[center][h1][color=lightblue]Orihara Keiji[/color][/h1][/center]

Keiji couldn't help but chuckle at Kon's little correction about the chips. That girl sure knew her junk food. [color=lightblue]"Yeah, I figured I was forgetting a couple ingredients. Sucks that then stopped making them though. Guess it took me too long to muster up the courage to try them."[/color] He was glad that Kon was just as he remembered, and Shuro was bickering with Isana like always. Even with the new faces, it was good to settle in to a bit a familiarity. Their new sensei, however, was not what he expected. He'd heard of Kazama, and the little bit he was able to read of the man just didn't mesh with what he was seeing now. One of the greatest Tenha that the hunters had ever seen, and here he was just casually handing out mission papers like they were any other school assignment. Maybe this mission was just too far beneath someone like him...

Before he could ruminate any more, though, one of the new hunters spoke up, apparently concerned with why one of the youkai decided to rebel. [color=lightblue]"I'm with Shuro on this one. It's hard to understand how youkai think sometimes. What I [i]am[/i] concerned with is that this mantis guy has been practicing martial arts for longer than we've been alive. Definitely not someone we want to take on alone. And let's not forget the four youkai we know literally nothing about... We definitely need to meet up at the forest before we dive in. [/color] Keiji always wanted to do a bit of recon before any mission, but given the sheer number of variables here, he felt it was particularly important. [color=lightblue]"I think I'll take the train. Nothing personal, Sorano, but I just like to study maps on the ride, and the train has a bit more room."[/color]

[center][h1][color=purple]Kazama Ushio[/color][/h1][/center]

[color=92278f]"A Youkai can have any number of reasons for going rogue like this,"[/color] the sensei chimed in. [color=92278f]"You're right, Soga. Gin most definitely knows what happens to youkai who break the rules. But, there are also youkai back in his realm that are much scarier than any hunters. Youkai don't typically come to the human realm on a whim. It's not easy for them to blend in with us, but it does let them escape whatever problems they had back home. For a youkai like Gin... I'd bet his past is finally coming back to haunt him. But, that's all just speculation. Don't hesitate out of sympathy. Bakekonchu hives are dangerous, and you can expect a lot of dead humans if one gets away."[/color] With that, Kazama leaned on his cane and got out of his chair. [color=92278f]"Seems like you kids know what you're doing. I'll meet you all down by the woods. Someone's gotta be there to clean up if you screw this one up."[/color] He gave a little chuckle and made his way out of the classroom, cane clacking against the floor with every step.