[ He gives his shoulder a slight, reassuring squeeze before bringing his hand back to rest against the side of his glass. ]
That's quite the question. [ Masaoka feels already that something is off with having started out with that line of inquiry. But it looks like a lot of time has passed, so -- he understands things tend to get muddled in the past. ]
Well... we had just captured Makishima. Kagari's missing... but I really don't think that he's the type of person to run off. Things are a little too chaotic right now, and we don't yet know the full extent of the damage that bastard did to the city or the people...
[ He lets out a frustrated sigh. ] We have a long road ahead of us to clean up the mess after... but at the very least, it's over.
[ There is a slight pause before he lets out a laugh. ] Though, it feels weird saying it like that to you. You've already gone through it, so I guess for you... [ A slight pause. ] I guess it's already something that's just in the past.
[ He takes a small sip of his drink. ]
In a way, I'm relieved. The road ahead really does seem like it's going to be a hard one, but ... we're still here, right? [ Don't forget that counts for something. ]
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[ He gives his shoulder a slight, reassuring squeeze before bringing his hand back to rest against the side of his glass. ]
That's quite the question. [ Masaoka feels already that something is off with having started out with that line of inquiry. But it looks like a lot of time has passed, so -- he understands things tend to get muddled in the past. ]
Well... we had just captured Makishima. Kagari's missing... but I really don't think that he's the type of person to run off. Things are a little too chaotic right now, and we don't yet know the full extent of the damage that bastard did to the city or the people...
[ He lets out a frustrated sigh. ] We have a long road ahead of us to clean up the mess after... but at the very least, it's over.
[ There is a slight pause before he lets out a laugh. ] Though, it feels weird saying it like that to you. You've already gone through it, so I guess for you... [ A slight pause. ] I guess it's already something that's just in the past.
[ He takes a small sip of his drink. ]
In a way, I'm relieved. The road ahead really does seem like it's going to be a hard one, but ... we're still here, right? [ Don't forget that counts for something. ]