Vongo-wha? [Open]

[Rai Inazuma]

Dozing in his room, Raitaro Inazuma was having a wonderful dream about not being involved in the mafia and where Rin declared swimsuits to be the best clothing to wear when training when he heard a loud crack. He blearily opened his eyes to see his father Shinnosuke standing over him, staff in hand and extremely disgruntled look on his face, around him a number of loud instruments such as foghorns and what looked like a bucket of water. Raitaro looked unsure of where that sound came from until his eyes rolled up and realised the staff was connected to his head and that he had a small puddle of water around his head. Looking forward again, serious aggravation washed over his features
"Did you... whack me in the head while I was asleep?"
"It's the only way to get a heavy sleeper like-"
"You WHACKED me in the HEAD, while I was ASLEEP?!"
"Maybe if you didn't spend all night playing stupid video-games-"
"I'm calling child services, they'll lock your ass up for years you stupid old-GAH!"
Today, Raitaro and Shinnosuke started fighting a little earlier than usual, news had come through of great importance that Shinnosuke needed to mention as soon as possible. Unfortunately, he'd forgotten about his son's disposition and so they wound up fighting for a good few minutes before they could sit down for breakfast and talk about what they needed to discuss

"The Vongola is beginning to resurface, but they've been split in two. We need to choose a side"
"Bearing in mind I have no idea what a Vongola is, I'm going with... the left?"
"Well, I see smacking your head didn't damage your brain any more than it already is... the two sides are the Notte and the Giorno and-"
"Blah, blah, mafia, violence, fighting, EFFORT, why do we need to pick a side? I thought all we had to do was find the Mare Rings before those Anullare guys do"
"True, but they may also be after the Vongola Rings. They too are part of the Trinisette, and so we must forge an alliance. If the Spiaggia and Vongola are at odds the world pays the price"
"... You're making me decide this today aren't you?"
"Raitaro, you need to choose. Who are Spiaggia supporting, the Day or the Night"

"Like I know anything about either" Raitaro thought to himself as he got dressed in his room, opting for a T-shirt and simple blue jacket. Despite what his dad said he wasn't about to make this decision on his own, he was going to find Rin and Sheeka and ask them. Heck, if Sayomi was around he'd probably ask her too if he needed a tie-break, even if she was a little crazy. Wrapping Raku-Raku carefully, he hoisted the 6 foot pole onto his shoulders and casually strolled out of the house into the street. He hadn't seen any sign of Rin yet so she may've already gone out, Sheeka's place was fairly close so that'd be his first port of call.

Whistling tunelessly, he started strolling down the street, paying no heed to people around him as he tried to remember who, exactly, the Vongola were-

((OOC: Open to anyone, Raitaro tries to pick a side- go nuts!))

[Vico J. Kim]

[atrb=border,0,true][STYLE=float: left; padding: 60 5 0 5; font-size: 9px; margin: 5px; text-align: center; width: 100px;] "...Really?"[/style][STYLE=float: right; width: 60px; text-align: left; font-size: 8px; margin: 10 -65 0 0; padding: 8 0 12 4; text-transform: uppercase; border-left: 1px dotted;]Tags: Rai Notes: N/A[/style][STYLE=width: 350px; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px;] Vico ran his hand through his gelled hair and yawned loudly as he drove down the residential area. On the passenger seat was his jacket, which had his box weapons and knuckles inside its pockets. Much to his chagrin, his mother and father wanted him to keep them with him at all times. And, while he's been doing well hiding them from the public eye, it was getting annoying lugging them in secret. He took a quick glance at the time on his phone. He had to pick up a friend so they can start practicing for a gig they had in a week. There was still about 5 minutes to spare. He then took out a ring that was hung around his neck with a silver necklace and frowned. It was golden with a small blue gem studded in the middle of it. There was a phoenix-like animal surrounding the gem, which is how Vico came up with the group name. How am I gonna revive the Blue Phoenix with the Vongola and other groups on top...? However, his thoughts were interrupted when he glanced up and saw a person walking across the street, who didn't seem to bother taking in his surroundings. Before Vico could even slam the brakes, he collided straight onto the said person with a loud THUD. The car was stopped right away instead of slowing down, but Vico didn't notice as he rushed out of the car and knelt down by the person. "Hey kid, are you okay?!" He then took a look at the car, where a huge human-shaped dent was imprinted right down the middle. It took a while before Vico could process what just happened, but when he did, he quickly scurried over to his car. "Oh no... No, no, no... I just got a new paint job and a tune-up!" [/style]

