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"He’s less patient in the dojo He’s filling his ti katas"

A defensive movements that puts the art in martial arts Since traditional jujitsu doesn’t have specific kata forms, Ronin memorized forms from judo, karate, and aikido Crazy man Who does stuff like that?"

A master A man ouldn’t ever be satisfied with i dropped off a plate of golden fried Rocky Mountain oysters

Shiori said, "Please Help yourself"

"I’ll pass You do knohat those are, don’t you?"

"Yep" She popped one in her mouth and chewed "Calf nuts Now I can truly scare my associates in Japan with the statehed

She polished off the appetizer in no time and shoved the plate aside "Now that we’ve cleared the air, let’s get down to business"

"Business?"

"Yes I tend to be brutally honest, so bear with et to the point, after I’ve ht need another drink "Okay"

"Your co for the new line of Okada frozen foods wasn’t just a toss off to give you busywork at Ronin’s request Maggie Arnold hadn’t been happy with our usual graphics team, and she needed an excuse to cut professional ties with theot wind of this new product line"

"So I becaoat?"

"To so you all the information, she chose five other companies she’d heard positive feedback on and sent them the specs too"

"Where are these coo Houston San Francisco Minneapolis"

All major players with unlimited resources How much would it suck if their proposals rade school art projects "And?"

Shiori stirred her drink "And when I became aware of the situation and Ronin’s request of your co Surely your state school college education and small company in a smaller ad and PR market would produce inferior results"