"Ah good. Not that I'm opposed...gomen. Not really prepared for this." He waved his hands, mochi in hand. "That said, if I'm already making a fool of myself, would Matsu-san be interested in an outing together sometime later? With less mochi. Or more, depending on your preferences."

"None of us are," she waved it off. "But yes, perhaps an opportunity in a couple of days will give you a bit more chance to collect yourself, eh?" She smirked with no small amount of mirth. "Let's call it three days from now?" She took her mochi, but hadn't bitten into it yet.

Jin smirked sheepishly. "Three days from now sounds good. I'll let you know the details." Gears started slowly grinding in his head. He took a bite of the mochi. "Mm, pretty good. Worth the wait. Does Matsu-san know anyone else who fought at Crossroads?"