Kenshin meanwhile went right up to the guards, his rurouni face on full-force as he pulled his journal from where he had it tucked in his sleeve. "Ah, pardon sessha, but sessha wonders if you might be able to help sessha with something, de gozaru ka?" he asked, as the guards looked at him oddly, undoubtedly thrown off by his odd manner of speech.

"Sessha isn't used to such an object as this, and has been having much difficultly," he continued, as he fumbled with it trying to open with it.

"If you would be willing, could you show sess--Ah!" he exclaimed, as the journal slipped from his hands, clattering to the ground. With some mumblings of 'oro', Kenshin dramatically bent over to scoop the journal up, his sheathed sakabatou, also pushed dramatically upwards, flying up and smacking the poor guard in the face.

As the guard cried out, the rurouni quickly straightened, journal in hand, but looked surprised and apologetic as he 'realized' he'd hit the guard. "Orooo, sessha is most sorry! Are you alright? Sessha apologizes profusely!" he babbled on, as all the guards had gathered about him now, trying to figure out if he was a troublemaker or just a nut-case.

As this went on, Kenshin hoped Jintetsu had slipped through the gate.