Whatever the case, let's hope the Daitengu is seeing something we're not seeing.

[ He won't bet his money on it, but there's a part of him that wants to hold out this is all trickery. We can't be down a leader so soon into the game!

Yuri nods to Ryouma's points. Theorizing is fine and all, but this is what he wants to discuss tonight - plans and next steps. ]

I agree there's no better time to make the Kappa our allies. We're a nosy bunch from what I've been hearing around the room. Why don't we all exchange contacts and keep each other informed? It'll be faster than getting us all together like this. Easier on the wallet, too.