First of all, apologies to all but especially to vin, chrystal and swordsman for dropping off the face of the earth for too long.  I'm back from the dead and RL has calmed down a bit.  I intend to keep up with my characters and will see if I can even do justice to Kumiko.  If not I'll let vin NPC her for me if things get overwhelming.<br/><br/>Again, sorry, sorry, sorry... this slave deserves to be severely punished for her failures.