This running around bit was really getting on Selmak's nerves! Why couldn't Jacob just run in a straight line? It's not hard to figure out that the quickest way between point A and point B was a straight line! But no, Jacob had to drag poor Janet this way and that. Cutting down alleys here and there.
One alley was a little too crowded so they ran into a shop. Selmak spotted a nice dress with matching shoes that Janet might like as they raced through. Coming out onto a street she spotted a handbag that would match too!
And Selmak was getting hungry. With all energy they expended last night, her batteries were running low again. Plus, all the food being cooked around here smelled so good. She was even tempted to grab a piece of teriyaki beef off a skewer from a stand when Jacob paused to see if it was clear for them to go.
Of course he was paying attention and whacked her for even thinking of such a thing!
Yeah, so what if they were being chased by whom Jacob and Mukong had figured out were the Japanese Yakuzas. They're the only people Mukong was aware of with the funds to try and take Jacobon American soil then bring them to Japan. The only mistake they made was underestimating Jacob and Selmak's recovery abilities.
'Selmak! I can't concentrate on what needs to be done with your mind meandering about in there!' he shouted at her as they hurried down a busy street. 'We're not here to shop!'
Selmak stuck her tongue out at him.
'Grow up!' he snarled.
'You weren't this grumpy this morning!'
'I didn't have half a dozen Yakuzas on my ass at the time!'
Jacob glanced back and Selmak could see they were being chased.
'Actually, there are eight Yakuzas,' she pointed out.
'SELMAK!'