Reasons to Join Shinsengumi/Things Saitou Would Never Do

Reasons to join Shinsengumi

1. The Ishin suck.
2. Your han (domain) sucks, and you want to see the world.
3. Did I mention that the Ishin suck?
4. You want to be a samurai, and can't stand carrying bushels of rice
to the tax collector every month.
5. You got forced in by a wolf-eyed member who threatened to kill you
if you laughed at the word "dandara" again.
6. The head of your dojo joined (glares at Okita and Hijikata)
7. You can talk to ghosts.
8. You have a thing for ultra-cute cook/ninja girls (looks over at
Ayu-nee with sparkly eyes).
9. Lord Matsudaira said so.
10. Your mother said so.
11. Lord Matsudaira and your mother said so.
12. You're an otaku from the 21st century who wants to travel back in
time with rifles and grenade launchers and burn as many Ishin as you
possibly can (before your ammo runs out).
13. You like free food (glares at Sano and Shinpachi).
14. Hey, it's a living.
15. You like little pigs.
16. You don't mind getting chased by said pigs.

Things Saitou Would Never Do/Say

1. "All Hail Saigou Takamori!"
2. Turn down soba.
3. Turn down a drink.
4. Wear Kenshin's pink gi.
5. Write haiku.
6. Fart-- it'd mess up his "cool" aura.
7. Burp-- see above for reason.
8. Run around going "Ni! Ni! Ni!"
9. Run around pretending to ride on a horse, with an armed retainer
behind him banging coconut halves together.


I'll come up with more, I promise.

--M.