The men started to flinch and jump as their adrenaline started pumping in anticipation of a fight, but their anger was now focused directly on Alex an... it seemed they'd completely forgotten about his sister."Look, if you want to die where you stand, just keep like acting like you are," Double D warned, flashing him a look which normally terrorized everyone, but which didn't seem to have any effect on this little nobody. "I'm sure we can fulfill your little death wish." Please, you have no idea. Then it occurred to us: shoplifting.If we caught them stealing, it would be the perfect set up: give them the simple option of calling the police, or doing whatever we asked. And the real beauty of a teenage mind is that they aren’t really bright enough yet to see through the scam, and if presented with the terrifying reality of being arrested, we figured they really would do whatever we wanted. So we baited the trap.For the first few months of operation we let them steal to their hearts. I like it better. Kaoru: Ken... shin... Kenshin!!! NO--!!!!(He freezes)Kaoru (sweating and breathing hard): Don't go back to being the Hitokiri... and using the killer's sword... (she collapses)... no... Kenshin: Miss Kaoru! (he dashes over and catches her before she hits the ground) Miss Kaoru, wake up! Are you all right?(She opens her eyes, then smiles.)Kaoru: I'm all right. Kenshin.Kenshin: Oro?Kaoru: You're talking... like you usually do. I'm fine, now--(Jin'eh stands behind them. He draws. ” “Yeah, then what?” she said, almost testily. “Pick someone different,” he answered simply. The thought stunned her. Her head was spinning, and it sure as hell wasn’t from the drink. So simple as that? Pick someone different. She needed time to think it over. Getting up, she said, “I’ve got to go to the ladies room. I’ll be back in a couple minutes.” “Sure, take your time.” He’d seen the look on her face, and knew that she was trying to deal with some new thoughts. He knew people didn’t like.