[ a bow...? an apology? ookurikara's brow furrows, betraying his confusion at both the gesture and the unfamiliar xie lian before him. what is he supposed to say to something like this?

after a moment of hesitation, he decides on: ]

I'm not the Ookurikara you should be saying this to. I don't know who or where he is, but I'm not your right hand, and I never will be.

[ and he'll leave it at that, to turn to try the door again. FREE HIM. ]