[Rai Inazuma]

Ohhh, Raitaro. Crossing the road is something Raitaro was lead to believe was rather easy. Even with a large, some might even say unwieldy pole across his shoulders, it ought to be simple enough to cross the street without being hit by a car. Generally two things prevented this, the spatial awareness of the driver who isn't admiring a pendant dedicated to his crime family and such misses the appearance of a youth crossing the road. The other is that the youth isn't normally examining a notebook with two columns marked
"Giorno" and "Notte"
with pros and cons scribbled in them by a young mafia boss. So far, the notebook had one pro on the side of Giorno saying "Sounds like a kind of food" and Raitaro was scratching his head, pausing in the middle of the road while he tried to remember
"Is Notte that pasta with the things inside or is that-" his thought was interupted as his legs suddenly went out from under him. Reacting with his usual disconcerting attitude, Rai tried to move with the motion which meant he hit the bonnet. Still trying to lessen the impact he was thrown over the windshield, spinning in the air with his spear flying free and embedding itself in a wall with a loud judder before he landed on his shoulders, feet over his head and a loud crash of meat on granite.

The driver of the car was worried as he rushed over to examine Raitaro, who looked mostly confused why he was now upside down rather than upset about the whole thing. He opened his mouth to reply when the driver noticed the damage to his car and inspected. Trying to shrug and realising that's pretty much impossible when balanced on your shoulders, Rai rolled backwards and sat up, whistling innocently at the dent in the concrete. It wasn't that it didn't hurt, he felt like he'd just taken a nasty fall. It just happened that it wasn't as a result of tripping more being hit by a speeding vehicle. He was busy tugging his spear out of the wall when he realised the guy was upset about his car being damaged. Looking somewhat confused, and probably surprising the poor bastard since normal people would be down for a while, Raitaro chipped in
"Sorry about your car buuuut if you're doing that old scam, I'm not falling for it"

Raitaro had encounted his fair share of street punks, but for those unfamiliar with the trope, a standard version goes thus
"Oii, Nichan, you just nudged me and made me spill my coffee down my hakama"
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry, oh great and powerful demon king"
"Yeah, you better be, this cost 56,000,000,000 yen and the soul of every newborn in Oklahoma, you best pay for the cleaning"
"But I don't have-"
"Ehhhh? You gonna just walk away, punk? ehhhh?"
"Nooo, I'll pay, I'll pay, please stop eating my dog"

Raitaro was missing two things here: a) a good benchmark for what the standard version of this type extortion was and b) that usually they didn't damage cars by hitting people. Still, Raitaro seemed pretty lax about the whole thing as he offered a hand to the guy
"I'm Raitaro Inazuma, and that... looks like my girlfriend?" out of the corner of his eye, Raitaro saw noticable white hair and suddenly realised Rin... may have... just seen that. Oh boy... he might need to defend the poor guy...

[rin]

The last time Rin had spotted her boss, he'd been napping and avoiding anything remotely similar to work, though attempting to wake him was pointless. Besides... He was actually kind of cute when he wasn't trying to hit on something, though the Rain Guardian would have never admitted that and finally resigned herself to letting him sleep. Xanxus may not have been the best example, but there were a few old rules that Rin was still hesitant to break, even if Raitaro similarities to the old man didn't quite extend to his more violent tendencies, which was she was thankful for. Unfortunately, someone had to keep things running and Rin had headed out to grab a few things at the local store.

