so he did not answer right away but when they got inside and he said, "With the new strategy we have formed, I can't help thinking that the Black Lotus has planted the seeds to the turtles demise."