[ He frowns at the answers that he got -- and breathes in slow.
His head does twist to look at Kogami as soon as he hears that he left Japan -- that he killed Makishima. The Sibyl System wouldn't have allowed something like that. Because that bastard was able to escape the judgement of the system somehow.
A lot of pieces connect together, but it doesn't form a complete picture. He gleans that Makishima somehow escaped from their custody. Of course, Kou would have gone after him in order to stop whatever horror that man would unleash next. The only ways to do that -- he frowns considerably about it.
Masaoka can say without any hint of hurt pride that he lacks the insight of Kogami. He lacks the sharpness that even Akane is learning. So, he only has his own instincts and his own experience to help him along with the rest of the story.
There are pieces missing, and he isn't sure he wants to ask about them. The way that he's spoken to is enough to tell him that he'd be prodding at a past that still hurts. ]
Good. [ He says instead of anything else that he could say. ] That monster shouldn't be allowed to keep walking around. [ Sitting a little straighter, he looks carefully at Kogami. There's ... hm... a little guilt there, but... ]
I wish that you didn't have to walk down that road at all. I wish there was something that we could have done instead. But... some things don't work out like that, eh, Kou? [ That's all he can say about it.
And so he adds with some cheer: ]
Japan was too small for you, anyway. But hope you aren't running too wild out there. You'll make Nobuchika and Akane worry too much. [ Masaoka can only forgive and give Kogami a little rest. It isn't much -- no, it might be enough to make sure that he comes back a little to how he used to be. Not a lot, but a little would be all right. ]
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[ He frowns at the answers that he got -- and breathes in slow.
His head does twist to look at Kogami as soon as he hears that he left Japan -- that he killed Makishima. The Sibyl System wouldn't have allowed something like that. Because that bastard was able to escape the judgement of the system somehow.
A lot of pieces connect together, but it doesn't form a complete picture. He gleans that Makishima somehow escaped from their custody. Of course, Kou would have gone after him in order to stop whatever horror that man would unleash next. The only ways to do that -- he frowns considerably about it.
Masaoka can say without any hint of hurt pride that he lacks the insight of Kogami. He lacks the sharpness that even Akane is learning. So, he only has his own instincts and his own experience to help him along with the rest of the story.
There are pieces missing, and he isn't sure he wants to ask about them. The way that he's spoken to is enough to tell him that he'd be prodding at a past that still hurts. ]
Good. [ He says instead of anything else that he could say. ] That monster shouldn't be allowed to keep walking around. [ Sitting a little straighter, he looks carefully at Kogami. There's ... hm... a little guilt there, but... ]
I wish that you didn't have to walk down that road at all. I wish there was something that we could have done instead. But... some things don't work out like that, eh, Kou? [ That's all he can say about it.
And so he adds with some cheer: ]
Japan was too small for you, anyway. But hope you aren't running too wild out there. You'll make Nobuchika and Akane worry too much. [ Masaoka can only forgive and give Kogami a little rest. It isn't much -- no, it might be enough to make sure that he comes back a little to how he used to be. Not a lot, but a little would be all right. ]