She was on her way back and had just managed to round the corner to the dojo when the the blur of motion caught her attention and car slammed head long into a human form and sent it rolling over in a sickening display. There was no way most civilians would have survived an accident like that and Rin was almost certain they would be calling the medics soon enough. However, as the person on the ground began to sit upright, a sickening sense of dread washed over her in recognition.

"Boss!" Rin barked in concern, dropping the bags and racing over to him in something of a panic as the motorist made some smart remark about his car. "Rai, are you alright? Do you need to go to the hospital?" The Rain Guardian questioned in concern, though looking him over seemed to remember Raitaro's special talent for sustaining large amounts of damage and surviving. Then again, there was a difference between breaking a training sword over one's head and being hit by a moving vehicle. Fortunately, it seemed that despite being a little banged up, he wasn't much worse for the wear and indeed, the car had taken more damage than that Rai had, but if anyone assumed Rin was going to let the driver off scot-free, then they were dead wrong.

"Voi! What's wrong with you?! You could have killed somebody and your worried about some piece of junk car! This is why you pay attention when your driving, ya moron!" Rin spoke, the concerned tone that she used when addressing the boss gone right out the window as she proceeded to lay into the young man rather fiercely. Then again, she was never known for having the best temper and she was right in some sense. Had he hit anyone else, he would have killed them, but that didn't mean the Rain Guardian was just going to overlook the person he'd hit was her boss.

"Idiot! I got half a mind to report you to the cops and the other half to fillet you where you stand." She added coldly, but it seemed apparent that there was no calming the Rain Guardian down, not when she got scared or worried about the boss. Having inherited her grandfather's temper and somewhat frightening demeanor when she got angry didn't help matters and he was probably the young man's good fortune that she hadn't already reached for the black sword bag that was handing over her right shoulder and carrying the her weapon of choice. Sadly, Raitaro had a thing against using violence against civilians or Rin probably would have dealt with the matter herself, but for most people and even mafia, the threat of police involvement was enough to make them to realize they had screwed up royally.

[Vico J. Kim]

[atrb=border,0,true][STYLE=float: left; padding: 60 5 0 5; font-size: 9px; margin: 5px; text-align: center; width: 100px;] "Uh oh..."[/style][STYLE=float: right; width: 60px; text-align: left; font-size: 8px; margin: 10 -65 0 0; padding: 8 0 12 4; text-transform: uppercase; border-left: 1px dotted;]Tags: Rin, Rai Notes: This was fun to write. XD[/style][STYLE=width: 350px; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px;] Vico stopped complaining about his car and blinked a few times before turning to Rai with Rin by his side. Really? There were still people who did that? The thought of it caused Vico to laugh out loud. "Hahaha! You actually met people who did those sorta things? Wow, the yakuza really aren't what they were all those years ago..." He got up and dusted himself off as he smiled at Rai, scratching the back of his head. "But seriously, you're not human. I'd be in some serious pain if I were you, but you're just sitting there like nothing happened." After hearing Rai mention his name and that Rin was his girlfriend, Vico blinked. "Raitaro, huh? The name's Vico J. Kim, but people just call me V or Vico. And don't worry about the damage. It'll be a pain in the ass to pay for a full repair, but I can manage it. I actually work instead of some sleazy yakuza or punk who'd pull something like that." He had ignored a good chunk of Rin's rant, but perked his ears when she said she'd filet him. Vico turned to Rai and then to Rin while he scratched his head in confusion. "Uhh... No offense, but you need to take a chill pill. I'm already sorry I ran over your boyfriend and all and I said I'd take care of all the charges. I'm pretty sure me and Rai are tight now, right bro?" He gave a big grin and walked back to his car. He got to the passenger side and took out the jacket with all his stuff before walking back to the driver's side. "Now if you'll excuse me, I got a gig in a week or so and I gotta pick up my friend. You can come along and I'll treat you to some food, but I understand if you don't wanna." [/style]

