Kusari sound pretty damn amazing, I have to say. But I can't say that I hate the idea of Rogues, especially since I'm very comfortable with their ZOI and some of the ships that they fly. I'll do a quick read of your space and see what I think. I'm reading up on the Black Dragons right now.
Right now, it's between going Kusari, or Rogue. Both sound like the opportunities that I'm looking for. Right now, I already have a character that would integrate perfectly into the Rogues, and keep his back story consistent. This would allow me to better learn the game and it's nuances. But then again, I love the idea of playing Kusari. I've read quite a bit about Japanese culture, and while I was reading about them on the wiki, I couldn't help but build a character in my head.
About the Rogues though, my character has a LH~ tag, am I going to have to earn 2 mil to fix that, or is there another way? I think I'm going to head into space now and grab my LH character and start earning some money. I should be able to raise that much by tomorrow. Once I learn a bit more about the game, I'm certainly going to create a Kusari character though. I think that my time learning would best be spent with the Rogues.
You guys, I can't tell you how much this helped me. My character's name is Dervin, and if I see you, feel free to say hello. In PM to keep an RP atmosphere of course!