Takeru's Shinkenmaru clatters to the pavement, me letting go of it a half second after he does. My hands are bleeding, yes, but I am so not concerned with that right now.

Takeru is apologizing, and Etienne is... Etienne is outfitted in a Go-busters harness now. Oh.

I hold up my hands, raising my voice so I can be heard over whatever the two of them are saying. "Would you both please calm down and explain to me what the hell is going on?"