[SHEEKA RIVA]

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[Rai Inazuma]

At the assurance that he wasn't hitting him up for cash, Raitaro breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed the back of his head as he was also told that he wasn't human for surviving such abuse at which he shrugged his shoulders, he was remarkably acclimitised to being told he was inhuman for surviving such abuse. It was handy for anyone meant to be bodyguarding him, he usually survived any conventional attack. He heard the introduction and made a mental note that Vico seemed like a cool dude when Rin rushed up with obvious concern in her eyes, asking if he needed to go to hospital
"Uhhh no? Why is somebody hurt?" his usual lack of awareness showing through splendidly as Rin turned on Vico giving Raitaro enough time for fear to wash over his face.

Oh man, Vico seemed like a cool guy he didn't want to see him killed for just mowing him down with an automobile. What was a little vehicular manslaughter between friends? Vico reacted with a lack of awareness equal or greater to Raitaro's as he seemed unaware of what the deal was too. While Rai was right there with him, he knew Rin wouldn't see it that way and very quickly stood in between them as Vico's unbelievably poorly chosen words stacked up the odds of blood being shed
"It's cool Rin, it's all fine, this is my bro Vico, we were uhhh, we were seeing who would win, my skull or his car we bet lunch on it, that's why he's offering us food, see, it's absolutely 100% logical with zero percent chance of lies, my beautiful incredibly-coolheaded-girlfriend who isn't going to murder anyone, please?"
to punctuate this Raitaro wrapped an arm around Vico's shoulders and did his best 'puppy dog eyes' grin to try and win Rin over to the 'no murder' side of the deal. Whispering to Vico he added
"We should hang out later, I live at the Inazuma dojo, stop by some time" as he patted Vico on the shoulder he saw Sheeka also running interference and with quick eye contact gave him a thumbs up and obvious mental message
"Sheeka! Niiiice"
before letting go of Vico and quickly using his wrapped up spear across his shoulders to get a hold of both (well, Rin's shoulders and the very stop of Sheeka's head) and started pushing them away

"La-la-la, oh we're just three good friends on a waaaaalk" as soon as he thought Vico was out of earshot he dropped his spear and looked at his two most trusted allies
"Hey guys, I was actually looking for you two. You heard about the Vongola and their split, right? Which side do you think we should go for? My dad's trying to get me to back one and I honestly got no idea." scratching his head, Raitaro was also enjoying the seamless change of subject which'd hopefully save Vico any more threats or insults...

[rin]

Rin shot the boss as look that meant the answer should have been obvious, but Vico's laughter caused her brow to drop in annoyance. He was in no position to be finding in amusement at their actions. Then again, the former Varia member wasn't widely known for her sense of humor, at least not with those outside of the Spiaggia and certainly not in situations when her boss was involved. However, he made a fatal mistake in his poor choice of words. It was one that almost immediately caused a vein of annoyance to appear as her aura seemed to darken.

Anyone that knew the Rain Gaurdian was smart enough to know where this was going. The Superbi temper was legendary and there were just certain things you didn't say to them, certainly not so rudely and not if you wanted to live long. He was fortunate that her emotions were so painfully obvious, though her left hand reaching over to grab the hilt of the blade hidden in the bag over her shoulder wasn't hard to figure out. "You trash, I'll show you a chill pill." Rin growled back, though before it could be drawn Raitaro was smart enough to do damage control and gave what could only be considered as one of the crappiest excuses she had ever heard.

She considered giving him what for before another pair of arms wrapped around her waist and dropped down to the Mist Guardian, who was staring up at her with biggest, greenest eyes she had ever seen. Despite her attempts not to yield, Rin wasn't the type to draw a sword in the direction of the boss and there was no refusing Sheeka when he was intentionally using his cute looks against someone. With a faint noise in annoyance, Rin released her sword and did something peculiar, reaching over to Rai and pinching his nose to emphasize what she was about to say. Then again, she'd learned shortly before joining that he had no pain tolerance, but even he had to brief, so interrupting that flow even a little was enough to show she was serious as she leaned forward.

