How about we discuss why the house system has gone to complete hell. There's no point in being in a retaining house right now as it is, we don't use the chain of command, or even do house practice. I miss house practice, I know were all pretty much Battousai or Shadou, but damn, we need to get the retainer system back soon.
I think if we got some new recruits it would help, but until the next con were pretty much screwed on getting new people. We need to get back to house training as a way of teaching unique fighting styles, and codes throughout the clan. Right now we all use the same basic style, with a few exceptions for certain people. But if each house had it's own fighting techniques, it would make things a lot more varied and fun.
That's my opinion anyway, I think Samuru house needs to be the ones to fix the retainer system, We should be a mini-clan, within a clan. You know what I mean?