Nah, probably not. It's pretty obvious from the source that the one you're thinking of is from a different part of the country. It's probably a fairly common name at the regional level (and the canonical Onna-Gumi has a different official English translation to make their logo work anyway).

>They hired you to do your thing, not to conform your thing to some
>pre-concieved notion of theirs.

That's very true, although Norimi has heard enough horror stories about one turning into the other on sponsorship gigs that she was kind of half-expecting, half-dreading it on this one, and is pleasantly surprised that it hasn't happened.

>Minami know's the Avatar, I'm pretty
>sure she knows the value of not trying to force people to change :)

"Take a piece of the pie, why not, I'm not quittin'
Think I'm-a change up my style just to fit in?"

>Though, now I think about it, I do wonder how Future Industries
>-found- them...

Roughly:

Mugi - her dad -------------\
 |                           \
 |                            \
 |              /- Korra --\   \    /- Minami
Azalynn - Kate <    |       >--->--<    |
                \- Corwin -/        \- Ryo

>> "Uh?" Mio wondered, digging in her pocket for her cellphone. "Who's sending
>> me mail at this hour?"
>
>Ending on that? You, sir, are a indeed tease.

That was, indeed, rather the idea, yes. :)

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