"Baka! What is wrong with you? I leave for five minutes and you get into trouble. I swear, you ever scare me like that I again and I will give them a reason to put you in the hospital." Rin explained coldly, though as harsh as her words were, she soon released him. She may have acted tough, but the Rain Guardian was incredibly protective of the Spiaggia, but even more so when it came to the boss. That was the problem - he scare her, badly. He was fortunate not have been hurt, but that didn't mean Rin had recovered for the nerve shattering experience yet. "Fine. Stop playing with your friend and come inside, Ayame asked me to help with dinner." She answered, moving the Mist Guardian away, so that she could retrieved the bags she had dropped before heading inside.

That was a rare sight - Rin in the kitchen. Then again, the contents of the bag were full of potatoes, carrots, and other vegetable, so it was less that Rin's cooking skills were what was need, so much as her ability with a blade to peel anything in record thing. Once they were some ways from Vico, Rin suddenly felt an arm go across her shoulder and her crimson eyes darted over to the boss curiously as he brought up the problem of taking a side.

"Of course, we know about it. That was back in my grandfather's time as Vice Captain, but the final decision of the Varia was to remain neutral over the matter. That tradition has continued even with my brother as Captain, so the idea of taking a side feels a little awkward to be honest." Rin admitted hesitantly, recalling her history with the Varia. She'd grown up being aware of the split and the real reason Xanxus had chosen to allow tradition to decide, rather that the military power of one groups ally. "Don't get me wrong, both sides have their good and bad perks, but taking a side can also get unwanted attention and the Spaggia's safety has to be taken into account if that choice, means incurring the retribution of the other." The Rain Guardian explained, never one to turn down politics, but knowing that if the Spiaggia decided to interfere, this would not be like any of their other alliances.

"Personally... This was always an internal matter of the Vongola. They may be separate groups now, but they are still related by blood. Is it really okay for the Spiaggia to stick their nose in such matters?" Rin questioned hesitantly, a little uncertain of the answer. With Raitaro being so inexperience, she had to disagree with his father on the rush to ally with one side or another. It could be more trouble than it was worth and in her own way, the whole matter seemed to bother Rin. Maybe because it someway, the Vongola and Varia were also connected. Yet, now a member of the Spiaggia, she was being asked to ignore that feeling and the Varia's old habits of neutrality to offer an opinion on which side to take. It was a situation that was unsettling, to say the least.

[Vico J. Kim]

[atrb=border,0,true][STYLE=float: left; padding: 60 5 0 5; font-size: 9px; margin: 5px; text-align: center; width: 100px;][/style][STYLE=float: right; width: 60px; text-align: left; font-size: 8px; margin: 10 -65 0 0; padding: 8 0 12 4; text-transform: uppercase; border-left: 1px dotted;]Tags: Rin, Rai, Sheeka Notes: Cat's outta the bag.[/style][STYLE=width: 350px; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px;] Normally Vico would have left regardless of what was happening, but this group of people managed to grab his interest and his temper. Rai's girlfriend, or Rin as he called her, was definitely no ordinary person as he sensed a tingling feeling in his gut when she threatened him. The only time he felt that kind of tension was when he brawled against yakuza and even that was small compared to what Rin made him feel. That, and Rai made one of the saddest excuses Vico's heard in his entire life. Then came along a... Boy(?) holding a doll that hugged Rin's arm, calling Vico a moron. All these events began to take their toll on Vico as he pinched the bridge of his nose in confusion and annoyance. Then he heard Rai whisper "Inazuma Dojo" and his ears perked. He passed by it a few times before and only knew it as a dojo that specializes in spears. He nodded and watched the three leave and turned to his own car until his phone vibrated. Vico took out his phone from his pocket and took a look at it, showing a text from his friend. "Sorry V, but something came up. Gonna have to do this some other time." His eyebrows twitched in annoyance as he jammed the phone in his pocket and sighed. "Honestly, this is turning out to be a pretty crappy-" However, Vico then heard the faint voice of Rai blurting out something about the Vongola. He quickly turned to where he saw Rai and his group leave and sneakily walked closer to them. He managed to get in close enough to hear the last half of Rin's opinion of the matter. Sides? Internal matter of the Vongola? ...Wait, did she mention the Spiaggia too...? Seeing as though he's heard enough, he decided to walk out from his hiding spot and make his presence known. "Yo guys, what's up? I came here to say sorry, but then I heard something about the Vongola and the Spiaggia. I never would've expected you guys to be mafioso, but it kinda makes sense now with all that killing intent I felt from the girl there earlier." [/style]

