The swordswoman set aside her remaining tea and began preparing to go out. It wouldn't make sense to visit a crime scene unarmed and unshod, and she always made sure to have another knife as backup in case things got out of hand. Most people would let their guard down if they saw someone visibly disarmed, no matter how supernatural. 

It was as she was picking up the sword, now properly dressed for going outdoors--not that the addition of socks was really that large of a change--that the inevitable downside of Toshiko deciding 'the sooner we reach them' reared its head. Particularly because speed was [i]not[/i] of the essence to Ryuuko, as the money made no difference to her...

"Ah, Toshiko-san, could you possibly allow me to drive?"