Re: OOC thread 1
So I'm voting for Mirumoto Kedo, not just because it's a Kedo, but also because we don't seem to have a lot of things to deal with multiple enemies at once and being faced with overwhelming numbers might be a problem.
Separately, since Yumiko has Underworld 4 and the Crafty advantage, the main advantage to having a Tortoise bushi (access to shady dealings) is covered. That being said, IC Yumiko would probably argue for the Tortoise, since it means not relying on the Scorpion for shady contacts.
Also IC, Yumiko would argue against the Scorpion bushi, even though she's related the Shinryu. But there's a lot of bad blood between Yumiko and her Clan--I don't have any OOC objections to a second Scorpion on the team, and it makes for interesting RP ^_^
She'd also argue against the Matsu, but only because the current investigation into the bandit attack might involve a conflict of interest.