[SHEEKA RIVA]

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[rs=2][atrb=style,background: #121212] [style=margin-left: 10; border-bottom:dashed thick #467B94; border-top:dashed thick #467B94; height: 460px; width: 300; overflow:auto; background-color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; color: #FFFFFF; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; text-align: justify; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -o-border-radius: 10px;] The impending doom of Rin striking down a hapless idiot was averted, especially since Raitaro had moved to Vico's side and Sheeka had intentionally acted cute. It was a rarity for Sheeka to act intentionally cute, it was all more of an unintentional thing for him. Of course because of that, he could be intentionally devious because people underestimated him for that reason. Releasing Rin from his grasp and fixed his stuffed rabbit in his arms so that it was in both of his arms over his chest. "You know, Rai...neither of us buy that story...it's too moronic - even for you," the Mist guardian stated rather dryly.

[/b]"Although we now know that you'd beat a car if somebody tried to mow us down..."[/b]

Had they heard about the Vongola and their split? Uh. Duh. The Vongola, even with their split, was still a relatively strong family - even if their power was halved by that split. Of course, Sheeka wouldn't put it passed Rai not to know about it...but the idea of having to choose sides? "I'm with Rin on this one...it's an internal matter for the Vongola that I'm not interested in really interfering in their affairs...I don't see why your dad is so keen on making enemies - because we will if we ally with one, we make ourselves enemies to the other. Besides, we're already allies with the Varia...and they've remained neutral, I say we take their advice and remain neutral."

It was then he heard Vico interrupting their conversation, which was just rude. Although, he seemed to know about mafia and whatnot, it was still rather rude for him to interrupt their conversation. However, Sheeka's curiosity over what he knew seemed to get the better of him over his annoyance. "Seems like even complete strangers we meet turns out to be mafia..." he commented dryly.
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[Rai Inazuma]

Raitaro was suitably concerned by Rin's reaction to his vehicular encounter and seemed oddly focused as she pinched his nose, a gesture which was co-incidentally the one his grandfather did when he wanted Rai to pay attention. He was pretty dense at the best of times but seeing a look which he assumed was concern (he hadn't seen that look from anyone for ages, at least, not concern for his wellbeing. Concern about his actions, thoughts or generaly personality, sure, but not his health) he focused up and nodded, nose still firmly in grip. He wasn't good at taking things seriously but he did care enough about Rin to try his hardest when she needed it. As she turned to leave, Raitaro did a mini arm pump that his ruse had worked until Sheeka chimed in that neither of them believed it. And that now they knew he was able to take getting hit by a car
"Yeah, I've actually known that one for a while, since I was like 7 or so" admittedly he'd flown further back then...

