Mugen no Jyuunin

November 2002

We pick up right where we left off in last month's episode...

Last month, Rin caught Doa and Isaku (the big guy) trying to break into her house.

Rin and Doa look at each other for a second...

Then Doa draws her knife and pounces on her like a cougar!

Doa's all over Rin, Rin can barely keep her knife from her throat- Then Isaku grabs Doa by the back of her Kimono and hauls her off Rin in one shot. Isaku apologizes for them, and tells Doa to do the same...

Doa: "sorry... old habit..."
Rin: "HABIT?!?!"

Then, interestingly enough, after attacking her they beg her to let them stay with her for a few days, as they are travelling and have nowhere to go (Rin doesn't know that they're Itto-ryu, but they are damn odd).

After Isaku's numerous apologies and pleading (Doa mumbles to herself "it'd been easier if we just whacked her...") Rin decides to let them stay for a little while.

The next morning, Rin wakes up to a crashing noise but Manji isn't there.

She gets up and wanders around the dojo, when she sees sunlight coming in through the wall, where there wasn't a window...

Doa's sitting there, having torn down half the wall, smoking a pipe, like nothing happened.

Rin: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?!?!"
Doa: "...uh ...somking?"