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Edin took the wakizashi cautiously and examined it. It was a plain wakizashi though the hilt was decorated with a dragon design. She lightly ran her finger down the blade and was impressed when she found no flaws. She looked at Souzou and raised and eyebrow. "Okay, what's the catch? This is a perfect blade, so why would you give it to me?" Edin asked.
Souzou grinned and said, "Well, you can't fight without a sword and we obviously left all of your things back at the dojo. Which reminds me, did you have any spare clothes? You can't fight in that thing!" Souzou pointed at her kimono as she shook her head. "Well, we'll have to fix that. Katsu! You're in charge of things inventory, right?" When the little boy with long green hair nodded, Souzou continued. "Do we have any extra clothes that might suit Edin?"
"Yes, Captain, we got some clothes that might suit Edin at the last dojo that we stopped at. Do you want me to take her to try them on?"
"Yes, she'll need clothes that she can wear when she fights," Souzou closed his eyes for a moment then said, "Wait, do we have any more uniforms? If we do then take her to try one on. That would be more suitable."
Katsu then turned towards Edin and said a simple, "Come with me please.", and off they went into a small clearing where the Sekihoutai had apparently been resting. Katsu looked in one of the sacks by the remains of the fire. Edin thought this was very odd, because an army such as them should not have left the remains of their campsite unless there was someone injured or something to that point. Katsu must have seen her confusion, because he immediately explained.
"We were waiting here for the captain to return from the dojo, otherwise we wouldn't have left remains here. We're pretty good about that stuff. Also, from now on, don't call the captain by his name, but call him 'Captain' or 'Captain Sagara'. He wouldn't appreciate it if you called him by his name. Sano and I are the only exceptions to that, and only if we're joking around or if it's an unimportant matter." Edin nodded, understanding completely. Katsu threw some clothes at her. "Try these on. I think they're your size, but if not then try these on. Those are one size smaller," Katsu said, turning around as Edin started to undo the sash around her waist. She tried the first uniform on and told Katsu to turn around. Katsu instantly fell into a fit of laughter shaking his head. "Well, I think the other uniform would fit you better. Let me get you the other trademark pieces. There's the sash, the boots..."
Edin giggled a little and tried on the other uniform, which fit perfectly. The jacket didn't restrict the movement from her arms or her ducking abilities, which left her able to fight properly. She heard an awed wow from Katsu and turned around. Katsu had all but dropped the adornments and she asked: "So, does it fit?" Katsu laughed a bit before answering.
"Well, it fits, but you need these. There's boots, and I hope they're your size, gloves, and the trademark sash." Katsu held these out and the first thing Edin grabbed was the boots. Despite Katsu's misjudgment with the uniform size, he did get the boot size correct. She then grabbed the white gloves, and, after adjusting those, put on the red sash. Katsu gasped then ran back to the sack full of the clothes. He came back up with two chopsticks and a small wooden pattern. "Here. These are for your hair. It'll probably get in the way, so we'll probably cut it, but until then use these." Edin untied the red sash and handed it to Katsu then tied her hair into a bun, since the one she had in before came out when she was running away from the dojo. When she was done she then took the sash from Katsu's open hands.
"Well, how do I look?"
Katsu circled her three times before answering. "Well, we definitely need to cut your hair, but other than that, you look pretty good." Katsu then called, "Captain! She's ready!" Souzou then came walking up and shook his head. "What's wrong?" Katsu and Edin asked at the same instant.
"Her hair's too long."
"Well, give me the scissors so we can cut it."
And as soon as Katsu gave the scissors to Souzou they did. It took about three minutes to cut it to a reasonable length, about the length of Souzou's hair. Edin and Souzou turned to the rest of the Sekihoutai and asked: "Well?"
The other little kid, probably the one called Sano, looked from one to the other and said, with the other Sekihoutai, "They're twins..."
Edin took the wakizashi cautiously and examined it. It was a plain wakizashi though the hilt was decorated with a dragon design. She lightly ran her finger down the blade and was impressed when she found no flaws. She looked at Souzou and raised and eyebrow. "Okay, what's the catch? This is a perfect blade, so why would you give it to me?" Edin asked.
Souzou grinned and said, "Well, you can't fight without a sword and we obviously left all of your things back at the dojo. Which reminds me, did you have any spare clothes? You can't fight in that thing!" Souzou pointed at her kimono as she shook her head. "Well, we'll have to fix that. Katsu! You're in charge of things inventory, right?" When the little boy with long green hair nodded, Souzou continued. "Do we have any extra clothes that might suit Edin?"
"Yes, Captain, we got some clothes that might suit Edin at the last dojo that we stopped at. Do you want me to take her to try them on?"
"Yes, she'll need clothes that she can wear when she fights," Souzou closed his eyes for a moment then said, "Wait, do we have any more uniforms? If we do then take her to try one on. That would be more suitable."
Katsu then turned towards Edin and said a simple, "Come with me please.", and off they went into a small clearing where the Sekihoutai had apparently been resting. Katsu looked in one of the sacks by the remains of the fire. Edin thought this was very odd, because an army such as them should not have left the remains of their campsite unless there was someone injured or something to that point. Katsu must have seen her confusion, because he immediately explained.
"We were waiting here for the captain to return from the dojo, otherwise we wouldn't have left remains here. We're pretty good about that stuff. Also, from now on, don't call the captain by his name, but call him 'Captain' or 'Captain Sagara'. He wouldn't appreciate it if you called him by his name. Sano and I are the only exceptions to that, and only if we're joking around or if it's an unimportant matter." Edin nodded, understanding completely. Katsu threw some clothes at her. "Try these on. I think they're your size, but if not then try these on. Those are one size smaller," Katsu said, turning around as Edin started to undo the sash around her waist. She tried the first uniform on and told Katsu to turn around. Katsu instantly fell into a fit of laughter shaking his head. "Well, I think the other uniform would fit you better. Let me get you the other trademark pieces. There's the sash, the boots..."
Edin giggled a little and tried on the other uniform, which fit perfectly. The jacket didn't restrict the movement from her arms or her ducking abilities, which left her able to fight properly. She heard an awed wow from Katsu and turned around. Katsu had all but dropped the adornments and she asked: "So, does it fit?" Katsu laughed a bit before answering.
"Well, it fits, but you need these. There's boots, and I hope they're your size, gloves, and the trademark sash." Katsu held these out and the first thing Edin grabbed was the boots. Despite Katsu's misjudgment with the uniform size, he did get the boot size correct. She then grabbed the white gloves, and, after adjusting those, put on the red sash. Katsu gasped then ran back to the sack full of the clothes. He came back up with two chopsticks and a small wooden pattern. "Here. These are for your hair. It'll probably get in the way, so we'll probably cut it, but until then use these." Edin untied the red sash and handed it to Katsu then tied her hair into a bun, since the one she had in before came out when she was running away from the dojo. When she was done she then took the sash from Katsu's open hands.
"Well, how do I look?"
Katsu circled her three times before answering. "Well, we definitely need to cut your hair, but other than that, you look pretty good." Katsu then called, "Captain! She's ready!" Souzou then came walking up and shook his head. "What's wrong?" Katsu and Edin asked at the same instant.
"Her hair's too long."
"Well, give me the scissors so we can cut it."
And as soon as Katsu gave the scissors to Souzou they did. It took about three minutes to cut it to a reasonable length, about the length of Souzou's hair. Edin and Souzou turned to the rest of the Sekihoutai and asked: "Well?"
The other little kid, probably the one called Sano, looked from one to the other and said, with the other Sekihoutai, "They're twins..."