Both Rin and Sheeka seemed to advocate Raitaro's own position, that they may as well stay neutral (admittedly the reasoning was different, they wanted to stay neutral because they'd only make enemies interfering in private business, Raitaro wanted to stay neutral because it involved effort), he scratched his head awkwardly as he pondered their replies
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking too, but I can see where my dad's coming from. I mean, we're a pretty powerful family I guess so the ones we side with will probably win. Plus they'd be all grateful and jazz so we'd probably wind up with a few enemies and a powerful ally. But at the same time, I don't wanna pick a side because it's really not our problem and I don't think I'm qualified to decide something like this" thankfully, Vico intervened in time that Raitaro wouldn't have to see the reactions on Rin and Sheeka's faces at his admission 'he might be dumb' because it's doubtful he would have liked what he'd see.

Sheeka commented wryly that they seemed to encounter a lot of mafioso in the street
"Yeah, I guess they're all gathering here cos of that Vongola mess. Uhhh, yeah, so... how do you know about the mafia, Vico-nii" Raitaro was hesitant to outright confess they were the Spiaggia which was probably admirable forward thinking for him, he kept his mouth shut. But his dilemma seemed to be growing, who else could he really ask about this? Arashi was Varia so he had to stay neutral, but at the same time he probably knew the most about it- maybe go to one of Arashi's subordinates? It was tricky, the only way he could see to choose a side was to meet both of them but THAT wasn't going to happen. Maybe get Sheeka or Rin to explain why they're staying neutral?

[rin]

Rin listened as Sheeka seemed to back her up on the matter of neutrality with both factions of the Vongola. Even Raitaro appeared to have some sense of hesitation as he explained his father's likely motive for wanting the alliance, but the Rain Guardian wasn't the most trusting and for good reason. Gratitude was fickle in the mafia world and there were stories in the Varia, about blood turning on their own kind in attempts to gain power. There was a very real possibility that even if they assisted one side, they could very easily be turned on when the score was settled and become a target rather than a powerful ally.

However, before they managed to get much farther into the conversation, a familiar voice cut in that caused the young woman's brow to drop in annoyance. "Speaking of people sticking their nose into other people's business." She murmured coldly, loud enough for Vico hear and demonstrate her clear discontent with his interference. Of course, Rin was somewhat stricter and more traditional than probably any of the guardians, though that tended to happened when one was raised by that Varia. There were certain protocols when family members were discussing what was a very important matter and outsiders were not to interrupt. It was a clear breach in etiquette, but worse a clear attempt to pry information that was obviously none of his business.

Reaching over to pat Rai on the shoulder, she passed him a look of warning. "Mind your words, boss. We don't know anything about this guy, until we can confirm where he stands, it's better to be cautious." Rin advised calmly, only loud enough for Raitaro to hear or Sheeka, if only because he was so close. "It seems we'll have to finish this talk later, when things are more... 'private'." The Rain Guardian explained, placinn special interest on the final word, an obvious snipe at Vico's intrusion.

Making her way up the steps, Rin handed the groceries off inside for Ayame, so that they would be there for dinner before returning to lean on the doorway in a relaxed manner to keep an eye on thins. It seemed apparent that Rin was watching the young mafioso like a hawk. She was the overly cautious type and the young man had already attempted to run their boss over. Despite his claims, no one could be certain if what happened was truly an accident or not, not even Raitaro, so she maintained a level of suspicion. Besides, that's what kept you alive in the mafia and Rin wasn't willing to risk being wrong, not when the matter came to the boss' safety and well-being.

[Vico J. Kim]

