[@PaulHaynek] [@AzureKnight] (SHI)

[quote]What Gringor said bothered Takeshi more. "Is the half-naked man correct? Am I really the only survivor from the beach?" He asked them. "What about my father, Lord Hideo Oja? Did any of you see him? What about Lord Shigesato Rekka? Or his wife, Sakura? What exactly happened at the beach?"[/quote]

Kerry would give Gringor a look that spoke "Not cool, dude". Seriously, his response had all the subtlety of a Minotaur in clay pottery shop.

[color=fff79a]"While yes, your forces did get trounced, I'm certain that you're not the only one who lived."[/color], Kerry attempted to reassure the beleaguered man. [color=fff79a]"I'm sure that your friends saw how the battle was going and promptly evacuated the rest of the town to safety....right?"[/color]

To be honest, Kerry had only arrived at the tail end of the battle, so she had no way of knowing whether or not Takeshi's people had retreated, which is why she gave confirming look toward Shizuka to see if Takeshi really was the only sole survivor or not.

[quote]Getting another good look at the entire taskforce, Takeshi slowly realized something. "...You're no ragtag group of monsters looking for victims. You're an organized force." He deduced correctly. "Who exactly are you? Who sent you here?"[/quote]

[color=fff79a]"An Inari by the name of Kyouko sent us here to investigate what's been going in Shizuyama and to help you if need be. And given to what we've just been through, you're gonna need [b]ALL[/b] the help you can get, my guy."[/color]