[ well. this is awkward. on one hand, they're the kid's parents. on another, he definitely wouldn't like one of them telling some stranger all about him. you never really know who works for the police, but again, he supposes, if anyone wanted any of them behind the bars they wouldn't need to look for extra dirt to put them there. ]
[ might start with careful, at any rate. ]
We fought in the war together. It made us as tight as brothers, at the time.
Why the sudden interest in your folks, if I may ask?
I always have a desire to investigate potential threats, and I'm required to sleep near these people. Anyone should be concerned when it's laid out like that.
I take it that you've all gone your separate ways.
[his good qualities go far beyond his wallet. she doesn't need to say it (wouldn't say it anyway); she's confident katsura already knows, the same as she does.]
His wife is a big spender. I've noticed. But those profits belong to the Kaientai now; we're establishing a local branch. I hope you'll consider us if there's anything you need, Katsura-san.
[ naturally. it's sort of a Thing that the three of them never say anything nice about each other, but it's just a testament to the bromance!! or something. ]
Yes, although it is not entirely what I had in mind, Mutsu-dono. That man is a beast of destruction wearing a human skin, and even I can not predict his moves.
[ and Tatsuma just keeps laughing in his face when he tries to talk about it, even if it's taking a visible toll on him and the laugh doesn't reach his eyes anymore. you're closer to him now than this old has-been, so watch over him, please ]
[that, she wasn't aware of. that, sakamoto had never told her. a terrorist, yes, she knew that much about takasugi; she also knows that katsura has earned the same title. a beast in human skin, though...]
And I'll make sure his fool head stays above water.
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