[atrb=border,0,true][STYLE=float: left; padding: 60 5 0 5; font-size: 9px; margin: 5px; text-align: center; width: 100px;] [/style][STYLE=float: right; width: 60px; text-align: left; font-size: 8px; margin: 10 -65 0 0; padding: 8 0 12 4; text-transform: uppercase; border-left: 1px dotted;]Tags: Notes:[/style][STYLE=width: 350px; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding: 5px;] Apparently the three didn't appreciate Vico bursting into their conversation, but he just shrugged off most of their comments. Other than Rai, the other two were just plain cold, but that would be reasonable since he did run over their friend. Vico crossed his arms and put on a pensive face as he spoke. "What do I know about the mafia? Uh... Well first, I just wanna clarify some things. I'm not really a mafioso and I'm not a hitman." He scratched his head and nervously grinned as he thought. "Now that I think about it, I have no clue what to classify my group as..." He unchained his necklace and slipped the ring out of it before putting the ring on his right index finger. "My group has a really long history to it. It's been around for like... Five or six centuries? I don't know much about it off the top of my head, but I do know it started out as a vigilante group, just like the Vongola. My pops calls it the Vongola of Japan and he even told me that it was one of the first groups in Japan in written history to have used Dying Will Flames. This ring, along with six others, was the same one they had used all those years ago." He look at the ring as spoke to the others. "But eventually the group died out, even before the Decimo or Neo Primo was born. My grandfather was alive during that time and, as he watched the Vongola become the new protector of Japan, decided to leave it to my father to revive the group in case something goes wrong. He made some progress, but it still wasn't enough to revive it completely. Now it's up to me to return the group back to what it was all those years ago." Vico looked up at the others at this point and flashed a smile. "But there's good news. An old friend of my dad is a retiree of the group and is willing to supporting it. Apparently he has high positions in the police and has connections that could help out big time. The only problem I have now is to find people willing to join. So yeah, that's my position on the whole mafia thing." [/style]

[SHEEKA RIVA]

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[Rai Inazuma]

At Sheeka's harsh words about what kind of idiot would tell complete strangers about their mafia ties, Raitaro could only looked vaguely awkward as a few brief flashbacks clocked through his mind...
("Heeeey, girls, did you know I'm in the Mafia? I'm the boss of a big family called Spiaggia. That's right, I'm daaangerous") ("Hey, you guys wanna run to the vending machine and get me a coke? I'm in the mafia!") ("Hey, you guys seen any sign of that Mare ring? I'm the boss of Spiaggia after all" "Who... are you?" "Oh, woops, sorry I just saw the suits and... well, since I started)
"Uhhh yeah, you'd have to be something else to do that..." Raitaro said, sweatdrop dripping down the side of his head, he really hoped whatever Sheeka just said was nice because he thought he heard his name dropped. Given both Rin and Sheeka's frosty reception (albeit justified coolness given his tendency for vehicular damage), Raitaro tried to stick up for Vico somewhat by dropping his spear to one side and putting one of his hands in his pockets.
"Well, looking on the bright side, that DID just save us like 30 minutes of everyone edging around the subject for ages to avoid spilling the beans. To be honest, I'm kinda grateful for the time saved" not that he was going to DO anything with the time

"We're the Spiaggia, which I guess you've heard of. Well, while we have a pretty strong thing going we inherited from Giglio Nero, Spiaggia itself is mostly us three, a crazy lady who likes dolls and a kung fu badass my dad bought. Oh, I uhhh, probably shoulda told you two about that..." though he'd only heard about Lang in passing, he was kinda psyched to be getting another strong guy for their side, mostly because it meant he could slack off. His decision making seemed to be stalled temporarily since both Rin and Sheeka advocated them staying out of it. He could see their point, they were back to 0/7 on Mare Rings so maybe they should focus on that but still... he felt there was something fishy about the whole deal. Maybe it was his inherent lazy mindset but wouldn't splitting the duties of the Vongola Boss make more sense? Like have the Giorno guy in charge of something and the Notte guy in charge of another? He rubbed his head awkwardly

"So... sorry about your family falling apart and that you're just starting up, Vico-nii. You ever get the ball rolling we'll totally ally with you. Uhhh, if we don't get arrested" off the top of his head, [bribing police officers], [grievous bodily harm] and [noise complaints] were the top reasons they should be in jail right now. Glancing to Sheeka and Rin he asked as almost an after thought
"You think Arashi could get us a meeting with the Vongola candidates? I'm thinking we're gonna stay neutral because my dad can't really stop me, but I'd like to see if there IS one I'd like to back more"

((OOC: incoherent... sleepy... blurgh))