[ Oh, but there's so much more get intel about than just crimes, even if the rest of the villagers know nothing about this world. Like the time Akechi got a message from the dead, and had nothing but sheer luck to rely on in order to find another who had allegedly returned, and ask invasive question after invasive question, as resolute as he was ruthless, all for the sake of finding the truth.
But he can't tell Akira that, not when they're just now trying to fall back into a more familiar pace, easier, without that constant reminder of death and pain and tension between them. He can never tell him how involved he got, not at all like the professional behavior one might expect from the Ace Detective, but far too personally invested.
He can never tell him how much it hurt, either. ]
Nothing in particular, at the moment. [ Another half shrug, and that choice of words is about as much of the truth as he can say without revealing too much; at the moment, though there has definitely been a topic of interest, before. ] However, strange events are commonplace in this Town, and even without that in mind, there's no kind of knowledge that isn't power. It never hurts to be well informed.
[ And he's going to drop this conversation right here, before he lets his mouth run and he lets compromising information slip. ]
That aside, a cafe is simply a good place to relax even when I'm off duty, so to speak. It's the kind of ambiance I rather enjoy.
[ Ulterior motives, part 2. The catch? It's not just the ambiance that he likes. ]
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But he can't tell Akira that, not when they're just now trying to fall back into a more familiar pace, easier, without that constant reminder of death and pain and tension between them. He can never tell him how involved he got, not at all like the professional behavior one might expect from the Ace Detective, but far too personally invested.
He can never tell him how much it hurt, either. ]
Nothing in particular, at the moment. [ Another half shrug, and that choice of words is about as much of the truth as he can say without revealing too much; at the moment, though there has definitely been a topic of interest, before. ] However, strange events are commonplace in this Town, and even without that in mind, there's no kind of knowledge that isn't power. It never hurts to be well informed.
[ And he's going to drop this conversation right here, before he lets his mouth run and he lets compromising information slip. ]
That aside, a cafe is simply a good place to relax even when I'm off duty, so to speak. It's the kind of ambiance I rather enjoy.
[ Ulterior motives, part 2. The catch? It's not just the ambiance that he likes. ]